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Monday November 4, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 11/04/1974:



The Rams won their third straight game and increased their NFC West lead to three games while becoming the first visiting team to win a Monday night game in 1974. After San Francisco, which lost its sixth straight game, had pulled to within the final margin when second-half quarterback Norm Snead connected with Gene Washington with 6:53 left. The Rams lost the ball on a fumble, but linebacker Isiah Robertson regained possession for Los Angeles by intercepting a Snead pass with 4:09 to go. The Rams then ran out the clock to preserve the victory.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
Los Angeles RamsOFFENSE165.9  (5)144.4  (18)310.3  (9)16
DEFENSE95.7  (1)125.3  (6)221.0  (2)12
San Francisco 49ersOFFENSE159.1  (8)109.3  (25)268.4  (17)22
DEFENSE152.7  (20)160.3  (14)313.0  (19)17

Line: Rams by 14

Team1234F
Los Angeles Rams (6-2-0)660315
San Francisco 49ers (2-6-0)033713

( 6- 0) LA  Tony Baker 1 yard rush (kick failed)
(12- 0) LA  Bob Klein 23 yard pass from James Harris (kick failed)
(12- 3) SF  Bruce Gossett 46 yard field goal
(12- 6) SF  Bruce Gossett 31 yard field goal
(15- 6) LA  David Ray 20 yard field goal
(15-13) SF  Gene Washington 39 yard pass from Norm Snead (Bruce Gossett kick)
                     LA              SF
First Downs:         18              11
Rushes-yards:        46-158          22-65
Yards/rush:          3.4             3.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     12-20-150-0     15-29-236-1
Sacked-yards:        1-5             5-35
Net pass yards:      145             201
Net yards/pass:      6.9             5.9
Total net yards:     303             266
Total plays:         67 (68% run)    56 (39% run)  
Yards/play:          4.5             4.8
Fumbles-lost:        3-2             1-1
Turnovers:           2               2
Penalties-yards:     4-42            6-46

Attendance: 57,526
Passing:
LA: James Harris, 12 of 20 for 150 yards and 1 TD
SF: Norm Snead, 11 of 17 for 149 yards and 1 TD (1 int); Tom Owen, 4 of 12 for 87 yards

Rushing:
LA: Lawrence McCutcheon, 17 for 70 yards; John Cappelletti, 16 for 65 yards; Jim Bertelsen, 6 for 12 yards; James Harris, 5 for 9 yards; Tony Baker, 2 for 2 yards and 1 TD
SF: Wilbur Jackson, 17 for 31 yards; Larry Schreiber, 4 for 9 yards; Norm Snead, 1 for 25 yards

Receiving:
LA: Harold Jackson, 4 for 48 yards; Lawrence McCutcheon, 3 for 10 yards; Bob Klein, 2 for 49 yards and 1 TD; Jack Snow, 1 for 28 yards; Jim Bertelsen, 1 for 9 yards; Lance Rentzel, 1 for 6 yards
SF: Larry Schreiber, 8 for 57 yards; Gene Washington, 3 for 98 yards and 1 TD; Wilbur Jackson, 2 for 50 yards; Tom Mitchell, 1 for 17 yards; Danny Abramowicz, 1 for 14 yards

Kick returns:
LA: Willie McGee, 2 for 66 yards; Cullen Bryant, 1 for 36 yards; Pat Curran, 1 for 16 yards
SF: Mike Holmes, 2 for 58 yards; Manfred Moore, 2 for 44 yards

Punt returns:
LA: Dave Elmendorf, 4 for 13 yards
SF: Ralph McGill, 2 for 19 yards; Bruce Taylor, 1 for 6 yards

Interceptions:
LA: Isiah Robertson, 1 for 5 yards

Punting:
LA: Mike Burke, 6 for 226 yards
SF: Tom Wittum, 6 for 240 yards

Field Goals:
LA: David Ray, 1/1
SF: Bruce Gossett, 2/3




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