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Monday December 9, 1974
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NFL game summary for 12/09/1974:



The Redskins, trailing 10-0 after one period, struck with a 27-yard touchdown pass from Billy Kilmer to Roy Jefferson on the first play of the second quarter. Minutes later, Washington moved into the lead on a Kilmer-to-Larry Brown two-yard scoring pass which was set up when Rams punter Mike Burke tried an unsuccessful pass on fourth-and-10 from his own 23-yard line. The victory earned Washington a first-place tie in the NFC East and assured the Redskins of a place in the playoffs. Kilmer completed 19 of 29 for 269 yards and three touchdowns.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
Washington RedskinsOFFENSE97.8  (25)184.2  (3)282.0  (13)18
DEFENSE104.1  (3)136.3  (8)240.4  (3)34
Los Angeles RamsOFFENSE152.6  (8)158.8  (11)311.4  (8)24
DEFENSE92.2  (1)144.2  (11)236.3  (2)21

Line: Rams by 3

Team1234F
Washington Redskins (9-4-0)0203023
Los Angeles Rams (9-4-0)1007017

( 0- 3) LA  David Ray 37 yard field goal
( 0-10) LA  Harold Jackson 20 yard pass from James Harris (David Ray kick)
( 6-10) WAS Roy Jefferson 27 yard pass from Billy Kilmer (kick failed)
(13-10) WAS Larry Brown 2 yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Mike Bragg kick)
(20-10) WAS Jerry Smith 3 yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Mike Bragg kick)
(20-17) LA  Lawrence McCutcheon 9 yard rush (David Ray kick)
(23-17) WAS Mike Bragg 25 yard field goal
                     WAS             LA
First Downs:         19              18
Rushes-yards:        29-87           32-117
Yards/rush:          3.0             3.7
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     19-30-269-1     12-27-181-2
Sacked-yards:        1-6             3-24
Net pass yards:      263             157
Net yards/pass:      8.5             5.2
Total net yards:     350             274
Total plays:         60 (48% run)    62 (51% run)  
Yards/play:          5.8             4.4
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             2-0
Turnovers:           1               2
Penalties-yards:     10-78           5-41

Attendance: 84,327
Passing:
WAS: Billy Kilmer, 19 of 29 for 269 yards and 3 TDs (1 int); Joe Theismann, 0 of 1 for 0 yards
LA: Ron Jaworski, 7 of 13 for 115 yards (1 int); James Harris, 5 of 13 for 66 yards and 1 TD (1 int); Mike Burke, 0 of 1 for 0 yards

Rushing:
WAS: Larry Brown, 13 for 38 yards; Moses Denson, 10 for 48 yards; Duane Thomas, 3 for 0 yards; Charlie Evans, 2 for 3 yards; Billy Kilmer, 1 for -2 yards
LA: Lawrence McCutcheon, 17 for 60 yards and 1 TD; Jim Bertelsen, 4 for 15 yards; John Cappelletti, 3 for 11 yards; James Harris, 3 for 0 yards; Ron Jaworski, 2 for 16 yards; Tony Baker, 2 for 12 yards; Terry Nelson, 1 for 3 yards

Receiving:
WAS: Jerry Smith, 6 for 71 yards and 1 TD; Larry Brown, 5 for 81 yards and 1 TD; Charley Taylor, 3 for 39 yards; Roy Jefferson, 2 for 35 yards and 1 TD; Frank Grant, 2 for 30 yards; Moses Denson, 1 for 13 yards
LA: Harold Jackson, 3 for 56 yards and 1 TD; Lance Rentzel, 2 for 38 yards; Bob Klein, 2 for 35 yards; Lawrence McCutcheon, 2 for 23 yards; Jim Bertelsen, 2 for 17 yards; Jack Snow, 1 for 12 yards

Kick returns:
WAS: Larry Jones, 3 for 64 yards; Moses Denson, 1 for 27 yards
LA: Cullen Bryant, 5 for 106 yards

Punt returns:
WAS: Joe Theismann, 2 for 50 yards; Ken Stone, 1 for 2 yards
LA: Cullen Bryant, 3 for 26 yards; Jim Bertelsen, 1 for 19 yards

Interceptions:
WAS: Ken Houston, 1 for 3 yards; Ken Stone, 1 for 0 yards
LA: Charlie Stukes, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
WAS: Mike Bragg, 4 for 161 yards
LA: Mike Burke, 4 for 145 yards

Field Goals:
WAS: Mike Bragg, 1/1
LA: David Ray, 1/2




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