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Sunday November 21, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 11/21/1976:



The Rams' defense limited the 49ers to 88 total yards and forced six turnovers, converting four into scores, including Monte Jackson's second interception for a 41-yard touchdown. Pat Haden threw a 49-yard touchdown pass to Ron Jessie one play after a Jim Youngblood interception. Tom Dempsey started off the 17-point Rams' third quarter with a 42-yard field goal following a fumble recovery at the San Francisco 26, and Haden ran over from the one after the 49ers fumbled the ensuing kickoff.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
Los Angeles RamsOFFENSE175.8  (3)167.4  (10)343.2  (7)27
DEFENSE122.8  (5)178.4  (22)301.2  (15)31
San Francisco 49ersOFFENSE166.3  (7)136.2  (19)302.5  (15)23
DEFENSE132.9  (11)122.9  (2)255.8  (3)22

Line: Rams by 3

Team1234F
Los Angeles Rams (7-3-1)0617023
San Francisco 49ers (6-5-0)03003

( 6- 0) LA  Ron Jessie 49 yard pass from Pat Haden (kick failed)
( 6- 3) SF  Steve Mike-Mayer 19 yard field goal
( 9- 3) LA  Tom Dempsey 42 yard field goal
(16- 3) LA  Pat Haden 1 yard rush (Tom Dempsey kick)
(23- 3) LA  Monte Jackson 41 yard interception return (Tom Dempsey kick)
                     LA              SF
First Downs:         8               7
Rushes-yards:        47-120          29-70
Yards/rush:          2.6             2.4
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     3-8-61-0        9-28-65-4
Sacked-yards:        5-35            4-47
Net pass yards:      26              18
Net yards/pass:      2.0             0.6
Total net yards:     146             88
Total plays:         60 (78% run)    61 (47% run)  
Yards/play:          2.4             1.4
Fumbles-lost:        4-2             3-2
Turnovers:           2               6
Penalties-yards:     2-20            3-25

Attendance: 58,573
Passing:
LA: Pat Haden, 3 of 8 for 61 yards and 1 TD
SF: Jim Plunkett, 6 of 18 for 35 yards (2 int); Marty Domres, 2 of 7 for 14 yards (1 int); Scott Bull, 1 of 3 for 16 yards (1 int)

Rushing:
LA: Lawrence McCutcheon, 31 for 97 yards; John Cappelletti, 12 for 24 yards; Pat Haden, 4 for -1 yards and 1 TD
SF: Delvin Williams, 13 for 9 yards; Wilbur Jackson, 11 for 36 yards; Jim Plunkett, 2 for 17 yards; Scott Bull, 2 for 2 yards; Marty Domres, 1 for 6 yards

Receiving:
LA: Ron Jessie, 1 for 49 yards and 1 TD; Lawrence McCutcheon, 1 for 7 yards; Bob Klein, 1 for 5 yards
SF: Tom Mitchell, 3 for 30 yards; Wilbur Jackson, 2 for 31 yards; Gene Washington, 2 for 10 yards; Jim Lash, 1 for 0 yards; Delvin Williams, 1 for -6 yards

Kick returns:
LA: Rob Scribner, 1 for 16 yards
SF: Tony Leonard, 3 for 56 yards

Punt returns:
LA: Cullen Bryant, 2 for -3 yards; Rob Scribner, 1 for 20 yards; Jim Bertelsen, 1 for 0 yards
SF: Tony Leonard, 7 for 75 yards

Interceptions:
LA: Monte Jackson, 2 for 41 yards and 1 TD; Rod Perry, 1 for 43 yards; Jim Youngblood, 1 for 2 yards

Punting:
LA: Rusty Jackson, 12 for 433 yards
SF: Tom Wittum, 11 for 517 yards

Field Goals:
LA: Tom Dempsey, 1/1
SF: Steve Mike-Mayer, 1/2




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