NFL game summary for 01/06/1980:

The Los Angeles Rams became the first NFC Western Division representative in the Super Bowl by shutting out Tampa Bay 9-0 behind a stingy defense that allowed the Buccaneers only 177 total yards. Frank Corral's field goals of 19, 21 and 23 yards accounted for the Rams' scoring in the first game in the history of the NFC championship (and before 1970, the NFL championship game) in which no touchdowns were scored. The Rams' 68-yard, 13-play drive produced Corral's first field goal with 14:58 remaining in the second period. Los Angeles increased its lead on Corral's 21-yarder with 47 seconds to play in the first half. His final field goal of 23 yards came with 8:09 left in the game. Cullen Bryant's 106 yards on 18 carries and Wendell Tyler's 86 yards on 28 rushes paced the Rams' 217-yard ground attack. Quarterback Vince Ferragamo completed 12 of 23 passes for 163 yards. In the first quarter, Los Angeles' defense held the Buccaneers to 13 yards. Tampa Bay did not get a first down until 7:55 remained in the second period.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Los Angeles Rams	OFFENSE	153.8  (7)	167.1  (17)	320.8  (13)	49
	DEFENSE	124.8  (10)	159.8  (9)	284.6  (7)	41
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	OFFENSE	147.2  (8)	167.1  (18)	314.3  (14)	40
	DEFENSE	115.4  (7)	132.5  (1)	247.9  (1)	35

Line: Rams by 3½

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Los Angeles Rams (11-7-0)	0	6	0	3	9
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (11-7-0)	0	0	0	0	0

( 3- 0) LA  Frank Corral 19 yard field goal
( 6- 0) LA  Frank Corral 21 yard field goal
( 9- 0) LA  Frank Corral 23 yard field goal

                     LA              TB
First Downs:         23              7
Rushes-yards:        53-216          26-92
Yards/rush:          4.1             3.5
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     12-23-163-0     5-27-96-1
Sacked-yards:        1-10            1-11
Net pass yards:      153             85
Net yards/pass:      6.4             3.0
Total net yards:     369             177
Total plays:         77 (68% run)    54 (48% run)  
Yards/play:          4.8             3.3
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             1-0
Turnovers:           1               1
Penalties-yards:     3-20            4-45

Attendance: 72,033

Passing:
LA: Vince Ferragamo, 12 of 23 for 163 yards
TB: Doug Williams, 2 of 13 for 12 yards (1 int); Mike Rae, 2 of 13 for 42 yards; Jerry Eckwood, 1 of 1 for 42 yards

Rushing:
LA: Wendell Tyler, 28 for 86 yards; Cullen Bryant, 18 for 106 yards; Lawrence McCutcheon, 6 for 26 yards; Vince Ferragamo, 1 for -2 yards
TB: Ricky Bell, 20 for 59 yards; Jerry Eckwood, 2 for 5 yards; Johnny Davis, 2 for 4 yards; Larry Mucker, 1 for 24 yards; Mike Rae, 1 for 0 yards

Receiving:
LA: Cullen Bryant, 4 for 39 yards; Preston Dennard, 3 for 56 yards; Charle Young, 3 for 39 yards; Terry Nelson, 1 for 15 yards; Wendell Tyler, 1 for 14 yards
TB: Isaac Hagins, 2 for 42 yards; Ricky Bell, 2 for 12 yards; Larry Mucker, 1 for 42 yards

Kick returns:
LA: Eddie Hill, 1 for 27 yards
TB: Isaac Hagins, 4 for 106 yards

Punt returns:
LA: Eddie Brown, 6 for 67 yards
TB: Beasley Reece, 2 for 14 yards; Cecil Johnson, 1 for 0 yards

Interceptions:
LA: Jim Youngblood, 1 for 10 yards

Punting:
LA: Ken Clark, 5 for 186 yards
TB: Tom Blanchard, 8 for 297 yards

Field Goals:
LA: Frank Corral, 3/4

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