1997 Game 227 (Week 17) St. Louis at Carolina

Posted on June 17, 2024 by bboyd31573

Rams take down the Panthers

The St. Louis Rams ended their season on a high note as they took down the Carolina Panthers 23-20 Saturday at Ericcson Stadium in Charlotte. In fact, the Rams have won three of their last four games to close the 1997 campaign and finished 5-11.

Ram quarterback Tony Banks threw for 256 yards on 22 of 37 passing with a touchdown and no interceptions. Banks also rushed seven times for 17 yards and a touchdown. WR Isaac Bruce caught six passes for 32 yards and a TD. RB Amp Lee caught five passes for 75 yards. RB Jerald Moore rushed for 84 yards on 21 carries.

The Panthers, who were in the NFC Championship game a year ago, finished with a dismal 3-13 record. They lost six of their last seven games.

1997 Game 227 Stats

1997 Game 224 (Week 16) Chicago at St. Louis

Posted on June 14, 2024 by bboyd31573

Rams take down the Bears in OT

St. Louis Rams Kicker Jeff Wilkins had a rollercoaster day. He missed four of five field goals in regulation, but when it counted the most, he drilled a 28-yarder in overtime to propel the Rams to a 20-17 victory over the Chicago Bears Sunday night in the TWA Dome.

Bears RB Darnell Autry had the best day of his NFL career until the last carry. Late in OT, Autry had 112 yards rushing, but he fumbled the ball and the Rams recovered at the Bears’ 38-yard line. After an 18-yard pass to RB Amp Lee and a few carries from Jerald Moore, the Rams were set up at the 11-yard line. Head Coach Dick Vermeil nervously ran out Wilkins, but the kicker drilled the 28-yarder for the victory.

The Rams are now 4-11 on the season and will end their season at Carolina, while the 2-13 Bears will finish up at Tampa Bay.

1997 Game 224 Stats

1997 Game 203 St. Louis at New Orleans

Posted on May 21, 2024 by bboyd31573

Saints make a case for a playoff spot!

The Superdome was rocking Sunday afternoon as the New Orleans Saints defeated the St. Louis Rams, 27-10, to keep pace with the NFC playoff teams with two games to play in the regular season.

The Saints finally got an efficient offensive game as they scored 27 points, racked up 337 yards, and didn’t turn the ball over. The New Orleans’ defense forced three Ram turnovers, sacked the QB four times and intercepted him once.

Saints’ QB Bobby Jo Hobert threw for 232 yards on 13 of 23 passing with two touchdowns. He threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to TE John Farquhar, and then a bomb to Eric Guliford on a 41-yard bomb.

The Saints also got their running game going as they pounded out 112 yards on 35 carries. RB Ray Zellars rushed for 86 yards on 22 carries.

As for the Rams, QB Tony Banks threw for 287 yards on 24 of 45 passing with a touchdown and an interception. RB Amp Lee caught 9 passes for 101 yards, while WR Isaac Bruce caught four passes for 35 yards and a touchdown.

The Saints are now 9-5 and are clutching on to the final playoff spot in the NFC. They will host the Arizona Cardinals at the Superdome next Sunday and then will travel to Kansas City on the final weekend of the season. The Rams are now 3-11 and will host the Bears next weekend on Sunday Night Football.

1997 Game 203 Stats

1997 Game 188 (Week 14) St. Louis at Washington

Posted on April 27, 2024 by bboyd31573

Redskins blow an opportunity

The Washington Redskins came into Sunday afternoon’s game against the St. Louis Rams leading the NFC East with an 8-4 record. The Rams were 2-10 on the season and many predicted the Redskins to have an easy victory at Jack Kent Cooke Stadium, BUT… the Rams shocked the Redskins and defeated them 13-3 in a lackluster game for the Redskins.

The Redskins couldn’t get anything going all day offensively as the Rams’ defense dominated them. The Rams held the Redskins to just 232 total yards and only 88 on the ground. The Rams held RB Terry Allen to just 21 yards on 11 carries. Linebacker Mike Jones had two huge sacks on Redskins’ QB Gus Frerotte to stop drives.

As for the Rams, they came into the game as one of the worst rushing offenses in football, but they picked up 107 on the ground. Jerald Moore paced them with 78 yards on 14 carries.

The lone touchdown of the game happened just into the fourth quarter. QB Tony Banks hit RB Amp Lee on a swing pass and he took it in for the only TD of the game to give the Rams a 10-3 lead. Banks, who completed zero passes in 13 attempts to start last week’s game, faired a little bit better today as he threw for 162 yards today on 19 of 39 passing with a TD and an INT.

The Redskins (8-5) will try to stay atop the NFC East next Sunday when they take on the Arizona Cardinals in the desert. The Rams (3-10) will travel to the Louisianna Superdome to take on the Saints.

1997 Game 188 Stats

1997 Game 175 (Week 13) Carolina at St. Louis

Posted on April 9, 2024 by bboyd31573

Panthers take a bite out of the Rams

The Carolina Panthers took down the St. Louis Rams, 29-13, at the TWA Dome on Sunday. For the first time this year, the Panthers finally looked like the team that played in the NFC Championship game from a year ago. Carolina pounded the rock with 182 yards rushing and QB Kerry Collins had an efficient day going 18 of 29 for 215 yards and 2 TDs.

Rookie RB Fred Lane rushed for 119 yards on 20 carries, while RB Anthony Johnson rushed for 35 yards on 10 carries with a TD.

As for the Rams, their offensive production was putrid. QB Tony Banks started the game 0-13 in passing and was knocked out of the game. Former Redskin QB Mark Rypien replaced him and went 11 of 28 passing for 127 yards with a TD and a pick. The Rams mustered up 195 total yards.

The Panthers (3-9) will host the New Orleans Saints next Sunday, while the Rams (2-10) will take on the Redskins in Washington.

1997 Game 175 Stats

Game 241. St. Louis at Atlanta

Posted on March 18, 2024 by oguard62

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1997 Game 152 (Week 12) Atlanta at St. Louis

Posted on March 14, 2024 by bboyd31573

Chandler throws the Falcons to victory

Atlanta Falcons’ QB Chris Chandler had his best day of the season in a 34-17 victory over the St. Louis Rams Sunday in the TWA Dome. Chandler threw for only 214 yards on 22 of 30 passing but he tossed 4 TD passes.

The Rams jumped out to a quick 10-0 lead in the 1^st quarter, but then the Falcons went to work offensively and outscored the Rams 34-7 the rest of the day. The Falcons’ defense turned the heat up on Rams’ QB Tony Banks and sacked him six times on the afternoon and picked him off twice, which set up Falcon TDs.

Offensively, the Falcons relied on their ground game as they rushed for 199 yards on the afternoon. RB Jamal Anderson rushed for 143 yards on 23 carries with most of the production coming in the 4^th quarter to salt the game away.

Chandler connected with his top two wideouts in Bert Emanuel and Terrence Mathis. Emanuel caught eight passes for 92 yards and 2 TDs, while Mathis caught six passes for 65 yards and 2 TDs.

Veteran LB Cornelius Bennett had his best day as a Falcon. He had 2.5 sacks and forced a fumble, which resulted in a Falcons’ TD.

Next week, the 5-6 Falcons will try to climb into the NFC playoff hunt when they host the New Orleans Saints. The struggling Rams (2-9) will host the Carolina Panthers.

1997 Game 152 Stats