Week 4, 2015

played in Detroit, MI

68 degrees, fair, calm

St. Louis Rams	7	0	0	10	-	17
Detroit Lions	7	14	14	3	-	38

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:35 DET - Stan Finks 27 pass from Carson Palmer (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
1Q: 04:23 STL - Bernie House 12 pass from Chris Simms (Andrew Greathouse extra point)
2Q: 11:48 DET - Stan Finks 2 run (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
2Q: 02:18 DET - Stan Finks 1 run (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
3Q: 11:24 DET - Jerald Meseck 5 run (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
3Q: 03:15 DET - J.T. Wielechowski 4 pass from Carson Palmer (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
4Q: 11:51 STL - Andrew Greathouse 41 field goal
4Q: 06:24 STL - Van Strickland 1 run (Andrew Greathouse extra point)
4Q: 00:55 DET - A.J. Neiderer 29 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:35 DET - Stan Finks 27 pass from Carson Palmer (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
1Q: 04:23 STL - Bernie House 12 pass from Chris Simms (Andrew Greathouse extra point)
2Q: 11:48 DET - Stan Finks 2 run (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
2Q: 02:18 DET - Stan Finks 1 run (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
3Q: 11:24 DET - Jerald Meseck 5 run (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
3Q: 03:15 DET - J.T. Wielechowski 4 pass from Carson Palmer (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
4Q: 11:51 STL - Andrew Greathouse 41 field goal
4Q: 06:24 STL - Van Strickland 1 run (Andrew Greathouse extra point)
4Q: 00:55 DET - A.J. Neiderer 29 field goal

Team Statistics STL DET
Record 1-3 1-3
First Downs 18 27
- by Rushing 7 8
- by Passing 7 18
- by Penalty 4 1
Total Net Yards 258 391
- Offensive Plays 54 69
- Yards per Play 4.78 5.67
Net Rushing Yards 63 130
- Rushing Attempts 17 41
- Yards per Rush 3.71 3.17
Net Passing Yards 195 261
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 18 - 0 28 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 205 261
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.27 9.32
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/11 9/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 5.5
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/58 9/65
Punt Returns/Yards 1/4 1/12
Kick Returns/Yards 5/78 3/87
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 4/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 43
Time of Possession 24:10 35:50

Team Statistics	STL	DET
Record	1-3	1-3
First Downs	18	27
- by Rushing	7	8
- by Passing	7	18
- by Penalty	4	1
Total Net Yards	258	391
- Offensive Plays	54	69
- Yards per Play	4.78	5.67
Net Rushing Yards	63	130
- Rushing Attempts	17	41
- Yards per Rush	3.71	3.17
Net Passing Yards	195	261
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 18 - 0	28 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	205	261
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.27	9.32
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/11	9/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	5.5
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/58	9/65
Punt Returns/Yards	1/4	1/12
Kick Returns/Yards	5/78	3/87
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	4/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 43
Time of Possession	24:10	35:50

Drive Charts

St. Louis Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:56	OWN 32	3	7	Punt
1	8:18	4:04	OWN 24	12	76	Touchdown
2	11:39	3:28	OWN 30	7	34	Punt
2	2:12	2:12	OWN 8	3	19	Half
3	11:17	0:26	OWN 21	1	7	Fumble
3	8:28	1:03	OWN 8	3	4	Punt
3	3:07	6:23	OWN 22	11	54	Field Goal
4	9:38	3:23	OWN 39	6	61	Touchdown
4	3:27	1:08	OWN 7	6	21	Downs
4	0:50	0:49	OWN 21	4	0	Downs

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:04	4:46	OWN 27	10	73	Touchdown
1	4:14	7:35	OWN 39	12	61	Touchdown
2	8:11	5:59	OWN 20	14	80	Touchdown
3	15:00	3:43	OWN 35	6	65	Touchdown
3	10:51	2:23	OPP 28	5	20	Fumble
3	7:25	4:18	OWN 32	11	68	Touchdown
4	11:44	2:06	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	6:15	2:48	OWN 37	3	6	Punt
4	2:19	1:29	OPP 28	5	16	Field Goal
4	0:01	0:01	OPP 21	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Carson Palmer, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Dana Swenson	13	56	4.31	10	1	0
Van Strickland	4	7	1.75	3	0	1

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Stan Finks	26	80	3.08	16	2	2
Jerald Meseck	14	51	3.64	15	1	1
Carson Palmer	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Chris Simms	35	18	205	2/10	1	40	0	78.8

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Carson Palmer	28	25	261	0/0	2	36	0	129.3

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Casey Porter	5	11	83	16.60	26	40	0
RB Dana Swenson	4	5	25	6.25	7	10	0
FB Jumbo Wells	2	2	26	13.00	5	17	0
WR Sean Schroeder	2	3	11	5.50	0	7	0
TE Freddie Winters	2	2	16	8.00	2	12	0
WR Ronnie Wilson	1	6	29	29.00	15	29	0
WR Bernie House	1	4	12	12.00	0	12	1
RB Van Strickland	1	1	3	3.00	1	3	0
TE Donnell Peterson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Donald Cole	8	9	79	9.88	20	24	0
RB Stan Finks	4	5	40	10.00	19	27	1
WR J.T. Wielechowski	4	4	55	13.75	2	36	1
WR Lonnie Rodenhauser	4	4	46	11.50	10	19	0
TE Brant Armstrong	3	3	21	7.00	7	12	0
WR Tyrus Humphrey	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Jake Lee	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Sean Schroeder	1	0	0
Donald Costa	0	1	0
Lewis Niemeyer	0	0	1

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jerald Meseck	1	0	0
Lonnie Albright	0	1	0
Clarence Cassidy	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Horace Ogden	3	138	46.0	35.3	56	1

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ronald Fleming	2	92	46.0	44.0	50	1

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Andrew Greathouse	1/1	1/1	0/0	41	2/2

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
A.J. Neiderer	1/1	0/0	0/0	29	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leon Wright	1	4	4.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mack Meadows	1	12	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg
Cedric Upshaw	3	46	15.3
Ronnie Wilson	1	19	19.0
Ricardo Kernbach	1	13	13.0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jake Lee	2	58	29.0	0
Tyrus Humphrey	1	29	29.0	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Adam Scott	10	3	37	24
S Lewis Niemeyer	6	3	39	23
ILB Matt Paulk	5	2	12	12
CB Leon Wright	5	2	38	27
OLB Stanley Meyer	5	0	38	26
DE Gilbert Hillenmeyer	4	3	37	24
CB Cedric Upshaw	4	2	29	18
CB Chris Tilly	4	1	38	26
S Sam Eloms	4	0	36	22
DT Ricardo Reischl	3	1	33	23
DT Donald Costa	2	4	39	26
DT Vincent Nece	2	0	9	7
DT Trevor Austin	2	0	33	25
OLB Ken Kramer	1	1	7	4
DT Pinbot McDowall	1	0	10	7
S Bubba Lane	1	0	6	6
CB Tommy Harrell	0	1	3	2

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Lonnie Albright	6	3	0.0	17	31
CB Clarence Cassidy	6	1	0.0	13	35
S Alfred Perrigo	4	0	1.0	16	37
OLB Charles Sawyer	4	2	0.0	17	37
DE Vinny Mayes	3	0	1.0	15	33
OLB Dana Owens	2	1	0.0	14	30
DE Leonard Barton	2	0	0.0	14	34
CB Mack Meadows	1	1	0.0	11	21
DT Bruce Demski	1	1	0.0	6	7
OLB Daryl Smith	1	0	0.0	3	7
DT Brenden Fletcher	1	0	0.0	5	3
CB Willie Netter	1	0	0.0	16	34
S Jim Abrams	1	0	0.0	3	16
ILB Aaron Samuels	1	0	0.0	5	3
DT Claude Hodges	0	1	0.0	17	36

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Gilbert Hillenmeyer	0.0	0	1	0	24

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Vinny Mayes	1.0	0	2	0	33
S Alfred Perrigo	1.0	0	0	0	37
OLB Dana Owens	0.0	1	0	0	30
DE Leonard Barton	0.0	0	5	2	34
OLB Charles Sawyer	0.0	0	0	1	37

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Cedric Upshaw	5	0	18
DE Gilbert Hillenmeyer	3	0	24
OLB Stanley Meyer	2	1	26
ILB Matt Paulk	2	0	12
ILB Adam Scott	2	0	24
CB Leon Wright	2	0	27
S Sam Eloms	2	0	22
CB Chris Tilly	2	0	26
DT Ricardo Reischl	2	0	23
DT Vincent Nece	1	0	7
OLB Ken Kramer	1	0	4
S Lewis Niemeyer	1	0	23

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Clarence Cassidy	5	0	35
S Lonnie Albright	3	0	31
S Alfred Perrigo	2	0	37
OLB Charles Sawyer	2	0	37
OLB Dana Owens	2	0	30
CB Willie Netter	1	1	34
CB Mack Meadows	1	1	21
OLB Daryl Smith	1	0	7
S Jim Abrams	1	0	16

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lenny Hairston	3	6	14	1	25
Leonard Derubeis	3	3	9	0	20
Amos Webster	1	2	16	1	37
Mack Norris	1	2	11	0	28
Freddie Winters	1	1	12	0	26
O.J. Kaplan	0	1	16	0	30
Leland Duffy	0	1	14	0	29
Ralph Collier	0	1	4	0	9

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Mickey Flynn	4	8	37	27
Brad Blades	3	8	36	24
Larry Jagger	2	6	41	28
Daniel Ruskowski	1	10	34	22
Luke Ayers	1	4	10	7
Nat Dorsey	1	1	36	22
Brant Armstrong	0	1	30	17
Kelly Fitzgerald	0	1	19	11
Aaron Elliott	0	1	5	4

Special Teams Statistics

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Bubba Lane	2	12
Sam Eloms	1	10
Leonard Derubeis	1	2
Nathan Gayle	0	15
Jumbo Wells	0	14
Sean Sims	0	14
Damon Monpoto	0	13
Matt Paulk	0	12
Ricardo Kernbach	0	12
Vinny Bryant	0	11
Leon Wright	0	10
Cedric Upshaw	0	10
Tommy Harrell	0	10
Ronnie Wilson	0	7
Andrew Greathouse	0	5
O.J. Kaplan	0	4
Barry Houston	0	4
Horace Ogden	0	4
Ralph Collier	0	4
Mack Norris	0	4
Pinbot McDowall	0	3
Freddie Winters	0	3
Casey Porter	0	2
Adam Scott	0	2
Donnell Peterson	0	2
Ricardo Reischl	0	2
Vincent Nece	0	1
Lenny Hairston	0	1
Dana Swenson	0	1
Gilbert Hillenmeyer	0	1
Van Strickland	0	1
Donald Costa	0	1
Lewis Niemeyer	0	1

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Randy Daniels	2	10
Mercury Schneider	1	19
Brant Armstrong	1	11
Jim Abrams	1	11
Larry Jagger	1	3
Jerald Meseck	0	15
Daryl Smith	0	13
Tyrus Humphrey	0	12
Jake Lee	0	12
Robert Clark	0	10
Mack Meadows	0	10
A.J. Neiderer	0	8
Donald Cole	0	6
Melvin Light	0	6
Kelly Fitzgerald	0	5
Cornelius Sturdivant	0	5
Quentin Morrison	0	4
Lonnie Rodenhauser	0	4
Luke Ayers	0	3
Ronald Fleming	0	3
Bo Randle	0	3
Mack Raymond	0	3
Otis Dukas	0	3
Aaron Samuels	0	3
Alfred Perrigo	0	2
Willie Netter	0	2
Charles Sawyer	0	2
Daniel Ruskowski	0	2
Lonnie Albright	0	1
Leonard Barton	0	1
Dana Owens	0	1
Aaron Elliott	0	1
Vinny Mayes	0	1
Bruce Demski	0	1
Claude Hodges	0	1
Clarence Cassidy	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	10	2.5
Middle	8	25	3.1
Right	5	28	5.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	34	3.1
Middle	10	32	3.2
Right	19	65	3.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Chris Simms	35	18	3	2	5	2	7	3	0

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Carson Palmer	28	25	3	0	1	1	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	12	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	68	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	5	85	6.5
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	40	5.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	1	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	17	153	8.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	6	71	10.1
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	36	36.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Casey Porter	11	5	1	83	2	31
WR Ronnie Wilson	6	1	2	29	1	28
RB Dana Swenson	5	4	0	25	0	26
WR Bernie House	4	1	1	12	0	10
WR Sean Schroeder	3	2	0	11	0	20
FB Jumbo Wells	2	2	0	26	0	15
TE Freddie Winters	2	2	0	16	0	26
TE Donnell Peterson	1	0	1	0	0	8
RB Van Strickland	1	1	0	3	0	11

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Donald Cole	9	8	1	79	1	15
RB Stan Finks	5	4	0	40	1	15
WR J.T. Wielechowski	4	4	0	55	1	15
WR Lonnie Rodenhauser	4	4	0	46	0	15
TE Brant Armstrong	3	3	0	21	0	17
WR Jake Lee	2	1	0	9	0	5
WR Tyrus Humphrey	1	1	0	11	0	21

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Van Strickland	2	2	1.00	1.75
Dana Swenson	1	5	5.00	4.31

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Stan Finks	10	29	2.90	3.08
Jerald Meseck	4	3	0.75	3.64

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Chris Simms	2	2	20	10.00	5.86

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Carson Palmer	6	5	36	6.00	9.32

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Casey Porter	1	1	8	8.00	7.55
WR Bernie House	1	1	12	12.00	3.00

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Donald Cole	3	2	12	4.00	8.78
WR J.T. Wielechowski	1	1	4	4.00	13.75
WR Tyrus Humphrey	1	1	11	11.00	11.00
WR Jake Lee	1	1	9	9.00	4.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Dana Swenson	1	1

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Stan Finks	2	0
Jerald Meseck	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Chris Simms	10	4	3

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Carson Palmer	8	8	8

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ronnie Wilson	4	1	1
WR Casey Porter	3	1	1
RB Dana Swenson	1	1	0
WR Sean Schroeder	1	0	0
TE Freddie Winters	1	1	1

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Stan Finks	2	2	2
WR Donald Cole	2	2	2
WR J.T. Wielechowski	2	2	2
WR Lonnie Rodenhauser	2	2	2

Section Attendance
Stadium 49,900 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,000 (19,600)
End Zone 10,500 (14,200)
Mezzanine 6,000 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 10,200 (12,500)
Club Seats 5,800 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,400 (3,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	49,900 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,000 (19,600)
End Zone	10,500 (14,200)
Mezzanine	6,000 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	10,200 (12,500)
Club Seats	5,800 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,400 (3,500)