Sunday December 22, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 12/22/1974:



On a clear, windy 65 degree day, the Rams turned two fumble recoveries into a pair of field goals within 4½ minutes to tie and go ahead of the Redskins 13-10 at the outset of the fourth period. Two minutes later, linebacker Isiah Robertson intercepted a Sonny Jurgensen pass and ran 59 yards for a touchdown to insure the victory which earned Los Angeles a place in the NFC championship game for the first time since 1955, when they lost to Cleveland 38-14. Linebacker Jack Reynolds recovered a Larry Brown fumble which resulted in David Ray's 37-yard field goal for a 10-10 tie. Then Ray kicked a 26-yard three-pointer after Cullen Bryant's recovery of Doug Cunningham's fumble on the kickoff following the initial field goal.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE103.1  (23)200.1  (1)303.2  (12)20
DEFENSE102.8  (3)131.9  (5)234.6  (2)40
OFFENSE151.8  (7)157.6  (13)309.4  (9)27
DEFENSE93.0  (1)150.1  (12)243.1  (3)25

Line: n/a

Team1234F
Washington Redskins (10-5-0)370010
Los Angeles Rams (11-4-0)703919

( 0- 7) LA Bob Klein 10 yard pass from James Harris (David Ray kick) ( 3- 7) WAS Mike Bragg 35 yard field goal (10- 7) WAS Moses Denson 1 yard rush (Mike Bragg kick) (10-10) LA David Ray 37 yard field goal (10-13) LA David Ray 26 yard field goal (10-19) LA Isiah Robertson 59 yard interception return (pass failed)
                     WAS             LA
First Downs:         13              14
Rushes-yards:        27-49           42-131
Yards/rush:          1.8             3.1
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     13-30-177-3     8-24-95-2
Sacked-yards:        1-8             0-0
Net pass yards:      169             95
Net yards/pass:      5.5             4.0
Total net yards:     218             226
Total plays:         58 (46% run)    66 (63% run)  
Yards/play:          3.8             3.4
Fumbles-lost:        3-3             2-0
Turnovers:           6               2
Penalties-yards:     1-5             5-49

Attendance: 80,118

Passing:
WAS: Billy Kilmer, 7 of 18 for 99 yards; Sonny Jurgensen, 6 of 12 for 78 yards (3 int) LA: James Harris, 8 of 24 for 95 yards and 1 TD (2 int)
Rushing:
WAS: Larry Brown, 18 for 39 yards; Moses Denson, 7 for 5 yards and 1 TD; Billy Kilmer, 2 for 5 yards LA: Lawrence McCutcheon, 26 for 71 yards; Jim Bertelsen, 6 for 34 yards; James Harris, 6 for 17 yards; Tony Baker, 2 for 2 yards; John Cappelletti, 1 for 5 yards; Rob Scribner, 1 for 2 yards
Receiving:
WAS: Charley Taylor, 4 for 79 yards; Charlie Evans, 4 for 31 yards; Jerry Smith, 2 for 35 yards; Moses Denson, 2 for 17 yards; Frank Grant, 1 for 15 yards LA: Harold Jackson, 2 for 35 yards; Bob Klein, 2 for 23 yards and 1 TD; Lawrence McCutcheon, 2 for 20 yards; Pat Curran, 1 for 12 yards; Jim Bertelsen, 1 for 5 yards
Kick returns:
WAS: Larry Jones, 4 for 76 yards; Doug Cunningham, 1 for 19 yards LA: Cullen Bryant, 3 for 82 yards
Punt returns:
WAS: Joe Theismann, 4 for 22 yards; Larry Jones, 1 for 9 yards LA: Jim Bertelsen, 1 for 10 yards; Cullen Bryant, 1 for 6 yards
Interceptions:
WAS: Pat Fischer, 1 for 17 yards; Ken Stone, 1 for 7 yards LA: Isiah Robertson, 1 for 59 yards and 1 TD; Jack Reynolds, 1 for 12 yards; Bill Simpson, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
WAS: Mike Bragg, 5 for 226 yards LA: Mike Burke, 5 for 215 yards
Field Goals:
WAS: Mike Bragg, 1/1 LA: David Ray, 2/4


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