1976 Baltimore 27, 1976 Los Angeles 35

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

OT

Total
1976 Baltimore

0

17

3

7

0

27
1976 Los Angeles

7

0

21

7

0

35
Scoring Plays
Qtr Clock Team Scoring Description(Extra Point) Score
1 3:24 1976 Los Angeles L.McCutcheon 8 yd. run (T.Dempsey kick) 7-0 LAN
2 14:11 1976 Baltimore R.Leaks 5 yd. run (T.Linhart kick) 7-7 LAN
2 2:11 1976 Baltimore D.McCauley 2 yd. pass from B.Jones (T.Linhart kick) 14-7 BAA
2 0:00 1976 Baltimore T.Linhart 22 yd. field goal 17-7 BAA
3 10:37 1976 Baltimore T.Linhart 26 yd. field goal 20-7 BAA
3 10:21 1976 Los Angeles C.Bryant 97 yd. return (T.Dempsey kick) 20-14 BAA
3 5:08 1976 Los Angeles R.Jessie 86 yd. pass from J.Harris (T.Dempsey kick) 21-20 LAN
3 1:21 1976 Los Angeles H.Jackson 36 yd. pass from J.Harris (T.Dempsey kick) 28-20 LAN
4 4:31 1976 Los Angeles L.McCutcheon 15 yd. run (T.Dempsey kick) 35-20 LAN
4 2:00 1976 Baltimore B.Jones 13 yd. run (T.Linhart kick) 35-27 LAN
Other Highlights
Qtr Clock Team Event Player Yards
1 11:31 1976 Los Angeles Fumble Lawrence McCutcheon
1 9:34 1976 Baltimore QBSack Rod Perry -7
2 10:59 1976 Los Angeles Fumble John Cappelletti
2 7:55 1976 Baltimore QBSack Isiah Robertson -12
2 1:52 1976 Los Angeles Fumble Jim Bertelsen
2 0:45 1976 Baltimore QBSack Merlin Olsen -11
3 11:44 1976 Baltimore QBSack Isiah Robertson -6
3 7:37 1976 Los Angeles Fumble Lawrence McCutcheon
3 6:12 1976 Baltimore QBSack Jack Youngblood -2
3 4:52 1976 Baltimore Return Howard Stevens 30
3 4:19 1976 Baltimore QBSack Merlin Olsen -14
3 3:13 1976 Los Angeles QBSack Stan White -4
4 9:08 1976 Baltimore Intercept Mike Barnes 18
4 7:43 1976 Baltimore QBSack Larry Brooks -7
4 0:52 1976 Baltimore QBSack Isiah Robertson -5
4 0:22 1976 Baltimore QBSack Isiah Robertson -10

Team Statistics
1976 Baltimore 1976 Los Angeles
First Downs by Rush-Pass-Pen-Total 9-11-1-21 10-11-0-21
Third Down Efficiency 4-15-27% 7-12-58%
Fourth Down Efficiency 1-2-50% 1-2-50%
Red Zone Efficiency (pts-poss-pct) 27-35-77% 14-21-67%
Total Offense-Plays-Avg Yards Per Play 290-68-4.3 416-65-6.4
Total Net Yards Rushing 131 195
Total Rushes 26 45
Average Per Rush 5.0 4.3
Passes Completed/Attempted 22/33 (66.7%) 13/19 (68.4%)
Net Yards Passing 159 221
Avg Yards Per Pass 7.1 11.8
Sacked/Yards Lost 9/74 1/4
Punts/Average 7/40.3 2/26.0
Punts Received/Return Yardage 1/11 4/29
Kickoffs/Returns 6/127 3/139
Interceptions/Returns 1/18 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/35 5/43
Total Fumbles/Fumbles Lost 1/0 5/4
Time of Possession 30 mins 36 secs 29 mins 24 secs
Average Drive Start BAA 36 LAN 29

Passing Stats
Att Comp Yds Comp % Yds/Att TD TD % INT INT % Long Sack Rating
1976 Baltimore
Bert Jones 33 22 233 66.7 7.1 1 3.0 0 0 26 9/74 97.2
1976 Los Angeles
James Harris 19 13 225 68.4 11.8 2 10.5 1 5.3 86 1/4 121.6

Rushing Stats
No Yds Avg Long TD 2 Pt Conv Fumbles/Lost
1976 Baltimore
Lydell Mitchell 18 72 4.0 13 0 0 1/0
Bert Jones 4 41 10.3 13 1 0 0/0
Roosevelt Leaks 3 15 5.0 6 1 0 0/0
Don McCauley 1 3 3.0 3 0 0 0/0
1976 Los Angeles
Lawrence McCutcheon 22 124 5.6 15 2 0 3/2
John Cappelletti 10 56 5.6 17 0 0 1/1
James Harris 5 8 1.6 10 0 0 0/0
Jim Bertelsen 4 2 0.5 4 0 0 1/1
Rod Phillips 4 5 1.3 5 0 0 0/0

Receiving Stats
No Yds Avg Long TD 2 Pt Conv
1976 Baltimore
Lydell Mitchell 7 59 8.4 16 0 0
Don McCauley 6 38 6.3 18 1 0
Glenn Doughty 4 54 13.5 19 0 0
Raymond Chester 2 23 11.5 13 0 0
Roger Carr 2 49 24.5 26 0 0
Roosevelt Leaks 1 10 10.0 10 0 0
1976 Los Angeles
John Cappelletti 4 34 8.5 11 0 0
Harold Jackson 3 61 20.3 36 1 0
Ron Jessie 3 101 33.7 86 1 0
Bob Klein 2 15 7.5 10 0 0
Lawrence McCutcheon 1 14 14.0 14 0 0

Field Goals
1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Totals % Made
1976 Baltimore
Toni Linhart 0/0 2/2 0/0 0/0 0/0 2/2 100
1976 Los Angeles

Punting
No Avg Net Tb Inside 20 Long Blocked
1976 Baltimore
David Lee 7 40.3 33.3 1 1 54 0
1976 Los Angeles
Rusty Jackson 2 26.0 20.5 0 0 32 0

Kickoff Returns
No Yds Avg Long TD
1976 Baltimore
Howard Stevens 4 89 22.3 30 0
Bruce Laird 2 38 19.0 19 0
1976 Los Angeles
Cullen Bryant 3 139 46.3 97 1

Punt Returns
Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD
1976 Baltimore
Howard Stevens 1 0 11 11.0 11 0
1976 Los Angeles
Cullen Bryant 2 0 13 6.5 7 0
Jim Bertelsen 2 0 16 8.0 9 0

Individual Defense
Tackles Sacks Fum Rec
1976 Baltimore
Derrel Luce 12 0 2
Jim Cheyunski 8 0 0
Bruce Laird 7 0 0
Fred Cook 6 0 0
Mike Barnes 4 0 0
Lloyd Mumphord 4 0 0
Jackie Wallace 4 0 0
Stan White 4 1 1
Nelson Munsey 2 0 0
Joe Ehrmann 1 0 0
John Dutton 0 0 1
Roosevelt Leaks 0 0 1
1976 Los Angeles
Hacksaw Reynolds 10 0 0
Dave Elmendorf 8 0 0
Isiah Robertson 7 4 0
Monte Jackson 6 0 0
Jim Youngblood 6 0 0
Merlin Olsen 3 2 0
Larry Brooks 3 1 0
Jack Youngblood 3 1 0
Rod Perry 2 1 0
Bill Simpson 2 0 0
Steve Preece 2 0 0
Fred Dryer 2 0 0
Tom Mack 0 0 1

Interceptions
No Yds Avg Long TD
1976 Baltimore
Mike Barnes 1 18 18.0 18 0
1976 Los Angeles

Game Story
Lawrence McCutcheon was the star of the game as Los Angeles beat Baltimore by the score of 35 to 27. McCutcheon ran for 124 yards scoring 2 times. Los Angeles was in control on third down, converting on 7 of 12 opportunities. They controlled the ground game, out-rushing Baltimore 195 to 131 yards. The fans were brought to their feet by a touchdown pass to Ron Jessie that covered 86 yards with 5:08 left in the 3rd quarter. Baltimore was ahead at halftime 17 to 7. Los Angeles led after three quarters 28 to 20.