1976 Washington 3, 1976 Los Angeles 26

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

OT

Total
1976 Washington

0

0

3

0

0

3
1976 Los Angeles

6

10

7

3

0

26
Scoring Plays
Qtr Clock Team Scoring Description(Extra Point) Score
1 11:32 1976 Los Angeles T.Dempsey 27 yd. field goal 3-0 LAN
1 5:40 1976 Los Angeles T.Dempsey 39 yd. field goal 6-0 LAN
2 4:06 1976 Los Angeles T.Dempsey 42 yd. field goal 9-0 LAN
2 0:15 1976 Los Angeles J.Cappelletti 5 yd. run (T.Dempsey kick) 16-0 LAN
3 9:58 1976 Washington M.Moseley 43 yd. field goal 16-3 LAN
3 5:10 1976 Los Angeles L.McCutcheon 1 yd. run (T.Dempsey kick) 23-3 LAN
4 12:03 1976 Los Angeles T.Dempsey 26 yd. field goal 26-3 LAN
Other Highlights
Qtr Clock Team Event Player Yards
1 14:29 1976 Washington Fumble Mike Thomas
1 11:01 1976 Washington QBSack Jack Youngblood -5
1 3:35 1976 Washington QBSack Merlin Olsen -6
2 9:43 1976 Washington QBSack Rod Perry -4
2 2:03 1976 Washington Fumble Mike Thomas
2 0:30 1976 Los Angeles Pass Harold Jackson 39
3 14:12 1976 Los Angeles Pass Harold Jackson 52
3 12:52 1976 Los Angeles Blocked Field Goal Tom Dempsey 44
3 10:46 1976 Washington QBSack Fred Dryer -9
3 3:22 1976 Washington QBSack Hacksaw Reynolds -7
4 10:30 1976 Washington QBSack Jack Youngblood -6
4 7:18 1976 Los Angeles Fumble John Cappelletti
4 6:46 1976 Washington QBSack Isiah Robertson -8
4 5:58 1976 Washington QBSack Jack Youngblood -5
4 3:03 1976 Washington QBSack Isiah Robertson -7
4 0:15 1976 Los Angeles Fumble Lawrence McCutcheon

Team Statistics
1976 Washington 1976 Los Angeles
First Downs by Rush-Pass-Pen-Total 0-10-2-12 7-12-4-23
Third Down Efficiency 2-11-18% 6-18-33%
Fourth Down Efficiency 0-1-0% 0-0-0%
Red Zone Efficiency (pts-poss-pct) 0-0-0% 23-35-66%
Total Offense-Plays-Avg Yards Per Play 142-51-2.8 361-77-4.7
Total Net Yards Rushing 31 145
Total Rushes 16 57
Average Per Rush 1.9 2.5
Passes Completed/Attempted 16/26 (61.5%) 14/20 (70.0%)
Net Yards Passing 111 216
Avg Yards Per Pass 6.5 10.8
Sacked/Yards Lost 9/57 0/0
Punts/Average 7/40.0 3/50.0
Punts Received/Return Yardage 1/15 4/30
Kickoffs/Returns 6/104 1/23
Interceptions/Returns 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/80 6/55
Total Fumbles/Fumbles Lost 2/2 2/2
Time of Possession 23 mins 24 secs 36 mins 36 secs
Average Drive Start WAN 32 LAN 35

Passing Stats
Att Comp Yds Comp % Yds/Att TD TD % INT INT % Long Sack Rating
1976 Washington
Billy Kilmer 22 14 160 63.6 7.3 0 0 0 0 23 8/50 85.4
Joe Theismann 4 2 8 50.0 2.0 0 0 0 0 10 1/7 56.3
1976 Los Angeles
James Harris 20 14 216 70.0 10.8 0 0 0 0 52 0/0 105.4

Rushing Stats
No Yds Avg Long TD 2 Pt Conv Fumbles/Lost
1976 Washington
Mike Thomas 8 7 0.9 5 0 0 2/2
John Riggins 5 18 3.6 6 0 0 0/0
Joe Theismann 2 4 2.0 4 0 0 0/0
Calvin Hill 1 2 2.0 2 0 0 0/0
1976 Los Angeles
Lawrence McCutcheon 27 87 3.2 20 1 0 1/1
John Cappelletti 15 47 3.1 7 1 0 1/1
Jim Bertelsen 8 11 1.4 8 0 0 0/0
Rod Phillips 5 2 0.4 1 0 0 0/0
James Harris 2 -2 -1.0 -1 0 0 0/0

Receiving Stats
No Yds Avg Long TD 2 Pt Conv
1976 Washington
Mike Thomas 4 45 11.3 23 0 0
Roy Jefferson 4 43 10.8 13 0 0
Frank Grant 3 39 13.0 15 0 0
Larry Brown 2 20 10.0 15 0 0
Calvin Hill 1 -2 -2.0 -2 0 0
John Riggins 1 18 18.0 18 0 0
Jean Fugett 1 5 5.0 5 0 0
1976 Los Angeles
Harold Jackson 6 131 21.8 52 0 0
Bob Klein 3 30 10.0 12 0 0
Lawrence McCutcheon 2 15 7.5 10 0 0
Ron Jessie 2 27 13.5 15 0 0
John Cappelletti 1 13 13.0 13 0 0

Field Goals
1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Totals % Made
1976 Washington
Mark Moseley 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/1 0/0 1/1 100
1976 Los Angeles
Tom Dempsey 0/0 2/2 1/1 1/2 0/0 4/5 80.0

Punting
No Avg Net Tb Inside 20 Long Blocked
1976 Washington
Mike Bragg 7 40.0 32.9 1 0 58 0
1976 Los Angeles
Rusty Jackson 3 50.0 31.7 2 1 61 0

Kickoff Returns
No Yds Avg Long TD
1976 Washington
Bryan Fryer 3 50 16.7 19 0
Eddie P. Brown 2 51 25.5 28 0
Jean Fugett 1 3 3.0 3 0
1976 Los Angeles
Tom Geredine 1 23 23.0 23 0

Punt Returns
Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD
1976 Washington
Eddie P. Brown 1 0 15 15.0 15 0
1976 Los Angeles
Cullen Bryant 3 0 24 8.0 12 0
Jim Bertelsen 1 0 6 6.0 6 0

Individual Defense
Tackles Sacks Fum Rec
1976 Washington
Brad Dusek 14 0 1
Harold McLinton 10 0 0
Chris Hanburger 8 0 1
Joe Lavender 8 0 0
Diron Talbert 7 0 0
Jake E. Scott 6 0 0
Ken Houston 5 0 0
Dave Butz 4 0 0
Ron McDole 4 0 0
Dennis L. Johnson 1 0 0
1976 Los Angeles
Isiah Robertson 8 2 0
Jack Youngblood 5 3 0
Rod Perry 5 1 0
Merlin Olsen 4 1 1
Jim Youngblood 4 0 0
Dave Elmendorf 4 0 0
Fred Dryer 3 1 0
Hacksaw Reynolds 2 1 1
Monte Jackson 2 0 0
Larry Brooks 2 0 0
Bill Simpson 1 0 0
Steve Preece 1 0 0

Interceptions
No Yds Avg Long TD
1976 Washington
1976 Los Angeles

Game Story
Tom Dempsey had a strong game as Los Angeles destroyed Washington by the score of 26 to 3. Dempsey booted 4 field goals for the winners. James Harris threw 20 times for 216 yards. Lawrence McCutcheon carried the ball 27 times for 87 yards and added a touchdown. Los Angeles controlled the ground game, out-rushing Washington 145 to 31 yards. They had the advantage in time of possession, having the ball for 36:36. The fans were brought to their feet by a pass to Harold Jackson that went for 52 yards with 14:12 left in the 3rd quarter. Los Angeles led after three quarters 23 to 3.