Week 5
Final
DAL
STL1Q
0 - 7
W. Morris 9-yard TD run.
Made XP
1Q
7 - 7
T. Dorsett 7-yard TD run.
Made XP
1Q
7 - 10
N. O'Donoghue 19-yard field goal.
2Q
10 - 10
R. Septien 26-yard field goal.
3Q
10 - 17
R. Green 30-yard TD catch from J. Hart.
Made XP
3Q
17 - 17
T. Dorsett 11-yard TD catch from D. White.
Made XP
4Q
17 - 20
N. O'Donoghue 37-yard field goal.
Top Performers
Pass Yds
199
Hart
STL
Rush Yds
99
Dorsett
DAL
Rec Yds
101
Johnson
DAL
Scrim TD
2
Dorsett
DAL
Matchup
1981 NFC East
Cowboys 
Eagles 
Giants 
Redskins 
Cardinals Game Summary
The St. Louis Cardinals squeaked out a win over the Dallas Cowboys, 20 to 17, on October 4, 1981.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. White #11 | 15/28 | 182 | 6.5 | 1 | 1 | 3-16 | 70.8 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Hart #17 | 16/29 | 199 | 6.9 | 1 | 1 | 3-15 | 73.8 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Dorsett #33 | 21 | 99 | 4.7 | 1 | 36 |
R. Springs #20 | 10 | 39 | 3.9 | 0 | 12 |
D. White #11 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
O. Anderson #32 | 20 | 72 | 3.6 | 0 | 19 |
W. Morris #24 | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 1 | 9 |
S. Mitchell #30 | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 6 |
D. Stief #21 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Johnson #86 | 0/0 | 101 | 20.2 | 0 | 48 |
D. Pearson #88 | 0/0 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 25 |
T. Hill #80 | 0/0 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 13 |
J. Jones #23 | 0/0 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
T. Dorsett #33 | 0/0 | 13 | 3.3 | 1 | 19 |
R. Springs #20 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Green #81 | 0/0 | 89 | 17.8 | 1 | 30 |
P. Tilley #83 | 0/0 | 73 | 14.6 | 0 | 23 |
D. Marsh #80 | 0/0 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
M. Gray #85 | 0/0 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 7 |
W. Harrell #39 | 0/0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 3 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Downs #26 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Griffin #35 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Septien #1 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N. O'Donoghue #11 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 8 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. White #11 | 7 | 264 | 37.7 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Birdsong #18 | 6 | 271 | 45.2 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Jones #23 | 4 | 70 | 17.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Mitchell #30 | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 0 | 0 |
J. Griffin #35 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Jones #23 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Mitchell #30 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. White #11 | 15/28 | 182 | 6.5 | 1 | 1 | 3-16 | 70.8 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Dorsett #33 | 21 | 99 | 4.7 | 1 | 36 |
R. Springs #20 | 10 | 39 | 3.9 | 0 | 12 |
D. White #11 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Johnson #86 | 0/0 | 101 | 20.2 | 0 | 48 |
D. Pearson #88 | 0/0 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 25 |
T. Hill #80 | 0/0 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 13 |
J. Jones #23 | 0/0 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
T. Dorsett #33 | 0/0 | 13 | 3.3 | 1 | 19 |
R. Springs #20 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Downs #26 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Septien #1 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. White #11 | 7 | 264 | 37.7 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Jones #23 | 4 | 70 | 17.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Jones #23 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Hart #17 | 16/29 | 199 | 6.9 | 1 | 1 | 3-15 | 73.8 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
O. Anderson #32 | 20 | 72 | 3.6 | 0 | 19 |
W. Morris #24 | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 1 | 9 |
S. Mitchell #30 | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 6 |
D. Stief #21 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Green #81 | 0/0 | 89 | 17.8 | 1 | 30 |
P. Tilley #83 | 0/0 | 73 | 14.6 | 0 | 23 |
D. Marsh #80 | 0/0 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
M. Gray #85 | 0/0 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 7 |
W. Harrell #39 | 0/0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 3 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Griffin #35 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N. O'Donoghue #11 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 8 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Birdsong #18 | 6 | 271 | 45.2 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Mitchell #30 | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 0 | 0 |
J. Griffin #35 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Mitchell #30 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
306
Total Yds
299
166
Pass Yds
184
140
Rush Yds
115
64
Total Plays
61
4.8
Yards Per Play
4.9
5.4
Yards Per Pass
5.8
4.2
Yards Per Rush
4
17
1st Downs
18
9
Passing 1st Downs
11
8
Rushing 1st Downs
6
0
1st Downs from Penalties
1
7
Punts
6
2
Turnovers
3
1
Interceptions Thrown
1
1
Fumbles Lost
2
5
Penalties
5
3.0
Sacks
3.0
0
D/ST TD
0
