The Washington Redskins eked out a victory over the St. Louis Cardinals, 30 to 28, on November 11, 1979.
Final
1st quarter
STL
WAS
John Riggins 7-yard run (Mark Moseley kick)
0
7
Theotis Brown 1-yard run (Steve Little kick)
7
7
2nd quarter
STL
WAS
Mark Moseley 46-yard field goal
7
10
Ricky Thompson 8-yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick)
7
17
3rd quarter
STL
WAS
Mark Moseley 27-yard field goal
7
20
4th quarter
STL
WAS
John Riggins 4-yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick)
7
27
Wayne Morris 2-yard run (Steve Little kick)
14
27
Theotis Brown 1-yard run (Steve Little kick)
21
27
Ottis Anderson 21-yard pass from Jim Hart (Steve Little kick)
28
27
Mark Moseley 39-yard field goal
28
30
Cardinals
Redskins
1st Downs
23
22
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
75
78
Total Yards
331
327
Yards per play
4.4
4.2
Passing
184
173
Comp - Att
17 - 37
16 - 28
Yards per pass
4.8
5.6
Interceptions thrown
3
0
Sacks - Yards lost
1 - 9
3 - 24
Rushing
147
154
Rushing Attempts
37
47
Yards per rush
4.0
3.3
Penalties
6
8
Turnovers
4
1
Fumbles lost
1
1
Interceptions
3
0
Possession
Passing
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
O. Anderson | 25 | 105 | 4.2 | 0 |
W. Morris | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 1 |
T. Brown | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 2 |
M. Gray | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 |
Team | 37 | 147 | 4.0 | 3 |
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Tilley | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 0 | |
O. Anderson | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 1 | |
M. Gray | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | |
T. Brown | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | |
R. Osborne | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | |
R. Green | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | |
B. Murrell | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | |
W. Morris | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | |
Team | 17 | 193 | 5.2 | 1 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
Team | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 3.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Little | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
Team | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Little | 5 | 192 | 38.4 | |
Team | 5 | 192 | 38.4 |
Kick Return
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Green | 5 | 103 | 20.6 | 0 | |
W. Harrell | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | |
C. Favron | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | |
Team | 7 | 141 | 20.1 | 0 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Harrell | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | |
Team | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 |
Passing
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Theismann | 16 | 28 | 197 | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 102.8 | |
Team | 16 | 28 | 173 | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 102.8 |
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Malone | 17 | 65 | 3.8 | 0 |
J. Riggins | 17 | 62 | 3.6 | 1 |
C. Harmon | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 0 |
I. Forte | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 |
J. Theismann | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 0 |
Team | 47 | 154 | 3.3 | 1 |
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Harmon | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 0 | |
R. Thompson | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 1 | |
D. Warren | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | |
D. Buggs | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 0 | |
J. Riggins | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 1 | |
J. McDaniel | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | |
B. Malone | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | |
Team | 16 | 197 | 7.0 | 2 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
Team | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 1.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Moseley | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |
Team | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Bragg | 8 | 285 | 35.6 | |
Team | 8 | 285 | 35.6 |
More Commanders Stats
PPG
29.2
3rd
OPP PPG
21.0
11th
RUSH YDS/G
163.9
3rd
PASS YDS/G
238.7
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Chargers | NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
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 Commanders | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 |
 Eagles | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Lions | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 |
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| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Falcons | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 |
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