The St. Louis Cardinals couldn't pull it off against the Detroit Lions, 20 to 16, on December 2, 1973.
Final
1st quarter
DET
STL
Errol Mann 52-yard field goal
3
0
2nd quarter
DET
STL
Terry Metcalf 2-yard run (Jim Bakken kick)
3
7
Steve Owens 1-yard run (Errol Mann kick)
10
7
Jim Bakken 43-yard field goal
10
10
Errol Mann 36-yard field goal
13
10
3rd quarter
DET
STL
Jim Bakken 43-yard field goal
13
13
4th quarter
DET
STL
Charlie Sanders 5-yard pass from Bill Munson (Errol Mann kick)
20
13
Jim Bakken 34-yard field goal
20
16
Lions
Cardinals
1st Downs
17
19
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
55
60
Total Yards
303
301
Yards per play
5.5
5.0
Passing
211
132
Comp - Att
14 - 24
12 - 25
Yards per pass
8.4
5.1
Interceptions thrown
0
1
Sacks - Yards lost
1 - 0
1 - 3
Rushing
92
169
Rushing Attempts
30
34
Yards per rush
3.1
5.0
Penalties
5
7
Turnovers
0
1
Fumbles lost
0
0
Interceptions
0
1
Possession
Passing
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Munson | 14 | 24 | 211 | 8.8 | 1 | 0 | 101.2 | |
Team | 14 | 24 | 211 | 8.8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 101.2 |
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Taylor | 13 | 42 | 3.2 | 0 |
S. Owens | 12 | 31 | 2.6 | 1 |
J. Hooks | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 |
B. Munson | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 |
E. McCullouch | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 |
Team | 30 | 92 | 3.1 | 1 |
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. McCullouch | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 0 | |
C. Sanders | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 1 | |
A. Taylor | 5 | 40 | 8.0 | 0 | |
S. Owens | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | |
J. O'Brien | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | |
Team | 14 | 211 | 8.8 | 1 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
Team | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 1.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Mann | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
Team | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Weaver | 4 | 163 | 40.8 | |
Team | 4 | 163 | 40.8 |
Kick Return
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Barney | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
Team | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Passing
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Hart | 8 | 16 | 85 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 65.9 | |
G. Keithley | 4 | 9 | 50 | 5.6 | 0 | 1 | 22.7 | |
Team | 12 | 25 | 132 | 5.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 47.9 |
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Otis | 10 | 78 | 7.8 | 0 |
D. Anderson | 13 | 54 | 4.2 | 0 |
T. Metcalf | 10 | 34 | 3.4 | 1 |
G. Keithley | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
Team | 34 | 169 | 5.0 | 1 |
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Smith | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 0 | |
T. Metcalf | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | |
M. Gray | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | |
D. Anderson | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | |
A. Rashad | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | |
W. Gillette | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | |
Team | 12 | 135 | 5.4 | 0 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
Team | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 1.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Bakken | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | |
Team | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Keithley | 2 | 81 | 40.5 | |
Team | 2 | 81 | 40.5 |
Kick Return
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Metcalf | 2 | 72 | 36.0 | 0 | |
G. Hammond | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | |
C. Detwiler | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | |
Team | 4 | 116 | 29.0 | 0 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Hammond | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | |
R. Wehrli | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | |
Team | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 |
More Cardinals Stats
PPG
23.0
15th
OPP PPG
23.8
19th
RUSH YDS/G
149.7
7th
PASS YDS/G
199.1
28th
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