The Washington Redskins decisively defeated the St. Louis Cardinals, 24 to 10, on September 24, 1972.
Final
1st quarter
STL
WAS
Jerry Smith 6-yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Curt Knight kick)
0
7
2nd quarter
STL
WAS
Mike Bass 32-yard blocked field goal return (Curt Knight kick)
0
14
Jim Bakken 41-yard field goal
3
14
Curt Knight 31-yard field goal
3
17
3rd quarter
STL
WAS
Jerry Smith 5-yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Curt Knight kick)
3
24
Leon Burns 1-yard run (Jim Bakken kick)
10
24
Cardinals
Redskins
1st Downs
16
19
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
58
60
Total Yards
219
272
Yards per play
3.8
4.5
Passing
140
91
Comp - Att
16 - 28
13 - 22
Yards per pass
4.2
4
Interceptions thrown
2
0
Sacks - Yards lost
5 - 39
1 - 6
Rushing
79
181
Rushing Attempts
25
37
Yards per rush
3.2
4.9
Penalties
6
6
Turnovers
3
0
Fumbles lost
1
0
Interceptions
2
0
Possession
Passing
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Cuozzo | 8 | 13 | 94 | 7.2 | 0 | 0 | 83.5 | |
T. Van Galder | 8 | 15 | 85 | 5.7 | 0 | 2 | 30.6 | |
Team | 16 | 28 | 140 | 6.4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 46.6 |
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Anderson | 15 | 32 | 2.1 | 0 |
J. Smith | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 |
T. Van Galder | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 |
L. Burns | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 1 |
J. Roland | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 |
G. Cuozzo | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Team | 25 | 79 | 3.2 | 1 |
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Gillette | 5 | 91 | 18.2 | 0 | |
J. Roland | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | |
A. Rashad | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | |
R. Shivers | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | |
L. Burns | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | |
D. Anderson | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | |
Team | 16 | 179 | 6.4 | 0 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
Team | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 1.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Bakken | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
Team | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Anderson | 5 | 196 | 39.2 | |
Team | 5 | 196 | 39.2 |
Kick Return
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Rashad | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | |
L. Willingham | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | |
Team | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 0 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Passing
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Kilmer | 13 | 22 | 97 | 4.4 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | |
Team | 13 | 22 | 91 | 4.4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 |
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Brown | 26 | 148 | 5.7 | 0 |
C. Harraway | 10 | 25 | 2.5 | 0 |
C. Taylor | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 |
Team | 37 | 181 | 4.9 | 0 |
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Taylor | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 0 | |
C. Harraway | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | |
L. Brown | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | |
J. Smith | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 2 | |
R. Jefferson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | |
Team | 13 | 97 | 4.4 | 2 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
Team | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 5.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Knight | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
Team | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Bragg | 5 | 198 | 39.6 | |
Team | 5 | 198 | 39.6 |
Kick Return
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Duncan | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | |
Team | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Duncan | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | |
Team | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 |
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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