| New Orleans Saints at St. Louis Cardinals |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 11, 1970 Location: St. Louis, MO Venue: Busch Memorial Stadium Attendance: 45294 |
| Weather: Half Cloudy Temp: 63 F Humidty: 58% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| St. Louis CardinalsSTL | 7 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NO | STL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | MacArthur Lane 74 run (Jim Bakken kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Tony Baker 3 run (Tom Dempsey kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 3 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Tom Dempsey 34 FG | 10 | 7 |
| 3 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Jim Bakken 44 FG | 10 | 10 |
| 4 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Roy Shivers 5 run (Jim Bakken kick) | 10 | 17 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Dave Parks 18 pass from Edd Hargett (Tom Dempsey kick) | 17 | 17 |
| 4 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Jackie Smith 49 pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick) | 17 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 46 | WR | Danny Abramowicz |
| 25 | WR | Al Dodd |
| 72 | LOT | Don Talbert |
| 50 | LOG | Jake Kupp |
| 73 | C | Jerry Sturm |
| 61 | ROG | Del Williams |
| 70 | ROT | Errol Linden |
| 83 | TE | Dave Parks |
| 14 | QB | Edd Hargett |
| 38 | RB | Tony Baker |
| 35 | RB | Jim Otis |
| Defense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Richard Neal |
| 74 | LDT | Mike Tilleman |
| 76 | RDT | Dave Rowe |
| 89 | RDE | Dave Long |
| 57 | LLB | Mike Morgan |
| 52 | MLB | Harry Jacobs |
| 82 | RLB | Johnny Brewer |
| 23 | LCB | Doug Wyatt |
| 24 | LS | Elijah Nevett |
| 21 | RS | Joe Scarpati |
| 29 | RCB | Gene Howard |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 44 | WR | John Gilliam |
| 80 | WR | Dave Williams |
| 71 | LOT | Bob Reynolds |
| 55 | LOG | Irv Goode |
| 50 | C | Wayne Mulligan |
| 63 | ROG | Clyde Williams |
| 73 | ROT | Ernie McMillan |
| 81 | TE | Jackie Smith |
| 17 | QB | Jim Hart |
| 36 | RB | MacArthur Lane |
| 39 | FB | Cid Edwards |
| Offense | ||
| 70 | LDE | Rolf Krueger |
| 75 | LDT | Bob Rowe |
| 74 | RDT | Fred Heron |
| 79 | RDE | Chuck Walker |
| 67 | LLB | Larry Stallings |
| 53 | MLB | Jamie Rivers |
| 57 | RLB | Don Parish |
| 20 | LCB | Miller Farr |
| 21 | LS | Jerry Stovall |
| 8 | RS | Larry Wilson |
| 22 | RCB | Roger Wehrli |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | 19 | / | / | 3 | 36 | 0 | |||||
| STL | 17 | / | / | 7 | 91 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Tony Baker | 17 | 98 | 5.8 | 27 | 1 |
| Al Dodd | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Danny Abramowicz | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Jim Otis | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Ernie Wheelwright | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Edd Hargett | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 130 | 4.8 | 27 | 1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| MacArthur Lane | 16 | 132 | 8.3 | 74t | 1 |
| Cid Edwards | 8 | 42 | 5.3 | 22 | 0 |
| Roy Shivers | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 12 | 1 |
| Jim Hart | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 196 | 6.5 | 74t | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Edd Hargett | 38 | 13 | 34.2 | 2 | 220 | 5.8 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 41.6 |
| Team Totals | 38 | 13 | 34.2 | 2 | 220 | 5.8 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 41.6 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Jim Hart | 31 | 18 | 58.1 | 2 | 255 | 8.2 | 49t | 1 | 2 | 19 | 68.6 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 18 | 58.1 | 2 | 255 | 8.2 | 49t | 1 | 2 | 19 | 68.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Dave Parks | 7 | 114 | 16.3 | 23 | 1 |
| Danny Abramowicz | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Al Dodd | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Ray Poage | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 220 | 16.9 | 24 | 1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Jackie Smith | 5 | 149 | 29.8 | 49t | 1 |
| Cid Edwards | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 11 | 0 |
| Dave Williams | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 13 | 0 |
| MacArthur Lane | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 19 | 0 |
| John Gilliam | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 255 | 14.2 | 49t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Jackie Burkett | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Wyatt | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Roger Wehrli | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Julian Fagan | 7 | 297 | 42.4 | 54 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 297 | 42.4 | 54 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Chuck Latourette | 5 | 229 | 45.8 | 56 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 229 | 45.8 | 56 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Gene Howard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hugo Hollas | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Chuck Latourette | 4 | 2 | 27 | 6.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Johnny Roland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 4 | 3 | 27 | 6.8 | 9 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Elijah Pitts | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Tom Barrington | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Ken Burrough | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Charlie Pittman | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 20 | 0 | |
| John Gilliam | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 21 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |