| Pittsburgh Steelers at St. Louis Cardinals |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 7, 1965 Location: St. Louis, MO Venue: Busch Stadium Attendance: 31899 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 72 F Humidty: 55% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
| St. Louis CardinalsSTL | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | STL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Mike Clark 11 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Bill Triplett 3 run (Jim Bakken kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Sonny Randle 15 pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Bakken kick) | 3 | 14 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Jefferson 50 pass from Bill Nelsen (Mike Clark kick) | 10 | 14 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Mike Lind 2 run (Mike Clark kick) | 17 | 14 |
| 4 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Billy Gambrell 59 pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Bakken kick) | 17 | 21 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | SE | Roy Jefferson |
| 77 | LOT | Dan James |
| 62 | LOG | Mike Sandusky |
| 56 | C | Art Hunter |
| 72 | ROG | Ray Lemek |
| 71 | ROT | Charlie Bradshaw |
| 28 | TE | Clendon Thomas |
| 14 | QB | Bill Nelsen |
| 42 | HB | Dick Hoak |
| 85 | FL | Gary Ballman |
| 38 | FB | Mike Lind |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | John Baker |
| 61/74 | LDT | Riley Gunnels |
| 64 | RDT | Chuck Hinton |
| 60 | RDE | Ben McGee |
| 53 | LLB | John Campbell |
| 66 | MLB | Myron Pottios |
| 54 | RLB | Max Messner |
| 44 | LCB | Willie Daniel |
| 49 | LS | Bob Sherman |
| 24 | RS | Jim Bradshaw |
| 26 | RCB | Brady Keys |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | SE | Sonny Randle |
| 71 | LOT | Bob Reynolds |
| 55 | LOG | Irv Goode |
| 61 | C | Bob DeMarco |
| 64 | ROG | Ken Gray |
| 73 | ROT | Ernie McMillan |
| 81 | TE | Jackie Smith |
| 12 | QB | Charley Johnson |
| 38 | HB | Bill Triplett |
| 40 | FL | Bobby Joe Conrad |
| 35 | FB | Joe Childress |
| Defense | ||
| 84 | LDE | Joe Robb |
| 72 | LDT | Sam Silas |
| 78 | RDT | Luke Owens |
| 86 | RDE | Don Brumm |
| 67 | LLB | Larry Stallings |
| 62 | MLB | Dale Meinert |
| 34 | RLB | Bill Koman |
| 37 | LCB | Pat Fischer |
| 21 | LS | Jerry Stovall |
| 8 | RS | Larry Wilson |
| 49 | RCB | Jimmy Burson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Clarence Peaks | 9 | 72 | 8.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Dick Hoak | 13 | 44 | 3.4 | 13 | 0 |
| Mike Lind | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 7 | 1 |
| Gary Ballman | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Jim Butler | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Bill Nelsen | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 4 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Joe Childress | 12 | 71 | 5.9 | 13 | 0 |
| Bill Triplett | 12 | 37 | 3.1 | 14 | 1 |
| Charley Johnson | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Bill Nelsen | 26 | 15 | 57.7 | 1 | 216 | 8.3 | 50t | 1 | 2 | 15 | 81.6 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Charley Johnson | 27 | 10 | 37.0 | 0 | 203 | 7.5 | 59t | 2 | 3 | 32 | 89.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Clendon Thomas | 7 | 90 | 12.9 | 37 | 0 |
| Roy Jefferson | 4 | 77 | 19.3 | 50t | 1 |
| Jim Butler | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Mike Lind | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Clarence Peaks | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Sonny Randle | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 34 | 1 |
| Billy Gambrell | 3 | 100 | 33.3 | 59t | 1 |
| Bill Triplett | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Bobby Joe Conrad | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Jackie Smith | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Larry Wilson | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Frank Lambert | 5 | 245 | 49.0 | 57 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Jackie Smith | 7 | 308 | 44.0 | 62 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Roy Jefferson | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Brady Keys | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Abe Woodson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Jim Butler | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Clarence Peaks | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Abe Woodson | 3 | 80 | 26.7 | 31 | 0 | |
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