| Atlanta Falcons at St. Louis Cardinals |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 21, 1975 Location: St. Louis, MO Venue: Busch Memorial Stadium Attendance: 42172 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 58 F Humidty: 69% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 7 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
| St. Louis CardinalsSTL | 7 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 23 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | STL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Terry Metcalf 39 run (Jim Bakken kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Steve Bartkowski 1 run (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Jim Bakken 22 FG | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Dave Hampton 6 run (Nick Mike-Mayer kick blocked) | 13 | 10 |
| 2 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Jim Bakken 39 FG | 13 | 13 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Dave Hampton 1 run (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 20 | 13 |
| 4 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Earl Thomas 8 pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick) | 20 | 20 |
| 4 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Jim Bakken 25 FG | 20 | 23 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Ken Burrow |
| 84 | WR | Alfred Jenkins |
| 63 | LOT | Nick Bebout |
| 68 | LOG | Larron Jackson |
| 57 | C | Jeff Van Note |
| 56 | ROG | Dennis Havig |
| 65 | ROT | Len Gotshalk |
| 86 | TE | Jim Mitchell |
| 10 | QB | Steve Bartkowski |
| 43 | RB | Dave Hampton |
| 24 | RB | Haskel Stanback |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Jeff Merrow |
| 71 | LDT | Mike Tilleman |
| 69 | RDT | Mike Lewis |
| 71 | RDE | John Zook |
| 58 | LLB | Don Hansen |
| 60 | MLB | Tommy Nobis |
| 50 | RLB | Greg Brezina |
| 22 | LCB | Rolland Lawrence |
| 32 | SS | Ray Easterling |
| 34 | FS | Ray Brown |
| 27 | RCB | Tom Hayes |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Mel Gray |
| 82 | WR | Earl Thomas |
| 60 | LOT | Roger Finnie |
| 64 | LOG | Bob Young |
| 54 | C | Tom Banks |
| 66 | ROG | Conrad Dobler |
| 72 | ROT | Dan Dierdorf |
| 81 | TE | Jackie Smith |
| 17 | QB | Jim Hart |
| 21 | RB | Terry Metcalf |
| 35 | RB | Jim Otis |
| Offense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Bob Bell |
| 70 | LDT | Leo Brooks |
| 75 | RDT | Bob Rowe |
| 78 | RDE | Ron Yankowski |
| 67 | LLB | Larry Stallings |
| 57 | MLB | Mark Arneson |
| 59 | RLB | Pete Barnes |
| 43 | LCB | Norm Thompson |
| 36 | SS | Ken Reaves |
| 31 | FS | Clarence Duren |
| 22 | RCB | Roger Wehrli |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 19 | / | / | 6 | 40 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| STL | 18 | / | / | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Dave Hampton | 23 | 135 | 5.9 | 2 | |
| Haskel Stanback | 9 | 50 | 5.6 | 21 | 0 |
| Woody Thompson | 13 | 42 | 3.2 | 0 | |
| Steve Bartkowski | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 |
| Oscar Reed | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 51 | 236 | 4.6 | 3 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Terry Metcalf | 20 | 99 | 5.0 | 1 | |
| Jim Otis | 16 | 68 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 36 | 167 | 4.6 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Steve Bartkowski | 16 | 8 | 50.0 | 1 | 81 | 5.1 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 38.8 | |
| Team Totals | 16 | 8 | 50.0 | 1 | 81 | 5.1 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 38.8 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Jim Hart | 23 | 12 | 52.2 | 2 | 150 | 6.5 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 51.0 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 12 | 52.2 | 2 | 150 | 6.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 51.0 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Woody Thompson | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | |
| Oscar Reed | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Alfred Jenkins | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Ken Burrow | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Jim Mitchell | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 81 | 10.1 | 0 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Terry Metcalf | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 0 | |
| Mel Gray | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 0 | |
| Earl Thomas | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 1 | |
| Jim Otis | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Jackie Smith | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 150 | 12.5 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Ray Brown | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Tom Hayes | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | |||
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Pete Barnes | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| John James | 6 | 233 | 38.8 | 49 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 233 | 38.8 | ||
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Jeff West | 4 | 164 | 41.0 | 50 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 164 | 41.0 | ||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Ron Mabra | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Gerald Tinker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Terry Metcalf | 4 | 0 | 30 | 7.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Wallace Francis | 5 | 76 | 15.2 | 22 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Terry Metcalf | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 28 | 0 | |
| Jackie Smith | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Roger Wehrli | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Team Totals | 0.0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |