| New York Giants at St. Louis Cardinals Game Statistics |
| Date: October 5, 1975 Location: St. Louis, MO |
| Venue: Busch Memorial Stadium Attendance: 44919 |
| Weather: Drizzle Temp: 72 F Humidty: 53% Wind: 13 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York GiantsNYG | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| St. Louis CardinalsSTL | 7 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 26 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYG | STL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Mel Gray 8 pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Jim Bakken 48 FG | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Terry Metcalf 18 run (Jim Bakken kick) | 0 | 17 |
| 2 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Jim Otis 10 run (Jim Bakken kick failed) | 0 | 23 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Larry Watkins 10 run (George Hunt kick) | 7 | 23 |
| 4 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Jim Bakken 28 FG | 7 | 26 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Larry Watkins 2 run (George Hunt kick) | 14 | 26 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Walker Gillette |
| 82 | WR | Ray Rhodes |
| 69 | LOT | Willie Young |
| 62 | LOG | Dick Enderle |
| 70 | C | Bob Hyland |
| 74 | ROG | John Hicks |
| 63 | ROT | Doug Van Horn |
| 38 | TE | Bob Tucker |
| 15 | QB | Craig Morton |
| 26 | RB | Joe Dawkins |
| 30 | RB | Ron Johnson |
| Defense | ||
| 71 | LDE | Dave Gallagher |
| 76 | LDT | Jim Pietrzak |
| 64 | RDT | John Mendenhall |
| 81 | RDE | Jack Gregory |
| 56 | LLB | Pat Hughes |
| 55 | MLB | Brian Kelley |
| 10 | RLB | Brad Van Pelt |
| 37 | LCB | Bobby Brooks |
| 39 | LS | Clyde Powers |
| 45 | RS | Carl Lockhart |
| 48 | RCB | Henry Stuckey |
| 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 |
| 76 | LDT | Charlie Davis |
| 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 |
| 26 | FS | Dwayne Crump |
| 22 | RCB | Roger Wehrli |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Larry Watkins | 15 | 85 | 5.7 | 2 | |
| Joe Dawkins | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 0 | |
| Ray Rhodes | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Craig Morton | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Ron Johnson | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | |
| Danny Buggs | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Kotar | 5 | -2 | -0.4 | 0 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Terry Metcalf | 15 | 109 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| Jim Otis | 20 | 101 | 5.1 | 1 | |
| Jerry Latin | 8 | 37 | 4.6 | 0 | |
| Steve Jones | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Craig Morton | 24 | 17 | 70.8 | 0 | 168 | 7.0 | 0 | 90.3 | |||
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Jim Hart | 20 | 8 | 40.0 | 1 | 125 | 6.3 | 1 | 57.3 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Ray Rhodes | 6 | 83 | 13.8 | 0 | |
| Walker Gillette | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Ron Johnson | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Larry Watkins | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Joe Dawkins | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Doug Kotar | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bob Tucker | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Terry Metcalf | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | |
| Earl Thomas | 2 | 60 | 30.0 | 0 | |
| Jerry Latin | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Mel Gray | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8t | 1 |
| Steve Jones | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Clyde Powers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Dave Jennings | 4 | 165 | 41.3 | 0 | |
| George Hunt | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | |
| Steve Crosby | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Jeff West | 3 | 137 | 45.7 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Danny Buggs | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | ||
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Gary Hammond | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Mel Gray | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Doug Kotar | 4 | 77 | 19.3 | 0 | ||
| Danny Buggs | 2 | 72 | 36.0 | 0 | ||
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Terry Metcalf | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | ||
| Gary Hammond | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New York Giants | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Bob Bell | 2.5 |
| Bob Rowe | 1.0 |
| Charlie Davis | 0.5 |
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