| New England Patriots at St. Louis Cardinals |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 2, 1975 Location: St. Louis, MO Venue: Busch Memorial Stadium Attendance: 45907 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 70 F Humidty: 79% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| St. Louis CardinalsSTL | 7 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | STL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | John Smith 32 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Terry Metcalf 69 punt return (Jim Bakken kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Randy Vataha 11 pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Ray Hamilton 23 opponents fumble recovery (John Smith kick) | 17 | 7 |
| 3 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Jim Bakken 21 FG | 17 | 10 |
| 4 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Terry Metcalf 1 run (Jim Bakken kick) | 17 | 17 |
| 4 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Terry Metcalf 7 run (Jim Bakken kick) | 17 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Darryl Stingley |
| 18 | WR | Randy Vataha |
| 70 | LOT | Leon Gray |
| 73 | LOG | John Hannah |
| 67 | C | Bill Lenkaitis |
| 61 | ROG | Sam Adams |
| 63 | ROT | Shelby Jordan |
| 81 | TE | Russ Francis |
| 14 | QB | Steve Grogan |
| 39 | RB | Sam Cunningham |
| 32 | RB | Andy Johnson |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Tony McGee |
| 71 | NT | Ray Hamilton |
| 85 | RDE | Julius Adams |
| 90 | LOLB | George Webster |
| 57 | LILB | Steve Nelson |
| 50 | RILB | Sam Hunt |
| 54 | ROLB | Steve Zabel |
| 24 | LCB | Bobby Howard |
| 34 | SS | Prentice McCray |
| 25 | FS | John Sanders |
| 27 | RCB | Ron Bolton |
| 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 |
| 31 | FS | Clarence Duren |
| 22 | RCB | Roger Wehrli |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 4/15 | / | 11 | 107 | 2 | 1 | |
| STL | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 10/19 | / | 6 | 69 | 3 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Andy Johnson | 16 | 50 | 3.1 | 10 | 0 |
| Sam Cunningham | 11 | 42 | 3.8 | 16 | 0 |
| Steve Grogan | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Darryl Stingley | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Bobby Anderson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 122 | 3.8 | 16 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Jim Otis | 21 | 65 | 3.1 | 0 | |
| Terry Metcalf | 17 | 44 | 2.6 | 2 | |
| Steve Jones | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Jim Hart | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 44 | 115 | 2.6 | 18 | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Steve Grogan | 34 | 14 | 41.2 | 2 | 173 | 5.1 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 42.9 | |
| Team Totals | 34 | 14 | 41.2 | 2 | 173 | 5.1 | 45 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 42.9 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Jim Hart | 32 | 20 | 62.5 | 1 | 158 | 4.9 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61.7 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 20 | 62.5 | 1 | 158 | 4.9 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Sam Cunningham | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Steve Burks | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 | |
| Randy Vataha | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 1 | |
| Andy Johnson | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | |
| Darryl Stingley | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 45 | 0 |
| Russ Francis | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 173 | 12.4 | 45 | 1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Earl Thomas | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 0 | |
| Terry Metcalf | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 0 | |
| Mel Gray | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | |
| Jackie Smith | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Jim Otis | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Steve Jones | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| J.V. Cain | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Gary Hammond | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 158 | 7.9 | 18 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Steve Nelson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Pete Barnes | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Norm Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Mike Patrick | 9 | 384 | 42.7 | 51 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 384 | 42.7 | 51 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Jeff West | 6 | 251 | 41.8 | 50 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 251 | 41.8 | 50 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Mack Herron | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Andy Johnson | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Darryl Stingley | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8.5 | 9 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Terry Metcalf | 3 | 0 | 88 | 29.3 | 69t | 1 |
| Mel Gray | 3 | 0 | 51 | 17.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Gary Hammond | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 0 | 152 | 19.0 | 69t | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Allen Carter | 3 | 67 | 22.3 | 24 | 0 | |
| Andy Johnson | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 97 | 19.4 | 24 | 0 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Terry Metcalf | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Gary Hammond | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 28 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| Team Totals | 0.0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Charlie Davis | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |