| New Orleans Saints at St. Louis Cardinals Game Statistics |
| Date: October 23, 1977 Location: St. Louis, MO |
| Venue: Busch Memorial Stadium Attendance: 48417 |
| Weather: Drizzle Temp: 71 F Humidty: 59% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 0 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
| St. Louis CardinalsSTL | 14 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 49 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NO | STL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Mel Gray 38 pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Wayne Morris 2 run (Jim Bakken kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Wayne Morris 9 run (Jim Bakken kick) | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Chuck Muncie 19 run (Rich Szaro kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Jim Thaxton 25 pass from Bobby Scott (Rich Szaro kick) | 14 | 21 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Henry Childs 53 pass from Bobby Scott (Rich Szaro kick) | 21 | 21 |
| 3 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Wayne Morris 1 run (Jim Bakken kick) | 21 | 28 |
| 3 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Rich Szaro 22 FG | 24 | 28 |
| 4 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Mel Gray 11 pass from Terry Metcalf (Jim Bakken kick) | 24 | 35 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Henry Childs 29 pass from Bobby Scott (Rich Szaro kick) | 31 | 35 |
| 4 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Steve Jones 1 run (Jim Bakken kick) | 31 | 42 |
| 4 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Wayne Morris 12 run (Jim Bakken kick) | 31 | 49 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 41 | WR | John Gilliam |
| 87 | WR | Don Herrmann |
| 77 | LOT | Marv Montgomery |
| 68 | LOG | Terry Stieve |
| 62 | C | John Hill |
| 79 | ROG | Emanuel Zanders |
| 76 | ROT | Don Morrison |
| 85 | TE | Henry Childs |
| 12 | QB | Bobby Scott |
| 34 | RB | Tony Galbreath |
| 42 | RB | Chuck Muncie |
| Defense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Bob Pollard |
| 75 | LDT | Elex Price |
| 74 | RDT | Derland Moore |
| 78 | RDE | Elois Grooms |
| 57 | LLB | Jim Merlo |
| 58 | MLB | Joe Federspiel |
| 60 | RLB | Greg Westbrooks |
| 30 | LCB | Ernie Jackson |
| 44 | SS | Chuck Crist |
| 37 | FS | Tommy Myers |
| 24 | RCB | Clarence Chapman |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Mel Gray |
| 84 | WR | Ike Harris |
| 60 | LOT | Roger Finnie |
| 64 | LOG | Bob Young |
| 54 | C | Tom Banks |
| 66 | ROG | Conrad Dobler |
| 72 | ROT | Dan Dierdorf |
| 88 | TE | J.V. Cain |
| 17 | QB | Jim Hart |
| 21 | RB | Terry Metcalf |
| 24 | RB | Wayne Morris |
| Offense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Ron Yankowski |
| 73 | LDT | Mike Dawson |
| 76 | RDT | Charlie Davis |
| 63 | RDE | John Zook |
| 53 | LLB | Steve Neils |
| 56 | MLB | Tim Kearney |
| 57 | RLB | Mark Arneson |
| 38 | LCB | Lee Nelson |
| 36 | SS | Ken Reaves |
| 20 | FS | Mike Sensibaugh |
| 22 | RCB | Roger Wehrli |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Chuck Muncie | 13 | 102 | 7.8 | 22 | 1 |
| Tony Galbreath | 9 | 39 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| Mike Strachan | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Wayne Morris | 25 | 95 | 3.8 | 4 | |
| Terry Metcalf | 17 | 78 | 4.6 | 0 | |
| Jerry Latin | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 0 | |
| Roger Wehrli | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Jim Otis | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Steve Jones | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| Jim Hart | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Bobby Scott | 35 | 16 | 45.7 | 2 | 285 | 8.1 | 3 | 78.9 | |||
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Jim Hart | 24 | 17 | 70.8 | 0 | 225 | 9.4 | 1 | 114.1 | |||
| Terry Metcalf | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 18 | 9.0 | 1 | 143.7 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Jim Thaxton | 4 | 83 | 20.8 | 1 | |
| Henry Childs | 3 | 79 | 26.3 | 2 | |
| Don Herrmann | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 14 | 0 |
| John Gilliam | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | |
| Rich Mauti | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Chuck Muncie | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Mike Strachan | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Tony Galbreath | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Terry Metcalf | 5 | 62 | 12.4 | 0 | |
| J.V. Cain | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 0 | |
| Wayne Morris | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | |
| Mel Gray | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 2 | |
| Ike Harris | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Jerry Latin | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Jackie Smith | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Roger Wehrli | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Lee Nelson | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Tom Blanchard | 2 | 97 | 48.5 | 1 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Duane Carrell | 2 | 80 | 40.0 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Terry Metcalf | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Rich Mauti | 5 | 89 | 17.8 | 0 | ||
| Greg Boykin | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Lenny Willis | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Rick Kingrea | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Terry Metcalf | 3 | 99 | 33.0 | 0 | ||
| Jerry Latin | 3 | 79 | 26.3 | 0 | ||
| SACKS | NO |
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