| New England Patriots at St. Louis Cardinals Game Statistics |
| Date: September 10, 1978 Location: St. Louis, MO |
| Venue: Busch Memorial Stadium Attendance: 48233 |
| Weather: Drizzle Temp: 91 F Humidty: 40% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| St. Louis CardinalsSTL | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | STL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | John Smith 24 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Steve Grogan 5 run (John Smith kick) | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Russ Francis 24 pass from Steve Grogan (Jerrel Wilson kick blocked) | 16 | 0 |
| 3 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Jimmy Childs 8 pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick failed) | 16 | 6 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 29 | WR | Harold Jackson |
| 86 | WR | Stanley Morgan |
| 70 | LOT | Leon Gray |
| 73 | LOG | John Hannah |
| 67 | C | Bill Lenkaitis |
| 61 | ROG | Sam Adams |
| 74 | ROT | Shelby Jordan |
| 81 | TE | Russ Francis |
| 14 | QB | Steve Grogan |
| 23 | HB | Horace Ivory |
| 44 | FB | Don Calhoun |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Mel Lunsford |
| 71 | NT | Ray Hamilton |
| 64 | RDE | Richard Bishop |
| 54 | LOLB | Steve Zabel |
| 57 | LILB | Steve Nelson |
| 50 | RILB | Sam Hunt |
| 56 | ROLB | Rod Shoate |
| 26 | LCB | Ray Clayborn |
| 27 | SS | Doug Beaudoin |
| 48 | FS | Tim Fox |
| 40 | RCB | Mike Haynes |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Mel Gray |
| 83 | WR | Pat Tilley |
| 62 | LOT | Keith Wortman |
| 64 | LOG | Bob Young |
| 54 | C | Tom Banks |
| 68 | ROG | Terry Stieve |
| 72 | ROT | Dan Dierdorf |
| 80 | TE | Eason Ramson |
| 17 | QB | Jim Hart |
| 34 | HB | Steve Jones |
| 24 | FB | Wayne Morris |
| Offense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Bob Pollard |
| 83 | NT | Mike Dawson |
| 63 | RDE | John Zook |
| 53 | LOLB | Steve Neils |
| 56 | LILB | Tim Kearney |
| 50 | RILB | Kurt Allerman |
| 57 | ROLB | Mark Arneson |
| 27 | LCB | Carl Allen |
| 40 | SS | Doug Greene |
| 20 | FS | Mike Sensibaugh |
| 22 | RCB | Roger Wehrli |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Don Calhoun | 17 | 143 | 8.4 | 73 | 0 |
| James McAlister | 6 | 34 | 5.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Andy Johnson | 8 | 28 | 3.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Sam Cunningham | 8 | 23 | 2.9 | 6 | 0 |
| Steve Grogan | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 11 | 1 |
| Horace Ivory | 7 | 15 | 2.1 | 5 | 0 |
| Stanley Morgan | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Mosi Tatupu | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Steve Jones | 9 | 35 | 3.9 | 9 | 0 |
| Jim Otis | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Jerry Latin | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Jim Hart | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Wayne Morris | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Steve Grogan | 21 | 13 | 61.9 | 2 | 172 | 8.2 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 64.1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Jim Hart | 28 | 12 | 42.9 | 1 | 150 | 5.4 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 57.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Russ Francis | 6 | 74 | 12.3 | 24t | 1 |
| Harold Jackson | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 35 | 0 |
| Andy Johnson | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Stanley Morgan | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Don Westbrook | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Eason Ramson | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Pat Tilley | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 31 | 0 |
| Mel Gray | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Jim Thaxton | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Wayne Morris | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Steve Jones | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Jimmy Childs | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8t | 1 |
| Jim Otis | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Steve Nelson | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Roger Wehrli | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Carl Allen | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Jerrel Wilson | 2 | 71 | 35.5 | 38 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Steve Little | 7 | 270 | 38.6 | 45 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Stanley Morgan | 4 | 1 | 21 | 5.3 | 16 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Ray Clayborn | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 32 | 0 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Tommy Southard | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 26 | 0 | |
| Wayne Morris | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| Ray Hamilton | 1.0 |
| Steve Zabel | 1.0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |
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