| 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 Patriots | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | STL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England Patriots | John Smith 24 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | New England Patriots | Steve Grogan 5 run (John Smith kick) | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | New England Patriots | Russ Francis 24 pass from Steve Grogan (Jerrel Wilson kick blocked) | 16 | 0 |
| 3 | St. Louis Cardinals | Jimmy Childs 8 pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick failed) | 16 | 6 |
| RUSHING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| NE | Don Calhoun | 17 | 143 | 8.4 | 73 | 0 |
| NE | James McAlister | 6 | 34 | 5.7 | 15 | 0 |
| NE | Andy Johnson | 8 | 28 | 3.5 | 8 | 0 |
| NE | Sam Cunningham | 8 | 23 | 2.9 | 6 | 0 |
| NE | Steve Grogan | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 11 | 1 |
| NE | Horace Ivory | 7 | 15 | 2.1 | 5 | 0 |
| NE | Stanley Morgan | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| NE | Mosi Tatupu | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| STL | Steve Jones | 9 | 35 | 3.9 | 9 | 0 |
| STL | Jim Otis | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| STL | Jerry Latin | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 6 | 0 |
| STL | Jim Hart | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| STL | Wayne Morris | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
| NE | Steve Grogan | 21 | 13 | 61.9 | 2 | 172 | 8.2 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 64.1 |
| STL | Jim Hart | 28 | 12 | 42.9 | 1 | 150 | 5.4 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 57.1 |
| RECEIVING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| NE | Russ Francis | 6 | 74 | 12.3 | 24t | 1 |
| NE | Harold Jackson | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 35 | 0 |
| NE | Andy Johnson | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 |
| NE | Stanley Morgan | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 8 | 0 |
| NE | Don Westbrook | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| STL | Eason Ramson | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 13 | 0 |
| STL | Pat Tilley | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 31 | 0 |
| STL | Mel Gray | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| STL | Jim Thaxton | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| STL | Wayne Morris | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| STL | Steve Jones | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| STL | Jimmy Childs | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8t | 1 |
| STL | Jim Otis | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| NE | Steve Nelson | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 |
| STL | Roger Wehrli | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| STL | Carl Allen | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
| NE | Jerrel Wilson | 2 | 71 | 35.5 | 38 | 0 |
| STL | Steve Little | 7 | 270 | 38.6 | 45 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| NE | Stanley Morgan | 4 | 1 | 21 | 5.3 | 16 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| NE | Ray Clayborn | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 32 | 0 |
| STL | Tommy Southard | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 26 | 0 |
| STL | Wayne Morris | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| SACKS | ||
|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO |
| NE | Ray Hamilton | 1.0 |
| NE | Steve Zabel | 1.0 |
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