| Washington Redskins at St. Louis Cardinals Game Statistics |
| Date: September 17, 1978 Location: St. Louis, MO |
| Venue: Busch Memorial Stadium Attendance: 49282 |
| Weather: Temp: 91 F Humidty: 49% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington RedskinsWAS | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| St. Louis CardinalsSTL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | WAS | STL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Jim Bakken 20 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Tony Green 99 kickoff return (Mark Moseley kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Jean Fugett 14 pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) | 14 | 3 |
| 2 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Mike Thomas 9 run (Mark Moseley kick) | 21 | 3 |
| 3 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Clarence Harmon 9 pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) | 28 | 3 |
| 4 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Mel Gray 27 run (Jim Bakken kick) | 28 | 10 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Danny Buggs |
| 46 | WR | Frank Grant |
| 75 | LOT | Terry Hermeling |
| 64 | LOG | Ron Saul |
| 54 | C | Bob Kuziel |
| 62 | ROG | Dan Nugent |
| 74 | ROT | George Starke |
| 84 | TE | Jean Fugett |
| 7 | QB | Joe Theismann |
| 22 | HB | Mike Thomas |
| 44 | FB | John Riggins |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Ron McDole |
| 65 | LDT | Dave Butz |
| 72 | RDT | Diron Talbert |
| 80 | RDE | Coy Bacon |
| 59 | LLB | Brad Dusek |
| 53 | MLB | Harold McLinton |
| 52 | RLB | Chris Hanburger |
| 24 | LCB | Lemar Parrish |
| 27 | SS | Ken Houston |
| 13 | FS | Jake Scott |
| 20 | RCB | Joe Lavender |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Jimmy Childs |
| 83 | WR | Pat Tilley |
| 60 | LOT | Roger Finnie |
| 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 |
| 59 | RILB | Randy Gill |
| 57 | ROLB | Mark Arneson |
| 45 | LCB | Perry Smith |
| 40 | SS | Doug Greene |
| 20 | FS | Mike Sensibaugh |
| 22 | RCB | Roger Wehrli |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| John Riggins | 16 | 108 | 6.8 | 26 | 0 |
| Mike Thomas | 16 | 78 | 4.9 | 1 | |
| Clarence Harmon | 9 | 49 | 5.4 | 0 | |
| Reggie Haynes | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Joe Theismann | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Billy Kilmer | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Wayne Morris | 12 | 48 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Jim Otis | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 0 | |
| Mel Gray | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27t | 1 |
| Steve Jones | 7 | 26 | 3.7 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| Joe Theismann | 12 | 5 | 41.7 | 0 | 59 | 4.9 | 2 | 96.9 | |||
| Billy Kilmer | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 56.2 | ||
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Jim Hart | 40 | 16 | 40.0 | 1 | 174 | 4.4 | 0 | 43.1 | |||
| Dave Stief | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 43 | 43.0 | 43 | 0 | 118.8 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Clarence Harmon | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 1 | |
| Jean Fugett | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14t | 1 |
| John Riggins | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Frank Grant | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Johnny McDaniel | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Pat Tilley | 7 | 123 | 17.6 | 0 | |
| Jim Otis | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | |
| Mel Gray | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 0 | |
| Wayne Morris | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Steve Jones | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Jim Thaxton | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Brad Dusek | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Mike Bragg | 8 | 316 | 39.5 | 0 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Steve Little | 9 | 367 | 40.8 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| J.T. Smith | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 0 | ||
| Tony Green | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Lemar Parrish | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Willard Harrell | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | ||
| Willie Shelby | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Tony Green | 1 | 99 | 99.0 | 99t | 1 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Willie Shelby | 4 | 94 | 23.5 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Morris | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |
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