| Washington Redskins at St. Louis Cardinals |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 23, 1979 Location: St. Louis, MO Venue: Busch Memorial Stadium Attendance: 50680 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 70 F Humidty: 39% Wind: 13 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington RedskinsWAS | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| St. Louis CardinalsSTL | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | WAS | STL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Don Hover opponents fumble recovery in end zone (Mark Moseley kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Buddy Hardeman 41 pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 3 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Theotis Brown 1 run (Steve Little kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 4 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Mark Moseley 47 FG | 17 | 7 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Danny Buggs |
| 83 | WR | Ricky Thompson |
| 75 | LOT | Terry Hermeling |
| 64 | LOG | Ron Saul |
| 54 | C | Bob Kuziel |
| 73 | ROG | Jeff Williams |
| 74 | ROT | George Starke |
| 84 | TE | Jean Fugett |
| 7 | QB | Joe Theismann |
| 25 | HB | Benny Malone |
| 44 | FB | John Riggins |
| Defense | ||
| 71 | LDE | Karl Lorch |
| 78 | LDT | Paul Smith |
| 72 | RDT | Diron Talbert |
| 79 | RDE | Coy Bacon |
| 59 | LLB | Brad Dusek |
| 58 | MLB | Don Hover |
| 57 | RLB | Rich Milot |
| 24 | LCB | Lemar Parrish |
| 27 | SS | Ken Houston |
| 29 | FS | Mark Murphy |
| 20 | RCB | Joe Lavender |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Mel Gray |
| 83 | WR | Pat Tilley |
| 62 | LOT | Keith Wortman |
| 54 | LOG | Tom Banks |
| 51 | C | Tom Brahaney |
| 64 | ROG | Bob Young |
| 71 | ROT | Joe Bostic |
| 89 | TE | Gary Parris |
| 17 | QB | Jim Hart |
| 32 | RB | Ottis Anderson |
| 24 | RB | Wayne Morris |
| Offense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Bob Pollard |
| 76 | NT | Charlie Davis |
| 73 | RDE | Mike Dawson |
| 53 | LOLB | Steve Neils |
| 56 | LILB | Tim Kearney |
| 55 | RILB | Eric Williams |
| 57 | ROLB | Mark Arneson |
| 27 | LCB | Carl Allen |
| 37 | SS | Ken Greene |
| 23 | FS | Ken Stone |
| 22 | RCB | Roger Wehrli |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAS | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5/15 | / | 6 | 48 | 2 | 0 | |
| STL | 23 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 11/18 | / | 4 | 43 | 5 | 4 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Benny Malone | 16 | 42 | 2.6 | 13 | 0 |
| John Riggins | 12 | 34 | 2.8 | 8 | 0 |
| Clarence Harmon | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Joe Theismann | 7 | 9 | 1.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Buddy Hardeman | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 40 | 100 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Ottis Anderson | 19 | 67 | 3.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Wayne Morris | 7 | 29 | 4.1 | 16 | 0 |
| Thomas Lott | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Theotis Brown | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 3 | 1 |
| Mel Gray | 1 | -15 | -15.0 | -15 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 95 | 2.9 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| Joe Theismann | 15 | 8 | 53.3 | 0 | 91 | 6.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 94.0 | |
| Buddy Hardeman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Team Totals | 16 | 8 | 50.0 | 1 | 91 | 5.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 62.2 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Jim Hart | 43 | 24 | 55.8 | 1 | 306 | 7.1 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 68.6 |
| Team Totals | 43 | 24 | 55.8 | 1 | 306 | 7.1 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 68.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Benny Malone | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Buddy Hardeman | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 1 | |
| Jean Fugett | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Don Warren | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Clarence Harmon | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 91 | 11.4 | 1 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Pat Tilley | 7 | 114 | 16.3 | 0 | |
| Dave Stief | 6 | 125 | 20.8 | 0 | |
| Ottis Anderson | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Mel Gray | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | |
| Theotis Brown | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Wayne Morris | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Gary Parris | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 306 | 12.8 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Lemar Parrish | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Ken Stone | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||||
| Mike Bragg | 8 | 290 | 36.3 | 45 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 290 | 36.3 | ||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||
| Steve Little | 6 | 219 | 36.5 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 6 | 219 | 36.5 | ||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Buddy Hardeman | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Willard Harrell | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | |
| Thomas Lott | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Donnie Harris | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Buddy Hardeman | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Roy Green | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 29 | 0 | |
| Willard Harrell | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 29 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Team Totals | 0.0 |