| Minnesota Vikings at St. Louis Cardinals |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 4, 1979 Location: St. Louis, MO Venue: Busch Memorial Stadium Attendance: 47213 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 58 F Humidty: 34% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| St. Louis CardinalsSTL | 3 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 37 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | STL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Steve Little 42 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Ottis Anderson 34 run (Steve Little kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Sammy White 14 pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 3 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Roger Wehrli 9 interception return (Steve Little kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Ottis Anderson 8 pass from Jim Hart (Steve Little kick) | 7 | 24 |
| 4 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Wayne Morris 1 run (Steve Little kick failed) | 7 | 30 |
| 4 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Rod Phillips 16 run (Steve Little kick) | 7 | 37 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 28 | WR | Ahmad Rashad |
| 85 | WR | Sammy White |
| 78 | LOT | Steve Riley |
| 51 | LOG | Jim Hough |
| 67 | C | Dennis Swilley |
| 61 | ROG | Wes Hamilton |
| 73 | ROT | Ron Yary |
| 38 | TE | Bob Tucker |
| 9 | QB | Tommy Kramer |
| 34 | HB | Rickey Young |
| 23 | FB | Ted Brown |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Mark Mullaney |
| 69 | LDT | Doug Sutherland |
| 72 | RDT | James White |
| 70 | RDE | Jim Marshall |
| 59 | LLB | Matt Blair |
| 50 | MLB | Jeff Siemon |
| 54 | RLB | Fred McNeill |
| 27 | LCB | John Turner |
| 45 | SS | Tom Hannon |
| 47 | FS | Tim Baylor |
| 20 | RCB | Bobby Bryant |
| 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 |
| 71 | ROT | Joe Bostic |
| 80 | TE | Bill Murrell |
| 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 |
| 58 | LOLB | John Barefield |
| 50 | LILB | Kurt Allerman |
| 55 | RILB | Eric Williams |
| 59 | ROLB | Calvin Favron |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 23 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 6/14 | / | 8 | 67 | 3 | 1 | |
| STL | 29 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 8/12 | / | 9 | 88 | 2 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Ted Brown | 16 | 52 | 3.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Rickey Young | 7 | 18 | 2.6 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 70 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Ottis Anderson | 25 | 164 | 6.6 | 34 | 1 |
| Rod Phillips | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 17 | 1 |
| Willard Harrell | 8 | 43 | 5.4 | 17 | 0 |
| Mel Gray | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Wayne Morris | 7 | 31 | 4.4 | 8 | 1 |
| Jim Hart | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 45 | 325 | 7.2 | 3 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Tommy Kramer | 49 | 27 | 55.1 | 3 | 273 | 5.6 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 52.5 |
| Team Totals | 49 | 27 | 55.1 | 3 | 273 | 5.6 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 52.5 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Jim Hart | 24 | 14 | 58.3 | 2 | 142 | 5.9 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 54.5 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 14 | 58.3 | 2 | 142 | 5.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 54.5 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Ahmad Rashad | 6 | 68 | 11.3 | 0 | |
| Rickey Young | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 0 | |
| Sammy White | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 1 | |
| Ted Brown | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | |
| Bob Tucker | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Chuck Foreman | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Brent McClanahan | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | |
| Stu Voigt | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Terry LeCount | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Robert Miller | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Robert Steele | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 273 | 10.1 | 1 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Wayne Morris | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 0 | |
| Ottis Anderson | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 18 | 1 |
| Mel Gray | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Pat Tilley | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | |
| Bill Murrell | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 142 | 10.1 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Nate Wright | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | |||
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Ken Greene | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Roger Wehrli | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 1 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||
| Greg Coleman | 4 | 164 | 41.0 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 164 | 41.0 | ||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||
| Steve Little | 2 | 95 | 47.5 | 51 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 95 | 47.5 | ||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Jimmy Edwards | 2 | 0 | 41 | 20.5 | 42 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Willard Harrell | 4 | 0 | 50 | 12.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Jimmy Edwards | 7 | 143 | 20.4 | 31 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Roy Green | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Team Totals | 0.0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |