| St. Louis Cardinals at New York Giants Game Statistics |
| Date: October 11, 1981 Location: East Rutherford, NJ |
| Venue: Giants Stadium Attendance: 67128 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 64 F Humidty: 30% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis CardinalsSTL | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| New York GiantsNYG | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 34 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | STL | NYG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Doug Marsh 14 pass from Jim Hart (Neil O'Donoghue kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Joe Danelo 41 FG | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Johnny Perkins 5 pass from Phil Simms (Joe Danelo kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Johnny Perkins 7 pass from Phil Simms (Joe Danelo kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Joe Danelo 45 FG | 7 | 20 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Earnest Gray 22 pass from Phil Simms (Joe Danelo kick) | 7 | 27 |
| 4 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Theotis Brown 3 run (Neil O'Donoghue kick) | 14 | 27 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Rob Carpenter 21 run (Joe Danelo kick) | 14 | 34 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Mel Gray |
| 83 | WR | Pat Tilley |
| 66 | LOT | George Collins |
| 68 | LOG | Terry Stieve |
| 51 | C | Tom Brahaney |
| 71 | ROG | Joe Bostic |
| 72 | ROT | Dan Dierdorf |
| 87 | TE | Doug Marsh |
| 17 | QB | Jim Hart |
| 32 | RB | Ottis Anderson |
| 33 | RB | Theotis Brown |
| Defense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Bob Pollard |
| 73 | DT | Mike Dawson |
| 75 | RDE | Curtis Greer |
| 59 | LOLB | Calvin Favron |
| 56 | LILB | Tim Kearney |
| 54 | RILB | E.J. Junior |
| 52 | ROLB | Charlie Baker |
| 44 | LCb | Tim Collier |
| 38 | SS | Lee Nelson |
| 37 | FS | Ken Greene |
| 22 | RCB | Roger Wehrli |
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Mike Friede |
| 86 | WR | Johnny Perkins |
| 60 | LOT | Brad Benson |
| 68 | LOG | J.T. Turner |
| 61 | C | Ernie Hughes |
| 69 | ROG | Roy Simmons |
| 72 | ROT | Gordon King |
| 87 | TE | Gary Shirk |
| 11 | QB | Phil Simms |
| 21 | RB | Louis Jackson |
| 30 | FB | Leon Perry |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Curtis McGriff |
| 77 | NT | Bill Neill |
| 70 | RDE | Gary Jeter |
| 10 | LOLB | Brad Van Pelt |
| 55 | LILB | Brian Kelley |
| 53 | RILB | Harry Carson |
| 56 | ROLB | Lawrence Taylor |
| 36 | LCB | Mark Haynes |
| 29 | SS | Bill Currier |
| 28 | FS | Beasley Reece |
| 24 | RCB | Terry Jackson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Ottis Anderson | 17 | 71 | 4.2 | 18 | 0 |
| Theotis Brown | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 7 | 1 |
| Neil Lomax | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Wayne Morris | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jim Hart | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Rob Carpenter | 14 | 103 | 7.4 | 35 | 1 |
| Louis Jackson | 9 | 30 | 3.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Leon Perry | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Phil Simms | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Leon Bright | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 5 | 0 |
| Scott Brunner | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Jim Hart | 26 | 17 | 65.4 | 1 | 195 | 7.5 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 84.6 |
| Neil Lomax | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 26 | 8.7 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 93.7 |
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Phil Simms | 33 | 19 | 57.6 | 0 | 208 | 6.3 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 106.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Ottis Anderson | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 13 | 0 |
| Doug Marsh | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 16 | 1 |
| Theotis Brown | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Mel Gray | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Pat Tilley | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Roy Green | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Greg LaFleur | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Johnny Perkins | 5 | 55 | 11.0 | 23 | 2 |
| Gary Shirk | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 22 | 0 |
| Rob Carpenter | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Mike Friede | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Tom Mullady | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Leon Bright | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Leon Perry | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Earnest Gray | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22t | 1 |
| Louis Jackson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| New York Giants | |||||
| Brian Kelley | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Carl Birdsong | 4 | 194 | 48.5 | 54 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Dave Jennings | 3 | 143 | 47.7 | 52 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Stump Mitchell | 2 | 0 | 24 | 12.0 | 16 | 0 |
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Leon Bright | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 12 | 0 | |
| Alvin Garrett | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Stump Mitchell | 4 | 68 | 17.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Willard Harrell | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Leon Bright | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 26 | 0 | |
| Alvin Garrett | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Curtis Greer | 2.0 |
| Charlie Baker | 1.0 |
| Lee Nelson | 1.0 |
| E.J. Junior | 1.0 |
| New York Giants | |
| Gary Jeter | 2.0 |
| Lawrence Taylor | 1.0 |
| Bill Neill | 0.5 |
| Phil Tabor | 0.5 |
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