| Minnesota Vikings at St. Louis Cardinals Game Statistics |
| Date: October 25, 1981 Location: St. Louis, MO |
| Venue: Busch Memorial Stadium Attendance: 48039 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 52 F Humidty: 41% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| St. Louis CardinalsSTL | 13 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 30 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | STL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Neil O'Donoghue 19 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Pat Tilley 37 pass from Jim Hart (Neil O'Donoghue kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 1 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Neil O'Donoghue 23 FG | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Rick Danmeier 36 FG | 3 | 13 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Sammy White 15 pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) | 10 | 13 |
| 3 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Wayne Morris 13 run (Neil O'Donoghue kick) | 10 | 20 |
| 4 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Mel Gray 8 pass from Jim Hart (Neil O'Donoghue kick) | 10 | 27 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Sammy White 22 pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) | 17 | 27 |
| 4 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Neil O'Donoghue 46 FG | 17 | 30 |
| 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 |
| 81 | TE | Joe Senser |
| 9 | QB | Tommy Kramer |
| 23 | RB | Ted Brown |
| 34 | RB | Rickey Young |
| Defense | ||
| 73 | LDE | Mark Mullaney |
| 72 | NT | James White |
| 79 | RDE | Doug Martin |
| 59 | LOLB | Matt Blair |
| 50 | LILB | Jeff Siemon |
| 55 | RILB | Scott Studwell |
| 54 | ROLB | Fred McNeill |
| 27 | LCB | John Turner |
| 45 | SS | Tom Hannon |
| 25 | FS | Kurt Knoff |
| 37 | RCB | Willie Teal |
| 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 |
| 24 | RB | Wayne Morris |
| Defense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Bob Pollard |
| 73 | NT | Mike Dawson |
| 75 | RDE | Curtis Greer |
| 55 | LOLB | Eric Williams |
| 58 | LILB | Dave Ahrens |
| 54 | RILB | E.J. Junior |
| 52 | ROLB | Charlie Baker |
| 27 | LCB | Carl Allen |
| 38 | SS | Lee Nelson |
| 37 | FS | Ken Greene |
| 35 | RCB | Jeff Griffin |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Ted Brown | 13 | 55 | 4.2 | 22 | 0 |
| Rickey Young | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Tommy Kramer | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Jeff Siemon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Ottis Anderson | 23 | 77 | 3.3 | 24 | 0 |
| Wayne Morris | 16 | 63 | 3.9 | 13t | 1 |
| Jim Hart | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Tommy Kramer | 55 | 25 | 45.5 | 2 | 343 | 6.2 | 52 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 62.9 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Jim Hart | 26 | 13 | 50.0 | 2 | 191 | 7.3 | 48 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 67.9 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Sammy White | 7 | 120 | 17.1 | 33 | 2 |
| Ahmad Rashad | 6 | 71 | 11.8 | 17 | 0 |
| Joe Senser | 5 | 100 | 20.0 | 52 | 0 |
| Ted Brown | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 15 | 0 |
| Rickey Young | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 7 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Pat Tilley | 5 | 98 | 19.6 | 37t | 1 |
| Roy Green | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 48 | 0 |
| Mel Gray | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 8t | 1 |
| Ottis Anderson | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Willard Harrell | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Kurt Knoff | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Willie Teal | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Ken Greene | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger Wehrli | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Greg Coleman | 6 | 257 | 42.8 | 53 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Carl Birdsong | 3 | 127 | 42.3 | 56 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Eddie Payton | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Stump Mitchell | 5 | 0 | 82 | 16.4 | 49 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Eddie Payton | 5 | 91 | 18.2 | 27 | 0 | |
| Mardye McDole | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Stump Mitchell | 3 | 67 | 22.3 | 27 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Matt Blair | 1.0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Rush Brown | 1.0 |
| Curtis Greer | 1.0 |
| Bob Pollard | 0.5 |
| Stafford Mays | 0.5 |
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