| New Orleans Saints at St. Louis Cardinals |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 6, 1981 Location: St. Louis, MO Venue: Busch Memorial Stadium Attendance: 46923 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 52 F Humidty: 46% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| St. Louis CardinalsSTL | 7 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 30 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NO | STL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Benny Ricardo 44 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Neil Lomax 22 run (Neil O'Donoghue kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Wayne Morris 1 run (Neil O'Donoghue kick) | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Neil O'Donoghue 41 FG | 3 | 17 |
| 4 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Roy Green 44 run (Neil O'Donoghue kick) | 3 | 24 |
| 4 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Neil O'Donoghue 31 FG | 3 | 27 |
| 4 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Neil O'Donoghue 24 FG | 3 | 30 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 48 | WR | Jeff Groth |
| 19 | WR | Guido Merkens |
| 84 | LOT | Dave Lafary |
| 68 | LOG | Fred Sturt |
| 76 | C | Jim Pietrzak |
| 61 | ROG | Sam Adams |
| 67 | ROT | Stan Brock |
| 87 | TE | Larry Hardy |
| 8 | QB | Archie Manning |
| 38 | HB | George Rogers |
| 45 | FB | Jack Holmes |
| Defense | ||
| 74 | LDE | Derland Moore |
| 77 | NT | Jerry Boyarsky |
| 78 | RDE | Elois Grooms |
| 57 | LOLB | Rickey Jackson |
| 93 | LILB | Glen Redd |
| 52 | RILB | Jim Kovach |
| 55 | ROLB | Rob Nairne |
| 44 | LCB | Dave Waymer |
| 20 | SS | Russell Gary |
| 37 | FS | Tommy Myers |
| 25 | RCB | Johnnie Poe |
| 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 |
| 89 | TE | Greg LaFleur |
| 15 | QB | Neil Lomax |
| 32 | RB | Ottis Anderson |
| 24 | FB | Wayne Morris |
| Defense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Bob Pollard |
| 73 | LDT | Mike Dawson |
| 69 | RDT | Rush Brown |
| 75 | RDE | Curtis Greer |
| 55 | LOLB | Eric Williams |
| 58 | MLB | Dave Ahrens |
| 54 | ROLB | E.J. Junior |
| 22 | LCB | Roger Wehrli |
| 38 | SS | Lee Nelson |
| 37 | FS | Ken Greene |
| 35 | RCB | Jeff Griffin |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | 25:28 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1/10 | / | 5 | 44 | 1 | 0 |
| STL | 34:32 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 6/13 | / | 4 | 25 | 2 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| George Rogers | 23 | 98 | 4.3 | 22 | 0 |
| Tommy Myers | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Jimmy Rogers | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Jack Holmes | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Guido Merkens | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Wayne Wilson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 117 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Ottis Anderson | 26 | 64 | 2.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Roy Green | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44t | 1 |
| Neil Lomax | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 22t | 1 |
| Wayne Morris | 8 | 18 | 2.3 | 5 | 1 |
| Randy Love | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Stump Mitchell | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 41 | 155 | 3.8 | 3 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Archie Manning | 17 | 7 | 41.2 | 2 | 105 | 6.2 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 37 | 22.5 |
| Dave Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.0 | |
| Team Totals | 18 | 7 | 38.9 | 3 | 105 | 5.8 | 0 | 6 | 46 | 19.2 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Neil Lomax | 19 | 13 | 68.4 | 1 | 173 | 9.1 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 75.1 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 13 | 68.4 | 1 | 173 | 9.1 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 75.1 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Larry Hardy | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 27 | 0 |
| Guido Merkens | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 16 | 0 |
| George Rogers | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Jeff Groth | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Jack Holmes | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 105 | 15.0 | 0 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Pat Tilley | 4 | 75 | 18.8 | 31 | 0 |
| Greg LaFleur | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Chris Combs | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Ottis Anderson | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Roy Green | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Wayne Morris | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Mel Gray | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 173 | 13.3 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Tommy Myers | 1 | 54 | 54.0 | 54 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Roy Green | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Charles Johnson | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Roger Wehrli | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||
| Russell Erxleben | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 43 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 43 | 0 | ||
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||
| Carl Birdsong | 2 | 88 | 44.0 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 88 | 44.0 | ||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Jeff Groth | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Stump Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Jimmy Rogers | 3 | 0 | 66 | 22.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Wayne Wilson | 2 | 0 | 57 | 28.5 | 32 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 0 | 123 | 24.6 | 0 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Stump Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Randy Love | 1 | 0 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 58 | 29.0 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Jim Wilks | 2.0 |
| Russell Gary | 1.0 |
| Rickey Jackson | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 4.0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Curtis Greer | 2.0 |
| Theotis Brown | 1.5 |
| Bob Pollard | 1.0 |
| Mike Dawson | 1.0 |
| Bruce Radford | 0.5 |
| Team Totals | 6.0 |