| New Orleans Saints at St. Louis Cardinals Game Statistics |
| Date: December 8, 1985 Location: St. Louis, MO |
| Venue: Busch Stadium Attendance: 29527 |
| Weather: Mostly Clear Temp: 49 F Humidty: 56% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 16 |
| St. Louis CardinalsSTL | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NO | STL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Stump Mitchell 5 run (Novo Bojovic kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Morten Andersen 31 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Stump Mitchell 16 run (Novo Bojovic kick) | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Pat Tilley 7 pass from Neil Lomax (Novo Bojovic kick) | 3 | 21 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Morten Andersen 30 FG | 6 | 21 |
| 4 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Stump Mitchell 5 pass from Neil Lomax (Novo Bojovic kick) | 6 | 28 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Morten Andersen 42 FG | 9 | 28 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | John Tice 2 pass from Bobby Hebert (Morten Andersen kick) | 16 | 28 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Eugene Goodlow |
| 84 | WR | Eric Martin |
| 70 | LOT | Jim Rourke |
| 63 | LOG | Brad Edelman |
| 60 | C | Steve Korte |
| 79 | ROG | Ralph Williams |
| 67 | ROT | Stan Brock |
| 85 | TE | Hoby Brenner |
| 3 | QB | Bobby Hebert |
| 35 | HB | Earl Campbell |
| 30 | FB | Wayne Wilson |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Bruce Clark |
| 99 | NT | Tony Elliott |
| 94 | RDE | Jim Wilks |
| 57 | LOLB | Rickey Jackson |
| 58 | LILB | Glen Redd |
| 50 | RILB | Jack Del Rio |
| 92 | ROLB | James Haynes |
| 44 | LCB | Dave Waymer |
| 24 | SS | Terry Hoage |
| 49 | FS | Frank Wattelet |
| 25 | RCB | Johnnie Poe |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Roy Green |
| 83 | WR | Pat Tilley |
| 67 | LOT | Luis Sharpe |
| 66 | LOG | Doug Dawson |
| 64 | C | Randy Clark |
| 71 | ROG | Joe Bostic |
| 61 | ROT | Lance Smith |
| 89 | TE | Greg LaFleur |
| 80 | TE | Doug Marsh |
| 15 | QB | Neil Lomax |
| 30 | RB | Stump Mitchell |
| Defense | ||
| 60 | LDE | Bubba Baker |
| 73 | LDT | Mark Duda |
| 65 | RDT | David Galloway |
| 75 | RDE | Curtis Greer |
| 57 | LLB | Niko Noga |
| 54 | MLB | E.J. Junior |
| 53 | RLB | Freddie Joe Nunn |
| 47 | LCB | Cedric Mack |
| 43 | SS | Leonard Smith |
| 43 | FS | Lonnie Young |
| 44 | RCB | Wayne Smith |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Earl Campbell | 11 | 35 | 3.2 | 9 | 0 |
| Wayne Wilson | 8 | 27 | 3.4 | 14 | 0 |
| Bobby Hebert | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Stump Mitchell | 28 | 158 | 5.6 | 26 | 2 |
| Ron Wolfley | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 11 | 0 |
| Neil Lomax | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 10 | 0 |
| J.T. Smith | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Bobby Hebert | 39 | 19 | 48.7 | 2 | 225 | 5.8 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 53.9 |
| Brian Hansen | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Neil Lomax | 20 | 14 | 70.0 | 0 | 197 | 9.9 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 134.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Eugene Goodlow | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 20 | 0 |
| Jeff Groth | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 15 | 0 |
| John Tice | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 14 | 1 |
| Hoby Brenner | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Tyrone Anthony | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Earl Campbell | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Wayne Wilson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| James Haynes | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Eric Martin | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| J.T. Smith | 4 | 70 | 17.5 | 34 | 0 |
| Pat Tilley | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 20 | 1 |
| Doug Marsh | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Roy Green | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Stump Mitchell | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 6 | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Lonnie Young | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Brian Hansen | 3 | 121 | 40.3 | 52 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Carl Birdsong | 4 | 165 | 41.3 | 45 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Willie Tullis | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 17 | 0 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| J.T. Smith | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Tyrone Anthony | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 25 | 0 | |
| Bobby Fowler | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Willie Tullis | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Clyde Duncan | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 19 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |
| James Haynes | 1.0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Mark Duda | 1.0 |
| Curtis Greer | 1.0 |
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