St. Louis Cardinals 21 at New York Giants 10
Sunday, September 17, 1961
St. Louis Cardinals 21, New York Giants 10
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals (1-0-0) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| New York Giants (0-1-0) | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| | STL | NYG |
|---|
| STL | Willie West 0 yard fumble return (Gerry Perry kick) | 7 | 0 |
| NYG | Pat Summerall 46 yard field goal | 7 | 3 |
| NYG | Larry Hayes 0 yard fumble return (Pat Summerall kick) | 7 | 10 |
| STL | Mal Hammack 28 yard rush (Gerry Perry kick) | 14 | 10 |
| STL | Frank Mestnik 5 yard pass from Sam Etcheverry (Gerry Perry kick) | 21 | 10 |
| STL | NYG |
|---|
| First downs | 15 | 12 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 38-163-1 | 28-83-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 11-24-119-1-0 | 12-32-118-0-2 |
| Sacked-yards | 5-43 | 5-44 |
| Net pass yards | 76 | 74 |
| Total yards | 239 | 157 |
| Fumbles-lost | 8-2 | 6-3 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 5 |
| Penalties-yards | 6-97 | 1-5 |
