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 |
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| St. Louis Cardinals (1-0-0) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| New York Giants (0-1-0) | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
Scoring
| | | STL | NYG |
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| 2nd | STL | Willie West 0 yard fumble return (Gerry Perry kick) | 7 | 0 |
| NYG | Pat Summerall 46 yard field goal | 7 | 3 |
| 3rd | NYG | Larry Hayes 0 yard fumble return (Pat Summerall kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 4th | 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 |
Team Stats
| STL | NYG |
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| 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 |
Rushing & Receiving
Defense & Returns
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Int |
Yds |
TD |
Lng |
FR |
Yds |
TD |
Rt |
Yds |
Y/Rt |
TD |
Lng |
Ret |
Yds |
Y/R |
TD |
Lng |
| Jimmy Hill |
STL |
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1 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
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| Frank Mestnik |
STL |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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1 |
9 |
9.0 |
0 |
0 |
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| Jerry Norton |
STL |
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1 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
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Tm |
Sk |
Int |
Yds |
TD |
Lng |
FR |
Yds |
TD |
Rt |
Yds |
Y/Rt |
TD |
Lng |
Ret |
Yds |
Y/R |
TD |
Lng |
| Bill Stits |
NYG |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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2 |
36 |
18.0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
| Joel Wells |
NYG |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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2 |
30 |
15.0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
24 |
8.0 |
0 |
0 |
