Washington Redskins 24 at St. Louis Cardinals 17
Sunday, September 19, 1971
Washington Redskins 24, St. Louis Cardinals 17
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
|---|
| Washington Redskins (1-0-0) | 7 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 24 |
| St. Louis Cardinals (0-1-0) | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| | WAS | STL |
|---|
| WAS | Larry Jr. Brown 1 yard rush (Curt Knight kick) | 7 | 0 |
| STL | Jackie Smith 8 yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick) | 7 | 7 |
| STL | Jim Bakken 25 yard field goal | 7 | 10 |
| WAS | Chris Hanburger 16 yard fumble return (Curt Knight kick) | 14 | 10 |
| WAS | Jerry Smith 31 yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Curt Knight kick) | 21 | 10 |
| STL | Jackie Smith 9 yard pass from Pete Beathard (Jim Bakken kick) | 21 | 17 |
| WAS | Curt Knight 25 yard field goal | 24 | 17 |
| WAS | STL |
|---|
| First downs | 10 | 13 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 38-148-1 | 38-117-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 6-17-65-1-0 | 10-27-138-2-4 |
| Sacked-yards | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Net pass yards | 65 | 138 |
| Total yards | 213 | 255 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-1 | 3-3 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 7 |
| Penalties-yards | 3-25 | 6-39 |
