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New York Giants 21 at St. Louis Cardinals 20

Sunday, October 3, 1971

New York Giants 21, St. Louis Cardinals 20

1234Final
New York Giants (2-1-0)1470021
St. Louis Cardinals (1-2-0)377320

Scoring

NYGSTL
1stSTLJim Bakken 14 yard field goal03
NYGRocky Thompson 93 yard kickoff return (Pete Gogolak kick)73
NYGBob Tucker 10 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Pete Gogolak kick)143
2ndNYGFran Tarkenton 2 yard rush (Pete Gogolak kick)213
STLMel Gray 64 yard pass from Pete Beathard (Jim Bakken kick)2110
3rdSTLMel Gray 60 yard pass from Pete Beathard (Jim Bakken kick)2117
4thSTLJim Bakken 22 yard field goal2120

Team Stats

NYGSTL
First downs1614
Rush-yards-TDs32-81-130-129-0
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT20-32-239-1-210-22-186-2-1
Sacked-yards2-191-10
Net pass yards220176
Total yards301305
Fumbles-lost1-06-3
Turnovers24
Penalties-yards5-653-45

Rushing & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Fran Tarkenton NYG 20 32 239 1 2 0 5 6 1 0
Rich Houston NYG 1 2 0 0 4 68 0 0
Bobby Duhon NYG 13 45 0 0 2 24 0 0
Bob Tucker NYG 1 1 0 0 5 62 1 0
Clifton McNeil NYG 4 52 0 0
Tucker Frederickson NYG 7 28 0 0 3 21 0 0
Rocky Thompson NYG 4 -1 0 0 2 12 0 0
Junior Coffey NYG 1 0 0 0
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Mel Gray STL 2 124 2 0
MacArthur Lane STL 17 69 0 0 4 32 0 0
Pete Beathard STL 10 22 186 2 1 0 1 5 0 0
Roy Shivers STL 9 37 0 0 1 0 0 0
Dave L. Williams STL 3 30 0 0
Jackie Smith STL 1 10 0 0
Cid Edwards STL 1 8 0 0
Johnny Roland STL 1 0 0 0

Defense & Returns

Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Bobby Duhon NYG 0 0 0 0 1 19 19.0 0 0 2 5 2.5 0 0
Spider Lockhart NYG 0 0 0 0 1 15 15.0 0 0
Rocky Thompson NYG 0 0 0 0 3 141 47.0 1 0
Willie Williams NYG 1 14 0 0
Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Dan Dierdorf STL 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0
Mel Gray STL 0 0 0 0 1 21 21.0 0 0
Mike McGill STL 1 19 0 0
Johnny Roland STL 0 0 0 0 1 7 7.0 0 0
Norm Thompson STL 1 9 0 0 1 17 17.0 0 0 3 17 5.7 0 0
Larry Willingham STL 0 0 0 0 1 -2 -2.0 0 0