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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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants (2-1-0) | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| St. Louis Cardinals (1-2-0) | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| NYG | STL | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| STL | Jim Bakken 14 yard field goal | 0 | 3 |
| NYG | Rocky Thompson 93 yard kickoff return (Pete Gogolak kick) | 7 | 3 |
| NYG | Bob Tucker 10 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Pete Gogolak kick) | 14 | 3 |
| NYG | Fran Tarkenton 2 yard rush (Pete Gogolak kick) | 21 | 3 |
| STL | Mel Gray 64 yard pass from Pete Beathard (Jim Bakken kick) | 21 | 10 |
| STL | Mel Gray 60 yard pass from Pete Beathard (Jim Bakken kick) | 21 | 17 |
| STL | Jim Bakken 22 yard field goal | 21 | 20 |
| NYG | STL | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 16 | 14 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 32-81-1 | 30-129-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 20-32-239-1-2 | 10-22-186-2-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 2-19 | 1-10 |
| Net pass yards | 220 | 176 |
| Total yards | 301 | 305 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-0 | 6-3 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 4 |
| Penalties-yards | 5-65 | 3-45 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Mel Gray | STL | 2 | 124 | 2 | ||||||||