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New York Giants 14 at St. Louis Cardinals 26
Sunday, October 5, 1975
Stadium: Civic Center Busch Memorial St, Start Time: 1:00, Surface: astroturf,
Weather: 60 degrees, relative humidity 64%, wind 9 mph
Weather: 60 degrees, relative humidity 64%, wind 9 mph
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants (1-2-0) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| St. Louis Cardinals (2-1-0) | 7 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 26 |
Scoring
| NYG | STL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Cardinals | Mel Gray 8 yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2nd | Cardinals | Jim Bakken 48 yard field goal | 0 | 10 |
| Cardinals | Terry Metcalf 18 yard rush (Jim Bakken kick) | 0 | 17 | |
| Cardinals | Jim Otis 10 yard rush (kick failed) | 0 | 23 | |
| 3rd | Giants | Larry Watkins 10 yard rush (George Hunt kick) | 7 | 23 |
| 4th | Cardinals | Jim Bakken 28 yard field goal | 7 | 26 |
| Giants | Larry Watkins 2 yard rush (George Hunt kick) | 14 | 26 |
Team Stats
| NYG | STL | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 19 | 18 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 33-126-2 | 46-254-2 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 17-24-168-0-0 | 8-20-125-1-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 4-30 | 0-0 |
| Net pass yards | 138 | 125 |
| Total yards | 264 | 379 |
| Fumbles-lost | 3-1 | 2-1 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Penalties-yards | 3-40 | 7-35 |
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Larry Watkins | NYG | 15 | 85 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| Ray Rhodes | NYG | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 83 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Craig Morton | NYG | 17 | 24 | 168 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Joe Dawkins | NYG | 6 | 22 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | ||||||
| Walker Gillette | NYG | 3 | 30 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||||
| Ron A. Johnson | NYG | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 9 | ||||||
| Bob Tucker | NYG | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Doug Kotar | NYG | 5 | -2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||
| Danny Buggs | NYG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Terry Metcalf | STL | 15 | 109 | 1 | 21 | 3 | 43 | 0 | 19 | ||||||
| Jim Otis | STL | 20 | 101 | 1 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Jim Hart | STL | 8 | 20 | 125 | 1 | 1 | 48 | ||||||||
| Earl Thomas | STL | 2 | 60 | 0 | 48 | ||||||||||
| Jerry Latin | STL | 8 | 37 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||||
| Steve Jones | STL | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||
| Mel Gray | STL | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||||
Defense & Returns
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Danny Buggs | NYG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 72 | 36.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Doug Kotar | NYG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 77 | 19.3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Clyde Powers | NYG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Mel Gray | STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Gary Hammond | STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Terry Metcalf | STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
Kicking & Punting
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Steve Crosby | NYG | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | ||||
| George Hunt | NYG | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | ||||
| Dave Jennings | NYG | 4 | 165 | 41.3 | 0 | ||||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Jim Bakken | STL | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jeff West | STL | 3 | 137 | 45.7 | 0 | ||||