Sunday, October 3, 1976
New York Giants 21, St. Louis Cardinals 27| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants (0-4-0) | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| St. Louis Cardinals (3-1-0) | 10 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
| NYG | STL | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| STL | Mike Sensibaugh 35 yard interception return (Jim Bakken kick) | 0 | 7 |
| NYG | Larry Csonka 5 yard rush (Joe Danelo kick) | 7 | 7 |
| STL | Jim Bakken 22 yard field goal | 7 | 10 |
| STL | Steve Jones 3 yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick) | 7 | 17 |
| STL | Jim Bakken 34 yard field goal | 7 | 20 |
| NYG | Larry Csonka 1 yard rush (Joe Danelo kick) | 14 | 20 |
| STL | Steve Jones 3 yard rush (Jim Bakken kick) | 14 | 27 |
| NYG | Marsh White 2 yard rush (Joe Danelo kick) | 21 | 27 |
| NYG | STL | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 23 | 25 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 33-137-3 | 45-187-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 18-28-215-0-1 | 16-22-117-1-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 1-8 | 0-0 |
| Net pass yards | 207 | 117 |
| Total yards | 344 | 304 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Penalties-yards | 10-65 | 9-80 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Doug Kotar | NYG | 11 | 132 | 0 | ||||||||