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Washington Redskins 17 at St. Louis Cardinals 7

Sunday, September 23, 1979

Washington Redskins 17, St. Louis Cardinals 7

1234Final
Washington Redskins (3-1-0)1400317
St. Louis Cardinals (1-3-0)00707

Scoring

WASSTL
1stWASDon Hover 0 yard fumble return (Mark Moseley kick)70
WASBuddy Hardeman 41 yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick)140
3rdSTLTheotis Brown 1 yard rush (Steve Little kick)147
4thWASMark Moseley 47 yard field goal177

Team Stats

WASSTL
First downs1123
Rush-yards-TDs40-100-033-95-1
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT8-16-91-1-124-43-306-0-1
Sacked-yards0-03-25
Net pass yards91281
Total yards191376
Fumbles-lost2-05-4
Turnovers15
Penalties-yards6-484-43

Rushing & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Benny Malone WAS 16 42 0 13 3 18 0 8
Joe Theismann WAS 8 15 91 1 0 41 7 9 0 0
Buddy Hardeman WAS 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 2 2 48 1 41
John Riggins WAS 12 34 0 8
Jean Fugett WAS 1 16 0 16
Clarence Harmon WAS 2 13 0 12 1 3 0 3
Don Warren WAS 1 6 0 6
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Jim Hart STL 24 43 306 0 1 32
Dave Stief STL 6 125 0 32
Pat Tilley STL 7 114 0 30
Ottis Anderson STL 19 67 0 12 4 9 0 12
Wayne Morris STL 7 29 0 16 2 8 0 15
Mel Gray STL 1 -15 0 -15 2 31 0 19
Theotis Brown STL 3 6 1 3 2 8 0 5
Gary Parris STL 1 11 0 11
Thomas Lott STL 3 8 0 5

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
Buddy Hardeman WAS 0 0 0 0 1 18 18.0 0 0 3 4 1.3 0 0
Don Harris WAS 0 0 0 0 1 23 23.0 0 0
Lemar Parrish WAS 1 0 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
Roy Green STL 0 0 0 0 2 45 22.5 0 0
Willard Harrell STL 0 0 0 0 2 35 17.5 0 0 3 7 2.3 0 0
Ken Stone STL 1 0 0 0