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St. Louis Cardinals 24 at Houston Oilers 17
Sunday, October 7, 1979
Stadium: Houston Astrodome (dome), Start Time: 1:00, Surface: astroturf,
Weather: 72 degrees, no wind
Weather: 72 degrees, no wind
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals (2-4-0) | 0 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 24 |
| Houston Oilers (4-2-0) | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
Scoring
| STL | HOU | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Cardinals | Theotis Brown 2 yard rush (Steve Little kick) | 7 | 0 |
| Oilers | Earl Campbell 4 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick) | 7 | 7 | |
| Oilers | Ken Burrough 11 yard pass from Dan Pastorini (Toni Fritsch kick) | 7 | 14 | |
| 3rd | Cardinals | Steve Little 24 yard field goal | 10 | 14 |
| 4th | Oilers | Toni Fritsch 51 yard field goal | 10 | 17 |
| Cardinals | Wayne Morris 1 yard rush (Steve Little kick) | 17 | 17 | |
| Cardinals | Wayne Morris 6 yard rush (Steve Little kick) | 24 | 17 |
Team Stats
| STL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 26 | 13 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 43-194-3 | 15-57-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 24-39-269-0-3 | 15-29-176-1-2 |
| Sacked-yards | 3-16 | 3-11 |
| Net pass yards | 253 | 165 |
| Total yards | 447 | 222 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-1 | 2-1 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 3 |
| Penalties-yards | 12-123 | 6-60 |
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Ottis Anderson | STL | 16 | 109 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 58 | 0 | 21 | ||||||
| Jim Hart | STL | 23 | 38 | 253 | 0 | 3 | 22 | ||||||||
| Wayne Morris | STL | 17 | 62 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 14 | ||||||
| Pat Tilley | STL | 6 | 69 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||
| Jimmy Childs | STL | 4 | 56 | 0 | 22 | ||||||||||
| Theotis Brown | STL | 7 | 18 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | ||||||
| Willard Harrell | STL | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | ||||||
| Gary Parris | STL | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||
| Dave Stief | STL | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Steve Little | STL | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||
| Thomas Lott | STL | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Earl Campbell | HOU | 13 | 53 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 47 | 0 | 46 | ||||||
| Dan Pastorini | HOU | 15 | 29 | 176 | 1 | 2 | 46 | ||||||||
| Ken Burrough | HOU | 5 | 62 | 1 | 20 | ||||||||||
| Tim Wilson | HOU | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| Ronnie Coleman | HOU | 2 | 17 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Rob Carpenter | HOU | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||
| Mike Barber | HOU | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||
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 | |||
| Carl Allen | STL | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Roy Green | STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Willard Harrell | STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Ken Stone | STL | 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 | |||
| Willie Alexander | HOU | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Robert Brazile | HOU | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Ronnie Coleman | HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Rich Ellender | HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Carter Hartwig | HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| J.C. Wilson | HOU | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Kicking & Punting
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Steve Little | STL | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 73 | 36.5 | 0 |
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Toni Fritsch | HOU | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cliff Parsley | HOU | 4 | 172 | 43.0 | 0 | ||||