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St. Louis Cardinals 24 at Houston Oilers 17
Sunday, October 7, 1979
St. Louis Cardinals 24, Houston Oilers 17| 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 |
| STL | HOU | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| STL | Theotis Brown 2 yard rush (Steve Little kick) | 7 | 0 |
| HOU | Earl Campbell 4 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick) | 7 | 7 |
| HOU | Ken Burrough 11 yard pass from Dan Pastorini (Toni Fritsch kick) | 7 | 14 |
| STL | Steve Little 24 yard field goal | 10 | 14 |
| HOU | Toni Fritsch 51 yard field goal | 10 | 17 |
| STL | Wayne Morris 1 yard rush (Steve Little kick) | 17 | 17 |
| STL | Wayne Morris 6 yard rush (Steve Little kick) | 24 | 17 |
| 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 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Ottis Anderson | STL | 16 | 109 | 0 | ||||||||