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New York Giants 20 at St. Louis Cardinals 29
Sunday, December 9, 1979
Stadium: Civic Center Busch Memorial St, Start Time: 12:00, Surface: astroturf,
Weather: 39 degrees, relative humidity 48%, wind 11 mph
Weather: 39 degrees, relative humidity 48%, wind 11 mph
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants (6-9-0) | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 20 |
| St. Louis Cardinals (5-10-0) | 9 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 29 |
Scoring
| NYG | STL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Cardinals | Ottis Anderson 9 yard rush (kick failed) | 0 | 6 |
| Cardinals | Steve Little 30 yard field goal | 0 | 9 | |
| 2nd | Cardinals | Steve Little 25 yard field goal | 0 | 12 |
| 3rd | Cardinals | Pat Tilley 7 yard pass from Steve Pisarkiewicz (Steve Little kick) | 0 | 19 |
| Giants | Billy Taylor 18 yard pass from Phil Simms (kick failed) | 6 | 19 | |
| 4th | Cardinals | Ottis Anderson 6 yard rush (Steve Little kick) | 6 | 26 |
| Giants | Billy Taylor 23 yard pass from Phil Simms (Joe Danelo kick) | 13 | 26 | |
| Cardinals | Steve Little 42 yard field goal | 13 | 29 | |
| Giants | Billy Taylor 23 yard pass from Phil Simms (Joe Danelo kick) | 20 | 29 |
Team Stats
| NYG | STL | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 15 | 26 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 24-86-0 | 54-232-2 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 18-30-195-3-1 | 15-24-183-1-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 5-24 | 1-9 |
| Net pass yards | 171 | 174 |
| Total yards | 257 | 406 |
| Fumbles-lost | 5-4 | 4-2 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 2 |
| Penalties-yards | 8-71 | 8-78 |
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Billy Taylor | NYG | 16 | 50 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 72 | 3 | 23 | ||||||
| Phil Simms | NYG | 18 | 30 | 195 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Dwight Scales | NYG | 3 | 64 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||||
| Gary Shirk | NYG | 5 | 63 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||||
| Doug Kotar | NYG | 6 | 27 | 0 | 9 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Ottis Anderson | STL | 29 | 140 | 2 | 19 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 19 | ||||||
| Pat Tilley | STL | 6 | 94 | 1 | 31 | ||||||||||
| Steve Pisarkiewicz | STL | 15 | 24 | 183 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 5 | -3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Theotis Brown | STL | 13 | 65 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | ||||||
| Wayne Morris | STL | 7 | 30 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||||
| Mel Gray | STL | 1 | 25 | 0 | 25 | ||||||||||
| Dave Stief | STL | 2 | 24 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||
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 | |||
| Eddie Hicks | NYG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Jim Robinson | NYG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 110 | 18.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 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 | |||
| Roy Green | STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 79 | 39.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Lee Nelson | STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Eric D. Williams | STL | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Kicking & Punting
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Dave Jennings | NYG | 6 | 267 | 44.5 | 0 | ||||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Steve Little | STL | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 129 | 43.0 | 0 |