Sunday, October 5, 1980
St. Louis Cardinals 40, New Orleans Saints 7| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals (2-3-0) | 7 | 20 | 3 | 10 | 40 |
| New Orleans Saints (0-5-0) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| STL | NOR | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| STL | Wayne Morris 2 yard rush (Steve Little kick) | 7 | 0 |
| STL | Wayne Morris 2 yard rush (Steve Little kick) | 14 | 0 |
| STL | Pat Tilley 7 yard pass from Jim Hart (kick failed) | 20 | 0 |
| STL | Wayne Morris 1 yard rush (Steve Little kick) | 27 | 0 |
| STL | Steve Little 25 yard field goal | 30 | 0 |
| NOR | Elex Price 19 yard blocked punt return (Benny Ricardo kick) | 30 | 7 |
| STL | Steve Little 36 yard field goal | 33 | 7 |
| STL | Willard Harrell 11 yard rush (Steve Little kick) | 40 | 7 |
| STL | NOR | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 29 | 3 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 62-330-4 | 9-15-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 13-18-113-1-0 | 10-22-65-0-2 |
| Sacked-yards | 1-10 | 0-0 |
| Net pass yards | 103 | 65 |
| Total yards | 433 | 80 |
| Fumbles-lost | 0-0 | 4-1 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 3 |
| Penalties-yards | 3-33 | 3-25 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Ottis Anderson | STL | 22 | 126 | 0 | ||||||||
| Wayne Morris | STL | 22 | 102 | 3 | ||||||||