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1970 St. Louis Cardinals

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Record: 8-5-1, Finished 3rd in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 325 points (23.2/g), 4th of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 228 points (16.3/g), 5th.
 Differential of 97 points (6.9/g), 4th.
 Expected W-L: 9.8-4.2.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +2 (0.1/g), 11th.

Coached by Charley Winner (8-5-1)

1970 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Fri September 18 box L 0-1 @ Los Angeles Rams 13 34 15 327 228 99 4 17 342 185 157 1
2 Sun September 27 box W 1-1 Washington Redskins 27 17 22 297 123 174 3 20 254 107 147 3
3 Sun October 4 box W 2-1 Dallas Cowboys 20 7 15 309 164 145 2 17 269 128 141 2
4 Sun October 11 box W 3-1 New Orleans Saints 24 17 17 432 236 196 3 19 342 212 130 2
5 Sun October 18 box W 4-1 @ Philadelphia Eagles 35 20 17 299 101 198 2 17 278 132 146 3
6 Sun October 25 box L 4-2 @ New York Giants 17 35 19 329 203 126 2 20 371 268 103 1
7 Sun November 1 box W 5-2 Houston Oilers 44 0 20 454 274 180 9 160 81 79 3
8 Sun November 8 box W 6-2 Boston Patriots 31 0 15 283 132 151 1 19 195 159 36 4
9 Mon November 16 box W 7-2 @ Dallas Cowboys 38 0 19 392 150 242 1 14 243 140 103 6
10 Sun November 22 box T 7-2-1 @ Kansas City Chiefs 6 6 17 272 119 153 4 11 212 43 169 3
11 Sun November 29 box W 8-2-1 Philadelphia Eagles 23 14 17 337 181 156 1 19 276 170 106 2
12 Sun December 6 box L 8-3-1 @ Detroit Lions 3 16 6 146 108 38 5 18 279 119 160 2
13 Sun December 13 box L 8-4-1 New York Giants 17 34 13 344 273 71 2 22 361 217 144
14 Sun December 20 box L 8-5-1 @ Washington Redskins 27 28 14 250 181 69 3 20 287 146 141 3

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 325 4471 845 5.3 226 178 390 2473 16 19 5.9 104 429 1998 18 4.7 110 33 14 12
Team Defense 228 3869 894 4.3 388 183 382 2107 16 21 5.0 116 472 1762 10 3.7 242 35 14 30
Lg Rank Offense 4 3 14 13 9 13 10 6 19 6 1 1 13 10
Lg Rank Defense 5 10 24 16 7 11 12 6 21 16 9 12 11 17

Passing

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Age Pos G GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Jim Hart 26 QB 14 14 171 373 45.8 2575 14 3.8 18 4.8 79 6.9 5.1 15.1 183.9 61.5 26 216 5.9 4.2 6.5
Pete Beathard 28 4 0 7 17 41.2 114 2 11.8 1 5.9 58 6.7 5.2 16.3 28.5 79.0 0 0 6.7 5.2 0.0
Team Total 26.0 14 178 390 45.6 2689 16 4.1 19 4.9 79 6.9 5.1 15.1 192.1 62.2 26 216 5.9 4.3 6.3
Opp Total 14 183 382 47.9 2107 16 4.2 21 5.5 5.5 3.5 11.5 150.5 56.0 40 309 5.0 2.4

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
MacArthur Lane* 28 RB 14 0 206 977 11 75 4.7 69.8 14.7 32 365 11.4 2 78 2.3 26.1 1342 13 2
Johnny Roland 27 rb 14 0 94 392 3 20 4.2 28.0 6.7 17 96 5.6 1 20 1.2 6.9 488 4 2
Cid Edwards 27 FB 11 0 70 350 1 22 5.0 31.8 6.4 19 150 7.9 1 39 1.7 13.6 500 2 2
Roy Shivers 29 12 0 24 98 2 29 4.1 8.2 2.0 3 44 14.7 0 22 0.3 3.7 142 2 0
Jim Hart 26 QB 14 14 18 18 0 4 1.0 1.3 1.3 18 0 6
John Gilliam 25 WR 14 0 5 68 1 48 13.6 4.9 0.4 45 952 21.2 5 79 3.2 68.0 1020 6 3
Jackie Smith* 30 TE 14 0 5 43 0 26 8.6 3.1 0.4 37 687 18.6 4 59 2.6 49.1 730 4 0
Pete Beathard 28 4 0 2 2 0 2 1.0 0.5 0.5 2 0 1
Chuck Latourette 25 P 14 0 2 38 0 33 19.0 2.7 0.1 38 0 8
Charlie Pittman 22 8 0 2 4 0 2 2.0 0.5 0.3 4 0 0
Robert Brown 27 14 0 1 8 0 8 8.0 0.6 0.1 8 0 0
Dave L. Williams 25 WR 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 23 364 15.8 3 58 1.6 26.0 364 3 0
Jerry Daanen 26 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 31 15.5 0 22 0.1 2.2 31 0 0
Team Total 26.0 14 429 1998 18 75 4.7 142.7 30.6 178 2689 15.1 16 79 12.7 192.1 4687 34 24
Opp Total 14 472 1762 10 3.7 125.9 33.7 183 2107 11.5 16 13.1 150.5 3869 26 20

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Chuck Latourette 25 P 14 0 30 171 0 16 5.7 13 254 0 24 19.5 463
Johnny Roland 27 rb 14 0 10 140 1 74 14.0 3 40 0 20 13.3 668
Charlie Pittman 22 8 0 10 237 0 32 23.7 241
Nate Wright 24 14 0 8 156 0 24 19.5 156
John Gilliam 25 WR 14 0 5 107 0 26 21.4 1127
Paul White 22 5 0 3 65 0 28 21.7 65
Terry Brown 23 10 0 2 32 0 18 16.0 32
Roy Shivers 29 12 0 2 35 0 19 17.5 177
Roger Wehrli* 23 RCB 14 0 1 4 0 4 4.0 4
Larry Wilson*+ 32 FS 13 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Team Total 26.0 14 41 315 1 74 7.7 47 926 0 32 19.7 5928
Opp Total 14 26 0 54 1262 1 23.4

Kicking & Punting

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0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Jim Bakken 30 K 14 0 4 4 6 3 7 7 11 6 4 32 20 62.5% 38 37 97.4%
Chuck Latourette 25 P 14 0 65 2659 59 0 40.9
Team Total 26.0 14 4 4 6 3 7 7 11 6 4 32 20 62.5% 38 37 97.4% 65 2659 59 0 40.9
Opp Total 14 26 13 50.0% 27 27 100.0% 80 3200 40.0

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Pete Beathard 28 4 0 1 1 -5 0
Terry Brown 23 10 0 0 1 0 0
Jerry Daanen 26 14 0 0 2 0 0
Cid Edwards 27 FB 11 0 2 1 0 0
Miller Farr 27 LCB 14 0 5 38 1 19
John Gilliam 25 WR 14 0 3 0 0 0
Jim Hart 26 QB 14 14 6 2 -2 0
MacArthur Lane* 28 RB 14 0 2 1 0 0
Chuck Latourette 25 P 14 0 8 3 32 1
Don Parish 22 RLB 14 0 1 41 1 41 0 1 0 0
Jamie Rivers 25 MLB 14 0 0 1 0 0
Johnny Roland 27 rb 14 0 2 1 0 0
Bob Rowe 25 RDT 14 14 0 3 0 0
Larry Stallings* 29 LLB 14 0 1 9 0 9 0 2 0 0
Jerry Stovall 29 SS 11 0 2 45 0 27
Chuck Walker 29 RDE 11 0 0 2 0 0
Roger Wehrli* 23 RCB 14 0 6 50 0 41 0 1 0 0
Larry Wilson*+ 32 FS 13 0 5 72 0 22 0 1 0 0
Nate Wright 24 14 0 1 0 0 0
Team Total 26.0 14 21 255 2 41 24 23 25 1
Opp Total 14 26 20 6

Scoring Summary

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Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Jim Bakken 30 K 14 0 37 20 97
MacArthur Lane* 28 RB 14 0 11 2 78
John Gilliam 25 WR 14 0 1 5 36
Johnny Roland 27 rb 14 0 3 1 1 30
Jackie Smith* 30 TE 14 0 4 24
Dave L. Williams 25 WR 14 0 3 18
Cid Edwards 27 FB 11 0 1 1 12
Roy Shivers 29 12 0 2 12
Miller Farr 27 LCB 14 0 1 6
Chuck Latourette 25 P 14 0 1 6
Don Parish 22 RLB 14 0 1 6
Team Total 26.0 14 18 16 1 1 2 37 20 325
Opp Total 14 10 16 1 27 13 228