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1973 St. Louis Cardinals

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Record: 4-9-1, Finished 4th in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 286 points (20.4/g), 11th of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 365 points (26.1/g), 23rd.
 Differential of -79 points (-5.6/g), 19th.
 Expected W-L: 5.0-9.0.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -2 (-0.1/g), 18th.

Coached by Don Coryell (4-9-1)

1973 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 Sun September 16 box W 1-0 @ Philadelphia Eagles 34 23 20 392 195 197 3 18 252 143 109 3
2 Sun September 23 box W 2-0 Washington Redskins 34 27 20 343 278 65 22 360 291 69 1
3 Sun September 30 box L 2-1 @ Dallas Cowboys 10 45 17 290 246 44 4 31 578 328 250 2
4 Sun October 7 box L 2-2 Oakland Raiders 10 17 17 208 88 120 32 446 199 247 2
5 Sun October 14 box L 2-3 Philadelphia Eagles 24 27 14 343 278 65 1 20 453 351 102 1
6 Sun October 21 box L 2-4 @ Washington Redskins 13 31 12 248 202 46 5 23 428 286 142 7
7 Sun October 28 box W 3-4 New York Giants 35 27 19 380 220 160 29 427 332 95 1
8 Sun November 4 box T 3-4-1 Denver Broncos 17 17 18 261 168 93 2 15 294 190 104 1
9 Sun November 11 box L 3-5-1 @ Green Bay Packers 21 25 19 258 187 71 1 21 305 62 243 1
10 Sun November 18 box L 3-6-1 @ New York Giants 13 24 14 282 214 68 3 21 358 186 172 1
11 Sun November 25 box L 3-7-1 @ Cincinnati Bengals 24 42 24 355 160 195 3 25 366 167 199 1
12 Sun December 2 box L 3-8-1 Detroit Lions 16 20 19 301 132 169 1 17 303 211 92
13 Sun December 9 box W 4-8-1 @ Atlanta Falcons 32 10 15 252 9 243 2 9 120 31 89 5
14 Sun December 16 box L 4-9-1 Dallas Cowboys 3 30 10 141 6 135 4 24 459 252 207 1

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 286 4054 837 4.8 238 210 394 2383 16 15 5.7 111 416 1671 13 4.0 96 29 14 31
Team Defense 365 5149 950 5.4 479 252 417 3029 23 10 6.8 157 504 2120 16 4.2 307 27 17 15
Lg Rank Offense 11 12 11 5 5 9 10 9 25 22 12 13 8 8
Lg Rank Defense 23 26 26 26 26 25 26 25 14 17 19 18 24 13

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 29 QB 12 12 178 320 55.6 2223 15 4.7 10 3.1 69 6.9 6.0 12.5 185.3 80.0 22 168 6.0 5.1 6.4
Gary Keithley 22 P 14 2 32 73 43.8 369 1 1.4 5 6.8 80 5.1 2.1 11.5 26.4 35.7 5 41 4.2 1.4 6.4
Gary Hammond 24 RET 9 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Team Total 26.5 14 210 394 53.3 2592 16 4.1 15 3.8 80 6.6 5.3 12.3 185.1 71.6 27 209 5.7 4.4 6.4
Opp Total 14 252 417 60.4 3029 23 5.5 10 2.4 7.3 6.7 12.0 216.4 91.1 29 197 6.8 5.9

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
Donny Anderson 30 RB 14 0 167 679 10 54 4.1 48.5 11.9 41 409 10.0 3 44 2.9 29.2 1088 13 7
Terry Metcalf 22 12 0 148 628 2 50 4.2 52.3 12.3 37 316 8.5 0 35 3.1 26.3 944 2 9
Jim Otis 25 FB 10 0 55 234 1 19 4.3 23.4 5.5 2 19 9.5 0 14 0.2 1.9 253 1 3
Don Shy 28 RET 11 0 16 66 0 18 4.1 6.0 1.5 3 15 5.0 1 6 0.3 1.4 81 1 1
Eddie Moss 25 5 0 14 41 0 13 2.9 8.2 2.8 41 0 2
Gary Keithley 22 P 14 2 8 29 0 18 3.6 2.1 0.6 29 0 5
Gary Hammond 24 RET 9 0 4 11 0 7 2.8 1.2 0.4 4 39 9.8 0 23 0.4 4.3 50 0 3
Jim Hart 29 QB 12 12 3 -3 0 0 -1.0 -0.3 0.3 -3 0 2
Jackie Smith 33 TE 14 0 1 -14 0 -14 -14.0 -1.0 0.1 41 600 14.6 1 42 2.9 42.9 586 1 1
Ahmad Rashad 24 WR 13 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 30 409 13.6 3 65 2.3 31.5 409 3 0
Mel Gray 25 WR 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 29 513 17.7 7 80 2.4 42.8 513 7 0
Walker Gillette 26 wr 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 20 244 12.2 1 48 1.4 17.4 244 1 2
Jim McFarland 26 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 10 5.0 0 7 0.1 0.7 10 0 0
Don Maynard 38 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 18 18.0 0 18 0.5 9.0 18 0 0
Team Total 26.5 14 416 1671 13 54 4.0 119.4 29.7 210 2592 12.3 16 80 15.0 185.1 4263 29 37
Opp Total 14 504 2120 16 4.2 151.4 36.0 252 3029 12.0 23 18.0 216.4 5149 39 31

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Gary Hammond 24 RET 9 0 11 80 0 51 7.3 12 314 0 47 26.2 444
Don Shy 28 RET 11 0 16 445 1 97 27.8 526
Roger Wehrli 26 RCB 11 0 9 92 0 33 10.2 2 0 0 0 0.0 92
Norm Thompson 28 lcb 11 0 6 18 0 8 3.0 18
Leo Hayden 25 2 0 5 98 0 28 19.6 98
Willie Belton 25 3 0 1 2 0 2 2.0 3 83 0 31 27.7 85
Mel Gray 25 WR 12 0 4 73 0 21 18.3 586
Terry Metcalf 22 12 0 4 124 0 48 31.0 1068
Eddie Moss 25 5 0 4 78 0 21 19.5 119
Chuck Detwiler 26 fs 10 0 3 55 0 20 18.3 55
Jim McFarland 26 14 0 3 57 0 19 19.0 67
Dave Butz 23 LDE 12 10 1 23 0 23 23.0 23
Marv Owens 23 8 0 1 19 0 19 19.0 19
Team Total 26.5 14 27 192 0 51 7.1 58 1369 1 97 23.6 5824
Opp Total 14 23 0 57 1350 1 23.7

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
Gary Keithley 22 P 14 2 66 2478 55 1 37.5
Jim Bakken 33 K 14 0 4 4 7 6 12 10 8 3 1 32 23 71.9% 31 31 100.0%
Team Total 26.5 14 4 4 7 6 12 10 8 3 1 32 23 71.9% 31 31 100.0% 66 2478 55 1 37.5
Opp Total 14 34 24 70.6% 42 41 97.6% 54 2236 41.4

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
Donny Anderson 30 RB 14 0 7 1 0 0
Mark Arneson 24 MLB 14 0 1 13 0 13 0 3 0 0
Tom Banks 25 LG 14 14 0 1 0 0
Pete Barnes 28 RLB 12 0 1 0 0 0
Willie Belton 25 3 0 0 1 0 0
Tom Brahaney 22 14 0 0 1 0 0
Lee Brooks 26 ldt 13 5 0 2 0 0
Dave Butz 23 LDE 12 10 0 1 0 0
Dwayne Crump 23 LCB 14 0 0 1 0 0
Chuck Detwiler 26 fs 10 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Dan Dierdorf 24 LT 14 0 0 1 0 0
Conrad Dobler 23 RG 12 0 0 1 0 0
Andy Dorris 22 4 0 0 1 0 0
Clarence Duren 23 FS 11 9 2 13 0 13 0 1 0 0
Walker Gillette 26 wr 14 0 2 0 0 0
Mel Gray 25 WR 12 0 0 1 3 0
Gary Hammond 24 RET 9 0 3 2 0 0
Jim Hart 29 QB 12 12 2 0 -1 0
Gary Keithley 22 P 14 2 5 2 -1 0
Jim McFarland 26 14 0 0 1 32 1
Terry Metcalf 22 12 0 9 2 0 0
Eddie Moss 25 5 0 2 1 0 0
Wayne Mulligan 26 C 13 0 0 3 0 0
Jim Otis 25 FB 10 0 3 2 0 0
Jamie Rivers 28 10 0 1 11 0 11
Bob Rowe 28 RDT 14 14 0 1 0 0
Don Shy 28 RET 11 0 1 0 0 0
Jackie Smith 33 TE 14 0 1 1 0 0
Jeff Staggs 29 13 0 0 1 0 0
Larry Stallings 32 LLB 14 0 1 0 0 0
Jim Tolbert 29 SS 13 0 2 34 0 26 1 3 19 0
Roger Wehrli 26 RCB 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 17 0
Ron Yankowski 27 RDE 14 0 0 1 0 0
Team Total 26.5 14 10 71 0 26 37 39 69 1
Opp Total 14 27 31 14

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 33 K 14 0 31 23 100
Donny Anderson 30 RB 14 0 10 3 78
Mel Gray 25 WR 12 0 7 42
Ahmad Rashad 24 WR 13 0 3 18
Terry Metcalf 22 12 0 2 12
Don Shy 28 RET 11 0 1 1 12
Walker Gillette 26 wr 14 0 1 6
Jim McFarland 26 14 0 1 6
Jim Otis 25 FB 10 0 1 6
Jackie Smith 33 TE 14 0 1 6
Team Total 26.5 14 13 16 1 1 31 23 286
Opp Total 14 16 23 1 41 24 365