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1977 St. Louis Cardinals

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Record: 7-7-0, Finished 3rd in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 272 points (19.4/g), 11th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 287 points (20.5/g), 23rd.
 Differential of -15 points (-1.1/g), 18th.
 Expected W-L: 6.6-7.4.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -6 (-0.4/g), 19th.

Coached by Don Coryell (7-7-0)

1977 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 18 box L 0-1 @ Denver Broncos 0 7 12 273 204 69 1 15 258 122 136 4
2 Sun September 25 box W 1-1 Chicago Bears 16 13 17 348 215 133 4 18 285 184 101 2
3 Sun October 2 box L 1-2 @ Washington Redskins 14 24 19 329 223 106 3 16 361 198 163 1
4 Sun October 9 box L 1-3 Dallas Cowboys 24 30 15 320 174 146 2 22 388 124 264 2
5 Sun October 16 box W 2-3 @ Philadelphia Eagles 21 17 16 337 209 128 1 14 354 258 96 4
6 Sun October 23 box W 3-3 New Orleans Saints 49 31 31 487 243 244 2 23 440 275 165 2
7 Mon October 31 box W 4-3 New York Giants 28 0 18 258 113 145 2 18 301 143 158 4
8 Sun November 6 box W 5-3 @ Minnesota Vikings 27 7 23 459 143 316 4 16 237 130 107 3
9 Mon November 14 box W 6-3 @ Dallas Cowboys 24 17 19 295 137 158 2 16 236 80 156 3
10 Sun November 20 box W 7-3 Philadelphia Eagles 21 16 19 368 226 142 2 19 276 175 101 2
11 Thu November 24 box L 7-4 Miami Dolphins 14 55 13 210 156 54 3 34 503 208 295 1
12 Sun December 4 box L 7-5 @ New York Giants 7 27 15 252 161 91 3 20 320 84 236
13 Sat December 10 box L 7-6 Washington Redskins 20 26 13 309 133 176 4 16 266 115 151 2
14 Sun December 18 box L 7-7 @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers 7 17 17 296 162 134 4 11 279 171 108 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 272 4541 888 5.1 247 195 366 2499 14 21 6.6 117 507 2042 19 4.0 114 37 16 16
Team Defense 287 4504 914 4.9 394 198 375 2267 22 19 5.7 120 514 2237 11 4.4 258 31 12 16
Lg Rank Offense 11 7 10 12 2 14 13 1 16 12 4 10 17 16
Lg Rank Defense 23 24 24 21 26 27 17 23 11 22 10 26 19 20

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
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* 33 QB 14 14 186 355 52.4 2542 13 3.7 20 5.6 69 7.2 5.0 13.7 181.6 64.3 13 89 6.7 4.6 3.5
Bill Donckers 26 5 0 5 5 100.0 38 0 0.0 0 0.0 16 7.6 7.6 7.6 7.6 98.3 1 11 4.5 4.5 16.7
Terry Metcalf* 26 RB 14 0 3 5 60.0 27 1 20.0 1 20.0 11 5.4 -1.6 9.0 1.9 74.6 1 9 3.0 -2.8 16.7
Terry Joyce 23 4 0 1 1 100.0 1 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.3 79.2 0 0 1.0 1.0 0.0
Team Total 27.2 14 195 366 53.3 2608 14 3.8 21 5.7 69 7.1 4.9 13.4 186.3 65.0 15 109 6.6 4.4 3.9
Opp Total 14 198 375 52.8 2267 22 5.9 19 5.1 6.0 4.4 11.4 161.9 69.7 25 209 5.7 3.6

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
Wayne Morris 23 FB 12 7 165 661 8 35 4.0 55.1 13.8 24 222 9.3 1 34 2.0 18.5 883 9 5
Terry Metcalf* 26 RB 14 0 149 739 4 62 5.0 52.8 10.6 34 403 11.9 2 68 2.4 28.8 1142 6 10
Jim Otis 29 fb 13 6 99 334 2 25 3.4 25.7 7.6 2 18 9.0 0 9 0.2 1.4 352 2 2
Jerry Latin 24 14 3 56 208 2 17 3.7 14.9 4.0 9 89 9.9 0 20 0.6 6.4 297 2 6
Steve Jones 26 14 0 24 77 3 18 3.2 5.5 1.7 12 66 5.5 0 16 0.9 4.7 143 3 0
Jim Hart* 33 QB 14 14 11 18 0 13 1.6 1.3 0.8 18 0 5
Mel Gray* 29 WR 14 0 1 -1 0 -1 -1.0 -0.1 0.1 38 782 20.6 5 69 2.7 55.9 781 5 0
Terry Joyce 23 4 0 1 -13 0 -13 -13.0 -3.3 0.3 -13 0 0
Roger Wehrli*+ 30 RCB 14 0 1 19 0 19 19.0 1.4 0.1 19 0 0
Ike Harris 25 WR 14 14 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 40 547 13.7 3 38 2.9 39.1 547 3 0
J.V. Cain 26 TE 13 13 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 25 328 13.1 2 38 1.9 25.2 328 2 0
Jackie Smith 37 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 5 49 9.8 1 13 0.4 3.5 49 1 1
Pat Tilley 24 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 5 64 12.8 0 31 0.4 4.6 64 0 1
Ken Stone 27 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 40 40.0 0 40 0.1 2.9 40 0 0
Team Total 27.2 14 507 2042 19 62 4.0 145.9 36.2 195 2608 13.4 14 69 13.9 186.3 4650 33 31
Opp Total 14 514 2237 11 4.4 159.8 36.7 198 2267 11.4 22 14.1 161.9 4504 33 19

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
Terry Metcalf* 26 RB 14 0 14 108 0 23 7.7 32 772 0 51 24.1 2022
Bill Bradley 30 4 1 11 77 0 14 7.0 4 75 0 28 18.8 152
Pat Tilley 24 14 0 13 111 0 21 8.5 175
Steve Jones 26 14 0 8 132 0 25 16.5 275
Lee Nelson 23 LCB 10 8 1 4 0 4 4.0 3 68 0 36 22.7 72
Jerry Latin 24 14 3 3 79 0 33 26.3 376
Kurt Allerman 22 14 0 2 39 0 22 19.5 39
Wayne Morris 23 FB 12 7 2 39 0 22 19.5 922
Brad Oates 24 9 0 1 11 0 11 11.0 11
Jim Otis 29 fb 13 6 1 16 0 16 16.0 368
Jeff Severson 28 14 3 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Jackie Smith 37 14 0 1 15 0 15 15.0 64
Perry Smith 26 3 3 1 10 0 10 10.0 10
Keith Wortman 27 14 3 1 15 0 15 15.0 15
Team Total 27.2 14 40 300 0 23 7.5 59 1271 0 51 21.5 6221
Opp Total 14 33 0 55 1104 0 20.1

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
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 37 K 14 0 2 2 5 3 8 2 1 16 7 43.8% 36 35 97.2%
Duane Carrell 28 P 10 0 49 1757 56 0 35.9
Terry Joyce 23 4 0 22 851 58 1 38.7
Team Total 27.2 14 2 2 5 3 8 2 1 16 7 43.8% 36 35 97.2% 71 2608 58 1 36.7
Opp Total 14 26 17 65.4% 34 32 94.1% 72 2844 39.5

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
Carl Allen 22 14 4 1 22 0 22
Mark Arneson 28 RLB 14 14 2 23 0 15 0 3 5 0
Tom Banks* 29 C 14 14 0 1 3 0
Charles Davis 26 LDT 14 0 0 1 35 1
Dan Dierdorf*+ 28 RT 12 0 0 2 1 0
Conrad Dobler* 27 RG 14 0 0 1 0 1
Robert Giblin 25 11 0 0 1 0 0
Jim Hart* 33 QB 14 14 5 3 -12 0
Tim Kearney 27 MLB 14 10 0 3 0 0
Marv Kellum 25 14 4 1 14 0 14
Jerry Latin 24 14 3 6 1 0 0
Terry Metcalf* 26 RB 14 0 10 1 0 0
Wayne Morris 23 FB 12 7 5 0 0 0
Lee Nelson 23 LCB 10 8 4 37 0 26
Jim Otis 29 fb 13 6 2 0 0 0
Ken Reaves 33 SS 14 0 2 17 0 10 1 1 4 0
Mike Sensibaugh 28 FS 10 0 3 110 1 79
Jeff Severson 28 14 3 1 0 0 0
Jackie Smith 37 14 0 1 0 0 0
Pat Tilley 24 14 0 1 1 0 0
Roger Wehrli*+ 30 RCB 14 0 5 44 0 41 0 3 4 0
Eric D. Williams 22 LLB 14 8 0 1 0 0
Keith Wortman 27 14 3 0 1 0 0
Bob Young 35 LG 14 14 0 1 0 0
Team Total 27.2 14 19 267 1 79 31 25 40 2
Opp Total 14 15 19 7

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 37 K 14 0 35 7 56
Wayne Morris 23 FB 12 7 8 1 54
Terry Metcalf* 26 RB 14 0 4 2 36
Mel Gray* 29 WR 14 0 5 30
Ike Harris 25 WR 14 14 3 18
Steve Jones 26 14 0 3 18
J.V. Cain 26 TE 13 13 2 12
Jerry Latin 24 14 3 2 12
Jim Otis 29 fb 13 6 2 12
Charles Davis 26 LDT 14 0 1 6
Conrad Dobler* 27 RG 14 0 1 6
Mike Sensibaugh 28 FS 10 0 1 6
Jackie Smith 37 14 0 1 6
Team Total 27.2 14 19 14 2 1 35 7 272
Opp Total 14 11 22 32 17 287