The St. Louis Cardinals beat the New Orleans Saints, 49 to 31, on October 23, 1977.

1977 St. Louis Cardinals

Final

NO

Saints

1-5-0

31

STL

49

1

0

14

2

21

7

3

3

7

4

7

21

Total

31

49

1st quarter

NO

STL

Cardinals

Mel Gray 38-yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick)

0

7

Cardinals

Wayne Morris 2-yard run (Jim Bakken kick)

0

14

2nd quarter

NO

STL

Cardinals

Wayne Morris 9-yard run (Jim Bakken kick)

0

21

Saints

Chuck Muncie 19-yard run (Richie Szaro kick)

7

21

Saints

Jim Thaxton 25-yard pass from Bobby Scott (Richie Szaro kick)

14

21

Saints

Henry Childs 53-yard pass from Bobby Scott (Richie Szaro kick)

21

21

3rd quarter

NO

STL

Cardinals

Wayne Morris 1-yard run (Jim Bakken kick)

21

28

Saints

Richie Szaro 22-yard field goal

24

28

4th quarter

NO

STL

Cardinals

Mel Gray 11-yard pass from Terry Metcalf (Jim Bakken kick)

24

35

Saints

Henry Childs 29-yard pass from Bobby Scott (Richie Szaro kick)

31

35

Cardinals

Steve Jones 1-yard run (Jim Bakken kick)

31

42

Cardinals

Wayne Morris 12-yard run (Jim Bakken kick)

31

49

Saints

Cardinals

1st Downs

23

31

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

62

78

Total Yards

440

487

Yards per play

7.1

6.2

Passing

275

243

Comp - Att

16 - 35

19 - 26

Yards per pass

7.6

9.3

Interceptions thrown

2

0

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 10

0 - 0

Rushing

165

244

Rushing Attempts

26

52

Yards per rush

6.3

4.7

Penalties

4

7

Turnovers

2

2

Fumbles lost

0

2

Interceptions

2

0

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Bobby Scott 16 35 285 8.1 3 2 78.9
Team 16 35 275 8.1 3 2 1 78.9

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Chuck Muncie 13 102 7.8 1
Tony Galbreath 9 39 4.3 0
Michael Strachan 4 24 6.0 0
Team 26 165 6.3 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Jim Thaxton 4 83 20.8 1
Henry Childs 3 79 26.3 2
John Gilliam 2 38 19.0 0
Don Herrmann 3 30 10.0 0
Rich Mauti 1 23 23.0 0
Chuck Muncie 1 14 14.0 0
Michael Strachan 1 10 10.0 0
Tony Galbreath 1 8 8.0 0
Team 16 285 8.1 3 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 0 0 2

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 0.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Richie Szaro 1 2 4 7
Team 1 2 4 7

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Tom Blanchard 2 97 48.5
Team 3 97 32.3

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Rich Mauti 5 89 17.8 0
Greg Boykin 1 20 20.0 0
Leonard Willis 1 17 17.0 0
Rick Kingrea 1 0 0.0 0
Team 8 126 15.8 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Team 0 0 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Jim Hart 17 24 225 9.4 1 0 114.1
Terry Metcalf 2 2 18 9.0 1 0 143.8
Team 19 26 243 9.3 2 0 0 127.6

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Wayne Morris 25 95 3.8 4
Terry Metcalf 17 78 4.6 0
Jerry Latin 5 38 7.6 0
Roger Wehrli 1 19 19.0 0
Jim Otis 2 12 6.0 0
Jim Hart 1 1 1.0 0
Steve Jones 1 1 1.0 1
Team 52 244 4.7 5

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Mel Gray 3 62 20.7 2
Terry Metcalf 5 62 12.4 0
J.V. Cain 4 42 10.5 0
Wayne Morris 4 27 6.8 0
Ike Harris 1 23 23.0 0
Jerry Latin 1 14 14.0 0
Jackie Smith 1 13 13.0 0
Team 19 243 9.3 2 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 2 2 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 1.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Jim Bakken 0 1 7 7
Team 0 1 7 7

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Duane Carrell 2 80 40.0
Team 2 80 40.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Terry Metcalf 3 99 33.0 0
Jerry Latin 3 79 26.3 0
Team 6 178 29.7 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Terry Metcalf 2 29 14.5 0
Team 2 29 14.5 0

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1,799

Murray

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RUSH

1,040

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REC

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PPG

19.4

24th

OPP PPG

26.8

31st

RUSH YDS/G

139.1

4th

PASS YDS/G

201.8

26th

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TEAM W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
Seahawks Seahawks
9 8 0 .529
Cardinals Cardinals
4 13 0 .235

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ARI Cardinals

4-13-0

20

Final

21

SEA Seahawks

9-8-0

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AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529