The St. Louis Cardinals couldn't pull it off against the New York Giants, 21 to 20, on October 3, 1971.
1st quarter
NYG
STL
Jim Bakken 14-yard field goal
0
3
Rocky Thompson 93-yard kickoff return (Pete Gogolak kick)
7
3
Bob Tucker 10-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Pete Gogolak kick)
14
3
2nd quarter
NYG
STL
Fran Tarkenton 2-yard run (Pete Gogolak kick)
21
3
Mel Gray 64-yard pass from Pete Beathard (Jim Bakken kick)
21
10
3rd quarter
NYG
STL
Mel Gray 60-yard pass from Pete Beathard (Jim Bakken kick)
21
17
4th quarter
NYG
STL
Jim Bakken 22-yard field goal
21
20
Giants
Cardinals
1st Downs
16
14
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
66
53
Total Yards
301
305
Yards per play
4.6
5.8
Passing
220
176
Comp - Att
20 - 32
10 - 22
Yards per pass
6.5
7.7
Interceptions thrown
2
1
Sacks - Yards lost
2 - 19
1 - 10
Rushing
81
129
Rushing Attempts
32
30
Yards per rush
2.5
4.3
Penalties
5
3
Turnovers
2
4
Fumbles lost
0
3
Interceptions
2
1
Possession
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fran Tarkenton | 20 | 32 | 239 | 7.5 | 1 | 2 | 69.7 | |
| Team | 20 | 32 | 220 | 7.5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 69.7 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Duhon | 13 | 45 | 3.5 | 0 |
| Tucker Frederickson | 7 | 28 | 4.0 | 0 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 1 |
| Rich Houston | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Bob Tucker | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 |
| Junior Coffey | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Rocky Thompson | 4 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 |
| Team | 32 | 81 | 2.5 | 1 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Houston | 4 | 68 | 17.0 | 0 | |
| Bob Tucker | 5 | 62 | 12.4 | 1 | |
| Clifton McNeil | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Duhon | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| Tucker Frederickson | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Rocky Thompson | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 20 | 239 | 7.5 | 1 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Gogolak | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
| Team | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Blanchard | 5 | 209 | 41.8 | |
| Team | 5 | 209 | 41.8 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Thompson | 3 | 141 | 47.0 | 1 | |
| Bobby Duhon | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 4 | 160 | 40.0 | 1 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Lockhart | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Duhon | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| Team | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 |
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Beathard | 10 | 22 | 186 | 8.5 | 2 | 1 | 86.6 | |
| Team | 10 | 22 | 176 | 8.5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 86.6 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MacArthur Lane | 17 | 69 | 4.1 | 0 |
| Roy Shivers | 9 | 37 | 4.1 | 0 |
| Jackie Smith | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 |
| Cid Edwards | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 |
| Pete Beathard | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Johnny Roland | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Team | 30 | 129 | 4.3 | 0 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Gray | 2 | 124 | 62.0 | 2 | |
| MacArthur Lane | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Dave Williams | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Roy Shivers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 10 | 186 | 8.5 | 2 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 2.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Bakken | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Team | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Latourette | 6 | 246 | 41.0 | |
| Team | 6 | 246 | 41.0 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Gray | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | |
| Norm Thompson | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Roland | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Dan Dierdorf | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Thompson | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | |
| Larry Willingham | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 |
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