Cardinals 28-23 Bills (Oct 31, 1971)

STL

BUF

1

14

0

2

0

9

3

7

4

7

28

23

1Q

7 - 0

M. Lane 1-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

1Q

14 - 0

C. Edwards 1-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

14 - 2

Safety by E. Chandler.

Safety

2Q

14 - 9

T. Koy 20-yard TD catch from D. Shaw.

Touchdown

Made XP

3Q

21 - 9

J. Smith 10-yard TD catch from J. Hart.

Touchdown

Made XP

3Q

21 - 16

G. Jones 7-yard TD catch from D. Shaw.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

28 - 16

J. McFarland 5-yard TD catch from J. Hart.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

28 - 23

A. Wyatt 61-yard TD punt return.

Touchdown

Made XP

Top Performers

Pass Yds

220

Shaw

BUF

Rush Yds

54

Lane

STL

Rec Yds

92

Moses

BUF

Scrim TD

1

Lane

STL

Matchup

Pass Rush Rec

Jim Hart

STL QB #17

Dennis Shaw

BUF QB #16

171

Pass Yds

220

2

Pass TD

2

0

Int

2

STL

Team Stats

BUF

305

Total Yds

309

24

1st Downs

19

0

Turnovers

3

1971 NFC East

STLBUF

Team	W	L	T	PCT
Cowboys	11	3	0	.786
Redskins	9	4	1	.679
Eagles	6	7	1	.464
Cardinals	4	9	1	.321
Giants	4	10	0	.286

Team	W	L	T	PCT
Dolphins	10	3	1	.750
Colts	10	4	0	.714
Patriots	6	8	0	.429
Jets	6	8	0	.429
Bills	1	13	0	.071

Game Summary

The Buffalo Bills fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 28 to 23, on October 31, 1971.

Game Info

October 30, 1971

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Jim Hart J. Hart #17	15/27	171	6.3	2	0	0-0	99.5

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Dennis Shaw D. Shaw #16	17/33	220	6.7	2	2	0-0	67.7
Jim Braxton J. Braxton #34	1/1	49	49.0	0	0	0-0	118.8

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
MacArthur Lane M. Lane #36	14	54	3.9	1
Cid Edwards C. Edwards #39	17	52	3.1	1
Mel Gray M. Gray #85	1	18	18.0	0
Roy Shivers R. Shivers #27	5	16	3.2	0
Jim Hart J. Hart #17	4	2	0.5	0

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg
O.J. Simpson O.J. Simpson #32	16	42	2.6
Greg Jones G. Jones #36	5	16	3.2
Jim Braxton J. Braxton #34	2	4	2.0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
Cid Edwards C. Edwards #39	0/0	43	21.5	0
MacArthur Lane M. Lane #36	0/0	38	9.5	0
Jackie Smith J. Smith #81	0/0	37	12.3	1
Dave Williams D. Williams #80	0/0	23	11.5	0
Roy Shivers R. Shivers #27	0/0	17	8.5	0
John Gilliam J. Gilliam #42	0/0	8	8.0	0
Jim McFarland J. McFarland #80	0/0	5	5.0	1

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
Haven Moses H. Moses #25	0/0	92	18.4	0
Marlin Briscoe M. Briscoe #86	0/0	56	18.7	0
Ted Koy T. Koy #37	0/0	42	21.0	1
O.J. Simpson O.J. Simpson #32	0/0	42	21.0	0
Jim Braxton J. Braxton #34	0/0	20	10.0	0
Greg Jones G. Jones #36	0/0	17	4.3	1

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Larry Wilson L. Wilson #8	0-0	0	0	1	0	0
Miller Farr M. Farr #20	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Jim Bakken J. Bakken #25	0/1	4/4	4	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
John Leypoldt J. Leypoldt #3	0/0	3/3	3	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Chuck Latourette C. Latourette #26	5	187	37.4	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Spike Jones S. Jones #11	5	223	44.6	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg
Larry Stegent L. Stegent #35	1	0	0.0
Larry Willingham L. Willingham #33	1	56	56.0
Mel Gray M. Gray #85	1	4	4.0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Tim Beamer T. Beamer #46	3	40	13.3	0	0
Alvin Wyatt A. Wyatt #41	3	80	26.7	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Larry Willingham L. Willingham #33	3	39	13.0	0	0
Roger Wehrli R. Wehrli #22	1	0	0.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Alvin Wyatt A. Wyatt #41	4	68	17.0	0	1

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Jim Hart J. Hart #17	15/27	171	6.3	2	0	0-0	99.5

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
MacArthur Lane M. Lane #36	14	54	3.9	1
Cid Edwards C. Edwards #39	17	52	3.1	1
Mel Gray M. Gray #85	1	18	18.0	0
Roy Shivers R. Shivers #27	5	16	3.2	0
Jim Hart J. Hart #17	4	2	0.5	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
Cid Edwards C. Edwards #39	0/0	43	21.5	0
MacArthur Lane M. Lane #36	0/0	38	9.5	0
Jackie Smith J. Smith #81	0/0	37	12.3	1
Dave Williams D. Williams #80	0/0	23	11.5	0
Roy Shivers R. Shivers #27	0/0	17	8.5	0
John Gilliam J. Gilliam #42	0/0	8	8.0	0
Jim McFarland J. McFarland #80	0/0	5	5.0	1

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Larry Wilson L. Wilson #8	0-0	0	0	1	0	0
Miller Farr M. Farr #20	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Jim Bakken J. Bakken #25	0/1	4/4	4	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Chuck Latourette C. Latourette #26	5	187	37.4	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg
Larry Stegent L. Stegent #35	1	0	0.0
Larry Willingham L. Willingham #33	1	56	56.0
Mel Gray M. Gray #85	1	4	4.0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Larry Willingham L. Willingham #33	3	39	13.0	0	0
Roger Wehrli R. Wehrli #22	1	0	0.0	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Dennis Shaw D. Shaw #16	17/33	220	6.7	2	2	0-0	67.7
Jim Braxton J. Braxton #34	1/1	49	49.0	0	0	0-0	118.8

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg
O.J. Simpson O.J. Simpson #32	16	42	2.6
Greg Jones G. Jones #36	5	16	3.2
Jim Braxton J. Braxton #34	2	4	2.0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
Haven Moses H. Moses #25	0/0	92	18.4	0
Marlin Briscoe M. Briscoe #86	0/0	56	18.7	0
Ted Koy T. Koy #37	0/0	42	21.0	1
O.J. Simpson O.J. Simpson #32	0/0	42	21.0	0
Jim Braxton J. Braxton #34	0/0	20	10.0	0
Greg Jones G. Jones #36	0/0	17	4.3	1

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
John Leypoldt J. Leypoldt #3	0/0	3/3	3	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Spike Jones S. Jones #11	5	223	44.6	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Tim Beamer T. Beamer #46	3	40	13.3	0	0
Alvin Wyatt A. Wyatt #41	3	80	26.7	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Alvin Wyatt A. Wyatt #41	4	68	17.0	0	1

STL

BUF

1

14

0

2

0

9

3

7

4

7

28

23

STL

Team Stats

BUF

305

Total Yds

309

163

Pass Yds

247

142

Rush Yds

62

69

Total Plays

61

4.4

Yards Per Play

5.1

5.8

Yards Per Pass

6.5

3.5

Yards Per Rush

2.7

24

1st Downs

19

5

Punts

5

0

Turnovers

3

0

Interceptions Thrown

2

0

Fumbles Lost

1

8

Penalties

10

4.0

Sacks

1.0

0

D/ST TD

1

3-4 STL

BUF 0-7

Top Performers

Matchup

Team Stats

1971 NFC East

Game Summary

Game Info

Team Stats