Week 5
Final
DAL
STL1Q
0 - 7
W. Morris 9-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1Q
7 - 7
T. Dorsett 7-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1Q
7 - 10
N. O'Donoghue 19-yard field goal.
FG Made
2Q
10 - 10
R. Septien 26-yard field goal.
FG Made
3Q
10 - 17
R. Green 30-yard TD catch from J. Hart.
Touchdown
Made XP
3Q
17 - 17
T. Dorsett 11-yard TD catch from D. White.
Touchdown
Made XP
4Q
17 - 20
N. O'Donoghue 37-yard field goal.
FG Made
Top Performers
Pass Yds
199
Hart
STL
Rush Yds
99
Dorsett
DAL
Rec Yds
101
Johnson
DAL
Scrim TD
2
Dorsett
DAL
1981 NFC East
Cowboys
Eagles
Giants
Redskins
CardinalsGame Summary
The St. Louis Cardinals squeaked out a win over the Dallas Cowboys, 20 to 17, on October 4, 1981.
Game Info
October 3, 1981
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. White #11 | 15/28 | 182 | 6.5 | 1 | 1 | 3-16 | 70.8 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Hart #17 | 16/29 | 199 | 6.9 | 1 | 1 | 3-15 | 73.8 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Dorsett #33 | 21 | 99 | 4.7 | 1 | 36 |
R. Springs #20 | 10 | 39 | 3.9 | 0 | 12 |
D. White #11 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
O. Anderson #32 | 20 | 72 | 3.6 | 0 | 19 |
W. Morris #24 | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 1 | 9 |
S. Mitchell #30 | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 6 |
D. Stief #84 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Johnson #86 | 0/0 | 101 | 20.2 | 0 | 48 |
D. Pearson #88 | 0/0 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 25 |
T. Hill #80 | 0/0 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 13 |
J. Jones #23 | 0/0 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
T. Dorsett #33 | 0/0 | 13 | 3.3 | 1 | 19 |
R. Springs #20 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Green #81 | 0/0 | 89 | 17.8 | 1 | 30 |
P. Tilley #83 | 0/0 | 73 | 14.6 | 0 | 23 |
D. Marsh #80 | 0/0 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
M. Gray #85 | 0/0 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 7 |
W. Harrell #39 | 0/0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 3 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Downs #26 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Griffin #35 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Septien #1 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N. O'Donoghue #11 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 8 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. White #11 | 7 | 264 | 37.7 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Birdsong #18 | 6 | 271 | 45.2 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Jones #23 | 4 | 70 | 17.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Mitchell #30 | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 0 | 0 |
J. Griffin #35 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Jones #23 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Mitchell #30 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. White #11 | 15/28 | 182 | 6.5 | 1 | 1 | 3-16 | 70.8 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Dorsett #33 | 21 | 99 | 4.7 | 1 | 36 |
R. Springs #20 | 10 | 39 | 3.9 | 0 | 12 |
D. White #11 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Johnson #86 | 0/0 | 101 | 20.2 | 0 | 48 |
D. Pearson #88 | 0/0 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 25 |
T. Hill #80 | 0/0 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 13 |
J. Jones #23 | 0/0 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
T. Dorsett #33 | 0/0 | 13 | 3.3 | 1 | 19 |
R. Springs #20 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Downs #26 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Septien #1 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. White #11 | 7 | 264 | 37.7 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Jones #23 | 4 | 70 | 17.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Jones #23 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Hart #17 | 16/29 | 199 | 6.9 | 1 | 1 | 3-15 | 73.8 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
O. Anderson #32 | 20 | 72 | 3.6 | 0 | 19 |
W. Morris #24 | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 1 | 9 |
S. Mitchell #30 | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 6 |
D. Stief #84 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Green #81 | 0/0 | 89 | 17.8 | 1 | 30 |
P. Tilley #83 | 0/0 | 73 | 14.6 | 0 | 23 |
D. Marsh #80 | 0/0 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
M. Gray #85 | 0/0 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 7 |
W. Harrell #39 | 0/0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 3 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Griffin #35 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N. O'Donoghue #11 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 8 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Birdsong #18 | 6 | 271 | 45.2 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Mitchell #30 | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 0 | 0 |
J. Griffin #35 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Mitchell #30 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
306
Total Yds
299
166
Pass Yds
184
140
Rush Yds
115
64
Total Plays
61
4.8
Yards Per Play
4.9
5.4
Yards Per Pass
5.8
4.2
Yards Per Rush
4.0
17
1st Downs
18
9
Passing 1st Downs
11
8
Rushing 1st Downs
6
0
1st Downs from Penalties
1
7
Punts
6
2
Turnovers
3
1
Interceptions Thrown
1
1
Fumbles Lost
2
5
Penalties
5
3.0
Sacks
3.0
0
D/ST TD
0
