The St. Louis Cardinals were defeated by the Dallas Cowboys, 30 to 24, on October 9, 1977.

Final

Cowboys

4-0-0

30

Cardinals

1-3-0

24

Team

DAL

STL

1

3

10

2

10

7

3

7

4

14

0

Total

30

24

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

DAL

STL

Jim Bakken 32-yard field goal

0

3

Efren Herrera 29-yard field goal

3

Terry Metcalf 62-yard run (Jim Bakken kick)

3

10

2nd quarter

DAL

STL

Tony Dorsett 77-yard run (Efren Herrera kick)

10

Mel Gray 60-yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick)

10

17

Efren Herrera 40-yard field goal

13

17

3rd quarter

DAL

STL

Efren Herrera 44-yard field goal

16

17

Charles Davis 35-yard fumble return (Jim Bakken kick)

16

24

4th quarter

DAL

STL

Tony Dorsett 1-yard run (Efren Herrera kick)

23

24

Golden Richards 17-yard pass from Roger Staubach (Efren Herrera kick)

30

24

Cowboys

Cardinals

1st Downs

22

15

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

71

67

Total Yards

388

320

Yards per play

5.5

4.8

Passing

124

174

Comp - Att

18 - 29

10 - 34

Yards per pass

3.9

4.8

Interceptions thrown

0

2

Sacks - Yards lost

3 - 29

2 - 21

Rushing

264

146

Rushing Attempts

39

31

Yards per rush

6.8

4.7

Penalties

9

11

Turnovers

2

Fumbles lost

2

0

Interceptions

0

2

Possession

Cowboys

Cardinals

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Roger Staubach	18	29	153	5.3	1	0		87.3
Team	18	29	124	5.3	1	0	3	87.3

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Tony Dorsett	14	141	10.1	2
Robert Newhouse	12	67	5.6	0
Preston Pearson	10	46	4.6	0
Roger Staubach	3	10	3.3	0
Team	39	264	6.8	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Drew Pearson	6	55	9.2	0
Preston Pearson	4	26	6.5	0
Butch Johnson	2	25	12.5	0
Golden Richards	1	17	17.0	1
Robert Newhouse	2	13	6.5	0
Jay Saldi	1	10	10.0	0
Tony Dorsett	1	4	4.0	0
Billy Joe DuPree	1	3	3.0	0
Team	18	153	5.3	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	3	2	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			2.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Efren Herrera	3	4		3	12
Team	3	4		3	12

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Danny White	4	137	34.3
Team	4	137	34.3

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Butch Johnson	4	81	20.3
Larry Brinson	1	35	35.0
Team	5	116	23.2

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Butch Johnson	1	-1	-1.0	0
Team	1	-1	-1.0	0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Jim Hart	9	32	186	5.8	1	2		35.7
Terry Metcalf	1	2	9	4.5	0	0		62.5
Team	10	34	174	5.7	1	2	2	36.3

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Terry Metcalf	10	79	7.9	1
Wayne Morris	19	78	4.1	0
Jim Otis	1	2	2.0	0
Terry Joyce	1	-13	-13.0	0
Team	31	146	4.7	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Mel Gray	3	84	28.0	1
Ike Harris	3	52	17.3	0
J.V. Cain	2	37	18.5	0
Wayne Morris	2	22	11.0	0
Team	10	195	5.7	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	0	0	2

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			3.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Jim Bakken	1	1		3	6
Team	1	1		3	6

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Terry Joyce	6	204	34.0
Team	7	204	29.1

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Terry Metcalf	7	166	23.7	0
Team	7	166	23.7	0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Terry Metcalf	2	9	4.5	0
Team	2	9	4.5	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,799

Murray

RUSH

1,040

Conner

REC

825

McBride

Team Rankings

PPG

19.4

24th

OPP PPG

26.8

31st

RUSH YDS/G

139.1

4th

PASS YDS/G

201.8

26th

2023 Division Standings

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

Last Game

Cardinals

4-13-0

20

Final

21

Seahawks

9-8-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

1,051

Mahomes

837

Goff

774

Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

313

Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

226

Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

355

Kelce

274

Brown

262

Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

6

Mayfield

6

Mahomes

5

Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

4

McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

3

Ferguson

3

Kelce

2

Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

120.9

Stafford

109.3

Stroud

108.6

Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

3.0

Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

34.5

32.0

28.7

27.5

27.5

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

13.5

15.8

20.0

22.0

24.0

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

510.0

425.0

417.0

389.0

386.0

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

180.5

155.0

139.5

128.0

125.3

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

403.0

367.0

343.0

307.0

279.0

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

14-6

13-7-1

11-6-1

12-7

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-11-1

5-11-1

6-11

6-10-1

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

	AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Ravens	13	4	0	.765
2	Browns	11	6	0	.647
	AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Bills	11	6	0	.647
2	Dolphins	11	6	0	.647
	AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	Chiefs	11	6	0	.647
2	Raiders	8	9	0	.471
	AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Texans	10	7	0	.588
2	Jaguars	9	8	0	.529

	NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Lions	12	5	0	.706
2	Packers	9	8	0	.529
	NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	49ers	12	5	0	.706
2	Rams	10	7	0	.588
	NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Cowboys	12	5	0	.706
2	Eagles	11	6	0	.647
	NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Buccaneers	9	8	0	.529
2	Saints	9	8	0	.529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 2/10	SF	@	KC	22-25
Sat 1/27	KC	@	BAL	17-10
Sat 1/27	DET	@	SF	31-34
Sat 1/20	TB	@	DET	23-31
Sat 1/20	KC	@	BUF	27-24

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 9/6	GB	@	PHI	1:00 PM

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The St. Louis Cardinals were defeated by the Dallas Cowboys, 30 to 24, on October 9, 1977.

Final

Cowboys

30

Cardinals

24

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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1,799

1,040

825

NFL 2023 Leaders

1,051

837

774

313

268

226

355

274

262

6

6

5

4

3

3

3

3

2

120.9

109.3

108.6

3.0

3.0

2.0

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NFL 2023 Division Standings

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule