The St. Louis Cardinals schooled the Atlanta Falcons, 42 to 21, on December 17, 1978.
1st quarter
ATL
STL
Ray Strong 1-yard run (Tim Mazzetti kick)
7
0
2nd quarter
ATL
STL
Dave Stief 37-yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick)
7
7
Al Chandler 12-yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick)
7
14
Dennis Pearson 100-yard kickoff return (Tim Mazzetti kick)
14
14
Pat Tilley 26-yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick)
14
21
Jim Hart 2-yard run (Jim Bakken kick)
14
28
3rd quarter
ATL
STL
Steve Jones 3-yard run (Jim Bakken kick)
14
35
Ricky Patton 8-yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick)
21
35
4th quarter
ATL
STL
Jim Hart 9-yard run (Jim Bakken kick)
21
42
Falcons
Cardinals
1st Downs
18
24
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
64
80
Total Yards
311
427
Yards per play
4.9
5.3
Passing
270
348
Comp - Att
21 - 42
23 - 42
Yards per pass
5.9
7.9
Interceptions thrown
3
1
Sacks - Yards lost
4 - 42
2 - 14
Rushing
41
79
Rushing Attempts
18
36
Yards per rush
2.3
2.2
Penalties
5
6
Turnovers
6
2
Fumbles lost
3
1
Interceptions
3
1
Possession
NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steve Bartkowski | 16 | 32 | 257 | 8.0 | 1 | 2 | 61.6 | |
June Jones | 5 | 10 | 55 | 5.5 | 0 | 1 | 27.1 | |
Team | 21 | 42 | 270 | 7.4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 52.9 |
NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ray Strong | 11 | 27 | 2.5 | 1 |
Haskel Stanback | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 0 |
Ricky Patton | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 |
Team | 18 | 41 | 2.3 | 1 |
NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alfred Jackson | 5 | 102 | 20.4 | 0 | |
Wally Francis | 3 | 80 | 26.7 | 0 | |
Jim Mitchell | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 0 | |
Billy Ryckman | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | |
Ray Strong | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | |
James Wright | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | |
Haskel Stanback | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | |
Ricky Patton | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 1 | |
Team | 21 | 312 | 7.4 | 1 | 0 |
NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
---|---|---|---|
Team | 3 | 3 | 1 |
NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 2.0 |
NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tim Mazzetti | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
Team | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|
John James | 4 | 139 | 34.8 | |
Team | 4 | 139 | 34.8 |
NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dennis Pearson | 2 | 117 | 58.5 | 1 | |
James Wright | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | |
George Franklin | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | |
Edgar Fields | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | |
Team | 7 | 194 | 27.7 | 1 |
NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Billy Ryckman | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | |
Team | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 |
NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jim Hart | 22 | 40 | 333 | 8.3 | 3 | 1 | 97.2 | |
Mike Wood | 1 | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 | |
Steve Pisarkiewicz | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
Team | 23 | 42 | 348 | 8.6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 97.5 |
NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jim Otis | 13 | 27 | 2.1 | 0 |
Gordon Bell | 7 | 23 | 3.3 | 0 |
Willard Harrell | 7 | 12 | 1.7 | 0 |
Jim Hart | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 2 |
Steve Jones | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 1 |
Steve Pisarkiewicz | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 |
Team | 36 | 79 | 2.2 | 3 |
NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dave Stief | 9 | 183 | 20.3 | 1 | |
Pat Tilley | 7 | 105 | 15.0 | 1 | |
Al Chandler | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 1 | |
Steve Jones | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | |
Gordon Bell | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | |
Team | 23 | 362 | 8.6 | 3 | 0 |
NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
---|---|---|---|
Team | 1 | 1 | 3 |
NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 4.0 |
NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jim Bakken | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | |
Team | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mike Wood | 6 | 228 | 38.0 | |
Team | 6 | 228 | 38.0 |
NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gordon Bell | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 0 | |
Roland Woolsey | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | |
Team | 3 | 79 | 26.3 | 0 |
NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gordon Bell | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | |
Roland Woolsey | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | |
Team | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 |
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Playoff PPG Rankings
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Playoff Total Yards Rankings
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Playoff Sack Leaders
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Best Record ATS
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Worst Record ATS
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