The St. Louis Cardinals barely put up a fight against the Washington Redskins, 31 to 7, on December 21, 1980.
Final
2nd quarter
WAS
STL
Clarence Harmon 1-yard run (Mark Moseley kick)
7
0
Art Monk 54-yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick)
14
0
Clarence Harmon 15-yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick)
21
0
3rd quarter
WAS
STL
Mark Moseley 34-yard field goal
24
0
4th quarter
WAS
STL
Art Monk 2-yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick)
31
0
Theotis Brown 4-yard run (Neil O'Donoghue kick)
31
7
Redskins
Cardinals
1st Downs
20
14
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
71
67
Total Yards
391
174
Yards per play
5.5
2.6
Passing
217
-12
Comp - Att
19 - 32
6 - 26
Yards per pass
6
-0.3
Interceptions thrown
0
3
Sacks - Yards lost
4 - 43
9 - 80
Rushing
174
186
Rushing Attempts
35
32
Yards per rush
5.0
5.8
Penalties
8
10
Turnovers
2
4
Fumbles lost
2
1
Interceptions
0
3
Possession
Passing
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Theismann J. Theismann | 19 | 32 | 260 | 8.1 | 3 | 0 | 116.7 | |
| Team | 19 | 32 | 217 | 8.1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 116.7 |
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Hammond B. Hammond | 17 | 135 | 7.9 | 0 |
| Buddy Hardeman B. Hardeman | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 0 |
| Clarence Harmon C. Harmon | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 1 |
| Wilbur Jackson W. Jackson | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 |
| Mike Kruczek M. Kruczek | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 |
| Team | 35 | 174 | 5.0 | 1 |
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art Monk A. Monk | 5 | 95 | 19.0 | 2 | |
| Buddy Hardeman B. Hardeman | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 0 | |
| Clarence Harmon C. Harmon | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 1 | |
| Bobby Hammond B. Hammond | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | |
| Kenny Harrison K. Harrison | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | |
| Don Warren D. Warren | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Ike Forte I. Forte | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Ricky Thompson R. Thompson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 19 | 260 | 8.1 | 3 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 9.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Moseley M. Moseley | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| Team | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Connell M. Connell | 7 | 250 | 35.7 | |
| Team | 7 | 250 | 35.7 |
Kick Return
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Nelms M. Nelms | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Ricky Thompson R. Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Nelms M. Nelms | 9 | 65 | 7.2 | 0 | |
| Team | 9 | 65 | 7.2 | 0 |
Passing
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rusty Lisch R. Lisch | 6 | 17 | 68 | 4.0 | 0 | 3 | 8.6 | |
| Mike Loyd M. Loyd | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Team | 6 | 26 | -12 | 2.6 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0.0 |
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottis Anderson O. Anderson | 22 | 122 | 5.5 | 0 |
| Theotis Brown T. Brown | 6 | 48 | 8.0 | 1 |
| Wayne Morris W. Morris | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 |
| Mike Loyd M. Loyd | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Rod Phillips R. Phillips | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Team | 32 | 186 | 5.8 | 1 |
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Stief D. Stief | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | |
| Chris Combs C. Combs | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| Theotis Brown T. Brown | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | |
| Ottis Anderson O. Anderson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Mel Gray M. Gray | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 6 | 68 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 4.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil O'Donoghue N. O'Donoghue | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Team | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Swider L. Swider | 11 | 444 | 40.4 | |
| Team | 11 | 444 | 40.4 |
Kick Return
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willard Harrell W. Harrell | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | |
| Lee Nelson L. Nelson | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 0 | |
| Theotis Brown T. Brown | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 6 | 90 | 15.0 | 0 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Nelson L. Nelson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Willard Harrell W. Harrell | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | |
| Team | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 0 |
More Cardinals Stats
PPG
19.4
24th
OPP PPG
26.8
31st
RUSH YDS/G
139.1
4th
PASS YDS/G
201.8
26th
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