The St. Louis Cardinals emerged victorious over the New York Giants, 29 to 20, on December 9, 1979.

1979 St. Louis Cardinals

Final

NYG

Giants

6-9-0

20

STL

29

1

0

9

2

0

3

3

6

7

4

14

10

Total

20

29

1st quarter

NYG

STL

Cardinals

Ottis Anderson 9-yard run (kick failed)

0

6

Cardinals

Steve Little 30-yard field goal

0

9

2nd quarter

NYG

STL

Cardinals

Steve Little 25-yard field goal

0

12

3rd quarter

NYG

STL

Cardinals

Pat Tilley 7-yard pass from Steve Pisarkiewicz (Steve Little kick)

0

19

Giants

Billy Taylor 18-yard pass from Phil Simms (kick failed)

6

19

4th quarter

NYG

STL

Cardinals

Ottis Anderson 6-yard run (Steve Little kick)

6

26

Giants

Billy Taylor 23-yard pass from Phil Simms (Joe Danelo kick)

13

26

Cardinals

Steve Little 42-yard field goal

13

29

Giants

Billy Taylor 23-yard pass from Phil Simms (Joe Danelo kick)

20

29

Giants

Cardinals

1st Downs

15

26

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

59

79

Total Yards

257

406

Yards per play

4.4

5.1

Passing

171

174

Comp - Att

18 - 30

15 - 24

Yards per pass

4.9

7

Interceptions thrown

1

0

Sacks - Yards lost

5 - 24

1 - 9

Rushing

86

232

Rushing Attempts

24

54

Yards per rush

3.6

4.3

Penalties

8

8

Turnovers

5

2

Fumbles lost

4

2

Interceptions

1

0

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Phil Simms 18 30 195 6.5 3 1 98.6
Team 18 30 171 6.5 3 1 5 98.6

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Billy Taylor 16 50 3.1 0
Doug Kotar 6 27 4.5 0
Phil Simms 2 9 4.5 0
Team 24 86 3.6 0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Billy Taylor 8 72 9.0 3
Dwight Scales 3 64 21.3 0
Gary Shirk 5 63 12.6 0
Doug Kotar 2 -4 -2.0 0
Team 18 195 6.5 3 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 5 4 2

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 1.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Joe Danelo 0 0 2 2
Team 0 0 2 2

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Dave Jennings 6 267 44.5
Team 6 267 44.5

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Jimmy Robinson 6 110 18.3 0
Eddie Hicks 1 17 17.0 0
Team 7 127 18.1 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Jimmy Robinson 1 6 6.0 0
Team 1 6 6.0 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Steve Pisarkiewicz 15 24 183 7.6 1 0 99.8
Team 15 24 174 7.6 1 0 1 99.8

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Ottis Anderson 29 140 4.8 2
Theotis Brown 13 65 5.0 0
Wayne Morris 7 30 4.3 0
Steve Pisarkiewicz 5 -3 -0.6 0
Team 54 232 4.3 2

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Pat Tilley 6 94 15.7 1
Ottis Anderson 3 28 9.3 0
Mel Gray 1 25 25.0 0
Dave Stief 2 24 12.0 0
Wayne Morris 1 9 9.0 0
Theotis Brown 2 3 1.5 0
Team 15 183 7.6 1 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 4 2 4

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 5.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Steve Little 3 5 2 11
Team 3 5 2 11

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Steve Little 3 129 43.0
Team 4 129 32.3

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Roy Green 2 79 39.5 0
Team 2 79 39.5 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Roy Green 3 15 5.0 0
Lee Nelson 1 5 5.0 0
Team 4 20 5.0 0

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Team Leaders

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PASS

1,799

Murray

Kyler Murray

RUSH

1,040

Conner

James Conner

REC

825

McBride

Trey McBride

Team Rankings

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PPG

19.4

24th

OPP PPG

26.8

31st

RUSH YDS/G

139.1

4th

PASS YDS/G

201.8

26th

2023 Division Standings

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TEAM W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
Seahawks Seahawks
9 8 0 .529
Cardinals Cardinals
4 13 0 .235

Last Game

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ARI Cardinals

4-13-0

20

Final

21

SEA Seahawks

9-8-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

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

Schedule

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