The St. Louis Cardinals emerged victorious over the New York Giants, 29 to 20, on December 9, 1979.
1st quarter
NYG
STL
Ottis Anderson 9-yard run (kick failed)
0
6
Steve Little 30-yard field goal
0
9
2nd quarter
NYG
STL
Steve Little 25-yard field goal
0
12
3rd quarter
NYG
STL
Pat Tilley 7-yard pass from Steve Pisarkiewicz (Steve Little kick)
0
19
Billy Taylor 18-yard pass from Phil Simms (kick failed)
6
19
4th quarter
NYG
STL
Ottis Anderson 6-yard run (Steve Little kick)
6
26
Billy Taylor 23-yard pass from Phil Simms (Joe Danelo kick)
13
26
Steve Little 42-yard field goal
13
29
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
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 |
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 |
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 |
NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
---|---|---|---|
Team | 5 | 4 | 2 |
NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 1.0 |
NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joe Danelo | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
Team | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dave Jennings | 6 | 267 | 44.5 | |
Team | 6 | 267 | 44.5 |
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 |
NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jimmy Robinson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | |
Team | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
---|---|---|---|
Team | 4 | 2 | 4 |
NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 5.0 |
NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steve Little | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | |
Team | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|
Steve Little | 3 | 129 | 43.0 | |
Team | 4 | 129 | 32.3 |
NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Roy Green | 2 | 79 | 39.5 | 0 | |
Team | 2 | 79 | 39.5 | 0 |
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 |
Playoff Pass Yards Leaders
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Goff
Purdy
Playoff Rush Yards Leaders
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McCaffrey
Jones
Playoff Rec Yards Leaders
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Brown
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Playoff Pass TD Leaders
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Playoff Rush TD Leaders
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Playoff Rec TD Leaders
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Playoff QB Rating Leaders
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Playoff Sack Leaders
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Karlaftis
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Playoff PPG Rankings
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32.0
28.7
27.5
27.5
27.5
Playoff Opp PPG Rankings
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15.8
20.0
22.0
24.0
24.0
Playoff Total Yards Rankings
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425.0
417.0
389.0
386.0
383.7
Playoff Rush Yards Rankings
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155.0
139.5
128.0
125.3
125.0
Playoff Pass Yards Rankings
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367.0
343.0
307.0
279.0
265.0
Playoff Sack Leaders
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7.0
7.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
Best Record ATS
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13-7-1
11-6-1
12-7
12-7
10-6-1
Worst Record ATS
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5-11-1
5-11-1
6-11
6-10-1
6-10-1