The St. Louis Cardinals were defeated by the Pittsburgh Steelers, 24 to 21, on September 16, 1979.

Final

Steelers

3-0-0

24

Cardinals

1-2-0

21

Team

PIT

STL

1

7

9

2

0

6

3

0

6

4

17

0

Total

24

21

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

PIT

STL

Ottis Anderson 12-yard run (kick failed)

0

6

Steve Little 22-yard field goal

0

9

John Stallworth 18-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick)

7

9

2nd quarter

PIT

STL

Theotis Brown 1-yard run (kick failed)

7

15

3rd quarter

PIT

STL

Mike Wood 24-yard field goal

7

18

Mike Wood 27-yard field goal

7

21

4th quarter

PIT

STL

Rocky Bleier 4-yard run (Matt Bahr kick)

14

21

Bennie Cunningham 5-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick)

21

Matt Bahr 20-yard field goal

24

21

Steelers

Cardinals

1st Downs

25

12

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

78

59

Total Yards

398

212

Yards per play

5.1

3.6

Passing

234

106

Comp - Att

17 - 35

12 - 25

Yards per pass

6.5

3.8

Interceptions thrown

2

0

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 8

3 - 26

Rushing

164

106

Rushing Attempts

42

31

Yards per rush

3.9

3.4

Penalties

6

5

Turnovers

4

1

Fumbles lost

2

1

Interceptions

2

0

Possession

Steelers

Cardinals

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Terry Bradshaw	14	31	206	6.6	2	2		62.0
Mike Kruczek	3	4	36	9.0	0	0		102.1
Team	17	35	234	6.9	2	2	1	66.6

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Rocky Bleier	13	73	5.6	1
Greg Hawthorne	9	34	3.8	0
Franco Harris	13	29	2.2	0
Sidney Thornton	7	28	4.0	0
Team	42	164	3.9	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
John Stallworth	6	80	13.3	1
Bennie Cunningham	5	72	14.4	1
Rocky Bleier	2	44	22.0	0
Lynn Swann	2	37	18.5	0
Greg Hawthorne	2	9	4.5	0
Team	17	242	6.9	2	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	7	2	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			3.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Matt Bahr	1	2		3	6
Team	1	2		3	6

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Craig Colquitt	6	250	41.7
Team	6	250	41.7

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Larry Anderson	3	90	30.0	0
Team	3	90	30.0	0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Jim Smith	6	75	12.5	0
Team	6	75	12.5	0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	SCK	RATE
Jim Hart	12	24	132	5.5		66.7
Ottis Anderson	0	1	0	0.0		39.6
Team	12	25	106	5.3	3	64.1

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Theotis Brown	14	69	4.9	1
Ottis Anderson	16	37	2.3	1
Jim Hart	1	0	0.0	0
Team	31	106	3.4	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TRG
Mel Gray	1	48	48.0
Pat Tilley	2	39	19.5
Theotis Brown	2	17	8.5
Gary Parris	1	13	13.0
Ottis Anderson	5	11	2.2
Dave Stief	1	4	4.0
Team	12	132	5.3	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	1	1	2

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	PTS
Mike Wood	2	3	6
Steve Little	1	1	3
Team	3	4	9

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Steve Little	7	304	43.4
Team	7	304	43.4

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Roy Green	3	74	24.7
Willard Harrell	1	28	28.0
John Barefield	1	22	22.0
Team	5	124	24.8

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Willard Harrell	2	75	37.5	0
Team	2	75	37.5	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 Pittsburgh Steelers, 24 to 21, on September 16, 1979.

Final

Steelers

24

Cardinals

21

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

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule