The St. Louis Cardinals were defeated by the Dallas Cowboys, 22 to 21, on September 2, 1979.

Final

Cowboys

1-0-0

22

Cardinals

0-1-0

21

Team

DAL

STL

1

3

0

2

7

3

7

4

9

7

Total

22

21

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

DAL

STL

Rafael Septien 37-yard field goal

3

0

2nd quarter

DAL

STL

Robert Newhouse 4-yard run (Rafael Septien kick)

10

0

Al Chandler 2-yard pass from Jim Hart (Mike Wood kick)

10

7

3rd quarter

DAL

STL

Rafael Septien 24-yard field goal

13

7

Pat Tilley 18-yard pass from Jim Hart (Mike Wood kick)

13

14

4th quarter

DAL

STL

Tony Hill 30-yard pass from Ron Springs (kick failed)

19

14

Ottis Anderson 76-yard run (Mike Wood kick)

19

21

Rafael Septien 27-yard field goal

22

21

Cowboys

Cardinals

1st Downs

24

17

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

77

62

Total Yards

455

342

Yards per play

5.9

5.5

Passing

294

105

Comp - Att

21 - 35

12 - 29

Yards per pass

8.2

3.5

Interceptions thrown

0

2

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 5

1 - 7

Rushing

161

237

Rushing Attempts

41

32

Yards per rush

3.9

7.4

Penalties

6

Turnovers

1

2

Fumbles lost

1

0

Interceptions

0

2

Possession

Cowboys

Cardinals

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	SCK	RATE
Roger Staubach	20	34	269	7.9	0		84.1
Ron Springs	1	1	30	30.0	1		158.3
Team	21	35	294	8.5	1	1	97.2

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Robert Newhouse	18	108	6.0	1
Ron Springs	15	30	2.0	0
Larry Brinson	2	9	4.5	0
Roger Staubach	1	9	9.0	0
Tony Hill	1	6	6.0	0
Scott Laidlaw	2	0	0.0	0
Preston Pearson	1	0	0.0	0
Jay Saldi	1	-1	-1.0	0
Team	41	161	3.9	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Tony Hill	5	113	22.6	1
Drew Pearson	5	99	19.8	0
Billy Joe DuPree	3	32	10.7	0
Preston Pearson	2	19	9.5	0
Doug Cosbie	2	12	6.0	0
Ron Springs	2	10	5.0	0
Robert Newhouse	1	9	9.0	0
Jay Saldi	1	5	5.0	0
Team	21	299	8.5	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	1	1	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Rafael Septien	3	4		1	10
Team	3	4		1	10

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Danny White	5	195	39.0
Team	5	195	39.0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Wade Manning	3	83	27.7	0
Team	3	83	27.7	0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Wade Manning	3	10	3.3	0
Team	3	10	3.3	0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Jim Hart	12	29	112	3.9	2	2		46.9
Team	12	29	105	3.9	2	2	1	46.9

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Ottis Anderson	21	193	9.2	1
Wayne Morris	10	41	4.1	0
Willard Harrell	1	3	3.0	0
Team	32	237	7.4	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Mel Gray	2	32	16.0	0
Pat Tilley	2	31	15.5	1
Wayne Morris	4	28	7.0	0
Al Chandler	4	21	5.3	1
Team	12	112	3.9	2	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	0	0	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Mike Wood	0	1		3	3
Team	0	1		3	3

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Steve Little	6	229	38.2
Team	6	229	38.2

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Willard Harrell	4	97	24.3
Roy Green	1	33	33.0
Team	5	130	26.0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Willard Harrell	1	2	2.0	0
Team	1	2	2.0	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 Dallas Cowboys, 22 to 21, on September 2, 1979.

Final

Cowboys

22

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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More Cardinals Stats

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