The St. Louis Cardinals were 5-11 in 1979. They finished 5th in the NFC East and 11th in the NFC.
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A homecoming in the desert for Zach Allen and Vance Joseph as the Broncos face the Cardinals
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Defensive grit a welcome sign for the Cardinals, who showed pride in snapping 4-game skid
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Cardinals upset Rams 18-16 on Chad Ryland's 6th field goal as time expires
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Rams kicker Blake Grupe injures knee vs. Cardinals in first game with new team
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Star Rams CB Trent McDuffie inactive vs Cardinals after injury during practice
1979 Stats
See stats| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
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Team | 16 | 307 | 5,184 | 1,097 | 4.7 | 2,582 | 566 | 4.6 | 2,870 | 492 | 5.8 | 39 | 268 | 305 | 145 | 136 | 24 | 107 | 954 |
Team Rank | 17th | 10th | 5th | 17th | 3rd | 11th | 2nd | 19th | 9th | 27th | 15th | 17th | 12th | 4th | 19th | 14th | 17th | 22nd | |
Opponent | 16 | 358 | 5,077 | 1,073 | 4.7 | 2,204 | 567 | 3.9 | 3,067 | 478 | 6.4 | 28 | 194 | 302 | 125 | 149 | 28 | 92 | 744 |
Opponent Rank | 21st | 16th | 21st | 12th | 14th | 22nd | 10th | 14th | 20th | 6th | 25th | 25th | 15th | 14th | 16th | 20th | 25th | 24th | |
Net | -51 | +107 | +24 | 0.0 | +378 | -1 | +0.7 | -197 | +14 | -0.6 | +11 | +74 | +3 | +20 | -13 | -4 | +15 | +210 | |
Net Rank | 20th | 13th | 11th | 14th | 9th | 17th | 3rd | 20th | 11th | 20th | 20th | 11th | 14th | 7th | 18th | 21st | 25th | 25th |
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| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | |
4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | |
2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | |
1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | |
5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | |
4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | |
4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | |
2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | |
2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | |
1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | |
3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 6 | 0 | .000 |
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Chargers| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | 2 | 1 | .643 | |
2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | |
2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | |
1 | 4 | 1 | .250 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | |
4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | |
3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | |
2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | |
2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | |
3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | |
2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | |
2 | 4 | 0 | .333 |
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