Sunday October 25, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 10/25/1970:



Fran Tarkenton threw five touchdown passes, his one-game high, and completed 10 straight passes on his way to hitting 15 of 18 for 280 yards. Rookie tight end Bob Tucker caught six for 150 yards and 2 TDs, while Clifton McNeil grabbed five for 110 yards and a TD.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE162.4  (2)170.4  (10)332.8  (4)14
DEFENSE144.2  (21)152.8  (12)297.0  (15)11
OFFENSE120.8  (10)172.0  (8)292.8  (10)11
DEFENSE115.0  (13)149.4  (10)264.4  (10)15

Line: n/a

Team1234F
St. Louis Cardinals (4-2-0)370717
New York Giants (3-3-0)14701435

( 0- 7) NYG Aaron Thomas 3 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Pete Gogolak kick) ( 3- 7) STL Jim Bakken 25 yard field goal ( 3-14) NYG Bob Tucker 41 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Pete Gogolak kick) ( 3-21) NYG Clifton McNeil 13 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Pete Gogolak kick) (10-21) STL MacArthur Lane 1 yard rush (Jim Bakken kick) (10-28) NYG Bob Tucker 17 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Pete Gogolak kick) (17-28) STL Dave Williams 34 yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick) (17-35) NYG Don Herrmann 6 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Pete Gogolak kick)
                     STL             NYG
First Downs:         19              20
Rushes-yards:        27-126          32-103
Yards/rush:          4.7             3.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     15-40-209-2     16-19-286-0
Sacked-yards:        1-6             3-18
Net pass yards:      203             268
Net yards/pass:      5.0             12.2
Total net yards:     329             371
Total plays:         68 (39% run)    54 (59% run)  
Yards/play:          4.8             6.9
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             1-1
Turnovers:           2               1
Penalties-yards:     2-7             2-20

Attendance: 62,984

Passing:
STL: Jim Hart, 15 of 40 for 209 yards and 1 TD (2 int) NYG: Fran Tarkenton, 15 of 18 for 280 yards and 5 TDs; Dick Shiner, 1 of 1 for 6 yards
Rushing:
STL: MacArthur Lane, 13 for 37 yards and 1 TD; Cid Edwards, 11 for 58 yards; Jackie Smith, 1 for 26 yards; Chuck Latourette, 1 for 5 yards; Jim Hart, 1 for 0 yards NYG: Ron Johnson, 18 for 57 yards; Tucker Frederickson, 7 for 20 yards; Fran Tarkenton, 3 for 18 yards; Les Shy, 2 for 6 yards; Joe Morrison, 2 for 2 yards
Receiving:
STL: John Gilliam, 7 for 119 yards; Dave Williams, 5 for 83 yards and 1 TD; Cid Edwards, 2 for 4 yards; MacArthur Lane, 1 for 3 yards NYG: Bob Tucker, 6 for 150 yards and 2 TDs; Clifton McNeil, 5 for 110 yards and 1 TD; Ron Johnson, 1 for 12 yards; Les Shy, 1 for 6 yards; Don Herrmann, 1 for 6 yards and 1 TD; Aaron Thomas, 1 for 3 yards and 1 TD; Joe Morrison, 1 for -1 yards
Kick returns:
STL: Nate Wright, 3 for 59 yards; Charlie Pittman, 2 for 41 yards NYG: Ron Johnson, 1 for 69 yards; Bobby Duhon, 1 for 22 yards; Les Shy, 1 for 21 yards
Punt returns:
STL: Chuck Latourette, 1 for 1 yard NYG: Bobby Duhon, 2 for 18 yards; Spider Lockhart, 1 for 6 yards
Interceptions:
NYG: Tom Longo, 1 for 33 yards; Ralph Heck, 1 for 3 yards
Punting:
STL: Chuck Latourette, 4 for 165 yards NYG: Ernie Koy, 3 for 101 yards
Field Goals:
STL: Jim Bakken, 1/2


  Copyright © 2014-2024, All Rights Reserved   •   Privacy Policy   •   Contact Us