Monday November 16, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 11/16/1970:



Johnny Roland, starting for injured Cid Edwards, scored three touchdowns including a 74-yard punt return, and the Cardinals scored their third consecutive shutout by stopping the Cowboys twice within the 10-yard line. It marked the first time since 1935 that a NFL team registered three straight shutouts.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE158.6  (1)182.6  (7)341.2  (2)17
DEFENSE117.4  (12)159.0  (12)276.4  (10)19
OFFENSE157.4  (2)134.8  (23)292.1  (11)16
DEFENSE118.9  (13)147.1  (6)266.0  (6)22

Line: n/a

Team1234F
St. Louis Cardinals (7-2-0)71002138
Dallas Cowboys (5-4-0)00000

( 7- 0) STL Johnny Roland 74 yard punt return (Jim Bakken kick) (14- 0) STL John Gilliam 48 yard rush (Jim Bakken kick) (17- 0) STL Jim Bakken 31 yard field goal (24- 0) STL Johnny Roland 10 yard rush (Jim Bakken kick) (31- 0) STL Johnny Roland 3 yard rush (Jim Bakken kick) (38- 0) STL Roy Shivers 29 yard rush (Jim Bakken kick)
                     STL             DAL
First Downs:         19              14
Rushes-yards:        39-242          32-103
Yards/rush:          6.2             3.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     14-30-164-1     10-34-177-4
Sacked-yards:        1-14            4-37
Net pass yards:      150             140
Net yards/pass:      4.8             3.7
Total net yards:     392             243
Total plays:         70 (55% run)    70 (45% run)  
Yards/play:          5.6             3.5
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             5-2
Turnovers:           1               6
Penalties-yards:     7-113           5-39

Attendance: 69,323

Passing:
STL: Jim Hart, 14 of 30 for 164 yards (1 int) DAL: Craig Morton, 8 of 26 for 116 yards (3 int); Roger Staubach, 2 of 8 for 61 yards (1 int)
Rushing:
STL: Johnny Roland, 16 for 78 yards and 2 TDs; MacArthur Lane, 16 for 70 yards; Roy Shivers, 3 for 36 yards and 1 TD; John Gilliam, 1 for 48 yards and 1 TD; Bob Brown, 1 for 8 yards; Cid Edwards, 1 for 2 yards; Jim Hart, 1 for 0 yards DAL: Walt Garrison, 12 for 39 yards; Calvin Hill, 10 for 21 yards; Dan Reeves, 6 for -1 yards; Roger Staubach, 2 for 33 yards; Craig Morton, 2 for 11 yards
Receiving:
STL: Dave Williams, 5 for 30 yards; John Gilliam, 3 for 47 yards; Jackie Smith, 2 for 48 yards; MacArthur Lane, 2 for 22 yards; Johnny Roland, 2 for 17 yards DAL: Lance Rentzel, 5 for 47 yards; Reggie Rucker, 2 for 47 yards; Dennis Homan, 1 for 43 yards; Pettis Norman, 1 for 23 yards; Dan Reeves, 1 for 17 yards
Kick returns:
STL: Chuck Latourette, 1 for 23 yards DAL: Duane Thomas, 3 for 50 yards; Steve Kiner, 1 for 17 yards
Punt returns:
STL: Chuck Latourette, 5 for 35 yards; Johnny Roland, 1 for 74 yards and 1 TD DAL: Bob Hayes, 3 for 6 yards; Mel Renfro, 2 for 10 yards
Interceptions:
STL: Roger Wehrli, 2 for 9 yards; Larry Stallings, 1 for 9 yards; Nate Wright, 1 for 0 yards DAL: Cornell Green, 1 for 59 yards
Punting:
STL: Chuck Latourette, 8 for 332 yards DAL: Ron Widby, 9 for 382 yards
Field Goals:
STL: Jim Bakken, 1/2


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