Sunday December 13, 1970
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NFL game summary for 12/13/1970:



A pair of Fran Tarkenton touchdown passes and a three-yard end sweep by the New York quarterback carried the Giants into a 21-0 lead, their second victory of the season over the Cardinals, and into a first-place tie with Dallas in the NFC's Eastern Division.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE133.8  (9)187.6  (3)321.3  (4)24
DEFENSE119.1  (12)162.5  (17)281.6  (14)28
OFFENSE154.8  (2)168.2  (13)323.1  (2)28
DEFENSE123.1  (15)145.3  (8)268.4  (9)32

Line: n/a

Team1234F
New York Giants (9-4-0)71431034
St. Louis Cardinals (8-4-1)037717

( 7- 0) NYG Bob Tucker 14 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Pete Gogolak kick) (14- 0) NYG Don Herrmann 20 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Pete Gogolak kick) (21- 0) NYG Fran Tarkenton 3 yard rush (Pete Gogolak kick) (21- 3) STL Jim Bakken 25 yard field goal (24- 3) NYG Pete Gogolak 27 yard field goal (24-10) STL MacArthur Lane 78 yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick) (31-10) NYG Ron Johnson 9 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Pete Gogolak kick) (31-17) STL Jackie Smith 47 yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick) (34-17) NYG Pete Gogolak 46 yard field goal
                     NYG             STL
First Downs:         22              13
Rushes-yards:        46-144          19-71
Yards/rush:          3.1             3.7
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     14-21-242-0     13-30-291-1
Sacked-yards:        5-25            3-18
Net pass yards:      217             273
Net yards/pass:      8.3             8.3
Total net yards:     361             344
Total plays:         72 (63% run)    52 (36% run)  
Yards/play:          5.0             6.6
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             2-1
Turnovers:           0               2
Penalties-yards:     7-66            1-15

Attendance: 50,845

Passing:
NYG: Fran Tarkenton, 14 of 21 for 242 yards and 3 TDs STL: Jim Hart, 13 of 30 for 291 yards and 2 TDs (1 int)
Rushing:
NYG: Ron Johnson, 28 for 66 yards; Tucker Frederickson, 15 for 63 yards; Fran Tarkenton, 3 for 15 yards and 1 TD STL: MacArthur Lane, 9 for 26 yards; Johnny Roland, 7 for 34 yards; Cid Edwards, 3 for 11 yards
Receiving:
NYG: Bob Tucker, 7 for 92 yards and 1 TD; Don Herrmann, 2 for 51 yards and 1 TD; Bobby Duhon, 2 for 40 yards; Clifton McNeil, 1 for 41 yards; Ron Johnson, 1 for 9 yards and 1 TD; Tucker Frederickson, 1 for 9 yards STL: MacArthur Lane, 5 for 106 yards and 1 TD; Jackie Smith, 4 for 115 yards and 1 TD; John Gilliam, 2 for 35 yards; Dave Williams, 1 for 33 yards; Johnny Roland, 1 for 2 yards
Kick returns:
NYG: Bobby Duhon, 4 for 81 yards STL: Chuck Latourette, 5 for 97 yards; Terry Brown, 1 for 18 yards; Roy Shivers, 1 for 16 yards
Punt returns:
NYG: Spider Lockhart, 1 for 2 yards STL: Chuck Latourette, 2 for 5 yards
Interceptions:
NYG: Scott Eaton, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
NYG: Bill Johnson, 4 for 153 yards STL: Chuck Latourette, 4 for 146 yards
Field Goals:
NYG: Pete Gogolak, 2/3 STL: Jim Bakken, 1/2


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