Sunday December 20, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 12/20/1970:



Sonny Jurgensen threw a pair of touchdown passes to tight end Jerry Smith and Larry Brown rushed for 44 yards to close the season as the NFL's No. 1 rusher with 1,125 yards, a Washington record. St. Louis' Jim Bakken missed a 21-yard field goal attempt with 3:21 remaining.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE148.4  (3)176.3  (9)324.7  (2)30
DEFENSE124.7  (17)150.8  (9)275.5  (11)32
OFFENSE144.6  (5)150.9  (14)295.5  (9)21
DEFENSE153.8  (26)160.3  (14)314.1  (25)25

Line: n/a

Team1234F
St. Louis Cardinals (8-5-1)7331427
Washington Redskins (6-8-0)1470728

( 0- 7) WAS Jerry Smith 10 yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Curt Knight kick) ( 7- 7) STL Jackie Smith 16 yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick) ( 7-14) WAS Charlie Harraway 3 yard rush (Curt Knight kick) (10-14) STL Jim Bakken 45 yard field goal (10-21) WAS Jerry Smith 10 yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Curt Knight kick) (13-21) STL Jim Bakken 34 yard field goal (13-28) WAS Charlie Harraway 1 yard rush (Curt Knight kick) (20-28) STL John Gilliam 57 yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick) (27-28) STL Chuck Latourette 32 yard fumble return (Jim Bakken kick)
                     STL             WAS
First Downs:         14              20
Rushes-yards:        25-69           43-141
Yards/rush:          2.8             3.3
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     16-31-199-2     9-14-146-1
Sacked-yards:        3-18            0-0
Net pass yards:      181             146
Net yards/pass:      5.3             10.4
Total net yards:     250             287
Total plays:         59 (42% run)    57 (75% run)  
Yards/play:          4.2             5.0
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             2-2
Turnovers:           3               3
Penalties-yards:     6-37            2-10

Attendance: 50,415

Passing:
STL: Jim Hart, 16 of 31 for 199 yards and 2 TDs (2 int) WAS: Sonny Jurgensen, 9 of 14 for 146 yards and 2 TDs (1 int)
Rushing:
STL: MacArthur Lane, 17 for 55 yards; Cid Edwards, 4 for 8 yards; Roy Shivers, 2 for 6 yards; Jim Hart, 2 for 0 yards WAS: Larry Brown, 20 for 44 yards; Charlie Harraway, 18 for 74 yards and 2 TDs; Dave Kopay, 4 for 3 yards; Jerry Smith, 1 for 20 yards
Receiving:
STL: John Gilliam, 5 for 125 yards and 1 TD; Cid Edwards, 4 for 18 yards; Jackie Smith, 3 for 29 yards and 1 TD; MacArthur Lane, 2 for 10 yards; Jerry Daanen, 1 for 22 yards; Johnny Roland, 1 for -5 yards WAS: Jerry Smith, 3 for 49 yards and 2 TDs; Larry Brown, 3 for 26 yards; Walter Roberts, 1 for 52 yards; Jon Henderson, 1 for 12 yards; Dave Kopay, 1 for 7 yards
Kick returns:
STL: Paul White, 3 for 65 yards; Charlie Pittman, 2 for 48 yards WAS: Jim Harris, 4 for 90 yards; Ted Vactor, 1 for 17 yards
Punt returns:
STL: Johnny Roland, 2 for 2 yards; Roger Wehrli, 1 for 4 yards WAS: Ted Vactor, 1 for 3 yards
Interceptions:
STL: Roger Wehrli, 1 for 41 yards WAS: Brig Owens, 1 for 32 yards; Jon Jaqua, 1 for 25 yards
Punting:
STL: Chuck Latourette, 3 for 137 yards WAS: Mike Bragg, 5 for 177 yards
Field Goals:
STL: Jim Bakken, 2/3


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