Sunday October 15, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 10/15/1972:



Redskin Larry Brown rushed for 110 yards to achieve his fourth 100-yard day of the season and 16th of his career and his running mate, Charley Harraway, scored a pair of touchdowns as Washington completed a season sweep of the Cardinals. Kicker Curt Knight snapped a slump by making four field goals in four attempts.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE152.5  (11)146.2  (15)298.8  (15)7
DEFENSE112.0  (5)192.2  (21)304.2  (16)9
OFFENSE73.0  (25)142.8  (18)215.8  (25)7
DEFENSE157.5  (22)165.0  (15)322.5  (20)7

Line: Redskins by 6½

Team1234F
Washington Redskins (4-1-0)3761733
St. Louis Cardinals (2-3-0)00303

( 3- 0) WAS Curt Knight 30 yard field goal (10- 0) WAS Charlie Harraway 1 yard rush (Curt Knight kick) (10- 3) STL Jim Bakken 46 yard field goal (13- 3) WAS Curt Knight 8 yard field goal (16- 3) WAS Curt Knight 42 yard field goal (19- 3) WAS Curt Knight 36 yard field goal (26- 3) WAS Charlie Harraway 4 yard rush (Curt Knight kick) (33- 3) WAS Bob Brunet 2 yard rush (Curt Knight kick)
                     WAS             STL
First Downs:         20              10
Rushes-yards:        43-160          21-66
Yards/rush:          3.7             3.1
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     15-20-230-1     9-24-94-2
Sacked-yards:        0-0             1-9
Net pass yards:      230             85
Net yards/pass:      11.5            3.4
Total net yards:     390             151
Total plays:         63 (68% run)    46 (45% run)  
Yards/play:          6.2             3.3
Fumbles-lost:        5-2             4-2
Turnovers:           3               4
Penalties-yards:     6-65            3-15

Attendance: 50,454

Passing:
WAS: Sonny Jurgensen, 13 of 18 for 203 yards (1 int); Billy Kilmer, 2 of 2 for 27 yards STL: Gary Cuozzo, 8 of 21 for 86 yards (2 int); Jim Hart, 1 of 3 for 8 yards
Rushing:
WAS: Larry Brown, 23 for 110 yards; Charlie Harraway, 12 for 38 yards and 2 TDs; George Nock, 4 for 15 yards; Sonny Jurgensen, 3 for -5 yards; Bob Brunet, 1 for 2 yards and 1 TD STL: Donny Anderson, 9 for 34 yards; Leon Burns, 4 for 23 yards; Ahmad Rashad, 3 for 6 yards; Tom Woodeshick, 2 for 3 yards; Gary Cuozzo, 2 for -2 yards; Cannonball Butler, 1 for 2 yards
Receiving:
WAS: Charley Taylor, 5 for 52 yards; Roy Jefferson, 4 for 91 yards; Larry Brown, 3 for 44 yards; Charlie Harraway, 2 for 19 yards; Jerry Smith, 1 for 24 yards STL: Donny Anderson, 4 for 28 yards; Walker Gillette, 3 for 43 yards; Jackie Smith, 1 for 15 yards; Cannonball Butler, 1 for 8 yards
Kick returns:
WAS: Speedy Duncan, 1 for 22 yards; Harold McLinton, 1 for 15 yards STL: Cannonball Butler, 3 for 69 yards; Larry Willingham, 2 for 46 yards
Punt returns:
WAS: Speedy Duncan, 4 for 29 yards; Ted Vactor, 1 for 3 yards STL: Larry Willingham, 2 for 0 yards
Interceptions:
WAS: Pat Fischer, 1 for 35 yards; Mike Bass, 1 for 0 yards STL: Miller Farr, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
WAS: Mike Bragg, 2 for 78 yards STL: Donny Anderson, 5 for 206 yards
Field Goals:
WAS: Curt Knight, 4/4 STL: Jim Bakken, 1/3


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