Sunday December 4, 1977
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 12/04/1977:



Bill Bryant raced 54 yards with an interception for a third period touchdown that broke open a close game. The Giants, beaten 28-0 by St. Louis earlier in the season, raised their record to 5-7 while the Cardinals suffered their second straight loss and dropped to 7-5.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE149.2  (11)185.7  (1)334.9  (4)26
DEFENSE158.4  (22)172.5  (27)330.8  (24)28
OFFENSE114.1  (26)101.9  (25)216.0  (27)29
DEFENSE131.7  (13)161.5  (23)293.3  (21)26

Line: Cardinals by 10

Team1234F
St. Louis Cardinals (7-5-0)07007
New York Giants (5-7-0)7310727

( 0- 7) NYG Bobby Hammond 15 yard rush (Joe Danelo kick) ( 7- 7) STL Ike Harris 6 yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick) ( 7-10) NYG Joe Danelo 20 yard field goal ( 7-17) NYG Bill Bryant 54 yard interception return (Joe Danelo kick) ( 7-20) NYG Joe Danelo 37 yard field goal ( 7-27) NYG Willie Spencer 2 yard rush (Joe Danelo kick)
                     STL             NYG
First Downs:         15              20
Rushes-yards:        20-91           60-236
Yards/rush:          4.5             3.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     16-27-161-2     3-10-84-0
Sacked-yards:        0-0             0-0
Net pass yards:      161             84
Net yards/pass:      6.0             8.4
Total net yards:     252             320
Total plays:         47 (42% run)    70 (85% run)  
Yards/play:          5.4             4.6
Fumbles-lost:        3-1             2-0
Turnovers:           3               0
Penalties-yards:     4-28            7-109

Attendance: 71,826

Passing:
STL: Jim Hart, 12 of 23 for 126 yards and 1 TD (2 int); Bill Donckers, 4 of 4 for 35 yards NYG: Joe Pisarcik, 3 of 10 for 84 yards
Rushing:
STL: Terry Metcalf, 11 for 68 yards; Wayne Morris, 7 for 15 yards; Steve Jones, 1 for 9 yards; Jim Hart, 1 for -1 yards NYG: Doug Kotar, 17 for 82 yards; Bobby Hammond, 14 for 56 yards and 1 TD; Larry Csonka, 13 for 45 yards; Willie Spencer, 12 for 46 yards and 1 TD; Joe Pisarcik, 3 for 2 yards; Emery Moorehead, 1 for 5 yards
Receiving:
STL: Wayne Morris, 3 for 29 yards; Jerry Latin, 3 for 26 yards; Ike Harris, 3 for 19 yards and 1 TD; Mel Gray, 2 for 32 yards; Jackie Smith, 2 for 22 yards; Terry Metcalf, 2 for 21 yards; Steve Jones, 1 for 12 yards NYG: Gary Shirk, 1 for 64 yards; Johnny Perkins, 1 for 11 yards; Doug Kotar, 1 for 9 yards
Kick returns:
STL: Terry Metcalf, 2 for 43 yards; Kurt Allerman, 1 for 17 yards NYG: Emery Moorehead, 1 for 13 yards
Punt returns:
STL: Bill Bradley, 2 for 18 yards; Pat Tilley, 1 for 5 yards NYG: Bobby Hammond, 3 for 27 yards; Jim Robinson, 1 for -3 yards
Interceptions:
NYG: Bill Bryant, 1 for 54 yards and 1 TD; Brad Van Pelt, 1 for 9 yards
Punting:
STL: Duane Carrell, 6 for 213 yards NYG: Dave Jennings, 5 for 180 yards
Field Goals:
NYG: Joe Danelo, 2/2


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