Sunday November 4, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 11/04/1979:



Rookie Ottis Anderson rushed 25 times for 164 yards to boost his season total to 1,000 yards. It was his fifth 100-yard rushing effort of the season. The Cardinals limited the Vikings to 70 yards on the ground, while the Cardinals' backfield combined for a club record 325 yards rushing.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE101.4  (26)188.4  (13)289.9  (19)23
DEFENSE163.9  (25)168.2  (13)332.1  (19)17
OFFENSE142.2  (14)168.3  (16)310.6  (14)27
DEFENSE136.4  (16)173.0  (16)309.4  (13)23

Line: Cardinals by 4

Team1234F
Minnesota Vikings (4-6-0)07007
St. Louis Cardinals (3-7-0)37141337

( 0- 3) STL Steve Little 42 yard field goal ( 0-10) STL Ottis Anderson 34 yard rush (Steve Little kick) ( 7-10) MIN Sammy White 14 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) ( 7-17) STL Roger Wehrli 9 yard interception return (Steve Little kick) ( 7-24) STL Ottis Anderson 8 yard pass from Jim Hart (Steve Little kick) ( 7-30) STL Wayne Morris 1 yard rush (kick failed) ( 7-37) STL Rod Phillips 16 yard rush (Steve Little kick)
                     MIN             STL
First Downs:         23              29
Rushes-yards:        23-70           45-325
Yards/rush:          3.0             7.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     27-49-273-3     14-24-142-2
Sacked-yards:        1-10            0-0
Net pass yards:      263             142
Net yards/pass:      5.3             5.9
Total net yards:     333             467
Total plays:         73 (31% run)    69 (65% run)  
Yards/play:          4.6             6.8
Fumbles-lost:        3-1             2-1
Turnovers:           4               3
Penalties-yards:     8-67            9-88

Attendance: 47,213

Passing:
MIN: Tommy Kramer, 27 of 49 for 273 yards and 1 TD (3 int) STL: Jim Hart, 14 of 24 for 142 yards and 1 TD (2 int)
Rushing:
MIN: Ted Brown, 16 for 52 yards; Rickey Young, 7 for 18 yards STL: Ottis Anderson, 25 for 164 yards and 1 TD; Willard Harrell, 8 for 43 yards; Wayne Morris, 7 for 31 yards and 1 TD; Rod Phillips, 3 for 50 yards and 1 TD; Mel Gray, 1 for 38 yards; Jim Hart, 1 for -1 yards
Receiving:
MIN: Ahmad Rashad, 6 for 68 yards; Rickey Young, 5 for 53 yards; Sammy White, 3 for 45 yards and 1 TD; Ted Brown, 3 for 11 yards; Bob Tucker, 2 for 18 yards; Chuck Foreman, 2 for 12 yards; Brent McClanahan, 2 for 11 yards; Stu Voigt, 1 for 16 yards; Terry LeCount, 1 for 15 yards; Robert Miller, 1 for 14 yards; Robert Steele, 1 for 10 yards STL: Wayne Morris, 5 for 43 yards; Ottis Anderson, 3 for 33 yards and 1 TD; Mel Gray, 3 for 33 yards; Pat Tilley, 2 for 27 yards; Bill Murrell, 1 for 6 yards
Kick returns:
MIN: Jimmy Edwards, 7 for 143 yards STL: Roy Green, 2 for 20 yards
Punt returns:
MIN: Jimmy Edwards, 2 for 41 yards STL: Willard Harrell, 4 for 50 yards
Interceptions:
MIN: Nate Wright, 2 for 5 yards STL: Ken Greene, 2 for 16 yards; Roger Wehrli, 1 for 9 yards and 1 TD
Punting:
MIN: Greg Coleman, 4 for 164 yards STL: Steve Little, 2 for 95 yards
Field Goals:
MIN: Rick Danmeier, 0/2 STL: Steve Little, 1/1


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