Sunday December 21, 1980
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 12/21/1980:



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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE122.8  (15)174.7  (23)297.5  (24)34
DEFENSE155.9  (26)145.5  (2)301.4  (9)41
OFFENSE133.1  (10)179.2  (20)312.3  (18)33
DEFENSE125.7  (14)207.2  (21)332.9  (19)32

Line: Cardinals by 2

Team1234F
Washington Redskins (6-10-0)0213731
St. Louis Cardinals (5-11-0)00077

( 7- 0) WAS Clarence Harmon 1 yard rush (Mark Moseley kick) (14- 0) WAS Art Monk 54 yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) (21- 0) WAS Clarence Harmon 15 yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) (24- 0) WAS Mark Moseley 34 yard field goal (31- 0) WAS Art Monk 2 yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) (31- 7) STL Theotis Brown 4 yard rush (Neil O'Donoghue kick)
                     WAS             STL
First Downs:         20              14
Rushes-yards:        35-174          32-186
Yards/rush:          5.0             5.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     19-32-260-0     6-26-68-3
Sacked-yards:        4-43            9-80
Net pass yards:      217             -12
Net yards/pass:      6.0             -0.3
Total net yards:     391             174
Total plays:         71 (49% run)    67 (47% run)  
Yards/play:          5.5             2.6
Fumbles-lost:        3-2             1-1
Turnovers:           2               4
Penalties-yards:     8-70            10-112

Attendance: 35,942

Passing:
WAS: Joe Theismann, 19 of 32 for 260 yards and 3 TDs STL: Rusty Lisch, 6 of 17 for 68 yards (3 int); Mike Loyd, 0 of 9 for 0 yards
Rushing:
WAS: Bobby Hammond, 17 for 135 yards; Buddy Hardeman, 8 for 25 yards; Clarence Harmon, 5 for 14 yards and 1 TD; Wilbur Jackson, 3 for 2 yards; Mike Kruczek, 2 for -2 yards STL: Ottis Anderson, 22 for 122 yards; Theotis Brown, 6 for 48 yards and 1 TD; Wayne Morris, 2 for 12 yards; Mike Loyd, 1 for 2 yards; Rod Phillips, 1 for 2 yards
Receiving:
WAS: Art Monk, 5 for 95 yards and 2 TDs; Bobby Hammond, 3 for 22 yards; Buddy Hardeman, 2 for 51 yards; Clarence Harmon, 2 for 24 yards and 1 TD; Kenny Harrison, 2 for 21 yards; Don Warren, 2 for 18 yards; Ike Forte, 2 for 16 yards; Ricky Thompson, 1 for 13 yards STL: Dave Stief, 2 for 30 yards; Chris Combs, 1 for 14 yards; Theotis Brown, 1 for 13 yards; Ottis Anderson, 1 for 8 yards; Mel Gray, 1 for 3 yards
Kick returns:
WAS: Mike Nelms, 1 for 9 yards; Ricky Thompson, 1 for 0 yards STL: Willard Harrell, 3 for 35 yards; Theotis Brown, 2 for 26 yards; Lee Nelson, 1 for 29 yards
Punt returns:
WAS: Mike Nelms, 9 for 65 yards STL: Willard Harrell, 4 for 2 yards; Lee Nelson, 1 for 5 yards
Interceptions:
WAS: Joe Lavender, 2 for 19 yards; Tony Peters, 1 for 19 yards
Punting:
WAS: Mike Connell, 7 for 250 yards STL: Larry Swider, 11 for 444 yards
Field Goals:
WAS: Mark Moseley, 1/3


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