| Detroit Lions at St. Louis Cardinals Game Statistics |
| Date: November 12, 1961 Location: St. Louis, MO |
| Venue: Busch Stadium Attendance: 20230 |
| Weather: Light Drizzle Temp: 57 F Humidty: 93% Wind: 16 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 3 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 45 |
| St. Louis CardinalsSTL | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | STL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Jim Martin 24 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Gail Cogdill 33 pass from Jim Ninowski (Jim Martin kick) | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Danny Lewis 12 run (Jim Martin kick) | 17 | 0 |
| 2 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Sonny Randle 25 pass from Sam Etcheverry (Bobby Joe Conrad kick) | 17 | 7 |
| 2 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Prentice Gautt 3 pass from Sam Etcheverry (Bobby Joe Conrad kick) | 17 | 14 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Danny Lewis 14 run (Jim Martin kick) | 24 | 14 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Terry Barr 40 pass from Jim Ninowski (Jim Martin kick) | 31 | 14 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Howard Cassady 3 run (Jim Martin kick) | 38 | 14 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Howard Cassady 4 pass from Earl Morrall (Jim Martin kick) | 45 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | SE | Gail Cogdill |
| 79 | LOT | John Gonzaga |
| 66 | LOG | Harley Sewell |
| 50 | C | Bob Scholtz |
| 75 | ROG | John Gordy |
| 77 | ROT | Danny LaRose |
| 80 | TE | Jim Gibbons |
| 15 | QB | Jim Ninowski |
| 45 | HB | Danny Lewis |
| 41 | FL | Terry Barr |
| 33 | FB | Nick Pietrosante |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Darris McCord |
| 71 | LDT | Alex Karras |
| 76 | RDT | Roger Brown |
| 53 | RDE | Bill Glass |
| 57 | LLB | Carl Brettschneider |
| 56 | MLB | Joe Schmidt |
| 55 | RLB | Wayne Walker |
| 81 | LCB | Dick Lane |
| 43 | LS | Gary Lowe |
| 28 | RS | Yale Lary |
| 44 | RCB | Dick LeBeau |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | SE | Sonny Randle |
| 75 | LOT | Ed Cook |
| 68 | LOG | Mike McGee |
| 50 | C | Don Gillis |
| 64 | ROG | Ken Gray |
| 74 | ROT | Ken Panfil |
| 85 | TE | Taz Anderson |
| 3 | QB | Ralph Guglielmi |
| 22 | HB | Prentice Gautt |
| 40 | FL | Bobby Joe Conrad |
| 36 | FB | Frank Mestnik |
| Defense | ||
| 80 | LDE | Ed Henke |
| 70 | LDT | Don Owens |
| 72 | RDT | Frank Fuller |
| 78 | RDE | Luke Owens |
| 51 | LLB | Ted Bates |
| 62 | MLB | Dale Meinert |
| 34 | RLB | Bill Koman |
| 24 | LCB | Billy Stacy |
| 25 | LS | Jerry Norton |
| 8 | RS | Larry Wilson |
| 41 | RCB | Jimmy Hill |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Nick Pietrosante | 11 | 62 | 5.6 | 42 | 0 |
| Johnny Olszewski | 8 | 55 | 6.9 | 15 | 0 |
| Danny Lewis | 7 | 53 | 7.6 | 14t | 2 |
| Jim Ninowski | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Howard Cassady | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 6 | 1 |
| Terry Barr | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 9 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Frank Mestnik | 8 | 31 | 3.9 | 20 | 0 |
| Prentice Gautt | 12 | 8 | 0.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Ralph Guglielmi | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Sam Etcheverry | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Taz Anderson | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Jim Ninowski | 26 | 11 | 42.3 | 1 | 197 | 7.6 | 48 | 2 | 36 | 78.5 | |
| Earl Morrall | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 0 | 10 | 2.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 87.5 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Sam Etcheverry | 28 | 14 | 50.0 | 2 | 188 | 6.7 | 47 | 2 | 44 | 65.8 | |
| Ralph Guglielmi | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 1 | 50 | 10.0 | 37 | 0 | 15 | 37.5 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Terry Barr | 4 | 113 | 28.3 | 48 | 1 |
| Gail Cogdill | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 33t | 1 |
| Nick Pietrosante | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Jim Gibbons | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Howard Cassady | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4t | 1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Bobby Joe Conrad | 4 | 71 | 17.8 | 37 | 0 |
| Sonny Randle | 4 | 65 | 16.3 | 25t | 1 |
| Prentice Gautt | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 11 | 1 |
| Taz Anderson | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 47 | 0 |
| Mal Hammack | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 26 | 0 |
| Frank Mestnik | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Dick LeBeau | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Wayne Walker | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Roger Brown | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Billy Stacy | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Yale Lary | 4 | 182 | 45.5 | 51 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Jerry Norton | 6 | 281 | 46.8 | 62 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Howard Cassady | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 0 | ||
| Pat Studstill | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8.0 | 10 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Willie West | 3 | 1 | 31 | 10.3 | 28 | 0 |
| Joe Driskill | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Pat Studstill | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 27 | 0 | |
| Howard Cassady | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Willie West | 5 | 96 | 19.2 | 40 | 0 | |
| Pat Fischer | 4 | 99 | 24.8 | 28 | 0 | |
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