| New York Giants at St. Louis Cardinals |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 3, 1971 Location: St. Louis, MO Venue: Busch Memorial Stadium Attendance: 49571 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 75 F Humidty: 71% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York GiantsNYG | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| St. Louis CardinalsSTL | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYG | STL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Jim Bakken 14 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | New York GiantsNYG | Rocky Thompson 93 kickoff return (Pete Gogolak kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 1 | New York GiantsNYG | Bob Tucker 10 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Pete Gogolak kick) | 14 | 3 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Fran Tarkenton 2 run (Pete Gogolak kick) | 21 | 3 |
| 2 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Mel Gray 64 pass from Pete Beathard (Jim Bakken kick) | 21 | 10 |
| 3 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Mel Gray 60 pass from Pete Beathard (Jim Bakken kick) | 21 | 17 |
| 4 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Jim Bakken 22 FG | 21 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Rich Houston |
| 18 | WR | Clifton McNeil |
| 65 | LOT | Willie Young |
| 70 | LOG | Bob Hyland |
| 53 | C | Greg Larson |
| 63 | ROG | Doug Van Horn |
| 61 | ROT | Charlie Harper |
| 38 | TE | Bob Tucker |
| 10 | QB | Fran Tarkenton |
| 26 | RB | Bobby Duhon |
| 24 | RB | Tucker Frederickson |
| Defense | ||
| 71 | LDE | Bob Lurtsema |
| 75 | LDT | Jerry Shay |
| 76 | RDT | Roland Lakes |
| 89 | RDE | Fred Dryer |
| 55 | LLB | Ralph Heck |
| 58 | MLB | Jimmy Files |
| 51 | RLB | John Douglas |
| 45 | LCB | Pete Athas |
| 33 | LS | Joe Green |
| 43 | RS | Carl Lockhart |
| 41 | RCB | Willie Williams |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 44 | WR | John Gilliam |
| 80 | WR | Dave Williams |
| 71 | LOT | Bob Reynolds |
| 55 | LOG | Irv Goode |
| 54 | C | Tom Banks |
| 63 | ROG | Clyde Williams |
| 73 | ROT | Ernie McMillan |
| 81 | TE | Jackie Smith |
| 10 | QB | Pete Beathard |
| 39 | RB | Cid Edwards |
| 36 | RB | MacArthur Lane |
| Offense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Ron Yankowski |
| 74 | LDT | Fred Heron |
| 75 | RDT | Bob Rowe |
| 79 | RDE | Chuck Walker |
| 67 | LLB | Larry Stallings |
| 60 | MLB | Jim Hargrove |
| 56 | RLB | Mike McGill |
| 20 | LCB | Miller Farr |
| 49 | LS | Dale Hackbart |
| 8 | RS | Larry Wilson |
| 22 | RCB | Roger Wehrli |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYG | 16 | / | / | 5 | 65 | 0 | |||||
| STL | 14 | / | / | 3 | 45 | 3 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Bobby Duhon | 13 | 45 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Tucker Frederickson | 7 | 28 | 4.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 4 | 1 |
| Rich Houston | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bob Tucker | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Junior Coffey | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rocky Thompson | 4 | -1 | -0.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 81 | 2.5 | 11 | 1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| MacArthur Lane | 17 | 69 | 4.1 | 9 | 0 |
| Roy Shivers | 9 | 37 | 4.1 | 10 | 0 |
| Jackie Smith | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Cid Edwards | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Pete Beathard | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Johnny Roland | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 129 | 4.3 | 10 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 32 | 20 | 62.5 | 2 | 239 | 7.5 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 69.7 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 20 | 62.5 | 2 | 239 | 7.5 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 69.7 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Pete Beathard | 22 | 10 | 45.5 | 1 | 186 | 8.5 | 64t | 2 | 1 | 10 | 86.6 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 10 | 45.5 | 1 | 186 | 8.5 | 64t | 2 | 1 | 10 | 86.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Bob Tucker | 5 | 62 | 12.4 | 27 | 1 |
| Rich Houston | 4 | 68 | 17.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Clifton McNeil | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Tucker Frederickson | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Bobby Duhon | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Rocky Thompson | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 239 | 12.0 | 35 | 1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| MacArthur Lane | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Dave Williams | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Mel Gray | 2 | 124 | 62.0 | 64t | 2 |
| Roy Shivers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 186 | 18.6 | 64t | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Willie Williams | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Mike McGill | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Norm Thompson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 19 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Tom Blanchard | 5 | 209 | 41.8 | 47 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 209 | 47.8 | 47 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Chuck Latourette | 6 | 246 | 41.0 | 55 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 246 | 41.8 | 55 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Bobby Duhon | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Carl Lockhart | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 15 | 0 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Norm Thompson | 3 | 0 | 17 | 5.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Larry Willingham | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 11 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Rocky Thompson | 3 | 141 | 47.0 | 93t | 1 | |
| Bobby Duhon | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 160 | 40.0 | 93t | 1 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Mel Gray | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Norm Thompson | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Johnny Roland | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Dan Dierdorf | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 21 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New York Giants | |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |