| St. Louis Cardinals at Washington Redskins |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 17, 1971 Location: Washington, DC Venue: RFK Stadium Attendance: 53041 |
| Weather: Smoke Haze Temp: 67 F Humidty: 78% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis CardinalsSTL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Washington RedskinsWAS | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | STL | WAS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Curt Knight 16 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Charley Harraway 1 run (Curt Knight kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Curt Knight 11 FG | 0 | 13 |
| 4 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Billy Kilmer 3 run (Curt Knight kick) | 0 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 27 | RB | Roy Shivers |
| Defense | ||
| 70 | LDE | Rolf Krueger |
| 82 | LDT | Joe Schmiesing |
| 75 | RDT | Bob Rowe |
| 79 | RDE | Chuck Walker |
| 67 | LLB | Larry Stallings |
| 53 | MLB | Jamie Rivers |
| 56 | RLB | Mike McGill |
| 20 | LCB | Miller Farr |
| 21 | LS | Jerry Stovall |
| 8 | RS | Larry Wilson |
| 22 | RCB | Roger Wehrli |
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Roy Jefferson |
| 42 | WR | Charley Taylor |
| 74 | LOT | Jim Snowden |
| 62 | LOG | Ray Schoenke |
| 56 | C | Len Hauss |
| 60 | ROG | John Wilbur |
| 76 | ROT | Walt Rock |
| 81 | TE | Mack Alston |
| 17 | QB | Billy Kilmer |
| 43 | RB | Larry Brown |
| 31 | RB | Charley Harraway |
| Offense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Ron McDole |
| 64 | LDT | Manny Sistrunk |
| 72 | RDT | Diron Talbert |
| 89 | RDE | Verlon Biggs |
| 32 | LLB | Jack Pardee |
| 66 | MLB | Myron Pottios |
| 55 | RLB | Chris Hanburger |
| 37 | LCB | Pat Fischer |
| 16 | LS | Richie Petitbon |
| 23 | RS | Brig Owens |
| 41 | RCB | Mike Bass |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Roy Shivers | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 7 | 0 |
| Cid Edwards | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 4 | 0 |
| MacArthur Lane | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 2 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Larry Brown | 25 | 150 | 6.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Charley Harraway | 12 | 40 | 3.3 | 19 | 1 |
| Roy Jefferson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Tommy Mason | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 10 | 0 |
| Mike Hull | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Sam Wyche | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Billy Kilmer | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3t | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Pete Beathard | 22 | 12 | 54.5 | 3 | 142 | 6.5 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34.8 |
| Jim Hart | 8 | 3 | 37.5 | 1 | 38 | 4.8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.5 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| Billy Kilmer | 17 | 9 | 52.9 | 1 | 126 | 7.4 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 52.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| John Gilliam | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Roy Shivers | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Mel Gray | 3 | 67 | 22.3 | 40 | 0 |
| MacArthur Lane | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Jackie Smith | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Cid Edwards | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Roy Jefferson | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 38 | 0 |
| Charley Taylor | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Mack Alston | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Boyd Dowler | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Norm Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Jack Pardee | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Mike Bass | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Chuck Latourette | 5 | 207 | 41.4 | 48 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Mike Bragg | 4 | 170 | 42.5 | 58 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Larry Willingham | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Ted Vactor | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Mel Gray | 3 | 67 | 22.3 | 26 | 0 | |
| Norm Thompson | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Larry Willingham | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Speedy Duncan | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
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