| Chicago Bears at St. Louis Cardinals Game Statistics |
| Date: October 29, 1972 Location: St. Louis, MO |
| Venue: Busch Memorial Stadium Attendance: 50464 |
| Weather: Fog Temp: 52 F Humidty: 93% Wind: 0 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 0 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 27 |
| St. Louis CardinalsSTL | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | STL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Jim Bakken 15 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Earl Thomas 82 lateral from Ron Smith 9 kickoff return (Mac Percival kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | George Farmer 73 pass from Bobby Douglass (Mac Percival kick) | 14 | 3 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Mac Percival 12 FG | 17 | 3 |
| 3 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Donny Anderson 7 pass from Tim Van Galder (Jim Bakken kick) | 17 | 10 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bobby Douglass 5 run (Mac Percival kick) | 24 | 10 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Mac Percival 32 FG | 27 | 10 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 43 | WR | George Farmer |
| 84 | WR | Jim Seymour |
| 65 | LOT | Randy Jackson |
| 61 | LOG | Glen Holloway |
| 52 | C | Rich Coady |
| 78 | ROG | Bob Newton |
| 74 | ROT | Bob Asher |
| 82 | TE | Earl Thomas |
| 10 | QB | Bobby Douglass |
| 35 | RB | Jim Harrison |
| 24 | RB | Don Shy |
| Defense | ||
| 71 | LDE | Tony McGee |
| 68 | LDT | Jim Osborne |
| 67 | RDT | Bill Line |
| 87 | RDE | Steve DeLong |
| 55 | LLB | Doug Buffone |
| 51 | MLB | Dick Butkus |
| 31 | RLB | Ross Brupbacher |
| 32 | LCB | Charlie Ford |
| 48 | LS | Ron Smith |
| 18 | RS | Jerry Moore |
| 20 | RCB | Joe Taylor |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Walker Gillette |
| 28 | WR | Ahmad Rashad |
| 62 | LOT | Steve Wright |
| 60 | LOG | Conrad Dobler |
| 54 | C | Tom Banks |
| 72 | ROG | Dan Dierdorf |
| 73 | ROT | Ernie McMillan |
| 81 | TE | Jackie Smith |
| 16 | QB | Tim Van Galder |
| 44 | RB | Donny Anderson |
| 23 | RB | Johnny Roland |
| Offense | ||
| 86 | LDE | Don Brumm |
| 71 | LDT | John Richardson |
| 75 | RDT | Bob Rowe |
| 62 | RDE | Marty Imhof |
| 67 | LLB | Larry Stallings |
| 57 | MLB | Mark Arneson |
| 87 | RLB | Jeff Staggs |
| 20 | LCB | Miller Farr |
| 8 | LS | Larry Wilson |
| 22 | RS | Roger Wehrli |
| 43 | RCB | Norm Thompson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Don Shy | 12 | 77 | 6.4 | 0 | |
| Bobby Douglass | 9 | 29 | 3.2 | 1 | |
| Cyril Pinder | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Jim Harrison | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 0 | |
| Roger Lawson | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Gary Kosins | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | |
| Earl Thomas | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Donny Anderson | 18 | 102 | 5.7 | 0 | |
| Johnny Roland | 9 | 32 | 3.6 | 0 | |
| Tim Van Galder | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | |
| Craig Baynham | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Jackie Smith | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Bobby Douglass | 9 | 8 | 88.9 | 0 | 182 | 20.2 | 1 | 155.8 | |||
| Bobby Joe Green | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Tim Van Galder | 35 | 15 | 42.9 | 3 | 133 | 3.8 | 1 | 27.4 | |||
| Larry Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| George Farmer | 5 | 141 | 28.2 | 1 | |
| Cecil Turner | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Earl Thomas | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Roger Lawson | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Johnny Roland | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 0 | |
| Jackie Smith | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | |
| Ahmad Rashad | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | |
| Walker Gillette | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | |
| Donny Anderson | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 1 | |
| Bob Wicks | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Charlie Ford | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Jerry Moore | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Doug Buffone | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Norm Thompson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bobby Joe Green | 3 | 130 | 43.3 | 0 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Donny Anderson | 4 | 210 | 52.5 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Ron Smith | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Cecil Turner | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 | |
| Ron Smith | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Earl Thomas | 0 | 82 | 0 | |||
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Ahmad Rashad | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Leon Burns | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |
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