| Detroit Lions at St. Louis Cardinals |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 2, 1973 Location: St. Louis, MO Venue: Busch Memorial Stadium Attendance: 44982 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 63 F Humidty: 65% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| St. Louis CardinalsSTL | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | STL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Errol Mann 51 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Terry Metcalf 2 run (Jim Bakken kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Steve Owens 1 run (Errol Mann kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Jim Bakken 43 FG | 10 | 10 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Errol Mann 36 FG | 13 | 10 |
| 3 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Jim Bakken 43 FG | 13 | 13 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Charlie Sanders 5 pass from Bill Munson (Errol Mann kick) | 20 | 13 |
| 4 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Jim Bakken 34 FG | 20 | 16 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 25 | WR | Earl McCullouch |
| 49 | WR | Larry Walton |
| 75 | LOT | Jim Yarbrough |
| 60 | LOG | Guy Dennis |
| 54 | C | Ed Flanagan |
| 66 | ROG | Bob Kowalkowski |
| 76 | ROT | Rocky Freitas |
| 88 | TE | Charlie Sanders |
| 19 | QB | Bill Munson |
| 36 | RB | Steve Owens |
| 42 | RB | Altie Taylor |
| Defense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Ken Sanders |
| 80 | LDT | Herb Orvis |
| 73 | RDT | Bob Bell |
| 74 | RDE | Larry Hand |
| 50 | LLB | Paul Naumoff |
| 53 | MLB | Mike Lucci |
| 59 | RLB | Charlie Weaver |
| 20 | LCB | Lem Barney |
| 28 | LS | Mike Weger |
| 26 | RS | Dick Jauron |
| 23 | RCB | Levi Johnson |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Mel Gray |
| 28 | WR | Ahmad Rashad |
| 73 | LOT | Ernie McMillan |
| 54 | LOG | Tom Banks |
| 50 | C | Wayne Mulligan |
| 66 | ROG | Conrad Dobler |
| 72 | ROT | Dan Dierdorf |
| 81 | TE | Jackie Smith |
| 17 | QB | Jim Hart |
| 44 | RB | Donny Anderson |
| 21 | RB | Terry Metcalf |
| Offense | ||
| 70 | LDE | Leo Brooks |
| 71 | LDT | John Richardson |
| 75 | RDT | Bob Rowe |
| 27 | RDE | Ron Yankowski |
| 67 | LLB | Larry Stallings |
| 57 | MLB | Mark Arneson |
| 59 | RLB | Pete Barnes |
| 26 | LCB | Dwayne Crump |
| 42 | LS | Chuck Detwiler |
| 45 | RS | Jim Tolbert |
| 22 | RCB | Roger Wehrli |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 17 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 5/11 | / | 5 | 55 | 2 | 0 | |
| STL | 19 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 6/14 | / | 7 | 65 | 2 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Altie Taylor | 13 | 42 | 3.2 | 0 | |
| Steve Owens | 12 | 31 | 2.6 | 1 | |
| Jim Hooks | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Bill Munson | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Earl McCullouch | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 92 | 3.1 | 1 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Jim Otis | 10 | 78 | 7.8 | 0 | |
| Donny Anderson | 13 | 54 | 4.2 | 0 | |
| Terry Metcalf | 10 | 34 | 3.4 | 1 | |
| Gary Keithley | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 34 | 169 | 5.0 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Bill Munson | 24 | 14 | 58.3 | 0 | 211 | 8.8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 101.2 | |
| Team Totals | 24 | 14 | 58.3 | 0 | 211 | 8.8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 101.2 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Jim Hart | 16 | 8 | 50.0 | 0 | 85 | 5.3 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65.9 |
| Gary Keithley | 9 | 4 | 44.4 | 1 | 50 | 5.6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 22.7 | |
| Team Totals | 25 | 12 | 48.0 | 1 | 135 | 5.4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 47.9 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Altie Taylor | 5 | 40 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Earl McCullouch | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 0 | |
| Steve Owens | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Sanders | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 1 | |
| Jim O'Brien | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 211 | 15.1 | 1 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Donny Anderson | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| Jackie Smith | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 0 | |
| Mel Gray | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Ahmad Rashad | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | |
| Terry Metcalf | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Walker Gillette | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 135 | 11.3 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Mike Lucci | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Herman Weaver | 4 | 163 | 40.8 | 48 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 163 | 40.8 | ||
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Gary Keithley | 2 | 81 | 40.5 | 48 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 81 | 40.5 | ||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Lem Barney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Gary Hammond | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Roger Wehrli | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Dick Jauron | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 0 | ||
| Jim Hooks | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Altie Taylor | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Terry Metcalf | 2 | 72 | 36.0 | 48 | 0 | |
| Gary Hammond | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Chuck Detwiler | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |
| Charlie Weaver | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |