| St. Louis Cardinals at Atlanta Falcons Game Statistics |
| Date: December 9, 1973 Location: Atlanta, GA |
| Venue: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Attendance: 48030 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 51 F Humidty: 42% Wind: 18 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis CardinalsSTL | 0 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 32 |
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | STL | ATL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Nick Mike-Mayer 32 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Tom Hayes 38 interception return (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Jim Bakken 35 FG | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Jim Otis 1 run (Jim Bakken kick) | 10 | 10 |
| 3 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Jim Bakken 46 FG | 13 | 10 |
| 3 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Jim Bakken 35 FG | 16 | 10 |
| 3 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Jim Bakken 31 FG | 19 | 10 |
| 4 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Jim Bakken 37 FG | 22 | 10 |
| 4 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Jim Bakken 28 FG | 25 | 10 |
| 4 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Jim McFarland 32 own fumble recovery (Jim Bakken kick) | 32 | 10 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Mel Gray |
| 28 | WR | Ahmad Rashad |
| 54 | LOG | Tom Banks |
| 73 | LOT | Ernie McMillan |
| 50 | C | Wayne Mulligan |
| 31 | ROG | Bob Young |
| 72 | ROT | Dan Dierdorf |
| 81 | TE | Jackie Smith |
| 17 | QB | Gary Keithley |
| 44 | RB | Donny Anderson |
| 35 | RB | Jim Otis |
| Defense | ||
| 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 |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Tom Geredine |
| 80 | WR | Louis Neal |
| 61 | LOT | Bill Sandeman |
| 64 | LOG | Andy Maurer |
| 57 | C | Jeff Van Note |
| 56 | ROG | Dennis Havig |
| 75 | ROT | George Kunz |
| 86 | TE | Jim Mitchell |
| 19 | QB | Bob Lee |
| 43 | RB | Dave Hampton |
| 44 | RB | Eddie Ray |
| Offense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Claude Humphrey |
| 74 | LDT | Mike Tilleman |
| 69 | RDT | Mike Lewis |
| 71 | RDE | John Zook |
| 58 | LLB | Don Hansen |
| 60 | MLB | Tommy Nobis |
| 50 | RLB | Greg Brezina |
| 36 | LCB | Ken Reaves |
| 34 | LS | Ray Brown |
| 29 | RS | Clarence Ellis |
| 27 | RCB | Tom Hayes |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Terry Metcalf | 18 | 100 | 5.6 | 0 | |
| Donny Anderson | 25 | 82 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Jim Otis | 16 | 61 | 3.8 | 1 | |
| Gary Keithley | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Dave Hampton | 11 | 49 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Eddie Ray | 7 | 22 | 3.1 | 0 | |
| Pat Sullivan | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | |
| Art Malone | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Gary Keithley | 10 | 2 | 20.0 | 1 | 9 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Bob Lee | 16 | 3 | 18.8 | 2 | 27 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| Pat Sullivan | 15 | 5 | 33.3 | 0 | 51 | 3.4 | 0 | 44.0 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Jim McFarland | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Mel Gray | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Eddie Ray | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | |
| Jim Mitchell | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | |
| Tom Geredine | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Dave Hampton | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Chuck Detwiler | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Stallings | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Tom Hayes | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Gary Keithley | 4 | 160 | 40.0 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| John James | 4 | 185 | 46.3 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Gary Hammond | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | ||
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Al Dodd | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Ray Brown | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Joe Washington | 6 | 119 | 19.8 | 0 | ||
| Tom Geredine | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | ||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Atlanta Falcons | |
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