| Kansas City Chiefs at St. Louis Cardinals |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 1, 1974 Location: St. Louis, MO Venue: Busch Memorial Stadium Attendance: 41863 |
| Weather: Snow Temp: 31 F Humidty: 100% Wind: 18 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City ChiefsKC | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| St. Louis CardinalsSTL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | KC | STL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Terry Metcalf 22 pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick failed) | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Jeff Kinney 4 pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick) | 7 | 6 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Wendell Hayes 1 run (Jan Stenerud kick) | 14 | 6 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Jan Stenerud 22 FG | 17 | 6 |
| 4 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Terry Metcalf 2 run (Jim Bakken kick) | 17 | 13 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Larry Brunson |
| 89 | WR | Otis Taylor |
| 77 | LOT | Charlie Getty |
| 71 | LOG | Ed Budde |
| 58 | C | Jack Rudnay |
| 60 | ROG | George Daney |
| 70 | ROT | Jim Nicholson |
| 88 | TE | Morris Stroud |
| 16 | QB | Len Dawson |
| 27 | RB | Woody Green |
| 38 | RB | Wendell Hayes |
| Defense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Marvin Upshaw |
| 74 | LDT | Tom Keating |
| 79 | RDT | John Matuszak |
| 99 | RDE | Wilbur Young |
| 78 | LLB | Bobby Bell |
| 63 | MLB | Willie Lanier |
| 51 | RLB | Jim Lynch |
| 48 | LCB | Nate Allen |
| 46 | LS | Jim Kearney |
| 20 | RS | Mike Sensibaugh |
| 18 | RCB | Emmitt Thomas |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Mel Gray |
| 82 | WR | Earl Thomas |
| 69 | LOT | Greg Kindle |
| 60 | LOG | Roger Finnie |
| 51 | C | Tom Brahaney |
| 66 | ROG | Conrad Dobler |
| 72 | ROT | Dan Dierdorf |
| 81 | TE | Jackie Smith |
| 17 | QB | Jim Hart |
| 21 | RB | Terry Metcalf |
| 35 | RB | Jim Otis |
| Offense | ||
| 74 | LDE | Council Rudolph |
| 70 | LDT | Leo Brooks |
| 75 | RDT | Bob Rowe |
| 78 | RDE | Ron Yankowski |
| 67 | LLB | Larry Stallings |
| 57 | MLB | Mark Arneson |
| 59 | RLB | Pete Barnes |
| 43 | LCB | Norm Thompson |
| 36 | LS | Ken Reaves |
| 41 | RS | Clarence Duren |
| 22 | RCB | Roger Wehrli |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 6/14 | / | 7 | 51 | 5 | 1 | |
| STL | 15 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 3/13 | / | 2 | 20 | 4 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Cleo Miller | 15 | 95 | 6.3 | 47 | 0 |
| Jeff Kinney | 8 | 30 | 3.8 | 0 | |
| Wendell Hayes | 8 | 22 | 2.8 | 1 | |
| Len Dawson | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 0 | |
| Woody Green | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Larry Brunson | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | -9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 39 | 156 | 4.0 | 1 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Jim Otis | 14 | 46 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Terry Metcalf | 8 | 35 | 4.4 | 1 | |
| Donny Anderson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 82 | 3.6 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||
| Len Dawson | 22 | 13 | 59.1 | 1 | 93 | 4.2 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 65.2 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 13 | 59.1 | 1 | 93 | 4.2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 65.2 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Jim Hart | 39 | 19 | 48.7 | 2 | 194 | 5.0 | 38 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 50.6 |
| Team Totals | 39 | 19 | 48.7 | 2 | 194 | 5.0 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 50.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Larry Brunson | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | |
| Jeff Kinney | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 1 | |
| Otis Taylor | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | |
| Cleo Miller | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Woody Green | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| John Strada | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 93 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Terry Metcalf | 9 | 85 | 9.4 | 22t | 1 |
| Mel Gray | 4 | 71 | 17.8 | 0 | |
| Jim Otis | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Jackie Smith | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Donny Anderson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Gary Hammond | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Earl Thomas | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 194 | 10.2 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Mike Sensibaugh | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Willie Lanier | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | |||
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Norm Thompson | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Jerrel Wilson | 8 | 340 | 42.5 | 63 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 340 | 42.5 | ||
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Hal Roberts | 9 | 326 | 36.2 | 51 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 326 | 36.2 | ||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Larry Brunson | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Woody Green | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Donnie Joe Morris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Terry Metcalf | 4 | 0 | 24 | 6.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Gary Hammond | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Roger Wehrli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Woody Green | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Doug Jones | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Gary Hammond | 3 | 80 | 26.7 | 32 | 0 | |
| Terry Metcalf | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |
| Wilbur Young | 1.0 |
| Buck Buchanan | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |