| New York Giants at St. Louis Cardinals Game Statistics |
| Date: December 9, 1979 Location: St. Louis, MO |
| Venue: Busch Memorial Stadium Attendance: 39802 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 49 F Humidty: 33% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York GiantsNYG | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 20 |
| St. Louis CardinalsSTL | 9 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 29 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYG | STL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Ottis Anderson 9 run (Steve Little kick failed) | 0 | 6 |
| 1 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Steve Little 30 FG | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Steve Little 25 FG | 0 | 12 |
| 3 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Pat Tilley 7 pass from Steve Pisarkiewicz (Steve Little kick) | 0 | 19 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Billy Taylor 18 pass from Phil Simms (Joe Danelo kick failed) | 6 | 19 |
| 4 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Ottis Anderson 6 run (Steve Little kick) | 6 | 26 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Billy Taylor 23 pass from Phil Simms (Joe Danelo kick) | 13 | 26 |
| 4 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Steve Little 42 FG | 13 | 29 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Billy Taylor 23 pass from Phil Simms (Joe Danelo kick) | 20 | 29 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Earnest Gray |
| 85 | WR | Jimmy Robinson |
| 60 | LOT | Brad Benson |
| 63 | LOG | Doug Van Horn |
| 56 | C | Jim Clack |
| 68 | ROG | J.T. Turner |
| 78 | ROT | Gus Coppens |
| 87 | TE | Gary Shirk |
| 11 | QB | Phil Simms |
| 44 | RB | Doug Kotar |
| 38 | RB | Billy Taylor |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | George Martin |
| 64 | LDT | John Mendenhall |
| 80 | RDT | Phil Tabor |
| 70 | RDE | Gary Jeter |
| 10 | LLB | Brad Van Pelt |
| 53 | MLB | Harry Carson |
| 55 | RLB | Brian Kelley |
| 24 | LCB | Terry Jackson |
| 28 | SS | Beasley Reece |
| 25 | FS | Ray Oldham |
| 22 | RCB | Ray Rhodes |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Mel Gray |
| 83 | WR | Pat Tilley |
| 65 | LOT | Brad Oates |
| 64 | LOG | Bob Young |
| 54 | C | Tom Banks |
| 68 | ROG | Terry Stieve |
| 71 | ROT | Joe Bostic |
| 87 | TE | Richard Osborne |
| 12 | QB | Steve Pisarkiewicz |
| 32 | RB | Ottis Anderson |
| 24 | RB | Wayne Morris |
| Offense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Bob Pollard |
| 76 | NT | Charlie Davis |
| 73 | RDE | Mike Dawson |
| 58 | LOLB | John Barefield |
| 50 | LILB | Kurt Allerman |
| 55 | RILB | Eric Williams |
| 57 | ROLB | Mark Arneson |
| 45 | LCB | Perry Smith |
| 37 | SS | Ken Greene |
| 23 | FS | Ken Stone |
| 22 | RCB | Roger Wehrli |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Billy Taylor | 16 | 50 | 3.1 | 0 | |
| Doug Kotar | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Phil Simms | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Ottis Anderson | 29 | 140 | 4.8 | 19 | 2 |
| Theotis Brown | 13 | 65 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Wayne Morris | 7 | 30 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| Steve Pisarkiewicz | 5 | -3 | -0.6 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Phil Simms | 30 | 18 | 60.0 | 1 | 195 | 6.5 | 3 | 98.6 | |||
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Steve Pisarkiewicz | 24 | 15 | 62.5 | 0 | 183 | 7.6 | 1 | 99.8 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Billy Taylor | 8 | 72 | 9.0 | 3 | |
| Gary Shirk | 5 | 63 | 12.6 | 0 | |
| Dwight Scales | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 0 | |
| Doug Kotar | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 0 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Pat Tilley | 6 | 94 | 15.7 | 1 | |
| Ottis Anderson | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Dave Stief | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| Theotis Brown | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | |
| Mel Gray | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Wayne Morris | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Eric Williams | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Dave Jennings | 6 | 267 | 44.5 | 0 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Steve Little | 3 | 129 | 43.0 | 1 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Jimmy Robinson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Roy Green | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | ||
| Lee Nelson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Jimmy Robinson | 6 | 110 | 18.3 | 0 | ||
| Eddie Hicks | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Roy Green | 2 | 79 | 39.5 | 0 | ||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New York Giants | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |
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