| St. Louis Cardinals at Washington Redskins Game Statistics |
| Date: November 1, 1981 Location: Washington, DC |
| Venue: RFK Stadium Attendance: 55045 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 64 F Humidty: 75% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis CardinalsSTL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 |
| Washington RedskinsWAS | 14 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | STL | WAS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Art Monk 38 pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Virgil Seay 51 pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Washington RedskinsWAS | John Riggins 1 run (Mark Moseley kick) | 0 | 21 |
| 3 | Washington RedskinsWAS | John Riggins 1 run (Mark Moseley kick) | 0 | 28 |
| 4 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Roy Green 11 pass from Jim Hart (Neil O'Donoghue kick) | 7 | 28 |
| 4 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Art Monk 10 pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) | 7 | 35 |
| 4 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Pat Tilley 14 pass from Jim Hart (Neil O'Donoghue kick) | 14 | 35 |
| 4 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Pat Tilley 14 pass from Jim Hart (Neil O'Donoghue kick) | 21 | 35 |
| 4 | Washington RedskinsWAS | John Riggins 4 run (Mark Moseley kick) | 21 | 42 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Mel Gray |
| 83 | WR | Pat Tilley |
| 66 | LOT | George Collins |
| 68 | LOG | Terry Stieve |
| 51 | C | Tom Brahaney |
| 71 | ROG | Joe Bostic |
| 72 | ROT | Dan Dierdorf |
| 89 | TE | Greg LaFleur |
| 17 | Qb | Jim Hart |
| 32 | RB | Ottis Anderson |
| 24 | RB | Wayne Morris |
| Defense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Bob Pollard |
| 73 | LDT | Mike Dawson |
| 69 | RDT | Rush Brown |
| 75 | RDE | Curtis Greer |
| 55 | LOLB | Eric Williams |
| 58 | MLB | Dave Ahrens |
| 54 | ROLB | E.J. Junior |
| 27 | LCB | Carl Allen |
| 38 | SS | Lee Nelson |
| 37 | FS | Ken Greene |
| 35 | RCB | Jeff Griffin |
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Art Monk |
| 80 | WR | Virgil Seay |
| 66 | LOT | Joe Jacoby |
| 68 | LOG | Russ Grimm |
| 53 | C | Jeff Bostic |
| 64 | ROG | Ron Saul |
| 74 | ROT | George Starke |
| 88 | TE | Rick Walker |
| 85 | TE | Don Warren |
| 7 | QB | Joe Theismann |
| 25 | HB | Joe Washington |
| Defense | ||
| 71 | LDE | Karl Lorch |
| 65 | LDT | Dave Butz |
| 69 | RDT | Perry Brooks |
| 76 | RDE | Mat Mendenhall |
| 51 | LLB | Monte Coleman |
| 52 | MLB | Neal Olkewicz |
| 55 | RLB | Mel Kaufman |
| 24 | LCB | Lemar Parrish |
| 23 | SS | Tony Peters |
| 29 | FS | Mark Murphy |
| 20 | RCB | Joe Lavender |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Ottis Anderson | 18 | 122 | 6.8 | 28 | 0 |
| Wayne Morris | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Stump Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Joe Washington | 23 | 93 | 4.0 | 16 | 0 |
| John Riggins | 14 | 53 | 3.8 | 24 | 3 |
| Rickey Claitt | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 11 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Jim Hart | 39 | 24 | 61.5 | 4 | 305 | 7.8 | 41 | 3 | 34 | 15 | 72.0 |
| Neil Lomax | 8 | 3 | 37.5 | 0 | 29 | 3.6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48.4 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| Joe Theismann | 19 | 14 | 73.7 | 0 | 219 | 11.5 | 51t | 3 | 1 | 18 | 151.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Pat Tilley | 8 | 96 | 12.0 | 22 | 2 |
| Mel Gray | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Roy Green | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 41 | 1 |
| Greg LaFleur | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Wayne Morris | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Ottis Anderson | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Stump Mitchell | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Willard Harrell | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Joe Washington | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Art Monk | 3 | 77 | 25.7 | 38t | 2 |
| Don Warren | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Terry Metcalf | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Virgil Seay | 1 | 51 | 51.0 | 51t | 1 |
| Ricky Thompson | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Mel Kaufman | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Mark Murphy | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Monte Coleman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Carl Birdsong | 2 | 100 | 50.0 | 53 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Mike Connell | 3 | 119 | 39.7 | 44 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Stump Mitchell | 3 | 0 | 25 | 8.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Mike Nelms | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 40 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Stump Mitchell | 7 | 141 | 20.1 | 33 | 0 | |
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Mike Nelms | 3 | 151 | 50.3 | 84 | 0 | |
| Virgil Seay | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Calvin Favron | 1.0 |
| Washington Redskins | |
| Dexter Manley | 1.0 |
| Karl Lorch | 1.0 |
| Mel Kaufman | 0.5 |
| Neal Olkewicz | 0.5 |
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