1974 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) |
| 1st place • National Football Conference • Eastern Division • 10-4-0 .714 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| NFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sat | 12/21/1974 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 14-30 | L | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 44626 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Sergio Albert | 18 | K | 6-3 | 200 | 23 | Anahuac; U.S. International | 1 | 0 |
| Donny Anderson | 44 | RB | 6-3 | 212 | 31 | Texas Tech | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Arneson | 57 | MLB | 6-2 | 224 | 25 | Arizona | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Bakken | 25 | K | 6-0 | 199 | 34 | Wisconsin | 1 | 0 |
| Pete Barnes | 59 | RLB | 6-2 | 243 | 29 | Southern University | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Bell | 79 | DE | 6-4 | 252 | 26 | Cincinnati | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Brahaney | 51 | C | 6-2 | 247 | 23 | Oklahoma | 1 | 1 |
| Leo Brooks | 70 | LDT | 6-5 | 256 | 27 | Texas | 1 | 1 |
| J.V. Cain | 88 | WR | 6-4 | 224 | 23 | Colorado | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Crum | 65 | 6-5 | 240 | 23 | Arizona | 1 | 0 | |
| Dwayne Crump | 26 | CB | 5-11 | 180 | 24 | Fresno CC; Pasadena CC; Fresno State | 2 | 0 |
| Dan Dierdorf | 72 | ROT | 6-3 | 280 | 25 | Michigan | 1 | 1 |
| Conrad Dobler | 66 | ROG | 6-3 | 254 | 24 | Wyoming | 1 | 1 |
| Clarence Duren | 41 | RS | 6-1 | 190 | 24 | Los Angeles CC; California | 1 | 1 |
| Roger Finnie | 60 | LOT | 6-3 | 245 | 29 | Florida A&M | 1 | 1 |
| Steve George | 63 | DT | 6-6 | 265 | 23 | Houston | 1 | 0 |
| Mel Gray | 85 | WR | 5-9 | 172 | 26 | Fort Scott CC; Missouri | 1 | 1 |
| Gary Hammond | 30 | WR | 5-11 | 180 | 25 | Southern Methodist | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Hart | 17 | QB | 6-2 | 202 | 30 | Southern Illinois | 1 | 1 |
| Greg Hartle | 50 | LB | 6-2 | 225 | 23 | Newberry | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Jones | 34 | RB | 6-0 | 200 | 23 | Duke | 1 | 0 |
| Jack LeVeck | 52 | LB | 6-0 | 224 | 24 | Ohio University | 1 | 0 |
| Jim McFarland | 80 | TE | 6-5 | 225 | 27 | Nebraska | 1 | 0 |
| Terry Metcalf | 21 | RB | 5-10 | 185 | 23 | Everett CC; Long Beach State | 1 | 1 |
| Terry Miller | 58 | LB | 6-2 | 225 | 28 | Illinois | 1 | 0 |
| Eddie Moss | 27 | RB | 6-0 | 225 | 26 | Centerville JC; Southeast Missouri State | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Neils | 53 | LB | 6-2 | 218 | 23 | Minnesota | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Otis | 35 | RB | 6-0 | 220 | 26 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 |
| Hal Roberts | 14 | P | 6-1 | 180 | 22 | Houston | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Rowe | 75 | RDT | 6-4 | 258 | 29 | Western Michigan | 1 | 1 |
| Council Rudolph | 74 | LDE | 6-3 | 248 | 24 | Kentucky State | 1 | 1 |
| Hurles Scales | 38 | CB | 6-1 | 202 | 24 | Cisco JC; North Texas | 1 | 0 |
| Jackie Smith | 81 | TE | 6-4 | 225 | 34 | Northwestern State (Louisiana) | 1 | 1 |
| Larry Stallings | 67 | LLB | 6-2 | 230 | 33 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 1 |
| Earl Thomas | 82 | WR | 6-2 | 215 | 26 | Houston | 1 | 1 |
| Norm Thompson | 43 | LCB | 6-1 | 179 | 29 | Laney JC; Utah | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Tolbert | 45 | LS | 6-3 | 205 | 30 | Lincoln (Missouri) | 1 | 1 |
| Roger Wehrli | 22 | RCB | 6-1 | 195 | 27 | Missouri | 1 | 1 |
| Ken Willard | 20 | RB | 6-2 | 225 | 31 | North Carolina | 1 | 0 |
| Cal Withrow | 56 | C | 6-0 | 230 | 29 | Kentucky | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Yankowski | 78 | RDE | 6-5 | 260 | 28 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M JC; Kansas State | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Young | 64 | LOG | 6-2 | 269 | 32 | Texas; Texas State; Howard Payne | 1 | 1 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Opponents Totals | 0 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 30 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 17 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 6/15 40.0% | 1/2 50.0% | 1 | 15 | |
| Opponents Totals | 19 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5/14 35.7% | 2/2 100.0% | 4 | 39 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Metcalf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Earl Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jim Bakken | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 30 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Bakken | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| OWN | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| OPP | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Metcalf | 15 | 55 | 3.7 | 13 | 1 |
| Jim Otis | 8 | 35 | 4.4 | 12 | 0 |
| Jim Hart | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Ken Willard | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 100 | 4.0 | 13 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 42 | 197 | 4.7 | 19 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Hart | 40 | 18 | 45.0 | 21 | 200 | 5.0 | 11.1 | 29 | 1 | 2.5 | 1 | 2.5 | 2 | 16 | 184 | 58.3 |
| Team Totals | 40 | 18 | 45.0 | 21 | 200 | 5.0 | 11.1 | 29 | 1 | 2.5 | 1 | 2.5 | 2 | 16 | 184 | 58.3 |
| Opponents Totals | 23 | 13 | 56.5 | 8 | 169 | 7.3 | 13.0 | 38 | 2 | 8.7 | 2 | 8.7 | 1 | 3 | 166 | 72.6 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Thomas | 6 | 64 | 10.7 | 14 | 1 | ||
| Mel Gray | 5 | 77 | 15.4 | 29 | 0 | ||
| Terry Metcalf | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 29 | 0 | ||
| Gary Hammond | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Jackie Smith | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Jim Otis | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 18 | 200 | 11.1 | 29 | 1 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 13 | 169 | 13.0 | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Wehrli | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Mark Arneson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hal Roberts | 7 | 255 | 36.4 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 232 | 33.1 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 255 | 36.4 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 232 | 33.1 |
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 191 | 38.2 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 173 | 34.6 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Metcalf | 3 | 1 | 18 | 6.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 1 | 18 | 6.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Metcalf | 3 | 85 | 28.3 | 24 | 0 | |
| Greg Hartle | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 11 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 6 | 99 | 16.5 | 24 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 26 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| (Team) | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 2.0 | 16.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Metcalf | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Otis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 1 |
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