Week 1, 1975

played in San Francisco, CA

56 degrees, rain, 15 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals109107-36
San Francisco 49ers0007-7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:28 STL - Alfred Jenkins 11 pass from Jim Hart (John Leypoldt extra point)
1Q: 04:20 STL - John Leypoldt 29 field goal
2Q: 12:45 STL - John Leypoldt 25 field goal
2Q: 09:41 STL - John Leypoldt 20 field goal
2Q: 02:18 STL - John Leypoldt 48 field goal
3Q: 11:46 STL - John Leypoldt 38 field goal
3Q: 02:55 STL - Ray Jarvis 5 pass from Jim Hart (John Leypoldt extra point)
4Q: 10:49 SFO - Donny Anderson 1 run (Rich Szaro extra point)
4Q: 06:05 STL - Terry Metcalf 7 pass from Jim Hart (John Leypoldt extra point)

Team StatisticsSTLSFO
Record1-00-1
First Downs178
- by Rushing14
- by Passing144
- by Penalty20
Total Net Yards260136
- Offensive Plays6655
- Yards per Play3.942.47
Net Rushing Yards5558
- Rushing Attempts3414
- Yards per Rush1.624.14
Net Passing Yards20578
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt32 - 20 - 136 - 17 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards205109
- Sacks/Yards Lost0/05/31
- Yards per Pass Play6.411.90
Fumbles/Lost3/13/2
3rd Down Conversions4/132/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down9.510.3
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards6/458/70
Punt Returns/Yards5/652/-3
Kick Returns/Yards2/696/163
Interception Ret./Yards2/321/33
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits52
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/31/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 48OWN 31
Time of Possession35:3624:24

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:280:05OPP 11111Touchdown
111:401:29OWN 383-4Punt
18:214:09OWN 43845Field Goal
214:532:16OWN 36556Field Goal
211:251:51OPP 1239Field Goal
27:425:31OWN 181351Field Goal
20:360:36OWN 432-8Half
315:003:21OPP 47726Field Goal
37:361:21OWN 34415Fumble
35:543:08OPP 46646Touchdown
31:042:07OWN 4047Interception
410:411:59OWN 424-9Punt
47:511:51OPP 19319Touchdown
45:332:35OWN 453-8Punt
41:001:00OWN 2420Game
San Francisco 49ers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:32OWN 203-9Fumble
113:231:43OWN 2233Punt
110:111:50OWN 1831Punt
14:124:19OWN 33738Missed FG
212:371:12OWN 322-6Fumble
29:341:52OWN 373-11Punt
22:111:35OWN 213-5Punt
311:394:03OWN 39734Missed FG
36:150:21OPP 4930Interception
32:461:42OWN 3633Punt
413:573:16OPP 34834Touchdown
48:420:51OWN 2529Interception
46:000:27OWN 2030Punt
42:581:58OWN 14525Punt

Game MVP: Ron Yankowski, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

St. LouisAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Terry Metcalf21251.19900
Warren Bankston11282.552110
Norm Bulaich221.00100
San FranciscoAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Donny Anderson7172.431011
Wilbur Jackson492.25600
Willie Ellison166.00600
Tommy Delgado177.00700
Alfred Collins11919.001910

Passing Statistics

St. LouisAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Jim Hart32202050/0333199.1
San FranciscoAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Alfred Collins2110515/31030134.4
Tommy Delgado157580/0018129.3

Receiving Statistics

St. LouisCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Terry Metcalf66447.3324111
RB Warren Bankston34175.67190
WR Ken Payne374113.673180
TE Larry Brown222814.000230
WR Ray Jarvis25115.50061
WR Alfred Jenkins222311.503121
TE Rich Caster1188.00280
WR Cotton Speyrer153333.003330
San FranciscoCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Gene Washington58387.609180
RB Wilbur Jackson3451.67470
TE Ted Kwalick2763.00050
WR Wayne Givens24147.00370
WR Larry Burton25189.000100
RB Donny Anderson113030.0030300
RB Willie Ellison11-1-1.000-10
FB Bill Saleaumula11-1-1.000-10
WR Colin LaFountain0100.00000
WR Andrew Rozanski0400.00000

Interception Statistics

St. LouisIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Al Clark199.000
OLB Dwight Lewis12323.000
San FranciscoIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Joe Lavender13333.000

Fumble Statistics

St. LouisFumbRecovForceTD
Cotton Speyrer1100
Warren Bankston1000
Terry Metcalf1000
Ron Yankowski0130
Roger Wehrli0100
Matt Braxton0100
San FranciscoFumbRecovForceTD
Alfred Collins3000
Sam Farrell0100
Ernie Dodge0100
Cesar Belser0010
Louie Walker0010
Emmanuel Hearron0010

Punting Statistics

St. LouisPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Al Blake313645.346.3491
San FranciscoPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Dave Green733047.137.9662

Kicking Statistics

St. LouisFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
John Leypoldt5/51/10/0483/3
San FranciscoFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Rich Szaro0/20/20/001/1

Punt Return Statistics

St. LouisRetYardsAvgTD
Terry Metcalf45513.80
Cotton Speyrer11010.00
San FranciscoRetYardsAvgTD
Donny Anderson1-3-3.00
Cesar Belser100.00

Kick Return Statistics

St. LouisRetYardsAvgTD
Jim Tolbert14444.00
Roger Wehrli12525.00
San FranciscoRetYardsAvgTD
Gene Washington616327.20

Defensive Statistics

St. LouisTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Will Foster600.01437
S Mike Weger510.01441
DE Ron Yankowski403.01339
S Jim Tolbert410.01135
OLB Dwight Lewis320.01339
CB Al Clark230.01035
DT Eric Kasay210.0919
CB Hugh Rodgers210.01338
DT John Grant200.01340
OLB Jim Merlo101.058
DE Sammy Danko101.01240
CB Roger Wehrli110.01441
CB Ray Easterling100.001
DE Stan Hindman100.034
WR Ken Payne10---------
S Tony Peters010.0420
San FranciscoTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Fred Forsberg1140.03029
OLB Bill Laskey670.03025
S Cesar Belser610.02929
OLB Louie Walker400.01710
CB Dale Lucas320.03027
S Emmanuel Hearron320.01417
CB Joe Lavender300.03332
DE Byron Alexander300.0118
DT Dominic Winstead300.02517
DT Jethro Pugh200.0188
ILB Rod Rhodes200.043
DE Randy White130.03131
CB Stanley Doebert110.02126
OLB Marcus Jenkins110.042
RB Donny Anderson10---------
RB Wilbur Jackson10---------
WR Andrew Rozanski10---------
DE Ernie Dodge100.02826
DE Mike Hartenstine100.02324
OLB Carl Russ100.047
DE Wentford Rouse010.066
S Bobby Clay010.01625

Pass Rush Statistics

St. LouisSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Ron Yankowski3.013039
DE Sammy Danko1.001040
OLB Jim Merlo1.00008
San FranciscoSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Ernie Dodge0.001026
DE Randy White0.001031

Pass Defense Statistics

St. LouisCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Jim Tolbert30035
S Mike Weger30041
CB Hugh Rodgers21038
CB Al Clark20135
OLB Dwight Lewis20139
ILB Will Foster20037
CB Roger Wehrli12041
CB Ray Easterling1001
DT Eric Kasay10019
DT Dale Norman0108
San FranciscoCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Dale Lucas40027
OLB Fred Forsberg31029
S Emmanuel Hearron30017
CB Joe Lavender23132
OLB Bill Laskey20025
OLB Carl Russ1107
S Cesar Belser10029
OLB Louie Walker10010
S Bobby Clay10025
CB Stanley Doebert10026
DE Ernie Dodge10026

Blocking Statistics

St. LouisKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Sam Davis15029028
Dan Dierdorf15031030
Glen Holloway15028029
Rich Caster11022017
Len Hauss08032030
Ron Mikolajczyk04015013
Tom Funchess02022021
Matt Braxton020804
Norm Bulaich01011018
Revie Sorey0101107
San FranciscoKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Conway Hayman24011136
Larry McCarren13012037
Amos Montgomery02011223
Sam Farrell0107125
Keith Fahnhorst01011038
Bill Saleaumula0103015
Peter Bernstein01011033
Marcus Degley0007113

Special Teams Tackles

St. LouisTacklesSTPlays
Mark Cooney214
Tony Peters212
Larry Brown211
Bubba O'Neil119
Norm Bulaich114
San FranciscoTacklesSTPlays
Bill Larson320
Emmanuel Hearron214
Larry Burton27

Participation

St. LouisRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Len Hauss3230------870
Jim Hart3432---------66
Sam Davis2928------865
Dan Dierdorf3130---------61
Sammy Danko------1240961
Roger Wehrli------1441459
Ron Yankowski------1339658
Glen Holloway2829---------57
Mike Weger------1441257
Will Foster------1437455
John Grant------1340255
Dwight Lewis------1339254
Hugh Rodgers------1338253
Jim Tolbert------1135652
Warren Bankston1114------2651
Al Clark------1035449
Ken Payne1217------1847
Rich Caster2217------746
Cotton Speyrer2321------246
Terry Metcalf2218------545
Norm Bulaich1118------1443
Tom Funchess2221---------43
Ray Jarvis2121---------42
Alfred Jenkins2220---------42
Ron Mikolajczyk1513------836
Tony Peters------4201236
Larry Brown159------1135
Eric Kasay------919331
Willie Harper------122528
Revie Sorey117------826
Ray Easterling------012021
Alvin Reed20------1921
Bubba O'Neil11------1921
Mark Cooney------031417
Jim Merlo------58215
Matt Braxton84------315
John Leypoldt00------1414
Dale Norman------58---13
Jim Arneson22------812
Al Blake00------88
Stan Hindman------34---7
Bob Breunig------0145
Bob Miller------0011
Jack Concannon00---------0
Gary Huff00---------0
Charlie Smith00---------0
San FranciscoRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Joe Lavender------3332974
Randy White------3131567
Stanley Doebert------21261966
Cesar Belser------2929765
Fred Forsberg------3029665
Dale Lucas------3027562
Bill Laskey------3025661
Ernie Dodge------2826559
Keith Fahnhorst1138------958
Larry McCarren1237------857
Conway Hayman1136------956
Peter Bernstein1133------953
Mike Hartenstine------2324552
Dominic Winstead------2517749
Larry Burton1131------749
Ted Kwalick1032------345
Emmanuel Hearron------14171445
Bobby Clay------1625344
Andrew Rozanski818------1440
Gene Washington1020------838
Alfred Collins1126---------37
Amos Montgomery1123------337
Donny Anderson921------333
Sam Farrell725------133
Wayne Givens724---------31
Louie Walker------1710229
John Koontz28------1929
Jethro Pugh------188228
Wilbur Jackson415------827
Willie Ellison15------2026
Marcus Degley713------626
Colin LaFountain17------1624
Bill Saleaumula315------422
Byron Alexander------118120
Bill Larson00------2020
Tommy Delgado315---------18
Burt Kobeski49------518
Rod Rhodes------431017
Carl Russ------47617
Wentford Rouse------66315
Marcus Jenkins------42814
Dave Green00------77
Rich Szaro00------44
Brian Dowling00------22
A.J. Pritchett00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left3-2-0.7
Middle20532.7
Right1140.4
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left000.0
Middle11403.6
Right3186.0
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. LouisAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Jim Hart32202045201
San FranciscoAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Alfred Collins21101314101
Tommy Delgado1570400301

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen32144.7
Short (0-8 Yds)1412795.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)84567.0
Long (19+ Yds)72568.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen55367.2
Short (0-8 Yds)249361.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)63376.2
Long (19+ Yds)1000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. LouisTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Ken Payne73041017
WR Terry Metcalf66044018
WR Ray Jarvis52211021
WR Cotton Speyrer51133121
RB Warren Bankston43117014
TE Larry Brown2202819
WR Alfred Jenkins22023020
TE Rich Caster1108017
San FranciscoTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Gene Washington85138020
TE Ted Kwalick7206032
WR Larry Burton52018031
RB Wilbur Jackson4305015
WR Andrew Rozanski4000018
WR Wayne Givens42014024
RB Donny Anderson11030121
RB Willie Ellison110-105
FB Bill Saleaumula110-1015
WR Colin LaFountain100007

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. LouisAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Terry Metcalf451.251.19
Warren Bankston300.002.55
Norm Bulaich111.001.00
San FranciscoAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Donny Anderson111.002.43

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. LouisAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Jim Hart75334.716.41
San FranciscoAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Tommy Delgado22147.003.87

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. LouisTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Terry Metcalf33175.677.33
WR Ray Jarvis2152.502.20
WR Ken Payne1000.005.86
WR Alfred Jenkins111111.0011.50
San FranciscoTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Wayne Givens22147.003.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. LouisRushesConversions
Warren Bankston10
Norm Bulaich10
San FranciscoRushesConversions
Wilbur Jackson10

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. LouisAttCompConversions
Jim Hart1154
San FranciscoAttCompConversions
Alfred Collins600
Tommy Delgado432

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. LouisTargCatchConversions
WR Ken Payne411
RB Warren Bankston211
WR Terry Metcalf221
WR Cotton Speyrer200
WR Ray Jarvis111
San FranciscoTargCatchConversions
WR Larry Burton311
TE Ted Kwalick200
WR Gene Washington210
RB Wilbur Jackson100
WR Colin LaFountain100
WR Wayne Givens111

SectionAttendance
Stadium57,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck17,100 (21,400)
End Zone12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine7,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats11,400 (13,600)
Club Seats6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,000 (3,300)