Week 15, 1975

played in St. Louis, MO

56 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Portland (OR) Shockers	0	7	3	6	-	16
St. Louis Cardinals	6	10	7	10	-	33

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:12 STL - John Leypoldt 47 field goal
1Q: 01:21 STL - John Leypoldt 44 field goal
2Q: 08:02 STL - Terry Metcalf 2 run (John Leypoldt extra point)
2Q: 04:59 POR - Duane Thomas 4 run (Willie Baxter extra point)
2Q: 00:05 STL - John Leypoldt 41 field goal
3Q: 11:21 STL - Norm Bulaich 4 pass from Jim Hart (John Leypoldt extra point)
3Q: 07:00 POR - Willie Baxter 21 field goal
4Q: 15:00 STL - Cotton Speyrer 12 pass from Jim Hart (John Leypoldt extra point)
4Q: 06:45 STL - John Leypoldt 30 field goal
4Q: 05:23 POR - Duane Thomas 1 pass from Joe Gilliam (Joe Gilliam pass for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:12 STL - John Leypoldt 47 field goal
1Q: 01:21 STL - John Leypoldt 44 field goal
2Q: 08:02 STL - Terry Metcalf 2 run (John Leypoldt extra point)
2Q: 04:59 POR - Duane Thomas 4 run (Willie Baxter extra point)
2Q: 00:05 STL - John Leypoldt 41 field goal
3Q: 11:21 STL - Norm Bulaich 4 pass from Jim Hart (John Leypoldt extra point)
3Q: 07:00 POR - Willie Baxter 21 field goal
4Q: 15:00 STL - Cotton Speyrer 12 pass from Jim Hart (John Leypoldt extra point)
4Q: 06:45 STL - John Leypoldt 30 field goal
4Q: 05:23 POR - Duane Thomas 1 pass from Joe Gilliam (Joe Gilliam pass for conversion failed)

Team Statistics POR STL
Record 11-3 9-5
First Downs 22 25
- by Rushing 3 6
- by Passing 11 17
- by Penalty 8 2
Total Net Yards 231 409
- Offensive Plays 63 65
- Yards per Play 3.67 6.29
Net Rushing Yards 88 117
- Rushing Attempts 18 30
- Yards per Rush 4.89 3.90
Net Passing Yards 143 292
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 20 - 0 34 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 172 298
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/29 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 3.18 8.34
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 3/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.8 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 10/57 11/128
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 3/8
Kick Returns/Yards 6/185 2/55
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 38
Time of Possession 25:45 34:15

Team Statistics	POR	STL
Record	11-3	9-5
First Downs	22	25
- by Rushing	3	6
- by Passing	11	17
- by Penalty	8	2
Total Net Yards	231	409
- Offensive Plays	63	65
- Yards per Play	3.67	6.29
Net Rushing Yards	88	117
- Rushing Attempts	18	30
- Yards per Rush	4.89	3.90
Net Passing Yards	143	292
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 20 - 0	34 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	172	298
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/29	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	3.18	8.34
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	3/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.8	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	10/57	11/128
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	3/8
Kick Returns/Yards	6/185	2/55
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 38
Time of Possession	25:45	34:15

Drive Charts

Portland (OR) Shockers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:31	OWN 32	6	26	Punt
1	9:07	2:18	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
1	1:15	3:22	OWN 38	5	12	Punt
2	7:54	3:02	OWN 41	9	59	Touchdown
2	2:51	1:49	OWN 6	3	8	Punt
3	11:14	4:22	OWN 42	8	54	Field Goal
3	5:07	1:10	OWN 7	3	3	Punt
3	2:37	1:15	OWN 6	3	3	Punt
4	14:54	1:07	OWN 36	3	0	Punt
4	11:51	1:56	OWN 9	7	34	Fumble
4	6:38	1:25	OWN 35	3	65	Touchdown
4	2:14	2:14	OWN 31	13	35	Downs

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:29	2:22	50	4	20	Field Goal
1	6:49	5:34	OWN 25	11	48	Field Goal
2	12:53	4:59	OWN 5	11	95	Touchdown
2	4:52	2:01	OWN 20	4	29	Punt
2	1:02	1:02	OWN 41	2	35	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:46	OWN 40	9	60	Touchdown
3	6:52	1:45	OWN 37	3	9	Punt
3	3:57	1:20	OPP 47	3	1	Punt
3	1:22	1:28	OPP 41	4	41	Touchdown
4	13:47	1:56	OWN 20	5	11	Punt
4	9:55	3:17	OPP 43	5	30	Field Goal
4	5:13	2:59	OPP 44	6	20	Missed FG

Game MVP: Jim Hart, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

Portland (OR)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Duane Thomas	10	57	5.70	21	1	1
Ron Johnson	5	23	4.60	10	1	0
Mike Phipps	2	2	1.00	2	0	0
Joe Gilliam	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Terry Metcalf	18	64	3.56	39	1	1
Charlie Smith	10	35	3.50	10	1	0
Warren Bankston	2	18	9.00	12	1	0

Passing Statistics

Portland (OR)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mike Phipps	29	16	136	3/20	0	19	0	67.6
Joe Gilliam	12	4	36	1/9	1	15	0	70.1

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim Hart	34	26	298	1/6	2	32	0	121.9

Receiving Statistics

Portland (OR)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR John Gilliam	5	9	49	9.80	1	19	0
WR Jon Staggers	5	12	54	10.80	6	15	0
WR Gary Garrison	2	7	23	11.50	5	13	0
RB Ron Johnson	2	3	10	5.00	0	6	0
FB Fran Lynch	2	3	4	2.00	5	2	0
RB Duane Thomas	2	2	7	3.50	6	6	1
WR Morris Owens	2	4	25	12.50	0	13	0
WR Marshall Johnson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cotton Speyrer	5	7	81	16.20	8	32	1
RB Warren Bankston	3	4	33	11.00	5	18	0
WR Ray Jarvis	3	4	41	13.67	2	17	0
WR Terry Metcalf	3	4	17	5.67	0	11	0
WR Alfred Jenkins	3	4	53	17.67	25	27	0
FB Norm Bulaich	2	2	11	5.50	6	7	1
TE Rich Caster	2	2	10	5.00	6	6	0
WR Bubba O'Neil	2	3	28	14.00	1	15	0
TE Larry Brown	1	2	16	16.00	0	16	0
RB Charlie Smith	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
FB Matt Braxton	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

Interception Statistics

Portland (OR)	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Portland (OR)	Fumb	Recov	Force
Joe Gilliam	1	0	0
Mike Phipps	1	0	0
Bob Asher	0	1	0
Dick Anderson	0	0	1
Larry Marshall	0	0	1
Ted Choma	0	0	1

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Terry Metcalf	1	1	0
Jim Hart	1	0	0
Cotton Speyrer	1	0	0
Will Foster	0	1	0
Ray Jarvis	0	1	0
Ron Mikolajczyk	0	1	0
John Grant	0	0	1
Billy Howard	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Portland (OR)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lincoln Garrison	7	285	40.7	36.7	64	1

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Al Blake	4	185	46.3	46.3	53	4

Kicking Statistics

Portland (OR)	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Willie Baxter	1/1	0/0	0/0	21	1/1

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Leypoldt	4/5	3/4	0/0	47	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Portland (OR)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Metcalf	3	8	2.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Portland (OR)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jon Staggers	4	126	31.5	0
John Gilliam	2	59	29.5	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jim Tolbert	2	55	27.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Portland (OR)	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Bob Matheson	12	1	0.0	28	34
CB Walt Sumner	7	0	0.0	29	34
S Dick Anderson	6	1	0.0	22	34
CB Larry Marshall	6	1	0.0	18	21
DT Bill Brundige	5	3	0.0	30	35
CB Dave Brown	5	1	0.0	28	30
OLB Ted Choma	2	1	1.0	13	17
DE Pete Duranko	2	1	0.0	29	28
ILB Harold McLinton	2	0	0.0	2	1
DE Pat Toomay	2	0	0.0	30	34
OLB Doug Swift	1	3	0.0	28	34
DT Diron Talbert	1	0	0.0	23	24
S William Semple	1	0	0.0	17	20
S Brent Sexton	1	0	0.0	3	8
DE Mark Lomas	0	1	0.0	10	11
S John Folkins	0	1	0.0	5	5

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jim Tolbert	6	0	0.0	14	41
OLB Dwight Lewis	5	4	0.5	17	45
S Mike Weger	4	3	0.5	15	31
CB Al Clark	4	1	0.0	12	39
ILB Will Foster	4	1	0.0	18	43
DE Billy Howard	3	1	2.5	18	45
DT John Grant	3	0	0.5	16	45
S Fred Hill	2	2	0.0	5	17
CB Ray Easterling	2	1	0.0	11	40
OLB Jim Merlo	2	0	0.0	8	4
S Tony Peters	2	0	0.0	3	14
CB Roger Wehrli	1	4	0.0	16	44
OLB Bob Breunig	1	0	0.0	1	2
DE Ron Yankowski	0	1	0.0	16	43
DT Eric Kasay	0	1	0.0	9	27

Pass Rush Statistics

Portland (OR)	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Ted Choma	1.0	0	0	0	17
DT Diron Talbert	0.0	1	0	0	24
DE Pete Duranko	0.0	0	2	0	28
DE Pat Toomay	0.0	0	0	2	34

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Billy Howard	2.5	1	3	45
DT John Grant	0.5	0	3	45
OLB Dwight Lewis	0.5	0	0	45
S Mike Weger	0.5	0	0	31
DE Ron Yankowski	0.0	0	3	43
DT Eric Kasay	0.0	0	1	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Portland (OR)	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Bob Matheson	8	0	34
CB Larry Marshall	5	0	21
S Dick Anderson	4	0	34
CB Walt Sumner	3	1	34
CB Dave Brown	3	0	30
ILB Harold McLinton	1	0	1
OLB Doug Swift	1	0	34
S John Folkins	1	0	5
OLB Ted Choma	0	2	17

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Al Clark	4	1	39
S Jim Tolbert	3	2	41
ILB Will Foster	3	0	43
OLB Dwight Lewis	2	1	45
CB Ray Easterling	2	0	40
S Mike Weger	2	0	31
S Fred Hill	2	0	17
CB Roger Wehrli	1	2	44
S Tony Peters	1	0	14

Blocking Statistics

Portland (OR)	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Doug Wilkerson	3	5	0	15	1	42
Burgess Robinson	1	3	1	10	1	33
Bob Asher	1	3	0	15	1	34
Wayne Moore	1	2	0	16	0	42
Tom Mack	0	1	0	12	1	40
Ken Mendenhall	0	1	0	8	0	13

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dan Dierdorf	3	3	29	0	33
Len Hauss	3	3	24	0	34
Glen Holloway	1	7	27	0	34
Ron Mikolajczyk	1	6	18	0	28
Sam Davis	1	5	24	1	32
Norm Bulaich	1	2	13	0	12
Tom Funchess	0	3	13	0	9
Revie Sorey	0	1	6	0	3

Special Teams Tackles

Portland (OR)	Tackles	STPlays
John Folkins	2	21
Ron Johnson	1	23
John McMakin	1	19
William Semple	1	17

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Mark Cooney	2	15
Larry Brown	1	19
Cotton Speyrer	1	17
Hugh Rodgers	1	15
Jim Tolbert	1	5

Participation

Portland (OR)	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bill Brundige	---	---	30	35	5	70
Pat Toomay	---	---	30	34	5	69
Bob Matheson	---	---	28	34	6	68
Walt Sumner	---	---	29	34	5	68
Doug Swift	---	---	28	34	5	67
Doug Wilkerson	15	42	---	---	8	65
Dave Brown	---	---	28	30	5	63
Pete Duranko	---	---	29	28	5	62
Dick Anderson	---	---	22	34	4	60
Wayne Moore	16	42	---	---	---	58
John Gilliam	14	35	---	---	7	56
William Semple	---	---	17	20	17	54
Tom Mack	12	40	---	---	---	52
Burgess Robinson	10	33	---	---	8	51
Bob Asher	15	34	---	---	1	50
Diron Talbert	---	---	23	24	3	50
Mike Phipps	17	32	---	---	---	49
Larry Marshall	---	---	18	21	9	48
Gary Garrison	8	23	---	---	15	46
Ron Johnson	5	18	---	---	23	46
Jon Staggers	7	33	---	---	6	46
Bob Tucker	16	25	---	---	4	45
Morris Owens	7	30	---	---	1	38
Ted Choma	---	---	13	17	7	37
John McMakin	8	9	---	---	19	36
Duane Thomas	13	23	---	---	---	36
John Folkins	---	---	5	5	21	31
Montique Anderson	7	14	---	---	8	29
Fran Lynch	5	18	---	---	5	28
Ken Mendenhall	8	13	---	---	7	28
Mark Lomas	---	---	10	11	5	26
Francis Hartings	5	5	---	---	14	24
George Buehler	7	7	---	---	8	22
Tony Plummer	---	---	8	1	12	21
Marshall Johnson	2	6	---	---	12	20
Ron East	---	---	4	11	4	19
Joe Gilliam	1	13	---	---	1	15
Harold McLinton	---	---	2	1	11	14
Richard Wood	---	---	2	1	10	13
Brent Sexton	---	---	3	8	---	11
Jeff Kinney	0	0	---	---	9	9
Lincoln Garrison	0	0	---	---	7	7
Willie Baxter	0	0	---	---	5	5
Corey Mamula	---	---	1	2	1	4
Ted Fargas	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rick Bruce	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Len Hauss	24	34	---	---	9	67
Sam Davis	24	32	---	---	9	65
Billy Howard	---	---	18	45	1	64
Dwight Lewis	---	---	17	45	1	63
Cotton Speyrer	18	28	---	---	17	63
Dan Dierdorf	29	33	---	---	---	62
Will Foster	---	---	18	43	1	62
John Grant	---	---	16	45	1	62
Jim Hart	27	35	---	---	---	62
Glen Holloway	27	34	---	---	---	61
Roger Wehrli	---	---	16	44	1	61
Ray Easterling	---	---	11	40	9	60
Jim Tolbert	---	---	14	41	5	60
Ron Yankowski	---	---	16	43	1	60
Al Clark	---	---	12	39	2	53
Alfred Jenkins	23	22	---	---	4	49
Mike Weger	---	---	15	31	1	47
Bubba O'Neil	15	15	---	---	17	47
Ron Mikolajczyk	18	28	---	---	---	46
Ray Jarvis	20	24	---	---	---	44
Norm Bulaich	13	12	---	---	16	41
Larry Brown	10	11	---	---	19	40
Rich Caster	14	18	---	---	8	40
Warren Bankston	5	8	---	---	26	39
Terry Metcalf	18	13	---	---	7	38
Eric Kasay	---	---	9	27	2	38
Fred Hill	---	---	5	17	10	32
Tom Funchess	13	9	---	---	9	31
Hugh Rodgers	---	---	6	8	15	29
Charlie Smith	10	18	---	---	---	28
Willie Harper	---	---	1	0	25	26
Tony Peters	---	---	3	14	7	24
Jim Merlo	---	---	8	4	6	18
Jim Arneson	6	1	---	---	9	16
Mark Cooney	---	---	0	0	15	15
Matt Braxton	4	6	---	---	5	15
Ernie Janet	3	1	---	---	9	13
Dale Norman	---	---	8	5	---	13
John Leypoldt	0	0	---	---	12	12
Stan Hindman	---	---	3	2	6	11
Bob Breunig	---	---	1	2	7	10
Al Blake	0	0	---	---	9	9
Revie Sorey	6	3	---	---	---	9
Sammy Danko	---	---	1	0	7	8
Gary Huff	3	0	---	---	---	3
Jack Concannon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	11	2.8
Middle	11	43	3.9
Right	3	34	11.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	12	2.0
Middle	17	86	5.1
Right	7	19	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Portland (OR)	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mike Phipps	29	16	0	1	2	2	7	0	0
Joe Gilliam	12	4	0	1	0	4	3	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim Hart	34	26	2	1	1	3	2	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	19	3.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	36	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	8	98	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	19	2.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	8	2.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	11	72	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	13	186	13.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	32	6.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Portland (OR)	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Jon Staggers	12	5	1	54	33
WR John Gilliam	9	5	0	49	35
WR Gary Garrison	7	2	1	23	23
WR Morris Owens	4	2	0	25	30
RB Ron Johnson	3	2	0	10	18
FB Fran Lynch	3	2	0	4	18
RB Duane Thomas	2	2	0	7	23
WR Marshall Johnson	1	0	0	0	6

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cotton Speyrer	7	5	0	81	1	28
RB Warren Bankston	4	3	1	33	0	8
WR Ray Jarvis	4	3	0	41	0	24
WR Terry Metcalf	4	3	0	17	0	13
WR Alfred Jenkins	4	3	0	53	1	22
WR Bubba O'Neil	3	2	0	28	0	15
TE Larry Brown	2	1	0	16	0	11
FB Norm Bulaich	2	2	0	11	0	12
TE Rich Caster	2	2	0	10	0	18
RB Charlie Smith	1	1	0	5	0	18
FB Matt Braxton	1	1	0	3	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Portland (OR)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Duane Thomas	3	9	3.00	5.70

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Charlie Smith	3	6	2.00	3.50
Terry Metcalf	2	3	1.50	3.56

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Portland (OR)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mike Phipps	3	1	13	4.33	4.69
Joe Gilliam	1	1	1	1.00	3.00

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim Hart	5	5	35	7.00	8.76

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Portland (OR)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Gary Garrison	1	1	13	13.00	3.29
FB Fran Lynch	1	0	0	0.00	1.33
WR Jon Staggers	1	0	0	0.00	4.50
RB Duane Thomas	1	1	1	1.00	3.50

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cotton Speyrer	2	2	23	11.50	11.57
RB Warren Bankston	1	1	8	8.00	8.25
FB Norm Bulaich	1	1	4	4.00	5.50
WR Terry Metcalf	1	1	0	0.00	4.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Portland (OR)	Rushes	Conversions
Ron Johnson	1	0

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Terry Metcalf	2	1
Charlie Smith	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Portland (OR)	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mike Phipps	8	4	2
Joe Gilliam	3	1	1

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim Hart	9	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Portland (OR)	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jon Staggers	6	3	2
WR Gary Garrison	2	0	0
WR Morris Owens	2	1	1
RB Ron Johnson	1	1	0

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Warren Bankston	2	1	1
WR Cotton Speyrer	2	1	0
TE Larry Brown	1	0	0
TE Rich Caster	1	1	0
WR Ray Jarvis	1	1	1
WR Terry Metcalf	1	1	0
WR Bubba O'Neil	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,700 (21,400)
End Zone 15,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,700 (21,400)
End Zone	15,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)