Week 16, 1980

played in New York, NJ

31 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals73143-27
New York Jets17638-34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:22 NYJ - Ottis Anderson 56 run (Frank Corral extra point)
1Q: 05:21 NYJ - Frank Corral 21 field goal
1Q: 04:25 NYJ - Lucious Smith 31 fumble return (Frank Corral extra point)
1Q: 01:13 STL - Frank Pollard 6 run (Toni Linhart extra point)
2Q: 07:53 NYJ - Frank Corral 26 field goal
2Q: 03:47 STL - Toni Linhart 30 field goal
2Q: 00:18 NYJ - Frank Corral 38 field goal
3Q: 11:57 STL - Freddie Scott 48 pass from Joe Montana (Toni Linhart extra point)
3Q: 03:00 NYJ - Frank Corral 18 field goal
3Q: 00:41 STL - Larry Dorsey 12 pass from Joe Montana (Toni Linhart extra point)
4Q: 00:58 STL - Toni Linhart 18 field goal
4Q: 00:14 NYJ - Karl Farmer 41 pass from Joe Namath (Joe Namath pass to Robin Earl for conversion)

Team StatisticsSTLNYJ
Record7-85-10
First Downs1918
- by Rushing48
- by Passing1310
- by Penalty20
Total Net Yards359447
- Offensive Plays6067
- Yards per Play5.986.67
Net Rushing Yards54184
- Rushing Attempts1925
- Yards per Rush2.847.36
Net Passing Yards305263
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt38 - 22 - 240 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards321272
- Sacks/Yards Lost3/162/9
- Yards per Pass Play7.446.26
Fumbles/Lost2/10/0
3rd Down Conversions4/126/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down5.25.5
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards1/46/44
Punt Returns/Yards1/172/9
Kick Returns/Yards6/1575/106
Interception Ret./Yards0/02/62
2pt Conversions0/01/1
Red Zone Visits43
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/20/3
Avg. Drive StartOWN 34OWN 34
Time of Possession24:4435:16

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:022:09OWN 4137Punt
15:151:01OWN 20311Fumble
14:143:10OWN 35665Touchdown
214:030:50OWN 493-1Punt
29:550:11OWN 3910Interception
27:484:08OWN 281059Field Goal
21:520:55OWN 2637Punt
20:100:10OWN 3713Half
315:003:18OWN 34666Touchdown
310:032:17OWN 20656Interception
32:532:22OWN 28472Touchdown
49:401:05OWN 2031Punt
46:541:42OWN 1339Punt
42:481:58OPP 14913Field Goal
New York Jets
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:58OWN 35365Touchdown
110:535:38OWN 131383Field Goal
11:042:01OWN 263-14Punt
213:133:18OWN 20548Missed FG
29:441:56OPP 930Field Goal
23:401:48OWN 3635Punt
20:570:47OWN 22457Field Goal
311:421:39OWN 4035Punt
37:464:53OWN 481051Field Goal
30:315:51OWN 201037Punt
48:351:41OWN 3833Punt
45:122:24OWN 2737Punt
40:500:50OWN 31469Touchdown

Game MVP: Joe Namath, New York Jets

Rushing Statistics

St. LouisAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Frank Pollard15392.601511
Sherman Smith3124.00600
Joe Montana133.00300
New YorkAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Ottis Anderson151298.605631
Gary Hammond10555.502920

Passing Statistics

St. LouisAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Joe Montana38223213/16248281.1
New YorkAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Joe Namath40272722/9141095.0

Receiving Statistics

St. LouisCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Roy Green8178710.8833270
WR Alfred Jenkins689816.3334280
WR Freddie Scott249346.5038481
WR Melvin Wilber222211.007140
TE John Sawyer23105.00060
WR Larry Dorsey111212.000121
RB Frank Pollard11-1-1.000-10
TE Al Chandler0100.00000
FB Roosevelt Leaks0100.00000
New YorkCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
RB Ottis Anderson67559.1744240
WR Don Bass576012.008240
WR Marco Vehar464110.252260
TE Robin Earl45215.251160
WR Karl Farmer234723.5016411
RB Gary Hammond1266.00660
FB Jim Otis111717.0012170
TE Francis Hartings11-1-1.000-10
WR Andrew Rozanski1455.00550
RB Hank Bauer1188.00180
TE Mike Cobb121313.0013130
WR Terry Carrol0100.00000

Interception Statistics

St. LouisIntsYardsAvgTD
New YorkIntsYardsAvgTD
ILB Jim LeClair12727.000
CB Earlie Thomas13535.000

Fumble Statistics

St. LouisFumbRecovForceTD
Joe Montana1000
Roy Green1000
Ron Coder0100
New YorkFumbRecovForceTD
Lucious Smith0101
Jim LeClair0010
Horace Jones0010

Punting Statistics

St. LouisPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Bucky Dilts523747.441.6521
New YorkPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Johnny Evans623338.829.3552

Kicking Statistics

St. LouisFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Toni Linhart2/20/00/0303/3
New YorkFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Frank Corral4/50/10/0382/2

Punt Return Statistics

St. LouisRetYardsAvgTD
Bernie Jackson11717.00
New YorkRetYardsAvgTD
Gary Hammond294.50

Kick Return Statistics

St. LouisRetYardsAvgTD
Bernie Jackson615726.20
New YorkRetYardsAvgTD
Gary Hammond510621.20

Defensive Statistics

St. LouisTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Bob Breunig801.01931
S Mike Jolly710.01935
S Bernie Jackson600.02033
CB Wayne Smith600.01735
CB Hugh Rodgers410.01524
CB Rufus Bess320.01226
DT Kent Kremer310.01015
ILB Richard Wood300.0817
DE Stan Lewis210.51727
ILB Mark Cooney240.02334
S John Sanders210.01528
DT Dave Pear110.51121
DT Gary Johnson110.01113
S Marvin Switzer110.0920
OLB Kervin Wyatt110.0104
TE Al Chandler10---------
T Dan Dierdorf10---------
DE Ron Rydalich100.01425
DE Kenyon Hill100.01118
DT John Grant020.01421
S Tony Peters010.01017
New YorkTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Cedric Brown420.01633
ILB Jim LeClair410.01523
ILB Ben Unverzagt400.067
OLB Jeff Barnes330.01229
DE Ron Carpenter310.01327
S Lenny Richard300.01636
OLB Mike Hawkins300.01426
CB Lucious Smith300.01433
DT Rush Brown221.51022
DE Horace Jones220.51216
ILB Gerald Irons210.035
S Brenard Wilson210.01332
CB Antonio Dodge200.01336
DE Mat Mendenhall111.0614
OLB Ken Geddes100.0621
OLB Mike Engler100.0611
CB Earlie Thomas010.01636

Pass Rush Statistics

St. LouisSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Bob Breunig1.000031
DE Stan Lewis0.500027
DT Dave Pear0.500021
DT Gary Johnson0.001013
New YorkSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Rush Brown1.501022
DE Mat Mendenhall1.001014
DE Horace Jones0.501016
OLB Ken Geddes0.001021
S Cedric Brown0.001033
OLB Mike Hawkins0.001026
DE Fred Smerlas0.001019

Pass Defense Statistics

St. LouisCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Wayne Smith62035
OLB Bob Breunig51031
S Mike Jolly40035
CB Hugh Rodgers30024
CB Rufus Bess22026
S Bernie Jackson21033
DE Ron Rydalich10025
ILB Richard Wood10017
S Marvin Switzer10020
DT Kent Kremer10015
OLB Kervin Wyatt1004
ILB Mark Cooney01034
S John Sanders01028
New YorkCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Lucious Smith40033
S Lenny Richard30036
S Cedric Brown30033
S Brenard Wilson22032
ILB Jim LeClair21123
CB Antonio Dodge21036
OLB Jeff Barnes20029
OLB Ken Geddes10021
ILB Gerald Irons1005
OLB Mike Hawkins10026
DT Rush Brown10022
CB Earlie Thomas02136

Blocking Statistics

St. LouisKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Larry McCarren38019035
Aaron Meyer12016236
Jim Pietrzak1106016
Ron Coder04018034
Ron Mikolajczyk01012128
Roosevelt Leaks0109015
Walt Downing0107018
New YorkKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Todd Watkins57119029
Kurt Schumacher26014023
Mike Wilson2208015
Mitch Thornton13017127
Bob Johnson12019034
Randy Young1106013
Mike Cobb110606
John Hicks03019025
Rod Walters00011119

Special Teams Tackles

St. LouisTacklesSTPlays
Billy Taylor311
Sherman Smith126
Larry Dorsey120
Rufus Bess115
Al Chandler113
New YorkTacklesSTPlays
Mike Cobb224
Brenard Wilson211
Mike Engler124
Antonio Dodge124
Hank Bauer118

Participation

St. LouisRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Bernie Jackson------20331871
Mark Cooney------23341370
Mike Jolly------19351670
Joe Montana1941---------60
Roy Green1532------1360
Wayne Smith------1735355
Larry McCarren1935---------54
Aaron Meyer1636------254
Bob Breunig------1931454
Rufus Bess------12261553
Ron Coder1834---------52
Al Chandler1325------1351
Alfred Jenkins1435---------49
Dan Dierdorf1632---------48
Freddie Scott920------1948
Stan Lewis------1727448
Ron Mikolajczyk1228------747
John Sanders------1528447
Hugh Rodgers------1524443
Frank Pollard1627---------43
Ron Rydalich------1425342
John Grant------1421540
Tony Peters------10171340
John Sawyer517------1840
Sherman Smith310------2639
Dave Pear------1121638
Kenyon Hill------1118534
Richard Wood------817934
Marvin Switzer------920534
Kent Kremer------1015833
Walt Downing718------732
Roosevelt Leaks915------731
Jim Pietrzak616------729
Elvis Franks------815528
Larry Dorsey07------2027
Gary Johnson------1113226
Randy Love34------1522
Melvin Wilber813---------21
Marv Kellum------231318
Kervin Wyatt------104115
Tommie Ginn16------512
Billy Taylor00------1111
Toni Linhart00------88
Bucky Dilts00------77
Bobby Scott00---------0
Matt Robinson00---------0
New YorkRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Antonio Dodge------13362473
Joe Namath2542---------67
Earlie Thomas------1636759
Bob Johnson1934------558
Gary Hammond1017------2956
Brenard Wilson------13321156
Lenny Richard------1636355
Marco Vehar728------1853
John Hicks1925------751
Cedric Brown------1633251
Lucious Smith------1433249
Todd Watkins1929---------48
Ken Geddes------6212047
Don Bass1629---------45
Mitch Thornton1727---------44
Ron Carpenter------1327343
Francis Hartings919------1543
Jeff Barnes------1229243
Ottis Anderson1524------342
Mike Engler------6112441
Rod Walters1119------1141
Mike Hawkins------1426141
Jim LeClair------1523139
Hank Bauer813------1839
Jim Otis917------1238
Keith Eck1225------138
Kurt Schumacher1423---------37
Ken Clarke------725537
Mike Cobb66------2436
Robin Earl1618------135
Mike Wilson815------1134
Rush Brown------1022234
Horace Jones------1216432
Fred Smerlas------1119232
Andrew Rozanski1516---------31
Karl Farmer916------631
Terry Carrol57------1830
Randy Young613------1130
Ben Unverzagt------671326
Mat Mendenhall------614121
Frank Corral00------1212
Gerald Irons------3519
Johnny Evans00------66
Scott Bull00------55
Marcus Mickus00---------0
Matt Cavanaugh00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left284.0
Middle15291.9
Right2178.5
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left810413.0
Middle14574.1
Right3237.7
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. LouisAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Joe Montana38225016702
New YorkAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Joe Namath40275228100

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)16111438.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)1381189.1
Long (19+ Yds)82617.6
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)2012713.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)53499.8
Long (19+ Yds)539118.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. LouisTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Roy Green178187132
WR Alfred Jenkins86098235
WR Freddie Scott42093220
TE John Sawyer32010017
WR Melvin Wilber22022013
TE Al Chandler1000025
FB Roosevelt Leaks1000015
WR Larry Dorsey1101207
RB Frank Pollard110-1027
New YorkTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Don Bass75060129
RB Ottis Anderson76055224
WR Marco Vehar64041128
TE Robin Earl54021018
WR Andrew Rozanski4115016
WR Karl Farmer32047116
RB Gary Hammond2106017
TE Mike Cobb2101306
FB Jim Otis11017017
TE Francis Hartings110-1019
WR Terry Carrol101007
RB Hank Bauer1108013

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. LouisAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Frank Pollard681.332.60
New YorkAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Ottis Anderson273.508.60

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. LouisAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Joe Montana62244.008.45
New YorkAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Joe Namath8481.006.80

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. LouisTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Roy Green3000.005.12
WR Alfred Jenkins111212.0012.25
FB Roosevelt Leaks1000.000.00
WR Larry Dorsey111212.0012.00
New YorkTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Robin Earl3231.004.20
WR Andrew Rozanski1000.001.25
RB Hank Bauer1188.008.00
TE Mike Cobb1000.006.50
WR Don Bass1000.008.57
RB Ottis Anderson11-3-3.007.86

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. LouisRushesConversions
Frank Pollard21
Sherman Smith11
New YorkRushesConversions
Ottis Anderson43

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. LouisAttCompConversions
Joe Montana942
New YorkAttCompConversions
Joe Namath1163

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. LouisTargCatchConversions
WR Roy Green620
WR Freddie Scott111
WR Alfred Jenkins111
TE John Sawyer100
New YorkTargCatchConversions
RB Ottis Anderson331
WR Andrew Rozanski200
WR Don Bass211
RB Gary Hammond100
TE Francis Hartings110
WR Marco Vehar100
RB Hank Bauer111

SectionAttendance
Stadium48,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck15,600 (21,400)
End Zone10,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine6,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats8,900 (13,600)
Club Seats4,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes2,200 (3,300)