Week 12, 1984

Game MVP: Billy Ray Smith, Miami Dolphins

played in Miami, FL

60 degrees, rain, 7 mph wind

Drive Charts

Rushing Statistics

Passing Statistics

Receiving Statistics

Interception Statistics

Fumble Statistics

Punting Statistics

Kicking Statistics

Punt Return Statistics

Kick Return Statistics

Defensive Statistics

Pass Rush Statistics

Pass Defense Statistics

Blocking Statistics

Special Teams Tackles

Participation

Directional Rushing Statistics

Detailed Passing Statistics

Directional Passing Statistics

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Third Down Passing Statistics

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis Cardinals	3	0	3	7	-	13
Miami Dolphins	3	9	0	6	-	18

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:34 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 37 field goal
1Q: 01:20 STL - Benny Ricardo 25 field goal
2Q: 07:06 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 20 field goal
2Q: 03:27 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 44 field goal
2Q: 00:07 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 32 field goal
3Q: 09:07 STL - Benny Ricardo 44 field goal
4Q: 12:14 STL - Mike Friede 8 pass from Joe Montana (Benny Ricardo extra point)
4Q: 04:48 MIA - George Rogers 8 run (Jeff Hostetler pass for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:34 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 37 field goal
1Q: 01:20 STL - Benny Ricardo 25 field goal
2Q: 07:06 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 20 field goal
2Q: 03:27 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 44 field goal
2Q: 00:07 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 32 field goal
3Q: 09:07 STL - Benny Ricardo 44 field goal
4Q: 12:14 STL - Mike Friede 8 pass from Joe Montana (Benny Ricardo extra point)
4Q: 04:48 MIA - George Rogers 8 run (Jeff Hostetler pass for conversion failed)

Team Statistics STL MIA
Record 6-5 5-6
First Downs 18 12
- by Rushing 4 6
- by Passing 11 6
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 261 232
- Offensive Plays 69 58
- Yards per Play 3.78 4.00
Net Rushing Yards 55 85
- Rushing Attempts 15 24
- Yards per Rush 3.67 3.54
Net Passing Yards 206 147
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 48 - 25 - 3 33 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 236 153
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6/30 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 3.81 4.32
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 6.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/29 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 1/6 2/24
Kick Returns/Yards 5/92 4/95
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/17
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 40
Time of Possession 30:28 29:32

Team Statistics	STL	MIA
Record	6-5	5-6
First Downs	18	12
- by Rushing	4	6
- by Passing	11	6
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	261	232
- Offensive Plays	69	58
- Yards per Play	3.78	4.00
Net Rushing Yards	55	85
- Rushing Attempts	15	24
- Yards per Rush	3.67	3.54
Net Passing Yards	206	147
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	48 - 25 - 3	33 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	236	153
- Sacks/Yards Lost	6/30	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	3.81	4.32
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	6.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/29	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	1/6	2/24
Kick Returns/Yards	5/92	4/95
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/17
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 40
Time of Possession	30:28	29:32

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:45	OWN 18	4	32	Punt
1	6:28	5:13	OWN 31	9	61	Field Goal
2	14:04	2:10	OWN 3	3	1	Punt
2	6:58	2:42	OWN 32	5	2	Fumble
2	3:22	1:22	OWN 35	4	14	Interception
2	1:09	1:02	OWN 5	3	4	Interception
3	12:17	3:16	OWN 20	9	53	Field Goal
3	6:13	2:50	OWN 11	4	17	Punt
3	2:20	3:31	OWN 30	8	28	Punt
4	13:41	1:35	OPP 18	5	18	Touchdown
4	9:04	1:07	OWN 20	3	-6	Punt
4	4:39	0:49	OWN 20	2	6	Interception
4	2:07	2:07	OPP 41	10	27	Downs

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:15	5:47	OWN 20	10	60	Field Goal
1	1:15	2:11	OWN 34	3	5	Punt
2	11:54	4:56	OPP 37	9	34	Field Goal
2	4:16	0:54	OPP 29	3	2	Field Goal
2	2:00	0:51	OWN 37	3	4	Punt
2	0:07	0:06	OPP 15	0	0	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:43	OWN 31	5	17	Punt
3	9:01	2:48	OWN 37	4	22	Punt
3	3:23	1:03	OWN 16	4	12	Punt
4	13:49	0:08	OWN 8	1	10	Fumble
4	12:06	3:02	OWN 33	6	12	Punt
4	7:57	3:18	OPP 47	7	47	Touchdown
4	3:50	1:43	OWN 32	3	9	Fumble

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Frank Pollard	8	31	3.88	7	0
Sherman Smith	6	20	3.33	10	1
Joe Montana	1	4	4.00	4	0

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Montana	48	25	236	6/30	1	36	3	46.8

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jeff Hostetler	33	20	153	1/6	0	26	0	71.9

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Alfred Jenkins	5	8	49	9.80	11	22	0
RB Frank Pollard	5	6	38	7.60	14	14	0
WR Mike Friede	4	10	55	13.75	2	32	1
WR Roy Green	3	10	32	10.67	6	23	0
RB Sherman Smith	2	2	-3	-1.50	0	-1	0
WR Mardye McDole	2	7	45	22.50	22	36	0
TE Rodney Holman	2	3	9	4.50	4	5	0
TE Dan Ross	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
FB Tony Paige	1	1	7	7.00	9	7	0

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
FB Mike Hogan	4	4	25	6.25	7	10
WR Rich Martini	4	7	25	6.25	5	11
TE Bruce Hardy	3	4	46	15.33	1	26
RB George Rogers	3	5	16	5.33	5	12
WR Pete Mandley	2	3	8	4.00	0	5
WR Irving Royer	1	2	9	9.00	0	9
WR Jeff Groth	1	5	8	8.00	0	8
RB Robert Weathers	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
FB Dennis Bligen	1	1	8	8.00	2	8
WR Danny Pittman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Lionel Washington	2	12	6.00	0
ILB Billy Ray Smith	1	5	5.00	0

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Joe Montana	1	0	0
Brad Shearer	0	1	0
Mike Woods	0	1	0
Gary Johnson	0	0	1
Kent Kremer	0	0	1
Don McNeal	0	0	1

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force
Robert Weathers	2	0	0
Mike Hogan	1	0	0
Mike Cobb	0	1	0
Bill Elko	0	1	0
Billy Ray Smith	0	0	1

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bucky Dilts	5	223	44.6	35.8	51	1

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Eddie Hare	6	292	48.7	41.0	58	3

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Benny Ricardo	2/2	1/1	0/0	44	1/1

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Freddie Steinfort	4/4	1/1	0/0	44	0/0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sherman Smith	1	6	6.0	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pete Mandley	2	24	12.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sherman Smith	4	81	20.3	0
Shafer Suggs	1	11	11.0	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Irving Royer	4	95	23.8	0

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Fredd Young	8	3	0.0	22	31
S Leonard Smith	7	2	0.0	18	28
S Shafer Suggs	4	0	0.0	19	30
CB Albert Lewis	3	1	0.0	18	28
DT Kent Kremer	3	0	0.0	21	19
CB Wayne Smith	3	0	0.0	13	26
DE John Goodman	2	1	0.5	14	17
CB Tim Washington	2	2	0.0	16	22
OLB Mike Woods	2	1	0.0	21	30
CB Don McNeal	2	0	0.0	10	12
OLB Ken Woodard	2	0	0.0	12	8
DE Keith Ferguson	1	2	0.5	19	30
DT Gary Johnson	1	3	0.0	21	28
WR Alfred Jenkins	1	0	---	---	---
DT Brad Shearer	1	0	0.0	10	14
WR Mike Friede	1	0	---	---	---
RB Frank Pollard	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Kervin Wyatt	1	0	0.0	2	5
WR Mardye McDole	1	0	---	---	---
S Chris Williams	1	0	0.0	8	14
S Rod McSwain	1	0	0.0	4	6
OLB Jeff Davis	0	1	0.0	5	7
DE Shawn Miller	0	1	0.0	11	19

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Billy Ray Smith	6	2	2.0	14	38
CB Lionel Washington	6	1	0.0	14	48
S Bill Graham	5	1	0.0	10	45
CB Jerome Dove	4	2	0.0	11	40
OLB Jeff Rohrer	4	1	0.0	9	34
DE Keith Gary	3	1	1.5	13	33
OLB Steve Towle	3	1	0.0	9	22
S Neal Colzie	3	0	0.0	9	34
DE Ezra Johnson	2	0	1.5	9	32
DE Glen Collins	2	1	0.5	7	35
S Bob Glazebrook	2	0	0.0	9	41
ILB Dave Simmons	2	0	0.0	5	42
DT Mitch Willis	1	1	0.0	8	31
CB Lester Hayes	1	0	0.0	12	44
OLB Carl Banks	1	0	0.0	9	13
DT Bill Elko	0	2	0.5	8	31

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Keith Ferguson	0.5	1	1	30
DE John Goodman	0.5	0	0	17
DT Gary Johnson	0.0	1	1	28
DT Kent Kremer	0.0	0	1	19

Miami	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Billy Ray Smith	2.0	0	0	0	38
DE Keith Gary	1.5	1	2	0	33
DE Ezra Johnson	1.5	0	1	0	32
DE Glen Collins	0.5	1	1	1	35
DT Bill Elko	0.5	1	1	0	31
S Bob Glazebrook	0.0	0	1	0	41

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Shafer Suggs	4	0	30
CB Wayne Smith	3	0	26
ILB Fredd Young	3	0	31
CB Don McNeal	2	0	12
CB Albert Lewis	2	0	28
S Leonard Smith	1	1	28
DE John Goodman	1	0	17
OLB Kervin Wyatt	1	0	5
CB Tim Washington	1	0	22
OLB Ken Woodard	1	0	8
S Rod McSwain	1	0	6

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Lionel Washington	6	1	2	48
CB Jerome Dove	4	2	0	40
S Neal Colzie	3	1	0	34
S Bill Graham	3	0	0	45
ILB Billy Ray Smith	2	1	1	38
OLB Steve Towle	2	0	0	22
ILB Dave Simmons	2	0	0	42
CB Lester Hayes	1	1	0	44
S Bob Glazebrook	1	0	0	41
DE Glen Collins	1	0	0	35

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Larry McCarren	3	5	15	0	50
Walt Downing	1	4	11	0	47
John Scully	1	2	13	1	49
Tony Paige	1	1	8	0	24
Dan Dierdorf	0	1	12	3	47
Rodney Holman	0	1	12	0	30
Dennis Lick	0	0	13	1	47
Louis Bullard	0	0	4	1	7

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Hinton	3	6	21	0	32
Dennis Bligen	2	4	11	0	7
Billy Bryan	2	3	17	0	29
Mike Cobb	1	1	9	0	14
Craig Wolfley	1	1	3	0	8
Bruce Hardy	0	2	18	0	22
Gerry Feehery	0	2	18	0	27
Fred Dean	0	1	20	1	27
Sylvester Croom	0	1	6	0	7
Wes Hamilton	0	1	11	0	12
Mike Hogan	0	1	7	0	12
Ron Essink	0	1	3	0	2

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Don McNeal	1	29
Sherman Smith	1	23
Mike Friede	1	16
Steve Folsom	1	16
Dan Ross	1	15
Chris Williams	1	12

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Del Rodgers	2	24
Mike Hogan	1	20
Mike Cobb	1	19
Danny Pittman	1	14
Robert Weathers	1	11

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Joe Montana	15	54	---	---	---	69
Fredd Young	---	---	22	31	16	69
Larry McCarren	15	50	---	---	1	66
Walt Downing	11	47	---	---	6	64
John Scully	13	49	---	---	---	62
Dennis Lick	13	47	---	---	---	60
Shafer Suggs	---	---	19	30	11	60
Mike Friede	8	36	---	---	16	60
Dan Dierdorf	12	47	---	---	---	59
Gary Johnson	---	---	21	28	9	58
Mike Woods	---	---	21	30	4	55
Don McNeal	---	---	10	12	29	51
Keith Ferguson	---	---	19	30	2	51
Mardye McDole	8	28	---	---	15	51
Leonard Smith	---	---	18	28	4	50
Rodney Holman	12	30	---	---	7	49
Albert Lewis	---	---	18	28	3	49
Frank Pollard	9	39	---	---	---	48
Roy Green	10	36	---	---	---	46
Alfred Jenkins	8	36	---	---	1	45
Kent Kremer	---	---	21	19	4	44
Tim Washington	---	---	16	22	4	42
Wayne Smith	---	---	13	26	2	41
Shawn Miller	---	---	11	19	8	38
Sherman Smith	6	8	---	---	23	37
Tony Paige	8	24	---	---	5	37
Dan Ross	2	19	---	---	15	36
Chris Williams	---	---	8	14	12	34
John Goodman	---	---	14	17	2	33
Tony Collins	2	9	---	---	17	28
Brad Shearer	---	---	10	14	3	27
Ken Woodard	---	---	12	8	5	25
Steve Folsom	2	5	---	---	16	23
Louis Bullard	4	7	---	---	7	18
Kervin Wyatt	---	---	2	5	11	18
Jeff Davis	---	---	5	7	6	18
Eric Laakso	2	7	---	---	7	16
Rod McSwain	---	---	4	6	5	15
Allan Kennedy	3	7	---	---	2	12
Tommie Ginn	0	4	---	---	6	10
Ed Fisher	2	5	---	---	---	7
Benny Ricardo	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bucky Dilts	0	0	---	---	5	5
Scott Bull	0	0	---	---	2	2
Mark Malone	0	0	---	---	---	0
David Hughes	0	0	---	---	---	0

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lionel Washington	---	---	14	48	2	64
Neal Colzie	---	---	9	34	18	61
Lester Hayes	---	---	12	44	3	59
Jerome Dove	---	---	11	40	7	58
Jeff Hostetler	24	34	---	---	---	58
Bill Graham	---	---	10	45	1	56
Billy Ray Smith	---	---	14	38	2	54
Billy Bryan	17	29	---	---	7	53
Bob Glazebrook	---	---	9	41	3	53
Chris Hinton	21	32	---	---	---	53
Dave Simmons	---	---	5	42	3	50
Gerry Feehery	18	27	---	---	5	50
Ezra Johnson	---	---	9	32	7	48
Bruce Hardy	18	22	---	---	8	48
Keith Gary	---	---	13	33	2	48
Dennis Harrah	21	26	---	---	---	47
Fred Dean	20	27	---	---	---	47
Jeff Rohrer	---	---	9	34	2	45
Mitch Willis	---	---	8	31	6	45
Pete Mandley	14	21	---	---	9	44
Mike Cobb	9	14	---	---	19	42
Glen Collins	---	---	7	35	---	42
Steve Towle	---	---	9	22	10	41
Jeff Groth	20	21	---	---	---	41
Bill Elko	---	---	8	31	1	40
Ronald Cinkovsky	---	---	4	17	18	39
Mike Hogan	7	12	---	---	20	39
Rich Martini	10	21	---	---	4	35
George Rogers	15	18	---	---	1	34
Irving Royer	5	13	---	---	15	33
Wes Hamilton	11	12	---	---	10	33
Robert Weathers	7	14	---	---	11	32
Terry Tautolo	---	---	5	14	12	31
Del Rodgers	2	2	---	---	24	28
Carl Banks	---	---	9	13	4	26
Sylvester Croom	6	7	---	---	10	23
Dennis Bligen	11	7	---	---	4	22
Danny Pittman	2	5	---	---	14	21
Ron Essink	3	2	---	---	10	15
Craig Wolfley	3	8	---	---	3	14
Freddie Steinfort	0	0	---	---	10	10
Eddie Hare	0	0	---	---	6	6
Dan Manucci	0	0	---	---	4	4
Rod Perry	---	---	0	0	2	2
Joe Dufek	0	0	---	---	---	0
Joe Conwell	0	0	---	---	---	0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	31	4.4
Middle	8	24	3.0
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	24	4.8
Middle	13	44	3.4
Right	6	17	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Montana	48	25	4	3	2	6	6	1	3

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeff Hostetler	33	20	1	2	5	1	3	0	0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	8	40	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	10	61	3.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	6	103	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	32	5.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	15	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	74	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	38	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	26	6.5

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Roy Green	10	3	0	32	1	36
WR Mike Friede	10	4	2	55	1	36
WR Alfred Jenkins	8	5	0	49	1	36
WR Mardye McDole	7	2	0	45	1	28
RB Frank Pollard	6	5	0	38	0	39
TE Rodney Holman	3	2	0	9	0	30
RB Sherman Smith	2	2	0	-3	0	8
TE Dan Ross	1	1	0	4	0	19
FB Tony Paige	1	1	0	7	0	24

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rich Martini	7	4	1	25	0	21
WR Jeff Groth	5	1	1	8	0	21
RB George Rogers	5	3	1	16	0	18
FB Mike Hogan	4	4	0	25	0	12
TE Bruce Hardy	4	3	1	46	1	22
WR Pete Mandley	3	2	0	8	0	21
WR Irving Royer	2	1	1	9	0	13
WR Danny Pittman	1	0	0	0	0	5
RB Robert Weathers	1	1	0	8	0	14
FB Dennis Bligen	1	1	0	8	0	7

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Frank Pollard	1	4	4.00	3.88

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
George Rogers	1	8	8.00	4.36
Del Rodgers	1	3	3.00	5.00
Robert Weathers	1	0	0.00	1.83

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Montana	12	5	26	2.17	4.92

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jeff Hostetler	3	2	15	5.00	4.64

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Roy Green	4	1	2	0.50	3.20
RB Frank Pollard	3	3	16	5.33	6.33
WR Mike Friede	2	1	8	4.00	5.50
WR Mardye McDole	2	0	0	0.00	6.43
TE Rodney Holman	1	0	0	0.00	3.00

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rich Martini	2	1	5	2.50	3.57
FB Mike Hogan	1	1	10	10.00	6.25

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Sherman Smith	1	1
Joe Montana	1	0

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
Robert Weathers	2	1
George Rogers	1	0

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Montana	10	6	4

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeff Hostetler	11	9	4

George Rogers

Robert Weathers

Mike Hogan

Del Rodgers

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Roy Green	2	0	0
WR Mike Friede	2	1	1
TE Rodney Holman	2	1	0
WR Alfred Jenkins	1	1	1
RB Sherman Smith	1	1	0
TE Dan Ross	1	1	1
RB Frank Pollard	1	1	1

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rich Martini	4	3	1
FB Mike Hogan	2	2	1
WR Irving Royer	1	0	0
TE Bruce Hardy	1	1	1
RB George Rogers	1	1	1
RB Robert Weathers	1	1	0
WR Pete Mandley	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,100 (21,400)
End Zone 15,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,100 (21,400)
End Zone	15,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)