Conference Finals, 1985

played in Philadelphia, PA

39 degrees, rain, 4 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals	6	3	3	9	-	21
Philadelphia Eagles	0	10	7	10	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:37 STL - Benny Ricardo 25 field goal
1Q: 02:39 STL - Benny Ricardo 20 field goal
2Q: 09:12 PHI - Pete Holohan 4 pass from Ron Jaworski (Matt Bahr extra point)
2Q: 04:44 STL - Benny Ricardo 55 field goal
2Q: 01:46 PHI - Matt Bahr 45 field goal
3Q: 11:38 PHI - Elois Grooms 10 fumble return (Matt Bahr extra point)
3Q: 09:18 STL - Benny Ricardo 37 field goal
4Q: 14:28 STL - Mardye McDole 6 pass from Joe Montana (David Hughes run for conversion failed)
4Q: 10:16 PHI - Earnest Jackson 3 run (Matt Bahr extra point)
4Q: 03:40 STL - Benny Ricardo 18 field goal
4Q: 00:50 PHI - Matt Bahr 18 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:37 STL - Benny Ricardo 25 field goal
1Q: 02:39 STL - Benny Ricardo 20 field goal
2Q: 09:12 PHI - Pete Holohan 4 pass from Ron Jaworski (Matt Bahr extra point)
2Q: 04:44 STL - Benny Ricardo 55 field goal
2Q: 01:46 PHI - Matt Bahr 45 field goal
3Q: 11:38 PHI - Elois Grooms 10 fumble return (Matt Bahr extra point)
3Q: 09:18 STL - Benny Ricardo 37 field goal
4Q: 14:28 STL - Mardye McDole 6 pass from Joe Montana (David Hughes run for conversion failed)
4Q: 10:16 PHI - Earnest Jackson 3 run (Matt Bahr extra point)
4Q: 03:40 STL - Benny Ricardo 18 field goal
4Q: 00:50 PHI - Matt Bahr 18 field goal

Team Statistics STL PHI
Record 12-6 14-4
First Downs 21 19
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 15 14
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 393 346
- Offensive Plays 71 56
- Yards per Play 5.54 6.18
Net Rushing Yards 103 79
- Rushing Attempts 26 23
- Yards per Rush 3.96 3.43
Net Passing Yards 290 267
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 26 - 0 31 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 310 283
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/20 2/16
- Yards per Pass Play 6.44 8.09
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 6.7
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/40 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 2/29 2/5
Kick Returns/Yards 4/64 5/130
Interception Ret./Yards 1/44 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 28
Time of Possession 35:03 24:57

Team Statistics	STL	PHI
Record	12-6	14-4
First Downs	21	19
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	15	14
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	393	346
- Offensive Plays	71	56
- Yards per Play	5.54	6.18
Net Rushing Yards	103	79
- Rushing Attempts	26	23
- Yards per Rush	3.96	3.43
Net Passing Yards	290	267
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 26 - 0	31 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	310	283
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/20	2/16
- Yards per Pass Play	6.44	8.09
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	6.7
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/40	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	2/29	2/5
Kick Returns/Yards	4/64	5/130
Interception Ret./Yards	1/44	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 28
Time of Possession	35:03	24:57

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:30	OWN 34	8	58	Field Goal
1	8:44	6:11	OWN 35	13	62	Field Goal
2	14:46	1:54	OWN 3	5	29	Punt
2	9:03	4:24	OWN 10	7	52	Field Goal
2	1:39	1:06	OWN 22	3	7	Punt
3	12:09	0:42	OWN 20	2	-10	Fumble
3	11:27	2:14	OWN 17	5	63	Field Goal
3	6:00	1:06	OWN 26	3	-7	Punt
3	3:33	4:16	OPP 36	7	36	Touchdown
4	10:10	6:37	OWN 20	14	79	Field Goal
4	0:42	0:42	OWN 31	4	14	Game

Philadelphia Eagles
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:30	1:46	OWN 30	3	8	Punt
1	2:33	2:47	OWN 25	6	26	Punt
2	12:52	3:49	OWN 16	8	84	Touchdown
2	4:39	3:00	OWN 20	8	52	Field Goal
2	0:33	0:33	OWN 29	2	12	Half
3	15:00	2:51	OWN 29	6	12	Punt
3	9:13	3:13	OWN 35	5	14	Punt
3	4:54	1:21	OWN 27	3	26	Interception
4	14:17	4:07	OWN 44	7	56	Touchdown
4	3:33	2:51	OWN 33	9	66	Field Goal

Game MVP: Elois Grooms, Philadelphia Eagles

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Frank Pollard	20	64	3.20	25	2	0
David Hughes	6	39	6.50	18	2	0

Philadelphia	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Earnest Jackson	15	54	3.60	10	1	1
Rick Moser	5	15	3.00	8	0	0
Mark Clayton	2	2	1.00	2	0	0
Mark Duper	1	8	8.00	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Montana	42	26	310	3/20	1	36	0	92.4

Philadelphia	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ron Jaworski	31	18	283	2/16	1	43	1	85.8

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Steve Watson	7	10	77	11.00	7	28	0
WR Vance Johnson	6	8	65	10.83	11	19	0
WR Mardye McDole	5	7	41	8.20	3	13	1
WR Roy Green	4	9	72	18.00	32	36	0
TE Rodney Holman	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0
FB James Jones	1	1	16	16.00	10	16	0
FB Tony Paige	1	2	4	4.00	1	4	0
TE Mark Boyer	1	1	34	34.00	8	34	0
RB David Hughes	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Philadelphia	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mark Duper	6	9	143	23.83	32	43	0
WR Mark Clayton	5	8	80	16.00	26	41	0
WR Wally Francis	1	4	12	12.00	3	12	0
WR James Lofton	1	1	19	19.00	2	19	0
TE John Spagnola	1	3	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Pete Holohan	1	3	4	4.00	0	4	1
FB Earl Ferrell	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Otis Grant	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Earnest Jackson	1	1	6	6.00	3	6	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Don McNeal	1	44	44.00	0

Philadelphia	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Force
Joe Montana	1	0
Chris Williams	0	1
Eric Holle	0	1

Philadelphia	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Wally Francis	1	1	0	0
Ron Jaworski	1	0	0	0
Elois Grooms	0	1	1	1
Zeke Mowatt	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bucky Dilts	3	151	50.3	48.7	57	1

Philadelphia	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Reggie Roby	4	186	46.5	34.3	59	2

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Benny Ricardo	5/5	1/1	1/1	55	0/0

Philadelphia	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Bahr	2/2	1/1	0/0	45	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Don McNeal	2	29	14.5	0

Philadelphia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clarence Duren	2	5	2.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Don McNeal	3	45	15.0	0
Wayne Smith	1	19	19.0	0

Philadelphia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wally Francis	5	130	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Fredd Young	7	1	0.0	20	32
DT Kent Kremer	6	0	0.5	17	18
DE Shawn Miller	4	0	0.0	18	23
CB Don McNeal	3	1	0.0	13	15
CB Wayne Smith	3	1	0.0	13	24
CB Albert Lewis	3	0	0.0	16	22
DT Eric Holle	2	0	0.5	8	17
S Leonard Smith	2	1	0.0	16	27
OLB Mike Woods	2	0	0.0	18	22
CB Jerry Gray	2	0	0.0	16	25
DT Brad Shearer	1	2	0.5	12	15
DE Ben Thomas	1	1	0.5	5	10
OLB Ken Woodard	1	1	0.0	10	12
S Rod McSwain	1	1	0.0	16	24
DT Gary Johnson	1	0	0.0	10	11
OLB Jeff Davis	1	0	0.0	5	11
DE Smiley Creswell	1	0	0.0	8	8
OLB Kervin Wyatt	0	1	0.0	4	5
DE Keith Ferguson	0	1	0.0	15	25
ILB Mark Brown	0	1	0.0	3	1

Philadelphia	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Randy Gradishar	9	2	0.0	22	38
S Bill Bates	7	2	0.0	19	38
OLB Mel Land	6	1	0.0	10	16
CB Reggie Pinkney	6	0	0.0	15	31
DE Elois Grooms	5	2	3.0	14	32
CB Charles Jefferson	5	1	0.0	18	38
CB Bill Jackson	4	2	0.0	12	27
OLB Rich Milot	4	0	0.0	19	29
S Clarence Duren	3	1	0.0	20	38
S Mark Kelso	3	0	0.0	9	20
DT Jimmy Webb	2	0	0.0	16	16
WR Mark Clayton	1	0	---	---	---
CB John Turner	0	2	0.0	21	35

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Eric Holle	0.5	1	0	17
DE Ben Thomas	0.5	0	1	10
DT Brad Shearer	0.5	0	0	15
DT Kent Kremer	0.5	0	0	18
DT Gary Johnson	0.0	0	1	11
DE Keith Ferguson	0.0	0	1	25
DE Shawn Miller	0.0	0	1	23
ILB Fredd Young	0.0	0	1	32

Philadelphia	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Elois Grooms	3.0	0	0	32
DT Charles Martin	0.0	4	1	40
DT Ben Rudolph	0.0	2	0	17

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Albert Lewis	3	1	0	22
CB Wayne Smith	3	0	0	24
CB Don McNeal	2	0	1	15
S Leonard Smith	2	0	0	27
ILB Fredd Young	2	0	0	32
CB Jerry Gray	2	0	0	25
OLB Jeff Davis	1	0	0	11
OLB Ken Woodard	1	0	0	12
DT Eric Holle	1	0	0	17
DE Shawn Miller	1	0	0	23

Philadelphia	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Reggie Pinkney	5	0	31
S Bill Bates	5	0	38
CB Charles Jefferson	4	2	38
OLB Mel Land	3	1	16
CB Bill Jackson	3	0	27
ILB Randy Gradishar	2	2	38
OLB Rich Milot	2	1	29
DT Jimmy Webb	1	0	16
S Mark Kelso	1	0	20

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Larry McCarren	3	9	21	0	38
Leotis Harris	1	4	23	1	36
Luis Sharpe	1	2	24	1	38
John Scully	1	2	22	0	43
Eric Laakso	1	1	6	0	15
Kelvin Clark	1	1	2	0	7
Dennis Lick	0	3	20	1	30
Tommie Ginn	0	1	5	0	7
James Jones	0	1	10	0	9
Tony Paige	0	1	11	0	13
Bruce Collie	0	1	7	0	11

Philadelphia	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mike Webster	4	8	2	22	0	32
Homer Elias	2	4	0	18	1	26
Darryl Caldwell	1	5	0	21	1	28
Earl Ferrell	1	1	0	10	0	16
Crawford Ker	1	1	0	5	0	7
Buddy Aydelette	0	2	0	11	0	11
Henry Lawrence	0	1	0	15	0	26
John Spagnola	0	1	0	14	0	21

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Don McNeal	3	29
David Hughes	1	21
Mardye McDole	1	17
Chris Williams	1	17
Larry McCarren	1	8

Philadelphia	Tackles	STPlays
Rick Moser	1	22
Wally Francis	1	18
Daryl Hunt	1	12
Earl Ferrell	1	11
Ed Brady	1	10
Crawford Ker	1	6

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Joe Montana	26	45	---	---	---	71
Larry McCarren	21	38	---	---	8	67
Leotis Harris	23	36	---	---	7	66
John Scully	22	43	---	---	---	65
Luis Sharpe	24	38	---	---	---	62
Vance Johnson	18	33	---	---	7	58
Don McNeal	---	---	13	15	29	57
Mardye McDole	10	30	---	---	17	57
Roy Green	18	36	---	---	---	54
Fredd Young	---	---	20	32	2	54
Dennis Lick	20	30	---	---	1	51
Wayne Smith	---	---	13	24	14	51
Frank Pollard	20	29	---	---	---	49
Mark Boyer	15	14	---	---	18	47
Albert Lewis	---	---	16	22	8	46
Leonard Smith	---	---	16	27	2	45
Jerry Gray	---	---	16	25	4	45
Mike Woods	---	---	18	22	3	43
Chris Williams	---	---	10	16	17	43
Shawn Miller	---	---	18	23	2	43
Keith Ferguson	---	---	15	25	2	42
Rod McSwain	---	---	16	24	1	41
David Hughes	6	12	---	---	21	39
Kent Kremer	---	---	17	18	1	36
Rodney Holman	16	16	---	---	4	36
James Jones	10	9	---	---	17	36
Tony Paige	11	13	---	---	11	35
Steve Watson	6	24	---	---	---	30
Eric Laakso	6	15	---	---	8	29
Jeff Davis	---	---	5	11	13	29
Brad Shearer	---	---	12	15	1	28
Melvin Hoover	0	9	---	---	18	27
Eric Holle	---	---	8	17	2	27
Gary Johnson	---	---	10	11	4	25
Ken Woodard	---	---	10	12	1	23
Kervin Wyatt	---	---	4	5	12	21
Ben Thomas	---	---	5	10	5	20
Tommie Ginn	5	7	---	---	7	19
Bruce Collie	7	11	---	---	1	19
Kelvin Clark	2	7	---	---	8	17
Smiley Creswell	---	---	8	8	---	16
Benny Ricardo	0	0	---	---	12	12
Scott Bull	0	0	---	---	5	5
Mark Brown	---	---	3	1	1	5
Bucky Dilts	0	0	---	---	3	3
Mark Malone	0	0	---	---	---	0

Philadelphia	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Clarence Duren	---	---	20	38	15	73
Charles Jefferson	---	---	18	38	16	72
Reggie Pinkney	---	---	15	31	24	70
Randy Gradishar	---	---	22	38	6	66
Rich Milot	---	---	19	29	18	66
Bill Bates	---	---	19	38	5	62
Charles Martin	---	---	19	40	3	62
John Turner	---	---	21	35	5	61
Mike Webster	22	32	---	---	5	59
Ron Jaworski	23	33	---	---	---	56
Wally Francis	14	23	---	---	18	55
Darryl Caldwell	21	28	---	---	6	55
Elois Grooms	---	---	14	32	4	50
Jerry Sisemore	20	29	---	---	---	49
John Spagnola	14	21	---	---	11	46
Homer Elias	18	26	---	---	---	44
David Logan	---	---	13	29	2	44
Mark Duper	16	27	---	---	---	43
Henry Lawrence	15	26	---	---	---	41
Bill Jackson	---	---	12	27	1	40
Earnest Jackson	17	21	---	---	---	38
Jimmy Webb	---	---	16	16	5	37
Earl Ferrell	10	16	---	---	11	37
Mark Clayton	15	22	---	---	---	37
Ben Rudolph	---	---	15	17	4	36
Otis Grant	7	12	---	---	17	36
Rick Moser	6	7	---	---	22	35
Dennis Harrison	---	---	13	16	4	33
Curtis McGriff	---	---	12	13	6	31
Mark Kelso	---	---	9	20	---	29
Buddy Aydelette	11	11	---	---	6	28
Mel Land	---	---	10	16	1	27
Zeke Mowatt	6	4	---	---	17	27
Daryl Hunt	---	---	6	7	12	25
Pete Holohan	10	10	---	---	3	23
Ed Brady	---	---	7	6	10	23
Keith Bostic	---	---	6	9	5	20
Crawford Ker	5	7	---	---	6	18
Tom Thayer	2	5	---	---	6	13
James Lofton	0	2	---	---	7	9
Matt Bahr	0	0	---	---	8	8
Reggie Roby	0	0	---	---	4	4
Rick Middleton	---	---	0	0	2	2
Steve Sylvester	1	1	---	---	---	2
Mike Moroski	0	0	---	---	2	2
Jeff Rutledge	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	21	4.2
Middle	16	64	4.0
Right	5	18	3.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	36	3.6
Middle	3	14	4.7
Right	10	29	2.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Montana	42	26	4	2	1	6	6	1	0

Philadelphia	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ron Jaworski	31	18	4	0	5	1	5	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	18	3.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	15	141	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	4	47	4.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	4	104	17.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	6	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	89	8.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	107	9.7
Long (19+ Yds)	9	3	81	9.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Steve Watson	10	7	0	77	1	24
WR Roy Green	9	4	0	72	2	36
WR Vance Johnson	8	6	0	65	0	33
WR Mardye McDole	7	5	1	41	0	30
TE Rodney Holman	2	1	0	1	0	16
FB Tony Paige	2	1	0	4	0	13
RB David Hughes	1	0	0	0	0	12
FB James Jones	1	1	0	16	0	9
TE Mark Boyer	1	1	0	34	1	14

Philadelphia	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mark Duper	9	6	1	143	3	27
WR Mark Clayton	8	5	1	80	1	22
WR Wally Francis	4	1	1	12	0	23
TE John Spagnola	3	1	1	5	0	21
TE Pete Holohan	3	1	1	4	0	10
WR James Lofton	1	1	0	19	0	2
FB Earl Ferrell	1	1	0	8	0	16
WR Otis Grant	1	1	0	6	0	12
RB Earnest Jackson	1	1	0	6	0	21

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Frank Pollard	6	0	0.00	3.20
David Hughes	1	13	13.00	6.50

Philadelphia	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Earnest Jackson	2	3	1.50	3.60
Rick Moser	1	8	8.00	3.00
Mark Duper	1	8	8.00	8.00
Mark Clayton	1	0	0.00	1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Montana	8	4	24	3.00	7.38

Philadelphia	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ron Jaworski	6	3	18	3.00	9.13

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Roy Green	2	0	0	0.00	8.00
WR Steve Watson	2	2	17	8.50	7.70
WR Mardye McDole	2	1	6	3.00	5.86
RB David Hughes	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Rodney Holman	1	1	1	1.00	0.50

Philadelphia	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Pete Holohan	2	1	4	2.00	1.33
WR Mark Clayton	2	2	14	7.00	10.00
TE John Spagnola	1	0	0	0.00	1.67
WR Mark Duper	1	0	0	0.00	15.89

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Frank Pollard	1	1

Philadelphia	Rushes	Conversions
Mark Duper	1	1
Earnest Jackson	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Montana	12	8	5

Philadelphia	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ron Jaworski	8	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Steve Watson	5	4	1
WR Vance Johnson	3	2	2
WR Mardye McDole	2	1	1
WR Roy Green	1	0	0
TE Mark Boyer	1	1	1

Philadelphia	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mark Duper	4	3	3
WR Wally Francis	2	0	0
FB Earl Ferrell	1	1	0
WR Otis Grant	1	1	1

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

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