Exhibition Week 2, 1974

played in St. Louis, MO

55 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	0	3	0	9	-	12
St. Louis Cardinals	3	14	0	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:10 STL - John Leypoldt 30 field goal
2Q: 12:21 STL - Ray Jarvis 38 pass from Jim Hart (John Leypoldt extra point)
2Q: 05:35 NOS - Jim Bakken 28 field goal
2Q: 02:00 STL - Terry Metcalf 10 run (John Leypoldt extra point)
4Q: 14:16 NOS - Jim Bakken 42 field goal
4Q: 05:06 NOS - Archie Manning 4 run (Jim Kiick run for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:10 STL - John Leypoldt 30 field goal
2Q: 12:21 STL - Ray Jarvis 38 pass from Jim Hart (John Leypoldt extra point)
2Q: 05:35 NOS - Jim Bakken 28 field goal
2Q: 02:00 STL - Terry Metcalf 10 run (John Leypoldt extra point)
4Q: 14:16 NOS - Jim Bakken 42 field goal
4Q: 05:06 NOS - Archie Manning 4 run (Jim Kiick run for conversion failed)

Team Statistics NOS STL
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 21 14
- by Rushing 7 6
- by Passing 14 8
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 345 249
- Offensive Plays 77 60
- Yards per Play 4.48 4.15
Net Rushing Yards 138 96
- Rushing Attempts 25 24
- Yards per Rush 5.52 4.00
Net Passing Yards 207 153
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 47 - 30 - 1 34 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 236 165
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/29 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 3.98 4.25
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.7 6.1
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/60 2/15
Punt Returns/Yards 3/5 4/9
Kick Returns/Yards 4/76 4/100
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/9
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 41
Time of Possession 33:25 26:35

Team Statistics	NOS	STL
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	21	14
- by Rushing	7	6
- by Passing	14	8
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	345	249
- Offensive Plays	77	60
- Yards per Play	4.48	4.15
Net Rushing Yards	138	96
- Rushing Attempts	25	24
- Yards per Rush	5.52	4.00
Net Passing Yards	207	153
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	47 - 30 - 1	34 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	236	165
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/29	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	3.98	4.25
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.7	6.1
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/60	2/15
Punt Returns/Yards	3/5	4/9
Kick Returns/Yards	4/76	4/100
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/9
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 41
Time of Possession	33:25	26:35

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:01	1:35	OWN 20	3	-14	Punt
1	7:02	3:13	OWN 25	5	26	Punt
2	14:53	2:32	OWN 17	6	21	Fumble
2	12:05	6:35	OWN 23	10	66	Field Goal
2	1:53	1:43	OWN 24	8	34	Fumble
3	15:00	1:39	OWN 16	3	3	Punt
3	12:29	2:53	OWN 20	6	3	Punt
3	7:52	1:39	OWN 26	3	-1	Punt
3	4:16	5:06	OWN 23	10	52	Field Goal
4	12:10	0:48	OWN 19	3	7	Punt
4	8:33	3:36	OWN 16	8	84	Touchdown
4	2:23	0:25	OWN 16	4	18	Interception
4	1:34	1:29	OWN 20	8	1	Downs

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:59	OWN 38	6	13	Punt
1	10:26	3:24	OPP 45	7	32	Field Goal
1	3:49	3:56	OWN 20	8	25	Punt
2	12:21	0:16	OPP 38	1	38	Touchdown
2	5:30	3:37	OWN 35	9	65	Touchdown
2	0:10	0:10	OWN 42	2	13	Half
3	13:21	0:52	OWN 30	3	7	Punt
3	9:36	1:44	OWN 33	3	3	Punt
3	6:13	1:57	OWN 33	5	5	Punt
4	14:10	2:00	OWN 28	3	-2	Punt
4	11:22	2:49	OWN 26	6	14	Punt
4	4:57	2:34	OWN 27	3	9	Punt
4	1:58	0:24	OPP 33	3	13	Fumble
4	0:05	0:05	OPP 21	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Will Foster, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jim Kiick	16	98	6.13	33	2	0
Matt Muhammad	7	31	4.43	13	1	0
Archie Manning	2	9	4.50	5	0	1

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Terry Metcalf	11	49	4.45	10	2	1
Altie Taylor	7	22	3.14	7	0	0
Tom Bailey	3	16	5.33	7	0	0
Jim Hart	2	10	5.00	6	0	0
Jeff Gainey	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Archie Manning	33	19	138	4/22	0	18	1	54.8
John Hadl	14	11	98	1/7	0	21	0	95.8

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim Hart	33	20	164	2/12	1	38	0	83.4
Jeff Gainey	1	1	1	0/0	0	1	0	79.2

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Matt Muhammad	7	8	29	4.14	22	10
WR Tony Galloway	7	9	85	12.14	2	21
TE Henry Childs	4	5	40	10.00	2	13
WR Ike Harris	4	9	35	8.75	1	15
WR Richard Sims	3	5	15	5.00	2	8
RB Sam Cunningham	2	2	7	3.50	0	7
WR Larry Wilcox	2	5	24	12.00	0	17
RB Jim Kiick	1	1	1	1.00	0	1
WR Bob Grim	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Eric Cook	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Terry Metcalf	6	6	42	7.00	16	24	0
WR Ray Jarvis	5	8	66	13.20	0	38	1
TE Rich Caster	2	3	6	3.00	1	4	0
WR Ken Payne	2	3	17	8.50	6	9	0
WR Cotton Speyrer	2	5	9	4.50	0	6	0
WR Bubba O'Neil	2	4	21	10.50	0	12	0
FB Norm Bulaich	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
RB Altie Taylor	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Tom Bailey	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Larry Brown	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Will Foster	1	9	9.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Archie Manning	1	0	0
Matt Muhammad	1	0	0
Jim White	0	1	0
Shawn Hollingsworth	0	0	1
Alex Kirk	0	0	1

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Terry Metcalf	1	0	0
Altie Taylor	1	0	0
Glen Holloway	0	1	0
Billy Howard	0	1	0
Jim Tolbert	0	1	0
Will Foster	0	0	1
John Grant	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jerrel Wilson	6	282	47.0	42.2	55	0

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Al Blake	8	351	43.9	40.8	49	3

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jim Bakken	2/2	1/1	0/0	42	0/0

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Leypoldt	1/1	0/0	0/0	30	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bob Grim	2	2	1.0	0
Larry Wilcox	1	3	3.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Metcalf	3	9	3.0	0
Dan Myers	1	0	0.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bob Grim	2	38	19.0	0
Ike Harris	2	38	19.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roger Wehrli	4	100	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Robbie Magana	6	1	0.0	18	30
DE Billy Newsome	5	0	2.0	18	34
OLB Dave Wilcox	5	1	0.0	20	34
CB Alex Kirk	5	1	0.0	20	33
CB Walt Tamaarkin	4	1	0.0	20	33
S Tracy Hanks	3	2	0.0	17	31
S Lenny Richard	3	2	0.0	14	10
OLB Sammy Everett	3	1	0.0	10	9
ILB Joe Federspiel	2	2	0.0	19	33
DE Mario Nakamura	2	0	0.0	16	33
S Tommy Myers	1	1	0.0	19	34
DE Jim White	1	1	0.0	8	3
ILB Carl Gersbach	1	0	0.0	4	2
WR Bob Grim	1	0	---	---	---
DT Derland Moore	1	0	0.0	11	16
OLB Tommy Nobis	1	0	0.0	5	3
DE Shawn Hollingsworth	1	0	0.0	17	34

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Dwight Lewis	8	1	0.0	24	49
S Mike Weger	7	5	0.0	24	51
ILB Will Foster	6	3	2.5	21	48
CB Roger Wehrli	6	2	1.0	23	51
CB Hugh Rodgers	6	2	0.0	24	52
S Dan Myers	5	2	0.0	11	36
DT Eric Kasay	5	0	0.0	17	28
CB Al Clark	4	2	0.0	14	24
S Jim Tolbert	3	2	0.0	22	52
DT John Grant	2	3	1.5	25	51
DE Billy Howard	2	0	0.0	24	50
DE Ron Yankowski	1	1	0.0	22	50
CB Ray Easterling	1	0	0.0	4	14
DE Sammy Danko	1	0	0.0	3	3
OLB Ray Kiddoo	1	0	0.0	1	3
ILB Mark Cooney	0	1	0.0	4	3
OLB Jim Merlo	0	1	0.0	3	1

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Billy Newsome	2.0	0	2	0	34

St. Louis	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Will Foster	2.5	1	48
DT John Grant	1.5	1	51
CB Roger Wehrli	1.0	0	51
DT Eric Kasay	0.0	2	28
DE Billy Howard	0.0	1	50
S Mike Weger	0.0	1	51
DE Ron Yankowski	0.0	1	50

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Robbie Magana	5	2	30
CB Alex Kirk	4	0	33
CB Walt Tamaarkin	4	0	33
ILB Joe Federspiel	2	2	33
S Tracy Hanks	2	0	31
OLB Dave Wilcox	1	1	34
S Tommy Myers	1	0	34
OLB Sammy Everett	1	0	9
S Lenny Richard	1	0	10

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Dwight Lewis	5	2	0	49
CB Hugh Rodgers	5	0	0	52
S Dan Myers	4	0	0	36
CB Al Clark	3	0	0	24
S Jim Tolbert	3	0	0	52
CB Roger Wehrli	3	0	0	51
ILB Will Foster	2	0	1	48
S Mike Weger	1	2	0	51
CB Ray Easterling	1	0	0	14
DT John Grant	1	0	0	51
DE Billy Howard	1	0	0	50
DE Ron Yankowski	1	0	0	50

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Demarie	3	5	1	21	1	47
Terry Owens	2	4	0	20	1	25
Thurman Cowley	2	3	0	18	1	29
Cas Banaszek	2	2	0	17	2	35
Randy Rasmussen	1	3	0	11	0	41
Bruce Rasmussen	1	2	0	19	0	40
Clarence Hironaka	1	2	0	14	0	39
Eric Cook	1	1	0	13	0	19
Stephen Johnstone	0	1	0	5	0	4

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jim Arneson	2	2	11	0	14
Len Hauss	2	2	14	0	23
Glen Holloway	1	4	17	0	17
Joe Scibelli	1	3	9	1	18
Dan Dierdorf	1	3	17	0	24
Norm Bulaich	1	2	10	0	8
Sam Davis	0	2	16	0	21
Ron Mikolajczyk	0	1	15	1	20
Tom Funchess	0	1	14	0	24
Vincent Forbes	0	1	7	0	19

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Sam Cunningham	2	18
Tommy Nobis	2	14
Robbie Magana	1	24
Matt Muhammad	1	22
Henry Childs	1	11
Jim Kiick	1	2

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Larry Brown	2	16
Roy Winston	2	12
Ray Kiddoo	1	26
Norm Bulaich	1	13
Jim Arneson	1	9

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
John Demarie	21	47	---	---	6	74
Robbie Magana	---	---	18	30	24	72
Henry Childs	20	36	---	---	11	67
Bruce Rasmussen	19	40	---	---	5	64
Alex Kirk	---	---	20	33	10	63
Randy Rasmussen	11	41	---	---	8	60
Tony Galloway	13	35	---	---	12	60
Richard Sims	15	37	---	---	8	60
Cas Banaszek	17	35	---	---	7	59
Ike Harris	15	38	---	---	5	58
Clarence Hironaka	14	39	---	---	4	57
Matt Muhammad	9	25	---	---	22	56
Tommy Myers	---	---	19	34	2	55
Dave Wilcox	---	---	20	34	1	55
Joe Federspiel	---	---	19	33	2	54
Walt Tamaarkin	---	---	20	33	1	54
Billy Newsome	---	---	18	34	1	53
Shawn Hollingsworth	---	---	17	34	1	52
Thurman Cowley	18	29	---	---	3	50
Mario Nakamura	---	---	16	33	1	50
Archie Manning	10	37	---	---	2	49
Tracy Hanks	---	---	17	31	1	49
Eric Cook	13	19	---	---	15	47
Jim Kiick	16	27	---	---	2	45
Terry Owens	20	25	---	---	---	45
Larry Wilcox	12	25	---	---	4	41
Sam Cunningham	10	12	---	---	18	40
Lenny Richard	---	---	14	10	7	31
John Hadl	15	15	---	---	---	30
Derland Moore	---	---	11	16	1	28
Ricardo Browning	---	---	9	15	4	28
Chester Kuehl	---	---	4	2	22	28
Bob Grim	2	6	---	---	14	22
Tommy Nobis	---	---	5	3	14	22
Harris Malinowski	---	---	9	5	8	22
Jim White	---	---	8	3	8	19
Sammy Everett	---	---	10	9	---	19
Carl Gersbach	---	---	4	2	7	13
Stephen Johnstone	5	4	---	---	2	11
Karl Lorch	---	---	6	2	---	8
Jim Bakken	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jerrel Wilson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tom Blanchard	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bobby Scott	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ross Robertson	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Hugh Rodgers	---	---	24	52	5	81
Roger Wehrli	---	---	23	51	6	80
Will Foster	---	---	21	48	10	79
John Grant	---	---	25	51	2	78
Jim Tolbert	---	---	22	52	4	78
Mike Weger	---	---	24	51	2	77
Billy Howard	---	---	24	50	2	76
Dwight Lewis	---	---	24	49	2	75
Ron Yankowski	---	---	22	50	2	74
Ray Jarvis	17	30	---	---	14	61
Dan Myers	---	---	11	36	11	58
Al Clark	---	---	14	24	17	55
Jim Hart	18	35	---	---	---	53
Len Hauss	14	23	---	---	9	46
Eric Kasay	---	---	17	28	1	46
Sam Davis	16	21	---	---	7	44
Terry Metcalf	12	28	---	---	4	44
Ron Mikolajczyk	15	20	---	---	9	44
Bubba O'Neil	15	28	---	---	---	43
Ken Payne	13	20	---	---	9	42
Dan Dierdorf	17	24	---	---	---	41
Tom Funchess	14	24	---	---	---	38
Larry Brown	12	9	---	---	16	37
Joe Scibelli	9	18	---	---	8	35
Jim Arneson	11	14	---	---	9	34
Glen Holloway	17	17	---	---	---	34
Cotton Speyrer	12	21	---	---	1	34
Tom Bailey	8	7	---	---	17	32
Rich Caster	8	17	---	---	7	32
Norm Bulaich	10	8	---	---	13	31
Ray Kiddoo	---	---	1	3	26	30
Vincent Forbes	7	19	---	---	3	29
Matt Braxton	6	7	---	---	10	23
Ray Easterling	---	---	4	14	2	20
Roy Winston	---	---	1	1	12	14
Mark Cooney	---	---	4	3	6	13
Altie Taylor	7	5	---	---	---	12
Dale Norman	---	---	4	1	6	11
Sammy Danko	---	---	3	3	5	11
Al Blake	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jim Merlo	---	---	3	1	3	7
Jeff Gainey	6	1	---	---	---	7
Marv Kellum	---	---	3	3	---	6
John Leypoldt	0	0	---	---	5	5
Geoff Carr	---	---	1	1	1	3
Gary Huff	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	23	4.6
Middle	13	57	4.4
Right	7	58	8.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	25	5.0
Middle	13	51	3.9
Right	5	21	4.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Archie Manning	33	19	0	1	2	4	5	0	1
John Hadl	14	11	1	1	0	0	2	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim Hart	33	20	2	2	4	5	2	0	0
Jeff Gainey	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	23	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	46	3.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	10	112	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	10	3	55	5.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	15	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	13	54	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	58	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	38	6.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ike Harris	9	4	0	35	0	38
WR Tony Galloway	9	7	0	85	1	35
RB Matt Muhammad	8	7	0	29	0	25
TE Henry Childs	5	4	0	40	0	36
WR Richard Sims	5	3	1	15	0	37
WR Larry Wilcox	5	2	0	24	0	25
RB Sam Cunningham	2	2	0	7	0	12
WR Bob Grim	1	0	1	0	0	6
RB Jim Kiick	1	1	0	1	0	27
TE Eric Cook	1	0	0	0	0	19

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ray Jarvis	8	5	1	66	1	30
WR Terry Metcalf	6	6	0	42	1	28
WR Cotton Speyrer	5	2	1	9	0	21
WR Bubba O'Neil	4	2	1	21	0	28
TE Rich Caster	3	2	1	6	0	17
WR Ken Payne	3	2	0	17	0	20
RB Tom Bailey	2	0	0	0	0	7
TE Larry Brown	1	0	0	0	0	9
FB Norm Bulaich	1	1	0	1	0	8
RB Altie Taylor	1	1	0	3	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Archie Manning	1	4	4.00	4.50
Matt Muhammad	1	-1	-1.00	4.43

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Terry Metcalf	3	15	5.00	4.45

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Archie Manning	2	2	16	8.00	4.18
John Hadl	1	1	9	9.00	7.00

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim Hart	2	1	6	3.00	4.97

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ike Harris	1	1	15	15.00	3.89
RB Jim Kiick	1	1	1	1.00	1.00
WR Tony Galloway	1	1	9	9.00	9.44

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cotton Speyrer	2	1	6	3.00	1.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Jim Kiick	1	0
Archie Manning	1	0
Matt Muhammad	1	1

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Terry Metcalf	2	2
Jim Hart	1	1
Altie Taylor	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Archie Manning	7	3	1
John Hadl	3	3	1

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim Hart	10	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Matt Muhammad	3	2	0
WR Ike Harris	2	2	1
WR Tony Galloway	2	2	1
TE Henry Childs	1	0	0
WR Bob Grim	1	0	0

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ray Jarvis	2	1	1
WR Terry Metcalf	2	2	1
RB Tom Bailey	1	0	0
TE Rich Caster	1	0	0
WR Ken Payne	1	1	1
WR Cotton Speyrer	1	1	0
RB Altie Taylor	1	1	0
WR Bubba O'Neil	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,000 (21,400)
End Zone 11,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,400 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,000 (21,400)
End Zone	11,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,400 (3,300)