Exhibition Week 5, 1974

played in St. Louis, MO

54 degrees, rain, 16 mph wind

Denver Broncos	7	0	0	0	-	7
St. Louis Cardinals	7	14	0	6	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:03 STL - Cotton Speyrer 8 pass from Jim Hart (John Leypoldt extra point)
1Q: 01:23 DEN - Marv Fleming 20 pass from Billy Kilmer (David Ray extra point)
2Q: 13:41 STL - Terry Metcalf 17 run (John Leypoldt extra point)
2Q: 08:38 STL - Mark Cooney 94 fumble return (John Leypoldt extra point)
4Q: 09:21 STL - John Leypoldt 18 field goal
4Q: 01:47 STL - John Leypoldt 57 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:03 STL - Cotton Speyrer 8 pass from Jim Hart (John Leypoldt extra point)
1Q: 01:23 DEN - Marv Fleming 20 pass from Billy Kilmer (David Ray extra point)
2Q: 13:41 STL - Terry Metcalf 17 run (John Leypoldt extra point)
2Q: 08:38 STL - Mark Cooney 94 fumble return (John Leypoldt extra point)
4Q: 09:21 STL - John Leypoldt 18 field goal
4Q: 01:47 STL - John Leypoldt 57 field goal

Team Statistics DEN STL
Record 2-2 3-1
First Downs 12 24
- by Rushing 3 8
- by Passing 8 13
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 282 341
- Offensive Plays 56 71
- Yards per Play 5.04 4.80
Net Rushing Yards 81 124
- Rushing Attempts 26 30
- Yards per Rush 3.12 4.13
Net Passing Yards 201 217
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 18 - 0 40 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 208 222
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 6.70 5.29
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 8.7
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/68 10/60
Punt Returns/Yards 4/39 5/35
Kick Returns/Yards 4/115 2/53
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 31
Time of Possession 26:03 33:57

Team Statistics	DEN	STL
Record	2-2	3-1
First Downs	12	24
- by Rushing	3	8
- by Passing	8	13
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	282	341
- Offensive Plays	56	71
- Yards per Play	5.04	4.80
Net Rushing Yards	81	124
- Rushing Attempts	26	30
- Yards per Rush	3.12	4.13
Net Passing Yards	201	217
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 18 - 0	40 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	208	222
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	6.70	5.29
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	8.7
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/68	10/60
Punt Returns/Yards	4/39	5/35
Kick Returns/Yards	4/115	2/53
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 31
Time of Possession	26:03	33:57

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:02	OWN 42	4	15	Punt
1	5:56	4:45	OWN 38	9	62	Touchdown
2	13:23	4:54	OWN 28	9	66	Fumble
2	8:29	2:12	OWN 24	3	8	Punt
2	5:09	1:11	OWN 44	3	6	Punt
2	2:33	1:40	OWN 30	6	27	Punt
3	12:17	2:03	OWN 27	4	16	Punt
3	8:12	1:58	OWN 15	3	5	Punt
3	1:47	2:51	OWN 6	5	23	Punt
4	9:16	1:55	OWN 29	5	27	Downs
4	2:23	0:10	OWN 45	1	9	Fumble
4	1:40	0:51	OWN 40	4	3	Downs

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:58	6:02	OWN 7	15	93	Touchdown
1	1:11	2:48	OWN 31	8	69	Touchdown
2	6:17	1:08	OWN 27	3	-6	Punt
2	3:58	1:25	OWN 15	6	31	Punt
2	0:53	0:53	OWN 4	2	14	Half
3	15:00	2:43	OWN 31	6	7	Punt
3	10:14	2:02	OWN 32	3	7	Punt
3	6:14	4:27	OWN 44	8	16	Punt
4	13:56	4:40	OWN 31	10	68	Field Goal
4	7:21	4:58	OWN 44	6	18	Missed FG
4	2:13	0:33	OPP 45	3	5	Field Goal
4	0:49	0:49	OPP 43	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Terry Metcalf, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Floyd Little	14	38	2.71	16	2
Ed Podolak	10	42	4.20	9	0
Unknown	1	3	3.00	3	0
Ken Willard	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Terry Metcalf	14	105	7.50	25	5	1
Altie Taylor	8	18	2.25	14	1	0
Tom Bailey	4	-6	-1.50	-1	0	0
Jeff Gainey	3	1	0.33	4	0	0
Norm Bulaich	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Unknown	21	12	120	1/7	0	22	0	73.5
Billy Kilmer	8	6	88	0/0	1	31	0	150.0

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jeff Gainey	21	11	113	1/5	0	36	0	68.2
Jim Hart	19	10	109	0/0	1	21	0	87.3

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Floyd Little	4	5	11	2.75	3	5	0
WR Jack Snow	3	5	59	19.67	8	21	0
FB Ken Willard	3	4	30	10.00	13	15	0
WR Dennis Rodgers	3	6	20	6.67	0	9	0
TE Marv Fleming	1	1	20	20.00	0	20	1
TE Ted Koy	1	1	22	22.00	1	22	0
RB Ed Podolak	1	2	6	6.00	8	6	0
WR Ron Shanklin	1	2	31	31.00	8	31	0
WR Dick Drake	1	3	9	9.00	0	9	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Rich Caster	3	5	22	7.33	2	16	0
WR Terry Metcalf	3	4	25	8.33	6	11	0
WR Ken Payne	3	4	50	16.67	0	26	0
WR Cotton Speyrer	3	7	30	10.00	8	12	1
RB Altie Taylor	3	3	19	6.33	0	12	0
WR Ray Jarvis	2	8	41	20.50	10	36	0
RB Tom Bailey	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Larry Brown	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
FB Norm Bulaich	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Bubba O'Neil	1	5	14	14.00	6	14	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Floyd Little	1	0	0
Ken Willard	1	0	0
Dennis Rodgers	1	0	0
Billy Thompson	0	1	0
Cullen Bryant	0	0	1
Jim Marshall	0	0	1

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Terry Metcalf	1	0	0	0
Jeff Gainey	1	0	0	0
Mark Cooney	0	1	1	1
Mike Weger	0	1	1	0
Tom Bailey	0	1	0	0
Norm Bulaich	0	1	0	0
Larry Brown	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dave Chapple	7	293	41.9	36.9	53	5

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Al Blake	5	213	42.6	34.8	52	4

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Ray	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Leypoldt	2/3	1/2	1/2	57	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Floyd Little	3	32	10.7	0
Joe Beauchamp	1	7	7.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Metcalf	3	21	7.0	0
Dan Myers	2	14	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Floyd Little	3	79	26.3	0
Billy Thompson	1	36	36.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roger Wehrli	2	53	26.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Billy Thompson	11	3	0.0	30	41
ILB Randy Gradishar	5	1	0.0	25	39
DT John Little	5	1	0.0	28	40
CB Jimmy Johnson	4	1	0.0	21	32
CB Jimmy Warren	4	1	0.0	26	41
DE Jim Marshall	3	0	1.0	25	37
OLB Tom Jackson	3	2	0.0	23	34
S Garry Lyle	3	2	0.0	23	31
OLB George Webster	3	0	0.0	17	14
CB Joe Beauchamp	1	3	0.0	25	38
DT Paul Smith	1	2	0.0	22	34
DE Craig Hanneman	1	1	0.0	19	19
DE Lyle Alzado	1	0	0.0	12	25
DT Bill Dunstan	1	0	0.0	11	9
S Al Randolph	1	0	0.0	10	8
OLB Guy Roberts	1	0	0.0	2	2
Unknown	1	0	---	---	---
DT Josh Lane	0	1	0.0	4	1

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Roger Wehrli	6	2	0.0	21	28
DT Eric Kasay	4	2	0.0	21	15
OLB Dwight Lewis	4	1	0.0	23	26
S Mike Weger	4	1	0.0	22	30
S Dan Myers	4	1	0.0	19	27
DE Ron Yankowski	3	0	1.0	23	27
ILB Will Foster	3	1	0.0	16	24
OLB Marv Kellum	3	0	0.0	7	6
ILB Mark Cooney	2	3	0.0	9	6
CB Tim Rudnick	2	2	0.0	6	14
DT John Grant	2	1	0.0	23	27
DE Billy Howard	2	0	0.0	25	29
CB Hugh Rodgers	1	3	0.0	24	27
CB Ray Easterling	1	0	0.0	20	28
OLB Jim Merlo	1	0	0.0	5	0
OLB Roy Winston	1	0	0.0	4	0
DT Geoff Carr	0	1	0.0	4	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jim Marshall	1.0	0	2	2	37
DT Paul Smith	0.0	1	0	0	34
DE Lyle Alzado	0.0	0	2	0	25
ILB Randy Gradishar	0.0	0	1	0	39
Unknown	0.0	0	1	0	22
OLB George Webster	0.0	0	0	1	14

St. Louis	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ron Yankowski	1.0	0	0	27
DE Billy Howard	0.0	2	0	29
DT Dale Norman	0.0	0	1	4

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Randy Gradishar	4	2	39
CB Jimmy Johnson	4	2	32
S Billy Thompson	4	0	41
CB Jimmy Warren	3	2	41
S Garry Lyle	2	1	31
OLB George Webster	2	0	14
DE Jim Marshall	1	0	37
S Al Randolph	1	0	8
Unknown	0	2	22
DT Bill Dunstan	0	1	9

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Roger Wehrli	4	0	28
S Mike Weger	3	0	30
CB Ray Easterling	2	2	28
OLB Marv Kellum	2	0	6
ILB Mark Cooney	1	0	6
ILB Will Foster	1	0	24
DE Billy Howard	1	0	29
CB Tim Rudnick	1	0	14
DE Ron Yankowski	1	0	27
CB Hugh Rodgers	1	0	27
S Dan Myers	1	0	27
OLB Dwight Lewis	0	1	26

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Glenn Resslet	2	5	0	17	0	24
John Schmitt	1	5	1	14	0	21
Jim Otto	1	3	0	12	0	10
Bruce Van Dyke	0	5	0	20	0	24
Milt Sunde	0	2	0	19	0	20
Joel Blackwood	0	2	0	14	0	13
Francis Peay	0	1	0	16	1	16
Harry Schuh	0	1	0	18	0	22
Unknown	0	1	0	17	0	22

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Sam Davis	2	7	17	0	19
Len Hauss	2	3	11	0	25
Joe Scibelli	2	3	24	0	32
Dan Dierdorf	1	4	17	0	25
Glen Holloway	1	3	22	0	34
Matt Braxton	1	3	12	0	12
Vincent Forbes	1	2	22	1	20
Ron Mikolajczyk	0	2	22	0	30

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Dave Schrader	3	13
Cullen Bryant	2	20
Ted Koy	1	15
Joe Beauchamp	1	7
Jim Otto	1	7

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Roy Winston	2	11
Ray Kiddoo	1	27
Larry Brown	1	15
Dan Myers	1	14
Bubba O'Neil	1	13
Ken Payne	1	12
Norm Bulaich	1	5

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Billy Thompson	---	---	30	41	19	90
John Little	---	---	28	40	3	71
Joe Beauchamp	---	---	25	38	7	70
Jimmy Warren	---	---	26	41	3	70
Randy Gradishar	---	---	25	39	3	67
Jim Marshall	---	---	25	37	3	65
Tom Jackson	---	---	23	34	5	62
Paul Smith	---	---	22	34	4	60
Jimmy Johnson	---	---	21	32	3	56
Garry Lyle	---	---	23	31	2	56
Bruce Van Dyke	20	24	---	---	4	48
Milt Sunde	19	20	---	---	7	46
Craig Hanneman	---	---	19	19	7	45
Glenn Resslet	17	24	---	---	3	44
Floyd Little	15	19	---	---	8	42
Unknown	17	22	---	---	3	42
Harry Schuh	18	22	---	---	---	40
Francis Peay	16	16	---	---	7	39
Dick Drake	12	15	---	---	12	39
Lyle Alzado	---	---	12	25	---	37
Unknown	---	---	15	22	---	37
Dennis Rodgers	17	19	---	---	---	36
John Schmitt	14	21	---	---	---	35
Ron Shanklin	17	17	---	---	1	35
Jack Snow	12	15	---	---	8	35
Ken Willard	9	15	---	---	11	35
Joel Blackwood	14	13	---	---	7	34
Cullen Bryant	8	5	---	---	20	33
Al Randolph	---	---	10	8	15	33
George Webster	---	---	17	14	1	32
Ed Podolak	12	14	---	---	4	30
Jim Otto	12	10	---	---	7	29
Bill Dunstan	---	---	11	9	1	21
Marv Fleming	9	8	---	---	2	19
Billy Kilmer	11	8	---	---	---	19
Ted Koy	2	1	---	---	15	18
Guy Roberts	---	---	2	2	14	18
Dave Schrader	---	---	2	3	13	18
Rick Kingrea	---	---	5	2	8	15
Josh Lane	---	---	4	1	5	10
Reggie Berry	---	---	0	0	8	8
Dave Chapple	0	0	---	---	7	7
Rolf Krueger	---	---	0	1	1	2
David Ray	0	0	---	---	2	2
Tim Gray	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Hugh Rodgers	---	---	24	27	14	65
Joe Scibelli	24	32	---	---	8	64
Ron Mikolajczyk	22	30	---	---	8	60
Dan Myers	---	---	19	27	14	60
Rich Caster	20	29	---	---	8	57
Glen Holloway	22	34	---	---	---	56
Billy Howard	---	---	25	29	---	54
Bubba O'Neil	16	25	---	---	13	54
Mike Weger	---	---	22	30	---	52
John Grant	---	---	23	27	1	51
Ray Jarvis	19	29	---	---	3	51
Roger Wehrli	---	---	21	28	2	51
Ron Yankowski	---	---	23	27	---	50
Ray Easterling	---	---	20	28	1	49
Dwight Lewis	---	---	23	26	---	49
Ken Payne	16	21	---	---	12	49
Vincent Forbes	22	20	---	---	6	48
Will Foster	---	---	16	24	7	47
Sam Davis	17	19	---	---	8	44
Dan Dierdorf	17	25	---	---	2	44
Len Hauss	11	25	---	---	8	44
Jeff Gainey	22	22	---	---	---	44
Terry Metcalf	18	20	---	---	3	41
Larry Brown	10	13	---	---	15	38
Cotton Speyrer	17	21	---	---	---	38
Eric Kasay	---	---	21	15	1	37
Matt Braxton	12	12	---	---	12	36
Tom Funchess	15	20	---	---	---	35
Ray Kiddoo	---	---	3	4	27	34
Norm Bulaich	10	16	---	---	5	31
Tom Bailey	4	3	---	---	22	29
Jim Hart	8	19	---	---	---	27
Tim Rudnick	---	---	6	14	7	27
Altie Taylor	8	16	---	---	---	24
Mark Cooney	---	---	9	6	3	18
Roy Winston	---	---	4	0	11	15
Marv Kellum	---	---	7	6	---	13
Dale Norman	---	---	4	4	5	13
Sammy Danko	---	---	4	4	4	12
John Leypoldt	0	0	---	---	9	9
Al Blake	0	0	---	---	8	8
Geoff Carr	---	---	4	1	3	8
Jim Merlo	---	---	5	0	2	7
Jim Tolbert	---	---	3	3	1	7
Gary Huff	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	36	6.0
Middle	15	27	1.8
Right	5	18	3.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	7	2.3
Middle	16	94	5.9
Right	9	26	2.9
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Unknown	21	12	2	4	2	2	1	0	0
Billy Kilmer	8	6	3	0	0	1	1	1	0

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeff Gainey	21	11	2	1	0	4	4	3	0
Jim Hart	19	10	1	2	2	4	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	25	6.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	4	27	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	41	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	11	5	115	10.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	2	0.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	63	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	7	74	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	10	3	83	8.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dennis Rodgers	6	3	1	20	0	19
RB Floyd Little	5	4	0	11	0	19
WR Jack Snow	5	3	0	59	2	15
FB Ken Willard	4	3	0	30	0	15
WR Dick Drake	3	1	1	9	0	15
RB Ed Podolak	2	1	0	6	0	14
WR Ron Shanklin	2	1	0	31	1	17
TE Marv Fleming	1	1	0	20	1	8
TE Ted Koy	1	1	0	22	1	1

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ray Jarvis	8	2	0	41	1	29
WR Cotton Speyrer	7	3	0	30	0	21
TE Rich Caster	5	3	0	22	0	29
WR Bubba O'Neil	5	1	2	14	0	25
WR Terry Metcalf	4	3	0	25	0	20
WR Ken Payne	4	3	0	50	2	21
RB Altie Taylor	3	3	0	19	0	16
TE Larry Brown	2	1	0	5	0	13
RB Tom Bailey	1	1	0	8	0	3
FB Norm Bulaich	1	1	0	8	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ed Podolak	1	0	0.00	4.20
Ken Willard	1	-2	-2.00	-2.00

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Terry Metcalf	3	26	8.67	7.50
Tom Bailey	1	-1	-1.00	-1.50
Altie Taylor	1	-1	-1.00	2.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Billy Kilmer	1	1	20	20.00	11.00

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim Hart	5	3	21	4.20	5.74
Jeff Gainey	4	3	17	4.25	5.38

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Marv Fleming	1	1	20	20.00	20.00

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Terry Metcalf	2	2	14	7.00	6.25
WR Cotton Speyrer	2	1	8	4.00	4.29
TE Larry Brown	1	1	5	5.00	2.50
FB Norm Bulaich	1	1	8	8.00	8.00
WR Ray Jarvis	1	0	0	0.00	5.13
WR Ken Payne	1	1	3	3.00	12.50
WR Bubba O'Neil	1	0	0	0.00	2.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Floyd Little	5	1
Ed Podolak	2	1
Unknown	1	0

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Terry Metcalf	3	1
Tom Bailey	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Unknown	4	2	1
Billy Kilmer	1	1	1

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeff Gainey	8	5	4
Jim Hart	4	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Ed Podolak	1	0	0
WR Ron Shanklin	1	1	1
WR Jack Snow	1	1	1
FB Ken Willard	1	0	0
WR Dennis Rodgers	1	1	0

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ray Jarvis	4	2	2
WR Terry Metcalf	2	2	2
WR Bubba O'Neil	2	1	1
TE Larry Brown	1	1	1
TE Rich Caster	1	1	1
WR Ken Payne	1	1	0
WR Cotton Speyrer	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)