Week 1, 1974

played in San Francisco, CA

64 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals	7	7	0	6	-	20
San Francisco 49ers	0	0	7	7	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:16 STL - Ken Payne 16 pass from Jim Hart (John Leypoldt extra point)
2Q: 03:21 STL - Altie Taylor 5 run (John Leypoldt extra point)
3Q: 02:52 SFO - Delvin Williams 3 run (John Smith extra point)
4Q: 04:32 SFO - Andrew Rozanski 13 pass from Alfred Collins (John Smith extra point)
4Q: 03:15 STL - John Leypoldt 60 field goal
4Q: 01:35 STL - John Leypoldt 40 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:16 STL - Ken Payne 16 pass from Jim Hart (John Leypoldt extra point)
2Q: 03:21 STL - Altie Taylor 5 run (John Leypoldt extra point)
3Q: 02:52 SFO - Delvin Williams 3 run (John Smith extra point)
4Q: 04:32 SFO - Andrew Rozanski 13 pass from Alfred Collins (John Smith extra point)
4Q: 03:15 STL - John Leypoldt 60 field goal
4Q: 01:35 STL - John Leypoldt 40 field goal

Team Statistics STL SFO
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 14 18
- by Rushing 7 3
- by Passing 7 13
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 241 284
- Offensive Plays 61 66
- Yards per Play 3.95 4.30
Net Rushing Yards 64 77
- Rushing Attempts 28 30
- Yards per Rush 2.29 2.57
Net Passing Yards 177 207
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 19 - 1 35 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 177 215
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 5.36 5.75
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 8.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/40 8/70
Punt Returns/Yards 2/21 1/-1
Kick Returns/Yards 3/92 5/131
Interception Ret./Yards 2/39 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 28
Time of Possession 28:02 31:58

Team Statistics	STL	SFO
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	14	18
- by Rushing	7	3
- by Passing	7	13
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	241	284
- Offensive Plays	61	66
- Yards per Play	3.95	4.30
Net Rushing Yards	64	77
- Rushing Attempts	28	30
- Yards per Rush	2.29	2.57
Net Passing Yards	177	207
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 19 - 1	35 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	177	215
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	5.36	5.75
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	8.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/40	8/70
Punt Returns/Yards	2/21	1/-1
Kick Returns/Yards	3/92	5/131
Interception Ret./Yards	2/39	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 28
Time of Possession	28:02	31:58

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:52	OWN 21	8	32	Punt
1	8:58	2:49	OPP 36	6	36	Touchdown
1	0:07	2:06	OWN 10	6	22	Punt
2	9:13	6:01	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
2	1:50	0:35	OWN 33	3	0	Punt
2	0:32	0:32	OWN 5	1	2	Half
3	12:57	1:49	OWN 33	4	18	Interception
3	9:55	1:42	OWN 31	3	-2	Punt
3	2:43	2:51	OWN 25	6	15	Punt
4	13:23	1:29	OWN 28	3	7	Punt
4	4:22	1:14	OWN 48	3	9	Field Goal
4	2:01	0:34	OPP 28	3	5	Field Goal
4	1:02	1:02	OWN 34	3	2	Game

San Francisco 49ers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:08	1:10	OWN 4	3	3	Punt
1	6:09	6:02	OWN 30	9	22	Punt
2	13:01	3:48	OWN 25	7	36	Punt
2	3:12	1:22	OWN 23	3	2	Punt
2	1:15	0:43	OWN 38	3	9	Punt
3	15:00	2:03	OWN 34	3	3	Punt
3	11:08	1:13	OWN 32	3	7	Punt
3	8:13	5:30	OWN 29	13	71	Touchdown
4	14:52	1:29	OWN 16	3	5	Punt
4	11:54	7:32	OWN 21	13	79	Touchdown
4	3:08	1:07	OWN 40	5	17	Interception
4	1:27	0:25	OPP 46	2	0	Interception

Game MVP: Mike Weger, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Terry Metcalf	13	24	1.85	8	0
Altie Taylor	10	38	3.80	8	1
Jim Hart	3	-2	-0.67	1	0
Tom Bailey	2	4	2.00	2	0

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Delvin Williams	15	43	2.87	11	1	1
Wilbur Jackson	12	28	2.33	6	0	0
Donny Anderson	3	6	2.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim Hart	33	19	177	0/0	1	18	1	69.9

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alfred Collins	35	21	215	1/8	1	21	2	63.4

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ray Jarvis	4	7	53	13.25	15	18	0
TE Rich Caster	3	4	12	4.00	4	5	0
WR Terry Metcalf	3	6	24	8.00	12	12	0
WR Cotton Speyrer	3	6	30	10.00	0	18	0
FB Norm Bulaich	2	2	7	3.50	4	5	0
WR Ken Payne	2	5	28	14.00	0	16	1
WR Bubba O'Neil	2	3	23	11.50	0	17	0

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Danny Abramowicz	4	6	44	11.00	2	17	0
WR Andrew Rozanski	4	7	39	9.75	1	13	1
WR Gene Washington	3	6	42	14.00	22	19	0
TE Ted Kwalick	2	3	24	12.00	0	21	0
RB Delvin Williams	2	2	12	6.00	7	9	0
WR Wayne Givens	2	4	27	13.50	2	15	0
RB Donny Anderson	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB Wilbur Jackson	1	2	13	13.00	0	13	0
FB Bill Saleaumula	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB John Koontz	1	2	12	12.00	3	12	0
WR Reuben Gant	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ray Easterling	1	0	0.00	0
S Mike Weger	1	39	39.00	0

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Joe Lavender	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Eric Kasay	0	0	1	0

San Francisco	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Delvin Williams	1	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Al Blake	6	244	40.7	40.8	44	2

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dave Green	8	343	42.9	37.8	58	3

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Leypoldt	2/2	2/2	1/1	60	2/2

San Francisco	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Smith	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dan Myers	2	21	10.5	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donny Anderson	1	-1	-1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cotton Speyrer	2	52	26.0	0
Roger Wehrli	1	40	40.0	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gene Washington	5	131	26.2	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mike Weger	10	3	0.0	30	35
ILB Will Foster	8	1	0.0	28	36
DE Ron Yankowski	6	2	0.5	29	35
CB Roger Wehrli	6	0	0.0	28	30
OLB Dwight Lewis	5	1	0.0	30	34
DT Eric Kasay	5	1	0.0	23	24
DT John Grant	3	3	0.5	28	35
S Dan Myers	2	2	0.0	6	17
DE Billy Howard	1	1	0.0	27	33
OLB Jim Merlo	1	1	0.0	5	4
CB Hugh Rodgers	1	1	0.0	19	33
ILB Mark Cooney	1	0	0.0	2	0
CB Ray Easterling	1	0	0.0	22	30
WR Ray Jarvis	1	0	---	---	---
S Jim Tolbert	0	2	0.0	21	30
DE Sammy Danko	0	1	0.0	10	5

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Fred Forsberg	9	2	0.0	22	29
OLB Bill Laskey	8	2	0.0	22	29
CB Stanley Doebert	4	1	0.0	18	21
OLB Louie Walker	4	0	0.0	11	13
S Cesar Belser	3	4	0.0	23	29
CB Dale Lucas	3	2	0.0	22	28
S Bobby Clay	3	1	0.0	19	25
ILB Rod Rhodes	2	2	0.0	6	4
DE Roy Hilton	2	1	0.0	26	30
DT Dominic Winstead	2	1	0.0	26	23
DT Jethro Pugh	1	3	0.0	23	29
RB Delvin Williams	1	0	---	---	---
WR Andrew Rozanski	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Terry Hopper	1	0	0.0	6	4
CB Blake Gaylor	1	0	0.0	6	5

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT John Grant	0.5	1	35
DE Ron Yankowski	0.5	0	35
ILB Will Foster	0.0	1	36
OLB Dwight Lewis	0.0	1	34

San Francisco	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Roy Hilton	0.0	0	1	0	30

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Roger Wehrli	6	0	0	30
S Mike Weger	5	0	1	35
ILB Will Foster	4	0	0	36
S Dan Myers	2	1	0	17
CB Ray Easterling	1	1	1	30
DT John Grant	1	0	0	35
OLB Jim Merlo	1	0	0	4
DE Ron Yankowski	1	0	0	35
S Jim Tolbert	0	1	0	30

San Francisco	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Bill Laskey	4	1	0	29
CB Stanley Doebert	3	0	0	21
CB Dale Lucas	3	0	0	28
OLB Louie Walker	2	0	0	13
S Cesar Belser	1	2	0	29
OLB Fred Forsberg	1	1	0	29
DE Roy Hilton	1	0	0	30
S Bobby Clay	1	0	0	25
ILB Terry Hopper	1	0	0	4
ILB Rod Rhodes	1	0	0	4
CB Blake Gaylor	1	0	0	5
CB Joe Lavender	0	1	1	31

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Dan Dierdorf	3	6	27	30
Glen Holloway	3	4	26	32
Tom Funchess	1	5	20	27
Sam Davis	1	4	24	24
Rich Caster	1	1	20	24
Len Hauss	0	4	26	31
Vincent Forbes	0	1	10	7

San Francisco	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jack Cornell	2	5	21	0	21
Larry McCarren	2	3	24	0	28
Amos Montgomery	1	3	17	1	22
Bill Saleaumula	1	2	10	0	16
Peter Bernstein	0	4	15	0	23
A.J. Pritchett	0	4	13	0	14
Marcus Degley	0	3	16	0	16
Keith Fahnhorst	0	2	20	0	23
John Koontz	0	2	13	0	5
Ted Kwalick	0	1	23	0	32
Andrew Sellers	0	1	10	0	13

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Tom Bailey	1	24
Roy Winston	1	18
Ken Payne	1	16
Norm Bulaich	1	15
Mark Cooney	1	14
Jim Tolbert	1	8

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays
Ted Kwalick	2	17
Reuben Gant	1	16
Danny Abramowicz	1	12
Andrew Rozanski	1	9

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mike Weger	---	---	30	35	1	66
Will Foster	---	---	28	36	1	65
Len Hauss	26	31	---	---	8	65
Dwight Lewis	---	---	30	34	1	65
Ron Yankowski	---	---	29	35	---	64
John Grant	---	---	28	35	---	63
Jim Hart	28	33	---	---	---	61
Roger Wehrli	---	---	28	30	3	61
Hugh Rodgers	---	---	19	33	9	61
Billy Howard	---	---	27	33	---	60
Dan Dierdorf	27	30	---	---	2	59
Ray Easterling	---	---	22	30	7	59
Jim Tolbert	---	---	21	30	8	59
Glen Holloway	26	32	---	---	---	58
Rich Caster	20	24	---	---	13	57
Ray Jarvis	23	23	---	---	10	56
Sam Davis	24	24	---	---	6	54
Ken Payne	14	20	---	---	16	50
Eric Kasay	---	---	23	24	1	48
Tom Funchess	20	27	---	---	---	47
Cotton Speyrer	20	22	---	---	3	45
Norm Bulaich	12	10	---	---	15	37
Bubba O'Neil	17	20	---	---	---	37
Tom Bailey	4	8	---	---	24	36
Terry Metcalf	15	19	---	---	1	35
Roy Winston	---	---	8	5	18	31
Sammy Danko	---	---	10	5	15	30
Dan Myers	---	---	6	17	7	30
Joe Scibelli	6	11	---	---	8	25
Vincent Forbes	10	7	---	---	8	25
Matt Braxton	4	8	---	---	11	23
Ray Kiddoo	---	---	0	2	20	22
Altie Taylor	10	10	---	---	---	20
Al Clark	---	---	8	7	1	16
Mark Cooney	---	---	2	0	14	16
Ron Mikolajczyk	1	3	---	---	8	12
Jim Merlo	---	---	5	4	2	11
Al Blake	0	0	---	---	8	8
Marv Kellum	---	---	0	0	7	7
John Leypoldt	0	0	---	---	7	7
Dale Norman	---	---	4	0	---	4
Larry Brown	1	1	---	---	1	3
Geoff Carr	---	---	2	1	---	3
Gary Huff	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tim Rudnick	---	---	0	0	---	0
Jeff Gainey	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Francisco	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ted Kwalick	23	32	---	---	17	72
Alfred Collins	30	36	---	---	---	66
Roy Hilton	---	---	26	30	7	63
Cesar Belser	---	---	23	29	3	55
Larry McCarren	24	28	---	---	3	55
Fred Forsberg	---	---	22	29	3	54
Jethro Pugh	---	---	23	29	2	54
Danny Abramowicz	18	23	---	---	12	53
Bill Laskey	---	---	22	29	2	53
Joe Lavender	---	---	21	31	1	53
Dominic Winstead	---	---	26	23	2	51
Dale Lucas	---	---	22	28	1	51
Jimmy Nakis	---	---	20	29	1	50
Andrew Rozanski	17	23	---	---	9	49
Bobby Clay	---	---	19	25	3	47
Jack Cornell	21	21	---	---	5	47
Peter Bernstein	15	23	---	---	8	46
Keith Fahnhorst	20	23	---	---	---	43
Gene Washington	17	17	---	---	9	43
Sam Farrell	14	20	---	---	8	42
Stanley Doebert	---	---	18	21	2	41
Wayne Givens	13	20	---	---	7	40
Amos Montgomery	17	22	---	---	---	39
Donny Anderson	4	11	---	---	21	36
Delvin Williams	15	20	---	---	---	35
John Koontz	13	5	---	---	17	35
A.J. Pritchett	13	14	---	---	8	35
Louie Walker	---	---	11	13	8	32
Marcus Degley	16	16	---	---	---	32
Bill Saleaumula	10	16	---	---	5	31
Andrew Sellers	10	13	---	---	8	31
Reuben Gant	8	6	---	---	16	30
Terry Hopper	---	---	6	4	18	28
Blake Gaylor	---	---	6	5	15	26
Wilbur Jackson	12	7	---	---	3	22
Mike Raines	---	---	9	11	1	21
Joe Blahak	---	---	7	11	2	20
Emmanuel Hearron	---	---	5	4	11	20
Glenn Gordon	---	---	5	4	5	14
Rod Rhodes	---	---	6	4	4	14
Marcus Jenkins	---	---	6	1	5	12
Ian Lyons	---	---	5	3	1	9
Dave Green	0	0	---	---	8	8
John Smith	0	0	---	---	3	3
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tommy Delgado	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	23	2.9
Middle	12	31	2.6
Right	6	13	2.2
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	37	3.7
Middle	15	38	2.5
Right	5	2	0.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim Hart	33	19	0	1	6	5	1	0	1

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alfred Collins	35	21	1	5	1	3	3	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	17	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	8	41	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	7	103	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	16	2.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	6	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	9	68	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	9	120	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	21	3.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Ray Jarvis	7	4	1	53	23
WR Terry Metcalf	6	3	1	24	19
WR Cotton Speyrer	6	3	1	30	22
WR Ken Payne	5	2	3	28	20
TE Rich Caster	4	3	0	12	24
WR Bubba O'Neil	3	2	0	23	20
FB Norm Bulaich	2	2	0	7	10

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Andrew Rozanski	7	4	0	39	0	23
WR Danny Abramowicz	6	4	0	44	0	23
WR Gene Washington	6	3	1	42	0	17
WR Wayne Givens	4	2	0	27	0	20
TE Ted Kwalick	3	2	0	24	1	32
RB Wilbur Jackson	2	1	0	13	0	7
RB Delvin Williams	2	2	0	12	0	20
FB John Koontz	2	1	0	12	0	5
RB Donny Anderson	1	1	0	-1	0	11
WR Reuben Gant	1	0	0	0	0	6
FB Bill Saleaumula	1	1	0	3	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Terry Metcalf	2	2	1.00	1.85
Altie Taylor	1	5	5.00	3.80

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Wilbur Jackson	3	0	0.00	2.33
Delvin Williams	3	4	1.33	2.87

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim Hart	2	2	28	14.00	5.36

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alfred Collins	5	5	45	9.00	6.14

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ken Payne	2	2	28	14.00	5.60

San Francisco	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Gene Washington	1	1	11	11.00	7.00
RB Delvin Williams	1	1	3	3.00	6.00
FB Bill Saleaumula	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
WR Andrew Rozanski	1	1	13	13.00	5.57
WR Wayne Givens	1	1	15	15.00	6.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Terry Metcalf	3	3
Altie Taylor	2	1
Tom Bailey	1	0
Jim Hart	1	0

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions
Donny Anderson	1	0
Wilbur Jackson	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim Hart	8	3	1

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alfred Collins	12	9	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ray Jarvis	2	1	1
WR Terry Metcalf	2	1	0
WR Ken Payne	2	0	0
TE Rich Caster	1	0	0
WR Cotton Speyrer	1	1	0

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Danny Abramowicz	4	3	1
WR Wayne Givens	2	1	1
RB Donny Anderson	1	1	0
RB Wilbur Jackson	1	1	1
TE Ted Kwalick	1	1	0
FB Bill Saleaumula	1	1	1
FB John Koontz	1	1	1
WR Andrew Rozanski	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,100 (21,400)
End Zone 12,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,100 (21,400)
End Zone	12,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (3,300)