Week 4, 1974

played in New York (A), NJ

55 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals	7	24	3	0	-	34
New York (A) Titans	7	7	0	7	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:15 NYT - Randy Vataha 10 pass from Joe Namath (Pat Leahy extra point)
1Q: 03:18 STL - Ray Jarvis 23 pass from Jim Hart (John Leypoldt extra point)
2Q: 12:55 STL - Terry Metcalf 1 run (John Leypoldt extra point)
2Q: 12:32 STL - Ken Payne 26 pass from Jim Hart (John Leypoldt extra point)
2Q: 07:26 NYT - Pete Banaszak 7 run (Pat Leahy extra point)
2Q: 04:17 STL - Altie Taylor 1 pass from Jim Hart (John Leypoldt extra point)
2Q: 00:11 STL - John Leypoldt 46 field goal
3Q: 00:14 STL - John Leypoldt 35 field goal
4Q: 05:23 NYT - Joe Namath 5 run (Pat Leahy extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:15 NYT - Randy Vataha 10 pass from Joe Namath (Pat Leahy extra point)
1Q: 03:18 STL - Ray Jarvis 23 pass from Jim Hart (John Leypoldt extra point)
2Q: 12:55 STL - Terry Metcalf 1 run (John Leypoldt extra point)
2Q: 12:32 STL - Ken Payne 26 pass from Jim Hart (John Leypoldt extra point)
2Q: 07:26 NYT - Pete Banaszak 7 run (Pat Leahy extra point)
2Q: 04:17 STL - Altie Taylor 1 pass from Jim Hart (John Leypoldt extra point)
2Q: 00:11 STL - John Leypoldt 46 field goal
3Q: 00:14 STL - John Leypoldt 35 field goal
4Q: 05:23 NYT - Joe Namath 5 run (Pat Leahy extra point)

Team Statistics STL NYT
Record 3-1 0-4
First Downs 20 24
- by Rushing 7 6
- by Passing 12 17
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 332 350
- Offensive Plays 60 72
- Yards per Play 5.53 4.86
Net Rushing Yards 131 106
- Rushing Attempts 30 30
- Yards per Rush 4.37 3.53
Net Passing Yards 201 244
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 17 - 0 42 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 201 244
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.70 5.81
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.2 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 6/49 5/45
Punt Returns/Yards 2/12 4/12
Kick Returns/Yards 4/102 5/121
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 28
Time of Possession 27:29 32:31

Team Statistics	STL	NYT
Record	3-1	0-4
First Downs	20	24
- by Rushing	7	6
- by Passing	12	17
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	332	350
- Offensive Plays	60	72
- Yards per Play	5.53	4.86
Net Rushing Yards	131	106
- Rushing Attempts	30	30
- Yards per Rush	4.37	3.53
Net Passing Yards	201	244
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 17 - 0	42 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	201	244
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.70	5.81
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.2	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	6/49	5/45
Punt Returns/Yards	2/12	4/12
Kick Returns/Yards	4/102	5/121
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 28
Time of Possession	27:29	32:31

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:14	0:57	OWN 12	3	0	Punt
1	6:07	3:05	OWN 44	5	56	Touchdown
1	2:04	4:15	OWN 38	10	62	Touchdown
2	12:42	0:26	OPP 26	2	26	Touchdown
2	7:20	1:19	OWN 16	3	-1	Punt
2	6:01	1:51	OPP 11	4	11	Touchdown
2	2:06	2:03	OWN 31	7	40	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:37	OWN 27	4	16	Punt
3	4:02	3:53	OWN 14	9	68	Field Goal
4	13:50	3:41	OWN 33	6	27	Punt
4	5:13	2:42	OWN 32	3	8	Punt
4	2:00	0:42	OPP 26	3	-10	Missed FG
4	0:03	0:03	OWN 21	1	-1	Game

New York (A) Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:46	OWN 28	5	22	Punt
1	10:17	4:10	50	8	50	Touchdown
1	3:02	0:58	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
2	12:16	4:56	OWN 29	9	71	Touchdown
2	4:10	2:04	OWN 35	6	5	Punt
3	12:23	8:21	OWN 16	13	45	Interception
3	0:09	1:19	OWN 38	3	1	Punt
4	10:09	4:56	OWN 3	14	97	Touchdown
4	2:31	0:31	OWN 18	4	8	Downs
4	1:18	1:15	OWN 43	8	36	Downs

Game MVP: Jim Hart, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Terry Metcalf	20	115	5.75	25	3	1
Altie Taylor	7	19	2.71	11	1	0
Tom Bailey	2	-2	-1.00	0	0	0
Jim Hart	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

New York (A)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
John Riggins	17	63	3.71	13	1	0
Pete Banaszak	11	33	3.00	7	0	1
Joe Namath	2	10	5.00	5	0	1

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim Hart	30	17	201	0/0	3	32	0	110.6

New York (A)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Namath	42	26	244	0/0	1	26	1	75.9

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Altie Taylor	5	5	14	2.80	9	6	1
WR Ken Payne	4	7	59	14.75	7	26	1
WR Ray Jarvis	3	6	56	18.67	3	23	1
FB Norm Bulaich	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
TE Rich Caster	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0
WR Terry Metcalf	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Cotton Speyrer	1	3	32	32.00	0	32	0
WR Bubba O'Neil	1	4	13	13.00	0	13	0

New York (A)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Randy Vataha	6	7	56	9.33	7	17	1
WR Jerald Bennett	4	8	50	12.50	4	18	0
WR Daryl Bernstein	4	6	25	6.25	1	9	0
RB Pete Banaszak	3	4	20	6.67	0	8	0
TE Eric Sanderson	3	3	50	16.67	8	26	0
TE John Beasley	2	4	11	5.50	4	10	0
WR Everett Conley	2	6	15	7.50	1	8	0
FB John Riggins	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Ricky Baker	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Mike Weger	1	0	0.00	0

New York (A)	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Recov	Force
Mark Cooney	1	1
Todd McQuarters	1	0
Roy Winston	0	1

New York (A)	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Robert Holmes	1	0	0	0
Daryl Bernstein	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Al Blake	5	206	41.2	38.8	47	3

New York (A)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marvin Tuupo	4	150	37.5	34.5	54	1

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Leypoldt	2/3	1/2	0/1	46	4/4

New York (A)	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Pat Leahy	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dan Myers	2	12	6.0	0

New York (A)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Daryl Bernstein	4	12	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cotton Speyrer	3	70	23.3	0
Roger Wehrli	1	32	32.0	0

New York (A)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Holmes	4	103	25.8	0
Daryl Bernstein	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
CB Hugh Rodgers	9	0	23	38
OLB Dwight Lewis	8	3	27	42
S Mike Weger	8	1	29	42
S Jim Tolbert	6	2	25	39
ILB Will Foster	6	1	29	36
S Dan Myers	4	0	8	21
DT Eric Kasay	2	1	24	22
DT John Grant	2	0	26	42
OLB Willie Harper	2	0	3	0
CB Roger Wehrli	2	0	28	42
CB Ray Easterling	1	2	26	38
DE Ron Yankowski	1	2	28	42
ILB Mark Cooney	1	0	1	1
DE Billy Howard	0	1	27	41

New York (A)	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Mike Kolen	6	2	0.0	27	27
ILB Jim LeClair	6	2	0.0	30	30
DE Richard Neal	5	3	0.0	28	29
S Roderick Vance	4	1	0.0	25	24
S Daniel Reiner	3	2	0.0	22	29
CB Earlie Thomas	3	0	0.0	22	26
CB Lawrence Wiggins	3	0	0.0	28	29
DE Deron DeLorraine	3	0	0.0	24	28
CB Kennedy McCargo	2	2	0.0	23	24
ILB John Ebersole	2	0	0.0	11	8
OLB Ken Hutcherson	1	1	0.0	17	21
ILB Tyrus Heskew	1	1	0.0	4	2
RB Pete Banaszak	1	0	---	---	---
DT Rickey McBeal	1	0	0.0	25	27
OLB Rob Maloney	1	0	0.0	6	1
S Warren Burroughs	1	0	0.0	8	12

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ron Yankowski	1	1	42
ILB Will Foster	1	0	36
DT John Grant	1	0	42
DE Billy Howard	0	1	41

New York (A)	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Richard Neal	0.0	0	2	0	29
OLB Ken Hutcherson	0.0	0	1	0	21

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Hugh Rodgers	8	0	0	38
OLB Dwight Lewis	5	1	0	42
ILB Will Foster	4	0	0	36
S Jim Tolbert	3	2	0	39
S Dan Myers	2	2	0	21
CB Roger Wehrli	1	1	0	42
S Mike Weger	1	0	1	42
CB Ray Easterling	1	0	0	38
DE Ron Yankowski	1	0	0	42

New York (A)	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Jim LeClair	4	1	30
CB Lawrence Wiggins	4	0	29
OLB Mike Kolen	2	1	27
CB Kennedy McCargo	2	0	24
S Roderick Vance	2	0	24
S Daniel Reiner	1	2	29
CB Earlie Thomas	1	1	26
S Warren Burroughs	1	0	12

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Len Hauss	4	8	0	30	29
Dan Dierdorf	4	6	0	28	29
Glen Holloway	3	5	1	30	26
Sam Davis	1	5	1	29	26
Tom Funchess	0	2	0	21	26
J.V. Cain	0	1	0	11	12
Ron Mikolajczyk	0	1	0	2	1
Dominic Wolfe	0	1	0	9	8

New York (A)	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
David Shiancoe	3	7	1	27	32
Todd Watkins	3	5	0	24	33
Chuck Hutchison	2	6	0	26	35
Jesse Burgess	1	4	0	25	37
Rich Druschel	1	2	0	23	29
John Beasley	0	2	0	16	22
Karl Chandler	0	1	0	13	22
Randal Farley	0	1	0	3	10

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Mark Cooney	3	16
Roy Winston	3	12
Todd McQuarters	1	19
Norm Bulaich	1	16
Matt Braxton	1	7

New York (A)	Tackles	STPlays
Randy Vataha	3	14
Pete Banaszak	1	20
Everett Conley	1	16
Robert Holmes	1	10
Jerald Bennett	1	5
Roosevelt Winters	1	4

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ray Easterling	---	---	26	38	10	74
Roger Wehrli	---	---	28	42	2	72
Mike Weger	---	---	29	42	---	71
Ron Yankowski	---	---	28	42	---	70
Dwight Lewis	---	---	27	42	---	69
Hugh Rodgers	---	---	23	38	8	69
John Grant	---	---	26	42	---	68
Billy Howard	---	---	27	41	---	68
Will Foster	---	---	29	36	2	67
Len Hauss	30	29	---	---	8	67
Jim Tolbert	---	---	25	39	3	67
Sam Davis	29	26	---	---	8	63
Jim Hart	30	30	---	---	---	60
Dan Dierdorf	28	29	---	---	---	57
Glen Holloway	30	26	---	---	---	56
Ken Payne	19	21	---	---	13	53
Eric Kasay	---	---	24	22	4	50
Tom Funchess	21	26	---	---	---	47
Ray Jarvis	19	20	---	---	2	41
Bubba O'Neil	19	21	---	---	---	40
Norm Bulaich	12	11	---	---	16	39
Terry Metcalf	21	16	---	---	---	37
Rich Caster	20	16	---	---	---	36
Dan Myers	---	---	8	21	7	36
Cotton Speyrer	13	13	---	---	4	30
J.V. Cain	11	12	---	---	4	27
Al Clark	---	---	5	9	11	25
Tom Bailey	2	1	---	---	19	22
Willie Harper	---	---	3	0	18	21
Altie Taylor	7	13	---	---	---	20
Roy Winston	---	---	5	3	12	20
Todd McQuarters	0	0	---	---	19	19
Jerald Whiting	2	3	---	---	14	19
Mark Cooney	---	---	1	1	16	18
Dominic Wolfe	9	8	---	---	---	17
Matt Braxton	5	3	---	---	7	15
Joe Scibelli	1	5	---	---	8	14
Sammy Danko	---	---	7	3	4	14
Ron Mikolajczyk	2	1	---	---	8	11
John Leypoldt	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jim Arneson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Al Blake	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jim Merlo	---	---	4	1	---	5
Dale Norman	---	---	5	0	---	5
Gary Huff	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jeff Gainey	0	0	---	---	---	0

New York (A)	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Joe Namath	30	42	---	---	---	72
Kennedy McCargo	---	---	23	24	18	65
Jim LeClair	---	---	30	30	3	63
David Shiancoe	27	32	---	---	4	63
Jesse Burgess	25	37	---	---	---	62
Chuck Hutchison	26	35	---	---	---	61
Richard Neal	---	---	28	29	3	60
Lawrence Wiggins	---	---	28	29	2	59
Everett Conley	19	23	---	---	16	58
Mike Kolen	---	---	27	27	3	57
Todd Watkins	24	33	---	---	---	57
Rich Druschel	23	29	---	---	4	56
Rickey McBeal	---	---	25	27	3	55
Deron DeLorraine	---	---	24	28	3	55
Pete Banaszak	12	22	---	---	20	54
Daniel Reiner	---	---	22	29	3	54
Jerald Bennett	18	29	---	---	5	52
Roderick Vance	---	---	25	24	3	52
Daryl Bernstein	17	23	---	---	12	52
Earlie Thomas	---	---	22	26	3	51
John Beasley	16	22	---	---	10	48
Robert Holmes	14	21	---	---	10	45
Randy Vataha	13	18	---	---	14	45
Ken Hutcherson	---	---	17	21	3	41
Eric Sanderson	14	21	---	---	5	40
Karl Chandler	13	22	---	---	4	39
John Riggins	18	20	---	---	1	39
John Ebersole	---	---	11	8	8	27
Bob Johnson	9	12	---	---	4	25
Irv Newton	2	5	---	---	15	22
Warren Burroughs	---	---	8	12	1	21
Marvin Warfield	---	---	8	1	11	20
Christian Howe	---	---	3	3	14	20
Hardy Tucker	---	---	9	4	6	19
Randal Farley	3	10	---	---	4	17
Roosevelt Winters	---	---	8	4	4	16
Tyrus Heskew	---	---	4	2	10	16
Ricky Baker	7	6	---	---	1	14
Rob Maloney	---	---	6	1	6	13
Vernon McAlister	---	---	2	1	9	12
Pat Leahy	0	0	---	---	4	4
Marvin Tuupo	0	0	---	---	4	4
Ron Acks	---	---	0	0	---	0
Jack DeGrenier	0	0	---	---	---	0
Harold Holmes	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dusty Malinsky	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	25	25.0
Middle	16	49	3.1
Right	12	58	4.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	48	6.0
Middle	17	48	2.8
Right	5	10	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim Hart	30	17	4	2	3	5	3	0	0

New York (A)	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Namath	42	26	1	2	3	6	3	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	8	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	3	2	9	3.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	82	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	12	4	102	8.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	16	115	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	9	103	5.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	26	8.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ken Payne	7	4	1	59	1	21
WR Ray Jarvis	6	3	0	56	2	20
RB Altie Taylor	5	5	0	14	0	13
WR Bubba O'Neil	4	1	1	13	0	21
WR Terry Metcalf	3	1	0	3	0	16
WR Cotton Speyrer	3	1	1	32	1	13
FB Norm Bulaich	1	1	0	11	0	11
TE Rich Caster	1	1	0	13	0	16

New York (A)	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jerald Bennett	8	4	1	50	0	29
WR Randy Vataha	7	6	0	56	0	18
WR Everett Conley	6	2	1	15	0	23
WR Daryl Bernstein	6	4	1	25	0	23
RB Pete Banaszak	4	3	0	20	0	22
TE John Beasley	4	2	0	11	0	22
TE Eric Sanderson	3	3	0	50	1	21
FB John Riggins	2	1	0	8	0	20
RB Ricky Baker	1	1	0	9	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Terry Metcalf	2	6	3.00	5.75
Altie Taylor	2	-1	-0.50	2.71

New York (A)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Pete Banaszak	3	8	2.67	3.00
John Riggins	2	3	1.50	3.71
Joe Namath	1	5	5.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim Hart	5	2	12	2.40	6.70

New York (A)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Namath	4	3	31	7.75	5.81

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Norm Bulaich	1	1	11	11.00	11.00
WR Terry Metcalf	1	0	0	0.00	1.00
WR Cotton Speyrer	1	0	0	0.00	10.67
RB Altie Taylor	1	1	1	1.00	2.80
WR Bubba O'Neil	1	0	0	0.00	3.25

New York (A)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jerald Bennett	3	2	21	7.00	6.25
WR Randy Vataha	1	1	10	10.00	8.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Terry Metcalf	4	2
Altie Taylor	1	0

New York (A)	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim Hart	8	4	4

New York (A)	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Namath	14	8	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terry Metcalf	2	1	1
WR Ken Payne	2	1	1
FB Norm Bulaich	1	1	1
WR Ray Jarvis	1	0	0
RB Altie Taylor	1	1	1
WR Bubba O'Neil	1	0	0

New York (A)	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Pete Banaszak	3	2	2
WR Randy Vataha	3	3	2
WR Jerald Bennett	3	1	1
WR Everett Conley	2	1	1
WR Daryl Bernstein	2	1	1
TE John Beasley	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,400 (21,400)
End Zone 11,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,400 (21,400)
End Zone	11,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (3,300)