Week 12, 1974

played in St. Louis, MO

42 degrees, rain, 10 mph wind

New York (N) Giants	3	3	7	7	-	20
St. Louis Cardinals	14	7	10	7	-	38

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:38 STL - Matt Braxton 8 fumble return (John Leypoldt extra point)
1Q: 08:19 STL - Dwight Lewis 22 interception return (John Leypoldt extra point)
1Q: 03:21 NYG - Pete Gogolak 47 field goal
2Q: 05:43 NYG - Pete Gogolak 43 field goal
2Q: 01:21 STL - Bubba O'Neil 6 pass from Charley Johnson (John Leypoldt extra point)
3Q: 11:25 STL - John Leypoldt 47 field goal
3Q: 07:05 STL - Terry Metcalf 2 run (John Leypoldt extra point)
3Q: 03:36 NYG - Les Josephson 9 run (Pete Gogolak extra point)
4Q: 11:26 STL - Rich Caster 13 pass from Charley Johnson (John Leypoldt extra point)
4Q: 08:26 NYG - Haven Moses 11 pass from Daryle Lamonica (Pete Gogolak extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:38 STL - Matt Braxton 8 fumble return (John Leypoldt extra point)
1Q: 08:19 STL - Dwight Lewis 22 interception return (John Leypoldt extra point)
1Q: 03:21 NYG - Pete Gogolak 47 field goal
2Q: 05:43 NYG - Pete Gogolak 43 field goal
2Q: 01:21 STL - Bubba O'Neil 6 pass from Charley Johnson (John Leypoldt extra point)
3Q: 11:25 STL - John Leypoldt 47 field goal
3Q: 07:05 STL - Terry Metcalf 2 run (John Leypoldt extra point)
3Q: 03:36 NYG - Les Josephson 9 run (Pete Gogolak extra point)
4Q: 11:26 STL - Rich Caster 13 pass from Charley Johnson (John Leypoldt extra point)
4Q: 08:26 NYG - Haven Moses 11 pass from Daryle Lamonica (Pete Gogolak extra point)

Team Statistics NYG STL
Record 6-5 8-3
First Downs 19 19
- by Rushing 7 4
- by Passing 12 14
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 362 306
- Offensive Plays 73 60
- Yards per Play 4.96 5.10
Net Rushing Yards 94 82
- Rushing Attempts 26 31
- Yards per Rush 3.62 2.65
Net Passing Yards 268 224
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 47 - 28 - 3 27 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 268 237
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 5.70 7.72
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 7.9
4th Down Conversions 3/4 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/63 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 4/28 2/6
Kick Returns/Yards 3/81 2/61
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/46
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 4/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 36
Time of Possession 29:22 30:38

Team Statistics	NYG	STL
Record	6-5	8-3
First Downs	19	19
- by Rushing	7	4
- by Passing	12	14
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	362	306
- Offensive Plays	73	60
- Yards per Play	4.96	5.10
Net Rushing Yards	94	82
- Rushing Attempts	26	31
- Yards per Rush	3.62	2.65
Net Passing Yards	268	224
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	47 - 28 - 3	27 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	268	237
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	5.70	7.72
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	7.9
4th Down Conversions	3/4	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/63	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	4/28	2/6
Kick Returns/Yards	3/81	2/61
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/46
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	4/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 36
Time of Possession	29:22	30:38

Drive Charts

New York (N) Giants
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:13	2:14	OWN 19	3	5	Punt
1	9:03	0:55	OWN 12	2	-5	Interception
1	8:08	4:55	OWN 20	9	50	Field Goal
2	15:00	3:17	OWN 18	7	29	Punt
2	10:41	5:04	OWN 20	9	54	Field Goal
2	1:11	0:39	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	15:00	1:36	OWN 20	4	-2	Punt
3	11:17	0:40	OWN 20	2	2	Interception
3	6:58	3:30	OWN 43	9	57	Touchdown
4	11:17	3:00	OWN 30	7	70	Touchdown
4	6:12	3:34	OWN 37	15	61	Downs
4	2:05	0:57	OWN 37	5	13	Interception

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:47	OWN 20	3	80	Touchdown
1	10:59	1:56	OWN 43	4	16	Punt
1	3:13	3:13	OWN 20	7	21	Punt
2	11:43	1:02	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
2	5:37	3:39	OWN 36	7	15	Punt
2	1:58	0:47	OPP 9	3	9	Touchdown
2	0:32	0:32	OWN 30	1	17	Half
3	13:24	2:07	OWN 39	4	31	Field Goal
3	10:37	3:39	OPP 43	6	43	Touchdown
3	3:28	7:11	OWN 34	14	66	Touchdown
4	8:17	2:05	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	2:38	0:33	OWN 2	3	4	Punt
4	1:08	1:08	OPP 41	2	-4	Game

Game MVP: Charley Johnson, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

New York (N)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Les Josephson	17	34	2.00	9	0	1
Emerson Boozer	9	60	6.67	16	4	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Terry Metcalf	15	27	1.80	7	0	1
Altie Taylor	8	14	1.75	6	0	0
Tom Bailey	6	41	6.83	12	1	0
Gary Huff	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
Matt Braxton	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

New York (N)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Daryle Lamonica	47	28	268	0/0	1	44	3	56.0

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Charley Johnson	27	18	237	2/13	2	53	0	118.8

Receiving Statistics

New York (N)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Haven Moses	5	11	44	8.80	22	20	1
WR Jerry Simmons	5	10	43	8.60	4	14	0
WR Ted Newton	4	5	81	20.25	2	44	0
RB Emerson Boozer	3	5	14	4.67	9	9	0
TE Pat Curran	3	6	10	3.33	0	6	0
WR Andy Sawyer	3	5	44	14.67	0	17	0
FB Joe Dawkins	2	2	6	3.00	0	4	0
RB Les Josephson	2	2	21	10.50	17	19	0
TE Jim McFarland	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Terry Metcalf	5	6	48	9.60	17	13	0
WR Ken Payne	3	6	35	11.67	0	17	0
TE Rich Caster	2	2	18	9.00	4	13	1
WR Ray Jarvis	2	2	60	30.00	11	53	0
WR Cotton Speyrer	2	6	43	21.50	3	25	0
WR Bubba O'Neil	2	3	9	4.50	0	6	1
TE Larry Brown	1	1	18	18.00	0	18	0
FB Norm Bulaich	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0

Interception Statistics

New York (N)	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Dwight Lewis	1	22	22.00	1
S Jim Tolbert	1	6	6.00	0
CB Hugh Rodgers	1	18	18.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New York (N)	Fumb	Force
Spider Lockhart	1	0
Terry Miller	0	1
Lonnie Warwick	0	1

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Tom Bailey	1	0	0	0
Altie Taylor	1	0	0	0
Matt Braxton	0	1	0	1
Glen Holloway	0	1	0	0
Ron Mikolajczyk	0	1	0	0
Roy Winston	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New York (N)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ray Guy	4	180	45.0	38.5	53	0

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Al Blake	6	277	46.2	41.5	56	3

Kicking Statistics

New York (N)	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Pete Gogolak	2/2	2/2	0/0	47	2/2

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Leypoldt	1/1	1/1	0/0	47	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

New York (N)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Spider Lockhart	3	16	5.3	0
Haven Moses	1	12	12.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Metcalf	2	6	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New York (N)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
George Hoey	3	81	27.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jim Tolbert	2	61	30.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New York (N)	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Lonnie Warwick	9	3	0.5	30	29
OLB Terry Miller	7	3	0.0	31	28
DT John Small	7	3	0.0	29	25
CB Pete Athas	5	0	0.0	22	28
S Johnny Fuller	4	2	0.0	31	29
DE Royce Berry	3	1	1.0	30	27
DT Ronnie Moore	3	3	0.5	26	21
DE Chuck Walker	3	0	0.0	27	25
S Spider Lockhart	2	0	0.0	16	28
CB Nemiah Wilson	1	2	0.0	16	24
S Windlan Hall	1	1	0.0	8	5
CB George Hoey	1	1	0.0	27	25
FB Joe Dawkins	1	0	---	---	---
WR Haven Moses	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Randy Wheaton	1	0	0.0	17	7
DE Louis Ross	0	1	0.0	4	4

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Dan Myers	8	1	6	22
OLB Dwight Lewis	7	1	25	45
ILB Will Foster	5	3	25	27
S Mike Weger	5	2	24	47
CB Hugh Rodgers	5	2	20	45
CB Al Clark	5	1	21	45
S Jim Tolbert	4	1	23	44
CB Roger Wehrli	3	1	25	46
DT John Grant	3	0	22	46
DT Eric Kasay	2	2	21	26
OLB Willie Harper	2	0	1	2
ILB Mark Cooney	1	0	1	20
OLB Jim Merlo	1	0	9	3
DE Sammy Danko	0	1	21	46

Pass Rush Statistics

New York (N)	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Royce Berry	1.0	1	1	1	27
ILB Lonnie Warwick	0.5	0	0	1	29
DT Ronnie Moore	0.5	0	0	0	21

St. Louis	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Eric Kasay	2	0	26
DE Ron Yankowski	1	2	45
DT John Grant	1	0	46
CB Roger Wehrli	1	0	46
DE Sammy Danko	1	0	46

Pass Defense Statistics

New York (N)	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Pete Athas	5	1	28
ILB Lonnie Warwick	3	0	29
S Spider Lockhart	2	0	28
OLB Terry Miller	2	0	28
CB George Hoey	1	2	25
S Johnny Fuller	1	1	29
S Windlan Hall	1	0	5
DE Chuck Walker	1	0	25
CB Nemiah Wilson	1	0	24
OLB Randy Wheaton	1	0	7

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Dan Myers	6	2	0	22
OLB Dwight Lewis	5	1	1	45
CB Roger Wehrli	3	1	0	46
CB Al Clark	3	0	0	45
CB Hugh Rodgers	2	3	1	45
S Jim Tolbert	2	0	1	44
ILB Will Foster	2	0	0	27
S Mike Weger	1	1	0	47
ILB Mark Cooney	1	0	0	20
DT John Grant	1	0	0	46
OLB Willie Harper	1	0	0	2
DE Ron Yankowski	1	0	0	45

Blocking Statistics

New York (N)	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Halvor Hagen	2	4	0	21	42
Bob Hyland	2	2	1	26	44
Ed White	1	6	0	18	37
Grady Alderman	1	5	0	25	26
Joe Dawkins	1	3	0	17	17
Andy Byrd	1	2	0	8	13
Irv Goode	1	1	0	5	8
Mike Current	0	2	0	19	37
Pat Curran	0	1	0	13	17

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Sam Davis	3	7	0	27	1	26
Len Hauss	2	6	1	31	0	26
Dan Dierdorf	2	6	0	27	0	28
Glen Holloway	1	5	0	28	0	28
Matt Braxton	0	3	0	11	0	9
Tom Funchess	0	1	0	22	1	22
Larry Brown	0	1	0	19	0	10
Vincent Forbes	0	1	0	3	0	1

Special Teams Tackles

New York (N)	Tackles	STPlays
Bob Geddes	1	28
Brian Kelley	1	16
Jim McFarland	1	16
Irv Goode	1	6

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Mark Cooney	3	18
Roy Winston	1	15
Matt Braxton	1	7
Sam Davis	1	4
Vincent Forbes	1	3

Participation

New York (N)	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Daryle Lamonica	26	47	---	---	---	73
Bob Hyland	26	44	---	---	1	71
Johnny Fuller	---	---	31	29	10	70
Andy Sawyer	15	38	---	---	15	68
Halvor Hagen	21	42	---	---	---	63
Terry Miller	---	---	31	28	2	61
Lonnie Warwick	---	---	30	29	1	60
Ed White	18	37	---	---	5	60
Haven Moses	18	37	---	---	4	59
Royce Berry	---	---	30	27	1	58
George Hoey	---	---	27	25	6	58
Mike Current	19	37	---	---	---	56
John Small	---	---	29	25	2	56
Grady Alderman	25	26	---	---	2	53
Jerry Simmons	16	34	---	---	3	53
Chuck Walker	---	---	27	25	1	53
Pete Athas	---	---	22	28	2	52
Emerson Boozer	9	19	---	---	24	52
Nemiah Wilson	---	---	16	24	12	52
Spider Lockhart	---	---	16	28	5	49
Ronnie Moore	---	---	26	21	1	48
Ted Newton	6	25	---	---	13	44
Joe Dawkins	17	17	---	---	8	42
Davin Pieri	8	28	---	---	6	42
Les Josephson	17	22	---	---	1	40
Jim McFarland	13	10	---	---	16	39
Pat Curran	13	17	---	---	6	36
Bob Geddes	---	---	0	1	28	29
Windlan Hall	---	---	8	5	13	26
Andy Byrd	8	13	---	---	4	25
Randy Wheaton	---	---	17	7	---	24
Irv Goode	5	8	---	---	6	19
Thomas Hinton	---	---	14	5	---	19
Adrian McConnell	1	0	---	---	18	19
Benny Malone	4	8	---	---	6	18
Brian Kelley	---	---	1	0	16	17
Louis Ross	---	---	4	4	6	14
Ike Thomas	---	---	9	1	1	11
Daryl Dorrough	---	---	1	5	5	11
Charlie Beckles	1	8	---	---	---	9
Jamie Rivers	---	---	0	0	8	8
Vince Peay	---	---	2	2	4	8
Pete Gogolak	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ray Guy	0	0	---	---	6	6
Brandon Hermeling	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kenyon Hill	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Roger Wehrli	---	---	25	46	7	78
Hugh Rodgers	---	---	20	45	11	76
Jim Tolbert	---	---	23	44	7	74
Mike Weger	---	---	24	47	3	74
Sammy Danko	---	---	21	46	6	73
Dwight Lewis	---	---	25	45	2	72
Al Clark	---	---	21	45	4	70
John Grant	---	---	22	46	2	70
Ron Yankowski	---	---	23	45	2	70
Len Hauss	31	26	---	---	7	64
Sam Davis	27	26	---	---	4	57
Will Foster	---	---	25	27	4	56
Glen Holloway	28	28	---	---	---	56
Dan Dierdorf	27	28	---	---	---	55
Charley Johnson	23	29	---	---	---	52
Eric Kasay	---	---	21	26	4	51
Tom Funchess	22	22	---	---	---	44
Ken Payne	13	14	---	---	15	42
Dan Myers	---	---	6	22	13	41
Rich Caster	18	22	---	---	---	40
Mark Cooney	---	---	1	20	18	39
Ray Jarvis	17	19	---	---	1	37
Terry Metcalf	16	18	---	---	3	37
Norm Bulaich	12	12	---	---	12	36
Tom Bailey	7	3	---	---	23	33
Larry Brown	19	10	---	---	4	33
Bubba O'Neil	17	16	---	---	---	33
Cotton Speyrer	13	14	---	---	---	27
Matt Braxton	11	9	---	---	7	27
Ron Mikolajczyk	11	8	---	---	7	26
Todd McQuarters	4	0	---	---	19	23
Willie Harper	---	---	1	2	18	21
Roy Winston	---	---	2	1	15	18
Altie Taylor	8	7	---	---	---	15
Joe Scibelli	4	3	---	---	7	14
Jerald Whiting	0	1	---	---	13	14
Ray Easterling	---	---	2	1	10	13
Jim Arneson	2	3	---	---	7	12
Billy Howard	---	---	9	3	---	12
Jim Merlo	---	---	9	3	---	12
Geoff Carr	---	---	6	3	2	11
Gary Huff	8	0	---	---	---	8
John Leypoldt	0	0	---	---	8	8
Vincent Forbes	3	1	---	---	3	7
Al Blake	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jeff Gainey	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	33	2.8
Middle	12	49	4.1
Right	2	12	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	5	1.3
Middle	18	47	2.6
Right	8	31	3.9
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New York (N)	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Daryle Lamonica	47	28	2	0	2	8	6	2	3

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Charley Johnson	27	18	2	3	0	4	1	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	39	6.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	60	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	22	9	108	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	61	10.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	13	13.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	9	54	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	75	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	95	13.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New York (N)	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Haven Moses	11	5	1	44	1	37
WR Jerry Simmons	10	5	1	43	0	34
TE Pat Curran	6	3	0	10	0	17
RB Emerson Boozer	5	3	0	14	0	19
WR Ted Newton	5	4	0	81	1	25
WR Andy Sawyer	5	3	0	44	0	38
FB Joe Dawkins	2	2	0	6	0	17
RB Les Josephson	2	2	0	21	0	22
TE Jim McFarland	1	1	0	5	0	10

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terry Metcalf	6	5	48	0	18
WR Ken Payne	6	3	35	0	14
WR Cotton Speyrer	6	2	43	1	14
WR Bubba O'Neil	3	2	9	0	16
TE Rich Caster	2	2	18	0	22
WR Ray Jarvis	2	2	60	1	19
TE Larry Brown	1	1	18	0	10
FB Norm Bulaich	1	1	6	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New York (N)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Les Josephson	2	8	4.00	2.00

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Terry Metcalf	3	1	0.33	1.80
Altie Taylor	2	3	1.50	1.75
Tom Bailey	1	7	7.00	6.83

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New York (N)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Daryle Lamonica	8	5	28	3.50	5.70

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Charley Johnson	4	3	37	9.25	8.78

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New York (N)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Pat Curran	2	2	4	2.00	1.67
WR Haven Moses	2	1	11	5.50	4.00
RB Emerson Boozer	1	0	0	0.00	2.80
FB Joe Dawkins	1	1	2	2.00	3.00
WR Jerry Simmons	1	0	0	0.00	4.30
WR Ted Newton	1	1	11	11.00	16.20

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Larry Brown	1	1	18	18.00	18.00
TE Rich Caster	1	1	13	13.00	9.00
WR Cotton Speyrer	1	0	0	0.00	7.17
WR Bubba O'Neil	1	1	6	6.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New York (N)	Rushes	Conversions
Emerson Boozer	3	2
Les Josephson	1	1

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

Third Down Passing Statistics

New York (N)	Att	Comp	Conversions
Daryle Lamonica	11	7	2

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Charley Johnson	11	8	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New York (N)	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Emerson Boozer	4	2	0
WR Haven Moses	2	1	0
WR Jerry Simmons	2	1	0
FB Joe Dawkins	1	1	0
RB Les Josephson	1	1	1
TE Jim McFarland	1	1	1

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ken Payne	3	1	1
TE Rich Caster	2	2	2
WR Terry Metcalf	2	2	1
TE Larry Brown	1	1	1
WR Ray Jarvis	1	1	1
WR Cotton Speyrer	1	0	0
WR Bubba O'Neil	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,600 (21,400)
End Zone 13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,600 (21,400)
End Zone	13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)