Week 16, 1974

played in New England, MA

21 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals	14	7	7	17	-	45
New England Patriots	0	7	0	0	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:56 STL - Cotton Speyrer 2 pass from Jim Hart (John Leypoldt extra point)
1Q: 00:48 STL - Terry Metcalf 11 pass from Jim Hart (John Leypoldt extra point)
2Q: 12:04 NED - Van Harmon 2 pass from Jim Plunkett (Ray Wersching extra point)
2Q: 03:02 STL - Altie Taylor 7 run (John Leypoldt extra point)
3Q: 08:23 STL - Terry Metcalf 13 pass from Jim Hart (John Leypoldt extra point)
4Q: 08:54 STL - John Leypoldt 31 field goal
4Q: 02:54 STL - Dan Myers 13 interception return (John Leypoldt extra point)
4Q: 02:26 STL - Hugh Rodgers 31 interception return (John Leypoldt extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:56 STL - Cotton Speyrer 2 pass from Jim Hart (John Leypoldt extra point)
1Q: 00:48 STL - Terry Metcalf 11 pass from Jim Hart (John Leypoldt extra point)
2Q: 12:04 NED - Van Harmon 2 pass from Jim Plunkett (Ray Wersching extra point)
2Q: 03:02 STL - Altie Taylor 7 run (John Leypoldt extra point)
3Q: 08:23 STL - Terry Metcalf 13 pass from Jim Hart (John Leypoldt extra point)
4Q: 08:54 STL - John Leypoldt 31 field goal
4Q: 02:54 STL - Dan Myers 13 interception return (John Leypoldt extra point)
4Q: 02:26 STL - Hugh Rodgers 31 interception return (John Leypoldt extra point)

Team Statistics STL NED
Record 11-4 9-6
First Downs 24 13
- by Rushing 6 3
- by Passing 16 10
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 335 198
- Offensive Plays 73 56
- Yards per Play 4.59 3.54
Net Rushing Yards 116 72
- Rushing Attempts 33 16
- Yards per Rush 3.52 4.50
Net Passing Yards 219 126
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 23 - 0 37 - 18 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 235 146
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/16 3/20
- Yards per Pass Play 5.48 3.15
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/15 1/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 10.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 3/20 4/55
Punt Returns/Yards 4/21 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/54 7/175
Interception Ret./Yards 3/47 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 25
Time of Possession 38:25 21:35

Team Statistics	STL	NED
Record	11-4	9-6
First Downs	24	13
- by Rushing	6	3
- by Passing	16	10
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	335	198
- Offensive Plays	73	56
- Yards per Play	4.59	3.54
Net Rushing Yards	116	72
- Rushing Attempts	33	16
- Yards per Rush	3.52	4.50
Net Passing Yards	219	126
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 23 - 0	37 - 18 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	235	146
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/16	3/20
- Yards per Pass Play	5.48	3.15
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/15	1/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	10.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	3/20	4/55
Punt Returns/Yards	4/21	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/54	7/175
Interception Ret./Yards	3/47	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 25
Time of Possession	38:25	21:35

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	8:10	OWN 37	14	63	Touchdown
1	4:20	2:30	OWN 23	7	26	Punt
1	0:48	0:09	OPP 11	1	11	Touchdown
2	11:55	1:57	OWN 26	3	4	Punt
2	8:19	0:46	OWN 15	3	3	Punt
2	6:37	3:44	OWN 48	8	52	Touchdown
2	1:26	1:26	OWN 20	3	-11	Half
3	13:28	5:13	OWN 9	10	91	Touchdown
3	5:03	4:58	OWN 6	11	53	Punt
4	13:51	5:05	OWN 31	11	55	Field Goal
4	5:26	2:22	OPP 48	3	5	Punt
4	0:01	0:01	OWN 30	1	-2	Game

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	6:50	2:30	OWN 24	4	18	Punt
1	1:50	1:02	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
1	0:39	3:44	OWN 38	8	62	Touchdown
2	9:58	1:39	OWN 31	4	17	Punt
2	7:33	0:56	OWN 45	3	4	Interception
2	2:53	1:27	OWN 28	6	5	Punt
3	15:00	1:32	OWN 45	4	0	Punt
3	8:15	3:12	OWN 17	5	29	Punt
3	0:05	1:14	OWN 10	3	5	Punt
4	8:46	3:20	OWN 25	9	23	Downs
4	3:04	0:23	OWN 4	2	0	Interception
4	2:41	0:27	OWN 27	2	0	Interception
4	2:14	2:13	OWN 20	5	12	Punt

Game MVP: Jim Hart, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Terry Metcalf	19	50	2.63	9	0	0
Altie Taylor	7	37	5.29	11	1	1
Tom Bailey	6	31	5.17	16	1	0
Jim Hart	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Essex Johnson	9	46	5.11	12	1
Larry Smith	3	17	5.67	10	1
Jumbo Asher	3	5	1.67	3	0
Jim Plunkett	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim Hart	37	23	235	3/16	3	48	0	107.3

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim Plunkett	26	15	141	2/15	1	25	1	69.5
Isaac Daniels	11	3	5	1/5	0	4	2	0.0

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Terry Metcalf	5	7	46	9.20	5	13	2
WR Ken Payne	5	6	107	21.40	8	48	0
TE Rich Caster	3	3	27	9.00	4	13	0
RB Altie Taylor	3	3	10	3.33	3	4	0
RB Tom Bailey	2	2	15	7.50	11	11	0
WR Cotton Speyrer	2	4	8	4.00	2	6	1
TE Larry Brown	1	1	14	14.00	0	14	0
WR Ray Jarvis	1	5	4	4.00	0	4	0
FB Matt Braxton	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Bubba O'Neil	0	5	0	0.00	0	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Gloster Richardson	5	7	26	5.20	0	9	0
WR Van Harmon	3	7	23	7.67	2	14	1
RB Essex Johnson	2	2	11	5.50	2	12	0
WR Vincent Slatus	2	3	21	10.50	0	11	0
TE Bob Adams	1	1	11	11.00	5	11	0
FB John Brockington	1	4	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Reggie Rucker	1	7	25	25.00	0	25	0
WR Larry Smith	1	3	10	10.00	11	10	0
TE Jerome Moriarty	1	2	15	15.00	2	15	0
RB Jumbo Asher	1	1	2	2.00	2	2	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Dwight Lewis	1	3	3.00	0
CB Hugh Rodgers	1	31	31.00	1
S Dan Myers	1	13	13.00	1

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Terry Metcalf	1	0	0
Cotton Speyrer	1	0	0
Rich Caster	0	1	0
Len Hauss	0	1	0
Jim Tolbert	0	0	1

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Essex Johnson	1	0	0
John Brockington	0	1	0
Tommy Hart	0	0	1
Graham Spreen	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Al Blake	5	197	39.4	35.4	51	2

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marv Bateman	8	326	40.8	38.1	52	4

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Leypoldt	1/1	0/0	0/0	31	6/6

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ray Wersching	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Metcalf	4	21	5.3	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jim Tolbert	2	54	27.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Essex Johnson	4	101	25.3	0
Mike Bass	3	74	24.7	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jim Tolbert	6	0	0.0	16	39
DE Ron Yankowski	4	1	2.5	14	38
DT John Grant	4	0	0.5	13	38
ILB Will Foster	4	2	0.0	13	37
CB Hugh Rodgers	4	0	0.0	13	35
CB Al Clark	3	1	0.0	14	37
OLB Dwight Lewis	3	1	0.0	15	40
S Mike Weger	3	0	0.0	15	40
DE Billy Howard	2	2	0.0	14	39
OLB Jim Merlo	2	0	0.0	4	3
CB Roger Wehrli	1	2	0.0	14	40
DT Eric Kasay	0	1	0.0	9	21

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Sandy Durko	8	0	0.0	31	39
OLB Sam Hunt	7	4	0.0	30	39
CB Mike Bass	7	0	0.0	31	39
DE Tommy Hart	6	3	1.5	29	37
S Andrew Ybarra	4	0	1.0	24	28
DE Bill Stanfill	4	1	0.5	12	16
OLB Paul Naumoff	4	2	0.0	31	38
CB Graham Spreen	4	0	0.0	30	35
DE Coy Bacon	2	1	0.0	30	37
OLB Steve Nelson	2	1	0.0	16	20
CB Martin Lance	2	0	0.0	13	11
OLB Charlie Hall	1	0	0.0	28	30
DT Elex Price	1	0	0.0	6	6
WR Larry Smith	1	0	---	---	---
DE Olin Rogers	1	0	0.0	27	34
S Vince Castillo	1	0	0.0	11	14
OLB Jims Sims	0	1	0.0	3	2

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ron Yankowski	2.5	3	2	38
DT John Grant	0.5	1	0	38
DE Billy Howard	0.0	1	0	39
S Mike Weger	0.0	1	0	40
DT Eric Kasay	0.0	1	0	21

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tommy Hart	1.5	2	2	37
S Andrew Ybarra	1.0	0	0	28
DE Bill Stanfill	0.5	0	0	16
DE Coy Bacon	0.0	3	1	37
OLB Charlie Hall	0.0	1	0	30
OLB Paul Naumoff	0.0	1	0	38
DE Olin Rogers	0.0	0	1	34

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Jim Tolbert	4	1	0	39
CB Hugh Rodgers	3	0	1	35
ILB Will Foster	3	0	0	37
DT John Grant	2	0	0	38
CB Roger Wehrli	1	1	0	40
CB Al Clark	1	0	0	37
DE Billy Howard	1	0	0	39
OLB Jim Merlo	1	0	0	3
S Mike Weger	1	0	0	40
DE Ron Yankowski	1	0	0	38
OLB Dwight Lewis	0	0	1	40
S Dan Myers	0	0	1	19

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Mike Bass	5	0	39
OLB Paul Naumoff	4	0	38
OLB Sam Hunt	3	0	39
DE Coy Bacon	2	0	37
OLB Steve Nelson	2	0	20
S Andrew Ybarra	2	0	28
S Sandy Durko	1	2	39
DE Tommy Hart	1	0	37
DE Olin Rogers	1	0	34
CB Graham Spreen	1	0	35
CB Martin Lance	1	0	11

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dan Dierdorf	3	6	31	0	40
Tom Funchess	2	5	30	2	30
Sam Davis	2	5	20	0	24
Len Hauss	1	6	31	1	37
Vincent Forbes	1	4	17	0	18
Joe Scibelli	1	3	29	0	38
Ron Mikolajczyk	0	2	5	0	10
Matt Braxton	0	1	8	0	15

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jim Langer	1	4	16	0	35
Babe Morgan	1	3	10	1	36
Dan Stonebarger	1	2	11	0	21
Bob Adams	0	2	7	0	15
John Hannah	0	2	13	0	34
Doug Van Horn	0	1	15	1	35
Tom Mullen	0	1	3	0	6
Jean Barrett	0	0	12	1	28

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Mark Cooney	4	15
Ray Easterling	2	8
Roy Winston	1	17

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Frank Grant	2	18
Maurice Spencer	1	20
Troy Gerhardt	1	17
Jerome Moriarty	1	11
Sandy Durko	1	2

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Len Hauss	31	37	---	---	6	74
Jim Hart	33	40	---	---	---	73
Dan Dierdorf	31	40	---	---	---	71
Joe Scibelli	29	38	---	---	---	67
Hugh Rodgers	---	---	13	35	16	64
Tom Funchess	30	30	---	---	---	60
Jim Tolbert	---	---	16	39	3	58
Ken Payne	19	21	---	---	17	57
Dwight Lewis	---	---	15	40	1	56
Mike Weger	---	---	15	40	1	56
Roger Wehrli	---	---	14	40	2	56
Al Clark	---	---	14	37	2	53
Billy Howard	---	---	14	39	---	53
Terry Metcalf	20	25	---	---	8	53
Will Foster	---	---	13	37	2	52
Ron Yankowski	---	---	14	38	---	52
John Grant	---	---	13	38	---	51
Rich Caster	19	31	---	---	---	50
Sam Davis	20	24	---	---	6	50
Ray Jarvis	23	22	---	---	1	46
Bubba O'Neil	15	27	---	---	---	42
Vincent Forbes	17	18	---	---	6	41
Larry Brown	17	12	---	---	9	38
Matt Braxton	8	15	---	---	14	37
Norm Bulaich	14	11	---	---	10	35
Cotton Speyrer	16	18	---	---	---	34
Eric Kasay	---	---	9	21	4	34
Dan Myers	---	---	4	19	11	34
Tom Bailey	6	5	---	---	16	27
Willie Harper	---	---	1	0	24	25
Ron Mikolajczyk	5	10	---	---	6	21
Roy Winston	---	---	1	2	17	20
Mark Cooney	---	---	3	1	15	19
Altie Taylor	7	10	---	---	---	17
Todd McQuarters	1	1	---	---	15	17
Ray Easterling	---	---	2	5	8	15
Jerald Whiting	0	2	---	---	11	13
Sammy Danko	---	---	4	3	5	12
Geoff Carr	---	---	3	2	7	12
Jim Arneson	2	3	---	---	6	11
John Leypoldt	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jim Merlo	---	---	4	3	---	7
Al Blake	0	0	---	---	6	6
Dale Norman	---	---	4	1	---	5
Gary Huff	0	0	---	---	---	0
Charley Johnson	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mike Bass	---	---	31	39	10	80
Sandy Durko	---	---	31	39	2	72
Sam Hunt	---	---	30	39	1	70
Paul Naumoff	---	---	31	38	1	70
Coy Bacon	---	---	30	37	1	68
Tommy Hart	---	---	29	37	1	67
Graham Spreen	---	---	30	35	1	66
Olin Rogers	---	---	27	34	1	62
Charlie Hall	---	---	28	30	1	59
Jim Langer	16	35	---	---	2	53
Andrew Ybarra	---	---	24	28	1	53
Doug Van Horn	15	35	---	---	---	50
Babe Morgan	10	36	---	---	3	49
Reggie Rucker	10	24	---	---	14	48
John Hannah	13	34	---	---	---	47
Steve Nelson	---	---	16	20	9	45
Jim Plunkett	15	28	---	---	---	43
Jerome Moriarty	6	25	---	---	11	42
Maurice Spencer	---	---	8	13	20	41
Vince Castillo	---	---	11	14	16	41
Bob Adams	7	15	---	---	18	40
Jean Barrett	12	28	---	---	---	40
Larry Smith	5	13	---	---	22	40
Dan Stonebarger	11	21	---	---	5	37
Vincent Slatus	15	22	---	---	---	37
John Brockington	3	24	---	---	9	36
Gloster Richardson	9	25	---	---	2	36
Essex Johnson	9	19	---	---	7	35
Bill Stanfill	---	---	12	16	5	33
Van Harmon	10	16	---	---	4	30
Martin Lance	---	---	13	11	---	24
Frank Grant	2	3	---	---	18	23
Jumbo Asher	4	12	---	---	5	21
Troy Gerhardt	0	2	---	---	17	19
Tom Mullen	3	6	---	---	8	17
Terry Meyer	---	---	3	2	10	15
Jims Sims	---	---	3	2	8	13
Isaac Daniels	1	12	---	---	---	13
Elex Price	---	---	6	6	---	12
Marv Bateman	0	0	---	---	8	8
John Hicks	0	0	---	---	8	8
Kyle Delaroche	0	0	---	---	8	8
Skip Lewis	0	5	---	---	---	5
R.J. Reese	---	---	0	0	5	5
Ray Wersching	0	0	---	---	2	2
Jared Kuszewski	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	48	6.9
Middle	19	50	2.6
Right	6	20	3.3
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	9	41	4.6
Right	7	31	4.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim Hart	37	23	1	3	2	2	7	4	0

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim Plunkett	26	15	1	1	4	2	3	2	1
Isaac Daniels	11	3	0	0	2	0	4	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	18	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	10	49	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	9	120	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	9	1	48	5.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	13	2.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	5	21	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	8	87	4.6
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	25	4.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terry Metcalf	7	5	0	46	0	25
WR Ken Payne	6	5	0	107	1	21
WR Ray Jarvis	5	1	0	4	0	22
WR Bubba O'Neil	5	0	2	0	0	27
WR Cotton Speyrer	4	2	0	8	0	18
TE Rich Caster	3	3	0	27	0	31
RB Altie Taylor	3	3	0	10	0	10
RB Tom Bailey	2	2	0	15	0	5
TE Larry Brown	1	1	0	14	0	12
FB Matt Braxton	1	1	0	4	0	15

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gloster Richardson	7	5	0	26	0	25
WR Reggie Rucker	7	1	2	25	1	24
WR Van Harmon	7	3	3	23	0	16
FB John Brockington	4	1	0	2	0	24
WR Larry Smith	3	1	1	10	0	13
WR Vincent Slatus	3	2	0	21	0	22
RB Essex Johnson	2	2	0	11	0	19
TE Jerome Moriarty	2	1	0	15	0	25
TE Bob Adams	1	1	0	11	0	15
RB Jumbo Asher	1	1	0	2	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Terry Metcalf	5	8	1.60	2.63
Altie Taylor	3	14	4.67	5.29

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim Hart	8	6	37	4.63	6.35

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim Plunkett	1	1	2	2.00	5.42

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Terry Metcalf	2	2	24	12.00	6.57
RB Altie Taylor	2	2	7	3.50	3.33
WR Bubba O'Neil	2	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Ray Jarvis	1	1	4	4.00	0.80
WR Cotton Speyrer	1	1	2	2.00	2.00

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Van Harmon	1	1	2	2.00	3.29

Third Down Rushing Statistics

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

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Larry Smith	3	1
Jim Plunkett	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim Hart	11	8	7

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim Plunkett	6	2	0
Isaac Daniels	2	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terry Metcalf	5	4	3
WR Cotton Speyrer	2	1	1
RB Tom Bailey	1	1	1
WR Ken Payne	1	1	1
RB Altie Taylor	1	1	1
WR Bubba O'Neil	1	0	0

New England	Targ	Catch
WR Larry Smith	2	0
WR Vincent Slatus	2	1
WR Gloster Richardson	1	1
WR Reggie Rucker	1	0
TE Jerome Moriarty	1	0
WR Van Harmon	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,900 (21,400)
End Zone 12,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,900 (21,400)
End Zone	12,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (3,300)