Week 17, 1974

played in St. Louis, MO

47 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind

Portland (OR) Shockers	0	14	3	6	0	-	23
St. Louis Cardinals	6	7	0	10	6	-	29

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:40 STL - John Leypoldt 37 field goal
1Q: 06:57 STL - John Leypoldt 53 field goal
2Q: 08:10 POR - Duane Thomas 3 run (Willie Baxter extra point)
2Q: 06:03 STL - Ray Jarvis 10 pass from Jim Hart (John Leypoldt extra point)
2Q: 04:40 POR - Ron Johnson 1 run (Willie Baxter extra point)
3Q: 08:42 POR - Willie Baxter 34 field goal
4Q: 07:56 POR - Willie Baxter 29 field goal
4Q: 03:27 STL - Norm Bulaich 4 pass from Jim Hart (John Leypoldt extra point)
4Q: 01:31 POR - Willie Baxter 40 field goal
4Q: 00:21 STL - John Leypoldt 53 field goal
OT: 11:07 STL - Larry Brown 9 pass from Jim Hart

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:40 STL - John Leypoldt 37 field goal
1Q: 06:57 STL - John Leypoldt 53 field goal
2Q: 08:10 POR - Duane Thomas 3 run (Willie Baxter extra point)
2Q: 06:03 STL - Ray Jarvis 10 pass from Jim Hart (John Leypoldt extra point)
2Q: 04:40 POR - Ron Johnson 1 run (Willie Baxter extra point)
3Q: 08:42 POR - Willie Baxter 34 field goal
4Q: 07:56 POR - Willie Baxter 29 field goal
4Q: 03:27 STL - Norm Bulaich 4 pass from Jim Hart (John Leypoldt extra point)
4Q: 01:31 POR - Willie Baxter 40 field goal
4Q: 00:21 STL - John Leypoldt 53 field goal
OT: 11:07 STL - Larry Brown 9 pass from Jim Hart

Team Statistics POR STL
Record 11-5 12-4
First Downs 18 19
- by Rushing 9 3
- by Passing 9 15
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 278 328
- Offensive Plays 71 65
- Yards per Play 3.92 5.05
Net Rushing Yards 172 99
- Rushing Attempts 47 15
- Yards per Rush 3.66 6.60
Net Passing Yards 106 229
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 14 - 0 48 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 106 242
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 4.42 4.58
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/17 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.3 7.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/68 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 1/11 5/62
Kick Returns/Yards 5/202 5/118
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 37
Time of Possession 38:27 25:33

Team Statistics	POR	STL
Record	11-5	12-4
First Downs	18	19
- by Rushing	9	3
- by Passing	9	15
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	278	328
- Offensive Plays	71	65
- Yards per Play	3.92	5.05
Net Rushing Yards	172	99
- Rushing Attempts	47	15
- Yards per Rush	3.66	6.60
Net Passing Yards	106	229
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 14 - 0	48 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	106	242
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	4.42	4.58
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/17	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.3	7.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/68	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	1/11	5/62
Kick Returns/Yards	5/202	5/118
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 37
Time of Possession	38:27	25:33

Drive Charts

Portland (OR) Shockers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:35	1:53	OWN 8	3	-1	Punt
1	6:51	1:43	OWN 20	3	-6	Punt
1	3:25	3:36	OWN 20	6	14	Punt
2	13:30	5:26	OPP 39	9	39	Touchdown
2	5:58	1:24	OPP 6	2	6	Touchdown
2	3:15	1:31	OWN 27	3	7	Punt
2	0:43	0:43	OWN 14	2	24	Half
3	15:00	6:23	OWN 29	9	54	Field Goal
3	6:17	1:54	OWN 19	3	6	Punt
3	3:49	2:02	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	0:50	8:00	OWN 38	17	50	Field Goal
4	3:21	1:55	OWN 39	7	38	Field Goal
4	0:13	0:13	OWN 48	1	0	Half
OT1	15:00	1:41	OWN 37	3	5	Punt

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:25	OWN 42	8	38	Field Goal
1	8:42	1:51	OPP 48	5	12	Field Goal
1	5:08	1:43	50	3	9	Punt
2	14:49	1:19	OWN 27	3	12	Fumble
2	8:04	2:06	OWN 24	4	76	Touchdown
2	4:34	1:19	OWN 29	3	4	Punt
2	1:44	1:01	50	3	-5	Punt
3	8:37	2:20	OWN 20	6	11	Punt
3	4:23	0:34	OPP 48	4	11	Punt
3	1:47	0:57	OWN 23	3	4	Punt
4	7:50	4:29	OWN 36	9	64	Touchdown
4	1:26	1:13	OWN 41	7	23	Field Goal
OT1	13:19	2:19	OWN 26	8	74	Touchdown

Game MVP: Jim Hart, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

Portland (OR)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Duane Thomas	25	117	4.68	21	4	1
Ron Johnson	19	49	2.58	8	0	1
Mike Phipps	2	3	1.50	2	0	0
Fran Lynch	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Terry Metcalf	7	23	3.29	8	0
Altie Taylor	7	76	10.86	50	3
Tom Bailey	1	0	0.00	0	0

Passing Statistics

Portland (OR)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mike Phipps	24	14	106	0/0	0	14	0	69.1

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim Hart	48	24	242	2/13	3	32	0	85.6

Receiving Statistics

Portland (OR)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Mike Goff	3	4	32	10.67	1	14
TE John Andrews	2	4	14	7.00	8	9
WR Gary Garrison	2	3	19	9.50	2	13
WR John Gilliam	2	4	21	10.50	0	11
WR Jon Staggers	2	5	7	3.50	5	4
RB Duane Thomas	2	3	16	8.00	2	9
WR Robert Foug	1	1	-3	-3.00	0	-3

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Terry Metcalf	6	8	36	6.00	11	13	0
WR Ray Jarvis	5	13	52	10.40	5	19	1
WR Bubba O'Neil	5	9	68	13.60	5	32	0
FB Norm Bulaich	3	4	36	12.00	22	25	1
WR Cotton Speyrer	2	5	25	12.50	4	14	0
TE Larry Brown	1	3	9	9.00	0	9	1
TE Rich Caster	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Ken Payne	1	4	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Altie Taylor	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Portland (OR)	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Portland (OR)	Recov	Force
Walt Sumner	1	0
Bill Brundige	0	1
Mike Goff	0	1

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov
Terry Metcalf	1	0
Dan Myers	1	0
Larry Brown	0	1

Punting Statistics

Portland (OR)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Bruce	7	299	42.7	33.9	51	1

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Al Blake	6	255	42.5	34.0	51	3

Kicking Statistics

Portland (OR)	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Willie Baxter	3/3	1/1	0/0	40	2/2

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Leypoldt	3/3	2/2	2/2	53	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Portland (OR)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Larry Marshall	1	11	11.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Metcalf	4	61	15.3	0
Dan Myers	1	1	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Portland (OR)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jon Staggers	5	202	40.4	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jim Tolbert	3	73	24.3	0
Roger Wehrli	2	45	22.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Portland (OR)	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Bob Matheson	5	3	0.0	14	49
DE Pete Duranko	4	0	1.0	15	48
S John Charles	4	1	0.0	15	49
CB Larry Marshall	4	1	0.0	14	45
OLB Doug Swift	4	1	0.0	15	49
S William Semple	4	0	0.0	12	37
CB Maurice Tyler	3	2	0.0	11	32
DE Pat Toomay	2	0	1.0	15	48
DT Bill Brundige	2	0	0.0	15	49
DT Ron East	2	0	0.0	4	18
S John Folkins	1	1	0.0	4	15
OLB Jeff Staggs	1	0	0.0	1	4
DT Diron Talbert	1	0	0.0	10	34

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Dwight Lewis	9	5	43	24
ILB Will Foster	8	3	45	22
S Jim Tolbert	7	1	32	20
S Mike Weger	5	5	45	22
DT John Grant	5	0	42	20
DT Eric Kasay	4	6	34	17
CB Al Clark	4	0	39	22
CB Roger Wehrli	3	2	44	24
DE Ron Yankowski	2	4	43	23
CB Hugh Rodgers	2	1	24	15
CB Ray Easterling	2	0	8	2
OLB Jim Merlo	2	0	19	8
OLB Roy Winston	2	0	7	1
S Dan Myers	2	0	12	8
DE Sammy Danko	1	1	12	5
ILB Mark Cooney	1	0	2	2
DE Billy Howard	0	2	39	20

Pass Rush Statistics

Portland (OR)	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Pat Toomay	1.0	0	3	4	48
DE Pete Duranko	1.0	0	1	0	48
OLB Ted Choma	0.0	1	0	0	19
DT Bill Brundige	0.0	0	3	0	49
ILB Bob Matheson	0.0	0	1	0	49
CB Walt Sumner	0.0	0	1	0	50
OLB Doug Swift	0.0	0	1	0	49

St. Louis	Hurry	PPlay
DT Eric Kasay	2	17
DE Billy Howard	1	20
OLB Dwight Lewis	1	24
DE Ron Yankowski	1	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Portland (OR)	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Maurice Tyler	4	1	32
S William Semple	4	0	37
S John Charles	3	2	49
CB Larry Marshall	3	1	45
ILB Bob Matheson	3	1	49
CB Walt Sumner	2	2	50
DT Ron East	2	0	18
DE Pete Duranko	1	0	48
OLB Jeff Staggs	1	0	4
DT Diron Talbert	1	0	34
OLB Doug Swift	0	1	49
OLB Ted Choma	0	1	19

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Al Clark	2	1	22
ILB Will Foster	2	0	22
S Jim Tolbert	2	0	20
CB Hugh Rodgers	2	0	15
S Dan Myers	1	1	8
CB Ray Easterling	1	0	2
DT John Grant	1	0	20
OLB Dwight Lewis	1	0	24
S Mike Weger	1	0	22
CB Roger Wehrli	1	0	24
OLB Jim Merlo	0	1	8

Blocking Statistics

Portland (OR)	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Bob Asher	5	6	0	39	22
George Buehler	4	8	0	40	20
Burgess Robinson	2	9	1	35	20
Tom Mack	2	6	0	43	20
Wayne Moore	1	10	0	38	21
Doug Wilkerson	1	1	0	13	7
Ken Mendenhall	0	2	0	12	4
John Andrews	0	1	0	38	19
Fran Lynch	0	1	0	31	11
Royce Smith	0	1	0	7	4

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Len Hauss	2	4	1	15	0	50
Dan Dierdorf	1	4	0	12	0	47
Joe Scibelli	1	3	0	13	0	41
Norm Bulaich	1	1	0	6	0	23
Ron Mikolajczyk	1	1	0	5	0	17
Sam Davis	0	2	0	11	0	35
Tom Funchess	0	0	0	12	2	35

Special Teams Tackles

Portland (OR)	Tackles	STPlays
John Andrews	3	20
Mike Goff	3	9
William Semple	2	17
Ron Johnson	1	29
Ken Mendenhall	1	8

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Mark Cooney	2	19
Roy Winston	2	17
Jerald Whiting	1	16
Sam Davis	1	6

Participation

Portland (OR)	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
John Charles	---	---	15	49	16	80
John Andrews	38	19	---	---	20	77
Mike Phipps	47	24	---	---	---	71
Larry Marshall	---	---	14	45	10	69
George Buehler	40	20	---	---	8	68
Walt Sumner	---	---	15	50	3	68
Bill Brundige	---	---	15	49	3	67
Bob Matheson	---	---	14	49	4	67
Doug Swift	---	---	15	49	3	67
Pete Duranko	---	---	15	48	3	66
Pat Toomay	---	---	15	48	3	66
William Semple	---	---	12	37	17	66
Burgess Robinson	35	20	---	---	10	65
Tom Mack	43	20	---	---	---	63
Bob Asher	39	22	---	---	---	61
John Gilliam	33	16	---	---	12	61
Wayne Moore	38	21	---	---	---	59
Ron Johnson	20	7	---	---	29	56
Fran Lynch	31	11	---	---	14	56
Jon Staggers	29	17	---	---	7	53
Maurice Tyler	---	---	11	32	3	46
Gary Garrison	14	11	---	---	20	45
Diron Talbert	---	---	10	34	1	45
Mike Goff	19	14	---	---	9	42
Duane Thomas	27	14	---	---	---	41
John Folkins	---	---	4	15	17	36
Doug Wilkerson	13	7	---	---	10	30
Ron East	---	---	4	18	5	27
Jeff Kinney	11	5	---	---	11	27
Robert Foug	0	5	---	---	20	25
Ken Mendenhall	12	4	---	---	8	24
Ted Choma	---	---	4	19	---	23
Royce Smith	7	4	---	---	10	21
Corey Mamula	---	---	0	1	15	16
Bob Tucker	13	1	---	---	1	15
Harold McLinton	---	---	1	1	12	14
Montique Anderson	8	2	---	---	4	14
Jeff Staggs	---	---	1	4	7	12
Bob Miller	---	---	0	0	12	12
Willie Baxter	0	0	---	---	9	9
Mark Lomas	---	---	0	2	6	8
Rick Bruce	0	0	---	---	7	7
Joe Gilliam	0	0	---	---	3	3
John McMakin	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ted Fargas	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Roger Wehrli	---	---	44	24	8	76
Len Hauss	15	50	---	---	9	74
Will Foster	---	---	45	22	5	72
Mike Weger	---	---	45	22	4	71
Dwight Lewis	---	---	43	24	3	70
Ron Yankowski	---	---	43	23	3	69
Jim Tolbert	---	---	32	20	16	68
Al Clark	---	---	39	22	4	65
John Grant	---	---	42	20	3	65
Jim Hart	15	50	---	---	---	65
Billy Howard	---	---	39	20	3	62
Dan Dierdorf	12	47	---	---	2	61
Rich Caster	12	38	---	---	7	57
Joe Scibelli	13	41	---	---	3	57
Eric Kasay	---	---	34	17	5	56
Hugh Rodgers	---	---	24	15	17	56
Sam Davis	11	35	---	---	6	52
Tom Funchess	12	35	---	---	---	47
Ray Jarvis	10	35	---	---	1	46
Ken Payne	3	23	---	---	19	45
Terry Metcalf	7	31	---	---	6	44
Cotton Speyrer	11	29	---	---	---	40
Matt Braxton	5	13	---	---	21	39
Vincent Forbes	6	24	---	---	9	39
Bubba O'Neil	9	26	---	---	---	35
Ron Mikolajczyk	5	17	---	---	9	31
Norm Bulaich	6	23	---	---	1	30
Dan Myers	---	---	12	8	10	30
Willie Harper	---	---	4	0	25	29
Tom Bailey	1	5	---	---	22	28
Jim Merlo	---	---	19	8	1	28
Roy Winston	---	---	7	1	17	25
Todd McQuarters	1	1	---	---	22	24
Mark Cooney	---	---	2	2	19	23
Ray Easterling	---	---	8	2	12	22
Larry Brown	3	11	---	---	7	21
Altie Taylor	7	14	---	---	---	21
Sammy Danko	---	---	12	5	4	21
Geoff Carr	---	---	14	6	---	20
Dale Norman	---	---	9	3	7	19
Jerald Whiting	0	1	---	---	16	17
John Leypoldt	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jim Arneson	1	1	---	---	7	9
Al Blake	0	0	---	---	9	9
Gary Huff	0	0	---	---	---	0
Charley Johnson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	45	4.1
Middle	27	69	2.6
Right	9	58	6.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	14	7.0
Middle	8	69	8.6
Right	5	16	3.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Portland (OR)	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mike Phipps	24	14	0	1	1	3	5	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim Hart	48	24	2	2	2	9	10	4	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	10	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	5	30	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	66	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	2	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	15	124	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	65	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	14	2	51	3.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Portland (OR)	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Jon Staggers	5	2	0	7	17
TE John Andrews	4	2	0	14	19
WR John Gilliam	4	2	0	21	16
WR Mike Goff	4	3	0	32	14
WR Gary Garrison	3	2	0	19	11
RB Duane Thomas	3	2	1	16	14
WR Robert Foug	1	1	0	-3	5

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ray Jarvis	13	5	1	52	0	35
WR Bubba O'Neil	9	5	0	68	1	26
WR Terry Metcalf	8	6	1	36	0	31
WR Cotton Speyrer	5	2	0	25	0	29
FB Norm Bulaich	4	3	0	36	1	23
WR Ken Payne	4	1	0	8	0	23
TE Larry Brown	3	1	0	9	0	11
TE Rich Caster	1	1	0	8	0	38
RB Altie Taylor	1	0	0	0	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Portland (OR)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Duane Thomas	5	26	5.20	4.68
Ron Johnson	3	3	1.00	2.58

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tom Bailey	1	0	0.00	0.00
Terry Metcalf	1	3	3.00	3.29
Altie Taylor	1	-2	-2.00	10.86

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Portland (OR)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mike Phipps	5	2	10	2.00	4.42

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim Hart	5	4	37	7.40	5.04

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Portland (OR)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Gary Garrison	2	1	13	6.50	6.33
TE John Andrews	1	0	0	0.00	3.50
RB Duane Thomas	1	0	0	0.00	5.33
WR Robert Foug	1	1	-3	-3.00	-3.00

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cotton Speyrer	2	1	14	7.00	5.00
TE Larry Brown	1	1	9	9.00	3.00
FB Norm Bulaich	1	1	4	4.00	9.00
WR Ray Jarvis	1	1	10	10.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Portland (OR)	Rushes	Conversions
Ron Johnson	5	2
Mike Phipps	1	0

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Terry Metcalf	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Portland (OR)	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mike Phipps	11	8	5

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim Hart	13	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Portland (OR)	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jon Staggers	4	2	1
TE John Andrews	2	2	1
WR Gary Garrison	2	2	2
RB Duane Thomas	1	1	1
WR Mike Goff	1	0	0
WR Robert Foug	1	1	0

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ray Jarvis	5	2	2
WR Bubba O'Neil	4	3	3
TE Larry Brown	1	0	0
WR Terry Metcalf	1	1	0
WR Ken Payne	1	1	0
WR Cotton Speyrer	1	0	0

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)