Wild Card Playoff Games, 1974

played in St. Louis, MO

45 degrees, rain, 15 mph wind

Chicago Bears7000-7
St. Louis Cardinals77013-27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:19 CHI - Joseph Bach 6 pass from Scott Hunter (Errol Mann extra point)
1Q: 07:22 STL - Ken Payne 6 pass from Jim Hart (John Leypoldt extra point)
2Q: 00:19 STL - Altie Taylor 8 run (John Leypoldt extra point)
4Q: 13:25 STL - Ray Jarvis 11 pass from Charley Johnson (John Leypoldt extra point)
4Q: 06:11 STL - John Leypoldt 26 field goal
4Q: 02:33 STL - John Leypoldt 36 field goal

Team StatisticsCHISTL
Record10-713-4
First Downs1415
- by Rushing16
- by Passing128
- by Penalty11
Total Net Yards184286
- Offensive Plays6366
- Yards per Play2.924.33
Net Rushing Yards71138
- Rushing Attempts2232
- Yards per Rush3.234.31
Net Passing Yards113148
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt31 - 16 - 033 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards176151
- Sacks/Yards Lost10/631/3
- Yards per Pass Play2.764.35
Fumbles/Lost4/20/0
3rd Down Conversions2/135/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down10.26.4
4th Down Conversions0/10/0
Penalties/Yards7/406/45
Punt Returns/Yards5/123/28
Kick Returns/Yards3/602/63
Interception Ret./Yards0/00/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits25
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/03/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 25OWN 40
Time of Possession27:2232:38

Drive Charts

Chicago Bears
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:004:46OWN 38862Touchdown
17:171:24OWN 2036Punt
13:241:20OWN 1532Punt
10:531:40OWN 2030Punt
212:101:17OWN 153-5Punt
210:011:35OWN 4032Punt
26:543:25OWN 21639Punt
312:301:16OWN 20523Punt
38:520:55OWN 453-1Punt
35:161:57OWN 3638Punt
413:181:40OWN 203-2Punt
49:291:10OWN 212-3Fumble
46:032:29OWN 2085Downs
42:252:25OWN 271153Game
St. Louis Cardinals
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
110:142:57OWN 35565Touchdown
15:532:29OWN 36410Punt
12:041:11OWN 4435Punt
214:132:03OWN 4435Punt
210:530:52OPP 4037Missed FG
28:261:32OWN 2237Punt
23:293:00OWN 20621Punt
20:290:19OPP 10210Touchdown
315:002:30OWN 33523Punt
311:142:22OWN 7518Punt
37:572:41OWN 7521Punt
33:195:01OWN 201380Touchdown
411:382:09OWN 393-1Punt
48:192:16OPP 1839Field Goal
43:341:09OPP 2536Field Goal

Game MVP: Ron Yankowski, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

ChicagoAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Otis Armstrong13433.312110
Preston Pearson8263.251110
Scott Hunter122.00200
St. LouisAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Terry Metcalf17734.294210
Altie Taylor13614.691321
Tom Bailey1-1-1.00-100
Norm Bulaich155.00500

Passing Statistics

ChicagoAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Scott Hunter311617610/63120079.4
St. LouisAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Jim Hart2112661/3116078.7
Charley Johnson128850/01250114.9

Receiving Statistics

ChicagoCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Ronnie Talley484210.504130
WR Roger Carr333712.333200
FB Cid Edwards333010.009120
WR Terry Carrol252110.500120
WR Joseph Bach262010.004141
RB Otis Armstrong111515.0012150
WR Lester Tresca111111.005110
TE Boyd Brown0100.00000
FB Carl Garrett0200.00000
TE Mike Hancock0100.00000
St. LouisCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Ray Jarvis57377.400161
WR Terry Metcalf56316.2013180
WR Bubba O'Neil36217.00080
WR Ken Payne243115.5013251
TE Larry Brown1377.00070
FB Norm Bulaich1199.00190
WR Cotton Speyrer141010.000100
RB Altie Taylor1111.00010
FB Matt Braxton1144.00040

Interception Statistics

ChicagoIntsYardsAvgTD
St. LouisIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

ChicagoFumbRecovForceTD
Scott Hunter2100
Cid Edwards1100
Rob Scribner1000
St. LouisFumbRecovForceTD
John Grant0100
Len Hauss0100
Mark Cooney0010
Mike Weger0010
Ron Yankowski0010
Eric Kasay0010

Punting Statistics

ChicagoPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Merritt Kersey1044544.537.7563
St. LouisPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Al Blake938843.137.3513

Kicking Statistics

ChicagoFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Errol Mann0/00/00/001/1
St. LouisFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
John Leypoldt2/30/10/1363/3

Punt Return Statistics

ChicagoRetYardsAvgTD
Rob Scribner5122.40
St. LouisRetYardsAvgTD
Terry Metcalf3289.30

Kick Return Statistics

ChicagoRetYardsAvgTD
Preston Pearson24120.50
Rob Scribner11919.00
St. LouisRetYardsAvgTD
Roger Wehrli26331.50

Defensive Statistics

ChicagoTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Don Rives1210.03133
DE Fred Dryer620.02632
CB Maurice Cherpeski510.01930
OLB Dan Buffone500.044
OLB Brad Van Pelt400.0112
OLB Duane Benson340.03033
DE Larry Hand320.02933
S Kirk Robbins300.02432
DE Ron Rydalich211.02228
DT Wally Chambers210.03033
CB Paul Johnson200.02933
CB Durwood Keeton110.03032
DT Rick Dvorak100.0135
S Rodney Dawkins100.074
S Craig Clemons030.03134
St. LouisTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Dwight Lewis1042.02141
DE Ron Yankowski702.52241
S Mike Weger620.52240
ILB Will Foster412.02138
DT Eric Kasay331.02020
DT John Grant310.52039
CB Hugh Rodgers330.01536
CB Roger Wehrli300.02041
S Jim Tolbert210.51739
CB Al Clark200.02138
DE Billy Howard101.02030
ILB Mark Cooney100.011
CB Ray Easterling100.015
OLB Jim Merlo100.073
S Dan Myers020.0222
OLB Roy Winston010.022

Pass Rush Statistics

ChicagoSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Ron Rydalich1.000028
DE Fred Dryer0.011132
DT Wally Chambers0.001033
DE Larry Hand0.001033
CB Paul Johnson0.001033
St. LouisSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Ron Yankowski2.511141
OLB Dwight Lewis2.000141
ILB Will Foster2.000038
DE Billy Howard1.012030
DT Eric Kasay1.000020
DT John Grant0.501039
S Jim Tolbert0.501039
S Mike Weger0.500040
DE Sammy Danko0.001011

Pass Defense Statistics

ChicagoCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Don Rives61033
OLB Dan Buffone3004
CB Paul Johnson21033
CB Maurice Cherpeski20030
S Kirk Robbins20032
CB Durwood Keeton11032
OLB Duane Benson10033
S Craig Clemons10034
DE Fred Dryer10032
DE Larry Hand10033
S Rodney Dawkins0104
St. LouisCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Dwight Lewis30041
S Mike Weger30040
CB Al Clark22038
CB Roger Wehrli21041
CB Hugh Rodgers20036
ILB Mark Cooney1001
CB Ray Easterling1005
DT John Grant10039
S Jim Tolbert10039

Blocking Statistics

ChicagoKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Hubert Camarillo24018231
Alberto White14019229
Bob Young12011020
Rich Coady04020332
Rocky Freitas02016132
Dave Hill020609
Phil LaPorta01014233
Jim Clack0106019
Carl Garrett0109016
St. LouisKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Len Hauss310030031
Glen Holloway27126032
Dan Dierdorf26026024
Tom Funchess13018020
Sam Davis12026132
Joe Scibelli1201104
Norm Bulaich01011014
Ron Mikolajczyk01019020

Special Teams Tackles

ChicagoTacklesSTPlays
Dave Edwards231
Preston Pearson127
Rich Coady18
Craig Clemons15
St. LouisTacklesSTPlays
Roy Winston323
Mark Cooney317
Sam Davis112
Ken Payne111

Participation

ChicagoRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Craig Clemons------3134570
Duane Benson------3033467
Durwood Keeton------3032567
Don Rives------3133367
Maurice Cherpeski------19301867
Wally Chambers------3033366
Larry Hand------2933365
Paul Johnson------2933365
Scott Hunter2241---------63
Fred Dryer------2632361
Rich Coady2032------860
Kirk Robbins------2432359
Ron Rydalich------2228757
Rocky Freitas1632------654
Hubert Camarillo1831------453
Preston Pearson816------2751
Alberto White1929---------48
Roger Carr1020------1747
Phil LaPorta1433---------47
Ronnie Talley1332------146
Boyd Brown1415------1645
Terry Carrol1427------142
Bob Young1120------1041
Joseph Bach1327---------40
Otis Armstrong1319------537
Dave Edwards------213134
Carl Garrett916------631
Jim Clack619------530
Cid Edwards410------1630
Lester Tresca311------1428
Dave Hill69------1025
Mike Hancock12------1821
Rick Dvorak------135220
Rodney Dawkins------74920
Brad Van Pelt------112619
Andre Tillman810---------18
Rob Scribner00------1616
Bill Belk------62614
Dan Buffone------44513
Vinny Hoover------41712
Tom Sutton------31711
Doug Allen------11810
Merritt Kersey00------1010
Errol Mann00------22
Unknown00---------0
O.J. Fujimoto00---------0
St. LouisRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Len Hauss3031------1273
Sam Davis2632------1270
Hugh Rodgers------15361869
Roger Wehrli------2041263
Ron Yankowski------2241---63
Dwight Lewis------2141---62
Mike Weger------2240---62
Jim Tolbert------1739561
Bubba O'Neil2224------1561
Al Clark------2138160
Rich Caster2624------959
Will Foster------2138---59
John Grant------2039---59
Glen Holloway2632---------58
Ron Mikolajczyk1920------1251
Dan Dierdorf2624---------50
Billy Howard------2030---50
Terry Metcalf1819------1047
Cotton Speyrer2022------244
Eric Kasay------2020141
Jim Hart1722---------39
Tom Funchess1820---------38
Ken Payne1215------1138
Ray Jarvis2016------137
Norm Bulaich1114------1035
Larry Brown1017------734
Tom Bailey13------2933
Dan Myers------222933
Willie Harper------102829
Charley Johnson1512---------27
Joe Scibelli114------1227
Roy Winston------222327
Altie Taylor1311---------24
Jim Arneson47------1122
Sammy Danko------211922
Todd McQuarters10------2021
Mark Cooney------111719
Matt Braxton65------516
Geoff Carr------221014
Ray Easterling------15713
Al Blake00------1212
Jim Merlo------73---10
John Leypoldt00------99
Dale Norman------52---7
Vincent Forbes00------11
Gary Huff00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left1-1-1.0
Middle13201.5
Right8526.5
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left7273.9
Middle15775.1
Right10343.4
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

ChicagoAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Scott Hunter31161223620
St. LouisAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Jim Hart21120033210
Charley Johnson1281101200

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen111515.0
Short (0-8 Yds)86506.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)148916.5
Long (19+ Yds)81202.5
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen44112.8
Short (0-8 Yds)1210534.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)126877.3
Long (19+ Yds)5000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

ChicagoTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Ronnie Talley84042032
WR Joseph Bach62120027
WR Terry Carrol52021027
WR Roger Carr33037120
FB Cid Edwards33030010
FB Carl Garrett2000016
RB Otis Armstrong11015019
TE Boyd Brown1000015
TE Mike Hancock101002
WR Lester Tresca11011011
St. LouisTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Ray Jarvis75137016
WR Terry Metcalf65131019
WR Bubba O'Neil63121024
WR Ken Payne42031115
WR Cotton Speyrer41010022
TE Larry Brown3107017
FB Norm Bulaich1109014
RB Altie Taylor1101011
FB Matt Braxton110405

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

ChicagoAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Preston Pearson155.003.25
St. LouisAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Altie Taylor4307.504.69
Terry Metcalf341.334.29
Tom Bailey1-1-1.00-1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

ChicagoAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Scott Hunter2163.005.68
St. LouisAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Jim Hart2252.503.14
Charley Johnson21115.507.08

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

ChicagoTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Boyd Brown1000.000.00
WR Joseph Bach1166.003.33
St. LouisTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Ray Jarvis111111.005.29
WR Terry Metcalf11-1-1.005.17
WR Ken Payne1166.007.75
WR Cotton Speyrer1000.002.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

ChicagoRushesConversions
Otis Armstrong20
Preston Pearson20
St. LouisRushesConversions
Terry Metcalf40
Tom Bailey10
Altie Taylor11

Third Down Passing Statistics

ChicagoAttCompConversions
Scott Hunter732
St. LouisAttCompConversions
Jim Hart641
Charley Johnson443

Third Down Receiving Statistics

ChicagoTargCatchConversions
WR Terry Carrol200
WR Ronnie Talley210
WR Roger Carr111
FB Cid Edwards111
WR Joseph Bach100
St. LouisTargCatchConversions
WR Ray Jarvis442
WR Ken Payne211
WR Cotton Speyrer211
TE Larry Brown110
WR Terry Metcalf110

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Stadium59,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck18,600 (21,400)
End Zone13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats11,200 (13,600)
Club Seats6,300 (7,400)
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