Week 8, 1975

played in St. Louis, MO

66 degrees, rain, 9 mph wind

Washington Redskins	0	0	0	0	-	0
St. Louis Cardinals	3	7	0	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:29 STL - John Leypoldt 19 field goal
2Q: 01:32 STL - Warren Bankston 1 run (John Leypoldt extra point)
4Q: 13:21 STL - Terry Metcalf 9 pass from Jim Hart (John Leypoldt extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:29 STL - John Leypoldt 19 field goal
2Q: 01:32 STL - Warren Bankston 1 run (John Leypoldt extra point)
4Q: 13:21 STL - Terry Metcalf 9 pass from Jim Hart (John Leypoldt extra point)

Team Statistics WAS STL
Record 5-3 5-3
First Downs 11 21
- by Rushing 4 5
- by Passing 5 14
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 212 317
- Offensive Plays 65 77
- Yards per Play 3.26 4.12
Net Rushing Yards 70 96
- Rushing Attempts 18 40
- Yards per Rush 3.89 2.40
Net Passing Yards 142 221
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 45 - 18 - 0 37 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 156 221
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 3.02 5.97
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/16 8/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 7.7
4th Down Conversions 1/4 0/1
Penalties/Yards 7/46 8/60
Punt Returns/Yards 2/12 3/33
Kick Returns/Yards 3/89 1/31
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 36
Time of Possession 24:31 35:29

Team Statistics	WAS	STL
Record	5-3	5-3
First Downs	11	21
- by Rushing	4	5
- by Passing	5	14
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	212	317
- Offensive Plays	65	77
- Yards per Play	3.26	4.12
Net Rushing Yards	70	96
- Rushing Attempts	18	40
- Yards per Rush	3.89	2.40
Net Passing Yards	142	221
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	45 - 18 - 0	37 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	156	221
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	3.02	5.97
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/16	8/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	7.7
4th Down Conversions	1/4	0/1
Penalties/Yards	7/46	8/60
Punt Returns/Yards	2/12	3/33
Kick Returns/Yards	3/89	1/31
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 36
Time of Possession	24:31	35:29

Drive Charts

Washington Redskins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:10	OWN 20	1	7	Fumble
1	14:02	2:04	OWN 14	3	0	Punt
1	5:23	4:26	OWN 35	6	13	Punt
2	13:34	1:46	OWN 23	4	22	Punt
2	10:37	3:11	OWN 19	6	32	Punt
2	1:26	0:45	OWN 39	3	0	Punt
3	13:08	2:47	OWN 18	6	34	Punt
3	8:47	3:14	OWN 41	7	36	Missed FG
3	3:54	0:53	OWN 24	3	5	Punt
4	13:11	0:57	OPP 47	3	0	Punt
4	10:50	0:30	OWN 47	3	0	Punt
4	9:09	3:10	OWN 33	12	46	Downs
4	3:38	0:45	OWN 33	4	-7	Downs
4	2:17	0:36	OWN 28	4	9	Downs

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:50	0:48	OPP 27	2	4	Interception
1	11:58	6:35	OPP 46	11	44	Field Goal
1	0:57	2:23	OWN 9	4	30	Punt
2	11:48	1:11	OWN 26	3	5	Punt
2	7:26	6:00	OWN 16	14	84	Touchdown
2	0:41	0:41	OWN 43	7	-4	Half
3	15:00	1:52	OWN 40	4	13	Punt
3	10:21	1:34	OWN 23	3	4	Punt
3	5:33	1:39	OWN 30	3	1	Punt
3	3:01	4:50	OWN 32	11	68	Touchdown
4	12:14	1:24	OWN 20	5	33	Fumble
4	10:20	1:11	OWN 16	3	4	Punt
4	5:59	2:21	OWN 21	3	5	Punt
4	2:53	0:36	OPP 26	3	5	Missed FG
4	1:41	1:41	OPP 37	4	-8	Downs

Game MVP: Jim Hart, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Larry Brown	10	19	1.90	6	0
Moe Dixon	7	42	6.00	19	1
Bert Jones	1	9	9.00	9	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Terry Metcalf	20	48	2.40	13	1	0
Warren Bankston	16	42	2.63	19	1	1
Jim Hart	4	6	1.50	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bert Jones	34	16	142	1/7	0	21	0	58.7
Danny White	11	2	14	1/7	0	9	0	39.6

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim Hart	37	23	221	0/0	1	23	1	76.5

Receiving Statistics

Washington	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Larry Brown	4	8	23	5.75	7	8
WR Lou Piccone	4	11	40	10.00	0	21
WR Ben Hawkins	3	4	32	10.67	1	17
WR Jerry LeVias	3	7	32	10.67	0	14
TE Tom Mitchell	2	2	12	6.00	0	7
WR Charley Taylor	2	11	17	8.50	0	10
WR Levi Tyson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Moe Dixon	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
FB Norm Bulaich	5	5	33	6.60	0	10	0
WR Terry Metcalf	4	6	28	7.00	0	10	1
WR Alfred Jenkins	4	11	44	11.00	2	23	0
RB Warren Bankston	3	4	19	6.33	1	12	0
TE Rich Caster	2	2	31	15.50	14	21	0
WR Ray Jarvis	2	4	34	17.00	2	21	0
WR Bubba O'Neil	2	3	23	11.50	0	14	0
WR Cotton Speyrer	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0

Interception Statistics

Washington	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Kerry Reardon	1	0	0.00	0

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Washington	Fumb	Recov	Force
Larry Brown	1	0	0
Ralph Ortega	0	1	1
Lem Burnham	0	0	1

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Warren Bankston	1	1	0
Terry Metcalf	1	0	0
Roger Wehrli	0	1	1

Punting Statistics

Washington	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Hal Roberts	9	336	37.3	31.4	47	4

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Al Blake	7	294	42.0	40.3	55	2

Kicking Statistics

Washington	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jessie Becker	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	0/0

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Leypoldt	1/2	0/0	0/0	19	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerry LeVias	2	12	6.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Metcalf	3	33	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kerry Reardon	2	53	26.5	0
Jeff Severson	1	36	36.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jim Tolbert	1	31	31.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Washington	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Stan White	10	1	31	23
S Jeff Severson	9	4	36	32
S Van Green	5	0	23	32
ILB Ralph Ortega	4	5	38	30
CB Kerry Reardon	4	1	22	31
CB Tommy Maxwell	4	0	37	35
CB Tim Foley	3	3	37	34
OLB Al Beauchamp	3	1	19	19
DE Lem Burnham	3	0	34	34
DT Earl Edwards	2	3	19	8
DE Tody Smith	2	3	35	33
S Jorge Van Wagner	2	0	11	15
DT Andy Buffone	1	2	27	31
ILB Jim Carter	1	1	2	7
DT Garry Pettigrew	1	1	35	25
DE Jeff Merrow	1	1	16	7
S Spencer Thomas	1	1	4	5
OLB Bo Conway	1	0	5	2
OLB Harold Kayton	1	0	6	2

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Dwight Lewis	8	1	0.0	16	46
S Mike Weger	6	2	0.0	18	47
ILB Will Foster	5	1	0.0	18	45
DE Billy Howard	3	2	1.0	16	46
DE Ron Yankowski	3	0	0.0	17	46
DT John Grant	2	0	1.0	16	44
CB Roger Wehrli	2	2	0.0	18	47
OLB Jim Merlo	2	1	0.0	4	5
S Jim Tolbert	2	1	0.0	14	43
CB Al Clark	1	3	0.0	13	46
ILB Mark Cooney	1	0	0.0	0	2
OLB Willie Harper	1	0	0.0	2	1
DT Dale Norman	1	0	0.0	5	4
WR Alfred Jenkins	1	0	---	---	---
S Tony Peters	0	2	0.0	3	26
DT Eric Kasay	0	1	0.0	14	22
CB Hugh Rodgers	0	1	0.0	17	28

Pass Rush Statistics

Washington	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Lem Burnham	1	0	34
CB Tim Foley	0	1	34
DT Garry Pettigrew	0	1	25
ILB Ralph Ortega	0	1	30

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT John Grant	1.0	0	3	0	44
DE Billy Howard	1.0	0	2	0	46
ILB Will Foster	0.0	1	1	0	45
OLB Dwight Lewis	0.0	1	0	0	46
DE Ron Yankowski	0.0	0	3	1	46

Pass Defense Statistics

Washington	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Tommy Maxwell	4	2	0	35
OLB Stan White	4	1	0	23
CB Tim Foley	3	0	0	34
S Jeff Severson	3	0	0	32
CB Kerry Reardon	2	1	1	31
S Van Green	2	0	0	32
OLB Al Beauchamp	1	0	0	19
ILB Jim Carter	1	0	0	7
S Jorge Van Wagner	1	0	0	15
OLB Harold Kayton	1	0	0	2
ILB Ralph Ortega	1	0	0	30

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Dwight Lewis	5	2	46
S Mike Weger	3	0	47
CB Roger Wehrli	2	1	47
ILB Will Foster	2	0	45
S Jim Tolbert	1	3	43
ILB Mark Cooney	1	0	2
DE Billy Howard	1	0	46
OLB Jim Merlo	1	0	5
DE Ron Yankowski	1	0	46
DT Dale Norman	1	0	4
CB Al Clark	0	3	46
S Tony Peters	0	2	26

Blocking Statistics

Washington	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Keith Shelton	1	3	14	1	29
Pete Herndon	1	3	11	0	22
Burton Lawless	1	3	10	0	20
Doug Dumler	0	2	7	0	24
Korey Benoot	0	2	8	0	27
Dean Lang	0	1	11	1	30
Jay Douglas	0	1	11	0	23
Jon Bridges	0	1	7	0	25
Nick McWilliams	0	1	4	0	18

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Dan Dierdorf	4	10	1	39	33
Len Hauss	1	11	0	40	36
Sam Davis	1	7	0	31	33
Glen Holloway	1	6	0	39	36
Tom Funchess	0	2	0	36	26

Special Teams Tackles

Washington	Tackles	STPlays
Ben Hawkins	2	18
Tom Mitchell	1	15
Jorge Van Wagner	1	8

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Mark Cooney	3	13
Norm Bulaich	1	10
Tony Peters	1	6

Participation

Washington	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ralph Ortega	---	---	38	30	12	80
Tim Foley	---	---	37	34	3	74
Tommy Maxwell	---	---	37	35	2	74
Jeff Severson	---	---	36	32	6	74
Lem Burnham	---	---	34	34	2	70
Garry Pettigrew	---	---	35	25	10	70
Tody Smith	---	---	35	33	2	70
Andy Buffone	---	---	27	31	7	65
Van Green	---	---	23	32	3	58
Kerry Reardon	---	---	22	31	5	58
Stan White	---	---	31	23	1	55
Ben Hawkins	9	27	---	---	18	54
Bert Jones	18	35	---	---	---	53
Tom Mitchell	8	26	---	---	15	49
Jerry LeVias	12	29	---	---	7	48
Henry Hynoski	11	22	---	---	15	48
Lou Piccone	11	35	---	---	1	47
Al Beauchamp	---	---	19	19	6	44
Jay Douglas	11	23	---	---	10	44
Keith Shelton	14	29	---	---	---	43
Jon Bridges	7	25	---	---	10	42
Larry Brown	10	30	---	---	1	41
Dean Lang	11	30	---	---	---	41
Pete Herndon	11	22	---	---	6	39
Moe Dixon	8	17	---	---	14	39
Charley Taylor	10	28	---	---	---	38
Fred Taylor	9	14	---	---	14	37
Korey Benoot	8	27	---	---	---	35
Jorge Van Wagner	---	---	11	15	8	34
Doug France	7	17	---	---	10	34
Burton Lawless	10	20	---	---	4	34
Nick McWilliams	4	18	---	---	10	32
Doug Dumler	7	24	---	---	---	31
Earl Edwards	---	---	19	8	---	27
Harold Kayton	---	---	6	2	19	27
Jeff Merrow	---	---	16	7	---	23
Jim Massey	---	---	3	2	14	19
Levi Tyson	2	7	---	---	6	15
Danny White	0	12	---	---	---	12
Jim Carter	---	---	2	7	1	10
Bo Conway	---	---	5	2	3	10
Hal Roberts	0	0	---	---	9	9
Spencer Thomas	---	---	4	5	---	9
Al Brister	---	---	0	0	7	7
Jessie Becker	0	0	---	---	2	2
Larry Lawrence	0	0	---	---	1	1

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Len Hauss	40	36	---	---	9	85
Jim Hart	40	37	---	---	---	77
Glen Holloway	39	36	---	---	---	75
Dan Dierdorf	39	33	---	---	---	72
Sam Davis	31	33	---	---	7	71
Roger Wehrli	---	---	18	47	5	70
Mike Weger	---	---	18	47	1	66
Ron Yankowski	---	---	17	46	1	64
Will Foster	---	---	18	45	---	63
Tom Funchess	36	26	---	---	---	62
Billy Howard	---	---	16	46	---	62
Dwight Lewis	---	---	16	46	---	62
Alfred Jenkins	30	31	---	---	1	62
Al Clark	---	---	13	46	2	61
John Grant	---	---	16	44	1	61
Cotton Speyrer	21	25	---	---	14	60
Jim Tolbert	---	---	14	43	3	60
Terry Metcalf	23	28	---	---	8	59
Rich Caster	26	22	---	---	9	57
Ray Jarvis	31	25	---	---	---	56
Hugh Rodgers	---	---	17	28	10	55
Norm Bulaich	20	21	---	---	10	51
Warren Bankston	18	11	---	---	14	43
Eric Kasay	---	---	14	22	4	40
Bubba O'Neil	16	15	---	---	7	38
Ray Easterling	---	---	0	15	21	36
Tony Peters	---	---	3	26	6	35
Willie Harper	---	---	2	1	24	27
Larry Brown	11	6	---	---	9	26
Bob Willis	4	11	---	---	9	24
Sammy Danko	---	---	2	1	15	18
Revie Sorey	10	4	---	---	2	16
Mark Cooney	---	---	0	2	13	15
Ron Mikolajczyk	1	4	---	---	9	14
Alvin Reed	0	0	---	---	14	14
Jim Arneson	0	2	---	---	9	11
Jim Merlo	---	---	4	5	1	10
Matt Braxton	4	1	---	---	4	9
Dale Norman	---	---	5	4	---	9
Al Blake	0	0	---	---	9	9
Bob Breunig	---	---	2	0	6	8
Stan Hindman	---	---	3	3	1	7
John Leypoldt	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jack Concannon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Gary Huff	0	0	---	---	---	0
Charlie Smith	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	26	4.3
Middle	6	18	3.0
Right	6	26	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	25	6.3
Middle	20	55	2.8
Right	14	18	1.3
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bert Jones	34	16	1	2	2	8	4	1	0
Danny White	11	2	0	0	1	3	5	0	0

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

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	3	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	11	71	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	22	5	61	2.8
Long (19+ Yds)	9	1	21	2.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	13	95	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	8	82	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	44	11.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Washington	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lou Piccone	11	4	0	40	1	35
WR Charley Taylor	11	2	1	17	0	28
RB Larry Brown	8	4	0	23	0	30
WR Jerry LeVias	7	3	1	32	0	29
WR Ben Hawkins	4	3	1	32	0	27
TE Tom Mitchell	2	2	0	12	0	26
WR Levi Tyson	1	0	0	0	0	7
RB Moe Dixon	1	0	0	0	0	17

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alfred Jenkins	11	4	2	44	1	31
WR Terry Metcalf	6	4	2	28	0	28
FB Norm Bulaich	5	5	0	33	0	21
RB Warren Bankston	4	3	0	19	0	11
WR Ray Jarvis	4	2	0	34	1	25
WR Bubba O'Neil	3	2	0	23	0	15
TE Rich Caster	2	2	0	31	1	22
WR Cotton Speyrer	2	1	0	9	0	25

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Terry Metcalf	4	6	1.50	2.40
Warren Bankston	1	1	1.00	2.63

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim Hart	6	6	36	6.00	5.97

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Washington	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Terry Metcalf	2	2	10	5.00	4.67
RB Warren Bankston	1	1	0	0.00	4.75
FB Norm Bulaich	1	1	7	7.00	6.60
WR Ray Jarvis	1	1	13	13.00	8.50
WR Alfred Jenkins	1	1	6	6.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Washington	Rushes	Conversions
Larry Brown	2	0

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Warren Bankston	3	1
Jim Hart	3	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bert Jones	10	2	2
Danny White	2	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim Hart	13	8	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Washington	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lou Piccone	4	1	1
RB Larry Brown	3	0	0
WR Ben Hawkins	2	1	1
WR Jerry LeVias	2	0	0
WR Charley Taylor	1	0	0

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Alfred Jenkins	4	1	1
RB Warren Bankston	2	2	1
FB Norm Bulaich	2	2	2
WR Terry Metcalf	2	1	1
WR Bubba O'Neil	2	1	1
WR Ray Jarvis	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,900 (21,400)
End Zone 14,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,900 (21,400)
End Zone	14,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)