Week 12, 1975

played in Cincinnati, OH

62 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals3033-9
Cincinnati Bengals02103-24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:06 STL - John Leypoldt 47 field goal
2Q: 13:31 CIN - Charlie Joiner 2 pass from Ken Anderson (Steve Mike-Mayer extra point)
2Q: 11:41 CIN - Lemar Parrish 64 interception return (Steve Mike-Mayer extra point)
2Q: 04:07 CIN - Charlie Joiner 8 pass from Ken Anderson (Steve Mike-Mayer extra point)
3Q: 09:48 STL - John Leypoldt 37 field goal
4Q: 12:33 STL - John Leypoldt 40 field goal
4Q: 02:27 CIN - Steve Mike-Mayer 26 field goal

Team StatisticsSTLCIN
Record6-58-3
First Downs1718
- by Rushing59
- by Passing97
- by Penalty32
Total Net Yards231295
- Offensive Plays6662
- Yards per Play3.504.76
Net Rushing Yards103174
- Rushing Attempts2035
- Yards per Rush5.154.97
Net Passing Yards128121
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt42 - 18 - 125 - 18 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards159134
- Sacks/Yards Lost4/312/13
- Yards per Pass Play2.784.48
Fumbles/Lost1/00/0
3rd Down Conversions3/154/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down9.17.1
4th Down Conversions0/20/0
Penalties/Yards4/3512/99
Punt Returns/Yards2/91/7
Kick Returns/Yards3/654/127
Interception Ret./Yards2/41/64
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits04
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/02/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 25OWN 35
Time of Possession27:2932:31

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:524:51OWN 4966Field Goal
13:241:20OWN 2031Punt
213:261:53OWN 37317Interception
211:330:57OWN 2034Punt
210:121:07OPP 413-5Punt
23:571:58OWN 23729Punt
20:170:17OWN 421-1Half
315:005:17OWN 281052Field Goal
35:461:34OWN 2038Punt
31:564:29OWN 11176Field Goal
410:260:53OWN 2831Punt
48:111:02OWN 3246Downs
42:190:59OWN 2077Downs
Cincinnati Bengals
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:08OWN 33516Punt
17:013:37OWN 35521Punt
12:043:38OWN 40860Touchdown
210:360:24OWN 3220Interception
29:055:08OWN 201280Touchdown
21:591:42OWN 2031Punt
39:433:57OWN 40621Punt
34:122:16OWN 9428Punt
412:272:01OWN 4031Interception
49:331:22OWN 243-1Punt
47:094:50OPP 38729Field Goal
41:201:20OPP 27514Game

Game MVP: Lemar Parrish, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

St. LouisAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Terry Metcalf12423.501510
Warren Bankston6538.833020
Norm Bulaich100.00000
Jim Hart188.00800
CincinnatiAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Doug Kotar21934.432130
Altie Taylor6569.333210
Odell Lawson5204.00900
Ken Anderson351.67700

Passing Statistics

St. LouisAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Jim Hart42181594/31019143.6
CincinnatiAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Ken Anderson25181342/13214277.8

Receiving Statistics

St. LouisCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Terry Metcalf56448.8022150
WR Ken Payne373812.671190
RB Warren Bankston2584.00360
FB Norm Bulaich2252.50230
WR Cotton Speyrer29199.500100
WR Bubba O'Neil242914.500160
TE Larry Brown111010.003100
WR Alfred Jenkins1766.00060
TE Rich Caster0100.00000
CincinnatiCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
RB Altie Taylor44164.00360
WR Charlie Joiner34227.330122
TE Keith Krepfle34279.00290
FB Jim Braxton22105.00070
WR Larry Brunson222110.500110
TE Jim Mandich222412.005140
WR Ahmad Rashad23147.00080
WR Ken Burrow0100.00000
RB Doug Kotar0100.00000
RB Odell Lawson0100.00000
WR Darryl Stingley0100.00000

Interception Statistics

St. LouisIntsYardsAvgTD
S Mike Weger144.000
CB Hugh Rodgers100.000
CincinnatiIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Lemar Parrish16464.001

Fumble Statistics

St. LouisFumbRecovForceTD
Jim Hart1000
Glen Holloway0100
CincinnatiFumbRecovForceTD
Bert Cooper0010

Punting Statistics

St. LouisPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Al Blake628547.539.7542
CincinnatiPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Billy Van Heusen628347.239.0622

Kicking Statistics

St. LouisFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
John Leypoldt3/32/20/0470/0
CincinnatiFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Steve Mike-Mayer1/10/00/0263/3

Punt Return Statistics

St. LouisRetYardsAvgTD
Terry Metcalf294.50
CincinnatiRetYardsAvgTD
Lemar Parrish177.00

Kick Return Statistics

St. LouisRetYardsAvgTD
Jim Tolbert36521.70
CincinnatiRetYardsAvgTD
Doug Kotar26834.00
Ken Riley25929.50

Defensive Statistics

St. LouisTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Dwight Lewis930.03224
S Mike Weger900.02726
ILB Will Foster730.03325
S Jim Tolbert500.02524
CB Hugh Rodgers500.02922
DE Stan Hindman301.0107
CB Roger Wehrli300.03224
DT John Grant241.02821
DT Eric Kasay210.02519
CB Al Clark200.02121
DE Ron Yankowski130.03226
S Fred Hill100.096
DE Sammy Danko100.010
DE Billy Howard030.02923
OLB Jim Merlo020.0179
CincinnatiTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Pat Hughes710.01943
ILB Brad Dusek620.02042
CB Lemar Parrish600.02042
S Lyle Blackwood400.01641
DT Steve Furness310.01840
DT Maulty Moore232.01833
OLB Andy Selfridge211.0414
CB Norm Thompson210.0931
DE Cedrick Hardeman200.01843
CB Ken Riley200.01842
OLB Bert Cooper101.004
S Randy Hughes110.01538
OLB Al Atkinson100.075
S Terry Brown100.046
TE Keith Krepfle10---------
S Jerry Moore100.0412
WR Darryl Stingley10---------
DE Ian Lyons100.0824

Pass Rush Statistics

St. LouisSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT John Grant1.001021
DE Stan Hindman1.00007
DE Billy Howard0.001023
DE Ron Yankowski0.001026
CincinnatiSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Maulty Moore2.003033
OLB Andy Selfridge1.000014
OLB Bert Cooper1.00004
DE Ian Lyons0.021024
DT Steve Furness0.010040
DE Cedrick Hardeman0.003043
DE Jeff Yeates0.001112
DE Phil Olsen0.001012
CB Lemar Parrish0.001042

Pass Defense Statistics

St. LouisCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Dwight Lewis40024
CB Roger Wehrli21024
S Mike Weger20126
CB Hugh Rodgers20122
CB Al Clark20021
S Jim Tolbert20024
ILB Will Foster10025
DE Stan Hindman1007
OLB Jim Merlo1009
DE Ron Yankowski10026
CincinnatiCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Lemar Parrish53142
ILB Pat Hughes40043
CB Norm Thompson22031
ILB Brad Dusek20042
S Lyle Blackwood11041
CB Ken Riley11042
S Terry Brown1006
DT Steve Furness10040
S Randy Hughes10038

Blocking Statistics

St. LouisKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Dan Dierdorf36020046
Tom Funchess23016233
Glen Holloway13020043
Len Hauss11018040
Sam Davis02015240
Norm Bulaich0209017
Jim Arneson010207
Revie Sorey010508
CincinnatiKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Len Gotshalk38033025
George Starke35035126
Tom De Leone35032026
Tyrell Sampson23019011
Henry Allison13023019
Darrell Austin13028020
Jim Braxton12015014
Willie Parker010315
Keith Krepfle0102008
Stan Walters010203

Special Teams Tackles

St. LouisTacklesSTPlays
Larry Brown217
Hugh Rodgers211
Norm Bulaich114
CincinnatiTacklesSTPlays
Terry Brown314
Odell Lawson122
Norm Thompson117

Participation

St. LouisRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Len Hauss1840------967
Dan Dierdorf2046---------66
Jim Hart2046---------66
Glen Holloway2043---------63
Ron Yankowski------3226563
Sam Davis1540------762
Hugh Rodgers------29221162
Will Foster------3325260
Dwight Lewis------3224157
Cotton Speyrer1131------1557
Roger Wehrli------3224157
Alfred Jenkins1938---------57
Jim Tolbert------2524655
Terry Metcalf1528------1154
Billy Howard------2923153
Mike Weger------2726---53
Warren Bankston622------2351
Bubba O'Neil1536---------51
John Grant------2821150
Tom Funchess1633---------49
Eric Kasay------2519347
Al Clark------2121244
Rich Caster926------742
Norm Bulaich917------1440
Ken Payne919------1240
Larry Brown49------1730
Jim Merlo------179430
Willie Harper------332127
Dale Norman------169126
Fred Hill------96823
Ray Easterling------331622
Mark Cooney------221519
Jim Arneson27------918
Stan Hindman------107---17
Bob Willis413---------17
Revie Sorey58------215
Matt Braxton34------512
Bob Breunig------32510
Tony Peters------81110
Ernie Janet00------99
Ron Mikolajczyk00------99
Al Blake00------99
John Leypoldt00------77
Sammy Danko------1067
Jack Concannon00---------0
Gary Huff00---------0
CincinnatiRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Lemar Parrish------2042971
Ken Riley------1842767
Brad Dusek------2042466
Tom De Leone3226------765
Len Gotshalk3325------765
Pat Hughes------1943365
Cedrick Hardeman------1843364
Ken Anderson3527---------62
Lyle Blackwood------1641562
Steve Furness------1840361
George Starke3526---------61
Norm Thompson------9311757
Randy Hughes------1538356
Darrell Austin2820------654
Maulty Moore------1833253
Ken Burrow1716------1548
Charlie Joiner2424---------48
Keith Krepfle208------1644
Ahmad Rashad2717---------44
Henry Allison2319------143
Ian Lyons------8241143
Jim Braxton1514------1241
Doug Kotar2216------341
Odell Lawson108------2240
Tyrell Sampson1911------737
Jim Mandich1914------336
Al Atkinson------751830
Terry Brown------461424
Andy Selfridge------414624
Jeff Yeates------1012123
Jerry Moore------412622
Altie Taylor86------721
Darryl Stingley108------119
Gray Schreiber------261119
Larry Brunson34------1017
Phil Olsen------412---16
Willie Parker35------715
Donnell Erofeev------38213
J.T. Montgomery------27413
Bert Cooper------04610
Billy Van Heusen00------77
Steve Mike-Mayer00------66
Tim Kearney------1135
Stan Walters23---------5
Harold Holmes00---------0
Teddy Bangs00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left166.0
Middle11353.2
Right8627.8
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left9252.8
Middle171015.9
Right7507.1
None2-2-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. LouisAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Jim Hart421803071011
CincinnatiAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Ken Anderson25180011302

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen2294.5
Short (0-8 Yds)159644.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)206673.4
Long (19+ Yds)51193.8
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen2163.0
Short (0-8 Yds)1512775.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)555110.2
Long (19+ Yds)3000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. LouisTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Cotton Speyrer92019031
WR Ken Payne73038019
WR Alfred Jenkins7106038
WR Terry Metcalf65044028
RB Warren Bankston5208022
WR Bubba O'Neil42029036
FB Norm Bulaich2205017
TE Larry Brown1101009
TE Rich Caster1000026
CincinnatiTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Charlie Joiner43022024
TE Keith Krepfle4302708
RB Altie Taylor4401606
WR Ahmad Rashad32014017
FB Jim Braxton22010014
WR Larry Brunson2202104
TE Jim Mandich22024014
WR Ken Burrow1000016
RB Doug Kotar1010016
RB Odell Lawson100008
WR Darryl Stingley100008

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. LouisAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
CincinnatiAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Doug Kotar482.004.43
Ken Anderson2-2-1.001.67
Odell Lawson100.004.00
Altie Taylor188.009.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. LouisAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
CincinnatiAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Ken Anderson33206.675.36

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. LouisTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
CincinnatiTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Charlie Joiner22105.005.50
WR Larry Brunson111010.0010.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. LouisRushesConversions
Warren Bankston11
Norm Bulaich10
CincinnatiRushesConversions
Odell Lawson21
Ken Anderson10
Doug Kotar10
Altie Taylor10

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. LouisAttCompConversions
Jim Hart1352
CincinnatiAttCompConversions
Ken Anderson763

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. LouisTargCatchConversions
WR Terry Metcalf431
WR Cotton Speyrer311
RB Warren Bankston210
WR Alfred Jenkins200
TE Rich Caster100
WR Ken Payne100
CincinnatiTargCatchConversions
WR Charlie Joiner222
RB Altie Taylor221
FB Jim Braxton110
WR Larry Brunson110
WR Darryl Stingley100

SectionAttendance
Stadium50,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck14,700 (21,400)
End Zone11,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats9,900 (13,600)
Club Seats5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes2,100 (3,300)