Week 12, 1975

played in Cincinnati, OH

62 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals	3	0	3	3	-	9
Cincinnati Bengals	0	21	0	3	-	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

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 Statistics STL CIN
Record 6-5 8-3
First Downs 17 18
- by Rushing 5 9
- by Passing 9 7
- by Penalty 3 2
Total Net Yards 231 295
- Offensive Plays 66 62
- Yards per Play 3.50 4.76
Net Rushing Yards 103 174
- Rushing Attempts 20 35
- Yards per Rush 5.15 4.97
Net Passing Yards 128 121
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 18 - 1 25 - 18 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 159 134
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/31 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 2.78 4.48
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/15 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.1 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/35 12/99
Punt Returns/Yards 2/9 1/7
Kick Returns/Yards 3/65 4/127
Interception Ret./Yards 2/4 1/64
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 35
Time of Possession 27:29 32:31

Team Statistics	STL	CIN
Record	6-5	8-3
First Downs	17	18
- by Rushing	5	9
- by Passing	9	7
- by Penalty	3	2
Total Net Yards	231	295
- Offensive Plays	66	62
- Yards per Play	3.50	4.76
Net Rushing Yards	103	174
- Rushing Attempts	20	35
- Yards per Rush	5.15	4.97
Net Passing Yards	128	121
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 18 - 1	25 - 18 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	159	134
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/31	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	2.78	4.48
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/15	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.1	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/35	12/99
Punt Returns/Yards	2/9	1/7
Kick Returns/Yards	3/65	4/127
Interception Ret./Yards	2/4	1/64
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 35
Time of Possession	27:29	32:31

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:52	4:51	OWN 4	9	66	Field Goal
1	3:24	1:20	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	13:26	1:53	OWN 37	3	17	Interception
2	11:33	0:57	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	10:12	1:07	OPP 41	3	-5	Punt
2	3:57	1:58	OWN 23	7	29	Punt
2	0:17	0:17	OWN 42	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	5:17	OWN 28	10	52	Field Goal
3	5:46	1:34	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	1:56	4:29	OWN 1	11	76	Field Goal
4	10:26	0:53	OWN 28	3	1	Punt
4	8:11	1:02	OWN 32	4	6	Downs
4	2:19	0:59	OWN 20	7	7	Downs

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:08	OWN 33	5	16	Punt
1	7:01	3:37	OWN 35	5	21	Punt
1	2:04	3:38	OWN 40	8	60	Touchdown
2	10:36	0:24	OWN 32	2	0	Interception
2	9:05	5:08	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
2	1:59	1:42	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
3	9:43	3:57	OWN 40	6	21	Punt
3	4:12	2:16	OWN 9	4	28	Punt
4	12:27	2:01	OWN 40	3	1	Interception
4	9:33	1:22	OWN 24	3	-1	Punt
4	7:09	4:50	OPP 38	7	29	Field Goal
4	1:20	1:20	OPP 27	5	14	Game

Game MVP: Lemar Parrish, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Terry Metcalf	12	42	3.50	15	1
Warren Bankston	6	53	8.83	30	2
Norm Bulaich	1	0	0.00	0	0
Jim Hart	1	8	8.00	8	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Doug Kotar	21	93	4.43	21	3
Altie Taylor	6	56	9.33	32	1
Odell Lawson	5	20	4.00	9	0
Ken Anderson	3	5	1.67	7	0

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim Hart	42	18	159	4/31	0	19	1	43.6

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ken Anderson	25	18	134	2/13	2	14	2	77.8

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Terry Metcalf	5	6	44	8.80	22	15
WR Ken Payne	3	7	38	12.67	1	19
RB Warren Bankston	2	5	8	4.00	3	6
FB Norm Bulaich	2	2	5	2.50	2	3
WR Cotton Speyrer	2	9	19	9.50	0	10
WR Bubba O'Neil	2	4	29	14.50	0	16
TE Larry Brown	1	1	10	10.00	3	10
WR Alfred Jenkins	1	7	6	6.00	0	6
TE Rich Caster	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Altie Taylor	4	4	16	4.00	3	6	0
WR Charlie Joiner	3	4	22	7.33	0	12	2
TE Keith Krepfle	3	4	27	9.00	2	9	0
FB Jim Braxton	2	2	10	5.00	0	7	0
WR Larry Brunson	2	2	21	10.50	0	11	0
TE Jim Mandich	2	2	24	12.00	5	14	0
WR Ahmad Rashad	2	3	14	7.00	0	8	0
WR Ken Burrow	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Doug Kotar	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Odell Lawson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Darryl Stingley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Mike Weger	1	4	4.00	0
CB Hugh Rodgers	1	0	0.00	0

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Lemar Parrish	1	64	64.00	1

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jim Hart	1	0	0	0
Glen Holloway	0	1	0	0

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Bert Cooper	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Al Blake	6	285	47.5	39.7	54	2

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Billy Van Heusen	6	283	47.2	39.0	62	2

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Leypoldt	3/3	2/2	0/0	47	0/0

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Steve Mike-Mayer	1/1	0/0	0/0	26	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Metcalf	2	9	4.5	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lemar Parrish	1	7	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jim Tolbert	3	65	21.7	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Doug Kotar	2	68	34.0	0
Ken Riley	2	59	29.5	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Dwight Lewis	9	3	0.0	32	24
S Mike Weger	9	0	0.0	27	26
ILB Will Foster	7	3	0.0	33	25
S Jim Tolbert	5	0	0.0	25	24
CB Hugh Rodgers	5	0	0.0	29	22
DE Stan Hindman	3	0	1.0	10	7
CB Roger Wehrli	3	0	0.0	32	24
DT John Grant	2	4	1.0	28	21
DT Eric Kasay	2	1	0.0	25	19
CB Al Clark	2	0	0.0	21	21
DE Ron Yankowski	1	3	0.0	32	26
S Fred Hill	1	0	0.0	9	6
DE Sammy Danko	1	0	0.0	1	0
DE Billy Howard	0	3	0.0	29	23
OLB Jim Merlo	0	2	0.0	17	9

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Pat Hughes	7	1	0.0	19	43
ILB Brad Dusek	6	2	0.0	20	42
CB Lemar Parrish	6	0	0.0	20	42
S Lyle Blackwood	4	0	0.0	16	41
DT Steve Furness	3	1	0.0	18	40
DT Maulty Moore	2	3	2.0	18	33
OLB Andy Selfridge	2	1	1.0	4	14
CB Norm Thompson	2	1	0.0	9	31
DE Cedrick Hardeman	2	0	0.0	18	43
CB Ken Riley	2	0	0.0	18	42
OLB Bert Cooper	1	0	1.0	0	4
S Randy Hughes	1	1	0.0	15	38
OLB Al Atkinson	1	0	0.0	7	5
S Terry Brown	1	0	0.0	4	6
TE Keith Krepfle	1	0	---	---	---
S Jerry Moore	1	0	0.0	4	12
WR Darryl Stingley	1	0	---	---	---
DE Ian Lyons	1	0	0.0	8	24

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT John Grant	1.0	1	21
DE Stan Hindman	1.0	0	7
DE Billy Howard	0.0	1	23
DE Ron Yankowski	0.0	1	26

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Maulty Moore	2.0	0	3	0	33
OLB Andy Selfridge	1.0	0	0	0	14
OLB Bert Cooper	1.0	0	0	0	4
DE Ian Lyons	0.0	2	1	0	24
DT Steve Furness	0.0	1	0	0	40
DE Cedrick Hardeman	0.0	0	3	0	43
DE Jeff Yeates	0.0	0	1	1	12
DE Phil Olsen	0.0	0	1	0	12
CB Lemar Parrish	0.0	0	1	0	42

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Dwight Lewis	4	0	0	24
CB Roger Wehrli	2	1	0	24
S Mike Weger	2	0	1	26
CB Hugh Rodgers	2	0	1	22
CB Al Clark	2	0	0	21
S Jim Tolbert	2	0	0	24
ILB Will Foster	1	0	0	25
DE Stan Hindman	1	0	0	7
OLB Jim Merlo	1	0	0	9
DE Ron Yankowski	1	0	0	26

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Lemar Parrish	5	3	1	42
ILB Pat Hughes	4	0	0	43
CB Norm Thompson	2	2	0	31
ILB Brad Dusek	2	0	0	42
S Lyle Blackwood	1	1	0	41
CB Ken Riley	1	1	0	42
S Terry Brown	1	0	0	6
DT Steve Furness	1	0	0	40
S Randy Hughes	1	0	0	38

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dan Dierdorf	3	6	20	0	46
Tom Funchess	2	3	16	2	33
Glen Holloway	1	3	20	0	43
Len Hauss	1	1	18	0	40
Sam Davis	0	2	15	2	40
Norm Bulaich	0	2	9	0	17
Jim Arneson	0	1	2	0	7
Revie Sorey	0	1	5	0	8

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Len Gotshalk	3	8	33	0	25
George Starke	3	5	35	1	26
Tom De Leone	3	5	32	0	26
Tyrell Sampson	2	3	19	0	11
Henry Allison	1	3	23	0	19
Darrell Austin	1	3	28	0	20
Jim Braxton	1	2	15	0	14
Willie Parker	0	1	3	1	5
Keith Krepfle	0	1	20	0	8
Stan Walters	0	1	2	0	3

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Larry Brown	2	17
Hugh Rodgers	2	11
Norm Bulaich	1	14

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Terry Brown	3	14
Odell Lawson	1	22
Norm Thompson	1	17

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Len Hauss	18	40	---	---	9	67
Dan Dierdorf	20	46	---	---	---	66
Jim Hart	20	46	---	---	---	66
Glen Holloway	20	43	---	---	---	63
Ron Yankowski	---	---	32	26	5	63
Sam Davis	15	40	---	---	7	62
Hugh Rodgers	---	---	29	22	11	62
Will Foster	---	---	33	25	2	60
Dwight Lewis	---	---	32	24	1	57
Cotton Speyrer	11	31	---	---	15	57
Roger Wehrli	---	---	32	24	1	57
Alfred Jenkins	19	38	---	---	---	57
Jim Tolbert	---	---	25	24	6	55
Terry Metcalf	15	28	---	---	11	54
Billy Howard	---	---	29	23	1	53
Mike Weger	---	---	27	26	---	53
Warren Bankston	6	22	---	---	23	51
Bubba O'Neil	15	36	---	---	---	51
John Grant	---	---	28	21	1	50
Tom Funchess	16	33	---	---	---	49
Eric Kasay	---	---	25	19	3	47
Al Clark	---	---	21	21	2	44
Rich Caster	9	26	---	---	7	42
Norm Bulaich	9	17	---	---	14	40
Ken Payne	9	19	---	---	12	40
Larry Brown	4	9	---	---	17	30
Jim Merlo	---	---	17	9	4	30
Willie Harper	---	---	3	3	21	27
Dale Norman	---	---	16	9	1	26
Fred Hill	---	---	9	6	8	23
Ray Easterling	---	---	3	3	16	22
Mark Cooney	---	---	2	2	15	19
Jim Arneson	2	7	---	---	9	18
Stan Hindman	---	---	10	7	---	17
Bob Willis	4	13	---	---	---	17
Revie Sorey	5	8	---	---	2	15
Matt Braxton	3	4	---	---	5	12
Bob Breunig	---	---	3	2	5	10
Tony Peters	---	---	8	1	1	10
Ernie Janet	0	0	---	---	9	9
Ron Mikolajczyk	0	0	---	---	9	9
Al Blake	0	0	---	---	9	9
John Leypoldt	0	0	---	---	7	7
Sammy Danko	---	---	1	0	6	7
Jack Concannon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Gary Huff	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lemar Parrish	---	---	20	42	9	71
Ken Riley	---	---	18	42	7	67
Brad Dusek	---	---	20	42	4	66
Tom De Leone	32	26	---	---	7	65
Len Gotshalk	33	25	---	---	7	65
Pat Hughes	---	---	19	43	3	65
Cedrick Hardeman	---	---	18	43	3	64
Ken Anderson	35	27	---	---	---	62
Lyle Blackwood	---	---	16	41	5	62
Steve Furness	---	---	18	40	3	61
George Starke	35	26	---	---	---	61
Norm Thompson	---	---	9	31	17	57
Randy Hughes	---	---	15	38	3	56
Darrell Austin	28	20	---	---	6	54
Maulty Moore	---	---	18	33	2	53
Ken Burrow	17	16	---	---	15	48
Charlie Joiner	24	24	---	---	---	48
Keith Krepfle	20	8	---	---	16	44
Ahmad Rashad	27	17	---	---	---	44
Henry Allison	23	19	---	---	1	43
Ian Lyons	---	---	8	24	11	43
Jim Braxton	15	14	---	---	12	41
Doug Kotar	22	16	---	---	3	41
Odell Lawson	10	8	---	---	22	40
Tyrell Sampson	19	11	---	---	7	37
Jim Mandich	19	14	---	---	3	36
Al Atkinson	---	---	7	5	18	30
Terry Brown	---	---	4	6	14	24
Andy Selfridge	---	---	4	14	6	24
Jeff Yeates	---	---	10	12	1	23
Jerry Moore	---	---	4	12	6	22
Altie Taylor	8	6	---	---	7	21
Darryl Stingley	10	8	---	---	1	19
Gray Schreiber	---	---	2	6	11	19
Larry Brunson	3	4	---	---	10	17
Phil Olsen	---	---	4	12	---	16
Willie Parker	3	5	---	---	7	15
Donnell Erofeev	---	---	3	8	2	13
J.T. Montgomery	---	---	2	7	4	13
Bert Cooper	---	---	0	4	6	10
Billy Van Heusen	0	0	---	---	7	7
Steve Mike-Mayer	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tim Kearney	---	---	1	1	3	5
Stan Walters	2	3	---	---	---	5
Harold Holmes	0	0	---	---	---	0
Teddy Bangs	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	6	6.0
Middle	11	35	3.2
Right	8	62	7.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	25	2.8
Middle	17	101	5.9
Right	7	50	7.1
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim Hart	42	18	0	3	0	7	10	1	1

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ken Anderson	25	18	0	0	1	1	3	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	9	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	64	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	6	67	3.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	19	3.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	6	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	77	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	5	51	10.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Yards	PPlay
WR Cotton Speyrer	9	2	19	31
WR Ken Payne	7	3	38	19
WR Alfred Jenkins	7	1	6	38
WR Terry Metcalf	6	5	44	28
RB Warren Bankston	5	2	8	22
WR Bubba O'Neil	4	2	29	36
FB Norm Bulaich	2	2	5	17
TE Larry Brown	1	1	10	9
TE Rich Caster	1	0	0	26

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Charlie Joiner	4	3	0	22	24
TE Keith Krepfle	4	3	0	27	8
RB Altie Taylor	4	4	0	16	6
WR Ahmad Rashad	3	2	0	14	17
FB Jim Braxton	2	2	0	10	14
WR Larry Brunson	2	2	0	21	4
TE Jim Mandich	2	2	0	24	14
WR Ken Burrow	1	0	0	0	16
RB Doug Kotar	1	0	1	0	16
RB Odell Lawson	1	0	0	0	8
WR Darryl Stingley	1	0	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Doug Kotar	4	8	2.00	4.43
Ken Anderson	2	-2	-1.00	1.67
Odell Lawson	1	0	0.00	4.00
Altie Taylor	1	8	8.00	9.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ken Anderson	3	3	20	6.67	5.36

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Charlie Joiner	2	2	10	5.00	5.50
WR Larry Brunson	1	1	10	10.00	10.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Warren Bankston	1	1
Norm Bulaich	1	0

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Odell Lawson	2	1
Ken Anderson	1	0
Doug Kotar	1	0
Altie Taylor	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim Hart	13	5	2

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ken Anderson	7	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terry Metcalf	4	3	1
WR Cotton Speyrer	3	1	1
RB Warren Bankston	2	1	0
WR Alfred Jenkins	2	0	0
TE Rich Caster	1	0	0
WR Ken Payne	1	0	0

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Charlie Joiner	2	2	2
RB Altie Taylor	2	2	1
FB Jim Braxton	1	1	0
WR Larry Brunson	1	1	0
WR Darryl Stingley	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 50,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,700 (21,400)
End Zone 11,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	50,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,700 (21,400)
End Zone	11,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,100 (3,300)