Week 5, 1979

played in Chicago, IL

60 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals06014-20
Chicago Bears7307-17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:44 CHI - Bruce Hardy 8 pass from Steve Brown (Pat Leahy extra point)
2Q: 12:08 CHI - Pat Leahy 31 field goal
2Q: 05:47 STL - Toni Linhart 47 field goal
2Q: 02:30 STL - Toni Linhart 35 field goal
4Q: 14:38 STL - Alfred Jenkins 14 pass from Joe Montana (Toni Linhart extra point)
4Q: 10:03 CHI - Terry Carrol 39 pass from Steve Brown (Pat Leahy extra point)
4Q: 03:05 STL - Roy Green 15 pass from Joe Montana (Toni Linhart extra point)

Team StatisticsSTLCHI
Record1-42-3
First Downs1621
- by Rushing33
- by Passing1117
- by Penalty21
Total Net Yards266345
- Offensive Plays6270
- Yards per Play4.294.93
Net Rushing Yards8181
- Rushing Attempts2124
- Yards per Rush3.863.38
Net Passing Yards185264
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt41 - 22 - 043 - 27 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards185286
- Sacks/Yards Lost0/03/22
- Yards per Pass Play4.515.74
Fumbles/Lost0/03/1
3rd Down Conversions3/146/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.58.8
4th Down Conversions1/10/0
Penalties/Yards6/357/54
Punt Returns/Yards4/464/20
Kick Returns/Yards3/573/69
Interception Ret./Yards2/90/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits42
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/11/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 35OWN 24
Time of Possession27:3432:26

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
18:350:57OWN 3130Punt
15:271:09OWN 3132Punt
11:230:28OWN 2030Punt
212:026:23OWN 151055Field Goal
23:451:21OPP 46328Field Goal
20:470:46OWN 20143Missed FG
315:002:11OWN 2438Punt
38:424:16OWN 201032Punt
33:070:52OWN 463-1Punt
32:042:33OPP 23623Touchdown
49:442:04OWN 20513Punt
46:333:35OWN 27773Touchdown
42:040:36OWN 2838Punt
40:450:45OPP 172-2Game
Chicago Bears
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:006:25OWN 201280Touchdown
17:382:11OWN 24417Punt
14:182:55OWN 22630Punt
10:553:53OWN 42844Field Goal
25:391:54OWN 20421Interception
22:241:37OWN 19538Punt
20:010:01OWN 4617Half
312:494:07OWN 30833Punt
34:261:19OWN 1036Punt
32:150:11OWN 281-5Fumble
414:314:47OWN 33867Touchdown
47:401:07OWN 183-1Punt
42:580:54OWN 2234Punt
41:280:43OWN 9410Interception

Game MVP: Joe Montana, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

St. LouisAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Billy Taylor9273.00600
Ed Jenkins7527.433310
Joe Montana420.50200
Roland Hooks100.00000
ChicagoAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Otis Armstrong12504.173110
Arnold Morgado12312.58900

Passing Statistics

St. LouisAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Joe Montana41221850/0243081.8
ChicagoAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Steve Brown43272863/22239278.2

Receiving Statistics

St. LouisCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Alfred Jenkins6108213.6748431
WR Freddie Scott59285.60080
WR Benny Malone47276.755110
RB Ed Jenkins33155.00270
WR Roy Green282110.500151
TE Al Chandler1133.00230
WR Melvin Wilber1299.00090
TE Brooks Williams0100.00000
ChicagoCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Terry Carrol81312916.1361391
WR Ronnie Talley565711.4011140
WR Ken Grandberry394214.004170
RB Otis Armstrong24-1-0.50000
WR J.D. Hill232010.004110
FB Bill Olds2273.50040
WR Arnold Morgado23105.00080
TE Boyd Brown1122.00020
WR Tom Stropka111212.000120
TE Bruce Hardy1188.00081

Interception Statistics

St. LouisIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Terry Schmidt100.000
OLB Dave Lewis199.000
ChicagoIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

St. LouisFumbRecovForceTD
Kenyon Hill0100
Al Chandler0010
Ron Rydalich0010
Marvin Switzer0010
ChicagoFumbRecovForceTD
Otis Armstrong1000
Vinny Hoover1000
Steve Brown1000
Alberto White0100
Joe Campbell0100

Punting Statistics

St. LouisPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Bucky Dilts834743.440.9514
ChicagoPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Ray Guy734248.933.7643

Kicking Statistics

St. LouisFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Toni Linhart2/31/20/1472/2
ChicagoFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Pat Leahy1/10/00/0312/2

Punt Return Statistics

St. LouisRetYardsAvgTD
Roland Hooks44611.50
ChicagoRetYardsAvgTD
Vinny Hoover4205.00

Kick Return Statistics

St. LouisRetYardsAvgTD
Roland Hooks23919.50
Freddie Scott11818.00
ChicagoRetYardsAvgTD
Ken Grandberry36923.00

Defensive Statistics

St. LouisTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Mark Cooney1240.02041
S John Sanders900.01530
OLB Dave Lewis520.01627
S Marvin Switzer411.01324
CB Terry Schmidt430.01940
CB Hugh Rodgers310.01927
DE Kenyon Hill201.01129
DE Ron Rydalich200.01935
OLB Bob Breunig200.0812
ILB Richard Wood200.045
DT Kent Kremer121.01217
S Ray Brown120.0417
DT John Grant110.01529
CB Roger Wehrli110.01740
DT Gary Johnson100.01736
S Tony Peters100.02031
CB Rufus Bess100.01024
DE Stan Lewis010.01828
ChicagoTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Brad Van Pelt520.01634
OLB Carl Ekern510.01533
S Craig Clemons400.01840
CB Charles Jefferson400.01534
OLB Linden King210.066
DT Wilson Whitely210.01925
DT Wally Chambers200.01229
DE Gary Hrivnak200.01428
CB Maurice Cherpeski200.0723
CB Billy Joe Bridges200.01824
S Vinny Hoover200.0313
S Tim Gray200.0415
CB John Turner200.01424
S Kirk Robbins120.01633
OLB Charlie Weaver110.0810
WR Terry Carrol10---------
DE Joe Campbell100.01228
TE Bruce Hardy10---------
DE Dave Lindstrom020.0913

Pass Rush Statistics

St. LouisSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Kenyon Hill1.001029
S Marvin Switzer1.000024
DT Kent Kremer1.000017
DT John Grant0.001129
DT Gary Johnson0.001136
ChicagoSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Joe Campbell0.011028
DT Wally Chambers0.002129
DT Brad Shearer0.002112
DE Kevin Calhoun0.002013
DE Gary Hrivnak0.001028
S Kirk Robbins0.001033
DT Wilson Whitely0.001025
CB Charles Jefferson0.001034

Pass Defense Statistics

St. LouisCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S John Sanders71030
OLB Dave Lewis50127
ILB Mark Cooney31041
S Marvin Switzer31024
CB Terry Schmidt20140
CB Hugh Rodgers20027
OLB Bob Breunig20012
S Ray Brown11017
CB Rufus Bess11024
CB Roger Wehrli10040
S Tony Peters01031
ChicagoCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Carl Ekern32033
OLB Brad Van Pelt31034
CB John Turner21024
S Craig Clemons20040
CB Maurice Cherpeski20023
CB Billy Joe Bridges20024
S Tim Gray20015
OLB Linden King2006
CB Charles Jefferson20034
S Kirk Robbins10033
S Vinny Hoover10013

Blocking Statistics

St. LouisKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Dennis Lick16015033
Dan Dierdorf14014032
Brooks Williams12011014
Aaron Meyer110709
Al Chandler0109016
Larry McCarren01020037
Ron Mikolajczyk01017031
Ron Coder010204
ChicagoKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Alberto White24024039
Ray Pinney17021140
Jeff Sevy14023041
Boyd Brown11010021
George Youso11013034
Mickey Marvin03018135
Bill Olds02011016
Bruce Hardy01013014
Brett Moritz01012023
Gene Sanders0009118

Special Teams Tackles

St. LouisTacklesSTPlays
Benny Malone216
Billy Taylor216
Roland Hooks127
Al Chandler119
Freddie Scott118
ChicagoTacklesSTPlays
Arnold Morgado311
Bruce Hardy217
Otis Armstrong125
Brett Moritz17

Participation

St. LouisRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Terry Schmidt------19401069
Larry McCarren2037------764
Mark Cooney------2041162
Ron Rydalich------1935862
Joe Montana2141---------62
Tony Peters------20311061
Gary Johnson------1736760
Roger Wehrli------1740158
George Kunz1937---------56
Roy Green1635------556
Ron Mikolajczyk1731------755
Freddie Scott1126------1855
Benny Malone1127------1654
Dennis Lick1533---------48
Hugh Rodgers------1927147
Dan Dierdorf1432---------46
John Sanders------1530146
Stan Lewis------1828---46
Rufus Bess------10241246
John Grant------1529145
Dave Lewis------1627245
Billy Taylor1019------1645
Al Chandler916------1944
Kenyon Hill------1129141
Marvin Switzer------1324340
Brooks Williams1114------1338
Alfred Jenkins1225---------37
Roosevelt Leaks1011------1637
Sedrick Gourdoux------4121834
Ed Jenkins1018------230
Kent Kremer------1217130
Roland Hooks11------2729
Aaron Meyer79------1127
Jim Pietrzak68------1125
Ray Brown------417122
Bob Breunig------812222
David Carter514------221
Randy Love12------1619
Ron Coder24------1117
Melvin Wilber311---------14
Marv Kellum------32813
Richard Wood------45413
Bucky Dilts00------1111
Toni Linhart00------88
Brandon Hermeling00---------0
Matt Robinson00---------0
ChicagoRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Jeff Sevy2341------872
Steve Brown2446---------70
Alberto White2439------467
Otis Armstrong1227------2564
Craig Clemons------1840563
Ray Pinney2140---------61
Mickey Marvin1835------558
Ken Grandberry1228------1757
George Youso1334------855
J.D. Hill1930------554
Brad Van Pelt------1634454
Carl Ekern------1533553
Kirk Robbins------1633352
Charles Jefferson------1534352
Maurice Cherpeski------7232151
Terry Carrol1134------550
Wilson Whitely------1925448
Wally Chambers------1229647
Gary Hrivnak------1428547
Joe Campbell------1228545
Boyd Brown1021------1344
Bruce Hardy1314------1744
Billy Joe Bridges------1824143
Arnold Morgado1219------1142
Brett Moritz1223------742
John Turner------1424240
Ronnie Talley1425---------39
Bill Olds1116------835
Vinny Hoover------3131935
Gene Sanders918------835
Dave Lindstrom------913830
Charlie Weaver------810927
Brad Shearer------912425
Harold McLinton------68923
Tom Stropka112------1023
Kevin Calhoun------713121
Tim Gray------415120
Reece McCall54------1120
Linden King------66517
Rick Dvorak------36110
Ray Guy00------88
Al Chesley------0088
Pat Leahy00------55
Ray Preston------0044
Sam Wyche00---------0
Sam Adkins00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left5224.4
Middle12534.4
Right284.0
None2-2-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left6366.0
Middle15312.1
Right3144.7
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. LouisAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Joe Montana412212141120
ChicagoAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Steve Brown43272326322

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen2163.0
Short (0-8 Yds)20161246.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)94404.4
Long (19+ Yds)101151.5
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen4330.8
Short (0-8 Yds)1713965.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)18101709.4
Long (19+ Yds)41174.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. LouisTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Alfred Jenkins106082125
WR Freddie Scott95128026
WR Roy Green82021035
WR Benny Malone74027027
RB Ed Jenkins33015018
WR Melvin Wilber2109011
TE Al Chandler1103016
TE Brooks Williams1000014
ChicagoTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Terry Carrol1380129234
WR Ken Grandberry93242028
WR Ronnie Talley65057025
RB Otis Armstrong420-1027
WR J.D. Hill32020030
WR Arnold Morgado32010019
FB Bill Olds2207016
TE Boyd Brown1102021
WR Tom Stropka11012012
TE Bruce Hardy1108014

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. LouisAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Ed Jenkins231.507.43
Joe Montana2-2-1.000.50
Roland Hooks100.000.00
ChicagoAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Otis Armstrong210.504.17

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. LouisAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Joe Montana43358.754.51
ChicagoAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Steve Brown32196.336.65

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. LouisTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Roy Green222110.502.63
WR Benny Malone1000.003.86
WR Alfred Jenkins111414.008.20
ChicagoTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Ken Grandberry1000.004.67
WR J.D. Hill111111.006.67
TE Bruce Hardy1188.008.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. LouisRushesConversions
Roland Hooks10
Billy Taylor10
ChicagoRushesConversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. LouisAttCompConversions
Joe Montana1263
ChicagoAttCompConversions
Steve Brown1476

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. LouisTargCatchConversions
WR Freddie Scott643
WR Benny Malone310
WR Roy Green200
WR Alfred Jenkins110
ChicagoTargCatchConversions
WR Ken Grandberry411
WR Terry Carrol433
WR J.D. Hill211
WR Ronnie Talley211
RB Otis Armstrong100
FB Bill Olds110

SectionAttendance
Stadium62,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck19,600 (21,400)
End Zone14,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats11,500 (13,600)
Club Seats6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,000 (3,300)