Week 7, 1979

played in St. Louis, MO

60 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Seattle Seahawks	3	3	0	3	-	9
St. Louis Cardinals	0	0	3	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:37 SEA - Errol Mann 46 field goal
2Q: 00:10 SEA - Errol Mann 41 field goal
3Q: 06:59 STL - Toni Linhart 48 field goal
4Q: 11:38 SEA - Errol Mann 52 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:37 SEA - Errol Mann 46 field goal
2Q: 00:10 SEA - Errol Mann 41 field goal
3Q: 06:59 STL - Toni Linhart 48 field goal
4Q: 11:38 SEA - Errol Mann 52 field goal

Team Statistics SEA STL
Record 3-3 2-5
First Downs 17 10
- by Rushing 9 2
- by Passing 7 8
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 338 176
- Offensive Plays 64 50
- Yards per Play 5.28 3.52
Net Rushing Yards 143 61
- Rushing Attempts 35 20
- Yards per Rush 4.09 3.05
Net Passing Yards 195 115
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 20 - 1 25 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 207 148
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 5/33
- Yards per Pass Play 6.72 3.83
Fumbles/Lost 4/0 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/30 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 4/43 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/51 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/8 1/12
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 23
Time of Possession 35:35 24:25

Team Statistics	SEA	STL
Record	3-3	2-5
First Downs	17	10
- by Rushing	9	2
- by Passing	7	8
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	338	176
- Offensive Plays	64	50
- Yards per Play	5.28	3.52
Net Rushing Yards	143	61
- Rushing Attempts	35	20
- Yards per Rush	4.09	3.05
Net Passing Yards	195	115
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 20 - 1	25 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	207	148
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	5/33
- Yards per Pass Play	6.72	3.83
Fumbles/Lost	4/0	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/30	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	4/43	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/51	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/8	1/12
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 23
Time of Possession	35:35	24:25

Drive Charts

Seattle Seahawks
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:49	4:30	OWN 20	8	32	Punt
1	4:36	4:05	OWN 39	7	32	Field Goal
2	14:03	3:33	OPP 46	5	19	Missed FG
2	8:01	2:40	OWN 30	4	63	Missed FG
2	3:57	1:40	OWN 27	3	6	Punt
2	1:25	1:22	OWN 42	5	34	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:25	OWN 29	3	3	Punt
3	6:52	5:04	OWN 26	8	33	Interception
3	0:19	3:48	OWN 20	7	45	Field Goal
4	9:35	4:38	OWN 34	7	24	Punt
4	2:38	2:38	OPP 33	7	22	Game

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:11	OWN 20	9	36	Punt
1	6:19	1:43	OWN 20	3	-9	Punt
1	0:31	1:28	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
2	10:30	2:29	OWN 34	5	36	Fumble
2	5:21	1:24	OWN 19	4	17	Punt
2	2:17	0:52	OWN 22	3	-4	Punt
2	0:03	0:03	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	12:35	5:43	OWN 26	11	43	Field Goal
3	1:48	1:29	OWN 47	3	4	Punt
4	11:31	1:56	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	4:57	2:19	OWN 13	6	13	Interception

Game MVP: Pat Toomay, Seattle Seahawks

Rushing Statistics

Seattle	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Duane Thomas	22	93	4.23	16	2
Marco King	9	23	2.56	6	0
Ed Podolak	3	29	9.67	12	2
Mike Phipps	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Roland Hooks	9	32	3.56	10	1
Ed Jenkins	6	15	2.50	4	0
Joe Montana	5	14	2.80	6	0

Passing Statistics

Seattle	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mike Phipps	27	20	207	2/12	0	61	1	80.3

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Montana	25	16	148	5/33	0	26	1	63.4

Receiving Statistics

Seattle	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Barry Pearson	5	5	37	7.40	4	18
WR Earnest Gray	4	6	36	9.00	15	16
TE Bob Tucker	3	3	30	10.00	0	15
WR Wesley Walker	2	2	11	5.50	6	8
WR Charlie Joiner	1	4	5	5.00	0	5
FB Hugh McKinnis	1	1	11	11.00	11	11
RB Ed Podolak	1	2	61	61.00	60	61
RB Duane Thomas	1	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Marco King	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
TE Mickey Shuler	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
WR Vince Papale	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Benny Malone	6	8	66	11.00	2	26
WR Roy Green	3	6	26	8.67	1	15
RB Roland Hooks	2	2	11	5.50	0	8
TE Al Chandler	1	1	10	10.00	5	10
WR Freddie Scott	1	1	9	9.00	1	9
WR Melvin Wilber	1	2	9	9.00	0	9
WR Alfred Jenkins	1	3	7	7.00	0	7
FB Roosevelt Leaks	1	1	10	10.00	4	10
RB Ed Jenkins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Seattle	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Dave Brown	1	8	8.00	0

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Hugh Rodgers	1	12	12.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Seattle	Fumb	Recov	Force
Barry Pearson	1	1	0
Mike Phipps	1	0	0
Ed Podolak	1	0	0
Earnest Gray	1	0	0
Jim Arneson	0	1	0
Bill Brundige	0	1	0
Montique Anderson	0	1	0
Vince Papale	0	1	0
Dick Anderson	0	0	1
Carl Gersbach	0	0	1
Mark Mitchell	0	0	1

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Joe Montana	3	0	0
Dan Dierdorf	0	1	0
Ron Mikolajczyk	0	1	0
Roger Wehrli	0	0	1
Bob Breunig	0	0	1
Kent Kremer	0	0	1
Rufus Bess	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Seattle	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bob Parsons	4	164	41.0	36.0	48	1

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bucky Dilts	7	329	47.0	35.1	58	0

Kicking Statistics

Seattle	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Errol Mann	3/5	3/4	1/1	52	0/0

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Toni Linhart	1/1	1/1	0/0	48	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Seattle	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lenny Dunlap	4	43	10.8	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Seattle	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jon Staggers	2	51	25.5	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Seattle	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB John Skorupan	7	3	0.5	11	17
S Nolan Cromwell	6	0	0.0	17	26
DE Pat Toomay	4	2	1.5	16	21
ILB Carl Gersbach	4	0	1.0	12	21
CB Lenny Dunlap	4	0	0.0	5	15
CB Mark Mitchell	3	0	1.0	15	15
DT Bill Brundige	2	2	0.5	12	17
CB Eldridge Small	2	2	0.0	14	24
ILB Dallas Hickman	2	1	0.0	14	14
DE Dave Browning	1	0	0.5	10	16
S Dick Anderson	1	1	0.0	12	10
S Neal Craig	1	1	0.0	10	23
CB Dave Brown	1	1	0.0	12	25
WR Charlie Joiner	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Doug Swift	1	0	0.0	6	11
DE Dave Butz	0	1	0.0	9	19
CB Wade Manning	0	1	0.0	4	4

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Dave Lewis	8	4	0.0	28	23
CB Rufus Bess	7	0	1.0	21	14
CB Seth Bullock	7	2	0.0	29	27
DT Kent Kremer	7	1	0.0	34	25
ILB Mark Cooney	6	4	0.0	33	20
OLB Bob Breunig	3	0	1.0	9	5
DE Ron Rydalich	3	0	0.0	28	20
S Tony Peters	2	7	0.0	30	29
CB Roger Wehrli	2	3	0.0	26	19
DT Gary Johnson	2	2	0.0	35	29
S John Sanders	2	1	0.0	22	17
DE Kenyon Hill	2	0	0.0	26	19
CB Hugh Rodgers	1	1	0.0	22	23
S Marvin Switzer	1	1	0.0	15	17
OLB Marv Kellum	1	0	0.0	2	1
WR Alfred Jenkins	1	0	---	---	---
DE Stan Lewis	1	0	0.0	16	19
ILB Richard Wood	1	0	0.0	2	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Seattle	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Pat Toomay	1.5	0	1	0	21
ILB Carl Gersbach	1.0	0	1	0	21
CB Mark Mitchell	1.0	0	0	0	15
DE Dave Browning	0.5	0	2	1	16
DT Bill Brundige	0.5	0	0	0	17
OLB John Skorupan	0.5	0	0	0	17
S Nolan Cromwell	0.0	1	0	0	26

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Bob Breunig	1.0	0	0	0	5
CB Rufus Bess	1.0	0	0	0	14
DT Gary Johnson	0.0	1	0	0	29
DE Stan Lewis	0.0	0	1	1	19
DE Ron Rydalich	0.0	0	1	0	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Seattle	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB John Skorupan	4	0	0	17
CB Lenny Dunlap	2	0	0	15
ILB Carl Gersbach	2	0	0	21
CB Eldridge Small	2	0	0	24
S Nolan Cromwell	2	0	0	26
CB Dave Brown	1	1	1	25
S Neal Craig	1	0	0	23
OLB Doug Swift	1	0	0	11
ILB Dallas Hickman	1	0	0	14

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Seth Bullock	5	0	0	27
OLB Dave Lewis	4	0	0	23
CB Rufus Bess	3	1	0	14
S Tony Peters	2	1	0	29
CB Roger Wehrli	1	1	0	19
CB Hugh Rodgers	1	0	1	23
OLB Marv Kellum	1	0	0	1
S John Sanders	1	0	0	17
DE Stan Lewis	1	0	0	19
S Marvin Switzer	1	0	0	17

Blocking Statistics

Seattle	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Burgess Robinson	4	8	0	29	0	23
Wayne Moore	3	8	1	29	1	19
Hugh McKinnis	2	6	0	21	0	17
Jim Arneson	2	4	0	16	1	16
Mickey Shuler	1	2	0	18	0	15
Doug Wilkerson	0	2	0	26	0	20
Montique Anderson	0	2	0	10	0	7
Dave Dalby	0	1	0	25	0	22
Bill Story	0	1	0	29	0	26

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dan Dierdorf	1	3	12	1	25
Larry McCarren	1	3	17	1	30
John Sawyer	1	1	1	0	1
Ron Coder	1	1	4	0	6
David Carter	1	1	11	0	11
Aaron Meyer	0	2	8	1	5
Ron Mikolajczyk	0	2	12	0	19
Dennis Lick	0	1	16	1	25
Al Chandler	0	1	11	0	13
George Kunz	0	0	16	1	24

Special Teams Tackles

Seattle	Tackles	STPlays

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Roland Hooks	2	17
Billy Taylor	1	16
John Sawyer	1	14
Roy Green	1	10
Larry McCarren	1	3

Participation

Seattle	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mike Phipps	35	29	---	---	---	64
Burgess Robinson	29	23	---	---	9	61
Hugh McKinnis	21	17	---	---	18	56
Bill Story	29	26	---	---	---	55
Doug Wilkerson	26	20	---	---	8	54
Dave Dalby	25	22	---	---	1	48
Wayne Moore	29	19	---	---	---	48
Charlie Joiner	23	21	---	---	2	46
Eldridge Small	---	---	14	24	7	45
Mickey Shuler	18	15	---	---	12	45
Nolan Cromwell	---	---	17	26	1	44
Wesley Walker	15	14	---	---	15	44
Pat Toomay	---	---	16	21	5	42
Jim Arneson	16	16	---	---	9	41
Neal Craig	---	---	10	23	8	41
Reggie Doss	---	---	15	24	1	40
Lenny Dunlap	---	---	5	15	19	39
Bob Tucker	16	13	---	---	10	39
Marco King	10	13	---	---	16	39
Dave Brown	---	---	12	25	1	38
Mark Mitchell	---	---	15	15	8	38
Carl Gersbach	---	---	12	21	2	35
Duane Thomas	23	12	---	---	---	35
Doug Swift	---	---	6	11	17	34
Stan Johnson	---	---	14	19	1	34
Dave Browning	---	---	10	16	7	33
Earnest Gray	19	11	---	---	3	33
Len Gotshalk	11	12	---	---	9	32
Bill Brundige	---	---	12	17	2	31
John Skorupan	---	---	11	17	3	31
Dallas Hickman	---	---	14	14	3	31
Dave Butz	---	---	9	19	---	28
Barry Pearson	12	15	---	---	---	27
Montique Anderson	10	7	---	---	9	26
Dick Anderson	---	---	12	10	3	25
Ed Podolak	12	9	---	---	3	24
Vince Papale	6	5	---	---	11	22
Doug Adams	---	---	7	4	6	17
Wade Manning	---	---	4	4	2	10
Rick Sanford	---	---	5	5	---	10
Errol Mann	0	0	---	---	9	9
Tony Adams	0	0	---	---	5	5
Bob Parsons	0	0	---	---	4	4
Otis Sistrunk	---	---	0	0	2	2
Jon Staggers	0	0	---	---	2	2
Brian Sipe	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Seth Bullock	---	---	29	27	17	73
Gary Johnson	---	---	35	29	9	73
Tony Peters	---	---	30	29	7	66
Kent Kremer	---	---	34	25	3	62
Mark Cooney	---	---	33	20	5	58
Ron Rydalich	---	---	28	20	9	57
Dave Lewis	---	---	28	23	3	54
Larry McCarren	17	30	---	---	3	50
Roger Wehrli	---	---	26	19	5	50
Joe Montana	20	30	---	---	---	50
Hugh Rodgers	---	---	22	23	4	49
Roy Green	13	24	---	---	10	47
Kenyon Hill	---	---	26	19	1	46
Marvin Switzer	---	---	15	17	13	45
John Sanders	---	---	22	17	5	44
Dennis Lick	16	25	---	---	---	41
George Kunz	16	24	---	---	---	40
Freddie Scott	13	22	---	---	5	40
Stan Lewis	---	---	16	19	4	39
Benny Malone	6	20	---	---	12	38
Dan Dierdorf	12	25	---	---	---	37
Ron Mikolajczyk	12	19	---	---	6	37
Roland Hooks	12	8	---	---	17	37
Rufus Bess	---	---	21	14	1	36
Billy Taylor	6	12	---	---	16	34
Alfred Jenkins	14	17	---	---	---	31
Al Chandler	11	13	---	---	4	28
Brooks Williams	7	8	---	---	11	26
David Carter	11	11	---	---	1	23
Roosevelt Leaks	8	7	---	---	7	22
Aaron Meyer	8	5	---	---	8	21
Ed Jenkins	8	8	---	---	4	20
Sedrick Gourdoux	---	---	6	3	11	20
Ron Coder	4	6	---	---	8	18
Jim Pietrzak	4	5	---	---	8	17
Bob Breunig	---	---	9	5	3	17
John Sawyer	1	1	---	---	14	16
Richard Wood	---	---	2	9	1	12
Melvin Wilber	1	10	---	---	---	11
Marv Kellum	---	---	2	1	6	9
Bucky Dilts	0	0	---	---	8	8
Toni Linhart	0	0	---	---	3	3
Terry Schmidt	---	---	1	0	1	2
John Grant	---	---	0	0	---	0
Brandon Hermeling	0	0	---	---	---	0
Matt Robinson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	48	6.0
Middle	25	90	3.6
Right	1	7	7.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	20	4.0
Middle	13	32	2.5
Right	1	10	10.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Seattle	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mike Phipps	27	20	1	0	0	3	2	1	1

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Montana	25	16	1	0	2	1	4	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	88	14.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	42	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	77	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	59	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	63	10.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	26	8.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Seattle	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Earnest Gray	6	4	36	0	11
WR Barry Pearson	5	5	37	0	15
WR Charlie Joiner	4	1	5	0	21
TE Bob Tucker	3	3	30	0	13
RB Ed Podolak	2	1	61	1	9
WR Wesley Walker	2	2	11	0	14
FB Hugh McKinnis	1	1	11	0	17
RB Duane Thomas	1	1	0	0	12
RB Marco King	1	1	8	0	13
WR Vince Papale	1	0	0	0	5
TE Mickey Shuler	1	1	8	0	15

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Benny Malone	8	6	0	66	1	20
WR Roy Green	6	3	1	26	0	24
WR Alfred Jenkins	3	1	0	7	0	17
WR Melvin Wilber	2	1	0	9	0	10
RB Roland Hooks	2	2	0	11	0	8
TE Al Chandler	1	1	0	10	0	13
RB Ed Jenkins	1	0	1	0	0	8
WR Freddie Scott	1	1	0	9	0	22
FB Roosevelt Leaks	1	1	0	10	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Seattle	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Duane Thomas	2	4	2.00	4.23
Mike Phipps	1	-2	-2.00	-2.00
Ed Podolak	1	7	7.00	9.67
Marco King	1	-1	-1.00	2.56

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Seattle	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mike Phipps	3	2	3	1.00	7.67

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Seattle	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Barry Pearson	1	1	3	3.00	7.40
RB Duane Thomas	1	1	0	0.00	0.00
WR Earnest Gray	1	0	0	0.00	6.00

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Seattle	Rushes	Conversions
Ed Podolak	3	3

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Seattle	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mike Phipps	10	6	1

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Montana	11	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Seattle	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Charlie Joiner	3	0	0
WR Barry Pearson	2	2	0
WR Earnest Gray	2	2	1
RB Ed Podolak	1	0	0
TE Bob Tucker	1	1	0
WR Wesley Walker	1	1	0

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Benny Malone	4	3	2
WR Roy Green	4	1	1
WR Alfred Jenkins	2	0	0
WR Melvin Wilber	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,900 (21,400)
End Zone 11,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,900 (21,400)
End Zone	11,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)