Exhibition Week 4, 1980

played in Houston, TX

68 degrees, fair, calm

St. Louis Cardinals	3	10	7	3	-	23
Houston Oilers	0	7	0	0	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:42 STL - Toni Linhart 28 field goal
2Q: 07:37 STL - Unknown 4 pass from Joe Montana (Toni Linhart extra point)
2Q: 03:09 HOU - Bob Fisher 3 fumble return (John Smith extra point)
2Q: 00:22 STL - Toni Linhart 23 field goal
3Q: 04:09 STL - Sherman Smith 1 run (Toni Linhart extra point)
4Q: 06:24 STL - Toni Linhart 21 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:42 STL - Toni Linhart 28 field goal
2Q: 07:37 STL - Unknown 4 pass from Joe Montana (Toni Linhart extra point)
2Q: 03:09 HOU - Bob Fisher 3 fumble return (John Smith extra point)
2Q: 00:22 STL - Toni Linhart 23 field goal
3Q: 04:09 STL - Sherman Smith 1 run (Toni Linhart extra point)
4Q: 06:24 STL - Toni Linhart 21 field goal

Team Statistics STL HOU
Record 1-2 1-2
First Downs 24 16
- by Rushing 6 6
- by Passing 16 10
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 403 286
- Offensive Plays 67 58
- Yards per Play 6.01 4.93
Net Rushing Yards 117 122
- Rushing Attempts 30 33
- Yards per Rush 3.90 3.70
Net Passing Yards 286 164
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 20 - 1 24 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 302 170
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/16 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 7.73 6.56
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/15 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 4.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/35 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 3/16 2/8
Kick Returns/Yards 1/30 5/79
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/21
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/3 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 25
Time of Possession 31:43 28:17

Team Statistics	STL	HOU
Record	1-2	1-2
First Downs	24	16
- by Rushing	6	6
- by Passing	16	10
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	403	286
- Offensive Plays	67	58
- Yards per Play	6.01	4.93
Net Rushing Yards	117	122
- Rushing Attempts	30	33
- Yards per Rush	3.90	3.70
Net Passing Yards	286	164
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 20 - 1	24 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	302	170
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/16	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	7.73	6.56
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/15	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	4.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/35	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	3/16	2/8
Kick Returns/Yards	1/30	5/79
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/21
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/3	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 25
Time of Possession	31:43	28:17

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:46	1:26	OWN 24	3	4	Punt
1	5:33	2:59	OWN 20	6	69	Field Goal
2	13:32	6:04	OWN 33	12	67	Touchdown
2	5:43	0:51	OWN 19	2	11	Interception
2	2:52	2:37	OWN 20	10	74	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:07	OWN 29	3	-3	Punt
3	9:45	5:45	OWN 29	13	71	Touchdown
3	0:46	1:40	OWN 5	3	5	Punt
4	12:11	5:53	OWN 20	10	76	Field Goal
4	2:41	0:51	OWN 20	5	19	Punt

Houston Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:14	OWN 18	7	30	Punt
1	9:20	3:47	OWN 25	6	26	Punt
1	2:34	4:02	OWN 21	6	12	Punt
2	7:28	1:45	OWN 19	3	6	Punt
2	4:52	2:00	OPP 40	5	40	Touchdown
2	0:15	0:15	OWN 21	1	-1	Half
3	12:53	3:08	OWN 12	6	18	Punt
3	4:00	3:14	OWN 20	5	12	Punt
4	14:06	1:55	OPP 48	3	8	Punt
4	6:18	3:37	OWN 20	10	79	Interception
4	1:50	1:50	OWN 12	6	44	Game

Game MVP: Sherman Smith, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Sherman Smith	18	66	3.67	14	3	1
Frank Pollard	12	51	4.25	17	2	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Wilbur Jackson	18	74	4.11	12	2
Steve Rogers	11	42	3.82	8	0
Mike Moroski	3	5	1.67	3	0
Dale Zorn	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Montana	18	11	181	3/11	1	45	1	90.2
Matt Robinson	15	9	121	1/5	0	38	0	85.7

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mike Moroski	18	13	139	1/6	0	23	1	71.3
Dale Zorn	6	4	31	0/0	0	12	0	79.1

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Roy Green	5	8	77	15.40	4	38	0
WR Melvin Wilber	4	5	71	17.75	27	33	0
WR Freddie Scott	3	4	75	25.00	32	45	0
WR Alfred Jenkins	2	7	40	20.00	1	26	0
Unknown	2	2	10	5.00	0	6	1
TE Al Chandler	1	3	17	17.00	0	17	0
RB Sherman Smith	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
TE Brooks Williams	1	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Frank Pollard	1	1	16	16.00	16	16	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Wilbur Jackson	4	6	22	5.50	4	15
FB Jon Keyworth	3	3	9	3.00	2	4
TE Bob Fisher	3	4	38	12.67	0	23
WR Mike Thomas	2	2	23	11.50	8	12
WR Isaac Curtis	1	1	13	13.00	0	13
WR Butch Stark	1	1	18	18.00	9	18
TE Tom Gallimore	1	1	14	14.00	8	14
WR Billy Campfield	1	4	19	19.00	0	19
FB Jewerl Thomas	1	1	14	14.00	0	14
WR Orlando Whiteman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Rufus Bess	1	0	0.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Ron Brandon	1	21	21.00	0

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Matt Robinson	1	0	0
Frank Pollard	1	0	0
Ed Fisher	0	1	0
Unknown	0	1	0
Bernie Jackson	0	0	1
Rufus Bess	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Orlando Whiteman	1	0	0	0
Tom Gallimore	1	0	0	0
Bob Fisher	0	1	0	1
Mike Thomas	0	1	0	0
Dick Leftridge	0	0	1	0
Randy McClanahan	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bucky Dilts	4	204	51.0	49.0	62	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Michel	7	318	45.4	37.4	63	2

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Toni Linhart	3/3	0/0	0/0	28	2/2

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Smith	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Hugh Rodgers	2	8	4.0	0
Bernie Jackson	1	8	8.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Orlando Whiteman	2	8	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Herb Lusk	1	30	30.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Orlando Whiteman	4	67	16.8	0
Isaac Curtis	1	12	12.0	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Rufus Bess	6	2	0.0	28	20
CB Wayne Smith	6	1	0.0	31	23
CB Hugh Rodgers	6	0	0.0	23	16
S Bernie Jackson	5	1	0.0	22	16
S Marvin Switzer	5	0	0.0	25	20
S Mike Jolly	4	2	0.0	22	19
ILB Richard Wood	4	0	0.0	14	10
DE Ron Rydalich	2	1	0.5	14	14
S John Sanders	2	5	0.0	24	21
DT Kent Kremer	2	2	0.0	11	4
ILB Mark Cooney	2	1	0.0	19	13
DE Stan Lewis	2	0	0.0	23	13
OLB Dave Lewis	1	1	0.0	13	10
DT John Grant	1	0	0.0	25	22
OLB Marv Kellum	1	0	0.0	3	2
DT Dave Pear	1	0	0.0	27	14
TE Brooks Williams	1	0	---	---	---
DE Elvis Franks	0	1	0.5	10	12

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Randy McClanahan	9	0	0.0	22	23
S Ron Brandon	7	1	0.0	18	25
OLB Robert Braziel	5	1	0.0	15	19
CB David Gray	4	2	0.0	15	19
DT Curley Culp	3	2	0.0	24	26
OLB Robin Cole	3	0	0.0	10	10
ILB Frank Manumaleuga	3	0	0.0	8	14
DE Dick Leftridge	2	0	1.5	9	13
DE Mike Bell	2	0	1.0	21	24
DE Mike Calhoun	2	0	1.0	6	18
OLB Scott Studwell	2	2	0.0	22	22
CB Jeris White	2	1	0.0	20	27
DE Mike St. Clair	2	1	0.0	24	20
S Terry Jackson	2	1	0.0	18	29
CB Nelson Munsey	2	0	0.0	18	19
DT Bill Acker	1	3	0.5	16	26
S Vern Roberson	1	0	0.0	12	15
QB Mike Moroski	1	0	---	---	---
S Steve Foley	0	1	0.0	13	14
DE Mike Stensrud	0	1	0.0	15	11

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Elvis Franks	0.5	1	1	12
DE Ron Rydalich	0.5	0	0	14
ILB Mark Cooney	0.0	0	1	13

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dick Leftridge	1.5	0	0	1	13
DE Mike Bell	1.0	2	0	0	24
DE Mike Calhoun	1.0	0	1	0	18
DT Bill Acker	0.5	0	0	0	26
DE Mike St. Clair	0.0	1	1	0	20
DT Perry Brooks	0.0	0	1	2	11
DT Curley Culp	0.0	0	1	0	26
OLB Robert Braziel	0.0	0	1	0	19

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Wayne Smith	4	0	0	23
CB Rufus Bess	3	1	1	20
CB Hugh Rodgers	3	0	0	16
S Mike Jolly	3	0	0	19
S Bernie Jackson	2	0	0	16
ILB Richard Wood	1	0	0	10
S Marvin Switzer	1	0	0	20
DE Ron Rydalich	0	1	0	14

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Randy McClanahan	4	1	0	23
OLB Robert Braziel	3	0	0	19
CB David Gray	3	0	0	19
CB Nelson Munsey	2	1	0	19
S Terry Jackson	2	0	0	29
ILB Frank Manumaleuga	2	0	0	14
S Ron Brandon	1	0	1	25
CB Jeris White	1	0	0	27
OLB Robin Cole	1	0	0	10
S Vern Roberson	1	0	0	15
OLB Scott Studwell	0	1	0	22

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Larry McCarren	2	4	14	0	17
Aaron Meyer	2	3	18	1	20
Dan Dierdorf	1	7	23	1	32
Walt Downing	1	5	22	1	30
Ron Mikolajczyk	1	1	17	0	22
Roosevelt Leaks	1	1	12	0	9
Ed Fisher	0	2	21	1	22
Al Chandler	0	2	21	0	21
Jim Pietrzak	0	2	19	0	22
Tommie Ginn	0	2	16	0	20
Randy Love	0	1	11	0	9

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Desmond Cribbs	3	6	0	23	0	11
Ron Saul	3	3	0	25	0	17
Randy Clark	2	3	1	10	0	14
Ted Petersen	1	3	0	18	0	21
Ron Essink	1	3	0	25	0	15
Ken Jones	1	2	0	8	0	10
Melvin Jackson	0	4	0	14	1	10
Robert Jackson	0	2	0	19	0	15
Jewerl Thomas	0	2	0	15	0	10
Dave Lafary	0	1	0	23	0	12

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Rufus Bess	2	21
Unknown	2	11
Herb Lusk	1	21
Billy Taylor	1	10
Jim Pietrzak	1	7

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Isaac Curtis	2	15
Wilbur Jackson	1	19
Vern Roberson	1	9

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rufus Bess	---	---	28	20	21	69
Marvin Switzer	---	---	25	20	15	60
Wayne Smith	---	---	31	23	5	59
Walt Downing	22	30	---	---	6	58
Dan Dierdorf	23	32	---	---	---	55
Al Chandler	21	21	---	---	10	52
John Grant	---	---	25	22	2	49
Jim Pietrzak	19	22	---	---	7	48
Ron Mikolajczyk	17	22	---	---	7	46
Freddie Scott	11	20	---	---	15	46
Bernie Jackson	---	---	22	16	7	45
John Sanders	---	---	24	21	---	45
Roy Green	19	25	---	---	1	45
Aaron Meyer	18	20	---	---	6	44
Ed Fisher	21	22	---	---	---	43
Hugh Rodgers	---	---	23	16	3	42
Brooks Williams	13	16	---	---	13	42
Dave Pear	---	---	27	14	---	41
Tommie Ginn	16	20	---	---	5	41
Mike Jolly	---	---	22	19	---	41
Stan Lewis	---	---	23	13	3	39
Bob Breunig	---	---	20	15	3	38
Dave Lewis	---	---	13	10	15	38
Frank Pollard	12	24	---	---	---	36
Melvin Wilber	12	23	---	---	---	35
Matt Robinson	19	16	---	---	---	35
Mark Cooney	---	---	19	13	1	33
Larry McCarren	14	17	---	---	2	33
Alfred Jenkins	16	17	---	---	---	33
Randy Love	11	9	---	---	13	33
Sherman Smith	18	12	---	---	2	32
Joe Montana	11	21	---	---	---	32
Richard Wood	---	---	14	10	7	31
Ron Rydalich	---	---	14	14	---	28
Elvis Franks	---	---	10	12	6	28
Roosevelt Leaks	12	9	---	---	4	25
Unknown	---	---	5	9	11	25
Herb Lusk	0	0	---	---	21	21
Kent Kremer	---	---	11	4	4	19
Gary Johnson	---	---	8	8	---	16
Billy Taylor	0	0	---	---	10	10
Toni Linhart	0	0	---	---	9	9
Bucky Dilts	0	0	---	---	7	7
Marv Kellum	---	---	3	2	---	5
Kervin Wyatt	---	---	1	3	1	5
Bobby Scott	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Wilbur Jackson	22	23	---	---	19	64
Terry Jackson	---	---	18	29	17	64
Tom Gallimore	28	19	---	---	15	62
Curley Culp	---	---	24	26	1	51
Jeris White	---	---	20	27	3	50
Randy McClanahan	---	---	22	23	4	49
Scott Studwell	---	---	22	22	5	49
Mike Bell	---	---	21	24	3	48
Mike St. Clair	---	---	24	20	3	47
Ron Saul	25	17	---	---	4	46
Ron Brandon	---	---	18	25	3	46
Bill Acker	---	---	16	26	3	45
Dave Lafary	23	12	---	---	7	42
Jon Keyworth	21	14	---	---	6	41
Robert Braziel	---	---	15	19	7	41
Charlie Phillips	---	---	16	22	3	41
Ron Essink	25	15	---	---	---	40
Nelson Munsey	---	---	18	19	2	39
Ted Petersen	18	21	---	---	---	39
Mike Moroski	20	19	---	---	---	39
Bob Fisher	19	15	---	---	4	38
Jewerl Thomas	15	10	---	---	13	38
Desmond Cribbs	23	11	---	---	2	36
Steve Foley	---	---	13	14	9	36
Vern Roberson	---	---	12	15	9	36
Robert Jackson	19	15	---	---	1	35
David Gray	---	---	15	19	1	35
Melvin Jackson	14	10	---	---	7	31
Randy Clark	10	14	---	---	7	31
Mike Thomas	11	13	---	---	6	30
Billy Campfield	20	10	---	---	---	30
Mike Stensrud	---	---	15	11	3	29
Robin Cole	---	---	10	10	8	28
Mike Calhoun	---	---	6	18	4	28
Frank Manumaleuga	---	---	8	14	6	28
Butch Stark	7	8	---	---	12	27
Dick Leftridge	---	---	9	13	4	26
Ken Jones	8	10	---	---	7	25
Isaac Curtis	2	7	---	---	15	24
Orlando Whiteman	9	4	---	---	8	21
Perry Brooks	---	---	8	11	2	21
Dale Zorn	13	6	---	---	---	19
Steve Rogers	11	2	---	---	---	13
Mike Michel	0	0	---	---	7	7
John Smith	0	0	---	---	2	2
Dan Pastorini	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	6	1.5
Middle	14	46	3.3
Right	12	65	5.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	7	3.5
Middle	28	107	3.8
Right	2	9	4.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Montana	18	11	3	0	1	1	3	3	1
Matt Robinson	15	9	3	0	0	2	2	0	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mike Moroski	18	13	1	0	0	2	1	0	1
Dale Zorn	6	4	0	0	1	0	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	12	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	7	40	3.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	119	9.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	4	131	26.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	23	4.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	5	24	2.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	81	10.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	42	21.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Roy Green	8	5	0	77	1	25
WR Alfred Jenkins	7	2	0	40	1	17
WR Melvin Wilber	5	4	0	71	2	23
WR Freddie Scott	4	3	1	75	2	20
TE Al Chandler	3	1	0	17	0	21
TE Brooks Williams	2	1	0	0	0	16
Unknown	2	2	0	10	0	9
RB Sherman Smith	1	1	0	-4	0	12
RB Frank Pollard	1	1	0	16	0	24

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Wilbur Jackson	6	4	0	22	0	23
WR Billy Campfield	4	1	0	19	0	10
TE Bob Fisher	4	3	1	38	1	15
FB Jon Keyworth	3	3	0	9	0	14
WR Mike Thomas	2	2	0	23	0	13
WR Isaac Curtis	1	1	0	13	0	7
WR Butch Stark	1	1	0	18	0	8
WR Orlando Whiteman	1	0	0	0	0	4
TE Tom Gallimore	1	1	0	14	0	19
FB Jewerl Thomas	1	1	0	14	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sherman Smith	7	11	1.57	3.67
Frank Pollard	4	12	3.00	4.25

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mike Moroski	1	3	3.00	1.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Robinson	3	1	11	3.67	8.07
Joe Montana	3	2	4	1.33	10.06

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mike Moroski	5	2	29	5.80	7.72

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Al Chandler	1	0	0	0.00	5.67
WR Melvin Wilber	1	0	0	0.00	14.20
WR Alfred Jenkins	1	0	0	0.00	5.71
TE Brooks Williams	1	1	0	0.00	0.00
WR Roy Green	1	1	11	11.00	9.63
Unknown	1	1	4	4.00	5.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Wilbur Jackson	2	1	15	7.50	3.67
WR Billy Campfield	2	0	0	0.00	4.75
TE Tom Gallimore	1	1	14	14.00	14.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Sherman Smith	3	1
Frank Pollard	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Wilbur Jackson	4	2
Steve Rogers	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Montana	6	4	4
Matt Robinson	4	4	3

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mike Moroski	4	1	0
Dale Zorn	3	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Roy Green	3	2	2
WR Melvin Wilber	2	2	1
WR Alfred Jenkins	2	1	1
WR Freddie Scott	1	1	1
Unknown	1	1	1
RB Frank Pollard	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Wilbur Jackson	2	1	0
WR Billy Campfield	2	0	0
WR Orlando Whiteman	1	0	0
WR Mike Thomas	1	1	1
TE Bob Fisher	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 45,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,600 (21,400)
End Zone 11,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	45,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,600 (21,400)
End Zone	11,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,800 (3,300)