Week 4, 1981

played in St. Louis, MO

69 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

New York Giants	0	7	0	3	-	10
St. Louis Cardinals	3	3	10	6	-	22

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:15 STL - Toni Linhart 49 field goal
2Q: 14:23 STL - Toni Linhart 47 field goal
2Q: 05:19 NYK - David Verser 39 pass from Jeff Rutledge (David Posey extra point)
3Q: 09:39 STL - Alfred Jenkins 10 pass from Joe Montana (Toni Linhart extra point)
3Q: 07:18 STL - Toni Linhart 35 field goal
4Q: 11:22 STL - Toni Linhart 50 field goal
4Q: 08:13 NYK - David Posey 44 field goal
4Q: 02:07 STL - Toni Linhart 20 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:15 STL - Toni Linhart 49 field goal
2Q: 14:23 STL - Toni Linhart 47 field goal
2Q: 05:19 NYK - David Verser 39 pass from Jeff Rutledge (David Posey extra point)
3Q: 09:39 STL - Alfred Jenkins 10 pass from Joe Montana (Toni Linhart extra point)
3Q: 07:18 STL - Toni Linhart 35 field goal
4Q: 11:22 STL - Toni Linhart 50 field goal
4Q: 08:13 NYK - David Posey 44 field goal
4Q: 02:07 STL - Toni Linhart 20 field goal

Team Statistics NYK STL
Record 1-3 2-2
First Downs 18 8
- by Rushing 4 3
- by Passing 12 5
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 328 200
- Offensive Plays 67 57
- Yards per Play 4.90 3.51
Net Rushing Yards 94 103
- Rushing Attempts 19 30
- Yards per Rush 4.95 3.43
Net Passing Yards 234 97
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 23 - 1 25 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 261 109
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/27 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 4.88 3.59
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/15 4/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 5.6
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/10 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 5/24 3/31
Kick Returns/Yards 5/91 2/36
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/1
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 37
Time of Possession 29:57 30:03

Team Statistics	NYK	STL
Record	1-3	2-2
First Downs	18	8
- by Rushing	4	3
- by Passing	12	5
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	328	200
- Offensive Plays	67	57
- Yards per Play	4.90	3.51
Net Rushing Yards	94	103
- Rushing Attempts	19	30
- Yards per Rush	4.95	3.43
Net Passing Yards	234	97
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 23 - 1	25 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	261	109
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/27	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	4.88	3.59
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/15	4/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	5.6
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/10	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	5/24	3/31
Kick Returns/Yards	5/91	2/36
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/1
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 37
Time of Possession	29:57	30:03

Drive Charts

New York Giants
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:23	1:26	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
1	8:04	3:34	OWN 21	6	53	Missed FG
1	2:08	2:03	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
2	14:17	5:21	OWN 14	9	48	Punt
2	7:03	2:04	OWN 49	5	51	Touchdown
2	3:03	1:25	OWN 37	6	25	Missed FG
2	0:49	0:49	OWN 6	3	7	Punt
3	15:00	2:04	OWN 20	5	27	Punt
3	9:30	1:06	OWN 22	2	1	Interception
3	7:12	5:32	OWN 20	9	39	Punt
4	11:17	3:11	OWN 28	5	45	Field Goal
4	5:05	0:59	OWN 36	4	-10	Downs
4	2:00	1:17	OWN 24	8	63	Downs

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:37	OWN 20	8	35	Punt
1	8:57	0:53	OWN 42	3	-1	Punt
1	4:30	2:22	OWN 33	5	35	Field Goal
1	0:05	0:48	OPP 39	3	9	Field Goal
2	8:56	1:53	OWN 10	3	-2	Punt
2	4:59	1:56	OWN 28	3	-6	Punt
2	1:38	0:49	OWN 45	3	9	Punt
3	12:56	1:26	OWN 18	3	6	Punt
3	11:30	2:00	OPP 28	4	28	Touchdown
3	8:24	1:12	OPP 26	3	8	Field Goal
3	1:40	5:23	OWN 20	9	47	Field Goal
4	8:06	3:01	OWN 18	3	6	Punt
4	4:06	2:06	OPP 26	5	23	Field Goal
4	0:43	0:43	OWN 13	2	-2	Game

Game MVP: Toni Linhart, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Joe Washington	10	57	5.70	21	2	0
Tony Green	9	37	4.11	24	1	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Frank Pollard	17	92	5.41	24	3
Sherman Smith	9	8	0.89	9	0
Joe Montana	4	3	0.75	3	0

Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jeff Rutledge	43	23	261	5/27	1	39	1	70.0

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Montana	25	13	109	2/12	1	34	0	76.9

Receiving Statistics

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Joe Washington	5	7	61	12.20	33	24	0
WR James Lofton	5	8	49	9.80	10	16	0
WR Willis Adams	4	7	60	15.00	13	34	0
WR Mark Nichols	3	5	29	9.67	0	10	0
TE Doug Cosbie	2	5	14	7.00	2	12	0
TE Al Chandler	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
FB David Sims	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Tony Green	1	3	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR David Verser	1	1	39	39.00	27	39	1
WR Pat Tilley	0	5	0	0.00	0	0	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Freddie Scott	5	8	35	7.00	17	11	0
WR Alfred Jenkins	3	6	49	16.33	1	34	1
FB Roosevelt Leaks	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE John Sawyer	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Sherman Smith	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Roy Green	1	4	14	14.00	6	14	0
RB Frank Pollard	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Billy Ryckman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Wayne Smith	1	1	1.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
David Verser	1	0	0	0

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Marvin Switzer	0	1	0	0
Tommie Ginn	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Skladany	6	237	39.5	31.0	45	2

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bucky Dilts	7	319	45.6	39.3	57	2

Kicking Statistics

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Posey	1/3	1/3	0/1	44	1/1

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Toni Linhart	5/5	3/3	1/1	50	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Verser	5	24	4.8	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernie Jackson	3	31	10.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Verser	4	72	18.0	0
Tony Green	1	19	19.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernie Jackson	1	19	19.0	0
Freddie Scott	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jack Mildren	6	1	0.0	13	10
OLB Tom Jackson	5	2	1.0	28	23
S Willie Germany	5	1	0.0	17	19
OLB Mike Hennigan	4	2	0.0	20	20
DE Lyle Alzado	4	1	0.0	22	19
CB Ron Johnson	4	0	0.0	21	15
DE Wilbur Young	3	0	0.0	25	17
S Robert Jackson	3	0	0.0	9	13
CB Toby Tucker	2	1	0.0	17	22
OLB Ron McCartney	1	1	1.0	3	9
ILB Merv Krakau	1	2	0.0	11	5
CB Skip Thomas	1	1	0.0	21	19
S Mike Sensibaugh	1	0	0.0	20	15
DT Donnie Ostrowski	1	0	0.0	15	12
DE Don Ratliff	1	0	0.0	5	10
WR Mark Nichols	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Bob Pifferini	0	2	0.0	12	6
ILB Isiah Robertson	0	1	0.0	27	18

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Bob Breunig	6	3	1.0	15	39
ILB Mark Cooney	6	1	0.0	14	40
DT Kent Kremer	6	1	0.0	10	21
CB Hugh Rodgers	5	0	0.0	12	42
DT Gary Johnson	4	0	0.0	14	30
S Mike Jolly	3	1	0.0	13	43
DT Dave Pear	2	0	2.0	6	19
DE Stan Lewis	2	0	1.0	5	14
CB Rufus Bess	2	1	0.0	12	26
S Bernie Jackson	2	0	0.0	12	35
S Marvin Switzer	2	0	0.0	7	22
DE Harvey Martin	1	0	1.0	12	31
S John Sanders	1	1	0.0	13	33
CB Wayne Smith	1	1	0.0	18	42
DT John Grant	1	0	0.0	7	17
OLB Marv Kellum	1	0	0.0	9	15
OLB Kervin Wyatt	0	1	0.0	6	4

Pass Rush Statistics

New York	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Tom Jackson	1.0	0	1	1	23
OLB Ron McCartney	1.0	0	0	0	9
DT Donnie Ostrowski	0.0	1	1	0	12
DE Wilbur Young	0.0	0	0	1	17

St. Louis	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Dave Pear	2.0	1	0	19
DE Harvey Martin	1.0	2	2	31
OLB Bob Breunig	1.0	0	0	39
DE Stan Lewis	1.0	0	0	14
DT Gary Johnson	0.0	1	0	30
DE Keith Ferguson	0.0	1	0	34

Pass Defense Statistics

New York	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Jack Mildren	3	0	10
CB Toby Tucker	2	1	22
OLB Mike Hennigan	2	0	20
S Robert Jackson	2	0	13
S Willie Germany	1	3	19
S Mike Sensibaugh	1	1	15
CB Ron Johnson	1	1	15
CB Skip Thomas	1	0	19
OLB Tom Jackson	0	1	23
ILB Merv Krakau	0	1	5

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Hugh Rodgers	4	0	0	42
OLB Bob Breunig	3	1	0	39
ILB Mark Cooney	3	0	0	40
S Marvin Switzer	3	0	0	22
S Mike Jolly	3	0	0	43
CB Wayne Smith	1	1	1	42
S Bernie Jackson	1	0	0	35
OLB Marv Kellum	1	0	0	15
S John Sanders	1	0	0	33
DT Gary Johnson	1	0	0	30
DT Kent Kremer	1	0	0	21
CB Rufus Bess	1	0	0	26
DE Keith Ferguson	0	1	0	34

Blocking Statistics

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Zach Waite	2	5	1	17	0	44
Stan Walters	1	6	0	18	1	46
Billy Shields	1	3	0	17	0	43
Glen Titensor	1	2	0	17	1	34
Chuck Commiskey	0	1	0	16	3	32
Carlton Malone	0	1	0	2	0	5
Doug Cosbie	0	1	0	13	0	34

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dennis Lick	3	5	20	0	21
Ed Fisher	2	5	21	0	20
John Scully	1	3	25	1	24
Dan Dierdorf	1	3	26	0	22
Aaron Meyer	1	2	7	0	7
Tommie Ginn	0	4	21	1	23
Roosevelt Leaks	0	2	13	0	12
John Sawyer	0	1	12	0	10
Walt Downing	0	1	19	0	12

Special Teams Tackles

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Doug Cosbie	2	12
Tony Green	1	25
David Sims	1	18
Ron Johnson	1	13

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Billy Taylor	3	16
Freddie Scott	2	16
Roosevelt Leaks	1	24
Marvin Switzer	1	21
Hugh Rodgers	1	12
Walt Downing	1	10
Tommie Ginn	1	5

Participation

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Stan Walters	18	46	---	---	9	73
Jeff Rutledge	19	48	---	---	---	67
Zach Waite	17	44	---	---	---	61
Billy Shields	17	43	---	---	---	60
Doug Cosbie	13	34	---	---	12	59
Glen Titensor	17	34	---	---	7	58
Tom Jackson	---	---	28	23	4	55
Joe Washington	10	34	---	---	11	55
Pat Tilley	12	28	---	---	14	54
Isiah Robertson	---	---	27	18	6	51
David Sims	7	25	---	---	18	50
Wilbur Young	---	---	25	17	7	49
Ron Johnson	---	---	21	15	13	49
Toby Tucker	---	---	17	22	9	48
Chuck Commiskey	16	32	---	---	---	48
Lyle Alzado	---	---	22	19	6	47
Mike Hennigan	---	---	20	20	6	46
Al Chandler	8	18	---	---	19	45
Skip Thomas	---	---	21	19	5	45
James Lofton	12	31	---	---	1	44
C.J. Garrett	---	---	16	21	6	43
Tony Green	9	9	---	---	25	43
Willis Adams	12	31	---	---	---	43
Willie Germany	---	---	17	19	5	41
Robert Jackson	---	---	9	13	18	40
Mike Sensibaugh	---	---	20	15	3	38
Mark Nichols	9	20	---	---	9	38
Greg Johnson	---	---	18	16	3	37
David Verser	3	10	---	---	20	33
Donnie Ostrowski	---	---	15	12	5	32
Bob Pifferini	---	---	12	6	10	28
Al Speer	3	16	---	---	9	28
Merv Krakau	---	---	11	5	11	27
Jack Mildren	---	---	13	10	1	24
Bo Harris	---	---	2	0	22	24
Ross Browner	---	---	8	8	8	24
Ed Newman	2	14	---	---	2	18
Ron McCartney	---	---	3	9	4	16
Buddy Cutler	2	4	---	---	9	15
Don Ratliff	---	---	5	10	---	15
Warren Bryant	1	2	---	---	9	12
Carlton Malone	2	5	---	---	---	7
David Posey	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tom Skladany	0	0	---	---	6	6
Steve Joachim	0	0	---	---	3	3
Tom Flick	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mike Jolly	---	---	13	43	14	70
Hugh Rodgers	---	---	12	42	12	66
Wayne Smith	---	---	18	42	3	63
John Scully	25	24	---	---	11	60
Bernie Jackson	---	---	12	35	11	58
Mark Cooney	---	---	14	40	3	57
Joe Montana	30	27	---	---	---	57
Bob Breunig	---	---	15	39	2	56
Freddie Scott	18	20	---	---	16	54
Keith Ferguson	---	---	14	34	5	53
Marvin Switzer	---	---	7	22	21	50
John Sanders	---	---	13	33	3	49
Gary Johnson	---	---	14	30	5	49
Roosevelt Leaks	13	12	---	---	24	49
Roy Green	24	21	---	---	4	49
Tommie Ginn	21	23	---	---	5	49
Dan Dierdorf	26	22	---	---	---	48
Rufus Bess	---	---	12	26	10	48
Harvey Martin	---	---	12	31	3	46
Marv Kellum	---	---	9	15	20	44
Dennis Lick	20	21	---	---	3	44
Sherman Smith	9	7	---	---	28	44
Ed Fisher	21	20	---	---	1	42
Billy Ryckman	15	9	---	---	18	42
Walt Downing	19	12	---	---	10	41
John Sawyer	12	10	---	---	18	40
Brooks Williams	16	13	---	---	8	37
Alfred Jenkins	16	20	---	---	---	36
Frank Pollard	20	16	---	---	---	36
Kent Kremer	---	---	10	21	4	35
Greg Koch	11	6	---	---	12	29
John Grant	---	---	7	17	4	28
Elvis Franks	---	---	7	17	4	28
Aaron Meyer	7	7	---	---	12	26
Dave Pear	---	---	6	19	1	26
Stan Lewis	---	---	5	14	3	22
Billy Taylor	2	2	---	---	16	20
Toni Linhart	0	0	---	---	12	12
Bucky Dilts	0	0	---	---	12	12
Kervin Wyatt	---	---	6	4	1	11
Melvin Wilber	5	5	---	---	---	10
Tom De Paso	---	---	3	4	2	9
Bill Troup	0	0	---	---	---	0
Quentin Vaughn	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	69	7.7
Middle	9	21	2.3
Right	1	4	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	41	6.8
Middle	20	67	3.4
Right	2	-3	-1.5
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeff Rutledge	43	23	4	5	6	3	5	2	1

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Montana	25	13	1	1	0	8	2	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	25	6.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	13	86	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	116	9.7
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	34	4.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	13	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	7	43	3.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	2	19	3.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	34	11.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR James Lofton	8	5	1	49	0	31
RB Joe Washington	7	5	1	61	2	34
WR Willis Adams	7	4	1	60	1	31
WR Pat Tilley	5	0	2	0	0	28
TE Doug Cosbie	5	2	0	14	0	34
WR Mark Nichols	5	3	1	29	0	20
RB Tony Green	3	1	0	1	0	9
TE Al Chandler	1	1	0	5	0	18
FB David Sims	1	1	0	3	0	25
WR David Verser	1	1	0	39	1	10

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Freddie Scott	8	5	35	0	20
WR Alfred Jenkins	6	3	49	1	20
WR Roy Green	4	1	14	0	21
TE John Sawyer	2	1	3	0	10
RB Sherman Smith	2	1	5	0	7
FB Roosevelt Leaks	1	1	3	0	12
WR Billy Ryckman	1	0	0	0	9
RB Frank Pollard	1	1	0	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sherman Smith	2	-2	-1.00	0.89
Frank Pollard	2	-4	-2.00	5.41

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jeff Rutledge	2	0	0	0.00	6.07

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Montana	3	1	10	3.33	4.36

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Pat Tilley	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Doug Cosbie	1	0	0	0.00	2.80

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Freddie Scott	1	0	0	0.00	4.38
WR Alfred Jenkins	1	1	10	10.00	8.17
WR Billy Ryckman	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Tony Green	2	0
Joe Washington	1	1

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Frank Pollard	2	1
Sherman Smith	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeff Rutledge	11	6	3

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Montana	12	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR James Lofton	3	1	0
RB Joe Washington	2	1	1
RB Tony Green	2	1	0
TE Doug Cosbie	2	1	0
WR Willis Adams	1	1	1
WR Mark Nichols	1	1	1

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Freddie Scott	4	1	0
WR Alfred Jenkins	3	1	1
WR Roy Green	2	1	1
FB Roosevelt Leaks	1	1	1
TE John Sawyer	1	1	0
RB Frank Pollard	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,300 (21,400)
End Zone 11,700 (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	55,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,300 (21,400)
End Zone	11,700 (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)