Week 16, 1981

played in St. Louis, MO

38 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Tennessee Titans	3	7	7	10	-	27
St. Louis Cardinals	3	7	0	10	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:26 STL - Toni Linhart 22 field goal
1Q: 02:19 TEN - Benny Ricardo 45 field goal
2Q: 13:49 STL - Roy Green 31 pass from Joe Montana (Toni Linhart extra point)
2Q: 01:20 TEN - Todd Christensen 12 pass from Gary Huff (Benny Ricardo extra point)
3Q: 08:27 TEN - Earl Campbell 12 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)
4Q: 12:34 STL - Frank Pollard 6 run (Toni Linhart extra point)
4Q: 06:37 TEN - Benny Ricardo 19 field goal
4Q: 02:51 STL - Toni Linhart 39 field goal
4Q: 02:19 TEN - Earl Campbell 64 pass from Gary Huff (Benny Ricardo extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:26 STL - Toni Linhart 22 field goal
1Q: 02:19 TEN - Benny Ricardo 45 field goal
2Q: 13:49 STL - Roy Green 31 pass from Joe Montana (Toni Linhart extra point)
2Q: 01:20 TEN - Todd Christensen 12 pass from Gary Huff (Benny Ricardo extra point)
3Q: 08:27 TEN - Earl Campbell 12 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)
4Q: 12:34 STL - Frank Pollard 6 run (Toni Linhart extra point)
4Q: 06:37 TEN - Benny Ricardo 19 field goal
4Q: 02:51 STL - Toni Linhart 39 field goal
4Q: 02:19 TEN - Earl Campbell 64 pass from Gary Huff (Benny Ricardo extra point)

Team Statistics TEN STL
Record 10-5 8-7
First Downs 18 17
- by Rushing 7 2
- by Passing 11 13
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 361 385
- Offensive Plays 60 63
- Yards per Play 6.02 6.11
Net Rushing Yards 94 58
- Rushing Attempts 27 19
- Yards per Rush 3.48 3.05
Net Passing Yards 267 327
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 23 - 1 43 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 283 328
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/16 1/1
- Yards per Pass Play 8.09 7.43
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/10 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 9/45 7/52
Punt Returns/Yards 2/48 1/14
Kick Returns/Yards 5/110 5/80
Interception Ret./Yards 1/26 1/12
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 41 OWN 25
Time of Possession 29:13 30:47

Team Statistics	TEN	STL
Record	10-5	8-7
First Downs	18	17
- by Rushing	7	2
- by Passing	11	13
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	361	385
- Offensive Plays	60	63
- Yards per Play	6.02	6.11
Net Rushing Yards	94	58
- Rushing Attempts	27	19
- Yards per Rush	3.48	3.05
Net Passing Yards	267	327
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 23 - 1	43 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	283	328
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/16	1/1
- Yards per Pass Play	8.09	7.43
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/10	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	9/45	7/52
Punt Returns/Yards	2/48	1/14
Kick Returns/Yards	5/110	5/80
Interception Ret./Yards	1/26	1/12
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 41	OWN 25
Time of Possession	29:13	30:47

Drive Charts

Tennessee Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:35	OWN 33	3	6	Punt
1	7:19	5:07	OWN 32	9	40	Field Goal
2	13:33	2:23	OWN 24	3	5	Punt
2	9:54	2:02	OWN 20	5	15	Punt
2	5:15	3:14	OWN 29	7	46	Interception
2	1:33	0:22	OPP 28	2	28	Touchdown
2	0:14	0:14	OWN 35	1	10	Half
3	13:07	4:46	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
3	3:56	1:35	OWN 34	3	3	Punt
4	12:28	3:22	OWN 37	5	22	Punt
4	8:06	1:37	OPP 1	3	-1	Field Goal
4	4:29	0:12	OWN 31	1	-3	Fumble
4	2:46	0:44	OWN 27	2	73	Touchdown
4	1:05	1:05	OPP 19	5	7	Game

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:25	5:06	OWN 17	10	78	Field Goal
1	2:12	3:39	OWN 14	8	86	Touchdown
2	11:10	1:16	OWN 44	3	8	Punt
2	7:52	2:37	OWN 21	4	11	Punt
2	2:01	0:28	OWN 23	3	0	Punt
2	1:11	0:57	OWN 15	3	6	Punt
3	15:00	1:53	OWN 20	4	36	Punt
3	8:21	4:25	OWN 34	7	39	Missed FG
3	2:21	4:53	OWN 11	9	89	Touchdown
4	9:06	1:00	OWN 20	2	-6	Interception
4	6:29	2:00	OWN 24	3	1	Punt
4	4:17	1:31	OPP 28	3	6	Field Goal
4	2:02	0:57	OWN 15	4	4	Downs

Game MVP: Earl Campbell, Tennessee Titans

Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Earl Campbell	17	57	3.35	14	2	1
George Franklin	7	31	4.43	8	0	0
Gary Huff	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0	0
Sidney Thornton	1	9	9.00	9	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Frank Pollard	14	38	2.71	6	1
Billy Taylor	4	18	4.50	8	0
Joe Montana	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gary Huff	30	23	283	3/16	2	64	1	113.6

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Montana	43	27	328	1/1	1	41	1	84.2

Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Earl Campbell	7	7	99	14.14	55	64	1
WR Ron Cassidy	6	10	64	10.67	14	27	0
WR Calvin Hickman	4	4	34	8.50	1	15	0
RB Jumbo Asher	2	3	32	16.00	0	25	0
TE Ken Garcia	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Hugh Stopek	1	1	13	13.00	3	13	0
WR Darrin Baker	1	3	21	21.00	1	21	0
TE Todd Christensen	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	1

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Roy Green	9	11	180	20.00	55	36	1
WR Alfred Jenkins	6	14	42	7.00	8	12	0
RB Frank Pollard	4	5	15	3.75	12	8	0
WR Freddie Scott	3	4	27	9.00	6	14	0
FB Roosevelt Leaks	2	2	2	1.00	0	1	0
WR Melvin Wilber	1	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE John Sawyer	1	1	41	41.00	30	41	0
TE Brooks Williams	1	1	21	21.00	7	21	0
WR Billy Ryckman	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Kendrick Sullivan	1	26	26.00	0

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

Fumble Statistics

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Gary Huff	1	0	0	0

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Gary Johnson	0	1	0	0
Stan Lewis	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Greg Coleman	5	215	43.0	36.2	45	2

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bucky Dilts	6	272	45.3	30.7	52	0

Kicking Statistics

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Benny Ricardo	2/2	1/1	0/0	45	3/3

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Toni Linhart	2/3	0/1	0/0	39	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jumbo Asher	2	48	24.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernie Jackson	1	14	14.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Sawyer	4	90	22.5	0
George Franklin	1	20	20.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Freddie Scott	3	42	14.0	0
Bernie Jackson	2	38	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Bill Simpson	5	1	0.0	15	31
CB Ken Sawyer	5	0	0.0	15	32
CB Ronnie Covington	4	5	0.0	14	36
ILB Mike Hunt	4	1	0.0	14	31
OLB Jack Ham	4	0	0.0	7	26
S Frank Reed	4	0	0.0	14	36
OLB Donnie Thomas	3	0	1.0	11	24
CB Johnny Lynn	3	0	0.0	11	28
S Kendrick Sullivan	2	3	0.0	8	29
ILB Jack Reynolds	2	1	0.0	7	12
DE Lee Roy Selmon	2	1	0.0	14	30
DE Bill Neill	2	0	0.0	7	18
DT Dave Pureifory	1	1	0.0	12	26
DT Craig Fulcher	1	1	0.0	11	14
DE Bill Kollar	1	0	0.0	14	34
DT Rickey McBeal	1	0	0.0	5	16
WR Ron Cassidy	1	0	---	---	---
DE Bruce Clark	1	0	0.0	5	14
CB Jerry Holmes	0	1	0.0	16	32

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Kervin Wyatt	8	0	0.0	13	17
ILB Mark Cooney	7	1	0.0	25	27
OLB Bob Breunig	6	0	1.0	22	26
S Bernie Jackson	5	3	0.0	20	22
DT Gary Johnson	4	0	0.0	18	21
DE Stan Lewis	2	0	1.0	6	10
OLB Marv Kellum	2	0	0.0	7	13
CB Wayne Smith	2	0	0.0	23	26
DE Keith Ferguson	2	0	0.0	21	23
DE Elvis Franks	1	0	1.0	6	16
DT John Grant	1	2	0.0	14	17
DE Harvey Martin	1	1	0.0	21	17
CB Rufus Bess	1	1	0.0	12	16
S John Sanders	1	0	0.0	21	18
CB Hugh Rodgers	1	0	0.0	12	17
DT Dave Pear	1	0	0.0	10	11
WR Billy Ryckman	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Tom De Paso	1	0	0.0	5	5
S Mike Jolly	1	0	0.0	15	18
S Chris Williams	1	0	0.0	6	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Tennessee	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Donnie Thomas	1.0	0	0	0	24
DE Bill Kollar	0.0	2	0	0	34
DE Lee Roy Selmon	0.0	1	1	1	30
OLB Jack Ham	0.0	0	1	0	26
DT Dave Pureifory	0.0	0	1	0	26
DE Bill Neill	0.0	0	1	0	18

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Bob Breunig	1.0	0	0	0	26
DE Stan Lewis	1.0	0	0	0	10
DE Elvis Franks	1.0	0	0	0	16
DE Keith Ferguson	0.0	2	0	1	23
DT John Grant	0.0	0	1	0	17
DE Harvey Martin	0.0	0	0	2	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ken Sawyer	5	0	0	32
S Bill Simpson	4	1	0	31
CB Ronnie Covington	2	1	0	36
S Kendrick Sullivan	2	0	1	29
OLB Jack Ham	2	0	0	26
ILB Jack Reynolds	2	0	0	12
S Frank Reed	2	0	0	36
CB Johnny Lynn	2	0	0	28
OLB Donnie Thomas	1	1	0	24
DE Bruce Clark	1	1	0	14
DE Bill Kollar	1	0	0	34
DT Rickey McBeal	1	0	0	16
DE Lee Roy Selmon	1	0	0	30
ILB Mike Hunt	1	0	0	31
CB Jerry Holmes	0	1	0	32

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Kervin Wyatt	6	0	0	17
S Bernie Jackson	3	0	0	22
OLB Bob Breunig	3	0	0	26
ILB Mark Cooney	2	0	0	27
S John Sanders	2	0	0	18
CB Rufus Bess	1	1	0	16
CB Hugh Rodgers	1	0	1	17
OLB Marv Kellum	1	0	0	13
OLB Tom De Paso	1	0	0	5
S Mike Jolly	1	0	0	18
CB Wayne Smith	1	0	0	26
DE Keith Ferguson	1	0	0	23

Blocking Statistics

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kris Wheeler	4	5	23	0	27
Stephen Johnstone	3	4	25	1	27
Keith Dorney	2	5	23	0	29
Pete Adams	1	4	25	1	25
Andy Dawson	1	2	5	0	8
Sidney Thornton	1	2	13	0	13
Aaron Buchanan	0	1	4	1	6
Don Kanell	0	1	6	0	10
Todd Christensen	0	1	15	0	11

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Larry McCarren	4	8	18	0	39
Ed Fisher	4	7	18	0	40
Dan Dierdorf	0	1	17	0	40
John Sawyer	0	1	8	0	13
Walt Downing	0	1	14	0	39
Dennis Lick	0	0	15	1	36

Special Teams Tackles

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Darrin Baker	2	17
Jack Reynolds	1	28
Kendrick Sullivan	1	23
George Franklin	1	20
Ken Sawyer	1	13

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Billy Taylor	3	24
Hugh Rodgers	2	13
Marvin Switzer	1	20
Frank Pollard	1	9

Participation

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Johnny Lynn	---	---	11	28	25	64
Gary Huff	27	33	---	---	---	60
Ken Sawyer	---	---	15	32	13	60
Kendrick Sullivan	---	---	8	29	23	60
Stephen Johnstone	25	27	---	---	7	59
Keith Dorney	23	29	---	---	7	59
Ron Cassidy	21	22	---	---	13	56
Kris Wheeler	23	27	---	---	4	54
Ronnie Covington	---	---	14	36	3	53
Frank Reed	---	---	14	36	3	53
Billy Ard	22	25	---	---	6	53
Bill Kollar	---	---	14	34	4	52
Darrin Baker	16	18	---	---	17	51
Pete Adams	25	25	---	---	---	50
Jerry Holmes	---	---	16	32	2	50
Bill Simpson	---	---	15	31	3	49
Lee Roy Selmon	---	---	14	30	5	49
Jumbo Asher	10	17	---	---	21	48
Mike Hunt	---	---	14	31	3	48
Jack Reynolds	---	---	7	12	28	47
Dave Pureifory	---	---	12	26	4	42
George Franklin	8	13	---	---	20	41
Todd Christensen	15	11	---	---	15	41
Earl Campbell	19	20	---	---	---	39
Ken Garcia	15	16	---	---	7	38
Donnie Thomas	---	---	11	24	1	36
Jack Ham	---	---	7	26	2	35
Calvin Hickman	12	20	---	---	---	32
Sidney Thornton	13	13	---	---	5	31
Craig Fulcher	---	---	11	14	5	30
Bill Neill	---	---	7	18	2	27
John Riggins	4	11	---	---	9	24
Rickey McBeal	---	---	5	16	2	23
Bruce Clark	---	---	5	14	2	21
Don Kanell	6	10	---	---	3	19
Reggie Mathis	---	---	4	5	10	19
Aaron Buchanan	4	6	---	---	7	17
Lem Burnham	---	---	5	10	---	15
Andy Dawson	5	8	---	---	1	14
Vincent Forbes	2	8	---	---	---	10
Benny Ricardo	0	0	---	---	8	8
Hugh Stopek	2	4	---	---	---	6
Greg Coleman	0	0	---	---	5	5
Rich Campbell	0	0	---	---	2	2
Randy Hedberg	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Joe Montana	19	44	---	---	---	63
Walt Downing	14	39	---	---	9	62
Ed Fisher	18	40	---	---	---	58
Larry McCarren	18	39	---	---	1	58
Roy Green	18	34	---	---	6	58
Dan Dierdorf	17	40	---	---	---	57
Freddie Scott	9	33	---	---	15	57
Frank Pollard	15	33	---	---	9	57
Mark Cooney	---	---	25	27	3	55
Bernie Jackson	---	---	20	22	12	54
Dennis Lick	15	36	---	---	---	51
Bob Breunig	---	---	22	26	2	50
Wayne Smith	---	---	23	26	1	50
Alfred Jenkins	12	34	---	---	---	46
Keith Ferguson	---	---	21	23	2	46
Harvey Martin	---	---	21	17	7	45
Mike Jolly	---	---	15	18	11	44
Hugh Rodgers	---	---	12	17	13	42
Gary Johnson	---	---	18	21	2	41
Marvin Switzer	---	---	9	12	20	41
Brooks Williams	14	20	---	---	7	41
John Sanders	---	---	21	18	1	40
Billy Ryckman	5	18	---	---	17	40
John Sawyer	8	13	---	---	18	39
John Grant	---	---	14	17	6	37
Billy Taylor	4	8	---	---	24	36
Marv Kellum	---	---	7	13	15	35
Kervin Wyatt	---	---	13	17	4	34
Kent Kremer	---	---	11	16	2	29
Rufus Bess	---	---	12	16	1	29
Roosevelt Leaks	6	13	---	---	9	28
Steve Folsom	3	5	---	---	20	28
Aaron Meyer	6	12	---	---	9	27
Chris Williams	---	---	6	15	5	26
Elvis Franks	---	---	6	16	---	22
Stan Lewis	---	---	6	10	5	21
Dave Pear	---	---	10	11	---	21
Tom De Paso	---	---	5	5	6	16
Tommie Ginn	1	5	---	---	9	15
Ron Coder	1	4	---	---	9	14
Melvin Wilber	1	9	---	---	---	10
Bucky Dilts	0	0	---	---	10	10
Mark Dennard	5	5	---	---	---	10
Toni Linhart	0	0	---	---	7	7
Bill Troup	0	0	---	---	---	0
Quentin Vaughn	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	37	4.6
Middle	15	62	4.1
Right	2	-2	-1.0
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	10	3.3
Middle	15	43	2.9
Right	1	5	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gary Huff	30	23	5	0	2	1	1	3	1

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Montana	43	27	6	1	2	5	4	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	2	0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	6	46	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	10	162	11.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	73	14.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	14	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	16	183	8.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	69	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	62	10.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ron Cassidy	10	6	2	64	2	22
RB Earl Campbell	7	7	0	99	1	20
WR Calvin Hickman	4	4	0	34	0	20
RB Jumbo Asher	3	2	0	32	1	17
WR Darrin Baker	3	1	0	21	1	18
TE Ken Garcia	1	1	0	8	0	16
WR Hugh Stopek	1	1	0	13	0	4
TE Todd Christensen	1	1	0	12	0	11

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alfred Jenkins	14	6	1	42	0	34
WR Roy Green	11	9	1	180	4	34
RB Frank Pollard	5	4	0	15	0	33
WR Freddie Scott	4	3	0	27	0	33
WR Billy Ryckman	3	0	0	0	0	18
WR Melvin Wilber	2	1	0	0	0	9
FB Roosevelt Leaks	2	2	0	2	0	13
TE John Sawyer	1	1	0	41	1	13
TE Brooks Williams	1	1	0	21	1	20

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Earl Campbell	7	21	3.00	3.35
Gary Huff	2	-3	-1.50	-1.50

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Frank Pollard	4	10	2.50	2.71

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gary Huff	2	1	12	6.00	9.43

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Montana	4	3	12	3.00	7.63

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Todd Christensen	1	1	12	12.00	12.00
WR Ron Cassidy	1	0	0	0.00	6.40

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Alfred Jenkins	3	2	11	3.67	3.00
RB Frank Pollard	1	1	1	1.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
Earl Campbell	3	1
George Franklin	1	1

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Frank Pollard	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gary Huff	6	4	0

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Montana	12	8	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Targ	Catch
WR Ron Cassidy	3	2
RB Earl Campbell	2	2
WR Darrin Baker	1	0

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Alfred Jenkins	5	2	2
WR Roy Green	5	4	2
WR Freddie Scott	1	1	0
FB Roosevelt Leaks	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,200 (21,400)
End Zone 13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,200 (21,400)
End Zone	13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)