Week 3, 1984

played in Detroit, MI

76 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals	6	7	7	0	-	20
Detroit Lions	0	10	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:45 STL - Benny Ricardo 28 field goal
1Q: 01:35 STL - Benny Ricardo 48 field goal
2Q: 12:14 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 43 field goal
2Q: 06:03 STL - Roy Green 10 pass from Joe Montana (Benny Ricardo extra point)
2Q: 00:42 DET - Ozzie Newsome 2 pass from Vince Evans (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
3Q: 03:10 STL - Mike Friede 17 pass from Joe Montana (Benny Ricardo extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:45 STL - Benny Ricardo 28 field goal
1Q: 01:35 STL - Benny Ricardo 48 field goal
2Q: 12:14 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 43 field goal
2Q: 06:03 STL - Roy Green 10 pass from Joe Montana (Benny Ricardo extra point)
2Q: 00:42 DET - Ozzie Newsome 2 pass from Vince Evans (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
3Q: 03:10 STL - Mike Friede 17 pass from Joe Montana (Benny Ricardo extra point)

Team Statistics STL DET
Record 1-2 2-1
First Downs 16 10
- by Rushing 4 1
- by Passing 11 9
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 352 228
- Offensive Plays 64 65
- Yards per Play 5.50 3.51
Net Rushing Yards 86 76
- Rushing Attempts 33 25
- Yards per Rush 2.61 3.04
Net Passing Yards 266 152
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 20 - 0 38 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 283 160
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/17 2/8
- Yards per Pass Play 8.58 3.80
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 2/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.7 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/4
Penalties/Yards 1/6 7/42
Punt Returns/Yards 4/29 1/14
Kick Returns/Yards 2/54 3/59
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 24
Time of Possession 32:27 27:33

Team Statistics	STL	DET
Record	1-2	2-1
First Downs	16	10
- by Rushing	4	1
- by Passing	11	9
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	352	228
- Offensive Plays	64	65
- Yards per Play	5.50	3.51
Net Rushing Yards	86	76
- Rushing Attempts	33	25
- Yards per Rush	2.61	3.04
Net Passing Yards	266	152
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 20 - 0	38 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	283	160
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/17	2/8
- Yards per Pass Play	8.58	3.80
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	2/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.7	6.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/4
Penalties/Yards	1/6	7/42
Punt Returns/Yards	4/29	1/14
Kick Returns/Yards	2/54	3/59
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 24
Time of Possession	32:27	27:33

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:36	2:56	OPP 34	5	23	Field Goal
1	9:07	2:38	OWN 9	4	24	Punt
1	4:14	2:44	OWN 30	5	39	Field Goal
2	12:07	2:59	OWN 21	5	23	Punt
2	7:08	1:14	OWN 34	3	66	Touchdown
2	4:22	0:38	OPP 46	3	4	Punt
2	0:32	0:32	OWN 48	3	6	Punt
3	15:00	0:51	OWN 20	2	28	Fumble
3	12:48	5:08	OWN 6	9	36	Punt
3	5:43	2:42	OWN 38	6	62	Touchdown
3	0:47	1:02	OWN 35	3	7	Punt
4	12:56	4:18	OWN 17	8	30	Punt
4	7:07	2:25	OWN 46	3	8	Punt
4	2:26	0:10	OPP 42	1	3	Fumble
4	1:18	0:38	OPP 46	3	2	Punt
4	0:05	0:05	OPP 28	1	-2	Game

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:24	OWN 20	3	3	Interception
1	10:40	1:33	OWN 38	3	5	Punt
1	6:29	2:15	OWN 11	3	9	Punt
1	1:30	4:23	OWN 35	7	39	Field Goal
2	9:08	2:00	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	5:54	1:32	OWN 30	3	-6	Punt
2	3:44	3:12	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
3	14:09	1:21	OPP 48	3	0	Punt
3	7:40	1:57	OWN 18	3	7	Punt
3	3:01	2:14	OWN 21	3	9	Punt
4	14:45	1:49	OWN 29	3	6	Punt
4	8:38	1:31	OWN 7	3	4	Punt
4	4:42	2:16	OWN 1	10	41	Downs
4	2:16	0:58	OWN 46	4	0	Downs
4	0:40	0:35	OWN 20	4	8	Downs

Game MVP: Joe Montana, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Frank Pollard	23	59	2.57	11	1
Sherman Smith	9	29	3.22	18	1
Joe Montana	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Craig James	12	45	3.75	13	1
Albert Bentley	9	23	2.56	4	0
Vince Evans	2	6	3.00	5	0
Preston Dennard	1	3	3.00	3	0
Mosi Tatupu	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Montana	28	20	283	3/17	2	47	0	127.5

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Vince Evans	38	19	160	2/8	1	22	1	59.1

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Roy Green	6	8	76	12.67	16	20	1
WR Alfred Jenkins	4	6	83	20.75	40	47	0
WR Mike Friede	3	3	26	8.67	7	17	1
RB Frank Pollard	2	4	36	18.00	21	28	0
FB James Jones	2	2	11	5.50	9	9	0
WR Billy Ryckman	1	1	20	20.00	15	20	0
WR Mardye McDole	1	1	29	29.00	3	29	0
FB Tony Paige	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
RB Sherman Smith	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Rodney Holman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Ozzie Newsome	5	6	61	12.20	17	22	1
WR Preston Dennard	3	6	26	8.67	2	15	0
RB Craig James	3	6	14	4.67	5	10	0
WR Ken Margerum	2	5	12	6.00	1	8	0
WR Jeff Chadwick	2	3	6	3.00	5	3	0
FB Mosi Tatupu	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Leo Lewis	1	2	2	2.00	1	2	0
TE Mike Mularkey	1	1	11	11.00	1	11	0
WR Phil McConkey	1	5	21	21.00	5	21	0
TE Jim Obradovich	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Albert Bentley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Leonard Smith	1	0	0.00	0

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Sherman Smith	2	0	0
Frank Pollard	1	0	0
Dan Dierdorf	0	1	0
Fredd Young	0	0	1

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Vince Evans	1	1	0
Emanuel Weaver	0	1	0
Preston Davis	0	1	0
Ed O'Neil	0	0	1
Ronnie Lott	0	0	1
Brian Sochia	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bucky Dilts	9	419	46.6	36.1	57	5

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Russell Erxleben	9	386	42.9	39.7	53	3

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Benny Ricardo	2/2	1/1	0/0	48	2/2

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Uwe Von Schamann	1/1	1/1	0/0	43	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sherman Smith	4	29	7.3	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Phil McConkey	1	14	14.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sherman Smith	1	22	22.0	0
Shafer Suggs	1	32	32.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Phil McConkey	3	59	19.7	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Don McNeal	6	2	0.0	19	38
ILB Fredd Young	5	1	1.0	20	32
OLB Mike Woods	5	2	0.0	22	33
DT Gary Johnson	4	0	1.0	15	19
S Leonard Smith	4	2	0.0	24	37
CB Albert Lewis	4	0	0.0	19	37
S Shafer Suggs	3	2	0.0	23	37
DT Kent Kremer	3	1	0.0	17	31
DE Shawn Miller	3	1	0.0	21	39
DE John Goodman	2	1	0.0	16	21
CB Wayne Smith	2	0	0.0	21	38
S Rod McSwain	2	0	0.0	16	32
OLB Jeff Davis	1	1	0.0	8	12
DT Brad Shearer	1	0	0.0	13	9
QB Joe Montana	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Ken Woodard	0	3	0.0	6	1

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ed O'Neil	8	2	1.0	24	23
ILB Matt Millen	7	2	0.0	21	17
S Ronnie Lott	6	2	0.0	31	27
OLB Chris Martin	5	2	0.0	18	18
CB Wyatt Henderson	5	0	0.0	23	28
DT Brian Sochia	3	2	1.0	22	21
DT Emanuel Weaver	3	3	0.0	25	20
DT Jerome Sally	2	2	0.5	30	30
DE Dennis Boyd	2	0	0.5	26	25
S Fred Marion	2	1	0.0	27	25
DE Jacob Green	2	0	0.0	19	16
CB Bobby Butler	2	0	0.0	25	23
S Dwayne Crump	1	1	0.0	9	18
OLB Craig Bingham	1	1	0.0	15	7
S Marvin Switzer	1	0	0.0	1	7
OLB Greg Bracelin	1	0	0.0	8	6
CB Herb Williams	1	0	0.0	21	15
CB Preston Davis	1	0	0.0	9	8
WR Phil McConkey	1	0	---	---	---
DE Rick Bryan	0	1	0.0	9	6

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Gary Johnson	1.0	0	19
ILB Fredd Young	1.0	0	32
DT Kent Kremer	0.0	3	31
DT Brad Shearer	0.0	1	9
OLB Jeff Davis	0.0	1	12

Detroit	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Brian Sochia	1.0	2	1	21
OLB Ed O'Neil	1.0	0	0	23
DE Dennis Boyd	0.5	1	0	25
DT Jerome Sally	0.5	0	0	30
DT Emanuel Weaver	0.0	1	0	20
DE Rick Bryan	0.0	1	0	6

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Mike Woods	4	0	0	33
CB Don McNeal	3	0	0	38
CB Albert Lewis	3	0	0	37
S Leonard Smith	2	2	1	37
CB Wayne Smith	2	1	0	38
S Shafer Suggs	1	2	0	37
DE John Goodman	1	0	0	21
S Rod McSwain	1	0	0	32
DE Shawn Miller	1	0	0	39
ILB Fredd Young	1	0	0	32

Detroit	Caught	PPlay
CB Wyatt Henderson	4	28
OLB Ed O'Neil	3	23
OLB Chris Martin	3	18
ILB Matt Millen	2	17
CB Bobby Butler	2	23
DE Dennis Boyd	1	25
S Marvin Switzer	1	7
OLB Greg Bracelin	1	6
CB Herb Williams	1	15
S Ronnie Lott	1	27
S Fred Marion	1	25

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Scully	3	11	31	1	28
Larry McCarren	1	9	28	1	26
Walt Downing	1	3	24	0	20
Dennis Lick	1	2	25	0	23
Rodney Holman	1	1	21	0	7
Allan Kennedy	0	2	7	0	1
Dan Dierdorf	0	1	26	1	30
Louis Bullard	0	1	9	0	11
Eric Laakso	0	1	8	0	8
Tommie Ginn	0	1	5	0	5

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Randy Grimes	1	4	21	1	35
Anthony Munoz	0	6	25	1	37
Cody Risien	0	4	24	0	38
Ken Dallafior	0	4	17	0	32
Rich Umphrey	0	2	12	0	11
Guy McIntyre	0	2	24	0	40
Mosi Tatupu	0	1	11	0	19

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Steve Folsom	2	19
Mardye McDole	1	16
Mike Friede	1	5

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Jim Obradovich	3	18
Phil McConkey	1	22
Preston Dennard	1	17
Preston Davis	1	7

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Don McNeal	---	---	19	38	36	93
Fredd Young	---	---	20	32	19	71
Shawn Miller	---	---	21	39	10	70
Shafer Suggs	---	---	23	37	5	65
Wayne Smith	---	---	21	38	6	65
Albert Lewis	---	---	19	37	9	65
Joe Montana	33	31	---	---	---	64
Leonard Smith	---	---	24	37	1	62
John Scully	31	28	---	---	---	59
Rod McSwain	---	---	16	32	11	59
Mike Woods	---	---	22	33	2	57
Dan Dierdorf	26	30	---	---	---	56
Larry McCarren	28	26	---	---	---	54
Roy Green	26	28	---	---	---	54
Walt Downing	24	20	---	---	9	53
Kent Kremer	---	---	17	31	3	51
Dennis Lick	25	23	---	---	---	48
Sherman Smith	10	7	---	---	28	45
Billy Ryckman	16	12	---	---	17	45
Frank Pollard	23	20	---	---	---	43
Mike Friede	18	16	---	---	5	39
Tony Paige	10	13	---	---	16	39
Dan Ross	9	11	---	---	18	38
Smiley Creswell	---	---	13	19	6	38
Alfred Jenkins	14	23	---	---	---	37
John Goodman	---	---	16	21	---	37
Gary Johnson	---	---	15	19	1	35
Louis Bullard	9	11	---	---	11	31
Mardye McDole	7	7	---	---	16	30
Rodney Holman	21	7	---	---	2	30
Eric Laakso	8	8	---	---	11	27
James Jones	8	7	---	---	12	27
Steve Folsom	3	4	---	---	19	26
Brad Shearer	---	---	13	9	2	24
Jeff Davis	---	---	8	12	3	23
Tommie Ginn	5	5	---	---	10	20
Kervin Wyatt	---	---	2	5	7	14
Allan Kennedy	7	1	---	---	3	11
Bucky Dilts	0	0	---	---	9	9
Benny Ricardo	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ken Woodard	---	---	6	1	---	7
Ed Fisher	2	3	---	---	---	5
Tony Collins	0	0	---	---	3	3
Scott Bull	0	0	---	---	2	2
Mark Malone	0	0	---	---	---	0
David Hughes	0	0	---	---	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jerome Sally	---	---	30	30	12	72
Randy Grimes	21	35	---	---	10	66
Vince Evans	25	40	---	---	---	65
Cody Risien	24	38	---	---	2	64
Guy McIntyre	24	40	---	---	---	64
Anthony Munoz	25	37	---	---	---	62
Wyatt Henderson	---	---	23	28	11	62
Chris Martin	---	---	18	18	25	61
Preston Dennard	16	27	---	---	17	60
Ronnie Lott	---	---	31	27	2	60
Ken Dallafior	17	32	---	---	8	57
Ozzie Newsome	21	24	---	---	9	54
Fred Marion	---	---	27	25	2	54
Dennis Boyd	---	---	26	25	2	53
Phil McConkey	13	18	---	---	22	53
Bobby Butler	---	---	25	23	2	50
Ed O'Neil	---	---	24	23	1	48
Emanuel Weaver	---	---	25	20	1	46
Brian Sochia	---	---	22	21	2	45
Matt Millen	---	---	21	17	6	44
Craig James	13	29	---	---	---	42
Mosi Tatupu	11	19	---	---	11	41
Herb Williams	---	---	21	15	3	39
Jacob Green	---	---	19	16	3	38
Dwayne Crump	---	---	9	18	10	37
Mike Mularkey	16	17	---	---	4	37
Ken Margerum	11	23	---	---	---	34
Rich Umphrey	12	11	---	---	10	33
Jeff Chadwick	6	16	---	---	11	33
Jim Obradovich	4	8	---	---	18	30
Rick Moser	0	1	---	---	27	28
Craig Bingham	---	---	15	7	6	28
Albert Bentley	12	10	---	---	3	25
Preston Davis	---	---	9	8	7	24
Greg Bracelin	---	---	8	6	8	22
Leo Lewis	2	8	---	---	12	22
Brad Benson	1	5	---	---	10	16
Rick Bryan	---	---	9	6	---	15
Seth Hallen	1	2	---	---	10	13
Marvin Switzer	---	---	1	7	5	13
Russell Erxleben	0	0	---	---	9	9
Craig Shaffer	---	---	0	0	9	9
Dave Ahrens	---	---	0	1	4	5
Uwe Von Schamann	0	0	---	---	4	4
Steve Fuller	0	0	---	---	1	1
Steve Grogan	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	25	3.1
Middle	15	45	3.0
Right	9	18	2.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	24	3.4
Middle	11	29	2.6
Right	7	23	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Montana	28	20	6	0	3	0	5	1	0

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Vince Evans	38	19	2	4	3	5	5	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	19	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	93	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	6	114	16.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	57	19.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	3	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	68	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	6	89	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Roy Green	8	6	2	76	1	28
WR Alfred Jenkins	6	4	0	83	2	23
RB Frank Pollard	4	2	1	36	1	20
WR Mike Friede	3	3	0	26	0	16
FB James Jones	2	2	0	11	0	7
RB Sherman Smith	1	0	0	0	0	7
WR Billy Ryckman	1	1	0	20	1	12
WR Mardye McDole	1	1	0	29	1	7
TE Rodney Holman	1	0	0	0	0	7
FB Tony Paige	1	1	0	2	0	13

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Preston Dennard	6	3	0	26	0	27
TE Ozzie Newsome	6	5	0	61	1	24
RB Craig James	6	3	1	14	0	29
WR Ken Margerum	5	2	0	12	0	23
WR Phil McConkey	5	1	1	21	1	18
WR Jeff Chadwick	3	2	0	6	0	16
WR Leo Lewis	2	1	0	2	0	8
TE Jim Obradovich	1	0	1	0	0	8
FB Mosi Tatupu	1	1	0	7	0	19
TE Mike Mularkey	1	1	0	11	0	17
RB Albert Bentley	1	0	0	0	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Frank Pollard	2	1	0.50	2.57

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Montana	4	3	36	9.00	10.11

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Vince Evans	1	1	2	2.00	4.21

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Sherman Smith	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Roy Green	1	1	10	10.00	9.50
WR Mike Friede	1	1	17	17.00	8.67
FB James Jones	1	1	9	9.00	5.50

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Ozzie Newsome	1	1	2	2.00	10.17

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Frank Pollard	3	2
Sherman Smith	1	0

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Vince Evans	1	0
Craig James	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Montana	8	4	1

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Vince Evans	13	7	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Roy Green	4	2	1
WR Mike Friede	1	1	0
RB Frank Pollard	1	0	0
TE Rodney Holman	1	0	0
FB Tony Paige	1	1	0

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Craig James	5	3	1
WR Ken Margerum	2	1	0
WR Preston Dennard	1	0	0
TE Ozzie Newsome	1	1	1
WR Leo Lewis	1	1	0
WR Jeff Chadwick	1	1	0
RB Albert Bentley	1	0	0
WR Phil McConkey	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,100 (21,400)
End Zone 12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,100 (21,400)
End Zone	12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)