Week 8, 1984

played in St. Louis, MO

53 degrees, rain, 12 mph wind

Washington Redskins	0	0	3	0	-	3
St. Louis Cardinals	6	3	0	10	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:18 STL - Benny Ricardo 48 field goal
1Q: 00:41 STL - Benny Ricardo 55 field goal
2Q: 10:07 STL - Benny Ricardo 24 field goal
3Q: 10:18 WAS - Jan Stenerud 47 field goal
4Q: 13:54 STL - Frank Pollard 3 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)
4Q: 00:57 STL - Benny Ricardo 48 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:18 STL - Benny Ricardo 48 field goal
1Q: 00:41 STL - Benny Ricardo 55 field goal
2Q: 10:07 STL - Benny Ricardo 24 field goal
3Q: 10:18 WAS - Jan Stenerud 47 field goal
4Q: 13:54 STL - Frank Pollard 3 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)
4Q: 00:57 STL - Benny Ricardo 48 field goal

Team Statistics WAS STL
Record 2-6 4-4
First Downs 10 19
- by Rushing 1 10
- by Passing 9 5
- by Penalty 0 4
Total Net Yards 236 276
- Offensive Plays 64 68
- Yards per Play 3.69 4.06
Net Rushing Yards 48 157
- Rushing Attempts 13 40
- Yards per Rush 3.69 3.93
Net Passing Yards 188 119
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 47 - 26 - 0 25 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 215 137
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/27 3/18
- Yards per Pass Play 3.69 4.25
Fumbles/Lost 3/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 1/16 3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.8 8.0
4th Down Conversions 2/5 0/0
Penalties/Yards 10/62 2/19
Punt Returns/Yards 3/11 3/25
Kick Returns/Yards 3/76 1/16
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 33
Time of Possession 24:57 35:03

Team Statistics	WAS	STL
Record	2-6	4-4
First Downs	10	19
- by Rushing	1	10
- by Passing	9	5
- by Penalty	0	4
Total Net Yards	236	276
- Offensive Plays	64	68
- Yards per Play	3.69	4.06
Net Rushing Yards	48	157
- Rushing Attempts	13	40
- Yards per Rush	3.69	3.93
Net Passing Yards	188	119
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	47 - 26 - 0	25 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	215	137
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/27	3/18
- Yards per Pass Play	3.69	4.25
Fumbles/Lost	3/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	1/16	3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.8	8.0
4th Down Conversions	2/5	0/0
Penalties/Yards	10/62	2/19
Punt Returns/Yards	3/11	3/25
Kick Returns/Yards	3/76	1/16
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 33
Time of Possession	24:57	35:03

Drive Charts

Washington Redskins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:13	1:32	OWN 9	3	1	Punt
1	6:34	1:31	OWN 28	3	1	Punt
1	3:39	1:53	OWN 15	3	-2	Punt
1	0:34	1:38	OWN 22	3	9	Punt
2	10:02	2:53	OWN 25	4	31	Punt
2	4:54	1:25	OWN 39	5	14	Punt
2	1:17	0:26	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	0:20	0:20	OWN 29	2	-1	Half
3	15:00	4:48	OWN 37	8	33	Field Goal
3	6:24	1:37	OWN 22	5	28	Punt
4	13:47	4:45	OWN 28	8	51	Missed FG
4	6:56	2:10	OWN 37	9	39	Downs
4	2:57	0:32	OWN 29	4	9	Downs
4	0:49	0:46	OWN 24	4	8	Downs

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:47	OWN 20	9	49	Field Goal
1	8:41	2:07	OPP 47	4	19	Fumble
1	5:03	1:24	OWN 29	3	3	Punt
1	1:46	1:12	OPP 44	4	6	Field Goal
2	13:56	3:54	OWN 44	7	49	Field Goal
2	7:09	2:15	OWN 5	3	8	Punt
2	3:29	2:12	OWN 20	6	34	Punt
2	0:51	0:31	OWN 23	3	1	Punt
3	10:12	3:48	OWN 11	5	32	Punt
3	4:47	6:00	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
4	9:02	2:06	OWN 28	3	-7	Punt
4	4:46	1:49	OWN 24	3	6	Punt
4	2:25	1:36	OPP 38	7	7	Field Goal
4	0:03	0:03	OPP 32	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Frank Pollard, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Walter Abercrombie	10	43	4.30	18	1	0
Derrick Harmon	3	5	1.67	5	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Frank Pollard	30	122	4.07	30	4	1
Sherman Smith	5	18	3.60	8	0	0
Joe Montana	3	5	1.67	5	0	0
Tony Paige	2	12	6.00	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bert Jones	47	26	215	4/27	0	28	0	67.2

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Montana	25	14	137	3/18	0	31	0	71.6

Receiving Statistics

Washington	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Tracy Porter	8	16	61	7.63	1	16
WR Mervyn Fernandez	8	11	58	7.25	22	21
TE Mike Barber	2	5	36	18.00	24	24
WR Mike Rozier	2	5	11	5.50	0	11
RB Terry Miller	1	1	0	0.00	0	0
FB Hubert Oliver	1	2	28	28.00	22	28
RB Walter Abercrombie	1	2	17	17.00	16	17
WR Rich Erenberg	1	3	0	0.00	0	0
RB Derrick Harmon	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
TE Anthony Jones	1	1	5	5.00	0	5

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Roy Green	5	6	83	16.60	34	31
RB Frank Pollard	3	3	30	10.00	27	20
WR Billy Ryckman	2	5	9	4.50	2	5
TE Dan Ross	1	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Mike Friede	1	5	3	3.00	0	3
TE Rodney Holman	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
FB Tony Paige	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
WR Alfred Jenkins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Sherman Smith	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Mardye McDole	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Washington	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Washington	Fumb	Recov	Force
Randy Colbert	1	1	0
Bert Jones	1	0	0
Tracy Porter	1	0	0
Tim Krumrie	0	1	0
Rich Erenberg	0	1	0
David Jordan	0	1	0
Ben Williams	0	0	1

St. Louis	Fumb	Force
Joe Montana	1	0
Sherman Smith	0	1
Don McNeal	0	1
Keith Ferguson	0	1

Punting Statistics

Washington	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Greg Coleman	8	343	42.9	34.8	51	1

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bucky Dilts	7	323	46.1	41.7	58	1

Kicking Statistics

Washington	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jan Stenerud	1/2	1/1	0/0	47	0/0

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Benny Ricardo	4/4	3/3	1/1	55	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Randy Colbert	3	11	3.7	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sherman Smith	3	25	8.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Randy Colbert	2	55	27.5	0
Terry Miller	1	21	21.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sherman Smith	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Washington	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Reggie Williams	9	0	0.0	32	22
S Joey Browner	5	5	0.0	36	24
CB Randy Colbert	5	0	0.0	16	17
ILB Neal Olkewicz	4	1	0.0	32	25
DE Jeff Merrow	4	0	0.0	31	19
DE Ben Williams	3	1	2.0	30	18
DE Mike Fultz	3	1	1.0	19	19
DE Cleveland Elam	3	1	0.0	19	10
S Tom Pridemore	3	1	0.0	32	20
DT Tim Krumrie	3	0	0.0	36	23
CB Ernest Gibson	2	2	0.0	24	24
OLB Mark Nichols	2	0	0.0	8	6
S Benny Perrin	2	0	0.0	13	17
CB Danny Wagoner	2	0	0.0	26	19
OLB Andy Headen	2	0	0.0	5	3
ILB Ralph Ortega	1	1	0.0	8	3
DT John Woodcock	1	1	0.0	20	11
S Charles Romes	1	1	0.0	32	22
OLB Norwood Vann	0	1	0.0	4	4

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Fredd Young	7	0	1.0	11	39
OLB Mike Woods	6	1	1.0	11	44
CB Tim Washington	6	3	0.0	8	45
S Leonard Smith	5	0	0.0	11	43
S Chris Williams	4	2	0.0	10	36
DT Gary Johnson	4	0	0.0	12	37
CB Albert Lewis	3	0	0.0	9	37
DT Brad Shearer	2	0	0.0	4	10
DE Keith Ferguson	1	1	1.0	11	44
DE John Goodman	1	0	1.0	7	30
OLB Jeff Davis	1	2	0.0	4	16
CB Don McNeal	1	1	0.0	7	31
CB Wayne Smith	1	1	0.0	10	40
OLB Ken Woodard	1	0	0.0	4	5
S Shafer Suggs	0	1	0.0	9	46

Pass Rush Statistics

Washington	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ben Williams	2.0	0	0	18
DE Mike Fultz	1.0	2	0	19
DE Jeff Merrow	0.0	2	1	19

St. Louis	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Keith Ferguson	1.0	3	2	44
DE John Goodman	1.0	1	0	30
OLB Mike Woods	1.0	0	0	44
ILB Fredd Young	1.0	0	0	39
DT Gary Johnson	0.0	1	1	37
S Leonard Smith	0.0	1	0	43

Pass Defense Statistics

Washington	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Randy Colbert	4	0	17
OLB Reggie Williams	2	0	22
CB Danny Wagoner	2	0	19
S Charles Romes	1	1	22
S Joey Browner	1	1	24
OLB Mark Nichols	1	0	6
S Tom Pridemore	1	0	20
ILB Neal Olkewicz	1	0	25
OLB Andy Headen	1	0	3
OLB Bo Conway	0	1	2
DT Tim Krumrie	0	1	23
CB Ernest Gibson	0	1	24

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Tim Washington	6	0	45
OLB Mike Woods	4	2	44
S Chris Williams	3	0	36
CB Albert Lewis	3	0	37
ILB Fredd Young	3	0	39
S Leonard Smith	2	1	43
CB Wayne Smith	1	2	40
CB Don McNeal	1	1	31
DT Gary Johnson	1	0	37
OLB Jeff Davis	1	0	16
OLB Ken Woodard	1	0	5
S Shafer Suggs	0	1	46
DE Keith Ferguson	0	1	44

Blocking Statistics

Washington	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
David Jordan	1	3	11	3	36
Jim Hough	1	2	10	0	46
Doug Dumler	0	4	12	1	49
Keith Shelton	0	2	11	0	40
Hubert Oliver	0	1	7	0	26
Anthony Jones	0	1	7	0	26

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dan Dierdorf	4	9	32	0	24
John Scully	3	9	33	1	23
Larry McCarren	3	6	34	0	24
Walt Downing	1	2	33	1	24
Dan Ross	1	2	17	0	10
Rodney Holman	1	2	22	0	8
Louis Bullard	1	1	7	0	4
Eric Laakso	1	1	9	0	5
James Jones	1	1	8	0	5
Allan Kennedy	0	3	8	0	4
Ed Fisher	0	1	7	0	5
Dennis Lick	0	0	31	1	23

Special Teams Tackles

Washington	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Barber	3	18
Terry Miller	1	25

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Don McNeal	2	33
Sherman Smith	2	26
Chris Williams	1	9
Mike Friede	1	6

Participation

Washington	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ernest Gibson	---	---	24	24	24	72
Doug Dumler	12	49	---	---	10	71
Bert Jones	13	51	---	---	---	64
Jim Hough	10	46	---	---	8	64
Tim Krumrie	---	---	36	23	5	64
Neal Olkewicz	---	---	32	25	6	63
Joey Browner	---	---	36	24	3	63
Jeff Merrow	---	---	31	19	10	60
Ronnie Lee	13	46	---	---	---	59
Reggie Williams	---	---	32	22	4	58
Charles Romes	---	---	32	22	4	58
Tom Pridemore	---	---	32	20	5	57
Tracy Porter	11	44	---	---	2	57
Keith Shelton	11	40	---	---	---	51
Ben Williams	---	---	30	18	2	50
David Jordan	11	36	---	---	---	47
Randy Colbert	---	---	16	17	13	46
Benny Perrin	---	---	13	17	16	46
Danny Wagoner	---	---	26	19	1	46
Hubert Oliver	7	26	---	---	12	45
Rich Erenberg	6	26	---	---	12	44
Mike Rozier	6	24	---	---	13	43
Mike Barber	5	18	---	---	18	41
Mike Fultz	---	---	19	19	3	41
Anthony Jones	7	26	---	---	8	41
Terry Miller	1	13	---	---	25	39
Cleveland Elam	---	---	19	10	6	35
John Woodcock	---	---	20	11	4	35
Mervyn Fernandez	7	28	---	---	---	35
Mark Nichols	---	---	8	6	20	34
Walter Abercrombie	10	22	---	---	---	32
Derrick Harmon	3	18	---	---	10	31
Joe Bostic	2	15	---	---	10	27
Bobby Micho	2	10	---	---	12	24
Bo Conway	---	---	17	2	3	22
Ralph Ortega	---	---	8	3	7	18
Larry Brown	0	5	---	---	10	15
Norwood Vann	---	---	4	4	6	14
Chester Brennan	1	2	---	---	10	13
Ken Kaplan	2	11	---	---	---	13
Melvin Jones	3	5	---	---	2	10
Andy Headen	---	---	5	3	1	9
Greg Coleman	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jan Stenerud	0	0	---	---	4	4
Kim Reedy	0	0	---	---	2	2
Dennis McKenzie	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Don McNeal	---	---	7	31	33	71
Joe Montana	40	28	---	---	---	68
Fredd Young	---	---	11	39	18	68
Walt Downing	33	24	---	---	10	67
Leonard Smith	---	---	11	43	10	64
Shafer Suggs	---	---	9	46	6	61
Tim Washington	---	---	8	45	7	60
Mike Woods	---	---	11	44	4	59
Larry McCarren	34	24	---	---	---	58
Gary Johnson	---	---	12	37	8	57
Keith Ferguson	---	---	11	44	2	57
Dan Dierdorf	32	24	---	---	---	56
John Scully	33	23	---	---	---	56
Chris Williams	---	---	10	36	9	55
Dennis Lick	31	23	---	---	---	54
Roy Green	29	24	---	---	---	53
Wayne Smith	---	---	10	40	1	51
Billy Ryckman	20	14	---	---	16	50
Frank Pollard	31	18	---	---	---	49
Albert Lewis	---	---	9	37	2	48
Kent Kremer	---	---	8	36	1	45
Dan Ross	17	10	---	---	17	44
Mike Friede	20	17	---	---	6	43
Sherman Smith	9	6	---	---	26	41
Shawn Miller	---	---	7	22	10	39
John Goodman	---	---	7	30	1	38
Tony Paige	17	11	---	---	8	36
Alfred Jenkins	18	16	---	---	---	34
Mardye McDole	7	8	---	---	18	33
Rodney Holman	22	8	---	---	2	32
Eric Laakso	9	5	---	---	11	25
Steve Folsom	2	3	---	---	19	24
James Jones	8	5	---	---	11	24
Louis Bullard	7	4	---	---	11	22
Tommie Ginn	6	4	---	---	11	21
Jeff Davis	---	---	4	16	1	21
Brad Shearer	---	---	4	10	1	15
Allan Kennedy	8	4	---	---	1	13
Ed Fisher	7	5	---	---	---	12
Benny Ricardo	0	0	---	---	10	10
David Hughes	0	0	---	---	10	10
Ken Woodard	---	---	4	5	---	9
Bucky Dilts	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kervin Wyatt	---	---	0	0	7	7
Scott Bull	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mark Malone	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	18	6.0
Middle	6	18	3.0
Right	4	12	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	46	3.8
Middle	24	103	4.3
Right	3	9	3.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bert Jones	47	26	3	2	5	8	6	3	0

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Montana	25	14	3	1	1	5	4	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	13	1.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	14	121	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	6	81	4.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	36	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	64	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	1	9	2.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	28	14.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Washington	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tracy Porter	16	8	2	61	0	44
WR Mervyn Fernandez	11	8	0	58	1	28
TE Mike Barber	5	2	1	36	1	18
WR Mike Rozier	5	2	1	11	0	24
WR Rich Erenberg	3	1	1	0	0	26
FB Hubert Oliver	2	1	0	28	1	26
RB Walter Abercrombie	2	1	0	17	0	22
RB Terry Miller	1	1	0	0	0	13
RB Derrick Harmon	1	1	0	-1	0	18
TE Anthony Jones	1	1	0	5	0	26

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Roy Green	6	5	0	83	2	24
WR Billy Ryckman	5	2	0	9	0	14
WR Mike Friede	5	1	1	3	0	17
RB Frank Pollard	3	3	0	30	1	18
WR Alfred Jenkins	1	0	0	0	0	16
RB Sherman Smith	1	0	0	0	0	6
TE Dan Ross	1	1	0	0	0	10
WR Mardye McDole	1	0	0	0	0	8
TE Rodney Holman	1	1	0	6	0	8
FB Tony Paige	1	1	0	6	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Frank Pollard	5	15	3.00	4.07
Joe Montana	1	5	5.00	1.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Montana	1	0	0	0.00	5.48

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Washington	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mardye McDole	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Washington	Rushes	Conversions
Walter Abercrombie	2	0

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

Third Down Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bert Jones	13	6	1

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Montana	9	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Washington	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tracy Porter	4	1	0
WR Mervyn Fernandez	3	2	0
TE Mike Barber	2	1	1
RB Terry Miller	1	1	0
RB Walter Abercrombie	1	0	0
WR Rich Erenberg	1	0	0
WR Mike Rozier	1	1	0

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Billy Ryckman	2	0	0
WR Roy Green	2	1	1
WR Mike Friede	2	0	0
TE Dan Ross	1	1	0
RB Frank Pollard	1	1	0
WR Mardye McDole	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,300 (21,400)
End Zone 12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,300 (21,400)
End Zone	12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)