Week 14, 1984

played in St. Louis, MO

40 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

New England Patriots	7	17	3	3	-	30
St. Louis Cardinals	0	14	7	0	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:27 NED - Jimmy Rogers 30 run (Bucky Wallace extra point)
2Q: 14:00 NED - Jimmy Rogers 12 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Bucky Wallace extra point)
2Q: 08:34 STL - Mardye McDole 3 pass from Joe Montana (Benny Ricardo extra point)
2Q: 05:16 STL - Mike Friede 22 pass from Joe Montana (Benny Ricardo extra point)
2Q: 03:32 NED - George Farmer 4 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Bucky Wallace extra point)
2Q: 00:08 NED - Bucky Wallace 29 field goal
3Q: 07:18 NED - Bucky Wallace 30 field goal
3Q: 00:59 STL - Mike Friede 5 pass from Joe Montana (Benny Ricardo extra point)
4Q: 09:40 NED - Bucky Wallace 26 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:27 NED - Jimmy Rogers 30 run (Bucky Wallace extra point)
2Q: 14:00 NED - Jimmy Rogers 12 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Bucky Wallace extra point)
2Q: 08:34 STL - Mardye McDole 3 pass from Joe Montana (Benny Ricardo extra point)
2Q: 05:16 STL - Mike Friede 22 pass from Joe Montana (Benny Ricardo extra point)
2Q: 03:32 NED - George Farmer 4 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Bucky Wallace extra point)
2Q: 00:08 NED - Bucky Wallace 29 field goal
3Q: 07:18 NED - Bucky Wallace 30 field goal
3Q: 00:59 STL - Mike Friede 5 pass from Joe Montana (Benny Ricardo extra point)
4Q: 09:40 NED - Bucky Wallace 26 field goal

Team Statistics NED STL
Record 10-3 6-7
First Downs 21 18
- by Rushing 5 4
- by Passing 16 13
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 380 418
- Offensive Plays 68 64
- Yards per Play 5.59 6.53
Net Rushing Yards 165 98
- Rushing Attempts 28 16
- Yards per Rush 5.89 6.13
Net Passing Yards 215 320
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 23 - 0 47 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 230 325
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/15 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 5.38 6.67
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.2 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/3
Penalties/Yards 4/30 4/33
Punt Returns/Yards 3/48 1/10
Kick Returns/Yards 4/145 5/54
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/3 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 42 OWN 21
Time of Possession 33:01 26:59

Team Statistics	NED	STL
Record	10-3	6-7
First Downs	21	18
- by Rushing	5	4
- by Passing	16	13
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	380	418
- Offensive Plays	68	64
- Yards per Play	5.59	6.53
Net Rushing Yards	165	98
- Rushing Attempts	28	16
- Yards per Rush	5.89	6.13
Net Passing Yards	215	320
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 23 - 0	47 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	230	325
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/15	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	5.38	6.67
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.2	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/3
Penalties/Yards	4/30	4/33
Punt Returns/Yards	3/48	1/10
Kick Returns/Yards	4/145	5/54
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/3	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 42	OWN 21
Time of Possession	33:01	26:59

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:50	OWN 40	7	60	Touchdown
1	9:18	4:38	OWN 36	9	38	Missed FG
1	4:12	5:21	OWN 24	13	76	Touchdown
2	8:26	1:40	OWN 31	3	-8	Punt
2	5:00	1:39	OPP 41	4	41	Touchdown
2	1:22	1:22	OWN 46	6	42	Field Goal
3	12:28	5:18	OWN 28	8	59	Field Goal
3	0:49	1:44	OPP 48	4	14	Punt
4	12:48	1:26	OWN 31	3	7	Punt
4	10:31	0:58	OPP 17	3	8	Field Goal
4	6:44	3:03	OWN 38	4	28	Missed FG
4	2:21	0:34	OWN 26	3	7	Punt
4	0:33	0:33	OPP 46	1	-2	Game

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:10	1:52	OWN 24	3	-1	Punt
1	4:40	0:28	OWN 33	3	0	Punt
2	13:51	5:25	OWN 7	11	93	Touchdown
2	6:46	1:46	OWN 39	4	61	Touchdown
2	3:21	1:59	OWN 15	3	-2	Punt
3	15:00	2:32	OWN 25	4	47	Fumble
3	7:10	6:21	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
4	14:05	1:17	OWN 7	3	8	Punt
4	11:22	0:51	OWN 7	3	3	Punt
4	9:33	2:49	OWN 16	4	53	Missed FG
4	3:41	1:20	OWN 41	7	33	Downs
4	1:47	1:14	OWN 25	9	21	Downs

Game MVP: Joe Montana, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tony Nathan	21	114	5.43	21	4	0
Jimmy Rogers	5	50	10.00	30	2	1
Steve Bartkowski	2	1	0.50	3	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Frank Pollard	10	42	4.20	23	2
Sherman Smith	4	48	12.00	25	2
Joe Montana	2	8	4.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Bartkowski	38	23	230	2/15	2	25	0	95.3

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Montana	47	27	325	1/5	3	45	0	100.0

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Tony Nathan	6	7	27	4.50	2	8	0
WR Lynn Swann	4	9	53	13.25	15	15	0
WR George Farmer	3	4	47	15.67	14	25	1
TE Walter White	2	3	17	8.50	0	10	0
TE Lin Dawson	2	2	22	11.00	2	13	0
WR Mike Wilson	2	6	23	11.50	9	13	0
WR Benny Malone	1	3	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Johnny Perkins	1	1	16	16.00	2	16	0
RB Jimmy Rogers	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	1
FB Stan Edwards	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mike Friede	10	12	112	11.20	33	24	2
TE Rodney Holman	6	7	74	12.33	43	45	0
WR Roy Green	4	12	62	15.50	6	27	0
WR Mardye McDole	4	7	59	14.75	25	24	1
RB Frank Pollard	2	2	9	4.50	0	6	0
WR Alfred Jenkins	1	5	9	9.00	0	9	0
RB Sherman Smith	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Steve Folsom	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Edddie Brown	1	0	0
Tony Nathan	1	0	0
Steve Bartkowski	0	1	0
Al Harris	0	1	0
Stan Edwards	0	1	0
Gary Campbell	0	0	1
Aaron Kyle	0	0	1

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Sherman Smith	1	0	0
Mike Friede	1	0	0
Rodney Holman	0	1	0
Chris Williams	0	0	1
Fredd Young	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Engles	4	172	43.0	40.5	55	2

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bucky Dilts	5	226	45.2	35.6	57	0

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bucky Wallace	3/5	0/2	0/1	30	3/3

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Benny Ricardo	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Edddie Brown	3	48	16.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sherman Smith	1	10	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Edddie Brown	3	117	39.0	0
Jimmy Rogers	1	28	28.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sherman Smith	4	41	10.3	0
Shafer Suggs	1	13	13.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Aaron Kyle	7	1	0.0	9	29
CB Herman Edwards	6	0	0.0	8	38
OLB Gary Campbell	5	3	0.0	16	45
S Vinny Hoover	5	1	0.0	14	40
ILB John Anderson	3	0	0.0	13	35
OLB Sam Hunt	2	0	1.0	10	26
S Mike Davis	2	2	0.0	14	40
ILB Shane Nelson	2	2	0.0	10	21
DT Ron Fernandes	2	0	0.0	9	24
DE Brison Manor	2	0	0.0	10	32
CB Eddie McMillan	1	1	0.0	11	28
CB Mark Mitchell	1	1	0.0	12	32
OLB Rusty Rebowe	1	0	0.0	2	10
DE Al Harris	1	0	0.0	12	31
S Jeff Donaldson	1	0	0.0	6	26
DT Pete Koch	0	1	0.0	8	27

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Fredd Young	7	0	0.0	27	38
OLB Ken Woodard	6	0	0.0	9	11
S Leonard Smith	5	2	0.0	20	35
CB Tim Washington	5	1	0.0	18	24
DT Gary Johnson	5	0	0.0	22	26
S Shafer Suggs	4	0	0.0	22	35
DT Brad Shearer	2	2	1.0	11	24
DE Keith Ferguson	2	0	1.0	22	34
DE John Goodman	2	3	0.0	15	25
OLB Jeff Davis	2	1	0.0	23	23
CB Albert Lewis	2	0	0.0	23	27
DT Kent Kremer	1	1	0.0	21	27
CB Don McNeal	1	1	0.0	12	21
OLB Kervin Wyatt	1	1	0.0	4	5
OLB Mike Woods	1	0	0.0	6	19
CB Wayne Smith	1	0	0.0	18	26
S Chris Williams	1	0	0.0	15	17
DE Shawn Miller	1	0	0.0	13	17
S Rod McSwain	0	1	0.0	7	6

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Sam Hunt	1.0	0	1	26
DT Ron Fernandes	0.0	1	2	24
DT Pete Koch	0.0	1	1	27
DE Brison Manor	0.0	0	2	32
S Vinny Hoover	0.0	0	1	40
OLB Gary Campbell	0.0	0	1	45
CB Mark Mitchell	0.0	0	1	32
DE Jim Young	0.0	0	1	30

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Keith Ferguson	1.0	1	1	34
DT Brad Shearer	1.0	0	0	24
DT Gary Johnson	0.0	0	2	26
DE John Goodman	0.0	0	1	25
DE Shawn Miller	0.0	0	1	17

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Vinny Hoover	6	1	40
CB Aaron Kyle	6	0	29
CB Herman Edwards	4	1	38
ILB Shane Nelson	2	2	21
S Mike Davis	2	0	40
S Jeff Donaldson	2	0	26
CB Mark Mitchell	1	1	32
CB Eddie McMillan	1	0	28
OLB Gary Campbell	1	0	45
ILB John Anderson	1	0	35
OLB Rusty Rebowe	1	0	10

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Fredd Young	4	1	38
S Leonard Smith	3	1	35
S Shafer Suggs	3	0	35
CB Tim Washington	3	0	24
OLB Ken Woodard	3	0	11
CB Don McNeal	2	0	21
DT Brad Shearer	1	0	24
OLB Mike Woods	1	0	19
CB Wayne Smith	1	0	26
DE Keith Ferguson	1	0	34
OLB Jeff Davis	1	0	23

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Larry Tearry	2	6	23	1	34
Wade Griffin	2	6	27	0	37
John Hannah	2	3	22	1	37
Don Maggs	1	3	22	0	32
Joe Fields	1	2	20	0	25
Irv Pankey	1	2	10	0	14
Stan Edwards	1	1	20	0	26
Ron Solt	0	2	16	0	21
Lin Dawson	0	1	15	0	21

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Larry McCarren	3	5	0	15	0	43
John Scully	1	3	0	14	0	43
Louis Bullard	1	2	0	8	0	10
Ed Fisher	0	1	1	2	0	5
Dan Dierdorf	0	1	0	15	0	41
Walt Downing	0	1	0	8	0	38
Tony Paige	0	1	0	6	0	10
Dennis Lick	0	0	0	14	1	40

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Jimmy Rogers	2	24
Johnny Perkins	1	18
Edddie Brown	1	14
Herman Edwards	1	11
Jerry Blanton	1	8

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Chris Williams	3	13
Mardye McDole	2	13
Don McNeal	1	26
Tommie Ginn	1	5

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
John Hannah	22	37	---	---	9	68
Steve Bartkowski	28	40	---	---	---	68
Wade Griffin	27	37	---	---	3	67
Gary Campbell	---	---	16	45	2	63
Larry Tearry	23	34	---	---	4	61
Stan Edwards	20	26	---	---	14	60
Walter White	22	18	---	---	17	57
Herman Edwards	---	---	8	38	11	57
Vinny Hoover	---	---	14	40	2	56
Mike Davis	---	---	14	40	1	55
Joe Fields	20	25	---	---	9	54
Don Maggs	22	32	---	---	---	54
Lynn Swann	18	32	---	---	2	52
Tony Nathan	22	28	---	---	1	51
Lin Dawson	15	21	---	---	14	50
John Anderson	---	---	13	35	1	49
Mark Mitchell	---	---	12	32	2	46
Jim Young	---	---	10	30	6	46
Mike Wilson	17	28	---	---	---	45
Aaron Kyle	---	---	9	29	6	44
Ron Solt	16	21	---	---	7	44
Eddie McMillan	---	---	11	28	4	43
Brison Manor	---	---	10	32	1	43
Al Harris	---	---	12	31	---	43
Sam Hunt	---	---	10	26	5	41
Benny Malone	12	20	---	---	9	41
Jimmy Rogers	6	11	---	---	24	41
Pete Koch	---	---	8	27	1	36
Shane Nelson	---	---	10	21	4	35
Jeff Donaldson	---	---	6	26	3	35
Ron Fernandes	---	---	9	24	---	33
Irv Pankey	10	14	---	---	9	33
George Farmer	6	8	---	---	15	29
Johnny Perkins	2	8	---	---	18	28
Rusty Rebowe	---	---	2	10	13	25
Edddie Brown	---	---	1	5	14	20
Jerry Blanton	---	---	1	5	8	14
Sylvester Stamps	0	0	---	---	12	12
Allan Leavitt	0	0	---	---	6	6
Larry Lawrence	0	0	---	---	5	5
Bucky Wallace	0	0	---	---	5	5
Rick Engles	0	0	---	---	4	4
Milt McColl	---	---	0	0	4	4
Garcia Lane	---	---	0	4	---	4
Carlos Stevens	0	0	---	---	---	0
Sam Adkins	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Fredd Young	---	---	27	38	12	77
Shafer Suggs	---	---	22	35	10	67
Joe Montana	16	48	---	---	---	64
Keith Ferguson	---	---	22	34	5	61
Leonard Smith	---	---	20	35	5	60
Don McNeal	---	---	12	21	26	59
Larry McCarren	15	43	---	---	---	58
John Scully	14	43	---	---	---	57
Jeff Davis	---	---	23	23	11	57
Dan Dierdorf	15	41	---	---	---	56
Mike Friede	13	29	---	---	14	56
Gary Johnson	---	---	22	26	7	55
Dennis Lick	14	40	---	---	---	54
Kent Kremer	---	---	21	27	5	53
Albert Lewis	---	---	23	27	2	52
Roy Green	9	42	---	---	---	51
Walt Downing	8	38	---	---	3	49
Wayne Smith	---	---	18	26	5	49
Mardye McDole	9	26	---	---	13	48
Chris Williams	---	---	15	17	13	45
Tim Washington	---	---	18	24	2	44
Alfred Jenkins	11	31	---	---	1	43
John Goodman	---	---	15	25	3	43
Rodney Holman	10	30	---	---	1	41
Frank Pollard	12	27	---	---	---	39
Sherman Smith	4	13	---	---	20	37
Brad Shearer	---	---	11	24	1	36
Shawn Miller	---	---	13	17	6	36
Tony Paige	6	10	---	---	14	30
Dan Ross	4	14	---	---	11	29
Mike Woods	---	---	6	19	2	27
Steve Folsom	2	7	---	---	16	25
Louis Bullard	8	10	---	---	6	24
Tony Collins	0	11	---	---	12	23
Rod McSwain	---	---	7	6	10	23
Ken Woodard	---	---	9	11	2	22
Kervin Wyatt	---	---	4	5	10	19
Eric Laakso	2	8	---	---	6	16
Allan Kennedy	1	7	---	---	5	13
Tommie Ginn	1	5	---	---	5	11
Ed Fisher	2	5	---	---	---	7
Benny Ricardo	0	0	---	---	5	5
Bucky Dilts	0	0	---	---	5	5
Scott Bull	0	0	---	---	1	1
Mark Malone	0	0	---	---	---	0
David Hughes	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	74	6.7
Middle	6	31	5.2
Right	10	62	6.2
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	29	4.8
Middle	10	69	6.9
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Bartkowski	38	23	1	2	5	2	5	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Montana	47	27	7	0	3	5	10	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	16	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	9	56	3.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	12	158	9.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	6	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	15	171	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	9	98	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	50	10.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lynn Swann	9	4	2	53	0	32
RB Tony Nathan	7	6	0	27	0	28
WR Mike Wilson	6	2	2	23	0	28
WR George Farmer	4	3	0	47	1	8
WR Benny Malone	3	1	0	9	0	20
TE Walter White	3	2	0	17	0	18
TE Lin Dawson	2	2	0	22	0	21
FB Stan Edwards	2	1	1	4	0	26
WR Johnny Perkins	1	1	0	16	0	8
RB Jimmy Rogers	1	1	0	12	0	11

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Roy Green	12	4	2	62	2	42
WR Mike Friede	12	10	0	112	2	29
WR Mardye McDole	7	4	0	59	2	26
TE Rodney Holman	7	6	0	74	1	30
WR Alfred Jenkins	5	1	1	9	0	31
RB Frank Pollard	2	2	0	9	0	27
RB Sherman Smith	1	0	0	0	0	13
TE Steve Folsom	1	0	0	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tony Nathan	3	12	4.00	5.43

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Frank Pollard	1	4	4.00	4.20

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Bartkowski	14	6	54	3.86	6.05

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Montana	4	3	16	4.00	6.91

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Lynn Swann	4	1	12	3.00	5.89
RB Tony Nathan	3	2	10	3.33	3.86
WR Benny Malone	1	0	0	0.00	3.00
TE Walter White	1	0	0	0.00	5.67
WR Johnny Perkins	1	1	16	16.00	16.00
WR George Farmer	1	1	4	4.00	11.75
RB Jimmy Rogers	1	1	12	12.00	12.00
WR Mike Wilson	1	0	0	0.00	3.83
FB Stan Edwards	1	0	0	0.00	2.00

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mardye McDole	2	2	11	5.50	8.43
WR Mike Friede	1	1	5	5.00	9.33
TE Steve Folsom	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Tony Nathan	5	0
Jimmy Rogers	1	1

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Frank Pollard	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Bartkowski	5	4	4

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Montana	14	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Tony Nathan	1	1	1
WR George Farmer	1	1	1
RB Jimmy Rogers	1	1	1
TE Lin Dawson	1	1	1
WR Mike Wilson	1	0	0

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Roy Green	4	1	0
WR Mike Friede	4	3	3
WR Mardye McDole	3	2	2
WR Alfred Jenkins	2	0	0
TE Rodney Holman	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,600 (21,400)
End Zone 13,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,600 (21,400)
End Zone	13,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)