Exhibition Week 3, 1985

played in Buffalo, NY

70 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals0637-16
Buffalo Bills00017-17

Scoring Summary
2Q: 07:50 STL - Benny Ricardo 40 field goal
2Q: 00:08 STL - Benny Ricardo 21 field goal
3Q: 10:43 STL - Benny Ricardo 49 field goal
4Q: 15:00 BUF - Cedric Minter 24 run (Carson Long extra point)
4Q: 04:57 STL - Melvin Hoover 9 pass from Scott Bull (Benny Ricardo extra point)
4Q: 03:43 BUF - Daryl Turner 1 pass from Kyle Mackey (Carson Long extra point)
4Q: 00:17 BUF - Carson Long 57 field goal

Team StatisticsSTLBUF
Record1-11-1
First Downs2514
- by Rushing85
- by Passing168
- by Penalty11
Total Net Yards421289
- Offensive Plays7349
- Yards per Play5.775.90
Net Rushing Yards12390
- Rushing Attempts2823
- Yards per Rush4.393.91
Net Passing Yards298199
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt42 - 29 - 024 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards319210
- Sacks/Yards Lost3/212/11
- Yards per Pass Play6.627.65
Fumbles/Lost0/01/0
3rd Down Conversions8/155/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.56.5
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards4/274/30
Punt Returns/Yards4/190/0
Kick Returns/Yards4/573/67
Interception Ret./Yards0/00/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits21
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/11/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 19OWN 26
Time of Possession34:2825:32

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:371:29OWN 2938Punt
16:323:50OWN 16942Punt
214:517:07OWN 301347Field Goal
23:253:22OWN 71289Field Goal
315:004:25OWN 20848Field Goal
38:093:56OWN 19758Missed FG
414:431:24OWN 1539Punt
411:356:47OWN 141386Touchdown
43:341:40OWN 34520Punt
40:110:11OWN 1517Game
Buffalo Bills
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:23OWN 3857Punt
110:083:36OWN 23615Punt
12:422:51OWN 20526Punt
27:444:19OWN 29729Punt
20:030:03OWN 201-2Half
310:352:26OWN 2935Punt
34:134:30OWN 30870Touchdown
413:191:44OWN 3539Punt
44:481:14OWN 20480Touchdown
41:541:43OWN 20740Field Goal

Game MVP: Kyle Mackey, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

St. LouisAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Frank Pollard17834.881430
Bill Ring7243.43700
David Hughes341.33300
Roy Green11212.001210
BuffaloAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Cedric Minter14674.792411
Gary Anderson8253.13600
Kyle Mackey1-2-2.00-200

Passing Statistics

St. LouisAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Joe Montana23161582/15023088.6
Scott Bull19131611/61330111.9
BuffaloAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Kyle Mackey24192102/111800117.0

Receiving Statistics

St. LouisCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Roy Green696811.3319230
WR Steve Watson487418.5049320
TE Rodney Holman44276.751110
WR Billy Ryckman34268.670140
RB Frank Pollard33165.33070
WR Melvin Hoover336321.002331
WR Mardye McDole25105.00050
TE Dan Ross1188.00080
RB Bill Ring1155.00150
FB James Jones1233.00030
FB Tony Paige121919.009190
BuffaloCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Daryl Turner55367.200111
FB Larry Moriarty44235.7525240
WR Archie Griffin23168.000140
TE Tim Wrightman223216.0024250
RB Gary Anderson2363.00050
WR Dave Logan1155.00050
TE Eric Sievers1188.00080
RB Cedric Minter1244.00040
WR Mark Pattison118080.0066800

Interception Statistics

St. LouisIntsYardsAvgTD
BuffaloIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

St. LouisFumbRecovForceTD
Jeff Davis0010
BuffaloFumbRecovForceTD
Dave Logan1100

Punting Statistics

St. LouisPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Bucky Dilts416942.332.3460
BuffaloPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Don Bracken623939.836.7505

Kicking Statistics

St. LouisFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Benny Ricardo3/42/30/0491/1
BuffaloFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Carson Long1/11/11/1572/2

Punt Return Statistics

St. LouisRetYardsAvgTD
Billy Ryckman2-1-0.50
Don McNeal22010.00
BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD

Kick Return Statistics

St. LouisRetYardsAvgTD
Don McNeal34314.30
Billy Ryckman11414.00
BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Kenny Johnson24422.00
Dave Logan12323.00

Defensive Statistics

St. LouisTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
DT Gary Johnson611.01622
ILB Fredd Young410.01310
ILB Mark Brown400.01015
S Leonard Smith330.02325
S Chris Williams320.02123
CB Don McNeal310.02024
OLB Jeff Davis310.01316
CB Wayne Smith300.02026
DE Ben Thomas230.01513
CB Albert Lewis220.02226
DT Brad Shearer200.01111
DE Keith Ferguson101.01515
OLB Mike Woods110.01011
OLB Kervin Wyatt100.031
OLB Ken Woodard100.033
S Rod McSwain100.0911
DE Shawn Miller100.0813
DT Kent Kremer010.02121
BuffaloTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Scott Radecic800.02037
ILB Jim Collins710.02323
OLB Keena Turner600.01526
S Shaun Gayle600.01428
DT Mike Dawson512.01727
S Mike Prior520.01733
OLB Ron Crosby440.01423
CB Kenny Johnson320.01630
CB Ronnie Lippett300.01536
DE Reggie White240.02035
DE Mike Hamby220.01925
ILB Don Blackmon210.01214
S Freddy Koepfer210.01313
OLB Bruce Scholtz141.01631
DE Steve Hamilton110.01520
S D.D. Hoggard110.01418
OLB Johnny Rembert100.010
CB Rod Hill010.01728
CB Wayne Davis010.01720

Pass Rush Statistics

St. LouisSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Gary Johnson1.010022
DE Keith Ferguson1.000215
BuffaloSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Mike Dawson2.000127
OLB Bruce Scholtz1.001031
DT Andy Buffone0.001028
DE Steve Hamilton0.001020

Pass Defense Statistics

St. LouisCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Don McNeal30024
CB Wayne Smith30026
CB Albert Lewis30026
S Chris Williams20023
OLB Jeff Davis20016
ILB Mark Brown20015
S Leonard Smith20025
DE Ben Thomas11013
OLB Ken Woodard1003
BuffaloCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Scott Radecic51037
OLB Keena Turner50026
OLB Ron Crosby41023
CB Ronnie Lippett31036
S Shaun Gayle30028
S Mike Prior21033
CB Kenny Johnson20030
ILB Jim Collins20023
S Freddy Koepfer20013
DE Reggie White10035
OLB Bruce Scholtz01031
S D.D. Hoggard01018

Blocking Statistics

St. LouisKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
John Scully57123030
Larry McCarren34016032
Leotis Harris24124138
Walt Downing24020034
Eric Laakso12012018
Luis Sharpe03021127
Dennis Lick02017028
Dan Ross01014014
Rodney Holman01014020
Kelvin Clark0007118
BuffaloKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Ron Mattes34017015
Larry Moriarty2301508
Don Mosebar16017119
Brad Edelman13017016
Frank Hamilton1206010
Sid Abramowicz11014116
Don Macek01019018
Eric Sievers01020020
Thomas Hopkins0106011

Special Teams Tackles

St. LouisTacklesSTPlays
Mardye McDole217
Don McNeal129
BuffaloTacklesSTPlays
Rod Hill220
Don Blackmon214
Ron Crosby118
Tim Wrightman115
Larry Moriarty110
Thomas Hopkins17

Participation

St. LouisRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Don McNeal------20242973
Leotis Harris2438------466
Mardye McDole1631------1764
Walt Downing2034------660
Larry McCarren1632------856
Wayne Smith------20261056
Chris Williams------21231155
John Scully2330---------53
Dennis Lick1728------651
Albert Lewis------2226351
Leonard Smith------2325149
Luis Sharpe2127---------48
Roy Green1927---------46
Jeff Davis------13161746
Steve Watson1430---------44
Frank Pollard1826---------44
Kent Kremer------2121143
Gary Johnson------1622442
Scott Bull1620------440
Billy Ryckman918------1340
Eric Laakso1218------838
Joe Montana1225---------37
Melvin Hoover1012------1335
Dan Ross1414------634
Rodney Holman1420---------34
Kelvin Clark718------833
Keith Ferguson------1515131
David Hughes45------2231
Tony Paige1115------531
Ben Thomas------1513230
James Jones213------1328
Shawn Miller------813627
Fredd Young------1310326
Mark Brown------1015---25
Brad Shearer------1111123
Mike Woods------1011122
Bill Ring714---------21
Rod McSwain------911121
Mark Boyer20------1719
Kervin Wyatt------31812
Benny Ricardo00------99
Ken Woodard------33---6
Bucky Dilts00------44
Unknown------0022
Mark Malone00---------0
BuffaloRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Rod Hill------17282065
Kenny Johnson------16301763
Reggie White------2035762
Scott Radecic------2037461
Ron Crosby------14231855
Mike Prior------1733555
Ronnie Lippett------1536253
Jim Collins------2323551
Bruce Scholtz------1631451
Kyle Mackey2326------150
Andy Buffone------1328748
Mike Dawson------1727347
Eric Sievers2020------747
Keena Turner------1526546
Mike Hamby------1925145
Shaun Gayle------1428244
Don Mosebar1719------743
D.D. Hoggard------14181143
Cedric Minter157------1941
Don Macek1918------340
Don Blackmon------12141440
Wayne Davis------1720239
Steve Hamilton------1520237
Dave Logan911------1333
Brad Edelman1716---------33
Larry Moriarty158------1033
Tim Wrightman710------1532
Ron Mattes1715---------32
Bob Olderman1015------732
Sid Abramowicz1416---------30
Mike Young1713---------30
Daryl Turner1014------529
Gary Anderson819------128
Freddy Koepfer------1313228
Archie Griffin918---------27
Thomas Hopkins611------724
Frank Hamilton610------723
Morlon Poole910------221
Ted McKnight58------619
Mark Pattison02------1012
Don Bracken00------66
Carson Long00------55
Johnny Rembert------1023
Gary Marangi00---------0
Unknown00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left10616.1
Middle13503.8
Right5122.4
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left10565.6
Middle11333.0
Right133.0
None1-2-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. LouisAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Joe Montana23161113200
Scott Bull19133203110
BuffaloAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Kyle Mackey24193011020

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)21161396.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)115736.6
Long (19+ Yds)537715.4
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)77223.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)6613121.8
Long (19+ Yds)1000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. LouisTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Roy Green96068127
WR Steve Watson84074130
WR Mardye McDole52010031
WR Billy Ryckman43126018
TE Rodney Holman44027020
RB Frank Pollard33016026
WR Melvin Hoover33063212
FB James Jones2103013
FB Tony Paige21019015
TE Dan Ross1108014
RB Bill Ring1105014
BuffaloTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Daryl Turner55036014
FB Larry Moriarty4402318
WR Archie Griffin32016018
RB Gary Anderson3206019
TE Tim Wrightman22032110
RB Cedric Minter211407
WR Dave Logan1105011
TE Eric Sievers1108020
WR Mark Pattison1108012

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. LouisAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Frank Pollard111.004.88
Bill Ring144.003.43
BuffaloAttYardsAvgOverall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. LouisAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Joe Montana3193.006.87
Scott Bull1199.008.47
BuffaloAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Kyle Mackey1111.008.75

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. LouisTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Billy Ryckman1199.006.50
WR Steve Watson1000.009.25
WR Melvin Hoover1199.0021.00
FB Tony Paige1000.009.50
BuffaloTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Daryl Turner1111.007.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. LouisRushesConversions
Frank Pollard21
Bill Ring22
BuffaloRushesConversions
Gary Anderson42
Cedric Minter41

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. LouisAttCompConversions
Scott Bull653
Joe Montana532
BuffaloAttCompConversions
Kyle Mackey332

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. LouisTargCatchConversions
WR Roy Green420
WR Melvin Hoover222
WR Billy Ryckman110
TE Dan Ross111
WR Steve Watson111
WR Mardye McDole111
FB James Jones100
BuffaloTargCatchConversions
WR Daryl Turner221
WR Mark Pattison111

SectionAttendance
Stadium44,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck14,300 (21,400)
End Zone9,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine5,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats8,700 (13,600)
Club Seats4,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes1,700 (3,300)