Week 10, 1985

played in St. Louis, MO

53 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Detroit Lions	0	0	0	3	-	3
St. Louis Cardinals	3	3	10	3	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:18 STL - Benny Ricardo 53 field goal
2Q: 00:17 STL - Benny Ricardo 31 field goal
3Q: 13:27 STL - Steve Watson 3 pass from Joe Montana (Benny Ricardo extra point)
3Q: 05:06 STL - Benny Ricardo 55 field goal
4Q: 10:46 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 54 field goal
4Q: 00:29 STL - Benny Ricardo 21 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:18 STL - Benny Ricardo 53 field goal
2Q: 00:17 STL - Benny Ricardo 31 field goal
3Q: 13:27 STL - Steve Watson 3 pass from Joe Montana (Benny Ricardo extra point)
3Q: 05:06 STL - Benny Ricardo 55 field goal
4Q: 10:46 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 54 field goal
4Q: 00:29 STL - Benny Ricardo 21 field goal

Team Statistics DET STL
Record 2-7 6-3
First Downs 15 19
- by Rushing 7 8
- by Passing 7 9
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 237 336
- Offensive Plays 61 60
- Yards per Play 3.89 5.60
Net Rushing Yards 128 195
- Rushing Attempts 28 31
- Yards per Rush 4.57 6.29
Net Passing Yards 109 141
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 14 - 1 27 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 130 154
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/21 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 3.30 4.86
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 6.6
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/40 8/50
Punt Returns/Yards 2/14 3/13
Kick Returns/Yards 6/140 2/43
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 30
Time of Possession 26:45 33:15

Team Statistics	DET	STL
Record	2-7	6-3
First Downs	15	19
- by Rushing	7	8
- by Passing	7	9
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	237	336
- Offensive Plays	61	60
- Yards per Play	3.89	5.60
Net Rushing Yards	128	195
- Rushing Attempts	28	31
- Yards per Rush	4.57	6.29
Net Passing Yards	109	141
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 14 - 1	27 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	130	154
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/21	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	3.30	4.86
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	6.6
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/40	8/50
Punt Returns/Yards	2/14	3/13
Kick Returns/Yards	6/140	2/43
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 30
Time of Possession	26:45	33:15

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:52	OWN 36	3	4	Punt
1	7:12	4:04	OWN 16	7	40	Punt
1	0:52	2:43	OWN 12	8	54	Missed FG
2	10:00	3:01	OWN 40	6	25	Interception
2	5:12	1:59	OWN 27	5	21	Punt
2	0:11	0:11	OWN 29	1	-2	Half
3	13:18	4:38	OWN 26	8	43	Missed FG
3	5:00	2:08	OWN 25	4	6	Punt
3	0:40	5:02	OWN 19	11	44	Field Goal
4	8:26	1:07	OWN 30	3	-5	Punt
4	4:41	1:04	OWN 25	4	12	Downs
4	0:21	0:21	OWN 29	2	0	Game

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:08	5:56	OWN 24	9	40	Field Goal
1	3:08	2:16	OWN 20	4	21	Punt
2	13:09	3:09	OWN 41	6	26	Missed FG
2	6:59	1:47	OWN 27	5	12	Punt
2	3:13	3:02	OWN 20	10	66	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:42	OWN 33	3	67	Touchdown
3	8:40	3:40	OWN 38	6	24	Field Goal
3	2:52	2:12	OWN 19	4	18	Punt
4	10:38	2:12	OWN 23	3	8	Punt
4	7:19	2:38	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
4	3:37	3:16	OPP 37	7	33	Field Goal

Game MVP: Frank Pollard, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Albert Bentley	15	50	3.33	10	1
Billy Sims	10	74	7.40	13	4
Tim Spencer	2	6	3.00	3	0
Doug Flutie	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Frank Pollard	24	164	6.83	61	5	0
Tony Paige	7	31	4.43	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Doug Flutie	29	14	130	4/21	0	21	1	46.6

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Montana	27	17	154	2/13	1	17	0	90.6

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Steve Largent	4	9	18	4.50	0	11
WR Phil McConkey	4	8	51	12.75	4	21
WR Preston Dennard	2	4	29	14.50	3	21
C Mark Lewis	2	4	10	5.00	2	11
WR Ken Margerum	1	2	11	11.00	5	11
RB Albert Bentley	1	1	11	11.00	0	11
TE Ozzie Newsome	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mardye McDole	4	5	29	7.25	17	14	0
TE Rodney Holman	4	5	33	8.25	2	10	0
WR Billy Ryckman	2	2	31	15.50	3	17	0
WR Roy Green	2	4	21	10.50	2	12	0
WR Vance Johnson	2	5	23	11.50	1	17	0
WR Steve Watson	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	1
FB James Jones	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
FB Tony Paige	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Chris Williams	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Russell Erxleben	5	245	49.0	38.4	54	2

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bucky Dilts	5	217	43.4	40.6	47	3

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Uwe Von Schamann	1/3	1/3	1/2	54	0/0

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Benny Ricardo	4/5	2/3	2/3	55	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Phil McConkey	2	14	7.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Billy Ryckman	3	13	4.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gerald McNeil	5	111	22.2	0
Phil McConkey	1	29	29.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Billy Ryckman	2	43	21.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Otis Wilson	7	1	0.0	16	12
S Ronnie Lott	5	1	0.0	29	27
DT Brian Sochia	5	1	0.0	18	18
OLB Duane Bickett	5	1	0.0	25	27
DE Dennis Boyd	4	0	2.0	24	17
OLB Guy Frazier	4	0	0.0	15	9
CB Herb Williams	3	2	0.0	17	23
DT Emanuel Weaver	3	0	0.0	19	22
CB Duane Galloway	3	0	0.0	21	18
DE Rick Bryan	2	1	0.0	24	21
DE Jerry Wilkinson	2	0	0.0	23	18
CB Wyatt Henderson	2	0	0.0	10	12
DE Jacob Green	1	2	0.0	14	16
CB Bobby Butler	1	1	0.0	28	23
OLB Craig Bingham	1	1	0.0	6	2
WR Steve Largent	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Matt Millen	1	0	0.0	15	17
S Fred Marion	0	3	0.0	29	25
OLB Chris Martin	0	1	0.0	4	3

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Kent Kremer	8	0	0.5	24	18
ILB Fredd Young	8	1	0.0	26	28
S Rick Woods	6	1	0.0	20	26
S Leonard Smith	5	3	0.0	23	26
OLB Mike Woods	4	1	0.0	18	16
CB Wayne Smith	4	0	0.0	21	27
DT Gary Johnson	3	2	2.0	16	24
CB Albert Lewis	2	1	0.0	26	24
S Rod McSwain	2	0	0.0	5	10
DE Smiley Creswell	1	0	1.0	8	15
S Chris Williams	1	2	0.0	13	21
OLB Ken Woodard	1	0	0.0	5	3
DT Eric Holle	0	1	0.5	12	14
DT Brad Shearer	0	1	0.0	12	11
CB Don McNeal	0	1	0.0	11	21

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Dennis Boyd	2.0	0	0	17
DT Brian Sochia	0.0	1	0	18
DE Rick Bryan	0.0	1	0	21
OLB Duane Bickett	0.0	0	1	27

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Gary Johnson	2.0	1	1	24
DE Smiley Creswell	1.0	0	0	15
DT Kent Kremer	0.5	0	0	18
DT Eric Holle	0.5	0	0	14
DE Ben Thomas	0.0	1	0	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Duane Bickett	3	0	27
S Ronnie Lott	2	3	27
CB Herb Williams	2	1	23
ILB Otis Wilson	2	0	12
OLB Guy Frazier	2	0	9
CB Wyatt Henderson	2	0	12
CB Bobby Butler	1	0	23
OLB Craig Bingham	1	0	2
DT Brian Sochia	1	0	18
CB Duane Galloway	1	0	18
S Fred Marion	0	1	25
OLB Chris Martin	0	1	3

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Rick Woods	4	1	0	26
CB Wayne Smith	3	0	0	27
S Rod McSwain	2	1	0	10
ILB Fredd Young	2	0	0	28
OLB Mike Woods	1	1	0	16
CB Albert Lewis	1	1	0	24
S Chris Williams	1	0	1	21

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Cody Risien	3	5	0	28	1	31
Randy Grimes	2	7	0	26	0	27
Guy McIntyre	2	5	0	28	1	33
Noah Jackson	2	3	1	24	2	30
Anthony Munoz	1	3	0	27	0	30
Mark Lewis	1	1	0	13	0	17
Ozzie Newsome	0	1	0	21	0	20
Tim Spencer	0	1	0	13	0	12
Ron Wolfley	0	1	0	8	0	13

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Scully	4	8	3	28	0	26
Dennis Lick	2	5	0	24	0	20
Luis Sharpe	2	5	0	23	0	18
Larry McCarren	2	3	0	23	0	26
Tommie Ginn	1	2	0	8	0	3
Kelvin Clark	1	1	0	8	1	11
Rodney Holman	1	1	0	20	0	12
Walt Downing	0	2	0	10	1	10
Leotis Harris	0	1	0	21	0	19
James Jones	0	1	0	8	0	9
Tony Paige	0	1	0	19	0	13
Bruce Collie	0	1	0	3	0	3

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Jeff Chadwick	3	15
Phil McConkey	2	18

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Chris Williams	2	14
Mardye McDole	2	9
Don McNeal	1	23
Bill Ring	1	22
Billy Ryckman	1	18
James Jones	1	15

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Noah Jackson	24	30	---	---	8	62
Cody Risien	28	31	---	---	2	61
Herb Williams	---	---	17	23	21	61
Ronnie Lott	---	---	29	27	5	61
Randy Grimes	26	27	---	---	8	61
Guy McIntyre	28	33	---	---	---	61
Doug Flutie	28	33	---	---	---	61
Fred Marion	---	---	29	25	5	59
Anthony Munoz	27	30	---	---	---	57
Duane Bickett	---	---	25	27	5	57
Bobby Butler	---	---	28	23	5	56
Rick Bryan	---	---	24	21	9	54
Billy Sims	12	25	---	---	16	53
Phil McConkey	17	18	---	---	18	53
Jerry Wilkinson	---	---	23	18	8	49
Ozzie Newsome	21	20	---	---	6	47
Emanuel Weaver	---	---	19	22	4	45
Dennis Boyd	---	---	24	17	3	44
Mark Lewis	13	17	---	---	14	44
Duane Galloway	---	---	21	18	4	43
Matt Millen	---	---	15	17	7	39
Preston Dennard	14	16	---	---	8	38
Brian Sochia	---	---	18	18	2	38
Steve Largent	15	21	---	---	---	36
Jacob Green	---	---	14	16	4	34
Ron Wolfley	8	13	---	---	11	32
Otis Wilson	---	---	16	12	3	31
Guy Frazier	---	---	15	9	3	27
Tim Spencer	13	12	---	---	2	27
Craig Bingham	---	---	6	2	17	25
Wyatt Henderson	---	---	10	12	2	24
Albert Bentley	16	8	---	---	---	24
Dwayne Crump	---	---	4	9	9	22
Rich Umphrey	6	8	---	---	6	20
Mosi Tatupu	7	3	---	---	9	19
Jeff Chadwick	1	2	---	---	15	18
Gary Kowalski	1	6	---	---	8	15
Ken Margerum	3	10	---	---	---	13
Gerald McNeil	0	0	---	---	13	13
Chris Martin	---	---	4	3	5	12
Paul Fairchild	0	0	---	---	8	8
Russell Erxleben	0	0	---	---	5	5
Uwe Von Schamann	0	0	---	---	5	5
Steve Fuller	0	0	---	---	3	3
Vince Evans	0	0	---	---	---	0
Craig James	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Joe Montana	31	29	---	---	---	60
Larry McCarren	23	26	---	---	10	59
Fredd Young	---	---	26	28	3	57
Don McNeal	---	---	11	21	23	55
John Scully	28	26	---	---	---	54
Wayne Smith	---	---	21	27	5	53
Albert Lewis	---	---	26	24	3	53
Leonard Smith	---	---	23	26	3	52
Roy Green	29	21	---	---	---	50
Rick Woods	---	---	20	26	4	50
Chris Williams	---	---	13	21	14	48
Vance Johnson	14	21	---	---	13	48
Leotis Harris	21	19	---	---	7	47
Kent Kremer	---	---	24	18	5	47
Jeff Davis	---	---	11	20	14	45
Gary Johnson	---	---	16	24	4	44
Dennis Lick	24	20	---	---	---	44
Jerry Gray	---	---	20	21	2	43
Mardye McDole	15	18	---	---	9	42
Luis Sharpe	23	18	---	---	---	41
Keith Ferguson	---	---	20	18	2	40
Frank Pollard	24	15	---	---	---	39
Rodney Holman	20	12	---	---	7	39
Tony Paige	19	13	---	---	6	38
Ben Thomas	---	---	16	19	2	37
Mike Woods	---	---	18	16	2	36
James Jones	8	9	---	---	15	32
Mark Boyer	10	8	---	---	14	32
Billy Ryckman	3	10	---	---	18	31
Steve Watson	13	18	---	---	---	31
Walt Downing	10	10	---	---	10	30
Eric Holle	---	---	12	14	4	30
Kelvin Clark	8	11	---	---	10	29
Brad Shearer	---	---	12	11	4	27
Eric Laakso	7	9	---	---	10	26
Smiley Creswell	---	---	8	15	1	24
Bill Ring	0	0	---	---	22	22
Rod McSwain	---	---	5	10	7	22
Tommie Ginn	8	3	---	---	3	14
Benny Ricardo	0	0	---	---	11	11
Ken Woodard	---	---	5	3	2	10
Kervin Wyatt	---	---	1	1	7	9
Bruce Collie	3	3	---	---	---	6
Scott Bull	0	0	---	---	5	5
Bucky Dilts	0	0	---	---	5	5
Mark Malone	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	68	5.2
Middle	11	47	4.3
Right	3	15	5.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	121	11.0
Middle	15	55	3.7
Right	5	19	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Doug Flutie	29	14	2	4	3	4	1	0	1

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Montana	27	17	0	0	1	6	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	52	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	3	39	3.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	39	9.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	69	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	85	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Steve Largent	9	4	0	18	0	21
WR Phil McConkey	8	4	1	51	1	18
WR Preston Dennard	4	2	1	29	1	16
C Mark Lewis	4	2	1	10	0	17
WR Ken Margerum	2	1	0	11	0	10
TE Ozzie Newsome	1	0	0	0	0	20
RB Albert Bentley	1	1	0	11	0	8

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Mardye McDole	5	4	0	29	18
TE Rodney Holman	5	4	1	33	12
WR Vance Johnson	5	2	0	23	21
WR Roy Green	4	2	0	21	21
WR Steve Watson	3	1	0	3	18
WR Billy Ryckman	2	2	0	31	10
FB Tony Paige	2	1	0	5	13
FB James Jones	1	1	0	9	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Frank Pollard	5	16	3.20	6.83
Tony Paige	2	11	5.50	4.43

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Montana	4	2	8	2.00	5.70

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Steve Watson	2	1	3	1.50	1.00
FB Tony Paige	1	1	5	5.00	2.50
WR Vance Johnson	1	0	0	0.00	4.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Billy Sims	1	1

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Frank Pollard	2	2
Tony Paige	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Doug Flutie	12	5	3

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Montana	9	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Steve Largent	4	2	0
WR Phil McConkey	4	2	2
WR Preston Dennard	2	1	1
WR Ken Margerum	1	0	0
C Mark Lewis	1	0	0

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mardye McDole	2	2	1
FB Tony Paige	2	1	0
WR Vance Johnson	2	0	0
WR Billy Ryckman	1	1	1
WR Roy Green	1	1	0
TE Rodney Holman	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,100 (21,400)
End Zone 13,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,100 (21,400)
End Zone	13,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)