Week 13, 1985

played in Dallas, TX

67 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals141000-24
Dallas Cowboys0033-6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:24 STL - Steve Watson 17 pass from Joe Montana (Benny Ricardo extra point)
1Q: 03:40 STL - Tony Paige 1 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)
2Q: 14:52 STL - Mardye McDole 19 pass from Joe Montana (Benny Ricardo extra point)
2Q: 12:38 STL - Benny Ricardo 52 field goal
3Q: 10:55 DAL - Mike Wood 33 field goal
4Q: 11:33 DAL - Mike Wood 30 field goal

Team StatisticsSTLDAL
Record8-46-6
First Downs177
- by Rushing72
- by Passing105
- by Penalty00
Total Net Yards346244
- Offensive Plays6855
- Yards per Play5.094.44
Net Rushing Yards11783
- Rushing Attempts4220
- Yards per Rush2.794.15
Net Passing Yards229161
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt24 - 15 - 031 - 12 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards243186
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/144/25
- Yards per Pass Play8.814.60
Fumbles/Lost0/00/0
3rd Down Conversions5/150/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down9.98.0
4th Down Conversions0/01/4
Penalties/Yards5/253/20
Punt Returns/Yards4/206/46
Kick Returns/Yards1/114/128
Interception Ret./Yards2/240/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits42
- Red Zone TDs/FGs3/00/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 37OWN 28
Time of Possession35:1824:42

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:005:46OWN 201180Touchdown
16:353:03OWN 31669Touchdown
11:371:55OWN 26574Touchdown
214:011:28OPP 3833Field Goal
28:403:49OWN 3930Punt
23:151:16OWN 4536Punt
21:161:16OWN 22320Half
310:502:14OWN 2438Punt
37:381:18OWN 2637Punt
35:473:01OWN 29511Punt
31:011:15OWN 4231Punt
411:281:58OPP 4045Missed FG
48:362:19OWN 493-1Punt
45:252:23OPP 2031Missed FG
41:001:00OWN 46412Game
Dallas Cowboys
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
19:142:39OWN 433-2Punt
13:321:55OWN 2039Punt
214:420:41OWN 4210Interception
212:333:53OWN 35510Punt
24:511:36OWN 1837Punt
21:590:43OWN 8258Interception
315:004:10OWN 48636Field Goal
38:360:58OWN 3036Punt
36:200:33OWN 3130Punt
32:461:45OWN 2032Punt
414:463:18OWN 20567Field Goal
49:300:54OWN 4249Downs
46:170:52OWN 214-1Downs
43:022:02OWN 261028Downs

Game MVP: Joe Montana, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

St. LouisAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Frank Pollard28772.751110
Tony Paige11292.641111
Scott Bull1-1-1.00-100
Roy Green122.00200
James Jones11010.001010
DallasAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Gerald Willhite15714.731010
Eric Lane4102.50600
Steve Pelleur122.00200

Passing Statistics

St. LouisAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Joe Montana23142302/142580123.4
Scott Bull11130/00130118.8
DallasAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Steve Pelleur31121864/25058232.5

Receiving Statistics

St. LouisCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Steve Watson467919.7550401
WR Roy Green383612.0015180
WR Billy Ryckman222211.003130
FB James Jones226432.0054580
RB Frank Pollard1133.00230
WR Mardye McDole121919.000191
TE Rodney Holman1155.00050
WR Melvin Hoover121515.006150
DallasCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Ricky Sanders4127819.5017540
TE Keith Krepfle343210.673190
WR Eddie Brown396822.670580
WR Eugene Goodlow1477.00070
RB Gerald Willhite1211.00010

Interception Statistics

St. LouisIntsYardsAvgTD
OLB Ken Woodard12222.000
CB Albert Lewis122.000
DallasIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

St. LouisFumbRecovForceTD
DallasFumbRecovForceTD

Punting Statistics

St. LouisPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Bucky Dilts731845.438.9506
DallasPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Jim Miller728941.338.4522

Kicking Statistics

St. LouisFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Benny Ricardo1/31/21/2523/3
DallasFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Mike Wood2/20/00/0330/0

Punt Return Statistics

St. LouisRetYardsAvgTD
Billy Ryckman4205.00
DallasRetYardsAvgTD
Nat Moore5408.00
Lam Jones166.00

Kick Return Statistics

St. LouisRetYardsAvgTD
Billy Ryckman11111.00
DallasRetYardsAvgTD
Nat Moore412832.00

Defensive Statistics

St. LouisTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Don McNeal510.01325
S Chris Williams500.067
DE Keith Ferguson401.51925
DT Gary Johnson400.01321
ILB Fredd Young320.51828
DE Ben Thomas201.0615
OLB Mike Woods200.069
S Rick Woods200.01021
S Leonard Smith200.01532
DE Smiley Creswell101.0514
S Rod McSwain130.01323
CB Albert Lewis110.01626
DT Brad Shearer100.0512
CB Wayne Smith100.01431
OLB Ken Woodard100.01425
DE Shawn Miller100.01420
DT Eric Holle010.01316
CB Jerry Gray010.01224
DallasTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Donnie Shell1030.03521
ILB Tom Graves610.0172
S Terrance Hoagie530.03519
CB Everson Walls410.03421
DT Cody Jones400.02413
DT Harvey Armstrong400.02115
DE Dan Hampton311.03719
ILB Dick Ambrose240.03323
S Wes Hopkins220.01314
OLB Greg Bracelin210.03218
CB Steve Brown210.03217
CB Jeff Fisher200.02520
OLB Robert Lyles200.0145
OLB Mario Celotto101.0108
S Andre Young110.079
DE Mack Moore110.03116
OLB Steve Potter100.02010
WR Eugene Goodlow10---------
DE Jerome Foster100.01515
ILB Michael Green100.064
CB Bobby Johnson100.01214
WR Ricky Sanders10---------
OLB Bert Cooper010.093

Pass Rush Statistics

St. LouisSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Keith Ferguson1.503025
DE Ben Thomas1.001015
DE Smiley Creswell1.000014
ILB Fredd Young0.510028
DT Gary Johnson0.010121
DE Shawn Miller0.002020
DT Brad Shearer0.001012
DT Eric Holle0.001016
DallasSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Dan Hampton1.002019
OLB Mario Celotto1.00108

Pass Defense Statistics

St. LouisCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Chris Williams3007
CB Don McNeal21025
S Leonard Smith21032
S Rick Woods20021
S Rod McSwain11023
OLB Mike Woods1009
ILB Fredd Young10028
CB Jerry Gray02024
OLB Ken Woodard00125
CB Albert Lewis00126
DallasCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Everson Walls31021
S Donnie Shell22021
S Terrance Hoagie21019
CB Steve Brown11017
S Wes Hopkins11014
ILB Dick Ambrose10023
ILB Tom Graves1002
CB Jeff Fisher10020
S Andre Young1009
CB Bobby Johnson10014
OLB Robert Lyles1005

Blocking Statistics

St. LouisKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
John Scully411040023
Larry McCarren410235024
Luis Sharpe27135124
Tommie Ginn230702
James Jones2211807
Leotis Harris14133021
Dennis Lick02034121
Rodney Holman01026012
Tony Paige0102407
DallasKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Dan Ryczek23017029
Frank Myers12013229
John Giesler12019034
Jim Arneson04020033
Ron Heller02015227
Bo Matthews02011010
Rob Fada0201009
Phil LaPorta0106014
Hugh McKinnis0106010

Special Teams Tackles

St. LouisTacklesSTPlays
Don McNeal431
James Jones214
Tony Paige119
Billy Ryckman117
Larry McCarren110
Wayne Smith14
DallasTacklesSTPlays
Michael Green214
Bo Matthews211
Hugh McKinnis115

Participation

St. LouisRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Larry McCarren3524------1069
Don McNeal------13253169
John Scully4023---------63
Joe Montana3625---------61
Leotis Harris3321------660
Luis Sharpe3524---------59
Dennis Lick3421---------55
Mardye McDole1320------2154
Frank Pollard3020------252
Roy Green3318---------51
Tony Paige247------1950
Wayne Smith------1431449
Leonard Smith------1532249
Fredd Young------1828349
Keith Ferguson------1925347
Rodney Holman2612------846
Steve Watson2915---------44
Rick Woods------10211243
Albert Lewis------1626143
Ken Woodard------1425241
Melvin Hoover1715------840
Mark Boyer159------1640
James Jones187------1439
Jerry Gray------1224339
Shawn Miller------1420337
Gary Johnson------1321236
Rod McSwain------1323---36
Jeff Davis------791632
Eric Holle------1316130
Billy Ryckman57------1729
Ben Thomas------615728
Walt Downing95------1024
Eric Laakso85------1023
Mike Woods------69823
Brad Shearer------512522
Chris Williams------67821
Smiley Creswell------514120
Kelvin Clark72------1019
Tommie Ginn72------413
Scott Bull61------310
Bill Ring00------99
Benny Ricardo00------88
Bucky Dilts00------77
Kervin Wyatt------1236
Bruce Collie23---------5
Mark Malone00---------0
DallasRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Jim Arneson2033------861
Dick Ambrose------3323460
John Giesler1934------760
Donnie Shell------3521359
Dan Hampton------3719359
Terrance Hoagie------3519458
Everson Walls------3421156
Dan Ryczek1729------955
Jeff Fisher------25201055
Steve Pelleur2035---------55
Greg Bracelin------3218353
Steve Brown------3217352
Frank Myers1329------951
Steve Potter------20101949
Mack Moore------3116249
Ricky Sanders1632---------48
Eddie Brown1632---------48
Keith Krepfle1215------1744
Harvey Armstrong------2115642
Ron Heller1527---------42
Gerald Willhite1625---------41
Cody Jones------2413340
Wes Hopkins------13141340
Eric Lane410------2438
Jerome Foster------1515838
Preston Gothard1121------638
Bobby Johnson------12141036
Bo Matthews1110------1132
Hugh McKinnis610------1531
Phil LaPorta614------929
Eugene Goodlow616------527
Tom Graves------172625
Michael Green------641424
Rob Fada109------322
Bert Cooper------93820
Robert Lyles------145120
Mario Celotto------108119
Lam Jones23------1217
Andre Young------79117
Nat Moore00------1616
Mark Nichols01------910
Jim Miller00------99
Donald Igwebuike00------33
Mike Wood00------22
Glenn Carano00---------0
Frank Reich00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left12373.1
Middle26762.9
Right351.7
None1-1-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left4184.5
Middle9313.4
Right7344.9
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. LouisAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Joe Montana23142006300
Scott Bull110000000
DallasAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Steve Pelleur31122025812

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen111717.0
Short (0-8 Yds)10811611.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)10611011.0
Long (19+ Yds)3000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen1111.0
Short (0-8 Yds)95293.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)123252.1
Long (19+ Yds)9313114.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. LouisTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Roy Green83036018
WR Steve Watson64079115
WR Billy Ryckman2202207
WR Mardye McDole21019020
WR Melvin Hoover21015015
FB James Jones2206417
RB Frank Pollard1103020
TE Rodney Holman1105012
DallasTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Ricky Sanders124178132
WR Eddie Brown93068132
TE Keith Krepfle43032015
WR Eugene Goodlow4117016
RB Gerald Willhite2101025

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. LouisAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Frank Pollard6132.172.75
Tony Paige111.002.64
DallasAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Gerald Willhite166.004.73

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. LouisAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Joe Montana223618.0010.00
DallasAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Steve Pelleur1133.006.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. LouisTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Steve Watson111717.0013.17
WR Mardye McDole111919.009.50
DallasTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Keith Krepfle1133.008.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. LouisRushesConversions
Frank Pollard31
James Jones10
Tony Paige10
DallasRushesConversions
Gerald Willhite30

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. LouisAttCompConversions
Joe Montana943
Scott Bull111
DallasAttCompConversions
Steve Pelleur940

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. LouisTargCatchConversions
WR Roy Green300
WR Billy Ryckman222
WR Steve Watson211
WR Mardye McDole211
RB Frank Pollard110
DallasTargCatchConversions
WR Ricky Sanders310
WR Eddie Brown320
TE Keith Krepfle110
WR Eugene Goodlow100
RB Gerald Willhite100

SectionAttendance
Stadium68,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck21,400 (21,400)
End Zone15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes2,200 (3,300)