| Played in St. Louis, MO, weather: 54 degrees, rain, 16 mph wind. |
| Denver won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) John Leypoldt kicked off 64 yards from the STL30. Billy Thompson returned the ball 36 yards to the DEN42. Tackled by Roy Winston. |
| 1-10-DEN42 (1Q: 14:40) Ol' Whiskey Kilmer pass completed to FB Ken Willard for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Marv Kellum. |
| 1-10-STL46 (1Q: 14:05) Ed Podolak ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Billy Howard. Key block delivered by John Schmitt. |
| 2-4-STL40 (1Q: 13:35) The Franchise Little ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Will Foster. |
| 3-4-STL40 (1Q: 12:53) Floyd Little ran inside the left tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by DE Ron Yankowski, assisted by ILB Will Foster. |
| 4-7-STL43 (1Q: 12:07) Dave Chapple punted 36 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the STL07. |
| 1-10-STL07 (1Q: 11:58) Jim Hart pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Cotton Speyrer. CB Jimmy Johnson defended the pass. |
| 2-10-STL07 (1Q: 11:55) Terry Metcalf ran inside the right tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by DE Lyle Alzado. Key block delivered by Joe Scibelli. PENALTY: Denver was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-STL19 (1Q: 11:49) Jim Hart pass completed to WR Cotton Speyrer for 12 yards. Tackled by S Garry Lyle, assisted by OLB Tom Jackson. Speyrer gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-STL31 (1Q: 11:20) Jim Hart pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ray Jarvis. DT John Little defended the pass. PENALTY: Denver was called for Defensive Pass Interference. |
| 1-10-STL39 (1Q: 11:15) Terry Metcalf ran a trap outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Tom Jackson, assisted by S Garry Lyle. Key block delivered by Joe Scibelli. |
| 2-3-STL46 (1Q: 10:45) Jim Hart pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Rich Caster. |
| 3-3-STL46 (1Q: 10:39) Jim Hart pass completed to WR Bubba O'Neil for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Jimmy Johnson. O'Neil gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DEN40 (1Q: 10:11) Jim Hart pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Ray Jarvis. |
| 2-10-DEN40 (1Q: 10:03) Jim Hart pass completed to TE Rich Caster for 16 yards. Tackled by S Billy Thompson. Caster gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DEN24 (1Q: 09:21) Jim Hart pass completed to TE Rich Caster for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB George Webster. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-6-DEN20 (1Q: 08:52) Terry Metcalf ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by S Billy Thompson, assisted by DT Paul Smith. Key block delivered by Len Hauss. |
| 1-10-DEN14 (1Q: 08:26) Jim Hart pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ray Jarvis. S Garry Lyle defended the pass. |
| 2-10-DEN14 (1Q: 08:19) Jim Hart pass completed to FB Norm Bulaich for 8 yards. Tackled by S Garry Lyle. |
| 3-2-DEN06 (1Q: 07:33) Jim Hart pass completed to TE Larry Brown for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Jim Marshall. |
| 1-1-DEN01 (1Q: 06:52) Terry Metcalf ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by DT John Little, assisted by OLB Tom Jackson. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-11-DEN11 (1Q: 06:43) Terry Metcalf ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT John Little. |
| 2-8-DEN08 (1Q: 06:03) Jim Hart pass completed to WR Cotton Speyrer for 8 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! St. Louis 6, Denver 0 |
| (1Q: 06:03) Extra point by John Leypoldt was good. St. Louis 7, Denver 0 |
| (1Q: 05:56) John Leypoldt kicked off 58 yards from the STL30. The Franchise Little returned the ball 26 yards to the DEN38. Tackled by Bubba O'Neil. |
| 1-10-DEN38 (1Q: 05:21) Floyd Little ran around right end for 1 yard and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DT John Grant, assisted by ILB Mark Cooney. |
| 2-9-DEN39 (1Q: 04:58) Billy Kilmer pass completed to WR Jack Snow for 21 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Cooney. Snow gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-STL40 (1Q: 04:31) Billy Kilmer pass completed to FB Ken Willard for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Ron Yankowski. St. Louis's Jim Tolbert was hurt on the play. |
| 2-7-STL37 (1Q: 04:01) Ed Podolak ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Will Foster. |
| 3-7-STL37 (1Q: 03:36) Billy Kilmer pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Cullen Bryant. ILB Will Foster hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-STL32 (1Q: 03:31) PENALTY: Denver was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-STL37 (1Q: 03:26) Floyd Little ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Marv Kellum, assisted by DT Eric Kasay. |
| 2-14-STL36 (1Q: 02:46) Ol' Whiskey Kilmer pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jack Snow. CB Ray Easterling defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-14-STL36 (1Q: 02:38) The Franchise Little ran around the left tackle for 16 yards. Tackled by OLB Dwight Lewis. Key block delivered by Glenn Resslet. |
| 1-10-STL20 (1Q: 01:54) Ed Podolak ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Merlo, assisted by S Mike Weger. |
| 2-10-STL20 (1Q: 01:23) Billy Kilmer pass completed to TE Marv Fleming for 20 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. St. Louis 7, Denver 6 |
| (1Q: 01:23) Extra point by David Ray was good. St. Louis 7, Denver 7 |
| (1Q: 01:11) David Ray kicked off 60 yards from the DEN30. Roger Wehrli returned the ball 21 yards to the STL31. Tackled by Joe Beauchamp. |
| 1-10-STL31 (1Q: 00:43) Jim Hart pass completed to WR Cotton Speyrer for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Jimmy Johnson, assisted by S Garry Lyle. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Speyrer gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-STL41 (1Q: 00:10) Terry Metcalf ran inside the right tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by S Billy Thompson. Key block delivered by Sam Davis. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-DEN49 (2Q: 15:00) Jim Hart pass completed to WR Ken Payne for 21 yards. Tackled by S Billy Thompson, assisted by CB Joe Beauchamp. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-DEN28 (2Q: 14:25) Jim Hart pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Rich Caster. ILB Randy Gradishar defended the pass. |
| 2-10-DEN28 (2Q: 14:17) Jim Hart pass was dropped by WR Bubba O'Neil. |
| 3-10-DEN28 (2Q: 14:10) Jim Hart pass completed to WR Terry Metcalf for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Jimmy Warren. Metcalf gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DEN17 (2Q: 13:45) Jim Hart pass was dropped by WR Bubba O'Neil. |
| 2-10-DEN17 (2Q: 13:41) Terry Metcalf ran around right end for 17 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Dan Dierdorf. St. Louis 13, Denver 7 |
| (2Q: 13:41) Extra point by John Leypoldt was good. St. Louis 14, Denver 7 |
| (2Q: 13:23) John Leypoldt kicked off 69 yards from the STL30. Floyd Little returned the ball 27 yards to the DEN28. Tackled by Dan Myers. |
| 1-10-DEN28 (2Q: 13:02) PENALTY: Denver was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-DEN23 (2Q: 12:55) Billy Kilmer pass completed to RB Floyd Little for 1 yard. Tackled by S Mike Weger. |
| 2-14-DEN24 (2Q: 12:27) Ed Podolak ran outside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by S Dan Myers, assisted by DT Eric Kasay. |
| 3-5-DEN33 (2Q: 11:46) Ed Podolak ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Roger Wehrli, assisted by CB Tim Rudnick. Key block delivered by Jim Otto. |
| 1-10-DEN38 (2Q: 11:02) Ed Podolak ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Eric Kasay. |
| 2-9-DEN39 (2Q: 10:27) Billy Kilmer pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dick Drake. DE Billy Howard hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-9-DEN39 (2Q: 10:14) Ol' Whiskey Kilmer pass completed to WR Ron Shanklin for 31 yards. Tackled by CB Roger Wehrli. Shanklin gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Denver's Marv Fleming was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-STL30 (2Q: 09:40) Ed Podolak ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Dwight Lewis. |
| 2-6-STL26 (2Q: 09:17) Unknown pass completed to TE Ted Koy for 22 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Mike Weger, assisted by CB Hugh Rodgers. Koy gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-4-STL04 (2Q: 08:38) Ken Willard ran inside the left guard for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Cooney. S Mike Weger knocked down Jim Otto to break up the play. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The ball was fumbled and recovered by STL ILB Mark Cooney for 94 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! St. Louis 20, Denver 7 |
| (2Q: 08:38) Extra point by John Leypoldt was good. St. Louis 21, Denver 7 |
| (2Q: 08:29) John Leypoldt kicked off 74 yards from the STL30. Touchback. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Offsides on the Kickoff. |
| (2Q: 08:29) John Leypoldt kicked off 54 yards from the STL25. The Franchise Little returned the ball 28 yards to the DEN49. Tackled by Roy Winston. PENALTY: Denver was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-DEN24 (2Q: 08:06) Unknown pass completed to RB Floyd Little for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Will Foster, assisted by CB Hugh Rodgers. |
| 2-5-DEN29 (2Q: 07:38) Floyd Little ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Roy Winston, assisted by DT John Grant. |
| 3-1-DEN33 (2Q: 07:00) Floyd Little ran a trap outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Eric Kasay. |
| 4-2-DEN32 (2Q: 06:25) Dave Chapple punted 51 yards. Terry Metcalf returned the kick 10 yards to the STL27. Tackled by Ted Koy. |
| 1-10-STL27 (2Q: 06:17) Terry Metcalf ran inside the left tackle for 15 yards. Tackled by S Billy Thompson, assisted by DT John Little. Key block delivered by Vincent Forbes. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for an Illegal Shift. |
| 1-15-STL22 (2Q: 06:10) Terry Metcalf ran around right end for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Tom Jackson. Key block delivered by Sam Davis. |
| 2-6-STL31 (2Q: 05:45) Jim Hart pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ray Jarvis. DE Jim Marshall hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-6-STL31 (2Q: 05:34) Jim Hart pass completed to WR Ken Payne for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Jimmy Johnson. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 3-16-STL21 (2Q: 05:25) Jim Hart pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bubba O'Neil. ILB Randy Gradishar defended the pass. |
| 4-16-STL21 (2Q: 05:18) Al Blake punted 42 yards. Joe Beauchamp returned the kick 7 yards to the DEN44. Tackled by Ray Kiddoo. |
| 1-10-DEN44 (2Q: 05:09) Unknown sacked by DE Ron Yankowski for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Francis Peay. |
| 2-17-DEN37 (2Q: 04:48) Ed Podolak ran a draw inside the left guard for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Dwight Lewis, assisted by CB Hugh Rodgers. |
| 3-9-DEN45 (2Q: 04:29) Ed Podolak ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Roger Wehrli. |
| 4-4-STL50 (2Q: 04:08) Dave Chapple punted 39 yards. Dan Myers returned the kick 4 yards to the STL15. Tackled by Cullen Bryant. |
| 1-10-STL15 (2Q: 03:58) Altie Taylor ran around right end for -3 yards. Tackled by S Billy Thompson. PENALTY: Denver was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| 1-10-STL27 (2Q: 03:50) Jim Hart pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Ray Jarvis. PENALTY: Denver was called for Defensive Holding. Denver's Rolf Krueger was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-STL32 (2Q: 03:41) Altie Taylor ran inside the left guard for 14 yards. Tackled by DT Paul Smith. Key block delivered by Len Hauss. |
| 1-10-STL46 (2Q: 02:56) Jeff Gainey pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Larry Brown. DE Lyle Alzado hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-STL46 (2Q: 02:48) Jeff Gainey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Terry Metcalf. DE Jim Marshall hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-STL46 (2Q: 02:45) Jeff Gainey pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Ray Jarvis. |
| 4-10-STL46 (2Q: 02:42) Al Blake punted 41 yards. The Franchise Little returned the kick 17 yards to the DEN30. Tackled by Norm Bulaich. |
| 1-10-DEN30 (2Q: 02:33) Unknown pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jack Snow. DE Billy Howard hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-DEN30 (2Q: 02:23) The Franchise Little ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by S Dan Myers, assisted by OLB Dwight Lewis. |
| 3-5-DEN35 (2Q: 02:06) Unknown pass completed to WR Jack Snow for 17 yards. Tackled by CB Roger Wehrli, assisted by DT Geoff Carr. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Snow gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-STL48 (2Q: 01:58) Unknown pass was dropped by WR Dennis Rodgers. |
| 2-10-STL48 (2Q: 01:45) Unknown pass completed to WR Dick Drake for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Ray Easterling. |
| 3-1-STL39 (2Q: 01:27) Unknown pass completed to RB Ed Podolak for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Ron Yankowski. Podolak gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Denver was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 3-11-STL49 (2Q: 01:21) Unknown pass completed to WR Dennis Rodgers for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Billy Howard, assisted by CB Roger Wehrli. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-5-STL43 (2Q: 01:02) Dave Chapple punted 39 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the STL04. |
| 1-10-STL04 (2Q: 00:53) Terry Metcalf ran inside the right guard for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Jimmy Warren, assisted by CB Joe Beauchamp. Key block delivered by Matt Braxton. |
| 1-10-STL15 (2Q: 00:25) Altie Taylor ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Billy Thompson, assisted by DT John Little. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) David Ray kicked off 71 yards from the DEN30. Roger Wehrli returned the ball 32 yards to the STL31. Tackled by Dave Schrader. |
| 1-10-STL31 (3Q: 14:40) Jeff Gainey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bubba O'Neil. DE Lyle Alzado hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-STL31 (3Q: 14:33) Jeff Gainey pass completed to RB Tom Bailey for 8 yards. Tackled by S Al Randolph, assisted by S Billy Thompson. |
| 3-2-STL39 (3Q: 13:49) Jeff Gainey pass completed to TE Rich Caster for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Jimmy Warren. |
| 1-10-STL41 (3Q: 13:12) Terry Metcalf ran around right end for -3 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DT John Little. |
| 2-13-STL38 (3Q: 12:44) Jeff Gainey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ken Payne. DT Bill Dunstan defended the pass. Denver's Lyle Alzado was hurt on the play. This appears to be a very serious knee injury. |
| 3-13-STL38 (3Q: 12:33) Jeff Gainey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Cotton Speyrer. CB Jimmy Johnson defended the pass. |
| 4-13-STL38 (3Q: 12:26) Al Blake punted 44 yards. The Franchise Little returned the kick 9 yards to the DEN27. Tackled by Larry Brown. Ball was fumbled and recovered by DEN Billy Thompson at the DEN27. |
| 1-10-DEN27 (3Q: 12:17) Floyd Little ran inside the left tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by DT John Grant. Key block delivered by Glenn Resslet. |
| 1-10-DEN37 (3Q: 11:37) Floyd Little ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by S Mike Weger. |
| 2-6-DEN41 (3Q: 10:56) Floyd Little ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Dwight Lewis. |
| 3-4-DEN43 (3Q: 10:28) Unknown pass was thrown incomplete, intended for FB Ken Willard. |
| 4-4-DEN43 (3Q: 10:25) Dave Chapple punted 35 yards. Dan Myers returned the kick 10 yards to the STL32. Tackled by Dave Schrader. |
| 1-10-STL32 (3Q: 10:14) Tom Bailey ran inside the left guard for -2 yards. Tackled by DT John Little. |
| 2-12-STL30 (3Q: 09:38) Jeff Gainey pass completed to RB Altie Taylor for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Randy Gradishar. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-1-STL41 (3Q: 08:59) Tom Bailey ran around right end for -2 yards. Tackled by OLB Guy Roberts. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-3-STL39 (3Q: 08:21) Al Blake punted 52 yards. Floyd Little returned the kick 6 yards to the DEN15. Tackled by Roy Winston. |
| 1-10-DEN15 (3Q: 08:12) Ed Podolak ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Eric Kasay, assisted by CB Roger Wehrli. |
| 2-6-DEN19 (3Q: 07:27) Unknown pass completed to RB Floyd Little for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Roger Wehrli. Little gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 3-2-DEN23 (3Q: 06:48) Floyd Little ran inside the left tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by CB Tim Rudnick. |
| 4-5-DEN20 (3Q: 06:25) Dave Chapple punted 40 yards. Terry Metcalf returned the kick 4 yards to the STL44. Tackled by Dave Schrader. |
| 1-10-STL44 (3Q: 06:14) Norm Bulaich ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by S Billy Thompson, assisted by DT Josh Lane. Key block delivered by Glen Holloway. |
| 2-4-STL50 (3Q: 05:30) Jeff Gainey scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Joe Beauchamp. |
| 1-10-DEN46 (3Q: 04:44) Altie Taylor ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DT John Little, assisted by CB Jimmy Warren. |
| 2-11-DEN47 (3Q: 04:10) PENALTY: St. Louis was called for a False Start. |
| 2-16-STL48 (3Q: 04:03) Jeff Gainey pass completed to RB Altie Taylor for 12 yards. Tackled by ILB Randy Gradishar. |
| 3-4-DEN40 (3Q: 03:17) Jeff Gainey pass completed to WR Ray Jarvis for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Randy Gradishar. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-DEN35 (3Q: 02:43) Jeff Gainey sacked by DE Jim Marshall for a loss of 5 yards. Marshall ran right past Vincent Forbes and knocked down the quarterback. The ball was fumbled and recovered by STL Norm Bulaich on the DEN40. |
| 2-15-DEN40 (3Q: 02:13) Jeff Gainey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ray Jarvis. CB Jimmy Warren defended the pass. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| 3-15-DEN40 (3Q: 02:04) Jeff Gainey pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Ray Jarvis. DT Paul Smith blocked the pass. |
| 4-15-DEN40 (3Q: 01:56) Al Blake punted 34 yards. The ball was downed at the DEN06. |
| 1-10-DEN06 (3Q: 01:47) Unknown pass completed to RB Ed Podolak for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Marv Kellum, assisted by ILB Mark Cooney. Podolak gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 2-4-DEN12 (3Q: 01:25) Unknown pass completed to FB Ken Willard for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Tim Rudnick. Willard gained 13 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DEN27 (3Q: 00:39) Floyd Little ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Eric Kasay, assisted by ILB Mark Cooney. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-10-DEN27 (4Q: 15:00) Unknown pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Dennis Rodgers. |
| 3-10-DEN27 (4Q: 14:50) The Franchise Little ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Mike Weger, assisted by S Dan Myers. |
| 4-8-DEN29 (4Q: 14:05) Dave Chapple punted 53 yards. Terry Metcalf returned the kick 7 yards to the STL25. Tackled by Cullen Bryant. Ball was fumbled and recovered by STL Tom Bailey for 6 yards to the STL31.. Tackled by Jim Otto. |
| 1-10-STL31 (4Q: 13:56) PENALTY: St. Louis was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-STL26 (4Q: 13:48) Jeff Gainey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Cotton Speyrer. ILB Randy Gradishar hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-15-STL26 (4Q: 13:38) Jeff Gainey pass completed to RB Altie Taylor for -4 yards. Tackled by S Billy Thompson. |
| 3-19-STL22 (4Q: 12:53) Jeff Gainey pass completed to WR Ray Jarvis for 36 yards. Tackled by S Billy Thompson. Jarvis gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DEN42 (4Q: 12:22) Jeff Gainey pass completed to WR Ken Payne for 26 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Randy Gradishar. |
| 1-10-DEN16 (4Q: 11:52) Jeff Gainey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Cotton Speyrer. CB Jimmy Warren knocked the ball out of his grasp. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-DEN16 (4Q: 11:45) Jeff Gainey pass completed to WR Terry Metcalf for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB George Webster. Metcalf gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 3-6-DEN12 (4Q: 11:10) Jeff Gainey pass completed to WR Terry Metcalf for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Jimmy Johnson. Metcalf gained 3 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Denver was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-2-DEN02 (4Q: 11:00) Tom Bailey ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB George Webster. |
| 2-3-DEN03 (4Q: 10:33) Altie Taylor ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Craig Hanneman, assisted by S Billy Thompson. |
| 3-4-DEN04 (4Q: 09:55) Jeff Gainey pass completed to WR Ken Payne for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Jimmy Warren, assisted by CB Joe Beauchamp. |
| 4-1-DEN01 (4Q: 09:21) John Leypoldt attempted a 18 yard field goal and succeeded. St. Louis 24, Denver 7 |
| (4Q: 09:16) John Leypoldt kicked off 51 yards from the STL30. The Franchise Little returned the ball 25 yards to the DEN44. Tackled by Roy Winston. PENALTY: Denver was called for Holding on the Kick Return. Denver's Floyd Little was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor ankle injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-DEN29 (4Q: 08:47) Unknown pass completed to WR Jack Snow for 21 yards. Tackled by S Dan Myers. |
| 1-10-STL50 (4Q: 08:10) Unknown pass completed to RB Floyd Little for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Roger Wehrli. |
| 2-9-STL49 (4Q: 07:50) Unknown pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Ron Shanklin. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-9-STL49 (4Q: 07:41) Unknown pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Ed Podolak. CB Ray Easterling defended the pass. |
| 4-9-STL49 (4Q: 07:31) Unknown pass completed to WR Dennis Rodgers for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Hugh Rodgers. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-STL44 (4Q: 07:21) Terry Metcalf ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Bill Dunstan. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for an Illegal Shift. Denver's Al Randolph was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hand injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-15-STL39 (4Q: 07:15) Tom Bailey ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Randy Gradishar, assisted by DT Paul Smith. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-16-STL38 (4Q: 06:32) Terry Metcalf ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Jim Marshall. |
| 3-12-STL42 (4Q: 05:45) Terry Metcalf ran inside the right guard for 25 yards. Tackled by S Billy Thompson. Key block delivered by Vincent Forbes. |
| 1-10-DEN33 (4Q: 04:59) PENALTY: St. Louis was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-DEN38 (4Q: 04:51) Terry Metcalf ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Jimmy Johnson, assisted by DE Craig Hanneman. CB Jimmy Johnson knocked down Ron Mikolajczyk to break up the play. |
| 2-13-DEN36 (4Q: 04:06) Altie Taylor ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT John Little, assisted by OLB Tom Jackson. |
| 3-11-DEN34 (4Q: 03:22) PENALTY: St. Louis was called for a False Start. |
| 3-16-DEN39 (4Q: 03:13) Terry Metcalf ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Garry Lyle. |
| 4-15-DEN38 (4Q: 02:30) John Leypoldt attempted a 55 yard field goal and missed short of the crossbar. |
| 1-10-DEN45 (4Q: 02:23) Unknown pass completed to WR Dennis Rodgers for 9 yards. Tackled by S Mike Weger. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The ball was fumbled and recovered by STL Mike Weger for 9 yards to the DEN45. |
| 1-10-DEN45 (4Q: 02:13) Altie Taylor ran around left end for -3 yards. Tackled by OLB Tom Jackson, assisted by S Billy Thompson. |
| Denver called a time out. |
| 2-13-DEN48 (4Q: 02:04) Altie Taylor ran inside the right guard for 7 yards. Tackled by S Billy Thompson, assisted by CB Jimmy Johnson. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-6-DEN41 (4Q: 01:57) Terry Metcalf ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Bill Dunstan, assisted by ILB Randy Gradishar. |
| Denver called a time out. |
| 4-5-DEN40 (4Q: 01:47) John Leypoldt attempted a 57 yard field goal and succeeded. St. Louis 27, Denver 7 |
| (4Q: 01:40) John Leypoldt kicked off 56 yards from the STL30. Floyd Little returned the ball 26 yards to the DEN40. Tackled by Ken Payne. |
| 1-10-DEN40 (4Q: 01:31) Unknown pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Dennis Rodgers. |
| 2-10-DEN40 (4Q: 01:19) Unknown pass was dropped by WR Dick Drake. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-DEN40 (4Q: 01:16) Unknown scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by S Dan Myers and assisted by CB Tim Rudnick. |
| 4-7-DEN43 (4Q: 00:54) Unknown pass fell incomplete, intended for RB The Franchise Little. OLB Dwight Lewis defended the pass. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-DEN43 (4Q: 00:49) Jeff Gainey dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| Denver called a time out. |
| 2-12-DEN45 (4Q: 00:41) Jeff Gainey dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: St. Louis Cardinals 27, Denver Broncos 7 |