| New York Giants at St. Louis Cardinals |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 7, 1980 Location: St. Louis, MO Venue: Busch Memorial Stadium Attendance: 49122 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 90 F Humidty: 52% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York GiantsNYG | 7 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 41 |
| St. Louis CardinalsSTL | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYG | STL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Wayne Morris 5 run (Steve Little kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | New York GiantsNYG | Earnest Gray 10 pass from Phil Simms (Joe Danelo kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Earnest Gray 37 pass from Phil Simms (Joe Danelo kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Wayne Morris 9 run (Steve Little kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Joe Danelo 28 FG | 17 | 14 |
| 3 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Ottis Anderson 24 run (Steve Little kick) | 17 | 21 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Johnny Perkins 58 pass from Phil Simms (Joe Danelo kick) | 24 | 21 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Earnest Gray 42 pass from Phil Simms (Joe Danelo kick) | 31 | 21 |
| 3 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Doug Marsh 7 pass from Jim Hart (Steve Little kick) | 31 | 28 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Earnest Gray 20 pass from Phil Simms (Joe Danelo kick) | 38 | 28 |
| 4 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Pat Tilley 42 pass from Jim Hart (Steve Little kick) | 38 | 35 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Joe Danelo 33 FG | 41 | 35 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Earnest Gray |
| 86 | WR | Johnny Perkins |
| 60 | LOT | Brad Benson |
| 69 | LOG | Roy Simmons |
| 56 | C | Jim Clack |
| 68 | ROG | J.T. Turner |
| 72 | ROT | Gordon King |
| 87 | TE | Gary Shirk |
| 11 | QB | Phil Simms |
| 35 | RB | Mike Hogan |
| 29 | FB | Eddie Hicks |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | George Martin |
| 79 | LDT | Mike McCoy |
| 80 | RDT | Phil Tabor |
| 70 | RDE | Gary Jeter |
| 10 | LOLB | Brad Van Pelt |
| 53 | MLB | Harry Carson |
| 57 | ROLB | John Skorupan |
| 24 | LCB | Terry Jackson |
| 28 | SS | Beasley Reece |
| 26 | FS | Bud Hebert |
| 36 | RCB | Mark Haynes |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Mel Gray |
| 83 | WR | Pat Tilley |
| 62 | LOT | Keith Wortman |
| 71 | LOG | Joe Bostic |
| 51 | C | Tom Brahaney |
| 54 | ROG | Tom Banks |
| 72 | ROT | Dan Dierdorf |
| 87 | TE | Doug Marsh |
| 17 | QB | Jim Hart |
| 32 | RB | Ottis Anderson |
| 24 | FB | Wayne Morris |
| Defense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Bob Pollard |
| 73 | NT | Mike Dawson |
| 75 | RDE | Curtis Greer |
| 53 | LOLB | Steve Neils |
| 56 | LILB | Tim Kearney |
| 55 | RILB | Eric Williams |
| 57 | ROLB | Mark Arneson |
| 38 | LCB | Lee Nelson |
| 37 | SS | Ken Greene |
| 23 | FS | Ken Stone |
| 22 | RCB | Roger Wehrli |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Hicks | 15 | 39 | 2.6 | 9 | 0 |
| Bo Matthews | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 5 | 0 |
| Mike Hogan | 8 | 20 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Larry Heater | 7 | 19 | 2.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Phil Simms | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 5 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Ottis Anderson | 12 | 85 | 7.1 | 24 | 1 |
| Wayne Morris | 11 | 43 | 3.9 | 9 | 2 |
| Jim Hart | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Phil Simms | 31 | 16 | 51.6 | 1 | 280 | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 108.9 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Jim Hart | 31 | 18 | 58.1 | 3 | 322 | 10.4 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 75.7 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Earnest Gray | 9 | 174 | 19.3 | 42 | 4 |
| Johnny Perkins | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 58 | 1 |
| Tom Mullady | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Mike Hogan | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Gary Shirk | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Larry Heater | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Eddie Hicks | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Pat Tilley | 4 | 97 | 24.3 | 42 | 1 |
| Mel Gray | 4 | 92 | 23.0 | 56 | 0 |
| Ottis Anderson | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 17 | 0 |
| Wayne Morris | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 24 | 0 |
| Doug Marsh | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 19 | 1 |
| Mark Bell | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Mark Haynes | 0 | ||||
| Terry Jackson | 0 | ||||
| Bud Hebert | 0 | ||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Ken Greene | 0 | ||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Dave Jennings | 5 | 238 | 47.6 | 59 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Larry Swider | 4 | 167 | 41.8 | 49 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Alvin Garrett | 2 | 1 | 82 | 41.0 | 66 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Mark Bell | 3 | 0 | 29 | 9.7 | 17 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Larry Heater | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 29 | 0 | |
| Nate Johnson | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Mark Haynes | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Roy Green | 6 | 142 | 23.7 | 36 | 0 | |
| Mark Bell | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | ||
| Randy Love | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Ken Stone | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
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