| New Orleans Saints at St. Louis Cardinals Game Statistics |
| Date: November 16, 1986 Location: St. Louis, MO |
| Venue: Busch Stadium Attendance: 32069 |
| Weather: Mostly Clear Temp: 53 F Humidty: 57% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
| St. Louis CardinalsSTL | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NO | STL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Mike Jones 10 pass from Dave Wilson (Morten Andersen kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Morten Andersen 47 FG | 10 | 0 |
| 3 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Stump Mitchell 1 run (John Lee kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Morten Andersen 28 FG | 13 | 7 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Morten Andersen 30 FG | 16 | 7 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Kelvin Edwards |
| 70 | LOT | Bill Contz |
| 63 | LOG | Brad Edelman |
| 60 | C | Steve Korte |
| 66 | ROG | Chuck Commiskey |
| 67 | ROT | Stan Brock |
| 85 | TE | Hoby Brenner |
| 82 | TE | John Tice |
| 18 | QB | Dave Wilson |
| 36 | HB | Rueben Mayes |
| 23 | FB | Buford Jordan |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Bruce Clark |
| 99 | NT | Tony Elliott |
| 94 | RDE | Jim Wilks |
| 57 | LOLB | Rickey Jackson |
| 51 | LILB | Sam Mills |
| 54 | RILB | Alvin Toles |
| 92 | ROLB | James Haynes |
| 44 | LCB | Dave Waymer |
| 27 | SS | Antonio Gibson |
| 59 | FS | Frank Wattelet |
| 25 | RCB | Johnnie Poe |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Roy Green |
| 84 | WR | J.T. Smith |
| 67 | LOT | Luis Sharpe |
| 70 | LOG | Derek Kennard |
| 51 | C | Mike Ruether |
| 71 | ROG | Joe Bostic |
| 61 | ROT | Lance Smith |
| 80 | TE | Doug Marsh |
| 18 | QB | Cliff Stoudt |
| 30 | HB | Stump Mitchell |
| 31 | FB | Earl Ferrell |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Bob Clasby |
| 65 | NT | David Galloway |
| 60 | RDE | Bubba Baker |
| 53 | LOLB | Freddie Joe Nunn |
| 54 | LILB | E.J. Junior |
| 57 | RILB | Niko Noga |
| 52 | ROLB | Charlie Baker |
| 41 | LCB | Carl Carter |
| 45 | SS | Leonard Smith |
| 23 | FS | Dennis Thurman |
| 47 | RCB | Cedric Mack |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Rueben Mayes | 25 | 131 | 5.2 | 19 | 0 |
| Dalton Hilliard | 7 | 40 | 5.7 | 10 | 0 |
| Buford Jordan | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Dave Wilson | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Stump Mitchell | 20 | 83 | 4.2 | 11 | 1 |
| Cliff Stoudt | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Earl Ferrell | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 5 | 0 |
| Roy Green | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Dave Wilson | 16 | 7 | 43.8 | 0 | 104 | 6.5 | 38 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 86.5 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Cliff Stoudt | 35 | 19 | 54.3 | 3 | 186 | 5.3 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 33.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Mike Jones | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 18 | 1 |
| Mel Gray | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 38 | 0 |
| Eric Martin | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Kelvin Edwards | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| J.T. Smith | 8 | 106 | 13.3 | 23 | 0 |
| Stump Mitchell | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Earl Ferrell | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Troy Johnson | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Doug Marsh | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Vai Sikahema | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Jay Novacek | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Frank Wattelet | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Antonio Gibson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Waymer | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Brian Hansen | 5 | 196 | 39.2 | 49 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Greg Cater | 6 | 223 | 37.2 | 47 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Eric Martin | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Johnnie Poe | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Vai Sikahema | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7.0 | 10 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Mel Gray | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 30 | 0 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Vai Sikahema | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 23 | 0 | |
| Eric Swanson | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Frank Warren | 2.0 |
| Antonio Gibson | 1.0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Freddie Joe Nunn | 2.0 |
| Bubba Baker | 1.0 |
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