NFL game summary for 10/04/1970:

A pair of second half scoring passes by Jim Hart on consecutive series broke open the game for the Cardinals who moved into a tie for first place with Dallas in the NFC East before the largest crowd in St. Louis history. The Cardinals held the Cowboys scoreless until the final three minutes.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Dallas Cowboys	OFFENSE	198.5  (2)	130.0  (20)	328.5  (6)	5
	DEFENSE	101.5  (8)	130.0  (5)	231.5  (5)	7
St. Louis Cardinals	OFFENSE	136.5  (8)	175.5  (11)	312.0  (9)	7
	DEFENSE	152.0  (20)	146.0  (10)	298.0  (16)	4

Line: n/a

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Dallas Cowboys (2-1-0)	0	0	0	7	7
St. Louis Cardinals (2-1-0)	3	3	7	7	20

( 0- 3) STL Jim Bakken 38 yard field goal
( 0- 6) STL Jim Bakken 35 yard field goal
( 0-13) STL Cid Edwards 7 yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick)
( 0-20) STL John Gilliam 59 yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick)
( 7-20) DAL Calvin Hill 2 yard rush (Mike Clark kick)

                     DAL             STL
First Downs:         17              15
Rushes-yards:        33-141          32-145
Yards/rush:          4.3             4.5
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     9-22-157-2      12-22-174-2
Sacked-yards:        3-29            1-10
Net pass yards:      128             164
Net yards/pass:      5.1             7.1
Total net yards:     269             309
Total plays:         58 (56% run)    55 (58% run)  
Yards/play:          4.6             5.6
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             0-0
Turnovers:           2               2
Penalties-yards:     5-48            5-46

Attendance: 50,780

Passing:
DAL: Craig Morton, 7 of 16 for 141 yards; Roger Staubach, 2 of 6 for 16 yards (2 int)
STL: Jim Hart, 12 of 22 for 174 yards and 2 TDs (2 int)

Rushing:
DAL: Calvin Hill, 17 for 69 yards and 1 TD; Walt Garrison, 9 for 32 yards; Roger Staubach, 3 for 23 yards; Craig Morton, 3 for 14 yards; Duane Thomas, 1 for 3 yards
STL: MacArthur Lane, 15 for 61 yards; Cid Edwards, 11 for 64 yards; Johnny Roland, 5 for 21 yards; Roy Shivers, 1 for -1 yards

Receiving:
DAL: Mike Ditka, 4 for 80 yards; Walt Garrison, 2 for 44 yards; Pettis Norman, 2 for 15 yards; Calvin Hill, 1 for 18 yards
STL: John Gilliam, 3 for 73 yards and 1 TD; Cid Edwards, 3 for 54 yards and 1 TD; Jackie Smith, 3 for 29 yards; MacArthur Lane, 2 for 14 yards; Dave Williams, 1 for 4 yards

Kick returns:
DAL: Duane Thomas, 4 for 74 yards
STL: Charlie Pittman, 1 for 30 yards; Larry Wilson, 1 for 0 yards

Punt returns:
DAL: Mel Renfro, 1 for -5 yards
STL: Chuck Latourette, 3 for 19 yards; Johnny Roland, 1 for 7 yards

Interceptions:
DAL: Herb Adderley, 1 for 30 yards; Chuck Howley, 1 for 1 yard
STL: Larry Wilson, 2 for 15 yards

Punting:
DAL: Ron Widby, 5 for 219 yards
STL: Chuck Latourette, 3 for 117 yards

Field Goals:
DAL: Mike Clark, 0/1
STL: Jim Bakken, 2/3

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