NFL game summary for 10/25/1970:

Fran Tarkenton threw five touchdown passes, his one-game high, and completed 10 straight passes on his way to hitting 15 of 18 for 280 yards. Rookie tight end Bob Tucker caught six for 150 yards and 2 TDs, while Clifton McNeil grabbed five for 110 yards and a TD.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
St. Louis Cardinals	OFFENSE	162.4  (2)	170.4  (10)	332.8  (4)	14
	DEFENSE	144.2  (21)	152.8  (12)	297.0  (15)	11
New York Giants	OFFENSE	120.8  (10)	172.0  (8)	292.8  (10)	11
	DEFENSE	115.0  (13)	149.4  (10)	264.4  (10)	15

Line: n/a

Team	1	2	3	4	F
St. Louis Cardinals (4-2-0)	3	7	0	7	17
New York Giants (3-3-0)	14	7	0	14	35

( 0- 7) NYG Aaron Thomas 3 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Pete Gogolak kick)
( 3- 7) STL Jim Bakken 25 yard field goal
( 3-14) NYG Bob Tucker 41 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Pete Gogolak kick)
( 3-21) NYG Clifton McNeil 13 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Pete Gogolak kick)
(10-21) STL MacArthur Lane 1 yard rush (Jim Bakken kick)
(10-28) NYG Bob Tucker 17 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Pete Gogolak kick)
(17-28) STL Dave Williams 34 yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick)
(17-35) NYG Don Herrmann 6 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Pete Gogolak kick)

                     STL             NYG
First Downs:         19              20
Rushes-yards:        27-126          32-103
Yards/rush:          4.7             3.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     15-40-209-2     16-19-286-0
Sacked-yards:        1-6             3-18
Net pass yards:      203             268
Net yards/pass:      5.0             12.2
Total net yards:     329             371
Total plays:         68 (39% run)    54 (59% run)  
Yards/play:          4.8             6.9
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             1-1
Turnovers:           2               1
Penalties-yards:     2-7             2-20

Attendance: 62,984

Passing:
STL: Jim Hart, 15 of 40 for 209 yards and 1 TD (2 int)
NYG: Fran Tarkenton, 15 of 18 for 280 yards and 5 TDs; Dick Shiner, 1 of 1 for 6 yards

Rushing:
STL: MacArthur Lane, 13 for 37 yards and 1 TD; Cid Edwards, 11 for 58 yards; Jackie Smith, 1 for 26 yards; Chuck Latourette, 1 for 5 yards; Jim Hart, 1 for 0 yards
NYG: Ron Johnson, 18 for 57 yards; Tucker Frederickson, 7 for 20 yards; Fran Tarkenton, 3 for 18 yards; Les Shy, 2 for 6 yards; Joe Morrison, 2 for 2 yards

Receiving:
STL: John Gilliam, 7 for 119 yards; Dave Williams, 5 for 83 yards and 1 TD; Cid Edwards, 2 for 4 yards; MacArthur Lane, 1 for 3 yards
NYG: Bob Tucker, 6 for 150 yards and 2 TDs; Clifton McNeil, 5 for 110 yards and 1 TD; Ron Johnson, 1 for 12 yards; Les Shy, 1 for 6 yards; Don Herrmann, 1 for 6 yards and 1 TD; Aaron Thomas, 1 for 3 yards and 1 TD; Joe Morrison, 1 for -1 yards

Kick returns:
STL: Nate Wright, 3 for 59 yards; Charlie Pittman, 2 for 41 yards
NYG: Ron Johnson, 1 for 69 yards; Bobby Duhon, 1 for 22 yards; Les Shy, 1 for 21 yards

Punt returns:
STL: Chuck Latourette, 1 for 1 yard
NYG: Bobby Duhon, 2 for 18 yards; Spider Lockhart, 1 for 6 yards

Interceptions:
NYG: Tom Longo, 1 for 33 yards; Ralph Heck, 1 for 3 yards

Punting:
STL: Chuck Latourette, 4 for 165 yards
NYG: Ernie Koy, 3 for 101 yards

Field Goals:
STL: Jim Bakken, 1/2

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