All NFL game summaries for 11/16/1970:

Johnny Roland, starting for injured Cid Edwards, scored three touchdowns including a 74-yard punt return, and the Cardinals scored their third consecutive shutout by stopping the Cowboys twice within the 10-yard line. It marked the first time since 1935 that a NFL team registered three straight shutouts.

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	158.6  (1)	182.6  (7)	341.2  (2)	17
	DEFENSE	117.4  (12)	159.0  (12)	276.4  (10)	19
Dallas Cowboys	OFFENSE	157.4  (2)	134.8  (23)	292.1  (11)	16
	DEFENSE	118.9  (13)	147.1  (6)	266.0  (6)	22

Line: n/a

Team	1	2	3	4	F
St. Louis Cardinals (7-2-0)	7	10	0	21	38
Dallas Cowboys (5-4-0)	0	0	0	0	0

( 7- 0) STL Johnny Roland 74 yard punt return (Jim Bakken kick)
(14- 0) STL John Gilliam 48 yard rush (Jim Bakken kick)
(17- 0) STL Jim Bakken 31 yard field goal
(24- 0) STL Johnny Roland 10 yard rush (Jim Bakken kick)
(31- 0) STL Johnny Roland 3 yard rush (Jim Bakken kick)
(38- 0) STL Roy Shivers 29 yard rush (Jim Bakken kick)

                     STL             DAL
First Downs:         19              14
Rushes-yards:        39-242          32-103
Yards/rush:          6.2             3.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     14-30-164-1     10-34-177-4
Sacked-yards:        1-14            4-37
Net pass yards:      150             140
Net yards/pass:      4.8             3.7
Total net yards:     392             243
Total plays:         70 (55% run)    70 (45% run)  
Yards/play:          5.6             3.5
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             5-2
Turnovers:           1               6
Penalties-yards:     7-113           5-39

Attendance: 69,323

Passing:
STL: Jim Hart, 14 of 30 for 164 yards (1 int)
DAL: Craig Morton, 8 of 26 for 116 yards (3 int); Roger Staubach, 2 of 8 for 61 yards (1 int)

Rushing:
STL: Johnny Roland, 16 for 78 yards and 2 TDs; MacArthur Lane, 16 for 70 yards; Roy Shivers, 3 for 36 yards and 1 TD; John Gilliam, 1 for 48 yards and 1 TD; Bob Brown, 1 for 8 yards; Cid Edwards, 1 for 2 yards; Jim Hart, 1 for 0 yards
DAL: Walt Garrison, 12 for 39 yards; Calvin Hill, 10 for 21 yards; Dan Reeves, 6 for -1 yards; Roger Staubach, 2 for 33 yards; Craig Morton, 2 for 11 yards

Receiving:
STL: Dave Williams, 5 for 30 yards; John Gilliam, 3 for 47 yards; Jackie Smith, 2 for 48 yards; MacArthur Lane, 2 for 22 yards; Johnny Roland, 2 for 17 yards
DAL: Lance Rentzel, 5 for 47 yards; Reggie Rucker, 2 for 47 yards; Dennis Homan, 1 for 43 yards; Pettis Norman, 1 for 23 yards; Dan Reeves, 1 for 17 yards

Kick returns:
STL: Chuck Latourette, 1 for 23 yards
DAL: Duane Thomas, 3 for 50 yards; Steve Kiner, 1 for 17 yards

Punt returns:
STL: Chuck Latourette, 5 for 35 yards; Johnny Roland, 1 for 74 yards and 1 TD
DAL: Bob Hayes, 3 for 6 yards; Mel Renfro, 2 for 10 yards

Interceptions:
STL: Roger Wehrli, 2 for 9 yards; Larry Stallings, 1 for 9 yards; Nate Wright, 1 for 0 yards
DAL: Cornell Green, 1 for 59 yards

Punting:
STL: Chuck Latourette, 8 for 332 yards
DAL: Ron Widby, 9 for 382 yards

Field Goals:
STL: Jim Bakken, 1/2

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