NFL game summary for 12/06/1970:

Detroit turned two fumble recoveries into a pair of first half field goals, and a third recovery by Alex Karras set up Mel Farr's 26-yard run for the game's only touchdown as the Lions defeated a divisional leader for the third straight week.

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	165.5  (1)	173.7  (10)	339.2  (2)	23
	DEFENSE	119.7  (11)	147.7  (9)	267.5  (8)	30
Detroit Lions	OFFENSE	154.3  (2)	136.6  (21)	290.9  (11)	20
	DEFENSE	92.8  (3)	161.5  (15)	254.3  (5)	33

Line: n/a

Team	1	2	3	4	F
St. Louis Cardinals (8-3-1)	3	0	0	0	3
Detroit Lions (8-4-0)	0	9	0	7	16

( 3- 0) STL Jim Bakken 29 yard field goal
( 3- 3) DET Errol Mann 14 yard field goal
( 3- 6) DET Errol Mann 13 yard field goal
( 3- 9) DET Errol Mann 10 yard field goal
( 3-16) DET Mel Farr 28 yard rush (Errol Mann kick)

                     STL             DET
First Downs:         6               18
Rushes-yards:        18-38           40-160
Yards/rush:          2.1             4.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     10-26-126-2     11-21-157-1
Sacked-yards:        2-18            6-38
Net pass yards:      108             119
Net yards/pass:      3.9             4.4
Total net yards:     146             279
Total plays:         46 (39% run)    67 (59% run)  
Yards/play:          3.2             4.2
Fumbles-lost:        5-3             2-1
Turnovers:           5               2
Penalties-yards:     6-53            7-80

Attendance: 56,362

Passing:
STL: Jim Hart, 10 of 26 for 126 yards (2 int)
DET: Greg Landry, 11 of 21 for 157 yards (1 int)

Rushing:
STL: MacArthur Lane, 10 for 32 yards; Johnny Roland, 5 for 4 yards; Jim Hart, 3 for 2 yards
DET: Mel Farr, 21 for 86 yards and 1 TD; Altie Taylor, 11 for 54 yards; Greg Landry, 5 for 18 yards; Steve Owens, 2 for 2 yards; Bill Triplett, 1 for 0 yards

Receiving:
STL: John Gilliam, 4 for 105 yards; MacArthur Lane, 3 for 15 yards; Jackie Smith, 2 for 13 yards; Johnny Roland, 1 for -7 yards
DET: Charlie Sanders, 5 for 76 yards; Mel Farr, 4 for 31 yards; Earl McCullouch, 1 for 44 yards; Craig Cotton, 1 for 6 yards

Kick returns:
STL: Chuck Latourette, 4 for 83 yards
DET: Steve Owens, 1 for 26 yards; Bobby Williams, 1 for 13 yards

Punt returns:
STL: Chuck Latourette, 2 for 0 yards
DET: Lem Barney, 3 for 11 yards

Interceptions:
STL: Miller Farr, 1 for 2 yards
DET: Lem Barney, 2 for 13 yards

Punting:
STL: Chuck Latourette, 6 for 229 yards
DET: Herman Weaver, 6 for 211 yards

Field Goals:
STL: Jim Bakken, 1/2
DET: Errol Mann, 3/3

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