NFL game summary for 12/13/1970:

A pair of Fran Tarkenton touchdown passes and a three-yard end sweep by the New York quarterback carried the Giants into a 21-0 lead, their second victory of the season over the Cardinals, and into a first-place tie with Dallas in the NFC's Eastern Division.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
New York Giants	OFFENSE	133.8  (9)	187.6  (3)	321.3  (4)	24
	DEFENSE	119.1  (12)	162.5  (17)	281.6  (14)	28
St. Louis Cardinals	OFFENSE	154.8  (2)	168.2  (13)	323.1  (2)	28
	DEFENSE	123.1  (15)	145.3  (8)	268.4  (9)	32

Line: n/a

Team	1	2	3	4	F
New York Giants (9-4-0)	7	14	3	10	34
St. Louis Cardinals (8-4-1)	0	3	7	7	17

( 7- 0) NYG Bob Tucker 14 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Pete Gogolak kick)
(14- 0) NYG Don Herrmann 20 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Pete Gogolak kick)
(21- 0) NYG Fran Tarkenton 3 yard rush (Pete Gogolak kick)
(21- 3) STL Jim Bakken 25 yard field goal
(24- 3) NYG Pete Gogolak 27 yard field goal
(24-10) STL MacArthur Lane 78 yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick)
(31-10) NYG Ron Johnson 9 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Pete Gogolak kick)
(31-17) STL Jackie Smith 47 yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick)
(34-17) NYG Pete Gogolak 46 yard field goal

                     NYG             STL
First Downs:         22              13
Rushes-yards:        46-144          19-71
Yards/rush:          3.1             3.7
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     14-21-242-0     13-30-291-1
Sacked-yards:        5-25            3-18
Net pass yards:      217             273
Net yards/pass:      8.3             8.3
Total net yards:     361             344
Total plays:         72 (63% run)    52 (36% run)  
Yards/play:          5.0             6.6
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             2-1
Turnovers:           0               2
Penalties-yards:     7-66            1-15

Attendance: 50,845

Passing:
NYG: Fran Tarkenton, 14 of 21 for 242 yards and 3 TDs
STL: Jim Hart, 13 of 30 for 291 yards and 2 TDs (1 int)

Rushing:
NYG: Ron Johnson, 28 for 66 yards; Tucker Frederickson, 15 for 63 yards; Fran Tarkenton, 3 for 15 yards and 1 TD
STL: MacArthur Lane, 9 for 26 yards; Johnny Roland, 7 for 34 yards; Cid Edwards, 3 for 11 yards

Receiving:
NYG: Bob Tucker, 7 for 92 yards and 1 TD; Don Herrmann, 2 for 51 yards and 1 TD; Bobby Duhon, 2 for 40 yards; Clifton McNeil, 1 for 41 yards; Ron Johnson, 1 for 9 yards and 1 TD; Tucker Frederickson, 1 for 9 yards
STL: MacArthur Lane, 5 for 106 yards and 1 TD; Jackie Smith, 4 for 115 yards and 1 TD; John Gilliam, 2 for 35 yards; Dave Williams, 1 for 33 yards; Johnny Roland, 1 for 2 yards

Kick returns:
NYG: Bobby Duhon, 4 for 81 yards
STL: Chuck Latourette, 5 for 97 yards; Terry Brown, 1 for 18 yards; Roy Shivers, 1 for 16 yards

Punt returns:
NYG: Spider Lockhart, 1 for 2 yards
STL: Chuck Latourette, 2 for 5 yards

Interceptions:
NYG: Scott Eaton, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
NYG: Bill Johnson, 4 for 153 yards
STL: Chuck Latourette, 4 for 146 yards

Field Goals:
NYG: Pete Gogolak, 2/3
STL: Jim Bakken, 1/2

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