NFL game summary for 09/19/1971:
Richie Petitbon's three interceptions and Chris Hanburger's 16-yard touchdown with a recovered St. Louis fumble were among seven turnovers the Redskins forced in presenting new coach George Allen with his sixth straight opening game victory without a loss. Billy Kilmer was the Washington quarterback in place of Sonny Jurgensen, who was recuperating from a shoulder injury.
Line: Cardinals by 7½
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Redskins (1-0-0) | 7 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 24 |
 St. Louis Cardinals (0-1-0) | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
( 7- 0) WAS Larry Brown 1 yard rush (Curt Knight kick) ( 7- 7) STL Jackie Smith 8 yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick) ( 7-10) STL Jim Bakken 25 yard field goal (14-10) WAS Chris Hanburger 16 yard fumble return (Curt Knight kick) (21-10) WAS Jerry Smith 31 yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Curt Knight kick) (21-17) STL Jackie Smith 9 yard pass from Pete Beathard (Jim Bakken kick) (24-17) WAS Curt Knight 25 yard field goal
WAS STL
First Downs: 10 13
Rushes-yards: 38-148 38-117
Yards/rush: 3.9 3.1
Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 6-17-65-0 10-27-138-4
Sacked-yards: 0-0 0-0
Net pass yards: 65 138
Net yards/pass: 3.8 5.1
Total net yards: 213 255
Total plays: 55 (69% run) 65 (58% run)
Yards/play: 3.9 3.9
Fumbles-lost: 2-1 3-3
Turnovers: 1 7
Penalties-yards: 3-25 6-39
Attendance: 46,805
Passing:
WAS: Billy Kilmer, 6 of 17 for 65 yards and 1 TD STL: Jim Hart, 5 of 15 for 74 yards and 1 TD (3 int); Pete Beathard, 5 of 12 for 64 yards and 1 TD (1 int)
Rushing:
WAS: Larry Brown, 18 for 79 yards and 1 TD; Charlie Harraway, 13 for 62 yards; Billy Kilmer, 3 for 2 yards; Jerry Smith, 1 for 5 yards; Tommy Mason, 1 for 2 yards; Roy Jefferson, 1 for 0 yards; Richie Petitbon, 1 for -2 yards STL: MacArthur Lane, 19 for 54 yards; Cid Edwards, 11 for 33 yards; Johnny Roland, 6 for 11 yards; Chuck Latourette, 1 for 20 yards; Jim Hart, 1 for -1 yards
Receiving:
WAS: Jerry Smith, 2 for 35 yards and 1 TD; Charley Taylor, 2 for 11 yards; Larry Brown, 1 for 10 yards; Boyd Dowler, 1 for 9 yards STL: Jackie Smith, 5 for 63 yards and 2 TDs; Dave Williams, 2 for 40 yards; John Gilliam, 1 for 15 yards; Johnny Roland, 1 for 11 yards; Cid Edwards, 1 for 9 yards
Kick returns:
WAS: Speedy Duncan, 4 for 90 yards STL: Mel Gray, 4 for 86 yards; Norm Thompson, 1 for 32 yards
Punt returns:
WAS: Speedy Duncan, 2 for 7 yards STL: Larry Willingham, 2 for 12 yards; Larry Stallings, 1 for 8 yards; Johnny Roland, 1 for 0 yards
Interceptions:
WAS: Richie Petitbon, 3 for 66 yards; Brig Owens, 1 for 8 yards
Punting:
WAS: Mike Bragg, 7 for 286 yards STL: Chuck Latourette, 5 for 199 yards
Field Goals:
WAS: Curt Knight, 1/3 STL: Jim Bakken, 1/1
WAS: Billy Kilmer, 6 of 17 for 65 yards and 1 TD STL: Jim Hart, 5 of 15 for 74 yards and 1 TD (3 int); Pete Beathard, 5 of 12 for 64 yards and 1 TD (1 int)
Rushing:
WAS: Larry Brown, 18 for 79 yards and 1 TD; Charlie Harraway, 13 for 62 yards; Billy Kilmer, 3 for 2 yards; Jerry Smith, 1 for 5 yards; Tommy Mason, 1 for 2 yards; Roy Jefferson, 1 for 0 yards; Richie Petitbon, 1 for -2 yards STL: MacArthur Lane, 19 for 54 yards; Cid Edwards, 11 for 33 yards; Johnny Roland, 6 for 11 yards; Chuck Latourette, 1 for 20 yards; Jim Hart, 1 for -1 yards
Receiving:
WAS: Jerry Smith, 2 for 35 yards and 1 TD; Charley Taylor, 2 for 11 yards; Larry Brown, 1 for 10 yards; Boyd Dowler, 1 for 9 yards STL: Jackie Smith, 5 for 63 yards and 2 TDs; Dave Williams, 2 for 40 yards; John Gilliam, 1 for 15 yards; Johnny Roland, 1 for 11 yards; Cid Edwards, 1 for 9 yards
Kick returns:
WAS: Speedy Duncan, 4 for 90 yards STL: Mel Gray, 4 for 86 yards; Norm Thompson, 1 for 32 yards
Punt returns:
WAS: Speedy Duncan, 2 for 7 yards STL: Larry Willingham, 2 for 12 yards; Larry Stallings, 1 for 8 yards; Johnny Roland, 1 for 0 yards
Interceptions:
WAS: Richie Petitbon, 3 for 66 yards; Brig Owens, 1 for 8 yards
Punting:
WAS: Mike Bragg, 7 for 286 yards STL: Chuck Latourette, 5 for 199 yards
Field Goals:
WAS: Curt Knight, 1/3 STL: Jim Bakken, 1/1