Monday November 15, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

All NFL game summaries for 11/15/1971:



The Chargers Dennis Partee kicked a tie-breaking 45-yard field goal as time elapsed to give San Diego the victory. After Cid Edwards' 1-yard plunge and the extra point had tied the game 17-17 with 17 seconds remaining in the last period, the Cardinals' bid for an onside kick failed and San Diego recovered. John Hadl's 10-yard pass to Gary Garrison set up the winning field goal.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE103.2  (21)169.9  (7)273.1  (17)23
DEFENSE130.6  (14)164.6  (17)295.2  (16)14
OFFENSE116.1  (18)229.4  (1)345.5  (2)26
DEFENSE172.1  (24)133.0  (6)305.1  (18)13

Line: Chargers by 3

Team1234F
St. Louis Cardinals (3-6-0)730717
San Diego Chargers (4-5-0)0371020

( 7- 0) STL Jim McFarland 3 yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick) ( 7- 3) SD Dennis Partee 25 yard field goal (10- 3) STL Jim Bakken 13 yard field goal (10-10) SD Jeff Queen 4 yard rush (Dennis Partee kick) (10-17) SD Jeff Queen 4 yard pass from John Hadl (Dennis Partee kick) (17-17) STL Cid Edwards 1 yard rush (Jim Bakken kick) (17-20) SD Dennis Partee 45 yard field goal
                     STL             SD
First Downs:         21              21
Rushes-yards:        31-132          32-140
Yards/rush:          4.3             4.4
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     17-35-214-3     21-30-249-1
Sacked-yards:        0-0             0-0
Net pass yards:      214             249
Net yards/pass:      6.1             8.3
Total net yards:     346             389
Total plays:         66 (46% run)    62 (51% run)  
Yards/play:          5.2             6.3
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             5-2
Turnovers:           3               3
Penalties-yards:     2-10            1-5

Attendance: 46,486

Passing:
STL: Jim Hart, 17 of 35 for 214 yards and 1 TD (3 int) SD: John Hadl, 20 of 28 for 216 yards and 1 TD (1 int); Mike Montgomery, 1 of 2 for 33 yards
Rushing:
STL: MacArthur Lane, 18 for 82 yards; Cid Edwards, 11 for 45 yards and 1 TD; Jim Hart, 2 for 5 yards SD: Mike Montgomery, 17 for 98 yards; Jeff Queen, 10 for 30 yards and 1 TD; Mike Garrett, 2 for 7 yards; John Hadl, 2 for 5 yards; Gary Garrison, 1 for 0 yards
Receiving:
STL: MacArthur Lane, 6 for 51 yards; John Gilliam, 5 for 76 yards; Jackie Smith, 4 for 67 yards; Cid Edwards, 1 for 17 yards; Jim McFarland, 1 for 3 yards and 1 TD SD: Mike Montgomery, 6 for 77 yards; Jeff Queen, 5 for 36 yards and 1 TD; Billy Parks, 4 for 61 yards; Gary Garrison, 3 for 52 yards; Pettis Norman, 2 for 20 yards; Mike Garrett, 1 for 3 yards
Kick returns:
STL: Mel Gray, 2 for 84 yards; Larry Willingham, 1 for 15 yards SD: Jerry LeVias, 3 for 41 yards; Lee Thomas, 1 for 0 yards
Punt returns:
SD: Chris Fletcher, 1 for 2 yards
Interceptions:
STL: Miller Farr, 1 for 13 yards SD: Bryant Salter, 2 for 44 yards; Bob Howard, 1 for 29 yards
Punting:
STL: Chuck Latourette, 4 for 177 yards SD: Dennis Partee, 2 for 89 yards
Field Goals:
STL: Jim Bakken, 1/2 SD: Dennis Partee, 2/3


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