NFL game summary for 11/28/1971:

Norm Thompson, Larry Wilson and Larry Stallings intercepted three New York passes in the early minutes of the game and the Cardinals vaulted into a 17-0 lead. Stallings scored on his pass steal, racing 26 yards into the end zone.

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	104.3  (22)	182.1  (5)	286.4  (16)	34
	DEFENSE	131.8  (16)	170.0  (21)	301.8  (16)	19
New York Giants	OFFENSE	117.0  (17)	184.1  (4)	301.1  (8)	28
	DEFENSE	141.5  (19)	163.2  (17)	304.7  (18)	23

Line: Giants by 6

Team	1	2	3	4	F
St. Louis Cardinals (4-7-0)	17	0	0	7	24
New York Giants (4-7-0)	0	7	0	0	7

( 7- 0) STL John Gilliam 18 yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick)
(10- 0) STL Jim Bakken 18 yard field goal
(17- 0) STL Larry Stallings 26 yard interception return (Jim Bakken kick)
(17- 7) NYG Bob Tucker 63 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Pete Gogolak kick)
(24- 7) STL John Gilliam 13 yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick)

                     STL             NYG
First Downs:         21              15
Rushes-yards:        41-207          24-74
Yards/rush:          5.0             3.1
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     7-17-137-2      18-34-228-4
Sacked-yards:        0-0             3-17
Net pass yards:      137             211
Net yards/pass:      8.1             5.7
Total net yards:     344             285
Total plays:         58 (70% run)    61 (39% run)  
Yards/play:          5.9             4.7
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             3-2
Turnovers:           3               6
Penalties-yards:     6-50            7-65

Attendance: 62,878

Passing:
STL: Jim Hart, 7 of 17 for 137 yards and 2 TDs (2 int)
NYG: Fran Tarkenton, 18 of 33 for 228 yards and 1 TD (3 int); Bobby Duhon, 0 of 1 for 0 yards (1 int)

Rushing:
STL: Johnny Roland, 24 for 116 yards; MacArthur Lane, 16 for 88 yards; Jim Hart, 1 for 3 yards
NYG: Rocky Thompson, 10 for 20 yards; Tucker Frederickson, 6 for 23 yards; Bobby Duhon, 5 for 21 yards; Joe Morrison, 2 for 3 yards; Fran Tarkenton, 1 for 7 yards

Receiving:
STL: John Gilliam, 4 for 67 yards and 2 TDs; Mel Gray, 1 for 35 yards; Jim McFarland, 1 for 18 yards; MacArthur Lane, 1 for 17 yards
NYG: Don Herrmann, 4 for 53 yards; Rich Houston, 3 for 50 yards; Tucker Frederickson, 3 for 12 yards; Bob Tucker, 2 for 71 yards and 1 TD; Bobby Duhon, 2 for 21 yards; Joe Morrison, 2 for 16 yards; Rocky Thompson, 2 for 5 yards

Kick returns:
STL: Mel Gray, 1 for 21 yards; George Hoey, 1 for 13 yards
NYG: Rocky Thompson, 2 for 49 yards; Joe Green, 1 for 22 yards; Richmond Flowers, 1 for 18 yards

Punt returns:
STL: Roger Wehrli, 2 for 8 yards; Paul Dickson, 1 for 0 yards

Interceptions:
STL: Larry Wilson, 2 for 0 yards; Larry Stallings, 1 for 26 yards and 1 TD; Norm Thompson, 1 for 25 yards
NYG: Henry Reed, 1 for 11 yards; Scott Eaton, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
STL: Chuck Latourette, 3 for 114 yards
NYG: Tom Blanchard, 4 for 157 yards

Field Goals:
STL: Jim Bakken, 1/1

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