NFL game summary for 12/12/1971:

Tom Dempsey kicked four field goals, including a club-record 54-yard success, as the Eagles won their fifth game against two losses and a tie since an 0-5 start. Free safety Bill Bradley had his 11th interception, a club record and the most in the NFL since 1964.

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	110.8  (22)	181.9  (5)	292.8  (12)	38
	DEFENSE	133.6  (16)	171.4  (23)	305.0  (19)	28
Philadelphia Eagles	OFFENSE	82.2  (25)	154.8  (11)	236.9  (22)	34
	DEFENSE	148.8  (19)	182.1  (24)	330.9  (25)	40

Line: n/a

Team	1	2	3	4	F
St. Louis Cardinals (4-8-1)	0	0	7	0	7
Philadelphia Eagles (5-7-1)	13	0	3	3	19

( 0- 3) PHI Tom Dempsey 27 yard field goal
( 0- 6) PHI Tom Dempsey 22 yard field goal
( 0-13) PHI Harold Jackson 69 yard pass from Pete Liske (Tom Dempsey kick)
( 0-16) PHI Tom Dempsey 54 yard field goal
( 7-16) STL Mel Gray 80 yard pass from Pete Beathard (Jim Bakken kick)
( 7-19) PHI Tom Dempsey 24 yard field goal

                     STL             PHI
First Downs:         10              19
Rushes-yards:        25-112          49-177
Yards/rush:          4.5             3.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     8-25-175-4      15-23-205-0
Sacked-yards:        1-14            0-0
Net pass yards:      161             205
Net yards/pass:      6.2             8.9
Total net yards:     273             382
Total plays:         51 (49% run)    72 (68% run)  
Yards/play:          5.4             5.3
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             2-1
Turnovers:           5               1
Penalties-yards:     6-52            4-70

Attendance: 65,358

Passing:
STL: Pete Beathard, 4 of 14 for 110 yards and 1 TD (2 int); Jim Hart, 4 of 11 for 65 yards (2 int)
PHI: Pete Liske, 15 of 23 for 205 yards and 1 TD

Rushing:
STL: Johnny Roland, 11 for 48 yards; MacArthur Lane, 8 for 19 yards; Cid Edwards, 3 for 10 yards; Mel Gray, 1 for 38 yards; Pete Beathard, 1 for 8 yards; Chuck Latourette, 1 for -11 yards
PHI: Lee Bouggess, 18 for 55 yards; Ronnie Bull, 15 for 41 yards; Larry Watkins, 7 for 34 yards; Pete Liske, 4 for 17 yards; Tom Bailey, 3 for 21 yards; Tom Woodeshick, 2 for 9 yards

Receiving:
STL: Johnny Roland, 2 for 25 yards; MacArthur Lane, 2 for 21 yards; Mel Gray, 1 for 80 yards and 1 TD; Fred Hyatt, 1 for 30 yards; Larry Stegent, 1 for 12 yards; Jim McFarland, 1 for 7 yards
PHI: Harold Jackson, 4 for 109 yards and 1 TD; Lee Bouggess, 4 for 12 yards; Ben Hawkins, 2 for 38 yards; Fred Hill, 2 for 13 yards; Kent Kramer, 1 for 17 yards; Larry Watkins, 1 for 9 yards; Ronnie Bull, 1 for 7 yards

Kick returns:
STL: Cid Edwards, 2 for 41 yards
PHI: Al Nelson, 1 for 25 yards; Billy Walik, 1 for 19 yards

Punt returns:
STL: Johnny Roland, 2 for 10 yards

Interceptions:
PHI: Leroy Keyes, 2 for 0 yards; Al Nelson, 1 for 44 yards; Bill Bradley, 1 for 28 yards

Punting:
STL: Jim Bakken, 2 for 81 yards; Chuck Latourette, 2 for 58 yards
PHI: Tom McNeill, 4 for 158 yards

Field Goals:
STL: Jim Bakken, 0/1
PHI: Tom Dempsey, 4/5

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