NFL game summary for 09/17/1972:

The Colts had the statistics weigh heavily in their favor but lost to the Cardinals in a game in which Jim O'Brien was able to make only one of five field goal attempts. Tim Van Galder, starting at quarterback in his first regular NFL game, set up St. Louis' winning TD with a 71-yard third quarter pass to TE Jackie Smith. Donny Anderson took it in from the 4-yard line. Larry Wilson intercepted a Johnny Unitas pass on the St. Louis 2-yard line in the fourth quarter to help stave off the Colts, and Bob Rowe blocked two field goals.

Line: Colts by 6

Team	1	2	3	4	F
St. Louis Cardinals (1-0-0)	0	3	7	0	10
Baltimore Colts (0-1-0)	0	0	3	0	3

( 3- 0) STL Jim Bakken 41 yard field goal ( 3- 3) BAL Jim O'Brien 42 yard field goal (10- 3) STL Donny Anderson 4 yard rush (Jim Bakken kick)

                     STL             BAL
First Downs:         5               20
Rushes-yards:        28-46           27-117
Yards/rush:          1.6             4.3
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     10-15-110-0     22-36-257-2
Sacked-yards:        2-22            2-10
Net pass yards:      88              247
Net yards/pass:      5.2             6.5
Total net yards:     134             364
Total plays:         45 (62% run)    65 (41% run)  
Yards/play:          3.0             5.6
Fumbles-lost:        2-0             1-1
Turnovers:           0               3
Penalties-yards:     4-35            1-5

Attendance: 53,625

Passing:
STL: Tim Van Galder, 10 of 15 for 110 yards BAL: Johnny Unitas, 22 of 36 for 257 yards (2 int)
Rushing:
STL: Johnny Roland, 12 for 32 yards; Donny Anderson, 7 for 11 yards and 1 TD; Roy Shivers, 5 for 12 yards; Tim Van Galder, 3 for -10 yards; Leon Burns, 1 for 1 yard BAL: Norm Bulaich, 17 for 80 yards; Tom Matte, 8 for 34 yards; Don McCauley, 1 for 4 yards; Sam Havrilak, 1 for -1 yards
Receiving:
STL: Johnny Roland, 4 for 36 yards; Donny Anderson, 3 for 3 yards; Jackie Smith, 2 for 69 yards; Leon Burns, 1 for 2 yards BAL: Eddie Hinton, 6 for 50 yards; Norm Bulaich, 6 for 35 yards; Tom Mitchell, 4 for 50 yards; Tom Matte, 3 for 76 yards; Sam Havrilak, 2 for 41 yards; Don Nottingham, 1 for 5 yards
Kick returns:
STL: Ahmad Rashad, 2 for 47 yards BAL: Bruce Laird, 1 for 41 yards; Don Nottingham, 1 for 19 yards
Punt returns:
BAL: Rick Volk, 4 for 18 yards; Bruce Laird, 2 for 17 yards
Interceptions:
STL: Mike McGill, 1 for 26 yards; Larry Wilson, 1 for 8 yards
Punting:
STL: Donny Anderson, 9 for 343 yards BAL: David Lee, 3 for 162 yards
Field Goals:
STL: Jim Bakken, 1/1 BAL: Jim O'Brien, 1/5