NFL game summary for 09/24/1972:

Redskin running back Larry Brown's 148 yards marked his 14th trip over the 100-yard mark and lifted his career rushing total to 3,214 yards, a new Washington club record. Tight end Jerry Smith caught his first two passes of the season, both for touchdowns from the 5 and 6-yard Iines. Mike Bass raced 32 yards for a TD when he picked up the ball after Verlon Biggs blocked a St. Louis field goal attempt.

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	46.0  (26)	88.0  (23)	134.0  (26)	0
	DEFENSE	117.0  (11)	247.0  (25)	364.0  (20)	3
Washington Redskins	OFFENSE	146.0  (11)	57.0  (26)	203.0  (22)	1
	DEFENSE	182.0  (19)	200.0  (18)	382.0  (22)	2

Line: Redskins by 10

Team	1	2	3	4	F
St. Louis Cardinals (1-1-0)	0	3	7	0	10
Washington Redskins (2-0-0)	7	10	7	0	24

( 0- 7) WAS Jerry Smith 6 yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Curt Knight kick)
( 0-14) WAS Mike Bass 32 yard return of blocked field goal (Curt Knight kick)
( 3-14) STL Jim Bakken 41 yard field goal
( 3-17) WAS Curt Knight 31 yard field goal
( 3-24) WAS Jerry Smith 5 yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Curt Knight kick)
(10-24) STL Leon Burns 1 yard rush (Jim Bakken kick)

                     STL             WAS
First Downs:         16              19
Rushes-yards:        25-79           37-181
Yards/rush:          3.2             4.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     16-28-179-2     13-22-97-0
Sacked-yards:        5-39            1-6
Net pass yards:      140             91
Net yards/pass:      4.2             4.0
Total net yards:     219             272
Total plays:         58 (43% run)    60 (61% run)  
Yards/play:          3.8             4.5
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             1-0
Turnovers:           3               0
Penalties-yards:     6-58            6-40

Attendance: 53,039

Passing:
STL: Tim Van Galder, 8 of 15 for 85 yards (2 int); Gary Cuozzo, 8 of 13 for 94 yards
WAS: Billy Kilmer, 13 of 22 for 97 yards and 2 TDs

Rushing:
STL: Donny Anderson, 15 for 32 yards; Leon Burns, 4 for 10 yards and 1 TD; Jackie Smith, 2 for 17 yards; Johnny Roland, 2 for 4 yards; Tim Van Galder, 1 for 16 yards; Gary Cuozzo, 1 for 0 yards
WAS: Larry Brown, 26 for 148 yards; Charlie Harraway, 10 for 25 yards; Charley Taylor, 1 for 8 yards

Receiving:
STL: Walker Gillette, 5 for 91 yards; Leon Burns, 3 for 8 yards; Donny Anderson, 3 for 5 yards; Johnny Roland, 2 for 34 yards; Ahmad Rashad, 2 for 21 yards; Roy Shivers, 1 for 20 yards
WAS: Charley Taylor, 5 for 39 yards; Charlie Harraway, 3 for 27 yards; Larry Brown, 2 for 16 yards; Jerry Smith, 2 for 11 yards and 2 TDs; Roy Jefferson, 1 for 4 yards

Kick returns:
STL: Ahmad Rashad, 2 for 45 yards; Larry Willingham, 1 for 20 yards
WAS: Speedy Duncan, 2 for 47 yards

Punt returns:
WAS: Speedy Duncan, 1 for -2 yards

Interceptions:
WAS: Rosey Taylor, 1 for 17 yards; Chris Hanburger, 1 for 15 yards

Punting:
STL: Donny Anderson, 5 for 196 yards
WAS: Mike Bragg, 5 for 198 yards

Field Goals:
STL: Jim Bakken, 1/2
WAS: Curt Knight, 1/3

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