NFL game summary for 09/16/1973:
St. Louis leaped out to an early 21-0 lead in the pro head coaching debuts for both the Cardinals' Don Coryell and the Eagles' Mike McCormack. Rookie Terry Metcalf rushed for 133 yards on 16 carries for the Cardinals and Donny Anderson scored three TDs. Ex-Rams' QB Roman Gabriel threw TD passes to Harold Carmichael and Tom Bailey, closing the gap to 24-23 before a last quarter 20-yard FG by Jim Bakken and Anderson's third TD put it away.
Line: Cardinals by 3
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 St. Louis Cardinals (1-0-0) | 14 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 34 |
 Philadelphia Eagles (0-1-0) | 10 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 23 |
( 7- 0) STL Donny Anderson 2 yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick) (14- 0) STL Donny Anderson 4 yard rush (Jim Bakken kick) (14- 7) PHI Mel Gray 40 yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick) (14-10) PHI Tom Dempsey 36 yard field goal (14-13) PHI Jim Bakken 17 yard field goal (14-16) PHI Tom Dempsey 44 yard field goal (14-23) PHI Harold Carmichael 6 yard pass from Roman Gabriel (Tom Dempsey kick) (14-26) PHI Tom Dempsey 27 yard field goal (14-33) PHI Tom Bailey 4 yard pass from Roman Gabriel (Tom Dempsey kick) (17-33) STL Jim Bakken 20 yard field goal (24-33) STL Donny Anderson 26 yard rush (Jim Bakken kick)
STL PHI
First Downs: 20 18
Rushes-yards: 32-197 27-109
Yards/rush: 6.2 4.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 17-29-203-1 22-37-162-1
Sacked-yards: 1-8 2-19
Net pass yards: 195 143
Net yards/pass: 6.5 3.7
Total net yards: 392 252
Total plays: 62 (51% run) 66 (40% run)
Yards/play: 6.3 3.8
Fumbles-lost: 3-2 6-2
Turnovers: 3 3
Penalties-yards: 2-10 9-96
Attendance: 61,103
Passing:
STL: Jim Hart, 17 of 29 for 203 yards and 2 TDs (1 int) PHI: Roman Gabriel, 22 of 37 for 162 yards and 2 TDs (1 int)
Rushing:
STL: Terry Metcalf, 16 for 133 yards; Donny Anderson, 13 for 58 yards and 2 TDs; Eddie Moss, 3 for 6 yards PHI: Tom Sullivan, 13 for 54 yards; Norm Bulaich, 10 for 42 yards; Po James, 4 for 13 yards
Receiving:
STL: Mel Gray, 7 for 67 yards and 1 TD; Donny Anderson, 5 for 66 yards and 1 TD; Jackie Smith, 2 for 14 yards; Terry Metcalf, 1 for 25 yards; Don Maynard, 1 for 18 yards; Walker Gillette, 1 for 13 yards PHI: Harold Carmichael, 5 for 51 yards and 1 TD; Tom Sullivan, 5 for 30 yards; Charle Young, 4 for 45 yards; Tom Bailey, 4 for 15 yards and 1 TD; Norm Bulaich, 3 for 18 yards; Ben Hawkins, 1 for 3 yards
Kick returns:
STL: Eddie Moss, 3 for 59 yards; Mel Gray, 1 for 18 yards PHI: Tom Sullivan, 4 for 98 yards; Al Coleman, 2 for 24 yards
Punt returns:
STL: Roger Wehrli, 2 for 35 yards PHI: Kermit Alexander, 1 for 0 yards
Interceptions:
STL: Jim Tolbert, 1 for 8 yards PHI: Randy Logan, 1 for 30 yards
Punting:
STL: Gary Keithley, 2 for 76 yards PHI: Tom McNeill, 4 for 169 yards
Field Goals:
STL: Jim Bakken, 2/3 PHI: Tom Dempsey, 3/3
STL: Jim Hart, 17 of 29 for 203 yards and 2 TDs (1 int) PHI: Roman Gabriel, 22 of 37 for 162 yards and 2 TDs (1 int)
Rushing:
STL: Terry Metcalf, 16 for 133 yards; Donny Anderson, 13 for 58 yards and 2 TDs; Eddie Moss, 3 for 6 yards PHI: Tom Sullivan, 13 for 54 yards; Norm Bulaich, 10 for 42 yards; Po James, 4 for 13 yards
Receiving:
STL: Mel Gray, 7 for 67 yards and 1 TD; Donny Anderson, 5 for 66 yards and 1 TD; Jackie Smith, 2 for 14 yards; Terry Metcalf, 1 for 25 yards; Don Maynard, 1 for 18 yards; Walker Gillette, 1 for 13 yards PHI: Harold Carmichael, 5 for 51 yards and 1 TD; Tom Sullivan, 5 for 30 yards; Charle Young, 4 for 45 yards; Tom Bailey, 4 for 15 yards and 1 TD; Norm Bulaich, 3 for 18 yards; Ben Hawkins, 1 for 3 yards
Kick returns:
STL: Eddie Moss, 3 for 59 yards; Mel Gray, 1 for 18 yards PHI: Tom Sullivan, 4 for 98 yards; Al Coleman, 2 for 24 yards
Punt returns:
STL: Roger Wehrli, 2 for 35 yards PHI: Kermit Alexander, 1 for 0 yards
Interceptions:
STL: Jim Tolbert, 1 for 8 yards PHI: Randy Logan, 1 for 30 yards
Punting:
STL: Gary Keithley, 2 for 76 yards PHI: Tom McNeill, 4 for 169 yards
Field Goals:
STL: Jim Bakken, 2/3 PHI: Tom Dempsey, 3/3