NFL game summary for 09/29/1974:

The Cardinals won their third straight and continued good defense and long-scoring plays. Cornerback Norm Thompson scored on a 56-yard interception return, Terry Metcalf went 94 yards with a kickoff, and Jim Hart passed to Mel Gray for a 68-yard score. Cleveland's only touchdown was a 55-yard pass play from running back Greg Pruitt to Gloster Richardson.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Cleveland Browns	OFFENSE	208.0  (1)	64.5  (23)	272.5  (13)	1
	DEFENSE	100.5  (5)	154.5  (16)	255.0  (10)	8
St. Louis Cardinals	OFFENSE	150.5  (10)	120.5  (17)	271.0  (14)	3
	DEFENSE	122.5  (9)	187.0  (21)	309.5  (19)	4

Line: Cardinals by 1

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Cleveland Browns (1-2-0)	0	0	7	0	7
St. Louis Cardinals (3-0-0)	0	7	22	0	29

( 0- 7) STL Norm Thompson 56 yard interception return (Jim Bakken kick)
( 0-14) STL Terry Metcalf 94 yard kickoff return (Jim Bakken kick)
( 7-14) CLE Gloster Richardson 55 yard pass from Greg Pruitt (Don Cockroft kick)
( 7-20) STL Mel Gray 68 yard pass from Jim Hart (kick failed)
( 7-23) STL Jim Bakken 44 yard field goal
( 7-29) STL Donny Anderson 1 yard rush (kick failed)

                     CLE             STL
First Downs:         11              14
Rushes-yards:        29-93           42-171
Yards/rush:          3.2             4.1
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     14-29-178-1     4-11-107-0
Sacked-yards:        2-23            0-0
Net pass yards:      155             107
Net yards/pass:      5.0             9.7
Total net yards:     248             278
Total plays:         60 (48% run)    53 (79% run)  
Yards/play:          4.1             5.2
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             1-0
Turnovers:           1               0
Penalties-yards:     5-55            5-40

Attendance: 43,472

Passing:
CLE: Mike Phipps, 12 of 26 for 117 yards (1 int); Brian Sipe, 1 of 2 for 6 yards; Greg Pruitt, 1 of 1 for 55 yards and 1 TD
STL: Jim Hart, 4 of 11 for 107 yards and 1 TD

Rushing:
CLE: Greg Pruitt, 8 for 21 yards; Mike Phipps, 7 for 38 yards; Ken Brown, 6 for 19 yards; Bo Scott, 5 for 9 yards; Hugh McKinnis, 2 for 4 yards; Billy Lefear, 1 for 2 yards
STL: Donny Anderson, 14 for 60 yards and 1 TD; Ken Willard, 10 for 44 yards; Jim Otis, 8 for 19 yards; Terry Metcalf, 6 for 13 yards; Willie Belton, 3 for 19 yards; Jim Hart, 1 for 16 yards

Receiving:
CLE: Ken Brown, 4 for 27 yards; Jubilee Dunbar, 3 for 37 yards; Gloster Richardson, 2 for 71 yards and 1 TD; Billy Lefear, 2 for 14 yards; Milt Morin, 1 for 14 yards; Bo Scott, 1 for 9 yards; Hugh McKinnis, 1 for 6 yards
STL: Terry Metcalf, 2 for 12 yards; Mel Gray, 1 for 68 yards and 1 TD; Earl Thomas, 1 for 27 yards

Kick returns:
CLE: Greg Pruitt, 2 for 56 yards; Billy Lefear, 2 for 37 yards
STL: Terry Metcalf, 1 for 94 yards and 1 TD; Willie Belton, 1 for 30 yards

Punt returns:
CLE: Greg Pruitt, 3 for 39 yards; Eddie Brown, 1 for 0 yards; Thom Darden, 1 for 0 yards
STL: Terry Metcalf, 3 for 68 yards; Willie Belton, 2 for -3 yards; Roger Wehrli, 1 for 0 yards

Interceptions:
STL: Norm Thompson, 1 for 56 yards and 1 TD

Punting:
CLE: Don Cockroft, 7 for 295 yards
STL: Hal Roberts, 6 for 214 yards

Field Goals:
CLE: Don Cockroft, 0/1
STL: Jim Bakken, 1/2

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