NFL game summary for 11/17/1974:

The Cardinals halted a two-game losing slide and retained their one-game lead in the NFC East as Jim Hart scored from the one at the end of a 67-yard first-period drive and Jim Bakken kicked a pair of field goals. The St. Louis defense, which held Philadelphia without a touchdown for the second time in the Cardinals' season series sweep, sacked Eagles' passer Roman Gabriel nine times -- eight in the second half.

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	154.2  (9)	168.3  (10)	322.6  (8)	10
	DEFENSE	131.2  (12)	185.4  (23)	316.7  (19)	14
Philadelphia Eagles	OFFENSE	109.1  (20)	158.1  (13)	267.2  (17)	19
	DEFENSE	142.7  (17)	179.9  (20)	322.6  (21)	21

Line: Cardinals by 6

Team	1	2	3	4	F
St. Louis Cardinals (8-2-0)	7	0	0	6	13
Philadelphia Eagles (4-6-0)	0	0	3	0	3

( 7- 0) STL Jim Hart 1 yard rush (Jim Bakken kick)
( 7- 3) PHI Tom Dempsey 48 yard field goal
(10- 3) STL Jim Bakken 28 yard field goal
(13- 3) STL Jim Bakken 30 yard field goal

                     STL             PHI
First Downs:         16              13
Rushes-yards:        40-188          23-71
Yards/rush:          4.7             3.1
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     10-23-108-1     19-32-191-2
Sacked-yards:        1-8             9-57
Net pass yards:      100             134
Net yards/pass:      4.2             3.3
Total net yards:     288             205
Total plays:         64 (62% run)    64 (35% run)  
Yards/play:          4.5             3.2
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             1-1
Turnovers:           2               3
Penalties-yards:     8-68            9-93

Attendance: 61,982

Passing:
STL: Jim Hart, 10 of 23 for 108 yards (1 int)
PHI: Roman Gabriel, 18 of 30 for 170 yards (1 int); Mike Boryla, 1 of 2 for 21 yards (1 int)

Rushing:
STL: Jim Otis, 21 for 84 yards; Terry Metcalf, 17 for 97 yards; Donny Anderson, 1 for 6 yards; Jim Hart, 1 for 1 yard and 1 TD
PHI: Tom Sullivan, 10 for 31 yards; Po James, 9 for 29 yards; Norm Bulaich, 3 for 4 yards; Mike Boryla, 1 for 7 yards

Receiving:
STL: Earl Thomas, 3 for 60 yards; Terry Metcalf, 3 for 31 yards; Mel Gray, 2 for 13 yards; J.V. Cain, 1 for 7 yards; Jim Otis, 1 for -3 yards
PHI: Charle Young, 7 for 101 yards; Po James, 4 for 19 yards; Harold Carmichael, 3 for 26 yards; Norm Bulaich, 2 for 29 yards; Tom Sullivan, 2 for 9 yards; Don Zimmerman, 1 for 7 yards

Kick returns:
STL: Terry Metcalf, 1 for 20 yards
PHI: Randy Jackson, 2 for 55 yards; Larry Marshall, 2 for 49 yards

Punt returns:
STL: Terry Metcalf, 1 for 7 yards
PHI: Bill Bradley, 2 for 10 yards; Larry Marshall, 1 for 0 yards

Interceptions:
STL: Ken Reaves, 1 for 54 yards; Norm Thompson, 1 for 26 yards
PHI: Steve Zabel, 1 for 5 yards

Punting:
STL: Hal Roberts, 5 for 199 yards
PHI: Merritt Kersey, 7 for 213 yards

Field Goals:
STL: Jim Bakken, 2/3
PHI: Tom Dempsey, 1/2

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