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Sunday December 1, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 12/01/1974:



Interceptions by the Chiefs' Mike Sensibaugh and Willie Lanier set up a pair of second-half touchdowns as Kansas City thwarted the Cardinals' bid to win the NFC Eastern Division title. St. Louis nevertheless did clinch a place in the NFC divisional playoffs.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
Kansas City ChiefsOFFENSE119.7  (17)156.7  (14)276.5  (15)28
DEFENSE129.5  (11)203.4  (26)332.8  (25)35
St. Louis CardinalsOFFENSE150.7  (9)170.4  (7)321.1  (7)12
DEFENSE123.3  (9)187.3  (23)310.5  (18)18

Line: Cardinals by 11

Team1234F
Kansas City Chiefs (5-7-0)0071017
St. Louis Cardinals (9-3-0)600713

( 0- 6) STL Terry Metcalf 22 yard pass from Jim Hart (kick failed)
( 7- 6) KC  Jeff Kinney 4 yard pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick)
(14- 6) KC  Wendell Hayes 1 yard rush (Jan Stenerud kick)
(17- 6) KC  Jan Stenerud 22 yard field goal
(17-13) STL Terry Metcalf 2 yard rush (Jim Bakken kick)
                     KC              STL
First Downs:         13              15
Rushes-yards:        39-156          23-82
Yards/rush:          4.0             3.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     13-22-93-1      19-39-194-2
Sacked-yards:        1-9             2-24
Net pass yards:      84              170
Net yards/pass:      3.7             4.1
Total net yards:     240             252
Total plays:         62 (62% run)    64 (35% run)  
Yards/play:          3.9             3.9
Fumbles-lost:        5-1             4-1
Turnovers:           2               3
Penalties-yards:     7-51            2-20

Attendance: 41,863
Passing:
KC: Len Dawson, 13 of 22 for 93 yards and 1 TD (1 int)
STL: Jim Hart, 19 of 39 for 194 yards and 1 TD (2 int)

Rushing:
KC: Cleo Miller, 15 for 95 yards; Jeff Kinney, 8 for 30 yards; Wendell Hayes, 8 for 22 yards and 1 TD; Len Dawson, 4 for 9 yards; Woody Green, 3 for 9 yards; Larry Brunson, 1 for -9 yards
STL: Jim Otis, 14 for 46 yards; Terry Metcalf, 8 for 35 yards and 1 TD; Donny Anderson, 1 for 1 yard

Receiving:
KC: Larry Brunson, 3 for 19 yards; Jeff Kinney, 3 for 13 yards and 1 TD; Otis Taylor, 2 for 29 yards; Cleo Miller, 2 for 12 yards; Woody Green, 2 for 4 yards; John Strada, 1 for 16 yards
STL: Terry Metcalf, 9 for 85 yards and 1 TD; Mel Gray, 4 for 71 yards; Jim Otis, 2 for 9 yards; Jackie Smith, 1 for 11 yards; Donny Anderson, 1 for 8 yards; Gary Hammond, 1 for 5 yards; Earl Thomas, 1 for 5 yards

Kick returns:
KC: Woody Green, 1 for 16 yards; Doug Jones, 1 for 0 yards
STL: Gary Hammond, 3 for 80 yards; Terry Metcalf, 2 for 48 yards

Punt returns:
KC: Larry Brunson, 2 for 8 yards; Woody Green, 2 for 2 yards; Donnie Joe Morris, 1 for 0 yards
STL: Terry Metcalf, 4 for 24 yards; Gary Hammond, 1 for 6 yards; Roger Wehrli, 1 for 0 yards

Interceptions:
KC: Mike Sensibaugh, 1 for 18 yards; Willie Lanier, 1 for 14 yards
STL: Norm Thompson, 1 for 16 yards

Punting:
KC: Jerrel Wilson, 8 for 340 yards
STL: Hal Roberts, 9 for 326 yards

Field Goals:
KC: Jan Stenerud, 1/1




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