NFL game summary for 11/02/1975:

With the Patriots leading 17-10 entering the final period, Terry Metcalf scored his second and third touchdowns of the game on a one-yard burst and a seven-yard run to lift the Cardinals to a victory and a three-way share of first place in the NFC East with the Cowboys and Redskins. Earlier, Metcalf sprinted 69 yards for a score on a punt return, the longest in the NFC in 1975.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
New England Patriots	OFFENSE	155.5  (7)	115.2  (23)	270.7  (19)	18
	DEFENSE	136.8  (11)	134.0  (7)	270.8  (12)	13
St. Louis Cardinals	OFFENSE	168.3  (4)	187.2  (6)	355.5  (3)	17
	DEFENSE	144.0  (16)	170.0  (17)	314.0  (15)	14

Line: Cardinals by 8

Team	1	2	3	4	F
New England Patriots (2-5-0)	3	7	7	0	17
St. Louis Cardinals (5-2-0)	0	7	3	14	24

( 3- 0) NE  John Smith 32 yard field goal
( 3- 7) STL Terry Metcalf 69 yard punt return (Jim Bakken kick)
(10- 7) NE  Randy Vataha 11 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick)
(17- 7) NE  Ray Hamilton 23 yard fumble return (John Smith kick)
(17-10) STL Jim Bakken 21 yard field goal
(17-17) STL Terry Metcalf 1 yard rush (Jim Bakken kick)
(17-24) STL Terry Metcalf 7 yard rush (Jim Bakken kick)

                     NE              STL
First Downs:         17              18
Rushes-yards:        32-122          44-115
Yards/rush:          3.8             2.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     14-34-173-2     20-32-158-1
Sacked-yards:        2-21            0-0
Net pass yards:      152             158
Net yards/pass:      4.2             4.9
Total net yards:     274             273
Total plays:         68 (47% run)    76 (57% run)  
Yards/play:          4.0             3.6
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             3-2
Turnovers:           3               3
Penalties-yards:     11-107          6-69

Attendance: 45,907

Passing:
NE: Steve Grogan, 14 of 34 for 173 yards and 1 TD (2 int)
STL: Jim Hart, 20 of 32 for 158 yards (1 int)

Rushing:
NE: Andy Johnson, 16 for 50 yards; Sam Cunningham, 11 for 42 yards; Steve Grogan, 3 for 21 yards; Darryl Stingley, 1 for 8 yards; Bobby Anderson, 1 for 1 yard
STL: Jim Otis, 21 for 65 yards; Terry Metcalf, 17 for 44 yards and 2 TDs; Steve Jones, 3 for 6 yards; Jim Hart, 3 for 0 yards

Receiving:
NE: Sam Cunningham, 4 for 41 yards; Steve Burks, 3 for 38 yards; Randy Vataha, 3 for 27 yards and 1 TD; Andy Johnson, 2 for 13 yards; Darryl Stingley, 1 for 45 yards; Russ Francis, 1 for 9 yards
STL: Earl Thomas, 5 for 58 yards; Terry Metcalf, 5 for 33 yards; Mel Gray, 3 for 31 yards; Jackie Smith, 2 for 16 yards; Jim Otis, 2 for 14 yards; Steve Jones, 1 for 7 yards; J.V. Cain, 1 for 3 yards; Gary Hammond, 1 for -4 yards

Kick returns:
NE: Allen Carter, 3 for 67 yards; Andy Johnson, 2 for 30 yards
STL: Terry Metcalf, 2 for 50 yards; Gary Hammond, 1 for 21 yards

Punt returns:
NE: Mack Herron, 1 for 9 yards; Andy Johnson, 1 for 8 yards
STL: Terry Metcalf, 3 for 88 yards and 1 TD; Mel Gray, 3 for 51 yards; Gary Hammond, 2 for 13 yards

Interceptions:
NE: Steve Nelson, 1 for 4 yards
STL: Pete Barnes, 1 for 3 yards; Norm Thompson, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
NE: Mike Patrick, 9 for 384 yards
STL: Jeff West, 6 for 251 yards

Field Goals:
NE: John Smith, 1/1
STL: Jim Bakken, 1/2

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