NFL game summary for 10/25/1976:

Mike Thomas' seven-yard touchdown run gave the Redskins a 13-10 lead and Eddie Brown sealed the victory 1:26 later with a 71-yard punt return touchdown in a heavy rain, the NFC's longest punt return in 1976, as Washington tied St. Louis for second in the NFC East, one game behind Dallas. Jim Hart drove the Cardinals 65 yards for a second quarter touchdown and Jim Bakken gave St. Louis a 10-6 lead early in the fourth quarter but an NFL record of eight lost fumbles that annulled several Cardinal scoring attempts led to the loss.

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

	Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
OFFENSE	181.3 (3)	212.7 (5)	394.0 (2)	12
DEFENSE	114.5 (5)	191.0 (24)	305.5 (16)	16
OFFENSE	142.7 (16)	148.0 (16)	290.7 (16)	21
DEFENSE	155.3 (19)	181.7 (21)	337.0 (20)	16

Line: Cardinals by 4

Team	1	2	3	4	F
St. Louis Cardinals (5-2-0)	0	7	0	3	10
Washington Redskins (5-2-0)	6	0	0	14	20

( 0- 3) WAS Mark Moseley 34 yard field goal ( 0- 6) WAS Mark Moseley 33 yard field goal ( 7- 6) STL J.V. Cain 8 yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick) (10- 6) STL Jim Bakken 32 yard field goal (10-13) WAS Mike Thomas 7 yard rush (Mark Moseley kick) (10-20) WAS Eddie Brown 71 yard punt return (Mark Moseley kick)

                     STL             WAS
First Downs:         15              15
Rushes-yards:        32-100          39-117
Yards/rush:          3.1             3.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     17-31-215-2     9-18-85-1
Sacked-yards:        1-9             8-62
Net pass yards:      206             23
Net yards/pass:      6.4             0.9
Total net yards:     306             140
Total plays:         64 (50% run)    65 (60% run)  
Yards/play:          4.8             2.2
Fumbles-lost:        9-8             4-2
Turnovers:           10              3
Penalties-yards:     3-40            1-15

Attendance: 48,325

Passing:
STL: Jim Hart, 17 of 31 for 215 yards and 1 TD (2 int) WAS: Joe Theismann, 5 of 12 for 50 yards; Billy Kilmer, 4 of 6 for 35 yards (1 int)
Rushing:
STL: Jim Otis, 12 for 52 yards; Terry Metcalf, 10 for 35 yards; Steve Jones, 8 for 13 yards; Jim Hart, 1 for 0 yards; Roger Wehrli, 1 for 0 yards WAS: Mike Thomas, 24 for 88 yards and 1 TD; John Riggins, 8 for 14 yards; Joe Theismann, 3 for 11 yards; Billy Kilmer, 3 for 1 yard; Larry Brown, 1 for 3 yards
Receiving:
STL: Steve Jones, 5 for 26 yards; Ike Harris, 4 for 77 yards; J.V. Cain, 3 for 35 yards and 1 TD; Terry Metcalf, 3 for 21 yards; Pat Tilley, 1 for 43 yards; Mel Gray, 1 for 13 yards WAS: Larry Brown, 2 for 20 yards; Jean Fugett, 2 for 19 yards; John Riggins, 2 for 11 yards; Roy Jefferson, 1 for 15 yards; Mike Thomas, 1 for 11 yards; Frank Grant, 1 for 9 yards
Kick returns:
STL: Jerry Latin, 3 for 50 yards; Wayne Morris, 2 for 31 yards WAS: Eddie Brown, 2 for 47 yards
Punt returns:
STL: Terry Metcalf, 2 for 14 yards; Steve Neils, 1 for 0 yards WAS: Eddie Brown, 2 for 75 yards and 1 TD
Interceptions:
STL: Ken Reaves, 1 for 16 yards WAS: Harold McLinton, 1 for 8 yards; Jake Scott, 1 for 6 yards
Punting:
STL: Terry Joyce, 3 for 105 yards WAS: Mike Bragg, 5 for 175 yards
Field Goals:
STL: Jim Bakken, 1/1 WAS: Mark Moseley, 2/4