NFL game summary for 11/14/1976:

Jim Bakken's 25-yard field goal with four seconds left clinched the game for the Cardinals after Jim Hart outdueled Pat Haden, 324 to 172 yards, to bring St. Louis back from a 21-6 deficit. Cullen Bryant returned the second half kickoff 90 yards for a TD -- the NFC's longest kickoff return in 1976 -- and a 15-point Rams lead, but Hart drove the Cardinals 67 and 87 yards for touchdowns by Terry Metcalf to close within one point. Both teams traded fourth quarter TDs before Bakken's third field goal, as St. Louis remained second in the NFC East and Los Angeles first in the NFC West.

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	169.0  (6)	204.3  (6)	373.3  (3)	25
	DEFENSE	132.9  (11)	158.8  (13)	291.7  (14)	25
Los Angeles Rams	OFFENSE	181.8  (4)	168.1  (10)	349.9  (6)	26
	DEFENSE	126.1  (8)	162.2  (16)	288.3  (12)	29

Line: Rams by 5

Team	1	2	3	4	F
St. Louis Cardinals (8-2-0)	3	3	14	10	30
Los Angeles Rams (6-3-1)	7	7	7	7	28

( 3- 0) STL Jim Bakken 40 yard field goal
( 3- 7) LA  Lawrence McCutcheon 4 yard rush (Tom Dempsey kick)
( 6- 7) STL Jim Bakken 32 yard field goal
( 6-14) LA  Harold Jackson 65 yard pass from Pat Haden (Tom Dempsey kick)
( 6-21) LA  Cullen Bryant 90 yard kickoff return (Tom Dempsey kick)
(13-21) STL Terry Metcalf 1 yard rush (Jim Bakken kick)
(20-21) STL Terry Metcalf 2 yard rush (Jim Bakken kick)
(20-28) LA  Pat Haden 5 yard rush (Tom Dempsey kick)
(27-28) STL J.V. Cain 25 yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick)
(30-28) STL Jim Bakken 25 yard field goal

                     STL             LA
First Downs:         23              15
Rushes-yards:        36-93           32-122
Yards/rush:          2.6             3.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     20-33-324-2     10-17-172-1
Sacked-yards:        0-0             1-11
Net pass yards:      324             161
Net yards/pass:      9.8             8.9
Total net yards:     417             283
Total plays:         69 (52% run)    50 (64% run)  
Yards/play:          6.0             5.7
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             0-0
Turnovers:           2               1
Penalties-yards:     6-57            5-40

Attendance: 64,698

Passing:
STL: Jim Hart, 20 of 33 for 324 yards and 1 TD (2 int)
LA: Pat Haden, 10 of 17 for 172 yards and 1 TD (1 int)

Rushing:
STL: Jim Otis, 17 for 47 yards; Terry Metcalf, 11 for 3 yards and 2 TDs; Steve Jones, 6 for 33 yards; Jim Hart, 1 for 10 yards; Wayne Morris, 1 for 0 yards
LA: Lawrence McCutcheon, 18 for 67 yards and 1 TD; John Cappelletti, 8 for 26 yards; Pat Haden, 6 for 29 yards and 1 TD

Receiving:
STL: Ike Harris, 8 for 130 yards; Pat Tilley, 6 for 120 yards; J.V. Cain, 2 for 47 yards and 1 TD; Terry Metcalf, 2 for 18 yards; Jackie Smith, 1 for 9 yards; Steve Jones, 1 for 0 yards
LA: John Cappelletti, 5 for 47 yards; Harold Jackson, 4 for 107 yards and 1 TD; Ron Jessie, 1 for 18 yards

Kick returns:
STL: Gary Hammond, 2 for 36 yards; Terry Metcalf, 1 for 25 yards; Steve Okoniewski, 1 for 12 yards; Jackie Smith, 1 for 8 yards
LA: Cullen Bryant, 4 for 165 yards and 1 TD; Tom Geredine, 2 for 52 yards; Rob Scribner, 1 for 22 yards

Punt returns:
STL: Terry Metcalf, 3 for 43 yards
LA: Jim Bertelsen, 1 for 6 yards

Interceptions:
STL: Tim Kearney, 1 for 0 yards
LA: Rod Perry, 1 for 15 yards; Monte Jackson, 1 for 9 yards

Punting:
STL: Terry Joyce, 2 for 85 yards
LA: Rusty Jackson, 4 for 176 yards

Field Goals:
STL: Jim Bakken, 3/3

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