NFL game summary for 10/02/1977:

Billy Kilmer's three touchdown passes and a stiff Redskin defense that corralled the Cardinals inside their own 50 during the first half led Washington to its third straight win over St. Louis. Kilmer drove the Redskins 48 yards on their first possession, hitting Frank Grant with a 12-yard scoring pass 6:57 into the first quarter. The Cardinals held Washington until midway through the third period when Kilmer opened a 14-0 lead on a 27-yard TD strike to Jean Fugett. Jim Hart pulled St. Louis within seven points early in the fourth quarter with a seven-yard touchdown pass to J.V. Cain. Joe Lavender's interception and Diron Talbert's block of a field goal attempt led to a 10-point Redskins surge in a 3:31 span late in the period.

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

	Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
OFFENSE	101.0 (21)	209.5 (2)	310.5 (8)	5
DEFENSE	118.5 (11)	153.0 (20)	271.5 (17)	6
OFFENSE	113.5 (19)	143.0 (11)	256.5 (16)	5
DEFENSE	136.5 (17)	173.5 (23)	310.0 (21)	1

Line: Cardinals by 2

Team	1	2	3	4	F
St. Louis Cardinals (1-2-0)	0	0	0	14	14
Washington Redskins (2-1-0)	7	0	7	10	24

( 0- 7) WAS Frank Grant 12 yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Mark Moseley kick)
( 0-14) WAS Jean Fugett 27 yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Mark Moseley kick)
( 7-14) STL J.V. Cain 7 yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick)
( 7-21) WAS John Riggins 53 yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Mark Moseley kick)
( 7-24) WAS Mark Moseley 41 yard field goal
(14-24) STL Wayne Morris 1 yard rush (Jim Bakken kick)

                     STL             WAS
First Downs:         19              16
Rushes-yards:        32-106          41-163
Yards/rush:          3.3             4.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     17-31-238-2     12-21-206-0
Sacked-yards:        2-15            1-8
Net pass yards:      223             198
Net yards/pass:      6.8             9.0
Total net yards:     329             361
Total plays:         65 (49% run)    63 (65% run)  
Yards/play:          5.1             5.7
Fumbles-lost:        4-1             1-1
Turnovers:           3               1
Penalties-yards:     7-55            6-49

Attendance: 55,031

Passing:
STL: Jim Hart, 17 of 31 for 238 yards and 1 TD (2 int) WAS: Billy Kilmer, 12 of 21 for 206 yards and 3 TDs
Rushing:
STL: Jerry Latin, 11 for 28 yards; Terry Metcalf, 10 for 52 yards; Wayne Morris, 5 for 18 yards and 1 TD; Steve Jones, 3 for 3 yards; Jim Otis, 2 for 5 yards; Jim Hart, 1 for 0 yards WAS: Mike Thomas, 18 for 88 yards; John Riggins, 18 for 47 yards; Calvin Hill, 5 for 28 yards
Receiving:
STL: Ike Harris, 6 for 98 yards; Mel Gray, 3 for 52 yards; Terry Metcalf, 2 for 40 yards; Wayne Morris, 2 for 24 yards; Pat Tilley, 2 for 15 yards; J.V. Cain, 1 for 7 yards and 1 TD; Steve Jones, 1 for 2 yards WAS: John Riggins, 3 for 70 yards and 1 TD; Jean Fugett, 3 for 68 yards and 1 TD; Mike Thomas, 3 for 27 yards; Frank Grant, 2 for 30 yards and 1 TD; Charley Taylor, 1 for 11 yards
Kick returns:
STL: Terry Metcalf, 4 for 94 yards; Perry Smith, 1 for 10 yards WAS: Eddie Brown, 2 for 46 yards
Punt returns:
STL: Terry Metcalf, 1 for 12 yards; Lee Nelson, 1 for 4 yards WAS: Eddie Brown, 3 for 17 yards
Interceptions:
WAS: Ron McDole, 1 for 15 yards; Joe Lavender, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
STL: Terry Joyce, 7 for 282 yards WAS: Mike Bragg, 6 for 246 yards
Field Goals:
STL: Jim Bakken, 0/1 WAS: Mark Moseley, 1/2