Sunday November 20, 1977
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 11/20/1977:



Jim Otis scored from one yard with 38 seconds left to give the Cardinals their sixth straight victory. Otis' touchdown, his second of the day, climaxed a St. Louis rally from a 16-0 deficit.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
Philadelphia EaglesOFFENSE132.1  (18)140.0  (14)272.1  (15)28
DEFENSE128.8  (12)131.6  (8)260.3  (9)19
St. Louis CardinalsOFFENSE160.6  (8)184.6  (1)345.1  (2)21
DEFENSE149.6  (20)168.2  (27)317.8  (23)25

Line: Cardinals by 11

Team1234F
Philadelphia Eagles (3-7-0)097016
St. Louis Cardinals (7-3-0)0014721

( 6- 0) PHI Harold Carmichael 13 yard pass from Ron Jaworski (kick failed)
( 9- 0) PHI Ove Johansson 32 yard field goal
(16- 0) PHI Charlie Smith 15 yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Ove Johansson kick)
(16- 7) STL Jim Otis 25 yard rush (Jim Bakken kick)
(16-14) STL Mel Gray 69 yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick)
(16-21) STL Jim Otis 1 yard rush (Jim Bakken kick)
                     PHI             STL
First Downs:         19              19
Rushes-yards:        33-101          35-142
Yards/rush:          3.1             4.1
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     16-30-211-1     13-27-240-1
Sacked-yards:        4-36            2-14
Net pass yards:      175             226
Net yards/pass:      5.1             7.8
Total net yards:     276             368
Total plays:         67 (49% run)    64 (54% run)  
Yards/play:          4.1             5.8
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             2-1
Turnovers:           2               2
Penalties-yards:     5-40            5-44

Attendance: 48,768
Passing:
PHI: Ron Jaworski, 16 of 30 for 211 yards and 2 TDs (1 int)
STL: Jim Hart, 13 of 27 for 240 yards and 1 TD (1 int)

Rushing:
PHI: James Betterson, 19 for 61 yards; Tom Sullivan, 10 for 28 yards; Herb Lusk, 4 for 12 yards
STL: Jim Otis, 18 for 97 yards and 2 TDs; Terry Metcalf, 16 for 45 yards; Jim Hart, 1 for 0 yards

Receiving:
PHI: Harold Carmichael, 6 for 85 yards and 1 TD; Charlie Smith, 5 for 63 yards and 1 TD; Tom Sullivan, 2 for 16 yards; Keith Krepfle, 1 for 34 yards; Herb Lusk, 1 for 11 yards; Wally Henry, 1 for 2 yards
STL: Mel Gray, 4 for 142 yards and 1 TD; Ike Harris, 4 for 60 yards; Terry Metcalf, 2 for 23 yards; Steve Jones, 2 for 1 yard; J.V. Cain, 1 for 14 yards

Kick returns:
PHI: Wilbert Montgomery, 3 for 73 yards; Larry Marshall, 1 for 20 yards
STL: Steve Jones, 2 for 35 yards; Terry Metcalf, 1 for 25 yards

Punt returns:
PHI: Larry Marshall, 3 for 16 yards
STL: Pat Tilley, 2 for 16 yards; Terry Metcalf, 2 for 11 yards

Interceptions:
PHI: Randy Logan, 1 for 12 yards
STL: Marv Kellum, 1 for 14 yards

Punting:
PHI: Spike Jones, 8 for 307 yards
STL: Duane Carrell, 6 for 226 yards

Field Goals:
PHI: Ove Johansson, 1/2
STL: Jim Bakken, 0/2




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