NFL game summary for 09/17/1978:

Joe Theismann threw two touchdown passes and Tony Greene returned a kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown as the Redskins defeated the Cardinals for the fifth straight time. Greene's touchdown return was his second in as many weeks and gave the Redskins a 21-3 halftime lead. John Riggins paced the Redskins' ground attack with 108 yards.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Washington Redskins	OFFENSE	133.0  (14)	187.0  (9)	320.0  (12)	5
	DEFENSE	144.5  (17)	175.0  (21)	319.5  (20)	5
St. Louis Cardinals	OFFENSE	78.0  (28)	136.5  (18)	214.5  (23)	5
	DEFENSE	231.5  (27)	110.5  (7)	342.0  (24)	4

Line: Redskins by 3½

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Washington Redskins (3-0-0)	7	14	7	0	28
St. Louis Cardinals (0-3-0)	3	0	0	7	10

( 0- 3) STL Jim Bakken 20 yard field goal
( 7- 3) WAS Tony Green 99 yard kickoff return (Mark Moseley kick)
(14- 3) WAS Jean Fugett 14 yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick)
(21- 3) WAS Mike Thomas 9 yard rush (Mark Moseley kick)
(28- 3) WAS Clarence Harmon 9 yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick)
(28-10) STL Mel Gray 27 yard rush (Jim Bakken kick)

                     WAS             STL
First Downs:         16              19
Rushes-yards:        46-255          26-132
Yards/rush:          5.5             5.1
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     6-14-61-0       17-41-217-1
Sacked-yards:        1-14            2-21
Net pass yards:      47              196
Net yards/pass:      3.1             4.6
Total net yards:     302             328
Total plays:         61 (75% run)    69 (37% run)  
Yards/play:          5.0             4.8
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             0-0
Turnovers:           0               1
Penalties-yards:     9-56            3-40

Attendance: 49,282

Passing:
WAS: Joe Theismann, 5 of 12 for 59 yards and 2 TDs; Billy Kilmer, 1 of 2 for 2 yards
STL: Jim Hart, 16 of 40 for 174 yards (1 int); Dave Stief, 1 of 1 for 43 yards

Rushing:
WAS: John Riggins, 16 for 108 yards; Mike Thomas, 16 for 78 yards and 1 TD; Clarence Harmon, 9 for 49 yards; Joe Theismann, 3 for 6 yards; Reggie Haynes, 1 for 13 yards; Billy Kilmer, 1 for 1 yard
STL: Wayne Morris, 12 for 48 yards; Steve Jones, 7 for 26 yards; Jim Otis, 6 for 31 yards; Mel Gray, 1 for 27 yards and 1 TD

Receiving:
WAS: Clarence Harmon, 2 for 25 yards and 1 TD; Jean Fugett, 1 for 14 yards and 1 TD; John Riggins, 1 for 13 yards; Frank Grant, 1 for 7 yards; John McDaniel, 1 for 2 yards
STL: Pat Tilley, 7 for 123 yards; Jim Otis, 3 for 25 yards; Mel Gray, 2 for 44 yards; Wayne Morris, 2 for 9 yards; Steve Jones, 2 for 2 yards; Jim Thaxton, 1 for 14 yards

Kick returns:
WAS: Tony Green, 1 for 99 yards and 1 TD
STL: Willie Shelby, 4 for 94 yards; Wayne Morris, 1 for 13 yards

Punt returns:
WAS: J.T. Smith, 4 for 33 yards; Tony Green, 1 for 27 yards; Lemar Parrish, 1 for 4 yards
STL: Willard Harrell, 3 for 10 yards; Willie Shelby, 2 for 24 yards

Interceptions:
WAS: Brad Dusek, 1 for 11 yards

Punting:
WAS: Mike Bragg, 8 for 316 yards
STL: Steve Little, 9 for 367 yards

Field Goals:
STL: Jim Bakken, 1/1

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