NFL game summary for 10/08/1978:

St. Louis gained 343 yards and recorded 21 first downs but remained winless under Bud Wilkinson as the Colts capitalized on a blocked punt and Lyle Blackwood scored on a 79-yard interception return. Randy Burke's block of Steve Little's punt set up a short plunge by Roosevelt Leaks. Lloyd Mumphord's deflection led to a game-clinching five-yard touchdown run by quarterback Bill Troup. St. Louis also was victimized by two fumbles and four sacks.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Baltimore Colts	OFFENSE	112.4  (24)	153.6  (14)	266.0  (24)	18
	DEFENSE	230.0  (28)	182.2  (25)	412.2  (28)	12
St. Louis Cardinals	OFFENSE	108.6  (26)	175.0  (10)	283.6  (20)	7
	DEFENSE	211.4  (27)	117.0  (2)	328.4  (24)	7

Line: Cardinals by 2½

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Baltimore Colts (2-4-0)	7	14	3	6	30
St. Louis Cardinals (0-6-0)	3	7	7	0	17

( 0- 3) STL Jim Bakken 26 yard field goal
( 7- 3) BAL Roosevelt Leaks 1 yard rush (Toni Linhart kick)
( 7-10) STL Jim Otis 1 yard rush (Jim Bakken kick)
(14-10) BAL Mack Alston 10 yard pass from Bill Troup (Toni Linhart kick)
(21-10) BAL Lyle Blackwood 79 yard interception return (Toni Linhart kick)
(21-17) STL Wayne Morris 9 yard rush (Jim Bakken kick)
(24-17) BAL Toni Linhart 46 yard field goal
(30-17) BAL Bill Troup 6 yard rush (kick failed)

                     BAL             STL
First Downs:         14              21
Rushes-yards:        35-156          39-145
Yards/rush:          4.5             3.7
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     10-17-77-1      19-32-230-1
Sacked-yards:        1-11            4-32
Net pass yards:      66              198
Net yards/pass:      3.7             5.5
Total net yards:     222             343
Total plays:         53 (66% run)    75 (52% run)  
Yards/play:          4.2             4.6
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             2-2
Turnovers:           2               3
Penalties-yards:     3-35            12-96

Attendance: 47,479

Passing:
BAL: Bill Troup, 10 of 17 for 77 yards and 1 TD (1 int)
STL: Jim Hart, 19 of 32 for 230 yards (1 int)

Rushing:
BAL: Joe Washington, 21 for 88 yards; Ron Lee, 6 for 48 yards; Don McCauley, 3 for 10 yards; Roosevelt Leaks, 3 for 9 yards and 1 TD; Bill Troup, 2 for 1 yard and 1 TD
STL: Jim Otis, 21 for 76 yards and 1 TD; Wayne Morris, 11 for 48 yards and 1 TD; Steve Jones, 6 for 21 yards; Jim Hart, 1 for 0 yards

Receiving:
BAL: Joe Washington, 6 for 32 yards; Glenn Doughty, 1 for 18 yards; Mack Alston, 1 for 10 yards and 1 TD; Roger Carr, 1 for 10 yards; Don McCauley, 1 for 7 yards
STL: Mel Gray, 6 for 112 yards; Wayne Morris, 5 for 44 yards; Eason Ramson, 4 for 41 yards; Pat Tilley, 2 for 30 yards; Willard Harrell, 1 for 2 yards; Jim Otis, 1 for 1 yard

Kick returns:
BAL: Joe Washington, 2 for 31 yards
STL: Willard Harrell, 6 for 139 yards

Punt returns:
BAL: Marshall Johnson, 2 for 25 yards; Reese McCall, 1 for 37 yards; Randy Burke, 1 for 0 yards
STL: Willard Harrell, 2 for 1 yard

Interceptions:
BAL: Lyle Blackwood, 1 for 79 yards and 1 TD
STL: Ken Stone, 1 for 28 yards

Punting:
BAL: David Lee, 6 for 236 yards
STL: Steve Little, 6 for 197 yards

Field Goals:
BAL: Toni Linhart, 1/2
STL: Jim Bakken, 1/1

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