NFL game summary for 10/22/1978:

Scott Dierking ran for two touchdowns and Pat Leahy kicked three field goals as the Jets beat St. Louis. New York broke a 10-10 third quarter tie when Greg Buttle intercepted a lateral to set up Leahy's 38-yard field goal. The Jets added 10 more third quarter points on a 11-yard run by Dierking and Leahy's 45-yard field goal. New York stretched its winning streak to four, longest since 1974, while the Cardinals dropped to 0-8.

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	117.7  (23)	187.0  (7)	304.7  (12)	13
	DEFENSE	192.0  (26)	134.0  (5)	326.0  (24)	13
New York Jets	OFFENSE	162.7  (7)	157.1  (13)	319.9  (7)	11
	DEFENSE	155.4  (20)	189.3  (27)	344.7  (27)	17

Line: Jets by 8

Team	1	2	3	4	F
St. Louis Cardinals (0-8-0)	7	3	0	0	10
New York Jets (5-3-0)	3	7	13	0	23

( 7- 0) STL Jim Otis 7 yard rush (Jim Bakken kick)
( 7- 3) NYJ Pat Leahy 20 yard field goal
( 7-10) NYJ Scott Dierking 2 yard rush (Pat Leahy kick)
(10-10) STL Jim Bakken 41 yard field goal
(10-13) NYJ Pat Leahy 38 yard field goal
(10-20) NYJ Scott Dierking 11 yard rush (Pat Leahy kick)
(10-23) NYJ Pat Leahy 45 yard field goal

                     STL             NYJ
First Downs:         13              21
Rushes-yards:        32-160          49-170
Yards/rush:          5.0             3.5
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     10-27-164-2     11-22-126-0
Sacked-yards:        2-20            1-3
Net pass yards:      144             123
Net yards/pass:      5.0             5.3
Total net yards:     304             293
Total plays:         61 (52% run)    72 (68% run)  
Yards/play:          5.0             4.1
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             1-0
Turnovers:           3               0
Penalties-yards:     8-75            4-45

Attendance: 49,244

Passing:
STL: Steve Pisarkiewicz, 10 of 27 for 164 yards (2 int)
NYJ: Matt Robinson, 11 of 22 for 126 yards

Rushing:
STL: Jim Otis, 12 for 53 yards and 1 TD; Wayne Morris, 12 for 43 yards; Steve Pisarkiewicz, 4 for 2 yards; Steve Jones, 2 for 13 yards; Pat Tilley, 1 for 32 yards; Mel Gray, 1 for 17 yards
NYJ: Scott Dierking, 23 for 94 yards and 2 TDs; Kevin Long, 12 for 49 yards; Matt Robinson, 5 for -6 yards; Clark Gaines, 4 for 10 yards; Bruce Harper, 2 for 17 yards; Darnell Powell, 2 for 9 yards; Derrick Gaffney, 1 for -3 yards

Receiving:
STL: Mel Gray, 4 for 105 yards; Steve Jones, 2 for 16 yards; Wayne Morris, 2 for 4 yards; Jimmy Childs, 1 for 23 yards; Al Chandler, 1 for 16 yards
NYJ: Wesley Walker, 4 for 61 yards; Derrick Gaffney, 2 for 38 yards; Scott Dierking, 1 for 8 yards; Jerome Barkum, 1 for 7 yards; Kevin Long, 1 for 6 yards; Bruce Harper, 1 for 6 yards; Clark Gaines, 1 for 0 yards

Kick returns:
STL: Jimmy Childs, 3 for 53 yards; Willard Harrell, 1 for 32 yards
NYJ: Bruce Harper, 3 for 43 yards

Punt returns:
STL: Willard Harrell, 4 for 73 yards
NYJ: Bruce Harper, 3 for 53 yards

Interceptions:
NYJ: Burgess Owens, 1 for 3 yards; Bobby Jackson, 1 for 1 yard

Punting:
STL: Jim Bakken, 4 for 147 yards; Steve Little, 2 for 91 yards
NYJ: Chuck Ramsey, 7 for 307 yards

Field Goals:
STL: Jim Bakken, 1/1
NYJ: Pat Leahy, 3/3

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