NFL game summary for 11/12/1978:

Jim Hart threw two touchdown passes to lead St. Louis to its third straight win. The Cardinals broke a 3-3 second quarter tie when Hart hit Al Chandler with a 15-yard touchdown pass to give St. Louis a 9-3 halftime lead. Hart struck again in the third quarter, connecting with Pat Tilley on a five-yard scoring pass that climaxed a 60-yard drive. The 49ers made it 16-10 early in the final quarter on Bob Ferrell's three-yard run, which was set up by a 48-yard pass from Scott Bull to Kenny Harrison.

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	121.7  (24)	192.4  (3)	314.1  (9)	20
	DEFENSE	178.8  (26)	145.0  (8)	323.8  (23)	23
San Francisco 49ers	OFFENSE	126.1  (22)	123.8  (25)	249.9  (27)	38
	DEFENSE	153.1  (19)	159.0  (16)	312.1  (21)	27

Line: Cardinals by 5

Team	1	2	3	4	F
St. Louis Cardinals (3-8-0)	3	6	7	0	16
San Francisco 49ers (1-10-0)	3	0	0	7	10

( 0- 3) SF  Ray Wersching 45 yard field goal
( 3- 3) STL Jim Bakken 45 yard field goal
( 9- 3) STL Al Chandler 15 yard pass from Jim Hart (kick failed)
(16- 3) STL Pat Tilley 5 yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick)
(16-10) SF  Bob Ferrell 3 yard rush (Ray Wersching kick)

                     STL             SF
First Downs:         21              16
Rushes-yards:        41-114          37-118
Yards/rush:          2.8             3.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     17-38-221-2     10-27-180-2
Sacked-yards:        0-0             4-34
Net pass yards:      221             146
Net yards/pass:      5.8             4.7
Total net yards:     335             264
Total plays:         79 (51% run)    68 (54% run)  
Yards/play:          4.2             3.9
Fumbles-lost:        3-0             6-1
Turnovers:           2               3
Penalties-yards:     10-83           9-75

Attendance: 33,155

Passing:
STL: Jim Hart, 17 of 38 for 221 yards and 2 TDs (2 int)
SF: Scott Bull, 10 of 27 for 180 yards (2 int)

Rushing:
STL: Jim Otis, 23 for 69 yards; Wayne Morris, 10 for 51 yards; Steve Jones, 6 for 8 yards; Roger Wehrli, 1 for 0 yards; Mel Gray, 1 for -14 yards
SF: Paul Hofer, 17 for 38 yards; Bob Ferrell, 12 for 55 yards and 1 TD; Scott Bull, 9 for 25 yards

Receiving:
STL: Mel Gray, 6 for 93 yards; Pat Tilley, 5 for 76 yards and 1 TD; Eason Ramson, 3 for 17 yards; Wayne Morris, 2 for 20 yards; Al Chandler, 1 for 15 yards and 1 TD
SF: Ken MacAfee, 3 for 43 yards; Bob Ferrell, 3 for 18 yards; Kenny Harrison, 2 for 65 yards; Paul Hofer, 1 for 46 yards; Freddie Solomon, 1 for 8 yards

Kick returns:
STL: Willard Harrell, 1 for 29 yards; Gordon Bell, 1 for 21 yards; Curtis Townsend, 1 for 13 yards
SF: Paul Hofer, 2 for 49 yards; Dave Williams, 2 for 38 yards

Punt returns:
STL: Willard Harrell, 1 for 0 yards
SF: Mike Shumann, 3 for -2 yards; Freddie Solomon, 1 for 0 yards

Interceptions:
STL: Ken Stone, 1 for 0 yards; Lee Nelson, 1 for -3 yards
SF: Chuck Crist, 2 for 43 yards

Punting:
STL: Mike Wood, 8 for 310 yards
SF: Mike Connell, 6 for 203 yards

Field Goals:
STL: Jim Bakken, 1/1
SF: Ray Wersching, 1/3

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