NFL game summary for 11/19/1978:

Willard Harrell's 70-yard punt return, coupled with Jim Hart's two touchdown passes, helped streaking St. Louis to an early 24-0 advantage on the way to its fifth straight victory. Washington narrowed the final deficit to 10 points on two scoring passes by Joe Theismann and Mark Moseley's 50-yard field goal. The loss dropped the Redskins into a first place tie with Dallas in the NFC East.

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	121.0  (24)	195.0  (2)	316.0  (7)	22
	DEFENSE	173.3  (26)	145.1  (8)	318.4  (23)	26
Washington Redskins	OFFENSE	144.5  (13)	158.1  (12)	302.6  (12)	24
	DEFENSE	149.5  (17)	154.3  (11)	303.8  (16)	24

Line: Redskins by 4½

Team	1	2	3	4	F
St. Louis Cardinals (4-8-0)	14	10	3	0	27
Washington Redskins (8-4-0)	0	10	7	0	17

( 7- 0) STL Willard Harrell 70 yard punt return (Jim Bakken kick)
(14- 0) STL Dave Stief 21 yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick)
(21- 0) STL Al Chandler 4 yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick)
(24- 0) STL Jim Bakken 32 yard field goal
(24- 7) WAS Mike Thomas 13 yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick)
(24-10) WAS Mark Moseley 50 yard field goal
(24-17) WAS John McDaniel 42 yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick)
(27-17) STL Jim Bakken 27 yard field goal

                     STL             WAS
First Downs:         18              14
Rushes-yards:        47-166          16-18
Yards/rush:          3.5             1.1
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     13-29-149-2     16-39-267-3
Sacked-yards:        1-12            9-74
Net pass yards:      137             193
Net yards/pass:      4.6             4.0
Total net yards:     303             211
Total plays:         77 (61% run)    64 (25% run)  
Yards/play:          3.9             3.3
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             2-0
Turnovers:           2               3
Penalties-yards:     5-55            4-24

Attendance: 52,460

Passing:
STL: Jim Hart, 13 of 29 for 149 yards and 2 TDs (2 int)
WAS: Joe Theismann, 16 of 39 for 267 yards and 2 TDs (3 int)

Rushing:
STL: Wayne Morris, 36 for 123 yards; Steve Jones, 9 for 42 yards; Willard Harrell, 1 for 1 yard; Jim Hart, 1 for 0 yards
WAS: Mike Thomas, 9 for 2 yards; Clarence Harmon, 7 for 16 yards

Receiving:
STL: Pat Tilley, 4 for 66 yards; Wayne Morris, 3 for 30 yards; Steve Jones, 3 for 21 yards; Dave Stief, 1 for 21 yards and 1 TD; Mel Gray, 1 for 7 yards; Al Chandler, 1 for 4 yards and 1 TD
WAS: John McDaniel, 4 for 119 yards and 1 TD; Mike Thomas, 4 for 35 yards and 1 TD; Danny Buggs, 3 for 79 yards; Clarence Harmon, 3 for 17 yards; Ricky Thompson, 1 for 14 yards; Jean Fugett, 1 for 3 yards

Kick returns:
STL: Gordon Bell, 2 for 33 yards; Wayne Morris, 1 for 27 yards
WAS: Tony Green, 5 for 107 yards; Terry Anderson, 1 for 23 yards

Punt returns:
STL: Gordon Bell, 4 for 29 yards; Willard Harrell, 2 for 77 yards and 1 TD
WAS: Tony Green, 4 for 26 yards

Interceptions:
STL: Ken Stone, 2 for 51 yards; Carl Allen, 1 for 9 yards
WAS: Gerard Williams, 1 for 3 yards; Joe Lavender, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
STL: Mike Wood, 8 for 322 yards
WAS: Mike Bragg, 9 for 348 yards

Field Goals:
STL: Jim Bakken, 2/2
WAS: Mark Moseley, 1/1

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