NFL game summary for 12/10/1978:

Randy Dean threw his first NFL touchdown pass and Doug Kotar rushed for a season-high 118 yards on 27 carries as the Giants ended a six-game losing streak. Dean capped a seven-play, 56-yard first quarter drive by hitting Gary Shirk with a six-yard scoring pass. Kotar added a 12-yard touchdown run in the final quarter. New York's defense contributed four fumble recoveries and one interception. The Giants' running game produced 231 yards.

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	123.7  (24)	187.5  (6)	311.2  (8)	28
	DEFENSE	151.7  (20)	146.9  (8)	298.6  (14)	34
New York Giants	OFFENSE	144.6  (13)	139.0  (21)	283.6  (21)	32
	DEFENSE	162.6  (26)	151.7  (11)	314.3  (19)	32

Line: Cardinals by 2½

Team	1	2	3	4	F
St. Louis Cardinals (5-10-0)	0	0	0	0	0
New York Giants (6-9-0)	10	0	0	7	17

( 0- 3) NYG Joe Danelo 30 yard field goal
( 0-10) NYG Gary Shirk 6 yard pass from Randy Dean (Joe Danelo kick)
( 0-17) NYG Doug Kotar 12 yard rush (Joe Danelo kick)

                     STL             NYG
First Downs:         17              14
Rushes-yards:        33-143          51-231
Yards/rush:          4.3             4.5
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     15-38-198-1     8-14-24-1
Sacked-yards:        0-0             0-0
Net pass yards:      198             24
Net yards/pass:      5.2             1.7
Total net yards:     341             255
Total plays:         71 (46% run)    65 (78% run)  
Yards/play:          4.8             3.9
Fumbles-lost:        4-4             1-1
Turnovers:           5               2
Penalties-yards:     8-65            2-15

Attendance: 52,226

Passing:
STL: Jim Hart, 15 of 38 for 198 yards (1 int)
NYG: Randy Dean, 8 of 14 for 24 yards and 1 TD (1 int)

Rushing:
STL: Willard Harrell, 15 for 82 yards; Jim Otis, 14 for 50 yards; Steve Jones, 2 for 15 yards; Ted Farmer, 1 for 4 yards; Dave Stief, 1 for -8 yards
NYG: Doug Kotar, 27 for 118 yards and 1 TD; Dan Doornink, 11 for 62 yards; Randy Dean, 7 for 29 yards; Willie Spencer, 5 for 20 yards; Brian Kelley, 1 for 2 yards

Receiving:
STL: Dave Stief, 7 for 99 yards; Al Chandler, 4 for 71 yards; Gordon Bell, 2 for 19 yards; Pat Tilley, 1 for 7 yards; Willard Harrell, 1 for 2 yards
NYG: Gary Shirk, 3 for 7 yards and 1 TD; Jim Robinson, 2 for 2 yards; Emery Moorehead, 1 for 8 yards; Al Dixon, 1 for 6 yards; Doug Kotar, 1 for 1 yard

Kick returns:
STL: Willard Harrell, 2 for 34 yards
NYG: John Skorupan, 1 for 11 yards

Punt returns:
STL: Gordon Bell, 4 for 20 yards
NYG: Jim Robinson, 1 for 4 yards

Interceptions:
STL: Steve Neils, 1 for 18 yards
NYG: Terry Jackson, 1 for 51 yards

Punting:
STL: Mike Wood, 5 for 181 yards
NYG: Dave Jennings, 7 for 257 yards

Field Goals:
STL: Jim Bakken, 0/2
NYG: Joe Danelo, 1/1

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