NFL game summary for 09/09/1979:

Wayne Morris' third quarter touchdown broke a 14-14 tie to spark the Cardinals' comeback win. Touchdowns by Doug Kotar (one-yard run) and safety Ernie Jones (31-yard interception return) 1:35 apart gave the Giants a 14-0 first-quarter lead. St. Louis' Theotis Brown tallied on a one-yard plunge with 1:52 remaining in the half and linebacker Mark Arneson returned Joe Pisarcik's fumble for a touchdown 24 seconds later to even the score. St. Louis' Ottis Anderson rushed 31 times for 109 yards to become the fourth rookie in NFL history to rush for 100 yards in his first two games (Alan Ameche, Earl Campbell and Zollie Toth are the others). Jim Hart completed the Cardinals' scoring with a 28-yard pass to Al Chandler. The St. Louis defense held New York to 128 yards total offense.

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

	Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
OFFENSE	237.0 (2)	105.0 (21)	342.0 (10)	2
DEFENSE	161.0 (16)	294.0 (26)	455.0 (26)	1
OFFENSE	63.0 (27)	222.0 (8)	285.0 (20)	2
DEFENSE	154.0 (15)	161.0 (14)	315.0 (14)	2

Line: Cardinals by 1½

Team	1	2	3	4	F
St. Louis Cardinals (1-1-0)	0	14	13	0	27
New York Giants (0-2-0)	14	0	0	0	14

( 0- 7) NYG Doug Kotar 1 yard rush (Joe Danelo kick) ( 0-14) NYG Ernie Jones 31 yard interception return (Joe Danelo kick) ( 7-14) STL Theotis Brown 1 yard rush (Mike Wood kick) (14-14) STL Mark Arneson 29 yard fumble return (Mike Wood kick) (21-14) STL Wayne Morris 2 yard rush (Mike Wood kick) (27-14) STL Al Chandler 28 yard pass from Jim Hart (kick failed)

                     STL             NYG
First Downs:         23              10
Rushes-yards:        53-189          18-40
Yards/rush:          3.6             2.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     12-24-162-2     14-36-140-2
Sacked-yards:        1-3             7-52
Net pass yards:      159             88
Net yards/pass:      6.4             2.0
Total net yards:     348             128
Total plays:         78 (67% run)    61 (29% run)  
Yards/play:          4.5             2.1
Fumbles-lost:        4-2             2-1
Turnovers:           4               3
Penalties-yards:     9-52            11-90

Attendance: 71,370

Passing:
STL: Jim Hart, 12 of 24 for 162 yards and 1 TD (2 int) NYG: Joe Pisarcik, 13 of 35 for 112 yards (2 int); Dave Jennings, 1 of 1 for 28 yards
Rushing:
STL: Ottis Anderson, 31 for 109 yards; Wayne Morris, 10 for 40 yards and 1 TD; Thomas Lott, 5 for 20 yards; Theotis Brown, 5 for 8 yards and 1 TD; Jim Hart, 2 for 12 yards NYG: Ken Johnson, 9 for 14 yards; Doug Kotar, 6 for 19 yards and 1 TD; Emery Moorehead, 3 for 7 yards
Receiving:
STL: Ottis Anderson, 4 for 57 yards; Wayne Morris, 3 for 28 yards; Al Chandler, 1 for 28 yards and 1 TD; Gary Parris, 1 for 18 yards; Dave Stief, 1 for 15 yards; Pat Tilley, 1 for 9 yards; Jimmy Childs, 1 for 7 yards NYG: Earnest Gray, 4 for 48 yards; Gary Shirk, 3 for 26 yards; Ken Johnson, 3 for 20 yards; Doug Kotar, 2 for 11 yards; Johnny Perkins, 1 for 28 yards; Cleveland Jackson, 1 for 7 yards
Kick returns:
STL: Willard Harrell, 2 for 71 yards NYG: Tony Green, 2 for 24 yards; Emery Moorehead, 1 for 16 yards; Frank Marion, 1 for 14 yards
Punt returns:
STL: Thomas Lott, 2 for 25 yards; Willard Harrell, 2 for 0 yards NYG: Tony Green, 2 for 14 yards
Interceptions:
STL: Perry Smith, 1 for 22 yards; Ken Stone, 1 for 19 yards NYG: Ernie Jones, 1 for 31 yards and 1 TD; Alan Caldwell, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
STL: Steve Little, 4 for 156 yards NYG: Dave Jennings, 10 for 415 yards
Field Goals:
STL: Mike Wood, 0/3