NFL game summary for 09/12/1982:
Line: Cardinals by 1
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 St. Louis Cardinals (1-0-0) | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
 New Orleans Saints (0-1-0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
( 7- 0) STL Wayne Morris 1 yard rush (Neil O'Donoghue kick)
(14- 0) STL Ottis Anderson 5 yard rush (Neil O'Donoghue kick)
(21- 0) STL Pat Tilley 12 yard pass from Neil Lomax (Neil O'Donoghue kick)
(21- 7) NO Kenny Duckett 23 yard pass from Ken Stabler (Russell Erxleben kick)
STL NO
First Downs: 15 16
Rushes-yards: 37-96 24-107
Yards/rush: 2.6 4.5
Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 10-18-92-0 20-34-224-2
Sacked-yards: 6-38 5-41
Net pass yards: 54 183
Net yards/pass: 2.2 4.7
Total net yards: 150 290
Total plays: 61 (60% run) 63 (38% run)
Yards/play: 2.5 4.6
Fumbles-lost: 3-1 2-2
Turnovers: 1 4
Penalties-yards: 6-61 9-75
Attendance: 58,673
Passing:
STL: Neil Lomax, 10 of 18 for 92 yards and 1 TD NO: Ken Stabler, 19 of 27 for 221 yards and 1 TD; Archie Manning, 1 of 7 for 3 yards (2 int)
Rushing:
STL: Ottis Anderson, 22 for 62 yards and 1 TD; Wayne Morris, 8 for 35 yards and 1 TD; Neil Lomax, 5 for 7 yards; Stump Mitchell, 1 for 2 yards; Roy Green, 1 for -10 yards NO: George Rogers, 11 for 65 yards; Wayne Wilson, 7 for 35 yards; Jimmy Rogers, 3 for 5 yards; Toussaint Tyler, 1 for 1 yard; Jeff Groth, 1 for 1 yard; Ken Stabler, 1 for 0 yards
Receiving:
STL: Pat Tilley, 4 for 26 yards and 1 TD; Doug Marsh, 2 for 31 yards; Roy Green, 2 for 9 yards; Stump Mitchell, 1 for 22 yards; Mel Gray, 1 for 4 yards NO: Lindsay Scott, 6 for 103 yards; Toussaint Tyler, 4 for 31 yards; Hoby Brenner, 3 for 19 yards; Kenny Duckett, 2 for 36 yards and 1 TD; Wayne Wilson, 2 for 14 yards; George Rogers, 1 for 10 yards; Jeff Groth, 1 for 8 yards; Jimmy Rogers, 1 for 3 yards
Kick returns:
STL: Stump Mitchell, 1 for 29 yards NO: Rich Mauti, 3 for 53 yards; Wayne Wilson, 1 for 44 yards
Punt returns:
STL: Stump Mitchell, 5 for 66 yards NO: Jeff Groth, 4 for 32 yards
Interceptions:
STL: Benny Perrin, 1 for 35 yards; Lee Nelson, 1 for 7 yards
Punting:
STL: Carl Birdsong, 8 for 363 yards NO: Russell Erxleben, 6 for 283 yards
Field Goals:
NO: Russell Erxleben, 0/1
STL: Neil Lomax, 10 of 18 for 92 yards and 1 TD NO: Ken Stabler, 19 of 27 for 221 yards and 1 TD; Archie Manning, 1 of 7 for 3 yards (2 int)
Rushing:
STL: Ottis Anderson, 22 for 62 yards and 1 TD; Wayne Morris, 8 for 35 yards and 1 TD; Neil Lomax, 5 for 7 yards; Stump Mitchell, 1 for 2 yards; Roy Green, 1 for -10 yards NO: George Rogers, 11 for 65 yards; Wayne Wilson, 7 for 35 yards; Jimmy Rogers, 3 for 5 yards; Toussaint Tyler, 1 for 1 yard; Jeff Groth, 1 for 1 yard; Ken Stabler, 1 for 0 yards
Receiving:
STL: Pat Tilley, 4 for 26 yards and 1 TD; Doug Marsh, 2 for 31 yards; Roy Green, 2 for 9 yards; Stump Mitchell, 1 for 22 yards; Mel Gray, 1 for 4 yards NO: Lindsay Scott, 6 for 103 yards; Toussaint Tyler, 4 for 31 yards; Hoby Brenner, 3 for 19 yards; Kenny Duckett, 2 for 36 yards and 1 TD; Wayne Wilson, 2 for 14 yards; George Rogers, 1 for 10 yards; Jeff Groth, 1 for 8 yards; Jimmy Rogers, 1 for 3 yards
Kick returns:
STL: Stump Mitchell, 1 for 29 yards NO: Rich Mauti, 3 for 53 yards; Wayne Wilson, 1 for 44 yards
Punt returns:
STL: Stump Mitchell, 5 for 66 yards NO: Jeff Groth, 4 for 32 yards
Interceptions:
STL: Benny Perrin, 1 for 35 yards; Lee Nelson, 1 for 7 yards
Punting:
STL: Carl Birdsong, 8 for 363 yards NO: Russell Erxleben, 6 for 283 yards
Field Goals:
NO: Russell Erxleben, 0/1