New York Giants at St. Louis Cardinals (December 9, 1979)

Game Recap

In a December 9 week 15 match-up in St. Louis, the Cardinals finished with a 29-20 victory against the Giants. The Giants were held scoreless going into halftime as the Cardinals dominated building a 12-0 lead.

The Cardinals were led by who connected on 0 interceptions.

For the Giants, Phil Simms connected on 195 yards, 3 touchdowns, was 18 of 30 passing. Billy Taylor had 72 receiving yards, 3 TDs.

The Cardinals finished with 406 total yards, 26 first downs, 2 turnovers and 8 penalties. They were of on third downs. The Giants finished with 257 total yards, 15 first downs, 5 turnovers and 8 penalties. They were of on third downs.

Notes

• Score: St. Louis Cardinals defeat New York GiantsNYG 29-20
• Date: Sunday, December 9, 1979
• Game Time Kickoff: 1:00PM
• St. Louis Cardinals Stats - Yards: 406, Turnovers: 2
• New York Giants Stats - Yards: 257, Turnovers: 5

Box Score

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	TOT
NYG	0	0	6	14	20
STL	9	3	7	10	29

Passing Leaders

PLAYER		C-A	YDS	TD	INT	LNG
Phil Simms	NYG	18-30	195	3	1	23
Steve Pisarkiewicz	STL	15-24	183	1	0	31

Rushing Leaders

PLAYER		ATT	YDS	TD	LNG
Ottis Anderson	STL	29	140	2	19
Theotis Brown	STL	13	65	0	15
Billy Taylor	NYG	16	50	0	18
Wayne Morris	STL	7	30	0	14
Doug Kotar	NYG	6	27	0	9
Phil Simms	NYG	2	9	0	0
Steve Pisarkiewicz	STL	5	-3	0	0

Receiving Leaders

PLAYER		REC	YDS	TD	LNG
Pat Tilley	STL	6	94	1	31
Billy Taylor	NYG	8	72	3	23
Dwight Scales	NYG	3	64	0	30
Gary Shirk	NYG	5	63	0	19
Ottis Anderson	STL	3	28	0	19
Mel Gray	STL	1	25	0	25
Dave Stief	STL	2	24	0	13
Wayne Morris	STL	1	9	0	9

Team Total Rushing

TM	ATT	YDS	TD
NYG	24	86	0
STL	54	232	2

Team Total Passing

TM	C-A	YDS	TD	INT	SCK
NYG	18-30	195	3	1	5
STL	15-24	183	1	0	1

More Game Information On The New York Giants at St. Louis Cardinals

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• Weather: 39 degrees, relative humidity 48%, wind 11 mph
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