St. Louis Cardinals at Washington Redskins (December 16, 1984)

Game Recap


In a December week 16 clash, the Redskins finished with a 29-27 win over the Cardinals. Redskins had the lead 26-17 heading into the fourth quarter, and held on at the end to win it by 2. The Cardinals had a 20-6 edge in the second.

The Redskins were led by Joe Theismann who tossed in 298 pass yards, 2 TDs. John Riggins had 1 TD. Art Monk finished with 136 receiving yards, 2 TDs, 11 pass catches.

For the Cardinals, had 0 picks.

The Redskins ended up with 356 total yards, 22 first downs, 1 turnovers and 1 penalties. They were of on third downs. The Cardinals finished with 487 total yards, 23 first downs, 2 turnovers and 10 penalties. They were of on third downs.

Notes

  • Score: Washington Redskins defeat St. Louis Cardinals 29-27
  • Date: Sunday, December 16, 1984
  • Game Time Kickoff: 1:00PM
  • Washington Redskins Stats - Yards: 356, Turnovers: 1
  • St. Louis Cardinals Stats - Yards: 487, Turnovers: 2

Box Score

1st 2nd 3rd 4th TOT
STL 0 7 10 10 27
WAS 6 17 3 3 29

Passing Leaders

PLAYERC-AYDSTDINTLNG
Neil LomaxSTL37-464682175
Joe TheismannWAS20-352982144

Rushing Leaders

PLAYERATTYDSTDLNG
John RigginsWAS277618
Ottis AndersonSTL1224012
Joe TheismannWAS52000
Neil LomaxSTL318113
Earl FerrellSTL1101

Receiving Leaders

PLAYERRECYDSTDLNG
Roy GreenSTL8196275
Art MonkWAS11136236
Ottis AndersonSTL12124021
Calvin MuhammadWAS5110060
Danny PittmanSTL554021
Clint DidierWAS144044
Pat TilleySTL435010
Earl FerrellSTL326016

Team Total Rushing

TMATTYDSTD
STL16431
WAS32961

Team Total Passing

TMC-AYDSTDINTSCK
STL37-46468213
WAS20-35298216

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