1974 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season
| 1974 St. Louis Cardinals season | |
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| Head coach | Don Coryell |
| Owner | Bill Bidwill |
| Home field | Busch Memorial Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 10–4 |
| Division place | 1st NFC East |
| Playoff finish | Lost NFC Divisional Playoff |
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| Scoring summary | ||||
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| 2 | NYG | Ron Johnson 2 yard run (Pete Gogolak kick) | Giants 7–0 | |
| 2 | NYG | Joe Dawkins 1 yard run (Pete Gogolak kick) | Giants 14–0 | |
| 3 | STL | Ken Willard 4 yard pass from Jim Hart (kick failed) | Giants 14–6 | |
| 3 | STL | Jackie Smith 28 yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick) | Giants 14–13 | |
| 3 | STL | Terry Metcalf 1 yard run (Jim Bakken kick) | Cardinals 20–14 | |
| 4 | STL | Terry Metcalf 16 yard run (kick failed) | Cardinals 26–14 | |
The 1974 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 55th year with the National Football League and the 15th season in St. Louis. The Cardinals scored 285 points while the defense gave up 218 points, en route to the NFC East Championship.
The 10–4 Cardinals qualified for the postseason for the first time since 1948 when the franchise was based in Chicago. It was the Cardinals first winning season since 1970 when the Cardinals went 8–5–1. Although the Cardinals and the Washington Redskins finished with identical 10–4 records, the Cardinals won the NFC East title, because of their two victories over Washington that season.
The Cardinals won their first seven games, and were at least tied for first place from Week One to the end of the regular season.
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