New York Jets vs. St. Louis Cardinals, 1969

New York Jets

Vs.

St. Louis Cardinals

August 9, 1969

Cards Defeat Namath, Jets, 13-6

ST. LOUIS (UPI)- Charley Johnson tossed a touchdown pass and Jim Bakken kicked two field goals to give the St. Louis football Cardinals a 13-6 victory over Joe Namath and the world champion New York Jets in an exhibition game Saturday night before 50,371 fans. The game was the fifteenth annual charity game to raise proceeds for the Cardinal Glennon Memorial Hospital for Children.

Johnson's 26-yard touchdown pass to Jackie Smith came at the start of the fourth period.

The Cardinals and Jets exchanged field goals in the first three periods. Bakken kicking a 40-yard goal with 65 seconds left in the second period, and Jim Turner tying the score with a 24-yard field goal with less than nine minutes left in the third period.

Bakken added a 22-yard field goal with less than four minutes left in the same third period and Turner added his second field goal of 45-yards in the fourth period.

All-America Roger Wehrli of Missouri, in the lineup for the first time with the Cardinals, dogged the heels of Jets' receiver Don Maynard. In the first period Wehrli intercepted a Namath pass intended for Maynard on the Cardinal 2. In the second period, Wehrli again kept close to Maynard on a Namath pass which was incomplete at the Cardinal goal line.

Namath played the first half and quarterbacks Babe Parilli and Al Woodall finished the second half for the Jets. Namath completed 6 of 18 passes for 55 yards, but many of his passes were dropped.

Johnson was forced to play the entire game when quarterback Jim Hart was sidelined with the flu and a 102 degree temperature. Johnson completed 10 of 20 passes for 97 yards.