1966 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season
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1966 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season
| 1966 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season | |
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| Head coach | Charley Winner |
| Home field | Busch Memorial Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 8-5-1 |
| Division Place | 4th NFL Eastern |
| Playoff finish | did not qualify |
| Timeline | |
| Previous season | Next season |
| 1965 | 1967 |
The 1966 St. Louis Cardinals season was the 47th season the team was in the league, and the seventh in St. Louis. The team moved its home games from the old Busch Stadium to the new Busch Stadium in downtown St. Louis, and bettered their 1965 record of 5-9, winning eight games.[1] Despite the improvement, they failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 18th consecutive season.
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 11, 1966 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 16-13 |
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| 2 | September 18, 1966 | Washington Redskins | W 23-7 |
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| 3 | September 25, 1966 | at Cleveland Browns | W 34-28 |
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| 4 | October 2, 1966 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 41-10 |
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| 5 | October 9, 1966 | New York Giants | W 24-19 |
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| 6 | October 16, 1966 | Dallas Cowboys | T 10-10 |
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| 7 | October 23, 1966 | at Washington Redskins | L 26-20 |
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| 8 | October 31, 1966 | Chicago Bears | W 24-17 |
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| 9 | November 6, 1966 | at New York Giants | W 20-17 |
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| 10 | November 13, 1966 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 30-9 |
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| 11 | Bye | |||
| 12 | November 27, 1966 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 6-3 |
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| 13 | December 4, 1966 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 31-17 |
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| 14 | December 11, 1966 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 16-10 |
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| 15 | December 17, 1966 | Cleveland Browns | L 38-10 |
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Standings
| NFL Eastern | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Dallas Cowboys | 10 | 3 | 1 | .769 | 445 | 239 | W-1 |
| Cleveland Browns | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 403 | 259 | W-1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 326 | 340 | W-1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 8 | 5 | 1 | .615 | 264 | 265 | L-3 |
| Washington Redskins | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 351 | 355 | L-1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 8 | 1 | .385 | 316 | 347 | W-2 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 3 | 11 | 0 | .214 | 204 | 437 | L-1 |
| New York Giants | 1 | 12 | 1 | .077 | 263 | 501 | L-8 |
References
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| Eastern Conference | Western Conference |
| Atlanta | Baltimore |
| Cleveland | Chicago |
| Dallas | Detroit |
| NY Giants | Green Bay |
| Philadelphia | Los Angeles |
| Pittsburgh | Minnesota |
| St. Louis | San Francisco |
| Washington | |
| 1966 NFL Draft • NFL Championship • Pro Bowl • Super Bowl I Related: 1966 AFL Season |
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