The Cardinals tied the NFL record by sacking Jones 12 times

The Cardinals lead the Colts 17-10, tying the NFL sacking record

In the matchup, the Cardinals triumphed over the Colts with a score of 17-10.

The Cardinals’ defense was relentless, pressuring Jones and limiting the Colts’ offensive output.

St. Louis took advantage of turnovers and maintained control of the game.

A key factor in their win was Jones’ 12 sacks.

Jones finished the game with 19 passes for 250 yards and one touchdown and one interception.

Looking back at the Cardinals’ 1980 season

The 1980 Cardinals season was the 61st season the team played in the league.

The team matched its previous record of 5-11. The team failed to make the playoffs for the fifth consecutive year.

Jim Hart led the team in passing yards, with 2,946 yards on 228 passes, including 16 interceptions and 20 interceptions.

1980 Colts Highlights

The 1980 Colts season was the team’s 28th season in the NFL.

The Colts finished the 1980 season with a record of 7 wins and 9 losses and finished in fourth place in the AFC East Division.

Jones led the passing department with 248 passes for 3,134 yards, including 23 touchdowns and 21 interceptions.

Meanwhile, Curtis Dickey finished the season with 800 receiving yards.

Jones’ career statistics

Jones had an impressive NFL career that spanned nine seasons and played 102 games.

He completed 1,430 passes on 2,551 attempts and achieved a completion rate of 56.1%.

With 18,190 passing yards, he averaged 7.1 yards per attempt and threw 124 touchdowns with 101 interceptions, for a quarterback rating of 78.2.

Additionally, Jones contributed 2,020 rushing yards and 14 rushing touchdowns over his career.