1966 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season

1966 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season
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
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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. Despite the improvement, they failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 18th consecutive season.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 11, 1966	Philadelphia Eagles	W 16-13	39,065
2	September 18, 1966	Washington Redskins	W 23-7	40,198
3	September 25, 1966	at Cleveland Browns	W 34-28	74,814
4	October 2, 1966	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 41-10	59,305
5	October 9, 1966	New York Giants	W 24-19	43,893
6	October 16, 1966	Dallas Cowboys	T 10-10	50,673
7	October 23, 1966	at Washington Redskins	L 26-20	50,154
8	October 31, 1966	Chicago Bears	W 24-17	49,516
9	November 6, 1966	at New York Giants	W 20-17	62,967
10	November 13, 1966	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 30-9	28,552
11	Bye
12	November 27, 1966	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 6-3	46,099
13	December 4, 1966	at Dallas Cowboys	L 31-17	76,965
14	December 11, 1966	at Atlanta Falcons	L 16-10	57,169
15	December 17, 1966	Cleveland Browns	L 38-10	47,721

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