Week 17, 1998

played in Seattle, OR

49 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals	0	0	7	7	-	14
Seattle Seahawks	0	3	7	3	-	13

Scoring Summary
2Q: 05:58 SEA - Jason Elam 27 field goal
3Q: 15:00 STL - Bert Emanuel 80 pass from Rich Gannon (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
3Q: 11:24 SEA - David Patten 34 pass from Brad Johnson (Jason Elam extra point)
4Q: 11:01 SEA - Jason Elam 47 field goal
4Q: 01:31 STL - Cris Carter 29 pass from Rich Gannon (Adam Vinatieri extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 05:58 SEA - Jason Elam 27 field goal
3Q: 15:00 STL - Bert Emanuel 80 pass from Rich Gannon (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
3Q: 11:24 SEA - David Patten 34 pass from Brad Johnson (Jason Elam extra point)
4Q: 11:01 SEA - Jason Elam 47 field goal
4Q: 01:31 STL - Cris Carter 29 pass from Rich Gannon (Adam Vinatieri extra point)

Team Statistics STL SEA
Record 10-6 7-9
First Downs 14 18
- by Rushing 3 3
- by Passing 11 14
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 383 330
- Offensive Plays 53 68
- Yards per Play 7.23 4.85
Net Rushing Yards 66 47
- Rushing Attempts 22 26
- Yards per Rush 3.00 1.81
Net Passing Yards 317 283
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 20 - 0 42 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 335 283
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/18 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 10.23 6.74
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 1/11 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.3 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/80 7/37
Punt Returns/Yards 5/24 3/40
Kick Returns/Yards 1/13 2/49
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 26
Time of Possession 27:55 32:05

Team Statistics	STL	SEA
Record	10-6	7-9
First Downs	14	18
- by Rushing	3	3
- by Passing	11	14
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	383	330
- Offensive Plays	53	68
- Yards per Play	7.23	4.85
Net Rushing Yards	66	47
- Rushing Attempts	22	26
- Yards per Rush	3.00	1.81
Net Passing Yards	317	283
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 20 - 0	42 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	335	283
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/18	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	10.23	6.74
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	1/11	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.3	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/80	7/37
Punt Returns/Yards	5/24	3/40
Kick Returns/Yards	1/13	2/49
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 26
Time of Possession	27:55	32:05

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:20	2:16	OWN 18	3	4	Punt
1	9:43	2:06	OWN 40	4	9	Punt
1	5:19	3:23	OWN 18	7	31	Punt
2	14:49	1:24	OPP 42	3	-3	Punt
2	5:50	1:59	OWN 18	3	9	Punt
2	2:09	1:47	OWN 26	6	29	Punt
3	15:00	0:16	OWN 20	1	80	Touchdown
3	13:24	1:34	OWN 24	3	-3	Punt
3	11:10	3:06	OWN 20	5	42	Punt
3	4:37	4:05	OWN 20	7	28	Punt
4	10:53	4:26	OWN 20	7	45	Punt
4	2:29	1:11	OWN 38	4	62	Touchdown

Seattle Seahawks
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:40	OWN 23	4	11	Punt
1	11:04	1:21	OPP 46	4	13	Missed FG
1	7:37	2:18	OWN 18	4	1	Punt
1	1:56	2:07	OWN 2	3	9	Punt
2	13:25	7:35	OWN 20	14	70	Field Goal
2	3:51	1:42	OWN 33	3	7	Punt
2	0:22	0:22	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	14:44	1:20	OWN 24	3	2	Punt
3	11:50	0:40	OPP 30	2	30	Touchdown
3	8:04	3:27	OWN 20	7	31	Punt
3	0:32	4:39	OWN 15	8	55	Field Goal
4	6:27	3:58	OWN 20	7	49	Fumble
4	1:18	1:18	OWN 20	8	32	Game

Game MVP: Rich Gannon, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Curtis Martin	16	45	2.81	14	2
Chris Floyd	5	14	2.80	8	0
Carlos King	1	7	7.00	7	0

Seattle	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Skip Hicks	17	38	2.24	9
Rudy Koncar	8	11	1.38	4
Brad Johnson	1	-2	-2.00	-2

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rich Gannon	29	20	335	2/18	2	80	0	130.6

Seattle	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brad Johnson	42	27	283	0/0	1	34	0	91.6

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cris Carter	6	6	120	20.00	49	51	1
WR Bert Emanuel	6	9	91	15.17	82	80	1
WR Michael Westbrook	2	5	41	20.50	11	38	0
TE Mark Chmura	1	3	16	16.00	0	16	0
TE Benjamin Blue	1	1	12	12.00	15	12	0
FB Zack Crockett	1	1	13	13.00	9	13	0
RB Curtis Martin	1	1	12	12.00	7	12	0
WR Chad Carpenter	1	1	27	27.00	3	27	0
RB Chris Floyd	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Carlos King	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Seattle	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR David Patten	8	10	135	16.88	63	34	1
WR Hines Ward	8	9	73	9.13	9	15	0
WR Andre Rison	4	9	14	3.50	2	11	0
WR Joey Galloway	2	3	16	8.00	0	9	0
TE Marcus Pollard	2	4	21	10.50	17	17	0
RB Rudy Koncar	1	3	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Walter Rasby	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Dedric Ward	1	2	16	16.00	2	16	0
RB Skip Hicks	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Seattle	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Brock Marion	0	1	0	0
Shawn Springs	0	0	1	0

Seattle	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Hines Ward	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Tyner	10	410	41.0	29.0	49	3

Seattle	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Feagles	6	299	49.8	42.5	63	3

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Adam Vinatieri	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Seattle	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Elam	2/3	1/2	0/1	47	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carlos King	5	24	4.8	0

Seattle	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dedric Ward	3	40	13.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Atwater	1	13	13.0	0

Seattle	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dedric Ward	2	49	24.5	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jason Gildon	8	3	24	37
ILB Ben Wallace	7	2	26	42
DT Santana Dotson	6	0	18	35
S Steve Atwater	5	3	26	42
S Brock Marion	4	2	26	42
DE Mike Fox	3	1	18	33
OLB James Francis	3	0	13	10
S Ace Ventura	3	0	4	18
ILB London Fletcher	3	0	11	9
DE Duncan MacLeod	2	2	19	33
CB Shawn Springs	2	2	23	39
CB Darryl Pounds	2	1	26	40
CB Bobby Taylor	1	0	4	6
CB Richard Woodley	1	0	16	32
DE Nathan Davis	0	1	15	16
OLB Brad Jackson	0	1	9	18

Seattle	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Mark D'Onofrio	7	2	0.0	19	28
CB Sam Madison	6	0	0.0	21	31
CB Jerry Wilson	5	0	0.0	22	28
OLB Jon Livingston	4	2	1.0	14	23
DT Hollis Thomas	4	1	0.0	19	27
OLB Darrin Smith	4	0	0.0	16	16
S Reggie Tongue	3	3	0.0	20	26
S Tim Watson	2	1	0.0	20	28
DE Joel Smeenge	2	0	0.0	18	18
OLB Ricardo McDonald	1	1	1.0	17	15
S Mike Minter	1	1	0.0	17	25
OLB Lamar Lathon	1	0	0.0	3	5
DT Steve Emtman	1	0	0.0	3	5
DT D'Marco Farr	1	0	0.0	10	18
WR Hines Ward	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Mike Fox	1	2	0	33
OLB James Francis	0	1	1	10
DT Santana Dotson	0	1	0	35
OLB Jason Gildon	0	1	0	37
OLB Brad Jackson	0	1	0	18

Seattle	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Ricardo McDonald	1.0	0	0	15
OLB Jon Livingston	1.0	0	0	23
OLB Darrin Smith	0.0	1	0	16
OLB Lamar Lathon	0.0	0	2	5
ILB Mark D'Onofrio	0.0	0	1	28

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Jason Gildon	5	0	37
ILB Ben Wallace	5	0	42
CB Shawn Springs	3	2	39
S Ace Ventura	3	0	18
S Steve Atwater	2	1	42
CB Darryl Pounds	2	1	40
S Brock Marion	2	0	42
DE Mike Fox	1	0	33
DT Santana Dotson	1	0	35
DE Duncan MacLeod	1	0	33
CB Richard Woodley	1	0	32
ILB London Fletcher	1	0	9

Seattle	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Sam Madison	5	1	31
CB Jerry Wilson	5	0	28
ILB Mark D'Onofrio	2	1	28
OLB Darrin Smith	2	1	16
S Tim Watson	2	0	28
OLB Jon Livingston	1	1	23
OLB Lamar Lathon	1	0	5
S Reggie Tongue	1	0	26
S Mike Minter	1	0	25

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Trent Pollary	2	5	22	2	31
Jeff Small	2	4	22	0	31
Zack Crockett	1	4	11	0	17
David Walker	0	3	22	0	31
Brent Smith	0	3	22	0	31
Mark Chmura	0	2	18	0	21
Fred Davidson	0	1	22	0	31

Seattle	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Kevin Mawae	2	6	26	42
Roman Oben	1	6	26	42
Eric Moten	1	3	26	42
Marcus Pollard	1	1	17	24
Mike Compton	0	4	26	42
Eric Harris	0	4	26	42
Tim Lester	0	1	18	14

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Lee Woodall	2	17
Richard Woodley	1	16
Ace Ventura	1	8
Chris Floyd	1	7

Seattle	Tackles	STPlays
Darrius Johnson	5	33
Tim Lester	1	9

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ben Wallace	---	---	26	42	15	83
Steve Atwater	---	---	26	42	8	76
Brock Marion	---	---	26	42	7	75
Darryl Pounds	---	---	26	40	4	70
Shawn Springs	---	---	23	39	3	65
Richard Woodley	---	---	16	32	16	64
David Walker	22	31	---	---	10	63
Jason Gildon	---	---	24	37	2	63
Duncan MacLeod	---	---	19	33	7	59
Santana Dotson	---	---	18	35	2	55
Mike Fox	---	---	18	33	3	54
Rich Gannon	22	31	---	---	---	53
Jeff Small	22	31	---	---	---	53
Fred Davidson	22	31	---	---	---	53
Trent Pollary	22	31	---	---	---	53
Brent Smith	22	31	---	---	---	53
Cris Carter	22	29	---	---	---	51
Mark Chmura	18	21	---	---	6	45
Bert Emanuel	15	22	---	---	2	39
Zack Crockett	11	17	---	---	9	37
Nathan Davis	---	---	15	16	3	34
Brad Jackson	---	---	9	18	7	34
Curtis Martin	16	16	---	---	1	33
Carlos King	4	5	---	---	22	31
Ace Ventura	---	---	4	18	8	30
James Francis	---	---	13	10	3	26
London Fletcher	---	---	11	9	6	26
Chris Floyd	5	13	---	---	7	25
Michael Westbrook	9	15	---	---	---	24
Andre Wadsworth	---	---	8	9	6	23
Benjamin Blue	7	8	---	---	7	22
Bobby Taylor	---	---	4	6	12	22
James McKnight	2	7	---	---	11	20
Lee Woodall	---	---	0	1	17	18
Don Stewart	1	0	---	---	17	18
Jim Hairston	0	0	---	---	10	10
Scott Tyner	0	0	---	---	10	10
Wes Duke	0	0	---	---	10	10
Gino Graham	0	0	---	---	10	10
Anthony Clement	0	0	---	---	10	10
Chad Carpenter	0	2	---	---	7	9
Lee Flowers	---	---	0	0	5	5
Adam Vinatieri	0	0	---	---	3	3
Brett Favre	0	0	---	---	---	0
Wally Sellers	0	0	---	---	---	0
Je-rod Cherry	---	---	0	0	---	0

Seattle	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mike Compton	26	42	---	---	9	77
Eric Moten	26	42	---	---	---	68
Brad Johnson	26	42	---	---	---	68
Kevin Mawae	26	42	---	---	---	68
Eric Harris	26	42	---	---	---	68
Roman Oben	26	42	---	---	---	68
Jon Livingston	---	---	14	23	20	57
Reggie Tongue	---	---	20	26	11	57
Mike Minter	---	---	17	25	15	57
Darrius Johnson	---	---	6	15	33	54
Hines Ward	18	32	---	---	4	54
Sam Madison	---	---	21	31	---	52
Marcus Pollard	17	24	---	---	10	51
Andre Rison	20	30	---	---	---	50
Jerry Wilson	---	---	22	28	---	50
Tim Watson	---	---	20	28	1	49
Mark D'Onofrio	---	---	19	28	1	48
Rudy Koncar	8	13	---	---	26	47
Hollis Thomas	---	---	19	27	1	47
Skip Hicks	18	24	---	---	---	42
Tim Lester	18	14	---	---	9	41
David Patten	11	29	---	---	---	40
Joey Galloway	8	18	---	---	13	39
D'Marco Farr	---	---	10	18	10	38
Joel Smeenge	---	---	18	18	---	36
Ricardo McDonald	---	---	17	15	---	32
Darrin Smith	---	---	16	16	---	32
Roland Williams	11	13	---	---	7	31
Chris Mims	---	---	12	13	3	28
Dedric Ward	0	7	---	---	16	23
Walter Rasby	1	2	---	---	16	19
Keith McKenzie	---	---	4	13	---	17
Lamar Lathon	---	---	3	5	7	15
Steve Emtman	---	---	3	5	6	14
Chris Penn	0	4	---	---	10	14
Jeff Feagles	0	0	---	---	9	9
Estus Hasselbeck	0	0	---	---	9	9
Bob Sapp	0	0	---	---	9	9
Nicolas Branch	0	0	---	---	9	9
Nathan Strikwerda	0	0	---	---	9	9
Ray Mickens	---	---	0	4	4	8
Jason Elam	0	0	---	---	7	7
Sam Rogers	---	---	1	3	2	6
Casey Weldon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Scottie Graham	0	0	---	---	---	0
Terrence Hall	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	11	5.5
Middle	15	34	2.3
Right	5	21	4.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	20	3.3
Middle	13	12	0.9
Right	6	17	2.8
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rich Gannon	29	20	6	2	2	4	1	3	0

Seattle	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brad Johnson	42	27	3	1	3	4	6	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	36	5.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	123	12.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	44	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	4	132	22.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	15	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	14	135	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	9	124	11.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	9	1.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bert Emanuel	9	6	0	91	1	22
WR Cris Carter	6	6	0	120	3	29
WR Michael Westbrook	5	2	1	41	1	15
TE Mark Chmura	3	1	1	16	0	21
TE Benjamin Blue	1	1	0	12	0	8
FB Zack Crockett	1	1	0	13	0	17
RB Curtis Martin	1	1	0	12	0	16
WR Chad Carpenter	1	1	0	27	1	2
RB Carlos King	1	0	0	0	0	5
RB Chris Floyd	1	1	0	3	0	13

Seattle	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR David Patten	10	8	0	135	3	29
WR Andre Rison	9	4	1	14	0	30
WR Hines Ward	9	8	1	73	0	32
TE Marcus Pollard	4	2	0	21	0	24
RB Rudy Koncar	3	1	1	8	0	13
WR Joey Galloway	3	2	0	16	0	18
WR Dedric Ward	2	1	0	16	0	7
TE Walter Rasby	1	1	0	0	0	2
RB Skip Hicks	1	0	0	0	0	24

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Seattle	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rudy Koncar	2	2	1.00	1.38

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Seattle	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brad Johnson	1	0	0	0.00	6.74

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Seattle	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Rudy Koncar	1	0	0	0.00	2.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Curtis Martin	4	0

Seattle	Rushes	Conversions
Rudy Koncar	1	1
Skip Hicks	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rich Gannon	7	4	1

Seattle	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brad Johnson	13	8	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bert Emanuel	2	2	0
WR Cris Carter	1	1	0
TE Mark Chmura	1	0	0
TE Benjamin Blue	1	1	1
WR Michael Westbrook	1	0	0
RB Carlos King	1	0	0

Seattle	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Rudy Koncar	3	1	0
WR Joey Galloway	2	1	0
TE Marcus Pollard	2	1	1
WR David Patten	2	2	1
WR Dedric Ward	2	1	1
WR Andre Rison	1	1	0
WR Hines Ward	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,600 (18,600)
End Zone 13,500 (13,500)
Mezzanine 7,800 (7,800)
Sideline Seats 11,900 (11,900)
Club Seats 12,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 6,200 (6,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,600 (18,600)
End Zone	13,500 (13,500)
Mezzanine	7,800 (7,800)
Sideline Seats	11,900 (11,900)
Club Seats	12,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	6,200 (6,200)