Week 1, 2015

played in Seattle, OR

77 degrees, fair, calm

St. Louis Cardinals	10	0	3	3	-	16
Seattle Seahawks	9	7	0	3	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:41 STL - Darnell Ross 44 field goal
1Q: 08:07 SEA - Mike Nugent 45 field goal
1Q: 05:17 STL - Cordarrelle Patterson 38 pass from Drew Brees (Darnell Ross extra point)
1Q: 01:29 SEA - Russell Wilson 4 run (Mike Nugent extra point failed)
2Q: 09:44 SEA - Tavon Austin 16 pass from Russell Wilson (Mike Nugent extra point)
3Q: 10:01 STL - Darnell Ross 33 field goal
4Q: 03:45 STL - Darnell Ross 23 field goal
4Q: 01:42 SEA - Mike Nugent 37 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:41 STL - Darnell Ross 44 field goal
1Q: 08:07 SEA - Mike Nugent 45 field goal
1Q: 05:17 STL - Cordarrelle Patterson 38 pass from Drew Brees (Darnell Ross extra point)
1Q: 01:29 SEA - Russell Wilson 4 run (Mike Nugent extra point failed)
2Q: 09:44 SEA - Tavon Austin 16 pass from Russell Wilson (Mike Nugent extra point)
3Q: 10:01 STL - Darnell Ross 33 field goal
4Q: 03:45 STL - Darnell Ross 23 field goal
4Q: 01:42 SEA - Mike Nugent 37 field goal

Team Statistics STL SEA
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 10 21
- by Rushing 6 7
- by Passing 4 14
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 268 399
- Offensive Plays 64 73
- Yards per Play 4.19 5.47
Net Rushing Yards 153 130
- Rushing Attempts 30 27
- Yards per Rush 5.10 4.81
Net Passing Yards 115 269
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 17 - 0 44 - 31 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 121 284
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 2/15
- Yards per Pass Play 3.38 5.85
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/18 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/40 9/74
Punt Returns/Yards 2/18 3/19
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 1/28
Interception Ret./Yards 3/22 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 33
Time of Possession 29:52 30:08

Team Statistics	STL	SEA
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	10	21
- by Rushing	6	7
- by Passing	4	14
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	268	399
- Offensive Plays	64	73
- Yards per Play	4.19	5.47
Net Rushing Yards	153	130
- Rushing Attempts	30	27
- Yards per Rush	5.10	4.81
Net Passing Yards	115	269
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 17 - 0	44 - 31 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	121	284
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	2/15
- Yards per Pass Play	3.38	5.85
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/18	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/40	9/74
Punt Returns/Yards	2/18	3/19
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	1/28
Interception Ret./Yards	3/22	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 33
Time of Possession	29:52	30:08

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:50	1:17	OPP 31	3	4	Field Goal
1	8:01	3:02	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
1	1:18	1:15	OWN 25	3	-11	Punt
2	13:33	2:04	OWN 4	3	0	Punt
2	9:37	1:28	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
2	7:11	1:05	OWN 49	3	6	Punt
2	5:02	1:34	OWN 34	3	4	Punt
2	1:00	1:00	OWN 3	2	12	Half
3	15:00	1:26	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
3	12:38	2:45	OPP 41	5	25	Field Goal
3	8:16	3:08	OWN 23	6	26	Punt
3	2:07	2:06	OWN 29	5	22	Downs
4	14:19	1:31	OWN 4	3	1	Punt
4	9:40	2:11	OWN 38	4	18	Punt
4	5:32	1:54	OPP 8	3	2	Field Goal
4	1:36	1:36	OWN 25	9	31	Game

Seattle Seahawks
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:10	OWN 25	1	6	Fumble
1	13:33	5:32	OWN 25	11	47	Field Goal
1	4:59	3:41	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
1	0:03	1:30	OPP 48	3	5	Punt
2	11:29	1:52	OPP 33	5	33	Touchdown
2	8:09	0:58	OWN 27	3	-13	Punt
2	6:06	1:04	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	3:28	2:28	OWN 10	5	43	Punt
3	13:34	0:56	OWN 37	2	-3	Interception
3	9:53	1:37	OWN 41	3	6	Punt
3	5:08	3:01	OWN 20	6	45	Interception
3	0:01	0:42	OWN 49	3	4	Punt
4	12:48	3:08	OPP 47	8	21	Interception
4	7:29	1:57	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	3:38	2:02	OWN 25	8	55	Field Goal

Game MVP: Tavon Austin, Seattle Seahawks

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Tre Mason	19	99	5.21	27	3
QB Drew Brees	6	36	6.00	9	0
RB Dri Archer	3	24	8.00	14	1
WR Donnie Avery	2	-6	-3.00	-3	0

Seattle	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Daniel Thomas	14	79	5.64	14	1	0
RB Karlos Williams	6	37	6.17	10	1	0
RB Mike Gillislee	4	-2	-0.50	0	0	0
QB Russell Wilson	3	16	5.33	6	0	1

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	33	17	121	1/6	1	38	0	70.4

Seattle	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Russell Wilson	44	31	284	2/15	1	33	3	66.8

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Devonte Phipps	4	6	21	5.25	12	12	0
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	3	7	42	14.00	29	38	1
WR Donnie Avery	2	7	8	4.00	5	5	0
TE Malcolm Beyer	2	2	12	6.00	2	9	0
RB Dri Archer	2	2	3	1.50	5	2	0
RB Tre Mason	2	3	6	3.00	0	4	0
TE Armard Hall	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Bernard Blair	1	2	26	26.00	18	26	0

Seattle	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tavon Austin	12	16	100	8.33	58	28	1
TE Kyle Rudolph	9	12	67	7.44	20	20	0
WR Stephen Hill	6	7	44	7.33	9	12	0
TE Cornell Okamuro	2	4	56	28.00	35	33	0
RB Daniel Thomas	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Tandon Doss	1	4	6	6.00	0	6	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ike Cassaday	2	22	11.00	0
S Matt Johnson	1	0	0.00	0

Seattle	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Recov	Force
DT Wyatt Tuaolo	1	0
S LaRon Landry	0	1
OLB Ryan Shazier	0	1

Seattle	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Russell Wilson	2	0	0	0
WR Stephen Hill	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jonathan Ludwig	9	366	40.7	34.1	49	3

Seattle	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pat O'Donnell	7	251	35.9	33.3	44	4

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darnell Ross	3/3	1/1	0/0	44	1/1

Seattle	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Nugent	2/2	1/1	0/0	45	1/2

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dri Archer	2	18	9.0	0

Seattle	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Duke Williams	3	19	6.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Seattle	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Daniel Thomas	1	28	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Erin Henderson	12	4	0.0	27	36
CB Janoris Jenkins	11	1	0.0	25	45
DE Jason Pierre-Paul	6	1	2.0	27	38
S Matt Johnson	5	2	0.0	19	40
DT Muhammad Wilkerson	3	2	0.0	14	31
S Kyle Fuller	3	1	0.0	8	6
CB Tyrone Gomez	3	0	0.0	15	29
DT Wyatt Tuaolo	3	0	0.0	15	16
OLB Ryan Shazier	2	2	0.0	27	46
S LaRon Landry	2	0	0.0	27	33
OLB Ryan Kerrigan	2	0	0.0	25	41
CB Ike Cassaday	2	0	0.0	26	46
DT Dante Fowler	1	1	0.0	11	25
CB Brandon Flowers	1	0	0.0	3	16
OLB Andy Spiak	1	0	0.0	12	15
DE Frank Alexander	0	1	0.0	2	13
DT Johnnie Sanford	0	1	0.0	13	19

Seattle	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Melvin Ingram	9	3	0.5	30	34
ILB Wesley Woodyard	6	1	0.0	28	22
S Corey Lynch	5	2	0.0	30	34
S Earl Wolff	5	2	0.0	29	32
CB Josh Wilson	4	1	0.0	29	34
CB Sherrod Martin	3	1	0.0	29	32
DT Paul Soliai	3	0	0.0	24	25
OLB Erick Boyer	3	0	0.0	1	4
DE DeMeco Ryans	2	2	0.0	25	30
CB Jackie Lester	2	0	0.0	21	19
DT Khyri Thornton	2	0	0.0	12	14
DE Dee Ford	1	2	0.5	27	24
DT Hector McWilliams	1	1	0.0	13	17
ILB Rufus Baker	1	1	0.0	2	11
FB Alan Ratto	1	0	---	---	---
TE Kyle Rudolph	1	0	---	---	---
WR Tavon Austin	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Trent Murphy	0	1	0.0	7	9
DE Owa Odighizuwa	0	1	0.0	5	3

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jason Pierre-Paul	2.0	0	0	0	38
OLB Ryan Kerrigan	0.0	1	1	0	41

Seattle	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dee Ford	0.5	1	1	1	24
OLB Melvin Ingram	0.5	0	0	1	34
DE DeMeco Ryans	0.0	0	2	2	30
DT Paul Soliai	0.0	0	2	0	25
DT Hector McWilliams	0.0	0	1	0	17
DE Dontari Poe	0.0	0	0	1	23

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Janoris Jenkins	10	1	0	45
ILB Erin Henderson	6	0	0	36
CB Tyrone Gomez	4	0	0	29
CB Ike Cassaday	2	1	2	46
S Matt Johnson	2	0	1	40
S Kyle Fuller	2	0	0	6
S LaRon Landry	1	1	0	33
CB Brandon Flowers	1	1	0	16
DE Jason Pierre-Paul	1	0	0	38
OLB Andy Spiak	1	0	0	15
OLB Ryan Shazier	1	0	0	46

Seattle	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Wesley Woodyard	3	1	22
OLB Melvin Ingram	3	0	34
CB Sherrod Martin	2	1	32
OLB Erick Boyer	2	0	4
ILB Rufus Baker	1	2	11
CB Jackie Lester	1	1	19
DE DeMeco Ryans	1	0	30
CB Josh Wilson	1	0	34
S Corey Lynch	1	0	34
S Earl Wolff	1	0	32
ILB Trent Murphy	1	0	9

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Brandon Scherff	3	4	30	0	34
T Bobby Massie	2	6	30	1	34
G Brian Winters	2	3	30	0	34
TE Bernard Blair	1	1	8	0	11
C Max Unger	0	7	30	0	34
G Kelechi Osemele	0	3	30	0	34

Seattle	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Donovan Smith	4	5	0	27	1	46
G Caden Thornton	3	7	1	27	0	46
T Terron Armstead	3	4	0	27	0	46
C Malachi Deason	2	4	0	27	0	46
G Jeremy Weaver	2	3	0	27	1	46
TE Kyle Rudolph	1	1	0	27	0	46

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Brandon Flowers	2	27
Javon Ringer	1	22
Brian Winters	1	12

Seattle	Tackles	STPlays
Melvin Ingram	2	15

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Matt Johnson	---	---	19	40	19	78
G Kelechi Osemele	30	34	---	---	12	76
T Bobby Massie	30	34	---	---	12	76
G Brian Winters	30	34	---	---	12	76
T Brandon Scherff	30	34	---	---	12	76
OLB Ryan Shazier	---	---	27	46	2	75
CB Ike Cassaday	---	---	26	46	2	74
CB Janoris Jenkins	---	---	25	45	2	72
WR Devonte Phipps	30	34	---	---	5	69
OLB Ryan Kerrigan	---	---	25	41	2	68
DE Jason Pierre-Paul	---	---	27	38	1	66
QB Drew Brees	30	34	---	---	---	64
ILB Erin Henderson	---	---	27	36	1	64
C Max Unger	30	34	---	---	---	64
S LaRon Landry	---	---	27	33	1	61
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	27	32	---	---	1	60
TE Armard Hall	26	32	---	---	1	59
CB Tyrone Gomez	---	---	15	29	13	57
DT Muhammad Wilkerson	---	---	14	31	9	54
OLB Andy Spiak	---	---	12	15	27	54
CB Brandon Flowers	---	---	3	16	27	46
WR Donnie Avery	17	18	---	---	10	45
RB Tre Mason	24	19	---	---	---	43
DT Johnnie Sanford	---	---	13	19	7	39
DT Dante Fowler	---	---	11	25	2	38
RB Dri Archer	6	14	---	---	17	37
TE Malcolm Beyer	3	2	---	---	28	33
WR Kelvin Benjamin	8	6	---	---	19	33
FB Kyle Juszczyk	1	2	---	---	29	32
DT Wyatt Tuaolo	---	---	15	16	---	31
OLB Donnie Patrick	---	---	0	10	13	23
RB Javon Ringer	0	0	---	---	22	22
TE Bernard Blair	8	11	---	---	---	19
DE Frank Alexander	---	---	2	13	1	16
S Kyle Fuller	---	---	8	6	---	14
C Chad Stott	0	0	---	---	12	12
P Jonathan Ludwig	0	0	---	---	12	12
K Darnell Ross	0	0	---	---	8	8
OLB Philip Schmaltz	---	---	0	1	---	1
DE Kareem Martin	---	---	1	0	---	1
QB Glen Yepremian	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Bradley Crane	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Chester Ambrose	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Justin Pugh	0	0	---	---	---	0
T C.J. Frisch	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Nick Boyle�	0	0	---	---	---	0

Seattle	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Josh Wilson	---	---	29	34	25	88
G Jeremy Weaver	27	46	---	---	9	82
G Caden Thornton	27	46	---	---	9	82
T Terron Armstead	27	46	---	---	9	82
T Donovan Smith	27	46	---	---	9	82
OLB Melvin Ingram	---	---	30	34	15	79
TE Kyle Rudolph	27	46	---	---	---	73
QB Russell Wilson	27	46	---	---	---	73
C Malachi Deason	27	46	---	---	---	73
S Corey Lynch	---	---	30	34	4	68
WR Stephen Hill	24	43	---	---	1	68
WR Tavon Austin	24	44	---	---	---	68
CB Sherrod Martin	---	---	29	32	3	64
S Earl Wolff	---	---	29	32	3	64
DE DeMeco Ryans	---	---	25	30	3	58
TE Cornell Okamuro	11	15	---	---	28	54
ILB Wesley Woodyard	---	---	28	22	2	52
DE Dee Ford	---	---	27	24	---	51
DT Paul Soliai	---	---	24	25	1	50
WR Tandon Doss	16	28	---	---	5	49
DE Dontari Poe	---	---	14	23	12	49
CB Jackie Lester	---	---	21	19	2	42
RB Mike Gillislee	4	19	---	---	19	42
DT Hector McWilliams	---	---	13	17	12	42
RB Daniel Thomas	16	19	---	---	5	40
OLB Erick Boyer	---	---	1	4	26	31
DT Khyri Thornton	---	---	12	14	2	28
ILB Rufus Baker	---	---	2	11	15	28
WR Cory Corcoran	3	3	---	---	21	27
CB Giovanni Richard	---	---	3	5	18	26
FB Alan Ratto	1	3	---	---	21	25
S Tucker Neasman	---	---	1	2	18	21
ILB Trent Murphy	---	---	7	9	1	17
RB Karlos Williams	7	8	---	---	---	15
C Moe Gillespie	0	0	---	---	9	9
S Duke Williams	---	---	0	0	9	9
WR Brody McLendon	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Pat O'Donnell	0	0	---	---	9	9
DE Owa Odighizuwa	---	---	5	3	---	8
K Mike Nugent	0	0	---	---	7	7
TE Kim Freeman	2	2	---	---	---	4
QB Matthew Stafford	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Jeffery Ferguson	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Irving Washington	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Antonio Keith	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB James Fairbanks	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	23	3.8
Middle	17	92	5.4
Right	7	38	5.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	34	6.8
Middle	20	90	4.5
Right	2	6	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	33	17	2	0	3	5	6	5	0

Seattle	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Russell Wilson	44	31	5	1	3	4	1	0	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	20	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	96	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	1	5	0.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	40	6.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	18	108	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	8	136	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Donnie Avery	7	2	1	8	0	18
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	7	3	1	42	1	32
WR Devonte Phipps	6	4	0	21	0	34
TE Armard Hall	3	1	0	3	0	32
RB Tre Mason	3	2	0	6	0	19
TE Malcolm Beyer	2	2	0	12	0	2
TE Bernard Blair	2	1	1	26	1	11
RB Dri Archer	2	2	0	3	0	14

Seattle	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tavon Austin	16	12	1	100	2	44
TE Kyle Rudolph	12	9	0	67	1	46
WR Stephen Hill	7	6	0	44	0	43
TE Cornell Okamuro	4	2	0	56	2	15
WR Tandon Doss	4	1	2	6	0	28
RB Daniel Thomas	1	1	0	11	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Drew Brees	1	3	3.00	6.00

Seattle	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Daniel Thomas	1	4	4.00	5.64
QB Russell Wilson	1	4	4.00	5.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Brees	4	3	7	1.75	3.67

Seattle	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Russell Wilson	5	2	19	3.80	6.45

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Bernard Blair	1	0	0	0.00	13.00
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	1	1	3	3.00	6.00
RB Dri Archer	1	1	1	1.00	1.50
WR Devonte Phipps	1	1	3	3.00	3.50

Seattle	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Cornell Okamuro	1	0	0	0.00	14.00
TE Kyle Rudolph	1	1	3	3.00	5.58
WR Tandon Doss	1	0	0	0.00	1.50
WR Stephen Hill	1	0	0	0.00	6.29
WR Tavon Austin	1	1	16	16.00	6.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
QB Drew Brees	1	1
RB Tre Mason	1	1

Seattle	Rushes	Conversions
RB Daniel Thomas	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	16	8	2

Seattle	Att	Comp	Conversions
Russell Wilson	12	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Donnie Avery	5	2	1
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	4	1	1
WR Devonte Phipps	3	2	0
TE Armard Hall	2	1	0
RB Dri Archer	2	2	0

Seattle	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tavon Austin	5	3	2
WR Stephen Hill	3	3	1
TE Cornell Okamuro	2	0	0
TE Kyle Rudolph	1	0	0
WR Tandon Doss	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,400 (18,600)
End Zone 10,300 (13,500)
Mezzanine 6,500 (7,800)
Sideline Seats 9,700 (11,900)
Club Seats 10,300 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 5,500 (6,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,400 (18,600)
End Zone	10,300 (13,500)
Mezzanine	6,500 (7,800)
Sideline Seats	9,700 (11,900)
Club Seats	10,300 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	5,500 (6,200)