Week 16, 1988

played in New York, NJ

42 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals	7	3	7	3	-	20
New York Jets	7	3	0	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:03 NJY - Brett Perriman 8 pass from Doug Williams (Frank Corral extra point)
1Q: 05:11 STL - Victor Scott 26 interception return (Dale Dawson extra point)
2Q: 12:40 STL - Dale Dawson 18 field goal
2Q: 05:31 NJY - Frank Corral 19 field goal
3Q: 02:29 STL - Vance Johnson 5 pass from Steve Bono (Dale Dawson extra point)
4Q: 01:23 NJY - Kevin House 8 pass from Doug Williams (Frank Corral extra point)
4Q: 00:11 STL - Dale Dawson 21 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:03 NJY - Brett Perriman 8 pass from Doug Williams (Frank Corral extra point)
1Q: 05:11 STL - Victor Scott 26 interception return (Dale Dawson extra point)
2Q: 12:40 STL - Dale Dawson 18 field goal
2Q: 05:31 NJY - Frank Corral 19 field goal
3Q: 02:29 STL - Vance Johnson 5 pass from Steve Bono (Dale Dawson extra point)
4Q: 01:23 NJY - Kevin House 8 pass from Doug Williams (Frank Corral extra point)
4Q: 00:11 STL - Dale Dawson 21 field goal

Team Statistics STL NJY
Record 8-7 5-10
First Downs 19 21
- by Rushing 3 6
- by Passing 13 13
- by Penalty 3 2
Total Net Yards 297 332
- Offensive Plays 66 63
- Yards per Play 4.50 5.27
Net Rushing Yards 57 109
- Rushing Attempts 27 27
- Yards per Rush 2.11 4.04
Net Passing Yards 240 223
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 24 - 0 36 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 240 223
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.15 6.19
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 5.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/30 6/53
Punt Returns/Yards 1/4 3/23
Kick Returns/Yards 3/55 4/106
Interception Ret./Yards 1/26 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 28
Time of Possession 33:03 26:57

Team Statistics	STL	NJY
Record	8-7	5-10
First Downs	19	21
- by Rushing	3	6
- by Passing	13	13
- by Penalty	3	2
Total Net Yards	297	332
- Offensive Plays	66	63
- Yards per Play	4.50	5.27
Net Rushing Yards	57	109
- Rushing Attempts	27	27
- Yards per Rush	2.11	4.04
Net Passing Yards	240	223
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 24 - 0	36 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	240	223
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.15	6.19
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	5.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/30	6/53
Punt Returns/Yards	1/4	3/23
Kick Returns/Yards	3/55	4/106
Interception Ret./Yards	1/26	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 28
Time of Possession	33:03	26:57

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:30	OWN 37	3	8	Punt
1	7:54	1:41	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
1	3:21	5:46	OWN 41	14	58	Field Goal
2	5:25	2:18	OWN 30	5	13	Punt
2	1:06	1:06	OWN 20	4	16	Half
3	9:49	7:26	OWN 20	14	80	Touchdown
4	14:51	6:29	OWN 22	15	57	Missed FG
4	6:56	4:37	OWN 13	6	13	Punt
4	1:23	1:17	OWN 24	4	72	Field Goal

New York Jets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:30	5:36	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
1	6:13	1:12	OWN 11	3	0	Interception
1	5:01	1:40	OPP 42	3	8	Missed FG
2	12:35	7:10	OWN 33	14	65	Field Goal
2	3:07	2:01	OWN 8	5	48	Punt
3	15:00	5:11	OWN 8	10	49	Punt
3	2:23	2:32	OWN 24	5	12	Punt
4	8:22	1:26	OWN 28	4	20	Punt
4	2:19	0:56	OWN 45	6	55	Touchdown
4	0:06	0:06	OWN 46	1	0	Game

Game MVP: Steve Bono, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Frank Pollard	18	39	2.17	8
DJ Dozier	8	11	1.38	4
Roger Vick	1	7	7.00	7

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Mike Oliphant	16	55	3.44	11	1
Tony Collins	8	34	4.25	9	0
Doug Williams	1	12	12.00	12	1
Ray Wallace	1	1	1.00	1	0
Brett Perriman	1	7	7.00	7	0

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Bono	39	24	240	0/0	1	41	0	87.5

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Doug Williams	36	17	223	0/0	2	30	1	74.2

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Vance Johnson	7	8	45	6.43	13	11	1
WR Curtis Duncan	7	12	89	12.71	32	41	0
WR Roy Green	5	7	50	10.00	18	19	0
WR J.J. Birden	3	4	17	5.67	0	10	0
TE Mark Boyer	1	2	10	10.00	4	10	0
WR Solomon Miller	1	1	29	29.00	16	29	0
FB Roger Vick	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Robert Tyler	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brett Perriman	7	12	91	13.00	11	27	1
WR Kevin House	5	10	59	11.80	24	20	1
WR Wes Chandler	2	4	39	19.50	25	30	0
WR Tony Hill	1	2	21	21.00	14	21	0
TE Craig McEwen	1	2	10	10.00	6	10	0
RB Mike Oliphant	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Walt Arnold	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Tony Collins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Ray Wallace	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Victor Scott	1	26	26.00	1

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
John Kidd	4	220	55.0	44.3	66	2

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Johnny Evans	4	172	43.0	32.0	46	2

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dale Dawson	2/3	0/0	0/0	21	2/2

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Frank Corral	1/2	0/1	0/1	19	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gil Fenerty	1	4	4.0	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tony Hill	3	23	7.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
DJ Dozier	3	55	18.3	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tony Hill	3	85	28.3	0
Wes Chandler	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Greg Lloyd	8	2	26	34
ILB Vincent Brown	7	3	14	22
CB Victor Scott	4	2	18	28
CB Selwyn Brown	4	2	19	26
S Rod McSwain	4	1	20	31
S Leonard Smith	3	1	23	35
OLB Ken Woodard	2	2	16	16
ILB Fredd Young	2	0	13	13
CB Jerry Gray	2	0	25	28
DE Ben Thomas	1	2	21	18
S Jim Bowman	1	1	20	25
DT Kent Kremer	1	0	11	12
OLB Paul Butcher	1	0	1	2
DT Dick Chapura	1	0	11	21
DE Josh Moore	1	0	6	18
DE Tom Gibson	0	1	16	15

New York	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Eugene Robinson	11	2	22	29
OLB Templeton Peck	6	1	19	33
DT William Perry	5	0	20	28
CB Mike Brim	5	0	20	31
CB Elbert Foules	4	0	16	24
OLB Michael Jackson	3	2	18	28
S John Harris	3	1	20	32
DE Jim Wilks	3	0	18	26
DE Clarence Goodburn	2	1	14	11
OLB Mel Kaufman	2	0	5	11
CB Steve Haworth	2	0	12	17
ILB Troy Benson	1	1	8	6
OLB Vinson Smith	1	1	22	28
CB Danny Wagoner	1	0	9	17
OLB Fred Strickland	1	0	8	8
DE T.J. Turner	0	1	13	28
DE David Grant	0	1	18	25

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Keith Ferguson	1	0	26
DE Mike Hammerstein	0	2	10
DT Dick Chapura	0	1	21

New York	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE T.J. Turner	1	0	0	28
DT William Perry	0	2	1	28
DE Jim Wilks	0	2	0	26
OLB Michael Jackson	0	2	0	28
DE David Grant	0	1	0	25

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Greg Lloyd	4	0	0	34
S Rod McSwain	3	0	0	31
ILB Vincent Brown	3	0	0	22
CB Victor Scott	2	1	1	28
CB Selwyn Brown	2	1	0	26
S Leonard Smith	2	0	0	35
S Jim Bowman	1	0	0	25
CB Jerry Gray	0	3	0	28

New York	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Eugene Robinson	5	0	29
CB Elbert Foules	4	1	24
CB Mike Brim	3	0	31
OLB Templeton Peck	2	2	33
S John Harris	2	0	32
CB Steve Haworth	2	0	17
OLB Vinson Smith	1	1	28
OLB Mel Kaufman	1	0	11
DE Jim Wilks	1	0	26
CB Danny Wagoner	1	0	17
DT William Perry	1	0	28
OLB Fred Strickland	1	0	8

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Harris Barton	4	8	26	39
John Scully	1	5	22	36
Larry Williams	1	2	11	13
Robert Tyler	1	1	14	23
Ken Dallafior	0	4	23	32
Luis Sharpe	0	3	20	35
Dean Steinkuhler	0	2	7	4
Tony Paige	0	1	14	20
Trevor Matich	0	1	18	30

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Sam Claphan	5	5	0	24	31
William Roberts	3	7	0	27	35
Nate Newton	2	3	1	22	33
Leonard Burton	1	5	0	23	31
Walt Arnold	1	1	0	16	19
Kelvin Clark	0	2	0	20	25
Rory Graves	0	2	0	7	12
Ron Essink	0	1	0	8	8

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Roger Vick	3	13
Vincent Brown	2	11
Gil Fenerty	1	13
John Bruhin	1	7

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Tony Collins	1	19
Tony Hill	1	18
Walt Arnold	1	14
Steve Haworth	1	13

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Leonard Smith	---	---	23	35	9	67
Steve Bono	27	39	---	---	---	66
John Scully	22	36	---	---	7	65
Harris Barton	26	39	---	---	---	65
Ken Dallafior	23	32	---	---	7	62
Greg Lloyd	---	---	26	34	2	62
Jim Bowman	---	---	20	25	15	60
Vance Johnson	16	29	---	---	13	58
Victor Scott	---	---	18	28	11	57
Luis Sharpe	20	35	---	---	---	55
Jerry Gray	---	---	25	28	2	55
Rod McSwain	---	---	20	31	2	53
Keith Ferguson	---	---	22	26	3	51
Frank Pollard	19	30	---	---	---	49
Trevor Matich	18	30	---	---	---	48
Vincent Brown	---	---	14	22	11	47
Tony Paige	14	20	---	---	11	45
Selwyn Brown	---	---	19	26	---	45
Ken Woodard	---	---	16	16	11	43
Ben Thomas	---	---	21	18	3	42
Curtis Duncan	12	27	---	---	1	40
Roy Green	17	22	---	---	---	39
Mark Boyer	16	12	---	---	10	38
Robert Tyler	14	23	---	---	1	38
DJ Dozier	8	9	---	---	18	35
Dick Chapura	---	---	11	21	2	34
Tom Gibson	---	---	16	15	1	32
Fredd Young	---	---	13	13	4	30
Kent Kremer	---	---	11	12	5	28
Rollin Putzier	---	---	10	16	1	27
Josh Moore	---	---	6	18	3	27
Roger Vick	6	7	---	---	13	26
Larry Williams	11	13	---	---	---	24
Butch Rolle	3	1	---	---	16	20
J.J. Birden	8	12	---	---	---	20
Solomon Miller	2	3	---	---	12	17
John Bruhin	6	4	---	---	7	17
Mike Hammerstein	---	---	5	10	---	15
Gil Fenerty	0	0	---	---	13	13
Dean Steinkuhler	7	4	---	---	---	11
Jim Lachey	2	2	---	---	7	11
Paul Butcher	---	---	1	2	6	9
Dale Dawson	0	0	---	---	8	8
John Kidd	0	0	---	---	7	7
David Archer	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jeff Hostetler	0	0	---	---	---	0

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brett Perriman	21	32	---	---	13	66
Doug Williams	27	36	---	---	---	63
William Roberts	27	35	---	---	---	62
Nate Newton	22	33	---	---	4	59
Sam Claphan	24	31	---	---	2	57
John Harris	---	---	20	32	3	55
Leonard Burton	23	31	---	---	1	55
Vinson Smith	---	---	22	28	5	55
Eugene Robinson	---	---	22	29	3	54
Templeton Peck	---	---	19	33	2	54
Mike Brim	---	---	20	31	1	52
Michael Jackson	---	---	18	28	4	50
William Perry	---	---	20	28	2	50
Kelvin Clark	20	25	---	---	4	49
Walt Arnold	16	19	---	---	14	49
Kevin House	22	27	---	---	---	49
David Grant	---	---	18	25	6	49
Ray Wallace	18	20	---	---	10	48
Jim Wilks	---	---	18	26	3	47
Craig McEwen	12	23	---	---	11	46
Najee Mustafaa	---	---	18	24	3	45
T.J. Turner	---	---	13	28	2	43
Elbert Foules	---	---	16	24	2	42
Steve Haworth	---	---	12	17	13	42
Mike Oliphant	18	23	---	---	---	41
Tony Collins	9	12	---	---	19	40
Tony Hill	11	10	---	---	18	39
Danny Wagoner	---	---	9	17	10	36
Mel Kaufman	---	---	5	11	13	29
Clarence Goodburn	---	---	14	11	1	26
Rory Graves	7	12	---	---	6	25
Wes Chandler	5	9	---	---	10	24
Roland Solomon	---	---	5	10	9	24
Klondike Clark	---	---	9	11	3	23
Ron Essink	8	8	---	---	6	22
Fred Strickland	---	---	8	8	5	21
Troy Benson	---	---	8	6	3	17
Rob Monaco	4	5	---	---	5	14
Wilbert Montgomery	3	4	---	---	5	12
Eugene Marve	---	---	3	2	5	10
Frank Corral	0	0	---	---	6	6
Johnny Evans	0	0	---	---	6	6
Dwayne Jiles	---	---	0	0	4	4
Paul Skansi	0	1	---	---	---	1
Bob Gagliano	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bobby Hebert	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	29	2.9
Middle	13	25	1.9
Right	4	3	0.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	43	3.3
Middle	5	27	5.4
Right	9	39	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Bono	39	24	2	3	0	4	7	1	0

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Doug Williams	36	17	4	3	6	5	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	28	5.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	90	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	7	122	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	5	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	128	8.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	5	63	3.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	27	9.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Curtis Duncan	12	7	89	1	27
WR Vance Johnson	8	7	45	0	29
WR Roy Green	7	5	50	0	22
WR J.J. Birden	4	3	17	0	12
TE Robert Tyler	4	0	0	0	23
TE Mark Boyer	2	1	10	0	12
WR Solomon Miller	1	1	29	1	3
FB Roger Vick	1	0	0	0	7

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brett Perriman	12	7	2	91	1	32
WR Kevin House	10	5	2	59	1	27
WR Wes Chandler	4	2	0	39	1	9
TE Walt Arnold	3	0	1	0	0	19
WR Tony Hill	2	1	1	21	1	10
TE Craig McEwen	2	1	0	10	0	23
RB Tony Collins	1	0	0	0	0	12
FB Ray Wallace	1	0	0	0	0	20
RB Mike Oliphant	1	1	0	3	0	23

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Frank Pollard	4	8	2.00	2.17
DJ Dozier	1	1	1.00	1.38

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mike Oliphant	3	5	1.67	3.44
Tony Collins	2	12	6.00	4.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Bono	5	3	33	6.60	6.15

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Doug Williams	8	4	29	3.63	6.19

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Roy Green	2	1	19	9.50	7.14
WR Vance Johnson	2	2	14	7.00	5.63
WR Curtis Duncan	1	0	0	0.00	7.42

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kevin House	2	1	8	4.00	5.90
WR Wes Chandler	1	0	0	0.00	9.75
TE Walt Arnold	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
FB Ray Wallace	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Craig McEwen	1	1	10	10.00	5.00
RB Mike Oliphant	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
WR Brett Perriman	1	1	8	8.00	7.58

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Frank Pollard	1	1
DJ Dozier	1	0

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Doug Williams	1	1
Tony Collins	1	0
Mike Oliphant	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Bono	13	7	6

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Doug Williams	11	5	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Curtis Duncan	5	3	3
WR Roy Green	3	2	1
WR J.J. Birden	2	1	1
TE Robert Tyler	2	0	0
WR Vance Johnson	1	1	1

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brett Perriman	5	3	3
WR Kevin House	3	1	1
WR Tony Hill	2	1	1
WR Wes Chandler	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,600 (86,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,400 (26,500)
End Zone 14,100 (19,100)
Mezzanine 8,400 (11,000)
Sideline Seats 12,600 (16,900)
Club Seats 5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 5,200 (5,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,600 (86,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,400 (26,500)
End Zone	14,100 (19,100)
Mezzanine	8,400 (11,000)
Sideline Seats	12,600 (16,900)
Club Seats	5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	5,200 (5,800)