Week 1, 1991

played in Portland, OR

53 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals	0	10	0	6	-	16
Portland Breakers	7	6	10	3	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:01 POR - Allen Pinkett 8 run (Scott Norwood extra point)
2Q: 11:19 POR - Scott Norwood 21 field goal
2Q: 08:24 STL - Mel Agee 7 fumble return (Dale Dawson extra point)
2Q: 04:37 POR - Scott Norwood 23 field goal
2Q: 01:25 STL - Dale Dawson 33 field goal
3Q: 06:35 POR - Allen Pinkett 2 run (Scott Norwood extra point)
3Q: 04:35 POR - Scott Norwood 25 field goal
4Q: 08:35 POR - Scott Norwood 29 field goal
4Q: 00:11 STL - Eddie Vedder 18 pass from Brett Favre (Brett Favre pass for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:01 POR - Allen Pinkett 8 run (Scott Norwood extra point)
2Q: 11:19 POR - Scott Norwood 21 field goal
2Q: 08:24 STL - Mel Agee 7 fumble return (Dale Dawson extra point)
2Q: 04:37 POR - Scott Norwood 23 field goal
2Q: 01:25 STL - Dale Dawson 33 field goal
3Q: 06:35 POR - Allen Pinkett 2 run (Scott Norwood extra point)
3Q: 04:35 POR - Scott Norwood 25 field goal
4Q: 08:35 POR - Scott Norwood 29 field goal
4Q: 00:11 STL - Eddie Vedder 18 pass from Brett Favre (Brett Favre pass for conversion failed)

Team Statistics STL POR
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 13 17
- by Rushing 1 11
- by Passing 9 6
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 270 292
- Offensive Plays 53 66
- Yards per Play 5.09 4.42
Net Rushing Yards 40 163
- Rushing Attempts 9 48
- Yards per Rush 4.44 3.40
Net Passing Yards 230 129
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 27 - 0 17 - 11 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 240 141
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 1/12
- Yards per Pass Play 5.23 7.17
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 4/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/12 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 6.6
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/15 6/40
Punt Returns/Yards 4/18 1/0
Kick Returns/Yards 6/132 4/82
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/4
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 36
Time of Possession 22:06 37:54

Team Statistics	STL	POR
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	13	17
- by Rushing	1	11
- by Passing	9	6
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	270	292
- Offensive Plays	53	66
- Yards per Play	5.09	4.42
Net Rushing Yards	40	163
- Rushing Attempts	9	48
- Yards per Rush	4.44	3.40
Net Passing Yards	230	129
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 27 - 0	17 - 11 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	240	141
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	1/12
- Yards per Pass Play	5.23	7.17
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	4/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/12	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	6.6
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/15	6/40
Punt Returns/Yards	4/18	1/0
Kick Returns/Yards	6/132	4/82
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/4
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 36
Time of Possession	22:06	37:54

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:51	1:52	OWN 13	3	9	Punt
1	6:40	1:19	OWN 9	3	6	Punt
1	3:32	1:02	OWN 11	3	6	Punt
2	11:11	2:20	OWN 20	4	29	Punt
2	4:30	3:11	OWN 30	7	54	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:48	OWN 32	3	2	Punt
3	6:26	0:34	OWN 19	1	3	Fumble
3	4:27	2:28	OWN 18	5	38	Punt
4	14:49	1:19	OPP 41	3	0	Punt
4	12:12	1:40	OWN 28	3	4	Punt
4	8:30	3:47	OWN 29	10	62	Fumble
4	2:18	2:13	OWN 38	8	62	Touchdown

Portland Breakers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:09	OWN 47	8	53	Touchdown
1	8:59	2:19	OWN 30	4	17	Punt
1	5:21	1:49	OWN 43	3	3	Punt
1	2:30	6:19	OWN 31	12	65	Field Goal
2	8:51	0:42	OWN 20	2	-13	Fumble
2	8:09	3:39	OWN 37	5	57	Field Goal
2	1:19	1:19	OWN 23	3	17	Half
3	13:12	6:46	OWN 31	14	69	Touchdown
3	5:52	1:25	OPP 14	3	6	Field Goal
3	1:59	2:10	OWN 6	3	0	Punt
4	13:30	1:18	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	10:32	2:02	OPP 20	3	8	Field Goal
4	4:43	2:25	OWN 26	3	5	Punt

Game MVP: Brett Favre, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Cleveland Gary	4	29	7.25	24	1
Tony Paige	3	6	2.00	5	0
Johnny Bailey	1	4	4.00	4	0
Brett Favre	1	1	1.00	1	0

Portland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tim Worley	24	48	2.00	11	2	0
Allen Pinkett	21	106	5.05	13	2	2
Bruce Perkins	3	9	3.00	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brett Favre	42	27	240	2/10	1	34	0	87.4

Portland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim Kelly	17	11	141	1/12	0	44	0	90.5

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Eddie Vedder	7	10	57	8.14	16	18	1
FB Tony Paige	6	7	33	5.50	11	9	0
WR Kelvin Martin	6	8	73	12.17	26	34	0
WR Vance Johnson	5	9	46	9.20	1	21	0
WR J.J. Birden	2	5	24	12.00	8	18	0
RB Cleveland Gary	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Ken Griffey	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Jake Reed	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Portland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Jessie Hester	2	3	14	7.00	3	10
RB Tim Worley	2	3	50	25.00	44	44
TE Jackie Harris	2	2	30	15.00	14	19
C Tony Hunter	1	2	8	8.00	2	8
FB Alfred Anderson	1	1	15	15.00	6	15
WR Earnest Byner	1	2	7	7.00	0	7
RB Allen Pinkett	1	1	3	3.00	3	3
WR Todd McNair	1	1	14	14.00	12	14
TE Marv Cook	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Portland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
J.J. Birden	1	0	0	0
Cleveland Gary	1	0	0	0
Johnny Bailey	1	0	0	0
Mel Agee	0	1	0	1
Vance Johnson	0	1	0	0
Rod McSwain	0	0	1	0
Rich Miano	0	0	1	0
Vincent Brown	0	0	1	0
Vera De Milo	0	0	1	0

Portland	Fumb	Recov	Force
Allen Pinkett	2	1	0
Jim Kelly	1	0	0
Tim Worley	1	0	0
Bubba Paris	0	1	0
Kerry Glenn	0	1	0
Mike Gray	0	1	0
Eric Moten	0	1	0
Dino Hackett	0	0	1
Joel Smeenge	0	0	1
Terry Crews	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
John Kidd	8	293	36.6	31.6	51	1

Portland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Michel	5	218	43.6	40.0	47	2

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dale Dawson	1/1	0/0	0/0	33	1/1

Portland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Scott Norwood	4/4	0/0	0/0	29	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jake Reed	4	18	4.5	0

Portland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dwight Hicks	1	0	0.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rod McSwain	4	86	21.5	0
Albert Lewis	2	46	23.0	0

Portland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dwight Hicks	3	55	18.3	0
Daryll Jones	1	27	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Vincent Brown	8	3	0.0	40	16
S Rich Miano	6	3	0.0	28	8
OLB Greg Lloyd	6	3	0.0	47	17
DE Vera De Milo	4	6	0.5	32	10
S Rod McSwain	4	3	0.0	46	16
S Cornell Gowdy	4	1	0.0	37	16
CB Albert Lewis	3	1	0.0	41	17
OLB Gregg Carr	3	1	0.0	19	7
OLB Paul Butcher	3	0	0.0	16	2
CB James Jefferson	3	0	0.0	38	15
DT Nolan Harrison	3	0	0.0	20	6
DT Alfred Oglesby	2	3	0.5	28	12
DE Aaron Jones	2	1	0.0	28	11
DT Jim Kowalkowski	2	1	0.0	16	8
DE Mel Agee	2	1	0.0	20	7
CB Jerry Gray	1	1	0.0	34	13
T Luis Sharpe	1	0	---	---	---
WR Vance Johnson	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Galand Thaxton	1	0	0.0	15	11
OLB David Braxton	1	0	0.0	10	1
ILB Jeff Mills	0	1	0.0	13	5

Portland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dino Hackett	6	2	0.0	7	31
CB Kerry Glenn	5	0	0.0	4	30
CB Larry Brown	4	0	0.0	6	24
CB Craig Curry	3	1	0.0	5	33
OLB Johnie Cooks	3	0	0.0	5	25
DT Mike Gray	2	0	1.0	7	26
DE Richard Dent	2	1	0.0	9	32
S Daryll Jones	2	0	0.0	2	17
OLB Terry Crews	2	0	0.0	4	19
DE Steve McMichael	1	0	1.0	2	14
CB Dwight Hicks	1	1	0.0	8	29
S Terry Kinard	1	1	0.0	6	26
S Tim Gordon	1	1	0.0	3	22
DE Joel Smeenge	1	1	0.0	7	30
S Mike Dumas	1	1	0.0	8	30
DT Tom Breedlove	1	0	0.0	5	31
OLB Jim Morrissey	0	2	0.0	0	7

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Alfred Oglesby	0.5	0	12
DE Vera De Milo	0.5	0	10
OLB Greg Lloyd	0.0	1	17

Portland	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Steve McMichael	1.0	0	0	14
DT Mike Gray	1.0	0	0	26
DE Richard Dent	0.0	2	3	32
DE Joel Smeenge	0.0	2	2	30
DT Tom Breedlove	0.0	1	0	31
OLB Johnie Cooks	0.0	0	2	25

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Rod McSwain	3	0	16
CB Albert Lewis	2	1	17
S Cornell Gowdy	2	0	16
ILB Vincent Brown	2	0	16
OLB Gregg Carr	1	0	7
CB James Jefferson	1	0	15
CB Jerry Gray	0	1	13

Portland	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Dino Hackett	5	0	31
CB Kerry Glenn	4	0	30
CB Larry Brown	4	0	24
CB Craig Curry	3	1	33
CB Dwight Hicks	2	1	29
OLB Johnie Cooks	2	1	25
S Terry Kinard	1	1	26
DE Richard Dent	1	0	32
S Daryll Jones	1	0	17
S Tim Gordon	1	0	22
DT Tom Breedlove	1	0	31
OLB Terry Crews	1	0	19
S Mike Dumas	1	0	30

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marsharne Graves	1	1	6	1	32
Courtney Hall	0	3	8	0	36
Jim Juriga	0	2	8	0	36
Luis Sharpe	0	1	6	0	29
Harris Barton	0	1	8	0	43
Jim Lachey	0	0	4	1	16

Portland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Broderick Thompson	4	8	48	0	18
Bruce Kozerski	3	6	28	0	9
Jon Melander	3	6	29	0	10
Bubba Paris	2	5	48	0	18
Eric Moten	1	8	31	0	11
Alfred Anderson	1	3	14	0	8
Brian Blankenship	1	3	19	0	8
Paul Oswald	1	3	20	0	9
Marv Cook	1	1	30	0	15
Chris Riehm	0	4	17	1	7
Bruce Perkins	0	1	20	0	4

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
James Jefferson	1	22
David Braxton	1	21
Jerry Gray	1	16
Carwell Gardner	1	15
Jim Juriga	1	9

Portland	Tackles	STPlays
Terry Crews	7	34
Alfred Anderson	2	16
Daryll Jones	1	18

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rod McSwain	---	---	46	16	25	87
James Jefferson	---	---	38	15	22	75
Albert Lewis	---	---	41	17	13	71
Greg Lloyd	---	---	47	17	4	68
Jerry Gray	---	---	34	13	16	63
Tony Paige	5	36	---	---	20	61
Vincent Brown	---	---	40	16	4	60
Cornell Gowdy	---	---	37	16	4	57
Brett Favre	9	44	---	---	1	54
Harris Barton	8	43	---	---	2	53
Jim Juriga	8	36	---	---	9	53
Courtney Hall	8	36	---	---	9	53
Luis Sharpe	6	29	---	---	9	44
Vera De Milo	---	---	32	10	2	44
Alfred Oglesby	---	---	28	12	2	42
Aaron Jones	---	---	28	11	2	41
Vance Johnson	7	28	---	---	5	40
Marsharne Graves	6	32	---	---	---	38
Rich Miano	---	---	28	8	2	38
Eddie Vedder	4	33	---	---	---	37
Galand Thaxton	---	---	15	11	8	34
Kelvin Martin	6	27	---	---	---	33
Nolan Harrison	---	---	20	6	7	33
Jim Kowalkowski	---	---	16	8	8	32
David Braxton	---	---	10	1	21	32
J.J. Birden	6	25	---	---	---	31
Carwell Gardner	2	14	---	---	15	31
Mel Agee	---	---	20	7	3	30
Mark Boyer	2	7	---	---	20	29
Gregg Carr	---	---	19	7	3	29
Jim Lachey	4	16	---	---	9	29
Paul Butcher	---	---	16	2	10	28
Jake Reed	3	7	---	---	17	27
Ken Griffey	3	20	---	---	3	26
Johnny Bailey	2	11	---	---	11	24
Jeff Mills	---	---	13	5	1	19
Cleveland Gary	4	12	---	---	1	17
Bob Landsee	1	8	---	---	7	16
Don Mosebar	3	12	---	---	---	15
Mike Sherrard	1	0	---	---	11	12
Larry Williams	1	8	---	---	---	9
John Kidd	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dale Dawson	0	0	---	---	5	5
David Archer	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bobby Hebert	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rollin Putzier	---	---	0	0	---	0

Portland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bubba Paris	48	18	---	---	5	71
Broderick Thompson	48	18	---	---	3	69
Jim Kelly	48	18	---	---	---	66
Terry Crews	---	---	4	19	34	57
Larry Brown	---	---	6	24	22	52
Allen Pinkett	22	9	---	---	20	51
Tim Worley	25	8	---	---	18	51
Dwight Hicks	---	---	8	29	13	50
Jessie Hester	25	11	---	---	14	50
Todd McNair	21	10	---	---	18	49
Bruce Kozerski	28	9	---	---	9	46
Marv Cook	30	15	---	---	---	45
Tony Hunter	27	7	---	---	10	44
Jon Melander	29	10	---	---	5	44
Richard Dent	---	---	9	32	1	42
Eric Moten	31	11	---	---	---	42
Dino Hackett	---	---	7	31	3	41
Joel Smeenge	---	---	7	30	2	39
Mike Dumas	---	---	8	30	1	39
Alfred Anderson	14	8	---	---	16	38
Craig Curry	---	---	5	33	---	38
Daryll Jones	---	---	2	17	18	37
Kerry Glenn	---	---	4	30	2	36
Brian Blankenship	19	8	---	---	9	36
Tom Breedlove	---	---	5	31	---	36
Ben Thomas	---	---	4	30	---	34
Mike Gray	---	---	7	26	1	34
Paul Oswald	20	9	---	---	5	34
Terry Kinard	---	---	6	26	1	33
Chris Riehm	17	7	---	---	9	33
Jackie Harris	10	3	---	---	18	31
Johnie Cooks	---	---	5	25	---	30
Earnest Byner	23	7	---	---	---	30
Tim Gordon	---	---	3	22	3	28
Steve McMichael	---	---	2	14	11	27
Derek Russell	19	7	---	---	---	26
Bruce Perkins	20	4	---	---	1	25
Mike Johnson	---	---	3	8	11	22
Craig Shaffer	---	---	2	10	6	18
Matt Brock	---	---	2	10	5	17
Scott Norwood	0	0	---	---	11	11
Jim Morrissey	---	---	0	7	3	10
Mike Michel	0	0	---	---	9	9
Darren Lewis	4	1	---	---	2	7
Ed Luther	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dave Schnell	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	28	14.0
Middle	5	10	2.0
Right	2	2	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	16	70	4.4
Middle	21	61	2.9
Right	11	32	2.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brett Favre	42	27	2	4	2	4	5	7	0

Portland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim Kelly	17	11	1	0	3	2	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	22	3.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	13	65	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	113	11.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	40	6.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	47	15.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	75	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	1	19	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eddie Vedder	10	7	0	57	0	33
WR Vance Johnson	9	5	1	46	1	28
WR Kelvin Martin	8	6	0	73	1	27
FB Tony Paige	7	6	0	33	0	36
WR J.J. Birden	5	2	0	24	0	25
TE Ken Griffey	1	0	1	0	0	20
RB Cleveland Gary	1	1	0	7	0	12
WR Jake Reed	1	0	0	0	0	7

Portland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jessie Hester	3	2	0	14	0	11
RB Tim Worley	3	2	1	50	1	8
C Tony Hunter	2	1	0	8	0	7
WR Earnest Byner	2	1	1	7	0	7
TE Marv Cook	2	0	1	0	0	15
TE Jackie Harris	2	2	0	30	0	3
FB Alfred Anderson	1	1	0	15	0	8
RB Allen Pinkett	1	1	0	3	0	9
WR Todd McNair	1	1	0	14	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Portland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tim Worley	9	26	2.89	2.00
Allen Pinkett	6	26	4.33	5.05

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brett Favre	1	1	18	18.00	5.71

Portland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim Kelly	4	1	4	1.00	8.29

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Eddie Vedder	1	1	18	18.00	5.70

Portland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
C Tony Hunter	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
WR Earnest Byner	1	0	0	0.00	3.50
WR Jessie Hester	1	1	4	4.00	4.67
TE Marv Cook	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Tony Paige	1	0

Portland	Rushes	Conversions
Allen Pinkett	6	3
Tim Worley	5	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brett Favre	11	5	2

Portland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim Kelly	5	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kelvin Martin	5	3	1
WR Eddie Vedder	3	2	1
WR Vance Johnson	2	0	0
WR Jake Reed	1	0	0

Portland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jessie Hester	2	1	1
C Tony Hunter	1	0	0
FB Alfred Anderson	1	1	1
TE Jackie Harris	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,700 (18,600)
End Zone 12,800 (13,500)
Mezzanine 7,400 (7,800)
Sideline Seats 11,300 (11,900)
Club Seats 11,400 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 5,900 (6,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,700 (18,600)
End Zone	12,800 (13,500)
Mezzanine	7,400 (7,800)
Sideline Seats	11,300 (11,900)
Club Seats	11,400 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	5,900 (6,200)