Week 3, 1991

played in St. Louis, MO

51 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	0	0	0	0	-	0
St. Louis Cardinals	0	7	7	3	-	17

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:59 STL - DJ Dozier 2 run (Dale Dawson extra point)
3Q: 12:22 STL - J.J. Birden 57 pass from Brett Favre (Dale Dawson extra point)
4Q: 02:41 STL - Dale Dawson 33 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:59 STL - DJ Dozier 2 run (Dale Dawson extra point)
3Q: 12:22 STL - J.J. Birden 57 pass from Brett Favre (Dale Dawson extra point)
4Q: 02:41 STL - Dale Dawson 33 field goal

Team Statistics NOS STL
Record 1-2 1-2
First Downs 16 16
- by Rushing 4 5
- by Passing 9 9
- by Penalty 3 2
Total Net Yards 259 289
- Offensive Plays 59 64
- Yards per Play 4.39 4.52
Net Rushing Yards 105 75
- Rushing Attempts 23 27
- Yards per Rush 4.57 2.78
Net Passing Yards 154 214
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 15 - 1 33 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 161 239
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 4/25
- Yards per Pass Play 4.28 5.78
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.0 6.6
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/68 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 1/-3 2/-2
Kick Returns/Yards 3/72 1/21
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 30
Time of Possession 24:18 35:42

Team Statistics	NOS	STL
Record	1-2	1-2
First Downs	16	16
- by Rushing	4	5
- by Passing	9	9
- by Penalty	3	2
Total Net Yards	259	289
- Offensive Plays	59	64
- Yards per Play	4.39	4.52
Net Rushing Yards	105	75
- Rushing Attempts	23	27
- Yards per Rush	4.57	2.78
Net Passing Yards	154	214
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 15 - 1	33 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	161	239
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	4/25
- Yards per Pass Play	4.28	5.78
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.0	6.6
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/68	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	1/-3	2/-2
Kick Returns/Yards	3/72	1/21
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 30
Time of Possession	24:18	35:42

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:13	OWN 35	6	31	Missed FG
1	10:12	1:45	OWN 16	3	9	Punt
1	5:41	2:21	OWN 3	4	28	Punt
2	12:49	4:06	OWN 16	8	40	Punt
2	5:49	0:55	OWN 7	3	5	Punt
2	3:11	1:19	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	12:05	4:35	OWN 8	8	40	Punt
3	2:20	2:28	OWN 20	5	19	Punt
4	11:57	0:14	OPP 4	3	-15	Interception
4	9:35	1:44	OWN 27	5	17	Downs
4	2:36	2:36	OWN 27	13	42	Game

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:47	1:35	OWN 41	3	4	Punt
1	8:27	2:46	OWN 37	6	13	Punt
1	3:20	5:31	OWN 41	12	59	Touchdown
2	8:43	2:54	OWN 20	5	23	Punt
2	4:54	1:43	OPP 47	3	4	Punt
2	1:52	1:52	OWN 17	3	25	Half
3	15:00	2:55	OWN 21	6	79	Touchdown
3	7:30	5:10	OWN 20	9	37	Punt
4	14:52	2:55	OWN 5	5	8	Fumble
4	11:43	2:08	OWN 20	5	14	Punt
4	7:51	5:15	OPP 44	7	28	Field Goal

Game MVP: Kevin Fagan, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Chris Warren	21	106	5.05	12	4
Mike Pagel	1	3	3.00	3	0
Greg Bell	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
DJ Dozier	13	35	2.69	8	0	1
Johnny Bailey	13	37	2.85	13	1	0
Brett Favre	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mike Pagel	35	15	161	1/7	0	26	1	45.1

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brett Favre	33	24	239	4/25	1	57	0	103.0

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Chris Warren	5	7	26	5.20	4	11
WR Mike Alexander	3	4	37	12.33	15	18
WR Ernest Givins	2	4	15	7.50	1	8
TE Ethan Horton	1	2	26	26.00	9	26
WR Buster Rhymes	1	4	13	13.00	3	13
WR Odessa Turner	1	5	10	10.00	0	10
TE Robert Tyler	1	1	26	26.00	0	26
WR Jeff Graham	1	6	8	8.00	3	8
FB Craig Heyward	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Jimmie Johnson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR J.J. Birden	6	9	103	17.17	54	57	1
WR Eddie Vedder	6	8	29	4.83	6	16	0
WR Vance Johnson	5	7	53	10.60	6	23	0
WR Kelvin Martin	3	4	31	10.33	21	21	0
FB Tony Paige	2	2	2	1.00	0	2	0
TE Mark Boyer	1	2	15	15.00	0	15	0
RB DJ Dozier	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Albert Lewis	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mike Pagel	1	0	0
Kevin Fagan	0	1	1
Pat Harlow	0	1	0
Chip Banks	0	0	1

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Kelvin Martin	1	1	0
Brett Favre	1	0	0
Vincent Brown	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	7	306	43.7	38.3	56	1

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
John Kidd	6	258	43.0	36.8	47	3

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	0/0

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dale Dawson	1/1	0/0	0/0	33	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Warren	1	-3	-3.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jake Reed	2	-2	-1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Greg Bell	2	50	25.0	0
Gill Byrd	1	22	22.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
DJ Dozier	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Lawrence Taylor	9	0	0.5	16	24
ILB Mark Maddox	9	1	0.0	19	26
OLB Chip Banks	6	3	0.0	24	24
DE Kevin Fagan	5	1	3.0	16	20
S Marcus Paul	4	3	0.0	21	32
S Bob Orlando	4	1	0.0	12	13
ILB John Galvin	3	2	0.0	8	11
DT Curt Jarvis	2	1	0.5	13	15
S Greg Jackson	2	2	0.0	17	31
CB Lorenzo Lynch	2	1	0.0	20	23
CB Gill Byrd	1	2	0.0	18	23
CB Issiac Holt	1	2	0.0	11	22
DE Pierce Holt	1	1	0.0	24	30
CB John Mangum	1	1	0.0	16	19
QB Mike Pagel	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Emanuel King	1	0	0.0	6	7
DE Darryl Sims	1	0	0.0	11	17
OLB O'Brien Alston	1	0	0.0	2	2

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Rich Miano	5	3	0.0	19	27
S Leonard Smith	5	1	0.0	21	33
S Cornell Gowdy	5	0	0.0	16	30
OLB Greg Lloyd	4	1	1.0	18	26
ILB Vincent Brown	3	2	0.0	19	29
CB Jerry Gray	2	2	0.0	17	32
CB Albert Lewis	2	1	0.0	20	33
CB James Jefferson	2	1	0.0	16	34
OLB Gregg Carr	2	0	0.0	5	9
ILB Jeff Mills	2	0	0.0	6	3
DT Nolan Harrison	2	0	0.0	11	7
OLB Paul Butcher	1	1	0.0	13	19
DE Aaron Jones	1	1	0.0	17	24
G Marsharne Graves	1	0	---	---	---
OLB David Braxton	1	0	0.0	7	3
DT Alfred Oglesby	1	0	0.0	12	29
DE Mel Agee	1	0	0.0	6	12

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Kevin Fagan	3.0	1	2	20
OLB Lawrence Taylor	0.5	0	1	24
DT Curt Jarvis	0.5	0	0	15
DE Darryl Sims	0.0	0	1	17

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Greg Lloyd	1.0	2	0	1	26
DE Aaron Jones	0.0	1	2	1	24
DT Nolan Harrison	0.0	1	0	0	7
DE Vera De Milo	0.0	0	2	0	24
OLB Paul Butcher	0.0	0	1	0	19
DT Rollin Putzier	0.0	0	1	0	12
DT Alfred Oglesby	0.0	0	1	0	29

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Chip Banks	4	1	24
ILB Mark Maddox	4	0	26
OLB Lawrence Taylor	3	0	24
CB Lorenzo Lynch	3	0	23
ILB John Galvin	2	0	11
S Greg Jackson	2	0	31
S Marcus Paul	2	0	32
CB Issiac Holt	1	0	22
OLB Emanuel King	1	0	7
DT Curt Jarvis	1	0	15
S Bob Orlando	1	0	13

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Cornell Gowdy	4	2	0	30
CB Albert Lewis	2	0	1	33
CB Jerry Gray	2	0	0	32
ILB Jeff Mills	2	0	0	3
S Rich Miano	1	1	0	27
CB James Jefferson	1	1	0	34
S Leonard Smith	1	0	0	33
ILB Vincent Brown	1	0	0	29
DT Alfred Oglesby	1	0	0	29
OLB Paul Butcher	0	1	0	19

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Dellenbach	2	5	17	0	31
Tommie Ginn	2	3	10	0	7
Pat Harlow	1	3	20	0	28
Rick Donnalley	1	1	19	0	31
Todd Kalis	1	1	4	0	5
David Jones	0	3	19	0	34
Tony Jones	0	2	17	1	31
Craig Heyward	0	2	18	0	23
Edwin Bailey	0	1	9	0	13
Jimmie Johnson	0	1	7	0	13

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Courtney Hall	3	6	2	27	1	33
Harris Barton	1	6	0	27	3	36
Don Mosebar	1	4	0	8	0	14
Tony Paige	1	3	0	19	0	17
Marsharne Graves	0	5	0	19	0	23
Jim Juriga	0	2	0	23	0	28

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Robert Tyler	1	13
O'Brien Alston	1	9
Lawrence Taylor	1	6

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Johnny Bailey	1	18
James Jefferson	1	10
David Braxton	1	10
Albert Lewis	1	6

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
David Jones	19	34	---	---	8	61
Mike Pagel	23	36	---	---	---	59
Rick Donnalley	19	31	---	---	8	58
Pierce Holt	---	---	24	30	2	56
Chris Warren	22	24	---	---	10	56
Jeff Dellenbach	17	31	---	---	7	55
Marcus Paul	---	---	21	32	1	54
Chip Banks	---	---	24	24	3	51
Greg Jackson	---	---	17	31	2	50
Ethan Horton	16	25	---	---	8	49
Tony Jones	17	31	---	---	---	48
Pat Harlow	20	28	---	---	---	48
John Mangum	---	---	16	19	12	47
Mark Maddox	---	---	19	26	2	47
Lawrence Taylor	---	---	16	24	6	46
Gill Byrd	---	---	18	23	4	45
Craig Heyward	18	23	---	---	4	45
Lorenzo Lynch	---	---	20	23	1	44
Andrew Provence	---	---	16	24	---	40
Donnie Humphrey	---	---	14	20	4	38
Ernest Givins	12	25	---	---	1	38
Darryl Sims	---	---	11	17	9	37
Kevin Fagan	---	---	16	20	---	36
Issiac Holt	---	---	11	22	1	34
Buster Rhymes	8	14	---	---	11	33
Greg Bell	1	12	---	---	19	32
Jeff Graham	15	17	---	---	---	32
Craig Veasley	---	---	12	16	2	30
Bob Orlando	---	---	12	13	4	29
Curt Jarvis	---	---	13	15	---	28
Odessa Turner	11	15	---	---	---	26
Tommie Ginn	10	7	---	---	7	24
John Galvin	---	---	8	11	5	24
Wes Pritchett	---	---	1	8	14	23
Edwin Bailey	9	13	---	---	---	22
Jimmie Johnson	7	13	---	---	---	20
Randy McMillan	3	7	---	---	9	19
Todd Kalis	4	5	---	---	8	17
Mike Alexander	0	4	---	---	13	17
Emanuel King	---	---	6	7	3	16
Robert Tyler	2	1	---	---	13	16
O'Brien Alston	---	---	2	2	9	13
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	7	7
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	2	2
Dave Mucker	0	0	---	---	1	1
Randall Cunningham	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Leonard Smith	---	---	21	33	20	74
Harris Barton	27	36	---	---	4	67
Courtney Hall	27	33	---	---	7	67
Brett Favre	27	37	---	---	---	64
James Jefferson	---	---	16	34	10	60
Albert Lewis	---	---	20	33	6	59
Jerry Gray	---	---	17	32	9	58
Jim Juriga	23	28	---	---	6	57
Johnny Bailey	14	20	---	---	18	52
Vincent Brown	---	---	19	29	1	49
Eddie Vedder	20	28	---	---	---	48
Rich Miano	---	---	19	27	1	47
Cornell Gowdy	---	---	16	30	1	47
Jim Lachey	19	18	---	---	7	44
Paul Butcher	---	---	13	19	12	44
Greg Lloyd	---	---	18	26	---	44
Aaron Jones	---	---	17	24	3	44
Alfred Oglesby	---	---	12	29	3	44
Marsharne Graves	19	23	---	---	---	42
Tony Paige	19	17	---	---	6	42
Ken Griffey	16	18	---	---	7	41
Vance Johnson	10	23	---	---	7	40
J.J. Birden	14	24	---	---	---	38
Vera De Milo	---	---	11	24	2	37
Mark Boyer	11	13	---	---	12	36
Luis Sharpe	8	20	---	---	4	32
DJ Dozier	13	17	---	---	2	32
Kelvin Martin	10	19	---	---	---	29
Rollin Putzier	---	---	12	12	4	28
Don Mosebar	8	14	---	---	1	23
Nolan Harrison	---	---	11	7	4	22
David Braxton	---	---	7	3	10	20
Gregg Carr	---	---	5	9	5	19
Galand Thaxton	---	---	7	10	2	19
Mel Agee	---	---	6	12	---	18
Carwell Gardner	6	4	---	---	6	16
Larry Williams	4	9	---	---	1	14
Jake Reed	0	0	---	---	12	12
Mike Sherrard	2	2	---	---	6	10
Bob Landsee	0	4	---	---	5	9
Jeff Mills	---	---	6	3	---	9
John Kidd	0	0	---	---	6	6
Dale Dawson	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jim Kowalkowski	---	---	0	0	4	4
Bobby Hebert	0	0	---	---	1	1
David Archer	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	37	3.4
Middle	3	13	4.3
Right	9	55	6.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	30	3.0
Middle	17	45	2.6
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mike Pagel	35	15	2	2	1	5	7	2	1

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brett Favre	33	24	3	1	2	1	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	9	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	6	63	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	4	63	4.5
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	26	5.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	18	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	14	80	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	118	13.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	23	11.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Chris Warren	7	5	0	26	0	24
WR Jeff Graham	6	1	0	8	0	17
WR Odessa Turner	5	1	0	10	0	15
WR Buster Rhymes	4	1	1	13	0	14
WR Ernest Givins	4	2	0	15	0	25
WR Mike Alexander	4	3	0	37	0	4
TE Ethan Horton	2	1	0	26	1	25
FB Craig Heyward	1	0	0	0	0	23
TE Robert Tyler	1	1	0	26	1	1
TE Jimmie Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	13

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR J.J. Birden	9	6	0	103	1	24
WR Eddie Vedder	8	6	1	29	0	28
WR Vance Johnson	7	5	0	53	1	23
WR Kelvin Martin	4	3	1	31	1	19
FB Tony Paige	2	2	0	2	0	17
TE Mark Boyer	2	1	0	15	0	13
RB DJ Dozier	1	1	0	6	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Johnny Bailey	2	2	1.00	2.85
DJ Dozier	1	2	2.00	2.69

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mike Pagel	4	0	0	0.00	4.60

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Overall Avg
TE Ethan Horton	1	13.00
WR Buster Rhymes	1	3.25
WR Ernest Givins	1	3.75
WR Mike Alexander	1	9.25

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Chris Warren	6	1

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Johnny Bailey	5	2
Brett Favre	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mike Pagel	7	4	3

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brett Favre	9	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Buster Rhymes	3	1	1
RB Chris Warren	2	2	1
WR Odessa Turner	1	1	1
WR Jeff Graham	1	0	0

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR J.J. Birden	4	2	2
WR Kelvin Martin	2	2	2
TE Mark Boyer	1	0	0
WR Vance Johnson	1	1	1
WR Eddie Vedder	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 43,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,800 (21,400)
End Zone 9,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 7,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	43,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,800 (21,400)
End Zone	9,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	7,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (3,300)