Week 6, 1991

played in St. Louis, MO

53 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	13	6	14	3	-	36
St. Louis Cardinals	0	3	0	3	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:59 MIN - Rich Karlis 50 field goal
1Q: 06:35 MIN - Barry Word 15 run (Rich Karlis extra point)
1Q: 01:28 MIN - Rich Karlis 33 field goal
2Q: 03:42 MIN - Rich Karlis 35 field goal
2Q: 01:24 STL - Dale Dawson 34 field goal
2Q: 00:05 MIN - Rich Karlis 28 field goal
3Q: 11:17 MIN - Brian Mitchell 5 run (Rich Karlis extra point)
3Q: 06:16 MIN - Ben Coates 13 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
4Q: 13:01 MIN - Rich Karlis 37 field goal
4Q: 07:15 STL - Dale Dawson 38 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:59 MIN - Rich Karlis 50 field goal
1Q: 06:35 MIN - Barry Word 15 run (Rich Karlis extra point)
1Q: 01:28 MIN - Rich Karlis 33 field goal
2Q: 03:42 MIN - Rich Karlis 35 field goal
2Q: 01:24 STL - Dale Dawson 34 field goal
2Q: 00:05 MIN - Rich Karlis 28 field goal
3Q: 11:17 MIN - Brian Mitchell 5 run (Rich Karlis extra point)
3Q: 06:16 MIN - Ben Coates 13 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
4Q: 13:01 MIN - Rich Karlis 37 field goal
4Q: 07:15 STL - Dale Dawson 38 field goal

Team Statistics MIN STL
Record 4-1 2-4
First Downs 25 13
- by Rushing 8 3
- by Passing 16 9
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 420 238
- Offensive Plays 70 55
- Yards per Play 6.00 4.33
Net Rushing Yards 165 80
- Rushing Attempts 34 17
- Yards per Rush 4.85 4.71
Net Passing Yards 255 158
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 20 - 0 36 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 265 171
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 7.08 4.16
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 11/17 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 6.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/20 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 4/18 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/100 5/78
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 6 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/3 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 21
Time of Possession 36:12 23:48

Team Statistics	MIN	STL
Record	4-1	2-4
First Downs	25	13
- by Rushing	8	3
- by Passing	16	9
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	420	238
- Offensive Plays	70	55
- Yards per Play	6.00	4.33
Net Rushing Yards	165	80
- Rushing Attempts	34	17
- Yards per Rush	4.85	4.71
Net Passing Yards	255	158
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 20 - 0	36 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	265	171
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	7.08	4.16
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	11/17	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	6.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/20	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	4/18	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/100	5/78
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	6	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/3	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 21
Time of Possession	36:12	23:48

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:09	OWN 40	4	27	Field Goal
1	10:12	3:44	OWN 22	9	78	Touchdown
1	3:19	1:59	OPP 48	4	32	Field Goal
2	10:38	7:04	OWN 21	12	61	Field Goal
2	1:16	1:16	OWN 45	4	44	Field Goal
3	14:31	3:23	OPP 31	8	31	Touchdown
3	9:09	3:02	OWN 37	8	63	Touchdown
3	4:03	3:42	OWN 22	6	22	Punt
4	14:46	1:53	OWN 33	6	47	Field Goal
4	7:08	5:13	OWN 33	8	20	Punt
4	0:45	0:45	OWN 16	1	0	Game

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:51	1:39	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
1	6:28	3:09	OWN 11	6	37	Fumble
1	1:20	5:42	OWN 22	12	64	Missed FG
2	3:34	2:18	OWN 20	11	63	Field Goal
3	15:00	0:29	OWN 28	1	8	Fumble
3	11:08	1:59	OWN 34	3	-7	Punt
3	6:07	2:04	OWN 32	3	9	Punt
3	0:21	0:35	OWN 12	3	8	Punt
4	12:53	5:45	OWN 20	11	59	Field Goal
4	1:55	1:10	OWN 20	3	5	Punt

Game MVP: Dan Marino, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Brian Mitchell	17	97	5.71	18	5	1
Barry Word	16	68	4.25	15	2	1
Herman Fontenot	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Johnny Bailey	10	47	4.70	9	0
DJ Dozier	4	20	5.00	10	1
Brett Favre	2	8	4.00	5	0
Kelvin Martin	1	5	5.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Marino	34	20	265	2/10	1	29	0	93.4

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brett Favre	36	22	171	2/13	0	28	0	72.8

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Herman Moore	7	10	95	13.57	39	29	0
WR Eric Metcalf	6	8	95	15.83	29	20	0
FB Brad Muster	3	4	15	5.00	0	8	0
RB Barry Word	1	3	13	13.00	2	13	0
WR Brian Blades	1	1	20	20.00	1	20	0
RB Brian Mitchell	1	1	14	14.00	4	14	0
TE Ben Coates	1	2	13	13.00	7	13	1
TE Pete Metzelaars	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Herman Fontenot	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Howard Griffith	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Vance Johnson	6	8	57	9.50	24	28
WR Eddie Vedder	5	5	44	8.80	24	19
WR Kelvin Martin	4	6	15	3.75	0	6
RB Johnny Bailey	2	3	9	4.50	1	6
TE Mark Boyer	1	2	6	6.00	0	6
WR Mike Sherrard	1	4	20	20.00	0	20
WR J.J. Birden	1	3	2	2.00	2	2
TE Carwell Gardner	1	4	3	3.00	0	3
WR Nate Lewis	1	1	15	15.00	0	15

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Brian Mitchell	1	1	0
Charles Haley	0	1	0
Ken Harvey	0	1	0
Eddie Johnson	0	0	1
Shelton Robinson	0	0	1
Lee Williams	0	0	1

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
DJ Dozier	2	0	0
Kelvin Martin	1	0	0
Carwell Gardner	0	1	0
Gregg Carr	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rohn Stark	2	82	41.0	31.0	47	0

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
John Kidd	5	248	49.6	46.0	57	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rich Karlis	5/5	1/1	1/1	50	3/3

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dale Dawson	2/3	0/0	0/0	38	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vai Sikahema	2	20	10.0	0
Eric Metcalf	2	-2	-1.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Phil Freeman	2	73	36.5	0
Eric Metcalf	1	27	27.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
DJ Dozier	3	48	16.0	0
Mike Sherrard	2	30	15.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Carnell Lake	5	0	0.0	16	33
ILB Johnny Holland	4	2	0.0	16	33
ILB Shelton Robinson	4	0	0.0	6	12
CB Mossy Cade	4	0	0.0	16	34
OLB Darion Conner	3	1	1.0	11	29
S Vince Albritton	3	0	0.0	6	24
CB Frank Minnifield	3	0	0.0	12	28
DE Wayne Martin	2	2	0.5	13	26
DE Charles Haley	2	1	0.5	15	29
S Vince Newsome	2	1	0.0	15	29
CB Eric Allen	2	1	0.0	13	26
ILB Eddie Johnson	2	0	0.0	4	6
OLB Larry Kelm	1	1	0.0	11	29
DE Lee Williams	1	0	0.0	6	21
CB Eric Thomas	1	0	0.0	1	1
S Eric Turner	1	0	0.0	3	10

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Vincent Brown	7	4	0.0	22	28
S Rich Miano	7	1	0.0	28	30
CB Jerry Gray	7	0	0.0	29	33
S Leonard Smith	6	2	0.0	32	35
OLB Greg Lloyd	5	1	0.5	25	33
CB James Jefferson	4	1	0.0	34	36
DE Mel Agee	3	1	1.0	13	16
DE Vera De Milo	3	0	0.0	25	26
OLB Paul Butcher	2	4	0.0	27	21
OLB Gregg Carr	2	2	0.0	18	17
S Cornell Gowdy	2	1	0.0	31	29
OLB David Braxton	1	3	0.5	7	10
DE Aaron Jones	1	1	0.0	21	20
DT Alfred Oglesby	1	1	0.0	24	25
ILB Jeff Mills	1	1	0.0	6	12
G Don Mosebar	1	0	---	---	---
DT Jim Kowalkowski	1	0	0.0	1	0
OLB Galand Thaxton	0	1	0.0	12	4
DT Nolan Harrison	0	1	0.0	10	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Darion Conner	1.0	0	1	1	29
DE Charles Haley	0.5	0	2	0	29
DE Wayne Martin	0.5	0	1	0	26
OLB Ken Harvey	0.0	1	0	1	9
DT Russell Maryland	0.0	1	0	0	7
DT Dan Saleaumula	0.0	0	2	1	32
DE Lee Williams	0.0	0	1	1	21

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Mel Agee	1.0	0	1	0	16
OLB Greg Lloyd	0.5	2	2	1	33
OLB David Braxton	0.5	0	0	0	10
OLB Paul Butcher	0.0	0	1	0	21
DE Aaron Jones	0.0	0	1	0	20
DE Vera De Milo	0.0	0	1	0	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Vince Albritton	3	0	24
CB Mossy Cade	3	0	34
S Vince Newsome	2	0	29
CB Frank Minnifield	2	0	28
DE Lee Williams	2	0	21
ILB Johnny Holland	2	0	33
CB Eric Allen	2	0	26
OLB Larry Kelm	1	1	29
OLB Darion Conner	1	1	29
ILB Shelton Robinson	1	0	12
DE Charles Haley	1	0	29
CB Eric Thomas	1	0	1
S Carnell Lake	1	0	33

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Vincent Brown	5	1	28
CB Jerry Gray	3	2	33
CB James Jefferson	3	2	36
S Leonard Smith	2	0	35
OLB Greg Lloyd	2	0	33
S Rich Miano	1	0	30
OLB Paul Butcher	1	0	21
S Cornell Gowdy	1	0	29
DT Alfred Oglesby	1	0	25
DE Vera De Milo	1	0	26
DT Nolan Harrison	0	1	11

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Keith Sims	4	8	0	25	1	30
Bart Oates	3	7	1	32	0	34
Harry Boatswain	2	3	0	5	0	9
Tim Irwin	1	7	0	32	0	34
John Wojciechowski	1	3	0	31	1	29
Brad Muster	1	2	0	17	0	14
Mike Munchak	1	1	0	8	0	5
Pete Metzelaars	0	1	0	9	0	8
Brian Blados	0	1	0	26	0	31
Derrick Conner	0	1	0	9	0	6

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jim Lachey	2	3	17	0	38
Courtney Hall	1	4	16	0	29
Jim Juriga	1	3	11	0	30
Carwell Gardner	1	1	8	0	17
Marsharne Graves	0	2	11	2	33
Mark Boyer	0	1	14	0	24
Larry Williams	0	1	7	0	11

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Vai Sikahema	1	22
Derek Loville	1	18
Phil Freeman	1	16
Shelton Robinson	1	12
Vince Albritton	1	12

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Carwell Gardner	2	16
DJ Dozier	1	21
Mike Sherrard	1	17
Jim Lachey	1	8
David Braxton	1	5
Albert Lewis	1	3

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dan Marino	34	36	---	---	---	70
Bart Oates	32	34	---	---	4	70
Tim Irwin	32	34	---	---	---	66
Brian Blados	26	31	---	---	7	64
Mossy Cade	---	---	16	34	14	64
Johnny Holland	---	---	16	33	13	62
Keith Sims	25	30	---	---	6	61
Herman Fontenot	31	28	---	---	1	60
John Wojciechowski	31	29	---	---	---	60
Ben Coates	20	25	---	---	13	58
Eric Metcalf	22	26	---	---	5	53
Frank Minnifield	---	---	12	28	12	52
Charles Haley	---	---	15	29	8	52
Carnell Lake	---	---	16	33	2	51
Vince Newsome	---	---	15	29	6	50
Brad Muster	17	14	---	---	19	50
Herman Moore	26	24	---	---	---	50
Dan Saleaumula	---	---	10	32	2	44
Darion Conner	---	---	11	29	4	44
Vince Albritton	---	---	6	24	12	42
Eric Allen	---	---	13	26	3	42
Wayne Martin	---	---	13	26	2	41
Larry Kelm	---	---	11	29	---	40
Brian Mitchell	18	19	---	---	---	37
Pete Metzelaars	9	8	---	---	16	33
Derek Loville	5	9	---	---	18	32
Barry Word	16	14	---	---	1	31
Shelton Robinson	---	---	6	12	12	30
Lee Williams	---	---	6	21	1	28
Brian Blades	3	11	---	---	9	23
Vai Sikahema	0	0	---	---	22	22
Harry Boatswain	5	9	---	---	7	21
Russell Maryland	---	---	7	7	6	20
Phil Freeman	1	0	---	---	16	17
Eric Turner	---	---	3	10	4	17
Derrick Conner	9	6	---	---	1	16
Ken Harvey	---	---	6	9	---	15
Eddie Johnson	---	---	4	6	4	14
Rich Karlis	0	0	---	---	13	13
Mike Munchak	8	5	---	---	---	13
Howard Griffith	2	2	---	---	9	13
Curtis Rouse	2	2	---	---	7	11
Don Majkowski	0	0	---	---	5	5
Rohn Stark	0	0	---	---	2	2
Eric Thomas	---	---	1	1	---	2
Scott Stankavage	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Leonard Smith	---	---	32	35	22	89
Jerry Gray	---	---	29	33	18	80
James Jefferson	---	---	34	36	7	77
Cornell Gowdy	---	---	31	29	4	64
Jim Lachey	17	38	---	---	8	63
Rich Miano	---	---	28	30	4	62
Greg Lloyd	---	---	25	33	3	61
Vera De Milo	---	---	25	26	5	56
Mark Boyer	14	24	---	---	17	55
Vincent Brown	---	---	22	28	5	55
Brett Favre	17	38	---	---	---	55
Paul Butcher	---	---	27	21	5	53
Courtney Hall	16	29	---	---	8	53
Alfred Oglesby	---	---	24	25	3	52
Jim Juriga	11	30	---	---	8	49
Gregg Carr	---	---	18	17	13	48
Johnny Bailey	13	26	---	---	6	45
Marsharne Graves	11	33	---	---	---	44
Aaron Jones	---	---	21	20	3	44
Vance Johnson	13	25	---	---	4	42
Carwell Gardner	8	17	---	---	16	41
Luis Sharpe	10	25	---	---	4	39
DJ Dozier	4	12	---	---	21	37
Eddie Vedder	12	24	---	---	---	36
Bob Landsee	7	19	---	---	8	34
Kelvin Martin	6	24	---	---	3	33
Mel Agee	---	---	13	16	2	31
Mike Sherrard	2	9	---	---	17	28
Galand Thaxton	---	---	12	4	11	27
Nolan Harrison	---	---	10	11	4	25
J.J. Birden	7	16	---	---	---	23
Tony Paige	5	11	---	---	6	22
David Braxton	---	---	7	10	5	22
Rollin Putzier	---	---	9	10	2	21
Jeff Mills	---	---	6	12	1	19
Larry Williams	7	11	---	---	---	18
Nate Lewis	1	2	---	---	13	16
Don Mosebar	6	5	---	---	4	15
Jake Reed	0	0	---	---	7	7
Dale Dawson	0	0	---	---	6	6
John Kidd	0	0	---	---	5	5
Albert Lewis	---	---	0	0	3	3
Bobby Hebert	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jim Kowalkowski	---	---	1	0	2	3
David Archer	0	0	---	---	---	0
Chris Zorich	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	50	3.6
Middle	11	63	5.7
Right	9	52	5.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	41	5.9
Middle	8	37	4.6
Right	2	2	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Marino	34	20	3	0	0	6	6	1	0

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brett Favre	36	22	2	1	2	2	7	4	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	4	39	4.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	5	49	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	11	177	12.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	30	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	14	81	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	40	10.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	20	10.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Herman Moore	10	7	95	1	24
WR Eric Metcalf	8	6	95	1	26
FB Brad Muster	4	3	15	0	14
WR Herman Fontenot	3	0	0	0	28
RB Barry Word	3	1	13	0	14
TE Ben Coates	2	1	13	0	25
TE Pete Metzelaars	1	0	0	0	8
WR Brian Blades	1	1	20	1	11
RB Brian Mitchell	1	1	14	0	19
FB Howard Griffith	1	0	0	0	2

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Vance Johnson	8	6	0	57	1	25
WR Kelvin Martin	6	4	0	15	0	24
WR Eddie Vedder	5	5	0	44	0	24
WR Mike Sherrard	4	1	1	20	1	9
TE Carwell Gardner	4	1	0	3	0	17
WR J.J. Birden	3	1	1	2	0	16
RB Johnny Bailey	3	2	0	9	0	26
TE Mark Boyer	2	1	0	6	0	24
WR Nate Lewis	1	1	0	15	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Barry Word	3	22	7.33	4.25
Brian Mitchell	2	6	3.00	5.71

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Marino	8	2	24	3.00	7.79

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brett Favre	3	0	0	0.00	4.75

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Herman Moore	4	1	11	2.75	9.50
WR Herman Fontenot	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Barry Word	1	0	0	0.00	4.33
FB Brad Muster	1	0	0	0.00	3.75
TE Ben Coates	1	1	13	13.00	6.50

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Carwell Gardner	2	0	0	0.00	0.75
WR Mike Sherrard	1	0	0	0.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Brian Mitchell	5	3
Barry Word	2	1

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
DJ Dozier	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Marino	9	8	7

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brett Favre	12	9	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Brad Muster	3	2	1
WR Eric Metcalf	3	3	3
RB Barry Word	1	1	1
RB Brian Mitchell	1	1	1
WR Herman Moore	1	1	1

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kelvin Martin	3	2	1
WR Vance Johnson	2	2	1
WR Mike Sherrard	2	0	0
WR Eddie Vedder	2	2	1
WR J.J. Birden	1	1	0
RB Johnny Bailey	1	1	1
TE Carwell Gardner	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 47,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,900 (21,400)
End Zone 10,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	47,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,900 (21,400)
End Zone	10,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)