Week 17, 1991

played in San Francisco, CA

48 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals7376-23
San Francisco 49ers7077-21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:48 STL - Tony Paige 1 run (Dale Dawson extra point)
1Q: 01:09 SFO - Shannon Sharpe 20 pass from Steve Beuerlein (Steve Christie extra point)
2Q: 00:33 STL - Dale Dawson 49 field goal
3Q: 08:53 SFO - Sammie Smith 4 run (Steve Christie extra point)
3Q: 03:44 STL - Kelvin Martin 19 pass from Brett Favre (Dale Dawson extra point)
4Q: 13:08 STL - Dale Dawson 23 field goal
4Q: 04:54 SFO - Jo Jo Townsell 45 pass from Steve Beuerlein (Steve Christie extra point)
4Q: 01:01 STL - Dale Dawson 38 field goal

Team StatisticsSTLSFO
Record6-107-9
First Downs2319
- by Rushing76
- by Passing1413
- by Penalty20
Total Net Yards372400
- Offensive Plays7460
- Yards per Play5.036.67
Net Rushing Yards141109
- Rushing Attempts2728
- Yards per Rush5.223.89
Net Passing Yards231291
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt43 - 25 - 029 - 18 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards260311
- Sacks/Yards Lost4/293/20
- Yards per Pass Play4.919.09
Fumbles/Lost2/01/1
3rd Down Conversions7/177/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down9.25.8
4th Down Conversions1/10/1
Penalties/Yards3/246/40
Punt Returns/Yards0/01/0
Kick Returns/Yards3/424/82
Interception Ret./Yards2/50/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits42
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/11/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 22OWN 29
Time of Possession31:5928:01

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
19:500:52OWN 131Punt
17:544:12OWN 20980Touchdown
10:585:20OWN 10915Punt
28:301:44OWN 20518Punt
23:062:39OWN 18950Field Goal
315:001:28OWN 2035Punt
38:472:35OWN 1254Punt
35:191:42OPP 48448Touchdown
31:593:57OWN 10784Field Goal
49:193:14OWN 269Punt
44:363:40OWN 231256Field Goal
40:150:15OPP 132-3Game
San Francisco 49ers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:005:10OWN 21836Punt
18:581:04OWN 4832Punt
13:422:44OWN 20580Touchdown
210:382:08OWN 21664Interception
26:463:40OWN 71071Interception
20:270:27OWN 191-1Half
313:324:45OWN 421058Touchdown
36:120:53OWN 4622Fumble
33:371:38OWN 3530Punt
413:023:43OWN 36516Punt
46:051:29OWN 48352Touchdown
40:560:41OWN 1340Downs

Game MVP: Brett Favre, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

St. LouisAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Cleveland Gary12272.25700
Johnny Bailey810012.504520
Brett Favre6132.17500
Tony Paige111.00101
San FranciscoAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
John Settle231034.481420
Sammie Smith471.75501
Steve Beuerlein1-1-1.00-100

Passing Statistics

St. LouisAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Brett Favre43252604/29130083.4
San FranciscoAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Steve Beuerlein29183113/20251292.7

Receiving Statistics

St. LouisCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Vance Johnson910768.4418240
WR J.J. Birden7118211.7115300
TE Mark Boyer232211.000120
TE Ken Griffey22147.000120
WR Eddie Vedder252311.505240
FB Tony Paige1188.00380
WR Kelvin Martin191919.000191
RB Cleveland Gary121616.0010160
San FranciscoCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Shannon Sharpe459724.2573511
WR Jo Jo Townsell357424.6736451
FB Merril Hoge343210.6718230
RB John Settle334916.3336370
WR Ed McCaffrey252311.506150
WR Bruce Hill1188.00080
RB Sammie Smith111212.007120
WR Calvin Williams111616.005160
WR Otis Grant0300.00000
TE Manute Bol0100.00000

Interception Statistics

St. LouisIntsYardsAvgTD
ILB Vincent Brown100.000
CB James Jefferson155.000
San FranciscoIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

St. LouisFumbRecovForceTD
Albert Lewis1000
Brett Favre1000
Don Mosebar0100
Paul Butcher0100
Vera De Milo0100
Cornell Gowdy0010
San FranciscoFumbRecovForceTD
Steve Beuerlein1000
Robert Massey0010
Matt Vanderbeek0010

Punting Statistics

St. LouisPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
John Kidd627145.245.2551
San FranciscoPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Greg Montgomery418947.342.3513

Kicking Statistics

St. LouisFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Dale Dawson3/31/10/0492/2
San FranciscoFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Steve Christie0/00/00/003/3

Punt Return Statistics

St. LouisRetYardsAvgTD
San FranciscoRetYardsAvgTD
Jo Jo Townsell100.00

Kick Return Statistics

St. LouisRetYardsAvgTD
DJ Dozier23316.50
Albert Lewis199.00
San FranciscoRetYardsAvgTD
Mike Dingle35719.00
Otis Grant12525.00

Defensive Statistics

St. LouisTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
DT Jim Kowalkowski601.51512
OLB Greg Lloyd520.02632
ILB Vincent Brown410.02622
CB Jerry Gray400.02326
S Leonard Smith320.02726
CB Albert Lewis310.02028
S Rich Miano310.01621
CB James Jefferson300.02228
DE Vera De Milo220.51421
OLB Paul Butcher200.0210
ILB Jeff Mills200.065
S Cornell Gowdy110.52229
DE Aaron Jones110.51421
DT Rollin Putzier110.01411
OLB Galand Thaxton110.01917
DE Mel Agee110.01411
OLB Gregg Carr100.01312
OLB David Braxton100.020
DT Alfred Oglesby100.01320
San FranciscoTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Anthony Newman710.02232
S Mike Lush620.01532
ILB Matt Vanderbeek521.01840
S Terry Hoage510.02138
ILB William Thomas431.079
OLB Kevin Greene421.02340
CB Terry McDaniel410.01731
DT Bill Pickel311.01936
ILB Karl Mecklenburg310.098
CB Robert Massey310.01433
CB Delton Hall300.01632
CB Najee Mustafaa210.02137
OLB Tim Cofield110.079
DE Ray Seals110.0819
DE Clyde Simmons100.01928
QB Steve Beuerlein10---------
TE Shannon Sharpe10---------
OLB Rickey Jackson020.01520
DE Kevin Brooks010.01729
OLB Renaldo Turnbull010.01014

Pass Rush Statistics

St. LouisSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Jim Kowalkowski1.500012
DE Aaron Jones0.501021
S Cornell Gowdy0.500029
DE Vera De Milo0.500021
DT Rollin Putzier0.010011
OLB Greg Lloyd0.001032
DT Alfred Oglesby0.001020
San FranciscoSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Bill Pickel1.001136
OLB Kevin Greene1.000140
ILB Matt Vanderbeek1.000040
ILB William Thomas1.00009
OLB Rickey Jackson0.011020
DT Tony Casillas0.010011
DE Leon Seals0.010018
DE Ray Seals0.001019
OLB Renaldo Turnbull0.001014
DE Clyde Simmons0.000128

Pass Defense Statistics

St. LouisCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Albert Lewis30028
ILB Vincent Brown20122
CB James Jefferson20128
S Leonard Smith20026
OLB Paul Butcher20010
OLB Greg Lloyd20032
ILB Jeff Mills2005
CB Jerry Gray10026
S Rich Miano10021
DT Rollin Putzier10011
S Cornell Gowdy01029
San FranciscoCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Anthony Newman31032
S Mike Lush30032
CB Terry McDaniel30031
ILB William Thomas3009
S Terry Hoage22038
OLB Kevin Greene20040
CB Delton Hall20032
CB Robert Massey20033
ILB Matt Vanderbeek20040
ILB Karl Mecklenburg1108
CB Najee Mustafaa11037
DT Bill Pickel10036

Blocking Statistics

St. LouisKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Harris Barton23127146
Ken Griffey22017026
Luis Sharpe14020133
Jim Juriga14024137
Marsharne Graves12020033
Jim Lachey1107015
Courtney Hall04024044
Don Mosebar0107014
Larry Williams0003110
San FranciscoKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Bill Hitchcock45019016
Tony Mandarich36226132
Jeff Uhlenhake24022127
John Jackson23024024
Nate Newton16021131
Matt Darwin11018017
Ron Mattes010408
Manute Bol010905

Special Teams Tackles

St. LouisTacklesSTPlays
Leonard Smith224
DJ Dozier118
Albert Lewis19
Carwell Gardner19
San FranciscoTacklesSTPlays
Robert Massey222
Terry Hoage112

Participation

St. LouisRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Leonard Smith------27262477
Courtney Hall2444------977
Brett Favre2747---------74
Harris Barton2746---------73
Jim Juriga2437------667
Luis Sharpe2033------962
James Jefferson------22281161
Jerry Gray------23261059
Greg Lloyd------2632---58
Albert Lewis------2028957
Cornell Gowdy------2229556
Marsharne Graves2033---------53
Eddie Vedder2231---------53
Vance Johnson1533------250
J.J. Birden1830---------48
Vincent Brown------2622---48
Johnny Bailey1033------548
Kelvin Martin1125------1147
Ken Griffey1726------447
Tony Paige918------1542
Rich Miano------1621---37
Aaron Jones------1421237
Mark Boyer612------1836
Galand Thaxton------1917---36
Vera De Milo------1421136
Alfred Oglesby------1320235
Gregg Carr------1312934
Jim Lachey715------931
Cleveland Gary1714---------31
Rollin Putzier------1411328
Jim Kowalkowski------1512128
Jake Reed44------1826
Mel Agee------1411---25
Carwell Gardner69------924
Don Mosebar714---------21
DJ Dozier00------1818
Larry Williams310------316
Paul Butcher------210416
Bob Landsee33------915
Jeff Mills------65---11
Dale Dawson00------99
David Braxton------2079
John Kidd00------66
Bobby Hebert00------33
Chris Zorich------0022
David Archer00---------0
San FranciscoRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Terry Hoage------21381271
Robert Massey------14332269
Matt Vanderbeek------1840866
Kevin Greene------2340265
Delton Hall------16321563
Najee Mustafaa------2137361
Bill Pickel------1936560
Steve Beuerlein2832---------60
Mike Lush------15321259
Tony Mandarich2632------159
Anthony Newman------2232256
Nate Newton2131------355
Shannon Sharpe2226------654
Jeff Uhlenhake2227------453
Clyde Simmons------1928552
John Settle2428---------52
Terry McDaniel------1731351
John Jackson2424---------48
Kevin Brooks------1729---46
Jo Jo Townsell1218------1545
Ed McCaffrey2024---------44
Bill Hitchcock1916------439
Rickey Jackson------1520136
Tim Cofield------792036
Matt Darwin1817------136
Bruce Hill816------1135
Merril Hoge1812------434
Leon Seals------1018634
Ray Seals------819431
Calvin Williams1516---------31
Manute Bol95------1428
Sammie Smith44------2028
Renaldo Turnbull------1014125
Otis Grant17------1321
Tony Casillas------911121
Bob Mrosko74------1021
William Thomas------79218
Karl Mecklenburg------98---17
Ron Mattes48------416
Jeff Maddox65------314
Mike Dingle00------55
Greg Montgomery00------44
Steve Christie00------44
Kelvin Pritchett------0134
Jim Everett00---------0
Rodney Peete00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left9758.3
Middle14604.3
Right294.5
None2-3-1.5
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left11625.6
Middle9353.9
Right7131.9
None1-1-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. LouisAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Brett Favre43253335430
San FranciscoAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Steve Beuerlein29186221302

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen66376.2
Short (0-8 Yds)169462.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)135685.2
Long (19+ Yds)8510913.6
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen54357.0
Short (0-8 Yds)9817219.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)1361048.0
Long (19+ Yds)2000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. LouisTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR J.J. Birden117082130
WR Vance Johnson109076133
WR Kelvin Martin91119025
WR Eddie Vedder52223131
TE Mark Boyer32022012
TE Ken Griffey22014026
RB Cleveland Gary21016014
FB Tony Paige1108018
San FranciscoTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Jo Jo Townsell53174218
TE Shannon Sharpe54097226
WR Ed McCaffrey52123024
FB Merril Hoge43032112
WR Otis Grant300007
RB John Settle33049128
TE Manute Bol100005
WR Bruce Hill1108016
RB Sammie Smith1101204
WR Calvin Williams11016016

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. LouisAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Brett Favre320.672.17
Tony Paige111.001.00
San FranciscoAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
John Settle2126.004.48
Sammie Smith294.501.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. LouisAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Brett Favre53265.206.05
San FranciscoAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Steve Beuerlein52326.4010.72

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. LouisTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Kelvin Martin31196.332.11
FB Tony Paige1188.008.00
WR Vance Johnson11-1-1.007.60
San FranciscoTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Jo Jo Townsell1000.0014.80
TE Manute Bol1000.000.00
FB Merril Hoge1000.008.00
RB Sammie Smith111212.0012.00
TE Shannon Sharpe112020.0019.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. LouisRushesConversions
Brett Favre20
Tony Paige11
Cleveland Gary11
San FranciscoRushesConversions
John Settle11
Sammie Smith11

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. LouisAttCompConversions
Brett Favre1295
San FranciscoAttCompConversions
Steve Beuerlein965

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. LouisTargCatchConversions
WR Vance Johnson553
WR Kelvin Martin200
WR J.J. Birden221
WR Eddie Vedder211
TE Mark Boyer110
San FranciscoTargCatchConversions
WR Otis Grant200
WR Jo Jo Townsell221
FB Merril Hoge222
RB Sammie Smith111
TE Shannon Sharpe111
WR Ed McCaffrey100

SectionAttendance
Stadium40,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck13,200 (21,400)
End Zone9,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine5,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats8,400 (13,600)
Club Seats3,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes800 (3,300)