Week 1, 1993

played in San Francisco, CA

63 degrees, fair, calm

St. Louis Cardinals	0	6	3	15	-	24
San Francisco 49ers	7	7	0	7	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:30 SFO - Derrick Ned 9 run (Steve Christie extra point)
2Q: 13:15 SFO - Jerome Bettis 24 pass from Doug Flutie (Steve Christie extra point)
2Q: 09:35 STL - Dale Dawson 41 field goal
2Q: 00:03 STL - Dale Dawson 38 field goal
3Q: 06:02 STL - Dale Dawson 46 field goal
4Q: 13:44 STL - Cris Carter 2 pass from Brett Favre (Brett Favre pass to Cris Carter for conversion)
4Q: 08:50 STL - Kelvin Martin 50 pass from Brett Favre (Dale Dawson extra point)
4Q: 01:39 SFO - Derrick Ned 8 run (Steve Christie extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:30 SFO - Derrick Ned 9 run (Steve Christie extra point)
2Q: 13:15 SFO - Jerome Bettis 24 pass from Doug Flutie (Steve Christie extra point)
2Q: 09:35 STL - Dale Dawson 41 field goal
2Q: 00:03 STL - Dale Dawson 38 field goal
3Q: 06:02 STL - Dale Dawson 46 field goal
4Q: 13:44 STL - Cris Carter 2 pass from Brett Favre (Brett Favre pass to Cris Carter for conversion)
4Q: 08:50 STL - Kelvin Martin 50 pass from Brett Favre (Dale Dawson extra point)
4Q: 01:39 SFO - Derrick Ned 8 run (Steve Christie extra point)

Team Statistics STL SFO
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 17 25
- by Rushing 6 9
- by Passing 11 13
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 342 335
- Offensive Plays 59 66
- Yards per Play 5.80 5.08
Net Rushing Yards 79 126
- Rushing Attempts 24 28
- Yards per Rush 3.29 4.50
Net Passing Yards 263 209
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 21 - 0 35 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 294 233
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/31 3/24
- Yards per Pass Play 7.51 5.50
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 6.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/40 4/35
Punt Returns/Yards 4/63 3/12
Kick Returns/Yards 1/18 2/36
Interception Ret./Yards 1/24 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 22
Time of Possession 30:20 29:40

Team Statistics	STL	SFO
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	17	25
- by Rushing	6	9
- by Passing	11	13
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	342	335
- Offensive Plays	59	66
- Yards per Play	5.80	5.08
Net Rushing Yards	79	126
- Rushing Attempts	24	28
- Yards per Rush	3.29	4.50
Net Passing Yards	263	209
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 21 - 0	35 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	294	233
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/31	3/24
- Yards per Pass Play	7.51	5.50
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	6.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/40	4/35
Punt Returns/Yards	4/63	3/12
Kick Returns/Yards	1/18	2/36
Interception Ret./Yards	1/24	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 22
Time of Possession	30:20	29:40

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:21	5:20	OWN 18	8	28	Punt
1	2:00	1:23	OPP 44	3	-5	Punt
2	13:01	3:34	OWN 20	8	56	Field Goal
2	5:46	2:44	OWN 5	5	39	Punt
2	1:43	1:43	OWN 39	6	40	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:20	OWN 20	6	22	Punt
3	10:12	4:16	OWN 14	8	57	Field Goal
3	4:09	1:14	OWN 37	3	5	Punt
3	0:14	1:39	OPP 25	4	25	Touchdown
4	8:50	0:18	50	1	50	Touchdown
4	6:37	2:51	OPP 49	4	15	Missed FG
4	1:32	0:42	OWN 20	3	5	Punt

San Francisco 49ers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:39	OWN 18	10	82	Touchdown
1	4:01	2:01	OWN 12	3	4	Punt
1	0:37	2:36	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
2	9:27	3:41	OWN 20	7	38	Punt
2	3:02	1:19	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
3	11:40	1:28	OWN 22	5	9	Punt
3	5:56	1:47	OWN 24	3	1	Punt
3	2:55	2:41	OWN 33	5	13	Interception
4	13:35	4:45	OWN 20	9	30	Fumble
4	8:32	1:55	OWN 18	3	6	Punt
4	3:46	2:14	OWN 41	8	59	Touchdown
4	0:50	0:50	OWN 21	4	21	Game

Game MVP: Brett Favre, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Johnny Bailey	17	42	2.47	12	2
Randy Baldwin	4	19	4.75	15	1
Brett Favre	3	18	6.00	10	1

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jerome Bettis	19	80	4.21	14	5	0
Derrick Ned	5	13	2.60	9	0	2
Doug Flutie	4	33	8.25	11	1	0

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brett Favre	30	21	294	5/31	2	50	0	123.5

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Doug Flutie	35	24	233	3/24	1	39	1	84.5

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cris Carter	8	12	108	13.50	28	37	1
WR Eddie Vedder	6	6	73	12.17	16	36	0
WR Kelvin Martin	3	4	59	19.67	4	50	1
TE Ken Griffey	2	3	26	13.00	18	20	0
FB Tony Paige	1	1	22	22.00	18	22	0
WR Nate Lewis	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Johnny Bailey	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Stacey Bailey	10	11	54	5.40	5	12	0
WR John Taylor	4	6	77	19.25	36	39	0
TE Shannon Sharpe	3	4	25	8.33	2	11	0
WR Keith Crawford	3	4	28	9.33	2	15	0
WR Victor Bailey	2	5	21	10.50	9	18	0
RB Jerome Bettis	1	2	24	24.00	18	24	1
RB Derrick Ned	1	1	4	4.00	3	4	0
TE David Frisch	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Vincent Brown	1	24	24.00	0

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Recov	Force
Dana Stubblefield	1	0
Gregg Carr	0	1
Vincent Brown	0	1

San Francisco	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Doug Flutie	2	0	0	0
Jerome Bettis	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Larry Sanders	6	245	40.8	35.5	53	1

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Greg Montgomery	6	277	46.2	35.7	56	3

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dale Dawson	3/4	2/3	0/1	46	1/1

San Francisco	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Steve Christie	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jake Reed	4	63	15.8	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Moore	3	12	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nate Lewis	1	18	18.0	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Moore	2	36	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Vincent Brown	8	1	2.0	23	34
S Darren Perry	8	0	0.0	28	38
ILB Greg Lloyd	7	0	0.0	28	37
CB Kerry Glenn	6	2	0.0	22	28
S Darren Woodson	3	3	0.0	28	38
DE Aaron Jones	3	2	0.0	21	29
S Leonard Smith	3	1	0.0	5	11
CB Mark Walhberg	3	1	0.0	26	36
CB Dion Lambert	3	0	0.0	24	30
OLB David Braxton	2	0	0.0	5	4
OLB Gregg Carr	1	0	1.0	5	9
DT Alfred Oglesby	1	2	0.0	12	14
DT Nolan Harrison	1	2	0.0	15	21
DE Vera De Milo	1	1	0.0	23	31
DT Dana Stubblefield	1	1	0.0	26	31
S Rod McSwain	1	0	0.0	3	10

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Karl Mecklenburg	8	8	1.5	24	35
S Willie Clay	8	2	1.0	24	35
OLB William Thomas	8	0	1.0	22	33
DT Bill Pickel	6	0	0.0	12	20
OLB Joe Bowden	4	2	0.0	19	22
S Anthony Newman	4	1	0.0	23	34
CB Chuck Moulds	3	0	0.0	17	23
OLB Mike Croel	2	0	1.0	1	6
DE Ricky Sutton	2	0	0.5	8	13
ILB Ed McDaniel	1	1	0.0	9	12
WR John Taylor	1	0	---	---	---
S Dedrick Dodge	1	0	0.0	5	8
DT Kelvin Pritchett	1	0	0.0	12	15
CB Willie Beamon	0	4	0.0	24	35

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Vincent Brown	2.0	0	34
OLB Gregg Carr	1.0	0	9
DE Vera De Milo	0.0	2	31

San Francisco	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Karl Mecklenburg	1.5	0	0	35
OLB Mike Croel	1.0	0	0	6
OLB William Thomas	1.0	0	0	33
S Willie Clay	1.0	0	0	35
DE Ricky Sutton	0.5	0	0	13
DT Bill Pickel	0.0	1	1	20
DE Michael Bankston	0.0	0	2	16
DE Lee Carter	0.0	0	1	22

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Greg Lloyd	5	1	0	37
S Darren Perry	5	0	0	38
CB Kerry Glenn	3	0	0	28
S Darren Woodson	2	2	0	38
OLB Vincent Brown	2	1	1	34
S Leonard Smith	2	0	0	11
CB Dion Lambert	2	0	0	30
S Rod McSwain	1	0	0	10
OLB David Braxton	1	0	0	4
CB Mark Walhberg	1	0	0	36

San Francisco	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Willie Clay	4	1	35
S Anthony Newman	4	0	34
OLB William Thomas	4	0	33
ILB Karl Mecklenburg	2	0	35
OLB Joe Bowden	2	0	22
CB Willie Beamon	1	2	35
OLB Mike Croel	1	0	6
DT Kelvin Pritchett	1	0	15
CB Malcolm Frank	1	0	28
CB Chuck Moulds	1	0	23

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Courtney Hall	1	8	1	24	0	35
Harris Barton	1	3	0	24	3	35
Luis Sharpe	1	3	0	24	1	35
Tony Paige	1	3	0	11	0	16
Nate Newton	1	2	0	24	0	35
Bernard Dafney	0	2	0	24	1	35

San Francisco	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tony Mandarich	3	7	1	28	2	38
Mike Devlin	3	6	0	28	0	38
Matt Darwin	1	5	0	28	0	38
Darryl Ashmore	1	3	0	28	1	38
David Walker	1	2	0	28	0	38
Jim Branson	0	1	0	17	0	13

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Leonard Smith	3	15
David Braxton	1	23
Rod McSwain	1	5

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays
Robert Moore	1	22
Tyrone Montgomery	1	20
Dedrick Dodge	1	17
Jim Branson	1	12
Junior Atkins	1	6

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Luis Sharpe	24	35	---	---	10	69
Harris Barton	24	35	---	---	10	69
Bernard Dafney	24	35	---	---	10	69
Darren Perry	---	---	28	38	1	67
Darren Woodson	---	---	28	38	---	66
Greg Lloyd	---	---	28	37	---	65
Dion Lambert	---	---	24	30	9	63
Kerry Glenn	---	---	22	28	12	62
Mark Walhberg	---	---	26	36	---	62
Nate Newton	24	35	---	---	---	59
Courtney Hall	24	35	---	---	---	59
Brett Favre	24	35	---	---	---	59
Vincent Brown	---	---	23	34	---	57
Dana Stubblefield	---	---	26	31	---	57
Cris Carter	22	33	---	---	---	55
Vera De Milo	---	---	23	31	1	55
Johnny Bailey	20	29	---	---	2	51
Aaron Jones	---	---	21	29	---	50
Eddie Vedder	21	26	---	---	---	47
Tony Paige	11	16	---	---	18	45
Ken Griffey	14	21	---	---	6	41
Nolan Harrison	---	---	15	21	3	39
Nate Lewis	15	19	---	---	4	38
David Braxton	---	---	5	4	23	32
Leonard Smith	---	---	5	11	15	31
Kelvin Martin	8	14	---	---	7	29
Randy Baldwin	4	6	---	---	17	27
Alfred Oglesby	---	---	12	14	---	26
Gregg Carr	---	---	5	9	9	23
Jake Reed	3	1	---	---	19	23
Chris Zorich	---	---	5	7	8	20
Alfred Pupunu	0	0	---	---	19	19
Rod McSwain	---	---	3	10	5	18
Mel Agee	---	---	7	9	---	16
Irv Smith	1	6	---	---	6	13
Jeff Spek	0	0	---	---	10	10
Mitch Frerotte	0	0	---	---	10	10
Larry Sanders	0	0	---	---	10	10
Dale Dawson	0	0	---	---	9	9
Derek Brown	0	4	---	---	5	9
Raghib Ismail	1	0	---	---	8	9
Paul Butcher	---	---	2	1	4	7
Jeff Mills	---	---	0	0	5	5
David Archer	0	0	---	---	---	0
Vince Stroth	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rodney Peete	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Francisco	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tony Mandarich	28	38	---	---	6	72
David Walker	28	38	---	---	6	72
Doug Flutie	28	38	---	---	---	66
Matt Darwin	28	38	---	---	---	66
Darryl Ashmore	28	38	---	---	---	66
Mike Devlin	28	38	---	---	---	66
Willie Clay	---	---	24	35	6	65
Karl Mecklenburg	---	---	24	35	4	63
Willie Beamon	---	---	24	35	4	63
Anthony Newman	---	---	23	34	4	61
William Thomas	---	---	22	33	5	60
Malcolm Frank	---	---	20	28	12	60
John Taylor	25	33	---	---	---	58
Shannon Sharpe	22	27	---	---	5	54
Stacey Bailey	19	32	---	---	---	51
Victor Bailey	13	29	---	---	9	51
Joe Bowden	---	---	19	22	7	48
Jerome Bettis	20	27	---	---	1	48
Chuck Moulds	---	---	17	23	4	44
Jim Branson	17	13	---	---	12	42
Lee Carter	---	---	16	22	2	40
Bill Pickel	---	---	12	20	6	38
Keith Crawford	11	12	---	---	15	38
Clyde Simmons	---	---	11	19	6	36
Robert Moore	---	---	2	7	22	31
Ricky Sutton	---	---	8	13	10	31
Dedrick Dodge	---	---	5	8	17	30
Michael Bankston	---	---	13	16	1	30
Kelvin Pritchett	---	---	12	15	1	28
Tyrone Montgomery	2	4	---	---	20	26
Derrick Ned	9	12	---	---	5	26
Ed McDaniel	---	---	9	12	4	25
Mike Croel	---	---	1	6	15	22
David Frisch	2	1	---	---	14	17
Keith Goganious	---	---	2	2	4	8
Ron Carpenter	---	---	0	0	7	7
Milton Mack	---	---	0	0	6	6
Greg Montgomery	0	0	---	---	6	6
Junior Atkins	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bobby Foley	0	0	---	---	6	6
Keith Shelby	0	0	---	---	6	6
Kevin Greene	---	---	0	0	4	4
Steve Christie	0	0	---	---	4	4
Rae Mandarich	---	---	0	0	3	3
Darryll Rogers	0	0	---	---	---	0
James Vickers	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	6	2.0
Middle	20	71	3.6
Right	1	2	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	6	1.5
Middle	11	45	4.1
Right	13	75	5.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brett Favre	30	21	7	0	1	3	4	0	0

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Doug Flutie	35	24	2	3	0	4	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	50	7.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	28	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	85	9.4
Long (19+ Yds)	6	4	131	21.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	9	1.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	12	87	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	127	10.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	10	3.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cris Carter	12	8	1	108	3	33
WR Eddie Vedder	6	6	0	73	1	26
WR Kelvin Martin	4	3	0	59	1	14
TE Ken Griffey	3	2	0	26	1	21
RB Johnny Bailey	2	0	0	0	0	29
WR Nate Lewis	2	1	0	6	0	19
FB Tony Paige	1	1	0	22	1	16

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stacey Bailey	11	10	54	0	32
WR John Taylor	6	4	77	1	33
WR Victor Bailey	5	2	21	0	29
TE Shannon Sharpe	4	3	25	0	27
WR Keith Crawford	4	3	28	0	12
RB Jerome Bettis	2	1	24	1	27
RB Derrick Ned	1	1	4	0	12
TE David Frisch	1	0	0	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Johnny Bailey	1	4	4.00	2.47

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jerome Bettis	3	7	2.33	4.21
Derrick Ned	2	17	8.50	2.60

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brett Favre	2	2	6	3.00	9.80

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Doug Flutie	1	1	8	8.00	6.66

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cris Carter	1	1	2	2.00	9.00
WR Eddie Vedder	1	1	4	4.00	12.17

San Francisco	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Stacey Bailey	1	1	8	8.00	4.91

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Randy Baldwin	2	0
Brett Favre	1	0

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions
Doug Flutie	1	0
Jerome Bettis	1	1
Derrick Ned	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brett Favre	9	7	5

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Doug Flutie	9	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cris Carter	4	3	2
TE Ken Griffey	2	2	2
RB Johnny Bailey	1	0	0
WR Nate Lewis	1	1	0
WR Eddie Vedder	1	1	1

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Stacey Bailey	5	5	3
TE Shannon Sharpe	1	1	1
TE David Frisch	1	0	0
WR Victor Bailey	1	0	0
WR Keith Crawford	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,600 (21,400)
End Zone 12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,600 (21,400)
End Zone	12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)