Week 17, 1993

played in Los Angeles, CA

56 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals	3	17	10	0	-	30
Los Angeles Rams	7	0	7	10	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:44 LA - Ray Alexander 19 pass from Steve Young (John Carney extra point)
1Q: 01:09 STL - Dale Dawson 35 field goal
2Q: 11:21 STL - Ken Griffey 7 pass from Brett Favre (Dale Dawson extra point)
2Q: 11:02 STL - Kelvin Martin 8 pass from Brett Favre (Dale Dawson extra point)
2Q: 00:07 STL - Dale Dawson 43 field goal
3Q: 10:14 STL - Raghib Ismail 12 pass from Brett Favre (Dale Dawson extra point)
3Q: 05:21 STL - Dale Dawson 46 field goal
3Q: 02:11 LA - Ricky Watters 3 pass from Steve Young (John Carney extra point)
4Q: 13:41 LA - Titus Dixon 22 pass from Steve Young (John Carney extra point)
4Q: 00:31 LA - John Carney 27 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:44 LA - Ray Alexander 19 pass from Steve Young (John Carney extra point)
1Q: 01:09 STL - Dale Dawson 35 field goal
2Q: 11:21 STL - Ken Griffey 7 pass from Brett Favre (Dale Dawson extra point)
2Q: 11:02 STL - Kelvin Martin 8 pass from Brett Favre (Dale Dawson extra point)
2Q: 00:07 STL - Dale Dawson 43 field goal
3Q: 10:14 STL - Raghib Ismail 12 pass from Brett Favre (Dale Dawson extra point)
3Q: 05:21 STL - Dale Dawson 46 field goal
3Q: 02:11 LA - Ricky Watters 3 pass from Steve Young (John Carney extra point)
4Q: 13:41 LA - Titus Dixon 22 pass from Steve Young (John Carney extra point)
4Q: 00:31 LA - John Carney 27 field goal

Team Statistics STL LA
Record 11-5 10-6
First Downs 20 18
- by Rushing 4 8
- by Passing 15 10
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 349 384
- Offensive Plays 65 57
- Yards per Play 5.37 6.74
Net Rushing Yards 109 100
- Rushing Attempts 36 24
- Yards per Rush 3.03 4.17
Net Passing Yards 240 284
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 16 - 1 31 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 258 295
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/18 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 8.28 8.61
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/16 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 3/15 5/39
Punt Returns/Yards 4/74 2/9
Kick Returns/Yards 2/45 6/106
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 22
Time of Possession 35:23 24:37

Team Statistics	STL	LA
Record	11-5	10-6
First Downs	20	18
- by Rushing	4	8
- by Passing	15	10
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	349	384
- Offensive Plays	65	57
- Yards per Play	5.37	6.74
Net Rushing Yards	109	100
- Rushing Attempts	36	24
- Yards per Rush	3.03	4.17
Net Passing Yards	240	284
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 16 - 1	31 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	258	295
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/18	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	8.28	8.61
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/16	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	3/15	5/39
Punt Returns/Yards	4/74	2/9
Kick Returns/Yards	2/45	6/106
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 22
Time of Possession	35:23	24:37

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:33	3:43	OWN 21	6	26	Interception
1	4:25	3:22	OWN 29	7	53	Field Goal
2	14:50	3:40	OPP 37	7	37	Touchdown
2	11:02	0:09	OPP 8	1	8	Touchdown
2	6:23	3:25	OWN 2	7	46	Punt
2	1:02	1:00	OWN 26	3	48	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:54	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
3	7:34	2:21	50	4	21	Field Goal
3	2:04	1:10	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	13:29	2:08	OWN 32	3	3	Punt
4	10:14	7:47	OWN 2	12	33	Punt
4	0:26	0:26	OPP 47	3	-3	Game

Los Angeles Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:27	OWN 26	10	74	Touchdown
1	5:50	1:25	OWN 42	3	2	Punt
1	1:03	1:13	OWN 21	2	7	Interception
2	10:53	2:22	OWN 15	3	1	Punt
2	8:31	2:08	OWN 26	4	22	Punt
2	2:58	1:56	OWN 3	5	31	Punt
3	10:06	2:32	OWN 22	3	0	Punt
3	5:13	3:09	OWN 22	8	78	Touchdown
3	0:54	2:25	OWN 30	7	70	Touchdown
4	11:21	1:07	OWN 36	3	9	Punt
4	2:27	2:01	OWN 5	9	85	Field Goal

Game MVP: Steve Young, Los Angeles Rams

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Johnny Bailey	22	83	3.77	35	2
Randy Baldwin	10	24	2.40	8	0
Brett Favre	4	2	0.50	5	0

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ricky Watters	14	57	4.07	18	3
Terry Kirby	6	16	2.67	6	0
Steve Young	3	17	5.67	7	0
Dean Dingle	1	10	10.00	10	1

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brett Favre	25	16	258	4/18	3	33	1	121.3

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Young	31	20	295	2/11	3	65	1	114.3

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cris Carter	7	9	120	17.14	60	33	0
WR Eddie Vedder	4	8	76	19.00	42	26	0
WR Kelvin Martin	2	4	28	14.00	19	20	1
TE Ken Griffey	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	1
TE Alfred Pupunu	1	1	15	15.00	0	15	0
WR Raghib Ismail	1	2	12	12.00	0	12	1

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ray Alexander	6	12	57	9.50	16	19	1
WR Titus Dixon	4	6	47	11.75	5	22	1
RB Ricky Watters	4	5	17	4.25	0	8	1
WR Mike Sherrard	2	2	43	21.50	19	24	0
WR Grady Simpson	2	2	59	29.50	26	48	0
TE Art Ferguson	1	1	7	7.00	1	7	0
RB Terry Kirby	1	1	65	65.00	56	65	0
TE KD Dunn	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Ernie Thompson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Darren Perry	1	0	0.00	0

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Steve Atwater	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Eddie Vedder	1	1	0
Brett Favre	1	0	0
Jake Reed	1	0	0
Leonard Smith	0	1	1
Nate Newton	0	1	0

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jerry Gray	1	0	0
Dean Dingle	0	1	0
Karl Wilson	0	0	1
Jarvis Williams	0	0	1
DeShaun Smith	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rohn Stark	4	192	48.0	45.8	60	2

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rich Camarillo	6	282	47.0	34.7	53	4

Kicking Statistics

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

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Carney	1/1	0/0	0/0	27	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jake Reed	4	74	18.5	0

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jarvis Williams	2	9	4.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nate Lewis	1	26	26.0	0
Derek Brown	1	19	19.0	0

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tom Flynn	4	67	16.8	0
Jerry Gray	2	39	19.5	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Greg Lloyd	7	1	1.0	24	31
CB Albert Lewis	7	0	0.0	18	29
S Darren Woodson	5	2	1.0	24	33
S Darren Perry	5	2	0.0	24	33
CB Mark Walhberg	4	2	0.0	22	31
OLB Vincent Brown	3	0	0.0	22	26
DT Dana Stubblefield	2	2	0.0	22	27
DT Alfred Oglesby	2	1	0.0	11	13
S Rod McSwain	2	0	0.0	1	11
OLB Gregg Carr	1	1	0.0	6	3
DT Nolan Harrison	1	1	0.0	14	14
CB Dion Lambert	1	1	0.0	22	32
S Leonard Smith	1	0	0.0	2	6
DE Freddie Joe Nunn	1	0	0.0	22	27
OLB David Braxton	1	0	0.0	2	7
WR Eddie Vedder	1	0	---	---	---
DE Chris Zorich	0	1	0.0	4	9

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Levon Kirkland	8	1	0.0	36	29
DT Esera Ruaolo	6	2	0.0	30	21
S Tom Flynn	6	1	0.0	35	29
OLB Aaron Wallace	5	0	0.0	20	8
DE John Shannon	4	0	0.0	29	22
DE Karl Wilson	3	2	2.5	30	23
CB Jarvis Williams	3	2	0.0	12	18
CB Darrell Green	3	1	0.0	34	26
S Steve Atwater	3	1	0.0	36	29
OLB Lonnie Marts	2	0	1.0	26	16
DT Gerald Williams	2	1	0.5	33	24
S Derrick Hoskins	2	0	0.0	6	10
ILB E.J. Junior	1	1	0.0	2	4
OLB Brett Collins	1	1	0.0	12	13
DE Raylee Johnson	1	1	0.0	8	7
CB Jerry Gray	1	0	0.0	2	4
WR Titus Dixon	1	0	---	---	---
CB Kevin Smith	0	2	0.0	34	27

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Greg Lloyd	1.0	0	0	2	31
S Darren Woodson	1.0	0	0	0	33
DE Freddie Joe Nunn	0.0	1	0	0	27
DE Mel Agee	0.0	0	1	0	7
DT Dana Stubblefield	0.0	0	1	0	27

Los Angeles	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Karl Wilson	2.5	2	23
OLB Lonnie Marts	1.0	0	16
DT Gerald Williams	0.5	0	24
DE John Shannon	0.0	1	22
DT Esera Ruaolo	0.0	1	21
DE Raylee Johnson	0.0	1	7

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Mark Walhberg	5	1	0	31
S Darren Woodson	3	1	0	33
CB Albert Lewis	3	0	0	29
S Darren Perry	2	0	1	33
S Rod McSwain	2	0	0	11
ILB Greg Lloyd	1	1	0	31
OLB Vincent Brown	1	1	0	26
S Leonard Smith	1	0	0	6
OLB David Braxton	1	0	0	7
CB Dion Lambert	1	0	0	32
DT Dana Stubblefield	0	1	0	27

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Tom Flynn	4	0	0	29
CB Darrell Green	3	0	0	26
CB Jerry Gray	1	1	0	4
OLB Aaron Wallace	1	1	0	8
S Steve Atwater	1	0	1	29
ILB E.J. Junior	1	0	0	4
CB Jarvis Williams	1	0	0	18
OLB Lonnie Marts	1	0	0	16
ILB Levon Kirkland	1	0	0	29
CB Kevin Smith	1	0	0	27
S Derrick Hoskins	1	0	0	10

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mitch Frerotte	2	8	0	36	0	29
Nate Newton	2	6	1	36	2	29
Courtney Hall	2	6	0	36	0	29
Harris Barton	1	7	0	36	2	29
Tony Paige	1	2	0	18	0	13
Luis Sharpe	0	3	0	36	0	29

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jumbo Elliott	3	6	24	0	33
Henry Lush	2	5	24	1	33
Patrick Salonen	1	4	24	0	33
John Flannery	1	3	24	0	33
Jeff Pahukoa	0	2	24	1	33
Ernie Thompson	0	1	6	0	10

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Leonard Smith	3	17
David Braxton	2	28
Alfred Pupunu	1	19
Rod McSwain	1	12
Tony Paige	1	10

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
E.J. Junior	2	18
Jeff Pahukoa	2	7
DeShaun Smith	1	7
Titus Dixon	1	6
Terry Kirby	1	2

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Luis Sharpe	36	29	---	---	7	72
Harris Barton	36	29	---	---	7	72
Mitch Frerotte	36	29	---	---	7	72
Nate Newton	36	29	---	---	---	65
Courtney Hall	36	29	---	---	---	65
Brett Favre	36	29	---	---	---	65
Cris Carter	36	28	---	---	---	64
Darren Perry	---	---	24	33	1	58
Darren Woodson	---	---	24	33	1	58
Greg Lloyd	---	---	24	31	1	56
Albert Lewis	---	---	18	29	8	55
Dion Lambert	---	---	22	32	1	55
Mark Walhberg	---	---	22	31	2	55
Dana Stubblefield	---	---	22	27	2	51
Freddie Joe Nunn	---	---	22	27	1	50
Vincent Brown	---	---	22	26	2	50
Eddie Vedder	26	23	---	---	---	49
Ken Griffey	25	17	---	---	6	48
Johnny Bailey	25	19	---	---	2	46
Vera De Milo	---	---	20	23	1	44
Randy Baldwin	11	10	---	---	23	44
Tony Paige	18	13	---	---	10	41
David Braxton	---	---	2	7	28	37
Alfred Pupunu	12	5	---	---	19	36
Nolan Harrison	---	---	14	14	3	31
Raghib Ismail	13	15	---	---	---	28
Kelvin Martin	8	8	---	---	11	27
Derek Brown	6	6	---	---	14	26
Leonard Smith	---	---	2	6	17	25
Alfred Oglesby	---	---	11	13	1	25
Rod McSwain	---	---	1	11	12	24
Gregg Carr	---	---	6	3	12	21
Jake Reed	0	0	---	---	17	17
Nate Lewis	0	1	---	---	15	16
Kerry Glenn	---	---	2	1	12	15
Mel Agee	---	---	2	7	6	15
Chris Zorich	---	---	4	9	2	15
Dale Dawson	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jeff Spek	0	0	---	---	7	7
Bernard Dafney	0	0	---	---	7	7
Rohn Stark	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jeff Mills	---	---	0	0	4	4
Rodney Peete	0	0	---	---	3	3
Adam Lingner	0	0	---	---	---	0
David Archer	0	0	---	---	---	0
Vince Stroth	0	0	---	---	---	0

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tom Flynn	---	---	35	29	11	75
Steve Atwater	---	---	36	29	4	69
Levon Kirkland	---	---	36	29	3	68
Jeff Pahukoa	24	33	---	---	7	64
Kevin Smith	---	---	34	27	3	64
Darrell Green	---	---	34	26	3	63
Gerald Williams	---	---	33	24	2	59
Titus Dixon	22	31	---	---	6	59
Steve Young	24	33	---	---	---	57
Jumbo Elliott	24	33	---	---	---	57
John Flannery	24	33	---	---	---	57
Henry Lush	24	33	---	---	---	57
Patrick Salonen	24	33	---	---	---	57
Karl Wilson	---	---	30	23	3	56
John Shannon	---	---	29	22	4	55
Esera Ruaolo	---	---	30	21	4	55
Ray Alexander	21	33	---	---	---	54
Mike Sherrard	15	22	---	---	15	52
Jarvis Williams	---	---	12	18	22	52
Lonnie Marts	---	---	26	16	3	45
Brett Collins	---	---	12	13	18	43
KD Dunn	14	20	---	---	4	38
Ricky Watters	16	19	---	---	1	36
Ernie Thompson	6	10	---	---	17	33
Grady Simpson	6	6	---	---	19	31
Aaron Wallace	---	---	20	8	2	30
Derrick Hoskins	---	---	6	10	13	29
Dean Dingle	4	3	---	---	18	25
E.J. Junior	---	---	2	4	18	24
Carroll Mack	---	---	11	9	4	24
Austyn Smith	2	3	---	---	19	24
Jerry Gray	---	---	2	4	16	22
Art Ferguson	8	7	---	---	4	19
Terry Kirby	6	11	---	---	2	19
Raylee Johnson	---	---	8	7	---	15
Steve Dawkins	0	0	---	---	7	7
Gregg Gamble	0	0	---	---	7	7
Greg Huntington	0	0	---	---	7	7
DeShaun Smith	0	0	---	---	7	7
Rich Camarillo	0	0	---	---	6	6
John Carney	0	0	---	---	6	6
Peter Tom Willis	0	0	---	---	1	1
Larry Moriarty	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jack Burger	0	0	---	---	---	0
Lincoln Kennedy	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	9	1.8
Middle	23	83	3.6
Right	5	20	4.0
None	3	-3	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	62	7.8
Middle	11	31	2.8
Right	5	7	1.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brett Favre	25	16	6	0	1	2	5	0	1

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Young	31	20	4	0	2	5	2	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	38	19.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	113	9.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	107	13.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	3	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	164	9.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	39	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	89	17.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cris Carter	9	7	0	120	3	28
WR Eddie Vedder	8	4	0	76	2	23
WR Kelvin Martin	4	2	0	28	1	8
WR Raghib Ismail	2	1	1	12	0	15
TE Ken Griffey	1	1	0	7	0	17
TE Alfred Pupunu	1	1	0	15	0	5

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ray Alexander	12	6	2	57	0	33
WR Titus Dixon	6	4	0	47	1	31
RB Ricky Watters	5	4	0	17	0	19
WR Mike Sherrard	2	2	0	43	1	22
WR Grady Simpson	2	2	0	59	1	6
TE KD Dunn	1	0	0	0	0	20
FB Ernie Thompson	1	0	0	0	0	10
TE Art Ferguson	1	1	0	7	0	7
RB Terry Kirby	1	1	0	65	1	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Johnny Bailey	2	-1	-0.50	3.77
Randy Baldwin	2	2	1.00	2.40

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Steve Young	1	3	3.00	5.67
Ricky Watters	1	-2	-2.00	4.07

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brett Favre	5	4	39	7.80	10.32

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Young	5	3	30	6.00	9.52

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kelvin Martin	2	1	8	4.00	7.00
WR Cris Carter	1	1	12	12.00	13.33
TE Ken Griffey	1	1	7	7.00	7.00
WR Raghib Ismail	1	1	12	12.00	6.00

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ray Alexander	1	1	19	19.00	4.75
TE KD Dunn	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Titus Dixon	1	1	8	8.00	7.83
FB Ernie Thompson	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Ricky Watters	1	1	3	3.00	3.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Randy Baldwin	3	1
Johnny Bailey	1	1
Brett Favre	1	0

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
Ricky Watters	2	0
Terry Kirby	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brett Favre	10	6	6

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Young	8	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cris Carter	4	3	3
WR Eddie Vedder	3	1	1
WR Kelvin Martin	1	0	0
TE Ken Griffey	1	1	1
WR Raghib Ismail	1	1	1

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ray Alexander	5	3	2
RB Ricky Watters	2	2	1
WR Titus Dixon	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 98,000 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,300 (25,300)
End Zone 18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 14,400 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,700 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	98,000 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,300 (25,300)
End Zone	18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	14,400 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,700 (9,900)