Week 6, 1994

played in St. Louis, MO

58 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	10	0	0	-	10
St. Louis Cardinals	10	0	14	3	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:20 STL - Johnny Bailey 3 run (Dale Dawson extra point)
1Q: 02:51 STL - Dale Dawson 40 field goal
2Q: 14:54 MIN - Jason Hanson 50 field goal
2Q: 00:41 MIN - Herman Fontenot 9 pass from Dan Marino (Jason Hanson extra point)
3Q: 12:18 STL - Johnny Bailey 19 pass from Brett Favre (Dale Dawson extra point)
3Q: 06:24 STL - Cris Carter 27 pass from Brett Favre (Dale Dawson extra point)
4Q: 13:06 STL - Dale Dawson 36 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:20 STL - Johnny Bailey 3 run (Dale Dawson extra point)
1Q: 02:51 STL - Dale Dawson 40 field goal
2Q: 14:54 MIN - Jason Hanson 50 field goal
2Q: 00:41 MIN - Herman Fontenot 9 pass from Dan Marino (Jason Hanson extra point)
3Q: 12:18 STL - Johnny Bailey 19 pass from Brett Favre (Dale Dawson extra point)
3Q: 06:24 STL - Cris Carter 27 pass from Brett Favre (Dale Dawson extra point)
4Q: 13:06 STL - Dale Dawson 36 field goal

Team Statistics MIN STL
Record 3-2 2-4
First Downs 21 22
- by Rushing 3 7
- by Passing 15 15
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 373 419
- Offensive Plays 70 64
- Yards per Play 5.33 6.55
Net Rushing Yards 76 114
- Rushing Attempts 19 29
- Yards per Rush 4.00 3.93
Net Passing Yards 297 305
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 46 - 24 - 1 32 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 322 327
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/25 3/22
- Yards per Pass Play 5.82 8.71
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 10.3
4th Down Conversions 1/4 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/20 7/43
Punt Returns/Yards 3/15 3/48
Kick Returns/Yards 4/102 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 28
Time of Possession 26:03 33:57

Team Statistics	MIN	STL
Record	3-2	2-4
First Downs	21	22
- by Rushing	3	7
- by Passing	15	15
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	373	419
- Offensive Plays	70	64
- Yards per Play	5.33	6.55
Net Rushing Yards	76	114
- Rushing Attempts	19	29
- Yards per Rush	4.00	3.93
Net Passing Yards	297	305
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	46 - 24 - 1	32 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	322	327
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/25	3/22
- Yards per Pass Play	5.82	8.71
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	10.3
4th Down Conversions	1/4	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/20	7/43
Punt Returns/Yards	3/15	3/48
Kick Returns/Yards	4/102	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 28
Time of Possession	26:03	33:57

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:54	OWN 20	4	59	Interception
1	7:13	1:21	OWN 35	3	2	Punt
1	2:44	2:57	OWN 20	8	47	Field Goal
2	13:49	2:32	50	5	49	Fumble
2	7:58	3:02	OWN 20	6	41	Punt
2	3:08	2:36	OWN 44	8	56	Touchdown
3	12:09	2:18	OWN 33	3	3	Punt
3	6:13	3:28	OWN 30	9	61	Missed FG
4	12:59	1:38	OWN 27	3	9	Punt
4	10:28	3:43	OWN 15	11	24	Downs
4	3:34	0:47	OWN 31	4	-11	Downs
4	2:15	1:41	OWN 31	7	46	Downs

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:06	5:53	OWN 3	13	97	Touchdown
1	5:52	3:08	OWN 34	6	43	Field Goal
2	14:47	0:58	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
2	11:17	3:19	OWN 10	7	44	Punt
2	4:56	1:48	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
2	0:32	0:32	OWN 20	1	7	Half
3	15:00	2:51	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
3	9:51	3:38	OWN 24	6	76	Touchdown
3	2:45	4:46	OWN 20	8	61	Field Goal
4	11:21	0:53	OWN 36	3	-2	Punt
4	6:45	3:11	OPP 39	4	15	Missed FG
4	2:47	0:32	OPP 20	3	-4	Missed FG
4	0:34	0:34	OWN 23	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Brett Favre, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jamal Anderson	10	42	4.20	15	2
Robert Green	6	24	4.00	9	0
Dan Marino	2	5	2.50	3	0
Junior Tautalatasi	1	5	5.00	5	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Johnny Bailey	19	88	4.63	15	4	1
David Meggett	4	7	1.75	6	0	0
Brett Favre	3	12	4.00	9	0	0
Charlie Garner	3	7	2.33	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Marino	46	24	322	5/25	1	49	1	72.9

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brett Favre	32	23	327	3/22	2	39	0	125.3

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Herman Fontenot	6	12	92	15.33	51	49	1
WR Herman Moore	6	12	57	9.50	13	15	0
RB Jamal Anderson	3	3	38	12.67	24	23	0
FB Brad Muster	2	2	29	14.50	30	22	0
TE Ben Coates	2	6	43	21.50	31	26	0
WR Qadry Ismail	2	5	42	21.00	24	37	0
RB Robert Green	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Sean Dawkins	1	4	12	12.00	0	12	0
WR Charles Johnson	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cris Carter	8	11	109	13.63	66	32	1
WR Eddie Vedder	6	11	122	20.33	20	39	0
RB Johnny Bailey	5	5	63	12.60	41	20	1
TE Benjamin Blue	2	2	18	9.00	3	11	0
WR Jake Reed	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Raghib Ismail	1	1	12	12.00	6	12	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Steve Atwater	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jamal Anderson	1	0	0	0

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Nolan Harrison	0	1	0	0
Lee Woodall	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Berger	4	184	46.0	29.0	51	3

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Larry Sanders	4	184	46.0	37.3	55	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Hanson	1/2	1/1	1/1	50	1/1

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

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Blount	3	15	5.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Meggett	3	48	16.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Qadry Ismail	3	81	27.0	0
Frank Minnifield	1	21	21.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Johnny Holland	7	3	1.0	23	19
OLB Frank Slade	6	0	1.0	25	32
ILB Tracy Simien	6	1	0.0	29	35
S John Lynch	6	1	0.0	29	35
CB Frank Minnifield	5	2	0.0	25	31
DE Robert Porcher	4	1	0.0	20	18
CB Aaron Glenn	3	3	0.0	20	26
CB Eric Allen	3	1	0.0	23	35
DE Wayne Martin	3	1	0.0	21	25
DT Russell Maryland	2	1	1.0	13	13
S Eric Turner	2	3	0.0	24	35
ILB Shannon Briggs	1	1	0.0	13	8
WR Herman Moore	1	0	---	---	---
T Bob Kochman	1	0	---	---	---
DT Dan Wilkinson	1	0	0.0	18	26
OLB Jamir Miller	1	0	0.0	4	9
CB Butler By'not'e	1	0	0.0	9	5

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Mark Collins	8	0	0.0	13	42
S Steve Atwater	6	2	0.0	19	50
S Darren Woodson	6	0	0.0	18	50
ILB Greg Lloyd	5	1	0.0	18	27
CB Larry Brown	4	3	0.0	19	50
OLB Vincent Brown	3	3	0.0	16	35
OLB David Braxton	3	0	0.0	3	16
DT Nolan Harrison	2	0	2.0	12	33
DE Chris Zorich	2	0	1.0	17	37
S Darren Perry	2	0	0.0	5	19
OLB Lee Woodall	2	0	0.0	4	9
DE Vera De Milo	1	0	1.0	16	30
DE Ernie Logan	1	0	1.0	9	28
CB Mark Walhberg	1	1	0.0	19	41
CB Dion Lambert	0	1	0.0	2	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Russell Maryland	1.0	1	0	0	13
OLB Frank Slade	1.0	0	0	1	32
ILB Johnny Holland	1.0	0	0	0	19
DE Wayne Martin	0.0	1	1	0	25
DT Dan Wilkinson	0.0	0	1	0	26

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Nolan Harrison	2.0	0	2	33
DE Chris Zorich	1.0	1	0	37
DE Vera De Milo	1.0	0	1	30
DE Ernie Logan	1.0	0	1	28
DT Rhett Hall	0.0	1	1	20
ILB Greg Lloyd	0.0	0	1	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Johnny Holland	4	0	19
CB Eric Allen	4	0	35
ILB Tracy Simien	4	0	35
S John Lynch	4	0	35
CB Frank Minnifield	3	0	31
CB Aaron Glenn	2	0	26
OLB Jamir Miller	1	1	9
DT Dan Wilkinson	1	0	26

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Mark Collins	6	0	0	42
S Steve Atwater	4	1	1	50
ILB Greg Lloyd	3	2	0	27
CB Larry Brown	3	1	0	50
S Darren Woodson	3	0	0	50
OLB Vincent Brown	2	1	0	35
OLB David Braxton	2	0	0	16
CB Mark Walhberg	1	0	0	41
OLB Paul Butcher	0	3	0	23
CB Dion Lambert	0	1	0	12
S Darren Perry	0	1	0	19

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Keith Sims	2	5	19	0	51
Bart Oates	1	5	19	1	51
Bob Kochman	1	1	19	3	51
Anthony Redmon	0	3	19	0	51
Antone Davis	0	2	19	1	51
Ben Coates	0	1	16	0	40

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Nate Newton	3	5	26	0	35
Harris Barton	3	5	27	0	35
Courtney Hall	2	4	27	0	35
Mitch Frerotte	1	4	29	2	35
Benjamin Blue	1	3	19	0	22
Henry Lush	0	2	26	1	35
Tony Paige	0	1	5	0	3
Vince Stroth	0	1	2	0	0
Jim Hairston	0	1	2	0	0

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Junior Tautalatasi	1	19
Keith Sims	1	6
Chuck Belin	1	6

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
David Braxton	2	21
David Meggett	1	21
Dion Lambert	1	16
Chris Cornell	1	13
Mel Shaw	1	8
Darren Perry	1	8

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Keith Sims	19	51	---	---	6	76
Dan Marino	19	51	---	---	---	70
Bart Oates	19	51	---	---	---	70
Antone Davis	19	51	---	---	---	70
Anthony Redmon	19	51	---	---	---	70
Bob Kochman	19	51	---	---	---	70
Frank Minnifield	---	---	25	31	13	69
Ben Coates	16	40	---	---	12	68
Tracy Simien	---	---	29	35	4	68
John Lynch	---	---	29	35	4	68
Eric Turner	---	---	24	35	7	66
Eric Allen	---	---	23	35	2	60
Frank Slade	---	---	25	32	3	60
Aaron Glenn	---	---	20	26	12	58
Herman Moore	12	44	---	---	---	56
Johnny Holland	---	---	23	19	7	49
Wayne Martin	---	---	21	25	2	48
Dan Wilkinson	---	---	18	26	3	47
Herman Fontenot	12	33	---	---	---	45
Charles Haley	---	---	15	23	7	45
Jamal Anderson	11	33	---	---	---	44
Brad Muster	12	16	---	---	14	42
Sean Dawkins	8	33	---	---	---	41
Robert Porcher	---	---	20	18	2	40
Qadry Ismail	7	20	---	---	10	37
Russell Maryland	---	---	13	13	6	32
Junior Tautalatasi	1	11	---	---	19	31
Shannon Briggs	---	---	13	8	10	31
Robert Green	7	14	---	---	7	28
Butler By'not'e	---	---	9	5	11	25
Jamir Miller	---	---	4	9	8	21
Eric Blount	0	2	---	---	15	17
Charles Johnson	2	6	---	---	9	17
Chuck Banks	0	0	---	---	15	15
Scott Cater	---	---	3	7	2	12
Scott Galbraith	7	3	---	---	---	10
Richard Newbill	---	---	1	0	7	8
Darion Conner	---	---	4	3	1	8
James Palmer	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ray Roberts	0	0	---	---	6	6
Chuck Belin	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tom Nalen	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jason Hanson	0	0	---	---	5	5
Mitch Berger	0	0	---	---	4	4
Scott Zolak	0	0	---	---	2	2
Mark Vlasic	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Steve Atwater	---	---	19	50	7	76
Mitch Frerotte	29	35	---	---	8	72
Larry Brown	---	---	19	50	2	71
Harris Barton	27	35	---	---	8	70
Darren Woodson	---	---	18	50	2	70
Brett Favre	29	35	---	---	---	64
Courtney Hall	27	35	---	---	---	62
Mark Walhberg	---	---	19	41	2	62
Mark Collins	---	---	13	42	6	61
Nate Newton	26	35	---	---	---	61
Henry Lush	26	35	---	---	---	61
Cris Carter	24	34	---	---	2	60
Chris Zorich	---	---	17	37	5	59
Alfred Oglesby	---	---	10	39	6	55
Vincent Brown	---	---	16	35	2	53
Eddie Vedder	22	29	---	---	---	51
Benjamin Blue	19	22	---	---	10	51
Johnny Bailey	21	27	---	---	1	49
Vera De Milo	---	---	16	30	2	48
Greg Lloyd	---	---	18	27	1	46
Nolan Harrison	---	---	12	33	1	46
Ken Griffey	14	18	---	---	9	41
David Braxton	---	---	3	16	21	40
Ernie Logan	---	---	9	28	---	37
Paul Butcher	---	---	1	23	10	34
Irv Smith	13	6	---	---	15	34
Darren Perry	---	---	5	19	8	32
Jake Reed	7	12	---	---	12	31
Rhett Hall	---	---	8	20	2	30
Dion Lambert	---	---	2	12	16	30
Raghib Ismail	8	16	---	---	4	28
David Meggett	5	0	---	---	21	26
Charlie Garner	3	8	---	---	13	24
Chris Cornell	4	0	---	---	13	17
Lee Woodall	---	---	4	9	---	13
Mel Shaw	3	0	---	---	8	11
Bernard Dafney	3	0	---	---	8	11
Tony Paige	5	3	---	---	2	10
Dale Dawson	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jeff Spek	0	0	---	---	8	8
Hugh Millen	0	0	---	---	4	4
Larry Sanders	0	0	---	---	4	4
Vince Stroth	2	0	---	---	---	2
Jim Hairston	2	0	---	---	---	2
Rodney Peete	0	0	---	---	---	0
Will Shields	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	4	4.0
Middle	15	63	4.2
Right	3	9	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	37	4.6
Middle	15	63	4.2
Right	5	16	3.2
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Marino	46	24	6	2	1	10	6	0	1

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brett Favre	32	23	5	1	3	1	2	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	59	11.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	86	7.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	22	11	177	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	8	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	99	14.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	122	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	42	10.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	64	21.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Herman Fontenot	12	6	0	92	2	33
WR Herman Moore	12	6	0	57	0	44
TE Ben Coates	6	2	0	43	1	40
WR Qadry Ismail	5	2	1	42	1	20
WR Sean Dawkins	4	1	0	12	0	33
RB Jamal Anderson	3	3	0	38	1	33
FB Brad Muster	2	2	0	29	1	16
RB Robert Green	1	1	0	5	0	14
WR Charles Johnson	1	1	0	4	0	6

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cris Carter	11	8	1	109	2	34
WR Eddie Vedder	11	6	1	122	2	29
RB Johnny Bailey	5	5	0	63	1	27
WR Jake Reed	2	1	1	3	0	12
TE Benjamin Blue	2	2	0	18	0	22
WR Raghib Ismail	1	1	0	12	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jamal Anderson	2	4	2.00	4.20

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
David Meggett	2	-2	-1.00	1.75
Johnny Bailey	2	6	3.00	4.63

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Marino	4	3	22	5.50	7.00

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brett Favre	1	1	19	19.00	10.22

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Herman Fontenot	2	2	10	5.00	7.67
WR Sean Dawkins	2	1	12	6.00	3.00

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Johnny Bailey	1	1	19	19.00	12.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Dan Marino	1	0
Robert Green	1	0
Jamal Anderson	1	0

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
David Meggett	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Marino	11	5	4

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brett Favre	9	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Herman Moore	3	2	1
WR Qadry Ismail	3	1	1
WR Sean Dawkins	2	0	0
WR Herman Fontenot	1	0	0
FB Brad Muster	1	1	1
RB Jamal Anderson	1	1	1

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cris Carter	3	2	2
WR Eddie Vedder	3	2	2
WR Jake Reed	2	1	0
WR Raghib Ismail	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,300 (21,400)
End Zone 13,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,300 (21,400)
End Zone	13,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)