Wild Card Playoff Games, 1995

played in Minnesota, MN

27 degrees, fair, calm

St. Louis Cardinals	0	0	8	3	-	11
Minnesota Vikings	14	10	0	3	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:31 MIN - Charles Johnson 10 pass from Dan Marino (Jason Hanson extra point)
1Q: 00:20 MIN - Herman Fontenot 16 pass from Dan Marino (Jason Hanson extra point)
2Q: 05:40 MIN - Eric Blount 4 pass from Dan Marino (Jason Hanson extra point)
2Q: 00:03 MIN - Jason Hanson 23 field goal
3Q: 01:14 STL - Cris Carter 28 pass from Brett Favre (Brett Favre pass to Raghib Ismail for conversion)
4Q: 12:02 STL - Dale Dawson 31 field goal
4Q: 05:25 MIN - Jason Hanson 25 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:31 MIN - Charles Johnson 10 pass from Dan Marino (Jason Hanson extra point)
1Q: 00:20 MIN - Herman Fontenot 16 pass from Dan Marino (Jason Hanson extra point)
2Q: 05:40 MIN - Eric Blount 4 pass from Dan Marino (Jason Hanson extra point)
2Q: 00:03 MIN - Jason Hanson 23 field goal
3Q: 01:14 STL - Cris Carter 28 pass from Brett Favre (Brett Favre pass to Raghib Ismail for conversion)
4Q: 12:02 STL - Dale Dawson 31 field goal
4Q: 05:25 MIN - Jason Hanson 25 field goal

Team Statistics STL MIN
Record 9-7-1 12-5
First Downs 10 22
- by Rushing 0 7
- by Passing 9 14
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 249 356
- Offensive Plays 58 68
- Yards per Play 4.29 5.24
Net Rushing Yards 39 158
- Rushing Attempts 16 39
- Yards per Rush 2.44 4.05
Net Passing Yards 210 198
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 23 - 1 29 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 235 198
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/25 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.00 6.83
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/15 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.7 5.3
4th Down Conversions 2/4 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/33 5/36
Punt Returns/Yards 2/14 3/14
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 2/39
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/34
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 3/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 37
Time of Possession 24:43 35:17

Team Statistics	STL	MIN
Record	9-7-1	12-5
First Downs	10	22
- by Rushing	0	7
- by Passing	9	14
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	249	356
- Offensive Plays	58	68
- Yards per Play	4.29	5.24
Net Rushing Yards	39	158
- Rushing Attempts	16	39
- Yards per Rush	2.44	4.05
Net Passing Yards	210	198
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 23 - 1	29 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	235	198
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/25	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.00	6.83
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/15	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.7	5.3
4th Down Conversions	2/4	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/33	5/36
Punt Returns/Yards	2/14	3/14
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	2/39
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/34
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	3/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 37
Time of Possession	24:43	35:17

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:10	2:08	OWN 1	3	9	Punt
1	8:20	0:28	OWN 20	4	-7	Punt
1	5:45	1:22	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
1	0:14	2:20	OWN 20	5	42	Missed FG
2	9:09	0:52	OWN 20	3	7	Interception
2	5:30	1:31	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	15:00	1:52	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	11:26	3:03	OWN 25	6	22	Punt
3	4:28	3:24	OWN 26	7	74	Touchdown
4	14:53	2:59	50	6	36	Field Goal
4	5:17	1:50	OWN 20	8	18	Downs
4	2:19	1:44	OWN 20	8	21	Downs

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:50	OWN 30	4	20	Punt
1	11:02	2:42	OWN 47	6	53	Touchdown
1	7:52	2:07	OWN 38	3	9	Punt
1	4:23	4:09	OPP 45	7	45	Touchdown
2	12:54	3:45	OWN 45	6	16	Punt
2	8:17	2:47	OPP 44	6	44	Touchdown
2	3:59	3:59	OWN 31	9	63	Field Goal
3	13:08	1:42	OWN 34	3	5	Punt
3	8:23	3:55	OWN 7	6	20	Punt
3	1:04	1:11	OWN 7	3	2	Punt
4	11:54	6:37	OWN 20	10	72	Field Goal
4	3:27	1:08	OPP 38	3	4	Punt
4	0:35	0:35	OPP 41	2	-2	Game

Game MVP: Dan Marino, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Charlie Garner	12	30	2.50	7	0	0
Curtis Martin	4	9	2.25	5	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jamal Anderson	21	95	4.52	24	2
Robert Green	16	65	4.06	17	2
Dan Marino	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brett Favre	39	23	235	3/25	1	34	1	74.2

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Marino	29	24	198	0/0	3	18	0	129.6

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cris Carter	8	12	102	12.75	43	34	1
RB Charlie Garner	5	5	46	9.20	24	21	0
WR Raghib Ismail	4	6	33	8.25	9	12	0
TE Benjamin Blue	4	5	40	10.00	24	22	0
WR Chris Cornell	2	6	14	7.00	0	15	0
WR Jake Reed	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Eddie Vedder	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Irv Smith	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Charles Johnson	6	7	60	10.00	17	18	1
WR Herman Fontenot	5	5	67	13.40	14	16	1
FB Brad Muster	4	4	13	3.25	5	9	0
TE Ben Coates	4	5	20	5.00	2	9	0
WR Eric Blount	2	4	17	8.50	4	13	1
WR Sean Dawkins	1	2	12	12.00	4	12	0
RB Jamal Anderson	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Ken Dilger	1	1	7	7.00	3	7	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Eric Allen	1	34	34.00	0

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Raghib Ismail	1	0	0
David Meggett	0	1	0
Dana Stubblefield	0	0	1
Curtis Martin	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Robert Green	1	0	0
Eric Blount	1	0	0
Brad Muster	0	1	0
Robert Porcher	0	1	0
Frank Slade	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Larry Sanders	6	251	41.8	39.5	46	1

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Harry Newsome	7	313	44.7	34.1	53	2

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dale Dawson	1/2	0/1	0/1	31	0/0

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Hanson	2/2	0/0	0/0	25	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Meggett	2	14	7.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Blount	3	14	4.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Junior Tautalatasi	1	21	21.0	0
Eric Turner	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Steve Atwater	10	4	0.0	39	29
ILB Greg Lloyd	7	1	0.0	39	29
DE Chris Zorich	6	1	0.0	34	23
CB Mark Collins	5	1	0.0	20	14
DE Vera De Milo	5	1	0.0	33	24
S Darren Woodson	5	1	0.0	39	29
OLB Jason Gildon	4	3	0.0	33	21
CB Bobby Taylor	4	1	0.0	30	24
CB Mark Walhberg	4	0	0.0	34	24
S Darren Perry	2	1	0.0	5	3
DT Dana Stubblefield	1	1	0.0	23	14
DT Alfred Oglesby	1	0	0.0	24	22
DT Nolan Harrison	1	0	0.0	20	19
FB Zack Crockett	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Paschall Davis	1	0	0.0	6	8
CB Tito Paul	1	0	0.0	1	3
CB Darryl Pounds	1	0	0.0	9	5
OLB Lee Woodall	0	1	0.0	15	13
OLB Rob Fredrickson	0	1	0.0	8	4

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Tracy Simien	6	3	0.0	16	42
OLB Frank Slade	5	2	2.0	14	36
CB Eric Allen	5	0	0.0	16	40
OLB Jamir Miller	4	0	1.0	10	20
CB Darrell McClellan	4	1	0.0	9	40
DT Dan Wilkinson	4	0	0.0	11	24
DE Robert Porcher	3	0	0.0	13	36
DT Oliver Gibson	3	0	0.0	6	25
S Devin Bush	2	3	0.0	15	41
S Eric Turner	2	0	0.0	16	42
CB Aaron Glenn	1	2	0.0	16	42
ILB Shannon Briggs	1	1	0.0	7	3
S Willie Kramer	1	0	0.0	0	17
DE Chidi Ahanotu	0	1	0.0	8	14
CB Butler By'not'e	0	1	0.0	0	2

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Alfred Oglesby	0.0	0	1	0	22
DT Dana Stubblefield	0.0	0	1	0	14

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Frank Slade	2.0	0	1	0	36
OLB Jamir Miller	1.0	0	1	0	20
DE Wayne Martin	0.0	2	1	0	28
DE Robert Porcher	0.0	0	2	0	36
S Devin Bush	0.0	0	1	0	41
DT Oliver Gibson	0.0	0	1	0	25
DT Dan Wilkinson	0.0	0	0	1	24

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Mark Walhberg	4	0	24
CB Bobby Taylor	4	0	24
OLB Jason Gildon	3	0	21
ILB Greg Lloyd	2	1	29
S Steve Atwater	2	1	29
CB Mark Collins	2	0	14
DT Alfred Oglesby	1	0	22
DE Vera De Milo	1	0	24
DE Chris Zorich	1	0	23
S Darren Perry	1	0	3
S Darren Woodson	1	0	29
CB Tito Paul	1	0	3
CB Darryl Pounds	1	0	5

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Tracy Simien	4	1	0	42
CB Eric Allen	3	3	1	40
CB Darrell McClellan	3	0	0	40
OLB Jamir Miller	3	0	0	20
DE Robert Porcher	2	0	0	36
S Devin Bush	2	0	0	41
DT Oliver Gibson	2	0	0	25
CB Aaron Glenn	1	2	0	42
S Eric Turner	1	0	0	42
OLB Frank Slade	1	0	0	36
S Willie Kramer	1	0	0	17

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
James Williams	2	3	16	2	42
Courtney Hall	1	5	16	0	42
Will Shields	0	5	16	0	42
Nate Newton	0	2	16	1	42
Benjamin Blue	0	1	11	0	24

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Tom Nalen	4	6	1	39	29
Tony Boselli	3	8	0	39	29
Anthony Redmon	3	7	0	39	29
Keith Sims	3	5	0	39	29
Antone Davis	1	6	0	39	29
Ken Dilger	1	1	0	12	2
Brad Muster	0	2	0	23	14
Ben Coates	0	2	0	35	28

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Zack Crockett	2	11
Alfred Pupunu	1	16
Curtis Martin	1	14
Steve Atwater	1	3

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Butler By'not'e	1	14
Anthony Redmon	1	9

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Greg Lloyd	---	---	39	29	3	71
Steve Atwater	---	---	39	29	3	71
Darren Woodson	---	---	39	29	1	69
Will Shields	16	42	---	---	8	66
Chris Zorich	---	---	34	23	8	65
Mark Walhberg	---	---	34	24	2	60
Vera De Milo	---	---	33	24	2	59
Bobby Taylor	---	---	30	24	5	59
Nate Newton	16	42	---	---	---	58
Harris Barton	16	42	---	---	---	58
Courtney Hall	16	42	---	---	---	58
Brett Favre	16	42	---	---	---	58
James Williams	16	42	---	---	---	58
Cris Carter	16	39	---	---	---	55
Alfred Oglesby	---	---	24	22	9	55
Jason Gildon	---	---	33	21	1	55
Chris Cornell	11	37	---	---	5	53
Charlie Garner	12	36	---	---	1	49
Mark Collins	---	---	20	14	9	43
Nolan Harrison	---	---	20	19	3	42
Benjamin Blue	11	24	---	---	7	42
Dana Stubblefield	---	---	23	14	---	37
Raghib Ismail	7	29	---	---	---	36
Paschall Davis	---	---	6	8	20	34
Lee Woodall	---	---	15	13	5	33
Zack Crockett	8	13	---	---	11	32
Jake Reed	4	12	---	---	15	31
David Meggett	1	5	---	---	23	29
Josh Evans	---	---	17	11	1	29
Curtis Martin	4	6	---	---	14	24
Darryl Pounds	---	---	9	5	8	22
Irv Smith	6	7	---	---	6	19
Rob Fredrickson	---	---	8	4	7	19
Alfred Pupunu	0	0	---	---	16	16
Darren Perry	---	---	5	3	7	15
Trevor Wilmont	---	---	0	0	15	15
Eddie Vedder	0	2	---	---	10	12
Tito Paul	---	---	1	3	5	9
Bernard Dafney	0	0	---	---	8	8
Andy McCollum	0	0	---	---	8	8
Marcus Price	0	0	---	---	8	8
Paul Roquemore	0	0	---	---	8	8
Larry Sanders	0	0	---	---	6	6
Dale Dawson	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jarret Collins	0	0	---	---	2	2
Hugh Millen	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Anthony Redmon	39	29	---	---	9	77
Eric Turner	---	---	16	42	17	75
Ben Coates	35	28	---	---	6	69
Dan Marino	39	29	---	---	---	68
Keith Sims	39	29	---	---	---	68
Antone Davis	39	29	---	---	---	68
Tom Nalen	39	29	---	---	---	68
Tony Boselli	39	29	---	---	---	68
Darrell McClellan	---	---	9	40	16	65
Devin Bush	---	---	15	41	8	64
Charles Johnson	27	28	---	---	7	62
Tracy Simien	---	---	16	42	2	60
Aaron Glenn	---	---	16	42	2	60
Eric Allen	---	---	16	40	2	58
Robert Porcher	---	---	13	36	7	56
Brad Muster	23	14	---	---	16	53
Frank Slade	---	---	14	36	3	53
Herman Fontenot	27	22	---	---	---	49
Jamal Anderson	22	22	---	---	---	44
Wayne Martin	---	---	11	28	2	41
Oliver Gibson	---	---	6	25	7	38
Dan Wilkinson	---	---	11	24	1	36
Jamir Miller	---	---	10	20	5	35
Eric Blount	12	7	---	---	13	32
Sean Dawkins	17	13	---	---	---	30
Robert Green	17	7	---	---	2	26
Todd Jones	---	---	6	4	15	25
Chidi Ahanotu	---	---	8	14	1	23
Chuck Banks	3	2	---	---	17	22
Ken Dilger	12	2	---	---	7	21
Willie Kramer	---	---	0	17	2	19
Junior Tautalatasi	0	0	---	---	18	18
Butler By'not'e	---	---	0	2	14	16
Shannon Briggs	---	---	7	3	3	13
J.T. Thomas	0	0	---	---	10	10
John Wojciechowski	0	0	---	---	9	9
Darion Conner	---	---	2	6	1	9
James Palmer	0	0	---	---	9	9
Bob Kochman	0	0	---	---	9	9
Cory Raymer	0	0	---	---	9	9
Richard Newbill	---	---	0	0	8	8
Harry Newsome	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jason Hanson	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mark Vlasic	0	0	---	---	2	2
Tuineau Alipate	---	---	0	0	2	2
Craig Erickson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	10	5.0
Middle	6	8	1.3
Right	8	21	2.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	102	6.8
Middle	11	31	2.8
Right	11	27	2.5
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brett Favre	39	23	5	0	0	6	7	1	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Marino	29	24	0	0	1	2	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	-3	-1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	138	8.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	85	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	15	1.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	16	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	15	92	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	90	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cris Carter	12	8	102	2	39
WR Raghib Ismail	6	4	33	0	29
WR Chris Cornell	6	2	14	0	37
RB Charlie Garner	5	5	46	2	36
TE Benjamin Blue	5	4	40	1	24
WR Jake Reed	2	0	0	0	12
TE Irv Smith	2	0	0	0	7
WR Eddie Vedder	1	0	0	0	2

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Charles Johnson	7	6	0	60	28
WR Herman Fontenot	5	5	0	67	22
TE Ben Coates	5	4	0	20	28
FB Brad Muster	4	4	0	13	14
WR Eric Blount	4	2	1	17	7
WR Sean Dawkins	2	1	0	12	13
RB Jamal Anderson	1	1	0	2	22
TE Ken Dilger	1	1	0	7	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Charlie Garner	1	3	3.00	2.50

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jamal Anderson	2	-2	-1.00	4.52

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brett Favre	2	0	0	0.00	6.03

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Marino	9	7	45	5.00	6.83

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cris Carter	1	0	0	0.00	8.50
WR Jake Reed	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Eric Blount	3	1	4	1.33	4.25
WR Charles Johnson	2	2	16	8.00	8.57
WR Herman Fontenot	1	1	16	16.00	13.40
FB Brad Muster	1	1	-1	-1.00	3.25
TE Ben Coates	1	1	3	3.00	4.00
TE Ken Dilger	1	1	7	7.00	7.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Charlie Garner	3	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Robert Green	4	1
Jamal Anderson	4	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brett Favre	12	6	3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Marino	5	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cris Carter	5	4	2
WR Raghib Ismail	3	1	0
WR Chris Cornell	2	0	0
RB Charlie Garner	1	1	1
TE Benjamin Blue	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Charles Johnson	2	2	0
WR Herman Fontenot	1	1	1
WR Eric Blount	1	1	1
WR Sean Dawkins	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 72,000 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,600 (19,600)
End Zone 14,200 (14,200)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 12,500 (12,500)
Club Seats 7,600 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	72,000 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,600 (19,600)
End Zone	14,200 (14,200)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	12,500 (12,500)
Club Seats	7,600 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)