Week 2, 1996

played in Buffalo, NY

79 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals	7	3	3	0	-	13
Buffalo Bills	0	13	0	7	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:58 STL - Charlie Garner 1 run (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
2Q: 14:05 BUF - Jason Elam 32 field goal
2Q: 08:41 BUF - Brian Blades 23 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Jason Elam extra point)
2Q: 03:32 STL - Adam Vinatieri 38 field goal
2Q: 01:13 BUF - Jason Elam 32 field goal
3Q: 05:41 STL - Adam Vinatieri 34 field goal
4Q: 06:25 BUF - Donnie McQuilken 8 run (Jason Elam extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:58 STL - Charlie Garner 1 run (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
2Q: 14:05 BUF - Jason Elam 32 field goal
2Q: 08:41 BUF - Brian Blades 23 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Jason Elam extra point)
2Q: 03:32 STL - Adam Vinatieri 38 field goal
2Q: 01:13 BUF - Jason Elam 32 field goal
3Q: 05:41 STL - Adam Vinatieri 34 field goal
4Q: 06:25 BUF - Donnie McQuilken 8 run (Jason Elam extra point)

Team Statistics STL BUF
Record 1-1 1-1
First Downs 18 20
- by Rushing 6 6
- by Passing 11 13
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 295 357
- Offensive Plays 60 68
- Yards per Play 4.92 5.25
Net Rushing Yards 112 56
- Rushing Attempts 16 20
- Yards per Rush 7.00 2.80
Net Passing Yards 183 301
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 25 - 1 44 - 33 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 217 324
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6/34 4/23
- Yards per Pass Play 4.16 6.27
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.9 9.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 1/1
Penalties/Yards 5/46 5/50
Punt Returns/Yards 3/8 2/18
Kick Returns/Yards 1/19 2/46
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/7
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 33
Time of Possession 27:58 32:02

Team Statistics	STL	BUF
Record	1-1	1-1
First Downs	18	20
- by Rushing	6	6
- by Passing	11	13
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	295	357
- Offensive Plays	60	68
- Yards per Play	4.92	5.25
Net Rushing Yards	112	56
- Rushing Attempts	16	20
- Yards per Rush	7.00	2.80
Net Passing Yards	183	301
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 25 - 1	44 - 33 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	217	324
- Sacks/Yards Lost	6/34	4/23
- Yards per Pass Play	4.16	6.27
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.9	9.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	1/1
Penalties/Yards	5/46	5/50
Punt Returns/Yards	3/8	2/18
Kick Returns/Yards	1/19	2/46
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/7
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 33
Time of Possession	27:58	32:02

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:16	OWN 20	7	32	Punt
1	9:49	1:09	OWN 36	3	5	Punt
1	6:37	1:31	OWN 31	3	3	Punt
1	3:49	2:00	OWN 30	4	70	Touchdown
1	0:24	0:35	OWN 23	3	-5	Interception
2	14:00	2:04	OWN 20	5	36	Punt
2	8:31	5:05	OWN 20	11	59	Field Goal
2	1:07	1:07	OWN 7	2	12	Half
3	12:29	0:43	OWN 20	2	19	Fumble
3	10:17	4:43	OWN 37	8	46	Field Goal
4	13:38	1:50	OWN 26	6	21	Punt
4	6:19	2:44	OWN 21	3	7	Punt
4	2:16	1:05	OWN 36	4	-10	Downs

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:44	1:55	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
1	8:40	2:03	OWN 16	3	5	Punt
1	5:06	1:17	OWN 12	3	5	Punt
1	1:49	1:25	OWN 34	3	1	Punt
2	14:49	0:49	OPP 18	3	3	Field Goal
2	11:56	3:25	OWN 7	7	93	Touchdown
2	3:26	2:19	OWN 31	7	54	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:31	OWN 20	6	28	Punt
3	11:46	1:29	OPP 39	4	9	Missed FG
3	5:34	6:56	OWN 20	12	61	Missed FG
4	11:48	5:29	OWN 30	13	70	Touchdown
4	3:35	1:19	OWN 34	3	-2	Punt
4	1:11	1:11	OPP 26	3	14	Game

Game MVP: Drew Bledsoe, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Charlie Garner	9	71	7.89	33	2	1
Curtis Martin	6	37	6.17	31	1	0
Brett Favre	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Eddie George	11	44	4.00	11	1	0
Gary Brown	7	6	0.86	5	0	0
Drew Bledsoe	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0
Donnie McQuilken	1	8	8.00	8	0	1

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brett Favre	38	25	217	6/34	0	23	1	69.7

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Bledsoe	44	33	324	4/23	1	37	0	102.8

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Cris Carter	6	12	79	13.17	23	23
WR Chris Cornell	6	9	27	4.50	1	7
WR Raghib Ismail	5	5	42	8.40	4	13
WR Jake Reed	2	4	15	7.50	4	14
TE Benjamin Blue	2	3	18	9.00	10	11
TE Irv Smith	1	2	15	15.00	5	15
RB Charlie Garner	1	1	11	11.00	0	11
FB Zack Crockett	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
RB Curtis Martin	1	1	11	11.00	1	11

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brian Blades	12	17	148	12.33	55	37	1
WR Brett Perriman	5	7	53	10.60	9	17	0
WR Wayne Campbell	4	4	31	7.75	0	13	0
FB Donnie McQuilken	3	3	27	9.00	16	17	0
WR Quinn Early	2	3	21	10.50	3	13	0
RB Eddie George	2	2	9	4.50	0	9	0
TE Bill Elliot	1	1	17	17.00	6	17	0
TE Paul Green	1	2	13	13.00	3	13	0
RB Gary Brown	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Eric Guliford	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Frank Hartley	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jason Sehorn	1	7	7.00	0

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Brett Favre	1	0	0
Mark Walhberg	1	0	0
Charlie Garner	1	0	0
Irv Smith	0	1	0
Rob Fredrickson	0	1	0
Vernon Edwards	0	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
Drew Bledsoe	1	0	0
Gary Brown	0	1	0
Ron George	0	1	0
Brian Washington	0	0	1
Mike Fox	0	0	1
Carlton Gray	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Tyner	6	261	43.5	37.2	58	4

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Tuten	6	273	45.5	40.8	53	1

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Adam Vinatieri	2/2	0/0	0/0	38	1/1

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Elam	2/4	0/1	0/0	32	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mark Walhberg	3	8	2.7	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Blades	2	18	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Cornell	1	19	19.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Guliford	2	46	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Steve Atwater	9	1	0.0	20	48
CB Darryl Pounds	7	2	0.0	19	42
OLB Jason Gildon	6	2	0.0	17	41
ILB Ben Wallace	5	6	0.5	20	48
DT Daryl Gardnener	4	0	2.0	14	36
S Brock Marion	4	0	0.0	20	48
DE Vernon Edwards	3	0	0.5	14	35
CB Richard Woodley	3	1	0.0	9	32
CB Mark Walhberg	3	0	0.0	19	45
CB Bobby Taylor	3	0	0.0	1	6
DE Vera De Milo	1	1	1.0	13	36
DT Nolan Harrison	1	1	0.0	12	20
WR Jake Reed	1	0	---	---	---
DT Santana Dotson	1	0	0.0	8	26
DT Dana Stubblefield	1	0	0.0	10	13
ILB Kevin Jefferson	1	0	0.0	3	7
S Ace Ventura	1	0	0.0	0	9

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kurt Schultz	8	0	0.0	14	41
DE Ren Hoek	5	0	2.0	13	36
S Brian Washington	4	2	0.0	10	32
CB Phillippi Sparks	4	0	0.0	16	44
DE Mike Fox	3	1	3.0	11	35
OLB Ron George	3	1	1.0	10	27
CB Jason Sehorn	3	1	0.0	16	42
ILB Eric Hill	3	1	0.0	15	37
OLB Robert Jones	3	0	0.0	15	39
ILB Jeff Herrod	2	0	0.0	7	12
DT Bill Goldberg	2	0	0.0	11	30
S Keith Bostic	1	0	0.0	6	12
DT Craig Veasley	1	0	0.0	6	14
S Gene Carroll	1	0	0.0	2	17
CB Jeremy Lincoln	1	0	0.0	0	3
CB Carlton Gray	1	0	0.0	9	31
DT George Thornton	0	1	0.0	5	9

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Daryl Gardnener	2.0	1	1	36
DE Vera De Milo	1.0	1	1	36
DE Vernon Edwards	0.5	0	1	35
ILB Ben Wallace	0.5	0	0	48
DT Nolan Harrison	0.0	0	1	20

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Mike Fox	3.0	1	1	35
DE Ren Hoek	2.0	1	0	36
OLB Ron George	1.0	0	0	27
DT George Thornton	0.0	0	1	9

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Darryl Pounds	6	0	42
S Steve Atwater	5	0	48
OLB Jason Gildon	4	2	41
CB Mark Walhberg	3	0	45
CB Bobby Taylor	3	0	6
CB Richard Woodley	3	0	32
ILB Ben Wallace	3	0	48
S Brock Marion	2	3	48
ILB Kevin Jefferson	1	0	7
S Ace Ventura	1	0	9
DE Vernon Edwards	1	0	35
DT Daryl Gardnener	1	0	36

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Kurt Schultz	7	0	0	41
CB Phillippi Sparks	4	1	0	44
CB Jason Sehorn	3	0	1	42
OLB Robert Jones	2	2	0	39
S Keith Bostic	1	1	0	12
CB Carlton Gray	1	1	0	31
ILB Jeff Herrod	1	0	0	12
S Brian Washington	1	0	0	32
S Gene Carroll	1	0	0	17
DE Ren Hoek	1	0	0	36
CB Jeremy Lincoln	1	0	0	3
OLB Ron George	1	0	0	27
ILB Eric Hill	1	0	0	37
DT Craig Veasley	0	1	0	14

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Courtney Hall	3	4	16	0	44
Will Shields	2	3	16	3	44
Harris Barton	2	3	16	1	44
Zack Crockett	1	2	9	0	17
Nate Newton	0	2	16	1	44
Lenny Smith	0	1	16	1	44

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Gray	2	4	20	1	48
Bob Dahl	2	3	20	1	48
Matt Willig	2	3	20	1	48
Brian Habib	1	6	20	1	48
Donnie McQuilken	1	2	10	0	30
Visanthe Hall	0	1	20	0	48

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
David Meggett	2	23
Richard Woodley	1	14
Tito Paul	1	9

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Carlton Gray	2	13
Bernie Parmalee	2	11

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ben Wallace	---	---	20	48	16	84
Mark Walhberg	---	---	19	45	10	74
Steve Atwater	---	---	20	48	5	73
Brock Marion	---	---	20	48	3	71
Will Shields	16	44	---	---	8	68
Darryl Pounds	---	---	19	42	3	64
Jason Gildon	---	---	17	41	4	62
Nate Newton	16	44	---	---	---	60
Harris Barton	16	44	---	---	---	60
Courtney Hall	16	44	---	---	---	60
Brett Favre	16	44	---	---	---	60
Lenny Smith	16	44	---	---	---	60
Vernon Edwards	---	---	14	35	8	57
Cris Carter	15	40	---	---	---	55
Richard Woodley	---	---	9	32	14	55
Daryl Gardnener	---	---	14	36	4	54
Vera De Milo	---	---	13	36	4	53
Chris Cornell	11	37	---	---	5	53
Irv Smith	12	28	---	---	9	49
Zack Crockett	9	17	---	---	16	42
Nolan Harrison	---	---	12	20	7	39
Raghib Ismail	6	26	---	---	5	37
Santana Dotson	---	---	8	26	1	35
Charlie Garner	9	26	---	---	---	35
Benjamin Blue	7	14	---	---	14	35
David Meggett	2	5	---	---	23	30
Chris Zorich	---	---	9	17	1	27
Rob Fredrickson	---	---	9	13	5	27
Jake Reed	2	9	---	---	15	26
Dana Stubblefield	---	---	10	13	3	26
Curtis Martin	7	18	---	---	---	25
Bobby Taylor	---	---	1	6	13	20
Kevin Jefferson	---	---	3	7	9	19
Ace Ventura	---	---	0	9	10	19
Tito Paul	---	---	2	2	9	13
Bobby Engram	0	0	---	---	12	12
Derek Brown	0	0	---	---	10	10
Lee Woodall	---	---	1	4	5	10
James Williams	0	0	---	---	8	8
Andy McCollum	0	0	---	---	8	8
Clay Shiver	0	0	---	---	8	8
Wes Duke	0	0	---	---	8	8
Scott Tyner	0	0	---	---	6	6
Adam Vinatieri	0	0	---	---	6	6
Steve Walsh	0	0	---	---	2	2
Jeff Brohm	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brian Blades	20	47	---	---	11	78
Chris Gray	20	48	---	---	10	78
Brian Habib	20	48	---	---	---	68
Bob Dahl	20	48	---	---	---	68
Drew Bledsoe	20	48	---	---	---	68
Matt Willig	20	48	---	---	---	68
Visanthe Hall	20	48	---	---	---	68
Phillippi Sparks	---	---	16	44	2	62
Jason Sehorn	---	---	16	42	2	60
Robert Jones	---	---	15	39	3	57
Kurt Schultz	---	---	14	41	2	57
Gary Brown	7	24	---	---	24	55
Eric Hill	---	---	15	37	2	54
Ren Hoek	---	---	13	36	4	53
Carlton Gray	---	---	9	31	13	53
Brett Perriman	16	35	---	---	---	51
Donnie McQuilken	10	30	---	---	10	50
Mike Fox	---	---	11	35	1	47
Paul Green	14	26	---	---	6	46
Brian Washington	---	---	10	32	3	45
Bill Goldberg	---	---	11	30	2	43
Ron George	---	---	10	27	2	39
Quinn Early	4	15	---	---	14	33
Eddie George	13	19	---	---	---	32
Wayne Campbell	8	18	---	---	4	30
Frank Hartley	4	15	---	---	9	28
Gene Carroll	---	---	2	17	8	27
Dino Hackett	---	---	5	10	9	24
Jeff Herrod	---	---	7	12	5	24
Jeremy Lincoln	---	---	0	3	21	24
George Thornton	---	---	5	9	9	23
Alfred Williams	---	---	2	5	16	23
Bill Elliot	1	2	---	---	19	22
Craig Veasley	---	---	6	14	2	22
Eric Guliford	0	6	---	---	14	20
Keith Bostic	---	---	6	12	---	18
Bernie Parmalee	3	3	---	---	11	17
Israel Ifeanyichukwu	---	---	3	8	---	11
Jesse Sapolu	0	0	---	---	10	10
Brian Johnston	0	0	---	---	10	10
Eric Mahlum	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jamie Brown	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jason Elam	0	0	---	---	9	9
Rick Tuten	0	0	---	---	6	6
Dave Wilson	0	0	---	---	4	4
Ebby Laroush	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	17	4.3
Middle	11	62	5.6
Right	1	33	33.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	25	4.2
Middle	8	17	2.1
Right	5	16	3.2
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brett Favre	38	25	2	1	1	6	2	0	1

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Bledsoe	44	33	4	0	0	5	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	16	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	15	128	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	50	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	23	11.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	4	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	22	193	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	84	6.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	43	10.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cris Carter	12	6	1	79	2	40
WR Chris Cornell	9	6	0	27	0	37
WR Raghib Ismail	5	5	0	42	0	26
WR Jake Reed	4	2	0	15	0	9
TE Benjamin Blue	3	2	0	18	0	14
TE Irv Smith	2	1	0	15	0	28
RB Charlie Garner	1	1	0	11	0	26
FB Zack Crockett	1	1	0	-1	0	17
RB Curtis Martin	1	1	0	11	0	18

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brian Blades	17	12	148	4	47
WR Brett Perriman	7	5	53	0	35
WR Wayne Campbell	4	4	31	0	18
WR Quinn Early	3	2	21	0	15
FB Donnie McQuilken	3	3	27	0	30
TE Paul Green	2	1	13	0	26
WR Eric Guliford	2	1	3	0	6
TE Frank Hartley	2	1	-1	0	15
RB Eddie George	2	2	9	0	19
TE Bill Elliot	1	1	17	0	2
RB Gary Brown	1	1	3	0	24

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Charlie Garner	1	1	1.00	7.89

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Drew Bledsoe	1	-2	-2.00	-2.00
Donnie McQuilken	1	8	8.00	8.00
Eddie George	1	1	1.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Bledsoe	5	2	6	1.20	7.36

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brett Perriman	2	1	3	1.50	7.57
TE Paul Green	1	0	0	0.00	6.50
RB Gary Brown	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
WR Eric Guliford	1	0	0	0.00	1.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Charlie Garner	2	2
Brett Favre	1	0

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Gary Brown	2	1
Eddie George	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brett Favre	10	6	1

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Bledsoe	12	7	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jake Reed	3	1	0
WR Raghib Ismail	2	2	1
TE Benjamin Blue	2	1	0
WR Chris Cornell	2	1	0
WR Cris Carter	1	1	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brian Blades	3	1	1
WR Brett Perriman	3	2	0
WR Wayne Campbell	3	3	1
WR Quinn Early	1	0	0
WR Eric Guliford	1	0	0
FB Donnie McQuilken	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,200 (21,400)
End Zone 12,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,200 (21,400)
End Zone	12,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)