Week 4, 1996

played in St. Louis, MO

59 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

New York Giants	7	0	14	9	-	30
St. Louis Cardinals	7	14	7	7	-	35

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:43 NYK - Anfernee Hardaway 15 pass from David Greene (Doug Brien extra point)
1Q: 01:48 STL - Cris Carter 65 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
2Q: 03:09 STL - Cris Carter 25 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
2Q: 02:00 STL - Cris Carter 18 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
3Q: 10:27 NYK - Joe Aska 11 pass from David Greene (Doug Brien extra point)
3Q: 06:55 STL - Cris Carter 3 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
3Q: 04:11 NYK - Will Smith 47 pass from David Greene (Doug Brien extra point)
4Q: 13:39 NYK - Rodney Thomas 2 run (Doug Brien extra point)
4Q: 07:19 STL - Charlie Garner 3 run (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
4Q: 05:31 NYK - Safety: Seth Joyner sacked quarterback in end zone

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:43 NYK - Anfernee Hardaway 15 pass from David Greene (Doug Brien extra point)
1Q: 01:48 STL - Cris Carter 65 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
2Q: 03:09 STL - Cris Carter 25 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
2Q: 02:00 STL - Cris Carter 18 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
3Q: 10:27 NYK - Joe Aska 11 pass from David Greene (Doug Brien extra point)
3Q: 06:55 STL - Cris Carter 3 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
3Q: 04:11 NYK - Will Smith 47 pass from David Greene (Doug Brien extra point)
4Q: 13:39 NYK - Rodney Thomas 2 run (Doug Brien extra point)
4Q: 07:19 STL - Charlie Garner 3 run (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
4Q: 05:31 NYK - Safety: Seth Joyner sacked quarterback in end zone

Team Statistics NYK STL
Record 3-1 3-1
First Downs 26 22
- by Rushing 4 5
- by Passing 20 15
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 461 446
- Offensive Plays 82 56
- Yards per Play 5.62 7.96
Net Rushing Yards 38 114
- Rushing Attempts 25 22
- Yards per Rush 1.52 5.18
Net Passing Yards 423 332
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 57 - 32 - 2 32 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 423 340
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/8
- Yards per Pass Play 7.42 9.76
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 12/19 5/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 9.2
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/62 9/65
Punt Returns/Yards 2/12 1/15
Kick Returns/Yards 2/47 1/16
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/23
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 25
Time of Possession 34:03 25:57

Team Statistics	NYK	STL
Record	3-1	3-1
First Downs	26	22
- by Rushing	4	5
- by Passing	20	15
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	461	446
- Offensive Plays	82	56
- Yards per Play	5.62	7.96
Net Rushing Yards	38	114
- Rushing Attempts	25	22
- Yards per Rush	1.52	5.18
Net Passing Yards	423	332
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	57 - 32 - 2	32 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	423	340
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/8
- Yards per Pass Play	7.42	9.76
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	12/19	5/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	9.2
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/62	9/65
Punt Returns/Yards	2/12	1/15
Kick Returns/Yards	2/47	1/16
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/23
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 25
Time of Possession	34:03	25:57

Drive Charts

New York Giants
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:29	5:54	OWN 17	15	83	Touchdown
1	1:33	2:33	OWN 20	5	31	Punt
2	12:23	4:40	OWN 34	9	28	Punt
2	6:28	1:16	OWN 32	3	4	Punt
2	2:56	0:41	OWN 20	2	3	Interception
2	1:51	1:17	OWN 30	5	17	Punt
3	15:00	4:43	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
3	6:47	2:51	OWN 39	6	61	Touchdown
3	2:48	4:18	OWN 40	10	60	Touchdown
4	7:11	1:40	OWN 20	5	23	Punt
4	5:19	3:32	OWN 7	9	41	Interception
4	1:15	0:49	OWN 38	5	25	Downs

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:31	OWN 16	11	45	Punt
1	2:35	1:02	OWN 20	3	80	Touchdown
2	14:00	1:37	OWN 17	4	10	Punt
2	7:43	1:15	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	5:12	2:16	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
2	2:15	0:24	OPP 28	2	28	Touchdown
2	0:34	0:34	OWN 24	1	5	Half
3	10:17	3:30	OWN 5	7	95	Touchdown
3	3:56	1:08	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	13:30	6:19	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
4	5:31	0:12	OWN 4	1	-4	Safety
4	1:47	0:32	OPP 40	3	9	Missed FG
4	0:26	0:26	OWN 37	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Brett Favre, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Joe Aska	14	12	0.86	5	0	0
Rodney Thomas	10	19	1.90	10	1	1
David Greene	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Charlie Garner	11	67	6.09	14	3	1
Curtis Martin	6	32	5.33	16	1	0
Brett Favre	5	15	3.00	11	1	0

Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
David Greene	57	32	423	0/0	3	47	2	82.7

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brett Favre	32	22	340	2/8	4	65	0	143.2

Receiving Statistics

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Anfernee Hardaway	12	21	146	12.17	25	25	1
WR Will Smith	7	11	159	22.71	49	47	1
WR Louis Lipps	5	8	62	12.40	7	19	0
FB Joe Aska	4	6	24	6.00	12	11	1
RB Rodney Thomas	2	4	25	12.50	11	19	0
FB William Floyd	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Carlester Crumpler	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Ramondo Seifert	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Jason Dunn	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cris Carter	8	13	151	18.88	67	65	4
WR Raghib Ismail	5	6	79	15.80	40	29	0
WR Chris Cornell	4	5	54	13.50	20	25	0
RB Curtis Martin	2	3	14	7.00	5	10	0
WR Jake Reed	1	2	16	16.00	0	16	0
RB Charlie Garner	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Benjamin Blue	1	1	21	21.00	14	21	0
FB Zack Crockett	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Steve Atwater	2	23	11.50	0

Fumble Statistics

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Louie Aguiar	5	231	46.2	35.2	64	3

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Tyner	4	152	38.0	35.0	43	1

Kicking Statistics

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Doug Brien	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Adam Vinatieri	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Draven	1	8	8.0	0
Iheanyi Uwaezuoke	1	4	4.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mark Walhberg	1	15	15.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Draven	1	28	28.0	0
Iheanyi Uwaezuoke	1	19	19.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Engram	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB William White	8	1	0.0	21	34
ILB Donnie Edwards	6	0	1.0	16	32
ILB Chris Benoit	4	2	0.0	18	25
S Merton Hanks	4	1	0.0	21	33
CB Eric Draven	4	1	0.0	21	31
CB Najee Mustafaa	3	1	0.0	14	21
OLB Godfrey Myles	3	0	0.0	16	27
OLB Seth Joyner	2	0	0.5	13	19
OLB Bernard Carter	2	0	0.0	10	16
DE Willie McGinest	1	1	0.5	13	23
DT Joel Steed	1	2	0.0	7	9
WR Will Smith	1	0	---	---	---
WR Ramondo Seifert	1	0	---	---	---
S Gary Spears	1	0	0.0	22	32
S George Teague	1	0	0.0	5	12

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Steve Atwater	8	5	25	57
CB Richard Woodley	7	0	14	48
OLB Jason Gildon	6	3	23	48
DT Nolan Harrison	5	0	15	41
DT Daryl Gardnener	4	4	17	34
S Brock Marion	4	1	25	57
CB Mark Walhberg	3	1	23	52
OLB Rob Fredrickson	3	0	9	6
CB Darryl Pounds	3	0	25	54
ILB Ben Wallace	2	5	25	57
DT Santana Dotson	2	1	13	14
CB Tito Paul	2	0	3	5
S Ace Ventura	1	1	5	25
DT Dana Stubblefield	1	0	15	47
DE Vernon Edwards	1	0	22	55
ILB Kevin Jefferson	0	1	2	9

Pass Rush Statistics

New York	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Donnie Edwards	1.0	0	0	32
OLB Seth Joyner	0.5	1	0	19
DE Willie McGinest	0.5	0	2	23
OLB Bernard Carter	0.0	0	1	16

St. Louis	Block	Hurry	PPlay
CB Mark Walhberg	1	0	52
DT Daryl Gardnener	0	3	34
DT Dana Stubblefield	0	2	47
S Brock Marion	0	1	57
OLB Jason Gildon	0	1	48

Pass Defense Statistics

New York	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB William White	6	0	34
ILB Donnie Edwards	5	2	32
CB Eric Draven	5	0	31
ILB Chris Benoit	1	1	25
S Merton Hanks	1	1	33
CB Najee Mustafaa	1	0	21
OLB Godfrey Myles	1	0	27
S Gary Spears	1	0	32
OLB Bernard Carter	1	0	16
DE Duane Clemons	0	1	11

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Richard Woodley	8	1	0	48
S Steve Atwater	6	1	2	57
ILB Ben Wallace	3	2	0	57
CB Darryl Pounds	3	1	0	54
CB Mark Walhberg	3	0	0	52
OLB Jason Gildon	2	3	0	48
S Brock Marion	2	0	0	57
OLB Rob Fredrickson	2	0	0	6
DT Daryl Gardnener	2	0	0	34
CB Tito Paul	1	0	0	5

Blocking Statistics

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Jeff Hartings	2	5	25	57
Joe Milinchik	1	8	25	57
Dave Szott	1	5	25	57
Joe Cocozzo	0	4	25	57
Willie Roaf	0	1	25	57
William Floyd	0	1	16	37

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Courtney Hall	2	5	1	22	1	34
Lenny Smith	2	5	0	22	1	34
Harris Barton	2	3	1	22	0	34
Nate Newton	1	2	0	22	0	34
Will Shields	0	2	0	22	0	34

Special Teams Tackles

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Najee Mustafaa	1	21
Rodney Thomas	1	10

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
David Meggett	2	22
Will Shields	2	5

Participation

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Joe Cocozzo	25	57	---	---	5	87
Joe Milinchik	25	57	---	---	---	82
Dave Szott	25	57	---	---	---	82
Will Smith	21	50	---	---	11	82
David Greene	25	57	---	---	---	82
Willie Roaf	25	57	---	---	---	82
Jeff Hartings	25	57	---	---	---	82
Carlester Crumpler	23	49	---	---	8	80
Anfernee Hardaway	18	49	---	---	---	67
Gary Spears	---	---	22	32	12	66
William Floyd	16	37	---	---	13	66
William White	---	---	21	34	6	61
Eric Draven	---	---	21	31	9	61
Najee Mustafaa	---	---	14	21	21	56
Merton Hanks	---	---	21	33	1	55
Joe Aska	15	34	---	---	1	50
Rodney Thomas	14	25	---	---	10	49
Donnie Edwards	---	---	16	32	1	49
Louis Lipps	9	27	---	---	12	48
Chris Benoit	---	---	18	25	2	45
Leon Lett	---	---	15	26	4	45
Godfrey Myles	---	---	16	27	---	43
Bernard Carter	---	---	10	16	12	38
Willie McGinest	---	---	13	23	1	37
Seth Joyner	---	---	13	19	---	32
Jason Dunn	4	5	---	---	17	26
George Teague	---	---	5	12	8	25
Jevon Langford	---	---	9	13	3	25
Duane Clemons	---	---	9	11	3	23
Scott Lockwood	0	0	---	---	20	20
Joel Steed	---	---	7	9	1	17
Lloyd Riggle	---	---	6	3	8	17
Iheanyi Uwaezuoke	0	0	---	---	15	15
Ramondo Seifert	5	9	---	---	---	14
Kevin Henry	---	---	4	6	1	11
Ronald McKinnon	---	---	2	1	7	10
Roger Duffy	0	0	---	---	5	5
Louie Aguiar	0	0	---	---	5	5
Duane Young	0	0	---	---	5	5
J.D. Cannon	0	0	---	---	5	5
Doug Brien	0	0	---	---	5	5
Dusty Zeigler	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jason Garrett	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rick Lockhart	0	0	---	---	---	0
Steven Hiller	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ben Wallace	---	---	25	57	10	92
Steve Atwater	---	---	25	57	1	83
Brock Marion	---	---	25	57	---	82
Vernon Edwards	---	---	22	55	5	82
Mark Walhberg	---	---	23	52	6	81
Darryl Pounds	---	---	25	54	---	79
Richard Woodley	---	---	14	48	11	73
Jason Gildon	---	---	23	48	---	71
Dana Stubblefield	---	---	15	47	---	62
Will Shields	22	34	---	---	5	61
Nate Newton	22	34	---	---	---	56
Harris Barton	22	34	---	---	---	56
Courtney Hall	22	34	---	---	---	56
Brett Favre	22	34	---	---	---	56
Nolan Harrison	---	---	15	41	---	56
Lenny Smith	22	34	---	---	---	56
Daryl Gardnener	---	---	17	34	5	56
Cris Carter	20	31	---	---	---	51
Chris Cornell	14	28	---	---	5	47
Irv Smith	16	22	---	---	6	44
Ace Ventura	---	---	5	25	13	43
Zack Crockett	14	18	---	---	10	42
Charlie Garner	16	21	---	---	---	37
Benjamin Blue	9	10	---	---	15	34
David Meggett	4	4	---	---	22	30
Jake Reed	4	7	---	---	17	28
Santana Dotson	---	---	13	14	---	27
Raghib Ismail	7	15	---	---	5	27
Curtis Martin	6	13	---	---	7	26
Kevin Jefferson	---	---	2	9	12	23
Tito Paul	---	---	3	5	11	19
Rob Fredrickson	---	---	9	6	3	18
Bobby Engram	0	1	---	---	14	15
Chris Zorich	---	---	9	5	---	14
Bobby Taylor	---	---	0	3	10	13
Vera De Milo	---	---	4	7	---	11
Derek Brown	0	0	---	---	11	11
Lee Woodall	---	---	1	3	5	9
Adam Vinatieri	0	0	---	---	8	8
James Williams	0	0	---	---	5	5
Andy McCollum	0	0	---	---	5	5
Clay Shiver	0	0	---	---	5	5
Wes Duke	0	0	---	---	5	5
Scott Tyner	0	0	---	---	4	4
Steve Walsh	0	0	---	---	1	1
Jeff Brohm	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	16	4.0
Middle	18	15	0.8
Right	3	7	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	19	9.5
Middle	14	52	3.7
Right	5	44	8.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
David Greene	57	32	5	2	5	8	7	0	2

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brett Favre	32	22	7	1	0	5	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	18	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	27	16	180	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	7	115	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	6	4	110	18.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	8	1.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	109	8.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	115	12.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	108	21.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Anfernee Hardaway	21	12	1	146	2	49
WR Will Smith	11	7	1	159	3	50
WR Louis Lipps	8	5	0	62	0	27
FB Joe Aska	6	4	1	24	0	34
RB Rodney Thomas	4	2	2	25	0	25
WR Ramondo Seifert	2	0	0	0	0	9
TE Carlester Crumpler	2	1	0	3	0	49
TE Jason Dunn	2	0	0	0	0	5
FB William Floyd	1	1	0	4	0	37

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cris Carter	13	8	151	3	31
WR Raghib Ismail	6	5	79	2	15
WR Chris Cornell	5	4	54	1	28
RB Curtis Martin	3	2	14	0	13
WR Jake Reed	2	1	16	0	7
RB Charlie Garner	1	1	5	0	21
TE Benjamin Blue	1	1	21	1	10
FB Zack Crockett	1	0	0	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Joe Aska	3	10	3.33	0.86
Rodney Thomas	2	3	1.50	1.90

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Charlie Garner	1	3	3.00	6.09
Curtis Martin	1	1	1.00	5.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
David Greene	4	2	26	6.50	7.42

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brett Favre	2	2	21	10.50	10.63

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Louis Lipps	1	0	0	0.00	7.75
WR Anfernee Hardaway	1	1	15	15.00	6.95
TE Carlester Crumpler	1	0	0	0.00	1.50
FB Joe Aska	1	1	11	11.00	4.00

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cris Carter	2	2	21	10.50	11.62

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Rodney Thomas	2	2
Joe Aska	1	1

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Curtis Martin	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
David Greene	16	11	9

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brett Favre	8	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Anfernee Hardaway	6	3	2
WR Will Smith	5	5	5
WR Louis Lipps	3	2	2
FB Joe Aska	1	1	0
RB Rodney Thomas	1	0	0

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

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,200 (21,400)
End Zone 14,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,200 (21,400)
End Zone	14,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)