Week 11, 1996

played in San Francisco, CA

69 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals	0	0	0	7	-	7
San Francisco 49ers	10	17	3	3	-	33

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:33 SFO - Steve Christie 33 field goal
1Q: 02:21 SFO - Tony Richardson 21 run (Steve Christie extra point)
2Q: 09:24 SFO - Steve Christie 43 field goal
2Q: 06:37 SFO - Wayne Chrebet 48 pass from Mark Brunell (Steve Christie extra point)
2Q: 00:20 SFO - Wayne Chrebet 12 pass from Mark Brunell (Steve Christie extra point)
3Q: 05:28 SFO - Steve Christie 49 field goal
4Q: 11:40 STL - Jake Reed 6 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
4Q: 01:52 SFO - Steve Christie 26 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:33 SFO - Steve Christie 33 field goal
1Q: 02:21 SFO - Tony Richardson 21 run (Steve Christie extra point)
2Q: 09:24 SFO - Steve Christie 43 field goal
2Q: 06:37 SFO - Wayne Chrebet 48 pass from Mark Brunell (Steve Christie extra point)
2Q: 00:20 SFO - Wayne Chrebet 12 pass from Mark Brunell (Steve Christie extra point)
3Q: 05:28 SFO - Steve Christie 49 field goal
4Q: 11:40 STL - Jake Reed 6 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
4Q: 01:52 SFO - Steve Christie 26 field goal

Team Statistics STL SFO
Record 6-4 5-5
First Downs 15 20
- by Rushing 5 7
- by Passing 9 13
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 316 411
- Offensive Plays 62 66
- Yards per Play 5.10 6.23
Net Rushing Yards 116 151
- Rushing Attempts 17 37
- Yards per Rush 6.82 4.08
Net Passing Yards 200 260
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 24 - 0 29 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 207 260
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/7 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.44 8.97
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/12 3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 7.0
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/40 3/15
Punt Returns/Yards 4/31 4/31
Kick Returns/Yards 2/30 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 29
Time of Possession 26:04 33:56

Team Statistics	STL	SFO
Record	6-4	5-5
First Downs	15	20
- by Rushing	5	7
- by Passing	9	13
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	316	411
- Offensive Plays	62	66
- Yards per Play	5.10	6.23
Net Rushing Yards	116	151
- Rushing Attempts	17	37
- Yards per Rush	6.82	4.08
Net Passing Yards	200	260
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 24 - 0	29 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	207	260
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/7	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.44	8.97
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/12	3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	7.0
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/40	3/15
Punt Returns/Yards	4/31	4/31
Kick Returns/Yards	2/30	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 29
Time of Possession	26:04	33:56

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:49	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
1	8:27	1:59	OWN 20	4	36	Punt
1	2:06	4:01	OWN 16	7	46	Punt
2	9:17	2:06	OWN 20	5	46	Fumble
2	6:21	2:02	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	0:09	0:09	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	13:08	2:07	OWN 28	6	26	Fumble
3	8:57	1:21	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	5:23	3:52	OWN 20	8	33	Punt
4	15:00	3:27	OWN 47	6	53	Touchdown
4	10:19	1:24	OWN 32	5	19	Punt
4	4:59	1:51	OWN 15	8	14	Downs
4	1:45	1:37	OWN 15	3	2	Punt

San Francisco 49ers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:11	5:44	OWN 26	11	58	Field Goal
1	6:28	4:22	OWN 2	10	98	Touchdown
2	13:05	3:48	OWN 20	7	54	Field Goal
2	7:11	0:50	OPP 49	2	49	Touchdown
2	4:19	4:10	OWN 30	10	70	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:52	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	11:01	2:04	OWN 46	3	8	Punt
3	7:36	2:13	OWN 42	4	26	Field Goal
3	1:31	1:31	OWN 6	3	1	Punt
4	11:33	1:14	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	8:55	3:56	OWN 22	5	25	Punt
4	3:08	1:23	OPP 29	4	20	Field Goal
4	0:08	0:08	OWN 26	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Mark Brunell, San Francisco 49ers

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Charlie Garner	8	74	9.25	28	3
Brett Favre	4	22	5.50	10	1
David Meggett	3	17	5.67	6	0
Curtis Martin	2	3	1.50	5	0

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Aaron Hayden	20	60	3.00	19	2	0
Jerome Bettis	10	64	6.40	16	3	0
Tony Richardson	3	21	7.00	21	1	1
Jim Branson	2	6	3.00	4	0	0
Mark Brunell	2	0	0.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brett Favre	43	24	207	2/7	1	28	0	76.4

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mark Brunell	29	21	260	0/0	2	48	0	122.7

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cris Carter	5	8	50	10.00	18	23	0
WR Raghib Ismail	5	8	76	15.20	33	28	0
WR Jake Reed	2	8	28	14.00	8	22	1
WR Lake Dawson	2	3	10	5.00	0	6	0
TE Benjamin Blue	2	3	-3	-1.50	0	1	0
WR Chris Cornell	2	2	11	5.50	2	8	0
FB Zack Crockett	2	2	5	2.50	0	3	0
RB David Meggett	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Irv Smith	1	3	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Curtis Martin	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Bobby Engram	1	2	18	18.00	6	18	0
RB Charlie Garner	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Wayne Chrebet	6	8	99	16.50	48	48	2
WR Joe Horn	5	9	61	12.20	14	29	0
WR Chandler Bing	3	4	38	12.67	5	28	0
RB Jerome Bettis	2	2	6	3.00	0	4	0
TE Kyle Brady	2	3	27	13.50	10	16	0
WR Tommy Kane	1	1	23	23.00	25	23	0
WR Shawn Jefferson	1	1	2	2.00	5	2	0
RB Aaron Hayden	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Force
Raghib Ismail	1	0
Curtis Martin	1	0
Ben Wallace	0	1

San Francisco	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jerome Bettis	1	0	0
Ed McDaniel	0	1	1
William Thomas	0	1	0
Joe Horn	0	1	0
Karl Mecklenburg	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Tyner	8	355	44.4	38.0	57	3

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Greg Montgomery	5	253	50.6	40.4	58	1

Kicking Statistics

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

San Francisco	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Steve Christie	4/4	2/2	0/0	49	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mark Walhberg	3	26	8.7	0
David Meggett	1	5	5.0	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tommy Kane	4	31	7.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Cornell	1	15	15.0	0
Bobby Engram	1	15	15.0	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Steve Atwater	6	7	0.0	37	29
CB Bobby Taylor	5	2	0.0	28	19
CB Darryl Pounds	5	1	0.0	23	27
DT Daryl Gardnener	5	1	0.0	28	10
DE Vera De Milo	5	0	0.0	37	27
DT Nolan Harrison	5	0	0.0	34	24
ILB Ben Wallace	5	0	0.0	22	27
ILB Kevin Jefferson	4	3	0.0	15	2
S Brock Marion	3	1	0.0	25	28
OLB Greg Lloyd	3	0	0.0	9	13
S Ace Ventura	2	2	0.0	17	9
CB Mark Walhberg	2	1	0.0	37	29
OLB Lee Woodall	2	0	0.0	14	3
DE Roy Palmer	1	2	0.0	30	23
WR Cris Carter	1	0	---	---	---
DT Santana Dotson	1	0	0.0	10	16
OLB Jason Gildon	0	2	0.0	17	21

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Karl Mecklenburg	7	2	0.0	4	23
OLB William Thomas	5	1	0.5	16	35
S Willie Clay	5	1	0.0	14	38
CB Tyrone Williams	5	0	0.0	7	27
ILB Mike Barber	3	1	1.5	8	28
OLB Joe Bowden	3	1	0.0	9	18
S Anthony Newman	2	1	0.0	5	21
CB Terrance Shaw	2	0	0.0	14	38
ILB Ed McDaniel	1	1	0.0	13	22
DE Lee Carter	1	1	0.0	8	11
CB Willie Beamon	1	0	0.0	11	24
DE Joe Johnson	1	0	0.0	9	34
CB Koby Thomas	1	0	0.0	12	20
S Cliff Martin	1	0	0.0	14	38
S Travis Davis	1	0	0.0	6	21
DT Bob Kuberski	1	0	0.0	12	34
DE James Jones	0	1	0.0	11	27

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Vera De Milo	0.0	0	3	0	27
DE Roy Palmer	0.0	0	1	0	23

San Francisco	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Mike Barber	1.5	1	1	28
OLB William Thomas	0.5	0	1	35
OLB Joe Bowden	0.0	0	2	18
DT Bob Kuberski	0.0	0	2	34
DE James Jones	0.0	0	1	27
DE Lance Johnstone	0.0	0	1	11

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Bobby Taylor	4	0	19
ILB Ben Wallace	3	2	27
S Brock Marion	3	0	28
CB Darryl Pounds	3	0	27
CB Mark Walhberg	2	1	29
OLB Greg Lloyd	1	0	13
S Steve Atwater	1	0	29
DE Vera De Milo	1	0	27
DT Nolan Harrison	1	0	24
DT Santana Dotson	1	0	16
OLB Lee Woodall	1	0	3

San Francisco	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Tyrone Williams	5	1	27
ILB Karl Mecklenburg	4	0	23
CB Terrance Shaw	2	1	38
OLB William Thomas	2	0	35
ILB Ed McDaniel	2	0	22
OLB Joe Bowden	2	0	18
S Willie Clay	2	0	38
ILB Mike Barber	2	0	28
CB Willie Beamon	1	1	24
S Anthony Newman	1	0	21
CB Koby Thomas	1	0	20
DE Joe Johnson	0	1	34
S Cliff Martin	0	1	38

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Courtney Hall	3	3	13	1	30
Irv Smith	2	2	9	0	19
Will Shields	1	2	16	0	38
Harris Barton	1	1	17	1	44
James Williams	1	1	4	0	16
Nate Newton	0	3	17	0	45
Andy McCollum	0	1	4	0	15

San Francisco	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Mike Devlin	3	6	15	21
Adam Timmerman	2	7	37	29
Tony Mandarich	2	5	21	27
Eric Harris	1	3	32	28
Kyle Brady	1	3	25	20
Tony Richardson	1	1	16	16
Ken Blackman	1	1	33	29
Abner Wilson	0	3	22	8
Shar Pourdanesh	0	3	16	2
David Walker	0	2	9	1
Michael Roan	0	1	20	7

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
David Meggett	1	24
Ace Ventura	1	19
Zack Crockett	1	16
Harris Barton	1	2

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays
Aaron Hayden	2	26
Michael Roan	1	17
Travis Davis	1	13
Shar Pourdanesh	1	7
Jerome Bettis	1	1

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mark Walhberg	---	---	37	29	18	84
Vera De Milo	---	---	37	27	9	73
Steve Atwater	---	---	37	29	6	72
Nate Newton	17	45	---	---	2	64
Harris Barton	17	44	---	---	2	63
Brett Favre	17	45	---	---	---	62
Nolan Harrison	---	---	34	24	4	62
Roy Palmer	---	---	30	23	8	61
Will Shields	16	38	---	---	5	59
Bobby Taylor	---	---	28	19	12	59
Brock Marion	---	---	25	28	3	56
Ben Wallace	---	---	22	27	5	54
Darryl Pounds	---	---	23	27	3	53
Raghib Ismail	9	37	---	---	---	46
Ace Ventura	---	---	17	9	19	45
Courtney Hall	13	30	---	---	1	44
Zack Crockett	8	20	---	---	16	44
David Meggett	4	14	---	---	24	42
Renaldo Turnbull	---	---	18	2	22	42
Benjamin Blue	7	20	---	---	15	42
Lenny Smith	11	28	---	---	---	39
Daryl Gardnener	---	---	28	10	1	39
Jason Gildon	---	---	17	21	---	38
Curtis Martin	5	23	---	---	10	38
Irv Smith	9	19	---	---	8	36
Jake Reed	7	26	---	---	1	34
Greg Lloyd	---	---	9	13	11	33
Lake Dawson	5	14	---	---	13	32
Chris Cornell	8	16	---	---	7	31
Cris Carter	11	18	---	---	---	29
James Williams	4	16	---	---	8	28
Santana Dotson	---	---	10	16	2	28
Andy McCollum	4	15	---	---	6	25
John Alt	3	9	---	---	8	20
Michael Westbrook	2	2	---	---	16	20
Charlie Garner	9	10	---	---	---	19
Kevin Jefferson	---	---	15	2	2	19
Lee Woodall	---	---	14	3	1	18
Chris Zorich	---	---	6	10	1	17
Bobby Engram	1	6	---	---	8	15
Scott Tyner	0	0	---	---	8	8
Wes Duke	0	0	---	---	8	8
Rob Fredrickson	---	---	0	0	2	2
Adam Vinatieri	0	0	---	---	2	2
Steve Walsh	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jeff Brohm	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Francisco	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Adam Timmerman	37	29	---	---	9	75
Mark Brunell	37	29	---	---	4	70
Terrance Shaw	---	---	14	38	17	69
Eric Harris	32	28	---	---	6	66
Ken Blackman	33	29	---	---	3	65
William Thomas	---	---	16	35	10	61
Aaron Hayden	25	10	---	---	26	61
Kyle Brady	25	20	---	---	10	55
Joe Johnson	---	---	9	34	10	53
Cliff Martin	---	---	14	38	1	53
Tony Mandarich	21	27	---	---	4	52
Willie Clay	---	---	14	38	---	52
Bob Kuberski	---	---	12	34	2	48
Wayne Chrebet	21	23	---	---	2	46
Chandler Bing	13	14	---	---	18	45
Tony Richardson	16	16	---	---	13	45
Michael Roan	20	7	---	---	17	44
Tyrone Williams	---	---	7	27	9	43
Joe Horn	17	25	---	---	---	42
James Jones	---	---	11	27	3	41
Travis Davis	---	---	6	21	13	40
Jim Branson	16	7	---	---	15	38
Karl Mecklenburg	---	---	4	23	10	37
Abner Wilson	22	8	---	---	7	37
Tommy Kane	10	1	---	---	25	36
Ed McDaniel	---	---	13	22	1	36
Mike Devlin	15	21	---	---	---	36
Mike Barber	---	---	8	28	---	36
Willie Beamon	---	---	11	24	---	35
Jerome Bettis	12	19	---	---	1	32
Koby Thomas	---	---	12	20	---	32
Joe Bowden	---	---	9	18	2	29
Anthony Newman	---	---	5	21	1	27
Shawn Jefferson	10	3	---	---	12	25
Shar Pourdanesh	16	2	---	---	7	25
Lee Carter	---	---	8	11	5	24
Stimpson Cat	---	---	5	11	2	18
Lance Johnstone	---	---	6	11	---	17
Ray Lewis	---	---	3	7	6	16
Steve Christie	0	0	---	---	12	12
David Walker	9	1	---	---	---	10
Vince Browning	0	0	---	---	9	9
Kelvin Pritchett	---	---	0	7	---	7
Greg Montgomery	0	0	---	---	5	5
Gino Torretta	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jason Woodard	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	70	10.0
Middle	9	48	5.3
Right	0	0	0.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	41	3.7
Middle	20	95	4.8
Right	5	16	3.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brett Favre	43	24	3	1	4	5	8	0	0

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mark Brunell	29	21	4	1	0	3	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	14	1.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	64	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	9	129	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	29	5.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	76	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	127	15.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	28	9.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cris Carter	8	5	0	50	1	18
WR Jake Reed	8	2	2	28	1	26
WR Raghib Ismail	8	5	1	76	1	37
TE Irv Smith	3	1	0	6	0	19
WR Lake Dawson	3	2	1	10	0	14
TE Benjamin Blue	3	2	0	-3	0	20
WR Chris Cornell	2	2	0	11	0	16
FB Zack Crockett	2	2	0	5	0	20
RB Curtis Martin	2	1	0	5	0	23
WR Bobby Engram	2	1	0	18	0	6
RB David Meggett	1	1	0	1	0	14
RB Charlie Garner	1	0	0	0	0	10

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Joe Horn	9	5	61	1	25
WR Wayne Chrebet	8	6	99	1	23
WR Chandler Bing	4	3	38	1	14
TE Kyle Brady	3	2	27	0	20
RB Jerome Bettis	2	2	6	0	19
WR Tommy Kane	1	1	23	1	1
WR Shawn Jefferson	1	1	2	0	3
RB Aaron Hayden	1	1	4	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Aaron Hayden	3	6	2.00	3.00
Jerome Bettis	1	1	1.00	6.40
Mark Brunell	1	1	1.00	0.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brett Favre	2	2	10	5.00	4.81

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mark Brunell	3	2	14	4.67	8.97

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jake Reed	1	1	6	6.00	3.50
WR Lake Dawson	1	1	4	4.00	3.33

San Francisco	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Jerome Bettis	1	1	2	2.00	3.00
WR Wayne Chrebet	1	1	12	12.00	12.38
WR Joe Horn	1	0	0	0.00	6.78

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Brett Favre	2	0

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions
Aaron Hayden	5	0
Jerome Bettis	2	1
Jim Branson	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brett Favre	10	5	2

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mark Brunell	5	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cris Carter	2	1	0
WR Jake Reed	2	1	1
WR Raghib Ismail	2	0	0
WR Chris Cornell	1	1	0
FB Zack Crockett	1	1	0
RB Curtis Martin	1	0	0
WR Bobby Engram	1	1	1

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Chandler Bing	3	2	1
RB Jerome Bettis	1	1	0
WR Wayne Chrebet	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,900 (21,400)
End Zone 13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,900 (21,400)
End Zone	13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)