Week 13, 1996

played in Detroit, MI

51 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals	7	14	0	10	-	31
Detroit Lions	3	14	7	10	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:48 STL - Jake Reed 5 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
1Q: 02:49 DET - Matt Stover 44 field goal
2Q: 15:00 STL - Zack Crockett 4 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
2Q: 09:29 DET - Willie Mays Hayes 8 pass from Johnny Utah (Matt Stover extra point)
2Q: 02:05 DET - Michael Jackson 27 pass from Johnny Utah (Matt Stover extra point)
2Q: 00:50 STL - Irv Smith 40 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
3Q: 01:39 DET - Michael Jackson 1 pass from Johnny Utah (Matt Stover extra point)
4Q: 10:55 STL - Adam Vinatieri 26 field goal
4Q: 08:04 DET - Matt Stover 22 field goal
4Q: 04:16 STL - David Meggett 5 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
4Q: 01:00 DET - Michael Jackson 14 pass from Johnny Utah (Matt Stover extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:48 STL - Jake Reed 5 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
1Q: 02:49 DET - Matt Stover 44 field goal
2Q: 15:00 STL - Zack Crockett 4 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
2Q: 09:29 DET - Willie Mays Hayes 8 pass from Johnny Utah (Matt Stover extra point)
2Q: 02:05 DET - Michael Jackson 27 pass from Johnny Utah (Matt Stover extra point)
2Q: 00:50 STL - Irv Smith 40 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
3Q: 01:39 DET - Michael Jackson 1 pass from Johnny Utah (Matt Stover extra point)
4Q: 10:55 STL - Adam Vinatieri 26 field goal
4Q: 08:04 DET - Matt Stover 22 field goal
4Q: 04:16 STL - David Meggett 5 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
4Q: 01:00 DET - Michael Jackson 14 pass from Johnny Utah (Matt Stover extra point)

Team Statistics STL DET
Record 6-6 5-7
First Downs 26 26
- by Rushing 8 6
- by Passing 17 20
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 537 516
- Offensive Plays 62 74
- Yards per Play 8.66 6.97
Net Rushing Yards 137 160
- Rushing Attempts 21 33
- Yards per Rush 6.52 4.85
Net Passing Yards 400 356
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 29 - 0 40 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 411 357
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 1/1
- Yards per Pass Play 9.76 8.68
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/8 8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 4.6 6.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/15 6/50
Punt Returns/Yards 4/25 3/28
Kick Returns/Yards 2/41 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 27
Time of Possession 26:52 33:08

Team Statistics	STL	DET
Record	6-6	5-7
First Downs	26	26
- by Rushing	8	6
- by Passing	17	20
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	537	516
- Offensive Plays	62	74
- Yards per Play	8.66	6.97
Net Rushing Yards	137	160
- Rushing Attempts	21	33
- Yards per Rush	6.52	4.85
Net Passing Yards	400	356
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 29 - 0	40 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	411	357
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	1/1
- Yards per Pass Play	9.76	8.68
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/8	8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	4.6	6.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/15	6/50
Punt Returns/Yards	4/25	3/28
Kick Returns/Yards	2/41	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 27
Time of Possession	26:52	33:08

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:27	OWN 20	4	51	Fumble
1	12:21	1:43	OWN 19	4	81	Touchdown
1	9:30	0:44	OWN 29	3	3	Punt
1	2:41	2:50	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
2	13:26	0:55	OWN 38	3	8	Punt
2	9:20	3:47	OWN 20	8	26	Punt
2	1:59	1:24	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown
3	12:21	1:33	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	8:41	2:39	OWN 14	5	26	Punt
3	1:28	5:38	OWN 29	9	62	Field Goal
4	7:56	3:51	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
4	0:52	0:52	OWN 16	5	30	Game

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:33	1:12	OWN 29	3	4	Punt
1	10:38	1:08	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
1	8:46	6:05	OWN 25	13	48	Field Goal
2	14:51	1:25	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
2	12:31	3:11	OWN 18	6	82	Touchdown
2	5:33	3:34	OWN 22	8	78	Touchdown
2	0:35	0:35	OWN 20	1	4	Half
3	15:00	2:39	OWN 20	7	27	Punt
3	10:48	2:07	OWN 18	5	68	Fumble
3	6:02	4:34	OWN 38	9	62	Touchdown
4	10:50	1:21	OWN 20	4	25	Punt
4	9:29	1:33	OPP 14	3	9	Field Goal
4	4:05	3:13	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown

Game MVP: Johnny Utah, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Charlie Garner	14	105	7.50	21	4	0
Curtis Martin	7	32	4.57	13	2	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Brian Mitchell	23	80	3.48	18	1
Derrick Lassic	5	14	2.80	7	0
Randy Baldwin	3	55	18.33	47	1
Johnny Utah	2	11	5.50	8	0

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brett Favre	39	29	411	2/11	4	62	0	142.1

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Johnny Utah	40	27	357	1/1	4	51	0	128.8

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Chris Cornell	7	9	72	10.29	3	36	0
WR Jake Reed	5	6	51	10.20	12	19	1
WR Cris Carter	4	9	144	36.00	57	62	0
RB Charlie Garner	4	4	49	12.25	45	25	0
TE Irv Smith	3	3	49	16.33	30	40	1
WR Raghib Ismail	3	4	23	7.67	12	10	0
FB Zack Crockett	2	2	18	9.00	15	14	1
RB David Meggett	1	1	5	5.00	3	5	1
RB Curtis Martin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Michael Jackson	8	13	138	17.25	56	51	3
WR Willie Mays Hayes	5	10	83	16.60	41	21	1
TE Wesley Walls	4	4	50	12.50	17	24	0
WR Eddie Kennison	4	6	58	14.50	1	23	0
RB Brian Mitchell	3	4	14	4.67	7	6	0
WR Don Beebe	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Randy Baldwin	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Tomur Barnes	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mark Walhberg	1	0	0
Charlie Garner	1	0	0
Roy Palmer	0	1	1

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Brian Mitchell	1	0	0
Terrell Buckley	0	1	1
Buddy Ferguson	0	1	0
Ickey Woods	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Tyner	5	205	41.0	35.4	52	3

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chris Gardocki	5	243	48.6	39.6	53	2

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Adam Vinatieri	1/1	0/0	0/0	26	4/4

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Stover	2/2	1/1	0/0	44	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mark Walhberg	4	25	6.3	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eddie Kennison	3	28	9.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Cornell	2	41	20.5	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Steve Atwater	8	4	0.0	33	41
CB Bobby Taylor	6	4	0.0	21	34
CB Mark Walhberg	6	2	0.0	33	41
OLB Jason Gildon	6	2	0.0	23	27
ILB Ben Wallace	5	4	0.0	33	41
DE Vera De Milo	4	0	1.0	32	40
CB Darryl Pounds	4	2	0.0	31	39
DT Nolan Harrison	4	1	0.0	29	31
S Brock Marion	4	1	0.0	30	41
OLB Greg Lloyd	3	3	0.0	21	20
DE Roy Palmer	3	0	0.0	22	38
DT Daryl Gardnener	2	1	0.0	16	15
DT Santana Dotson	1	0	0.0	14	20
S Ace Ventura	1	0	0.0	9	14
DE Chris Zorich	0	1	0.0	13	7

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Chris Spielman	12	2	0.0	20	31
CB Torey Hunter	8	1	0.0	11	23
OLB Bryan Cox	6	2	0.0	19	36
S Danny Copeland	3	1	0.0	20	36
CB Terry McDaniel	3	0	0.0	20	37
S Greg Jackson	3	0	0.0	21	39
DE Marco Coleman	2	3	1.5	14	28
DT Don Davey	2	2	0.0	16	25
S David Fulcher	2	0	0.0	2	13
DT Jerry Ball	2	0	0.0	9	12
DE Karl Dunbar	1	1	0.5	16	33
DT Jon Hand	1	0	0.0	13	34
CB Terrell Buckley	1	0	0.0	21	36
S Carl Lews	0	2	0.0	4	14
OLB O.J. Brigance	0	1	0.0	2	8

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Vera De Milo	1.0	0	4	40
DT Santana Dotson	0.0	1	0	20
DT Nolan Harrison	0.0	0	3	31

Detroit	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Marco Coleman	1.5	0	28
DE Karl Dunbar	0.5	1	33
DT Jon Hand	0.0	2	34
OLB Bryan Cox	0.0	1	36
DT Don Davey	0.0	1	25
DE Simeon Rice	0.0	1	13

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Mark Walhberg	5	0	41
S Brock Marion	5	0	41
CB Bobby Taylor	4	1	34
CB Darryl Pounds	4	0	39
S Steve Atwater	3	0	41
OLB Jason Gildon	2	0	27
DT Nolan Harrison	1	0	31
DE Roy Palmer	1	0	38
S Ace Ventura	1	0	14
ILB Ben Wallace	1	0	41

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Chris Spielman	6	0	31
OLB Bryan Cox	5	0	36
CB Torey Hunter	5	0	23
CB Terry McDaniel	4	1	37
CB Terrell Buckley	2	1	36
S David Fulcher	2	0	13
DT Jon Hand	2	0	34
S Danny Copeland	1	0	36
S Greg Jackson	1	0	39
OLB Ray Farmer	1	0	20

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Nate Newton	3	3	1	21	0	41
Will Shields	2	7	0	21	1	41
Harris Barton	2	4	0	21	0	41
Courtney Hall	1	4	0	21	0	41
Lenny Smith	1	2	0	21	1	41
Zack Crockett	0	1	0	14	0	19

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Keith Miller	2	6	33	0	41
Ickey Woods	2	4	19	0	21
Tomur Barnes	2	3	15	0	14
Lomas Brown	1	4	33	0	41
Kirk Scrafford	1	4	33	0	41
Wesley Walls	1	1	32	0	36
Paul Jetton	0	5	33	0	41
Mike Compton	0	4	33	1	41

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
David Meggett	2	30
Bobby Taylor	1	23
Zack Crockett	1	16

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Ickey Woods	4	20
Carwell Gardner	1	20
Carl Lews	1	18

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mark Walhberg	---	---	33	41	8	82
Vera De Milo	---	---	32	40	6	78
Bobby Taylor	---	---	21	34	23	78
Steve Atwater	---	---	33	41	3	77
Ben Wallace	---	---	33	41	2	76
Brock Marion	---	---	30	41	2	73
Darryl Pounds	---	---	31	39	2	72
Will Shields	21	41	---	---	6	68
Roy Palmer	---	---	22	38	7	67
Nate Newton	21	41	---	---	---	62
Harris Barton	21	41	---	---	---	62
Courtney Hall	21	41	---	---	---	62
Brett Favre	21	41	---	---	---	62
Nolan Harrison	---	---	29	31	2	62
Lenny Smith	21	41	---	---	---	62
Chris Cornell	17	34	---	---	7	58
Irv Smith	16	32	---	---	8	56
Cris Carter	21	34	---	---	---	55
Jason Gildon	---	---	23	27	1	51
Zack Crockett	14	19	---	---	16	49
Greg Lloyd	---	---	21	20	3	44
Charlie Garner	14	30	---	---	---	44
Ace Ventura	---	---	9	14	19	42
David Meggett	3	8	---	---	30	41
Santana Dotson	---	---	14	20	---	34
Daryl Gardnener	---	---	16	15	2	33
Curtis Martin	7	11	---	---	12	30
Benjamin Blue	5	7	---	---	17	29
Renaldo Turnbull	---	---	2	1	23	26
Raghib Ismail	6	17	---	---	---	23
Chris Zorich	---	---	13	7	---	20
Michael Westbrook	0	0	---	---	18	18
Lake Dawson	0	0	---	---	15	15
Jake Reed	1	13	---	---	---	14
Bobby Engram	1	0	---	---	7	8
Adam Vinatieri	0	0	---	---	7	7
John Alt	0	0	---	---	6	6
James Williams	0	0	---	---	6	6
Kevin Jefferson	---	---	0	0	6	6
Andy McCollum	0	0	---	---	6	6
Wes Duke	0	0	---	---	6	6
Scott Tyner	0	0	---	---	5	5
Rob Fredrickson	---	---	0	0	4	4
Lee Woodall	---	---	1	1	---	2
Steve Walsh	0	0	---	---	1	1
Jeff Brohm	0	0	---	---	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Paul Jetton	33	41	---	---	7	81
Danny Copeland	---	---	20	36	24	80
Wesley Walls	32	36	---	---	11	79
Lomas Brown	33	41	---	---	---	74
Kirk Scrafford	33	41	---	---	---	74
Johnny Utah	33	41	---	---	---	74
Mike Compton	33	41	---	---	---	74
Keith Miller	33	41	---	---	---	74
Willie Mays Hayes	24	33	---	---	13	70
Greg Jackson	---	---	21	39	1	61
Ickey Woods	19	21	---	---	20	60
Terry McDaniel	---	---	20	37	1	58
Terrell Buckley	---	---	21	36	1	58
Michael Jackson	23	34	---	---	---	57
Brian Mitchell	23	32	---	---	1	56
Bryan Cox	---	---	19	36	1	56
Chris Spielman	---	---	20	31	2	53
Torey Hunter	---	---	11	23	19	53
Karl Dunbar	---	---	16	33	1	50
Jon Hand	---	---	13	34	2	49
Don Davey	---	---	16	25	3	44
Eddie Kennison	8	16	---	---	20	44
Marco Coleman	---	---	14	28	1	43
Carl Lews	---	---	4	14	18	36
Randy Baldwin	5	5	---	---	24	34
Carwell Gardner	8	3	---	---	20	31
Tomur Barnes	15	14	---	---	---	29
Ray Farmer	---	---	7	20	---	27
O.J. Brigance	---	---	2	8	16	26
Jerry Ball	---	---	9	12	3	24
David Fulcher	---	---	2	13	6	21
Donta Jones	---	---	4	5	12	21
Simeon Rice	---	---	7	13	---	20
Kendel Shello	---	---	5	8	4	17
Don Beebe	3	7	---	---	5	15
Derrick Lassic	5	3	---	---	6	14
Matt Stover	0	0	---	---	9	9
Randy Grimes	0	0	---	---	7	7
Buddy Ferguson	0	0	---	---	7	7
Chris Gardocki	0	0	---	---	7	7
Billy Taylor	0	0	---	---	7	7
Scott Gragg	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ed McCaffrey	0	1	---	---	---	1
Mike Buck	0	0	---	---	---	0
Leroy Wickert	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	69	11.5
Middle	12	53	4.4
Right	3	15	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	27	3.9
Middle	21	63	3.0
Right	5	70	14.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brett Favre	39	29	7	2	0	2	6	0	0

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Johnny Utah	40	27	5	0	4	1	7	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	9	25	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	105	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	183	16.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	98	32.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	50	6.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	59	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	9	147	9.8
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	101	14.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cris Carter	9	4	144	3	34
WR Chris Cornell	9	7	72	1	34
WR Jake Reed	6	5	51	0	13
WR Raghib Ismail	4	3	23	0	17
RB Charlie Garner	4	4	49	2	30
TE Irv Smith	3	3	49	1	32
FB Zack Crockett	2	2	18	0	19
RB David Meggett	1	1	5	0	8
RB Curtis Martin	1	0	0	0	11

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Michael Jackson	13	8	1	138	2	34
WR Willie Mays Hayes	10	5	1	83	1	33
WR Eddie Kennison	6	4	2	58	1	16
TE Wesley Walls	4	4	0	50	1	36
RB Brian Mitchell	4	3	0	14	0	32
WR Don Beebe	1	1	0	4	0	7
RB Randy Baldwin	1	1	0	6	0	5
TE Tomur Barnes	1	1	0	4	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Curtis Martin	4	19	4.75	4.57
Charlie Garner	2	10	5.00	7.50

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brian Mitchell	3	-1	-0.33	3.48
Randy Baldwin	1	6	6.00	18.33
Derrick Lassic	1	3	3.00	2.80

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brett Favre	6	6	22	3.67	10.54

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Johnny Utah	5	5	57	11.40	8.93

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jake Reed	2	2	13	6.50	8.50
RB David Meggett	1	1	5	5.00	5.00
TE Irv Smith	1	1	-4	-4.00	16.33
WR Raghib Ismail	1	1	4	4.00	5.75
FB Zack Crockett	1	1	4	4.00	9.00

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Michael Jackson	3	3	30	10.00	10.62
WR Willie Mays Hayes	2	2	27	13.50	8.30

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Charlie Garner	1	1
Curtis Martin	1	0

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Brian Mitchell	2	1
Derrick Lassic	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brett Favre	6	2	1

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Johnny Utah	12	7	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cris Carter	4	1	1
WR Chris Cornell	1	1	0
RB Curtis Martin	1	0	0

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Willie Mays Hayes	5	2	2
WR Eddie Kennison	4	3	3
TE Wesley Walls	1	1	1
RB Brian Mitchell	1	1	0
WR Michael Jackson	1	0	0

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

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