Week 16, 1996

played in St. Louis, MO

53 degrees, rain, 15 mph wind

New Jersey Jets	10	3	0	9	-	22
St. Louis Cardinals	0	13	14	0	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:59 NJY - Derrick Alexander 8 pass from Dave Schnell (Michele Akers extra point)
1Q: 05:03 NJY - Michele Akers 30 field goal
2Q: 10:30 STL - Adam Vinatieri 43 field goal
2Q: 09:26 STL - Irv Smith 28 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
2Q: 03:07 NJY - Michele Akers 27 field goal
2Q: 00:03 STL - Adam Vinatieri 36 field goal
3Q: 11:41 STL - Chris Cornell 15 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
3Q: 07:25 STL - Raghib Ismail 6 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
4Q: 09:30 NJY - Michele Akers 38 field goal
4Q: 04:19 NJY - Derrick Alexander 17 pass from Dave Schnell (Vaughn Hebron run for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:59 NJY - Derrick Alexander 8 pass from Dave Schnell (Michele Akers extra point)
1Q: 05:03 NJY - Michele Akers 30 field goal
2Q: 10:30 STL - Adam Vinatieri 43 field goal
2Q: 09:26 STL - Irv Smith 28 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
2Q: 03:07 NJY - Michele Akers 27 field goal
2Q: 00:03 STL - Adam Vinatieri 36 field goal
3Q: 11:41 STL - Chris Cornell 15 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
3Q: 07:25 STL - Raghib Ismail 6 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
4Q: 09:30 NJY - Michele Akers 38 field goal
4Q: 04:19 NJY - Derrick Alexander 17 pass from Dave Schnell (Vaughn Hebron run for conversion failed)

Team Statistics NJY STL
Record 8-6-1 9-6
First Downs 19 20
- by Rushing 3 5
- by Passing 15 14
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 346 382
- Offensive Plays 64 59
- Yards per Play 5.41 6.47
Net Rushing Yards 80 137
- Rushing Attempts 19 25
- Yards per Rush 4.21 5.48
Net Passing Yards 266 245
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 27 - 2 31 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 272 265
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 3/20
- Yards per Pass Play 5.91 7.21
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/15 4/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.3 7.3
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/24 3/56
Punt Returns/Yards 1/5 3/21
Kick Returns/Yards 1/16 4/90
Interception Ret./Yards 1/6 2/0
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 29
Time of Possession 30:26 29:34

Team Statistics	NJY	STL
Record	8-6-1	9-6
First Downs	19	20
- by Rushing	3	5
- by Passing	15	14
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	346	382
- Offensive Plays	64	59
- Yards per Play	5.41	6.47
Net Rushing Yards	80	137
- Rushing Attempts	19	25
- Yards per Rush	4.21	5.48
Net Passing Yards	266	245
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 27 - 2	31 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	272	265
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	3/20
- Yards per Pass Play	5.91	7.21
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/15	4/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.3	7.3
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/24	3/56
Punt Returns/Yards	1/5	3/21
Kick Returns/Yards	1/16	4/90
Interception Ret./Yards	1/6	2/0
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 29
Time of Possession	30:26	29:34

Drive Charts

New Jersey Jets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:12	OWN 29	7	71	Touchdown
1	9:09	4:12	OPP 49	9	36	Field Goal
1	2:43	1:24	OWN 35	3	6	Punt
2	10:22	0:13	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
2	9:15	6:15	OWN 20	13	70	Field Goal
3	11:35	1:11	OWN 20	3	-6	Punt
3	7:15	4:42	OWN 20	8	27	Punt
4	13:38	4:15	OWN 5	9	74	Field Goal
4	6:08	2:00	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
4	2:11	1:03	OWN 26	5	29	Interception

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:48	1:39	OWN 28	3	21	Interception
1	4:57	2:14	OWN 22	3	8	Punt
1	1:19	5:57	OWN 23	11	51	Field Goal
2	10:09	0:54	OPP 31	2	31	Touchdown
2	3:00	3:00	OWN 20	8	61	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:25	OWN 41	6	59	Touchdown
3	10:24	3:09	OPP 49	6	49	Touchdown
3	2:33	3:55	OWN 6	8	45	Punt
4	9:23	3:15	OWN 20	5	18	Punt
4	4:08	1:57	OWN 23	3	4	Punt
4	1:08	1:08	OWN 19	4	44	Game

Game MVP: Brett Favre, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Rudy Koncar	10	29	2.90	11	1
Dave Schnell	4	29	7.25	8	0
Vaughn Hebron	3	18	6.00	8	0
Matt Groening	1	0	0.00	0	0
Moe Williams	1	4	4.00	4	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Charlie Garner	18	129	7.17	46	4
Curtis Martin	4	9	2.25	4	0
Brett Favre	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0
Zack Crockett	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dave Schnell	44	27	272	1/6	2	30	2	75.2

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brett Favre	31	25	265	3/20	3	28	1	121.1

Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Derrick Alexander	9	13	104	11.56	39	30	2
WR Rod Smith	7	11	92	13.14	21	29	0
WR Wendell Davis	4	8	31	7.75	3	11	0
RB Vaughn Hebron	3	4	27	9.00	16	26	0
FB Matt Groening	2	2	16	8.00	8	12	0
TE James Jenkins	2	3	2	1.00	0	3	0
WR Leroy Thompson	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cris Carter	6	7	29	4.83	19	12	0
WR Chris Cornell	4	8	35	8.75	9	15	1
WR Raghib Ismail	3	4	37	12.33	4	24	1
TE Benjamin Blue	3	3	42	14.00	19	22	0
RB Curtis Martin	3	3	36	12.00	21	17	0
TE Irv Smith	2	2	40	20.00	34	28	1
RB Charlie Garner	2	2	21	10.50	8	17	0
FB Zack Crockett	2	2	25	12.50	21	16	0

Interception Statistics

New Jersey	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Patrick Hunter	1	6	6.00	0

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Steve Atwater	1	0	0.00	0
S Brock Marion	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Jersey	Fumb	Recov	Force
Derrick Alexander	1	0	0
Rod Smith	0	1	0
David Pool	0	0	1

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Zack Crockett	1	0	0
Irv Smith	0	1	0
Bobby Taylor	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Jersey	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sean Landeta	3	139	46.3	39.3	52	2

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Tyner	4	172	43.0	41.8	47	2

Kicking Statistics

New Jersey	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Michele Akers	3/3	0/0	0/0	38	1/1

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Adam Vinatieri	2/2	1/1	0/0	43	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Derrick Alexander	1	5	5.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Meggett	2	16	8.0	0
Mark Walhberg	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Moe Williams	1	16	16.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Cornell	4	90	22.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New Jersey	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Eddie Robinson	8	0	0.0	20	20
ILB Percy Snow	7	0	0.0	24	33
S Joey Tribbiani	5	2	0.0	25	34
CB David Pool	4	3	0.0	22	28
DT John Kirksey	4	1	0.0	18	21
S Patrick Hunter	4	0	0.0	24	33
OLB Mitch Donahue	2	1	1.0	4	10
DT William Perry	2	0	1.0	18	23
OLB Jerry Olsavsky	2	3	0.0	11	12
S Matt Groenig	2	0	0.0	3	9
DE Darrell Davis	2	0	0.0	19	30
DT Tim Dennis	2	0	0.0	13	16
DE David Grant	1	2	1.0	17	23
CB Antonio Langham	1	2	0.0	25	34
DE Joe Campbell	1	0	0.0	6	4
TE James Jenkins	1	0	---	---	---
WR Leroy Thompson	1	0	---	---	---
CB Tyrone Poole	1	0	0.0	9	24
DE Regan Upshaw	1	0	0.0	8	11

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ben Wallace	7	1	0.0	19	45
S Brock Marion	6	1	0.0	19	45
OLB Jason Gildon	5	3	1.0	18	43
S Steve Atwater	5	1	0.0	19	45
CB Bobby Taylor	4	1	0.0	14	37
CB Darryl Pounds	4	0	0.0	17	40
DT Daryl Gardnener	4	0	0.0	15	31
CB Mark Walhberg	3	1	0.0	19	45
S Ace Ventura	3	1	0.0	5	19
DE Vera De Milo	1	0	0.0	19	44
DE Roy Palmer	1	0	0.0	15	40
WR Raghib Ismail	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Lee Woodall	1	0	0.0	3	3
OLB Rob Fredrickson	1	0	0.0	2	7
DT Nolan Harrison	0	1	0.0	9	23

Pass Rush Statistics

New Jersey	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT William Perry	1.0	0	0	23
DE David Grant	1.0	0	0	23
OLB Mitch Donahue	1.0	0	0	10
DT Tim Dennis	0.0	1	0	16
DE Darrell Davis	0.0	0	1	30

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jason Gildon	1.0	0	0	0	43
DE Roy Palmer	0.0	1	0	1	40
DE Vera De Milo	0.0	0	3	0	44
DT Daryl Gardnener	0.0	0	1	0	31
ILB Ben Wallace	0.0	0	1	0	45

Pass Defense Statistics

New Jersey	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Percy Snow	5	1	0	33
OLB Eddie Robinson	4	0	0	20
CB David Pool	3	0	0	28
S Joey Tribbiani	3	0	0	34
S Matt Groenig	2	0	0	9
CB Tyrone Poole	2	0	0	24
OLB Jerry Olsavsky	1	1	0	12
S Patrick Hunter	1	0	1	33
DE David Grant	1	0	0	23
OLB Mitch Donahue	1	0	0	10
DT Tim Dennis	1	0	0	16
DT John Kirksey	1	0	0	21
CB Antonio Langham	0	1	0	34

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Mark Walhberg	5	0	0	45
S Brock Marion	4	0	1	45
OLB Jason Gildon	4	0	0	43
CB Bobby Taylor	3	1	0	37
S Ace Ventura	3	0	0	19
CB Darryl Pounds	2	2	0	40
ILB Ben Wallace	2	1	0	45
S Steve Atwater	1	1	1	45
DE Vera De Milo	1	0	0	44
OLB Lee Woodall	1	0	0	3
OLB Rob Fredrickson	1	0	0	7
DE Roy Palmer	0	1	0	40

Blocking Statistics

New Jersey	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brian De Marco	1	4	19	1	45
Dermontti Dawson	1	4	19	0	45
Tim Ruddy	1	4	19	0	45
Matt Groening	1	1	10	0	25
Norm Fowler	1	1	19	0	45
Max Lane	1	1	12	0	18

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Courtney Hall	5	12	1	25	1	34
Will Shields	2	3	0	25	0	34
Nate Newton	1	4	0	25	0	34
Lenny Smith	0	2	0	25	0	34
Harris Barton	0	1	0	25	2	34
Zack Crockett	0	1	0	13	0	18

Special Teams Tackles

New Jersey	Tackles	STPlays
Mitch Donahue	3	23
James Jenkins	2	11
Vaughn Hebron	1	21
Robert Clark	1	16

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
David Meggett	1	19
Zack Crockett	1	11

Participation

New Jersey	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dermontti Dawson	19	45	---	---	6	70
Dave Schnell	19	45	---	---	---	64
Norm Fowler	19	45	---	---	---	64
Tim Ruddy	19	45	---	---	---	64
Brian De Marco	19	45	---	---	---	64
Derrick Alexander	19	39	---	---	4	62
Antonio Langham	---	---	25	34	2	61
Joey Tribbiani	---	---	25	34	2	61
Percy Snow	---	---	24	33	2	59
Rod Smith	16	43	---	---	---	59
Patrick Hunter	---	---	24	33	1	58
David Pool	---	---	22	28	2	52
Darrell Davis	---	---	19	30	1	50
Vaughn Hebron	6	23	---	---	21	50
James Jenkins	14	22	---	---	11	47
William Perry	---	---	18	23	2	43
Wendell Davis	7	21	---	---	15	43
David Grant	---	---	17	23	3	43
Matt Groening	10	25	---	---	5	40
Charles McRae	7	27	---	---	6	40
Eddie Robinson	---	---	20	20	---	40
John Kirksey	---	---	18	21	1	40
Mitch Donahue	---	---	4	10	23	37
Tyrone Poole	---	---	9	24	2	35
Rudy Koncar	11	18	---	---	5	34
Audrey McMillian	---	---	3	7	20	30
Tim Dennis	---	---	13	16	1	30
Max Lane	12	18	---	---	---	30
Matt Groenig	---	---	3	9	13	25
Jerry Olsavsky	---	---	11	12	1	24
Regan Upshaw	---	---	8	11	5	24
Antone Vinatieri	1	3	---	---	17	21
Brian Kozlowski	4	12	---	---	4	20
Moe Williams	2	5	---	---	13	20
Robert Clark	0	3	---	---	16	19
Lamont Hollinquest	---	---	5	1	11	17
Leroy Thompson	5	11	---	---	---	16
Joe Campbell	---	---	6	4	1	11
Michele Akers	0	0	---	---	9	9
Filmel Cowlings	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jeff Blackshear	0	0	---	---	6	6
Pellom LeVeck	0	0	---	---	6	6
Nate Dingle	---	---	1	1	4	6
Ken O'Brien	0	0	---	---	3	3
Sean Landeta	0	0	---	---	3	3
Tony Banks	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bobby Taylor	---	---	14	37	19	70
Mark Walhberg	---	---	19	45	5	69
Steve Atwater	---	---	19	45	4	68
Brock Marion	---	---	19	45	3	67
Ben Wallace	---	---	19	45	3	67
Vera De Milo	---	---	19	44	3	66
Will Shields	25	34	---	---	6	65
Jason Gildon	---	---	18	43	2	63
Roy Palmer	---	---	15	40	6	61
Darryl Pounds	---	---	17	40	3	60
Nate Newton	25	34	---	---	---	59
Harris Barton	25	34	---	---	---	59
Courtney Hall	25	34	---	---	---	59
Brett Favre	25	34	---	---	---	59
Lenny Smith	25	34	---	---	---	59
Irv Smith	20	21	---	---	16	57
Cris Carter	24	30	---	---	---	54
Chris Cornell	18	30	---	---	6	54
Daryl Gardnener	---	---	15	31	5	51
Charlie Garner	20	22	---	---	1	43
Zack Crockett	13	18	---	---	11	42
Ace Ventura	---	---	5	19	14	38
Nolan Harrison	---	---	9	23	3	35
Santana Dotson	---	---	11	20	---	31
Raghib Ismail	11	17	---	---	---	28
Curtis Martin	5	12	---	---	11	28
David Meggett	3	5	---	---	19	27
Benjamin Blue	5	10	---	---	10	25
Renaldo Turnbull	---	---	1	2	18	21
Lake Dawson	0	0	---	---	17	17
Michael Westbrook	0	0	---	---	14	14
Bobby Engram	1	0	---	---	11	12
Jake Reed	5	5	---	---	---	10
Chris Zorich	---	---	4	6	---	10
Rob Fredrickson	---	---	2	7	---	9
Adam Vinatieri	0	0	---	---	7	7
John Alt	0	0	---	---	6	6
James Williams	0	0	---	---	6	6
Kevin Jefferson	---	---	0	0	6	6
Lee Woodall	---	---	3	3	---	6
Andy McCollum	0	0	---	---	6	6
Wes Duke	0	0	---	---	6	6
Scott Tyner	0	0	---	---	4	4
Steve Walsh	0	0	---	---	2	2
Jeff Brohm	0	0	---	---	---	0
Clay Shiver	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	21	5.3
Middle	10	36	3.6
Right	5	23	4.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	30	4.3
Middle	12	48	4.0
Right	4	62	15.5
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dave Schnell	44	27	5	2	1	6	5	1	2

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brett Favre	31	25	3	0	1	3	1	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	10	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	16	172	8.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	70	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	20	4.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	52	7.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	14	146	8.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	4	43	10.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	24	8.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Derrick Alexander	13	9	0	104	1	39
WR Rod Smith	11	7	1	92	3	43
WR Wendell Davis	8	4	0	31	0	21
RB Vaughn Hebron	4	3	0	27	1	23
TE James Jenkins	3	2	0	2	0	22
WR Leroy Thompson	3	0	0	0	0	11
FB Matt Groening	2	2	0	16	0	25

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Chris Cornell	8	4	1	35	0	30
WR Cris Carter	7	6	0	29	0	30
WR Raghib Ismail	4	3	0	37	1	17
TE Benjamin Blue	3	3	0	42	1	10
RB Curtis Martin	3	3	0	36	0	12
TE Irv Smith	2	2	0	40	1	21
RB Charlie Garner	2	2	0	21	0	22
FB Zack Crockett	2	2	0	25	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rudy Koncar	2	6	3.00	2.90
Vaughn Hebron	1	5	5.00	6.00
Moe Williams	1	4	4.00	4.00

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Charlie Garner	2	11	5.50	7.17

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dave Schnell	8	3	24	3.00	6.18

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brett Favre	2	2	21	10.50	8.55

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Derrick Alexander	3	2	25	8.33	8.00
WR Wendell Davis	2	1	-1	-0.50	3.88
TE James Jenkins	1	0	0	0.00	0.67
WR Leroy Thompson	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Rod Smith	1	0	0	0.00	8.36

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Raghib Ismail	1	1	6	6.00	9.25
WR Chris Cornell	1	1	15	15.00	4.38

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Jersey	Rushes	Conversions
Dave Schnell	1	1
Moe Williams	1	1

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Curtis Martin	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dave Schnell	13	8	6

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brett Favre	7	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Derrick Alexander	5	5	4
WR Wendell Davis	4	2	1
RB Vaughn Hebron	2	1	1
WR Leroy Thompson	1	0	0
WR Rod Smith	1	0	0

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cris Carter	2	1	0
RB Curtis Martin	2	2	2
WR Raghib Ismail	1	1	1
TE Benjamin Blue	1	1	0
WR Chris Cornell	1	1	1

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)