Wild Card Playoff Games, 1996

played in Tampa Bay, FL

44 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals1413019-46
Tampa Bay Buccaneers107710-34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:23 STL - Cris Carter 80 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
1Q: 07:43 STL - Charlie Garner 4 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
1Q: 04:25 TBY - Rich Karlis 29 field goal
1Q: 02:17 TBY - Doug Evans 44 interception return (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 12:36 STL - Adam Vinatieri 30 field goal
2Q: 07:42 TBY - Jeff Walker 37 run (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 03:19 STL - Adam Vinatieri 36 field goal
2Q: 01:17 STL - Chris Cornell 11 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
3Q: 02:59 TBY - Thurman Thomas 13 run (Rich Karlis extra point)
4Q: 14:51 STL - Adam Vinatieri 31 field goal
4Q: 10:10 TBY - Rich Karlis 42 field goal
4Q: 08:48 TBY - Thurman Thomas 12 pass from Steve Beuerlein (Rich Karlis extra point)
4Q: 05:50 STL - Adam Vinatieri 48 field goal
4Q: 02:19 STL - Charlie Garner 9 run (Charlie Garner run for conversion failed)
4Q: 00:17 STL - Brock Marion 41 interception return (Adam Vinatieri extra point)

Team StatisticsSTLTBY
Record10-79-8
First Downs2219
- by Rushing54
- by Passing1713
- by Penalty02
Total Net Yards506278
- Offensive Plays7065
- Yards per Play7.234.28
Net Rushing Yards111124
- Rushing Attempts2522
- Yards per Rush4.445.64
Net Passing Yards395154
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt40 - 27 - 139 - 22 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards423177
- Sacks/Yards Lost5/284/23
- Yards per Pass Play8.783.58
Fumbles/Lost4/30/0
3rd Down Conversions7/154/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.88.2
4th Down Conversions0/00/1
Penalties/Yards7/431/5
Punt Returns/Yards2/40/0
Kick Returns/Yards6/1324/111
Interception Ret./Yards3/581/44
2pt Conversions1/00/0
Red Zone Visits63
- Red Zone TDs/FGs3/32/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 34OWN 34
Time of Possession30:0129:59

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:230:14OWN 20180Touchdown
111:143:38OWN 32968Touchdown
16:080:30OWN 192-4Fumble
14:172:09OWN 30411Interception
12:084:39OWN 261061Field Goal
210:101:59OWN 34428Fumble
27:254:11OWN 20961Field Goal
22:000:53OWN 48452Touchdown
315:001:42OWN 1936Punt
310:012:35OWN 32513Punt
32:493:03OWN 37549Field Goal
48:382:54OWN 40629Field Goal
44:021:52OPP 34534Touchdown
40:500:33OPP 3833Punt
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:37OWN 453-2Punt
113:091:55OWN 213-4Punt
17:361:28OWN 2036Punt
15:381:21OPP 1533Field Goal
212:292:19OWN 323-8Punt
28:110:46OPP 43243Touchdown
23:141:14OWN 20421Interception
21:071:07OWN 20512Half
313:183:17OWN 40735Missed FG
37:264:37OWN 71393Touchdown
414:464:41OWN 20855Field Goal
49:571:19OPP 15315Touchdown
45:441:42OWN 20314Interception
42:101:20OWN 20518Downs
40:170:12OWN 2010Interception

Game MVP: Brett Favre, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

St. LouisAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Charlie Garner17814.763121
Curtis Martin6305.001010
Cris Carter1-2-2.00-200
Brett Favre122.00200
Tampa BayAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Thurman Thomas16784.882031
Jeff Walker4338.253711
Steve Beuerlein2136.50700

Passing Statistics

St. LouisAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Brett Favre40274235/283801117.0
Tampa BayAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Steve Beuerlein39221774/23117344.4

Receiving Statistics

St. LouisCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Cris Carter81421627.0081801
WR Chris Cornell686010.0018301
WR Raghib Ismail465213.0023210
RB Charlie Garner4471.75081
TE Benjamin Blue225226.0041290
RB Curtis Martin2473.50040
RB David Meggett112929.0028290
TE Irv Smith0100.00000
Tampa BayCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Herman Fontenot511285.605150
WR Fabien Bownes58397.805120
WR Perry Kemp47389.502160
WR Terry Obee46399.7513140
RB Thurman Thomas22126.000121
TE Dave Moore252110.504170

Interception Statistics

St. LouisIntsYardsAvgTD
S Brock Marion25628.001
CB Mark Walhberg122.000
Tampa BayIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Doug Evans14444.001

Fumble Statistics

St. LouisFumbRecovForceTD
Charlie Garner2000
Brett Favre1000
Chris Cornell1000
Courtney Hall0100
Tampa BayFumbRecovForceTD
Doug Evans0200
Chester McGlockton0100
Craig Taylor0010
Chris Singleton0010
Sean Gilbert0010
Todd Collins0010

Punting Statistics

St. LouisPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Scott Tyner311839.332.7481
Tampa BayPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Chris Mohr420952.346.3571

Kicking Statistics

St. LouisFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Adam Vinatieri4/41/10/0484/4
Tampa BayFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Rich Karlis2/31/20/0424/4

Punt Return Statistics

St. LouisRetYardsAvgTD
David Meggett122.00
Mark Walhberg122.00
Tampa BayRetYardsAvgTD

Kick Return Statistics

St. LouisRetYardsAvgTD
Chris Cornell613222.00
Tampa BayRetYardsAvgTD
Herman Fontenot38428.00
Terry Obee12727.00

Defensive Statistics

St. LouisTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Ben Wallace810.02242
S Steve Atwater530.02243
CB Bobby Taylor510.01434
DE Roy Palmer421.51836
S Brock Marion411.02243
OLB Greg Lloyd410.01127
CB Darryl Pounds320.02041
DT Santana Dotson300.01211
DE Chris Zorich201.01117
DE Vera De Milo200.52242
OLB Jason Gildon200.01517
DT Nolan Harrison110.01532
CB Mark Walhberg110.02243
T Harris Barton10---------
S Ace Ventura010.0522
DT Daryl Gardnener010.0714
Tampa BayTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Todd Collins800.02344
S Chad Cota730.02545
OLB Carlos Emmons511.01619
CB Doug Evans510.02545
S Robert Griffith500.02345
DT Austin Robbins411.01135
OLB Chris Singleton410.01116
DE Chester McGlockton241.52438
CB John Mangum210.0422
DE Eric Curry200.01928
OLB Chuck Landeta200.043
DT Sean Gilbert111.02138
DT Carl Simpson100.51413
CB Aeneas Williams130.02545
OLB Cornelius Bennett110.0926
WR Perry Kemp10---------
TE Dave Moore10---------
DE Mike Frederick100.0617
CB Cornell Haynes Jr.100.064

Pass Rush Statistics

St. LouisSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Roy Palmer1.502036
DE Chris Zorich1.000017
S Brock Marion1.000043
DE Vera De Milo0.502042
DT Nolan Harrison0.012032
DT Daryl Gardnener0.010014
Tampa BaySackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Chester McGlockton1.501038
DT Austin Robbins1.002035
DT Sean Gilbert1.000038
OLB Carlos Emmons1.000019
DT Carl Simpson0.500013
DE Ellis Simon0.01007
DE Mike Frederick0.002017
DE Eric Curry0.001028

Pass Defense Statistics

St. LouisCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Greg Lloyd40027
CB Bobby Taylor40034
S Steve Atwater32043
S Brock Marion20243
DE Roy Palmer20036
ILB Ben Wallace20042
CB Mark Walhberg12143
CB Darryl Pounds11041
DE Chris Zorich10017
DT Santana Dotson10011
OLB Jason Gildon10017
Tampa BayCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Chad Cota50045
ILB Todd Collins41044
S Robert Griffith41045
CB Doug Evans30145
OLB Carlos Emmons30019
OLB Chris Singleton20016
DT Austin Robbins20035
OLB Cornelius Bennett10026
CB John Mangum10022
CB Aeneas Williams10045
DE Chester McGlockton10038

Blocking Statistics

St. LouisKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Courtney Hall37125045
Lenny Smith24025245
Harris Barton23025245
Zack Crockett22014018
Will Shields04025145
Nate Newton03025045
Irv Smith01024031
Tampa BayKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Richmond Webb34022043
David Richards13022243
John Jackson13022043
Daryl Johnston13016024
Dino Smith12022143
Merv Smith110205
Chris Dahlman04022143
Dave Moore01014021

Special Teams Tackles

St. LouisTacklesSTPlays
David Meggett327
Curtis Martin217
Tampa BayTacklesSTPlays
Cornell Haynes Jr.428
Craig Taylor127
Terry Obee124
Doug Evans121
Fabien Bownes119

Participation

St. LouisRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Will Shields2545------777
Bobby Taylor------14342775
Nate Newton2545---------70
Harris Barton2545---------70
Courtney Hall2545---------70
Brett Favre2545---------70
Lenny Smith2545---------70
Mark Walhberg------2243570
Steve Atwater------2243469
Brock Marion------2243368
Vera De Milo------2242367
Irv Smith2431------1267
Ben Wallace------2242367
Cris Carter2342------166
Darryl Pounds------2041364
Roy Palmer------1836761
Chris Cornell1934------760
Zack Crockett1418------1850
Nolan Harrison------1532249
Curtis Martin722------1746
Ace Ventura------5221845
Charlie Garner1823------142
David Meggett59------2741
Greg Lloyd------1127139
Benjamin Blue315------2038
Jason Gildon------1517234
Chris Zorich------1117331
Raghib Ismail919---------28
Santana Dotson------1211225
Daryl Gardnener------714324
Michael Westbrook01------2122
Renaldo Turnbull------012021
Jake Reed311------721
Bobby Engram00------2121
Lee Woodall------461020
Kevin Jefferson------001616
Adam Vinatieri00------1414
John Alt00------77
James Williams00------77
Andy McCollum00------77
Wes Duke00------77
Steve Walsh00------44
Scott Tyner00------33
Rob Fredrickson------0213
Jeff Brohm00---------0
Clay Shiver00---------0
Tampa BayRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Doug Evans------25452191
Aeneas Williams------2545474
Chad Cota------2545474
John Jackson2243------772
David Richards2243------772
Dino Smith2243------772
Robert Griffith------2345472
Herman Fontenot1634------2171
Todd Collins------2344370
Steve Beuerlein2243---------65
Richmond Webb2243---------65
Chester McGlockton------2438365
Chris Dahlman2243---------65
Cornelius Bennett------9262762
Sean Gilbert------2138362
Fabien Bownes1026------1955
Eric Curry------1928350
Thurman Thomas1831---------49
Terry Obee718------2449
Austin Robbins------1135349
Perry Kemp1433------148
Dave Moore1421------1247
Daryl Johnston1624------646
Cornell Haynes Jr.------642838
Carlos Emmons------1619237
Craig Taylor18------2736
John Mangum------4221036
Roy Jones Jr87------1631
Carl Simpson------1413229
Mike Frederick------617629
Chris Singleton------1116128
Kevin Hickman01------2425
Bernardo Harris------211013
Joe Poole------64111
Jeff Walker47---------11
Rich Karlis00------1010
Merv Smith25------29
Ellis Simon------1719
Chuck Landeta------4318
Tim Jorden00------77
Jerry Crafts00------77
Chris Mohr00------44
Pete Mitchell00------33
Cody Carlson00---------0
Nelson Kelley00---------0
Jermaine Mayberry00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left8283.5
Middle14785.6
Right351.7
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left6233.8
Middle10313.1
Right67011.7
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. LouisAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Brett Favre40279032601
Tampa BayAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Steve Beuerlein39220015603

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen44379.3
Short (0-8 Yds)21161517.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)93556.1
Long (19+ Yds)6418030.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen4461.5
Short (0-8 Yds)1611805.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)187915.1
Long (19+ Yds)1000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. LouisTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Cris Carter1481216442
WR Chris Cornell86060134
WR Raghib Ismail64152119
RB Charlie Garner4407023
RB Curtis Martin4207022
TE Benjamin Blue22052215
RB David Meggett1102919
TE Irv Smith1010031
Tampa BayTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Herman Fontenot115028034
WR Fabien Bownes85039026
WR Perry Kemp74138033
WR Terry Obee64039018
TE Dave Moore52021021
RB Thurman Thomas22012031

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. LouisAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Charlie Garner5204.004.76
Tampa BayAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Thurman Thomas4102.504.88
Jeff Walker100.008.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. LouisAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Brett Favre114272.4510.58
Tampa BayAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Steve Beuerlein32165.334.54

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. LouisTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Cris Carter6181.3315.43
TE Irv Smith1000.000.00
WR Raghib Ismail1000.008.67
RB Charlie Garner1144.001.75
WR Chris Cornell111111.007.50
RB Curtis Martin1144.001.75
Tampa BayTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB Thurman Thomas111212.006.00
TE Dave Moore1144.004.20
WR Fabien Bownes1000.004.88

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. LouisRushesConversions
Charlie Garner10
Tampa BayRushesConversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. LouisAttCompConversions
Brett Favre1387
Tampa BayAttCompConversions
Steve Beuerlein1374

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. LouisTargCatchConversions
WR Cris Carter733
WR Chris Cornell321
TE Benjamin Blue222
WR Raghib Ismail111
Tampa BayTargCatchConversions
WR Perry Kemp421
WR Herman Fontenot310
WR Terry Obee321
WR Fabien Bownes211
RB Thurman Thomas111

SectionAttendance
Stadium70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck21,400 (21,400)
End Zone15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,300 (3,300)