Week 1, 1997

played in Seattle, OR

53 degrees, rain, 15 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals	0	7	3	3	-	13
Seattle Seahawks	7	3	3	3	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:27 SEA - Mark D'Onofrio 1 interception return (Scott Norwood extra point)
2Q: 15:00 STL - Curtis Martin 2 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
2Q: 13:15 SEA - Scott Norwood 46 field goal
3Q: 05:47 STL - Adam Vinatieri 38 field goal
3Q: 00:27 SEA - Scott Norwood 22 field goal
4Q: 06:21 STL - Adam Vinatieri 35 field goal
4Q: 03:00 SEA - Scott Norwood 45 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:27 SEA - Mark D'Onofrio 1 interception return (Scott Norwood extra point)
2Q: 15:00 STL - Curtis Martin 2 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
2Q: 13:15 SEA - Scott Norwood 46 field goal
3Q: 05:47 STL - Adam Vinatieri 38 field goal
3Q: 00:27 SEA - Scott Norwood 22 field goal
4Q: 06:21 STL - Adam Vinatieri 35 field goal
4Q: 03:00 SEA - Scott Norwood 45 field goal

Team Statistics STL SEA
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 17 17
- by Rushing 5 6
- by Passing 9 9
- by Penalty 3 2
Total Net Yards 242 299
- Offensive Plays 67 65
- Yards per Play 3.61 4.60
Net Rushing Yards 80 109
- Rushing Attempts 22 35
- Yards per Rush 3.64 3.11
Net Passing Yards 162 190
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 23 - 1 29 - 14 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 186 199
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/24 1/9
- Yards per Pass Play 3.60 6.33
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 2/15 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.2 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/50 6/50
Punt Returns/Yards 1/11 6/66
Kick Returns/Yards 2/57 3/67
Interception Ret./Yards 2/15 1/1
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 33
Time of Possession 30:55 29:05

Team Statistics	STL	SEA
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	17	17
- by Rushing	5	6
- by Passing	9	9
- by Penalty	3	2
Total Net Yards	242	299
- Offensive Plays	67	65
- Yards per Play	3.61	4.60
Net Rushing Yards	80	109
- Rushing Attempts	22	35
- Yards per Rush	3.64	3.11
Net Passing Yards	162	190
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 23 - 1	29 - 14 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	186	199
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/24	1/9
- Yards per Pass Play	3.60	6.33
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	2/15	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.2	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/50	6/50
Punt Returns/Yards	1/11	6/66
Kick Returns/Yards	2/57	3/67
Interception Ret./Yards	2/15	1/1
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 33
Time of Possession	30:55	29:05

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:45	OWN 38	5	12	Punt
1	9:04	0:48	OWN 6	2	-4	Interception
1	8:16	1:45	OWN 20	3	-12	Punt
1	3:18	1:58	OWN 13	3	4	Punt
1	1:09	1:19	OPP 35	3	35	Touchdown
2	13:09	1:32	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
2	9:53	1:25	OWN 5	3	0	Punt
2	7:17	1:57	OWN 2	3	3	Punt
2	3:40	3:32	OWN 3	10	57	Missed FG
3	13:37	1:44	OWN 24	4	4	Punt
3	10:37	4:55	OWN 20	9	59	Field Goal
3	0:22	1:28	OWN 34	3	6	Punt
4	10:23	1:41	OWN 17	3	7	Punt
4	7:38	1:25	OPP 37	4	19	Field Goal
4	2:53	0:45	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
4	1:32	1:32	OWN 3	6	61	Game

Seattle Seahawks
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:15	3:11	OWN 15	5	35	Punt
1	6:31	3:13	OWN 43	7	44	Fumble
1	1:20	0:11	OWN 16	1	0	Interception
2	14:50	1:41	OWN 31	4	40	Field Goal
2	11:37	1:44	OWN 33	4	11	Punt
2	8:28	1:11	OPP 49	3	1	Punt
2	5:20	1:40	OPP 49	3	9	Punt
2	0:08	0:08	OWN 47	1	0	Half
3	15:00	1:23	OWN 34	3	5	Punt
3	11:53	1:16	OWN 45	3	8	Punt
3	5:42	5:20	OWN 20	12	75	Field Goal
4	13:54	3:31	OWN 25	7	42	Interception
4	8:42	1:04	OWN 34	3	13	Fumble
4	6:13	3:20	OWN 19	7	53	Field Goal
4	2:08	0:36	OWN 42	3	3	Punt

Game MVP: Mark D'Onofrio, Seattle Seahawks

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Curtis Martin	11	16	1.45	10	1
Charlie Garner	7	42	6.00	22	2
Brett Favre	4	22	5.50	10	1

Seattle	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Dorsey Levens	28	64	2.29	15	3
Scottie Graham	4	31	7.75	11	1
Brad Johnson	3	14	4.67	5	0

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brett Favre	41	23	186	4/24	1	34	1	65.7

Seattle	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brad Johnson	29	14	199	1/9	0	34	2	42.2

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Chris Cornell	5	6	51	10.20	4	27	0
TE Benjamin Blue	4	5	38	9.50	4	22	0
WR Lake Dawson	3	9	54	18.00	17	34	0
RB Curtis Martin	3	5	16	5.33	0	11	1
WR Bobby Engram	3	9	14	4.67	0	11	0
RB Charlie Garner	2	2	2	1.00	0	3	0
WR Michael Westbrook	2	3	15	7.50	0	16	0
FB Zack Crockett	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0

Seattle	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Dorsey Levens	4	6	50	12.50	26	34
WR David Patten	4	7	61	15.25	18	18
WR Herman Fontenot	2	5	36	18.00	0	31
WR Andre Rison	2	6	23	11.50	4	17
RB Scottie Graham	1	1	23	23.00	25	23
TE Walter Rasby	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
WR Joey Galloway	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Marcus Pollard	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Shawn Springs	2	15	7.50	0

Seattle	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Mark D'Onofrio	1	1	1.00	1

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Brett Favre	1	0	0
Richard Shelton	0	1	0
Darryl Pounds	0	1	0
Brent Smith	0	1	0
Steve Atwater	0	0	1
Santana Dotson	0	0	1
Bobby Taylor	0	0	1

Seattle	Fumb	Recov	Force
Dorsey Levens	3	0	0
Andre Rison	0	1	0
Lamar Lathon	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Tyner	10	487	48.7	42.1	60	2

Seattle	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Feagles	7	325	46.4	42.0	52	6

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Adam Vinatieri	2/3	0/1	0/1	38	1/1

Seattle	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Scott Norwood	3/3	2/2	0/0	46	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Meggett	1	11	11.0	0

Seattle	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dedric Ward	5	54	10.8	0
Chris Penn	1	12	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Cornell	2	57	28.5	0

Seattle	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dedric Ward	3	67	22.3	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Mark Maddox	8	2	0.0	34	30
S Steve Atwater	6	2	0.0	35	30
OLB Jason Gildon	6	1	0.0	28	20
DE Mike Fox	4	1	0.0	30	25
DE Nathan Davis	4	1	0.0	22	20
CB Richard Shelton	4	0	0.0	19	20
CB Darryl Pounds	4	0	0.0	33	27
OLB Greg Lloyd	3	1	0.0	14	11
S Brock Marion	3	1	0.0	35	29
DT Nolan Harrison	2	2	1.0	30	23
DT Daryl Gardnener	2	1	0.0	23	15
CB Bobby Taylor	1	2	0.0	4	5
DT Santana Dotson	1	1	0.0	21	17
CB Shawn Springs	1	1	0.0	35	30
OLB Bosco Baracus	1	0	0.0	5	5
OLB Lee Woodall	0	1	0.0	2	2

Seattle	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB James Trapp	9	0	0.0	19	41
ILB Mark D'Onofrio	7	0	0.0	22	45
OLB Darrin Smith	5	2	1.0	21	41
OLB Lamar Lathon	5	1	1.0	15	19
S Reggie Tongue	4	4	0.0	22	43
CB Sam Madison	4	3	0.0	22	45
S Mike Dumas	3	0	0.0	22	44
CB Jeff Ismail	3	0	0.0	11	34
DT Steve Emtman	2	0	0.0	10	11
DE Chris Mims	1	3	1.5	15	28
DE Joel Smeenge	1	0	0.5	12	27
S Tim Watson	1	1	0.0	4	15
CB Darrius Johnson	1	1	0.0	3	4
WR Herman Fontenot	1	0	---	---	---
DE Tim Edwards	1	0	0.0	11	29
FB Tim Lester	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Darwin Ireland	1	0	0.0	4	3
TE Marcus Pollard	1	0	---	---	---
DT Hollis Thomas	0	1	0.0	18	41

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Nolan Harrison	1.0	0	0	0	23
DE Nathan Davis	0.0	1	2	0	20
DT Daryl Gardnener	0.0	0	1	1	15
DE Mike Fox	0.0	0	1	0	25

Seattle	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Chris Mims	1.5	0	0	0	28
OLB Lamar Lathon	1.0	0	2	1	19
OLB Darrin Smith	1.0	0	0	0	41
DE Joel Smeenge	0.5	1	0	0	27
ILB James Folston	0.0	1	0	0	1
DE Tim Edwards	0.0	0	1	0	29
ILB Mark D'Onofrio	0.0	0	1	0	45
DT Hollis Thomas	0.0	0	1	0	41

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Steve Atwater	2	2	0	30
CB Darryl Pounds	2	2	0	27
ILB Mark Maddox	2	1	0	30
OLB Greg Lloyd	2	0	0	11
CB Richard Shelton	2	0	0	20
S Brock Marion	1	1	0	29
CB Shawn Springs	1	0	2	30
DE Mike Fox	1	0	0	25
OLB Jason Gildon	1	0	0	20

Seattle	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB James Trapp	8	0	0	41
OLB Darrin Smith	3	1	0	41
S Mike Dumas	2	1	0	44
S Reggie Tongue	2	1	0	43
CB Sam Madison	2	1	0	45
CB Jeff Ismail	2	0	0	34
ILB Mark D'Onofrio	1	1	1	45
CB Darrius Johnson	1	1	0	4
DE Tim Edwards	1	0	0	29
S Tim Watson	1	0	0	15

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Nate Newton	2	4	22	0	45
Brent Smith	1	6	22	0	45
Doug Riesenberg	1	1	22	1	45
Kent Hull	0	3	22	1	45
Zack Crockett	0	2	11	0	19
James Williams	0	1	22	2	45
Pat Carter	0	1	6	0	3

Seattle	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Harry Boatswain	3	4	1	35	1	30
Bruce Kozerski	2	11	0	35	0	30
Broderick Thompson	2	4	0	35	0	30
Bob Sapp	2	4	0	30	0	27
Eric Moten	2	3	0	35	0	30
Tim Lester	1	3	0	19	0	13
Mike Compton	0	2	0	5	0	3
Marcus Pollard	0	1	0	26	0	19

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
David Meggett	2	29
Zack Crockett	2	17
Charlie Garner	2	14
Pat Carter	1	22
Tony Berti	1	13
David Ortiz	1	13

Seattle	Tackles	STPlays
George Koonce	1	37
Tim Lester	1	16
Mike Dumas	1	4

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brent Smith	22	45	---	---	13	80
Steve Atwater	---	---	35	30	4	69
Lake Dawson	15	33	---	---	21	69
Shawn Springs	---	---	35	30	3	68
Kent Hull	22	45	---	---	---	67
Nate Newton	22	45	---	---	---	67
Doug Riesenberg	22	45	---	---	---	67
Brett Favre	22	45	---	---	---	67
Mark Maddox	---	---	34	30	3	67
James Williams	22	45	---	---	---	67
Brock Marion	---	---	35	29	2	66
Mike Fox	---	---	30	25	9	64
Darryl Pounds	---	---	33	27	3	63
Chris Cornell	17	35	---	---	10	62
Nolan Harrison	---	---	30	23	3	56
Benjamin Blue	19	29	---	---	6	54
Jason Gildon	---	---	28	20	2	50
Michael Westbrook	13	30	---	---	6	49
Charlie Garner	10	24	---	---	14	48
Zack Crockett	11	19	---	---	17	47
Richard Shelton	---	---	19	20	4	43
Nathan Davis	---	---	22	20	1	43
Santana Dotson	---	---	21	17	3	41
Daryl Gardnener	---	---	23	15	2	40
Bobby Engram	5	19	---	---	12	36
Bosco Baracus	---	---	5	5	23	33
Greg Lloyd	---	---	14	11	8	33
Curtis Martin	12	21	---	---	---	33
Vernon Edwards	---	---	10	16	7	33
Pat Carter	6	3	---	---	22	31
David Meggett	0	0	---	---	29	29
Bobby Taylor	---	---	4	5	17	26
Ace Ventura	---	---	4	5	14	23
Jasper Claybrooks	2	6	---	---	12	20
Jim Hairston	0	0	---	---	13	13
Tony Berti	0	0	---	---	13	13
Wes Duke	0	0	---	---	13	13
David Ortiz	0	0	---	---	13	13
Scott Tyner	0	0	---	---	10	10
Lee Woodall	---	---	2	2	4	8
Adam Vinatieri	0	0	---	---	7	7
Dirk Diggler	0	6	---	---	1	7
Rob Fredrickson	---	---	1	0	5	6
Steve Walsh	0	0	---	---	3	3
Rich Gannon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Richard Woodley	---	---	0	0	---	0

Seattle	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Reggie Tongue	---	---	22	43	15	80
Dorsey Levens	30	23	---	---	19	72
Hollis Thomas	---	---	18	41	13	72
Mike Dumas	---	---	22	44	4	70
Mark D'Onofrio	---	---	22	45	3	70
George Koonce	---	---	11	22	37	70
Sam Madison	---	---	22	45	3	70
Bob Sapp	30	27	---	---	10	67
Andre Rison	31	25	---	---	10	66
Bruce Kozerski	35	30	---	---	---	65
Broderick Thompson	35	30	---	---	---	65
Harry Boatswain	35	30	---	---	---	65
Eric Moten	35	30	---	---	---	65
Brad Johnson	35	30	---	---	---	65
Darrin Smith	---	---	21	41	2	64
James Trapp	---	---	19	41	2	62
Marcus Pollard	26	19	---	---	14	59
Tim Edwards	---	---	11	29	12	52
Herman Fontenot	17	19	---	---	14	50
Jeff Ismail	---	---	11	34	4	49
Tim Lester	19	13	---	---	16	48
Chris Mims	---	---	15	28	2	45
Walter Rasby	18	8	---	---	18	44
Joel Smeenge	---	---	12	27	1	40
David Patten	17	22	---	---	---	39
Lamar Lathon	---	---	15	19	4	38
Tim Watson	---	---	4	15	10	29
Joey Galloway	10	12	---	---	4	26
Darrius Johnson	---	---	3	4	19	26
Steve Emtman	---	---	10	11	1	22
Dedric Ward	0	0	---	---	21	21
Chris Penn	2	5	---	---	10	17
Darwin Ireland	---	---	4	3	8	15
Estus Hasselbeck	0	0	---	---	10	10
Kevin Mawae	0	0	---	---	10	10
Sam Rogers	---	---	0	0	10	10
Roman Oben	0	0	---	---	10	10
Scottie Graham	5	4	---	---	---	9
Mike Compton	5	3	---	---	1	9
James Folston	---	---	0	1	8	9
Nicolas Branch	0	0	---	---	9	9
Scott Norwood	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jeff Feagles	0	0	---	---	7	7
Wally Sellers	0	0	---	---	3	3
Mike Minter	---	---	0	2	---	2
Doug Pederson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	-2	-0.7
Middle	12	72	6.0
Right	7	10	1.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	33	4.1
Middle	22	74	3.4
Right	5	2	0.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brett Favre	41	23	3	0	3	6	5	1	1

Seattle	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brad Johnson	29	14	3	0	2	6	4	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	-2	-0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	15	67	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	3	56	4.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	65	16.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	23	11.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	78	8.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	50	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	9	2	48	5.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lake Dawson	9	3	0	54	1	33
WR Bobby Engram	9	3	1	14	0	19
WR Chris Cornell	6	5	1	51	1	35
TE Benjamin Blue	5	4	0	38	1	29
RB Curtis Martin	5	3	0	16	0	21
WR Michael Westbrook	3	2	1	15	0	30
RB Charlie Garner	2	2	0	2	0	24
FB Zack Crockett	1	1	0	-4	0	19

Seattle	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR David Patten	7	4	0	61	0	22
WR Andre Rison	6	2	1	23	0	25
RB Dorsey Levens	6	4	0	50	1	23
WR Herman Fontenot	5	2	0	36	1	19
TE Marcus Pollard	2	0	1	0	0	19
RB Scottie Graham	1	1	0	23	1	4
TE Walter Rasby	1	1	0	6	0	8
WR Joey Galloway	1	0	0	0	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Seattle	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dorsey Levens	2	-5	-2.50	2.29

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brett Favre	2	1	2	1.00	4.54

Seattle	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brad Johnson	2	0	0	0.00	6.86

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Lake Dawson	1	0	0	0.00	6.00
RB Curtis Martin	1	1	2	2.00	3.20

Seattle	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Andre Rison	1	0	0	0.00	3.83
RB Dorsey Levens	1	0	0	0.00	8.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Charlie Garner	1	1

Seattle	Rushes	Conversions
Dorsey Levens	5	1
Brad Johnson	2	1
Scottie Graham	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brett Favre	12	6	1

Seattle	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brad Johnson	6	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lake Dawson	3	0	0
WR Bobby Engram	3	2	0
RB Charlie Garner	2	2	0
TE Benjamin Blue	2	1	1
WR Michael Westbrook	2	1	0

Seattle	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Andre Rison	2	1	0
WR Herman Fontenot	1	0	0
RB Scottie Graham	1	1	1
RB Dorsey Levens	1	1	0
WR David Patten	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,100 (18,600)
End Zone 12,500 (13,500)
Mezzanine 7,200 (7,800)
Sideline Seats 11,100 (11,900)
Club Seats 11,600 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 6,100 (6,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,100 (18,600)
End Zone	12,500 (13,500)
Mezzanine	7,200 (7,800)
Sideline Seats	11,100 (11,900)
Club Seats	11,600 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	6,100 (6,200)