Week 2, 1997

played in St. Louis, MO

70 degrees, rain, 11 mph wind

Indianapolis Colts	7	7	7	17	-	38
St. Louis Cardinals	3	6	3	0	-	12

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:24 STL - Adam Vinatieri 42 field goal
1Q: 11:19 IND - James Stewart 80 run (Lin Elliott extra point)
2Q: 15:00 STL - Adam Vinatieri 30 field goal
2Q: 07:58 STL - Adam Vinatieri 40 field goal
2Q: 02:00 IND - Matthew McConaughey 16 pass from Stan Humphries (Lin Elliott extra point)
3Q: 11:22 IND - Matthew McConaughey 13 pass from Stan Humphries (Lin Elliott extra point)
3Q: 03:19 STL - Adam Vinatieri 23 field goal
4Q: 14:03 IND - James Stewart 4 run (Lin Elliott extra point)
4Q: 05:35 IND - Lin Elliott 19 field goal
4Q: 01:48 IND - Brian Mitchell 2 run (Lin Elliott extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:24 STL - Adam Vinatieri 42 field goal
1Q: 11:19 IND - James Stewart 80 run (Lin Elliott extra point)
2Q: 15:00 STL - Adam Vinatieri 30 field goal
2Q: 07:58 STL - Adam Vinatieri 40 field goal
2Q: 02:00 IND - Matthew McConaughey 16 pass from Stan Humphries (Lin Elliott extra point)
3Q: 11:22 IND - Matthew McConaughey 13 pass from Stan Humphries (Lin Elliott extra point)
3Q: 03:19 STL - Adam Vinatieri 23 field goal
4Q: 14:03 IND - James Stewart 4 run (Lin Elliott extra point)
4Q: 05:35 IND - Lin Elliott 19 field goal
4Q: 01:48 IND - Brian Mitchell 2 run (Lin Elliott extra point)

Team Statistics IND STL
Record 1-1 0-2
First Downs 22 21
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 14 16
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 431 395
- Offensive Plays 58 79
- Yards per Play 7.43 5.00
Net Rushing Yards 175 54
- Rushing Attempts 26 18
- Yards per Rush 6.73 3.00
Net Passing Yards 256 341
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 18 - 1 56 - 33 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 271 380
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/15 5/39
- Yards per Pass Play 8.00 5.59
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/9 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 9.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 4/30 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 2/42 1/11
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 4/75
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/5
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/1 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 24
Time of Possession 27:45 32:15

Team Statistics	IND	STL
Record	1-1	0-2
First Downs	22	21
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	14	16
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	431	395
- Offensive Plays	58	79
- Yards per Play	7.43	5.00
Net Rushing Yards	175	54
- Rushing Attempts	26	18
- Yards per Rush	6.73	3.00
Net Passing Yards	256	341
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 18 - 1	56 - 33 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	271	380
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/15	5/39
- Yards per Pass Play	8.00	5.59
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/9	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	9.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	4/30	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	2/42	1/11
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	4/75
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/5
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/1	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 24
Time of Possession	27:45	32:15

Drive Charts

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:19	0:17	OWN 20	1	80	Touchdown
1	7:56	1:06	OWN 21	3	18	Interception
2	14:54	2:00	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	10:28	0:36	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	7:53	5:59	OWN 20	14	80	Touchdown
3	15:00	3:48	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
3	9:44	1:21	OPP 40	3	1	Punt
3	3:12	4:19	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
4	12:04	0:53	OPP 47	3	-1	Punt
4	9:35	4:07	OWN 22	6	76	Field Goal
4	3:42	1:09	OPP 49	3	7	Punt
4	2:00	0:20	OPP 1	2	1	Touchdown

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:41	OWN 33	8	42	Field Goal
1	11:02	3:06	OWN 24	5	25	Punt
1	6:50	6:56	OWN 27	12	60	Field Goal
2	12:54	2:26	OWN 35	6	29	Punt
2	9:52	1:59	OWN 44	5	33	Field Goal
2	1:54	1:54	OWN 20	7	40	Missed FG
3	11:12	1:28	OWN 33	2	17	Fumble
3	8:23	5:11	OWN 20	13	74	Field Goal
4	13:53	1:49	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	11:11	1:36	OWN 20	5	16	Punt
4	5:28	1:46	OWN 25	6	24	Downs
4	2:33	0:33	OWN 1	4	0	Downs
4	1:40	1:40	OWN 20	4	21	Game

Game MVP: James Stewart, Indianapolis Colts

Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
James Stewart	17	159	9.35	80	3	2
Brian Mitchell	8	19	2.38	9	0	1
Roosevelt Potts	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Curtis Martin	8	26	3.25	11	1
Charlie Garner	7	17	2.43	10	1
Brett Favre	2	9	4.50	6	0
David Meggett	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Stan Humphries	29	18	271	3/15	2	38	1	101.4

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brett Favre	56	33	380	5/39	0	41	0	79.4

Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Johnnie Morton	7	10	97	13.86	30	23	0
WR Earnest Byner	3	4	53	17.67	22	21	0
FB Roosevelt Potts	3	3	53	17.67	37	38	0
WR Matthew McConaughey	3	5	41	13.67	9	16	2
TE Carlester Crumpler	1	2	5	5.00	4	5	0
RB James Stewart	1	2	22	22.00	14	22	0
WR Wendell Davis	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Derrick Walker	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Michael Westbrook	10	16	197	19.70	29	41
WR Lake Dawson	8	10	88	11.00	27	27
WR Chris Cornell	4	10	11	2.75	4	10
RB Charlie Garner	3	4	18	6.00	7	9
TE Jasper Claybrooks	2	2	5	2.50	0	9
FB Zack Crockett	2	2	28	14.00	12	18
WR Bobby Engram	2	5	28	14.00	12	23
TE Pat Carter	1	1	-2	-2.00	0	-2
TE Benjamin Blue	1	3	7	7.00	0	7
RB Dirk Diggler	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Shawn Springs	1	5	5.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Stan Humphries	1	0	0
Michael Knight	0	1	1
Russ Freeman	0	1	0

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Bobby Engram	1	0	0	0
Nathan Davis	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Klaus Wilmsmeyer	5	216	43.2	33.0	52	1

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Tyner	4	168	42.0	26.5	50	1

Kicking Statistics

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lin Elliott	1/1	0/0	0/0	19	5/5

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Adam Vinatieri	4/5	2/3	0/1	42	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steven Mason	2	42	21.0	0

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

Kick Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Cornell	3	59	19.7	0
Bobby Engram	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ed McDaniel	11	2	0.0	16	50
S Rod Woodson	9	1	0.0	17	61
CB Ronde Barber	7	1	0.0	18	61
CB Tory Smith	5	0	0.0	16	46
ILB Curly Washburn	4	2	0.5	14	42
DT Ellis Johnson	3	0	2.0	10	31
S Floyd Fields	3	1	0.0	18	58
CB Chris Allerman	3	1	0.0	18	49
CB Steve Lofton	3	0	0.0	1	15
DE Colin Powell	2	1	1.0	14	39
DT Ted Washington	2	0	0.0	8	30
DE Cedric White	1	0	1.0	2	14
OLB Michael Knight	1	2	0.0	4	23
WR Johnnie Morton	1	0	---	---	---
DT Chad Eaton	1	0	0.0	12	37
DE Tony Tolbert	0	2	0.5	15	45
S David Tate	0	1	0.0	4	23

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Mark Maddox	7	0	0.0	23	32
S Steve Atwater	6	2	0.0	23	32
S Brock Marion	6	0	0.0	20	32
OLB Greg Lloyd	4	1	0.0	12	15
DE Mike Fox	3	2	1.5	25	29
OLB Jason Gildon	3	0	0.0	20	22
DT Nolan Harrison	2	1	0.5	20	25
OLB Bosco Baracus	2	0	0.0	5	5
CB Richard Shelton	2	0	0.0	14	21
CB Shawn Springs	2	0	0.0	22	28
DT Santana Dotson	1	2	0.5	18	19
DE Nathan Davis	1	1	0.5	19	21
CB Darryl Pounds	1	2	0.0	24	30
OLB Rob Fredrickson	1	0	0.0	3	0
S Ace Ventura	1	0	0.0	4	7
FB Zack Crockett	1	0	---	---	---
DT Daryl Gardnener	0	2	0.0	18	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Indianapolis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Ellis Johnson	2.0	0	2	0	31
DE Colin Powell	1.0	0	1	1	39
DE Cedric White	1.0	0	0	0	14
DE Tony Tolbert	0.5	2	0	0	45
ILB Curly Washburn	0.5	0	0	0	42
OLB Jeff Gooch	0.0	1	0	0	9
DT Ted Washington	0.0	0	2	1	30
DE Chad Bratzke	0.0	0	2	0	28

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Mike Fox	1.5	2	1	29
DT Nolan Harrison	0.5	0	1	25
DT Santana Dotson	0.5	0	1	19
DE Nathan Davis	0.5	0	1	21
DT Daryl Gardnener	0.0	0	1	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Rod Woodson	7	0	61
CB Ronde Barber	6	3	61
CB Tory Smith	4	0	46
S Floyd Fields	3	2	58
ILB Ed McDaniel	3	1	50
CB Steve Lofton	3	0	15
OLB Michael Knight	2	0	23
ILB Curly Washburn	2	0	42
CB Chris Allerman	2	0	49
DT Ted Washington	1	0	30

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Steve Atwater	5	0	0	32
S Brock Marion	3	0	0	32
CB Shawn Springs	2	1	1	28
OLB Greg Lloyd	2	0	0	15
CB Richard Shelton	2	0	0	21
CB Darryl Pounds	2	0	0	30
OLB Jason Gildon	1	0	0	22
S Ace Ventura	1	0	0	7

Blocking Statistics

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brad Hopkins	4	9	22	2	32
Russ Freeman	2	5	25	0	32
Eric Moore	1	3	22	0	32
Steve Everett	1	3	21	0	32
Flozell Adkins	0	3	25	1	32
Scott Conover	0	2	5	0	0
Roosevelt Potts	0	1	18	0	15

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Nate Newton	2	3	18	2	61
Brent Smith	1	5	18	1	61
Doug Riesenberg	1	2	18	0	52
Kent Hull	0	3	18	1	53
James Williams	0	2	17	1	58
Zack Crockett	0	1	7	0	29

Special Teams Tackles

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Michael Knight	2	22
Steven Mason	2	18
Derrick Walker	1	18

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
David Meggett	1	26
Zack Crockett	1	20

Participation

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ronde Barber	---	---	18	61	6	85
Rod Woodson	---	---	17	61	5	83
Floyd Fields	---	---	18	58	5	81
Chris Allerman	---	---	18	49	5	72
Ed McDaniel	---	---	16	50	5	71
Tory Smith	---	---	16	46	4	66
Tony Tolbert	---	---	15	45	5	65
Curly Washburn	---	---	14	42	8	64
Flozell Adkins	25	32	---	---	5	62
Eric Moore	22	32	---	---	6	60
Stan Humphries	26	32	---	---	---	58
Colin Powell	---	---	14	39	5	58
Russ Freeman	25	32	---	---	1	58
Brad Hopkins	22	32	---	---	---	54
Steve Everett	21	32	---	---	---	53
Chad Eaton	---	---	12	37	4	53
Roosevelt Potts	18	15	---	---	17	50
Michael Knight	---	---	4	23	22	49
Derrick Walker	16	14	---	---	18	48
Matthew McConaughey	19	27	---	---	---	46
Carlester Crumpler	18	22	---	---	4	44
Ted Washington	---	---	8	30	4	42
Ellis Johnson	---	---	10	31	1	42
Johnnie Morton	15	26	---	---	---	41
James Stewart	18	22	---	---	---	40
Chad Bratzke	---	---	7	28	4	39
Earnest Byner	6	15	---	---	13	34
Brian Mitchell	8	4	---	---	22	34
Steve Lofton	---	---	1	15	17	33
David Tate	---	---	4	23	4	31
Wendell Davis	5	10	---	---	9	24
Leon Johnson	4	4	---	---	16	24
Steven Mason	3	1	---	---	18	22
Jeff Gooch	---	---	0	9	11	20
Cedric White	---	---	2	14	1	17
Billy Idol	---	---	2	9	4	15
Chance Baxter	---	---	1	1	11	13
Dashawn McCarthy	5	0	---	---	6	11
Steve Scifres	5	0	---	---	6	11
Lin Elliott	0	0	---	---	8	8
Aiden Laster	0	0	---	---	6	6
James Farrior	---	---	1	0	5	6
Scott Conover	5	0	---	---	---	5
Klaus Wilmsmeyer	0	0	---	---	5	5
Rick Mirer	0	0	---	---	1	1
Charlie Ward	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brent Smith	18	61	---	---	9	88
James Williams	17	58	---	---	9	84
Lake Dawson	15	46	---	---	20	81
Chris Cornell	15	49	---	---	17	81
Nate Newton	18	61	---	---	---	79
Brett Favre	18	61	---	---	---	79
Kent Hull	18	53	---	---	---	71
Doug Riesenberg	18	52	---	---	---	70
Michael Westbrook	9	41	---	---	12	62
Mike Fox	---	---	25	29	6	60
Steve Atwater	---	---	23	32	3	58
Mark Maddox	---	---	23	32	2	57
Zack Crockett	7	29	---	---	20	56
Charlie Garner	9	37	---	---	9	55
Darryl Pounds	---	---	24	30	1	55
Brock Marion	---	---	20	32	1	53
Shawn Springs	---	---	22	28	1	51
Nolan Harrison	---	---	20	25	1	46
Jason Gildon	---	---	20	22	1	43
Benjamin Blue	5	31	---	---	5	41
Daryl Gardnener	---	---	18	22	1	41
Nathan Davis	---	---	19	21	1	41
Richard Shelton	---	---	14	21	3	38
Santana Dotson	---	---	18	19	---	37
Bobby Engram	10	20	---	---	6	36
Greg Lloyd	---	---	12	15	6	33
Bosco Baracus	---	---	5	5	22	32
David Meggett	1	5	---	---	26	32
Pat Carter	1	6	---	---	21	28
Curtis Martin	8	19	---	---	---	27
Bobby Taylor	---	---	3	6	16	25
Tony Berti	1	12	---	---	9	22
Dirk Diggler	7	14	---	---	---	21
Jasper Claybrooks	3	8	---	---	6	17
David Ortiz	0	8	---	---	9	17
Vernon Edwards	---	---	6	5	5	16
Richard Woodley	---	---	4	0	10	14
Lee Woodall	---	---	3	1	7	11
Ace Ventura	---	---	4	7	---	11
Adam Vinatieri	0	0	---	---	10	10
Wes Duke	0	0	---	---	9	9
Rob Fredrickson	---	---	3	0	4	7
Steve Walsh	0	0	---	---	5	5
Scott Tyner	0	0	---	---	4	4
Rich Gannon	0	0	---	---	---	0
David Walker	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	19	3.2
Middle	13	141	10.8
Right	7	15	2.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	9	3.0
Middle	12	26	2.2
Right	3	19	6.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Stan Humphries	29	18	4	0	2	1	5	0	1

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brett Favre	56	33	6	1	6	6	7	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	6	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	142	12.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	123	9.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	26	3.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	15	150	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	8	88	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	7	4	116	16.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Johnnie Morton	10	7	1	97	1	26
WR Matthew McConaughey	5	3	0	41	0	27
WR Earnest Byner	4	3	0	53	1	15
FB Roosevelt Potts	3	3	0	53	1	15
WR Wendell Davis	2	0	1	0	0	10
TE Carlester Crumpler	2	1	0	5	0	22
RB James Stewart	2	1	0	22	1	22
TE Derrick Walker	1	0	0	0	0	14

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Michael Westbrook	16	10	2	197	4	41
WR Lake Dawson	10	8	1	88	1	46
WR Chris Cornell	10	4	1	11	0	49
WR Bobby Engram	5	2	0	28	1	20
RB Charlie Garner	4	3	0	18	0	37
TE Benjamin Blue	3	1	1	7	0	31
RB Dirk Diggler	3	0	1	0	0	14
TE Jasper Claybrooks	2	2	0	5	0	8
FB Zack Crockett	2	2	0	28	0	29
TE Pat Carter	1	1	0	-2	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brian Mitchell	4	3	0.75	2.38
James Stewart	4	5	1.25	9.35

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Curtis Martin	2	-1	-0.50	3.25
Charlie Garner	1	0	0.00	2.43

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Stan Humphries	2	2	29	14.50	9.34

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brett Favre	6	3	17	2.83	6.79

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Matthew McConaughey	2	2	29	14.50	8.20

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Lake Dawson	3	2	16	5.33	8.80
RB Charlie Garner	1	1	1	1.00	4.50
WR Chris Cornell	1	0	0	0.00	1.10
WR Bobby Engram	1	0	0	0.00	5.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
James Stewart	4	2
Brian Mitchell	1	0

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Brett Favre	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Stan Humphries	4	1	1

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brett Favre	14	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Johnnie Morton	3	1	1
TE Derrick Walker	1	0	0

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Michael Westbrook	5	3	2
WR Chris Cornell	4	1	0
WR Lake Dawson	3	2	2
RB Charlie Garner	2	2	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,600 (21,400)
End Zone 14,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,600 (21,400)
End Zone	14,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)