Week 5, 1997

played in Chicago, IL

44 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals	3	10	10	6	-	29
Chicago Bears	3	7	0	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:41 CHI - Pete Stoyanovich 39 field goal
1Q: 01:00 STL - Adam Vinatieri 21 field goal
2Q: 12:51 CHI - Ma'ake Scott 1 run (Pete Stoyanovich extra point)
2Q: 09:22 STL - Pat Carter 5 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
2Q: 02:05 STL - Adam Vinatieri 37 field goal
3Q: 08:54 STL - Charlie Garner 6 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
3Q: 04:49 STL - Adam Vinatieri 27 field goal
4Q: 13:30 STL - Adam Vinatieri 45 field goal
4Q: 10:25 CHI - Richie Anderson 24 pass from Andre Ware (Pete Stoyanovich extra point)
4Q: 01:55 STL - Adam Vinatieri 41 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:41 CHI - Pete Stoyanovich 39 field goal
1Q: 01:00 STL - Adam Vinatieri 21 field goal
2Q: 12:51 CHI - Ma'ake Scott 1 run (Pete Stoyanovich extra point)
2Q: 09:22 STL - Pat Carter 5 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
2Q: 02:05 STL - Adam Vinatieri 37 field goal
3Q: 08:54 STL - Charlie Garner 6 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
3Q: 04:49 STL - Adam Vinatieri 27 field goal
4Q: 13:30 STL - Adam Vinatieri 45 field goal
4Q: 10:25 CHI - Richie Anderson 24 pass from Andre Ware (Pete Stoyanovich extra point)
4Q: 01:55 STL - Adam Vinatieri 41 field goal

Team Statistics STL CHI
Record 2-3 2-3
First Downs 23 12
- by Rushing 6 5
- by Passing 15 7
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 393 227
- Offensive Plays 80 45
- Yards per Play 4.91 5.04
Net Rushing Yards 97 40
- Rushing Attempts 30 17
- Yards per Rush 3.23 2.35
Net Passing Yards 296 187
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 48 - 31 - 0 24 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 313 209
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/17 4/22
- Yards per Pass Play 5.92 6.68
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 9/19 3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 7.0
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/32 6/35
Punt Returns/Yards 4/64 1/3
Kick Returns/Yards 1/19 5/158
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 34
Time of Possession 37:36 22:24

Team Statistics	STL	CHI
Record	2-3	2-3
First Downs	23	12
- by Rushing	6	5
- by Passing	15	7
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	393	227
- Offensive Plays	80	45
- Yards per Play	4.91	5.04
Net Rushing Yards	97	40
- Rushing Attempts	30	17
- Yards per Rush	3.23	2.35
Net Passing Yards	296	187
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	48 - 31 - 0	24 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	313	209
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/17	4/22
- Yards per Pass Play	5.92	6.68
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	9/19	3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	7.0
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/32	6/35
Punt Returns/Yards	4/64	1/3
Kick Returns/Yards	1/19	5/158
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 34
Time of Possession	37:36	22:24

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:22	1:31	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
1	4:34	3:39	OWN 20	8	76	Field Goal
2	12:42	3:28	OWN 22	6	78	Touchdown
2	7:23	1:04	OWN 40	2	-15	Punt
2	5:08	2:09	OWN 25	6	30	Punt
2	2:51	0:52	OPP 31	4	11	Field Goal
2	0:30	0:30	OWN 44	3	5	Half
3	15:00	6:13	OWN 20	15	80	Touchdown
3	7:07	2:25	OPP 25	4	15	Field Goal
3	1:56	3:34	OWN 20	7	52	Field Goal
4	11:11	0:46	OWN 27	3	-3	Fumble
4	10:10	8:20	OWN 20	15	56	Field Goal
4	1:40	1:40	OPP 32	4	-2	Downs

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:38	OPP 48	3	7	Punt
1	11:51	7:17	OWN 30	11	48	Field Goal
1	0:55	3:13	OWN 43	7	57	Touchdown
2	9:14	1:51	OWN 31	3	-3	Punt
2	6:19	1:11	OWN 37	3	1	Punt
2	2:59	0:08	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
2	1:59	1:29	OWN 20	5	43	Missed FG
3	8:47	1:40	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
3	4:42	2:46	OWN 20	5	37	Punt
4	13:22	2:11	OWN 30	3	5	Punt
4	10:25	0:15	OPP 24	1	24	Touchdown

Game MVP: Brett Favre, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Curtis Martin	13	47	3.62	12	2
Charlie Garner	12	37	3.08	6	0
Brett Favre	4	14	3.50	10	1
Cris Carter	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Robert Smith	9	25	2.78	20	2	0
Ma'ake Scott	5	-1	-0.20	1	0	1
Andre Ware	2	14	7.00	9	0	0
Vincent Brisby	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brett Favre	48	31	313	2/17	2	58	0	96.9

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andre Ware	24	19	209	4/22	1	32	1	99.5

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cris Carter	8	14	87	10.88	29	36	0
WR Chris Cornell	5	7	80	16.00	54	58	0
RB Charlie Garner	4	4	21	5.25	4	11	1
RB Curtis Martin	4	5	12	3.00	2	7	0
WR Michael Westbrook	4	6	34	8.50	25	19	0
TE Benjamin Blue	2	4	31	15.50	0	16	0
WR Bobby Engram	2	4	16	8.00	0	10	0
TE Pat Carter	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	1
TE Jasper Claybrooks	1	3	27	27.00	0	27	0

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Sterling Sharpe	5	6	80	16.00	46	32	0
WR Vincent Brisby	5	7	55	11.00	20	23	0
WR Edwin Fleming	4	5	19	4.75	1	9	0
FB Richie Anderson	2	2	31	15.50	27	24	1
RB Robert Smith	1	1	10	10.00	2	10	0
TE Gilberto Campbell	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
TE Hunter Goodwin	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

Interception Statistics

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

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Brett Favre	1	0	0
Lee Woodall	0	1	0
Pat Carter	0	0	1

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force
Nate Lewis	1	0	0
Tony Brackens	0	1	0
Lewis Bush	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Tyner	3	133	44.3	36.7	47	0

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dave Finzer	6	262	43.7	26.3	54	1

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Adam Vinatieri	5/5	2/2	0/0	45	2/2

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Pete Stoyanovich	1/2	0/1	0/1	39	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Meggett	4	64	16.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
June Henley	1	3	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Cornell	1	19	19.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nate Lewis	5	158	31.6	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Shawn Springs	8	0	0.0	17	26
S Steve Atwater	5	4	0.0	17	28
CB Richard Shelton	5	0	0.0	10	23
DT Santana Dotson	4	1	0.5	14	14
OLB Jason Gildon	4	0	0.0	12	19
DE Mike Fox	2	1	1.0	17	26
DE Vernon Edwards	2	0	1.0	5	10
ILB Ben Wallace	2	2	0.5	12	21
CB Bobby Taylor	2	0	0.0	6	20
DT Nolan Harrison	1	0	1.0	10	21
DT Daryl Gardnener	1	1	0.0	9	13
OLB Greg Lloyd	1	0	0.0	9	10
ILB Mark Maddox	1	0	0.0	5	7

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Earl Holmes	8	3	0.0	29	48
S Buddy Love	6	1	0.0	30	49
OLB Lewis Bush	5	2	1.0	15	29
S Orlando Thomas	5	1	0.0	9	23
CB Jackson Huffman	5	0	0.0	27	46
DE Tony Brackens	4	1	0.5	22	45
DT Sam Adams	4	1	0.0	22	36
CB JC Watts	4	0	0.0	30	49
OLB Dwayne Rudd	3	2	0.0	15	21
OLB Gary Plummer	3	1	0.0	17	13
OLB Tim George	3	0	0.0	4	12
DT Frank Bruno	2	0	0.0	15	31
S Eric Turner	2	0	0.0	29	49
DE Chris Zorich	2	0	0.0	11	10
DE Jason Taylor	1	1	0.5	27	45
DT Otis Lyons	1	2	0.0	17	21
WR Sterling Sharpe	1	0	---	---	---
S Marcus Paul	1	0	0.0	4	11

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Mike Fox	1.0	1	26
DT Nolan Harrison	1.0	0	21
DE Vernon Edwards	1.0	0	10
DT Santana Dotson	0.5	0	14
ILB Ben Wallace	0.5	0	21
DT Daryl Gardnener	0.0	1	13
DE Nathan Davis	0.0	1	21

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Lewis Bush	1.0	0	1	0	29
DE Tony Brackens	0.5	1	0	1	45
DE Jason Taylor	0.5	0	0	0	45
DT Frank Bruno	0.0	0	3	0	31
OLB Gary Plummer	0.0	0	2	0	13
DT Sam Adams	0.0	0	2	0	36
DE Chris Zorich	0.0	0	1	0	10
DT Norman Hand	0.0	0	1	0	6
DT Otis Lyons	0.0	0	1	0	21

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Shawn Springs	8	0	0	26
CB Richard Shelton	4	0	0	23
ILB Ben Wallace	2	0	0	21
DE Mike Fox	1	1	0	26
DT Santana Dotson	1	0	0	14
S Brock Marion	1	0	0	28
OLB Jason Gildon	1	0	0	19
CB Bobby Taylor	1	0	0	20
S Steve Atwater	0	0	1	28

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Jackson Huffman	5	0	46
CB JC Watts	4	0	49
OLB Lewis Bush	4	0	29
OLB Tim George	3	1	12
S Orlando Thomas	3	0	23
ILB Earl Holmes	3	0	48
DE Chris Zorich	2	0	10
S Buddy Love	2	0	49
OLB Dwayne Rudd	2	0	21
OLB Gary Plummer	1	0	13
S Marcus Paul	1	0	11
S Eric Turner	1	0	49

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Doug Riesenberg	3	6	30	1	50
Nate Newton	2	6	30	0	50
Kent Hull	1	4	30	0	50
David Walker	1	3	30	0	50
James Williams	0	5	30	1	50
Zack Crockett	0	2	12	0	17

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Keith Sims	3	5	17	2	28
Shaquille O'Neal	1	2	17	1	28
Cleveland Williams	1	2	17	0	28
Jeff Dellenbach	0	4	17	0	28
Pat Harlow	0	2	17	1	28

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
David Meggett	1	26
Pat Carter	1	20
Lake Dawson	1	20
Richard Shelton	1	14
Jasper Claybrooks	1	13
Zack Crockett	1	8

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Raleigh Roundtree	2	8
Dwayne Gordon	1	18
Nate Lewis	1	15
Lance Scott	1	8

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
David Walker	30	50	---	---	8	88
Kent Hull	30	50	---	---	---	80
Nate Newton	30	50	---	---	---	80
Doug Riesenberg	30	50	---	---	---	80
Brett Favre	30	50	---	---	---	80
James Williams	30	50	---	---	---	80
Cris Carter	29	47	---	---	---	76
Chris Cornell	23	42	---	---	6	71
Michael Westbrook	21	33	---	---	17	71
Benjamin Blue	21	31	---	---	6	58
Charlie Garner	14	23	---	---	16	53
Mike Fox	---	---	17	26	7	50
Bobby Taylor	---	---	6	20	23	49
Steve Atwater	---	---	17	28	3	48
Jason Gildon	---	---	12	19	17	48
Richard Shelton	---	---	10	23	14	47
Brock Marion	---	---	17	28	2	47
Shawn Springs	---	---	17	26	2	45
Curtis Martin	16	27	---	---	---	43
Zack Crockett	12	17	---	---	8	37
Bobby Engram	9	15	---	---	11	35
Ben Wallace	---	---	12	21	1	34
Nolan Harrison	---	---	10	21	2	33
Nathan Davis	---	---	11	21	1	33
Pat Carter	3	9	---	---	20	32
Santana Dotson	---	---	14	14	---	28
David Meggett	0	0	---	---	26	26
Daryl Gardnener	---	---	9	13	2	24
Lake Dawson	1	2	---	---	20	23
Darryl Pounds	---	---	11	10	1	22
Vernon Edwards	---	---	5	10	7	22
Greg Lloyd	---	---	9	10	2	21
Jasper Claybrooks	1	4	---	---	13	18
Mark Maddox	---	---	5	7	3	15
Adam Vinatieri	0	0	---	---	13	13
Richard Woodley	---	---	2	6	5	13
Lee Woodall	---	---	0	0	11	11
Bosco Baracus	---	---	3	4	1	8
Tony Berti	0	0	---	---	8	8
Wes Duke	0	0	---	---	8	8
David Ortiz	0	0	---	---	8	8
Brent Smith	0	0	---	---	8	8
Steve Walsh	0	0	---	---	5	5
Scott Tyner	0	0	---	---	3	3
Je-rod Cherry	---	---	0	1	---	1
Rich Gannon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
JC Watts	---	---	30	49	5	84
Eric Turner	---	---	29	49	6	84
Buddy Love	---	---	30	49	5	84
Earl Holmes	---	---	29	48	5	82
Jackson Huffman	---	---	27	46	3	76
Jason Taylor	---	---	27	45	3	75
Tony Brackens	---	---	22	45	4	71
Sam Adams	---	---	22	36	5	63
Cleveland Williams	17	28	---	---	8	53
Lewis Bush	---	---	15	29	9	53
Frank Bruno	---	---	15	31	4	50
Vincent Brisby	16	26	---	---	8	50
Orlando Thomas	---	---	9	23	14	46
Jeff Dellenbach	17	28	---	---	---	45
Andre Ware	17	28	---	---	---	45
Keith Sims	17	28	---	---	---	45
Pat Harlow	17	28	---	---	---	45
Shaquille O'Neal	17	28	---	---	---	45
Richie Anderson	8	16	---	---	19	43
Otis Lyons	---	---	17	21	4	42
Dwayne Rudd	---	---	15	21	5	41
Sterling Sharpe	14	26	---	---	---	40
Ma'ake Scott	5	11	---	---	22	38
Gary Plummer	---	---	17	13	1	31
Robert Smith	12	17	---	---	1	30
Gilberto Campbell	10	15	---	---	4	29
Hunter Goodwin	5	4	---	---	19	28
Edwin Fleming	10	17	---	---	---	27
Chris Zorich	---	---	11	10	4	25
Nate Lewis	3	6	---	---	15	24
Tim George	---	---	4	12	7	23
Marcus Paul	---	---	4	11	7	22
Dwayne Gordon	---	---	1	2	18	21
Richard Warholic	---	---	3	4	12	19
Riki Ellison	---	---	0	0	18	18
June Henley	2	2	---	---	12	16
Greg McMurtry	0	0	---	---	14	14
Norman Hand	---	---	3	6	1	10
Dave Finzer	0	0	---	---	8	8
J.D. Cannon	0	0	---	---	8	8
Earnest Stafford	0	0	---	---	8	8
Lance Scott	0	0	---	---	8	8
Raleigh Roundtree	0	0	---	---	8	8
Pete Stoyanovich	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jay Fiedler	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jeff Lewis	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	10	1.4
Middle	15	58	3.9
Right	6	31	5.2
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	26	4.3
Middle	11	14	1.3
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brett Favre	48	31	3	0	4	1	11	1	0

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andre Ware	24	19	3	0	0	1	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	42	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	13	124	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	9	84	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	63	15.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	41	13.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	113	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	4	55	13.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cris Carter	14	8	1	87	1	47
WR Chris Cornell	7	5	1	80	1	42
WR Michael Westbrook	6	4	1	34	0	33
RB Curtis Martin	5	4	1	12	0	27
RB Charlie Garner	4	4	0	21	0	23
TE Benjamin Blue	4	2	0	31	0	31
WR Bobby Engram	4	2	0	16	0	15
TE Jasper Claybrooks	3	1	0	27	1	4
TE Pat Carter	1	1	0	5	0	9

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Vincent Brisby	7	5	55	1	26
WR Sterling Sharpe	6	5	80	1	26
WR Edwin Fleming	5	4	19	0	17
FB Richie Anderson	2	2	31	1	16
TE Gilberto Campbell	2	1	11	0	15
RB Robert Smith	1	1	10	0	17
TE Hunter Goodwin	1	1	3	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brett Favre	1	6	6.00	3.50
Curtis Martin	1	1	1.00	3.62

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ma'ake Scott	1	1	1.00	-0.20

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brett Favre	14	6	21	1.50	6.52

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Andre Ware	1	1	7	7.00	8.71

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cris Carter	6	3	12	2.00	6.21
RB Charlie Garner	2	2	4	2.00	5.25
TE Benjamin Blue	2	0	0	0.00	7.75
TE Pat Carter	1	1	5	5.00	5.00
TE Jasper Claybrooks	1	0	0	0.00	9.00
WR Chris Cornell	1	0	0	0.00	11.43
WR Bobby Engram	1	0	0	0.00	4.00

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Richie Anderson	1	1	7	7.00	15.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Brett Favre	2	1
Charlie Garner	2	1
Curtis Martin	2	2

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Robert Smith	4	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brett Favre	12	9	5

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andre Ware	4	4	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cris Carter	4	4	2
RB Charlie Garner	3	3	2
TE Pat Carter	1	1	1
TE Benjamin Blue	1	0	0
WR Chris Cornell	1	0	0
WR Michael Westbrook	1	0	0
WR Bobby Engram	1	1	0

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Vincent Brisby	2	2	1
WR Sterling Sharpe	1	1	0
TE Gilberto Campbell	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,900 (21,400)
End Zone 10,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,900 (21,400)
End Zone	10,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)