Week 6, 1997

played in St. Louis, MO

46 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	7	0	0	-	7
St. Louis Cardinals	7	3	3	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:54 STL - Michael Westbrook 1 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
2Q: 07:38 MIN - Spencer George 11 run (Jason Hanson extra point)
2Q: 02:51 STL - Adam Vinatieri 37 field goal
3Q: 03:49 STL - Adam Vinatieri 49 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:54 STL - Michael Westbrook 1 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
2Q: 07:38 MIN - Spencer George 11 run (Jason Hanson extra point)
2Q: 02:51 STL - Adam Vinatieri 37 field goal
3Q: 03:49 STL - Adam Vinatieri 49 field goal

Team Statistics MIN STL
Record 1-4 3-3
First Downs 14 16
- by Rushing 4 1
- by Passing 8 14
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 148 276
- Offensive Plays 65 72
- Yards per Play 2.28 3.83
Net Rushing Yards 63 20
- Rushing Attempts 23 23
- Yards per Rush 2.74 0.87
Net Passing Yards 85 256
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 15 - 1 45 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 128 280
- Sacks/Yards Lost 7/43 4/24
- Yards per Pass Play 2.02 5.22
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/15 4/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 8.3
4th Down Conversions 1/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/20 7/60
Punt Returns/Yards 6/43 7/72
Kick Returns/Yards 1/23 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/13
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 31
Time of Possession 27:06 32:54

Team Statistics	MIN	STL
Record	1-4	3-3
First Downs	14	16
- by Rushing	4	1
- by Passing	8	14
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	148	276
- Offensive Plays	65	72
- Yards per Play	2.28	3.83
Net Rushing Yards	63	20
- Rushing Attempts	23	23
- Yards per Rush	2.74	0.87
Net Passing Yards	85	256
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 15 - 1	45 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	128	280
- Sacks/Yards Lost	7/43	4/24
- Yards per Pass Play	2.02	5.22
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/15	4/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	8.3
4th Down Conversions	1/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/20	7/60
Punt Returns/Yards	6/43	7/72
Kick Returns/Yards	1/23	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/13
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 31
Time of Possession	27:06	32:54

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:37	2:32	OWN 34	5	23	Downs
1	4:48	4:37	OWN 20	9	35	Punt
2	13:17	1:16	OWN 13	3	7	Punt
2	9:54	2:26	OPP 43	5	43	Touchdown
2	6:31	2:03	OWN 44	4	14	Interception
2	2:43	1:26	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	0:39	0:39	OWN 25	3	3	Half
3	15:00	2:04	OWN 20	4	8	Punt
3	10:24	1:30	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	7:52	1:18	OWN 15	3	-1	Punt
3	3:43	1:53	OWN 24	3	8	Punt
3	0:14	0:56	OWN 40	3	13	Punt
4	10:08	1:36	OWN 36	3	-6	Punt
4	7:21	1:18	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
4	2:15	2:03	OWN 32	12	38	Downs

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:23	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
1	11:05	6:17	OWN 43	13	57	Touchdown
1	0:11	1:54	OWN 20	4	19	Punt
2	12:01	2:07	OWN 29	5	14	Fumble
2	7:28	0:57	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	4:28	1:45	OWN 40	5	40	Field Goal
2	1:17	0:38	OWN 29	3	6	Punt
3	12:56	1:26	OWN 14	3	-4	Punt
3	11:30	1:06	OPP 39	3	-1	Punt
3	8:54	1:02	OWN 20	3	13	Punt
3	6:34	2:51	OWN 48	5	20	Field Goal
3	1:50	1:36	OWN 23	3	9	Punt
4	14:18	4:10	OWN 15	7	56	Missed FG
4	8:32	1:11	50	4	13	Punt
4	6:03	3:48	OWN 48	7	27	Missed FG
4	0:12	0:12	OWN 30	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Mark Maddox, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Spencer George	15	23	1.53	11	1	1
Chad Graham	5	18	3.60	15	2	0
Alan Rodgers	3	22	7.33	9	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Curtis Martin	12	14	1.17	12	1
Charlie Garner	6	6	1.00	4	0
Pat Carter	2	-2	-1.00	1	0
Brett Favre	2	3	1.50	4	0
Chris Cornell	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Rodgers	35	15	128	7/43	0	23	1	41.1

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brett Favre	45	29	280	4/24	1	36	0	89.1

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Reggie Barlow	5	11	38	7.60	4	13
TE Ben Coates	3	5	21	7.00	7	13
WR O.J. McDuffie	2	8	17	8.50	0	11
WR Terry Glenn	2	5	32	16.00	26	23
RB Spencer George	2	2	2	1.00	0	3
RB Chad Graham	1	1	18	18.00	8	18
WR Qadry Ismail	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Charles Johnson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cris Carter	9	16	117	13.00	44	34	0
WR Chris Cornell	5	7	47	9.40	23	16	0
WR Michael Westbrook	5	9	58	11.60	20	36	1
RB Curtis Martin	3	4	21	7.00	9	15	0
RB Charlie Garner	2	2	3	1.50	7	7	0
TE Benjamin Blue	2	2	22	11.00	9	23	0
TE Jasper Claybrooks	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Zack Crockett	1	1	4	4.00	2	4	0
WR Bobby Engram	1	3	5	5.00	0	5	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Greg Lloyd	1	13	13.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Reggie Barlow	1	0	0
Devin Bush	0	1	0
Robert Porcher	0	0	1
Walt Harris	0	0	1

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Brett Favre	1	0	0
Chris Cornell	1	0	0
Zack Crockett	0	1	0
David Ortiz	0	1	0
Pat Carter	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Berger	10	494	49.4	40.2	61	4

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Tyner	9	404	44.9	35.7	57	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Hanson	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Adam Vinatieri	2/4	1/3	0/0	49	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Reggie Barlow	5	39	7.8	0
Tom Flynn	1	4	4.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Meggett	7	72	10.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Qadry Ismail	1	23	23.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Frank Slade	10	0	1.5	21	38
ILB James Darling	7	2	0.0	21	40
S Devin Bush	6	3	0.0	23	49
CB Eric Allen	6	1	0.0	23	46
DE Robert Porcher	5	1	2.5	11	24
S John Lynch	5	3	0.0	23	49
ILB Tracy Simien	4	0	0.0	8	18
OLB Henri Crockett	3	1	0.0	21	40
CB Walt Harris	2	1	0.0	23	48
DT Dan Wilkinson	1	1	0.0	14	29
DE La'roi Glover	1	1	0.0	21	40
TE Ben Coates	1	0	---	---	---
DE Chidi Ahanotu	1	0	0.0	9	25
ILB Shannon Briggs	1	0	0.0	2	17
DT Matt Keneley	1	0	0.0	14	29
CB George McCullough	1	0	0.0	15	31
S Willie Kramer	0	1	0.0	0	4

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Mark Maddox	7	1	3.0	21	41
S Steve Atwater	6	2	0.0	22	39
DE Mike Fox	4	0	1.0	21	41
CB Richard Shelton	4	1	0.0	14	31
DT Nolan Harrison	3	1	0.5	18	31
CB Bobby Taylor	3	0	0.0	4	6
S Brock Marion	2	1	1.0	22	41
DT Daryl Gardnener	2	3	0.5	14	15
CB Darryl Pounds	2	1	0.5	19	38
OLB Greg Lloyd	2	2	0.0	12	23
CB Richard Woodley	2	1	0.0	6	18
OLB Lee Woodall	2	0	0.0	2	5
DE Vernon Edwards	2	0	0.0	8	11
DE Nathan Davis	1	0	0.5	14	25
OLB Jason Gildon	1	1	0.0	14	23
CB Shawn Springs	1	0	0.0	22	39
DT Santana Dotson	0	1	0.0	12	28

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Robert Porcher	2.5	0	2	1	24
OLB Frank Slade	1.5	1	2	0	38
DT Matt Keneley	0.0	1	0	0	29
DT Dan Wilkinson	0.0	0	2	0	29
DE Chidi Ahanotu	0.0	0	1	0	25
ILB James Darling	0.0	0	1	0	40
OLB Henri Crockett	0.0	0	0	2	40

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Mark Maddox	3.0	0	0	0	41
DE Mike Fox	1.0	1	0	0	41
S Brock Marion	1.0	0	0	0	41
DT Nolan Harrison	0.5	2	1	1	31
DE Nathan Davis	0.5	0	2	0	25
DT Daryl Gardnener	0.5	0	1	0	15
CB Darryl Pounds	0.5	0	0	0	38

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Devin Bush	5	1	49
CB Eric Allen	5	0	46
ILB James Darling	5	0	40
CB Walt Harris	2	1	48
ILB Tracy Simien	2	0	18
OLB Henri Crockett	2	0	40
DE Robert Porcher	1	0	24
OLB Frank Slade	1	0	38
DE Chidi Ahanotu	1	0	25
ILB Shannon Briggs	1	0	17
S John Lynch	1	0	49
DT Dan Wilkinson	1	0	29
DT Matt Keneley	1	0	29
CB George McCullough	1	0	31

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Richard Shelton	4	0	0	31
S Steve Atwater	3	0	0	39
CB Darryl Pounds	2	0	0	38
CB Bobby Taylor	2	0	0	6
CB Richard Woodley	2	0	0	18
OLB Greg Lloyd	1	1	1	23
OLB Lee Woodall	1	0	0	5
ILB Mark Maddox	0	1	0	41
S Brock Marion	0	1	0	41

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Anthony Redmon	3	8	23	0	42
Cory Raymer	1	4	23	1	42
Ben Coates	1	1	21	0	37
Antone Davis	0	5	23	2	42
Chuck Belin	0	1	23	3	42
George Irwin	0	1	7	0	10
Chris Dishman	0	0	23	1	42

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
David Walker	2	4	23	0	49
Nate Newton	1	3	23	2	49
Kent Hull	0	5	23	2	49
James Williams	0	4	23	0	49
Tony Berti	0	4	19	0	38
Zack Crockett	0	1	12	0	21

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Chad Graham	2	25
George McCullough	1	24
Ken Dilger	1	16
George Irwin	1	16
Chris Dishman	1	10
Derrick Harris	1	7

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
David Meggett	2	28
Zack Crockett	2	21
Pat Carter	2	19
Jasper Claybrooks	1	7

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
James Darling	---	---	21	40	22	83
Walt Harris	---	---	23	48	9	80
John Lynch	---	---	23	49	4	76
Antone Davis	23	42	---	---	10	75
Devin Bush	---	---	23	49	3	75
Chris Dishman	23	42	---	---	10	75
La'roi Glover	---	---	21	40	13	74
Eric Allen	---	---	23	46	4	73
George McCullough	---	---	15	31	24	70
Henri Crockett	---	---	21	40	5	66
Frank Slade	---	---	21	38	6	65
Chuck Belin	23	42	---	---	---	65
Anthony Redmon	23	42	---	---	---	65
Cory Raymer	23	42	---	---	---	65
Alan Rodgers	23	42	---	---	---	65
Terry Glenn	21	41	---	---	---	62
Reggie Barlow	15	34	---	---	12	61
Ben Coates	21	37	---	---	1	59
O.J. McDuffie	16	36	---	---	2	54
Dan Wilkinson	---	---	14	29	4	47
Spencer George	17	28	---	---	---	45
Chad Graham	6	14	---	---	25	45
Matt Keneley	---	---	14	29	1	44
Robert Porcher	---	---	11	24	4	39
Chidi Ahanotu	---	---	9	25	---	34
George Irwin	7	10	---	---	16	33
Tracy Simien	---	---	8	18	5	31
Shannon Briggs	---	---	2	17	5	24
Ken Dilger	3	2	---	---	16	21
Qadry Ismail	4	4	---	---	11	19
Tom Flynn	---	---	2	9	7	18
Charles Johnson	2	3	---	---	13	18
Scott Slutzker	0	0	---	---	12	12
Darion Conner	---	---	2	3	6	11
Willie Kramer	---	---	0	4	7	11
Derrick Harris	3	1	---	---	7	11
James Palmer	0	0	---	---	10	10
Mitch Berger	0	0	---	---	10	10
Erik Baerg	0	0	---	---	10	10
Chester Hallen	0	0	---	---	10	10
Keith Goganious	---	---	0	0	9	9
Terry Crews	---	---	0	0	4	4
Jason Hanson	0	0	---	---	2	2
Cody Carlson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Erik Kramer	0	0	---	---	---	0
Darren Anderson	---	---	0	0	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
David Walker	23	49	---	---	13	85
Kent Hull	23	49	---	---	---	72
Nate Newton	23	49	---	---	---	72
Brett Favre	23	49	---	---	---	72
James Williams	23	49	---	---	---	72
Mike Fox	---	---	21	41	8	70
Chris Cornell	19	43	---	---	8	70
Tony Berti	19	38	---	---	13	70
Cris Carter	21	46	---	---	---	67
Mark Maddox	---	---	21	41	1	63
Brock Marion	---	---	22	41	---	63
Steve Atwater	---	---	22	39	1	62
Shawn Springs	---	---	22	39	---	61
Darryl Pounds	---	---	19	38	---	57
Zack Crockett	12	21	---	---	21	54
Benjamin Blue	14	28	---	---	11	53
Richard Shelton	---	---	14	31	6	51
Nolan Harrison	---	---	18	31	---	49
Charlie Garner	7	26	---	---	13	46
Michael Westbrook	13	30	---	---	2	45
Greg Lloyd	---	---	12	23	7	42
Jason Gildon	---	---	14	23	4	41
Santana Dotson	---	---	12	28	---	40
Curtis Martin	16	23	---	---	---	39
Nathan Davis	---	---	14	25	---	39
Bobby Engram	7	14	---	---	15	36
Bosco Baracus	---	---	4	3	26	33
Daryl Gardnener	---	---	14	15	2	31
Pat Carter	4	6	---	---	19	29
Vernon Edwards	---	---	8	11	10	29
David Meggett	0	0	---	---	28	28
Bobby Taylor	---	---	4	6	18	28
Richard Woodley	---	---	6	18	2	26
Lake Dawson	0	2	---	---	19	21
Doug Riesenberg	4	11	---	---	---	15
Jasper Claybrooks	2	6	---	---	7	15
Wes Duke	0	0	---	---	13	13
David Ortiz	0	0	---	---	13	13
Brent Smith	0	0	---	---	13	13
Scott Tyner	0	0	---	---	9	9
Lee Woodall	---	---	2	5	1	8
Adam Vinatieri	0	0	---	---	8	8
Rob Fredrickson	---	---	2	1	4	7
Je-rod Cherry	---	---	2	3	---	5
Steve Walsh	0	0	---	---	4	4
Rich Gannon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	-2	-0.4
Middle	16	73	4.6
Right	2	-8	-4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	0	0.0
Middle	16	27	1.7
Right	4	-6	-1.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Rodgers	35	15	1	3	5	3	4	1	1

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brett Favre	45	29	3	1	3	2	8	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	19	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	7	62	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	4	47	3.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	65	9.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	14	87	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	6	74	4.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	54	18.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Reggie Barlow	11	5	1	38	0	34
WR O.J. McDuffie	8	2	3	17	0	36
TE Ben Coates	5	3	0	21	0	37
WR Terry Glenn	5	2	1	32	1	41
RB Spencer George	2	2	0	2	0	28
WR Qadry Ismail	1	0	0	0	0	4
WR Charles Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	3
RB Chad Graham	1	1	0	18	0	14

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cris Carter	16	9	0	117	1	46
WR Michael Westbrook	9	5	3	58	1	30
WR Chris Cornell	7	5	0	47	0	43
RB Curtis Martin	4	3	0	21	0	23
WR Bobby Engram	3	1	0	5	0	14
RB Charlie Garner	2	2	0	3	0	26
TE Benjamin Blue	2	2	0	22	1	28
TE Jasper Claybrooks	1	1	0	3	0	6
FB Zack Crockett	1	1	0	4	0	21

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Spencer George	1	11	11.00	1.53

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chris Cornell	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00
Curtis Martin	1	8	8.00	1.17

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brett Favre	3	3	11	3.67	6.22

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Michael Westbrook	2	2	4	2.00	6.44
WR Cris Carter	1	1	7	7.00	7.31

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Spencer George	4	0
Alan Rodgers	2	0
Chad Graham	1	1

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Brett Favre	1	0
Charlie Garner	1	0
Curtis Martin	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Rodgers	5	1	1

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brett Favre	14	8	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Reggie Barlow	2	1	1
WR Terry Glenn	2	0	0
WR O.J. McDuffie	1	0	0

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cris Carter	6	3	1
WR Michael Westbrook	4	2	2
RB Charlie Garner	1	1	1
WR Chris Cornell	1	1	0
RB Curtis Martin	1	1	0
WR Bobby Engram	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,400 (21,400)
End Zone 14,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,400 (21,400)
End Zone	14,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)