Week 10, 1997

played in St. Louis, MO

37 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Detroit Lions	14	3	14	0	-	31
St. Louis Cardinals	7	7	0	7	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:51 DET - Eddie Kennison 10 pass from Bill Musgrave (Matt Stover extra point)
1Q: 08:47 STL - Curtis Martin 17 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
1Q: 04:22 DET - Chris Warren 4 pass from Bill Musgrave (Matt Stover extra point)
2Q: 04:53 DET - Matt Stover 28 field goal
2Q: 01:29 STL - Mark Chmura 3 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
3Q: 12:21 DET - Willie Mays Hayes 7 pass from Bill Musgrave (Matt Stover extra point)
3Q: 09:01 DET - Eddie Kennison 9 pass from Bill Musgrave (Matt Stover extra point)
4Q: 06:15 STL - Brett Favre 4 run (Adam Vinatieri extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:51 DET - Eddie Kennison 10 pass from Bill Musgrave (Matt Stover extra point)
1Q: 08:47 STL - Curtis Martin 17 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
1Q: 04:22 DET - Chris Warren 4 pass from Bill Musgrave (Matt Stover extra point)
2Q: 04:53 DET - Matt Stover 28 field goal
2Q: 01:29 STL - Mark Chmura 3 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
3Q: 12:21 DET - Willie Mays Hayes 7 pass from Bill Musgrave (Matt Stover extra point)
3Q: 09:01 DET - Eddie Kennison 9 pass from Bill Musgrave (Matt Stover extra point)
4Q: 06:15 STL - Brett Favre 4 run (Adam Vinatieri extra point)

Team Statistics DET STL
Record 4-5 3-6
First Downs 20 24
- by Rushing 3 3
- by Passing 14 20
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 305 337
- Offensive Plays 66 69
- Yards per Play 4.62 4.88
Net Rushing Yards 51 47
- Rushing Attempts 38 10
- Yards per Rush 1.34 4.70
Net Passing Yards 254 290
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 24 - 0 56 - 34 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 258 315
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 3/25
- Yards per Pass Play 9.07 4.92
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 7/16 4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 10.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/50 9/85
Punt Returns/Yards 1/11 3/43
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 2/60
Interception Ret./Yards 3/26 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/1 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 39 OWN 28
Time of Possession 35:05 24:55

Team Statistics	DET	STL
Record	4-5	3-6
First Downs	20	24
- by Rushing	3	3
- by Passing	14	20
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	305	337
- Offensive Plays	66	69
- Yards per Play	4.62	4.88
Net Rushing Yards	51	47
- Rushing Attempts	38	10
- Yards per Rush	1.34	4.70
Net Passing Yards	254	290
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 24 - 0	56 - 34 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	258	315
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	3/25
- Yards per Pass Play	9.07	4.92
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	7/16	4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	10.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/50	9/85
Punt Returns/Yards	1/11	3/43
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	2/60
Interception Ret./Yards	3/26	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/1	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 39	OWN 28
Time of Possession	35:05	24:55

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:53	1:08	OPP 8	3	8	Touchdown
1	8:37	4:24	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
1	3:03	4:36	OWN 49	8	18	Missed FG
2	11:54	7:06	OWN 20	12	69	Field Goal
2	1:22	1:08	OWN 20	3	-10	Punt
2	0:02	0:02	OWN 49	1	4	Half
3	15:00	2:49	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
3	11:41	2:50	OPP 35	6	35	Touchdown
3	5:13	1:25	OWN 44	3	1	Punt
4	14:49	4:04	OWN 13	6	23	Punt
4	6:05	2:24	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	3:21	1:15	OWN 37	3	-2	Punt
4	0:59	0:59	OPP 39	3	-5	Game

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:07	OWN 20	3	2	Fumble
1	12:45	4:08	OWN 41	8	59	Touchdown
1	4:13	1:10	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	13:27	1:33	OWN 40	3	6	Punt
2	4:48	3:26	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
2	0:14	0:12	OPP 45	1	3	Missed FG
3	12:11	0:30	OWN 20	2	15	Fumble
3	8:51	3:38	OWN 25	7	21	Interception
3	3:48	3:59	OWN 23	11	18	Punt
4	10:45	4:40	OWN 5	13	95	Touchdown
4	3:41	0:20	OPP 49	2	0	Interception
4	2:06	1:07	OWN 22	5	16	Interception

Game MVP: Bill Musgrave, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Chris Warren	32	41	1.28	12	1
Bill Musgrave	4	-1	-0.25	4	0
Spencer Finn	2	11	5.50	13	1

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Charlie Garner	5	13	2.60	9	0	0
Curtis Martin	3	12	4.00	8	0	0
Brett Favre	2	22	11.00	18	1	1

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Musgrave	27	24	258	1/4	4	28	0	146.0

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brett Favre	56	34	315	3/25	2	24	3	65.7

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Chris Warren	7	7	73	10.43	53	26	1
WR Eddie Kennison	6	8	71	11.83	21	21	2
WR Michael Jackson	4	5	40	10.00	15	28	0
TE Wesley Walls	3	3	41	13.67	8	23	0
WR Willie Mays Hayes	3	3	24	8.00	0	11	1
TE Tomur Barnes	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Chris Cornell	10	17	109	10.90	24	21	0
TE Mark Chmura	9	11	66	7.33	20	24	1
WR Cris Carter	6	13	57	9.50	3	12	0
RB Charlie Garner	2	2	19	9.50	4	18	0
RB Curtis Martin	2	3	29	14.50	28	17	1
WR Michael Westbrook	2	5	15	7.50	0	11	0
TE Pat Carter	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Zack Crockett	1	2	18	18.00	18	18	0
WR Bobby Engram	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg
S Danny Copeland	1	22	22.00
CB Terrell Buckley	1	3	3.00
OLB Peter Boulware	1	1	1.00

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Recov	Force
Ken Norton Jr.	1	0
Terrell Buckley	1	0
Tim Dennis	0	2
Denard Walker	0	1

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov
Brett Favre	2	0
Cris Carter	1	0
Kent Hull	0	1

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chris Gardocki	5	227	45.4	36.8	56	2

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Tyner	3	121	40.3	36.7	46	2

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Stover	1/2	0/1	0/1	28	4/4

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

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eddie Kennison	1	11	11.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Meggett	3	43	14.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Engram	2	60	30.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Omar Stoutmire	9	1	0.0	10	59
S Danny Copeland	6	0	0.0	10	59
CB Denard Walker	5	2	0.0	8	48
DT Tim Dennis	4	0	3.0	3	39
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	4	0	0.0	10	54
OLB Peter Boulware	3	2	0.0	9	54
CB Terrell Buckley	3	1	0.0	9	56
CB Terry McDaniel	2	1	0.0	10	55
DT Don Davey	2	0	0.0	6	30
S David Fulcher	1	1	0.0	2	17
OLB Ray Farmer	1	1	0.0	2	14
DE Karl Dunbar	1	0	0.0	7	45
OLB Bryan Cox	1	0	0.0	1	5
DE Marco Coleman	1	0	0.0	7	42
DE Jalen Guido	0	1	0.0	3	17

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ben Wallace	8	0	0.0	38	28
DT Nolan Harrison	5	4	1.0	31	21
S Steve Atwater	5	2	0.0	38	28
OLB Jason Gildon	5	2	0.0	30	19
CB Richard Shelton	5	1	0.0	22	18
OLB Greg Lloyd	4	2	0.0	22	14
DE Vernon Edwards	4	0	0.0	20	6
CB Shawn Springs	3	3	0.0	34	26
DE Mike Fox	3	2	0.0	35	28
DE Nathan Davis	3	0	0.0	20	14
DT Daryl Gardnener	2	2	0.0	20	16
S Brock Marion	2	1	0.0	37	28
OLB Bosco Baracus	2	0	0.0	3	5
CB Darryl Pounds	2	0	0.0	36	27
WR Cris Carter	1	0	---	---	---
T Henry Lush	1	0	---	---	---
RB Charlie Garner	1	0	---	---	---
S Ace Ventura	1	0	0.0	5	5
CB Bobby Taylor	1	0	0.0	4	3
WR Michael Westbrook	1	0	---	---	---
DT Santana Dotson	0	1	0.0	22	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Tim Dennis	3.0	2	2	1	39
DE Marco Coleman	0.0	0	5	0	42

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Nolan Harrison	1.0	0	0	21
DE Mike Fox	0.0	1	0	28
OLB Greg Lloyd	0.0	0	1	14
DT Santana Dotson	0.0	0	1	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Omar Stoutmire	6	0	0	59
S Danny Copeland	5	0	1	59
CB Denard Walker	5	0	0	48
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	4	0	0	54
OLB Peter Boulware	3	2	1	54
CB Terrell Buckley	3	1	1	56
CB Terry McDaniel	2	1	0	55
S David Fulcher	1	0	0	17
DE Karl Dunbar	1	0	0	45
OLB Bryan Cox	1	0	0	5
DE Marco Coleman	1	0	0	42
DT Tim Dennis	1	0	0	39
OLB Ray Farmer	1	0	0	14

St. Louis	Caught	PPlay
OLB Greg Lloyd	3	14
CB Richard Shelton	3	18
DT Nolan Harrison	3	21
OLB Jason Gildon	3	19
CB Darryl Pounds	3	27
ILB Ben Wallace	3	28
OLB Bosco Baracus	2	5
CB Shawn Springs	2	26
S Brock Marion	1	28
S Ace Ventura	1	5

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Colton Gordon	2	8	38	0	28
Keith Miller	1	10	38	0	28
Kirk Scrafford	1	5	38	0	28
Todd Kalis	1	4	38	1	28
Nathan Parks	0	4	38	0	28
Ickey Woods	0	2	25	0	21
Wesley Walls	0	1	34	0	19

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
David Walker	2	2	10	0	59
Kent Hull	1	3	10	0	59
Nate Newton	1	2	10	1	59
James Williams	0	1	10	1	59
Henry Lush	0	0	10	1	59

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Denard Walker	1	17
Eric Green	1	16
Spencer Finn	1	16
Chris Spielman	1	15
Ickey Woods	1	15

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
David Meggett	1	19

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Danny Copeland	---	---	10	59	11	80
Omar Stoutmire	---	---	10	59	5	74
Todd Kalis	38	28	---	---	7	73
Colton Gordon	38	28	---	---	7	73
Denard Walker	---	---	8	48	17	73
Terry McDaniel	---	---	10	55	3	68
Peter Boulware	---	---	9	54	5	68
Chris Warren	36	26	---	---	5	67
Ken Norton Jr.	---	---	10	54	2	66
Kirk Scrafford	38	28	---	---	---	66
Bill Musgrave	38	28	---	---	---	66
Terrell Buckley	---	---	9	56	1	66
Keith Miller	38	28	---	---	---	66
Nathan Parks	38	28	---	---	---	66
Ickey Woods	25	21	---	---	15	61
Willie Mays Hayes	27	22	---	---	12	61
Eddie Kennison	29	21	---	---	8	58
Wesley Walls	34	19	---	---	1	54
Karl Dunbar	---	---	7	45	2	54
Eric Green	22	13	---	---	16	51
Marco Coleman	---	---	7	42	1	50
Tim Dennis	---	---	3	39	3	45
Don Davey	---	---	6	30	2	38
Tony Williams	---	---	7	20	1	28
Tomur Barnes	9	4	---	---	14	27
Ray Farmer	---	---	2	14	9	25
David Fulcher	---	---	2	17	1	20
Jon Hand	---	---	3	17	---	20
Spencer Finn	2	2	---	---	16	20
Jalen Guido	---	---	3	17	---	20
Jerry Ball	---	---	3	14	2	19
Chris Spielman	---	---	0	1	15	16
Michael Jackson	6	10	---	---	---	16
Nigea Carter	0	2	---	---	13	15
Matt Stover	0	0	---	---	8	8
Chris Gardocki	0	0	---	---	7	7
Matt Landry	0	0	---	---	7	7
Chester Karinen	0	0	---	---	7	7
Victor Flowers	0	0	---	---	7	7
Bryan Cox	---	---	1	5	---	6
Matt Finkes	---	---	0	3	---	3
Lionel Callicutt	---	---	0	0	1	1
Rodney Hampton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Roman Fortin	0	0	---	---	---	0
Johnny Utah	0	0	---	---	---	0
Leroy Wickert	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
David Walker	10	59	---	---	4	73
Kent Hull	10	59	---	---	---	69
Nate Newton	10	59	---	---	---	69
Steve Atwater	---	---	38	28	3	69
Brett Favre	10	59	---	---	---	69
Henry Lush	10	59	---	---	---	69
James Williams	10	59	---	---	---	69
Mike Fox	---	---	35	28	5	68
Ben Wallace	---	---	38	28	2	68
Brock Marion	---	---	37	28	2	67
Cris Carter	10	56	---	---	---	66
Darryl Pounds	---	---	36	27	2	65
Chris Cornell	7	52	---	---	5	64
Shawn Springs	---	---	34	26	2	62
Mark Chmura	6	45	---	---	5	56
Nolan Harrison	---	---	31	21	2	54
Richard Shelton	---	---	22	18	12	52
Jason Gildon	---	---	30	19	2	51
Michael Westbrook	5	30	---	---	15	50
Charlie Garner	7	28	---	---	13	48
Santana Dotson	---	---	22	22	1	45
Zack Crockett	5	26	---	---	13	44
Greg Lloyd	---	---	22	14	3	39
Daryl Gardnener	---	---	20	16	3	39
Curtis Martin	3	31	---	---	---	34
Nathan Davis	---	---	20	14	---	34
Vernon Edwards	---	---	20	6	7	33
Bosco Baracus	---	---	3	5	20	28
Pat Carter	3	10	---	---	14	27
David Meggett	0	7	---	---	19	26
Bobby Engram	4	9	---	---	10	23
Ace Ventura	---	---	5	5	9	19
Lake Dawson	0	1	---	---	14	15
Bobby Taylor	---	---	4	3	8	15
Lee Woodall	---	---	1	0	5	6
Mark Maddox	---	---	0	0	5	5
Adam Vinatieri	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jim Hairston	0	0	---	---	4	4
Tony Berti	0	0	---	---	4	4
Wes Duke	0	0	---	---	4	4
David Ortiz	0	0	---	---	4	4
Scott Tyner	0	0	---	---	3	3
Steve Walsh	0	0	---	---	1	1
Richard Woodley	---	---	0	0	1	1
Rich Gannon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brent Smith	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	10	1.4
Middle	20	36	1.8
Right	8	10	1.3
None	3	-5	-1.7

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	-1	-1.0
Middle	6	35	5.8
Right	3	13	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Musgrave	27	24	5	0	0	0	2	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brett Favre	56	34	4	0	6	4	7	1	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	51	7.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	8	71	7.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	8	113	14.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	23	7.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	84	10.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	14	72	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	12	138	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	21	3.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eddie Kennison	8	6	71	1	21
RB Chris Warren	7	7	73	2	26
WR Michael Jackson	5	4	40	1	10
TE Wesley Walls	3	3	41	1	19
WR Willie Mays Hayes	3	3	24	0	22
TE Tomur Barnes	1	1	9	0	4

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Chris Cornell	17	10	2	109	3	52
WR Cris Carter	13	6	2	57	0	56
TE Mark Chmura	11	9	1	66	1	45
WR Michael Westbrook	5	2	0	15	0	30
RB Curtis Martin	3	2	0	29	0	31
TE Pat Carter	2	1	1	6	0	10
RB Charlie Garner	2	2	0	19	0	28
FB Zack Crockett	2	1	0	18	0	26
WR Bobby Engram	1	1	0	-4	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chris Warren	6	-1	-0.17	1.28

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brett Favre	1	4	4.00	11.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bill Musgrave	8	8	58	7.25	9.56

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brett Favre	6	5	42	7.00	5.63

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Chris Warren	3	3	15	5.00	10.43
WR Eddie Kennison	3	3	35	11.67	8.88
WR Willie Mays Hayes	1	1	7	7.00	8.00
WR Michael Jackson	1	1	1	1.00	8.00

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Mark Chmura	2	1	3	1.50	6.00
WR Cris Carter	1	1	12	12.00	4.38
WR Chris Cornell	1	1	-1	-1.00	6.41
RB Curtis Martin	1	1	17	17.00	9.67
WR Michael Westbrook	1	1	11	11.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Chris Warren	6	1
Bill Musgrave	1	0

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Musgrave	9	8	6

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brett Favre	9	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Eddie Kennison	4	3	3
RB Chris Warren	3	3	3
WR Michael Jackson	2	2	0

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Mark Chmura	3	3	3
WR Chris Cornell	3	1	1
WR Cris Carter	1	0	0
RB Charlie Garner	1	1	0
WR Michael Westbrook	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,900 (21,400)
End Zone 14,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,900 (21,400)
End Zone	14,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)