Week 14, 1997

played in Tennessee, TX

45 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals	14	3	10	0	-	27
Tennessee Oilers	7	7	0	7	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:02 STL - Nathan Davis 42 fumble return (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
1Q: 06:01 STL - Michael Westbrook 2 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
1Q: 02:29 TEN - Rey Mysterio Jr 24 pass from Jeff George (Lucy Draper extra point)
2Q: 10:08 TEN - Rey Mysterio Jr 9 run (Lucy Draper extra point)
2Q: 00:03 STL - Adam Vinatieri 43 field goal
3Q: 10:26 STL - Cris Carter 8 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
3Q: 02:15 STL - Adam Vinatieri 32 field goal
4Q: 10:16 TEN - Haywood Jeffires 30 pass from Jeff George (Lucy Draper extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:02 STL - Nathan Davis 42 fumble return (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
1Q: 06:01 STL - Michael Westbrook 2 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
1Q: 02:29 TEN - Rey Mysterio Jr 24 pass from Jeff George (Lucy Draper extra point)
2Q: 10:08 TEN - Rey Mysterio Jr 9 run (Lucy Draper extra point)
2Q: 00:03 STL - Adam Vinatieri 43 field goal
3Q: 10:26 STL - Cris Carter 8 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
3Q: 02:15 STL - Adam Vinatieri 32 field goal
4Q: 10:16 TEN - Haywood Jeffires 30 pass from Jeff George (Lucy Draper extra point)

Team Statistics STL TEN
Record 6-7 8-5
First Downs 19 19
- by Rushing 7 3
- by Passing 11 16
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 325 377
- Offensive Plays 62 65
- Yards per Play 5.24 5.80
Net Rushing Yards 161 57
- Rushing Attempts 32 20
- Yards per Rush 5.03 2.85
Net Passing Yards 164 320
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 17 - 0 44 - 29 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 180 330
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/16 1/10
- Yards per Pass Play 5.47 7.11
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 6.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 4/30 4/24
Punt Returns/Yards 3/26 3/7
Kick Returns/Yards 2/39 1/14
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 20
Time of Possession 30:56 29:04

Team Statistics	STL	TEN
Record	6-7	8-5
First Downs	19	19
- by Rushing	7	3
- by Passing	11	16
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	325	377
- Offensive Plays	62	65
- Yards per Play	5.24	5.80
Net Rushing Yards	161	57
- Rushing Attempts	32	20
- Yards per Rush	5.03	2.85
Net Passing Yards	164	320
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 17 - 0	44 - 29 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	180	330
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/16	1/10
- Yards per Pass Play	5.47	7.11
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	6.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	4/30	4/24
Punt Returns/Yards	3/26	3/7
Kick Returns/Yards	2/39	1/14
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 20
Time of Possession	30:56	29:04

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:13	OWN 25	6	10	Punt
1	7:52	1:58	OPP 37	6	37	Touchdown
1	2:18	4:59	OWN 24	9	41	Missed FG
2	10:00	3:19	OWN 20	6	15	Punt
2	5:01	1:34	OWN 34	3	9	Punt
2	1:25	1:25	OWN 20	4	54	Field Goal
3	13:06	2:50	OWN 31	5	69	Touchdown
3	8:16	2:02	OWN 35	5	21	Punt
3	4:14	2:06	OPP 38	4	23	Field Goal
4	13:52	1:58	OWN 1	3	9	Punt
4	10:02	1:29	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	6:20	4:04	OWN 18	6	18	Punt
4	0:54	0:36	OPP 42	3	-1	Punt

Tennessee Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:47	2:59	OWN 19	6	23	Fumble
1	8:48	0:56	OWN 20	2	6	Interception
1	5:54	3:36	OWN 16	7	84	Touchdown
2	12:19	2:19	OWN 42	5	58	Touchdown
2	6:41	1:40	OWN 27	3	0	Punt
2	3:27	2:02	OWN 15	7	45	Punt
3	15:00	1:54	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	10:16	2:00	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	6:14	2:00	OWN 5	3	8	Punt
3	2:08	3:16	OWN 20	8	31	Punt
4	11:54	1:52	OPP 48	4	48	Touchdown
4	8:33	2:13	OWN 16	6	19	Punt
4	2:16	1:22	OWN 19	7	23	Interception
4	0:18	0:18	OWN 2	1	16	Game

Game MVP: Brett Favre, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Curtis Martin	20	103	5.15	34	3
Charlie Garner	9	27	3.00	15	2
Brett Favre	3	31	10.33	11	3

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Rey Mysterio Jr	13	42	3.23	12	1	1
Sedrick Shaw	5	12	2.40	6	0	0
Jeff George	1	7	7.00	7	0	0
Joe Aska	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0	0

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brett Favre	27	17	180	3/16	2	23	0	107.0

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jeff George	44	29	330	1/10	2	41	2	84.5

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cris Carter	5	7	53	10.60	24	14	1
TE Mark Chmura	3	5	49	16.33	16	23	0
WR Michael Westbrook	3	3	11	3.67	6	7	1
FB Zack Crockett	2	2	25	12.50	19	23	0
RB Curtis Martin	2	3	26	13.00	19	18	0
TE Pat Carter	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Chris Cornell	1	4	15	15.00	6	15	0
WR Bobby Engram	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Haywood Jeffires	8	13	91	11.38	42	30	1
WR Lonzell Hill	5	12	78	15.60	29	34	0
FB Donnell Bennett	4	4	33	8.25	10	16	0
FB Joe Aska	3	3	19	6.33	15	17	0
RB Rey Mysterio Jr	3	4	73	24.33	17	41	1
TE Alfred Pupunu	2	3	11	5.50	0	6	0
TE Itula Mili	2	2	24	12.00	15	21	0
WR Alex Van Dyke	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB Sedrick Shaw	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Macey Brooks	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Brock Marion	1	0	0.00	0
CB Darryl Pounds	1	0	0.00	0

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

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

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jeff George	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Tyner	8	351	43.9	43.0	58	6

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Hutton	7	308	44.0	37.4	48	2

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Adam Vinatieri	2/3	1/2	0/1	43	3/3

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lucy Draper	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Meggett	3	26	8.7	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rey Mysterio Jr	3	7	2.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Cornell	2	39	19.5	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rey Mysterio Jr	1	14	14.0	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ben Wallace	15	2	0.0	20	44
S Steve Atwater	7	3	0.0	20	45
OLB Jason Gildon	4	0	0.0	13	27
CB Darryl Pounds	3	2	0.0	17	43
CB Richard Shelton	3	1	0.0	10	35
DE Nathan Davis	2	1	0.5	10	31
OLB Greg Lloyd	2	1	0.0	14	16
S Brock Marion	2	1	0.0	20	45
DT Nolan Harrison	1	1	0.0	16	39
DT Daryl Gardnener	1	1	0.0	17	33
OLB Bosco Baracus	1	0	0.0	2	7
DT Santana Dotson	1	0	0.0	12	17
S Ace Ventura	1	0	0.0	5	15
CB Bobby Taylor	1	0	0.0	4	7
DE Vernon Edwards	1	0	0.0	5	13
CB Richard Woodley	1	0	0.0	0	1
CB Shawn Springs	1	0	0.0	18	41
DE Jeff Cross	0	3	0.5	15	32

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Alvin Walton	7	1	0.0	31	29
S George Teague	7	1	0.0	31	29
DE Hugh Douglas	5	1	0.5	30	28
OLB Mike Vrabel	5	2	0.0	27	23
ILB Pepper Johnson	3	3	0.0	30	25
S Mark Carrier	3	2	0.0	31	28
DE Anthony Smith	3	1	0.0	22	26
CB James Hasty	3	0	0.0	29	27
CB Dexter Bahr	3	0	0.0	20	24
DT Shane Dronett	2	1	1.5	21	19
OLB Vincent Brown	2	3	0.0	11	7
OLB Carlos Jenkins	2	0	0.0	6	7
DT Israel Miller	2	0	0.0	19	12
DE Shante Carver	1	0	1.0	27	20
WR Haywood Jeffires	1	0	---	---	---
CB Chris Dishman	1	0	0.0	8	13
TE Alfred Pupunu	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Patrick Sapp	1	0	0.0	1	0

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Nathan Davis	0.5	0	2	31
DE Jeff Cross	0.5	0	1	32
ILB Ben Wallace	0.0	1	2	44
DE Vernon Edwards	0.0	1	1	13
DT Nolan Harrison	0.0	0	1	39
DT Santana Dotson	0.0	0	1	17

Tennessee	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Shane Dronett	1.5	1	1	19
DE Shante Carver	1.0	1	0	20
DE Hugh Douglas	0.5	1	0	28
DE Anthony Smith	0.0	1	2	26
DT Israel Miller	0.0	1	0	12

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Ben Wallace	10	0	0	44
CB Darryl Pounds	4	0	1	43
S Steve Atwater	3	0	0	45
OLB Jason Gildon	3	0	0	27
S Brock Marion	2	0	1	45
CB Richard Shelton	2	0	0	35
OLB Bosco Baracus	1	1	0	7
OLB Greg Lloyd	1	0	0	16
S Ace Ventura	1	0	0	15
CB Bobby Taylor	1	0	0	7
CB Richard Woodley	1	0	0	1

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S George Teague	4	0	29
S Alvin Walton	3	0	29
OLB Mike Vrabel	2	1	23
OLB Carlos Jenkins	2	0	7
CB Dexter Bahr	2	0	24
ILB Pepper Johnson	1	1	25
CB Chris Dishman	1	1	13
OLB Vincent Brown	1	0	7
CB James Hasty	1	0	27

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kent Hull	2	7	32	0	30
James Williams	2	3	32	2	30
David Walker	1	6	32	0	30
Henry Lush	1	5	32	1	30
Nate Newton	1	5	32	0	30
Mark Chmura	1	1	23	0	24
Zack Crockett	0	2	16	0	15

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Wally Williams	3	3	20	1	45
Jay Pennison	1	3	20	0	45
Donnell Bennett	1	1	12	0	18
Jeff Christy	0	6	20	0	45
Orlando Brown	0	3	20	0	45
Jeff Davidson	0	2	20	0	45
Alfred Pupunu	0	1	13	0	29

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
David Meggett	2	26
Charlie Garner	1	20
Ace Ventura	1	11

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Joe Aska	2	15
Alfred Pupunu	1	16
Macey Brooks	1	9
Alvin Walton	1	4

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
David Walker	32	30	---	---	11	73
Steve Atwater	---	---	20	45	1	66
Brock Marion	---	---	20	45	---	65
Ben Wallace	---	---	20	44	---	64
Kent Hull	32	30	---	---	---	62
Nate Newton	32	30	---	---	---	62
Brett Favre	32	30	---	---	---	62
Henry Lush	32	30	---	---	---	62
James Williams	32	30	---	---	---	62
Darryl Pounds	---	---	17	43	---	60
Cris Carter	30	29	---	---	---	59
Shawn Springs	---	---	18	41	---	59
Nolan Harrison	---	---	16	39	---	55
Daryl Gardnener	---	---	17	33	5	55
Chris Cornell	25	24	---	---	4	53
Zack Crockett	16	15	---	---	21	52
Mark Chmura	23	24	---	---	4	51
Jeff Cross	---	---	15	32	---	47
Richard Shelton	---	---	10	35	2	47
Charlie Garner	12	14	---	---	20	46
Michael Westbrook	14	13	---	---	16	43
Nathan Davis	---	---	10	31	2	43
Jason Gildon	---	---	13	27	1	41
Curtis Martin	20	16	---	---	---	36
Greg Lloyd	---	---	14	16	4	34
Pat Carter	9	6	---	---	19	34
David Meggett	4	3	---	---	26	33
Bosco Baracus	---	---	2	7	23	32
Ace Ventura	---	---	5	15	11	31
Santana Dotson	---	---	12	17	---	29
Bobby Taylor	---	---	4	7	17	28
Vernon Edwards	---	---	5	13	7	25
Bobby Engram	6	6	---	---	10	22
Lake Dawson	1	0	---	---	20	21
Tony Berti	0	0	---	---	11	11
Wes Duke	0	0	---	---	11	11
David Ortiz	0	0	---	---	11	11
Brent Smith	0	0	---	---	11	11
Lee Woodall	---	---	2	4	3	9
Scott Tyner	0	0	---	---	8	8
Adam Vinatieri	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mark Maddox	---	---	0	0	7	7
Steve Walsh	0	0	---	---	3	3
Richard Woodley	---	---	0	1	---	1
Doug Riesenberg	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rich Gannon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lonzell Hill	15	43	---	---	18	76
Jay Pennison	20	45	---	---	7	72
Jeff Davidson	20	45	---	---	7	72
Wally Williams	20	45	---	---	7	72
Hugh Douglas	---	---	30	28	10	68
Jeff George	20	45	---	---	---	65
Jeff Christy	20	45	---	---	---	65
Orlando Brown	20	45	---	---	---	65
Alvin Walton	---	---	31	29	4	64
Mark Carrier	---	---	31	28	3	62
Dexter Bahr	---	---	20	24	18	62
George Teague	---	---	31	29	2	62
Pepper Johnson	---	---	30	25	4	59
Haywood Jeffires	15	40	---	---	4	59
James Hasty	---	---	29	27	3	59
Alfred Pupunu	13	29	---	---	16	58
Rey Mysterio Jr	14	27	---	---	14	55
Mike Vrabel	---	---	27	23	3	53
Anthony Smith	---	---	22	26	2	50
Shante Carver	---	---	27	20	3	50
Shane Dronett	---	---	21	19	5	45
Donnell Bennett	12	18	---	---	9	39
Alex Van Dyke	12	26	---	---	---	38
Sedrick Shaw	5	16	---	---	17	38
Israel Miller	---	---	19	12	6	37
Chris Dishman	---	---	8	13	11	32
Carlos Jenkins	---	---	6	7	19	32
Joe Aska	4	10	---	---	15	29
Itula Mili	10	11	---	---	6	27
Ron Granger	---	---	3	3	18	24
Vincent Brown	---	---	11	7	1	19
Patrick Sapp	---	---	1	0	17	18
Curtis Jackson III	---	---	2	5	8	15
Macey Brooks	0	5	---	---	9	14
Ray Moreno	---	---	3	5	1	9
Thomas Rayam	0	0	---	---	7	7
Marcus Brown	0	0	---	---	7	7
Tom Hutton	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ben Johnson	0	0	---	---	5	5
David Akers	0	0	---	---	4	4
John Settle	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tom Hodson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Lucy Draper	0	0	---	---	---	0
Sid Miller	0	0	---	---	---	0
Randall Floyd	0	0	---	---	---	0
George Hegamin	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	48	9.6
Middle	22	100	4.5
Right	5	13	2.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	10	2.0
Middle	14	43	3.1
Right	1	4	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brett Favre	27	17	2	0	2	3	5	3	0

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeff George	44	29	5	0	2	1	8	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	76	9.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	52	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	52	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	39	6.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	17	173	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	77	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	41	20.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cris Carter	7	5	1	53	0	29
TE Mark Chmura	5	3	1	49	1	24
WR Chris Cornell	4	1	0	15	0	24
RB Curtis Martin	3	2	0	26	0	16
WR Michael Westbrook	3	3	0	11	0	13
TE Pat Carter	2	1	0	1	0	6
FB Zack Crockett	2	2	0	25	1	15
WR Bobby Engram	1	0	0	0	0	6

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Haywood Jeffires	13	8	0	91	1	40
WR Lonzell Hill	12	5	1	78	1	43
FB Donnell Bennett	4	4	0	33	0	18
RB Rey Mysterio Jr	4	3	1	73	2	27
TE Alfred Pupunu	3	2	0	11	0	29
FB Joe Aska	3	3	0	19	0	10
TE Itula Mili	2	2	0	24	1	11
WR Alex Van Dyke	1	1	0	-1	0	26
RB Sedrick Shaw	1	1	0	2	0	16
WR Macey Brooks	1	0	0	0	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Curtis Martin	2	1	0.50	5.15
Charlie Garner	1	10	10.00	3.00

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rey Mysterio Jr	1	9	9.00	3.23

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brett Favre	3	2	10	3.33	6.67

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cris Carter	2	1	8	4.00	7.57
WR Michael Westbrook	1	1	2	2.00	3.67

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Charlie Garner	3	1
Brett Favre	2	1

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
Joe Aska	1	0
Rey Mysterio Jr	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brett Favre	8	5	2

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeff George	11	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Michael Westbrook	2	2	1
WR Cris Carter	1	1	1
TE Pat Carter	1	1	0
TE Mark Chmura	1	0	0
WR Chris Cornell	1	0	0
RB Curtis Martin	1	1	0
WR Bobby Engram	1	0	0

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Haywood Jeffires	4	3	2
WR Lonzell Hill	3	3	3
FB Joe Aska	1	1	0
RB Rey Mysterio Jr	1	0	0
RB Sedrick Shaw	1	1	0
WR Macey Brooks	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,700 (21,400)
End Zone 11,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,700 (21,400)
End Zone	11,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (3,300)