Week 17, 1997

played in San Francisco, CA

63 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals	7	6	0	3	-	16
San Francisco 49ers	0	3	7	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:06 STL - Charlie Garner 3 run (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
2Q: 14:24 STL - Adam Vinatieri 27 field goal
2Q: 03:47 STL - Adam Vinatieri 29 field goal
2Q: 00:35 SFO - Steve Christie 46 field goal
3Q: 01:53 SFO - Wayne Chrebet 14 pass from Mark Brunell (Greg Montgomery extra point)
4Q: 10:26 SFO - Chandler Bing 9 pass from Mark Brunell (Greg Montgomery extra point)
4Q: 06:41 STL - Adam Vinatieri 35 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:06 STL - Charlie Garner 3 run (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
2Q: 14:24 STL - Adam Vinatieri 27 field goal
2Q: 03:47 STL - Adam Vinatieri 29 field goal
2Q: 00:35 SFO - Steve Christie 46 field goal
3Q: 01:53 SFO - Wayne Chrebet 14 pass from Mark Brunell (Greg Montgomery extra point)
4Q: 10:26 SFO - Chandler Bing 9 pass from Mark Brunell (Greg Montgomery extra point)
4Q: 06:41 STL - Adam Vinatieri 35 field goal

Team Statistics STL SFO
Record 7-9 8-8
First Downs 19 21
- by Rushing 6 9
- by Passing 12 11
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 332 417
- Offensive Plays 60 68
- Yards per Play 5.53 6.13
Net Rushing Yards 114 149
- Rushing Attempts 19 33
- Yards per Rush 6.00 4.52
Net Passing Yards 218 268
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 19 - 0 31 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 234 295
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/16 4/27
- Yards per Pass Play 5.32 7.66
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 1/11 7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.3 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/20 4/24
Punt Returns/Yards 2/29 3/19
Kick Returns/Yards 2/51 1/21
Interception Ret./Yards 1/10 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 27
Time of Possession 24:51 35:09

Team Statistics	STL	SFO
Record	7-9	8-8
First Downs	19	21
- by Rushing	6	9
- by Passing	12	11
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	332	417
- Offensive Plays	60	68
- Yards per Play	5.53	6.13
Net Rushing Yards	114	149
- Rushing Attempts	19	33
- Yards per Rush	6.00	4.52
Net Passing Yards	218	268
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 19 - 0	31 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	234	295
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/16	4/27
- Yards per Pass Play	5.32	7.66
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	1/11	7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.3	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/20	4/24
Punt Returns/Yards	2/29	3/19
Kick Returns/Yards	2/51	1/21
Interception Ret./Yards	1/10	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 27
Time of Possession	24:51	35:09

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:27	3:31	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
1	3:35	4:19	OWN 34	8	56	Field Goal
2	10:02	2:24	OWN 20	6	45	Missed FG
2	6:04	2:25	OWN 36	8	52	Field Goal
2	0:28	0:27	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	15:00	2:35	OWN 19	3	-9	Punt
3	8:35	2:17	OWN 39	5	11	Punt
3	4:53	0:53	OWN 42	3	4	Punt
3	1:45	1:54	OWN 20	4	1	Punt
4	10:19	3:43	OWN 30	8	52	Field Goal
4	2:32	1:05	OWN 35	6	30	Missed FG

San Francisco 49ers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:33	OWN 22	9	37	Punt
1	5:56	2:21	OWN 20	5	13	Punt
2	14:16	4:14	OWN 20	7	36	Punt
2	7:38	1:34	OWN 42	3	13	Interception
2	3:39	3:11	OWN 20	8	51	Field Goal
2	0:01	0:01	OPP 47	1	0	Half
3	12:25	3:50	OWN 38	7	30	Missed FG
3	6:18	1:25	OWN 10	3	6	Punt
3	4:00	2:15	OWN 8	5	92	Touchdown
4	14:51	4:32	OWN 38	9	62	Touchdown
4	6:36	4:04	OWN 20	6	52	Missed FG
4	1:27	1:27	OWN 42	5	20	Game

Game MVP: Mark Brunell, San Francisco 49ers

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Curtis Martin	12	83	6.92	31	2	0
Charlie Garner	6	28	4.67	13	1	1
Brett Favre	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Warrick Dunn	25	130	5.20	19	6
Jerome Bettis	4	15	3.75	11	1
Mark Brunell	3	2	0.67	6	0
Tony Richardson	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brett Favre	37	19	234	4/16	0	31	0	71.2

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mark Brunell	31	22	295	4/27	2	53	1	108.9

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Cris Carter	6	13	90	15.00	27	31
TE Mark Chmura	5	9	69	13.80	45	27
RB Charlie Garner	2	3	9	4.50	0	5
WR Chris Cornell	2	7	29	14.50	10	20
RB Curtis Martin	2	2	8	4.00	5	10
WR Michael Westbrook	2	3	29	14.50	10	22

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Chandler Bing	4	4	114	28.50	48	53	1
WR Wayne Chrebet	4	5	27	6.75	2	14	1
RB Warrick Dunn	4	5	41	10.25	36	32	0
FB Tony Richardson	3	3	32	10.67	7	14	0
WR Joe Horn	3	6	42	14.00	24	26	0
RB Jerome Bettis	1	1	14	14.00	2	14	0
TE Kyle Brady	1	1	8	8.00	2	8	0
RB Aaron Hayden	1	2	10	10.00	2	10	0
TE Patrick Fitzgerald	1	4	7	7.00	0	7	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Jason Gildon	1	10	10.00	0

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

San Francisco	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Tyner	5	222	44.4	40.6	59	2

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Greg Montgomery	4	189	47.3	30.0	53	1

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Adam Vinatieri	3/5	0/2	0/2	35	1/1

San Francisco	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Greg Montgomery	0/2	0/2	0/0	0	2/2
Steve Christie	1/1	1/1	0/0	46	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Meggett	1	11	11.0	0
Bobby Engram	1	18	18.0	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Audrey McMillian	3	19	6.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Cornell	2	51	25.5	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chandler Bing	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Steve Atwater	11	4	0.0	33	35
ILB Ben Wallace	6	7	0.0	33	35
S Brock Marion	5	2	0.0	33	35
CB Richard Shelton	5	0	0.0	30	33
CB Darryl Pounds	5	0	0.0	31	31
OLB Greg Lloyd	4	0	0.0	19	13
DT Daryl Gardnener	3	0	2.0	25	25
OLB Bosco Baracus	3	1	0.0	5	2
OLB Jason Gildon	3	1	0.0	25	24
CB Richard Woodley	3	0	0.0	17	29
CB Bobby Taylor	2	0	0.0	5	6
DT Santana Dotson	1	0	1.0	22	21
DE Vernon Edwards	1	0	1.0	6	10
DT Nolan Harrison	1	2	0.0	23	25
DE Jeff Cross	1	1	0.0	27	25
DE Nathan Davis	1	0	0.0	26	25

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Al Harris	7	0	0.0	17	41
S Willie Clay	6	0	0.0	19	40
S Anthony Newman	4	0	1.0	19	41
DT Bob Kuberski	4	1	0.5	12	25
ILB Ray Lewis	4	3	0.0	19	41
DE Lee Carter	3	0	0.5	14	32
S Travis Davis	2	1	0.0	4	9
OLB William Thomas	2	0	0.0	11	16
CB Terrance Shaw	2	0	0.0	17	40
DE Joe Johnson	1	0	1.0	5	9
DT Stimpson Cat	1	0	0.5	13	31
OLB Joe Bowden	1	1	0.0	11	28
CB Audrey McMillian	1	0	0.0	13	32
DT Andreas Sims	1	0	0.0	7	16
OLB Mike Morton	1	0	0.0	4	5
DE Lance Johnstone	1	0	0.0	7	14
TE Patrick Fitzgerald	1	0	---	---	---
DE James Jones	0	1	0.5	14	29

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Daryl Gardnener	2.0	0	25
DT Santana Dotson	1.0	0	21
DE Vernon Edwards	1.0	0	10
DE Jeff Cross	0.0	1	25
ILB Ben Wallace	0.0	1	35
DE Nathan Davis	0.0	1	25

San Francisco	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
S Anthony Newman	1.0	0	0	0	41
DE Joe Johnson	1.0	0	0	0	9
DT Stimpson Cat	0.5	0	2	0	31
DE James Jones	0.5	0	1	1	29
DE Lee Carter	0.5	0	1	0	32
DT Bob Kuberski	0.5	0	1	0	25
DT Andreas Sims	0.0	1	2	0	16
CB Audrey McMillian	0.0	0	1	0	32
OLB Joe Bowden	0.0	0	1	0	28
DE Lance Johnstone	0.0	0	1	0	14

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Richard Shelton	4	2	0	33
S Steve Atwater	4	0	0	35
CB Darryl Pounds	4	0	0	31
OLB Jason Gildon	2	1	1	24
OLB Bosco Baracus	2	0	0	2
S Brock Marion	2	0	0	35
CB Bobby Taylor	1	0	0	6
CB Richard Woodley	1	0	0	29
ILB Ben Wallace	1	0	0	35
DE Nathan Davis	1	0	0	25

San Francisco	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Al Harris	5	0	41
S Willie Clay	4	1	40
CB Terrance Shaw	2	0	40
OLB William Thomas	1	2	16
CB Audrey McMillian	1	0	32
S Anthony Newman	1	0	41
OLB Joe Bowden	1	0	28
DT Andreas Sims	1	0	16
S Travis Davis	1	0	9
DE Lance Johnstone	1	0	14
ILB Ray Lewis	1	0	41

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
James Williams	3	7	19	1	41
Kent Hull	3	3	19	1	41
Nate Newton	2	3	19	0	41
David Walker	1	2	19	0	41
Henry Lush	1	1	19	2	41
Mark Chmura	0	2	16	0	32

San Francisco	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Abner Wilson	4	8	33	1	35
Tarik Glenn	4	7	33	1	35
Adam Timmerman	3	6	33	0	35
Eric Harris	0	4	33	2	35
Mike Devlin	0	3	33	0	35
Kyle Brady	0	1	27	0	24
Tony Richardson	0	1	24	0	22

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
David Meggett	2	17
Ace Ventura	2	14

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays
Aaron Hayden	1	21
Tony Richardson	1	16
Anthony Newman	1	14
Travis Davis	1	12

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Steve Atwater	---	---	33	35	4	72
Brock Marion	---	---	33	35	3	71
Ben Wallace	---	---	33	35	3	71
David Walker	19	41	---	---	10	70
Richard Shelton	---	---	30	33	4	67
Darryl Pounds	---	---	31	31	3	65
Kent Hull	19	41	---	---	---	60
Nate Newton	19	41	---	---	---	60
Brett Favre	19	41	---	---	---	60
Henry Lush	19	41	---	---	---	60
James Williams	19	41	---	---	---	60
Cris Carter	18	36	---	---	4	58
Chris Cornell	13	37	---	---	6	56
Daryl Gardnener	---	---	25	25	6	56
Jeff Cross	---	---	27	25	3	55
David Meggett	11	27	---	---	17	55
Mark Chmura	16	32	---	---	5	53
Nathan Davis	---	---	26	25	2	53
Charlie Garner	7	21	---	---	23	51
Jason Gildon	---	---	25	24	2	51
Nolan Harrison	---	---	23	25	2	50
Richard Woodley	---	---	17	29	2	48
Santana Dotson	---	---	22	21	2	45
Michael Westbrook	9	19	---	---	12	40
Greg Lloyd	---	---	19	13	5	37
Curtis Martin	12	20	---	---	4	36
Pat Carter	5	7	---	---	18	30
Ace Ventura	---	---	3	9	14	26
Bosco Baracus	---	---	5	2	17	24
Bobby Taylor	---	---	5	6	13	24
Lake Dawson	0	1	---	---	19	20
Vernon Edwards	---	---	6	10	4	20
Bobby Engram	4	5	---	---	10	19
Tony Berti	0	0	---	---	10	10
Adam Vinatieri	0	0	---	---	10	10
Wes Duke	0	0	---	---	10	10
David Ortiz	0	0	---	---	10	10
Brent Smith	0	0	---	---	10	10
Steve Walsh	0	0	---	---	5	5
Scott Tyner	0	0	---	---	5	5
Lee Woodall	---	---	0	1	4	5
Mark Maddox	---	---	0	0	4	4
Zack Crockett	0	0	---	---	1	1
Je-rod Cherry	---	---	0	1	---	1
Doug Riesenberg	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rich Gannon	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Francisco	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Abner Wilson	33	35	---	---	7	75
Anthony Newman	---	---	19	41	14	74
Mike Devlin	33	35	---	---	---	68
Mark Brunell	33	35	---	---	---	68
Eric Harris	33	35	---	---	---	68
Adam Timmerman	33	35	---	---	---	68
Tarik Glenn	33	35	---	---	---	68
Ray Lewis	---	---	19	41	5	65
Willie Clay	---	---	19	40	5	64
Audrey McMillian	---	---	13	32	18	63
Terrance Shaw	---	---	17	40	6	63
Tony Richardson	24	22	---	---	16	62
Warrick Dunn	29	32	---	---	1	62
Al Harris	---	---	17	41	4	62
Wayne Chrebet	29	28	---	---	---	57
Kyle Brady	27	24	---	---	4	55
Joe Horn	25	29	---	---	---	54
Lee Carter	---	---	14	32	4	50
Stimpson Cat	---	---	13	31	3	47
James Jones	---	---	14	29	4	47
Joe Bowden	---	---	11	28	5	44
Bob Kuberski	---	---	12	25	5	42
Patrick Fitzgerald	10	8	---	---	16	34
William Thomas	---	---	11	16	5	32
Chandler Bing	11	16	---	---	5	32
Aaron Hayden	2	9	---	---	21	32
Andreas Sims	---	---	7	16	3	26
Travis Davis	---	---	4	9	12	25
Lance Johnstone	---	---	7	14	4	25
Shawn Jefferson	4	4	---	---	14	22
Tyrone Williams	---	---	2	1	19	22
Joe Johnson	---	---	5	9	7	21
Mike Morton	---	---	4	5	11	20
Tommy Kane	0	0	---	---	12	12
Greg Montgomery	0	0	---	---	10	10
Mike Barber	---	---	0	0	8	8
Scott Galyon	---	---	1	1	6	8
Jerome Bettis	4	3	---	---	---	7
Ken Blackman	0	0	---	---	7	7
Vince Browning	0	0	---	---	7	7
Francisco Atkins	0	0	---	---	7	7
Calvin Collins	0	0	---	---	7	7
Tony Graziani	0	0	---	---	3	3
Steve Christie	0	0	---	---	1	1
Cliff Martin	---	---	0	0	---	0
Jason Woodard	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	42	6.0
Middle	9	57	6.3
Right	3	15	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	33	3.7
Middle	18	96	5.3
Right	4	24	6.0
None	2	-4	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brett Favre	37	19	4	0	4	3	10	1	0

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mark Brunell	31	22	4	1	1	3	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	26	5.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	115	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	4	62	4.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	31	15.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	45	11.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	128	9.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	69	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	53	8.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cris Carter	13	6	3	90	1	36
TE Mark Chmura	9	5	1	69	1	32
WR Chris Cornell	7	2	0	29	1	37
RB Charlie Garner	3	2	0	9	0	21
WR Michael Westbrook	3	2	0	29	1	19
RB Curtis Martin	2	2	0	8	0	20

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Joe Horn	6	3	0	42	1	29
WR Wayne Chrebet	5	4	1	27	0	28
RB Warrick Dunn	5	4	0	41	1	32
WR Chandler Bing	4	4	0	114	2	16
TE Patrick Fitzgerald	4	1	0	7	0	8
FB Tony Richardson	3	3	0	32	0	22
RB Aaron Hayden	2	1	0	10	0	9
RB Jerome Bettis	1	1	0	14	0	3
TE Kyle Brady	1	1	0	8	0	24

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Curtis Martin	3	6	2.00	6.92
Brett Favre	1	3	3.00	3.00
Charlie Garner	1	3	3.00	4.67

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Warrick Dunn	2	4	2.00	5.20

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brett Favre	5	1	4	0.80	6.32

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mark Brunell	2	2	23	11.50	9.52

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cris Carter	3	0	0	0.00	6.92
RB Charlie Garner	1	1	4	4.00	3.00
WR Chris Cornell	1	0	0	0.00	4.14

San Francisco	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Chandler Bing	1	1	9	9.00	28.50
WR Wayne Chrebet	1	1	14	14.00	5.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Brett Favre	1	0

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions
Mark Brunell	1	1
Warrick Dunn	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brett Favre	8	2	1

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mark Brunell	11	9	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cris Carter	2	0	0
RB Charlie Garner	2	1	0
WR Chris Cornell	2	0	0
TE Mark Chmura	1	0	0
WR Michael Westbrook	1	1	1

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Joe Horn	5	3	2
WR Chandler Bing	2	2	2
RB Jerome Bettis	1	1	1
RB Aaron Hayden	1	1	1
FB Tony Richardson	1	1	0
RB Warrick Dunn	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,300 (21,400)
End Zone 12,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,300 (21,400)
End Zone	12,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)