Exhibition Week 2, 1998

played in San Diego, CA

79 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals	3	3	0	0	-	6
San Diego Chargers	7	14	14	0	-	35

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:52 SDO - Jerry Rice 8 pass from Heath Shuler (Tommy Pickles extra point)
1Q: 07:14 STL - Adam Vinatieri 20 field goal
2Q: 12:54 SDO - Garrison Hearst 6 run (Tommy Pickles extra point)
2Q: 07:45 STL - Adam Vinatieri 49 field goal
2Q: 03:07 SDO - Robert Brooks 1 pass from Ralph Story (Tommy Pickles extra point)
3Q: 05:54 SDO - Michael Irvin 43 pass from Ralph Story (Tommy Pickles extra point)
3Q: 03:36 SDO - Chad Levitt 7 run (Tommy Pickles extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:52 SDO - Jerry Rice 8 pass from Heath Shuler (Tommy Pickles extra point)
1Q: 07:14 STL - Adam Vinatieri 20 field goal
2Q: 12:54 SDO - Garrison Hearst 6 run (Tommy Pickles extra point)
2Q: 07:45 STL - Adam Vinatieri 49 field goal
2Q: 03:07 SDO - Robert Brooks 1 pass from Ralph Story (Tommy Pickles extra point)
3Q: 05:54 SDO - Michael Irvin 43 pass from Ralph Story (Tommy Pickles extra point)
3Q: 03:36 SDO - Chad Levitt 7 run (Tommy Pickles extra point)

Team Statistics STL SDO
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 15 24
- by Rushing 5 9
- by Passing 10 13
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 253 368
- Offensive Plays 56 65
- Yards per Play 4.52 5.66
Net Rushing Yards 62 159
- Rushing Attempts 15 38
- Yards per Rush 4.13 4.18
Net Passing Yards 191 209
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 23 - 0 27 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 207 209
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/16 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.66 7.74
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 9/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 5.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/52 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 2/8 4/15
Kick Returns/Yards 2/34 1/34
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 4/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 31
Time of Possession 26:03 33:57

Team Statistics	STL	SDO
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	15	24
- by Rushing	5	9
- by Passing	10	13
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	253	368
- Offensive Plays	56	65
- Yards per Play	4.52	5.66
Net Rushing Yards	62	159
- Rushing Attempts	15	38
- Yards per Rush	4.13	4.18
Net Passing Yards	191	209
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 23 - 0	27 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	207	209
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/16	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.66	7.74
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	9/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	5.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/52	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	2/8	4/15
Kick Returns/Yards	2/34	1/34
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	4/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 31
Time of Possession	26:03	33:57

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:35	1:08	OWN 7	3	1	Punt
1	11:45	4:36	OWN 20	8	77	Field Goal
1	5:39	2:05	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	12:45	5:05	OWN 22	10	46	Field Goal
2	2:58	2:58	OWN 20	9	55	Half
3	15:00	2:30	OWN 20	6	15	Punt
3	5:40	0:46	OWN 27	1	9	Fumble
3	3:26	2:16	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	11:14	1:12	OWN 40	3	-6	Punt
4	8:14	0:45	OWN 10	3	4	Punt
4	4:55	3:14	OWN 18	7	33	Punt

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:25	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
1	12:27	0:42	OPP 48	4	48	Touchdown
1	7:09	1:30	OWN 20	4	12	Punt
1	3:34	5:49	OWN 28	12	72	Touchdown
2	7:40	4:42	OWN 37	8	63	Touchdown
3	12:30	6:50	OWN 19	13	81	Touchdown
3	4:54	1:28	OPP 36	4	36	Touchdown
3	1:10	4:56	OWN 30	9	37	Missed FG
4	10:02	1:48	OWN 15	3	9	Punt
4	7:29	2:34	OWN 40	3	-4	Punt
4	1:41	1:41	OWN 22	3	3	Game

Game MVP: Ralph Story, San Diego Chargers

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
David Meggett	7	37	5.29	21	2
Curtis Martin	5	8	1.60	10	1
Chris Floyd	2	7	3.50	4	0
Rich Gannon	1	10	10.00	10	1

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Chad Levitt	22	66	3.00	11	2	1
Garrison Hearst	13	84	6.46	23	3	1
Ralph Story	2	-1	-0.50	1	0	0
Marshall Grimm	1	10	10.00	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rich Gannon	28	15	132	2/13	0	25	0	66.3
Brett Favre	10	8	75	1/3	0	24	0	97.9

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ralph Story	18	16	183	0/0	2	43	0	146.0
Heath Shuler	9	4	26	0/0	1	8	0	88.7

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Bert Emanuel	9	9	78	8.67	19	23
WR Michael Westbrook	3	6	36	12.00	14	25
WR Bobby Engram	3	7	13	4.33	2	9
TE Mark Chmura	2	3	23	11.50	7	13
TE Benjamin Blue	2	3	19	9.50	1	10
WR Chad Carpenter	2	4	36	18.00	0	24
WR Cris Carter	1	4	-1	-1.00	0	-1
RB Chris Floyd	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
RB David Meggett	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Michael Irvin	7	10	104	14.86	13	43	1
WR Jerry Rice	4	4	18	4.50	0	8	1
WR Kenny Lofton	3	4	30	10.00	13	23	0
WR Robert Brooks	2	5	4	2.00	0	3	1
TE Andrew Jordan	2	2	38	19.00	28	22	0
RB Garrison Hearst	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
FB Marshall Grimm	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Rich Gannon	1	0	0
Benjamin Blue	1	0	0
Bobby Engram	1	0	0
Brent Smith	0	1	0
Chris Floyd	0	1	0
Chad Carpenter	0	0	1

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force
Robert Brooks	1	0	0
Ramon Gatson	0	1	0
Pat Tillman	0	1	0
Rick Vaughn	0	0	1
Melvin Donnalley	0	0	1
Sam Garnes	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Tyner	7	314	44.9	42.7	53	2

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joe Prokop	4	221	55.3	53.3	60	4

Kicking Statistics

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

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tommy Pickles	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Engram	2	8	4.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pat Tillman	4	15	3.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Meggett	1	13	13.0	0
Bobby Engram	1	21	21.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Brooks	1	34	34.0	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Steve Atwater	8	1	20	12
OLB Jason Gildon	7	2	31	19
OLB Brad Jackson	4	1	18	18
DT Daryl Gardnener	4	0	12	9
CB Richard Woodley	4	0	30	22
ILB London Fletcher	3	4	29	20
S Ace Ventura	3	1	27	19
ILB Ben Wallace	3	1	12	13
DE Andre Wadsworth	3	1	33	19
DT Santana Dotson	3	0	26	19
ILB Lee Woodall	2	6	23	7
CB Darryl Pounds	2	2	16	18
OLB James Francis	2	0	18	8
CB Bobby Taylor	2	0	30	19
CB Je-rod Cherry	1	2	23	19
DE Nathan Davis	1	1	30	19
DE Duncan MacLeod	0	1	8	8

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Rick Vaughn	7	0	0.0	9	21
OLB Branden Pritchett	6	0	0.0	11	23
OLB Bill Romanowski	5	0	0.0	2	14
DE Derrick Alexander	3	1	0.0	10	20
DE Melvin Donnalley	2	2	1.5	12	36
DT Ed Jasper	2	0	1.0	8	25
S Apu Nahasapeemapetilon	2	1	0.0	9	13
CB Tory James	2	1	0.0	9	22
S Sam Garnes	2	1	0.0	9	31
S Brian Washington	2	0	0.0	8	20
S Pat Tillman	2	0	0.0	12	30
DT Larry Chester	1	0	0.5	4	21
CB Ramon Gatson	1	3	0.0	11	26
DT Mark Campbell	1	1	0.0	7	17
CB Darryl Henley	1	0	0.0	6	20
OLB Marvcus Patton	1	0	0.0	6	8
ILB Ronnie Booty	1	0	0.0	6	20
DT Jeff Wright	0	1	0.0	6	16
CB Corey Fuller	0	1	0.0	12	39

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jason Gildon	1	0	19
DE Andre Wadsworth	1	0	19
OLB James Francis	0	1	8

San Diego	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Melvin Donnalley	1.5	2	36
DT Ed Jasper	1.0	0	25
DT Larry Chester	0.5	1	21
DE Derrick Alexander	0.0	3	20
OLB Marvcus Patton	0.0	1	8
DT Mark Campbell	0.0	1	17
OLB Branden Pritchett	0.0	1	23

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Jason Gildon	6	0	19
S Ace Ventura	3	0	19
ILB London Fletcher	2	1	20
S Steve Atwater	2	0	12
CB Darryl Pounds	2	0	18
ILB Ben Wallace	2	0	13
CB Bobby Taylor	1	0	19
CB Richard Woodley	1	0	22
OLB Brad Jackson	1	0	18
CB Je-rod Cherry	0	1	19
CB Shawn Springs	0	1	13

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Bill Romanowski	5	0	14
ILB Rick Vaughn	3	0	21
S Sam Garnes	2	1	31
S Brian Washington	2	0	20
S Apu Nahasapeemapetilon	2	0	13
CB Tory James	2	0	22
OLB Branden Pritchett	2	0	23
CB Darryl Henley	1	0	20
OLB Marvcus Patton	1	0	8
DE Melvin Donnalley	1	0	36
ILB Ronnie Booty	1	0	20
CB Ramon Gatson	1	0	26
S Pat Tillman	0	2	30

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jim Hairston	2	2	5	0	15
Brent Smith	1	2	14	1	38
Zack Crockett	1	2	5	0	7
Tony Berti	0	2	11	1	31
David Ortiz	0	2	10	1	26
James Williams	0	1	10	0	30
David Walker	0	1	13	0	35
Gino Graham	0	1	7	0	19
Anthony Clement	0	1	5	0	11

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Ed King	3	8	1	38	27
Jeff Saturday	3	7	0	23	21
Matt Lepsis	1	5	0	23	19
Bruce Armstrong	1	3	0	24	13
Pete Kendall	1	3	0	38	27
Ephraim Salaam	1	3	0	14	14
Marshall Grimm	1	2	0	23	8
Jerry Fontenot	0	3	0	15	6
Reggie Cobb	0	1	0	9	6
Tony McGee	0	1	0	19	9
Andrew Jordan	0	1	0	21	17

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Richard Woodley	2	11
David Meggett	1	21
Benjamin Blue	1	14
Chad Carpenter	1	11

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Corey Fuller	2	13
Chad Levitt	1	20
Kenny Lofton	1	11

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bobby Taylor	---	---	30	19	17	66
Richard Woodley	---	---	30	22	11	63
London Fletcher	---	---	29	20	10	59
Andre Wadsworth	---	---	33	19	5	57
Brent Smith	14	38	---	---	4	56
Ace Ventura	---	---	27	19	9	55
Jason Gildon	---	---	31	19	2	52
David Walker	13	35	---	---	3	51
Nathan Davis	---	---	30	19	1	50
James Williams	10	30	---	---	7	47
David Meggett	7	18	---	---	21	46
Bert Emanuel	7	21	---	---	18	46
Santana Dotson	---	---	26	19	---	45
Don Stewart	7	20	---	---	18	45
Rich Gannon	12	30	---	---	2	44
Je-rod Cherry	---	---	23	19	1	43
Brad Jackson	---	---	18	18	7	43
Tony Berti	11	31	---	---	---	42
Lee Woodall	---	---	23	7	8	38
Benjamin Blue	8	15	---	---	14	37
Darryl Pounds	---	---	16	18	2	36
Michael Westbrook	7	28	---	---	1	36
Chad Carpenter	7	18	---	---	11	36
David Ortiz	10	26	---	---	---	36
Gino Graham	7	19	---	---	9	35
Steve Atwater	---	---	20	12	2	34
Bobby Engram	6	19	---	---	9	34
Mark Chmura	5	20	---	---	4	29
James Francis	---	---	18	8	1	27
Cris Carter	8	17	---	---	---	25
Brock Marion	---	---	16	8	1	25
Ben Wallace	---	---	12	13	---	25
Chris Floyd	2	13	---	---	10	25
Anthony Clement	5	11	---	---	9	25
Jim Hairston	5	15	---	---	4	24
Shawn Springs	---	---	11	13	---	24
Daryl Gardnener	---	---	12	9	1	22
Duncan MacLeod	---	---	8	8	4	20
Zack Crockett	5	7	---	---	5	17
Curtis Martin	6	9	---	---	1	16
Brett Favre	3	11	---	---	---	14
Mike Fox	---	---	5	8	---	13
Wes Duke	0	0	---	---	9	9
Scott Tyner	0	0	---	---	7	7
Adam Vinatieri	0	0	---	---	5	5
Henry Gray	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Pete Kendall	38	27	---	---	3	68
Ed King	38	27	---	---	2	67
Chad Levitt	26	20	---	---	20	66
Corey Fuller	---	---	12	39	13	64
Robert Brooks	23	20	---	---	17	60
Kenny Lofton	27	20	---	---	11	58
Ramon Gatson	---	---	11	26	18	55
Andrew Jordan	21	17	---	---	12	50
Melvin Donnalley	---	---	12	36	2	50
Branden Pritchett	---	---	11	23	16	50
Pat Tillman	---	---	12	30	8	50
Michael Irvin	19	18	---	---	11	48
Ralph Story	25	18	---	---	1	44
Jeff Saturday	23	21	---	---	---	44
Bruce Armstrong	24	13	---	---	5	42
Matt Lepsis	23	19	---	---	---	42
Sam Garnes	---	---	9	31	2	42
Marshall Grimm	23	8	---	---	11	42
Tony McGee	19	9	---	---	11	39
Brian Washington	---	---	8	20	10	38
Rick Vaughn	---	---	9	21	6	36
Ed Jasper	---	---	8	25	1	34
Ephraim Salaam	14	14	---	---	5	33
Tory James	---	---	9	22	1	32
Derrick Alexander	---	---	10	20	---	30
Ronnie Booty	---	---	6	20	3	29
Larry Chester	---	---	4	21	4	29
Jeff Wright	---	---	6	16	6	28
Kip Vickers	15	8	---	---	5	28
Darryl Henley	---	---	6	20	1	27
Vera De Milo	---	---	8	17	2	27
Mark Campbell	---	---	7	17	2	26
Bill Romanowski	---	---	2	14	7	23
Marvcus Patton	---	---	6	8	8	22
Apu Nahasapeemapetilon	---	---	9	13	---	22
Garrison Hearst	13	8	---	---	1	22
Heath Shuler	13	9	---	---	---	22
Jerry Fontenot	15	6	---	---	---	21
Jerry Rice	10	9	---	---	1	20
Reggie Cobb	9	6	---	---	3	18
Vincent Amey	---	---	0	8	5	13
Tommy Pickles	0	0	---	---	7	7
Roberto Fabrizio	---	---	0	4	3	7
Butch Rolle	0	0	---	---	5	5
Joe Prokop	0	0	---	---	4	4
Scott Mitchell	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	19	3.8
Middle	5	28	5.6
Right	5	15	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	51	6.4
Middle	18	83	4.6
Right	11	27	2.5
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rich Gannon	28	15	1	2	1	2	8	0	0
Brett Favre	10	8	2	0	0	1	1	0	0

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ralph Story	18	16	3	1	0	1	0	0	0
Heath Shuler	9	4	0	0	1	2	2	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	6	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	82	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	95	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	24	4.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	3	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	14	107	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	56	9.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	43	14.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bert Emanuel	9	9	0	78	1	21
WR Bobby Engram	7	3	0	13	0	19
WR Michael Westbrook	6	3	0	36	1	28
WR Cris Carter	4	1	0	-1	0	17
WR Chad Carpenter	4	2	0	36	1	18
TE Mark Chmura	3	2	0	23	0	20
TE Benjamin Blue	3	2	1	19	0	15
RB David Meggett	1	0	0	0	0	18
RB Chris Floyd	1	1	0	3	0	13

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Michael Irvin	10	7	1	104	1	18
WR Robert Brooks	5	2	0	4	0	20
WR Jerry Rice	4	4	0	18	0	9
WR Kenny Lofton	4	3	0	30	1	20
TE Andrew Jordan	2	2	0	38	1	17
RB Garrison Hearst	1	1	0	7	0	8
FB Marshall Grimm	1	1	0	8	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Curtis Martin	1	0	0.00	1.60

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Garrison Hearst	3	4	1.33	6.46
Chad Levitt	2	14	7.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brett Favre	2	2	7	3.50	7.50

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Heath Shuler	3	2	13	4.33	2.89
Ralph Story	2	2	16	8.00	10.17

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cris Carter	1	1	-1	-1.00	-0.25
WR Michael Westbrook	1	1	8	8.00	6.00

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Michael Irvin	2	2	20	10.00	10.40
WR Robert Brooks	2	1	1	0.50	0.80
WR Jerry Rice	1	1	8	8.00	4.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
David Meggett	2	2

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Chad Levitt	4	0
Garrison Hearst	2	2
Ralph Story	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rich Gannon	8	3	2
Brett Favre	3	2	0

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ralph Story	5	5	5
Heath Shuler	3	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Michael Westbrook	3	1	0
WR Bobby Engram	3	1	0
WR Cris Carter	1	0	0
TE Mark Chmura	1	1	1
WR Bert Emanuel	1	1	1
WR Chad Carpenter	1	0	0
RB Chris Floyd	1	1	0

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Michael Irvin	4	3	3
WR Jerry Rice	1	1	1
RB Garrison Hearst	1	1	1
TE Andrew Jordan	1	1	1
FB Marshall Grimm	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,000 (21,400)
End Zone 15,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,000 (21,400)
End Zone	15,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (3,300)