Week 2, 1998

played in Denver, CO

41 degrees, fair, calm

St. Louis Cardinals	3	0	7	7	-	17
Denver Broncos	0	0	0	0	-	0

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:10 STL - Adam Vinatieri 49 field goal
3Q: 08:27 STL - Cris Carter 26 pass from Rich Gannon (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
4Q: 02:03 STL - Curtis Martin 3 run (Adam Vinatieri extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:10 STL - Adam Vinatieri 49 field goal
3Q: 08:27 STL - Cris Carter 26 pass from Rich Gannon (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
4Q: 02:03 STL - Curtis Martin 3 run (Adam Vinatieri extra point)

Team Statistics STL DEN
Record 2-0 1-1
First Downs 19 16
- by Rushing 5 6
- by Passing 12 8
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 319 283
- Offensive Plays 63 62
- Yards per Play 5.06 4.56
Net Rushing Yards 92 161
- Rushing Attempts 21 27
- Yards per Rush 4.38 5.96
Net Passing Yards 227 122
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 28 - 0 29 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 262 154
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/35 6/32
- Yards per Pass Play 5.40 3.49
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 3/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/16 1/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.9 8.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 7/65 3/15
Punt Returns/Yards 2/15 4/29
Kick Returns/Yards 1/18 2/52
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 21
Time of Possession 32:12 27:48

Team Statistics	STL	DEN
Record	2-0	1-1
First Downs	19	16
- by Rushing	5	6
- by Passing	12	8
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	319	283
- Offensive Plays	63	62
- Yards per Play	5.06	4.56
Net Rushing Yards	92	161
- Rushing Attempts	21	27
- Yards per Rush	4.38	5.96
Net Passing Yards	227	122
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 28 - 0	29 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	262	154
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/35	6/32
- Yards per Pass Play	5.40	3.49
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	3/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/16	1/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.9	8.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	7/65	3/15
Punt Returns/Yards	2/15	4/29
Kick Returns/Yards	1/18	2/52
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 21
Time of Possession	32:12	27:48

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:41	OWN 18	3	13	Punt
1	10:23	4:18	OWN 20	9	48	Field Goal
1	1:16	4:19	OWN 20	9	39	Punt
2	10:33	1:35	OWN 38	3	7	Punt
2	6:19	2:51	OWN 28	6	22	Punt
2	0:34	0:34	OWN 7	1	21	Half
3	11:34	3:22	OWN 37	7	63	Touchdown
3	6:36	3:26	OWN 24	6	32	Punt
3	1:41	2:25	OWN 30	5	16	Punt
4	11:10	2:14	OWN 4	4	31	Punt
4	7:56	2:22	OWN 42	3	5	Punt
4	4:03	2:08	OPP 14	6	14	Touchdown
4	0:41	0:41	OPP 24	1	-2	Game

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:19	2:56	OWN 42	6	13	Punt
1	6:05	4:49	OWN 20	11	79	Interception
2	11:57	1:24	OWN 20	4	7	Punt
2	8:58	2:39	OWN 12	8	67	Missed FG
2	3:28	2:54	OWN 18	7	34	Punt
3	15:00	3:26	OWN 20	6	50	Missed FG
3	8:12	1:36	OWN 36	3	1	Punt
3	3:10	1:29	OWN 19	3	4	Punt
4	14:16	3:06	OWN 14	5	48	Punt
4	8:56	1:00	OWN 22	3	2	Punt
4	5:34	1:31	OWN 6	4	8	Downs
4	1:55	1:14	OWN 24	4	0	Downs

Game MVP: Rich Gannon, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Curtis Martin	14	30	2.14	10	1	1
Chris Floyd	4	54	13.50	24	3	0
Rich Gannon	1	5	5.00	5	0	0
Wally Sellers	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0
Zack Crockett	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jamal Anderson	20	132	6.60	22	4
LeShon Johnson	4	8	2.00	5	0
Johnny Utah	3	21	7.00	11	1

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rich Gannon	37	28	262	5/35	1	34	0	103.6

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Johnny Utah	29	15	154	6/32	0	37	1	53.0

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cris Carter	8	9	84	10.50	31	26	1
WR Bert Emanuel	6	7	71	11.83	14	21	0
TE Mark Chmura	4	6	58	14.50	29	34	0
RB Curtis Martin	4	4	27	6.75	15	19	0
WR Michael Westbrook	2	4	0	0.00	0	4	0
RB Jon Irwin	2	3	14	7.00	8	9	0
TE Benjamin Blue	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Chad Carpenter	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Don Stewart	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Darnay Scott	5	8	30	6.00	0	14
WR Isaac Bruce	4	7	32	8.00	1	13
RB Jamal Anderson	2	6	46	23.00	43	37
TE Jay Riemersma	2	4	34	17.00	16	29
RB LeShon Johnson	1	1	12	12.00	12	12
FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo	1	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Charles Arbuckle	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Charlie Jones	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Shawn Springs	1	0	0.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Rich Gannon	1	1	0
James Francis	0	0	1
Lee Woodall	0	0	1
Tony Berti	0	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Johnny Utah	1	0	0
Charlie Jones	1	0	0
Jammi German	1	0	0
Erik Williams	0	1	0
LeShon Johnson	0	1	0
Zach Walz	0	1	0
Ryan Phillips	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Tyner	8	327	40.9	34.8	55	6

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Josh Miller	7	284	40.6	35.6	45	2

Kicking Statistics

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

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joe Nedney	0/2	0/1	0/0	0	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jon Irwin	2	15	7.5	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie Jones	3	29	9.7	0
Jason Mewes	1	0	0.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brock Marion	1	18	18.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jammi German	2	52	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ben Wallace	8	1	0.0	26	33
OLB Jason Gildon	5	2	1.0	17	21
DT Daryl Gardnener	5	2	0.5	20	17
S Ace Ventura	5	3	0.0	27	35
DE Mike Fox	4	2	2.5	14	25
S Brock Marion	4	2	0.0	27	35
ILB London Fletcher	4	0	0.0	27	33
CB Shawn Springs	3	2	0.0	21	33
OLB James Francis	2	0	0.5	7	6
DE Andre Wadsworth	2	0	0.0	13	10
DT Santana Dotson	1	1	1.0	7	18
DE Nathan Davis	1	0	0.5	9	13
CB Darryl Pounds	1	2	0.0	26	34
DE Duncan MacLeod	1	0	0.0	18	22
CB Bobby Taylor	1	0	0.0	8	4
CB Richard Woodley	1	0	0.0	14	24
OLB Brad Jackson	0	1	0.0	7	8

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Brian Dawkins	8	1	0.0	21	42
ILB Randall Godfrey	8	0	0.0	17	34
OLB Ryan Phillips	7	0	3.5	21	40
ILB Andre Royal	7	2	0.0	18	32
CB Dan Taylor	6	0	0.0	21	42
S Blaine Bishop	4	1	0.0	18	42
CB Jason Mewes	4	1	0.0	17	41
DT Travis Hall	2	1	1.0	18	32
CB Dale Carter	1	1	0.0	6	29
DE Marcellus Wiley	1	1	0.0	15	25
QB Johnny Utah	1	0	---	---	---
DT Leonta Rheams	1	0	0.0	6	10
ILB Chris Draft	1	0	0.0	14	10
CB Brian Kelly	1	0	0.0	5	10
DE Vaughn Booker	0	2	0.5	14	24

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Mike Fox	2.5	0	1	25
OLB Jason Gildon	1.0	0	1	21
DT Santana Dotson	1.0	0	0	18
DE Nathan Davis	0.5	1	0	13
DT Daryl Gardnener	0.5	0	1	17
OLB James Francis	0.5	0	0	6
DE Duncan MacLeod	0.0	1	1	22
CB Darryl Pounds	0.0	0	1	34

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Ryan Phillips	3.5	2	1	40
DT Travis Hall	1.0	1	2	32
DE Vaughn Booker	0.5	1	0	24
DE Marcellus Wiley	0.0	1	0	25

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Shawn Springs	3	0	1	33
S Ace Ventura	3	0	0	35
ILB Ben Wallace	2	1	0	33
ILB London Fletcher	2	0	0	33
S Brock Marion	1	0	0	35
OLB Jason Gildon	1	0	0	21
CB Darryl Pounds	1	0	0	34
DT Daryl Gardnener	1	0	0	17
CB Richard Woodley	1	0	0	24

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Randall Godfrey	7	0	34
CB Dan Taylor	6	1	42
ILB Andre Royal	4	0	32
S Brian Dawkins	3	1	42
S Blaine Bishop	3	0	42
CB Jason Mewes	2	0	41
OLB Ryan Phillips	2	0	40
ILB Chris Draft	1	0	10

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brent Smith	3	4	20	2	42
Trent Pollary	2	5	21	0	42
David Ortiz	1	4	20	0	42
James Williams	1	3	20	2	42
David Walker	1	2	21	1	42
Zack Crockett	1	1	13	0	17

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ron Stone	5	6	1	27	3	35
Jerry Ostroski	3	5	0	27	0	35
Erik Williams	2	4	0	27	1	35
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	2	3	0	18	0	15
Marcus Spears	1	3	0	27	0	35
Tony Semple	0	2	0	27	2	35
Jay Riemersma	0	1	0	22	0	30

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Richard Woodley	2	14
Tony Berti	2	9
Lee Woodall	1	13
Benjamin Blue	1	13

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Charles Arbuckle	2	12
Blaine Bishop	1	2

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
David Walker	21	42	---	---	9	72
Brock Marion	---	---	27	35	10	72
Darryl Pounds	---	---	26	34	6	66
Ace Ventura	---	---	27	35	3	65
Trent Pollary	21	42	---	---	---	63
Rich Gannon	20	42	---	---	---	62
James Williams	20	42	---	---	---	62
David Ortiz	20	42	---	---	---	62
Brent Smith	20	42	---	---	---	62
London Fletcher	---	---	27	33	2	62
Ben Wallace	---	---	26	33	2	61
Shawn Springs	---	---	21	33	2	56
Cris Carter	19	36	---	---	---	55
Richard Woodley	---	---	14	24	14	52
Bert Emanuel	14	23	---	---	12	49
Curtis Martin	16	30	---	---	1	47
Mike Fox	---	---	14	25	6	45
Duncan MacLeod	---	---	18	22	4	44
Mark Chmura	13	23	---	---	7	43
Zack Crockett	13	17	---	---	13	43
Daryl Gardnener	---	---	20	17	5	42
Jason Gildon	---	---	17	21	---	38
Jon Irwin	7	24	---	---	6	37
Michael Westbrook	6	25	---	---	1	32
Bobby Taylor	---	---	8	4	19	31
Benjamin Blue	8	9	---	---	13	30
Andre Wadsworth	---	---	13	10	7	30
Santana Dotson	---	---	7	18	---	25
Nathan Davis	---	---	9	13	3	25
Don Stewart	3	7	---	---	9	19
James Francis	---	---	7	6	5	18
Je-rod Cherry	---	---	5	11	1	17
Vernon Edwards	---	---	4	3	10	17
Carlos King	1	1	---	---	14	16
Chris Floyd	4	11	---	---	---	15
Brad Jackson	---	---	7	8	---	15
Lee Woodall	---	---	0	0	13	13
Chad Carpenter	1	4	---	---	6	11
Jim Hairston	1	0	---	---	9	10
Tony Berti	1	0	---	---	9	10
Gino Graham	1	0	---	---	9	10
Wes Duke	0	0	---	---	9	9
Scott Tyner	0	0	---	---	8	8
Adam Vinatieri	0	0	---	---	5	5
Wally Sellers	1	0	---	---	1	2
Henry Gray	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Erik Williams	27	35	---	---	9	71
Tony Semple	27	35	---	---	9	71
Johnny Utah	27	35	---	---	2	64
Dan Taylor	---	---	21	42	1	64
Brian Dawkins	---	---	21	42	1	64
Ron Stone	27	35	---	---	---	62
Blaine Bishop	---	---	18	42	2	62
Jerry Ostroski	27	35	---	---	---	62
Marcus Spears	27	35	---	---	---	62
Ryan Phillips	---	---	21	40	1	62
Darnay Scott	27	34	---	---	---	61
Jason Mewes	---	---	17	41	2	60
Jay Riemersma	22	30	---	---	8	60
Isaac Bruce	20	31	---	---	8	59
Randall Godfrey	---	---	17	34	4	55
Travis Hall	---	---	18	32	3	53
Andre Royal	---	---	18	32	2	52
Jamal Anderson	22	23	---	---	---	45
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	18	15	---	---	10	43
Marcellus Wiley	---	---	15	25	3	43
Vaughn Booker	---	---	14	24	2	40
LeShon Johnson	5	12	---	---	21	38
Brian Kelly	---	---	5	10	22	37
Dale Carter	---	---	6	29	1	36
Shannon Clavelle	---	---	7	18	11	36
Charlie Jones	4	16	---	---	14	34
Charles Arbuckle	12	9	---	---	12	33
Zach Walz	---	---	4	8	20	32
Chris Draft	---	---	14	10	4	28
Marco Coleman	---	---	6	17	---	23
Asher Ackerman	5	1	---	---	14	20
Greg Jeffries	---	---	1	3	13	17
Leonta Rheams	---	---	6	10	---	16
Keith Sims	0	0	---	---	9	9
Trezelle Jenkins	0	0	---	---	9	9
Mike Hampton	0	0	---	---	9	9
Stephen Baker	0	3	---	---	5	8
Josh Miller	0	0	---	---	7	7
Shawn Wooden	---	---	1	1	5	7
Shawn McFadden	---	---	1	2	3	6
Jammi German	0	1	---	---	4	5
Joe Nedney	0	0	---	---	3	3
Pete Mitchell	0	0	---	---	---	0
David Greene	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rich Braham	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kevin Dyson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	37	6.2
Middle	7	34	4.9
Right	7	23	3.3
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	24	4.8
Middle	18	125	6.9
Right	4	12	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rich Gannon	37	28	3	0	2	2	5	3	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Johnny Utah	29	15	2	1	4	1	5	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	9	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	18	194	8.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	5	59	11.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	54	7.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	2	4	0.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	5	69	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	27	6.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cris Carter	9	8	0	84	1	36
WR Bert Emanuel	7	6	0	71	1	23
TE Mark Chmura	6	4	1	58	1	23
RB Curtis Martin	4	4	0	27	0	30
WR Michael Westbrook	4	2	1	0	0	25
RB Jon Irwin	3	2	0	14	0	24
TE Benjamin Blue	2	1	0	8	0	9
WR Chad Carpenter	1	1	0	0	0	4
TE Don Stewart	1	0	0	0	0	7

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Darnay Scott	8	5	1	30	0	34
WR Isaac Bruce	7	4	1	32	0	31
RB Jamal Anderson	6	2	1	46	1	23
TE Jay Riemersma	4	2	0	34	1	30
TE Charles Arbuckle	1	0	0	0	0	9
RB LeShon Johnson	1	1	0	12	0	12
WR Charlie Jones	1	0	1	0	0	16
FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo	1	1	0	0	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Curtis Martin	5	4	0.80	2.14
Chris Floyd	1	10	10.00	13.50

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jamal Anderson	3	10	3.33	6.60

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Johnny Utah	1	0	0	0.00	5.31

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Darnay Scott	1	0	0	0.00	3.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Curtis Martin	2	1
Chris Floyd	1	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Johnny Utah	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rich Gannon	11	9	5

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Johnny Utah	10	4	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cris Carter	3	3	2
WR Michael Westbrook	2	1	0
TE Mark Chmura	1	1	1
WR Bert Emanuel	1	1	1
TE Benjamin Blue	1	1	1
RB Curtis Martin	1	1	0
WR Chad Carpenter	1	1	0
TE Don Stewart	1	0	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Jamal Anderson	3	1	1
WR Isaac Bruce	2	0	0
TE Jay Riemersma	2	1	0
WR Darnay Scott	1	1	0
WR Charlie Jones	1	0	0
FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 85,000 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,800 (20,800)
End Zone 15,000 (15,000)
Mezzanine 8,600 (8,600)
Sideline Seats 13,300 (13,300)
Club Seats 17,400 (17,400)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	85,000 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,800 (20,800)
End Zone	15,000 (15,000)
Mezzanine	8,600 (8,600)
Sideline Seats	13,300 (13,300)
Club Seats	17,400 (17,400)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)