Week 4, 1998

played in Tampa Bay, FL

91 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals	10	0	0	0	-	10
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	3	14	12	-	36

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:33 STL - Adam Vinatieri 34 field goal
1Q: 02:44 TBY - Ahman Green 10 run (Scott Norwood extra point)
1Q: 01:11 STL - Cris Carter 43 pass from Rich Gannon (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
2Q: 04:30 TBY - Scott Norwood 28 field goal
3Q: 11:30 TBY - Ahman Green 4 run (Scott Norwood extra point)
3Q: 05:53 TBY - Ahman Green 12 run (Scott Norwood extra point)
4Q: 10:58 TBY - Scott Norwood 20 field goal
4Q: 05:38 TBY - Scott Norwood 22 field goal
4Q: 02:38 TBY - Scott Norwood 26 field goal
4Q: 00:14 TBY - Scott Norwood 28 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:33 STL - Adam Vinatieri 34 field goal
1Q: 02:44 TBY - Ahman Green 10 run (Scott Norwood extra point)
1Q: 01:11 STL - Cris Carter 43 pass from Rich Gannon (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
2Q: 04:30 TBY - Scott Norwood 28 field goal
3Q: 11:30 TBY - Ahman Green 4 run (Scott Norwood extra point)
3Q: 05:53 TBY - Ahman Green 12 run (Scott Norwood extra point)
4Q: 10:58 TBY - Scott Norwood 20 field goal
4Q: 05:38 TBY - Scott Norwood 22 field goal
4Q: 02:38 TBY - Scott Norwood 26 field goal
4Q: 00:14 TBY - Scott Norwood 28 field goal

Team Statistics STL TBY
Record 2-2 3-1
First Downs 9 23
- by Rushing 3 12
- by Passing 6 9
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 246 417
- Offensive Plays 56 67
- Yards per Play 4.39 6.22
Net Rushing Yards 65 244
- Rushing Attempts 23 44
- Yards per Rush 2.83 5.55
Net Passing Yards 181 173
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 16 - 1 23 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 186 173
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.48 7.52
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/28 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 4/-4 3/19
Kick Returns/Yards 5/68 1/32
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/6
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 8
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 3/5
Avg. Drive Start OWN 16 OWN 44
Time of Possession 23:32 36:28

Team Statistics	STL	TBY
Record	2-2	3-1
First Downs	9	23
- by Rushing	3	12
- by Passing	6	9
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	246	417
- Offensive Plays	56	67
- Yards per Play	4.39	6.22
Net Rushing Yards	65	244
- Rushing Attempts	23	44
- Yards per Rush	2.83	5.55
Net Passing Yards	181	173
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 16 - 1	23 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	186	173
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.48	7.52
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/28	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	4/-4	3/19
Kick Returns/Yards	5/68	1/32
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/6
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	8
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	3/5
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 16	OWN 44
Time of Possession	23:32	36:28

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:17	OWN 16	6	13	Punt
1	9:14	1:46	OWN 10	4	73	Field Goal
1	2:36	1:42	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
2	12:51	1:58	OWN 7	3	7	Punt
2	7:43	1:26	OWN 4	3	2	Punt
2	4:22	2:38	OWN 20	6	16	Punt
2	0:44	0:44	OWN 26	2	0	Half
3	11:24	3:06	OWN 12	6	19	Interception
3	5:45	2:18	OWN 20	4	10	Punt
3	1:35	0:51	OWN 26	3	9	Punt
4	10:51	2:16	OWN 20	6	18	Downs
4	5:30	1:47	OWN 16	4	-6	Downs
4	2:32	0:44	OWN 13	4	0	Downs

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:43	2:29	OWN 33	4	17	Punt
1	7:28	4:52	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
1	0:54	3:03	OWN 34	5	25	Punt
2	10:53	3:10	OWN 38	6	13	Punt
2	6:17	1:55	OPP 39	4	28	Field Goal
2	1:44	1:00	OWN 27	3	-3	Punt
3	15:00	3:36	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
3	8:18	2:33	OWN 32	6	68	Touchdown
3	3:27	1:52	OWN 22	3	3	Punt
3	0:44	4:53	OWN 47	8	50	Field Goal
4	8:35	3:05	OPP 38	4	33	Field Goal
4	3:43	1:11	OPP 10	3	1	Field Goal
4	1:48	1:41	OPP 13	3	2	Field Goal

Game MVP: Ahman Green, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Curtis Martin	10	29	2.90	13	1
Chris Floyd	7	4	0.57	3	0
Rich Gannon	5	30	6.00	9	0
Jon Irwin	1	2	2.00	2	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ahman Green	35	170	4.86	31	6	3
Vaughn Hebron	7	53	7.57	24	3	0
Gus Frerotte	2	21	10.50	22	1	0

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rich Gannon	32	16	186	1/5	1	73	1	65.4

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gus Frerotte	23	19	173	0/0	0	27	0	98.0

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cris Carter	7	10	157	22.43	128	73	1
WR Bert Emanuel	3	3	9	3.00	6	9	0
TE Mark Chmura	2	4	10	5.00	2	6	0
FB Zack Crockett	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Curtis Martin	1	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Michael Westbrook	1	6	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Chris Floyd	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR James McKnight	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Benjamin Blue	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Terry Obee	4	6	31	7.75	5	14
RB Ahman Green	4	4	51	12.75	43	19
WR Ronnie Harmon	3	3	17	5.67	9	11
WR Louis Davis	3	4	9	3.00	0	6
WR Perry Kemp	2	2	25	12.50	13	20
FB Merv Smith	2	3	41	20.50	36	27
TE Dave Moore	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Doug Evans	1	6	6.00	0

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jon Irwin	1	0	1	0
Vernon Edwards	0	1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Terry Obee	1	0	0
Dorian Boose	0	1	0
Dave Groh	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Tyner	6	246	41.0	37.8	53	0

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tobey Maguire	5	217	43.4	44.2	49	3

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Adam Vinatieri	1/1	0/0	0/0	34	1/1

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Scott Norwood	5/5	0/0	0/0	28	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jon Irwin	4	-4	-1.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Obee	3	19	6.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Atwater	4	53	13.3	0
Bert Emanuel	1	15	15.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vaughn Hebron	1	32	32.0	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Steve Atwater	11	4	0.0	44	23
ILB Ben Wallace	10	1	0.0	40	23
S Ace Ventura	6	0	0.0	38	23
CB Darryl Pounds	6	0	0.0	38	23
DE Mike Fox	3	3	0.0	37	19
OLB James Francis	3	2	0.0	26	12
OLB Jason Gildon	3	2	0.0	33	20
CB Shawn Springs	3	1	0.0	42	23
ILB London Fletcher	2	3	0.0	16	5
CB Richard Woodley	2	1	0.0	30	18
DT Santana Dotson	2	0	0.0	29	14
DE Duncan MacLeod	2	0	0.0	29	19
DE Vernon Edwards	2	0	0.0	12	3
OLB Brad Jackson	1	1	0.0	11	6
CB Bobby Taylor	1	0	0.0	15	5
WR Michael Westbrook	1	0	---	---	---
DT Daryl Gardnener	1	0	0.0	15	9
DE Andre Wadsworth	1	0	0.0	22	8

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB John Fiala	5	2	0.0	23	31
DT Nolan Harrison	5	0	0.0	17	24
OLB Carlos Emmons	5	0	0.0	22	33
CB Aeneas Williams	4	4	0.0	23	31
CB Cornell Haynes Jr.	4	4	0.0	18	27
S Chad Cota	4	3	0.0	23	32
S Damien Richardson	3	1	0.0	22	32
DE Eric Curry	2	0	0.0	21	33
OLB Lamont Hollinquest	2	0	0.0	5	3
DT Jason Ferguson	2	0	0.0	11	15
DE Dorian Boose	1	1	1.0	20	30
CB Doug Evans	1	1	0.0	23	32
DT James Cannida	1	1	0.0	15	19

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Dorian Boose	1.0	1	30
DE Eric Curry	0.0	3	33
DT Nolan Harrison	0.0	1	24

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Darryl Pounds	3	1	23
S Steve Atwater	3	0	23
ILB Ben Wallace	2	1	23
CB Richard Woodley	2	0	18
CB Shawn Springs	2	0	23
DT Santana Dotson	1	0	14
DE Duncan MacLeod	1	0	19
OLB Jason Gildon	1	0	20
S Ace Ventura	1	0	23
CB Bobby Taylor	1	0	5
DE Vernon Edwards	1	0	3
DE Andre Wadsworth	1	0	8

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
DT Nolan Harrison	4	0	0	24
ILB John Fiala	3	1	0	31
S Damien Richardson	2	1	0	32
CB Aeneas Williams	2	0	0	31
OLB Carlos Emmons	2	0	0	33
CB Cornell Haynes Jr.	1	1	0	27
DE Eric Curry	1	0	0	33
DT Jason Ferguson	1	0	0	15
DE Ellis Simon	0	1	0	3
S Chad Cota	0	1	0	32
CB Doug Evans	0	0	1	32

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brent Smith	1	6	23	0	31
David Ortiz	1	4	23	0	25
David Walker	1	2	23	1	32
Mark Chmura	0	3	13	0	22
Trent Pollary	0	1	23	0	26
Benjamin Blue	0	1	7	0	12
Zack Crockett	0	1	14	0	13

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Nelson Kelley	4	12	44	23
Chris Dahlman	4	10	44	23
David Richards	2	6	44	23
Ross Verba	2	5	44	23
Dave Moore	2	3	34	18
Chris Liwienski	1	5	44	23
Merv Smith	1	1	28	17
Chad Lewis	0	1	15	5

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Lee Woodall	2	19
Jon Irwin	1	20
Richard Woodley	1	12

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Dave Groh	4	22
Terry Obee	2	18
Doug Evans	2	13
Carlos Emmons	1	11

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Steve Atwater	---	---	44	23	18	85
Darryl Pounds	---	---	38	23	15	76
Shawn Springs	---	---	42	23	4	69
Ben Wallace	---	---	40	23	4	67
Ace Ventura	---	---	38	23	4	65
David Walker	23	32	---	---	7	62
Mike Fox	---	---	37	19	4	60
Richard Woodley	---	---	30	18	12	60
Jason Gildon	---	---	33	20	4	57
Rich Gannon	23	33	---	---	---	56
Brent Smith	23	31	---	---	---	54
Tony Berti	23	28	---	---	---	51
Duncan MacLeod	---	---	29	19	2	50
Santana Dotson	---	---	29	14	6	49
Trent Pollary	23	26	---	---	---	49
David Ortiz	23	25	---	---	---	48
Cris Carter	22	24	---	---	---	46
Bobby Taylor	---	---	15	5	25	45
James Francis	---	---	26	12	5	43
Jon Irwin	6	15	---	---	20	41
Mark Chmura	13	22	---	---	5	40
Bert Emanuel	16	15	---	---	9	40
Andre Wadsworth	---	---	22	8	10	40
Benjamin Blue	7	12	---	---	19	38
London Fletcher	---	---	16	5	14	35
Zack Crockett	14	13	---	---	6	33
Curtis Martin	12	19	---	---	1	32
Daryl Gardnener	---	---	15	9	5	29
Lee Woodall	---	---	7	0	19	26
Michael Westbrook	8	18	---	---	---	26
Vernon Edwards	---	---	12	3	11	26
Chad Carpenter	2	6	---	---	17	25
Don Stewart	5	5	---	---	13	23
Chris Floyd	10	10	---	---	---	20
James McKnight	0	6	---	---	13	19
Brad Jackson	---	---	11	6	---	17
Jim Hairston	0	8	---	---	7	15
Gino Graham	0	8	---	---	7	15
James Williams	0	7	---	---	7	14
Carlos King	0	0	---	---	8	8
Wes Duke	0	0	---	---	7	7
Scott Tyner	0	0	---	---	6	6
Adam Vinatieri	0	0	---	---	4	4
Wally Sellers	0	0	---	---	1	1
Brett Favre	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
David Richards	44	23	---	---	10	77
Nelson Kelley	44	23	---	---	10	77
Chris Liwienski	44	23	---	---	10	77
Doug Evans	---	---	23	32	13	68
Chris Dahlman	44	23	---	---	---	67
Gus Frerotte	44	23	---	---	---	67
Ross Verba	44	23	---	---	---	67
Carlos Emmons	---	---	22	33	11	66
Dave Moore	34	18	---	---	13	65
Cornell Haynes Jr.	---	---	18	27	18	63
Chad Cota	---	---	23	32	5	60
Dorian Boose	---	---	20	30	7	57
Aeneas Williams	---	---	23	31	2	56
John Fiala	---	---	23	31	2	56
Eric Curry	---	---	21	33	1	55
Merv Smith	28	17	---	---	10	55
Damien Richardson	---	---	22	32	1	55
Terry Obee	23	13	---	---	18	54
Ahman Green	36	13	---	---	---	49
Perry Kemp	30	15	---	---	1	46
Vaughn Hebron	8	10	---	---	27	45
Ronnie Harmon	27	13	---	---	2	42
Nolan Harrison	---	---	17	24	1	42
James Cannida	---	---	15	19	6	40
Louis Davis	9	9	---	---	15	33
Harvey Vail	9	1	---	---	22	32
Chad Lewis	15	5	---	---	8	28
Jason Ferguson	---	---	11	15	1	27
Dexter Bahr	---	---	0	5	20	25
Dave Groh	0	0	---	---	22	22
Reggie Barnes	---	---	1	2	16	19
Scott Norwood	0	0	---	---	14	14
Joe Poole	---	---	3	9	---	12
Tim Jorden	0	0	---	---	10	10
Ricky Siglar	0	0	---	---	10	10
Lamont Hollinquest	---	---	5	3	2	10
Ellis Simon	---	---	5	3	---	8
Koy Detmer	0	0	---	---	5	5
Tobey Maguire	0	0	---	---	5	5
Todd Collins	---	---	1	2	---	3
Joey Kent	1	1	---	---	1	3
Jason Garrett	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rod Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0
Curtis Lundy	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jerome Daniels	0	0	---	---	---	0
Cordell Taylor	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	-3	-1.5
Middle	18	64	3.6
Right	3	4	1.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	66	4.4
Middle	15	74	4.9
Right	13	105	8.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rich Gannon	32	16	2	3	2	5	5	0	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gus Frerotte	23	19	2	2	0	2	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	13	1.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	8	156	11.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	1	17	2.1
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	83	10.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	11	76	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	1	1	14	14.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cris Carter	10	7	0	157	2	24
WR Michael Westbrook	6	1	0	11	0	18
TE Mark Chmura	4	2	0	10	0	22
TE Benjamin Blue	4	0	2	0	0	12
WR Bert Emanuel	3	3	0	9	0	15
RB Curtis Martin	2	1	0	0	0	19
WR James McKnight	1	0	0	0	0	6
FB Zack Crockett	1	1	0	0	0	13
RB Chris Floyd	1	1	0	-1	0	10

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terry Obee	6	4	31	0	13
WR Louis Davis	4	3	9	0	9
RB Ahman Green	4	4	51	0	13
WR Ronnie Harmon	3	3	17	0	13
FB Merv Smith	3	2	41	1	17
WR Perry Kemp	2	2	25	1	15
TE Dave Moore	1	1	-1	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Curtis Martin	1	-4	-4.00	2.90

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ahman Green	12	46	3.83	4.86
Vaughn Hebron	3	-3	-1.00	7.57
Gus Frerotte	1	-1	-1.00	10.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rich Gannon	1	0	0	0.00	5.81

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gus Frerotte	1	1	6	6.00	7.52

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cris Carter	1	0	0	0.00	15.70

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Louis Davis	1	1	6	6.00	2.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Rich Gannon	2	1
Curtis Martin	2	0
Chris Floyd	1	0

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Vaughn Hebron	3	1
Ahman Green	3	3
Gus Frerotte	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rich Gannon	8	3	2

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gus Frerotte	9	9	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Michael Westbrook	3	0	0
WR Cris Carter	2	1	1
TE Mark Chmura	1	1	1
TE Benjamin Blue	1	0	0
RB Curtis Martin	1	1	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terry Obee	3	3	0
WR Ronnie Harmon	1	1	0
WR Perry Kemp	1	1	0
TE Dave Moore	1	1	0
FB Merv Smith	1	1	1
WR Louis Davis	1	1	0
RB Ahman Green	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,800 (21,400)
End Zone 13,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,800 (21,400)
End Zone	13,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)