Week 9, 1998

played in Carolina, NC

58 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals	0	7	7	6	6	-	26
Carolina Panthers	7	0	10	3	3	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:12 CAR - Marvin Harrison 10 pass from Steve McNair (John Kasay extra point)
2Q: 06:08 STL - Curtis Martin 29 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
3Q: 07:45 STL - Cris Carter 5 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
3Q: 05:17 CAR - Antowain Smith 19 run (John Kasay extra point)
3Q: 03:09 CAR - John Kasay 36 field goal
4Q: 14:51 STL - Adam Vinatieri 48 field goal
4Q: 08:59 CAR - John Kasay 39 field goal
4Q: 00:50 STL - Adam Vinatieri 18 field goal
OT: 11:49 STL - Adam Vinatieri 43 field goal
OT: 06:06 CAR - John Kasay 31 field goal
OT: 01:34 STL - Adam Vinatieri 28 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:12 CAR - Marvin Harrison 10 pass from Steve McNair (John Kasay extra point)
2Q: 06:08 STL - Curtis Martin 29 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
3Q: 07:45 STL - Cris Carter 5 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
3Q: 05:17 CAR - Antowain Smith 19 run (John Kasay extra point)
3Q: 03:09 CAR - John Kasay 36 field goal
4Q: 14:51 STL - Adam Vinatieri 48 field goal
4Q: 08:59 CAR - John Kasay 39 field goal
4Q: 00:50 STL - Adam Vinatieri 18 field goal
OT: 11:49 STL - Adam Vinatieri 43 field goal
OT: 06:06 CAR - John Kasay 31 field goal
OT: 01:34 STL - Adam Vinatieri 28 field goal

Team Statistics STL CAR
Record 5-3 4-5
First Downs 21 24
- by Rushing 4 7
- by Passing 16 15
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 356 435
- Offensive Plays 72 81
- Yards per Play 4.94 5.37
Net Rushing Yards 73 142
- Rushing Attempts 26 29
- Yards per Rush 2.81 4.90
Net Passing Yards 283 293
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 29 - 0 48 - 34 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 291 321
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/8 4/28
- Yards per Pass Play 6.15 5.63
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/17 8/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 3/15 8/50
Punt Returns/Yards 1/-3 3/30
Kick Returns/Yards 3/54 4/91
Interception Ret./Yards 1/10 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 28
Time of Possession 33:42 39:50

Team Statistics	STL	CAR
Record	5-3	4-5
First Downs	21	24
- by Rushing	4	7
- by Passing	16	15
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	356	435
- Offensive Plays	72	81
- Yards per Play	4.94	5.37
Net Rushing Yards	73	142
- Rushing Attempts	26	29
- Yards per Rush	2.81	4.90
Net Passing Yards	283	293
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 29 - 0	48 - 34 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	291	321
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/8	4/28
- Yards per Pass Play	6.15	5.63
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/17	8/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	3/15	8/50
Punt Returns/Yards	1/-3	3/30
Kick Returns/Yards	3/54	4/91
Interception Ret./Yards	1/10	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 28
Time of Possession	33:42	39:50

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:06	2:52	OWN 20	6	15	Punt
1	3:46	3:53	OWN 20	7	30	Punt
2	9:28	3:32	OWN 9	8	91	Touchdown
2	1:33	0:31	OWN 41	3	0	Punt
2	0:10	0:10	OWN 5	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	2:03	OWN 21	3	-7	Punt
3	11:59	2:45	OWN 20	4	21	Punt
3	9:14	1:40	OPP 13	3	13	Touchdown
3	3:04	3:21	OWN 20	9	49	Field Goal
4	8:53	2:48	OWN 20	4	25	Punt
4	3:39	2:54	OWN 46	10	53	Field Goal
OT1	15:00	3:19	OWN 31	7	43	Field Goal
OT1	6:00	0:47	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
OT1	3:08	1:40	OPP 42	4	31	Field Goal

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:54	OWN 19	12	81	Touchdown
1	5:14	1:28	OWN 19	4	29	Punt
2	14:53	5:25	OWN 20	9	38	Punt
2	5:56	4:23	OWN 16	8	43	Downs
2	1:02	0:52	OWN 34	5	14	Punt
3	12:57	0:58	OPP 46	3	4	Punt
3	7:34	2:30	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
3	4:56	1:52	OPP 32	4	13	Field Goal
4	14:43	5:50	OWN 28	9	50	Field Goal
4	6:05	2:26	OWN 8	3	5	Punt
4	0:45	0:45	OWN 29	4	16	Punt
OT1	11:41	5:41	OWN 39	11	47	Field Goal
OT1	5:13	2:05	OWN 23	4	10	Interception

Game MVP: Brett Favre, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Curtis Martin	14	27	1.93	10	1
Brett Favre	6	41	6.83	12	1
Chris Floyd	5	6	1.20	4	0
Zack Crockett	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Antowain Smith	17	35	2.06	19	1	1
Robert Green	7	49	7.00	12	2	0
Steve McNair	5	58	11.60	26	2	0

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brett Favre	44	29	291	2/8	2	34	0	99.7

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve McNair	48	34	321	4/28	1	51	1	87.2

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Mark Chmura	8	9	68	8.50	19	25	0
WR Cris Carter	7	9	45	6.43	3	11	1
WR Bert Emanuel	6	13	75	12.50	0	25	0
RB Curtis Martin	2	3	44	22.00	29	29	1
WR Michael Westbrook	2	4	20	10.00	8	12	0
WR James McKnight	1	2	34	34.00	30	34	0
TE Benjamin Blue	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Zack Crockett	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB Jon Irwin	1	1	3	3.00	5	3	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Marvin Harrison	10	14	96	9.60	48	28	1
WR Yancey Thigpen	5	8	24	4.80	5	16	0
TE Troy Drayton	5	5	60	12.00	7	19	0
RB Antowain Smith	5	6	58	11.60	57	51	0
TE Andrew Glover	2	3	12	6.00	4	10	0
WR Mike Pritchard	2	3	41	20.50	18	27	0
FB Harvey Williams	2	4	17	8.50	3	15	0
RB Robert Green	2	4	13	6.50	4	7	0
WR Hart Lee Dykes	1	1	0	0.00	1	0	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Steve Atwater	1	10	10.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Cris Carter	1	0	0
Steve Atwater	1	0	0
Brett Favre	1	0	0
Bert Emanuel	0	1	0
Trent Pollary	0	1	0
Anthony Clement	0	1	0
Lee Woodall	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Hart Lee Dykes	1	0	0
Artie Ulmer	0	1	0
Britt Hager	0	0	1
Harvey Williams	0	0	1
Elijah Alexander	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Tyner	7	309	44.1	37.0	50	3

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dave Finzer	6	254	42.3	36.2	52	3

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Adam Vinatieri	4/4	2/2	0/0	48	2/2

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Kasay	3/3	0/0	0/0	39	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jon Irwin	1	-3	-3.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Hart Lee Dykes	3	30	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Atwater	2	37	18.5	0
Bert Emanuel	1	17	17.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clayton Holmes	3	67	22.3	0
Hart Lee Dykes	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ace Ventura	10	1	0.0	29	52
ILB Ben Wallace	8	5	0.0	29	52
S Steve Atwater	7	5	0.0	29	52
CB Bobby Taylor	7	3	0.0	23	46
OLB Jason Gildon	7	2	0.0	24	42
CB Richard Woodley	6	2	0.0	18	39
DT Daryl Gardnener	5	0	1.0	17	21
CB Darryl Pounds	5	2	0.0	27	48
ILB London Fletcher	3	1	0.0	12	16
OLB James Francis	2	0	1.5	16	27
DE Andre Wadsworth	2	0	1.0	8	15
DE Duncan MacLeod	1	1	0.5	18	33
DE Mike Fox	1	0	0.0	21	37
CB Tito Paul	1	0	0.0	12	15
CB Je-rod Cherry	0	2	0.0	3	4
DE Vernon Edwards	0	2	0.0	11	19

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Clayton Holmes	9	2	0.0	26	45
S Tommy Carlisle	7	1	0.0	25	44
CB Ray Buchanan	5	4	0.0	26	43
OLB Greg Favors	5	0	0.0	10	14
DE Elijah Alexander	4	1	1.0	23	38
ILB Hardy Nickerson	4	4	0.0	24	38
CB Jimmy Spencer	4	1	0.0	12	29
S Robert Tate	4	0	0.0	13	32
DT Noland Rosenbach	3	0	0.0	20	31
OLB Brian Williams	2	2	0.0	17	25
OLB Britt Hager	2	1	0.0	9	21
DT Michael Myers	2	1	0.0	19	35
S Tebucky Jones	2	1	0.0	13	22
DT Reggie White	1	0	0.0	6	11
ILB John Holecek	1	0	0.0	2	8
WR Marvin Harrison	1	0	---	---	---
DE Kenard Lang	0	2	1.0	21	34
S Ron Rice	0	1	0.0	2	8

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB James Francis	1.5	0	0	0	27
DT Daryl Gardnener	1.0	0	1	0	21
DE Andre Wadsworth	1.0	0	0	0	15
DE Duncan MacLeod	0.5	1	2	2	33
OLB Brad Jackson	0.0	1	0	0	20
DT Santana Dotson	0.0	0	1	0	31
S Steve Atwater	0.0	0	0	1	52
OLB Jason Gildon	0.0	0	0	1	42

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Elijah Alexander	1.0	0	2	38
DE Kenard Lang	1.0	0	1	34
DT Michael Myers	0.0	1	0	35
DT Reggie White	0.0	0	2	11
ILB Hardy Nickerson	0.0	0	1	38
DE Renaldo Wynn	0.0	0	1	9

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Jason Gildon	7	1	0	42
CB Bobby Taylor	6	1	0	46
S Ace Ventura	4	2	0	52
ILB Ben Wallace	4	1	0	52
CB Richard Woodley	4	0	0	39
CB Darryl Pounds	3	1	0	48
S Steve Atwater	3	0	1	52
ILB London Fletcher	2	0	0	16
CB Tito Paul	1	0	0	15

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Clayton Holmes	8	1	45
CB Ray Buchanan	4	1	43
OLB Greg Favors	4	0	14
S Tommy Carlisle	3	2	44
S Robert Tate	2	1	32
OLB Britt Hager	2	0	21
CB Jimmy Spencer	2	0	29
ILB Hardy Nickerson	1	0	38
ILB John Holecek	1	0	8
OLB Brian Williams	1	0	25
S Tebucky Jones	1	0	22

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brent Smith	1	3	26	0	46
Tony Berti	0	6	26	0	46
David Ortiz	0	5	26	1	46
David Walker	0	3	26	1	46
Mark Chmura	0	2	25	0	39
Zack Crockett	0	1	15	0	20

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Gary Ivan Gordon	3	9	29	1	52
Chris Naeole	2	5	29	1	52
Chris Villarrial	1	3	29	1	52
Harvey Williams	1	2	15	0	33
Tim Grunhard	0	3	29	0	52
Ed Ellis	0	2	29	1	52

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Lee Woodall	4	20
Michael Westbrook	2	18
Je-rod Cherry	1	12

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Troy Drayton	2	22
Harvey Williams	1	20
Ron Rice	1	20
John Holecek	1	5

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Steve Atwater	---	---	29	52	11	92
Ace Ventura	---	---	29	52	3	84
Ben Wallace	---	---	29	52	3	84
David Walker	26	46	---	---	11	83
Darryl Pounds	---	---	27	48	3	78
Richard Woodley	---	---	18	39	16	73
Brett Favre	26	46	---	---	---	72
Trent Pollary	26	46	---	---	---	72
Tony Berti	26	46	---	---	---	72
David Ortiz	26	46	---	---	---	72
Brent Smith	26	46	---	---	---	72
Bobby Taylor	---	---	23	46	2	71
Mark Chmura	25	39	---	---	6	70
Jason Gildon	---	---	24	42	3	69
Cris Carter	24	42	---	---	---	66
Mike Fox	---	---	21	37	6	64
Bert Emanuel	17	37	---	---	8	62
James Francis	---	---	16	27	14	57
Duncan MacLeod	---	---	18	33	4	55
Tito Paul	---	---	12	15	26	53
Michael Westbrook	9	25	---	---	18	52
Zack Crockett	15	20	---	---	13	48
London Fletcher	---	---	12	16	17	45
Santana Dotson	---	---	12	31	1	44
Curtis Martin	20	20	---	---	2	42
Daryl Gardnener	---	---	17	21	2	40
James McKnight	6	12	---	---	17	35
Jon Irwin	0	7	---	---	28	35
Vernon Edwards	---	---	11	19	1	31
Andre Wadsworth	---	---	8	15	7	30
Brad Jackson	---	---	6	20	3	29
Lee Woodall	---	---	4	3	20	27
Chris Floyd	6	20	---	---	1	27
Don Stewart	0	0	---	---	24	24
Benjamin Blue	5	4	---	---	11	20
Je-rod Cherry	---	---	3	4	12	19
Carlos King	3	4	---	---	5	12
Jim Hairston	0	0	---	---	11	11
Wes Duke	0	0	---	---	11	11
Gino Graham	0	0	---	---	11	11
Anthony Clement	0	0	---	---	11	11
Adam Vinatieri	0	0	---	---	10	10
Scott Tyner	0	0	---	---	7	7
Wally Sellers	0	0	---	---	4	4
Rich Gannon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Lee Flowers	---	---	0	0	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Naeole	29	52	---	---	9	90
Ed Ellis	29	52	---	---	9	90
Clayton Holmes	---	---	26	45	16	87
Tommy Carlisle	---	---	25	44	18	87
Troy Drayton	23	39	---	---	22	84
Tim Grunhard	29	52	---	---	---	81
Gary Ivan Gordon	29	52	---	---	---	81
Steve McNair	29	52	---	---	---	81
Chris Villarrial	29	52	---	---	---	81
Antowain Smith	20	32	---	---	29	81
Marvin Harrison	28	44	---	---	2	74
Ray Buchanan	---	---	26	43	3	72
Elijah Alexander	---	---	23	38	9	70
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	24	38	7	69
Yancey Thigpen	17	41	---	---	11	69
Harvey Williams	15	33	---	---	20	68
Kenard Lang	---	---	21	34	5	60
Jimmy Spencer	---	---	12	29	17	58
Michael Myers	---	---	19	35	4	58
Noland Rosenbach	---	---	20	31	3	54
Robert Tate	---	---	13	32	3	48
Brian Williams	---	---	17	25	5	47
Tebucky Jones	---	---	13	22	12	47
Britt Hager	---	---	9	21	14	44
Andrew Glover	17	17	---	---	9	43
Hart Lee Dykes	7	10	---	---	20	37
Grady Jackson	---	---	13	18	3	34
Mike Pritchard	8	24	---	---	---	32
Ron Rice	---	---	2	8	20	30
Greg Favors	---	---	10	14	6	30
Robert Green	9	20	---	---	---	29
Reggie White	---	---	6	11	7	24
Artie Ulmer	---	---	3	1	13	17
Bobby Shaw	1	0	---	---	16	17
John Holecek	---	---	2	8	5	15
Renaldo Wynn	---	---	2	9	---	11
John Kasay	0	0	---	---	10	10
Dave Finzer	0	0	---	---	9	9
DeAndre Urpsis	0	0	---	---	9	9
Mo Collins	0	0	---	---	9	9
Chris Ruhman	0	0	---	---	9	9
Sean Salisbury	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kevin Donnalley	0	0	---	---	---	0
Eric Zeier	0	0	---	---	---	0
Marco Rivera	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	-3	-1.5
Middle	17	73	4.3
Right	6	4	0.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	3	1.5
Middle	16	107	6.7
Right	11	32	2.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brett Favre	44	29	4	0	2	5	7	0	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve McNair	48	34	4	1	0	6	4	4	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	73	12.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	80	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	10	96	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	42	6.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	16	11	96	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	13	96	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	10	129	9.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bert Emanuel	13	6	1	75	1	37
WR Cris Carter	9	7	0	45	0	42
TE Mark Chmura	9	8	0	68	1	39
WR Michael Westbrook	4	2	1	20	0	25
RB Curtis Martin	3	2	0	44	1	20
WR James McKnight	2	1	0	34	1	12
TE Benjamin Blue	2	1	0	3	0	4
FB Zack Crockett	1	1	0	-1	0	20
RB Jon Irwin	1	1	0	3	0	7

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marvin Harrison	14	10	96	2	44
WR Yancey Thigpen	8	5	24	0	41
RB Antowain Smith	6	5	58	1	32
TE Troy Drayton	5	5	60	0	39
FB Harvey Williams	4	2	17	0	33
RB Robert Green	4	2	13	0	20
TE Andrew Glover	3	2	12	0	17
WR Mike Pritchard	3	2	41	1	24
WR Hart Lee Dykes	1	1	0	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Curtis Martin	3	7	2.33	1.93
Chris Floyd	2	1	0.50	1.20
Brett Favre	1	7	7.00	6.83

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Antowain Smith	5	17	3.40	2.06
Robert Green	1	6	6.00	7.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brett Favre	1	1	5	5.00	6.61

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve McNair	3	1	10	3.33	6.69

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cris Carter	1	1	5	5.00	5.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Yancey Thigpen	1	0	0	0.00	3.00
FB Harvey Williams	1	0	0	0.00	4.25
WR Marvin Harrison	1	1	10	10.00	6.86

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Brett Favre	2	2
Chris Floyd	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Antowain Smith	3	1
Steve McNair	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brett Favre	13	8	5

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve McNair	13	9	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bert Emanuel	5	2	1
WR Cris Carter	4	3	2
TE Mark Chmura	2	1	0
WR James McKnight	1	1	1
WR Michael Westbrook	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Yancey Thigpen	3	1	1
RB Antowain Smith	3	2	0
WR Marvin Harrison	2	1	1
WR Hart Lee Dykes	1	1	0
TE Andrew Glover	1	1	1
WR Mike Pritchard	1	1	1
RB Robert Green	1	1	0
TE Troy Drayton	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,800 (21,300)
End Zone 11,400 (15,300)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 11,600 (13,500)
Club Seats 6,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,400 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,800 (21,300)
End Zone	11,400 (15,300)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	11,600 (13,500)
Club Seats	6,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,400 (3,700)