Week 13, 1998

played in St. Louis, MO

51 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	7	10	3	14	-	34
St. Louis Cardinals	7	3	7	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:46 STL - Zack Crockett 3 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
1Q: 03:01 MIN - Fred Taylor 9 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 09:07 MIN - Fred Taylor 3 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 01:47 STL - Adam Vinatieri 52 field goal
2Q: 00:03 MIN - Phil Dawson 27 field goal
3Q: 11:35 MIN - Phil Dawson 50 field goal
3Q: 06:45 STL - Mark Chmura 4 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
4Q: 15:00 MIN - Spencer George 4 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 11:18 MIN - Ken Dilger 13 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:46 STL - Zack Crockett 3 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
1Q: 03:01 MIN - Fred Taylor 9 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 09:07 MIN - Fred Taylor 3 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 01:47 STL - Adam Vinatieri 52 field goal
2Q: 00:03 MIN - Phil Dawson 27 field goal
3Q: 11:35 MIN - Phil Dawson 50 field goal
3Q: 06:45 STL - Mark Chmura 4 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
4Q: 15:00 MIN - Spencer George 4 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 11:18 MIN - Ken Dilger 13 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)

Team Statistics MIN STL
Record 10-2 6-6
First Downs 23 24
- by Rushing 14 3
- by Passing 7 16
- by Penalty 2 5
Total Net Yards 409 307
- Offensive Plays 60 69
- Yards per Play 6.82 4.45
Net Rushing Yards 232 72
- Rushing Attempts 38 16
- Yards per Rush 6.11 4.50
Net Passing Yards 177 235
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 20 - 17 - 0 46 - 31 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 185 269
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/8 7/34
- Yards per Pass Play 8.05 4.43
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/12 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 7.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 2/3
Penalties/Yards 12/75 8/64
Punt Returns/Yards 3/25 1/-2
Kick Returns/Yards 1/17 3/57
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 20
Time of Possession 31:18 28:42

Team Statistics	MIN	STL
Record	10-2	6-6
First Downs	23	24
- by Rushing	14	3
- by Passing	7	16
- by Penalty	2	5
Total Net Yards	409	307
- Offensive Plays	60	69
- Yards per Play	6.82	4.45
Net Rushing Yards	232	72
- Rushing Attempts	38	16
- Yards per Rush	6.11	4.50
Net Passing Yards	177	235
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	20 - 17 - 0	46 - 31 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	185	269
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/8	7/34
- Yards per Pass Play	8.05	4.43
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/12	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	7.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	2/3
Penalties/Yards	12/75	8/64
Punt Returns/Yards	3/25	1/-2
Kick Returns/Yards	1/17	3/57
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 20
Time of Possession	31:18	28:42

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:36	6:41	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
1	1:35	1:42	OWN 26	3	4	Punt
2	12:11	3:13	50	8	50	Touchdown
2	6:56	1:23	OWN 33	3	-8	Punt
2	1:42	1:42	OWN 20	5	70	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:30	OWN 22	5	45	Field Goal
3	6:34	3:18	OWN 20	6	23	Punt
3	1:44	1:52	OPP 47	4	47	Touchdown
4	14:05	2:55	OPP 49	6	49	Touchdown
4	5:15	4:12	OWN 18	9	39	Punt

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:24	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
1	2:55	1:20	OWN 27	3	9	Punt
2	14:53	2:42	OWN 13	5	12	Punt
2	8:58	2:02	OWN 32	4	9	Punt
2	5:33	3:51	OWN 37	8	28	Field Goal
3	11:30	4:56	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
3	3:16	1:32	OWN 11	3	-2	Punt
4	14:52	0:47	OWN 19	3	30	Fumble
4	11:10	5:55	OWN 20	19	62	Downs
4	1:03	1:03	OWN 5	3	0	Game

Game MVP: Fred Taylor, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Fred Taylor	30	209	6.97	38	5	2
Spencer George	6	3	0.50	4	0	1
Brian Griese	2	20	10.00	11	1	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Curtis Martin	6	36	6.00	13	2
Chris Floyd	5	14	2.80	13	1
Brett Favre	3	21	7.00	7	0
James McKnight	1	1	1.00	1	0
Jon Irwin	1	0	0.00	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Griese	20	17	185	2/8	1	33	0	121.9

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brett Favre	46	31	269	7/34	2	25	0	97.0

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Charles Johnson	6	7	91	15.17	22	33	0
WR Terry Glenn	3	4	11	3.67	0	4	0
RB Fred Taylor	3	3	37	12.33	26	19	0
WR O.J. McDuffie	2	2	22	11.00	5	19	0
WR Qadry Ismail	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Ken Dilger	1	2	13	13.00	0	13	1
FB George Irwin	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bert Emanuel	7	11	78	11.14	13	21	0
WR Cris Carter	6	8	82	13.67	53	25	0
TE Mark Chmura	4	6	25	6.25	1	12	1
FB Zack Crockett	4	4	17	4.25	0	9	1
WR James McKnight	3	3	31	10.33	22	15	0
WR Chad Carpenter	3	9	27	9.00	8	16	0
RB Chris Floyd	2	2	6	3.00	2	4	0
TE Benjamin Blue	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Jon Irwin	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB Carlos King	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Brian Griese	1	0	0
Tracy Simien	0	1	0
Chuck Belin	0	1	0
John Lynch	0	0	1

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Curtis Martin	1	0	0	0
James Francis	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Berger	4	177	44.3	44.8	57	3

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Tyner	4	152	38.0	31.8	44	0

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Dawson	2/2	1/1	1/1	50	4/4

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Adam Vinatieri	1/1	1/1	1/1	52	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
O.J. McDuffie	3	25	8.3	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jon Irwin	1	-2	-2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Qadry Ismail	1	17	17.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bert Emanuel	3	57	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Devin Bush	10	1	0.0	16	49
CB Aaron Glenn	8	2	0.0	15	44
S John Lynch	7	4	0.0	16	53
CB Walt Harris	4	1	0.0	15	53
OLB Henri Crockett	3	0	2.5	10	42
DE Chidi Ahanotu	3	0	2.0	11	43
CB Eric Allen	3	0	0.0	10	47
DT Villiami Maumau	2	1	1.0	5	17
DT Dan Wilkinson	2	2	0.5	12	43
OLB Frank Slade	2	5	0.0	13	36
ILB Tracy Simien	2	0	0.0	11	36
OLB Terry Crews	1	1	0.5	5	11
DE La'roi Glover	1	0	0.5	11	28
ILB James Darling	1	2	0.0	10	28
ILB Shannon Briggs	1	0	0.0	1	3
CB Roy Koehn	1	0	0.0	6	9
S Torin Dorn	0	1	0.0	0	10

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ace Ventura	7	0	0.0	37	22
ILB Ben Wallace	6	4	0.0	36	22
OLB Jason Gildon	5	2	0.0	30	21
OLB James Francis	4	1	2.0	23	10
ILB London Fletcher	4	5	0.0	25	5
S Lee Flowers	4	2	0.0	30	22
DE Duncan MacLeod	4	0	0.0	19	12
DE Mike Fox	3	0	0.0	23	15
CB Darryl Pounds	3	0	0.0	29	21
DE Vernon Edwards	3	0	0.0	20	10
CB Shawn Springs	3	0	0.0	30	21
CB Richard Woodley	2	3	0.0	21	16
DT Santana Dotson	1	1	0.0	38	22
CB Je-rod Cherry	1	0	0.0	13	8
DE Andre Wadsworth	1	0	0.0	15	7
OLB Brad Jackson	1	0	0.0	10	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Henri Crockett	2.5	0	3	2	42
DE Chidi Ahanotu	2.0	1	0	0	43
DT Villiami Maumau	1.0	0	1	0	17
DT Dan Wilkinson	0.5	0	2	3	43
OLB Terry Crews	0.5	0	0	0	11
DE La'roi Glover	0.5	0	0	0	28
DE Donte Rocco	0.0	0	1	0	29

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB James Francis	2.0	0	0	0	10
DT Santana Dotson	0.0	0	1	0	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Aaron Glenn	7	0	44
S Devin Bush	7	0	49
CB Walt Harris	5	0	53
S John Lynch	4	1	53
CB Eric Allen	3	0	47
ILB Tracy Simien	1	1	36
OLB Frank Slade	1	0	36
ILB Shannon Briggs	1	0	3
ILB James Darling	1	0	28
DT Villiami Maumau	1	0	17
OLB Henri Crockett	0	2	42
S Torin Dorn	0	1	10

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Ace Ventura	4	0	22
ILB Ben Wallace	3	0	22
OLB Jason Gildon	2	1	21
CB Darryl Pounds	2	0	21
CB Richard Woodley	2	0	16
S Lee Flowers	1	0	22
CB Je-rod Cherry	1	0	8
CB Shawn Springs	1	0	21
ILB London Fletcher	1	0	5

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Dishman	4	8	1	38	1	22
Anthony Redmon	4	8	0	38	1	22
Antone Davis	3	7	0	38	0	22
Tony Boselli	3	4	0	38	0	22
Chuck Belin	1	4	0	38	0	22
George Irwin	1	3	0	18	0	8
Derrick Harris	1	1	0	4	0	7
Ken Dilger	0	1	0	29	0	18

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brent Smith	2	6	16	0	53
David Walker	1	2	16	1	52
Zack Crockett	1	2	7	0	20
Jeff Small	0	2	16	2	51
Trent Pollary	0	1	16	2	51
Jim Hairston	0	0	0	1	2
Fred Davidson	0	0	16	1	51

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Charles Johnson	1	14
Devin Bush	1	14
Kailey Wong	1	14
Scott Slutzker	1	13

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Jon Irwin	1	18
Lee Woodall	1	14
Richard Woodley	1	8
David Walker	1	5

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Devin Bush	---	---	16	49	14	79
Charles Johnson	37	20	---	---	14	71
John Lynch	---	---	16	53	1	70
Walt Harris	---	---	15	53	1	69
Aaron Glenn	---	---	15	44	7	66
Chris Dishman	38	22	---	---	6	66
Antone Davis	38	22	---	---	---	60
Chuck Belin	38	22	---	---	---	60
Anthony Redmon	38	22	---	---	---	60
Tony Boselli	38	22	---	---	---	60
Brian Griese	38	22	---	---	---	60
Eric Allen	---	---	10	47	2	59
Terry Glenn	37	20	---	---	---	57
Dan Wilkinson	---	---	12	43	1	56
Chidi Ahanotu	---	---	11	43	1	55
Ken Dilger	29	18	---	---	7	54
Henri Crockett	---	---	10	42	1	53
Tracy Simien	---	---	11	36	2	49
Frank Slade	---	---	13	36	---	49
James Darling	---	---	10	28	9	47
Fred Taylor	31	15	---	---	---	46
O.J. McDuffie	19	11	---	---	14	44
Donte Rocco	---	---	9	29	4	42
La'roi Glover	---	---	11	28	1	40
Spencer George	7	7	---	---	20	34
George Irwin	18	8	---	---	3	29
Terry Crews	---	---	5	11	10	26
Villiami Maumau	---	---	5	17	4	26
Derrick Harris	4	7	---	---	13	24
Roy Koehn	---	---	6	9	9	24
Scott Slutzker	6	2	---	---	13	21
Qadry Ismail	0	2	---	---	12	14
Kailey Wong	---	---	0	0	14	14
Torin Dorn	---	---	0	10	3	13
Phil Dawson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Shannon Briggs	---	---	1	3	3	7
James Palmer	0	0	---	---	6	6
Erik Baerg	0	0	---	---	6	6
Chester Hallen	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tucker Wallace	0	0	---	---	6	6
Artrell Hawkins	---	---	0	2	4	6
Mitch Berger	0	0	---	---	4	4
Scott Galbraith	2	0	---	---	---	2
Moses Moreno	0	0	---	---	2	2
Justics Main	0	0	---	---	---	0
Silas Armenta	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
David Walker	16	52	---	---	5	73
Brett Favre	16	53	---	---	---	69
Brent Smith	16	53	---	---	---	69
Ben Wallace	---	---	36	22	10	68
Jeff Small	16	51	---	---	---	67
Fred Davidson	16	51	---	---	---	67
Trent Pollary	16	51	---	---	---	67
Ace Ventura	---	---	37	22	8	67
Santana Dotson	---	---	38	22	2	62
Cris Carter	15	45	---	---	1	61
Bert Emanuel	9	42	---	---	6	57
Chad Carpenter	10	33	---	---	14	57
Lee Flowers	---	---	30	22	2	54
Darryl Pounds	---	---	29	21	4	54
Mark Chmura	13	31	---	---	9	53
Jason Gildon	---	---	30	21	2	53
Shawn Springs	---	---	30	21	2	53
Richard Woodley	---	---	21	16	8	45
Mike Fox	---	---	23	15	2	40
James McKnight	7	22	---	---	11	40
London Fletcher	---	---	25	5	9	39
James Francis	---	---	23	10	3	36
Duncan MacLeod	---	---	19	12	2	33
Zack Crockett	7	20	---	---	6	33
Curtis Martin	9	22	---	---	1	32
Vernon Edwards	---	---	20	10	2	32
Bobby Taylor	---	---	11	3	17	31
Jon Irwin	1	12	---	---	18	31
Je-rod Cherry	---	---	13	8	8	29
Chris Floyd	6	22	---	---	---	28
Andre Wadsworth	---	---	15	7	6	28
Lee Woodall	---	---	8	1	14	23
Benjamin Blue	2	10	---	---	9	21
Don Stewart	0	1	---	---	15	16
Brad Jackson	---	---	10	4	1	15
Carlos King	1	5	---	---	4	10
Gino Graham	0	3	---	---	5	8
Jim Hairston	0	2	---	---	5	7
Anthony Clement	0	2	---	---	5	7
Adam Vinatieri	0	0	---	---	5	5
Wes Duke	0	0	---	---	5	5
Scott Tyner	0	0	---	---	4	4
Wally Sellers	0	0	---	---	1	1
Rich Gannon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Daryl Gardnener	---	---	0	0	---	0
Nathan Davis	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	34	6.8
Middle	29	179	6.2
Right	4	19	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	22	4.4
Middle	8	24	3.0
Right	3	26	8.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Griese	20	17	2	1	0	1	1	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brett Favre	46	31	4	0	2	5	7	5	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	18	9.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	10	63	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	71	11.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	33	33.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	20	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	20	162	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	71	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	16	5.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Charles Johnson	7	6	91	2	20
WR Terry Glenn	4	3	11	0	20
RB Fred Taylor	3	3	37	0	15
WR O.J. McDuffie	2	2	22	0	11
TE Ken Dilger	2	1	13	0	18
WR Qadry Ismail	1	1	3	0	2
FB George Irwin	1	1	8	0	8

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bert Emanuel	11	7	1	78	1	42
WR Chad Carpenter	9	3	1	27	0	33
WR Cris Carter	8	6	0	82	3	45
TE Mark Chmura	6	4	0	25	0	31
FB Zack Crockett	4	4	0	17	0	20
WR James McKnight	3	3	0	31	0	22
RB Chris Floyd	2	2	0	6	0	22
TE Benjamin Blue	1	1	0	4	0	10
RB Jon Irwin	1	1	0	-1	0	12
RB Carlos King	1	0	0	0	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Fred Taylor	5	20	4.00	6.97
Spencer George	2	4	2.00	0.50
Brian Griese	2	20	10.00	10.00

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brett Favre	1	7	7.00	7.00
James McKnight	1	1	1.00	1.00
Curtis Martin	1	-2	-2.00	6.00
Jon Irwin	1	0	0.00	0.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Griese	4	3	25	6.25	9.25

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brett Favre	14	9	42	3.00	5.85

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Charles Johnson	2	1	9	4.50	13.00
TE Ken Dilger	1	1	13	13.00	6.50
RB Fred Taylor	1	1	3	3.00	12.33

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cris Carter	3	2	11	3.67	10.25
TE Mark Chmura	3	2	16	5.33	4.17
WR Bert Emanuel	3	2	9	3.00	7.09
WR Chad Carpenter	2	0	0	0.00	3.00
TE Benjamin Blue	1	1	4	4.00	4.00
FB Zack Crockett	1	1	3	3.00	4.25
RB Jon Irwin	1	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Fred Taylor	6	4

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Griese	6	5	3

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brett Favre	14	10	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Charles Johnson	2	2	2
WR Qadry Ismail	1	1	0
TE Ken Dilger	1	1	1
WR Terry Glenn	1	0	0
RB Fred Taylor	1	1	0

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cris Carter	3	2	1
WR Bert Emanuel	3	1	1
TE Mark Chmura	2	1	1
FB Zack Crockett	2	2	2
RB Chris Floyd	2	2	0
RB Jon Irwin	1	1	0
WR Chad Carpenter	1	1	0

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

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