Week 15, 1998

played in St. Louis, MO

44 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

San Francisco 49ers	0	3	7	13	-	23
St. Louis Cardinals	0	3	17	6	-	26

Scoring Summary
2Q: 04:00 SFO - Steve Christie 47 field goal
2Q: 00:18 STL - Adam Vinatieri 50 field goal
3Q: 11:54 STL - Chad Carpenter 4 pass from Rich Gannon (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
3Q: 08:46 STL - Carlos King 6 run (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
3Q: 06:18 STL - Adam Vinatieri 33 field goal
3Q: 01:57 SFO - Mark Brunell 4 run (Steve Christie extra point)
4Q: 13:15 SFO - Mark Brunell 7 run (Steve Christie extra point)
4Q: 10:32 SFO - Steve Christie 35 field goal
4Q: 04:58 STL - Adam Vinatieri 44 field goal
4Q: 02:00 SFO - Steve Christie 51 field goal
4Q: 00:04 STL - Adam Vinatieri 24 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 04:00 SFO - Steve Christie 47 field goal
2Q: 00:18 STL - Adam Vinatieri 50 field goal
3Q: 11:54 STL - Chad Carpenter 4 pass from Rich Gannon (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
3Q: 08:46 STL - Carlos King 6 run (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
3Q: 06:18 STL - Adam Vinatieri 33 field goal
3Q: 01:57 SFO - Mark Brunell 4 run (Steve Christie extra point)
4Q: 13:15 SFO - Mark Brunell 7 run (Steve Christie extra point)
4Q: 10:32 SFO - Steve Christie 35 field goal
4Q: 04:58 STL - Adam Vinatieri 44 field goal
4Q: 02:00 SFO - Steve Christie 51 field goal
4Q: 00:04 STL - Adam Vinatieri 24 field goal

Team Statistics SFO STL
Record 7-7 8-6
First Downs 18 25
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 10 17
- by Penalty 2 4
Total Net Yards 321 402
- Offensive Plays 60 66
- Yards per Play 5.35 6.09
Net Rushing Yards 129 101
- Rushing Attempts 30 19
- Yards per Rush 4.30 5.32
Net Passing Yards 192 301
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 19 - 0 43 - 30 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 203 323
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 4/22
- Yards per Pass Play 6.40 6.40
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.8 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 10/76 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 1/9 2/15
Kick Returns/Yards 4/104 1/35
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 26
Time of Possession 28:42 31:18

Team Statistics	SFO	STL
Record	7-7	8-6
First Downs	18	25
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	10	17
- by Penalty	2	4
Total Net Yards	321	402
- Offensive Plays	60	66
- Yards per Play	5.35	6.09
Net Rushing Yards	129	101
- Rushing Attempts	30	19
- Yards per Rush	4.30	5.32
Net Passing Yards	192	301
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 19 - 0	43 - 30 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	203	323
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	4/22
- Yards per Pass Play	6.40	6.40
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.8	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	10/76	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	1/9	2/15
Kick Returns/Yards	4/104	1/35
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 26
Time of Possession	28:42	31:18

Drive Charts

San Francisco 49ers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:19	OWN 43	3	7	Punt
1	7:01	6:28	OWN 5	13	58	Punt
2	11:26	4:37	OWN 25	9	39	Punt
2	5:40	1:47	OPP 34	3	4	Field Goal
2	2:20	0:38	OWN 19	3	3	Punt
2	0:11	0:11	OWN 20	1	6	Half
3	11:48	2:10	OWN 26	4	-10	Punt
3	6:10	4:24	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
3	0:37	2:34	OWN 36	5	64	Touchdown
4	12:11	1:46	OPP 26	3	8	Field Goal
4	4:51	2:57	OWN 27	9	39	Field Goal

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:41	5:40	OWN 1	9	41	Punt
1	0:33	4:07	OWN 20	10	55	Fumble
2	6:49	1:09	OWN 20	3	-2	Interception
2	3:53	1:33	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	1:42	1:31	OWN 38	7	29	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:12	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
3	9:38	1:02	OWN 34	4	66	Touchdown
3	8:30	2:20	OPP 30	4	14	Field Goal
3	1:46	1:09	OWN 20	3	-6	Punt
4	13:03	0:52	OWN 20	2	6	Fumble
4	10:25	5:34	OWN 20	10	53	Field Goal
4	1:54	1:54	OWN 35	5	58	Field Goal

Game MVP: Adam Vinatieri, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jerome Bettis	16	66	4.13	15	2	0
Mark Brunell	7	42	6.00	9	0	2
Warrick Dunn	7	21	3.00	6	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Curtis Martin	10	45	4.50	14	2	0
Rich Gannon	4	32	8.00	10	2	0
Chris Floyd	3	12	4.00	7	0	0
Jon Irwin	1	6	6.00	6	0	0
Carlos King	1	6	6.00	6	0	1

Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mark Brunell	28	19	203	2/11	0	60	0	88.8

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rich Gannon	43	30	323	4/22	1	47	1	89.6

Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Joe Horn	7	11	131	18.71	42	60
WR Wayne Chrebet	5	7	33	6.60	8	13
FB Tony Richardson	2	3	10	5.00	5	13
RB Warrick Dunn	2	2	13	6.50	0	7
WR Shawn Jefferson	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
RB Jerome Bettis	1	2	6	6.00	5	6
TE Kyle Brady	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
TE Cam Cleeland	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bert Emanuel	8	11	74	9.25	1	21	0
WR Cris Carter	6	11	48	8.00	17	33	0
TE Mark Chmura	5	6	66	13.20	18	20	0
WR Chad Carpenter	5	5	53	10.60	23	25	1
FB Zack Crockett	2	2	13	6.50	0	11	0
RB Curtis Martin	2	3	50	25.00	39	47	0
WR James McKnight	1	3	16	16.00	1	16	0
TE Benjamin Blue	1	1	3	3.00	2	3	0
RB Chris Floyd	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Cliff Martin	1	0	0.00	0

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

San Francisco	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mark Brunell	1	0	0
Chandler Bing	1	0	0
Stimpson Cat	0	1	1
Kelvin Pritchett	0	1	0
Jerome Bettis	0	1	0
Terrance Shaw	0	0	1
Terry Fair	0	0	1

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Rich Gannon	2	0	0
Cris Carter	1	0	0
James Francis	0	1	0
David Walker	0	1	0
Lee Woodall	0	0	1
Andre Wadsworth	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Greg Montgomery	5	227	45.4	34.4	54	1

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Tyner	3	150	50.0	47.0	59	1

Kicking Statistics

San Francisco	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Steve Christie	3/3	2/2	1/1	51	2/2

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Adam Vinatieri	4/4	2/2	1/1	50	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Fair	1	9	9.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jon Irwin	1	14	14.0	0
Carlos King	1	1	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chandler Bing	3	81	27.0	0
Tommy Kane	1	23	23.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
James McKnight	1	35	35.0	0

Defensive Statistics

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Willie Clay	8	1	0.0	15	41
ILB Ray Lewis	6	0	0.0	17	41
CB Koby Thomas	5	1	0.0	18	44
OLB William Thomas	4	2	0.0	15	40
DT Kelvin Pritchett	4	0	0.0	12	32
CB Terry Fair	4	0	0.0	12	23
DE Lee Carter	3	1	1.0	13	35
CB Deshea Townsend	3	0	0.0	3	9
DT Stimpson Cat	2	1	0.5	16	26
DE Lorenzo Bromell	2	0	0.5	6	17
CB Terrance Shaw	2	4	0.0	19	44
CB Tyrone Williams	2	1	0.0	3	10
DT Bob Kuberski	1	2	1.0	8	25
DE Lance Johnstone	1	1	0.5	7	16
OLB Joe Bowden	1	0	0.0	4	7
S Travis Davis	1	0	0.0	4	6
OLB Scott Galyon	1	0	0.0	1	4
DE James Jones	0	1	0.5	12	31
S Cliff Martin	0	1	0.0	19	42

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ben Wallace	10	1	0.0	30	30
S Steve Atwater	8	1	0.0	30	30
CB Darryl Pounds	5	2	0.0	29	28
CB Richard Woodley	4	0	0.0	21	25
DE Andre Wadsworth	3	0	1.0	11	14
S Brock Marion	3	3	0.0	30	30
ILB London Fletcher	3	2	0.0	9	6
DE Duncan MacLeod	3	1	0.0	22	23
CB Shawn Springs	3	1	0.0	30	26
DT Santana Dotson	3	0	0.0	22	19
OLB James Francis	1	0	1.0	16	14
OLB Jason Gildon	1	1	0.0	25	28
S Ace Ventura	1	1	0.0	8	11
WR Cris Carter	1	0	---	---	---
CB Bobby Taylor	1	0	0.0	2	5
OLB Brad Jackson	1	0	0.0	9	7
DE Mike Fox	0	1	0.0	19	16
DE Nathan Davis	0	1	0.0	16	18

Pass Rush Statistics

San Francisco	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Bob Kuberski	1.0	0	1	0	25
DE Lee Carter	1.0	0	0	0	35
DE Lorenzo Bromell	0.5	1	0	0	17
DT Stimpson Cat	0.5	0	1	0	26
DE James Jones	0.5	0	1	0	31
DE Lance Johnstone	0.5	0	1	0	16
DT Kelvin Pritchett	0.0	0	1	1	32
CB Terrance Shaw	0.0	0	1	1	44

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB James Francis	1.0	1	0	14
DE Andre Wadsworth	1.0	0	0	14
DE Mike Fox	0.0	0	1	16

Pass Defense Statistics

San Francisco	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Willie Clay	6	1	0	41
OLB William Thomas	4	0	0	40
CB Koby Thomas	4	0	0	44
CB Terry Fair	3	1	0	23
CB Deshea Townsend	3	0	0	9
CB Terrance Shaw	2	0	0	44
ILB Ray Lewis	2	0	0	41
DT Kelvin Pritchett	1	0	0	32
OLB Joe Bowden	1	0	0	7
DE Lee Carter	1	0	0	35
OLB Scott Galyon	1	0	0	4
DE Lance Johnstone	1	0	0	16
CB Tyrone Williams	1	0	0	10
S Cliff Martin	0	0	1	42

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Darryl Pounds	5	1	28
ILB Ben Wallace	4	1	30
CB Shawn Springs	2	1	26
S Steve Atwater	2	0	30
OLB Jason Gildon	1	1	28
S Brock Marion	1	0	30
S Ace Ventura	1	0	11
CB Bobby Taylor	1	0	5
CB Richard Woodley	1	0	25
ILB London Fletcher	1	0	6

Blocking Statistics

San Francisco	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jim Bundren	2	6	22	1	20
Adam Timmerman	1	6	30	0	30
Mike Devlin	1	4	30	0	30
Tony Richardson	1	2	20	0	20
Calvin Collins	1	2	8	0	10
Tarik Glenn	0	3	30	1	30

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Small	2	4	19	1	47
Trent Pollary	2	3	19	1	47
Brent Smith	1	3	19	0	47
David Walker	0	4	19	1	47
Fred Davidson	0	1	19	1	47

Special Teams Tackles

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays
Tommy Kane	2	20
Tony Richardson	1	23
Travis Davis	1	11

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Lee Woodall	2	15
Bert Emanuel	1	16
James Francis	1	13
Richard Woodley	1	11

Participation

San Francisco	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Abner Wilson	30	30	---	---	8	68
Terrance Shaw	---	---	19	44	4	67
Koby Thomas	---	---	18	44	4	66
Wayne Chrebet	28	27	---	---	11	66
Adam Timmerman	30	30	---	---	6	66
William Thomas	---	---	15	40	10	65
Cliff Martin	---	---	19	42	4	65
Tony Richardson	20	20	---	---	23	63
Ray Lewis	---	---	17	41	4	62
Willie Clay	---	---	15	41	5	61
Mike Devlin	30	30	---	---	---	60
Mark Brunell	30	30	---	---	---	60
Tarik Glenn	30	30	---	---	---	60
Lee Carter	---	---	13	35	4	52
Jim Bundren	22	20	---	---	8	50
Joe Horn	21	28	---	---	---	49
Jerome Bettis	21	20	---	---	7	48
Kyle Brady	20	19	---	---	9	48
Kelvin Pritchett	---	---	12	32	3	47
Stimpson Cat	---	---	16	26	3	45
James Jones	---	---	12	31	2	45
Cam Cleeland	15	10	---	---	19	44
Terry Fair	---	---	12	23	7	42
Bob Kuberski	---	---	8	25	3	36
Tommy Kane	7	5	---	---	20	32
Tyrone Williams	---	---	3	10	15	28
Lance Johnstone	---	---	7	16	4	27
Lorenzo Bromell	---	---	6	17	4	27
Joe Bowden	---	---	4	7	15	26
Aaron Hayden	3	3	---	---	20	26
Warrick Dunn	9	10	---	---	4	23
Chandler Bing	4	5	---	---	13	22
Travis Davis	---	---	4	6	11	21
Calvin Collins	8	10	---	---	2	20
Mike Barber	---	---	3	13	---	16
Deshea Townsend	---	---	3	9	1	13
Mike Morton	---	---	2	6	2	10
Steve Christie	0	0	---	---	9	9
Shawn Jefferson	2	3	---	---	4	9
Scott Galyon	---	---	1	4	3	8
Vince Browning	0	0	---	---	8	8
Eric Bateman	0	0	---	---	8	8
Lance Schulters	---	---	0	5	2	7
Greg Montgomery	0	0	---	---	5	5
Tony Graziani	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jason Woodard	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
David Walker	19	47	---	---	7	73
Ben Wallace	---	---	30	30	13	73
Bert Emanuel	11	41	---	---	16	68
Rich Gannon	19	47	---	---	---	66
Jeff Small	19	47	---	---	---	66
Fred Davidson	19	47	---	---	---	66
Trent Pollary	19	47	---	---	---	66
Brent Smith	19	47	---	---	---	66
Steve Atwater	---	---	30	30	4	64
Brock Marion	---	---	30	30	3	63
Darryl Pounds	---	---	29	28	4	61
Cris Carter	17	42	---	---	---	59
Shawn Springs	---	---	30	26	3	59
Jason Gildon	---	---	25	28	4	57
Richard Woodley	---	---	21	25	11	57
Mark Chmura	14	36	---	---	5	55
Duncan MacLeod	---	---	22	23	8	53
Zack Crockett	6	21	---	---	17	44
James Francis	---	---	16	14	13	43
Santana Dotson	---	---	22	19	1	42
Curtis Martin	13	27	---	---	1	41
Chad Carpenter	10	25	---	---	6	41
Mike Fox	---	---	19	16	2	37
James McKnight	9	11	---	---	17	37
Nathan Davis	---	---	16	18	2	36
Andre Wadsworth	---	---	11	14	6	31
Jon Irwin	2	3	---	---	22	27
Bobby Taylor	---	---	2	5	16	23
Chris Floyd	5	17	---	---	---	22
Benjamin Blue	5	5	---	---	11	21
Ace Ventura	---	---	8	11	1	20
Brad Jackson	---	---	9	7	4	20
Don Stewart	0	0	---	---	19	19
London Fletcher	---	---	9	6	4	19
Lee Woodall	---	---	1	0	15	16
Carlos King	3	7	---	---	3	13
Je-rod Cherry	---	---	0	0	11	11
Adam Vinatieri	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jim Hairston	0	0	---	---	7	7
Wes Duke	0	0	---	---	7	7
Gino Graham	0	0	---	---	7	7
Anthony Clement	0	0	---	---	7	7
Wally Sellers	0	0	---	---	4	4
Scott Tyner	0	0	---	---	3	3
Lee Flowers	---	---	0	0	3	3
Brett Favre	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	-2	-1.0
Middle	26	115	4.4
Right	2	16	8.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	19	6.3
Middle	12	56	4.7
Right	4	26	6.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mark Brunell	28	19	2	2	1	4	1	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rich Gannon	43	30	5	0	3	2	6	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	-3	-1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	13	89	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	37	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	80	40.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	3	0.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	18	152	8.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	114	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	54	7.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Joe Horn	11	7	0	131	2	28
WR Wayne Chrebet	7	5	0	33	0	27
FB Tony Richardson	3	2	0	10	0	20
RB Jerome Bettis	2	1	0	6	0	20
RB Warrick Dunn	2	2	0	13	0	10
WR Shawn Jefferson	1	1	0	7	0	3
TE Kyle Brady	1	1	0	3	0	19
TE Cam Cleeland	1	0	1	0	0	10

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cris Carter	11	6	1	48	1	42
WR Bert Emanuel	11	8	2	74	1	41
TE Mark Chmura	6	5	0	66	1	36
WR Chad Carpenter	5	5	0	53	1	25
WR James McKnight	3	1	0	16	0	11
RB Curtis Martin	3	2	0	50	1	27
FB Zack Crockett	2	2	0	13	0	21
TE Benjamin Blue	1	1	0	3	0	5
RB Chris Floyd	1	0	0	0	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jerome Bettis	2	-1	-0.50	4.13
Mark Brunell	2	11	5.50	6.00

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Curtis Martin	2	6	3.00	4.50
Carlos King	1	6	6.00	6.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mark Brunell	2	2	10	5.00	7.25

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rich Gannon	2	1	4	2.00	7.51

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Wayne Chrebet	1	1	3	3.00	4.71
WR Joe Horn	1	1	7	7.00	11.91

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Curtis Martin	1	0	0	0.00	16.67
WR Chad Carpenter	1	1	4	4.00	10.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions
Jerome Bettis	2	0
Mark Brunell	1	0
Warrick Dunn	1	0

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Rich Gannon	1	0
Chris Floyd	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mark Brunell	7	5	4

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rich Gannon	10	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Joe Horn	3	2	2
WR Wayne Chrebet	2	1	1
RB Jerome Bettis	1	1	1
TE Kyle Brady	1	1	0

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cris Carter	4	3	2
WR Bert Emanuel	2	2	2
WR Chad Carpenter	2	2	1
WR James McKnight	1	0	0
RB Chris Floyd	1	0	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)