Conference Semifinals, 1998

played in Washington, DC

43 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals	14	0	13	14	-	41
Washington Redskins	10	3	7	7	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:55 WAS - Edward Hepburn 43 field goal
1Q: 08:21 STL - Cris Carter 26 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
1Q: 07:29 WAS - Amp Lee 74 pass from Jack Ryan (Edward Hepburn extra point)
1Q: 03:24 STL - Zack Crockett 51 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
2Q: 01:00 WAS - Edward Hepburn 50 field goal
3Q: 12:41 STL - Adam Vinatieri 30 field goal
3Q: 12:06 WAS - Jimmy Smith 51 pass from Jack Ryan (Edward Hepburn extra point)
3Q: 06:00 STL - Adam Vinatieri 22 field goal
3Q: 04:23 STL - Curtis Martin 89 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
4Q: 14:33 WAS - Forrest Gump 11 run (Edward Hepburn extra point)
4Q: 12:09 STL - Bert Emanuel 35 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
4Q: 09:04 STL - Mark Chmura 13 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:55 WAS - Edward Hepburn 43 field goal
1Q: 08:21 STL - Cris Carter 26 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
1Q: 07:29 WAS - Amp Lee 74 pass from Jack Ryan (Edward Hepburn extra point)
1Q: 03:24 STL - Zack Crockett 51 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
2Q: 01:00 WAS - Edward Hepburn 50 field goal
3Q: 12:41 STL - Adam Vinatieri 30 field goal
3Q: 12:06 WAS - Jimmy Smith 51 pass from Jack Ryan (Edward Hepburn extra point)
3Q: 06:00 STL - Adam Vinatieri 22 field goal
3Q: 04:23 STL - Curtis Martin 89 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
4Q: 14:33 WAS - Forrest Gump 11 run (Edward Hepburn extra point)
4Q: 12:09 STL - Bert Emanuel 35 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
4Q: 09:04 STL - Mark Chmura 13 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)

Team Statistics STL WAS
Record 12-6 10-7
First Downs 22 23
- by Rushing 2 5
- by Passing 20 17
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 611 528
- Offensive Plays 61 74
- Yards per Play 10.02 7.14
Net Rushing Yards 67 108
- Rushing Attempts 21 25
- Yards per Rush 3.19 4.32
Net Passing Yards 544 420
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 27 - 0 45 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 553 447
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/9 4/27
- Yards per Pass Play 13.60 8.57
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 3/11 8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.0 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 1/15 4/39
Punt Returns/Yards 3/8 1/5
Kick Returns/Yards 3/52 3/86
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 23
Time of Possession 29:29 30:31

Team Statistics	STL	WAS
Record	12-6	10-7
First Downs	22	23
- by Rushing	2	5
- by Passing	20	17
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	611	528
- Offensive Plays	61	74
- Yards per Play	10.02	7.14
Net Rushing Yards	67	108
- Rushing Attempts	21	25
- Yards per Rush	3.19	4.32
Net Passing Yards	544	420
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 27 - 0	45 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	553	447
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/9	4/27
- Yards per Pass Play	13.60	8.57
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	3/11	8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.0	8.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	1/15	4/39
Punt Returns/Yards	3/8	1/5
Kick Returns/Yards	3/52	3/86
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 23
Time of Possession	29:29	30:31

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:20	OWN 21	3	-4	Punt
1	10:50	2:43	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
1	7:15	4:09	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
2	11:45	1:45	OWN 20	4	39	Punt
2	7:04	1:42	OWN 19	4	21	Punt
2	0:54	0:54	OWN 20	6	48	Missed FG
3	14:45	2:11	OPP 38	4	25	Field Goal
3	11:50	5:58	OWN 15	10	80	Field Goal
3	4:23	0:17	OWN 11	1	89	Touchdown
4	14:23	2:25	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
4	11:10	2:14	OWN 30	4	70	Touchdown
4	7:50	2:20	OWN 28	3	6	Punt
4	3:03	1:13	OWN 40	3	2	Punt

Washington Redskins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:40	2:50	OWN 46	8	28	Field Goal
1	8:07	0:52	OWN 20	3	80	Touchdown
1	3:06	6:21	OWN 20	11	43	Punt
2	10:00	2:56	OWN 20	6	61	Fumble
2	5:22	4:28	OWN 10	8	57	Field Goal
3	15:00	0:15	OWN 20	1	26	Fumble
3	12:34	0:44	OWN 20	2	80	Touchdown
3	5:52	1:29	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
3	4:06	4:43	OWN 39	10	61	Touchdown
4	11:58	0:48	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	8:56	1:06	OWN 27	3	7	Punt
4	5:30	2:27	OWN 29	8	31	Downs
4	1:50	1:50	OWN 15	8	37	Downs

Game MVP: Brett Favre, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Curtis Martin	12	16	1.33	11	1	0
Chris Floyd	9	51	5.67	32	1	0

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Forrest Gump	16	66	4.13	20	2	1
Spencer Finn	5	20	4.00	11	1	0
Jack Ryan	4	22	5.50	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brett Favre	38	27	553	2/9	5	89	0	153.0

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jack Ryan	45	25	447	4/27	2	74	0	104.5

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bert Emanuel	8	10	146	18.25	76	35	1
WR Cris Carter	7	12	125	17.86	61	30	1
TE Mark Chmura	4	5	73	18.25	53	31	1
RB Curtis Martin	4	4	133	33.25	116	89	1
WR James McKnight	1	2	21	21.00	6	21	0
TE Benjamin Blue	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
FB Zack Crockett	1	1	51	51.00	44	51	1
RB Chris Floyd	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Michael Westbrook	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Washington	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Amp Lee	6	9	188	31.33	137	74	1
WR Reidel Anthony	6	10	58	9.67	12	18	0
WR Jimmy Smith	5	9	81	16.20	60	51	1
TE Frank Wycheck	5	11	74	14.80	32	26	0
WR Mark Seay	2	2	39	19.50	23	34	0
RB Forrest Gump	1	1	7	7.00	2	7	0
WR Antwuan Wyatt	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Kevin McLeod	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Washington	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Recov	Force
Duncan MacLeod	1	0
Brock Marion	1	0
Mike Fox	0	1
Jason Gildon	0	1
Ben Wallace	0	1

Washington	Fumb	Recov
Jack Ryan	1	0
Frank Wycheck	1	0
Forrest Gump	1	0
John Jackson	0	1

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Tyner	5	213	42.6	37.6	50	2

Washington	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Todd Sauerbrun	4	195	48.8	41.8	66	1

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Adam Vinatieri	2/3	0/1	0/0	30	5/5

Washington	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Edward Hepburn	2/2	2/2	1/1	50	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carlos King	3	8	2.7	0

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Antwuan Wyatt	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Atwater	3	52	17.3	0

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Glyn Milburn	3	86	28.7	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Steve Atwater	11	2	0.0	25	49
ILB Ben Wallace	6	1	0.0	24	44
CB Richard Woodley	6	0	0.0	16	36
S Brock Marion	5	1	0.0	25	48
DE Mike Fox	4	1	2.0	21	36
CB Darryl Pounds	4	2	0.0	23	44
DE Duncan MacLeod	3	1	2.0	20	45
CB Shawn Springs	3	1	0.0	25	47
DT Santana Dotson	2	0	0.0	14	28
OLB Jason Gildon	1	2	0.0	25	48
DE Nathan Davis	1	1	0.0	16	25
CB Je-rod Cherry	1	0	0.0	0	2
DT Daryl Gardnener	1	0	0.0	20	33
ILB London Fletcher	1	0	0.0	9	13
OLB Brad Jackson	1	0	0.0	0	1
DE Andre Wadsworth	0	3	0.0	6	13
S Ace Ventura	0	1	0.0	3	16

Washington	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Tito Wooten	6	1	0.0	20	40
S Bob Scanlan	5	2	0.0	21	40
OLB Bernard Carter	5	1	0.0	16	33
ILB Ronnie Ward	5	0	0.0	21	40
OLB Reggie Brown	3	1	1.0	18	28
ILB Kendrick Gilmore	3	2	0.0	11	15
CB Todd Lyght	3	1	0.0	21	39
CB Malik Boyd	3	0	0.0	19	36
DE Michael McCrary	2	1	0.0	15	29
OLB Craig Sauer	2	0	0.0	7	17
DE Warren Powers	1	0	1.0	15	27
CB Martin Mayhew	1	2	0.0	9	25
DE Kelly Humphrey	1	1	0.0	6	11
DT Eric Swann	1	0	0.0	10	19
CB Lance Brown	1	0	0.0	3	5
WR Reidel Anthony	1	0	---	---	---
DT Matt Keneley	1	0	0.0	11	21
DE Tre Bayless	1	0	0.0	6	13
S Roman Conway	1	0	0.0	1	0

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Mike Fox	2.0	1	36
DE Duncan MacLeod	2.0	1	45
DT Daryl Gardnener	0.0	2	33
DE Nathan Davis	0.0	1	25

Washington	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Reggie Brown	1.0	2	1	28
DE Warren Powers	1.0	2	0	27
DT Eric Swann	0.0	1	1	19
OLB Craig Sauer	0.0	1	0	17

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Steve Atwater	5	4	49
CB Richard Woodley	4	0	36
ILB Ben Wallace	3	2	44
S Brock Marion	3	0	48
CB Darryl Pounds	2	1	44
CB Shawn Springs	2	0	47
ILB London Fletcher	2	0	13
DE Mike Fox	1	0	36
CB Je-rod Cherry	1	0	2
DT Daryl Gardnener	1	0	33
OLB Brad Jackson	1	0	1
OLB Jason Gildon	0	3	48

Washington	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Bernard Carter	6	0	33
CB Malik Boyd	4	0	36
ILB Ronnie Ward	4	0	40
CB Todd Lyght	3	2	39
S Tito Wooten	3	1	40
S Bob Scanlan	3	1	40
ILB Kendrick Gilmore	2	0	15
DE Michael McCrary	1	0	29
OLB Craig Sauer	1	0	17

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Fred Davidson	2	4	21	0	40
Zack Crockett	1	1	11	0	15
David Walker	0	6	21	0	40
Jeff Small	0	5	21	0	40
Jim Hairston	0	2	21	1	40
Trent Pollary	0	2	21	1	40
Mark Chmura	0	1	13	0	33

Washington	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tim Mangum	2	6	25	2	49
Keith Kartz	2	5	25	1	49
Chad Overhauser	2	2	25	0	49
Frank Wycheck	1	1	18	0	37
John Jackson	0	4	25	0	49
Jamie Nails	0	3	25	1	49

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Richard Woodley	2	15
Bert Emanuel	1	18
London Fletcher	1	18

Washington	Tackles	STPlays
Glyn Milburn	3	25
Mark Seay	1	21
Lance Brown	1	21
Shannon Sharpe	1	20

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jason Gildon	---	---	25	48	11	84
Steve Atwater	---	---	25	49	7	81
Brock Marion	---	---	25	48	8	81
Shawn Springs	---	---	25	47	2	74
Duncan MacLeod	---	---	20	45	6	71
Darryl Pounds	---	---	23	44	3	70
Ben Wallace	---	---	24	44	2	70
Jim Hairston	21	40	---	---	8	69
Richard Woodley	---	---	16	36	15	67
Bert Emanuel	14	32	---	---	18	64
Brett Favre	21	40	---	---	---	61
David Walker	21	40	---	---	---	61
Jeff Small	21	40	---	---	---	61
Fred Davidson	21	40	---	---	---	61
Trent Pollary	21	40	---	---	---	61
Cris Carter	19	39	---	---	---	58
Mike Fox	---	---	21	36	---	57
Daryl Gardnener	---	---	20	33	1	54
Mark Chmura	13	33	---	---	4	50
Santana Dotson	---	---	14	28	---	42
Nathan Davis	---	---	16	25	1	42
London Fletcher	---	---	9	13	18	40
Chris Floyd	9	16	---	---	13	38
Ace Ventura	---	---	3	16	16	35
Carlos King	3	7	---	---	25	35
Zack Crockett	11	15	---	---	8	34
Curtis Martin	12	19	---	---	1	32
Bobby Taylor	---	---	3	11	18	32
Michael Westbrook	10	20	---	---	---	30
Andre Wadsworth	---	---	6	13	6	25
Don Stewart	0	1	---	---	22	23
Chad Carpenter	1	3	---	---	17	21
Benjamin Blue	8	7	---	---	5	20
James McKnight	5	8	---	---	1	14
Lee Woodall	---	---	0	0	14	14
Adam Vinatieri	0	0	---	---	11	11
Wes Duke	0	0	---	---	8	8
David Ortiz	0	0	---	---	8	8
Gino Graham	0	0	---	---	8	8
Anthony Clement	0	0	---	---	8	8
Scott Tyner	0	0	---	---	5	5
Brad Jackson	---	---	0	1	4	5
Wally Sellers	0	0	---	---	3	3
Lee Flowers	---	---	0	0	3	3
Je-rod Cherry	---	---	0	2	---	2
Rich Gannon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Washington	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jamie Nails	25	49	---	---	6	80
Keith Kartz	25	49	---	---	---	74
John Jackson	25	49	---	---	---	74
Jack Ryan	25	49	---	---	---	74
Tim Mangum	25	49	---	---	---	74
Chad Overhauser	25	49	---	---	---	74
Jimmy Smith	24	48	---	---	1	73
Reidel Anthony	13	33	---	---	19	65
Todd Lyght	---	---	21	39	4	64
Frank Wycheck	18	37	---	---	9	64
Bob Scanlan	---	---	21	40	3	64
Ronnie Ward	---	---	21	40	3	64
Tito Wooten	---	---	20	40	3	63
Bernard Carter	---	---	16	33	12	61
Amp Lee	15	31	---	---	14	60
Malik Boyd	---	---	19	36	4	59
Forrest Gump	18	41	---	---	---	59
Kevin McLeod	18	24	---	---	8	50
Reggie Brown	---	---	18	28	3	49
Michael McCrary	---	---	15	29	4	48
Warren Powers	---	---	15	27	1	43
Kendrick Gilmore	---	---	11	15	13	39
Martin Mayhew	---	---	9	25	4	38
Craig Sauer	---	---	7	17	10	34
Matt Keneley	---	---	11	21	2	34
Eric Swann	---	---	10	19	4	33
Spencer Finn	8	9	---	---	15	32
Mark Seay	2	7	---	---	21	30
Lance Brown	---	---	3	5	21	29
Antwuan Wyatt	4	14	---	---	11	29
Tre Bayless	---	---	6	13	8	27
Shannon Sharpe	5	1	---	---	20	26
Glyn Milburn	0	0	---	---	25	25
Kelly Humphrey	---	---	6	11	---	17
Scott McGarrahan	---	---	0	1	13	14
Edward Hepburn	0	0	---	---	8	8
Howard Ballard	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mark Schlereth	0	0	---	---	6	6
Booker Foxx	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ricky Woodard	0	0	---	---	6	6
Harvey Nichols	---	---	1	1	3	5
Todd Sauerbrun	0	0	---	---	4	4
Trevor Van Pelt	---	---	0	0	4	4
Roman Conway	---	---	1	0	2	3
Ben Anderson	0	0	---	---	2	2
Happy Gilmore	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	11	1.4
Middle	10	19	1.9
Right	3	37	12.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	23	4.6
Middle	15	42	2.8
Right	5	43	8.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brett Favre	38	27	12	0	1	4	6	2	0

Washington	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jack Ryan	45	25	7	3	2	10	5	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	79	11.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	315	21.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	111	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	48	16.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	103	34.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	17	218	10.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	5	108	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	18	2.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cris Carter	12	7	0	125	3	39
WR Bert Emanuel	10	8	0	146	4	32
TE Mark Chmura	5	4	1	73	1	33
RB Curtis Martin	4	4	0	133	2	19
WR James McKnight	2	1	0	21	1	8
WR Michael Westbrook	2	0	0	0	0	20
TE Benjamin Blue	1	1	0	5	0	7
FB Zack Crockett	1	1	0	51	1	15
RB Chris Floyd	1	1	0	-1	0	16

Washington	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Frank Wycheck	11	5	1	74	2	37
WR Reidel Anthony	10	6	1	58	0	33
WR Amp Lee	9	6	0	188	3	31
WR Jimmy Smith	9	5	0	81	1	48
WR Mark Seay	2	2	0	39	1	7
WR Antwuan Wyatt	2	0	0	0	0	14
RB Forrest Gump	1	1	0	7	0	41
FB Kevin McLeod	1	0	0	0	0	24

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Curtis Martin	1	-1	-1.00	1.33
Chris Floyd	1	3	3.00	5.67

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Forrest Gump	3	14	4.67	4.13

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brett Favre	4	3	25	6.25	14.55

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jack Ryan	1	1	6	6.00	9.93

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cris Carter	1	1	7	7.00	10.42
TE Mark Chmura	1	1	13	13.00	14.60
WR James McKnight	1	0	0	0.00	10.50
RB Curtis Martin	1	1	5	5.00	33.25

Washington	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Reidel Anthony	1	1	6	6.00	5.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

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

Washington	Rushes	Conversions
Forrest Gump	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brett Favre	8	4	3

Washington	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jack Ryan	15	8	8

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cris Carter	4	2	1
TE Mark Chmura	1	1	1
WR Bert Emanuel	1	0	0
FB Zack Crockett	1	1	1
WR Michael Westbrook	1	0	0

Washington	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Reidel Anthony	5	3	3
WR Amp Lee	4	2	2
WR Jimmy Smith	3	2	2
TE Frank Wycheck	3	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,600 (14,600)
End Zone 10,400 (10,400)
Mezzanine 6,000 (6,000)
Sideline Seats 9,200 (9,200)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,600 (14,600)
End Zone	10,400 (10,400)
Mezzanine	6,000 (6,000)
Sideline Seats	9,200 (9,200)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)