Conference Finals, 1998

played in Minnesota, MN

30 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals	7	3	14	0	6	-	30
Minnesota Vikings	3	7	0	14	0	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:34 MIN - Phil Dawson 44 field goal
1Q: 05:29 STL - Cris Carter 80 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
2Q: 07:21 STL - Adam Vinatieri 42 field goal
2Q: 01:03 MIN - Charles Johnson 33 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 07:38 STL - Cris Carter 3 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
3Q: 03:54 STL - Mark Chmura 34 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
4Q: 05:41 MIN - Fred Taylor 14 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 00:56 MIN - Fred Taylor 2 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
OT: 10:55 STL - Curtis Martin 27 run

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:34 MIN - Phil Dawson 44 field goal
1Q: 05:29 STL - Cris Carter 80 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
2Q: 07:21 STL - Adam Vinatieri 42 field goal
2Q: 01:03 MIN - Charles Johnson 33 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 07:38 STL - Cris Carter 3 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
3Q: 03:54 STL - Mark Chmura 34 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
4Q: 05:41 MIN - Fred Taylor 14 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 00:56 MIN - Fred Taylor 2 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
OT: 10:55 STL - Curtis Martin 27 run

Team Statistics STL MIN
Record 13-6 14-4
First Downs 23 21
- by Rushing 6 10
- by Passing 16 9
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 490 349
- Offensive Plays 67 62
- Yards per Play 7.31 5.63
Net Rushing Yards 131 164
- Rushing Attempts 30 30
- Yards per Rush 4.37 5.47
Net Passing Yards 359 185
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 24 - 0 29 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 377 203
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/18 3/18
- Yards per Pass Play 9.70 5.78
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.5 10.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/75 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 3/8 2/20
Kick Returns/Yards 5/104 1/32
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 26
Time of Possession 32:59 31:21

Team Statistics	STL	MIN
Record	13-6	14-4
First Downs	23	21
- by Rushing	6	10
- by Passing	16	9
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	490	349
- Offensive Plays	67	62
- Yards per Play	7.31	5.63
Net Rushing Yards	131	164
- Rushing Attempts	30	30
- Yards per Rush	4.37	5.47
Net Passing Yards	359	185
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 24 - 0	29 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	377	203
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/18	3/18
- Yards per Pass Play	9.70	5.78
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.5	10.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/75	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	3/8	2/20
Kick Returns/Yards	5/104	1/32
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 26
Time of Possession	32:59	31:21

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:20	OWN 17	3	-7	Punt
1	11:55	1:12	OWN 45	3	8	Punt
1	5:29	0:15	OWN 20	1	80	Touchdown
1	1:56	4:47	OWN 1	8	50	Punt
2	10:33	3:20	OWN 46	7	29	Field Goal
2	5:47	1:57	OWN 35	3	1	Punt
2	0:53	0:53	OWN 29	5	2	Half
3	10:53	3:23	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
3	6:15	2:32	OWN 19	6	81	Touchdown
3	2:01	2:25	OWN 5	6	14	Punt
4	12:36	2:31	OWN 39	4	14	Punt
4	5:30	3:25	OWN 40	4	19	Punt
4	0:45	0:45	OWN 30	3	-1	Punt
OT1	15:00	4:20	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:40	0:45	OPP 42	2	-4	Interception
1	10:43	5:14	OWN 20	10	53	Field Goal
1	5:14	3:18	OWN 20	6	22	Punt
2	12:09	1:36	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	7:13	1:26	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	3:50	2:57	OWN 2	7	98	Touchdown
3	15:00	4:07	OWN 20	7	25	Punt
3	7:30	1:15	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	3:43	1:42	OWN 48	3	-5	Punt
4	14:36	2:00	OWN 43	3	-10	Punt
4	10:05	4:35	OWN 31	10	69	Touchdown
4	2:05	1:20	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown

Game MVP: Brett Favre, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Curtis Martin	14	54	3.86	27	2	1
Chris Floyd	9	29	3.22	9	0	0
Brett Favre	4	36	9.00	15	3	0
Carlos King	3	12	4.00	6	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Fred Taylor	22	117	5.32	14	4
Derrick Harris	6	23	3.83	16	1
Brian Griese	2	24	12.00	14	2

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brett Favre	34	24	377	3/18	3	80	0	136.5

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Griese	29	23	203	3/18	3	33	1	116.0

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cris Carter	7	10	134	19.14	80	80	2
WR Bert Emanuel	3	6	49	16.33	0	24	0
WR James McKnight	3	3	9	3.00	0	7	0
TE Mark Chmura	2	3	50	25.00	29	34	1
FB Zack Crockett	2	2	16	8.00	11	17	0
WR Michael Westbrook	2	5	46	23.00	18	37	0
TE Benjamin Blue	1	1	10	10.00	1	10	0
RB Curtis Martin	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Chad Carpenter	1	1	25	25.00	4	25	0
RB Carlos King	1	1	24	24.00	22	24	0
RB Chris Floyd	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Charles Johnson	7	8	95	13.57	26	33	1
RB Fred Taylor	7	7	46	6.57	26	14	2
WR Terry Glenn	4	8	39	9.75	17	30	0
TE Ken Dilger	3	3	13	4.33	0	8	0
WR Qadry Ismail	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR O.J. McDuffie	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Steve Atwater	1	0	0.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Tyner	8	353	44.1	34.1	62	3

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Berger	7	324	46.3	42.3	57	3

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Adam Vinatieri	1/1	1/1	0/0	42	3/3

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Dawson	1/1	1/1	0/0	44	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

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

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
O.J. McDuffie	2	20	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Atwater	4	78	19.5	0
Brock Marion	1	26	26.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Qadry Ismail	1	32	32.0	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Steve Atwater	10	4	0.0	30	32
ILB Ben Wallace	8	3	0.0	30	32
CB Richard Woodley	6	0	0.0	18	23
DE Duncan MacLeod	5	2	0.5	21	25
OLB Jason Gildon	5	0	0.0	23	27
DE Mike Fox	4	1	1.5	27	26
CB Shawn Springs	3	0	1.0	29	31
DE Nathan Davis	3	3	0.0	26	19
CB Darryl Pounds	3	1	0.0	27	27
DT Santana Dotson	3	0	0.0	16	19
S Brock Marion	1	1	0.0	30	32
S Ace Ventura	1	1	0.0	11	10
CB Bobby Taylor	1	0	0.0	6	7
OLB James Francis	0	1	0.0	8	5
DT Daryl Gardnener	0	1	0.0	16	23

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB James Darling	9	1	0.0	30	37
OLB Frank Slade	7	0	0.5	19	24
S John Lynch	6	6	0.0	30	37
DE La'roi Glover	5	0	2.0	21	23
CB Walt Harris	5	1	0.0	30	37
CB Eric Allen	4	2	0.0	23	35
S Devin Bush	4	2	0.0	30	36
DT Dan Wilkinson	3	2	0.5	21	22
OLB Henri Crockett	3	0	0.0	24	27
ILB Tracy Simien	2	2	0.0	20	13
OLB Terry Crews	2	1	0.0	6	8
DE Chidi Ahanotu	1	1	0.0	21	26
CB Aaron Glenn	1	1	0.0	20	31
WR Terry Glenn	1	0	---	---	---
CB Artrell Hawkins	1	0	0.0	4	9
DE Donte Rocco	0	1	0.0	17	24

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Block	PPlay
DE Mike Fox	1.5	0	26
CB Shawn Springs	1.0	0	31
DE Duncan MacLeod	0.5	0	25
DT Daryl Gardnener	0.0	1	23
DE Nathan Davis	0.0	1	19

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE La'roi Glover	2.0	0	0	23
OLB Frank Slade	0.5	0	1	24
DT Dan Wilkinson	0.5	0	0	22
DE Chidi Ahanotu	0.0	2	0	26
ILB Tracy Simien	0.0	1	0	13
OLB Henri Crockett	0.0	0	1	27

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Steve Atwater	6	0	1	32
CB Richard Woodley	4	0	0	23
OLB Jason Gildon	3	0	0	27
S Brock Marion	2	1	0	32
DT Santana Dotson	2	0	0	19
DE Duncan MacLeod	2	0	0	25
CB Darryl Pounds	1	1	0	27
DE Mike Fox	1	0	0	26
DE Nathan Davis	1	0	0	19
CB Shawn Springs	1	0	0	31
ILB Ben Wallace	0	1	0	32

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Eric Allen	5	0	35
CB Walt Harris	4	0	37
OLB Frank Slade	3	0	24
S John Lynch	3	0	37
CB Aaron Glenn	2	1	31
ILB James Darling	2	1	37
OLB Terry Crews	2	0	8
S Devin Bush	2	0	36
OLB Henri Crockett	1	0	27

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Trent Pollary	4	8	30	0	37
Jeff Small	2	4	30	1	37
David Walker	1	3	30	1	37
Fred Davidson	0	5	30	1	37
Mark Chmura	0	2	20	0	23
Jim Hairston	0	2	30	0	37
Zack Crockett	0	2	14	0	12

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Dishman	8	11	1	30	1	32
Anthony Redmon	3	4	1	30	0	32
Cory Raymer	1	4	1	30	0	32
Tony Boselli	1	4	0	30	1	32
Antone Davis	1	2	0	30	1	32
George Irwin	0	1	1	19	0	13
Ken Dilger	0	1	0	23	0	22
Derrick Harris	0	1	0	10	0	9

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
London Fletcher	1	20
Chris Floyd	1	14
Chad Carpenter	1	12

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Kailey Wong	2	18
O.J. McDuffie	1	19
Devin Bush	1	19
Derrick Harris	1	19
Scott Slutzker	1	19
Terry Crews	1	11
Eric Allen	1	2

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jim Hairston	30	37	---	---	9	76
Brock Marion	---	---	30	32	7	69
Steve Atwater	---	---	30	32	6	68
Bert Emanuel	20	30	---	---	18	68
Brett Favre	30	37	---	---	---	67
David Walker	30	37	---	---	---	67
Jeff Small	30	37	---	---	---	67
Fred Davidson	30	37	---	---	---	67
Trent Pollary	30	37	---	---	---	67
Jason Gildon	---	---	23	27	15	65
Ben Wallace	---	---	30	32	1	63
Cris Carter	27	35	---	---	---	62
Shawn Springs	---	---	29	31	1	61
Darryl Pounds	---	---	27	27	2	56
Richard Woodley	---	---	18	23	14	55
Mike Fox	---	---	27	26	1	54
Duncan MacLeod	---	---	21	25	6	52
Mark Chmura	20	23	---	---	7	50
Nathan Davis	---	---	26	19	---	45
Carlos King	7	9	---	---	26	42
Daryl Gardnener	---	---	16	23	2	41
Chris Floyd	11	14	---	---	14	39
Santana Dotson	---	---	16	19	2	37
London Fletcher	---	---	9	8	20	37
Curtis Martin	16	17	---	---	1	34
Bobby Taylor	---	---	6	7	21	34
Zack Crockett	14	12	---	---	7	33
Ace Ventura	---	---	11	10	11	32
Michael Westbrook	11	20	---	---	---	31
Don Stewart	3	2	---	---	20	25
James Francis	---	---	8	5	11	24
Benjamin Blue	10	7	---	---	6	23
James McKnight	9	11	---	---	1	21
Chad Carpenter	2	5	---	---	12	19
Andre Wadsworth	---	---	3	6	7	16
Wes Duke	0	0	---	---	9	9
David Ortiz	0	0	---	---	9	9
Gino Graham	0	0	---	---	9	9
Anthony Clement	0	0	---	---	9	9
Scott Tyner	0	0	---	---	8	8
Lee Woodall	---	---	0	0	6	6
Adam Vinatieri	0	0	---	---	6	6
Brad Jackson	---	---	0	0	3	3
Wally Sellers	0	0	---	---	1	1
Rich Gannon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Lee Flowers	---	---	0	0	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Devin Bush	---	---	30	36	19	85
Charles Johnson	29	31	---	---	19	79
Aaron Glenn	---	---	20	31	20	71
Chris Dishman	30	32	---	---	8	70
John Lynch	---	---	30	37	1	68
Walt Harris	---	---	30	37	1	68
James Darling	---	---	30	37	1	68
Antone Davis	30	32	---	---	---	62
Anthony Redmon	30	32	---	---	---	62
Tony Boselli	30	32	---	---	---	62
Cory Raymer	30	32	---	---	---	62
Brian Griese	30	32	---	---	---	62
Eric Allen	---	---	23	35	2	60
Terry Glenn	29	30	---	---	---	59
Tracy Simien	---	---	20	13	22	55
Ken Dilger	23	22	---	---	10	55
George Irwin	19	13	---	---	23	55
Henri Crockett	---	---	24	27	2	53
Donte Rocco	---	---	17	24	8	49
Fred Taylor	23	26	---	---	---	49
Chidi Ahanotu	---	---	21	26	1	48
O.J. McDuffie	13	15	---	---	19	47
La'roi Glover	---	---	21	23	1	45
Frank Slade	---	---	19	24	1	44
Dan Wilkinson	---	---	21	22	1	44
Derrick Harris	10	9	---	---	19	38
Villiami Maumau	---	---	10	17	8	35
Scott Slutzker	2	9	---	---	19	30
Terry Crews	---	---	6	8	11	25
Kailey Wong	---	---	0	0	18	18
Qadry Ismail	2	3	---	---	12	17
Artrell Hawkins	---	---	4	9	2	15
Roy Koehn	---	---	4	1	5	10
James Palmer	0	0	---	---	8	8
Chuck Belin	0	0	---	---	8	8
Erik Baerg	0	0	---	---	8	8
Chester Hallen	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mitch Berger	0	0	---	---	7	7
Phil Dawson	0	0	---	---	7	7
Shannon Briggs	---	---	0	0	6	6
Spencer George	0	1	---	---	2	3
Scott Galbraith	0	1	---	---	---	1
Moses Moreno	0	0	---	---	1	1
Torin Dorn	---	---	0	0	---	0
Justics Main	0	0	---	---	---	0
Silas Armenta	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	37	4.6
Middle	14	57	4.1
Right	8	37	4.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	22	7.3
Middle	19	95	5.0
Right	8	47	5.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brett Favre	34	24	8	2	3	2	3	2	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Griese	29	23	3	0	0	3	0	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	23	7.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	156	13.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	91	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	6	4	107	17.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	30	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	35	3.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	75	10.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	63	21.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cris Carter	10	7	0	134	2	35
WR Bert Emanuel	6	3	1	49	2	30
WR Michael Westbrook	5	2	1	46	1	20
TE Mark Chmura	3	2	1	50	1	23
WR James McKnight	3	3	0	9	0	11
FB Zack Crockett	2	2	0	16	0	12
TE Benjamin Blue	1	1	0	10	0	7
RB Curtis Martin	1	1	0	11	0	17
WR Chad Carpenter	1	1	0	25	1	5
RB Carlos King	1	1	0	24	1	9
RB Chris Floyd	1	1	0	3	0	14

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Charles Johnson	8	7	95	2	31
WR Terry Glenn	8	4	39	1	30
RB Fred Taylor	7	7	46	0	26
TE Ken Dilger	3	3	13	0	22
WR O.J. McDuffie	2	1	7	0	15
WR Qadry Ismail	1	1	3	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brett Favre	1	1	3	3.00	11.09

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Griese	3	3	18	6.00	7.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cris Carter	1	1	3	3.00	13.40

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Fred Taylor	2	2	16	8.00	6.57
TE Ken Dilger	1	1	2	2.00	4.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

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

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Fred Taylor	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brett Favre	9	5	3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Griese	10	8	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bert Emanuel	3	2	2
WR James McKnight	2	2	1
WR Michael Westbrook	2	0	0
WR Cris Carter	1	0	0
RB Chris Floyd	1	1	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Fred Taylor	3	3	2
WR O.J. McDuffie	2	1	0
WR Terry Glenn	2	1	0
WR Qadry Ismail	1	1	0
WR Charles Johnson	1	1	0
TE Ken Dilger	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 72,000 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,200 (15,200)
End Zone 11,000 (11,000)
Mezzanine 6,300 (6,300)
Sideline Seats 9,700 (9,700)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	72,000 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,200 (15,200)
End Zone	11,000 (11,000)
Mezzanine	6,300 (6,300)
Sideline Seats	9,700 (9,700)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)