Week 1, 1999

played in San Francisco, CA

66 degrees, rain, 12 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals	7	3	3	0	-	13
San Francisco 49ers	7	14	0	12	-	33

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:44 STL - Curtis Martin 10 run (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
1Q: 06:26 SFO - Cam Cleeland 5 pass from Mark Brunell (Steve Christie extra point)
2Q: 10:26 STL - Adam Vinatieri 25 field goal
2Q: 05:50 SFO - Wayne Chrebet 46 pass from Mark Brunell (Steve Christie extra point)
2Q: 01:31 SFO - Jerome Bettis 2 run (Steve Christie extra point)
3Q: 09:50 STL - Adam Vinatieri 48 field goal
4Q: 14:55 SFO - Steve Christie 21 field goal
4Q: 11:57 SFO - Steve Christie 31 field goal
4Q: 02:25 SFO - Steve Christie 37 field goal
4Q: 00:36 SFO - Steve Christie 21 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:44 STL - Curtis Martin 10 run (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
1Q: 06:26 SFO - Cam Cleeland 5 pass from Mark Brunell (Steve Christie extra point)
2Q: 10:26 STL - Adam Vinatieri 25 field goal
2Q: 05:50 SFO - Wayne Chrebet 46 pass from Mark Brunell (Steve Christie extra point)
2Q: 01:31 SFO - Jerome Bettis 2 run (Steve Christie extra point)
3Q: 09:50 STL - Adam Vinatieri 48 field goal
4Q: 14:55 SFO - Steve Christie 21 field goal
4Q: 11:57 SFO - Steve Christie 31 field goal
4Q: 02:25 SFO - Steve Christie 37 field goal
4Q: 00:36 SFO - Steve Christie 21 field goal

Team Statistics STL SFO
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 18 17
- by Rushing 3 3
- by Passing 15 13
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 312 368
- Offensive Plays 69 59
- Yards per Play 4.52 6.24
Net Rushing Yards 82 44
- Rushing Attempts 19 29
- Yards per Rush 4.32 1.52
Net Passing Yards 230 324
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 30 - 2 30 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 272 324
- Sacks/Yards Lost 8/42 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.60 10.80
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/21 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 5/15 3/32
Kick Returns/Yards 2/60 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/6
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/4
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 44
Time of Possession 31:09 28:51

Team Statistics	STL	SFO
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	18	17
- by Rushing	3	3
- by Passing	15	13
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	312	368
- Offensive Plays	69	59
- Yards per Play	4.52	6.24
Net Rushing Yards	82	44
- Rushing Attempts	19	29
- Yards per Rush	4.32	1.52
Net Passing Yards	230	324
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 30 - 2	30 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	272	324
- Sacks/Yards Lost	8/42	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.60	10.80
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/21	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	5/15	3/32
Kick Returns/Yards	2/60	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/6
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/4
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 44
Time of Possession	31:09	28:51

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:23	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
1	6:20	3:36	OWN 20	6	14	Punt
1	0:52	5:32	OWN 9	12	83	Field Goal
2	7:22	1:24	OWN 34	3	22	Interception
2	5:32	2:09	OWN 32	3	9	Punt
2	1:25	0:59	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
2	0:26	0:26	OPP 46	1	18	Missed FG
3	14:23	4:41	OWN 25	8	44	Field Goal
3	7:05	2:00	OWN 21	5	25	Punt
4	14:48	0:56	OWN 20	2	-4	Fumble
4	11:51	1:57	OWN 32	4	25	Punt
4	6:08	2:02	OWN 20	6	-3	Downs
4	2:18	0:42	OWN 20	5	-14	Downs
4	0:30	0:19	OWN 20	2	0	Interception

San Francisco 49ers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:37	1:48	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
1	7:49	1:29	OPP 17	4	17	Touchdown
1	2:44	1:52	OWN 27	4	26	Punt
2	10:20	2:58	OWN 20	5	19	Punt
2	5:58	0:26	OPP 46	2	46	Touchdown
2	3:23	1:58	OWN 15	6	85	Touchdown
3	15:00	0:37	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	9:42	2:37	OWN 20	6	24	Punt
3	5:05	5:17	OWN 7	11	89	Field Goal
4	13:52	2:01	OPP 16	3	2	Field Goal
4	9:54	3:46	OWN 20	5	18	Punt
4	4:06	1:48	OPP 17	3	-3	Field Goal
4	1:36	1:06	OPP 6	3	2	Field Goal
4	0:11	0:11	OPP 27	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Mark Brunell, San Francisco 49ers

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Curtis Martin	13	44	3.38	10	1	1
Chris Floyd	4	28	7.00	17	1	0
Brett Favre	2	10	5.00	6	0	0

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jerome Bettis	18	19	1.06	8	0	1
Tupac Shakur	7	6	0.86	4	0	0
Heath Sherman	2	5	2.50	5	0	0
Mark Brunell	2	14	7.00	15	1	0

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brett Favre	42	30	272	8/42	0	29	2	68.7

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mark Brunell	30	18	324	0/0	2	46	0	119.3

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Torrance Small	6	7	59	9.83	15	20
TE Mark Chmura	5	6	62	12.40	27	19
WR Bert Emanuel	5	8	54	10.80	24	29
WR Bobby Engram	3	5	32	10.67	19	19
WR Silas Armenta	3	6	27	9.00	10	18
RB Chris Floyd	3	3	11	3.67	5	6
RB Curtis Martin	2	2	24	12.00	12	13
RB Steve Stifler	2	3	1	0.50	0	2
FB Zack Crockett	1	2	2	2.00	0	2

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Chandler Bing	6	12	122	20.33	50	37	0
WR Wayne Chrebet	4	5	91	22.75	31	46	1
TE Cam Cleeland	3	3	38	12.67	0	28	1
WR Malcolm Johnson	2	4	13	6.50	0	7	0
RB Tupac Shakur	1	2	32	32.00	31	32	0
TE Kyle Brady	1	2	24	24.00	8	24	0
FB Tony Richardson	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Jerome Bettis	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Ray Lewis	1	6	6.00	0
CB Deshea Townsend	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bobby Engram	2	0	0
Brett Favre	1	0	0
Chris Floyd	0	1	0
Fernando Bryant	0	1	0
Benjamin Blue	0	0	1

San Francisco	Fumb	Recov	Force
Terry Fair	1	0	0
Scott Galyon	0	1	0
Solomon Page	0	1	0
Tony Richardson	0	0	1
Deshea Townsend	0	0	1
Rich Coady	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Reggie Roby	5	243	48.6	38.2	54	3

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Josh Bidwell	6	258	43.0	40.5	53	2

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Adam Vinatieri	2/3	1/2	0/0	48	1/1

San Francisco	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Steve Christie	4/4	0/0	0/0	37	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Engram	5	15	3.0	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Fair	3	32	10.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Engram	2	60	30.0	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB London Fletcher	9	0	0.0	25	30
S Steve Atwater	7	1	0.0	26	30
OLB Jason Gildon	4	2	0.0	15	9
S Brock Marion	4	1	0.0	25	30
OLB Ben Wallace	3	1	0.0	24	30
CB Je-rod Cherry	3	0	0.0	23	26
OLB Brad Jackson	2	1	0.0	7	5
DE Mike Fox	2	0	0.0	21	21
CB Richard Woodley	2	0	0.0	25	24
DT Cameron Lomelino	2	0	0.0	26	16
DT Daryl Gardnener	1	2	0.0	16	18
DE Nathan Davis	1	1	0.0	14	13
CB Fernando Bryant	1	1	0.0	16	16
S Ace Ventura	1	0	0.0	4	7
FB Zack Crockett	1	0	---	---	---
S Lee Flowers	1	0	0.0	3	0
WR Silas Armenta	1	0	---	---	---
DT Santana Dotson	0	1	0.0	6	12
DE Duncan MacLeod	0	1	0.0	25	24

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Koby Thomas	8	2	0.0	18	42
S Rich Coady	7	1	1.0	18	43
ILB Ray Lewis	7	5	0.0	18	40
OLB Scott Galyon	4	0	2.0	14	31
DT Stimpson Cat	4	2	1.0	13	32
S Cliff Martin	3	1	0.0	12	33
S Willie Clay	3	0	0.0	19	48
ILB Mike Barber	3	0	0.0	5	18
CB Terrance Shaw	3	0	0.0	17	47
ILB Rosevelt Colvin	3	0	0.0	14	32
DT Bob Kuberski	2	2	0.5	15	44
ILB Alvin Mack	2	0	0.0	6	12
OLB Craig Sauer	2	0	0.0	1	3
DE Lance Johnstone	1	1	1.5	12	35
ILB Marc Megna	1	1	1.0	1	9
DT Kelvin Pritchett	1	0	1.0	5	10
CB Terry Fair	1	1	0.0	3	17
DE Lorenzo Bromell	0	2	0.0	5	14
CB Deshea Townsend	0	2	0.0	2	14
DE Gary Stills	0	1	0.0	11	26

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Hurry	PPlay
DE Mike Fox	1	21
DE Duncan MacLeod	1	24
DE Nathan Davis	1	13

San Francisco	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Scott Galyon	2.0	0	0	0	31
DE Lance Johnstone	1.5	0	1	0	35
DT Stimpson Cat	1.0	0	0	0	32
DT Kelvin Pritchett	1.0	0	0	0	10
ILB Marc Megna	1.0	0	0	0	9
S Rich Coady	1.0	0	0	0	43
DT Bob Kuberski	0.5	1	0	1	44

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Brock Marion	5	1	30
ILB London Fletcher	3	0	30
CB Richard Woodley	2	1	24
S Steve Atwater	2	0	30
CB Fernando Bryant	1	1	16
DE Mike Fox	1	0	21
OLB Jason Gildon	1	0	9
S Ace Ventura	1	0	7
OLB Ben Wallace	1	0	30
OLB Brad Jackson	1	0	5

San Francisco	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Koby Thomas	6	1	0	42
ILB Ray Lewis	5	1	1	40
S Rich Coady	4	0	0	43
CB Terrance Shaw	3	3	0	47
S Willie Clay	2	0	0	48
ILB Mike Barber	2	0	0	18
ILB Rosevelt Colvin	2	0	0	32
S Cliff Martin	1	1	0	33
DT Stimpson Cat	1	0	0	32
ILB Alvin Mack	1	0	0	12
OLB Craig Sauer	1	0	0	3
CB Terry Fair	1	0	0	17
ILB Marc Megna	1	0	0	9
CB Deshea Townsend	0	0	1	14

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
David Ortiz	4	6	19	1	49
Gino Graham	1	4	7	4	26
Ryan Young	1	2	19	1	47
Brent Smith	0	2	19	1	50
Jon Jansen	0	2	12	1	24
David Walker	0	1	19	0	46

San Francisco	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Mike Devlin	3	10	26	30
Solomon Page	0	6	25	30
Tony Richardson	0	4	23	16
Jim Bundren	0	3	26	30
Kyle Brady	0	1	16	21
Francisco Atkins	0	1	4	0
Tarik Glenn	0	1	27	30
Cam Cleeland	0	1	11	13

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Benjamin Blue	2	14
Richard Woodley	1	13
Mark Chmura	1	6

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays
Deshea Townsend	3	29
Mike Barber	3	28
Tony Richardson	1	13

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
David Walker	19	46	---	---	8	73
Brett Favre	19	50	---	---	---	69
Brent Smith	19	50	---	---	---	69
Steve Atwater	---	---	26	30	12	68
Torrance Small	16	38	---	---	14	68
David Ortiz	19	49	---	---	---	68
Ryan Young	19	47	---	---	---	66
Je-rod Cherry	---	---	23	26	15	64
Richard Woodley	---	---	25	24	13	62
Brock Marion	---	---	25	30	4	59
London Fletcher	---	---	25	30	3	58
Ben Wallace	---	---	24	30	3	57
Chris Floyd	6	24	---	---	25	55
Duncan MacLeod	---	---	25	24	5	54
Mark Chmura	15	30	---	---	6	51
Jason Gildon	---	---	15	9	26	50
Bobby Engram	7	23	---	---	18	48
Fernando Bryant	---	---	16	16	16	48
Cameron Lomelino	---	---	26	16	4	46
Mike Fox	---	---	21	21	2	44
Bert Emanuel	13	30	---	---	---	43
Gino Graham	7	26	---	---	8	41
Silas Armenta	12	27	---	---	---	39
Daryl Gardnener	---	---	16	18	4	38
Curtis Martin	13	23	---	---	1	37
Jon Jansen	12	24	---	---	---	36
Steve Stifler	6	15	---	---	11	32
Nathan Davis	---	---	14	13	3	30
Benjamin Blue	2	13	---	---	14	29
Ace Ventura	---	---	4	7	16	27
Andre Wadsworth	---	---	8	9	10	27
Tyrus Knightley	1	9	---	---	15	25
Don Stewart	0	3	---	---	20	23
Zack Crockett	4	15	---	---	2	21
Brad Jackson	---	---	7	5	8	20
Santana Dotson	---	---	6	12	---	18
Shawn Springs	---	---	6	10	---	16
Jim Hairston	0	4	---	---	8	12
Shar Pourdanesh	0	4	---	---	8	12
Wes Duke	0	0	---	---	8	8
Adam Vinatieri	0	0	---	---	7	7
Lee Flowers	---	---	3	0	3	6
Clifton Shuman	---	---	4	0	2	6
Reggie Roby	0	0	---	---	5	5
Wally Sellers	0	0	---	---	3	3
Craig Erickson	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Francisco	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Willie Clay	---	---	19	48	4	71
Koby Thomas	---	---	18	42	10	70
Terrance Shaw	---	---	17	47	3	67
Solomon Page	25	30	---	---	10	65
Rich Coady	---	---	18	43	3	64
Bob Kuberski	---	---	15	44	3	62
Ray Lewis	---	---	18	40	3	61
Mark Brunell	29	30	---	---	---	59
Tarik Glenn	27	30	---	---	---	57
Mike Devlin	26	30	---	---	---	56
Adam Timmerman	26	30	---	---	---	56
Jim Bundren	26	30	---	---	---	56
Scott Galyon	---	---	14	31	8	53
Tony Richardson	23	16	---	---	13	52
Mike Barber	---	---	5	18	28	51
Lance Johnstone	---	---	12	35	4	51
Rosevelt Colvin	---	---	14	32	4	50
Cliff Martin	---	---	12	33	4	49
Wayne Chrebet	22	26	---	---	1	49
Stimpson Cat	---	---	13	32	2	47
Chandler Bing	18	24	---	---	5	47
Kyle Brady	16	21	---	---	10	47
Deshea Townsend	---	---	2	14	29	45
Jerome Bettis	20	18	---	---	3	41
Cam Cleeland	11	13	---	---	16	40
Gary Stills	---	---	11	26	2	39
Tupac Shakur	8	13	---	---	16	37
Terry Fair	---	---	3	17	16	36
Heath Sherman	5	1	---	---	22	28
Na Brown	10	3	---	---	15	28
Malcolm Johnson	8	15	---	---	---	23
Alvin Mack	---	---	6	12	3	21
Marc Megna	---	---	1	9	11	21
Darrin Chiaverini	4	0	---	---	16	20
Lorenzo Bromell	---	---	5	14	---	19
Kelvin Pritchett	---	---	5	10	3	18
James Williams	4	0	---	---	10	14
Francisco Atkins	4	0	---	---	10	14
Eric Bateman	4	0	---	---	10	14
Steve Christie	0	0	---	---	12	12
Johnny Minevich	0	0	---	---	10	10
Josh Bidwell	0	0	---	---	6	6
Craig Sauer	---	---	1	3	1	5
Kevin Daft	0	0	---	---	4	4
L.J. Shelton	3	0	---	---	---	3
Akili Smith	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	36	5.1
Middle	10	47	4.7
Right	2	-1	-0.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	2	0.4
Middle	19	35	1.8
Right	4	8	2.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brett Favre	42	30	2	0	2	6	1	1	2

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mark Brunell	30	18	6	4	2	3	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	13	10	81	6.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	14	111	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	80	10.0
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	66	13.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	71	7.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	60	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	9	4	127	14.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bert Emanuel	8	5	0	54	1	30
WR Torrance Small	7	6	0	59	1	38
TE Mark Chmura	6	5	0	62	0	30
WR Silas Armenta	6	3	1	27	0	27
WR Bobby Engram	5	3	1	32	0	23
RB Chris Floyd	3	3	0	11	0	24
RB Steve Stifler	3	2	0	1	0	15
FB Zack Crockett	2	1	0	2	0	15
RB Curtis Martin	2	2	0	24	0	23

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Chandler Bing	12	6	1	122	1	24
WR Wayne Chrebet	5	4	0	91	2	26
WR Malcolm Johnson	4	2	1	13	0	15
TE Cam Cleeland	3	3	0	38	1	13
RB Tupac Shakur	2	1	0	32	1	13
TE Kyle Brady	2	1	0	24	1	21
RB Jerome Bettis	1	0	0	0	0	18
FB Tony Richardson	1	1	0	4	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Curtis Martin	2	10	5.00	3.38

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jerome Bettis	9	5	0.56	1.06
Tupac Shakur	3	0	0.00	0.86
Heath Sherman	1	0	0.00	2.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brett Favre	4	4	17	4.25	6.48

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mark Brunell	6	3	28	4.67	10.80

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Torrance Small	2	2	9	4.50	8.43
WR Bert Emanuel	2	2	8	4.00	6.75

San Francisco	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Chandler Bing	3	1	16	5.33	10.17
WR Malcolm Johnson	2	1	7	3.50	3.25
TE Cam Cleeland	1	1	5	5.00	12.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Brett Favre	1	0

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions
Jerome Bettis	5	1
Heath Sherman	1	0
Tupac Shakur	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brett Favre	11	9	4

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mark Brunell	5	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Torrance Small	4	4	2
WR Bert Emanuel	3	1	1
WR Bobby Engram	2	2	1
WR Silas Armenta	1	1	0
RB Chris Floyd	1	1	0

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Chandler Bing	3	1	1
TE Cam Cleeland	1	1	0
WR Malcolm Johnson	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 49,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,900 (21,400)
End Zone 10,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	49,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,900 (21,400)
End Zone	10,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)