Week 3, 1999

played in St. Louis, MO

56 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	3	10	10	9	-	32
St. Louis Cardinals	7	10	0	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:47 MIN - Phil Dawson 22 field goal
1Q: 04:16 STL - Torrance Small 10 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
2Q: 13:00 STL - Torrance Small 21 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
2Q: 05:39 MIN - O.J. McDuffie 9 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 01:44 STL - Adam Vinatieri 55 field goal
2Q: 00:09 MIN - Phil Dawson 43 field goal
3Q: 08:30 MIN - Phil Dawson 19 field goal
3Q: 06:59 MIN - Artrell Hawkins 77 interception return (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 02:09 MIN - Fred Taylor 29 pass from Brian Griese (Miles Walker run for conversion failed)
4Q: 00:22 MIN - Phil Dawson 30 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:47 MIN - Phil Dawson 22 field goal
1Q: 04:16 STL - Torrance Small 10 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
2Q: 13:00 STL - Torrance Small 21 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
2Q: 05:39 MIN - O.J. McDuffie 9 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 01:44 STL - Adam Vinatieri 55 field goal
2Q: 00:09 MIN - Phil Dawson 43 field goal
3Q: 08:30 MIN - Phil Dawson 19 field goal
3Q: 06:59 MIN - Artrell Hawkins 77 interception return (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 02:09 MIN - Fred Taylor 29 pass from Brian Griese (Miles Walker run for conversion failed)
4Q: 00:22 MIN - Phil Dawson 30 field goal

Team Statistics MIN STL
Record 3-0 0-3
First Downs 22 17
- by Rushing 10 3
- by Passing 10 13
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 356 314
- Offensive Plays 62 63
- Yards per Play 5.74 4.98
Net Rushing Yards 193 82
- Rushing Attempts 38 11
- Yards per Rush 5.08 7.45
Net Passing Yards 163 232
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 19 - 0 46 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 164 262
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/1 6/30
- Yards per Pass Play 6.79 4.46
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 9.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 7/50 6/45
Punt Returns/Yards 5/38 3/7
Kick Returns/Yards 1/28 3/82
Interception Ret./Yards 1/77 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/3 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 20
Time of Possession 33:39 26:21

Team Statistics	MIN	STL
Record	3-0	0-3
First Downs	22	17
- by Rushing	10	3
- by Passing	10	13
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	356	314
- Offensive Plays	62	63
- Yards per Play	5.74	4.98
Net Rushing Yards	193	82
- Rushing Attempts	38	11
- Yards per Rush	5.08	7.45
Net Passing Yards	163	232
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 19 - 0	46 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	164	262
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/1	6/30
- Yards per Pass Play	6.79	4.46
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	9.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	7/50	6/45
Punt Returns/Yards	5/38	3/7
Kick Returns/Yards	1/28	3/82
Interception Ret./Yards	1/77	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/3	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 20
Time of Possession	33:39	26:21

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:22	5:41	OPP 48	11	43	Field Goal
1	4:09	2:47	OWN 31	3	7	Punt
2	12:46	1:28	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	9:11	3:39	OWN 10	9	90	Touchdown
2	1:37	1:36	OWN 20	6	54	Field Goal
3	15:00	6:35	OWN 20	12	78	Field Goal
3	3:59	1:56	OWN 17	3	4	Punt
3	0:22	1:47	OWN 48	3	-3	Punt
4	9:08	1:46	OWN 42	3	8	Punt
4	6:20	4:20	OPP 43	7	43	Touchdown
4	1:27	1:11	OPP 19	3	6	Field Goal

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:38	OWN 20	3	-6	Punt
1	7:41	3:32	OWN 39	8	61	Touchdown
1	1:22	3:36	OWN 5	8	95	Touchdown
2	11:18	2:07	OWN 39	6	11	Punt
2	5:32	3:55	OWN 20	10	42	Field Goal
2	0:01	0:01	OWN 20	1	7	Half
3	8:25	1:36	OWN 29	3	37	Interception
3	6:49	2:50	OWN 31	3	6	Punt
3	2:03	1:41	OWN 6	3	-4	Punt
4	13:35	4:27	OWN 6	9	59	Missed FG
4	7:22	1:02	OWN 13	3	-3	Punt
4	2:00	0:33	OWN 20	4	-1	Downs
4	0:16	0:16	OWN 20	2	0	Game

Game MVP: Brian Griese, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Fred Taylor	30	150	5.00	18	7
Brian Griese	4	27	6.75	11	2
Miles Walker	4	16	4.00	11	1

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Brett Favre	4	28	7.00	11	1
Chris Floyd	4	46	11.50	25	2
Curtis Martin	2	4	2.00	4	0
Benjamin Blue	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Griese	23	19	164	1/1	2	29	0	125.3

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brett Favre	46	26	262	6/30	2	48	1	78.3

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Charles Johnson	5	8	45	9.00	16	19	0
WR O.J. McDuffie	4	4	22	5.50	1	12	1
RB Fred Taylor	4	5	40	10.00	24	29	1
TE Ken Dilger	3	3	24	8.00	0	11	0
WR Terry Glenn	3	3	33	11.00	24	24	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Torrance Small	8	10	80	10.00	3	21	2
WR Bert Emanuel	5	12	50	10.00	18	24	0
TE Mark Chmura	3	6	34	11.33	22	28	0
WR Silas Armenta	3	6	13	4.33	0	7	0
RB Chris Floyd	3	3	27	9.00	14	16	0
RB Curtis Martin	2	2	7	3.50	8	8	0
WR Bobby Engram	2	4	51	25.50	0	48	0
TE Don Stewart	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Tyrus Knightley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Artrell Hawkins	1	77	77.00	1

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
O.J. McDuffie	1	0	0
Mike Rucker	0	1	0
Walt Harris	0	0	1
Jay Foreman	0	0	1

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Brett Favre	1	0	0
Chris Floyd	1	0	0
David Ortiz	0	1	0
Ryan Young	0	1	0
Ace Ventura	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Berger	5	254	50.8	49.4	72	4

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Reggie Roby	5	241	48.2	40.6	59	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Dawson	4/4	1/1	0/0	43	2/2

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Adam Vinatieri	1/2	1/2	1/2	55	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
O.J. McDuffie	5	38	7.6	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Engram	3	7	2.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
MarTay Jenkins	1	28	28.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Engram	3	82	27.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB James Darling	7	4	0.0	11	52
CB Roy Koehn	6	0	0.0	7	44
CB Artrell Hawkins	4	2	0.0	11	47
S John Lynch	4	1	0.0	10	52
OLB Jay Foreman	4	1	0.0	8	35
CB Walt Harris	4	0	0.0	11	49
OLB Henri Crockett	3	1	2.0	11	41
S Devin Bush	3	2	0.0	11	52
OLB Frank Slade	2	0	2.0	2	14
DT Dan Wilkinson	2	0	0.5	7	39
DE La'roi Glover	1	1	1.5	10	32
ILB Tracy Simien	1	0	0.0	3	6
DE Mike Rucker	0	1	0.0	10	45

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB London Fletcher	9	3	0.0	38	24
S Ace Ventura	6	2	0.0	13	11
OLB Jason Gildon	6	0	0.0	16	11
S Steve Atwater	5	1	0.0	38	24
S Brock Marion	5	1	0.0	36	24
CB Shawn Springs	5	1	0.0	35	21
OLB Ben Wallace	4	3	0.0	32	17
DE Duncan MacLeod	3	5	1.0	31	20
DE Mike Fox	3	3	0.0	36	18
DT Santana Dotson	2	2	0.0	21	12
DT Daryl Gardnener	2	1	0.0	21	18
DE Nathan Davis	2	0	0.0	16	7
CB Je-rod Cherry	1	0	0.0	12	5
CB Richard Woodley	1	0	0.0	25	17
OLB Brad Jackson	1	0	0.0	5	3
DT Cameron Lomelino	0	1	0.0	15	6
CB Fernando Bryant	0	1	0.0	26	20

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Henri Crockett	2.0	0	2	2	41
OLB Frank Slade	2.0	0	0	1	14
DE La'roi Glover	1.5	1	1	0	32
DT Dan Wilkinson	0.5	0	1	0	39
DE Mike Rucker	0.0	1	0	0	45
ILB James Darling	0.0	0	1	1	52
DE Donte Rocco	0.0	0	1	0	27

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Duncan MacLeod	1.0	0	0	0	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Roy Koehn	6	1	0	44
CB Artrell Hawkins	4	1	1	47
S John Lynch	4	1	0	52
CB Walt Harris	3	1	0	49
ILB James Darling	3	0	0	52
S Devin Bush	2	0	0	52
OLB Jay Foreman	2	0	0	35
DT Dan Wilkinson	1	0	0	39
OLB Henri Crockett	1	0	0	41

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Brock Marion	4	1	24
ILB London Fletcher	4	0	24
CB Shawn Springs	3	0	21
OLB Jason Gildon	2	0	11
S Ace Ventura	2	0	11
OLB Ben Wallace	2	0	17
S Steve Atwater	1	0	24
CB Je-rod Cherry	1	0	5
CB Fernando Bryant	0	2	20

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Dishman	5	11	2	38	0	24
Cory Raymer	2	6	0	38	0	24
Anthony Redmon	2	5	0	38	0	24
Tony Boselli	1	2	0	38	1	24
Ken Dilger	1	2	0	29	0	22
Derrick Harris	1	2	0	9	0	4
George Irwin	1	1	0	17	0	8
Antone Davis	0	5	0	38	0	24

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mark Chmura	1	1	7	0	34
David Ortiz	0	2	11	3	52
Ryan Young	0	2	11	0	52
David Walker	0	1	11	1	52
Brent Smith	0	1	11	1	52
Shar Pourdanesh	0	0	11	1	52

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
O.J. McDuffie	3	22
Derrick Harris	1	21
Charles Johnson	1	17
George Irwin	1	15

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Richard Woodley	3	19
Ace Ventura	2	20
Curtis Martin	1	8

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Devin Bush	---	---	11	52	14	77
Charles Johnson	33	24	---	---	17	74
Chris Dishman	38	24	---	---	9	71
Ken Dilger	29	22	---	---	19	70
Walt Harris	---	---	11	49	6	66
James Darling	---	---	11	52	2	65
John Lynch	---	---	10	52	2	64
Henri Crockett	---	---	11	41	12	64
Antone Davis	38	24	---	---	---	62
Anthony Redmon	38	24	---	---	---	62
Tony Boselli	38	24	---	---	---	62
Cory Raymer	38	24	---	---	---	62
Brian Griese	38	24	---	---	---	62
Terry Glenn	34	22	---	---	5	61
Mike Rucker	---	---	10	45	6	61
Artrell Hawkins	---	---	11	47	2	60
O.J. McDuffie	17	14	---	---	22	53
Roy Koehn	---	---	7	44	2	53
Fred Taylor	33	19	---	---	---	52
Jay Foreman	---	---	8	35	5	48
Dan Wilkinson	---	---	7	39	1	47
La'roi Glover	---	---	10	32	1	43
George Irwin	17	8	---	---	15	40
Paul Miranda	---	---	2	21	13	36
Derrick Harris	9	4	---	---	21	34
Donte Rocco	---	---	2	27	2	31
Qadry Ismail	6	1	---	---	16	23
Cletidus Hunt	---	---	4	13	1	18
Kailey Wong	---	---	0	0	17	17
Scott Galbraith	6	1	---	---	9	16
Frank Slade	---	---	2	14	---	16
Tracy Simien	---	---	3	6	6	15
Miles Walker	5	5	---	---	4	14
Lamar Lathon	---	---	0	0	12	12
Phil Dawson	0	0	---	---	12	12
James Palmer	0	0	---	---	9	9
Chuck Belin	0	0	---	---	9	9
Erik Baerg	0	0	---	---	9	9
Kris Farris	0	0	---	---	9	9
Mitch Berger	0	0	---	---	5	5
Wyatt Ashworth	---	---	0	0	5	5
MarTay Jenkins	1	0	---	---	4	5
Torin Dorn	---	---	1	3	---	4
Hayden Woodson	0	0	---	---	4	4
Junior Suliven	---	---	0	0	1	1
Justics Main	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Steve Atwater	---	---	38	24	12	74
David Walker	11	52	---	---	7	70
Torrance Small	11	42	---	---	13	66
London Fletcher	---	---	38	24	4	66
Brock Marion	---	---	36	24	5	65
Fernando Bryant	---	---	26	20	18	64
Brett Favre	11	52	---	---	---	63
Shar Pourdanesh	11	52	---	---	---	63
David Ortiz	11	52	---	---	---	63
Brent Smith	11	52	---	---	---	63
Ryan Young	11	52	---	---	---	63
Richard Woodley	---	---	25	17	19	61
Shawn Springs	---	---	35	21	4	60
Mike Fox	---	---	36	18	4	58
Duncan MacLeod	---	---	31	20	3	54
Ben Wallace	---	---	32	17	5	54
Chris Floyd	5	26	---	---	18	49
Bert Emanuel	9	39	---	---	---	48
Mark Chmura	7	34	---	---	5	46
Ace Ventura	---	---	13	11	20	44
Bobby Engram	3	23	---	---	17	43
Daryl Gardnener	---	---	21	18	3	42
Silas Armenta	9	33	---	---	---	42
Santana Dotson	---	---	21	12	7	40
Jason Gildon	---	---	16	11	13	40
Curtis Martin	6	24	---	---	8	38
Benjamin Blue	2	15	---	---	19	36
Nathan Davis	---	---	16	7	2	25
Tyrus Knightley	0	10	---	---	14	24
Je-rod Cherry	---	---	12	5	5	22
Cameron Lomelino	---	---	15	6	1	22
Brad Jackson	---	---	5	3	11	19
Andre Wadsworth	---	---	2	6	6	14
Sebastian Meeker	0	0	---	---	12	12
Don Stewart	2	5	---	---	5	12
Steve Stifler	1	9	---	---	---	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
Clifton Shuman	---	---	0	0	7	7
Adam Vinatieri	0	0	---	---	6	6
Reggie Roby	0	0	---	---	5	5
Wally Sellers	0	0	---	---	2	2
Craig Erickson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Lee Flowers	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	33	5.5
Middle	24	92	3.8
Right	8	68	8.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	9	61	6.8
Right	2	21	10.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Griese	23	19	2	0	1	3	0	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brett Favre	46	26	4	1	6	4	6	4	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	51	8.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	9	66	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	47	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	36	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	14	113	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	4	44	3.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	69	17.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Charles Johnson	8	5	0	45	0	24
RB Fred Taylor	5	4	1	40	1	19
WR O.J. McDuffie	4	4	0	22	0	14
TE Ken Dilger	3	3	0	24	0	22
WR Terry Glenn	3	3	0	33	1	22

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bert Emanuel	12	5	2	50	1	39
WR Torrance Small	10	8	0	80	1	42
TE Mark Chmura	6	3	0	34	1	34
WR Silas Armenta	6	3	0	13	0	33
WR Bobby Engram	4	2	1	51	1	23
RB Chris Floyd	3	3	0	27	0	26
RB Curtis Martin	2	2	0	7	0	24
TE Don Stewart	2	0	2	0	0	5
WR Tyrus Knightley	1	0	1	0	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Fred Taylor	9	19	2.11	5.00
Miles Walker	1	4	4.00	4.00

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Benjamin Blue	1	4	4.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Griese	4	3	21	5.25	7.13

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brett Favre	2	1	10	5.00	5.70

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR O.J. McDuffie	1	1	9	9.00	5.50
TE Ken Dilger	1	1	8	8.00	8.00
WR Terry Glenn	1	1	4	4.00	11.00
RB Fred Taylor	1	0	0	0.00	8.00

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Torrance Small	1	1	10	10.00	8.00
WR Silas Armenta	1	0	0	0.00	2.17

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Fred Taylor	6	1
Miles Walker	1	1

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Griese	6	6	4

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brett Favre	12	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

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

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bert Emanuel	5	3	1
WR Torrance Small	3	3	3
RB Curtis Martin	1	1	1
WR Bobby Engram	1	0	0
RB Chris Floyd	1	1	1
WR Tyrus Knightley	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,500 (21,400)
End Zone 15,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,500 (21,400)
End Zone	15,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)