Week 6, 2000

played in St. Louis, MO

45 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	3	3	7	3	-	16
St. Louis Cardinals	0	3	0	6	-	9

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:22 MIN - Phil Dawson 35 field goal
2Q: 08:49 MIN - Phil Dawson 23 field goal
2Q: 04:17 STL - Adam Vinatieri 23 field goal
3Q: 08:29 MIN - Brian Griese 7 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 10:44 MIN - Phil Dawson 30 field goal
4Q: 07:58 STL - Bert Emanuel 5 run (Adam Vinatieri extra point failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:22 MIN - Phil Dawson 35 field goal
2Q: 08:49 MIN - Phil Dawson 23 field goal
2Q: 04:17 STL - Adam Vinatieri 23 field goal
3Q: 08:29 MIN - Brian Griese 7 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 10:44 MIN - Phil Dawson 30 field goal
4Q: 07:58 STL - Bert Emanuel 5 run (Adam Vinatieri extra point failed)

Team Statistics MIN STL
Record 5-0 2-4
First Downs 16 15
- by Rushing 6 2
- by Passing 10 12
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 347 303
- Offensive Plays 57 55
- Yards per Play 6.09 5.51
Net Rushing Yards 146 38
- Rushing Attempts 33 21
- Yards per Rush 4.42 1.81
Net Passing Yards 201 265
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 21 - 15 - 0 33 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 223 271
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/22 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 8.38 7.79
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 9.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/30 4/35
Punt Returns/Yards 3/30 3/2
Kick Returns/Yards 3/74 4/84
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 27
Time of Possession 33:29 26:31

Team Statistics	MIN	STL
Record	5-0	2-4
First Downs	16	15
- by Rushing	6	2
- by Passing	10	12
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	347	303
- Offensive Plays	57	55
- Yards per Play	6.09	5.51
Net Rushing Yards	146	38
- Rushing Attempts	33	21
- Yards per Rush	4.42	1.81
Net Passing Yards	201	265
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	21 - 15 - 0	33 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	223	271
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/22	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	8.38	7.79
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	9.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/30	4/35
Punt Returns/Yards	3/30	3/2
Kick Returns/Yards	3/74	4/84
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 27
Time of Possession	33:29	26:31

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	7:45	OWN 25	12	57	Field Goal
1	3:23	2:06	OWN 10	4	27	Punt
2	13:26	4:43	OWN 18	9	76	Field Goal
2	4:12	3:48	OWN 20	8	38	Missed FG
3	11:53	3:33	OWN 5	7	95	Touchdown
3	6:05	1:58	OWN 18	3	1	Punt
3	1:25	1:33	OWN 34	3	5	Punt
4	12:50	2:11	OPP 32	5	19	Field Goal
4	7:48	5:09	OWN 27	6	19	Punt

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	7:15	3:52	OWN 31	6	16	Punt
1	1:17	2:51	OWN 22	5	18	Punt
2	8:43	4:31	OWN 34	8	60	Field Goal
2	0:24	0:24	OWN 49	3	5	Punt
3	15:00	3:07	OWN 20	6	29	Punt
3	8:20	2:15	OWN 33	4	9	Punt
3	4:07	2:42	OWN 22	4	23	Punt
4	14:52	2:02	OWN 11	3	-10	Punt
4	10:39	2:51	OWN 31	5	69	Touchdown
4	2:39	2:39	OWN 22	12	69	Game

Game MVP: Brian Griese, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Fred Taylor	27	107	3.96	31	5	0
Brian Griese	5	31	6.20	10	1	1
Miles Walker	1	8	8.00	8	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Steve Stifler	11	19	1.73	19	1	0
Curtis Martin	6	11	1.83	6	0	0
Ralph Story	2	3	1.50	3	0	0
Bert Emanuel	2	5	2.50	5	0	1

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Griese	21	15	223	3/22	0	51	0	105.8

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ralph Story	33	22	271	1/6	0	27	0	91.8

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Charles Johnson	6	6	122	20.33	78	51
TE Ken Dilger	2	3	18	9.00	0	11
WR Terry Glenn	2	5	39	19.50	3	20
WR O.J. McDuffie	1	1	18	18.00	3	18
FB Pete Russell	1	1	2	2.00	0	2
RB Fred Taylor	1	2	8	8.00	6	8
RB Miles Walker	1	1	2	2.00	0	2
TE Anthony Becht	1	1	14	14.00	2	14
WR Qadry Ismail	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Bert Emanuel	8	10	78	9.75	35	21
WR Torrance Small	4	7	73	18.25	21	26
WR Keith Poole	4	6	80	20.00	9	27
RB Curtis Martin	2	2	12	6.00	11	10
WR Tony McDaniel	2	3	13	6.50	0	7
RB Steve Stifler	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
WR Bryson Wright	1	1	9	9.00	0	9
TE Mark Chmura	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Ronnie Williams	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Chad Lewis	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Berger	4	184	46.0	45.5	56	2

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ned Flanders	7	297	42.4	38.1	46	6

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Dawson	3/4	0/1	0/1	35	1/1

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Adam Vinatieri	1/1	0/0	0/0	23	0/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
MarTay Jenkins	3	30	10.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bryson Wright	3	2	0.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
MarTay Jenkins	2	48	24.0	0
Qadry Ismail	1	26	26.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Torrance Small	3	60	20.0	0
Brock Marion	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Artrell Hawkins	7	2	0.0	19	32
S Paul Miranda	7	2	0.0	21	34
ILB James Darling	6	2	0.0	18	20
OLB Henri Crockett	5	0	0.5	13	25
OLB Jay Foreman	3	0	0.0	21	34
S John Lynch	2	2	0.0	21	34
S Devin Bush	2	2	0.0	6	17
CB Walt Harris	2	1	0.0	21	33
DE Donte Rocco	2	0	0.0	9	16
CB Eric Warfield	2	0	0.0	15	32
DT Dan Wilkinson	1	0	0.0	16	23
ILB Kailey Wong	1	0	0.0	8	7
DT Cletidus Hunt	1	0	0.0	5	11
DE Courtney Brown	1	0	0.0	14	24
ILB Jalen Blanchard	1	0	0.0	3	0
DE Mike Rucker	0	1	0.5	19	28

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ben Wallace	8	3	1.0	31	22
S Brock Marion	8	2	0.0	33	24
ILB Mike Barber	8	1	0.0	33	24
DT Grady Jackson	4	1	0.0	17	9
CB Shawn Springs	4	1	0.0	33	24
S Ace Ventura	4	0	0.0	32	24
CB Braden Wiggins	4	0	0.0	32	23
DT Daryl Gardnener	3	2	0.0	23	14
DE Duncan MacLeod	2	3	1.0	23	18
DT Francisco Goodwin	2	0	0.0	8	10
DE Mike Fox	1	0	1.0	11	6
DE La'roi Glover	1	1	0.0	23	20
DE Andre Wadsworth	1	0	0.0	10	4
S Lee Flowers	0	1	0.0	9	6
OLB Brad Jackson	0	1	0.0	3	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Mike Rucker	0.5	0	2	0	28
OLB Henri Crockett	0.5	0	1	2	25
DE Courtney Brown	0.0	1	1	0	24
DE Donte Rocco	0.0	0	1	0	16

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Mike Fox	1.0	0	0	6
DE Duncan MacLeod	1.0	0	0	18
OLB Ben Wallace	1.0	0	0	22
DE La'roi Glover	0.0	1	2	20
S Brock Marion	0.0	0	1	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Artrell Hawkins	7	2	32
S Paul Miranda	5	1	34
ILB James Darling	2	0	20
OLB Henri Crockett	2	0	25
OLB Jay Foreman	2	0	34
CB Eric Warfield	1	1	32
S John Lynch	1	0	34
CB Walt Harris	1	0	33
ILB Kailey Wong	1	0	7

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Ben Wallace	3	1	22
S Ace Ventura	3	0	24
CB Shawn Springs	3	0	24
S Brock Marion	2	0	24
ILB Mike Barber	2	0	24
CB Braden Wiggins	2	0	23

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Anthony Redmon	3	6	33	1	24
Chris Dishman	2	6	33	0	24
Cory Raymer	2	5	33	0	24
Ken Dilger	1	1	23	0	17
Antone Davis	0	4	33	2	24
Tony Boselli	0	4	33	0	24
Pete Russell	0	1	3	0	7
Anthony Becht	0	1	7	0	3

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Shaun O'Hara	2	5	21	0	34
Brent Smith	1	6	21	0	34
Blake Brockermeyer	1	3	21	1	34
Jon Jansen	0	3	21	0	34
Cosey Coleman	0	3	21	0	34

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Kailey Wong	4	12
Anthony Becht	1	16
Jalen Blanchard	1	12
Erik Baerg	1	8

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Tony McDaniel	3	14
Ronnie Williams	1	16
Brock Marion	1	12
Shar Pourdanesh	1	8

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Anthony Redmon	33	24	---	---	8	65
Paul Miranda	---	---	21	34	9	64
Eric Warfield	---	---	15	32	15	62
Antone Davis	33	24	---	---	---	57
Tony Boselli	33	24	---	---	---	57
Cory Raymer	33	24	---	---	---	57
Chris Dishman	33	24	---	---	---	57
Brian Griese	33	24	---	---	---	57
John Lynch	---	---	21	34	1	56
Charles Johnson	30	23	---	---	3	56
Terry Glenn	32	24	---	---	---	56
Jay Foreman	---	---	21	34	1	56
Walt Harris	---	---	21	33	1	55
Mike Rucker	---	---	19	28	8	55
Artrell Hawkins	---	---	19	32	1	52
Fred Taylor	31	18	---	---	1	50
Ken Dilger	23	17	---	---	8	48
Courtney Brown	---	---	14	24	5	43
Dan Wilkinson	---	---	16	23	3	42
James Darling	---	---	18	20	2	40
Henri Crockett	---	---	13	25	1	39
Devin Bush	---	---	6	17	15	38
O.J. McDuffie	18	9	---	---	10	37
George Irwin	17	12	---	---	3	32
Kailey Wong	---	---	8	7	12	27
Anthony Becht	7	3	---	---	16	26
Donte Rocco	---	---	9	16	---	25
Miles Walker	2	6	---	---	15	23
Pete Russell	3	7	---	---	12	22
MarTay Jenkins	0	0	---	---	19	19
Cletidus Hunt	---	---	5	11	---	16
Jalen Blanchard	---	---	3	0	12	15
Qadry Ismail	2	1	---	---	8	11
Wyatt Ashworth	---	---	0	0	11	11
Phil Dawson	0	0	---	---	9	9
James Palmer	0	0	---	---	8	8
Erik Baerg	0	0	---	---	8	8
Kris Farris	0	0	---	---	8	8
Troy Diminnie	0	0	---	---	8	8
Tracy Simien	---	---	2	4	1	7
Antone Vinatieri	0	0	---	---	7	7
Delbert Cowsette	---	---	0	0	5	5
Mitch Berger	0	0	---	---	4	4
Hayden Woodson	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jeremy Staat	---	---	0	0	2	2
Justics Main	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brock Marion	---	---	33	24	12	69
Shawn Springs	---	---	33	24	12	69
Ace Ventura	---	---	32	24	9	65
Cosey Coleman	21	34	---	---	8	63
Mike Barber	---	---	33	24	4	61
Braden Wiggins	---	---	32	23	4	59
Ben Wallace	---	---	31	22	4	57
Tony McDaniel	17	25	---	---	14	56
Ralph Story	21	34	---	---	---	55
Blake Brockermeyer	21	34	---	---	---	55
Brent Smith	21	34	---	---	---	55
Jon Jansen	21	34	---	---	---	55
Shaun O'Hara	21	34	---	---	---	55
Hank Poteat	---	---	23	18	12	53
Torrance Small	13	29	---	---	6	48
La'roi Glover	---	---	23	20	5	48
Duncan MacLeod	---	---	23	18	5	46
Steve Stifler	11	16	---	---	18	45
Bert Emanuel	17	24	---	---	1	42
Daryl Gardnener	---	---	23	14	2	39
Keith Poole	11	15	---	---	6	32
Grady Jackson	---	---	17	9	5	31
Jason Gildon	---	---	9	6	13	28
Curtis Martin	9	16	---	---	2	27
Ronnie Williams	2	7	---	---	16	25
Nick Luchey	4	7	---	---	14	25
Mark Chmura	10	13	---	---	1	24
Byron Frisch	---	---	10	10	3	23
Zack Crockett	7	13	---	---	2	22
Bryson Wright	4	4	---	---	14	22
Lee Flowers	---	---	9	6	5	20
Francisco Goodwin	---	---	8	10	1	19
Mike Fox	---	---	11	6	1	18
Andre Wadsworth	---	---	10	4	4	18
Chad Lewis	0	1	---	---	12	13
Brad Jackson	---	---	3	2	5	10
Shar Pourdanesh	0	0	---	---	8	8
David Ortiz	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ryan Young	0	0	---	---	8	8
Chuck Horton	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ned Flanders	0	0	---	---	7	7
Adam Vinatieri	0	0	---	---	4	4
Wally Sellers	0	0	---	---	1	1
Emmitt Smith	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brett Favre	0	0	---	---	---	0
Parker Copper	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	61	8.7
Middle	25	89	3.6
Right	1	-4	-4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	2	0.3
Middle	12	30	2.5
Right	3	6	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Griese	21	15	3	0	1	1	3	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ralph Story	33	22	5	0	1	4	5	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	61	12.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	60	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	102	12.8
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	50	8.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	74	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	73	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	74	12.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Charles Johnson	6	6	0	122	2	23
WR Terry Glenn	5	2	1	39	1	24
TE Ken Dilger	3	2	0	18	0	17
RB Fred Taylor	2	1	0	8	0	18
WR Qadry Ismail	1	0	0	0	0	1
WR O.J. McDuffie	1	1	0	18	0	9
FB Pete Russell	1	1	0	2	0	7
RB Miles Walker	1	1	0	2	0	6
TE Anthony Becht	1	1	0	14	0	3

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bert Emanuel	10	8	0	78	1	24
WR Torrance Small	7	4	0	73	2	29
WR Keith Poole	6	4	0	80	2	15
WR Tony McDaniel	3	2	1	13	0	25
RB Curtis Martin	2	2	0	12	0	16
TE Mark Chmura	1	0	0	0	0	13
TE Ronnie Williams	1	0	0	0	0	7
TE Chad Lewis	1	0	0	0	0	1
RB Steve Stifler	1	1	0	6	0	16
WR Bryson Wright	1	1	0	9	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Fred Taylor	5	8	1.60	3.96
Brian Griese	1	7	7.00	6.20

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Steve Stifler	2	6	3.00	1.73
Bert Emanuel	1	5	5.00	2.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Griese	3	1	2	0.67	10.62

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ralph Story	4	1	7	1.75	8.21

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Pete Russell	1	1	2	2.00	2.00
TE Ken Dilger	1	0	0	0.00	6.00
WR Terry Glenn	1	0	0	0.00	7.80

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tony McDaniel	2	1	7	3.50	4.33
TE Ronnie Williams	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Bert Emanuel	1	0	0	0.00	7.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Fred Taylor	4	1
Brian Griese	1	1

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Steve Stifler	4	1
Ralph Story	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Griese	8	5	3

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ralph Story	8	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Charles Johnson	2	2	2
WR Terry Glenn	2	1	1
WR Qadry Ismail	1	0	0
FB Pete Russell	1	1	0
TE Ken Dilger	1	1	0
RB Fred Taylor	1	0	0

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Keith Poole	3	2	2
WR Tony McDaniel	2	1	0
WR Torrance Small	1	0	0
WR Bert Emanuel	1	0	0
RB Steve Stifler	1	1	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)