Week 8, 2000

played in St. Louis, MO

59 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Los Angeles Rams	3	0	7	3	-	13
St. Louis Cardinals	3	10	3	7	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:57 LA - Ryan Longwell 18 field goal
1Q: 03:13 STL - Adam Vinatieri 20 field goal
2Q: 11:26 STL - Adam Vinatieri 20 field goal
2Q: 00:47 STL - Tony McDaniel 11 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
3Q: 09:36 LA - Joe Jurevicius 10 pass from Troy Aikman (Ryan Longwell extra point)
3Q: 05:23 STL - Adam Vinatieri 22 field goal
4Q: 14:55 LA - Ryan Longwell 48 field goal
4Q: 08:55 STL - Curtis Martin 1 run (Adam Vinatieri extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:57 LA - Ryan Longwell 18 field goal
1Q: 03:13 STL - Adam Vinatieri 20 field goal
2Q: 11:26 STL - Adam Vinatieri 20 field goal
2Q: 00:47 STL - Tony McDaniel 11 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
3Q: 09:36 LA - Joe Jurevicius 10 pass from Troy Aikman (Ryan Longwell extra point)
3Q: 05:23 STL - Adam Vinatieri 22 field goal
4Q: 14:55 LA - Ryan Longwell 48 field goal
4Q: 08:55 STL - Curtis Martin 1 run (Adam Vinatieri extra point)

Team Statistics LA STL
Record 2-6 4-4
First Downs 18 25
- by Rushing 0 4
- by Passing 17 20
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 276 465
- Offensive Plays 65 71
- Yards per Play 4.25 6.55
Net Rushing Yards 29 84
- Rushing Attempts 15 27
- Yards per Rush 1.93 3.11
Net Passing Yards 247 381
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 46 - 23 - 0 42 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 267 389
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/20 2/8
- Yards per Pass Play 4.94 8.66
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 6.2
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/30 4/20
Punt Returns/Yards 4/52 4/17
Kick Returns/Yards 1/36 3/57
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 20
Time of Possession 24:46 35:14

Team Statistics	LA	STL
Record	2-6	4-4
First Downs	18	25
- by Rushing	0	4
- by Passing	17	20
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	276	465
- Offensive Plays	65	71
- Yards per Play	4.25	6.55
Net Rushing Yards	29	84
- Rushing Attempts	15	27
- Yards per Rush	1.93	3.11
Net Passing Yards	247	381
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	46 - 23 - 0	42 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	267	389
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/20	2/8
- Yards per Pass Play	4.94	8.66
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	6.2
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/30	4/20
Punt Returns/Yards	4/52	4/17
Kick Returns/Yards	1/36	3/57
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 20
Time of Possession	24:46	35:14

Drive Charts

Los Angeles Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:11	OWN 34	11	65	Field Goal
1	3:07	3:07	OWN 12	5	16	Punt
2	11:20	0:55	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	8:02	0:48	OWN 35	3	0	Punt
2	4:42	2:38	OWN 34	5	10	Punt
2	0:47	0:47	OWN 20	2	-10	Half
3	13:09	3:40	OWN 36	9	64	Touchdown
3	5:16	0:42	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
3	1:45	1:56	OWN 20	5	49	Field Goal
4	8:46	2:19	OWN 20	6	31	Punt
4	2:19	2:19	OWN 27	13	33	Downs

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:49	6:42	OWN 15	11	82	Field Goal
2	15:00	3:40	OWN 38	7	59	Field Goal
2	10:25	2:23	OWN 12	4	14	Punt
2	7:14	2:32	OWN 22	6	19	Punt
2	2:04	1:17	OWN 14	7	86	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:51	OWN 17	3	9	Punt
3	9:29	4:13	OWN 20	8	75	Field Goal
3	4:34	2:49	OWN 30	6	19	Punt
4	14:49	6:03	OWN 21	13	79	Touchdown
4	6:27	4:08	OWN 20	6	13	Punt

Game MVP: Brett Favre, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Wilmont Perry	10	31	3.10	9
Kevin Faulk	4	0	0.00	1
Troy Aikman	1	-2	-2.00	-2

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Curtis Martin	15	50	3.33	12	1	1
Emmitt Smith	5	17	3.40	10	1	0
Nick Luchey	4	9	2.25	7	0	0
Brett Favre	3	8	2.67	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Troy Aikman	46	23	267	4/20	1	23	0	75.2

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brett Favre	42	29	389	2/8	1	40	0	106.1

Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Frank Sanders	11	22	142	12.91	38	23	0
WR R. Jay Soward	4	8	29	7.25	15	10	0
WR Joe Jurevicius	3	9	38	12.67	3	22	1
WR Herman Moore	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Alfred Pupunu	1	1	18	18.00	0	18	0
FB Wade Reeves	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Wilmont Perry	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0
RB Kevin Faulk	1	1	20	20.00	13	20	0
WR Anthony Lucas	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bert Emanuel	8	9	142	17.75	93	40	0
WR Torrance Small	6	9	116	19.33	48	37	0
WR Tony McDaniel	6	7	51	8.50	11	11	1
TE Mark Chmura	4	6	32	8.00	3	10	0
RB Emmitt Smith	1	2	6	6.00	2	6	0
RB Curtis Martin	1	2	29	29.00	30	29	0
WR Keith Poole	1	4	5	5.00	0	5	0
FB Nick Luchey	1	2	0	0.00	3	0	0
WR Bryson Wright	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0

Interception Statistics

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov	Force
R. Jay Soward	1	0	0
Kevin Faulk	0	1	0
Mark McMillian	0	0	1
Wade Reeves	0	0	1

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Torrance Small	2	0	0
Keith Poole	0	1	0
London Fletcher	0	1	0
Ben Wallace	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shane Edge	6	295	49.2	43.0	63	3

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ned Flanders	5	225	45.0	34.6	52	2

Kicking Statistics

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ryan Longwell	2/2	1/1	0/0	48	1/1

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Adam Vinatieri	3/3	0/0	0/0	22	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Anthony Lucas	4	52	13.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bryson Wright	3	9	3.0	0
Torrance Small	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joe Jurevicius	1	36	36.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Torrance Small	2	40	20.0	0
Brock Marion	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Mark McMillian	8	3	0.0	16	32
S Derrick Hoskins	7	1	0.0	25	44
ILB Levon Kirkland	6	5	0.0	20	40
S Jason Belser	6	0	0.0	25	37
DT Clint Haynes	4	0	1.0	22	33
CB Jerry Azumah	4	2	0.0	20	36
OLB Lewis Bush	4	0	0.0	16	25
DT Austin Robbins	3	1	0.0	19	26
DT Fred Robbins	2	0	1.0	12	24
DE Duane Ashman	2	3	0.0	22	24
CB Andy Macdonald	2	1	0.0	22	35
ILB Antony Jordan	2	1	0.0	7	9
OLB Bernard Carter	2	0	0.0	10	11
OLB Dean Wells	1	1	0.0	3	4
DE Alonzo Spellman	1	0	0.0	10	8
CB Lance Brown	1	0	0.0	9	13
OLB Derrick Rodgers	1	0	0.0	10	14
DE Sean Moran	0	2	0.0	18	39

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ace Ventura	8	1	1.0	15	50
ILB London Fletcher	7	3	0.0	15	49
CB Hank Poteat	6	2	0.0	11	47
OLB Ben Wallace	3	2	0.0	13	49
CB Braden Wiggins	3	2	0.0	11	42
S Brock Marion	2	1	1.0	11	20
DT Daryl Gardnener	2	1	1.0	9	34
CB Fernando Bryant	2	2	0.0	8	33
DE Duncan MacLeod	1	0	1.0	12	29
CB Shawn Springs	1	1	0.0	15	49
OLB Jason Gildon	1	0	0.0	4	9
S Lee Flowers	1	0	0.0	2	21
DT Grady Jackson	1	0	0.0	7	18
DE Andre Wadsworth	1	0	0.0	1	4
DE Byron Frisch	1	0	0.0	6	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Los Angeles	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Clint Haynes	1.0	2	0	0	33
DT Fred Robbins	1.0	0	0	0	24
DE Sean Moran	0.0	1	1	0	39
DE Duane Ashman	0.0	1	1	0	24
DT Austin Robbins	0.0	0	2	1	26

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Duncan MacLeod	1.0	1	1	0	29
DT Daryl Gardnener	1.0	1	0	0	34
S Ace Ventura	1.0	0	0	1	50
S Brock Marion	1.0	0	0	0	20
DE Byron Frisch	0.0	1	1	0	22
DT Grady Jackson	0.0	1	0	0	18
DE La'roi Glover	0.0	0	3	0	38
DT Francisco Goodwin	0.0	0	2	0	13
ILB London Fletcher	0.0	0	1	2	49

Pass Defense Statistics

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Mark McMillian	5	1	32
ILB Levon Kirkland	3	1	40
CB Jerry Azumah	3	1	36
S Jason Belser	3	0	37
S Derrick Hoskins	3	0	44
OLB Lewis Bush	2	0	25
ILB Antony Jordan	2	0	9
OLB Dean Wells	1	0	4
DT Clint Haynes	1	0	33
OLB Bernard Carter	1	0	11
CB Lance Brown	1	0	13
CB Andy Macdonald	1	0	35
DE Duane Ashman	1	0	24
OLB Derrick Rodgers	1	0	14
DT Fred Robbins	1	0	24
S Hannibal Lecter	0	1	9

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Hank Poteat	6	3	47
S Ace Ventura	6	1	50
ILB London Fletcher	3	0	49
OLB Ben Wallace	2	1	49
CB Braden Wiggins	2	0	42
CB Shawn Springs	1	1	49
S Brock Marion	1	0	20
OLB Jason Gildon	1	0	9
S Lee Flowers	1	0	21
ILB Mike Barber	0	1	1

Blocking Statistics

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Frank Garcia	1	3	15	0	50
Robbie Tobeck	0	3	15	3	50
Benji Olson	0	3	15	1	50
Cornell Green	0	3	15	0	50
Alfred Pupunu	0	1	13	0	31
Wade Reeves	0	1	5	0	16

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Shaun O'Hara	4	11	27	0	44
Brent Smith	2	4	27	1	44
Blake Brockermeyer	1	3	27	1	44
Cosey Coleman	1	2	27	0	44
Jon Jansen	1	1	27	0	44
Mark Chmura	0	1	20	0	29
Zack Crockett	0	1	11	0	14
Nick Luchey	0	1	7	0	10

Special Teams Tackles

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Kevin Faulk	2	22
Anthony Lucas	2	19
Mark McMillian	1	22
Wade Reeves	1	18
Brad Meester	1	8

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Shar Pourdanesh	2	8
Mike Barber	1	15
Chad Lewis	1	13
Brock Marion	1	4

Participation

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Joe Jurevicius	15	49	---	---	11	75
Robbie Tobeck	15	50	---	---	8	73
Derrick Hoskins	---	---	25	44	3	72
Mark McMillian	---	---	16	32	22	70
Frank Sanders	13	46	---	---	10	69
Jason Belser	---	---	25	37	4	66
Troy Aikman	15	50	---	---	---	65
Frank Garcia	15	50	---	---	---	65
Ryan Tucker	15	50	---	---	---	65
Benji Olson	15	50	---	---	---	65
Cornell Green	15	50	---	---	---	65
Levon Kirkland	---	---	20	40	4	64
Sean Moran	---	---	18	39	3	60
Jerry Azumah	---	---	20	36	4	60
Andy Macdonald	---	---	22	35	2	59
Clint Haynes	---	---	22	33	3	58
Alfred Pupunu	13	31	---	---	11	55
Kevin Faulk	5	24	---	---	22	51
Austin Robbins	---	---	19	26	3	48
Duane Ashman	---	---	22	24	2	48
R. Jay Soward	9	32	---	---	6	47
Lewis Bush	---	---	16	25	5	46
Wilmont Perry	10	28	---	---	5	43
Fred Robbins	---	---	12	24	5	41
Wade Reeves	5	16	---	---	18	39
Derrick Rodgers	---	---	10	14	11	35
Marvin Thomas	---	---	5	20	3	28
Bernard Carter	---	---	10	11	6	27
Pierson Hill	2	7	---	---	16	25
Alonzo Spellman	---	---	10	8	5	23
Lance Brown	---	---	9	13	1	23
Anthony Lucas	0	4	---	---	19	23
Hannibal Lecter	---	---	2	9	10	21
Antony Jordan	---	---	7	9	3	19
Herman Moore	3	13	---	---	---	16
Dean Wells	---	---	3	4	9	16
John Flannery	0	0	---	---	8	8
Eric Mahlum	0	0	---	---	8	8
Tre Fuller	0	0	---	---	8	8
Brad Meester	0	0	---	---	8	8
Daryl Weis	---	---	2	1	4	7
Shane Edge	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ryan Longwell	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tommy Carlisle	---	---	2	0	2	4
Dave Brown	0	0	---	---	2	2
Jake Delhomme	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cosey Coleman	27	44	---	---	8	79
Shawn Springs	---	---	15	49	12	76
London Fletcher	---	---	15	49	10	74
Brett Favre	27	44	---	---	---	71
Blake Brockermeyer	27	44	---	---	---	71
Brent Smith	27	44	---	---	---	71
Jon Jansen	27	44	---	---	---	71
Shaun O'Hara	27	44	---	---	---	71
Braden Wiggins	---	---	11	42	14	67
Ace Ventura	---	---	15	50	1	66
Ben Wallace	---	---	13	49	2	64
Torrance Small	20	33	---	---	6	59
Hank Poteat	---	---	11	47	1	59
Bert Emanuel	18	36	---	---	1	55
Tony McDaniel	18	28	---	---	8	54
Fernando Bryant	---	---	8	33	13	54
La'roi Glover	---	---	13	38	2	53
Curtis Martin	18	20	---	---	13	51
Mark Chmura	20	29	---	---	1	50
Daryl Gardnener	---	---	9	34	3	46
Duncan MacLeod	---	---	12	29	2	43
Zack Crockett	11	14	---	---	13	38
Brock Marion	---	---	11	20	4	35
Keith Poole	9	18	---	---	8	35
Nick Luchey	7	10	---	---	16	33
Bryson Wright	5	8	---	---	18	31
Byron Frisch	---	---	6	22	3	31
Mike Fox	---	---	3	21	5	29
Ronnie Williams	4	7	---	---	18	29
Lee Flowers	---	---	2	21	6	29
Grady Jackson	---	---	7	18	4	29
Jason Gildon	---	---	4	9	11	24
Francisco Goodwin	---	---	7	13	2	22
Emmitt Smith	5	16	---	---	---	21
Mike Barber	---	---	2	1	15	18
Chad Lewis	0	1	---	---	13	14
Adam Vinatieri	0	0	---	---	9	9
Andre Wadsworth	---	---	1	4	4	9
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	---	---	5	5
Wally Sellers	0	0	---	---	3	3
Brad Jackson	---	---	0	1	---	1
Ralph Story	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	0	0.0
Middle	8	16	2.0
Right	5	15	3.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	24	4.8
Middle	16	33	2.1
Right	6	27	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Troy Aikman	46	23	4	2	2	7	8	3	0

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brett Favre	42	29	6	0	1	4	4	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	35	11.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	11	105	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	61	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	10	3	66	6.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	73	12.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	17	213	8.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	6	103	14.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Frank Sanders	22	11	1	142	2	46
WR Joe Jurevicius	9	3	1	38	1	49
WR R. Jay Soward	8	4	0	29	0	32
RB Wilmont Perry	2	1	0	2	0	28
WR Herman Moore	1	1	0	7	0	13
TE Alfred Pupunu	1	1	0	18	0	31
FB Wade Reeves	1	1	0	11	0	16
RB Kevin Faulk	1	1	0	20	1	24
WR Anthony Lucas	1	0	0	0	0	4

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Torrance Small	9	6	1	116	2	33
WR Bert Emanuel	9	8	0	142	3	36
WR Tony McDaniel	7	6	0	51	0	28
TE Mark Chmura	6	4	0	32	0	29
WR Keith Poole	4	1	0	5	0	18
RB Emmitt Smith	2	1	0	6	0	16
RB Curtis Martin	2	1	0	29	1	20
FB Nick Luchey	2	1	0	0	0	10
WR Bryson Wright	1	1	0	8	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Wilmont Perry	4	7	1.75	3.10

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Curtis Martin	4	9	2.25	3.33
Nick Luchey	2	8	4.00	2.25
Emmitt Smith	1	1	1.00	3.40
Brett Favre	1	1	1.00	2.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Troy Aikman	1	1	10	10.00	5.80

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brett Favre	10	5	44	4.40	9.26

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Joe Jurevicius	1	1	10	10.00	4.22

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tony McDaniel	3	2	20	6.67	7.29
WR Torrance Small	2	1	10	5.00	12.89
WR Bert Emanuel	2	1	8	4.00	15.78
RB Emmitt Smith	1	1	6	6.00	3.00
TE Mark Chmura	1	0	0	0.00	5.33
RB Curtis Martin	1	0	0	0.00	14.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
Wilmont Perry	2	0

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Curtis Martin	3	0
Brett Favre	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Troy Aikman	11	4	4

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brett Favre	10	7	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Frank Sanders	6	3	3
WR Joe Jurevicius	2	1	1
RB Wilmont Perry	1	0	0
WR Anthony Lucas	1	0	0
WR R. Jay Soward	1	0	0

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Torrance Small	2	2	2
WR Tony McDaniel	2	2	1
RB Emmitt Smith	1	1	1
TE Mark Chmura	1	0	0
WR Bert Emanuel	1	1	1
RB Curtis Martin	1	0	0
FB Nick Luchey	1	0	0
WR Bryson Wright	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,100 (21,400)
End Zone 14,900 (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	69,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,100 (21,400)
End Zone	14,900 (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)