Week 14, 2000

played in New England, MA

49 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals	0	24	0	3	-	27
New England Patriots	0	14	7	0	-	21

Scoring Summary
2Q: 09:46 STL - Torrance Small 20 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
2Q: 08:03 STL - Emmitt Smith 6 run (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
2Q: 04:06 NED - Eric Moulds 30 pass from Trot Nixon (Cole Ford extra point)
2Q: 02:03 STL - Brett Favre 4 run (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
2Q: 01:25 NED - Robert Holcombe 65 run (Cole Ford extra point)
2Q: 00:05 STL - Adam Vinatieri 56 field goal
3Q: 10:50 NED - Antonio Freeman 18 pass from Trot Nixon (Cole Ford extra point)
4Q: 02:49 STL - Adam Vinatieri 50 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 09:46 STL - Torrance Small 20 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
2Q: 08:03 STL - Emmitt Smith 6 run (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
2Q: 04:06 NED - Eric Moulds 30 pass from Trot Nixon (Cole Ford extra point)
2Q: 02:03 STL - Brett Favre 4 run (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
2Q: 01:25 NED - Robert Holcombe 65 run (Cole Ford extra point)
2Q: 00:05 STL - Adam Vinatieri 56 field goal
3Q: 10:50 NED - Antonio Freeman 18 pass from Trot Nixon (Cole Ford extra point)
4Q: 02:49 STL - Adam Vinatieri 50 field goal

Team Statistics STL NED
Record 6-7 4-9
First Downs 20 21
- by Rushing 4 6
- by Passing 16 14
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 361 434
- Offensive Plays 67 67
- Yards per Play 5.39 6.48
Net Rushing Yards 41 144
- Rushing Attempts 20 21
- Yards per Rush 2.05 6.86
Net Passing Yards 320 290
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 30 - 1 44 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 353 302
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/33 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 6.81 6.30
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.8 8.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 7/59 5/29
Punt Returns/Yards 3/36 7/38
Kick Returns/Yards 1/17 1/31
Interception Ret./Yards 1/21 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 25
Time of Possession 31:22 28:38

Team Statistics	STL	NED
Record	6-7	4-9
First Downs	20	21
- by Rushing	4	6
- by Passing	16	14
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	361	434
- Offensive Plays	67	67
- Yards per Play	5.39	6.48
Net Rushing Yards	41	144
- Rushing Attempts	20	21
- Yards per Rush	2.05	6.86
Net Passing Yards	320	290
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 30 - 1	44 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	353	302
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/33	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	6.81	6.30
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.8	8.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	7/59	5/29
Punt Returns/Yards	3/36	7/38
Kick Returns/Yards	1/17	1/31
Interception Ret./Yards	1/21	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 25
Time of Possession	31:22	28:38

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:20	3:15	OWN 35	5	4	Punt
1	5:31	2:47	OWN 26	5	22	Punt
2	13:24	3:50	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	8:29	0:35	OPP 20	2	20	Touchdown
2	6:27	0:38	OPP 44	3	19	Interception
2	3:52	1:55	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
2	0:49	0:49	OWN 27	4	34	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:06	OWN 20	4	16	Punt
3	10:42	3:29	OWN 20	6	-1	Punt
3	5:33	1:25	OWN 16	3	-7	Punt
3	2:18	1:10	OPP 45	3	-8	Punt
4	13:40	1:03	OWN 19	3	2	Punt
4	11:43	4:51	OWN 16	9	42	Punt
4	5:00	2:18	OPP 40	3	7	Field Goal
4	0:28	0:28	OWN 29	3	-3	Game

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:40	OWN 38	8	34	Missed FG
1	7:05	1:34	OWN 18	3	0	Punt
1	2:44	4:20	OWN 8	8	56	Punt
2	9:34	1:05	OWN 20	3	13	Interception
2	7:54	1:27	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	5:49	1:57	OWN 18	6	82	Touchdown
2	1:57	1:08	OWN 20	2	80	Touchdown
3	12:54	2:12	OWN 45	5	55	Touchdown
3	7:13	1:40	OWN 38	3	3	Punt
3	4:08	1:50	OPP 42	3	-1	Punt
3	1:08	2:28	OWN 18	7	26	Punt
4	12:37	0:54	OWN 36	3	0	Punt
4	6:52	1:52	OWN 4	3	4	Punt
4	2:42	2:14	OWN 20	10	51	Downs

Game MVP: Brett Favre, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Steve Stifler	10	10	1.00	10	1	0
Brett Favre	5	5	1.00	4	0	1
Thomas Hamner	3	21	7.00	10	1	0
Emmitt Smith	2	5	2.50	6	0	1

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Robert Holcombe	13	95	7.31	65	1	1
Brad Hoover	5	36	7.20	9	0	0
J.T. Ogden	2	13	6.50	10	1	0
Antonio Freeman	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brett Favre	42	30	353	5/33	1	43	1	94.6

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Trot Nixon	44	26	302	2/12	2	30	1	85.6

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Torrance Small	7	10	90	12.86	22	24	1
WR Bert Emanuel	5	5	91	18.20	51	43	0
WR Tony McDaniel	5	13	66	13.20	41	32	0
WR Keith Poole	5	5	47	9.40	0	12	0
TE Mark Chmura	4	4	26	6.50	10	17	0
FB Zack Crockett	2	2	10	5.00	6	10	0
RB Steve Stifler	2	2	23	11.50	17	17	0
WR Bryson Wright	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Eric Moulds	8	12	73	9.13	9	30	1
WR Antonio Freeman	7	13	77	11.00	19	22	1
RB Robert Holcombe	6	7	94	15.67	52	29	0
WR Ed McCaffrey	3	6	31	10.33	2	16	0
TE Jamie Asher	1	2	21	21.00	0	21	0
FB Brad Hoover	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Mike Alstott	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Brock Marion	1	21	21.00	0

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Terrell Buckley	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ned Flanders	8	336	42.0	37.3	51	4

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Barker	8	305	38.1	31.1	56	3

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Adam Vinatieri	2/2	2/2	2/2	56	3/3

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cole Ford	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bryson Wright	3	36	12.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mark Walhberg	6	34	5.7	0
Greg Myers	1	4	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Atwater	1	17	17.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Moulds	1	31	31.0	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ben Wallace	6	2	0.0	20	39
CB Braden Wiggins	6	0	0.0	15	36
S Ace Ventura	5	0	1.0	20	34
ILB London Fletcher	5	6	0.0	21	46
S Brock Marion	5	3	0.0	21	46
CB Shawn Springs	5	1	0.0	20	45
CB Fernando Bryant	3	1	0.0	5	12
DE Duncan MacLeod	2	0	0.5	14	33
OLB Jason Gildon	2	1	0.0	6	7
DE La'roi Glover	1	1	0.5	17	41
DT Francisco Goodwin	1	2	0.0	15	20
S Steve Atwater	1	1	0.0	5	17
S Chris Hayes	1	0	0.0	1	12
DE Andre Wadsworth	1	0	0.0	9	16
OLB Brad Jackson	1	0	0.0	0	3
ILB Parker Copper	1	0	0.0	1	7
WR Bryson Wright	1	0	---	---	---
DE Byron Frisch	0	1	0.0	7	14

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Greg Myers	9	1	1.0	19	45
ILB Desmond Grasso	6	0	0.0	20	47
CB Terrell Buckley	5	2	0.0	19	45
CB Mark Walhberg	5	0	0.0	7	21
S Todd Franz	4	1	0.0	20	46
DE Erik Flowers	3	0	2.5	15	31
S Zack de la Rocha	3	2	0.0	5	19
OLB Hannibal Navies	3	2	0.0	16	33
DE Jeff Lageman	2	0	1.0	12	39
DE Ben Karpinski	2	1	0.5	17	34
DT Sam Adams	2	1	0.0	17	43
CB Allen Rossum	2	1	0.0	6	19
ILB Ted Johnson	1	0	0.0	3	3
WR Eric Moulds	1	0	---	---	---
DT Reggie McGrew	1	0	0.0	11	23
CB Tory James	0	1	0.0	18	42

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
S Ace Ventura	1.0	0	0	0	34
DE La'roi Glover	0.5	1	3	0	41
DE Duncan MacLeod	0.5	0	1	0	33
OLB Jason Gildon	0.0	0	1	1	7
DT Francisco Goodwin	0.0	0	1	1	20

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Erik Flowers	2.5	0	0	0	31
DE Jeff Lageman	1.0	1	2	2	39
S Greg Myers	1.0	0	0	0	45
DE Ben Karpinski	0.5	0	1	0	34

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Braden Wiggins	5	1	0	36
OLB Ben Wallace	4	1	0	39
ILB London Fletcher	4	0	0	46
CB Shawn Springs	2	3	0	45
ILB Parker Copper	2	1	0	7
S Brock Marion	2	0	1	46
S Ace Ventura	2	0	0	34
CB Fernando Bryant	2	0	0	12
S Steve Atwater	1	0	0	17
OLB Jason Gildon	1	0	0	7
OLB Brad Jackson	1	0	0	3
S Chris Hayes	0	1	0	12

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Terrell Buckley	4	1	1	45
CB Mark Walhberg	4	1	0	21
S Greg Myers	4	1	0	45
S Todd Franz	4	1	0	46
ILB Desmond Grasso	4	0	0	47
S Zack de la Rocha	3	0	0	19
CB Allen Rossum	2	0	0	19
OLB Hannibal Navies	2	0	0	33
DE Ben Karpinski	1	0	0	34
ILB Ted Johnson	1	0	0	3
CB Tory James	1	0	0	42
OLB Derrick Thomas	0	1	0	9

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brent Smith	2	4	20	1	47
Shaun O'Hara	1	4	20	0	47
Jon Jansen	1	3	20	1	47
Cosey Coleman	1	1	20	0	47
Shar Pourdanesh	0	2	20	3	47
Zack Crockett	0	1	9	0	17

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Damien Woody	4	6	21	0	46
Rick Delrio	2	2	21	1	46
Leon Searcy	2	2	21	0	46
John St. Clair	1	5	21	1	46
Mike Alstott	1	3	11	0	36
Cameron Spikes	1	2	21	0	46
Jamie Asher	0	1	18	0	24

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Steve Atwater	3	17
Chris Hayes	2	19
Thomas Hamner	1	26
David Ortiz	1	10
Chuck Horton	1	10

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Tucker Brock	2	15
Butch Rolle	1	9
Brad Hoover	1	5

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
London Fletcher	---	---	21	46	17	84
Shar Pourdanesh	20	47	---	---	10	77
Cosey Coleman	20	47	---	---	10	77
Shawn Springs	---	---	20	45	6	71
Brock Marion	---	---	21	46	2	69
Braden Wiggins	---	---	15	36	17	68
Brett Favre	20	47	---	---	---	67
Brent Smith	20	47	---	---	---	67
Jon Jansen	20	47	---	---	---	67
Shaun O'Hara	20	47	---	---	---	67
La'roi Glover	---	---	17	41	6	64
Ben Wallace	---	---	20	39	3	62
Tony McDaniel	13	35	---	---	9	57
Bert Emanuel	19	36	---	---	---	55
Ace Ventura	---	---	20	34	1	55
Torrance Small	13	35	---	---	5	53
Hank Poteat	---	---	17	35	1	53
Thomas Hamner	8	17	---	---	26	51
Mark Chmura	13	28	---	---	8	49
Duncan MacLeod	---	---	14	33	1	48
Daryl Gardnener	---	---	12	29	1	42
Steve Atwater	---	---	5	17	17	39
Steve Stifler	12	26	---	---	1	39
Zack Crockett	9	17	---	---	10	36
Francisco Goodwin	---	---	15	20	1	36
Chris Hayes	---	---	1	12	19	32
Keith Poole	4	21	---	---	7	32
Byron Frisch	---	---	7	14	11	32
Bryson Wright	2	10	---	---	19	31
Ronnie Williams	2	7	---	---	19	28
Andre Wadsworth	---	---	9	16	---	25
Fernando Bryant	---	---	5	12	8	25
Jason Gildon	---	---	6	7	9	22
Grady Jackson	---	---	5	14	---	19
Emmitt Smith	5	3	---	---	5	13
Parker Copper	---	---	1	7	4	12
Ned Flanders	0	0	---	---	10	10
David Ortiz	0	0	---	---	10	10
Ryan Young	0	0	---	---	10	10
Chuck Horton	0	0	---	---	10	10
Adam Vinatieri	0	0	---	---	7	7
Brad Jackson	---	---	0	3	4	7
Chad Lewis	0	0	---	---	4	4
Chuck Belin	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ralph Story	0	0	---	---	---	0
Giovanni Carmazzi	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Leon Searcy	21	46	---	---	9	76
Rick Delrio	21	46	---	---	9	76
John St. Clair	21	46	---	---	9	76
Antonio Freeman	13	41	---	---	17	71
Desmond Grasso	---	---	20	47	2	69
Todd Franz	---	---	20	46	2	68
Trot Nixon	21	46	---	---	---	67
Tory James	---	---	18	42	7	67
Greg Myers	---	---	19	45	3	67
Damien Woody	21	46	---	---	---	67
Cameron Spikes	21	46	---	---	---	67
Terrell Buckley	---	---	19	45	2	66
Mike Alstott	11	36	---	---	17	64
Robert Holcombe	18	40	---	---	5	63
Eric Moulds	18	40	---	---	4	62
Sam Adams	---	---	17	43	1	61
Erik Flowers	---	---	15	31	12	58
Mark Walhberg	---	---	7	21	26	54
Jeff Lageman	---	---	12	39	2	53
Ben Karpinski	---	---	17	34	2	53
Hannibal Navies	---	---	16	33	1	50
Jamie Asher	18	24	---	---	---	42
Allen Rossum	---	---	6	19	16	41
Zack de la Rocha	---	---	5	19	16	40
Reggie McGrew	---	---	11	23	5	39
Ed McCaffrey	4	23	---	---	10	37
J.T. Ogden	3	6	---	---	26	35
Andy Katzenmoyer	---	---	4	11	17	32
Derrick Thomas	---	---	5	9	9	23
Damian Vaughn	0	1	---	---	18	19
Brad Hoover	7	7	---	---	5	19
Wesley Walls	9	4	---	---	4	17
Tucker Brock	---	---	0	0	15	15
Evan Toomer	4	7	---	---	---	11
Nickolas Fox	---	---	2	5	3	10
Butch Rolle	0	0	---	---	9	9
Mike Utley	0	0	---	---	9	9
Bryan Barker	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ted Johnson	---	---	3	3	2	8
Shawn Sawyda	---	---	4	2	---	6
Cole Ford	0	0	---	---	5	5
Sean Parker	0	0	---	---	1	1
Craig Yeast	0	1	---	---	---	1
Don Majkowski	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tony Mandarich	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ed Toner	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	23	2.9
Middle	5	6	1.2
Right	4	15	3.8
None	3	-3	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	40	6.7
Middle	9	86	9.6
Right	6	18	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brett Favre	42	30	5	0	2	5	3	2	1

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Trot Nixon	44	26	5	2	1	7	6	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	43	7.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	15	168	9.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	10	142	10.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	17	2.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	81	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	9	153	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	51	17.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tony McDaniel	13	5	2	66	1	35
WR Torrance Small	10	7	0	90	2	35
WR Bert Emanuel	5	5	0	91	2	36
WR Keith Poole	5	5	0	47	0	21
TE Mark Chmura	4	4	0	26	0	28
FB Zack Crockett	2	2	0	10	0	17
RB Steve Stifler	2	2	0	23	0	26
WR Bryson Wright	1	0	0	0	0	10

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Antonio Freeman	13	7	1	77	1	41
WR Eric Moulds	12	8	0	73	1	40
RB Robert Holcombe	7	6	0	94	2	40
WR Ed McCaffrey	6	3	0	31	0	23
FB Mike Alstott	3	0	0	0	0	36
TE Jamie Asher	2	1	0	21	1	24
FB Brad Hoover	1	1	0	6	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Emmitt Smith	1	6	6.00	2.50
Brett Favre	1	4	4.00	1.00

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brett Favre	2	2	34	17.00	8.40

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Trot Nixon	1	1	18	18.00	6.86

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Torrance Small	1	1	20	20.00	9.00
WR Tony McDaniel	1	1	14	14.00	5.08

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Antonio Freeman	1	1	18	18.00	5.92

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Brett Favre	1	0
Thomas Hamner	1	0

New England	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brett Favre	8	7	3

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Trot Nixon	13	8	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Mark Chmura	2	2	0
WR Torrance Small	2	2	1
FB Zack Crockett	2	2	1
WR Tony McDaniel	1	0	0
WR Keith Poole	1	1	1

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ed McCaffrey	6	3	2
WR Antonio Freeman	3	2	1
WR Eric Moulds	2	2	0
FB Mike Alstott	1	0	0
RB Robert Holcombe	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,100 (21,400)
End Zone 14,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,100 (21,400)
End Zone	14,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)