Week 16, 2000

played in New Jersey, NJ

52 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals	0	3	7	3	-	13
New Jersey Jets	7	17	0	0	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:20 NJY - Derrick Alexander 16 pass from Peyton Manning (Martin Gramatica extra point)
2Q: 14:01 NJY - Martin Gramatica 18 field goal
2Q: 08:15 STL - Adam Vinatieri 20 field goal
2Q: 02:13 NJY - Peyton Manning 2 run (Martin Gramatica extra point)
2Q: 01:03 NJY - Grant Gomez 25 pass from Peyton Manning (Martin Gramatica extra point)
3Q: 03:16 STL - Bert Emanuel 54 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
4Q: 11:10 STL - Adam Vinatieri 45 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:20 NJY - Derrick Alexander 16 pass from Peyton Manning (Martin Gramatica extra point)
2Q: 14:01 NJY - Martin Gramatica 18 field goal
2Q: 08:15 STL - Adam Vinatieri 20 field goal
2Q: 02:13 NJY - Peyton Manning 2 run (Martin Gramatica extra point)
2Q: 01:03 NJY - Grant Gomez 25 pass from Peyton Manning (Martin Gramatica extra point)
3Q: 03:16 STL - Bert Emanuel 54 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
4Q: 11:10 STL - Adam Vinatieri 45 field goal

Team Statistics STL NJY
Record 7-8 6-9
First Downs 14 17
- by Rushing 1 6
- by Passing 13 11
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 335 305
- Offensive Plays 56 64
- Yards per Play 5.98 4.77
Net Rushing Yards 64 95
- Rushing Attempts 16 38
- Yards per Rush 4.00 2.50
Net Passing Yards 271 210
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 29 - 1 25 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 287 217
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/16 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 6.78 8.08
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/11 8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 6.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/20 4/20
Punt Returns/Yards 2/16 1/8
Kick Returns/Yards 4/79 1/32
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/2
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 35
Time of Possession 25:15 34:45

Team Statistics	STL	NJY
Record	7-8	6-9
First Downs	14	17
- by Rushing	1	6
- by Passing	13	11
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	335	305
- Offensive Plays	56	64
- Yards per Play	5.98	4.77
Net Rushing Yards	64	95
- Rushing Attempts	16	38
- Yards per Rush	4.00	2.50
Net Passing Yards	271	210
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 29 - 1	25 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	287	217
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/16	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	6.78	8.08
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/11	8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	6.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/20	4/20
Punt Returns/Yards	2/16	1/8
Kick Returns/Yards	4/79	1/32
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/2
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 35
Time of Possession	25:15	34:45

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:11	OWN 29	3	-4	Punt
1	7:13	2:03	OWN 22	3	9	Punt
2	13:55	5:45	OWN 44	9	53	Field Goal
2	2:05	0:56	OWN 27	3	10	Fumble
2	0:51	0:51	OWN 20	4	25	Half
3	12:27	4:03	OWN 1	9	56	Punt
3	4:43	1:45	OWN 30	3	70	Touchdown
3	1:04	5:02	OWN 23	11	49	Field Goal
4	7:37	1:32	OWN 19	3	-1	Punt
4	3:39	1:04	OWN 13	4	31	Interception
4	2:03	0:49	OWN 17	4	32	Fumble

New Jersey Jets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:49	5:36	OWN 31	10	69	Touchdown
1	5:10	6:15	OWN 35	13	64	Field Goal
2	8:10	6:05	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
2	1:09	0:18	OPP 25	2	25	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:33	OWN 44	3	9	Punt
3	8:24	3:41	OWN 20	6	5	Punt
3	2:58	1:54	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	11:02	3:25	OWN 20	6	16	Punt
4	6:05	2:26	OWN 38	3	7	Punt
4	2:35	0:32	OWN 34	3	2	Punt
4	1:14	1:14	OPP 49	2	2	Game

Game MVP: Peyton Manning, New Jersey Jets

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Curtis Martin	7	21	3.00	7	0
Thomas Hamner	5	11	2.20	6	0
Brett Favre	3	31	10.33	14	2
Emmitt Smith	1	1	1.00	1	0

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Curtis Ennis	30	68	2.27	10	1	0
Moe Williams	6	27	4.50	8	0	0
Peyton Manning	2	0	0.00	2	0	1

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brett Favre	38	29	287	2/16	1	54	1	94.9

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Peyton Manning	25	22	217	1/7	2	31	0	129.5

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bert Emanuel	11	14	135	12.27	56	54	1
WR Torrance Small	6	9	69	11.50	35	22	0
TE Mark Chmura	5	6	33	6.60	10	11	0
WR Bryson Wright	3	3	43	14.33	1	21	0
WR Tony McDaniel	2	4	8	4.00	0	5	0
WR Keith Poole	2	2	-1	-0.50	0	3	0

New Jersey	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Leroy Thompson	6	6	43	7.17	4	18	0
WR Derrick Alexander	4	4	53	13.25	4	29	1
WR Trevor Gaylor	4	5	38	9.50	10	18	0
TE Bobby Collins	2	3	12	6.00	5	10	0
FB Deon Dyer	2	2	9	4.50	0	9	0
WR Grant Gomez	2	2	56	28.00	24	31	1
RB Curtis Ennis	1	1	7	7.00	2	7	0
RB Curtis Keaton	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Jed Weaver	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Jersey	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Kareem Larrimore	1	2	2.00	0

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Force
Brett Favre	1	0
Bryson Wright	1	0
Chris Hayes	0	1

New Jersey	Fumb	Recov	Force
Moe Williams	1	0	0
Henry Slay	0	1	0
Curtis Keaton	0	1	0
Kareem Larrimore	0	1	0
Antonio Langham	0	0	1
Derrick Alexander	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ned Flanders	4	173	43.3	36.3	52	0

New Jersey	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Skip Ingram	6	285	47.5	44.8	55	4

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Adam Vinatieri	2/2	1/1	0/0	45	1/1

New Jersey	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Martin Gramatica	1/1	0/0	0/0	18	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bryson Wright	2	16	8.0	0

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leroy Thompson	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Atwater	4	79	19.8	0

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Moe Williams	1	32	32.0	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jason Gildon	11	2	0.0	38	26
S Brock Marion	8	1	0.0	38	26
OLB Ben Wallace	8	0	0.0	36	25
S Steve Atwater	6	2	1.0	36	24
DE La'roi Glover	5	3	0.0	32	24
CB Braden Wiggins	5	1	0.0	36	25
ILB Parker Copper	3	1	0.0	18	6
DT Richard Seals	3	0	0.0	21	12
DE Andre Wadsworth	2	2	0.0	17	10
DE Byron Frisch	2	1	0.0	8	3
DE Duncan MacLeod	2	0	0.0	27	18
WR Bert Emanuel	1	0	---	---	---
DT Francisco Goodwin	1	0	0.0	17	17
C Shaun O'Hara	1	0	---	---	---
CB Hank Poteat	1	0	0.0	24	22
S Lee Flowers	0	1	0.0	6	3
DT Daryl Gardnener	0	1	0.0	26	19
S Chris Hayes	0	1	0.0	9	2
ILB London Fletcher	0	1	0.0	3	2
CB Fernando Bryant	0	1	0.0	25	21

New Jersey	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Arturo Freeman	7	1	0.0	16	40
CB Tyrone Poole	7	0	0.0	11	32
ILB Ernest Dixon	6	3	0.0	16	39
OLB Julian Peterson	4	2	0.0	12	28
DE Darrell Davis	3	1	1.0	13	25
CB Antonio Langham	3	1	0.0	16	40
CB Kareem Larrimore	3	1	0.0	15	40
CB Coby Rhinehart	2	2	0.0	16	40
DE Derrick Alexander	2	0	0.0	12	31
DT Warren Sapp	2	0	0.0	12	29
OLB William Wallace	2	0	0.0	7	16
DE Chris Combs	1	0	1.0	3	15
DT Henry Slay	1	0	0.0	4	14
ILB Corwin Patton	1	0	0.0	0	1
OLB Reggie Barnes	0	1	0.0	4	12
DT Pat Williams	0	1	0.0	9	18
DT Kendrick Clancy	0	1	0.0	4	9

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
S Steve Atwater	1.0	0	0	24
OLB Jason Gildon	0.0	1	0	26
DE Andre Wadsworth	0.0	1	0	10
DE La'roi Glover	0.0	0	1	24

New Jersey	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Darrell Davis	1.0	0	25
DE Chris Combs	1.0	0	15
DE Derrick Alexander	0.0	2	31
DT Warren Sapp	0.0	1	29

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Jason Gildon	5	1	26
OLB Ben Wallace	5	0	25
S Steve Atwater	4	0	24
S Brock Marion	2	0	26
CB Braden Wiggins	2	0	25
DT Richard Seals	2	0	12
DE La'roi Glover	1	0	24
CB Hank Poteat	1	0	22

New Jersey	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Tyrone Poole	6	0	0	32
ILB Ernest Dixon	5	0	0	39
S Arturo Freeman	4	0	0	40
CB Antonio Langham	3	1	0	40
CB Kareem Larrimore	3	0	1	40
CB Coby Rhinehart	2	0	0	40
OLB Julian Peterson	2	0	0	28
OLB William Wallace	1	1	0	16
DE Darrell Davis	1	0	0	25
DE Derrick Alexander	1	0	0	31
ILB Corwin Patton	1	0	0	1

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brent Smith	2	4	16	0	40
Jon Jansen	1	4	16	1	40
Cosey Coleman	1	3	16	0	40
Blake Brockermeyer	0	2	16	1	40
Shaun O'Hara	0	1	16	0	40

New Jersey	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Wade	4	9	38	1	26
Josh Hardy	3	6	38	0	26
Brian De Marco	2	6	38	0	26
Darnell Alford	2	4	38	0	26
Benjamin Tanner	2	4	24	0	14
Walter Jones	1	2	14	0	12
Deon Dyer	0	3	18	0	7
Jed Weaver	0	1	26	0	13
Bobby Collins	0	1	13	0	11

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Ronnie Williams	1	15
Chris Hayes	1	12

New Jersey	Tackles	STPlays
Reggie Barnes	2	22
Dustin Lyman	2	16
Leroy Thompson	1	13
Grant Gomez	1	10

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jason Gildon	---	---	38	26	18	82
Fernando Bryant	---	---	25	21	21	67
Steve Atwater	---	---	36	24	6	66
Brock Marion	---	---	38	26	2	66
Ben Wallace	---	---	36	25	2	63
Braden Wiggins	---	---	36	25	1	62
Cosey Coleman	16	40	---	---	6	62
La'roi Glover	---	---	32	24	1	57
Brett Favre	16	40	---	---	---	56
Blake Brockermeyer	16	40	---	---	---	56
Brent Smith	16	40	---	---	---	56
Jon Jansen	16	40	---	---	---	56
Shaun O'Hara	16	40	---	---	---	56
Torrance Small	14	29	---	---	11	54
Hank Poteat	---	---	24	22	5	51
Duncan MacLeod	---	---	27	18	2	47
Bert Emanuel	11	35	---	---	1	47
Daryl Gardnener	---	---	26	19	1	46
Tony McDaniel	7	35	---	---	---	42
Francisco Goodwin	---	---	17	17	4	38
Keith Poole	6	22	---	---	8	36
Curtis Martin	10	24	---	---	1	35
Thomas Hamner	5	10	---	---	20	35
Richard Seals	---	---	21	12	---	33
Bryson Wright	4	10	---	---	17	31
Zack Crockett	7	11	---	---	11	29
Andre Wadsworth	---	---	17	10	---	27
Mark Chmura	8	17	---	---	---	25
Parker Copper	---	---	18	6	1	25
Ronnie Williams	6	3	---	---	15	24
Chris Hayes	---	---	9	2	12	23
Byron Frisch	---	---	8	3	8	19
Lee Flowers	---	---	6	3	6	15
Chad Lewis	0	0	---	---	14	14
Emmitt Smith	2	4	---	---	4	10
Brad Jackson	---	---	1	1	8	10
Ned Flanders	0	0	---	---	6	6
Shar Pourdanesh	0	0	---	---	6	6
Adam Vinatieri	0	0	---	---	6	6
David Ortiz	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ryan Young	0	0	---	---	6	6
Chuck Horton	0	0	---	---	6	6
London Fletcher	---	---	3	2	---	5
Chuck Belin	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ralph Story	0	0	---	---	---	0
Giovanni Carmazzi	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Jersey	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brian De Marco	38	26	---	---	7	71
Darnell Alford	38	26	---	---	7	71
Kareem Larrimore	---	---	15	40	12	67
Arturo Freeman	---	---	16	40	11	67
Peyton Manning	38	26	---	---	---	64
John Wade	38	26	---	---	---	64
Josh Hardy	38	26	---	---	---	64
Tyrone Poole	---	---	11	32	18	61
Ernest Dixon	---	---	16	39	3	58
Antonio Langham	---	---	16	40	2	58
Coby Rhinehart	---	---	16	40	2	58
Curtis Ennis	32	23	---	---	---	55
Leroy Thompson	22	16	---	---	13	51
Trevor Gaylor	26	21	---	---	---	47
Derrick Alexander	27	15	---	---	4	46
Derrick Alexander	---	---	12	31	2	45
Benjamin Tanner	24	14	---	---	7	45
Warren Sapp	---	---	12	29	2	43
Jed Weaver	26	13	---	---	4	43
Julian Peterson	---	---	12	28	2	42
Darrell Davis	---	---	13	25	3	41
Deon Dyer	18	7	---	---	14	39
Reggie Barnes	---	---	4	12	22	38
Grant Gomez	11	11	---	---	10	32
Pat Williams	---	---	9	18	3	30
Curtis Keaton	9	6	---	---	15	30
Moe Williams	6	6	---	---	16	28
Bobby Collins	13	11	---	---	4	28
Walter Jones	14	12	---	---	---	26
William Wallace	---	---	7	16	1	24
Chris Combs	---	---	3	15	1	19
Henry Slay	---	---	4	14	---	18
Joe Salave'a	---	---	4	11	3	18
Dustin Lyman	0	1	---	---	16	17
Kendrick Clancy	---	---	4	9	3	16
Corwin Patton	---	---	0	1	8	9
Pellom LeVeck	0	0	---	---	7	7
Chris Bober	0	0	---	---	7	7
Martin Gramatica	0	0	---	---	6	6
Skip Ingram	0	0	---	---	6	6
Nate Webster	---	---	2	0	---	2
Leroy Wickert	0	0	---	---	1	1
Tony Banks	0	0	---	---	---	0
Orlando Sheehan	0	0	---	---	---	0
Damon Moore	---	---	0	0	---	0
Sebastian Shepard	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	22	3.7
Middle	10	42	4.2
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	33	2.5
Middle	19	49	2.6
Right	5	15	3.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brett Favre	38	29	4	0	3	2	3	0	1

New Jersey	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Peyton Manning	25	22	3	0	0	1	2	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	40	6.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	16	98	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	74	8.2
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	75	15.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	2	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	15	102	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	59	9.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	54	18.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bert Emanuel	14	11	1	135	1	35
WR Torrance Small	9	6	1	69	2	29
TE Mark Chmura	6	5	0	33	0	17
WR Tony McDaniel	4	2	1	8	0	35
WR Bryson Wright	3	3	0	43	1	10
WR Keith Poole	2	2	0	-1	0	22

New Jersey	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Leroy Thompson	6	6	43	0	16
WR Trevor Gaylor	5	4	38	0	21
WR Derrick Alexander	4	4	53	1	15
TE Bobby Collins	3	2	12	0	11
FB Deon Dyer	2	2	9	0	7
WR Grant Gomez	2	2	56	2	11
RB Curtis Ennis	1	1	7	0	23
TE Jed Weaver	1	0	0	0	13
RB Curtis Keaton	1	1	-1	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Curtis Martin	1	6	6.00	3.00
Thomas Hamner	1	0	0.00	2.20

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Moe Williams	2	8	4.00	4.50
Curtis Ennis	2	0	0.00	2.27
Peyton Manning	1	2	2.00	0.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brett Favre	1	1	3	3.00	7.55

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Peyton Manning	6	5	39	6.50	8.68

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bert Emanuel	1	1	3	3.00	9.64

New Jersey	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Derrick Alexander	2	2	19	9.50	13.25
RB Curtis Ennis	1	1	7	7.00	7.00
TE Jed Weaver	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Curtis Keaton	1	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00
WR Trevor Gaylor	1	1	14	14.00	7.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

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

New Jersey	Rushes	Conversions
Curtis Ennis	5	3
Moe Williams	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brett Favre	8	7	4

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Conversions
Peyton Manning	8	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bert Emanuel	4	4	2
TE Mark Chmura	2	1	1
WR Torrance Small	1	1	1
WR Tony McDaniel	1	1	0

New Jersey	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Leroy Thompson	2	2	1
FB Deon Dyer	2	2	1
WR Derrick Alexander	1	1	0
TE Bobby Collins	1	1	1
WR Grant Gomez	1	1	1
WR Trevor Gaylor	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 76,500 (86,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,500 (26,500)
End Zone 18,300 (19,100)
Mezzanine 9,300 (11,000)
Sideline Seats 14,300 (16,900)
Club Seats 7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 4,800 (5,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	76,500 (86,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,500 (26,500)
End Zone	18,300 (19,100)
Mezzanine	9,300 (11,000)
Sideline Seats	14,300 (16,900)
Club Seats	7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	4,800 (5,800)