Week 17, 2000

played in St. Louis, MO

51 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

San Francisco 49ers	3	7	3	9	-	22
St. Louis Cardinals	0	14	0	10	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:13 SFO - Steve Christie 27 field goal
2Q: 12:02 SFO - Wayne Chrebet 10 pass from Mark Brunell (Steve Christie extra point)
2Q: 07:25 STL - Bert Emanuel 6 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
2Q: 03:37 STL - Bert Emanuel 17 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
3Q: 02:10 SFO - Steve Christie 26 field goal
4Q: 08:59 SFO - Steve Christie 18 field goal
4Q: 04:59 STL - Curtis Martin 1 run (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
4Q: 01:04 SFO - Malcolm Johnson 4 pass from Mark Brunell (Jerome Bettis run for conversion failed)
4Q: 00:04 STL - Adam Vinatieri 42 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:13 SFO - Steve Christie 27 field goal
2Q: 12:02 SFO - Wayne Chrebet 10 pass from Mark Brunell (Steve Christie extra point)
2Q: 07:25 STL - Bert Emanuel 6 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
2Q: 03:37 STL - Bert Emanuel 17 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
3Q: 02:10 SFO - Steve Christie 26 field goal
4Q: 08:59 SFO - Steve Christie 18 field goal
4Q: 04:59 STL - Curtis Martin 1 run (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
4Q: 01:04 SFO - Malcolm Johnson 4 pass from Mark Brunell (Jerome Bettis run for conversion failed)
4Q: 00:04 STL - Adam Vinatieri 42 field goal

Team Statistics SFO STL
Record 7-9 8-8
First Downs 23 20
- by Rushing 8 5
- by Passing 13 15
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 336 352
- Offensive Plays 66 55
- Yards per Play 5.09 6.40
Net Rushing Yards 146 91
- Rushing Attempts 32 20
- Yards per Rush 4.56 4.55
Net Passing Yards 190 261
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 20 - 0 35 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 205 261
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/15 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.59 7.46
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 4/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 7.9
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/15 5/51
Punt Returns/Yards 3/41 1/3
Kick Returns/Yards 2/48 3/57
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/3 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 20
Time of Possession 33:06 26:54

Team Statistics	SFO	STL
Record	7-9	8-8
First Downs	23	20
- by Rushing	8	5
- by Passing	13	15
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	336	352
- Offensive Plays	66	55
- Yards per Play	5.09	6.40
Net Rushing Yards	146	91
- Rushing Attempts	32	20
- Yards per Rush	4.56	4.55
Net Passing Yards	190	261
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 20 - 0	35 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	205	261
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/15	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.59	7.46
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	4/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	7.9
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/15	5/51
Punt Returns/Yards	3/41	1/3
Kick Returns/Yards	2/48	3/57
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/3	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 20
Time of Possession	33:06	26:54

Drive Charts

San Francisco 49ers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:40	OWN 20	7	26	Punt
1	7:41	4:35	OPP 35	8	25	Field Goal
1	0:59	4:05	OWN 31	8	69	Touchdown
2	7:19	1:05	OWN 27	3	0	Punt
2	3:26	2:10	OWN 25	5	23	Punt
3	13:36	2:15	OWN 40	3	-7	Punt
3	7:10	5:05	OWN 15	11	76	Field Goal
4	14:32	5:40	OWN 34	10	65	Field Goal
4	4:51	3:53	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:20	3:39	OWN 2	6	14	Punt
1	3:06	2:07	OWN 24	3	-3	Punt
2	11:54	4:35	OWN 27	8	73	Touchdown
2	6:14	2:48	OWN 44	7	56	Touchdown
2	1:16	1:16	OWN 4	4	13	Half
3	15:00	1:24	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	11:21	4:11	OWN 21	7	35	Punt
3	2:05	2:33	OWN 20	5	20	Punt
4	8:52	4:01	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
4	0:58	0:58	OWN 20	4	55	Field Goal

Game MVP: Brett Favre, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jerome Bettis	21	119	5.67	18	4
Ricky Watters	9	17	1.89	9	0
Mark Brunell	2	10	5.00	6	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Curtis Martin	14	45	3.21	15	1	1
Thomas Hamner	4	47	11.75	27	2	0
Brett Favre	2	-1	-0.50	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mark Brunell	32	20	205	2/15	2	35	0	101.7

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brett Favre	35	28	261	0/0	2	24	0	116.7

Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Wayne Chrebet	7	11	38	5.43	0	11	1
RB Ricky Watters	3	3	46	15.33	41	26	0
WR Chandler Bing	3	6	20	6.67	10	9	0
WR Malcolm Johnson	3	6	45	15.00	9	32	1
FB Tony Richardson	2	2	42	21.00	40	35	0
TE Kyle Brady	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Peter Warrick	1	3	10	10.00	2	10	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Torrance Small	9	13	103	11.44	21	24	0
WR Bert Emanuel	8	10	69	8.63	17	24	2
WR Tony McDaniel	5	5	66	13.20	21	21	0
TE Mark Chmura	2	2	12	6.00	1	11	0
WR Keith Poole	2	2	7	3.50	5	8	0
RB Curtis Martin	1	1	1	1.00	1	1	0
WR Bryson Wright	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Thomas Hamner	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

San Francisco	Fumb	Recov	Force
Terry Fair	1	0	0
Stimpson Cat	0	1	0
Rich Coady	0	0	1

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Curtis Martin	1	0	0
Jon Jansen	0	1	0
Thomas Hamner	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Larry Shelton	4	176	44.0	43.3	52	2

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ned Flanders	5	199	39.8	31.6	48	2

Kicking Statistics

San Francisco	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Steve Christie	3/3	0/0	0/0	27	1/1

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Adam Vinatieri	1/1	1/1	0/0	42	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Fair	3	41	13.7	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bryson Wright	1	3	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Clay	2	48	24.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Atwater	3	57	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ray Lewis	12	1	19	32
CB Deshea Townsend	5	4	20	32
CB David Macklin	5	0	17	33
ILB Rosevelt Colvin	4	1	16	32
S Rich Coady	4	1	19	31
S Willie Clay	3	0	17	33
DE Lance Johnstone	2	1	17	22
CB Terrance Shaw	2	0	2	14
OLB LaVar Arrington	1	2	12	7
DT Stimpson Cat	1	1	13	31
DT Bob Kuberski	1	1	17	23
CB Marshall Mathers	1	1	1	4
CB Terry Fair	1	0	6	25
S Lance Schulters	1	0	2	5
DE Gary Stills	1	0	15	13
OLB Raynoch Thompson	1	0	4	1

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ben Wallace	11	1	0.0	28	32
S Brock Marion	10	0	0.0	32	34
ILB London Fletcher	9	3	0.0	32	34
CB Braden Wiggins	6	4	0.0	31	33
S Steve Atwater	3	1	0.0	30	34
CB Fernando Bryant	3	0	0.0	30	29
DT Richard Seals	3	0	0.0	18	19
DE Andre Wadsworth	2	1	1.0	12	20
DT Francisco Goodwin	2	0	0.0	21	14
DE La'roi Glover	1	0	1.0	29	31
DE Duncan MacLeod	1	1	0.0	23	18
DT Daryl Gardnener	1	1	0.0	18	16
OLB Jason Gildon	0	1	0.0	3	0
S Lee Flowers	0	1	0.0	4	8
S Chris Hayes	0	1	0.0	3	12

Pass Rush Statistics

San Francisco	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Bob Kuberski	0.0	0	3	0	23

St. Louis	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE La'roi Glover	1.0	1	31
DE Andre Wadsworth	1.0	0	20
DE Duncan MacLeod	0.0	2	18
DT Daryl Gardnener	0.0	1	16
DT Francisco Goodwin	0.0	1	14

Pass Defense Statistics

San Francisco	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Ray Lewis	7	0	32
CB David Macklin	5	1	33
ILB Rosevelt Colvin	4	0	32
CB Terrance Shaw	2	0	14
CB Deshea Townsend	2	0	32
S Willie Clay	1	0	33
CB Terry Fair	1	0	25
S Lance Schulters	1	0	5
DE Gary Stills	1	0	13
S Rich Coady	1	0	31
OLB LaVar Arrington	1	0	7
OLB Raynoch Thompson	1	0	1
CB Marshall Mathers	1	0	4

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Ben Wallace	5	0	32
ILB London Fletcher	4	1	34
CB Braden Wiggins	3	1	33
S Brock Marion	3	0	34
CB Fernando Bryant	3	0	29
S Steve Atwater	2	0	34
S Chris Hayes	0	1	12
CB Hank Poteat	0	1	25

Blocking Statistics

San Francisco	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mike Devlin	4	9	32	0	34
Solomon Page	4	7	32	0	34
Tarik Glenn	2	3	32	1	34
Tony Richardson	1	3	24	0	16
Adam Timmerman	1	2	32	1	34
Kyle Brady	1	2	26	0	23
Jim Bundren	0	4	32	0	34

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Shaun O'Hara	2	5	0	20	35
Jon Jansen	2	4	0	20	35
Brent Smith	1	6	1	20	35
Blake Brockermeyer	1	2	0	20	35
Cosey Coleman	0	1	0	20	35

Special Teams Tackles

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays
Malcolm Johnson	2	13
Ricky Watters	1	22
Tony Richardson	1	13

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Thomas Hamner	1	18
Ronnie Williams	1	15
Chris Hayes	1	15
Fernando Bryant	1	13
Emmitt Smith	1	3

Participation

San Francisco	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Solomon Page	32	34	---	---	7	73
Mike Devlin	32	34	---	---	---	66
Mark Brunell	32	34	---	---	---	66
Adam Timmerman	32	34	---	---	---	66
Tarik Glenn	32	34	---	---	---	66
Jim Bundren	32	34	---	---	---	66
Willie Clay	---	---	17	33	15	65
Deshea Townsend	---	---	20	32	13	65
Ray Lewis	---	---	19	32	11	62
Wayne Chrebet	31	29	---	---	1	61
Ricky Watters	10	21	---	---	22	53
Kyle Brady	26	23	---	---	4	53
Tony Richardson	24	16	---	---	13	53
Rosevelt Colvin	---	---	16	32	5	53
Chandler Bing	21	28	---	---	2	51
Rich Coady	---	---	19	31	1	51
David Macklin	---	---	17	33	1	51
Stimpson Cat	---	---	13	31	5	49
Jerome Bettis	22	19	---	---	---	41
Bob Kuberski	---	---	17	23	1	41
Lance Johnstone	---	---	17	22	---	39
Cam Cleeland	13	10	---	---	16	39
Malcolm Johnson	11	15	---	---	13	39
Terry Fair	---	---	6	25	6	37
Terrance Shaw	---	---	2	14	19	35
Kevin Landolt	---	---	11	18	4	33
Lorenzo Bromell	---	---	7	23	1	31
Gary Stills	---	---	15	13	2	30
Peter Warrick	2	9	---	---	14	25
LaVar Arrington	---	---	12	7	---	19
Jamal Brooks	---	---	4	3	10	17
Lance Schulters	---	---	2	5	10	17
Steve Christie	0	0	---	---	9	9
Lester Towns	---	---	1	3	5	9
Francisco Atkins	0	0	---	---	7	7
Eric Bateman	0	0	---	---	7	7
L.J. Shelton	0	0	---	---	7	7
Elian Gonzalez	0	0	---	---	7	7
Raynoch Thompson	---	---	4	1	2	7
Alexis Shepherd	0	0	---	---	6	6
Marshall Mathers	---	---	1	4	---	5
Larry Shelton	0	0	---	---	4	4
Kevin Daft	0	0	---	---	3	3
Akili Smith	0	0	---	---	---	0
Darrin Chiaverini	0	0	---	---	---	0
Derrick Fletcher	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
London Fletcher	---	---	32	34	11	77
Steve Atwater	---	---	30	34	12	76
Fernando Bryant	---	---	30	29	13	72
Brock Marion	---	---	32	34	3	69
Braden Wiggins	---	---	31	33	3	67
La'roi Glover	---	---	29	31	3	63
Ben Wallace	---	---	28	32	3	63
Cosey Coleman	20	35	---	---	6	61
Brett Favre	20	35	---	---	---	55
Blake Brockermeyer	20	35	---	---	---	55
Brent Smith	20	35	---	---	---	55
Jon Jansen	20	35	---	---	---	55
Shaun O'Hara	20	35	---	---	---	55
Torrance Small	12	32	---	---	7	51
Tony McDaniel	14	27	---	---	9	50
Hank Poteat	---	---	15	25	10	50
Duncan MacLeod	---	---	23	18	5	46
Curtis Martin	16	21	---	---	2	39
Francisco Goodwin	---	---	21	14	4	39
Richard Seals	---	---	18	19	2	39
Bert Emanuel	12	24	---	---	1	37
Mark Chmura	16	15	---	---	5	36
Daryl Gardnener	---	---	18	16	2	36
Keith Poole	9	22	---	---	3	34
Andre Wadsworth	---	---	12	20	2	34
Chris Hayes	---	---	3	12	15	30
Thomas Hamner	4	6	---	---	18	28
Bryson Wright	2	11	---	---	15	28
Brad Jackson	---	---	14	3	10	27
Zack Crockett	5	12	---	---	7	24
Ronnie Williams	5	3	---	---	15	23
Byron Frisch	---	---	5	10	3	18
Lee Flowers	---	---	4	8	4	16
Chad Lewis	1	0	---	---	15	16
Parker Copper	---	---	4	2	6	12
Emmitt Smith	4	2	---	---	3	9
Ned Flanders	0	0	---	---	6	6
Shar Pourdanesh	0	0	---	---	6	6
David Ortiz	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ryan Young	0	0	---	---	6	6
Chuck Horton	0	0	---	---	6	6
Adam Vinatieri	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jason Gildon	---	---	3	0	1	4
Chuck Belin	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ralph Story	0	0	---	---	---	0
Giovanni Carmazzi	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	18	6.0
Middle	21	85	4.0
Right	8	43	5.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	36	9.0
Middle	15	40	2.7
Right	1	15	15.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mark Brunell	32	20	3	2	1	4	5	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brett Favre	35	28	6	2	1	1	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	85	14.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	10	72	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	16	2.0
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	32	4.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	9	13	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	64	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	93	11.6
Long (19+ Yds)	6	4	91	15.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wayne Chrebet	11	7	0	38	0	29
WR Chandler Bing	6	3	0	20	0	28
WR Malcolm Johnson	6	3	0	45	1	15
RB Ricky Watters	3	3	0	46	1	21
WR Peter Warrick	3	1	1	10	0	9
FB Tony Richardson	2	2	0	42	1	16
TE Kyle Brady	1	1	0	4	0	23

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Torrance Small	13	9	0	103	3	32
WR Bert Emanuel	10	8	1	69	1	24
WR Tony McDaniel	5	5	0	66	2	27
TE Mark Chmura	2	2	0	12	0	15
WR Keith Poole	2	2	0	7	0	22
RB Curtis Martin	1	1	0	1	0	21
RB Thomas Hamner	1	0	0	0	0	6
WR Bryson Wright	1	1	0	3	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jerome Bettis	6	22	3.67	5.67
Ricky Watters	4	4	1.00	1.89
Mark Brunell	1	6	6.00	5.00

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Curtis Martin	3	5	1.67	3.21
Thomas Hamner	1	15	15.00	11.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mark Brunell	9	6	24	2.67	6.41

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brett Favre	5	4	26	5.20	7.46

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Wayne Chrebet	5	4	13	2.60	3.45
WR Chandler Bing	2	0	0	0.00	3.33
FB Tony Richardson	1	1	7	7.00	21.00
WR Malcolm Johnson	1	1	4	4.00	7.50

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bert Emanuel	3	3	19	6.33	6.90
WR Tony McDaniel	1	1	7	7.00	13.20
RB Thomas Hamner	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions
Ricky Watters	1	0
Jerome Bettis	1	1

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Brett Favre	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mark Brunell	8	4	3

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brett Favre	8	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Wayne Chrebet	3	1	0
RB Ricky Watters	2	2	2
WR Chandler Bing	2	0	0
WR Malcolm Johnson	1	1	1

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bert Emanuel	3	2	2
TE Mark Chmura	2	2	1
WR Tony McDaniel	2	2	1
WR Torrance Small	1	0	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)