Wild Card Playoff Games, 2000

played in St. Louis, MO

54 degrees, rain, 2 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	3	7	0	10	3	-	23
St. Louis Cardinals	3	7	0	10	0	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:43 STL - Adam Vinatieri 50 field goal
1Q: 05:34 CAR - John Kasay 44 field goal
2Q: 10:42 CAR - Marvin Harrison 23 pass from Steve McNair (John Kasay extra point)
2Q: 02:08 STL - Torrance Small 43 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
4Q: 13:23 CAR - John Kasay 38 field goal
4Q: 05:55 STL - Bert Emanuel 10 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
4Q: 01:23 CAR - Steve McNair 9 run (John Kasay extra point)
4Q: 00:17 STL - Adam Vinatieri 47 field goal
OT: 08:27 CAR - John Kasay 34 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:43 STL - Adam Vinatieri 50 field goal
1Q: 05:34 CAR - John Kasay 44 field goal
2Q: 10:42 CAR - Marvin Harrison 23 pass from Steve McNair (John Kasay extra point)
2Q: 02:08 STL - Torrance Small 43 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
4Q: 13:23 CAR - John Kasay 38 field goal
4Q: 05:55 STL - Bert Emanuel 10 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
4Q: 01:23 CAR - Steve McNair 9 run (John Kasay extra point)
4Q: 00:17 STL - Adam Vinatieri 47 field goal
OT: 08:27 CAR - John Kasay 34 field goal

Team Statistics CAR STL
Record 13-4 8-9
First Downs 23 24
- by Rushing 4 4
- by Passing 19 18
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 434 432
- Offensive Plays 73 67
- Yards per Play 5.95 6.45
Net Rushing Yards 76 76
- Rushing Attempts 28 18
- Yards per Rush 2.71 4.22
Net Passing Yards 358 356
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 33 - 0 48 - 34 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 371 359
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 1/3
- Yards per Pass Play 7.96 7.27
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.4 8.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 5/50 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 2/35 3/-1
Kick Returns/Yards 1/17 4/94
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/3 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 24
Time of Possession 35:40 30:58

Team Statistics	CAR	STL
Record	13-4	8-9
First Downs	23	24
- by Rushing	4	4
- by Passing	19	18
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	434	432
- Offensive Plays	73	67
- Yards per Play	5.95	6.45
Net Rushing Yards	76	76
- Rushing Attempts	28	18
- Yards per Rush	2.71	4.22
Net Passing Yards	358	356
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 33 - 0	48 - 34 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	371	359
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	1/3
- Yards per Pass Play	7.96	7.27
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.4	8.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	5/50	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	2/35	3/-1
Kick Returns/Yards	1/17	4/94
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/3	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 24
Time of Possession	35:40	30:58

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:37	4:10	OWN 17	8	56	Field Goal
1	1:42	6:10	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
2	5:30	1:04	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	2:00	1:35	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	15:00	2:47	OWN 20	5	14	Punt
3	10:46	1:09	OWN 41	3	6	Punt
3	6:36	1:35	OWN 16	3	2	Punt
3	3:42	5:26	OWN 31	11	48	Field Goal
4	10:48	2:32	OWN 20	5	49	Missed FG
4	5:48	4:38	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
4	0:12	0:12	OWN 20	2	-1	Half
OT1	12:19	3:57	OWN 26	7	57	Field Goal

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:23	OWN 12	11	55	Field Goal
1	5:27	3:45	OWN 24	8	37	Punt
2	10:32	5:02	OWN 20	9	41	Punt
2	4:26	2:26	OWN 31	6	69	Touchdown
2	0:25	0:25	OWN 20	1	6	Half
3	12:13	1:27	OWN 24	3	2	Punt
3	9:37	3:01	OWN 19	5	29	Punt
3	5:01	1:19	OWN 28	3	2	Interception
4	13:16	2:28	OWN 20	6	69	Interception
4	8:16	2:28	OWN 38	6	62	Touchdown
4	1:10	0:58	OWN 30	5	40	Field Goal
OT1	15:00	2:41	OWN 38	5	15	Punt

Game MVP: Steve McNair, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Spencer Bramson	13	19	1.46	9	0	0
Chris Floyd	11	29	2.64	14	1	0
Steve McNair	4	28	7.00	11	1	1

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Curtis Martin	12	46	3.83	21	2	0
Thomas Hamner	6	30	5.00	12	1	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve McNair	43	33	371	2/13	1	37	0	109.7

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brett Favre	48	34	359	1/3	2	43	2	88.8

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Marvin Harrison	8	11	69	8.63	19	23	1
WR Mike Pritchard	7	9	105	15.00	44	34	0
WR Bobby Shaw	6	8	72	12.00	12	23	0
FB Jim Finn	4	5	76	19.00	73	37	0
WR Chris Penn	3	3	23	7.67	5	11	0
TE Asher Ackerman	3	4	8	2.67	0	10	0
TE Troy Drayton	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Chris Floyd	1	1	7	7.00	5	7	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Torrance Small	13	15	140	10.77	8	43	1
WR Keith Poole	6	8	81	13.50	10	41	0
WR Bert Emanuel	5	9	33	6.60	0	11	1
TE Mark Chmura	4	4	33	8.25	20	11	0
WR Tony McDaniel	3	7	30	10.00	23	13	0
RB Curtis Martin	2	2	19	9.50	18	17	0
FB Zack Crockett	1	1	23	23.00	23	23	0
TE Ronnie Williams	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Stephen Boyd	2	0	0.00	0

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Chris Floyd	1	0	0	0
Steve McNair	0	1	0	0

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Brock Marion	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Taylor Cochrane	5	225	45.0	45.2	55	0

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ned Flanders	5	203	40.6	25.6	45	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Kasay	3/4	1/2	0/0	44	2/2

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

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Penn	2	35	17.5	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bryson Wright	3	-1	-0.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Salvador Blair	1	17	17.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Atwater	4	94	23.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Stephen Boyd	9	1	0.0	16	48
ILB Donnie Spragan	6	0	0.0	8	13
CB Kiwuakee Thomas	6	0	0.0	17	41
ILB Chris Claiborne	5	1	0.0	18	49
DT Michael Myers	4	1	0.0	13	33
S Shawn Williams	4	1	0.0	18	49
S Matt Bowmen	4	0	0.0	17	48
DE Kenard Lang	3	0	1.0	13	29
CB Ray Buchanan	3	0	0.0	17	47
CB Corwin Joyner	3	0	0.0	10	35
DE Adewale Ogunleye	2	1	0.0	17	28
CB Jimmy Spencer	1	0	0.0	2	12
S Tebucky Jones	1	0	0.0	3	12
DT Darwin Walker	0	2	0.0	6	20

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ben Wallace	12	1	0.0	24	41
ILB London Fletcher	7	7	0.0	28	45
CB Braden Wiggins	7	4	0.0	27	43
CB Fernando Bryant	7	0	0.0	20	34
S Brock Marion	6	2	0.0	28	45
DE Byron Frisch	3	0	2.0	8	9
DT Francisco Goodwin	3	2	0.0	15	26
S Steve Atwater	3	1	0.0	27	44
CB Hank Poteat	3	0	0.0	21	39
DT Daryl Gardnener	2	1	0.0	14	31
ILB Parker Copper	2	1	0.0	1	4
DE La'roi Glover	2	0	0.0	26	40
DT Richard Seals	2	0	0.0	16	24
OLB Brad Jackson	1	1	0.0	9	9
QB Brett Favre	1	0	---	---	---
WR Bert Emanuel	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Pete Monty	0	1	0.0	4	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Kenard Lang	1.0	0	1	29
DE Colin Powell	0.0	1	0	34
OLB Jerry Jensen	0.0	0	2	29
OLB Stephen Boyd	0.0	0	1	48
DT Michael Myers	0.0	0	1	33

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Byron Frisch	2.0	0	0	1	9
DE La'roi Glover	0.0	2	2	1	40
DE Andre Wadsworth	0.0	1	0	0	29
DT Francisco Goodwin	0.0	0	1	1	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Stephen Boyd	6	0	2	48
CB Kiwuakee Thomas	6	0	0	41
S Shawn Williams	4	3	0	49
CB Ray Buchanan	4	1	0	47
ILB Donnie Spragan	4	0	0	13
CB Corwin Joyner	3	1	0	35
ILB Chris Claiborne	2	0	0	49
S Matt Bowmen	2	0	0	48
CB Jimmy Spencer	1	0	0	12
DT Michael Myers	1	0	0	33
S Tebucky Jones	1	0	0	12

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Ben Wallace	9	0	41
CB Fernando Bryant	6	1	34
ILB London Fletcher	5	0	45
CB Braden Wiggins	4	0	43
S Steve Atwater	2	1	44
ILB Parker Copper	2	0	4
CB Hank Poteat	2	0	39
S Brock Marion	1	0	45
OLB Brad Jackson	1	0	9
DT Richard Seals	1	0	24

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Gary Ivan Gordon	3	9	28	0	45
Chris Villarrial	2	6	28	0	45
Jim Finn	1	2	19	0	23
Pat Harlow	0	3	28	1	45
Chris Naeole	0	2	28	1	45
Troy Drayton	0	1	13	0	14
Marco Rivera	0	1	28	0	45

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brent Smith	2	3	18	0	49
Shaun O'Hara	1	6	18	0	49
Jon Jansen	1	3	18	1	49
Cosey Coleman	1	3	18	0	49
Blake Brockermeyer	1	2	18	0	49
Zack Crockett	0	1	9	0	21

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Antonio Armstrong	3	26
Jimmy Spencer	1	26
Spencer Bramson	1	20
Ray Buchanan	1	18
Bobby Shaw	1	15

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Fernando Bryant	1	28
Chris Hayes	1	17
Emmitt Smith	1	4

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ray Buchanan	---	---	17	47	18	82
Chris Naeole	28	45	---	---	9	82
Shawn Williams	---	---	18	49	8	75
Pat Harlow	28	45	---	---	---	73
Gary Ivan Gordon	28	45	---	---	---	73
Steve McNair	28	45	---	---	---	73
Marco Rivera	28	45	---	---	---	73
Chris Villarrial	28	45	---	---	---	73
Mike Pritchard	20	36	---	---	16	72
Chris Claiborne	---	---	18	49	2	69
Stephen Boyd	---	---	16	48	3	67
Marvin Harrison	26	41	---	---	---	67
Matt Bowmen	---	---	17	48	2	67
Kiwuakee Thomas	---	---	17	41	7	65
Bobby Shaw	12	24	---	---	15	51
Jim Finn	19	23	---	---	9	51
Spencer Bramson	15	14	---	---	20	49
Michael Myers	---	---	13	33	1	47
Adewale Ogunleye	---	---	17	28	2	47
Corwin Joyner	---	---	10	35	2	47
Colin Powell	---	---	5	34	5	44
Kenard Lang	---	---	13	29	2	44
Antonio Armstrong	---	---	8	9	26	43
Chris Floyd	13	26	---	---	4	43
Jimmy Spencer	---	---	2	12	26	40
Troy Drayton	13	14	---	---	13	40
Jerry Jensen	---	---	10	29	1	40
Darwin Walker	---	---	6	20	6	32
Chris Penn	9	17	---	---	5	31
Asher Ackerman	10	19	---	---	2	31
Donnie Spragan	---	---	8	13	10	31
Andrew Glover	2	4	---	---	11	17
Tebucky Jones	---	---	3	12	1	16
Salvador Blair	0	0	---	---	16	16
John Kasay	0	0	---	---	10	10
Booker Foxx	0	0	---	---	9	9
Sale Isaia	0	0	---	---	9	9
Chris Ruhman	0	0	---	---	9	9
Cory Withrow	0	0	---	---	9	9
Moe Barber	1	7	---	---	---	8
Taylor Cochrane	0	0	---	---	5	5
Alan Rodgers	0	0	---	---	4	4
Renaldo Wynn	---	---	0	3	---	3
Eric Zeier	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mike Flaherty	0	0	---	---	---	0
Na'il Diggs	---	---	0	0	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Fernando Bryant	---	---	20	34	28	82
Steve Atwater	---	---	27	44	10	81
Brock Marion	---	---	28	45	5	78
London Fletcher	---	---	28	45	4	77
Ben Wallace	---	---	24	41	11	76
Braden Wiggins	---	---	27	43	4	74
Cosey Coleman	18	49	---	---	7	74
La'roi Glover	---	---	26	40	6	72
Torrance Small	16	41	---	---	11	68
Brett Favre	18	49	---	---	---	67
Blake Brockermeyer	18	49	---	---	---	67
Brent Smith	18	49	---	---	---	67
Jon Jansen	18	49	---	---	---	67
Shaun O'Hara	18	49	---	---	---	67
Hank Poteat	---	---	21	39	7	67
Bert Emanuel	12	37	---	---	11	60
Mark Chmura	11	32	---	---	13	56
Andre Wadsworth	---	---	19	29	3	51
Daryl Gardnener	---	---	14	31	4	49
Curtis Martin	12	35	---	---	1	48
Zack Crockett	9	21	---	---	14	44
Francisco Goodwin	---	---	15	26	3	44
Tony McDaniel	8	33	---	---	---	41
Richard Seals	---	---	16	24	1	41
Thomas Hamner	6	11	---	---	22	39
Duncan MacLeod	---	---	9	17	4	30
Ronnie Williams	6	6	---	---	17	29
Chris Hayes	---	---	6	6	17	29
Bryson Wright	3	7	---	---	18	28
Keith Poole	4	20	---	---	---	24
Byron Frisch	---	---	8	9	5	22
Brad Jackson	---	---	9	9	1	19
Lee Flowers	---	---	6	5	6	17
Pete Monty	---	---	4	4	9	17
Parker Copper	---	---	1	4	9	14
Emmitt Smith	3	2	---	---	4	9
Ned Flanders	0	0	---	---	7	7
Shar Pourdanesh	0	0	---	---	7	7
Adam Vinatieri	0	0	---	---	7	7
David Ortiz	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ryan Young	0	0	---	---	7	7
Chuck Horton	0	0	---	---	7	7
Chuck Belin	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ralph Story	0	0	---	---	---	0
Chad Lewis	0	0	---	---	---	0
Giovanni Carmazzi	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	19	2.1
Middle	16	58	3.6
Right	3	-1	-0.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	3	1.5
Middle	13	57	4.4
Right	3	16	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve McNair	43	33	6	0	2	2	3	3	0

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brett Favre	48	34	4	0	1	5	5	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	8	100	9.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	16	129	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	123	10.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	19	19.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	75	12.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	16	96	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	10	104	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	84	21.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marvin Harrison	11	8	1	69	1	41
WR Mike Pritchard	9	7	0	105	2	36
WR Bobby Shaw	8	6	1	72	1	24
FB Jim Finn	5	4	0	76	2	23
TE Asher Ackerman	4	3	0	8	0	19
WR Chris Penn	3	3	0	23	0	17
TE Troy Drayton	2	1	0	11	0	14
RB Chris Floyd	1	1	0	7	0	26

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Torrance Small	15	13	0	140	2	41
WR Bert Emanuel	9	5	0	33	0	37
WR Keith Poole	8	6	1	81	1	20
WR Tony McDaniel	7	3	0	30	0	33
TE Mark Chmura	4	4	0	33	0	32
TE Ronnie Williams	2	0	0	0	0	6
RB Curtis Martin	2	2	0	19	0	35
FB Zack Crockett	1	1	0	23	1	21

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chris Floyd	4	4	1.00	2.64
Spencer Bramson	2	-6	-3.00	1.46
Steve McNair	1	9	9.00	7.00

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve McNair	3	2	15	5.00	8.63

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brett Favre	2	1	10	5.00	7.48

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Pritchard	1	1	3	3.00	11.67
WR Marvin Harrison	1	1	12	12.00	6.27
TE Asher Ackerman	1	0	0	0.00	2.00

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Ronnie Williams	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Bert Emanuel	1	1	10	10.00	3.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Spencer Bramson	3	1
Steve McNair	2	0
Chris Floyd	1	0

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Curtis Martin	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve McNair	8	6	5

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brett Favre	11	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bobby Shaw	3	2	1
WR Mike Pritchard	2	1	1
WR Marvin Harrison	2	2	2
FB Jim Finn	1	1	1

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