Week 1, 2001

played in St. Louis, MO

89 degrees, rain, 4 mph wind

Los Angeles Rams	6	0	0	0	-	6
St. Louis Cardinals	0	10	14	7	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:07 LA - Ryan Longwell 52 field goal
1Q: 03:32 LA - Ryan Longwell 20 field goal
2Q: 14:00 STL - Curtis Martin 13 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
2Q: 00:16 STL - Adam Vinatieri 32 field goal
3Q: 05:04 STL - Torrance Small 76 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
3Q: 03:30 STL - Fernando Bryant 51 interception return (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
4Q: 14:36 STL - O.J. Santiago 14 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:07 LA - Ryan Longwell 52 field goal
1Q: 03:32 LA - Ryan Longwell 20 field goal
2Q: 14:00 STL - Curtis Martin 13 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
2Q: 00:16 STL - Adam Vinatieri 32 field goal
3Q: 05:04 STL - Torrance Small 76 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
3Q: 03:30 STL - Fernando Bryant 51 interception return (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
4Q: 14:36 STL - O.J. Santiago 14 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)

Team Statistics LA STL
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 9 19
- by Rushing 2 7
- by Passing 7 12
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 191 440
- Offensive Plays 54 72
- Yards per Play 3.54 6.11
Net Rushing Yards 41 166
- Rushing Attempts 18 42
- Yards per Rush 2.28 3.95
Net Passing Yards 150 274
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 14 - 1 28 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 166 291
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/16 2/17
- Yards per Pass Play 4.17 9.13
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/14 10/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 1/5 1/5
Punt Returns/Yards 3/42 4/22
Kick Returns/Yards 1/29 2/47
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/51
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 24
Time of Possession 24:45 35:15

Team Statistics	LA	STL
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	9	19
- by Rushing	2	7
- by Passing	7	12
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	191	440
- Offensive Plays	54	72
- Yards per Play	3.54	6.11
Net Rushing Yards	41	166
- Rushing Attempts	18	42
- Yards per Rush	2.28	3.95
Net Passing Yards	150	274
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 14 - 1	28 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	166	291
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/16	2/17
- Yards per Pass Play	4.17	9.13
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/14	10/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	6.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	1/5	1/5
Punt Returns/Yards	3/42	4/22
Kick Returns/Yards	1/29	2/47
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/51
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 24
Time of Possession	24:45	35:15

Drive Charts

Los Angeles Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:07	OWN 29	5	17	Punt
1	9:16	2:14	OWN 39	4	26	Field Goal
1	5:58	2:32	OPP 18	6	15	Field Goal
2	13:49	4:13	OWN 20	8	31	Punt
2	4:27	1:21	OWN 38	4	12	Punt
2	0:10	0:10	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	14:13	0:27	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
3	12:07	1:05	OWN 24	3	0	Punt
3	7:04	1:20	OWN 40	3	9	Punt
3	4:46	1:26	OWN 20	3	23	Interception
3	3:20	0:30	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	14:27	2:20	OWN 20	4	29	Punt
4	7:05	2:02	OWN 20	4	27	Punt
4	2:38	1:34	OWN 44	3	3	Punt

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:53	2:37	OWN 14	4	17	Punt
1	7:02	1:04	OWN 23	2	-9	Interception
1	3:26	4:37	OWN 36	9	64	Touchdown
2	9:36	5:09	OWN 20	10	49	Missed FG
2	3:06	2:56	OWN 20	10	65	Field Goal
3	15:00	0:47	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
3	13:46	1:39	OWN 31	3	9	Punt
3	11:02	3:58	OWN 43	7	24	Missed FG
3	5:44	0:58	OWN 17	2	83	Touchdown
3	2:50	3:23	OWN 35	8	65	Touchdown
4	12:07	5:02	OWN 20	9	68	Missed FG
4	5:03	2:25	OWN 23	3	4	Punt
4	1:04	1:04	OWN 16	2	-1	Game

Game MVP: Brett Favre, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Wilmont Perry	6	40	6.67	28	2
Kevin Faulk	5	-12	-2.40	0	0
Jon Kitna	4	10	2.50	9	0
Raymond Priester	2	1	0.50	1	0
Wade Reeves	1	2	2.00	2	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Steve Stifler	21	118	5.62	53	2
Curtis Martin	18	31	1.72	8	0
Brett Favre	2	8	4.00	4	0
Zack Crockett	1	9	9.00	9	0

Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jon Kitna	33	14	166	3/16	0	29	1	45.8

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brett Favre	28	22	291	2/17	3	76	1	130.8

Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Joe Jurevicius	4	8	75	18.75	28	26
WR Patrick Jeffers	3	7	14	4.67	0	8
WR R. Jay Soward	3	5	31	10.33	7	21
WR Anthony Lucas	2	2	6	3.00	0	7
TE Alfred Pupunu	1	3	11	11.00	1	11
WR Frank Sanders	1	5	29	29.00	20	29
FB Wade Reeves	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Wilmont Perry	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Jason Gavadza	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bert Emanuel	5	6	54	10.80	12	27	0
WR Torrance Small	4	8	101	25.25	66	76	1
RB Curtis Martin	3	3	33	11.00	14	13	1
WR Robert Ferguson	3	3	24	8.00	9	18	0
TE O.J. Santiago	2	2	21	10.50	4	14	1
RB Steve Stifler	2	3	34	17.00	21	24	0
TE Ronnie Williams	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Miles Devine	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0
RB Dan Alexander	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

Interception Statistics

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Anthony Henry	1	0	0.00	0

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Fernando Bryant	1	51	51.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov
Jon Kitna	2	0
Joe Jurevicius	0	1
Benji Olson	0	1

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Daryl Gardnener	0	0	1	0
London Fletcher	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shane Edge	10	415	41.5	35.3	51	3

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ned Flanders	4	190	47.5	37.0	57	1

Kicking Statistics

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ryan Longwell	2/2	1/1	1/1	52	0/0

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Adam Vinatieri	1/4	0/2	0/1	32	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Anthony Lucas	3	42	14.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Ferguson	3	12	4.0	0
Lee Flowers	1	10	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joe Jurevicius	1	29	29.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Ferguson	2	47	23.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Andy Macdonald	8	2	0.0	22	19
OLB Bernard Carter	7	3	0.5	26	10
S Tommy Carlisle	7	2	0.0	38	29
ILB Levon Kirkland	6	5	0.5	35	28
DE Sean Moran	5	1	0.5	30	20
S Hannibal Lecter	5	1	0.0	38	29
DT Fred Robbins	4	2	0.5	32	21
DE Jared Tomich	3	3	0.0	31	23
CB Jerry Azumah	3	1	0.0	34	26
DT Austin Robbins	3	0	0.0	21	22
OLB Derrick Rodgers	3	0	0.0	26	15
DT Clint Haynes	2	4	0.0	27	9
CB Anthony Henry	2	2	0.0	36	30
ILB Antony Jordan	2	0	0.0	11	2
OLB Antonio Armstrong	1	2	0.0	11	13
DE Jared DeVries	1	0	0.0	9	9
CB Daryl Weis	1	0	0.0	10	7
DE Marvin Thomas	0	1	0.0	14	8
S Damon Burgess	0	1	0.0	11	10

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ben Wallace	6	0	0.0	16	30
CB Orlando Pierce	6	0	0.0	12	30
DT Cortez Kennedy	5	0	0.0	15	25
ILB London Fletcher	3	1	1.0	18	36
S Steve Atwater	3	1	0.0	17	36
DE Kavika Pittman	2	0	0.5	15	30
CB Fernando Bryant	2	0	0.0	15	32
DT Daryl Gardnener	1	0	1.0	14	29
S Brock Marion	1	1	0.0	18	35
S Ace Ventura	1	1	0.0	4	8
WR Torrance Small	1	0	---	---	---
DE Duncan MacLeod	1	0	0.0	3	6
OLB Jason Gildon	1	0	0.0	7	6
DT Francisco Goodwin	1	0	0.0	5	12
DE Byron Frisch	1	0	0.0	4	12
DE La'roi Glover	0	1	0.5	14	24
S Lee Flowers	0	1	0.0	1	4
CB Shawn Springs	0	1	0.0	17	34

Pass Rush Statistics

Los Angeles	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Sean Moran	0.5	1	1	0	20
DT Fred Robbins	0.5	0	0	1	21
ILB Levon Kirkland	0.5	0	0	0	28
OLB Bernard Carter	0.5	0	0	0	10
DE Jared Tomich	0.0	0	1	0	23

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB London Fletcher	1.0	0	1	0	36
DT Daryl Gardnener	1.0	0	0	0	29
DE La'roi Glover	0.5	1	1	0	24
DE Kavika Pittman	0.5	0	0	1	30
DT Cortez Kennedy	0.0	0	2	1	25
OLB Ben Wallace	0.0	0	1	0	30
DT Francisco Goodwin	0.0	0	1	0	12

Pass Defense Statistics

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Andy Macdonald	5	1	0	19
OLB Bernard Carter	4	0	0	10
CB Jerry Azumah	3	0	0	26
CB Anthony Henry	2	0	1	30
S Hannibal Lecter	2	0	0	29
OLB Antonio Armstrong	2	0	0	13
ILB Levon Kirkland	1	0	0	28
S Tommy Carlisle	1	0	0	29
OLB Derrick Rodgers	1	0	0	15
CB Daryl Weis	1	0	0	7

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Ben Wallace	4	0	0	30
S Steve Atwater	3	2	0	36
CB Orlando Pierce	3	0	0	30
CB Fernando Bryant	2	0	1	32
ILB London Fletcher	1	1	0	36
DE Duncan MacLeod	1	0	0	6
S Brock Marion	0	2	0	35
OLB Jason Gildon	0	1	0	6

Blocking Statistics

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Robbie Tobeck	1	5	18	0	33
Brad Meester	1	4	18	0	35
Ryan Tucker	0	3	18	1	34
Cornell Green	0	1	18	1	33
Alfred Pupunu	0	1	10	0	18
Jason Gavadza	0	0	6	1	12

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brent Smith	6	12	2	42	0	30
Shaun O'Hara	3	9	2	39	1	30
Jon Jansen	1	6	0	38	1	30
Blake Brockermeyer	1	3	0	39	0	30
Cosey Coleman	0	5	0	41	0	30
Zack Crockett	0	3	0	20	0	11
David Ortiz	0	2	0	3	0	0

Special Teams Tackles

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Kevin Faulk	2	10
Raymond Priester	1	25
Jason Gavadza	1	19
Frank Sanders	1	18
Daryl Weis	1	11

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Steve Stifler	1	18
Torrance Small	1	13
Ace Ventura	1	13
Miles Devine	1	4

Participation

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Anthony Henry	---	---	36	30	9	75
Hannibal Lecter	---	---	38	29	5	72
Tommy Carlisle	---	---	38	29	4	71
Levon Kirkland	---	---	35	28	4	67
Robbie Tobeck	18	33	---	---	12	63
Jerry Azumah	---	---	34	26	3	63
Jared Tomich	---	---	31	23	4	58
Fred Robbins	---	---	32	21	5	58
Jon Kitna	18	36	---	---	2	56
Andy Macdonald	---	---	22	19	13	54
Joe Jurevicius	17	31	---	---	6	54
Brad Meester	18	35	---	---	---	53
Sean Moran	---	---	30	20	2	52
Ryan Tucker	18	34	---	---	---	52
Benji Olson	18	33	---	---	---	51
Cornell Green	18	33	---	---	---	51
Austin Robbins	---	---	21	22	3	46
Bernard Carter	---	---	26	10	10	46
Frank Sanders	6	18	---	---	18	42
Derrick Rodgers	---	---	26	15	1	42
Wilmont Perry	12	27	---	---	1	40
Clint Haynes	---	---	27	9	3	39
Patrick Jeffers	12	27	---	---	---	39
Antonio Armstrong	---	---	11	13	14	38
Jason Gavadza	6	12	---	---	19	37
Alfred Pupunu	10	18	---	---	8	36
Raymond Priester	4	6	---	---	25	35
Damon Burgess	---	---	11	10	13	34
Wade Reeves	7	9	---	---	17	33
R. Jay Soward	8	15	---	---	7	30
Daryl Weis	---	---	10	7	11	28
Anthony Lucas	1	8	---	---	19	28
Kevin Faulk	7	9	---	---	10	26
Marvin Thomas	---	---	14	8	2	24
Jared DeVries	---	---	9	9	5	23
Eric Mahlum	0	3	---	---	12	15
Rod Shoate	0	3	---	---	12	15
Antony Jordan	---	---	11	2	1	14
Frank Garcia	0	1	---	---	11	12
Tre Fuller	0	0	---	---	12	12
Shane Edge	0	0	---	---	10	10
Ryan Longwell	0	0	---	---	5	5
Kip Vickers	0	3	---	---	1	4
Mike Gandy	0	2	---	---	---	2
Jake Delhomme	0	0	---	---	---	0
Sage Rosenfels	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cosey Coleman	41	30	---	---	8	79
London Fletcher	---	---	18	36	20	74
Brett Favre	42	30	---	---	---	72
Brent Smith	42	30	---	---	---	72
Torrance Small	34	24	---	---	13	71
Bert Emanuel	28	24	---	---	19	71
Blake Brockermeyer	39	30	---	---	---	69
Shaun O'Hara	39	30	---	---	---	69
O.J. Santiago	30	19	---	---	19	68
Jon Jansen	38	30	---	---	---	68
Orlando Pierce	---	---	12	30	21	63
Shawn Springs	---	---	17	34	11	62
Steve Stifler	24	17	---	---	18	59
Steve Atwater	---	---	17	36	3	56
Robert Ferguson	23	21	---	---	12	56
Brock Marion	---	---	18	35	2	55
Fernando Bryant	---	---	15	32	2	49
Kavika Pittman	---	---	15	30	2	47
Ben Wallace	---	---	16	30	1	47
Zack Crockett	20	11	---	---	15	46
Daryl Gardnener	---	---	14	29	2	45
Cortez Kennedy	---	---	15	25	4	44
La'roi Glover	---	---	14	24	5	43
Curtis Martin	19	14	---	---	7	40
Ronnie Williams	14	2	---	---	16	32
Miles Devine	8	15	---	---	4	27
Byron Frisch	---	---	4	12	10	26
Ace Ventura	---	---	4	8	13	25
Jason Gildon	---	---	7	6	9	22
Francisco Goodwin	---	---	5	12	1	18
Duncan MacLeod	---	---	3	6	6	15
Dan Alexander	10	3	---	---	2	15
Parker Copper	---	---	2	6	6	14
Barry Sims	4	0	---	---	8	12
Shar Pourdanesh	3	0	---	---	8	11
Adrian Cooper	0	0	---	---	10	10
Adam Vinatieri	0	0	---	---	10	10
David Ortiz	3	0	---	---	7	10
Chuck Horton	0	0	---	---	8	8
Lee Flowers	---	---	1	4	2	7
Brad Jackson	---	---	1	1	3	5
Ned Flanders	0	0	---	---	4	4
Marques Tuiasosopo	0	0	---	---	4	4
Ricky England	---	---	0	0	3	3
Ryan Young	1	0	---	---	1	2
Giovanni Carmazzi	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	6	3.0
Middle	12	44	3.7
Right	3	-8	-2.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	35	2.3
Middle	26	132	5.1
Right	1	-1	-1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jon Kitna	33	14	5	2	3	6	6	2	1

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brett Favre	28	22	3	0	1	1	2	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	27	6.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	7	62	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	27	4.5
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	50	10.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	37	7.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	89	8.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	138	13.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	27	13.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Joe Jurevicius	8	4	0	75	3	31
WR Patrick Jeffers	7	3	1	14	0	27
WR Frank Sanders	5	1	1	29	1	18
WR R. Jay Soward	5	3	0	31	1	15
TE Alfred Pupunu	3	1	0	11	0	18
WR Anthony Lucas	2	2	0	6	0	8
FB Wade Reeves	1	0	0	0	0	9
RB Wilmont Perry	1	0	1	0	0	27
TE Jason Gavadza	1	0	0	0	0	12

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Torrance Small	8	4	0	101	1	24
WR Bert Emanuel	6	5	0	54	1	24
RB Curtis Martin	3	3	0	33	0	14
RB Steve Stifler	3	2	1	34	1	17
WR Robert Ferguson	3	3	0	24	0	21
TE O.J. Santiago	2	2	0	21	0	19
TE Ronnie Williams	1	1	0	9	0	2
WR Miles Devine	1	1	0	12	0	15
RB Dan Alexander	1	1	0	3	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Wilmont Perry	1	2	2.00	6.67
Kevin Faulk	1	0	0.00	-2.40

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Steve Stifler	4	14	3.50	5.62
Curtis Martin	3	-3	-1.00	1.72

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jon Kitna	4	2	13	3.25	5.03

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brett Favre	3	2	27	9.00	10.39

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Wade Reeves	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Frank Sanders	1	0	0	0.00	5.80
WR Patrick Jeffers	1	1	6	6.00	2.00
WR Anthony Lucas	1	1	7	7.00	3.00

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Torrance Small	1	0	0	0.00	12.63
RB Curtis Martin	1	1	13	13.00	11.00
TE O.J. Santiago	1	1	14	14.00	10.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
Jon Kitna	2	0
Raymond Priester	1	0

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Steve Stifler	5	2
Curtis Martin	3	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jon Kitna	10	4	2

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brett Favre	9	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Frank Sanders	3	1	1
WR R. Jay Soward	3	1	0
WR Patrick Jeffers	1	1	1
WR Joe Jurevicius	1	0	0
TE Jason Gavadza	1	0	0
WR Anthony Lucas	1	1	0

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bert Emanuel	3	3	2
TE O.J. Santiago	2	2	2
RB Steve Stifler	2	1	1
RB Curtis Martin	1	1	0
WR Robert Ferguson	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,400 (21,400)
End Zone 14,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,400 (21,400)
End Zone	14,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)