Week 3, 2001

played in Minnesota, MN

74 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals	0	14	0	13	-	27
Minnesota Vikings	13	0	10	6	-	29

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:00 MIN - Phil Dawson 31 field goal
1Q: 03:35 MIN - Phil Dawson 23 field goal
1Q: 00:25 MIN - MarTay Jenkins 14 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 11:00 STL - Zack Crockett 1 run (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
2Q: 04:14 STL - Bert Emanuel 9 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
3Q: 09:58 MIN - Phil Dawson 25 field goal
3Q: 03:07 MIN - Fred Taylor 4 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 14:33 MIN - Phil Dawson 26 field goal
4Q: 12:33 STL - Bert Emanuel 53 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
4Q: 07:23 MIN - Phil Dawson 26 field goal
4Q: 02:28 STL - Steve Stifler 1 pass from Brett Favre (Zack Crockett run for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:00 MIN - Phil Dawson 31 field goal
1Q: 03:35 MIN - Phil Dawson 23 field goal
1Q: 00:25 MIN - MarTay Jenkins 14 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 11:00 STL - Zack Crockett 1 run (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
2Q: 04:14 STL - Bert Emanuel 9 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
3Q: 09:58 MIN - Phil Dawson 25 field goal
3Q: 03:07 MIN - Fred Taylor 4 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 14:33 MIN - Phil Dawson 26 field goal
4Q: 12:33 STL - Bert Emanuel 53 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
4Q: 07:23 MIN - Phil Dawson 26 field goal
4Q: 02:28 STL - Steve Stifler 1 pass from Brett Favre (Zack Crockett run for conversion failed)

Team Statistics STL MIN
Record 2-1 3-0
First Downs 19 18
- by Rushing 5 9
- by Passing 12 9
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 281 405
- Offensive Plays 55 66
- Yards per Play 5.11 6.14
Net Rushing Yards 51 125
- Rushing Attempts 15 35
- Yards per Rush 3.40 3.57
Net Passing Yards 230 280
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 23 - 2 29 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 243 291
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/13 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 5.75 9.03
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/12 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/10 7/64
Punt Returns/Yards 2/12 2/27
Kick Returns/Yards 5/107 2/56
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/6
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 7
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 2/5
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 41
Time of Possession 25:21 34:39

Team Statistics	STL	MIN
Record	2-1	3-0
First Downs	19	18
- by Rushing	5	9
- by Passing	12	9
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	281	405
- Offensive Plays	55	66
- Yards per Play	5.11	6.14
Net Rushing Yards	51	125
- Rushing Attempts	15	35
- Yards per Rush	3.40	3.57
Net Passing Yards	230	280
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 23 - 2	29 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	243	291
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/13	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	5.75	9.03
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/12	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/10	7/64
Punt Returns/Yards	2/12	2/27
Kick Returns/Yards	5/107	2/56
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/6
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	7
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	2/5
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 41
Time of Possession	25:21	34:39

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:55	2:46	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
1	3:29	0:57	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
1	0:15	4:21	OWN 28	9	72	Touchdown
2	8:36	4:32	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
2	1:58	1:12	OWN 15	3	8	Punt
2	0:07	0:07	OWN 9	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	1:36	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	9:52	1:38	OWN 18	3	-5	Punt
3	2:59	1:59	OWN 20	3	-7	Interception
4	14:25	2:07	OWN 34	5	66	Touchdown
4	7:15	4:57	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
4	1:37	0:10	OWN 17	1	-5	Interception

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:05	OWN 20	9	66	Field Goal
1	7:09	3:40	50	6	44	Field Goal
1	2:32	2:17	OWN 43	5	57	Touchdown
2	10:54	2:18	OWN 10	3	5	Punt
2	4:04	2:06	OWN 20	5	32	Interception
2	0:46	0:39	OWN 48	3	6	Punt
3	13:24	3:32	50	8	42	Field Goal
3	8:14	5:15	OWN 30	9	70	Touchdown
3	1:00	1:35	OPP 15	3	6	Field Goal
4	12:18	5:03	OWN 36	9	55	Field Goal
4	2:18	0:41	OWN 34	3	7	Punt
4	1:27	1:27	OPP 25	3	5	Game

Game MVP: Brian Griese, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Steve Stifler	7	38	5.43	25	1	0
Zack Crockett	4	8	2.00	5	0	1
Brett Favre	2	2	1.00	4	0	0
Dan Alexander	2	3	1.50	6	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Fred Taylor	25	89	3.56	15	2	1
Shaun Ozment	6	9	1.50	5	0	0
Brian Griese	4	27	6.75	14	2	0

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brett Favre	37	23	243	3/13	3	53	2	85.7

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Griese	29	23	291	2/11	1	37	1	105.6

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bert Emanuel	8	12	136	17.00	25	53	2
WR Torrance Small	6	7	45	7.50	10	19	0
FB Zack Crockett	3	3	8	2.67	7	9	0
WR Miles Devine	3	4	33	11.00	5	14	0
TE Ronnie Williams	1	2	16	16.00	4	16	0
RB Steve Stifler	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	1
WR Robert Ferguson	1	6	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE O.J. Santiago	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Fred Taylor	7	8	76	10.86	52	30	0
WR O.J. McDuffie	6	7	103	17.17	65	37	0
WR Terry Glenn	5	7	72	14.40	33	28	0
WR MarTay Jenkins	2	2	22	11.00	9	14	1
RB Jay Graham	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Nick Goings	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Darnerien McCants	1	3	5	5.00	0	5	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Shawn Springs	1	0	0.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Walt Harris	2	6	3.00	0

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ned Flanders	5	194	38.8	33.4	55	0

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Berger	3	156	52.0	48.0	69	3

Kicking Statistics

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

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Dawson	5/5	0/0	0/0	31	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Atwater	2	12	6.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
O.J. McDuffie	2	27	13.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Ferguson	5	107	21.4	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
MarTay Jenkins	2	56	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ben Wallace	8	3	0.0	34	28
ILB London Fletcher	7	4	0.0	35	31
DT Daryl Gardnener	5	1	1.0	24	22
S Steve Atwater	5	2	0.0	35	31
CB Hank Poteat	5	0	0.0	29	24
OLB Jason Gildon	4	0	1.0	20	6
S Brock Marion	4	2	0.0	35	31
DT Francisco Goodwin	3	1	0.0	15	8
CB Fernando Bryant	3	1	0.0	15	25
DE Kavika Pittman	3	0	0.0	32	29
CB Shawn Springs	3	0	0.0	34	31
DE La'roi Glover	2	1	0.0	24	25
DE Byron Frisch	2	1	0.0	11	6
CB Herman O'Berry	2	0	0.0	1	5
DT Cortez Kennedy	1	1	0.0	29	24
TE O.J. Santiago	1	0	---	---	---
RB Steve Stifler	1	0	---	---	---

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB James Darling	7	1	0.0	12	31
DE Courtney Brown	5	0	1.0	10	27
S John Lynch	4	0	0.0	12	39
CB Artrell Hawkins	3	1	0.0	14	34
CB Walt Harris	3	0	0.0	14	39
S Brock Williams	3	0	0.0	4	16
OLB Jay Foreman	2	1	1.0	13	37
DE Mike Rucker	2	0	1.0	13	35
S Paul Miranda	2	4	0.0	15	40
DT Dan Wilkinson	2	0	0.0	15	31
OLB Henri Crockett	1	2	0.0	12	30
WR Terry Glenn	1	0	---	---	---
CB Eric Warfield	1	0	0.0	10	37
DT Cletidus Hunt	1	0	0.0	3	10
OLB Wyatt Ashworth	0	1	0.0	2	3

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Jason Gildon	1.0	0	0	6
DT Daryl Gardnener	1.0	0	0	22
DE La'roi Glover	0.0	1	1	25
OLB Ben Wallace	0.0	0	1	28

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Courtney Brown	1.0	1	1	0	27
DE Mike Rucker	1.0	0	1	0	35
OLB Jay Foreman	1.0	0	0	0	37
OLB Henri Crockett	0.0	0	2	2	30
DT Dan Wilkinson	0.0	0	1	1	31
DT Cletidus Hunt	0.0	0	1	0	10
DT Delbert Cowsette	0.0	0	1	0	8

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Shawn Springs	3	0	1	31
OLB Ben Wallace	3	0	0	28
CB Fernando Bryant	3	0	0	25
CB Hank Poteat	3	0	0	24
S Brock Marion	2	1	0	31
OLB Jason Gildon	2	0	0	6
CB Herman O'Berry	2	0	0	5
ILB London Fletcher	2	0	0	31
S Steve Atwater	1	0	0	31
DT Daryl Gardnener	1	0	0	22
DE Kavika Pittman	1	0	0	29

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Artrell Hawkins	4	1	0	34
S John Lynch	4	0	0	39
ILB James Darling	4	0	0	31
CB Eric Warfield	2	2	0	37
CB Walt Harris	2	0	2	39
OLB Jay Foreman	2	0	0	37
DT Dan Wilkinson	1	0	0	31
OLB Henri Crockett	1	0	0	30
DT Cletidus Hunt	1	0	0	10
S Paul Miranda	1	0	0	40
S Brock Williams	1	0	0	16

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jon Jansen	2	3	15	2	40
Blake Brockermeyer	2	2	15	1	40
Barry Sims	1	2	7	0	27
Cosey Coleman	1	2	15	0	40
Shaun O'Hara	0	4	15	0	40

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Dishman	5	9	2	35	0	31
Antone Davis	3	5	0	35	1	31
Erik Baerg	2	9	0	35	0	31
Cory Raymer	1	5	1	35	0	31
Tony Boselli	1	4	1	35	1	31

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Tony McDaniel	2	17
Ronnie Williams	1	17
O.J. Santiago	1	11

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Kailey Wong	4	16
MarTay Jenkins	1	18
Nick Goings	1	17
Junior Suliven	1	13

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Steve Atwater	---	---	35	31	8	74
Brock Marion	---	---	35	31	6	72
Shawn Springs	---	---	34	31	5	70
London Fletcher	---	---	35	31	4	70
Ben Wallace	---	---	34	28	5	67
Kavika Pittman	---	---	32	29	3	64
Cosey Coleman	15	40	---	---	5	60
Hank Poteat	---	---	29	24	5	58
Cortez Kennedy	---	---	29	24	4	57
Brett Favre	15	40	---	---	---	55
Blake Brockermeyer	15	40	---	---	---	55
Jon Jansen	15	40	---	---	---	55
Shaun O'Hara	15	40	---	---	---	55
Torrance Small	12	29	---	---	13	54
La'roi Glover	---	---	24	25	4	53
Daryl Gardnener	---	---	24	22	5	51
Fernando Bryant	---	---	15	25	8	48
O.J. Santiago	12	23	---	---	11	46
Robert Ferguson	9	28	---	---	8	45
Bert Emanuel	10	33	---	---	1	44
Zack Crockett	6	20	---	---	18	44
Jason Gildon	---	---	20	6	14	40
Dan Alexander	9	12	---	---	19	40
Barry Sims	7	27	---	---	5	39
Miles Devine	5	17	---	---	16	38
Steve Stifler	7	24	---	---	2	33
Ronnie Williams	5	7	---	---	17	29
Francisco Goodwin	---	---	15	8	2	25
Tony McDaniel	0	7	---	---	17	24
Byron Frisch	---	---	11	6	5	22
Herman O'Berry	---	---	1	5	15	21
Brent Smith	8	13	---	---	---	21
Brad Jackson	---	---	5	2	9	16
Ace Ventura	---	---	2	8	2	12
Orlando Pierce	---	---	0	0	12	12
Ricky England	---	---	1	3	7	11
Duncan MacLeod	---	---	3	2	4	9
Ned Flanders	0	0	---	---	5	5
Shar Pourdanesh	0	0	---	---	5	5
Adam Vinatieri	0	0	---	---	5	5
David Ortiz	0	0	---	---	5	5
Chuck Horton	0	0	---	---	5	5
Lee Flowers	---	---	1	0	2	3
Adrian Cooper	0	0	---	---	---	0
Giovanni Carmazzi	0	0	---	---	---	0
Marques Tuiasosopo	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Nick Goings	33	27	---	---	17	77
Antone Davis	35	31	---	---	8	74
Erik Baerg	35	31	---	---	8	74
Paul Miranda	---	---	15	40	13	68
O.J. McDuffie	30	27	---	---	10	67
Tony Boselli	35	31	---	---	---	66
Cory Raymer	35	31	---	---	---	66
Chris Dishman	35	31	---	---	---	66
Brian Griese	35	31	---	---	---	66
Terry Glenn	34	30	---	---	1	65
Jay Graham	19	17	---	---	25	61
Walt Harris	---	---	14	39	5	58
Fred Taylor	27	28	---	---	---	55
Mike Rucker	---	---	13	35	7	55
John Lynch	---	---	12	39	---	51
Jay Foreman	---	---	13	37	---	50
Artrell Hawkins	---	---	14	34	---	48
Eric Warfield	---	---	10	37	---	47
Darnerien McCants	16	14	---	---	17	47
Dan Wilkinson	---	---	15	31	---	46
James Darling	---	---	12	31	3	46
Henri Crockett	---	---	12	30	---	42
Courtney Brown	---	---	10	27	1	38
Brock Williams	---	---	4	16	15	35
George Layne	3	5	---	---	21	29
Junior Suliven	---	---	3	10	13	26
MarTay Jenkins	4	4	---	---	18	26
Kailey Wong	---	---	5	2	16	23
Sheldon Jackson	1	0	---	---	18	19
Shaun Ozment	8	3	---	---	5	16
Jeremy Staat	---	---	5	10	---	15
Wyatt Ashworth	---	---	2	3	10	15
Phil Dawson	0	0	---	---	13	13
Cletidus Hunt	---	---	3	10	---	13
Delbert Cowsette	---	---	2	8	2	12
James Palmer	0	0	---	---	8	8
Troy Diminnie	0	0	---	---	8	8
Manuia Savea	0	0	---	---	8	8
Cornelius McCreery	0	0	---	---	5	5
Brian Allen	---	---	0	0	5	5
Mitch Berger	0	0	---	---	3	3
Lawrence Sellers	---	---	0	0	2	2
Tony Driver	---	---	1	1	---	2
Scotty Anderson	0	0	---	---	1	1
Justics Main	0	0	---	---	---	0
Darrin Lavorin	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	14	3.5
Middle	10	39	3.9
Right	0	0	0.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	21	5.3
Middle	28	96	3.4
Right	2	8	4.0
None	1	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brett Favre	37	23	2	1	0	3	7	3	2

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Griese	29	23	7	1	0	1	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	-4	-4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	14	97	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	97	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	53	13.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	47	5.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	10	163	16.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	81	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bert Emanuel	12	8	136	2	33
WR Torrance Small	7	6	45	0	29
WR Robert Ferguson	6	1	4	0	28
WR Miles Devine	4	3	33	0	17
FB Zack Crockett	3	3	8	0	20
TE Ronnie Williams	2	1	16	0	7
TE O.J. Santiago	2	0	0	0	23
RB Steve Stifler	1	1	1	0	24

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Fred Taylor	8	7	76	2	28
WR O.J. McDuffie	7	6	103	3	27
WR Terry Glenn	7	5	72	2	30
WR Darnerien McCants	3	1	5	0	14
WR MarTay Jenkins	2	2	22	0	4
RB Jay Graham	1	1	6	0	17
TE Nick Goings	1	1	7	0	27

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Zack Crockett	1	1	1.00	2.00
Steve Stifler	1	0	0.00	5.43

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Fred Taylor	11	15	1.36	3.56
Shaun Ozment	3	4	1.33	1.50
Brian Griese	1	0	0.00	6.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brett Favre	4	4	29	7.25	6.57

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Griese	6	5	36	6.00	10.03

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Ronnie Williams	1	1	16	16.00	8.00
WR Bert Emanuel	1	1	9	9.00	11.33
FB Zack Crockett	1	1	3	3.00	2.67
RB Steve Stifler	1	1	1	1.00	1.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Fred Taylor	2	1	3	1.50	9.50
WR MarTay Jenkins	2	2	22	11.00	11.00
RB Jay Graham	1	1	6	6.00	6.00
WR Darnerien McCants	1	1	5	5.00	1.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Dan Alexander	2	1
Brett Favre	1	1
Zack Crockett	1	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Fred Taylor	3	1
Brian Griese	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brett Favre	8	5	3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Griese	9	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bert Emanuel	3	2	0
WR Torrance Small	2	1	1
WR Miles Devine	2	2	2
WR Robert Ferguson	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Fred Taylor	4	3	2
WR Terry Glenn	1	1	1
RB Jay Graham	1	1	0
WR MarTay Jenkins	1	1	1
TE Nick Goings	1	1	0
WR Darnerien McCants	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 72,000 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,200 (15,200)
End Zone 11,000 (11,000)
Mezzanine 6,300 (6,300)
Sideline Seats 9,700 (9,700)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	72,000 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,200 (15,200)
End Zone	11,000 (11,000)
Mezzanine	6,300 (6,300)
Sideline Seats	9,700 (9,700)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)