Week 9, 2001

played in Carolina, NC

61 degrees, rain, 7 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals	7	7	3	6	-	23
Carolina Panthers	7	0	3	6	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:01 STL - Tony McDaniel 23 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
1Q: 06:24 CAR - Chris Floyd 6 run (Rick McKenzie extra point)
2Q: 12:25 STL - Zack Crockett 27 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
3Q: 11:26 STL - Adam Vinatieri 40 field goal
3Q: 06:07 CAR - Rick McKenzie 38 field goal
4Q: 09:49 CAR - Rick McKenzie 28 field goal
4Q: 05:28 STL - Adam Vinatieri 35 field goal
4Q: 02:00 STL - Adam Vinatieri 32 field goal
4Q: 00:36 CAR - Rick McKenzie 51 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:01 STL - Tony McDaniel 23 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
1Q: 06:24 CAR - Chris Floyd 6 run (Rick McKenzie extra point)
2Q: 12:25 STL - Zack Crockett 27 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
3Q: 11:26 STL - Adam Vinatieri 40 field goal
3Q: 06:07 CAR - Rick McKenzie 38 field goal
4Q: 09:49 CAR - Rick McKenzie 28 field goal
4Q: 05:28 STL - Adam Vinatieri 35 field goal
4Q: 02:00 STL - Adam Vinatieri 32 field goal
4Q: 00:36 CAR - Rick McKenzie 51 field goal

Team Statistics STL CAR
Record 6-2 4-5
First Downs 19 17
- by Rushing 4 8
- by Passing 15 8
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 418 279
- Offensive Plays 64 71
- Yards per Play 6.53 3.93
Net Rushing Yards 116 144
- Rushing Attempts 22 31
- Yards per Rush 5.27 4.65
Net Passing Yards 302 135
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 24 - 3 39 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 313 143
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/11 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 7.19 3.38
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 4/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.8 6.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/25 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 2/15 3/31
Kick Returns/Yards 4/83 1/19
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/18
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 33
Time of Possession 27:18 32:42

Team Statistics	STL	CAR
Record	6-2	4-5
First Downs	19	17
- by Rushing	4	8
- by Passing	15	8
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	418	279
- Offensive Plays	64	71
- Yards per Play	6.53	3.93
Net Rushing Yards	116	144
- Rushing Attempts	22	31
- Yards per Rush	5.27	4.65
Net Passing Yards	302	135
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 24 - 3	39 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	313	143
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/11	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	7.19	3.38
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	4/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.8	6.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/25	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	2/15	3/31
Kick Returns/Yards	4/83	1/19
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/18
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 33
Time of Possession	27:18	32:42

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:31	2:41	OWN 29	6	71	Touchdown
1	9:07	0:13	OWN 21	1	0	Interception
1	6:17	1:45	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
1	2:43	0:44	OWN 22	3	-4	Punt
1	0:26	3:13	OWN 6	7	94	Touchdown
2	10:51	2:03	OPP 48	5	26	Interception
2	5:56	1:54	OWN 22	6	37	Punt
2	1:50	1:13	OWN 27	3	-2	Punt
3	15:00	3:41	OWN 29	7	48	Field Goal
3	6:01	4:21	OWN 11	8	37	Interception
4	14:51	1:35	OWN 7	3	2	Punt
4	9:43	4:21	OWN 21	7	61	Field Goal
4	2:43	0:48	50	4	35	Field Goal
4	0:28	0:28	OPP 46	1	-2	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:29	OWN 26	3	5	Punt
1	10:50	1:43	OWN 20	5	21	Punt
1	8:54	2:37	OPP 22	7	22	Touchdown
1	4:32	1:49	OWN 38	3	3	Punt
1	1:59	1:33	OPP 48	3	8	Punt
2	12:13	1:22	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
2	8:48	2:52	OWN 28	5	20	Punt
2	4:02	2:12	OWN 4	6	30	Punt
2	0:37	0:37	OWN 29	3	8	Punt
3	11:19	5:18	OWN 20	10	59	Field Goal
3	1:40	1:49	OWN 45	3	2	Punt
4	13:16	3:33	OPP 34	8	23	Field Goal
4	5:22	2:39	OWN 20	6	30	Downs
4	1:55	1:27	OWN 20	7	46	Field Goal

Game MVP: Shaun O'Hara, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Steve Stifler	13	73	5.62	29	2
Curtis Martin	6	27	4.50	11	1
Brett Favre	2	4	2.00	6	0
Zack Crockett	1	12	12.00	12	1

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Chris Floyd	13	62	4.77	19	2	1
Jim Finn	7	16	2.29	12	1	0
J.R. Redmond	7	34	4.86	18	2	0
Steve McNair	4	32	8.00	19	1	0

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brett Favre	41	24	313	1/11	2	34	3	68.4

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve McNair	39	19	143	1/8	0	19	0	57.9

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bert Emanuel	6	10	85	14.17	33	23	0
WR Tony McDaniel	5	9	41	8.20	9	23	1
WR Miles Devine	3	4	57	19.00	28	25	0
RB Curtis Martin	2	2	1	0.50	0	1	0
RB Steve Stifler	2	2	29	14.50	24	30	0
WR Torrance Small	1	7	34	34.00	27	34	0
TE Ronnie Williams	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
FB Zack Crockett	1	1	27	27.00	24	27	1
TE O.J. Santiago	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Dan Alexander	1	1	24	24.00	22	24	0
WR Robert Ferguson	1	2	13	13.00	7	13	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Bobby Shaw	4	8	27	6.75	0	15
RB J.R. Redmond	4	5	27	6.75	9	15
WR Matthew Hatchette	3	5	16	5.33	1	11
WR Ryan Thelwell	3	4	32	10.67	1	14
RB Chris Floyd	2	2	14	7.00	4	8
TE Asher Ackerman	1	5	9	9.00	0	9
FB Jim Finn	1	3	-1	-1.00	0	-1
TE Omar Espinosa	1	3	19	19.00	5	19
TE Troy Drayton	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Nate Jacquet	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Willie Kramer	2	13	6.50	0
ILB Chris Claiborne	1	5	5.00	0

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Steve Stifler	1	0	0	0
Barry Sims	0	1	0	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Chris Claiborne	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ned Flanders	5	202	40.4	34.2	44	1

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Taylor Cochrane	9	369	41.0	39.3	59	4

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Adam Vinatieri	3/3	1/1	0/0	40	2/2

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rick McKenzie	3/3	1/1	1/1	51	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Atwater	2	15	7.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jimmy Spencer	2	12	6.0	0
Ray Buchanan	1	19	19.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ace Ventura	2	48	24.0	0
Robert Ferguson	2	35	17.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ray Buchanan	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Shawn Springs	10	1	0.0	30	40
ILB London Fletcher	9	3	1.0	31	37
S Brock Marion	6	3	0.0	31	40
DE Kavika Pittman	5	0	0.0	28	37
OLB Ben Wallace	4	0	0.0	28	33
S Steve Atwater	3	2	0.0	31	40
CB Hank Poteat	3	0	0.0	25	35
CB Fernando Bryant	2	1	0.0	21	29
DT Daryl Gardnener	2	0	0.0	15	31
DE La'roi Glover	2	0	0.0	26	31
DT Francisco Goodwin	2	0	0.0	14	21
OLB Jason Gildon	1	2	0.0	9	8
WR Torrance Small	1	0	---	---	---
TE O.J. Santiago	1	0	---	---	---
WR Tony McDaniel	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Brad Jackson	1	0	0.0	1	3
S Ace Ventura	0	1	0.0	6	11
DT Richard Seals	0	1	0.0	22	16

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Marshall Mathers	6	1	0.0	13	31
OLB Alonzo Harris	5	1	0.0	19	21
S Willie Kramer	5	0	0.0	21	40
S Matt Bowmen	4	1	1.0	22	41
DE Michael Myers	4	3	0.0	20	35
CB Andre Dyson	4	3	0.0	20	40
ILB Chris Claiborne	4	1	0.0	20	41
DT Joe Salave'a	3	0	0.0	15	20
CB Jimmy Spencer	2	1	0.0	4	19
CB Ray Buchanan	2	1	0.0	22	42
OLB Jerry Jensen	2	0	0.0	18	32
DE Hugh Douglas	1	1	0.0	13	33
DT Grady Jackson	1	0	0.0	8	25
ILB Donnie Spragan	1	0	0.0	8	7
DT Darwin Walker	0	1	0.0	10	13

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB London Fletcher	1.0	0	0	1	37
DE Kavika Pittman	0.0	1	0	0	37
DE La'roi Glover	0.0	0	2	2	31
DT Daryl Gardnener	0.0	0	2	1	31

Carolina	Sack	Block	PPlay
S Matt Bowmen	1.0	0	41
DE Michael Myers	0.0	2	35
DT Joe Salave'a	0.0	1	20
OLB Mo Bishop	0.0	1	10

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Shawn Springs	8	2	40
OLB Ben Wallace	3	0	33
CB Hank Poteat	2	2	35
ILB London Fletcher	2	0	37
S Steve Atwater	1	1	40
DE Kavika Pittman	1	0	37
OLB Brad Jackson	1	0	3
CB Fernando Bryant	1	0	29
S Brock Marion	0	2	40
OLB Jason Gildon	0	1	8

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Marshall Mathers	5	0	0	31
OLB Alonzo Harris	4	0	0	21
CB Andre Dyson	3	2	0	40
S Willie Kramer	3	1	2	40
ILB Chris Claiborne	2	0	1	41
CB Jimmy Spencer	2	0	0	19
S Matt Bowmen	2	0	0	41
DT Grady Jackson	1	0	0	25
DE Michael Myers	1	0	0	35
ILB Anthony Denman	1	0	0	8
CB Ray Buchanan	0	1	0	42

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Shaun O'Hara	4	10	1	22	0	42
Blake Brockermeyer	1	4	0	22	0	42
Jon Jansen	1	3	0	22	0	42
Zack Crockett	1	1	0	8	0	15
Barry Sims	0	1	0	22	1	42
Cosey Coleman	0	1	0	22	0	42

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Wade	4	8	0	31	0	40
Tony Ramirez	2	5	1	31	0	40
Chris Naeole	1	7	0	31	0	40
Chris Ruhman	1	2	0	31	1	40
Asher Ackerman	1	1	0	16	0	23
Jim Finn	1	1	0	22	0	22
Nathan Shannon	0	4	0	31	0	40

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Ronnie Williams	2	18
Tony McDaniel	1	23
Robert Ferguson	1	15

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Jim Finn	2	28
Jimmy Spencer	2	25
Omar Espinosa	1	19
J.R. Redmond	1	11

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
London Fletcher	---	---	31	37	20	88
Steve Atwater	---	---	31	40	13	84
Brock Marion	---	---	31	40	3	74
Shawn Springs	---	---	30	40	3	73
Cosey Coleman	22	42	---	---	8	72
Kavika Pittman	---	---	28	37	2	67
Tony McDaniel	14	28	---	---	23	65
Brett Favre	22	42	---	---	---	64
Blake Brockermeyer	22	42	---	---	---	64
Ben Wallace	---	---	28	33	3	64
Jon Jansen	22	42	---	---	---	64
Barry Sims	22	42	---	---	---	64
Shaun O'Hara	22	42	---	---	---	64
Hank Poteat	---	---	25	35	3	63
La'roi Glover	---	---	26	31	3	60
O.J. Santiago	12	28	---	---	18	58
Fernando Bryant	---	---	21	29	8	58
Torrance Small	14	34	---	---	2	50
Daryl Gardnener	---	---	15	31	4	50
Curtis Martin	8	13	---	---	27	48
Bert Emanuel	15	30	---	---	1	46
Miles Devine	11	18	---	---	10	39
Zack Crockett	8	15	---	---	15	38
Steve Stifler	14	24	---	---	---	38
Richard Seals	---	---	22	16	---	38
Francisco Goodwin	---	---	14	21	2	37
Herman O'Berry	---	---	7	8	21	36
Ronnie Williams	5	8	---	---	18	31
Ace Ventura	---	---	6	11	12	29
Robert Ferguson	5	8	---	---	15	28
Jason Gildon	---	---	9	8	9	26
Byron Frisch	---	---	7	9	9	25
Duncan MacLeod	---	---	6	4	9	19
Parker Copper	---	---	3	7	6	16
Dan Alexander	4	4	---	---	7	15
Brad Jackson	---	---	1	3	10	14
Adam Vinatieri	0	0	---	---	9	9
Lee Flowers	---	---	0	0	8	8
Shar Pourdanesh	0	0	---	---	8	8
David Ortiz	0	0	---	---	8	8
Brent Smith	0	0	---	---	8	8
Chuck Horton	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ned Flanders	0	0	---	---	5	5
Marques Tuiasosopo	0	0	---	---	3	3
Orlando Pierce	---	---	0	0	---	0
Giovanni Carmazzi	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Nathan Shannon	31	40	---	---	12	83
Ray Buchanan	---	---	22	42	16	80
Bobby Shaw	27	31	---	---	16	74
Jim Finn	22	22	---	---	28	72
Steve McNair	31	40	---	---	---	71
Chris Naeole	31	40	---	---	---	71
Tony Ramirez	31	40	---	---	---	71
John Wade	31	40	---	---	---	71
Chris Ruhman	31	40	---	---	---	71
Matt Bowmen	---	---	22	41	3	66
Willie Kramer	---	---	21	40	4	65
Chris Claiborne	---	---	20	41	4	65
Andre Dyson	---	---	20	40	1	61
Michael Myers	---	---	20	35	3	58
Ryan Thelwell	18	23	---	---	14	55
Hugh Douglas	---	---	13	33	7	53
Jerry Jensen	---	---	18	32	3	53
J.R. Redmond	19	22	---	---	11	52
Marshall Mathers	---	---	13	31	8	52
Jimmy Spencer	---	---	4	19	25	48
Asher Ackerman	16	23	---	---	5	44
Joe Salave'a	---	---	15	20	7	42
Alonzo Harris	---	---	19	21	2	42
Omar Espinosa	5	16	---	---	19	40
Troy Drayton	4	12	---	---	22	38
Grady Jackson	---	---	8	25	1	34
Chris Floyd	15	17	---	---	1	33
Nate Jacquet	15	15	---	---	---	30
Kiwuakee Thomas	---	---	2	3	23	28
Darwin Walker	---	---	10	13	1	24
Anthony Denman	---	---	1	8	15	24
Matthew Hatchette	8	12	---	---	---	20
Donnie Spragan	---	---	8	7	5	20
Eddie Evans	6	7	---	---	6	19
Mo Bishop	---	---	4	10	1	15
Na'il Diggs	---	---	2	1	10	13
Buddy Ferguson	0	0	---	---	12	12
Pat Harlow	0	0	---	---	12	12
Chris Villarrial	0	0	---	---	12	12
Deion Jordan	0	0	---	---	12	12
Taylor Cochrane	0	0	---	---	9	9
Rick McKenzie	0	0	---	---	8	8
Alan Rodgers	0	0	---	---	3	3
Tony Graziani	0	0	---	---	---	0
Marvel Smith	0	0	---	---	---	0
Steve Hutchinson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	62	8.9
Middle	12	46	3.8
Right	2	10	5.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	38	4.2
Middle	21	105	5.0
Right	1	1	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brett Favre	41	24	9	1	5	4	0	0	3

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve McNair	39	19	0	1	5	8	4	4	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	22	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	171	10.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	7	97	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	23	5.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	22	3.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	7	32	2.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	7	89	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bert Emanuel	10	6	0	85	2	30
WR Tony McDaniel	9	5	0	41	1	28
WR Torrance Small	7	1	4	34	1	34
WR Miles Devine	4	3	0	57	2	18
RB Curtis Martin	2	2	0	1	0	13
TE O.J. Santiago	2	1	1	3	0	28
RB Steve Stifler	2	2	0	29	1	24
WR Robert Ferguson	2	1	0	13	0	8
TE Ronnie Williams	1	1	0	-1	0	8
FB Zack Crockett	1	1	0	27	1	15
RB Dan Alexander	1	1	0	24	1	4

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Bobby Shaw	8	4	1	27	31
TE Asher Ackerman	5	1	0	9	23
WR Matthew Hatchette	5	3	1	16	12
RB J.R. Redmond	5	4	1	27	22
WR Ryan Thelwell	4	3	1	32	23
FB Jim Finn	3	1	0	-1	22
TE Omar Espinosa	3	1	0	19	16
TE Troy Drayton	2	0	1	0	12
RB Chris Floyd	2	2	0	14	17
WR Nate Jacquet	1	0	0	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Curtis Martin	1	5	5.00	4.50
Steve Stifler	1	0	0.00	5.62

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chris Floyd	2	6	3.00	4.77
J.R. Redmond	2	-2	-1.00	4.86
Jim Finn	1	4	4.00	2.29

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brett Favre	2	1	1	0.50	7.63

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve McNair	5	2	11	2.20	3.67

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bert Emanuel	1	0	0	0.00	8.50
RB Curtis Martin	1	1	1	1.00	0.50

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Troy Drayton	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Asher Ackerman	1	0	0	0.00	1.80
WR Matthew Hatchette	1	1	4	4.00	3.20
WR Ryan Thelwell	1	1	7	7.00	8.00
RB J.R. Redmond	1	0	0	0.00	5.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Brett Favre	1	0
Curtis Martin	1	0
Steve Stifler	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Jim Finn	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brett Favre	9	3	3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve McNair	15	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Torrance Small	4	0	0
WR Bert Emanuel	3	2	2
WR Robert Ferguson	2	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bobby Shaw	3	2	0
WR Ryan Thelwell	3	2	2
TE Omar Espinosa	3	1	1
TE Troy Drayton	2	0	0
WR Matthew Hatchette	2	1	1
FB Jim Finn	1	0	0
RB J.R. Redmond	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,300 (21,300)
End Zone 15,300 (15,300)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 13,500 (13,500)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,700 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,300 (21,300)
End Zone	15,300 (15,300)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	13,500 (13,500)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,700 (3,700)