Week 15, 2001

played in San Francisco, CA

58 degrees, rain, 5 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals	0	7	3	0	-	10
San Francisco 49ers	0	10	3	3	-	16

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:36 SFO - Freddie Jones 1 pass from Mark Brunell (Steve Christie extra point)
2Q: 03:25 STL - Curtis Martin 9 run (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
2Q: 00:33 SFO - Steve Christie 57 field goal
3Q: 08:16 SFO - Steve Christie 52 field goal
3Q: 02:09 STL - Adam Vinatieri 28 field goal
4Q: 09:35 SFO - Steve Christie 40 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:36 SFO - Freddie Jones 1 pass from Mark Brunell (Steve Christie extra point)
2Q: 03:25 STL - Curtis Martin 9 run (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
2Q: 00:33 SFO - Steve Christie 57 field goal
3Q: 08:16 SFO - Steve Christie 52 field goal
3Q: 02:09 STL - Adam Vinatieri 28 field goal
4Q: 09:35 SFO - Steve Christie 40 field goal

Team Statistics STL SFO
Record 10-4 9-5
First Downs 20 20
- by Rushing 7 7
- by Passing 13 11
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 362 309
- Offensive Plays 65 62
- Yards per Play 5.57 4.98
Net Rushing Yards 159 135
- Rushing Attempts 27 34
- Yards per Rush 5.89 3.97
Net Passing Yards 203 174
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 21 - 0 27 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 223 180
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/20 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 5.34 6.21
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.2 8.0
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/64 2/10
Punt Returns/Yards 4/27 1/10
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 1/22
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 26
Time of Possession 30:30 29:30

Team Statistics	STL	SFO
Record	10-4	9-5
First Downs	20	20
- by Rushing	7	7
- by Passing	13	11
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	362	309
- Offensive Plays	65	62
- Yards per Play	5.57	4.98
Net Rushing Yards	159	135
- Rushing Attempts	27	34
- Yards per Rush	5.89	3.97
Net Passing Yards	203	174
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 21 - 0	27 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	223	180
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/20	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	5.34	6.21
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.2	8.0
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/64	2/10
Punt Returns/Yards	4/27	1/10
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	1/22
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 26
Time of Possession	30:30	29:30

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:20	3:39	OWN 12	6	35	Punt
1	5:32	3:08	OWN 7	6	22	Punt
2	13:29	4:37	OWN 5	7	46	Punt
2	6:26	3:11	OWN 34	6	66	Touchdown
2	0:26	0:26	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	4:15	OWN 11	9	43	Punt
3	8:09	6:05	OWN 20	12	69	Field Goal
4	15:00	1:18	OPP 45	3	1	Punt
4	9:29	2:36	OWN 20	5	3	Punt
4	1:50	1:50	OWN 31	10	53	Game

San Francisco 49ers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:40	OWN 20	5	32	Punt
1	8:41	3:09	OWN 20	6	20	Punt
1	2:24	2:39	OWN 33	6	27	Punt
2	14:45	1:16	OPP 10	3	10	Touchdown
2	8:52	2:26	OWN 6	4	26	Punt
2	3:15	2:49	OWN 20	7	40	Field Goal
3	10:45	2:36	OWN 20	7	45	Field Goal
3	2:04	2:04	OWN 21	3	-1	Punt
4	13:42	4:13	OWN 20	9	57	Field Goal
4	6:53	5:03	OWN 16	13	68	Fumble

Game MVP: Mark Brunell, San Francisco 49ers

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Steve Stifler	15	92	6.13	30	1	0
Curtis Martin	10	59	5.90	24	3	1
Brett Favre	2	8	4.00	9	0	0

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Alexis Shepherd	23	62	2.70	10	1
Jerome Bettis	7	62	8.86	34	2
Mark Brunell	2	7	3.50	5	0
Forrest Gump	2	4	2.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brett Favre	33	21	223	5/20	0	27	0	83.2

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mark Brunell	27	18	180	1/6	1	34	0	97.7

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Bert Emanuel	7	11	87	12.43	47	25
WR Tony McDaniel	3	4	12	4.00	0	10
RB Steve Stifler	3	3	30	10.00	19	17
WR Torrance Small	2	3	14	7.00	4	11
TE Ronnie Williams	2	2	13	6.50	8	8
FB Zack Crockett	2	2	26	13.00	27	27
TE O.J. Santiago	1	2	15	15.00	8	15
WR Miles Devine	1	3	26	26.00	19	26

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Chris Chambers	6	10	64	10.67	8	16	0
WR Jerome Pathon	5	7	51	10.20	9	18	0
FB Tony Richardson	2	2	18	9.00	20	20	0
TE Freddie Jones	2	2	0	0.00	0	1	1
RB Jerome Bettis	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Germane Crowell	1	3	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Alexis Shepherd	1	1	34	34.00	31	34	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Torrance Small	2	0	0
Brett Favre	1	0	0
Zack Crockett	0	1	0
La'roi Glover	0	1	0
O.J. Santiago	0	1	0
Jason Gildon	0	0	1

San Francisco	Fumb	Recov	Force
Alexis Shepherd	1	0	0
Tony Richardson	0	1	0
Forrest Gump	0	0	1
Deshea Townsend	0	0	1
Rosevelt Colvin	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ned Flanders	6	295	49.2	37.5	61	2

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Hentrich	5	205	41.0	35.6	53	3

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Adam Vinatieri	1/1	0/0	0/0	28	1/1

San Francisco	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Steve Christie	3/3	3/3	2/2	57	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Torrance Small	3	22	7.3	0
Steve Atwater	1	5	5.0	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Chambers	1	10	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chandler Bing	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Parker Copper	7	4	0.0	34	28
S Brock Marion	6	5	0.0	34	28
S Steve Atwater	6	1	0.0	34	27
DT Cortez Kennedy	5	1	0.0	25	16
CB Hank Poteat	4	0	0.0	26	26
CB Fernando Bryant	3	4	0.0	20	20
CB Shawn Springs	3	2	0.0	30	24
OLB Jason Gildon	3	1	0.0	11	9
OLB Ben Wallace	3	1	0.0	20	15
DT Daryl Gardnener	2	2	0.0	17	16
DT Francisco Goodwin	2	1	0.0	22	20
DE Kavika Pittman	2	0	0.0	32	26
OLB Ricky England	2	0	0.0	14	13
DE La'roi Glover	1	0	1.0	25	19
S Ace Ventura	1	0	0.0	4	4
DE Byron Frisch	1	0	0.0	9	9

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ray Lewis	8	0	0.0	25	34
S Adrian Wilson	7	5	0.0	26	37
ILB Rosevelt Colvin	6	0	1.0	25	33
DE Lorenzo Bromell	4	3	0.0	21	27
CB David Macklin	4	1	0.0	25	36
CB Terrance Shaw	4	0	0.0	26	36
OLB LaVar Arrington	3	1	0.5	20	23
S Rich Coady	3	1	0.0	25	35
CB Deshea Townsend	3	0	0.0	19	34
ILB Lester Towns	2	0	2.0	6	7
DT Kevin Landolt	2	1	0.5	13	17
DT Bob Kuberski	2	0	0.5	14	23
OLB Raynoch Thompson	2	0	0.0	8	5
G Adam Timmerman	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Ed Hartwell	1	0	0.0	2	5
DE Gary Stills	0	1	0.5	20	27
DE Willie McGinest	0	1	0.0	13	20

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE La'roi Glover	1.0	0	2	0	19
DT Daryl Gardnener	0.0	0	1	0	16

San Francisco	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Lester Towns	2.0	0	0	0	7
ILB Rosevelt Colvin	1.0	0	1	1	33
OLB LaVar Arrington	0.5	1	1	1	23
DE Gary Stills	0.5	0	1	0	27
DT Bob Kuberski	0.5	0	0	0	23
DT Kevin Landolt	0.5	0	0	0	17
DE Willie McGinest	0.0	0	1	0	20
DE Lorenzo Bromell	0.0	0	1	0	27

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Steve Atwater	5	1	27
S Brock Marion	3	0	28
ILB Parker Copper	3	0	28
CB Shawn Springs	2	2	24
CB Hank Poteat	2	0	26
CB Fernando Bryant	1	1	20
OLB Jason Gildon	1	0	9
OLB Ricky England	1	0	13

San Francisco	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Ray Lewis	4	0	34
S Adrian Wilson	4	0	37
CB Terrance Shaw	3	1	36
CB David Macklin	3	1	36
CB Deshea Townsend	1	0	34
DT Kevin Landolt	1	0	17
ILB Rosevelt Colvin	1	0	33
S Rich Coady	1	0	35
OLB LaVar Arrington	1	0	23
OLB Raynoch Thompson	1	0	5
ILB Ed Hartwell	1	0	5
ILB Lester Towns	0	1	7

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Cosey Coleman	4	9	0	27	1	38
Jon Jansen	4	5	0	27	0	38
David Ortiz	3	4	0	27	2	38
Brent Smith	2	3	1	27	1	38
Zack Crockett	2	2	1	22	0	22
Blake Brockermeyer	0	2	0	27	1	38

San Francisco	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Solomon Page	3	9	34	0	28
Tarik Glenn	3	7	34	0	28
Mike Devlin	2	6	34	1	28
Adam Timmerman	1	4	34	0	28
Tony Richardson	1	1	22	0	18
Cam Cleeland	1	1	16	0	14
Willie Roaf	0	4	34	0	28

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Curtis Martin	1	16
Zack Crockett	1	7

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays
Deshea Townsend	2	25
Tony Richardson	1	16
Forrest Gump	1	8

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cosey Coleman	27	38	---	---	7	72
Steve Atwater	---	---	34	27	6	67
Brett Favre	27	38	---	---	---	65
Brock Marion	---	---	34	28	3	65
Blake Brockermeyer	27	38	---	---	---	65
David Ortiz	27	38	---	---	---	65
Brent Smith	27	38	---	---	---	65
Jon Jansen	27	38	---	---	---	65
Parker Copper	---	---	34	28	3	65
Kavika Pittman	---	---	32	26	3	61
O.J. Santiago	21	26	---	---	13	60
Shawn Springs	---	---	30	24	3	57
Hank Poteat	---	---	26	26	3	55
Bert Emanuel	17	23	---	---	12	52
Zack Crockett	22	22	---	---	7	51
Torrance Small	18	28	---	---	4	50
La'roi Glover	---	---	25	19	6	50
Ben Wallace	---	---	20	15	12	47
Cortez Kennedy	---	---	25	16	5	46
Steve Stifler	17	28	---	---	---	45
Francisco Goodwin	---	---	22	20	2	44
Fernando Bryant	---	---	20	20	3	43
Tony McDaniel	12	15	---	---	13	40
Ronnie Williams	7	13	---	---	15	35
Curtis Martin	10	8	---	---	16	34
Daryl Gardnener	---	---	17	16	1	34
Ricky England	---	---	14	13	5	32
Herman O'Berry	---	---	10	5	14	29
Jason Gildon	---	---	11	9	8	28
Miles Devine	8	15	---	---	5	28
Byron Frisch	---	---	9	9	5	23
Dan Alexander	1	9	---	---	12	22
Ace Ventura	---	---	4	4	9	17
Robert Ferguson	2	3	---	---	10	15
Brad Jackson	---	---	5	0	5	10
Shar Pourdanesh	0	0	---	---	7	7
Anthony Clement	0	0	---	---	7	7
Barry Sims	0	0	---	---	7	7
Chuck Horton	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ned Flanders	0	0	---	---	6	6
Richard Seals	---	---	2	3	---	5
Lee Flowers	---	---	0	0	4	4
Adam Vinatieri	0	0	---	---	4	4
Marques Tuiasosopo	0	0	---	---	1	1
Orlando Pierce	---	---	0	0	---	0
Giovanni Carmazzi	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Francisco	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Deshea Townsend	---	---	19	34	25	78
Solomon Page	34	28	---	---	8	70
Terrance Shaw	---	---	26	36	2	64
Chris Chambers	29	26	---	---	9	64
Adrian Wilson	---	---	26	37	1	64
Ray Lewis	---	---	25	34	4	63
Rich Coady	---	---	25	35	3	63
Mike Devlin	34	28	---	---	---	62
Willie Roaf	34	28	---	---	---	62
Mark Brunell	34	28	---	---	---	62
Adam Timmerman	34	28	---	---	---	62
Tarik Glenn	34	28	---	---	---	62
David Macklin	---	---	25	36	1	62
Rosevelt Colvin	---	---	25	33	2	60
Tony Richardson	22	18	---	---	16	56
Alexis Shepherd	23	19	---	---	10	52
Jerome Pathon	27	22	---	---	---	49
Lorenzo Bromell	---	---	21	27	---	48
Gary Stills	---	---	20	27	1	48
LaVar Arrington	---	---	20	23	1	44
Cam Cleeland	16	14	---	---	12	42
Freddie Jones	14	12	---	---	15	41
Willie McGinest	---	---	13	20	7	40
Bob Kuberski	---	---	14	23	1	38
Kevin Landolt	---	---	13	17	6	36
Chandler Bing	17	9	---	---	3	29
Germane Crowell	8	7	---	---	14	29
Lester Towns	---	---	6	7	16	29
Jason Doering	---	---	5	14	8	27
Jerome Bettis	11	8	---	---	7	26
Forrest Gump	3	3	---	---	8	14
Raynoch Thompson	---	---	8	5	1	14
Ed Hartwell	---	---	2	5	7	14
Malcolm Johnson	0	2	---	---	11	13
Steve Christie	0	0	---	---	8	8
Francisco Atkins	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jim Bundren	0	0	---	---	8	8
Eric Bateman	0	0	---	---	8	8
Elian Gonzalez	0	0	---	---	8	8
Raymond Walls	---	---	1	2	5	8
Jamie Henderson	---	---	3	3	1	7
Craig Hentrich	0	0	---	---	5	5
Akili Smith	0	0	---	---	3	3
Kordell Stewart	0	0	---	---	---	0
Derrick Fletcher	0	0	---	---	---	0
Adrian Klemm	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	17	4.3
Middle	17	126	7.4
Right	5	17	3.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	19	3.8
Middle	16	86	5.4
Right	13	30	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brett Favre	33	21	4	0	0	3	5	2	0

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mark Brunell	27	18	2	0	2	4	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	59	8.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	118	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	46	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	57	8.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	55	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	68	9.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bert Emanuel	11	7	87	2	23
WR Tony McDaniel	4	3	12	0	15
WR Torrance Small	3	2	14	0	28
RB Steve Stifler	3	3	30	0	28
WR Miles Devine	3	1	26	1	15
TE Ronnie Williams	2	2	13	0	13
FB Zack Crockett	2	2	26	1	22
TE O.J. Santiago	2	1	15	0	26

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Chris Chambers	10	6	1	64	0	26
WR Jerome Pathon	7	5	0	51	0	22
WR Germane Crowell	3	1	0	7	0	7
RB Jerome Bettis	2	1	1	6	0	8
FB Tony Richardson	2	2	0	18	1	18
TE Freddie Jones	2	2	0	0	0	12
RB Alexis Shepherd	1	1	0	34	1	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Curtis Martin	3	12	4.00	5.90
Steve Stifler	1	4	4.00	6.13

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Alexis Shepherd	3	12	4.00	2.70

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brett Favre	4	1	10	2.50	6.76

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mark Brunell	1	1	1	1.00	6.67

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bert Emanuel	1	1	10	10.00	7.91
TE O.J. Santiago	1	0	0	0.00	7.50
WR Miles Devine	1	0	0	0.00	8.67

San Francisco	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Freddie Jones	1	1	1	1.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

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

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions
Forrest Gump	2	2
Mark Brunell	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brett Favre	9	6	4

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mark Brunell	12	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bert Emanuel	5	3	3
WR Tony McDaniel	2	2	0
RB Steve Stifler	1	1	1
WR Miles Devine	1	0	0

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jerome Pathon	5	4	3
WR Chris Chambers	3	1	1
WR Germane Crowell	2	0	0
RB Jerome Bettis	1	1	0
TE Freddie Jones	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,700 (21,400)
End Zone 13,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,700 (21,400)
End Zone	13,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)