Wild Card Playoff Games, 2001

played in Tampa Bay, FL

52 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals	10	0	13	0	-	23
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	7	0	7	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:03 STL - Adam Vinatieri 51 field goal
1Q: 06:20 TBY - Ahman Green 1 run (Joe Nedney extra point)
1Q: 00:21 STL - Miles Devine 6 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
2Q: 04:03 TBY - Ahman Green 10 run (Joe Nedney extra point)
3Q: 11:02 STL - Torrance Small 31 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
3Q: 05:58 STL - Adam Vinatieri 36 field goal
3Q: 00:53 STL - Adam Vinatieri 38 field goal
4Q: 10:15 TBY - Ahman Green 10 run (Joe Nedney extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:03 STL - Adam Vinatieri 51 field goal
1Q: 06:20 TBY - Ahman Green 1 run (Joe Nedney extra point)
1Q: 00:21 STL - Miles Devine 6 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
2Q: 04:03 TBY - Ahman Green 10 run (Joe Nedney extra point)
3Q: 11:02 STL - Torrance Small 31 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
3Q: 05:58 STL - Adam Vinatieri 36 field goal
3Q: 00:53 STL - Adam Vinatieri 38 field goal
4Q: 10:15 TBY - Ahman Green 10 run (Joe Nedney extra point)

Team Statistics STL TBY
Record 12-5 11-6
First Downs 16 18
- by Rushing 2 9
- by Passing 13 9
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 309 311
- Offensive Plays 66 68
- Yards per Play 4.68 4.57
Net Rushing Yards 65 126
- Rushing Attempts 21 32
- Yards per Rush 3.10 3.94
Net Passing Yards 244 185
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 22 - 1 33 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 291 204
- Sacks/Yards Lost 7/47 3/19
- Yards per Pass Play 5.42 5.14
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/16 7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.4 8.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 1/10 8/58
Punt Returns/Yards 3/-13 4/46
Kick Returns/Yards 2/37 2/49
Interception Ret./Yards 1/17 1/6
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 29
Time of Possession 29:33 30:27

Team Statistics	STL	TBY
Record	12-5	11-6
First Downs	16	18
- by Rushing	2	9
- by Passing	13	9
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	309	311
- Offensive Plays	66	68
- Yards per Play	4.68	4.57
Net Rushing Yards	65	126
- Rushing Attempts	21	32
- Yards per Rush	3.10	3.94
Net Passing Yards	244	185
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 22 - 1	33 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	291	204
- Sacks/Yards Lost	7/47	3/19
- Yards per Pass Play	5.42	5.14
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/16	7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.4	8.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	1/10	8/58
Punt Returns/Yards	3/-13	4/46
Kick Returns/Yards	2/37	2/49
Interception Ret./Yards	1/17	1/6
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 29
Time of Possession	29:33	30:27

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:09	3:11	OWN 45	7	21	Field Goal
1	7:37	0:13	OWN 26	1	0	Interception
1	6:13	1:55	OWN 29	3	-6	Punt
1	3:19	2:46	OWN 18	5	21	Punt
1	0:21	0:07	OPP 6	1	6	Touchdown
2	12:47	3:02	OWN 20	5	28	Punt
2	3:53	3:09	OWN 30	8	43	Missed FG
3	15:00	1:37	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	11:48	0:57	OPP 36	2	36	Touchdown
3	8:35	2:43	OWN 28	9	53	Field Goal
3	4:42	3:57	OWN 23	9	56	Field Goal
4	10:06	1:01	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	6:55	3:56	OWN 22	7	41	Punt
4	1:52	0:34	OPP 48	3	7	Punt

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:51	OWN 22	3	-6	Punt
1	8:58	1:21	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	7:24	1:11	OPP 19	4	19	Touchdown
1	4:18	0:59	OWN 40	3	3	Punt
1	0:33	0:12	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
1	0:14	2:27	OWN 20	5	41	Punt
2	9:45	5:52	OWN 21	12	79	Touchdown
2	0:44	0:44	OWN 34	5	23	Half
3	13:23	1:35	OWN 47	3	-6	Punt
3	10:51	2:16	OWN 29	3	-7	Punt
3	5:52	1:10	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	0:45	5:39	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
4	9:05	2:10	OWN 33	3	-12	Punt
4	2:59	1:07	OWN 20	3	-6	Punt
4	1:18	1:18	OWN 20	6	35	Downs

Game MVP: Brett Favre, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Steve Stifler	12	25	2.08	7	0
Curtis Martin	6	18	3.00	15	1
Brett Favre	3	22	7.33	8	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ahman Green	24	78	3.25	18	3	3
Koy Detmer	6	32	5.33	10	1	0
Vaughn Hebron	2	16	8.00	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brett Favre	38	22	291	7/47	2	36	1	88.8

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Koy Detmer	33	21	204	3/19	0	33	1	68.2

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Torrance Small	4	5	89	22.25	46	36	1
TE Ronnie Williams	4	4	30	7.50	5	15	0
WR Miles Devine	4	7	58	14.50	15	26	1
WR Bert Emanuel	3	6	42	14.00	7	20	0
RB Dan Alexander	2	2	12	6.00	0	7	0
WR Robert Ferguson	2	2	19	9.50	5	11	0
RB Curtis Martin	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE O.J. Santiago	1	2	32	32.00	21	32	0
WR Tony McDaniel	1	6	10	10.00	3	10	0
RB Steve Stifler	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
FB Thurman Reese	5	5	37	7.40	21	17
WR Louis Davis	4	7	54	13.50	27	33
WR Shawn Jefferson	3	4	28	9.33	6	22
WR Kevin Johnson	3	5	15	5.00	0	12
RB Ahman Green	2	2	14	7.00	18	17
TE Harvey Vail	2	3	37	18.50	8	23
WR Drew Bennett	2	3	19	9.50	2	11
TE Dave Moore	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Shawn Springs	1	17	17.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ralph Brown	1	6	6.00	0

Fumble Statistics

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

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Harvey Vail	1	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ned Flanders	7	325	46.4	31.3	61	1

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Josh Bidwell	9	331	36.8	36.0	51	1

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Adam Vinatieri	3/4	1/2	1/1	51	2/2

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joe Nedney	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Atwater	3	-13	-4.3	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ralph Brown	4	46	11.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Ferguson	2	37	18.5	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Drew Bennett	2	49	24.5	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ben Wallace	11	3	0.0	31	34
S Brock Marion	6	2	0.0	32	36
S Steve Atwater	5	0	0.0	30	35
DT Cortez Kennedy	5	0	0.0	23	26
DE La'roi Glover	4	3	2.0	22	30
ILB London Fletcher	4	5	0.0	32	35
CB Herman O'Berry	4	0	0.0	24	28
DE Kavika Pittman	3	1	0.0	28	30
DT Francisco Goodwin	2	0	1.0	15	16
CB Hank Poteat	2	3	0.0	26	29
S Ace Ventura	2	0	0.0	6	10
CB Shawn Springs	1	2	0.0	32	31
DT Daryl Gardnener	1	1	0.0	22	21
S Lee Flowers	1	0	0.0	0	5
OLB Brad Jackson	1	0	0.0	3	1
RB Steve Stifler	1	0	---	---	---
CB Orlando Pierce	1	0	0.0	2	8

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Carlos Emmons	8	1	1.0	20	38
S Damien Richardson	5	2	0.5	21	45
ILB John Fiala	5	2	0.0	21	45
S Chad Cota	5	0	0.0	21	45
DE Eric Curry	4	0	2.0	5	23
DE Brady Smith	3	1	1.5	19	38
OLB Robbie Herndon	3	1	0.0	6	9
ILB Todd Collins	3	0	0.0	1	7
DE Demetric Evans	2	0	1.0	2	7
DT Pernell Davis	2	1	0.5	10	25
CB Chris Watson	2	1	0.0	11	23
CB Aeneas Williams	2	0	0.0	21	43
DE John Frank	1	1	0.5	16	22
CB Ralph Brown	1	3	0.0	21	45
DT James Cannida	1	2	0.0	15	29
OLB Chris Singleton	1	0	0.0	2	2
WR Shawn Jefferson	1	0	---	---	---
S Robert Griffith	0	1	0.0	1	9

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE La'roi Glover	2.0	1	0	30
DT Francisco Goodwin	1.0	1	0	16
DT Cortez Kennedy	0.0	1	1	26
DE Kavika Pittman	0.0	1	0	30
DE Byron Frisch	0.0	0	1	6

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Eric Curry	2.0	0	0	23
DE Brady Smith	1.5	1	2	38
OLB Carlos Emmons	1.0	0	1	38
DE Demetric Evans	1.0	0	0	7
DE John Frank	0.5	0	1	22
S Damien Richardson	0.5	0	0	45
DT Pernell Davis	0.5	0	0	25
DT James Cannida	0.0	1	0	29

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Ben Wallace	5	0	0	34
S Brock Marion	4	0	0	36
S Steve Atwater	3	0	0	35
ILB London Fletcher	2	1	0	35
DT Cortez Kennedy	2	0	0	26
CB Shawn Springs	1	1	1	31
S Lee Flowers	1	0	0	5
CB Herman O'Berry	1	0	0	28
CB Orlando Pierce	1	0	0	8
CB Hank Poteat	1	0	0	29

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Damien Richardson	5	0	0	45
OLB Carlos Emmons	4	0	0	38
CB Aeneas Williams	2	1	0	43
ILB Todd Collins	2	0	0	7
S Chad Cota	2	0	0	45
ILB John Fiala	2	0	0	45
CB Ralph Brown	1	2	1	45
DE Eric Curry	1	0	0	23
OLB Robbie Herndon	1	0	0	9
CB Chris Watson	1	0	0	23
DE Demetric Evans	1	0	0	7
OLB Chris Singleton	0	1	0	2

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Shaun O'Hara	2	6	21	2	45
Jon Jansen	2	4	21	2	45
Cosey Coleman	1	4	21	1	45
Brent Smith	1	3	21	0	45
Blake Brockermeyer	0	1	21	2	45

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ross Verba	3	7	0	32	3	36
Chris Liwienski	2	7	0	32	0	36
Chris Dahlman	2	5	0	32	0	36
Randy Thomas	1	5	1	32	0	36
Travis Rigby	1	3	0	32	0	36

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Dan Alexander	1	25
Curtis Martin	1	22
Ronnie Williams	1	20
Tony McDaniel	1	16
Shar Pourdanesh	1	11
Cosey Coleman	1	11

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Doug Evans	1	25
Chris Singleton	1	19
Tyrone Davis	1	19
Chris Liwienski	1	9
Randy Thomas	1	9

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cosey Coleman	21	45	---	---	11	77
Steve Atwater	---	---	30	35	10	75
Herman O'Berry	---	---	24	28	21	73
Brock Marion	---	---	32	36	---	68
Bert Emanuel	15	33	---	---	19	67
London Fletcher	---	---	32	35	---	67
Brett Favre	21	45	---	---	---	66
Blake Brockermeyer	21	45	---	---	---	66
Ben Wallace	---	---	31	34	1	66
Brent Smith	21	45	---	---	---	66
Jon Jansen	21	45	---	---	---	66
Shaun O'Hara	21	45	---	---	---	66
Tony McDaniel	15	32	---	---	16	63
Shawn Springs	---	---	32	31	---	63
Kavika Pittman	---	---	28	30	1	59
O.J. Santiago	13	23	---	---	22	58
La'roi Glover	---	---	22	30	3	55
Hank Poteat	---	---	26	29	---	55
Cortez Kennedy	---	---	23	26	1	50
Torrance Small	15	34	---	---	1	50
Daryl Gardnener	---	---	22	21	3	46
Curtis Martin	6	16	---	---	22	44
Dan Alexander	4	8	---	---	25	37
Miles Devine	11	20	---	---	4	35
Steve Stifler	14	20	---	---	---	34
Ronnie Williams	3	10	---	---	20	33
Francisco Goodwin	---	---	15	16	---	31
Robert Ferguson	2	13	---	---	14	29
Ricky England	---	---	1	2	26	29
Zack Crockett	7	16	---	---	4	27
Ace Ventura	---	---	6	10	10	26
Jason Gildon	---	---	9	7	7	23
Byron Frisch	---	---	10	6	7	23
Brad Jackson	---	---	3	1	9	13
Richard Seals	---	---	4	6	3	13
Shar Pourdanesh	0	0	---	---	11	11
David Ortiz	0	0	---	---	11	11
Barry Sims	0	0	---	---	11	11
Chuck Horton	0	0	---	---	11	11
Adam Vinatieri	0	0	---	---	10	10
Orlando Pierce	---	---	2	8	---	10
Ned Flanders	0	0	---	---	7	7
Lee Flowers	---	---	0	5	1	6
Parker Copper	---	---	0	0	4	4
Marques Tuiasosopo	0	0	---	---	4	4
Giovanni Carmazzi	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ralph Brown	---	---	21	45	21	87
John Fiala	---	---	21	45	16	82
Chris Liwienski	32	36	---	---	9	77
Randy Thomas	32	36	---	---	9	77
Chad Cota	---	---	21	45	4	70
Carlos Emmons	---	---	20	38	12	70
Damien Richardson	---	---	21	45	4	70
Aeneas Williams	---	---	21	43	4	68
Chris Dahlman	32	36	---	---	---	68
Koy Detmer	32	36	---	---	---	68
Ross Verba	32	36	---	---	---	68
Harvey Vail	27	23	---	---	18	68
Travis Rigby	32	36	---	---	---	68
Ahman Green	29	35	---	---	1	65
Louis Davis	28	32	---	---	1	61
Brady Smith	---	---	19	38	4	61
Kevin Johnson	25	21	---	---	5	51
James Cannida	---	---	15	29	5	49
Nolan Harrison	---	---	16	27	2	45
Drew Bennett	16	17	---	---	12	45
John Frank	---	---	16	22	5	43
Shawn Jefferson	10	15	---	---	17	42
Doug Evans	---	---	2	13	25	40
Pernell Davis	---	---	10	25	3	38
Eric Curry	---	---	5	23	9	37
Thurman Reese	7	12	---	---	17	36
Chris Watson	---	---	11	23	2	36
Tyrone Davis	7	9	---	---	19	35
Vaughn Hebron	3	1	---	---	26	30
Dave Moore	8	13	---	---	7	28
Chris Singleton	---	---	2	2	19	23
Robert Griffith	---	---	1	9	8	18
Robbie Herndon	---	---	6	9	1	16
Demetric Evans	---	---	2	7	3	12
Todd Collins	---	---	1	7	2	10
Brian Johnston	0	0	---	---	9	9
Joey Banes	0	0	---	---	9	9
Nelson Kelley	0	0	---	---	9	9
Josh Bidwell	0	0	---	---	9	9
Joe Nedney	0	0	---	---	4	4
Troy Walters	0	2	---	---	---	2
Darian Rose	0	0	---	---	---	0
Cleveland Williams	0	0	---	---	---	0
Gus Frerotte	0	0	---	---	---	0
Craig Whelihan	0	0	---	---	---	0
Matt Johnson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	12	2.0
Middle	15	53	3.5
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	37	6.2
Middle	15	59	3.9
Right	11	30	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brett Favre	38	22	5	2	3	4	4	0	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Koy Detmer	33	21	3	2	1	2	4	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	24	4.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	127	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	58	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	82	10.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	28	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	38	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	115	10.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	23	7.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Miles Devine	7	4	0	58	1	20
WR Bert Emanuel	6	3	1	42	1	33
WR Tony McDaniel	6	1	0	10	0	32
WR Torrance Small	5	4	0	89	2	34
TE Ronnie Williams	4	4	0	30	0	10
RB Curtis Martin	2	1	0	-1	0	16
TE O.J. Santiago	2	1	1	32	1	23
RB Steve Stifler	2	0	1	0	0	20
RB Dan Alexander	2	2	0	12	0	8
WR Robert Ferguson	2	2	0	19	0	13

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Louis Davis	7	4	0	54	1	32
FB Thurman Reese	5	5	0	37	0	12
WR Kevin Johnson	5	3	1	15	0	21
WR Shawn Jefferson	4	3	0	28	1	15
TE Harvey Vail	3	2	0	37	1	23
WR Drew Bennett	3	2	0	19	0	17
TE Dave Moore	2	0	0	0	0	13
RB Ahman Green	2	2	0	14	0	35

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ahman Green	5	18	3.60	3.25
Koy Detmer	1	6	6.00	5.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brett Favre	3	1	6	2.00	7.66

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Koy Detmer	3	2	23	7.67	6.18

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bert Emanuel	1	0	0	0.00	7.00
RB Steve Stifler	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Miles Devine	1	1	6	6.00	8.29

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Thurman Reese	2	2	23	11.50	7.40
TE Harvey Vail	1	0	0	0.00	12.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Steve Stifler	2	0
Brett Favre	1	0
Curtis Martin	1	0

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Koy Detmer	2	2
Ahman Green	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brett Favre	9	7	5

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Koy Detmer	10	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tony McDaniel	2	1	1
WR Miles Devine	2	2	1
WR Robert Ferguson	2	2	1
WR Torrance Small	1	1	1
TE O.J. Santiago	1	1	1
RB Steve Stifler	1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Louis Davis	3	3	2
WR Kevin Johnson	3	3	1
TE Dave Moore	1	0	0
RB Ahman Green	1	1	1
WR Drew Bennett	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)