Conference Semifinals, 2001

played in Minnesota, MN

21 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals	7	7	10	10	-	34
Minnesota Vikings	0	14	7	7	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:49 STL - Curtis Martin 43 run (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
2Q: 11:26 MIN - Nick Goings 9 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 08:49 STL - Curtis Martin 33 run (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
2Q: 02:25 MIN - Anthony Becht 1 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 10:30 MIN - Fred Taylor 10 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 07:28 STL - Steve Stifler 39 run (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
3Q: 04:26 STL - Adam Vinatieri 32 field goal
4Q: 14:22 MIN - Fred Taylor 2 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 11:35 STL - Curtis Martin 3 run (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
4Q: 02:53 STL - Adam Vinatieri 19 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:49 STL - Curtis Martin 43 run (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
2Q: 11:26 MIN - Nick Goings 9 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 08:49 STL - Curtis Martin 33 run (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
2Q: 02:25 MIN - Anthony Becht 1 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 10:30 MIN - Fred Taylor 10 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 07:28 STL - Steve Stifler 39 run (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
3Q: 04:26 STL - Adam Vinatieri 32 field goal
4Q: 14:22 MIN - Fred Taylor 2 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 11:35 STL - Curtis Martin 3 run (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
4Q: 02:53 STL - Adam Vinatieri 19 field goal

Team Statistics STL MIN
Record 13-5 13-4
First Downs 19 31
- by Rushing 9 21
- by Passing 9 8
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 419 416
- Offensive Plays 50 70
- Yards per Play 8.38 5.94
Net Rushing Yards 229 264
- Rushing Attempts 25 48
- Yards per Rush 9.16 5.50
Net Passing Yards 190 152
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 18 - 0 22 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 196 152
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.60 6.91
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/11 9/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.2 4.9
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/45 8/70
Punt Returns/Yards 1/5 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 5/98 3/76
Interception Ret./Yards 1/9 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 4/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 27
Time of Possession 25:05 34:55

Team Statistics	STL	MIN
Record	13-5	13-4
First Downs	19	31
- by Rushing	9	21
- by Passing	9	8
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	419	416
- Offensive Plays	50	70
- Yards per Play	8.38	5.94
Net Rushing Yards	229	264
- Rushing Attempts	25	48
- Yards per Rush	9.16	5.50
Net Passing Yards	190	152
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 18 - 0	22 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	196	152
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.60	6.91
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/11	9/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.2	4.9
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/45	8/70
Punt Returns/Yards	1/5	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	5/98	3/76
Interception Ret./Yards	1/9	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	4/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 27
Time of Possession	25:05	34:55

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:37	OWN 23	6	22	Punt
1	5:27	0:56	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown
1	1:32	2:15	OWN 20	7	19	Downs
2	11:16	2:44	OWN 34	4	66	Touchdown
2	2:15	1:38	OWN 30	3	9	Punt
3	10:22	3:09	OWN 18	7	82	Touchdown
3	6:13	1:53	OPP 27	4	12	Field Goal
4	14:15	2:50	OWN 30	5	70	Touchdown
4	9:47	7:02	OWN 34	11	64	Field Goal

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:23	5:56	OWN 25	10	31	Punt
1	4:31	2:59	OWN 36	5	24	Punt
2	14:17	3:01	OPP 39	6	39	Touchdown
2	8:32	6:17	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
2	0:37	0:37	OWN 20	2	-5	Half
3	15:00	4:38	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
3	7:13	1:00	OWN 22	2	3	Interception
3	4:20	5:05	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
4	11:25	1:38	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	2:45	2:45	OWN 33	10	56	Game

Game MVP: Curtis Martin, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Curtis Martin	14	126	9.00	43	5	3
Steve Stifler	10	94	9.40	39	2	1
Brett Favre	1	9	9.00	9	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Fred Taylor	30	111	3.70	11	5	2
Brian Griese	12	137	11.42	20	8	0
Shaun Ozment	6	16	2.67	11	1	0

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brett Favre	24	18	196	1/6	0	41	0	98.6

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Griese	22	17	152	0/0	2	20	1	106.6

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Torrance Small	4	6	33	8.25	6	19
WR Bert Emanuel	4	6	31	7.75	8	16
RB Curtis Martin	2	2	60	30.00	58	41
WR Tony McDaniel	2	3	14	7.00	3	9
RB Steve Stifler	2	2	11	5.50	4	12
WR Robert Ferguson	2	2	34	17.00	21	31
FB Zack Crockett	1	1	5	5.00	6	5
TE O.J. Santiago	1	2	8	8.00	6	8

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Terry Glenn	4	4	53	13.25	1	20	0
RB Fred Taylor	3	5	4	1.33	11	9	0
TE Nick Goings	3	3	26	8.67	7	9	1
WR Darnerien McCants	3	4	42	14.00	27	19	0
FB Derrick Harris	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR MarTay Jenkins	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Anthony Becht	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	1
WR Scotty Anderson	1	1	19	19.00	12	19	0
RB George Layne	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Shawn Springs	1	9	9.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Curtis Martin	1	1	0	0
Hank Poteat	0	0	1	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Darnerien McCants	1	0	0
Cory Raymer	0	1	0
Jay Foreman	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ned Flanders	2	91	45.5	35.5	61	0

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Berger	3	127	42.3	27.3	44	0

Kicking Statistics

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

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Dawson	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Atwater	1	5	5.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Ferguson	4	85	21.3	0
Miles Devine	1	13	13.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
MarTay Jenkins	2	53	26.5	0
David Kleinfeld	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB London Fletcher	10	2	48	22
S Brock Marion	9	2	48	22
OLB Ben Wallace	7	0	43	19
CB Hank Poteat	5	1	41	15
S Steve Atwater	4	5	48	22
CB Herman O'Berry	4	2	34	17
CB Shawn Springs	3	2	42	21
DT Cortez Kennedy	3	1	41	11
DT Daryl Gardnener	3	0	32	16
DE Byron Frisch	3	0	14	6
DE La'roi Glover	2	2	34	16
DE Kavika Pittman	2	1	36	21
CB Orlando Pierce	2	1	7	3
DT Francisco Goodwin	2	0	13	10
S Ace Ventura	1	2	10	7
OLB Brad Jackson	1	0	4	2
OLB Jason Gildon	0	1	10	7
OLB Ricky England	0	1	5	3

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB James Darling	6	1	0.0	23	23
DE Mike Rucker	5	1	1.0	22	22
OLB Jay Foreman	5	1	0.0	25	25
CB Walt Harris	4	2	0.0	25	25
S Paul Miranda	4	2	0.0	25	25
OLB Henri Crockett	4	0	0.0	20	20
S John Lynch	3	1	0.0	22	23
ILB Kailey Wong	3	1	0.0	10	7
DT Dan Wilkinson	1	1	0.0	19	20
S Brock Williams	1	1	0.0	4	5
OLB Junior Suliven	1	0	0.0	5	5
CB Eric Warfield	1	0	0.0	14	16
CB Artrell Hawkins	1	0	0.0	24	23
WR Darnerien McCants	1	0	---	---	---
DT Cletidus Hunt	0	1	0.0	9	7

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kavika Pittman	1	0	21
DT Cortez Kennedy	0	1	11
DE La'roi Glover	0	1	16

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Mike Rucker	1.0	0	0	22
DT Dan Wilkinson	0.0	1	2	20
OLB Jay Foreman	0.0	1	1	25
ILB James Darling	0.0	0	1	23

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Ben Wallace	4	0	0	19
S Brock Marion	2	0	0	22
CB Herman O'Berry	2	0	0	17
ILB London Fletcher	2	0	0	22
CB Hank Poteat	2	0	0	15
S Steve Atwater	1	0	0	22
S Ace Ventura	1	0	0	7
OLB Brad Jackson	1	0	0	2
CB Orlando Pierce	1	0	0	3
DE Byron Frisch	1	0	0	6
OLB Jason Gildon	0	1	0	7
CB Shawn Springs	0	0	1	21

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Walt Harris	4	1	25
S John Lynch	3	0	23
DE Mike Rucker	2	0	22
ILB James Darling	1	0	23
OLB Henri Crockett	1	0	20
OLB Junior Suliven	1	0	5
ILB Kailey Wong	1	0	7
CB Eric Warfield	1	0	16
CB Artrell Hawkins	1	0	23
OLB Jay Foreman	1	0	25
S Paul Miranda	1	0	25
S Brock Williams	1	0	5

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Blake Brockermeyer	5	6	25	1	25
Cosey Coleman	3	4	25	0	25
Brent Smith	1	3	25	0	25
Jon Jansen	1	2	25	0	25
Ronnie Williams	1	1	7	0	6
Shaun O'Hara	0	7	25	0	25
Zack Crockett	0	1	12	0	10

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Tony Boselli	5	8	1	48	22
Anthony Redmon	3	9	0	48	22
Cory Raymer	2	7	0	48	22
Antone Davis	2	5	0	48	22
Derrick Harris	2	3	0	30	16
Erik Baerg	1	3	0	40	22
Chris Dishman	1	1	0	8	0
Nick Goings	0	1	0	37	18

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Curtis Martin	2	19
Jason Gildon	1	12

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
David Kleinfeld	2	12
Nick Goings	1	15
Paul Miranda	1	14
Derrick Harris	1	8
Anthony Redmon	1	3

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Steve Atwater	---	---	48	22	4	74
Brock Marion	---	---	48	22	---	70
London Fletcher	---	---	48	22	---	70
Ben Wallace	---	---	43	19	1	63
Shawn Springs	---	---	42	21	---	63
Kavika Pittman	---	---	36	21	---	57
Hank Poteat	---	---	41	15	---	56
Herman O'Berry	---	---	34	17	4	55
O.J. Santiago	22	18	---	---	14	54
Cosey Coleman	25	25	---	---	4	54
La'roi Glover	---	---	34	16	3	53
Cortez Kennedy	---	---	41	11	---	52
Brett Favre	25	25	---	---	---	50
Blake Brockermeyer	25	25	---	---	---	50
Brent Smith	25	25	---	---	---	50
Jon Jansen	25	25	---	---	---	50
Shaun O'Hara	25	25	---	---	---	50
Daryl Gardnener	---	---	32	16	---	48
Curtis Martin	15	13	---	---	19	47
Bert Emanuel	19	22	---	---	1	42
Tony McDaniel	12	12	---	---	15	39
Torrance Small	16	17	---	---	5	38
Jason Gildon	---	---	10	7	12	29
Zack Crockett	12	10	---	---	7	29
Ronnie Williams	7	6	---	---	15	28
Ace Ventura	---	---	10	7	11	28
Francisco Goodwin	---	---	13	10	---	23
Miles Devine	4	7	---	---	12	23
Byron Frisch	---	---	14	6	3	23
Steve Stifler	10	12	---	---	---	22
Dan Alexander	8	6	---	---	8	22
Orlando Pierce	---	---	7	3	11	21
Robert Ferguson	0	2	---	---	15	17
Ricky England	---	---	5	3	9	17
Richard Seals	---	---	12	1	---	13
Brad Jackson	---	---	4	2	4	10
Adam Vinatieri	0	0	---	---	9	9
Lee Flowers	---	---	6	1	1	8
Shar Pourdanesh	0	0	---	---	4	4
David Ortiz	0	0	---	---	4	4
Barry Sims	0	0	---	---	4	4
Chuck Horton	0	0	---	---	4	4
Ned Flanders	0	0	---	---	2	2
Parker Copper	---	---	0	0	2	2
Marques Tuiasosopo	0	0	---	---	2	2
Giovanni Carmazzi	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Anthony Redmon	48	22	---	---	3	73
Antone Davis	48	22	---	---	---	70
Tony Boselli	48	22	---	---	---	70
Cory Raymer	48	22	---	---	---	70
Brian Griese	48	22	---	---	---	70
Nick Goings	37	18	---	---	15	70
Terry Glenn	48	21	---	---	---	69
Darnerien McCants	42	16	---	---	10	68
Erik Baerg	40	22	---	---	3	65
Paul Miranda	---	---	25	25	14	64
Fred Taylor	41	16	---	---	---	57
Walt Harris	---	---	25	25	6	56
Derrick Harris	30	16	---	---	8	54
Jay Foreman	---	---	25	25	2	52
Artrell Hawkins	---	---	24	23	2	49
James Darling	---	---	23	23	2	48
Mike Rucker	---	---	22	22	4	48
John Lynch	---	---	22	23	1	46
Courtney Brown	---	---	22	21	2	45
MarTay Jenkins	20	9	---	---	13	42
Henri Crockett	---	---	20	20	1	41
Dan Wilkinson	---	---	19	20	1	40
Kailey Wong	---	---	10	7	16	33
Eric Warfield	---	---	14	16	1	31
Junior Suliven	---	---	5	5	13	23
Brock Williams	---	---	4	5	14	23
George Layne	5	1	---	---	16	22
Cletidus Hunt	---	---	9	7	3	19
Anthony Becht	3	1	---	---	15	19
Scotty Anderson	5	5	---	---	7	17
Shaun Ozment	7	6	---	---	---	13
David Kleinfeld	0	0	---	---	12	12
Delbert Cowsette	---	---	4	4	1	9
Chris Dishman	8	0	---	---	---	8
Phil Dawson	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jeremy Staat	---	---	2	3	---	5
Wyatt Ashworth	---	---	0	1	4	5
Sheldon Jackson	2	1	---	---	2	5
James Palmer	0	0	---	---	3	3
Mitch Berger	0	0	---	---	3	3
Zane Sampson	0	0	---	---	3	3
Troy Diminnie	0	0	---	---	3	3
Brian Allen	---	---	0	0	1	1
Justics Main	0	0	---	---	---	0
Cornelius McCreery	0	0	---	---	---	0
Manuia Savea	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	53	13.3
Middle	15	132	8.8
Right	6	44	7.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	24	3.0
Middle	35	217	6.2
Right	5	23	4.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brett Favre	24	18	2	2	1	1	2	4	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Griese	22	17	1	2	0	1	1	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	64	12.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	66	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	4	66	16.5
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	14	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	112	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	2	2	26	13.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Torrance Small	6	4	1	33	0	17
WR Bert Emanuel	6	4	0	31	0	22
WR Tony McDaniel	3	2	0	14	0	12
RB Curtis Martin	2	2	0	60	1	13
TE O.J. Santiago	2	1	0	8	0	18
RB Steve Stifler	2	2	0	11	0	12
WR Robert Ferguson	2	2	0	34	1	2
FB Zack Crockett	1	1	0	5	0	10

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Fred Taylor	5	3	4	0	16
WR Terry Glenn	4	4	53	1	21
WR Darnerien McCants	4	3	42	0	16
TE Nick Goings	3	3	26	0	18
WR MarTay Jenkins	2	1	4	0	9
FB Derrick Harris	1	1	3	0	16
TE Anthony Becht	1	1	1	0	1
RB George Layne	1	0	0	0	1
WR Scotty Anderson	1	1	19	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Curtis Martin	4	3	0.75	9.00
Steve Stifler	2	7	3.50	9.40
Brett Favre	1	9	9.00	9.00

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Fred Taylor	9	33	3.67	3.70
Brian Griese	1	8	8.00	11.42

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brett Favre	3	2	11	3.67	8.17

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Griese	4	3	22	5.50	6.91

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Torrance Small	1	1	3	3.00	5.50
WR Bert Emanuel	1	1	8	8.00	5.17
WR Tony McDaniel	1	0	0	0.00	4.67

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Terry Glenn	1	1	12	12.00	13.25
RB Fred Taylor	1	0	0	0.00	0.80
TE Anthony Becht	1	1	1	1.00	1.00
TE Nick Goings	1	1	9	9.00	8.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Curtis Martin	4	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Fred Taylor	5	4
Brian Griese	3	3
Shaun Ozment	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brett Favre	7	6	5

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Griese	3	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tony McDaniel	2	1	0
WR Torrance Small	1	1	1
WR Bert Emanuel	1	1	1
RB Curtis Martin	1	1	1
TE O.J. Santiago	1	1	1
WR Robert Ferguson	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terry Glenn	2	2	2
WR MarTay Jenkins	1	1	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)