Week 16, 2002

played in San Diego, CA

77 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals	7	0	3	7	-	17
San Diego Chargers	10	7	7	0	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:18 SDO - Tommy Pickles 47 field goal
1Q: 10:51 SDO - Brian Williams 45 interception return (Tommy Pickles extra point)
1Q: 04:18 STL - Dan Alexander 9 pass from Giovanni Carmazzi (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
2Q: 12:04 SDO - Dixon Donaldson 5 pass from Marc Bulger (Tommy Pickles extra point)
3Q: 12:27 SDO - Isaac Bruce 25 pass from Marc Bulger (Tommy Pickles extra point)
3Q: 05:04 STL - Adam Vinatieri 42 field goal
4Q: 02:00 STL - Dante Wesley 95 interception return (Adam Vinatieri extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:18 SDO - Tommy Pickles 47 field goal
1Q: 10:51 SDO - Brian Williams 45 interception return (Tommy Pickles extra point)
1Q: 04:18 STL - Dan Alexander 9 pass from Giovanni Carmazzi (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
2Q: 12:04 SDO - Dixon Donaldson 5 pass from Marc Bulger (Tommy Pickles extra point)
3Q: 12:27 SDO - Isaac Bruce 25 pass from Marc Bulger (Tommy Pickles extra point)
3Q: 05:04 STL - Adam Vinatieri 42 field goal
4Q: 02:00 STL - Dante Wesley 95 interception return (Adam Vinatieri extra point)

Team Statistics STL SDO
Record 2-13 7-8
First Downs 24 13
- by Rushing 4 4
- by Passing 17 9
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 322 319
- Offensive Plays 80 58
- Yards per Play 4.03 5.50
Net Rushing Yards 84 90
- Rushing Attempts 21 24
- Yards per Rush 4.00 3.75
Net Passing Yards 238 229
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 55 - 22 - 4 33 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 262 235
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/24 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 4.03 6.74
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/16 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 10.2
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/30 13/100
Punt Returns/Yards 3/9 2/10
Kick Returns/Yards 5/102 2/64
Interception Ret./Yards 2/95 4/73
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 37
Time of Possession 29:29 30:31

Team Statistics	STL	SDO
Record	2-13	7-8
First Downs	24	13
- by Rushing	4	4
- by Passing	17	9
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	322	319
- Offensive Plays	80	58
- Yards per Play	4.03	5.50
Net Rushing Yards	84	90
- Rushing Attempts	21	24
- Yards per Rush	4.00	3.75
Net Passing Yards	238	229
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	55 - 22 - 4	33 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	262	235
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/24	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	4.03	6.74
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/16	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	10.2
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/30	13/100
Punt Returns/Yards	3/9	2/10
Kick Returns/Yards	5/102	2/64
Interception Ret./Yards	2/95	4/73
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 37
Time of Possession	29:29	30:31

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:55	OWN 32	3	3	Fumble
1	11:12	0:33	OWN 34	1	0	Interception
1	10:39	6:28	OWN 26	13	74	Touchdown
1	0:26	2:20	OWN 1	6	29	Interception
2	11:58	5:33	OWN 33	9	43	Missed FG
2	5:16	1:18	OWN 26	5	12	Punt
2	2:03	0:25	OWN 43	2	10	Interception
2	0:28	0:28	OWN 22	1	2	Half
3	12:15	2:08	OWN 18	9	43	Punt
3	7:13	2:15	OPP 49	8	24	Field Goal
3	3:16	0:51	OWN 38	3	-7	Punt
4	13:05	0:52	OWN 36	3	1	Punt
4	9:15	3:39	OWN 20	10	54	Downs
4	3:00	0:17	OWN 23	2	0	Interception
4	1:43	1:43	OWN 46	7	49	Game

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:05	1:53	OPP 35	3	5	Field Goal
1	4:11	3:45	OWN 20	6	37	Punt
2	13:06	1:08	OPP 13	3	13	Touchdown
2	6:25	1:09	OWN 31	3	6	Punt
2	3:58	1:55	OWN 23	4	19	Interception
2	1:38	1:10	OWN 32	3	0	Punt
3	15:00	2:45	OWN 34	4	66	Touchdown
3	10:07	2:54	OWN 7	7	42	Fumble
3	4:58	1:42	OWN 47	3	-20	Punt
3	2:25	4:20	OWN 24	8	47	Missed FG
4	12:13	2:58	OWN 19	6	35	Punt
4	5:36	2:36	OWN 26	3	2	Punt
4	2:43	0:56	OPP 29	5	17	Interception

Game MVP: Corey Fuller, San Diego Chargers

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Giovanni Carmazzi	8	65	8.13	15	3
Dan Alexander	8	14	1.75	4	0
Steve Stifler	5	5	1.00	5	0

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Tiki Barber	16	51	3.19	15	2
Marshall Faulk	6	22	3.67	15	1
Marc Bulger	2	17	8.50	11	1

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Giovanni Carmazzi	55	22	262	4/24	1	35	4	31.0

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marc Bulger	33	23	235	1/6	2	40	2	84.8

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Antwaan Randle El	8	15	143	17.88	53	35	0
WR Bert Emanuel	7	17	68	9.71	11	13	0
TE Jeremy Shockey	3	8	19	6.33	0	8	0
WR Tony McDaniel	2	8	16	8.00	0	11	0
WR Calvin Broadus Jr	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Dan Alexander	1	1	9	9.00	3	9	1
RB Steve Stifler	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Robert Brooks	5	9	63	12.60	0	40	0
WR Isaac Bruce	3	4	45	15.00	0	25	1
RB Tiki Barber	3	4	26	8.67	23	24	0
WR Marty Booker	3	5	15	5.00	0	13	0
RB Marshall Faulk	2	3	10	5.00	1	8	0
TE Tony Gonzalez	2	3	24	12.00	17	24	0
WR Bobby Shaw	2	2	26	13.00	0	22	0
FB Dixon Donaldson	2	2	22	11.00	15	17	1
TE Andrew Jordan	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Dante Wesley	2	95	47.50	1

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Corey Fuller	2	1	0.50	0
S Donovin Darius	1	27	27.00	0
CB Brian Williams	1	45	45.00	1

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Calvin Broadus Jr	1	0	0
Giovanni Carmazzi	1	0	0
Brock Marion	0	1	1
Richard Seals	0	1	0

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force
Tiki Barber	1	0	0
Leon Lett	0	1	1
Bobby Shaw	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Jarrett	4	170	42.5	40.0	52	2

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Earnest Simmons	6	264	44.0	39.2	56	2

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Adam Vinatieri	1/2	1/2	0/0	42	2/2

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tommy Pickles	1/2	1/2	0/0	47	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Calvin Broadus Jr	3	9	3.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Williams	2	10	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eddie Drummond	3	65	21.7	0
Antwaan Randle El	2	37	18.5	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Brooks	2	64	32.0	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Dante Wesley	7	1	0.0	15	25
S Brock Marion	5	4	0.0	24	32
CB Orlando Pierce	4	1	0.0	5	14
ILB London Fletcher	3	6	0.0	24	34
DT Daryl Gardnener	3	2	0.0	14	21
OLB Ben Wallace	3	1	0.0	23	29
DT Cortez Kennedy	3	0	0.0	15	25
DE Kavika Pittman	3	0	0.0	20	29
CB Shawn Springs	3	0	0.0	24	31
S Daquan Lane	3	0	0.0	14	26
DE La'roi Glover	2	1	1.0	23	27
OLB Roberto Lear	2	0	0.0	8	6
DT Richard Seals	2	0	0.0	16	15
CB Hank Poteat	2	0	0.0	21	30
S Steve Atwater	1	0	0.0	10	11
WR Calvin Broadus Jr	1	0	---	---	---
WR Bert Emanuel	1	0	---	---	---
WR Tony McDaniel	1	0	---	---	---

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Eric Brown	9	0	0.0	19	55
ILB Isaiah Kacyvenski	5	4	0.0	19	56
CB Corey Fuller	5	0	0.0	14	47
DE Dennis Johnson	4	0	0.5	17	49
S Donovin Darius	4	1	0.0	19	53
CB Kirk Graham	3	1	0.0	16	55
OLB Jeremiah Pharms	3	0	0.0	8	7
DT Kevin Smith	2	1	1.5	16	42
DT Leon Lett	2	0	1.0	16	41
S Jason Perry	2	0	0.0	7	15
OLB James Harrison	2	0	0.0	15	43
CB Brian Williams	1	1	0.0	21	52
OLB Eddie Robinson	1	0	0.0	6	18
ILB Rick Hamilton	1	0	0.0	2	3
RB Tiki Barber	1	0	---	---	---
DT Larry Chester	1	0	0.0	8	24
DE Kyle Vanden Bosch	0	2	1.0	11	41
DE Jon Harris	0	1	0.0	11	26
OLB Alex Bondy	0	1	0.0	1	3

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE La'roi Glover	1.0	1	1	0	27
DT Daryl Gardnener	0.0	1	0	0	21

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Kevin Smith	1.5	0	1	0	42
DT Leon Lett	1.0	1	2	3	41
DE Kyle Vanden Bosch	1.0	0	2	1	41
DE Dennis Johnson	0.5	1	1	0	49
DE Jon Harris	0.0	0	1	0	26
DT Larry Chester	0.0	0	1	0	24
OLB James Harrison	0.0	0	1	0	43

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Dante Wesley	5	0	2	25
ILB London Fletcher	3	0	0	34
CB Orlando Pierce	3	0	0	14
CB Hank Poteat	3	0	0	30
S Steve Atwater	2	0	0	11
CB Shawn Springs	2	0	0	31
S Daquan Lane	2	0	0	26
OLB Ben Wallace	1	2	0	29
S Brock Marion	1	1	0	32
DE Kavika Pittman	1	0	0	29

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Eric Brown	5	0	0	55
CB Corey Fuller	3	3	2	47
CB Kirk Graham	3	0	0	55
OLB James Harrison	3	0	0	43
S Donovin Darius	2	1	1	53
ILB Isaiah Kacyvenski	2	1	0	56
CB Brian Williams	1	1	1	52
ILB Rick Hamilton	1	0	0	3
S Jason Perry	1	0	0	15
OLB Jeremiah Pharms	1	0	0	7
OLB Eddie Robinson	0	1	0	18
CB Tory James	0	1	0	19

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kendall Simmons	1	4	21	1	59
Jon Jansen	1	2	21	2	59
Shaun O'Hara	0	6	21	1	59
Cosey Coleman	0	2	21	0	59

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Saturday	1	5	24	0	34
Pete Campion	1	4	24	0	34
Joaquin Gonzalez	1	3	24	0	34
Geoff Perkins	0	4	24	1	34
Chris Terry	0	4	24	0	34
Dixon Donaldson	0	2	11	0	9

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Tony McDaniel	1	19
Byron Chamberlain	1	15
Eddie Drummond	1	11
Snarky Robinson	1	6

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Bobby Shaw	4	18
Corey Fuller	2	16
Christopher Rivera	1	12
Robert Brooks	1	9

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jeremy Shockey	19	55	---	---	13	87
Cosey Coleman	21	59	---	---	6	86
Blake Brockermeyer	21	59	---	---	---	80
Jon Jansen	21	59	---	---	---	80
Giovanni Carmazzi	21	59	---	---	---	80
Shaun O'Hara	21	59	---	---	---	80
Kendall Simmons	21	59	---	---	---	80
Antwaan Randle El	14	51	---	---	5	70
Tony McDaniel	14	31	---	---	19	64
Bert Emanuel	16	47	---	---	---	63
Dante Wesley	---	---	15	25	22	62
London Fletcher	---	---	24	34	2	60
Steve Stifler	8	31	---	---	21	60
Brock Marion	---	---	24	32	2	58
Shawn Springs	---	---	24	31	2	57
Ben Wallace	---	---	23	29	2	54
Hank Poteat	---	---	21	30	2	53
La'roi Glover	---	---	23	27	2	52
Kavika Pittman	---	---	20	29	1	50
Cortez Kennedy	---	---	15	25	3	43
Zack Crockett	8	24	---	---	11	43
Daquan Lane	---	---	14	26	1	41
Dan Alexander	13	28	---	---	---	41
Daryl Gardnener	---	---	14	21	3	38
Richard Seals	---	---	16	15	6	37
Calvin Broadus Jr	8	13	---	---	15	36
Orlando Pierce	---	---	5	14	9	28
Robert Thomas	---	---	1	5	17	23
Steve Atwater	---	---	10	11	1	22
Sam Moreau	3	12	---	---	5	20
Byron Chamberlain	2	2	---	---	15	19
Roberto Lear	---	---	8	6	---	14
James Cotton	---	---	2	2	10	14
Byron Frisch	---	---	1	7	4	12
Eddie Drummond	0	1	---	---	11	12
DeLawrence Grant	---	---	4	5	1	10
Ace Ventura	---	---	0	0	6	6
Shar Pourdanesh	0	0	---	---	6	6
Adam Vinatieri	0	0	---	---	6	6
David Ortiz	0	0	---	---	6	6
Barry Sims	0	0	---	---	6	6
Snarky Robinson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Craig Jarrett	0	0	---	---	4	4
Marques Tuiasosopo	0	0	---	---	2	2
Brett Favre	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ryan Young	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brian Williams	---	---	21	52	18	91
Corey Fuller	---	---	14	47	16	77
Eric Brown	---	---	19	55	3	77
Isaiah Kacyvenski	---	---	19	56	2	77
Kirk Graham	---	---	16	55	6	77
Donovin Darius	---	---	19	53	2	74
Dennis Johnson	---	---	17	49	2	68
Pete Campion	24	34	---	---	8	66
Leon Lett	---	---	16	41	4	61
Robert Brooks	21	31	---	---	9	61
Kevin Smith	---	---	16	42	3	61
James Harrison	---	---	15	43	1	59
Jeff Saturday	24	34	---	---	---	58
Chris Terry	24	34	---	---	---	58
Marc Bulger	24	34	---	---	---	58
Geoff Perkins	24	34	---	---	---	58
Joaquin Gonzalez	24	34	---	---	---	58
Kyle Vanden Bosch	---	---	11	41	2	54
Tony Gonzalez	22	24	---	---	4	50
Marty Booker	20	24	---	---	---	44
Eddie Robinson	---	---	6	18	18	42
Jon Harris	---	---	11	26	4	41
Tiki Barber	16	19	---	---	2	37
Dixon Donaldson	11	9	---	---	16	36
Bobby Shaw	1	16	---	---	18	35
Tory James	---	---	5	19	10	34
Larry Chester	---	---	8	24	1	33
Andrew Jordan	7	7	---	---	17	31
Duane Dacosta	6	5	---	---	20	31
Isaac Bruce	8	18	---	---	---	26
Jason Perry	---	---	7	15	1	23
Marshall Faulk	8	11	---	---	---	19
Jeremiah Pharms	---	---	8	7	3	18
Christopher Rivera	0	6	---	---	12	18
Rick Hamilton	---	---	2	3	4	9
Pete Kendall	0	0	---	---	8	8
Matt Lepsis	0	0	---	---	8	8
Brent Van Pelt	0	0	---	---	8	8
Lonnie Paxton	0	0	---	---	8	8
Tommy Pickles	0	0	---	---	7	7
Earnest Simmons	0	0	---	---	6	6
Alex Bondy	---	---	1	3	---	4
Heath Shuler	0	0	---	---	2	2
Erik Baerg	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tim Couch	0	0	---	---	---	0
John Welbourn	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	18	80	4.4
Right	3	4	1.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	33	8.3
Middle	18	51	2.8
Right	2	6	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Giovanni Carmazzi	55	22	2	3	6	8	9	4	4

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marc Bulger	33	23	5	0	2	3	1	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	28	13	122	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	8	105	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	35	5.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	31	6.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	115	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	29	4.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	3	60	20.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bert Emanuel	17	7	2	68	0	47
WR Antwaan Randle El	15	8	1	143	2	51
WR Tony McDaniel	8	2	1	16	0	31
TE Jeremy Shockey	8	3	1	19	0	55
RB Steve Stifler	3	0	1	0	0	31
WR Calvin Broadus Jr	2	1	0	7	0	13
RB Dan Alexander	1	1	0	9	0	28

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Robert Brooks	9	5	1	63	1	31
WR Marty Booker	5	3	0	15	0	24
WR Isaac Bruce	4	3	0	45	1	18
RB Tiki Barber	4	3	0	26	1	19
RB Marshall Faulk	3	2	1	10	0	11
TE Tony Gonzalez	3	2	0	24	1	24
WR Bobby Shaw	2	2	0	26	1	16
FB Dixon Donaldson	2	2	0	22	0	9
TE Andrew Jordan	1	1	0	4	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Marshall Faulk	1	2	2.00	3.67
Tiki Barber	1	1	1.00	3.19

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Giovanni Carmazzi	4	2	22	5.50	4.76

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Marc Bulger	3	2	11	3.67	7.12

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bert Emanuel	1	1	13	13.00	4.00
RB Dan Alexander	1	1	9	9.00	9.00
WR Antwaan Randle El	1	0	0	0.00	9.53

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Robert Brooks	1	1	6	6.00	7.00
WR Isaac Bruce	1	0	0	0.00	11.25
FB Dixon Donaldson	1	1	5	5.00	11.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Giovanni Carmazzi	2	2
Steve Stifler	1	0

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Marshall Faulk	2	1
Marc Bulger	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Giovanni Carmazzi	13	6	5

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marc Bulger	11	9	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bert Emanuel	4	2	2
WR Tony McDaniel	3	1	1
WR Antwaan Randle El	3	3	2
TE Jeremy Shockey	2	0	0
RB Steve Stifler	1	0	0

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Robert Brooks	4	3	1
WR Marty Booker	3	2	0
RB Marshall Faulk	1	1	1
TE Tony Gonzalez	1	1	1
WR Bobby Shaw	1	1	1
FB Dixon Donaldson	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,600 (21,400)
End Zone 13,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,600 (21,400)
End Zone	13,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)