Week 8, 2005

played in St. Louis, MO

55 degrees, rain, 2 mph wind

Washington Redskins	0	3	0	7	-	10
St. Louis Cardinals	7	3	14	7	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:43 STL - Antwaan Randle El 40 pass from Alex Smith (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
2Q: 08:56 STL - Adam Vinatieri 19 field goal
2Q: 02:06 WAS - Owen Pochman 38 field goal
3Q: 13:04 STL - Tyrone Beason 17 pass from Alex Smith (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
3Q: 06:36 STL - Artose Pinner 4 run (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
4Q: 05:48 WAS - Ben Troupe 15 pass from Kevin Daft (Owen Pochman extra point)
4Q: 01:08 STL - Bubba Small 5 run (Adam Vinatieri extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:43 STL - Antwaan Randle El 40 pass from Alex Smith (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
2Q: 08:56 STL - Adam Vinatieri 19 field goal
2Q: 02:06 WAS - Owen Pochman 38 field goal
3Q: 13:04 STL - Tyrone Beason 17 pass from Alex Smith (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
3Q: 06:36 STL - Artose Pinner 4 run (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
4Q: 05:48 WAS - Ben Troupe 15 pass from Kevin Daft (Owen Pochman extra point)
4Q: 01:08 STL - Bubba Small 5 run (Adam Vinatieri extra point)

Team Statistics WAS STL
Record 3-5 3-5
First Downs 17 22
- by Rushing 3 8
- by Passing 11 14
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 283 399
- Offensive Plays 68 63
- Yards per Play 4.16 6.33
Net Rushing Yards 74 159
- Rushing Attempts 22 29
- Yards per Rush 3.36 5.48
Net Passing Yards 209 240
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 24 - 0 32 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 240 255
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/31 2/15
- Yards per Pass Play 4.54 7.06
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 4/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/16 5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.8 6.7
4th Down Conversions 2/4 0/0
Penalties/Yards 10/67 9/65
Punt Returns/Yards 1/6 5/65
Kick Returns/Yards 1/35 3/85
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 40
Time of Possession 31:12 28:48

Team Statistics	WAS	STL
Record	3-5	3-5
First Downs	17	22
- by Rushing	3	8
- by Passing	11	14
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	283	399
- Offensive Plays	68	63
- Yards per Play	4.16	6.33
Net Rushing Yards	74	159
- Rushing Attempts	22	29
- Yards per Rush	3.36	5.48
Net Passing Yards	209	240
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 24 - 0	32 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	240	255
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/31	2/15
- Yards per Pass Play	4.54	7.06
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	4/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/16	5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.8	6.7
4th Down Conversions	2/4	0/0
Penalties/Yards	10/67	9/65
Punt Returns/Yards	1/6	5/65
Kick Returns/Yards	1/35	3/85
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 40
Time of Possession	31:12	28:48

Drive Charts

Washington Redskins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:08	OWN 25	9	39	Punt
1	6:24	1:52	OWN 25	3	-7	Punt
1	3:04	1:54	OWN 16	4	11	Punt
2	8:50	3:00	OWN 35	5	34	Missed FG
2	4:31	2:32	OWN 28	10	51	Field Goal
3	12:53	1:24	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
3	9:38	1:26	OWN 9	3	8	Punt
3	6:25	3:50	OWN 25	5	16	Punt
4	14:52	1:44	OWN 32	2	-14	Punt
4	11:40	5:59	OWN 5	16	95	Touchdown
4	2:29	0:56	OWN 25	4	1	Downs
4	1:02	0:37	OWN 25	4	8	Downs

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:52	3:28	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
1	4:32	1:28	OWN 30	3	3	Punt
1	1:10	7:20	OWN 30	15	68	Field Goal
2	5:50	1:19	OWN 44	3	13	Interception
2	1:59	1:59	OWN 31	6	36	Missed FG
3	15:00	2:07	OWN 39	3	61	Touchdown
3	11:29	1:51	OWN 37	6	13	Punt
3	8:12	1:47	OPP 24	4	24	Touchdown
3	2:35	2:43	OWN 23	6	22	Interception
4	13:08	1:28	OWN 41	3	2	Punt
4	5:41	3:12	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	1:33	0:31	OPP 26	4	26	Touchdown
4	0:25	0:25	OPP 33	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Alex Smith, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Steven Jackson	21	72	3.43	26	1	0
WR Kelley Washington	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Bubba Small	12	55	4.58	11	2	1
QB Alex Smith	10	65	6.50	17	1	0
RB Artose Pinner	6	33	5.50	11	1	1
WR Roddy White	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kevin Daft	22	13	157	2/11	1	30	0	96.2
Aaron Rodgers	20	11	83	2/20	0	16	0	65.2

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alex Smith	32	23	255	2/15	2	40	2	89.9

Receiving Statistics

Washington	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Travis McGriff	6	7	55	9.17	25	17	0
RB Steven Jackson	5	8	40	8.00	13	16	0
WR Reidel Anthony	4	6	46	11.50	24	30	0
WR Darrell Jackson	3	4	32	10.67	6	15	0
TE Antonio Gates	3	5	41	13.67	22	25	0
WR Kelley Washington	1	5	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Ben Troupe	1	3	15	15.00	0	15	1
TE Matt Kranchick	1	4	5	5.00	0	5	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Tyrone Beason	7	7	64	9.14	15	17	1
WR Wes Welker	5	9	73	14.60	12	30	0
WR Antwaan Randle El	3	6	53	17.67	0	40	1
WR Michael Clayton	3	3	18	6.00	0	9	0
RB Artose Pinner	2	2	13	6.50	6	12	0
TE Matt Balogh	2	2	30	15.00	17	26	0
TE Jason Witten	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Bubba Small	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Washington	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jimmie Newhart	2	0	0.00	0

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Washington	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
CB Jimmie Newhart	0	0	1	0
OLB Will Wiltherspoon	0	0	1	0
C Butch Ellard	0	0	1	0
DE Lorenzo Scott	0	0	1	0

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov
RB Artose Pinner	1	0
WR Michael Clayton	1	0
WR Wes Welker	1	0
TE Tyrone Beason	1	0
G Shaun O'Hara	0	1
TE Jason Witten	0	1
S Tony Baxter	0	1
TE Martin Wayne	0	1

Punting Statistics

Washington	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Todd Sauerbrun	7	314	44.9	32.7	56	1

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Jarrett	4	194	48.5	47.0	53	4

Kicking Statistics

Washington	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Owen Pochman	1/2	0/1	0/0	38	1/1

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Adam Vinatieri	1/2	0/1	0/1	19	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kelley Washington	1	6	6.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wes Welker	4	61	15.3	0
Michael Clayton	1	4	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Antuan Edwards	1	35	35.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Antwaan Randle El	3	85	28.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Washington	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Antuan Edwards	6	0	1.0	28	33
ILB Ronnie Ward	6	1	0.0	28	28
CB Phillip Buchanon	6	0	0.0	29	34
OLB Will Wiltherspoon	4	5	0.0	29	32
S Sean Taylor	4	1	0.0	28	28
OLB Andy Katzenmoyer	4	0	0.0	16	16
CB Ken Lucas	4	0	0.0	28	34
CB Jimmie Newhart	3	1	0.0	20	20
DE Trent Cole	2	1	1.0	26	30
S George Wilson	2	1	0.0	10	16
DT Brian Young	2	0	0.0	26	19
OLB Maximus Meridius	2	0	0.0	10	16
DE Lorenzo Scott	1	0	0.0	22	25
DE Chauncey Davis	1	0	0.0	4	7
DT Kevin Vickerson	1	0	0.0	8	20
S Gerald Sensabaugh	1	0	0.0	1	5
ILB Harvey Nichols	0	1	0.0	5	8

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB London Fletcher	10	2	0.0	21	46
OLB Hunter Hillenmeyer	8	3	1.0	22	39
S Bob Sanders	6	2	0.0	22	46
CB Dante Wesley	4	1	0.0	15	42
OLB Matt Wilhelm	3	1	0.0	2	22
DE John Henderson	3	0	0.0	21	39
DT Jamal Williams	2	1	1.0	21	39
ILB Don Davis	2	0	1.0	8	12
DE Khari Long	2	2	0.5	19	31
CB Shawn Springs	2	2	0.0	20	23
DT Osi Umenyiora	2	2	0.0	21	22
WR Wes Welker	2	0	---	---	---
CB Dominique Foxworth	2	0	0.0	22	46
S Tony Baxter	1	0	0.0	7	5
CB Jacques Reeves	1	0	0.0	11	32
OLB Derrick Johnson	1	0	0.0	0	19
DE Matt Keneley	0	1	0.5	1	17
OLB Ben Wallace	0	1	0.0	4	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Washington	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Trent Cole	1.0	0	1	30
S Antuan Edwards	1.0	0	0	33
DT Brian Young	0.0	2	0	19

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Jamal Williams	1.0	0	2	2	39
OLB Hunter Hillenmeyer	1.0	0	1	0	39
ILB Don Davis	1.0	0	0	0	12
DE Khari Long	0.5	1	1	0	31
DE Matt Keneley	0.5	0	0	0	17
DT Daryl Gardnener	0.0	1	0	0	23
CB Jacques Reeves	0.0	1	0	0	32
DE John Henderson	0.0	0	1	1	39
DT Osi Umenyiora	0.0	0	1	0	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Washington	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ken Lucas	3	0	0	34
OLB Will Wiltherspoon	3	0	0	32
CB Phillip Buchanon	3	0	0	34
S Sean Taylor	3	0	0	28
CB Jimmie Newhart	2	0	2	20
ILB Ronnie Ward	2	0	0	28
S Antuan Edwards	2	0	0	33
DT Kevin Vickerson	1	1	0	20
OLB Andy Katzenmoyer	1	0	0	16
OLB Maximus Meridius	1	0	0	16
CB Scott Brisset	1	0	0	2
S Gerald Sensabaugh	1	0	0	5
S George Wilson	0	1	0	16

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Dante Wesley	4	0	42
OLB Hunter Hillenmeyer	4	0	39
OLB London Fletcher	3	1	46
OLB Matt Wilhelm	3	1	22
CB Shawn Springs	3	0	23
S Bob Sanders	1	2	46
CB Jacques Reeves	1	1	32
ILB Don Davis	1	0	12
DE John Henderson	1	0	39
S Tony Baxter	1	0	5
OLB Derrick Johnson	1	0	19
CB Dominique Foxworth	1	0	46

Blocking Statistics

Washington	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Mike Flynn	4	11	44	1	92
G Jeno James	3	6	22	0	46
T Taylor Newman	1	1	22	1	46
T Lanky Lou Witten	0	4	22	2	46

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Jon Jansen	5	8	0	29	1	34
G Shaun O'Hara	1	6	1	58	0	68
T Langston Walker	1	3	0	29	0	34
C Kendall Simmons	0	3	0	29	0	34
TE Jason Witten	0	1	0	7	0	7
RB Artose Pinner	0	0	0	8	1	20

Special Teams Tackles

Washington	Tackles	STPlays
Will Wiltherspoon	2	21
Antonio Gates	1	22
Maximus Meridius	1	21
Scott Brisset	1	12
Jeno James	1	9
Hugh Cockerham	1	9
Butch Ellard	1	9

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Tyrone Beason	1	22
Shaun O'Hara	1	10

Participation

Washington	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
C Mike Flynn	44	92	---	---	---	136
OLB Will Wiltherspoon	---	---	29	32	21	82
RB Steven Jackson	22	46	---	---	11	79
T Taylor Newman	22	46	---	---	9	77
G Jeno James	22	46	---	---	9	77
T Lanky Lou Witten	22	46	---	---	9	77
S Antuan Edwards	---	---	28	33	8	69
CB Ken Lucas	---	---	28	34	6	68
WR Reidel Anthony	22	44	---	---	---	66
CB Phillip Buchanon	---	---	29	34	2	65
ILB Ronnie Ward	---	---	28	28	2	58
S Sean Taylor	---	---	28	28	1	57
DE Trent Cole	---	---	26	30	1	57
TE Antonio Gates	10	21	---	---	22	53
TE Matt Kranchick	20	31	---	---	---	51
WR Darrell Jackson	20	30	---	---	---	50
DE Lorenzo Scott	---	---	22	25	2	49
CB Jimmie Newhart	---	---	20	20	8	48
DT Brian Young	---	---	26	19	2	47
OLB Maximus Meridius	---	---	10	16	21	47
WR Kelley Washington	11	29	---	---	4	44
QB Aaron Rodgers	15	22	---	---	---	37
DT Kevin Vickerson	---	---	8	20	5	33
OLB Andy Katzenmoyer	---	---	16	16	---	32
QB Kevin Daft	7	24	---	---	---	31
WR Travis McGriff	2	14	---	---	15	31
S George Wilson	---	---	10	16	1	27
RB Noah Herron	0	0	---	---	22	22
ILB Harvey Nichols	---	---	5	8	2	15
TE Ben Troupe	1	4	---	---	9	14
CB Scott Brisset	---	---	0	2	12	14
S Dedrick Dodge	---	---	0	0	13	13
FB Carlos Collier	2	11	---	---	---	13
DE Chauncey Davis	---	---	4	7	---	11
ILB Anthony Kemp	---	---	0	0	10	10
P Todd Sauerbrun	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Hugh Cockerham	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Butch Ellard	0	0	---	---	9	9
DT Erasmus James	---	---	1	1	5	7
S Gerald Sensabaugh	---	---	1	5	---	6
K Owen Pochman	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Jamie Nails	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Taylor Jacobs	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Robert Hunt	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Zack Hines	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Shaun O'Hara	58	68	---	---	10	136
TE Tyrone Beason	27	33	---	---	22	82
DT Jamal Williams	---	---	21	39	19	79
CB Dante Wesley	---	---	15	42	18	75
S Bob Sanders	---	---	22	46	3	71
CB Dominique Foxworth	---	---	22	46	2	70
OLB London Fletcher	---	---	21	46	2	69
T Jon Jansen	29	34	---	---	6	69
C Kendall Simmons	29	34	---	---	6	69
T Langston Walker	29	34	---	---	6	69
DE John Henderson	---	---	21	39	8	68
QB Alex Smith	29	34	---	---	2	65
WR Wes Welker	26	34	---	---	4	64
OLB Hunter Hillenmeyer	---	---	22	39	1	62
CB Jacques Reeves	---	---	11	32	10	53
DE Khari Long	---	---	19	31	2	52
RB Bubba Small	20	12	---	---	15	47
OLB Matt Wilhelm	---	---	2	22	21	45
CB Shawn Springs	---	---	20	23	---	43
DT Osi Umenyiora	---	---	21	22	---	43
WR Antwaan Randle El	14	17	---	---	9	40
WR Roddy White	21	18	---	---	1	40
TE Jason Witten	7	7	---	---	18	32
WR Michael Clayton	12	14	---	---	5	31
ILB Don Davis	---	---	8	12	10	30
DT Daryl Gardnener	---	---	5	23	2	30
RB Artose Pinner	8	20	---	---	---	28
OLB Derrick Johnson	---	---	0	19	2	21
DE Matt Keneley	---	---	1	17	1	19
WR Eddie Drummond	0	1	---	---	18	19
TE Matt Balogh	7	11	---	---	---	18
S Marviel Underwood	---	---	0	0	15	15
S Tony Baxter	---	---	7	5	2	14
K Adam Vinatieri	0	0	---	---	8	8
OLB Ben Wallace	---	---	4	3	---	7
G Johnnie Linquist	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE Martin Wayne	3	3	---	---	---	6
C L.P. Ladouceur	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Craig Jarrett	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Brett Favre	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Cosey Coleman	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Mark Baniewicz	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Kenyatta Walker	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Vince Manuwai	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Benjamin Cole	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB J.J. Arrington	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	14	3.5
Middle	13	38	2.9
Right	5	22	4.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	22	4.4
Middle	20	127	6.4
Right	3	12	4.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kevin Daft	22	13	2	1	0	3	3	2	0
Aaron Rodgers	20	11	0	1	2	2	3	1	0

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alex Smith	32	23	3	3	0	2	2	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	14	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	18	190	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	36	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	9	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	12	103	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	73	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	70	14.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Washington	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Steven Jackson	8	5	0	40	0	46
WR Travis McGriff	7	6	0	55	0	14
WR Reidel Anthony	6	4	0	46	1	44
TE Antonio Gates	5	3	0	41	1	21
WR Kelley Washington	5	1	0	6	0	29
WR Darrell Jackson	4	3	0	32	0	30
TE Matt Kranchick	4	1	2	5	0	31
TE Ben Troupe	3	1	0	15	0	4

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wes Welker	9	5	73	1	34
TE Tyrone Beason	7	7	64	0	33
WR Antwaan Randle El	6	3	53	1	17
WR Michael Clayton	3	3	18	0	14
RB Artose Pinner	2	2	13	0	20
TE Jason Witten	2	1	4	0	7
TE Matt Balogh	2	2	30	1	11
RB Bubba Small	1	0	0	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Bubba Small	4	30	7.50	4.58
RB Artose Pinner	1	4	4.00	5.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kevin Daft	1	1	15	15.00	7.14
Aaron Rodgers	1	0	0	0.00	4.15

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alex Smith	3	3	26	8.67	7.97

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Washington	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Ben Troupe	1	1	15	15.00	5.00
TE Matt Kranchick	1	0	0	0.00	1.25

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Artose Pinner	1	1	1	1.00	6.50
WR Wes Welker	1	1	8	8.00	8.11
TE Tyrone Beason	1	1	17	17.00	9.14

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Washington	Rushes	Conversions
RB Steven Jackson	2	1

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
QB Alex Smith	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Conversions
Aaron Rodgers	6	3	2
Kevin Daft	5	2	1

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alex Smith	9	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Washington	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Steven Jackson	4	2	1
TE Antonio Gates	2	1	1
WR Reidel Anthony	1	1	1
WR Travis McGriff	1	0	0
WR Darrell Jackson	1	1	0
WR Kelley Washington	1	0	0
TE Ben Troupe	1	0	0

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Antwaan Randle El	2	1	1
RB Artose Pinner	2	2	1
WR Wes Welker	2	0	0
WR Michael Clayton	1	1	1
TE Tyrone Beason	1	1	1
TE Matt Balogh	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 49,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,100 (21,400)
End Zone 6,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	49,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,100 (21,400)
End Zone	6,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (3,300)