Week 13, 2005

played in Atlanta, GA

64 degrees, fair, calm

St. Louis Cardinals	0	20	6	6	-	32
Atlanta Falcons	3	3	0	0	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:39 ATL - Derek Whaley 45 field goal
2Q: 14:01 STL - Artose Pinner 5 pass from Alex Smith (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
2Q: 07:22 STL - Artose Pinner 3 run (Adam Vinatieri extra point failed)
2Q: 03:55 ATL - Derek Whaley 29 field goal
2Q: 02:33 STL - Jeremy Shockey 19 pass from Alex Smith (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
3Q: 07:02 STL - Adam Vinatieri 38 field goal
3Q: 02:39 STL - Adam Vinatieri 45 field goal
4Q: 10:24 STL - Adam Vinatieri 19 field goal
4Q: 05:27 STL - Adam Vinatieri 39 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:39 ATL - Derek Whaley 45 field goal
2Q: 14:01 STL - Artose Pinner 5 pass from Alex Smith (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
2Q: 07:22 STL - Artose Pinner 3 run (Adam Vinatieri extra point failed)
2Q: 03:55 ATL - Derek Whaley 29 field goal
2Q: 02:33 STL - Jeremy Shockey 19 pass from Alex Smith (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
3Q: 07:02 STL - Adam Vinatieri 38 field goal
3Q: 02:39 STL - Adam Vinatieri 45 field goal
4Q: 10:24 STL - Adam Vinatieri 19 field goal
4Q: 05:27 STL - Adam Vinatieri 39 field goal

Team Statistics STL ATL
Record 7-5 7-5
First Downs 21 13
- by Rushing 9 2
- by Passing 11 8
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 361 246
- Offensive Plays 67 59
- Yards per Play 5.39 4.17
Net Rushing Yards 153 100
- Rushing Attempts 39 19
- Yards per Rush 3.92 5.26
Net Passing Yards 208 146
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 19 - 0 36 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 212 172
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 4/26
- Yards per Pass Play 7.43 3.65
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/15 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.8 9.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 8/54 7/38
Punt Returns/Yards 1/17 1/11
Kick Returns/Yards 1/27 3/67
Interception Ret./Yards 1/18 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 27
Time of Possession 35:06 24:54

Team Statistics	STL	ATL
Record	7-5	7-5
First Downs	21	13
- by Rushing	9	2
- by Passing	11	8
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	361	246
- Offensive Plays	67	59
- Yards per Play	5.39	4.17
Net Rushing Yards	153	100
- Rushing Attempts	39	19
- Yards per Rush	3.92	5.26
Net Passing Yards	208	146
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 19 - 0	36 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	212	172
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	4/26
- Yards per Pass Play	7.43	3.65
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/15	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.8	9.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	8/54	7/38
Punt Returns/Yards	1/17	1/11
Kick Returns/Yards	1/27	3/67
Interception Ret./Yards	1/18	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 27
Time of Possession	35:06	24:54

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:47	3:13	OWN 5	6	7	Punt
1	6:31	2:44	OWN 25	6	13	Punt
1	2:34	3:40	OPP 48	10	48	Touchdown
2	12:14	5:03	OWN 45	11	55	Touchdown
2	3:50	1:26	OWN 37	3	63	Touchdown
2	0:33	0:33	OWN 28	1	16	Half
3	15:00	2:30	OWN 25	6	13	Punt
3	10:15	3:19	OPP 49	6	28	Field Goal
3	5:24	2:52	OWN 42	4	30	Field Goal
3	0:39	5:20	OWN 34	10	64	Field Goal
4	7:39	2:18	OPP 28	3	6	Field Goal
4	1:21	1:21	OWN 31	2	7	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:13	OWN 25	4	38	Punt
1	9:34	3:03	OWN 40	6	32	Field Goal
1	3:47	1:13	OWN 14	3	3	Punt
2	13:54	1:40	OWN 34	3	19	Interception
2	7:11	3:21	OWN 38	11	50	Field Goal
2	2:24	1:51	OWN 27	5	45	Fumble
3	12:30	2:15	OWN 22	5	16	Punt
3	6:56	1:32	OWN 25	3	-3	Punt
3	2:32	1:53	OWN 25	3	-3	Punt
4	10:19	2:40	OWN 25	7	3	Downs
4	5:21	4:00	OWN 25	10	51	Missed FG

Game MVP: Alex Smith, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Bubba Small	18	60	3.33	18	1	0
RB Artose Pinner	13	56	4.31	16	1	1
QB Alex Smith	6	31	5.17	8	0	0
WR Roddy White	2	6	3.00	8	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Quentin Griffin	15	68	4.53	33	2
QB Drew Brees	2	10	5.00	6	0
RB Spencer George	1	4	4.00	4	0
QB Adam Dunn	1	18	18.00	18	1

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alex Smith	27	19	212	1/4	2	27	0	118.1

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	24	12	118	0/0	0	26	1	46.9
Adam Dunn	12	5	54	4/26	0	26	0	55.6

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Artose Pinner	6	6	63	10.50	53	27	1
TE Jeremy Shockey	4	6	57	14.25	16	26	1
WR Roddy White	3	6	52	17.33	2	26	0
WR Antwaan Randle El	1	2	16	16.00	0	16	0
RB Bubba Small	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Jason Witten	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Michael Clayton	1	2	18	18.00	0	18	0
WR Wes Welker	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Tyrone Beason	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Peter Warrick	6	9	28	4.67	3	11
WR Amir Montgomery	5	6	61	12.20	24	26
RB Spencer George	2	4	34	17.00	0	26
WR Antonio Nicas	2	7	23	11.50	6	15
TE Erron Kinney	2	5	26	13.00	11	15
WR Charles Johnson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Chris Baker	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
RB Quentin Griffin	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Bob Sanders	1	18	18.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
TE Jason Witten	1	0	0
CB Dominique Foxworth	0	1	1
TE Jeremy Shockey	0	1	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Drew Brees	1	0	0	0
OLB Ian Gold	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Jarrett	3	147	49.0	45.3	51	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Flaherty	5	171	34.2	30.8	44	1

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Adam Vinatieri	4/4	1/1	0/0	45	2/3

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Derek Whaley	2/3	1/2	0/0	45	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Michael Clayton	1	17	17.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charles Johnson	1	11	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jacques Reeves	1	27	27.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charles Johnson	2	43	21.5	0
Charles Woodson	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB London Fletcher	11	0	0.0	19	40
S Bob Sanders	6	1	0.0	19	40
DT Jamal Williams	5	1	0.5	19	39
CB Jacques Reeves	4	1	0.0	19	38
OLB Hunter Hillenmeyer	3	0	0.0	19	33
DE John Henderson	2	2	1.5	16	29
OLB Ben Wallace	2	0	0.0	6	18
CB Shawn Springs	2	0	0.0	16	21
DE Matt Keneley	1	0	1.0	0	8
DT Osi Umenyiora	1	2	0.5	18	30
DE Khari Long	1	0	0.5	17	27
ILB Don Davis	1	0	0.0	1	10
S Tony Baxter	0	1	0.0	13	22
CB Dominique Foxworth	0	1	0.0	18	31

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Zeke Moreno	11	1	0.0	39	28
DT Trevor Pryce	9	2	0.0	39	23
S Matt Bowmen	7	2	0.0	33	24
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	5	4	0.0	36	21
CB Donnie Abraham	5	0	0.0	30	20
S Tyrone Carter	5	0	0.0	16	22
CB Charles Woodson	3	0	0.0	26	19
OLB Mario Haggan	3	0	0.0	7	1
DT Chris Cooper	2	0	1.0	28	23
S Shaunard Harts	2	0	0.0	27	11
OLB Ian Gold	1	2	0.0	34	27
DE Lance Perea	1	1	0.0	33	24
S Terrence Kiel	1	1	0.0	11	10
WR Antonio Nicas	1	0	---	---	---
CB Benjamin Gerhardt	1	0	0.0	22	11
DE Derrick Burgess	0	1	0.0	19	11
DT Ryan Pickett	0	1	0.0	6	7
OLB Tom Blackwell	0	1	0.0	2	0

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE John Henderson	1.5	1	2	29
DE Matt Keneley	1.0	1	0	8
DT Jamal Williams	0.5	0	1	39
DT Osi Umenyiora	0.5	0	0	30
DE Khari Long	0.5	0	0	27
OLB London Fletcher	0.0	2	0	40
CB Shawn Springs	0.0	1	0	21

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Chris Cooper	1.0	0	0	23
DE Lance Perea	0.0	1	0	24
OLB Ian Gold	0.0	0	1	27
DT Ryan Pickett	0.0	0	1	7
DE Gavin Schneider	0.0	0	1	20

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB London Fletcher	7	2	0	40
S Bob Sanders	4	1	1	40
OLB Ben Wallace	2	0	0	18
ILB Don Davis	1	0	0	10
CB Shawn Springs	1	0	0	21
OLB Hunter Hillenmeyer	1	0	0	33
CB Jacques Reeves	1	0	0	38
CB Dante Wesley	0	1	0	20
S Tony Baxter	0	1	0	22
CB Dominique Foxworth	0	1	0	31

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Donnie Abraham	5	1	20
S Tyrone Carter	4	0	22
CB Charles Woodson	3	1	19
DT Trevor Pryce	1	0	23
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	1	0	21
OLB Ian Gold	1	0	27
S Matt Bowmen	1	0	24
OLB Zeke Moreno	1	0	28
OLB Mario Haggan	1	0	1
S Terrence Kiel	1	0	10

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Shaun O'Hara	5	12	1	39	0	28
G Cosey Coleman	4	9	0	39	0	28
T Langston Walker	3	8	0	39	0	28
T Jon Jansen	2	2	0	37	0	28
C Kendall Simmons	0	5	0	37	1	28

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Travis Claridge	1	8	19	1	40
G Cooper Carlisle	1	3	15	0	23
T Chris Samuels	1	2	19	1	40
T Jeff Backus	0	2	18	0	31
FB George Irwin	0	1	9	1	7
G Leander Jordan	0	0	1	1	9

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Jason Witten	1	20
Jamal Williams	1	19
Marviel Underwood	1	15
Shaun O'Hara	1	11

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Leland Wilke	1	22
Quentin Griffin	1	8

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Shaun O'Hara	39	28	---	---	11	78
DT Jamal Williams	---	---	19	39	19	77
G Cosey Coleman	39	28	---	---	7	74
T Langston Walker	39	28	---	---	7	74
T Jon Jansen	37	28	---	---	7	72
C Kendall Simmons	37	28	---	---	7	72
QB Alex Smith	37	28	---	---	4	69
TE Jeremy Shockey	36	28	---	---	2	66
WR Wes Welker	37	28	---	---	---	65
CB Jacques Reeves	---	---	19	38	6	63
S Bob Sanders	---	---	19	40	4	63
OLB London Fletcher	---	---	19	40	3	62
WR Michael Clayton	31	25	---	---	5	61
OLB Hunter Hillenmeyer	---	---	19	33	3	55
DE John Henderson	---	---	16	29	7	52
CB Dominique Foxworth	---	---	18	31	2	51
DT Osi Umenyiora	---	---	18	30	2	50
RB Bubba Small	22	7	---	---	18	47
DE Khari Long	---	---	17	27	2	46
CB Dante Wesley	---	---	3	20	18	41
S Tony Baxter	---	---	13	22	6	41
WR Roddy White	25	12	---	---	3	40
TE Jason Witten	12	7	---	---	20	39
CB Shawn Springs	---	---	16	21	1	38
RB Artose Pinner	14	20	---	---	---	34
OLB Matt Wilhelm	---	---	1	9	19	29
OLB Ben Wallace	---	---	6	18	2	26
DT Daryl Gardnener	---	---	5	17	1	23
TE Matt Balogh	2	0	---	---	21	23
WR Eddie Drummond	1	1	---	---	20	22
ILB Don Davis	---	---	1	10	9	20
TE Tyrone Beason	10	10	---	---	---	20
WR Antwaan Randle El	5	2	---	---	11	18
S Marviel Underwood	---	---	0	0	15	15
K Adam Vinatieri	0	0	---	---	12	12
DE Matt Keneley	---	---	0	8	1	9
OLB Derrick Johnson	---	---	0	8	1	9
C L.P. Ladouceur	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Craig Jarrett	0	0	---	---	3	3
QB Brett Favre	2	0	---	---	---	2
T Mark Baniewicz	2	0	---	---	---	2
T Kenyatta Walker	2	0	---	---	---	2
G Johnnie Linquist	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Vince Manuwai	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Benjamin Cole	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB J.J. Arrington	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Zeke Moreno	---	---	39	28	4	71
WR Antonio Nicas	18	39	---	---	11	68
T Chris Samuels	19	40	---	---	8	67
RB Quentin Griffin	18	40	---	---	8	66
DT Trevor Pryce	---	---	39	23	3	65
OLB Ian Gold	---	---	34	27	4	65
DE Lance Perea	---	---	33	24	4	61
S Matt Bowmen	---	---	33	24	4	61
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	---	---	36	21	2	59
C Travis Claridge	19	40	---	---	---	59
G Marcus Spriggs	18	31	---	---	8	57
T Jeff Backus	18	31	---	---	8	57
S Tyrone Carter	---	---	16	22	18	56
CB Charles Woodson	---	---	26	19	9	54
DT Chris Cooper	---	---	28	23	1	52
CB Donnie Abraham	---	---	30	20	1	51
CB Benjamin Gerhardt	---	---	22	11	16	49
WR Amir Montgomery	16	28	---	---	---	44
G Cooper Carlisle	15	23	---	---	5	43
WR Charles Johnson	3	16	---	---	22	41
S Terrence Kiel	---	---	11	10	20	41
S Shaunard Harts	---	---	27	11	2	40
TE Erron Kinney	11	28	---	---	---	39
QB Drew Brees	15	24	---	---	---	39
DE Derrick Burgess	---	---	19	11	5	35
DE Gavin Schneider	---	---	13	20	2	35
FB George Irwin	9	7	---	---	17	33
WR Peter Warrick	13	20	---	---	---	33
RB Spencer George	2	7	---	---	19	28
T Darnell Alford	4	17	---	---	3	24
QB Adam Dunn	4	16	---	---	3	23
TE Leland Wilke	0	0	---	---	22	22
TE Chris Baker	5	14	---	---	---	19
CB Tom Knight	---	---	6	5	5	16
DT Ryan Pickett	---	---	6	7	3	16
DT Craig Terrill	---	---	2	1	13	16
WR Marcus Robinson	0	1	---	---	14	15
T L.J. Shelton	1	9	---	---	---	10
G Leander Jordan	1	9	---	---	---	10
C Lonnie Paxton	0	0	---	---	8	8
OLB Mario Haggan	---	---	7	1	---	8
K Derek Whaley	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Mike Flaherty	0	0	---	---	5	5
OLB Tom Blackwell	---	---	2	0	3	5
RB J.J. Johnson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	38	3.2
Middle	21	86	4.1
Right	6	29	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	48	6.9
Middle	11	48	4.4
Right	1	4	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alex Smith	27	19	4	1	1	2	3	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	24	12	2	1	2	3	5	2	1
Adam Dunn	12	5	1	3	1	3	0	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	63	9.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	37	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	44	11.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	68	13.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	1	0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	87	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	6	58	3.6
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	26	4.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Jeremy Shockey	6	4	0	57	1	28
RB Artose Pinner	6	6	0	63	2	20
WR Roddy White	6	3	1	52	1	12
WR Antwaan Randle El	2	1	0	16	0	2
WR Michael Clayton	2	1	0	18	0	25
WR Wes Welker	2	1	0	-1	0	28
RB Bubba Small	1	1	0	3	0	7
TE Jason Witten	1	1	0	0	0	7
TE Tyrone Beason	1	1	0	4	0	10

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Peter Warrick	9	6	0	28	0	20
WR Antonio Nicas	7	2	2	23	0	39
WR Amir Montgomery	6	5	1	61	2	28
TE Erron Kinney	5	2	0	26	0	28
RB Spencer George	4	2	0	34	1	7
TE Chris Baker	2	0	0	0	0	14
RB Quentin Griffin	2	0	0	0	0	40
WR Charles Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Bubba Small	3	15	5.00	3.33
RB Artose Pinner	3	5	1.67	4.31
QB Alex Smith	1	5	5.00	5.17
WR Roddy White	1	-2	-2.00	3.00

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alex Smith	4	3	23	5.75	7.85

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Brees	3	0	0	0.00	4.92

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jeremy Shockey	1	1	19	19.00	9.50
RB Artose Pinner	1	1	5	5.00	10.50
WR Wes Welker	1	1	-1	-1.00	-0.50
WR Roddy White	1	0	0	0.00	8.67

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Erron Kinney	2	0	0	0.00	5.20
WR Peter Warrick	1	0	0	0.00	3.11

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
RB Artose Pinner	4	2
RB Bubba Small	1	1
QB Alex Smith	1	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alex Smith	9	6	4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	9	4	3
Adam Dunn	5	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Jeremy Shockey	3	1	1
RB Artose Pinner	2	2	2
WR Roddy White	2	1	1
WR Wes Welker	1	1	0
TE Tyrone Beason	1	1	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Peter Warrick	4	2	1
WR Antonio Nicas	3	1	1
TE Erron Kinney	2	1	1
WR Amir Montgomery	2	1	1
RB Spencer George	1	1	1
TE Chris Baker	1	0	0
RB Quentin Griffin	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,300 (25,300)
End Zone 18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,300 (25,300)
End Zone	18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)