Week 16, 2006

played in San Diego, CA

46 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals	0	0	9	0	-	9
San Diego Chargers	7	10	7	0	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:09 SDO - Larry Fitzgerald 42 pass from Marc Bulger (Lamar Patton extra point)
2Q: 15:00 SDO - Troy Polamalu 89 interception return (Lamar Patton extra point)
2Q: 00:32 SDO - Lamar Patton 51 field goal
3Q: 10:38 STL - Adam Vinatieri 41 field goal
3Q: 07:22 SDO - Marty Booker 15 pass from Marc Bulger (Lamar Patton extra point)
3Q: 02:36 STL - Adam Vinatieri 46 field goal
3Q: 01:15 STL - Adam Vinatieri 33 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:09 SDO - Larry Fitzgerald 42 pass from Marc Bulger (Lamar Patton extra point)
2Q: 15:00 SDO - Troy Polamalu 89 interception return (Lamar Patton extra point)
2Q: 00:32 SDO - Lamar Patton 51 field goal
3Q: 10:38 STL - Adam Vinatieri 41 field goal
3Q: 07:22 SDO - Marty Booker 15 pass from Marc Bulger (Lamar Patton extra point)
3Q: 02:36 STL - Adam Vinatieri 46 field goal
3Q: 01:15 STL - Adam Vinatieri 33 field goal

Team Statistics STL SDO
Record 8-7 6-9
First Downs 14 18
- by Rushing 8 7
- by Passing 3 9
- by Penalty 3 2
Total Net Yards 295 273
- Offensive Plays 73 68
- Yards per Play 4.04 4.01
Net Rushing Yards 203 98
- Rushing Attempts 33 28
- Yards per Rush 6.15 3.50
Net Passing Yards 92 175
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 16 - 2 32 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 96 215
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 8/40
- Yards per Pass Play 2.30 4.38
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/16 2/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 11.1
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/80 8/50
Punt Returns/Yards 3/26 3/26
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 1/15
Interception Ret./Yards 1/3 2/89
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 30
Time of Possession 30:48 29:12

Team Statistics	STL	SDO
Record	8-7	6-9
First Downs	14	18
- by Rushing	8	7
- by Passing	3	9
- by Penalty	3	2
Total Net Yards	295	273
- Offensive Plays	73	68
- Yards per Play	4.04	4.01
Net Rushing Yards	203	98
- Rushing Attempts	33	28
- Yards per Rush	6.15	3.50
Net Passing Yards	92	175
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 16 - 2	32 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	96	215
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	8/40
- Yards per Pass Play	2.30	4.38
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/16	2/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	11.1
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/80	8/50
Punt Returns/Yards	3/26	3/26
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	1/15
Interception Ret./Yards	1/3	2/89
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 30
Time of Possession	30:48	29:12

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:37	OWN 25	8	37	Punt
1	7:10	1:23	OWN 37	3	4	Punt
1	2:52	3:02	OWN 25	7	38	Interception
2	14:50	1:02	OWN 25	5	-4	Punt
2	11:25	2:25	OWN 20	5	30	Punt
2	5:35	2:02	OWN 3	3	6	Punt
2	2:57	0:54	OWN 20	2	0	Interception
2	0:24	0:24	OWN 25	2	5	Half
3	14:04	3:34	OWN 34	7	42	Field Goal
3	7:12	4:41	OWN 25	10	46	Field Goal
3	2:02	0:54	OPP 15	4	-1	Field Goal
4	14:13	1:26	OWN 36	3	6	Punt
4	11:29	1:31	OWN 26	3	-3	Punt
4	8:40	1:45	OWN 26	3	2	Punt
4	4:45	0:38	OWN 39	4	5	Downs
4	2:12	0:48	OWN 20	5	39	Downs
4	0:13	0:13	OWN 25	1	3	Game

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:23	4:13	OWN 1	8	52	Interception
1	5:47	2:55	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
2	13:48	2:23	OWN 40	4	24	Punt
2	9:00	3:25	OWN 20	6	26	Punt
2	3:33	0:36	OPP 47	3	3	Punt
2	2:03	1:39	OWN 47	6	19	Field Goal
3	15:00	0:56	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
3	10:30	3:18	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
3	2:31	0:29	OWN 25	3	-7	Fumble
3	1:08	1:55	OWN 17	6	19	Punt
4	12:47	1:18	OWN 25	3	-7	Punt
4	9:58	1:18	OWN 34	3	-4	Punt
4	6:55	2:10	OWN 34	3	-3	Punt
4	4:07	1:55	OPP 44	3	-3	Punt
4	1:24	1:11	OWN 41	3	4	Punt

Game MVP: Troy Polamalu, San Diego Chargers

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Artose Pinner	14	113	8.07	28	4
QB Alex Smith	14	61	4.36	12	1
RB P.J. Daniels	2	9	4.50	6	0
WR Brandon Williams	2	21	10.50	16	1
RB J.J. Arrington	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB LaDainian Tomlinson	24	103	4.29	19	5
FB Dixon Donaldson	2	-14	-7.00	-6	0
QB Marc Bulger	1	8	8.00	8	0
WR Larry Fitzgerald	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alex Smith	39	16	96	1/4	0	30	2	27.4

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marc Bulger	32	17	215	8/40	2	42	1	82.1

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Artose Pinner	3	6	13	4.33	0	6
TE Jason Witten	3	5	13	4.33	1	9
WR Jammar Taylor	3	8	32	10.67	30	30
WR Roddy White	3	11	19	6.33	13	10
TE Jeremy Shockey	2	6	7	3.50	0	6
RB P.J. Daniels	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
WR Brandon Williams	1	1	9	9.00	6	9
TE Tyrone Beason	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Marty Booker	5	7	47	9.40	5	15	1
TE Jon Huffman	4	8	65	16.25	38	27	0
WR Larry Fitzgerald	3	5	49	16.33	38	42	1
FB Dixon Donaldson	2	2	23	11.50	21	22	0
FB Brad Hoover	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Willie Parker	1	1	18	18.00	19	18	0
TE Alex Smith	1	3	6	6.00	6	6	0
WR Tony Simmons	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB LaDainian Tomlinson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Sammie Copeland	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Bob Sanders	1	3	3.00	0

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Troy Polamalu	2	89	44.50	1

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Recov	Force
DT Cornelius Pisano	1	0
DE Khari Long	0	1
CB Dominique Foxworth	0	1

San Diego	Fumb	Recov
QB Marc Bulger	1	0
FB Dixon Donaldson	1	0
RB LaDainian Tomlinson	0	1

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Jarrett	8	356	44.5	36.3	59	2

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joel Greene	10	433	43.3	34.7	63	3

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Adam Vinatieri	3/3	2/2	0/0	46	0/0

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lamar Patton	1/1	1/1	1/1	51	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tony Baxter	3	26	8.7	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sammie Copeland	3	26	8.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tony Simmons	1	15	15.0	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Ashton Youboty	9	1	0.0	28	40
OLB London Fletcher	8	1	0.0	28	40
OLB Hunter Hillenmeyer	7	4	0.0	26	34
CB Dominique Foxworth	5	3	0.0	21	34
DE John Henderson	4	1	1.5	26	33
S Bob Sanders	4	2	0.5	28	40
DE Khari Long	3	0	2.0	25	32
OLB Thomas Howard	3	0	0.0	5	18
DT Daryl Gardnener	2	0	1.5	8	27
CB Jacques Reeves	2	0	0.0	27	39
DT Jamal Williams	1	3	1.0	27	36
DT Cornelius Pisano	1	1	1.0	22	18
OLB Derrick Johnson	1	0	0.5	1	3
S Tony Baxter	1	0	0.0	23	21
WR Roddy White	1	0	---	---	---

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Joey Porter	9	3	0.0	33	34
S Troy Polamalu	7	1	0.0	33	40
ILB Kevin Burnett	7	1	0.0	33	34
S Keith Lewis	5	3	0.0	33	40
CB Derrick Johnson	5	0	0.0	32	38
DT Sione Pouha	4	1	0.0	30	31
DT Jared Clauss	4	0	0.0	20	29
DT Johnathan Sullivan	2	1	0.0	16	19
S Tyrone Bell	2	0	0.0	23	25
DT Manny Lawson	1	0	1.0	2	9
OLB Randall Godfrey	1	2	0.0	12	16
DE Byron Frisch	1	0	0.0	27	21
G Pete Campion	1	0	---	---	---
WR Larry Fitzgerald	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Peyton Ayodele	1	0	0.0	0	6
DE Larry Chester	0	3	0.0	31	36

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Khari Long	2.0	0	1	0	32
DE John Henderson	1.5	0	1	0	33
DT Daryl Gardnener	1.5	0	0	0	27
DT Cornelius Pisano	1.0	1	0	0	18
DT Jamal Williams	1.0	0	1	1	36
S Bob Sanders	0.5	0	0	0	40
OLB Derrick Johnson	0.5	0	0	0	3
OLB London Fletcher	0.0	0	1	1	40
OLB Hunter Hillenmeyer	0.0	0	1	0	34
OLB Thomas Howard	0.0	0	1	0	18

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Manny Lawson	1.0	0	0	9
DT Johnathan Sullivan	0.0	1	2	19
DE Larry Chester	0.0	0	3	36
DE Byron Frisch	0.0	0	1	21
DE Kalimba Edwards	0.0	0	1	16
DT Jared Clauss	0.0	0	1	29

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB London Fletcher	3	2	0	40
OLB Hunter Hillenmeyer	3	1	0	34
CB Jacques Reeves	3	0	0	39
CB Dominique Foxworth	3	0	0	34
OLB Thomas Howard	2	0	0	18
CB Ashton Youboty	2	0	0	40
S Will Blackmon	1	0	0	8
S Tony Baxter	0	1	0	21
DT Cornelius Pisano	0	1	0	18
S Bob Sanders	0	0	1	40

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Troy Polamalu	4	0	2	40
S Keith Lewis	4	0	0	40
OLB Joey Porter	2	3	0	34
ILB Kevin Burnett	2	1	0	34
CB Derrick Johnson	2	0	0	38
OLB Randall Godfrey	1	0	0	16
OLB Peyton Ayodele	1	0	0	6
DT Jared Clauss	0	1	0	29
CB Richard Marshall	0	1	0	34

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Vince Manuwai	4	5	33	0	40
G Shaun O'Hara	3	10	33	0	40
T Langston Walker	3	4	33	1	40
G Cosey Coleman	1	3	33	0	40
T Jon Jansen	0	2	33	0	40

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Pete Campion	3	9	28	4	40
T Max Lane	3	5	28	3	40
G Junius Coston	2	6	28	0	40
T Doug Neinhuis	1	1	28	1	40
C Jeff Saturday	0	6	28	0	40

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Jason Witten	2	30
Roddy White	1	22
Shaun O'Hara	1	12

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Troy Polamalu	2	18
LaDainian Tomlinson	1	15

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Roddy White	32	32	---	---	22	86
G Shaun O'Hara	33	40	---	---	12	85
T Jon Jansen	33	40	---	---	11	84
G Cosey Coleman	33	40	---	---	11	84
T Langston Walker	33	40	---	---	11	84
G Vince Manuwai	33	40	---	---	11	84
CB Jacques Reeves	---	---	27	39	16	82
RB Artose Pinner	27	30	---	---	20	77
QB Alex Smith	33	40	---	---	3	76
CB Dominique Foxworth	---	---	21	34	19	74
DT Jamal Williams	---	---	27	36	10	73
TE Jeremy Shockey	33	37	---	---	1	71
S Bob Sanders	---	---	28	40	2	70
OLB London Fletcher	---	---	28	40	1	69
CB Ashton Youboty	---	---	28	40	1	69
WR Jammar Taylor	31	35	---	---	1	67
OLB Hunter Hillenmeyer	---	---	26	34	3	63
S Tony Baxter	---	---	23	21	16	60
DE John Henderson	---	---	26	33	---	59
DE Khari Long	---	---	25	32	1	58
TE Jason Witten	6	12	---	---	30	48
WR Brandon Williams	21	21	---	---	---	42
DT Cornelius Pisano	---	---	22	18	1	41
OLB Thomas Howard	---	---	5	18	14	37
DT Daryl Gardnener	---	---	8	27	1	36
TE Tyrone Beason	1	6	---	---	29	36
OLB Derrick Johnson	---	---	1	3	26	30
S Will Blackmon	---	---	3	8	19	30
DE Jared Lemoine	---	---	3	11	11	25
TE Matt Balogh	7	16	---	---	---	23
RB P.J. Daniels	5	6	---	---	4	15
S Leigh Bodden	---	---	7	6	---	13
WR Ike Watson	1	3	---	---	8	12
C L.P. Ladouceur	0	0	---	---	11	11
P Craig Jarrett	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Adam Vinatieri	0	0	---	---	7	7
RB J.J. Arrington	1	2	---	---	---	3
OLB Shannon Taylor	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Kendall Simmons	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Michael Clayton	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Benjamin Cole	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Chris Myers	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Marviel Underwood	---	---	0	0	---	0
T Jonathan Scott	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Darryl Dole	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Jared Freeman	---	---	0	0	---	0

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Troy Polamalu	---	---	33	40	18	91
CB Derrick Johnson	---	---	32	38	19	89
WR Marty Booker	28	38	---	---	17	83
RB LaDainian Tomlinson	28	37	---	---	15	80
T Max Lane	28	40	---	---	11	79
G Pete Campion	28	40	---	---	11	79
G Junius Coston	28	40	---	---	11	79
T Doug Neinhuis	28	40	---	---	11	79
S Keith Lewis	---	---	33	40	3	76
OLB Joey Porter	---	---	33	34	4	71
CB Richard Marshall	---	---	28	34	9	71
DE Larry Chester	---	---	31	36	3	70
ILB Kevin Burnett	---	---	33	34	3	70
C Jeff Saturday	28	40	---	---	---	68
QB Marc Bulger	28	40	---	---	---	68
WR Larry Fitzgerald	28	37	---	---	1	66
DT Sione Pouha	---	---	30	31	1	62
TE Jon Huffman	24	34	---	---	---	58
S Tyrone Bell	---	---	23	25	6	54
DT Jared Clauss	---	---	20	29	3	52
DE Byron Frisch	---	---	27	21	2	50
WR Tony Simmons	23	21	---	---	4	48
DT Johnathan Sullivan	---	---	16	19	10	45
OLB Randall Godfrey	---	---	12	16	2	30
DE Kalimba Edwards	---	---	6	16	8	30
TE Deion Porter	0	0	---	---	28	28
OLB Caleb Miller	---	---	0	0	26	26
WR Sammie Copeland	2	6	---	---	17	25
S Charles Tillman	---	---	2	4	18	24
RB Willie Parker	0	3	---	---	19	22
FB Brad Hoover	0	3	---	---	18	21
OLB Peyton Ayodele	---	---	0	6	12	18
TE Alex Smith	4	11	---	---	---	15
FB Dixon Donaldson	3	10	---	---	---	13
DT Manny Lawson	---	---	2	9	1	12
S Mark Roman	---	---	2	8	1	11
C Greg Warren	0	0	---	---	11	11
P Joel Greene	0	0	---	---	11	11
K Lamar Patton	0	0	---	---	6	6
RB Michael Turner	0	0	---	---	1	1
CB Brian Williams	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Tony Romo	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Stephen Peterman	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Jimmy Martin	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Max Jean-Gilles	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Fernando Covington	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	47	7.8
Middle	22	142	6.5
Right	5	14	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	5	2.5
Middle	17	90	5.3
Right	9	3	0.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alex Smith	39	16	1	4	2	6	8	0	2

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marc Bulger	32	17	4	1	1	5	6	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	14	8	57	4.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	8	39	2.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	0	0	0.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	27	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	145	9.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	28	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	15	5.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Roddy White	11	3	2	19	0	32
WR Jammar Taylor	8	3	0	32	1	35
TE Jeremy Shockey	6	2	0	7	0	37
RB Artose Pinner	6	3	0	13	0	30
TE Jason Witten	5	3	0	13	0	12
TE Tyrone Beason	1	0	0	0	0	6
RB P.J. Daniels	1	1	0	3	0	6
WR Brandon Williams	1	1	0	9	0	21

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Jon Huffman	8	4	0	65	2	34
WR Marty Booker	7	5	0	47	0	38
WR Larry Fitzgerald	5	3	1	49	1	37
WR Tony Simmons	3	0	0	0	0	21
TE Alex Smith	3	1	0	6	0	11
FB Dixon Donaldson	2	2	0	23	1	10
FB Brad Hoover	1	1	0	7	0	3
RB LaDainian Tomlinson	1	0	0	0	0	37
RB Willie Parker	1	1	0	18	0	3
WR Sammie Copeland	1	0	0	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB LaDainian Tomlinson	1	4	4.00	4.29

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alex Smith	2	1	9	4.50	2.46

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Marc Bulger	1	1	15	15.00	6.72

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jason Witten	1	1	9	9.00	2.60
WR Roddy White	1	0	0	0.00	1.73

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Marty Booker	1	1	15	15.00	6.71

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
QB Alex Smith	2	0
RB Artose Pinner	1	1

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
RB LaDainian Tomlinson	3	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alex Smith	12	2	1

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marc Bulger	8	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Jeremy Shockey	5	1	1
RB Artose Pinner	2	0	0
WR Jammar Taylor	2	1	0
WR Roddy White	2	0	0
TE Jason Witten	1	0	0

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Dixon Donaldson	2	2	1
TE Jon Huffman	2	0	0
WR Tony Simmons	1	0	0
WR Marty Booker	1	1	1
WR Larry Fitzgerald	1	0	0
TE Alex Smith	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 56,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 9,400 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	56,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	9,400 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)