Week 2, 2008

played in Buffalo, NY

43 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals	0	7	0	3	-	10
Buffalo Bills	0	7	0	3	-	10

Scoring Summary
2Q: 10:30 STL - Jason Witten 12 pass from Alex Smith (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
2Q: 04:05 BUF - Eric Shelton 2 run (Nick Novak extra point)
4Q: 15:00 STL - Adam Vinatieri 49 field goal
4Q: 09:43 BUF - Nick Novak 36 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 10:30 STL - Jason Witten 12 pass from Alex Smith (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
2Q: 04:05 BUF - Eric Shelton 2 run (Nick Novak extra point)
4Q: 15:00 STL - Adam Vinatieri 49 field goal
4Q: 09:43 BUF - Nick Novak 36 field goal

Team Statistics STL BUF
Record 0-1-1 0-1-1
First Downs 25 18
- by Rushing 8 6
- by Passing 15 12
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 424 277
- Offensive Plays 87 74
- Yards per Play 4.87 3.74
Net Rushing Yards 177 90
- Rushing Attempts 42 32
- Yards per Rush 4.21 2.81
Net Passing Yards 247 187
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 45 - 24 - 1 39 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 247 209
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/22
- Yards per Pass Play 5.49 4.45
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 10/21 4/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 9.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/50 4/20
Punt Returns/Yards 5/23 4/44
Kick Returns/Yards 3/75 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/4
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 23
Time of Possession 38:00 37:00

Team Statistics	STL	BUF
Record	0-1-1	0-1-1
First Downs	25	18
- by Rushing	8	6
- by Passing	15	12
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	424	277
- Offensive Plays	87	74
- Yards per Play	4.87	3.74
Net Rushing Yards	177	90
- Rushing Attempts	42	32
- Yards per Rush	4.21	2.81
Net Passing Yards	247	187
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	45 - 24 - 1	39 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	247	209
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/22
- Yards per Pass Play	5.49	4.45
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	10/21	4/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	9.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/50	4/20
Punt Returns/Yards	5/23	4/44
Kick Returns/Yards	3/75	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/4
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 23
Time of Possession	38:00	37:00

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:55	1:31	OWN 29	3	8	Punt
1	8:08	4:23	OWN 19	6	25	Punt
1	0:05	4:44	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
2	9:31	1:28	OWN 19	3	-6	Punt
2	3:57	1:57	OWN 24	3	3	Punt
2	0:26	0:26	OWN 46	2	24	Missed FG
3	15:00	2:24	OWN 25	4	21	Punt
3	8:50	2:41	OWN 20	7	32	Punt
3	3:14	3:19	OWN 20	8	48	Field Goal
4	9:37	3:25	OWN 32	8	34	Punt
4	3:54	1:48	OWN 11	6	30	Punt
4	1:01	1:01	OWN 26	6	27	Punt
OT1	15:00	3:12	OWN 23	6	30	Interception
OT1	10:42	3:45	OWN 7	7	29	Punt
OT1	2:55	2:55	OWN 4	6	24	Game

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:05	OWN 25	4	10	Punt
1	11:24	3:16	OWN 22	7	28	Punt
1	3:45	3:40	OWN 26	7	32	Punt
2	10:21	0:50	OWN 25	3	-2	Punt
2	8:03	4:06	OWN 43	8	57	Touchdown
2	2:00	1:34	OWN 6	3	4	Punt
3	12:36	3:46	OWN 23	7	20	Punt
3	6:09	2:55	OWN 20	8	31	Punt
4	14:55	5:18	OWN 25	10	56	Field Goal
4	6:12	2:18	OWN 20	5	19	Punt
4	2:06	1:05	OWN 27	3	-6	Punt
OT1	11:48	1:06	OWN 42	3	2	Punt
OT1	6:57	4:02	OWN 26	6	31	Punt

Game MVP: Eli Manning, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
QB Alex Smith	19	88	4.63	12	1
RB Artose Pinner	17	93	5.47	19	3
WR Michael Clayton	2	-6	-3.00	-3	0
RB Reagan Maiui'a	2	2	1.00	3	0
RB Ryan Torain	2	0	0.00	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB David Kirtman	10	11	1.10	7	0	0
RB Eric Shelton	9	16	1.78	8	0	1
RB Alexis Shepherd	6	23	3.83	5	0	0
QB Eli Manning	5	18	3.60	13	1	0
WR Steve Smith	2	22	11.00	16	1	0

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alex Smith	45	24	247	0/0	1	35	1	67.5

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Eli Manning	39	26	209	3/22	0	23	0	79.9

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ike Watson	7	10	55	7.86	18	18	0
TE Jason Witten	5	8	85	17.00	16	35	1
RB Artose Pinner	4	6	18	4.50	6	9	0
WR Donnie Avery	3	6	42	14.00	11	21	0
RB P.J. Daniels	2	2	18	9.00	0	15	0
WR Michael Clayton	1	3	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Reagan Maiui'a	1	2	13	13.00	13	13	0
TE Ronnie Buchanan	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Jeremy Shockey	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Ryan Torain	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Jerome Felton	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	7	9	59	8.43	35	20
WR Steve Smith	5	6	40	8.00	9	19
TE Stephen Alexander	4	7	33	8.25	11	16
TE Justin Peelle	4	5	38	9.50	0	13
WR Ashley Lelie	2	3	28	14.00	4	23
RB David Kirtman	2	5	9	4.50	1	9
RB Eric Shelton	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1
WR Drake Hicks	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
WR Jordy Nelson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Karl Paymah	1	4	4.00	0

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov
WR Michael Clayton	1	0
RB Reagan Maiui'a	1	0
TE Jeremy Shockey	0	1
WR Ike Watson	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
CB Fabian Washington	0	0	1	0
S Usama Young	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Cooper Hobgood	10	452	45.2	36.8	67	5

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ray Hollas	11	503	45.7	40.0	60	7

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Adam Vinatieri	1/2	1/2	0/0	49	1/1

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nick Novak	1/1	0/0	0/0	36	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Michael Clayton	5	23	4.6	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
T.J. Housmandzadeh	4	44	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ike Watson	3	75	25.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Hunter Hillenmeyer	10	3	0.5	30	42
ILB Corey Hall	8	2	0.0	30	42
CB Brad Franklin	6	2	0.0	29	38
S Leigh Bodden	6	2	0.0	30	42
OLB Thomas Howard	6	1	0.0	18	29
CB Brandon Flowers	5	0	1.0	24	34
DT Osi Umenyiora	5	0	0.0	28	37
DE Vonnie Holliday	4	2	0.5	29	36
S Bob Sanders	3	1	0.0	32	42
CB Don Poole	3	0	0.0	8	8
DT Mike Patterson	2	2	0.0	31	40
DE John Henderson	1	2	1.0	25	37
CB Dominique Foxworth	1	2	0.0	23	24
TE Jeremy Shockey	1	0	---	---	---
DT Marco Mularkey	0	1	0.0	5	5

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Gerris Wilkinson	11	4	31	31
S Usama Young	9	1	40	44
ILB James Darling	7	2	34	34
OLB Julian Peterson	6	3	25	25
CB Fabian Washington	6	0	42	43
DT John Thornton	4	2	27	29
CB Karl Paymah	4	1	21	23
ILB David Hawthorne	4	0	8	11
S Kenoy Kennedy	2	2	23	26
S Benny Sapp	2	1	28	31
DE Chris Clemons	2	0	33	30
DE Dewayne Robertson	2	0	26	31
S Erik Coleman	2	0	18	16
DE Eric Moore	2	0	29	34
DT Delbert Cowsette	1	1	24	23
OLB Kirk Morrison	1	1	3	4
DE Courtney Brown	0	1	7	8
DT Larry Tripplett	0	1	20	18

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE John Henderson	1.0	0	37
CB Brandon Flowers	1.0	0	34
OLB Hunter Hillenmeyer	0.5	1	42
DE Vonnie Holliday	0.5	0	36
DT Osi Umenyiora	0.0	1	37
DT Mike Patterson	0.0	1	40

Buffalo	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dewayne Robertson	1	1	31
DE Courtney Brown	1	0	8
DT Larry Tripplett	1	0	18
DE Eric Moore	0	1	34

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Leigh Bodden	5	1	42
CB Brad Franklin	4	4	38
ILB Corey Hall	4	1	42
CB Brandon Flowers	4	1	34
OLB Thomas Howard	3	1	29
OLB Hunter Hillenmeyer	3	0	42
DE Vonnie Holliday	1	0	36
DT Osi Umenyiora	1	0	37
CB Don Poole	1	0	8

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Fabian Washington	6	2	0	43
CB Karl Paymah	4	0	1	23
ILB James Darling	3	3	0	34
OLB Julian Peterson	3	1	0	25
S Usama Young	2	1	0	44
OLB Gerris Wilkinson	2	0	0	31
ILB David Hawthorne	2	0	0	11
S Erik Coleman	1	1	0	16
DT John Thornton	1	0	0	29
S Kenoy Kennedy	0	1	0	26
DE Chris Clemons	0	1	0	30
S Benny Sapp	0	1	0	31

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Shaun O'Hara	2	11	42	45
T Steve Vallos	2	9	42	45
G Vince Manuwai	2	3	42	45
T Jon Jansen	1	5	42	45
T Langston Walker	1	1	42	45
FB Jerome Felton	0	1	11	11

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Michael Roos	3	10	32	0	42
T John Tait	3	6	32	0	42
C Olin Kreutz	3	5	32	0	42
G Arturo Van Anden	2	7	32	2	42
G Wes Sims	0	2	32	0	42
TE Stephen Alexander	0	1	29	0	37
RB David Kirtman	0	0	12	1	27

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Derrick Johnson	1	27
P.J. Daniels	1	18
Adam Vinatieri	1	14
Brandon Flowers	1	14

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
John Tait	3	16
Eric Shelton	2	29
Fabian Washington	2	17
Kirk Morrison	1	28

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Michael Clayton	40	43	---	---	18	101
T Jon Jansen	42	45	---	---	12	99
T Langston Walker	42	45	---	---	12	99
G Vince Manuwai	42	45	---	---	12	99
T Steve Vallos	42	45	---	---	12	99
QB Alex Smith	42	45	---	---	2	89
G Shaun O'Hara	42	45	---	---	---	87
TE Jeremy Shockey	39	42	---	---	2	83
CB Brad Franklin	---	---	29	38	13	80
S Bob Sanders	---	---	32	42	2	76
OLB Hunter Hillenmeyer	---	---	30	42	2	74
S Leigh Bodden	---	---	30	42	1	73
ILB Corey Hall	---	---	30	42	1	73
DT Mike Patterson	---	---	31	40	1	72
CB Brandon Flowers	---	---	24	34	14	72
WR Ike Watson	25	26	---	---	20	71
DE Vonnie Holliday	---	---	29	36	1	66
DT Osi Umenyiora	---	---	28	37	1	66
RB Artose Pinner	31	32	---	---	1	64
CB Dominique Foxworth	---	---	23	24	17	64
DE John Henderson	---	---	25	37	1	63
WR Donnie Avery	28	30	---	---	4	62
TE Jason Witten	12	18	---	---	28	58
OLB Thomas Howard	---	---	18	29	1	48
FB Jerome Felton	11	11	---	---	20	42
CB Don Poole	---	---	8	8	17	33
RB P.J. Daniels	5	8	---	---	18	31
OLB Derrick Johnson	---	---	2	0	27	29
DE Keith Jackson	---	---	4	6	11	21
DT Marco Mularkey	---	---	5	5	11	21
ILB Glen Starks	---	---	2	0	15	17
K Adam Vinatieri	0	0	---	---	14	14
RB Reagan Maiui'a	7	4	---	---	2	13
RB Ryan Torain	6	7	---	---	---	13
C John Weeks	0	0	---	---	12	12
TE Ronnie Buchanan	3	4	---	---	4	11
P Cooper Hobgood	0	0	---	---	10	10
WR Jonathan Orr	3	0	---	---	2	5
OLB Spencer Larson	---	---	2	0	---	2
G Cosey Coleman	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Kendall Simmons	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Benjamin Cole	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Chris Myers	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Jonathan Scott	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Ashton Youboty	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Tyler Polumbus	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Fabian Washington	---	---	42	43	17	102
T John Tait	32	42	---	---	16	90
G Arturo Van Anden	32	42	---	---	12	86
G Wes Sims	32	42	---	---	12	86
T Michael Roos	32	42	---	---	12	86
S Usama Young	---	---	40	44	2	86
C Olin Kreutz	32	42	---	---	---	74
QB Eli Manning	32	42	---	---	---	74
ILB James Darling	---	---	34	34	2	70
DE Dewayne Robertson	---	---	26	31	12	69
TE Stephen Alexander	29	37	---	---	1	67
S Kenoy Kennedy	---	---	23	26	18	67
DE Chris Clemons	---	---	33	30	2	65
DE Eric Moore	---	---	29	34	1	64
OLB Gerris Wilkinson	---	---	31	31	2	64
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	23	22	---	---	18	63
S Benny Sapp	---	---	28	31	1	60
WR Ashley Lelie	25	31	---	---	3	59
DT John Thornton	---	---	27	29	1	57
RB Eric Shelton	12	11	---	---	29	52
OLB Julian Peterson	---	---	25	25	1	51
WR Steve Smith	23	27	---	---	1	51
CB Daniel Bullocks	---	---	18	20	11	49
DT Delbert Cowsette	---	---	24	23	1	48
RB David Kirtman	12	27	---	---	8	47
CB Karl Paymah	---	---	21	23	1	45
DT Larry Tripplett	---	---	20	18	1	39
TE Teyo Jackson	4	6	---	---	28	38
S Erik Coleman	---	---	18	16	1	35
OLB Kirk Morrison	---	---	3	4	28	35
ILB David Hawthorne	---	---	8	11	13	32
RB Alexis Shepherd	13	15	---	---	---	28
CB Terrence McGee	---	---	3	8	17	28
TE Justin Peelle	9	18	---	---	---	27
WR Drake Hicks	4	4	---	---	17	25
DT Andre Fluellen	---	---	2	6	10	18
DE Courtney Brown	---	---	7	8	---	15
WR Jordy Nelson	5	8	---	---	2	15
C Justin Snow	0	0	---	---	12	12
P Ray Hollas	0	0	---	---	11	11
T Sam Baker	0	0	---	---	11	11
K Nick Novak	0	0	---	---	5	5
RB Tony Hunt	1	4	---	---	---	5
QB Ingle Martin	0	0	---	---	1	1
G Pete Campion	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Dan Koppen	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	36	18.0
Middle	30	135	4.5
Right	10	6	0.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	10	1.7
Middle	18	42	2.3
Right	8	38	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alex Smith	45	24	3	4	2	11	3	2	1

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Eli Manning	39	26	2	0	2	8	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	33	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	12	102	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	5	57	4.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	55	13.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	4	5	0.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	15	92	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	5	70	14.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	42	21.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ike Watson	10	7	1	55	0	26
TE Jason Witten	8	5	0	85	2	18
RB Artose Pinner	6	4	1	18	0	32
WR Donnie Avery	6	3	0	42	1	30
TE Jeremy Shockey	4	0	0	0	0	42
WR Michael Clayton	3	1	0	8	0	43
RB P.J. Daniels	2	2	0	18	0	8
RB Reagan Maiui'a	2	1	0	13	0	4
FB Jerome Felton	2	0	0	0	0	11
RB Ryan Torain	1	0	0	0	0	7
TE Ronnie Buchanan	1	1	0	8	0	4

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	9	7	1	59	1	22
TE Stephen Alexander	7	4	0	33	0	37
WR Steve Smith	6	5	0	40	0	27
TE Justin Peelle	5	4	0	38	0	18
RB David Kirtman	5	2	0	9	0	27
WR Ashley Lelie	3	2	0	28	1	31
RB Eric Shelton	2	1	1	-1	0	11
WR Drake Hicks	1	1	0	3	0	4
WR Jordy Nelson	1	0	0	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Eric Shelton	1	2	2.00	1.78
RB David Kirtman	1	0	0.00	1.10

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alex Smith	2	1	12	6.00	5.49

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Eli Manning	2	2	17	8.50	5.36

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jason Witten	1	1	12	12.00	10.63
WR Ike Watson	1	0	0	0.00	5.50

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	1	1	14	14.00	6.56
WR Drake Hicks	1	1	3	3.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
RB Artose Pinner	4	3
QB Alex Smith	4	0
WR Michael Clayton	1	0

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
QB Eli Manning	1	1
RB David Kirtman	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alex Smith	12	9	7

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Eli Manning	13	8	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Jason Witten	5	3	2
WR Donnie Avery	3	3	2
RB Artose Pinner	1	1	1
WR Michael Clayton	1	0	0
WR Ike Watson	1	1	1
RB P.J. Daniels	1	1	1

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Stephen Alexander	4	2	0
RB David Kirtman	3	2	1
TE Justin Peelle	2	1	0
WR Ashley Lelie	2	1	1
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	1	1	0
WR Steve Smith	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,000 (21,400)
End Zone 14,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,000 (21,400)
End Zone	14,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)