Week 3, 2008

played in Minnesota, MN

75 degrees, rain, 13 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals	0	9	0	7	-	16
Minnesota Vikings	0	10	0	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:20 STL - Adam Vinatieri 23 field goal
2Q: 03:15 MIN - Brandon Jackson 3 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 02:02 STL - Artose Pinner 68 run (Adam Vinatieri extra point failed)
2Q: 00:17 MIN - Phil Dawson 25 field goal
4Q: 10:52 STL - Hines Ward 12 pass from Alex Smith (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
4Q: 00:23 MIN - Stevie Johnson 7 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:20 STL - Adam Vinatieri 23 field goal
2Q: 03:15 MIN - Brandon Jackson 3 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 02:02 STL - Artose Pinner 68 run (Adam Vinatieri extra point failed)
2Q: 00:17 MIN - Phil Dawson 25 field goal
4Q: 10:52 STL - Hines Ward 12 pass from Alex Smith (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
4Q: 00:23 MIN - Stevie Johnson 7 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)

Team Statistics STL MIN
Record 0-2-1 3-0
First Downs 17 24
- by Rushing 7 10
- by Passing 6 11
- by Penalty 4 3
Total Net Yards 309 383
- Offensive Plays 62 70
- Yards per Play 4.98 5.47
Net Rushing Yards 203 172
- Rushing Attempts 33 38
- Yards per Rush 6.15 4.53
Net Passing Yards 106 211
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 11 - 1 30 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 128 223
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/22 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 3.66 6.59
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 10/60 10/67
Punt Returns/Yards 4/29 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 1/16 2/76
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/3
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 25
Time of Possession 27:06 32:54

Team Statistics	STL	MIN
Record	0-2-1	3-0
First Downs	17	24
- by Rushing	7	10
- by Passing	6	11
- by Penalty	4	3
Total Net Yards	309	383
- Offensive Plays	62	70
- Yards per Play	4.98	5.47
Net Rushing Yards	203	172
- Rushing Attempts	33	38
- Yards per Rush	6.15	4.53
Net Passing Yards	106	211
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 11 - 1	30 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	128	223
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/22	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	3.66	6.59
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	10/60	10/67
Punt Returns/Yards	4/29	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	1/16	2/76
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/3
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 25
Time of Possession	27:06	32:54

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:27	OWN 25	6	30	Punt
1	6:10	0:58	OWN 36	3	-1	Punt
1	2:28	3:13	OWN 33	7	61	Field Goal
2	13:17	1:09	OPP 37	3	-8	Punt
2	3:07	1:12	OWN 25	3	75	Touchdown
2	0:09	0:09	OWN 28	1	-1	Half
3	13:21	3:01	OWN 42	8	47	Fumble
3	7:30	1:30	OWN 21	3	-9	Punt
3	4:42	7:51	OWN 15	16	62	Interception
4	11:39	0:53	OPP 17	3	17	Touchdown
4	9:36	1:31	OWN 35	3	3	Punt
4	3:19	1:19	OWN 44	4	15	Punt
4	0:14	0:14	OWN 25	2	5	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:33	5:23	OWN 2	9	69	Missed FG
1	5:12	2:44	OWN 19	5	-5	Punt
2	14:15	0:58	OWN 25	2	21	Fumble
2	12:08	9:01	OWN 7	15	93	Touchdown
2	1:55	1:46	OWN 45	6	47	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:39	OWN 48	5	17	Missed FG
3	10:20	2:50	OWN 11	6	21	Punt
3	6:00	1:18	OPP 45	3	-12	Punt
4	11:51	0:12	OWN 21	1	-4	Fumble
4	10:46	1:10	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
4	8:05	4:46	OWN 24	9	39	Missed FG
4	2:00	1:46	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown

Game MVP: Brian Griese, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Artose Pinner	18	140	7.78	68	3	1
QB Alex Smith	10	50	5.00	8	0	0
RB Ryan Torain	3	6	2.00	5	0	0
RB Reagan Maiui'a	2	7	3.50	8	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Brandon Jackson	21	77	3.67	14	1	1
QB Brian Griese	11	68	6.18	11	3	0
RB Frank Gore	5	18	3.60	11	1	0
RB Willie Dawkins	1	9	9.00	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alex Smith	25	11	128	4/22	1	41	1	56.8

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Griese	30	17	223	2/12	1	38	0	91.4

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Hines Ward	3	6	34	11.33	6	12	1
WR Michael Clayton	3	4	31	10.33	8	15	0
RB Artose Pinner	2	3	9	4.50	0	6	0
TE Jeremy Shockey	1	4	5	5.00	0	5	0
FB Jerome Felton	1	1	41	41.00	37	41	0
TE Ronnie Buchanan	1	2	8	8.00	3	8	0
WR Ike Watson	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Reagan Maiui'a	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Ryan Torain	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Stevie Johnson	8	12	133	16.63	46	38	1
WR Adrian Arrington	3	4	17	5.67	0	11	0
WR Darnerien McCants	2	7	16	8.00	0	8	0
TE Patrick Estes	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Joe Klopfenstein	1	1	16	16.00	4	16	0
RB Willie Dawkins	1	1	19	19.00	15	19	0
WR Craig Davis	1	1	19	19.00	7	19	0
RB Frank Gore	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
DE Calvin Pace	1	3	3.00	0

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Artose Pinner	1	0	0
DT Osi Umenyiora	0	1	0
OLB Thomas Howard	0	1	0
S Bob Sanders	0	0	1
ILB Corey Hall	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Brian Griese	1	0	0
RB Frank Gore	1	0	0
DE Cameron Wake	0	1	0
ILB Jay Foreman	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Cooper Hobgood	6	245	40.8	37.5	46	3

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Amir Cochrane	4	204	51.0	43.8	54	2

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Adam Vinatieri	1/1	0/0	0/0	23	1/2

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Dawson	1/4	0/3	0/2	25	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Michael Clayton	4	29	7.3	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ike Watson	1	16	16.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nicholas Conley	2	76	38.0	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Corey Hall	10	4	0.0	37	31
S Bob Sanders	8	4	0.0	38	32
CB Brad Franklin	8	0	0.0	31	27
CB Brandon Flowers	6	0	0.0	30	20
OLB Hunter Hillenmeyer	5	2	0.0	38	32
CB Dominique Foxworth	4	2	0.0	25	29
DT Mike Patterson	3	2	0.5	37	30
DE John Henderson	2	1	1.0	35	21
DE Vonnie Holliday	2	1	0.5	34	27
OLB Thomas Howard	2	0	0.0	20	11
S Leigh Bodden	1	3	0.0	38	32
DT Osi Umenyiora	1	1	0.0	37	23
WR Hines Ward	1	0	---	---	---
CB Ashton Youboty	1	0	0.0	8	7
DT Marco Mularkey	1	0	0.0	2	9
ILB Glen Starks	0	1	0.0	1	1

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jay Foreman	12	3	0.0	33	28
S LaRon Landry	8	2	0.0	31	29
CB Greg Blue	5	1	0.0	31	27
DE Mike Rucker	4	1	0.5	30	29
DE Calvin Pace	3	0	1.0	33	29
ILB Rufus Alexander	3	2	0.0	14	14
DE Cameron Wake	2	2	0.5	33	29
DE Gaines Adams	2	1	0.5	27	25
CB Orlando Scandrick	2	1	0.0	17	15
DE Stephen Tulloch	1	0	1.0	13	9
DT Kedrick Golston	1	3	0.5	14	12
CB Ryan Clark	1	4	0.0	33	29
ILB Jalen Tatum	1	1	0.0	12	10
G Eric Steinbach	1	0	---	---	---
S Samuel Gaylor	1	0	0.0	9	7

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE John Henderson	1.0	1	1	21
DT Mike Patterson	0.5	1	0	30
DE Vonnie Holliday	0.5	0	0	27
OLB Thomas Howard	0.0	2	1	11
DT Osi Umenyiora	0.0	1	0	23
DE Keith Jackson	0.0	1	0	9

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Calvin Pace	1.0	1	0	0	29
DE Stephen Tulloch	1.0	0	2	2	9
DT Kedrick Golston	0.5	0	1	0	12
DE Cameron Wake	0.5	0	0	1	29
DE Mike Rucker	0.5	0	0	0	29
DE Gaines Adams	0.5	0	0	0	25

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Corey Hall	5	1	31
CB Brandon Flowers	3	1	20
CB Brad Franklin	3	0	27
CB Dominique Foxworth	2	1	29
OLB Hunter Hillenmeyer	1	0	32
S Leigh Bodden	1	0	32
S Bob Sanders	1	0	32
CB Ashton Youboty	1	0	7

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S LaRon Landry	2	2	0	29
ILB Jay Foreman	2	1	0	28
S Samuel Gaylor	2	1	0	7
CB Greg Blue	1	2	0	27
DE Mike Rucker	1	0	0	29
ILB Jalen Tatum	1	0	0	10
DE Gaines Adams	1	0	0	25
CB Orlando Scandrick	1	0	0	15
CB Ryan Clark	0	1	0	29
DE Stephen Tulloch	0	1	0	9
ILB Rufus Alexander	0	1	0	14
DE Calvin Pace	0	0	1	29

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Steve Vallos	3	3	0	33	0	29
G Shaun O'Hara	2	6	1	33	0	29
T Langston Walker	2	5	0	33	1	29
G Vince Manuwai	2	5	0	33	1	29
T Jon Jansen	1	5	0	33	2	29
TE Jeremy Shockey	1	1	0	29	0	24
FB Jerome Felton	0	2	0	9	0	10
TE Jason Witten	0	1	0	9	0	11

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Robert Berry	3	6	1	38	0	32
G Wilford Brown	2	6	0	38	0	32
T Terrance Pennington	2	6	0	38	0	32
TE Patrick Estes	2	3	1	33	0	28
T Adam Snyder	1	3	0	38	0	32
G Eric Steinbach	0	3	0	38	1	32
FB Harris Stanton	0	1	0	13	0	3
RB Brandon Jackson	0	0	0	28	1	14

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Brandon Flowers	1	11
Hines Ward	1	8

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Greg Blue	3	19
Joe Klopfenstein	1	22
Troy Williamson	1	12

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Hunter Hillenmeyer	---	---	38	32	6	76
S Bob Sanders	---	---	38	32	5	75
S Leigh Bodden	---	---	38	32	4	74
ILB Corey Hall	---	---	37	31	4	72
DT Mike Patterson	---	---	37	30	4	71
T Jon Jansen	33	29	---	---	7	69
T Langston Walker	33	29	---	---	7	69
G Vince Manuwai	33	29	---	---	7	69
T Steve Vallos	33	29	---	---	7	69
CB Dominique Foxworth	---	---	25	29	14	68
CB Brad Franklin	---	---	31	27	9	67
DE Vonnie Holliday	---	---	34	27	3	64
WR Michael Clayton	30	25	---	---	8	63
QB Alex Smith	33	29	---	---	1	63
G Shaun O'Hara	33	29	---	---	---	62
DT Osi Umenyiora	---	---	37	23	2	62
CB Brandon Flowers	---	---	30	20	11	61
WR Hines Ward	27	22	---	---	8	57
DE John Henderson	---	---	35	21	1	57
TE Jeremy Shockey	29	24	---	---	1	54
RB Artose Pinner	23	23	---	---	1	47
WR Ike Watson	17	16	---	---	13	46
TE Jason Witten	9	11	---	---	18	38
OLB Thomas Howard	---	---	20	11	2	33
FB Jerome Felton	9	10	---	---	13	32
CB Don Poole	---	---	3	10	14	27
DE Keith Jackson	---	---	3	9	7	19
OLB Derrick Johnson	---	---	1	1	16	18
DT Marco Mularkey	---	---	2	9	6	17
CB Ashton Youboty	---	---	8	7	---	15
RB P.J. Daniels	0	0	---	---	14	14
RB Reagan Maiui'a	7	3	---	---	4	14
WR Donnie Avery	5	4	---	---	4	13
K Adam Vinatieri	0	0	---	---	11	11
RB Ryan Torain	7	4	---	---	---	11
ILB Glen Starks	---	---	1	1	8	10
C John Weeks	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Cooper Hobgood	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE Ronnie Buchanan	2	3	---	---	---	5
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
G Tyler Polumbus	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Spencer Larson	---	---	0	0	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Wilford Brown	38	32	---	---	8	78
G Eric Steinbach	38	32	---	---	8	78
T Adam Snyder	38	32	---	---	8	78
T Terrance Pennington	38	32	---	---	8	78
DE Calvin Pace	---	---	33	29	15	77
CB Greg Blue	---	---	31	27	19	77
QB Brian Griese	38	32	---	---	4	74
C Robert Berry	38	32	---	---	---	70
WR Stevie Johnson	36	32	---	---	---	68
WR Adrian Arrington	36	32	---	---	---	68
CB Axel Batchelor	---	---	31	27	7	65
CB Ryan Clark	---	---	33	29	1	63
DE Cameron Wake	---	---	33	29	1	63
ILB Jay Foreman	---	---	33	28	1	62
TE Patrick Estes	33	28	---	---	---	61
S LaRon Landry	---	---	31	29	1	61
DE Mike Rucker	---	---	30	29	1	60
DE Gaines Adams	---	---	27	25	7	59
WR Darnerien McCants	20	26	---	---	6	52
ILB Rufus Alexander	---	---	14	14	18	46
RB Brandon Jackson	28	14	---	---	---	42
CB Orlando Scandrick	---	---	17	15	6	38
RB Frank Gore	8	6	---	---	22	36
DE Stephen Tulloch	---	---	13	9	9	31
TE Joe Klopfenstein	6	2	---	---	22	30
ILB Jalen Tatum	---	---	12	10	5	27
DT Kedrick Golston	---	---	14	12	---	26
FB Harris Stanton	13	3	---	---	8	24
WR Harold Burnett	3	3	---	---	17	23
S Samuel Gaylor	---	---	9	7	---	16
WR Troy Williamson	0	0	---	---	12	12
RB Willie Dawkins	2	10	---	---	---	12
ILB Robert Wendorff	---	---	2	0	8	10
WR Craig Davis	0	2	---	---	7	9
K Phil Dawson	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Paul Godfrey	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE T.J. Williams	5	2	---	---	---	7
P Amir Cochrane	0	0	---	---	4	4
S Nicholas Conley	---	---	0	0	4	4
T Chris Colmer	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Quinn Ojinnaka	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Kristopher Heilman	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Ronnie Lynch	0	0	---	---	---	0
C John Sullivan	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Quentin Groves	---	---	0	0	---	0
ILB Trevor Rafter	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	2	1.0
Middle	22	112	5.1
Right	9	89	9.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	22	7.3
Middle	26	120	4.6
Right	9	30	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alex Smith	25	11	1	0	0	9	3	3	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Griese	30	17	3	1	2	3	6	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	47	15.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	7	54	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	27	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	109	8.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	76	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	38	19.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Hines Ward	6	3	34	0	22
TE Jeremy Shockey	4	1	5	0	24
WR Michael Clayton	4	3	31	0	25
RB Artose Pinner	3	2	9	0	23
WR Ike Watson	3	0	0	0	16
TE Ronnie Buchanan	2	1	8	0	3
RB Reagan Maiui'a	1	0	0	0	3
RB Ryan Torain	1	0	0	0	4
FB Jerome Felton	1	1	41	1	10

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stevie Johnson	12	8	0	133	3	32
WR Darnerien McCants	7	2	1	16	0	26
WR Adrian Arrington	4	3	1	17	0	32
TE Patrick Estes	2	1	0	3	0	28
RB Frank Gore	1	0	0	0	0	6
TE Joe Klopfenstein	1	1	0	16	0	2
RB Willie Dawkins	1	1	0	19	0	10
WR Craig Davis	1	1	0	19	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Artose Pinner	2	6	3.00	7.78
QB Alex Smith	1	6	6.00	5.00
RB Ryan Torain	1	5	5.00	2.00

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Brian Griese	2	15	7.50	6.18
RB Frank Gore	1	-2	-2.00	3.60
RB Brandon Jackson	1	3	3.00	3.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alex Smith	3	1	12	4.00	5.12

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Griese	6	2	24	4.00	7.43

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Hines Ward	1	1	12	12.00	5.67
WR Ike Watson	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Ryan Torain	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Stevie Johnson	4	2	24	6.00	11.08
WR Darnerien McCants	1	0	0	0.00	2.29

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
QB Alex Smith	4	2
RB Artose Pinner	3	2

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
QB Brian Griese	1	1
RB Willie Dawkins	1	1
RB Brandon Jackson	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alex Smith	5	3	3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Griese	10	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Hines Ward	1	1	1
TE Jeremy Shockey	1	0	0
WR Michael Clayton	1	1	1
WR Ike Watson	1	0	0
TE Ronnie Buchanan	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Stevie Johnson	4	2	1
WR Darnerien McCants	2	0	0
TE Patrick Estes	2	1	0
RB Willie Dawkins	1	1	1
WR Adrian Arrington	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)