Week 16, 2008

played in St. Louis, MO

50 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

New Jersey Jets	3	17	3	0	-	23
St. Louis Cardinals	0	3	0	6	-	9

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:14 NJY - Taylor Melhaff 18 field goal
2Q: 15:00 STL - Adam Vinatieri 33 field goal
2Q: 07:48 NJY - Taylor Melhaff 37 field goal
2Q: 03:44 NJY - Steve Smith Sr. 9 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
2Q: 00:07 NJY - Steve Smith Sr. 46 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
3Q: 08:23 NJY - Taylor Melhaff 32 field goal
4Q: 08:20 STL - Alex Smith 5 run (Adam Vinatieri extra point failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:14 NJY - Taylor Melhaff 18 field goal
2Q: 15:00 STL - Adam Vinatieri 33 field goal
2Q: 07:48 NJY - Taylor Melhaff 37 field goal
2Q: 03:44 NJY - Steve Smith Sr. 9 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
2Q: 00:07 NJY - Steve Smith Sr. 46 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
3Q: 08:23 NJY - Taylor Melhaff 32 field goal
4Q: 08:20 STL - Alex Smith 5 run (Adam Vinatieri extra point failed)

Team Statistics NJY STL
Record 12-3 7-7-1
First Downs 25 17
- by Rushing 6 5
- by Passing 16 12
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 389 321
- Offensive Plays 66 66
- Yards per Play 5.89 4.86
Net Rushing Yards 124 95
- Rushing Attempts 33 21
- Yards per Rush 3.76 4.52
Net Passing Yards 265 226
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 22 - 0 40 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 270 261
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 5/35
- Yards per Pass Play 8.03 5.02
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.0 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 2/3
Penalties/Yards 5/35 11/74
Punt Returns/Yards 1/14 2/26
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 3/60
Interception Ret./Yards 1/9 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 23
Time of Possession 34:32 25:28

Team Statistics	NJY	STL
Record	12-3	7-7-1
First Downs	25	17
- by Rushing	6	5
- by Passing	16	12
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	389	321
- Offensive Plays	66	66
- Yards per Play	5.89	4.86
Net Rushing Yards	124	95
- Rushing Attempts	33	21
- Yards per Rush	3.76	4.52
Net Passing Yards	265	226
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 22 - 0	40 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	270	261
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	5/35
- Yards per Pass Play	8.03	5.02
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.0	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	2/3
Penalties/Yards	5/35	11/74
Punt Returns/Yards	1/14	2/26
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	3/60
Interception Ret./Yards	1/9	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 23
Time of Possession	34:32	25:28

Drive Charts

New Jersey Jets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:42	6:34	OWN 7	12	92	Field Goal
2	14:54	7:11	OWN 12	13	68	Field Goal
2	7:04	3:28	OPP 35	9	35	Touchdown
2	2:00	2:00	OWN 3	6	97	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:19	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
3	12:03	3:47	OWN 44	8	41	Field Goal
3	6:02	1:49	OWN 18	5	23	Punt
3	0:19	2:46	OWN 7	5	26	Punt
4	8:09	2:17	OWN 25	3	14	Punt
4	3:47	1:49	OWN 29	3	-1	Punt
4	0:37	0:37	OWN 29	1	-2	Game

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:18	OWN 13	6	36	Punt
1	5:08	5:14	OWN 22	11	62	Field Goal
2	7:43	0:39	OWN 25	2	8	Interception
2	3:36	1:36	OWN 25	4	18	Punt
3	13:41	1:38	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	8:16	2:14	OWN 21	4	14	Punt
3	4:13	3:54	OWN 19	9	5	Punt
4	12:33	4:24	OWN 28	9	72	Touchdown
4	5:52	2:05	OWN 12	9	59	Fumble
4	1:58	1:21	OWN 49	9	22	Downs

Game MVP: Ben Roethlisberger, New Jersey Jets

Rushing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Cory Boyd	28	116	4.14	20	4
RB Felix Jones	3	4	1.33	5	0
QB Ben Roethlisberger	2	4	2.00	6	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
QB Alex Smith	9	57	6.33	16	1	1
RB Artose Pinner	8	31	3.88	8	0	0
RB Reagan Maiui'a	3	11	3.67	13	1	0
WR Donnie Avery	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ben Roethlisberger	32	22	270	1/5	2	46	0	115.3

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alex Smith	40	20	261	5/35	0	38	1	60.5

Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Steve Smith Sr.	9	13	128	14.22	13	46	2
TE Jacob Tamme	8	11	74	9.25	18	17	0
WR Dez White	4	6	43	10.75	38	26	0
WR Brandon Jones	1	2	25	25.00	26	25	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Artose Pinner	4	10	54	13.50	39	31
TE Jeremy Shockey	3	6	29	9.67	3	13
WR Michael Clayton	3	8	24	8.00	18	13
TE Jason Witten	2	2	13	6.50	3	11
FB Jerome Felton	2	3	43	21.50	26	38
WR Donnie Avery	2	2	46	23.00	26	34
WR Hines Ward	1	2	34	34.00	33	34
TE Tyrone Beason	1	4	7	7.00	2	7
RB P.J. Daniels	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
RB Reagan Maiui'a	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
WR Jonathan Orr	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Jersey	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Trumaine McBride	1	9	9.00	0

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Jersey	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DT Paul Soliai	0	1	1	0

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Alex Smith	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

New Jersey	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chris Kluwe	5	244	48.8	39.6	66	2

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Cooper Hobgood	5	264	52.8	50.0	69	4

Kicking Statistics

New Jersey	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Taylor Melhaff	3/3	0/0	0/0	37	2/2

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Adam Vinatieri	1/1	0/0	0/0	33	0/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ryan Mundy	1	14	14.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Michael Clayton	2	26	13.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Hines Ward	2	44	22.0	0
Michael Clayton	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Jersey	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Stanford Routt	8	0	0.0	20	44
DE Ray McDonald	6	1	2.5	19	39
OLB Reggie Torbor	6	3	0.0	19	40
DT Paul Soliai	4	1	1.0	14	33
ILB Rian Wallace	4	0	0.0	12	25
OLB Courtney Watson	3	2	0.5	21	45
S Jimmy Williams	3	1	0.0	19	44
CB Renaldo Hill	3	0	0.0	9	22
CB Trumaine McBride	3	0	0.0	21	44
S Ryan Mundy	2	2	0.0	21	45
DT Kyle Williams	1	5	0.5	14	34
DT Landon Cohen	1	0	0.0	13	21
CB Pat Lee	1	0	0.0	2	5
ILB Rob Meier	0	2	0.5	20	42

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Bob Sanders	8	4	0.0	33	31
OLB Hunter Hillenmeyer	8	3	0.0	33	23
S Leigh Bodden	8	1	0.0	33	33
OLB Thomas Howard	5	1	0.0	30	29
CB Don Poole	5	0	0.0	6	16
ILB Corey Hall	4	3	0.0	24	26
CB Ashton Youboty	4	2	0.0	33	33
DT Mike Patterson	4	1	0.0	31	25
DE Khari Long	2	1	0.0	27	18
DE Jared Lemoine	1	1	1.0	2	12
RB Artose Pinner	1	0	---	---	---
DT Osi Umenyiora	1	0	0.0	33	21
S Will Blackmon	1	0	0.0	10	11
ILB Glen Starks	1	0	0.0	3	0
CB Brandon Flowers	1	0	0.0	27	18
DE John Henderson	0	2	0.0	28	28

Pass Rush Statistics

New Jersey	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ray McDonald	2.5	0	1	2	39
DT Paul Soliai	1.0	1	1	1	33
OLB Courtney Watson	0.5	1	0	0	45
DT Kyle Williams	0.5	0	3	1	34
ILB Rob Meier	0.5	0	0	1	42
DT Landon Cohen	0.0	0	1	0	21

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jared Lemoine	1.0	0	0	0	12
DT Marco Mularkey	0.0	1	1	0	11
DE Vonnie Holliday	0.0	0	1	0	16
DE John Henderson	0.0	0	1	0	28
DT Osi Umenyiora	0.0	0	1	0	21
OLB Thomas Howard	0.0	0	0	1	29

Pass Defense Statistics

New Jersey	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Stanford Routt	6	1	0	44
CB Trumaine McBride	3	2	1	44
OLB Reggie Torbor	3	0	0	40
CB Renaldo Hill	2	2	0	22
OLB Courtney Watson	2	0	0	45
ILB Rian Wallace	1	1	0	25
DT Kyle Williams	1	0	0	34
S Jimmy Williams	1	0	0	44
DE Ray McDonald	1	0	0	39
CB Pat Lee	0	1	0	5

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Hunter Hillenmeyer	5	0	23
OLB Thomas Howard	5	0	29
CB Don Poole	4	1	16
CB Ashton Youboty	3	0	33
ILB Corey Hall	1	1	26
S Leigh Bodden	1	0	33
S Bob Sanders	1	0	31
CB Dominique Foxworth	1	0	12
S Will Blackmon	1	0	11

Blocking Statistics

New Jersey	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Willie Colon	2	10	0	33	0	33
G Erik Pears	2	5	1	33	1	33
C Ryan Pontbraind	2	5	0	33	0	33
T Walter Jones	1	6	0	33	0	33
T Allen Barbre	1	2	0	33	0	33
FB Jalen Gallier	0	2	0	21	0	10
TE Jacob Tamme	0	1	0	29	0	27

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Steve Vallos	2	3	21	1	45
C Chris Myers	1	3	21	0	45
T Jon Jansen	1	2	21	2	45
T Langston Walker	1	2	21	2	45
G Shaun O'Hara	0	4	21	0	45
FB Jerome Felton	0	1	5	0	11

Special Teams Tackles

New Jersey	Tackles	STPlays
Pat Lee	3	15
Renaldo Hill	1	18
Stanford Routt	1	6

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Brandon Flowers	1	9

Participation

New Jersey	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Walter Jones	33	33	---	---	8	74
G Erik Pears	33	33	---	---	8	74
S Ryan Mundy	---	---	21	45	6	72
S Stanford Routt	---	---	20	44	6	70
S Jimmy Williams	---	---	19	44	7	70
OLB Courtney Watson	---	---	21	45	1	67
C Ryan Pontbraind	33	33	---	---	---	66
QB Ben Roethlisberger	33	33	---	---	---	66
G Willie Colon	33	33	---	---	---	66
T Allen Barbre	33	33	---	---	---	66
CB Trumaine McBride	---	---	21	44	1	66
ILB Rob Meier	---	---	20	42	1	63
WR Steve Smith Sr.	31	31	---	---	---	62
TE Jacob Tamme	29	27	---	---	6	62
OLB Reggie Torbor	---	---	19	40	1	60
DE Ray McDonald	---	---	19	39	1	59
RB Cory Boyd	29	18	---	---	11	58
FB Jalen Gallier	21	10	---	---	21	52
CB Renaldo Hill	---	---	9	22	18	49
DT Kyle Williams	---	---	14	34	---	48
DT Paul Soliai	---	---	14	33	1	48
WR Dez White	18	26	---	---	1	45
ILB Rian Wallace	---	---	12	25	1	38
DT Landon Cohen	---	---	13	21	1	35
WR Brandon Jones	11	23	---	---	---	34
TE Donald Lee	6	3	---	---	21	30
TE Miles Myers	16	7	---	---	2	25
CB Pat Lee	---	---	2	5	15	22
RB Felix Jones	4	9	---	---	5	18
OLB Stanford Kegler	---	---	0	0	18	18
DE Monty Pittard	---	---	4	11	---	15
WR Mario Urrutia	0	10	---	---	3	13
S Kenny Phillips	---	---	0	0	12	12
WR Devin Thomas	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Chuck Horton	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Mike Williams	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Chris Kluwe	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Gabriel Rose	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Taylor Melhaff	0	0	---	---	8	8
ILB Kroy Biermann	---	---	0	0	8	8
OLB Philip Schmaltz	---	---	0	0	5	5
S James Butler	---	---	3	1	---	4
WR Dexter Jackson	0	1	---	---	3	4
QB Charlie Frye	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Malik Forbes	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Tyrell Johnson	---	---	0	0	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Jeremy Shockey	20	45	---	---	19	84
OLB Thomas Howard	---	---	30	29	18	77
T Jon Jansen	21	45	---	---	6	72
T Langston Walker	21	45	---	---	6	72
C Chris Myers	21	45	---	---	6	72
T Steve Vallos	21	45	---	---	6	72
WR Michael Clayton	20	37	---	---	13	70
S Leigh Bodden	---	---	33	33	3	69
CB Ashton Youboty	---	---	33	33	3	69
S Bob Sanders	---	---	33	31	3	67
G Shaun O'Hara	21	45	---	---	---	66
QB Alex Smith	21	45	---	---	---	66
WR Hines Ward	19	30	---	---	14	63
OLB Hunter Hillenmeyer	---	---	33	23	5	61
DT Mike Patterson	---	---	31	25	3	59
DE John Henderson	---	---	28	28	1	57
DT Osi Umenyiora	---	---	33	21	1	55
CB Brandon Flowers	---	---	27	18	9	54
ILB Corey Hall	---	---	24	26	3	53
RB Artose Pinner	14	33	---	---	1	48
DE Khari Long	---	---	27	18	1	46
CB Don Poole	---	---	6	16	14	36
TE Jason Witten	6	26	---	---	---	32
DE Vonnie Holliday	---	---	8	16	7	31
FB Jerome Felton	5	11	---	---	14	30
S Will Blackmon	---	---	10	11	7	28
WR Donnie Avery	11	16	---	---	---	27
CB Dominique Foxworth	---	---	0	12	14	26
DE Jared Lemoine	---	---	2	12	9	23
DT Marco Mularkey	---	---	2	11	7	20
RB Reagan Maiui'a	7	11	---	---	---	18
RB P.J. Daniels	0	4	---	---	13	17
ILB Glen Starks	---	---	3	0	10	13
TE Tyrone Beason	1	9	---	---	---	10
WR Jonathan Orr	2	3	---	---	5	10
C John Weeks	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Cooper Hobgood	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Johnathan Holland	0	0	---	---	5	5
K Adam Vinatieri	0	0	---	---	4	4
G Cosey Coleman	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Kendall Simmons	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Benjamin Cole	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Jonathan Scott	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Keith Jackson	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Tyler Polumbus	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Spencer Larson	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	17	2.4
Middle	20	72	3.6
Right	5	37	7.4
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	-3	-1.0
Middle	14	93	6.6
Right	4	5	1.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ben Roethlisberger	32	22	3	1	2	2	4	1	0

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alex Smith	40	20	4	2	2	7	6	5	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	69	11.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	85	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	70	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	46	23.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	52	8.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	11	101	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	108	10.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Steve Smith Sr.	13	9	1	128	1	31
TE Jacob Tamme	11	8	0	74	0	27
WR Dez White	6	4	1	43	1	26
WR Brandon Jones	2	1	0	25	1	23

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Artose Pinner	10	4	0	54	1	33
WR Michael Clayton	8	3	0	24	0	37
TE Jeremy Shockey	6	3	1	29	0	45
TE Tyrone Beason	4	1	0	7	0	9
FB Jerome Felton	3	2	1	43	1	11
WR Hines Ward	2	1	0	34	1	30
TE Jason Witten	2	2	0	13	0	26
WR Donnie Avery	2	2	0	46	1	16
RB P.J. Daniels	1	1	0	8	0	4
WR Jonathan Orr	1	0	0	0	0	3
RB Reagan Maiui'a	1	1	0	3	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Cory Boyd	2	5	2.50	4.14

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Alex Smith	2	11	5.50	6.33
RB Artose Pinner	1	5	5.00	3.88

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ben Roethlisberger	9	3	23	2.56	8.44

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alex Smith	4	2	15	3.75	6.53

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Steve Smith Sr.	4	2	23	5.75	9.85
WR Dez White	2	1	0	0.00	7.17
TE Jacob Tamme	2	0	0	0.00	6.73
WR Brandon Jones	1	0	0	0.00	12.50

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jeremy Shockey	1	0	0	0.00	4.83
RB Artose Pinner	1	0	0	0.00	5.40
TE Tyrone Beason	1	1	7	7.00	1.75
RB P.J. Daniels	1	1	8	8.00	8.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Jersey	Rushes	Conversions
RB Cory Boyd	4	2
RB Felix Jones	1	0

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
QB Alex Smith	3	2
RB Artose Pinner	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ben Roethlisberger	7	2	2

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alex Smith	9	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Jacob Tamme	3	1	1
WR Steve Smith Sr.	2	1	1
WR Dez White	1	0	0
WR Brandon Jones	1	0	0

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Jeremy Shockey	3	2	1
WR Hines Ward	2	1	1
RB Artose Pinner	2	1	1
WR Michael Clayton	1	1	1
TE Tyrone Beason	1	1	1

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

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