Week 1, 2023

played in San Francisco, CA

70 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals10030-13
San Francisco 49ers010027-37

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:22 STL - Colby Waldron 27 field goal
1Q: 02:55 STL - Salvador Bunten 1 run (Colby Waldron extra point)
2Q: 10:15 SFO - Devonte McElroy 34 field goal
2Q: 03:56 SFO - Jacob Kuykendall 6 pass from Jerald Howard (Devonte McElroy extra point)
3Q: 06:57 STL - Colby Waldron 19 field goal
4Q: 13:38 SFO - Dixon Pfaff 9 pass from Jerald Howard (Devonte McElroy extra point)
4Q: 07:18 SFO - Frankie Simmons 11 pass from Jerald Howard (Devonte McElroy extra point)
4Q: 02:00 SFO - Jesse Wright 4 run (Devonte McElroy extra point)
4Q: 01:35 SFO - D.J. Whelihan 41 interception return (Devonte McElroy extra point failed)

Team StatisticsSTLSFO
Record0-11-0
First Downs1616
- by Rushing64
- by Passing911
- by Penalty11
Total Net Yards306250
- Offensive Plays7259
- Yards per Play4.254.24
Net Rushing Yards11367
- Rushing Attempts2428
- Yards per Rush4.712.39
Net Passing Yards193183
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt48 - 27 - 229 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards193195
- Sacks/Yards Lost0/02/12
- Yards per Pass Play4.025.90
Fumbles/Lost0/01/1
3rd Down Conversions5/164/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.19.0
4th Down Conversions0/21/1
Penalties/Yards10/695/40
Punt Returns/Yards4/152/20
Kick Returns/Yards6/1193/76
Interception Ret./Yards0/02/41
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits45
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/24/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 35OWN 39
Time of Possession32:4427:16

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:145:58OWN 141276Field Goal
15:012:16OPP 27427Touchdown
10:401:29OWN 1239Punt
210:082:15OWN 3037Punt
27:110:42OPP 1338Missed FG
23:502:49OWN 23830Punt
20:010:01OWN 4910Half
315:008:09OWN 191379Field Goal
35:213:41OWN 39731Missed FG
413:292:49OWN 2574Punt
47:072:03OWN 4245Downs
42:480:29OWN 205-15Downs
41:500:25OWN 262-5Interception
41:250:31OWN 3130Interception
San Francisco 49ers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:46OWN 253-1Punt
17:162:15OWN 403-1Punt
12:452:05OWN 28613Punt
214:114:03OWN 49834Field Goal
27:530:42OWN 1520Fumble
26:292:39OWN 20680Touchdown
21:011:00OWN 103-8Punt
36:511:30OWN 2732Punt
31:403:11OWN 49851Touchdown
410:403:33OWN 40860Touchdown
45:042:16OPP 473-1Punt
42:190:29OPP 535Touchdown
40:540:54OPP 383-5Game

Game MVP: Jerald Howard, San Francisco 49ers

Rushing Statistics

St. LouisAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Salvador Bunten171076.291741
RB Fernando Niles760.86400
San FranciscoAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Scott Williams12463.832510
RB Phillip Lindsay5122.40900
QB Jerald Howard4184.501110
RB Jesse Wright4-6-1.50401
QB Bryce Petty2-3-1.50-100
WR Butch Luzio100.00000

Passing Statistics

St. LouisAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Silas Frederick45271930/0035160.7
Glen Yepremian3000/00010.0
San FranciscoAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Jerald Howard29171952/123240113.4

Receiving Statistics

St. LouisCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE George Kittle697111.8352350
WR Eric McCarthy612518.509200
WR Devonte Phipps59316.200100
RB Fernando Niles33124.00060
WR Randall Cobb25136.50280
TE Neil Bradley2663.00060
RB Tony Pollard1100.00000
WR Cris Rivero121010.000100
RB Norm Hartley11-1-1.000-10
San FranciscoCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Dominique Brim454110.2520150
RB Phillip Lindsay242613.0023240
WR Dixon Pfaff252311.501141
TE Frankie Simmons22147.008111
WR Devonte Johnstone222814.0017230
TE Branden Bushkin122020.0013200
TE Jacob Kuykendall1266.00061
RB Jesse Wright1211.00410
WR Joey Cassidy111414.000140
WR Butch Luzio122222.000220
RB Scott Williams0200.00000

Interception Statistics

St. LouisIntsYardsAvgTD
San FranciscoIntsYardsAvgTD
S D.J. Whelihan14141.001
OLB Edward Downs100.000

Fumble Statistics

St. LouisFumbRecovForceTD
DE Deion Jones0100
DE Zach Allen0010
San FranciscoFumbRecovForceTD
QB Jerald Howard1000

Punting Statistics

St. LouisPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Mack Lane416641.536.5482
San FranciscoPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Cameron Brooks625342.236.3612

Kicking Statistics

St. LouisFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Colby Waldron2/40/10/0271/1
San FranciscoFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Devonte McElroy1/10/00/0344/5

Punt Return Statistics

St. LouisRetYardsAvgTD
Tony Pollard4153.80
San FranciscoRetYardsAvgTD
Jesse Wright22010.00

Kick Return Statistics

St. LouisRetYardsAvgTD
Tony Pollard511022.00
Norm Hartley199.00
San FranciscoRetYardsAvgTD
Jesse Wright37625.30

Defensive Statistics

St. LouisTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Josh Allen900.02629
S Broderick Carlson610.02831
DE Zach Allen401.02531
OLB Haason Reddick420.02019
CB Duke Dawson400.02831
DT Chris Barker340.02523
S Chauncey Gardner-Johnson230.02831
CB Jaire Alexander200.02027
ILB Drue Tranquill101.014
OLB Leroy Taylor110.0811
DE Deion Jones100.02327
DE Deion Hamilton100.01817
TE Neil Bradley10---------
CB Malik Dolan100.084
CB DeAndre Simmons100.042
CB Ryan Webb100.02020
San FranciscoTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Darius Leonard1010.02347
CB Graham Jensen810.02445
OLB Edward Downs520.02035
CB Isaiah Lacasse410.02237
CB Bruce Shields410.02148
DE Kenny Clark400.01931
OLB Antwione Williams340.01124
DE Carl Labelle310.02242
S D.J. Whelihan300.02140
CB Quincy Wilson200.01627
DE Stephen Davidson110.02227
DT Blake Kramer110.01221
OLB Caleb Wells110.013
QB Jerald Howard10---------
S Rondell Scott010.0316

Pass Rush Statistics

St. LouisSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Zach Allen1.000131
ILB Drue Tranquill1.00004
DT Chris Barker0.010023
DE Deion Jones0.001027
DT Renell Wren0.001015
San FranciscoSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Breeland Speaks0.013042
DE Stephen Davidson0.002227
DE Kenny Clark0.002031
DE Andre Haldar0.000116
DE Carl Labelle0.000142

Pass Defense Statistics

St. LouisCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Josh Allen52029
S Broderick Carlson31031
S Chauncey Gardner-Johnson21031
OLB Leroy Taylor20011
CB Duke Dawson12031
CB Jaire Alexander11027
OLB Micah Cote1009
CB Malik Dolan1004
CB DeAndre Simmons1002
DT Chris Barker01023
San FranciscoCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Graham Jensen60045
OLB Darius Leonard52047
CB Bruce Shields41048
OLB Edward Downs30135
CB Quincy Wilson23027
S D.J. Whelihan21140
DE Carl Labelle20042
CB Isaiah Lacasse11037
OLB Antwione Williams10024
OLB Caleb Wells1003
S Rondell Scott01016

Blocking Statistics

St. LouisKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
G Melvin Alamar49023035
G Nolan Palmer26024048
C Martin Groza23024048
T Brandon Scherff13024048
G Bert Wallace13024048
San FranciscoKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
C Cameron Vieira311028031
G Marcus Oldham14028031
G Weston Farmer13028031
T Jerry Grier03028031
T Andre Dillard01128231

Special Teams Tackles

St. LouisTacklesSTPlays
Broderick Carlson222
Tony Pollard125
Neil Bradley123
Brandon Scherff112
San FranciscoTacklesSTPlays
Jacob Kuykendall322
Caleb Wells221
Scott Williams212
Phillip Lindsay122
Rondell Scott117
Marcus Oldham17

Participation

St. LouisRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
T Brandon Scherff2448------1284
S Broderick Carlson------28312281
G Nolan Palmer2448------880
G Bert Wallace2448------880
C Martin Groza2448---------72
TE George Kittle2246------270
QB Silas Frederick2445---------69
G Melvin Alamar2335------765
WR Devonte Phipps2242---------64
S Chauncey Gardner-Johnson------2831564
CB Duke Dawson------2831160
WR Eric McCarthy1841------160
DE Zach Allen------2531157
ILB Josh Allen------2629156
OLB Haason Reddick------20191453
WR Randall Cobb1624------1252
DE Deion Jones------2327151
CB Jaire Alexander------2027148
TE Neil Bradley817------2348
DT Chris Barker------2523---48
RB Fernando Niles718------2146
RB Salvador Bunten1721------745
DE Deion Hamilton------1817742
CB Ryan Webb------2020141
OLB Micah Cote------492134
WR Cris Rivero312------1934
RB Tony Pollard06------2531
DT Renell Wren------1515---30
CB Malik Dolan------841729
DT Terrence Garrett------710724
OLB Leroy Taylor------811---19
RB Norm Hartley17------715
T David Sharpe113---------14
CB DeAndre Simmons------42612
TE Don McElroy66---------12
C Norm Chachick00------88
K Colby Waldron00------88
P Mack Lane00------88
ILB Drue Tranquill------14---5
T Colby Zelch00------44
QB Glen Yepremian03---------3
G Tony Peterson00------11
DE Louie Blackburn------00---0
S Rufus Wynn------00---0
WR Griffin Dirnabauer00---------0
C Timothy Gardner00---------0
San FranciscoRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
CB Bruce Shields------21482493
CB Graham Jensen------24451887
OLB Darius Leonard------2347575
T Andre Dillard2831------766
G Marcus Oldham2831------766
G Weston Farmer2831------766
DE Carl Labelle------2242266
T Jerry Grier2831------766
OLB Edward Downs------2035964
S D.J. Whelihan------2140263
CB Isaiah Lacasse------2237261
DE Breeland Speaks------1542360
WR Dominique Brim2519------1660
C Cameron Vieira2831---------59
QB Jerald Howard2531---------56
DE Kenny Clark------1931252
DT Blake Kramer------12211851
DE Stephen Davidson------2227150
TE Branden Bushkin2226---------48
CB Quincy Wilson------1627447
WR Dixon Pfaff2320---------43
WR Butch Luzio2120---------41
RB Phillip Lindsay108------2240
RB Scott Williams1315------1240
OLB Antwione Williams------1124338
S Rondell Scott------3161736
TE Jacob Kuykendall29------2233
RB Jesse Wright613------827
OLB Caleb Wells------132125
DE Andre Haldar------416424
TE Frankie Simmons615---------21
DE Tanoh Kpassagnon------413320
WR Joey Cassidy02------1113
WR Devonte Johnstone66---------12
CB Ryan Carr------27---9
K Devonte McElroy00------88
C Bryant Stone00------77
P Cameron Brooks00------77
S Jamal Adams------1416
WR Alvin Ervin42---------6
DE David Turnbull------0055
DE Renaldo Antigua------1315
QB Bryce Petty30---------3
G Jordan Morgan20---------2
C Jalen Rockefeller00---------0
S Travis Bondy------00---0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left5142.8
Middle11524.7
Right8475.9
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left2-4-2.0
Middle16704.4
Right840.5
None2-3-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. LouisAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Silas Frederick45272117741
Glen Yepremian300002001
San FranciscoAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Jerald Howard29174018210

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen77334.7
Short (0-8 Yds)27141013.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)106595.9
Long (19+ Yds)4000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen5340.8
Short (0-8 Yds)1371017.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)106686.8
Long (19+ Yds)112222.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. LouisTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Eric McCarthy126051141
WR Devonte Phipps95031042
TE George Kittle96071146
TE Neil Bradley6216017
WR Randall Cobb52013024
RB Fernando Niles33012018
WR Cris Rivero21010012
RB Tony Pollard110006
RB Norm Hartley110-107
San FranciscoTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Dominique Brim54041019
WR Dixon Pfaff52123020
RB Phillip Lindsay4202618
TE Branden Bushkin21020126
TE Jacob Kuykendall210609
RB Jesse Wright2101013
RB Scott Williams2000015
TE Frankie Simmons22014015
WR Butch Luzio21022120
WR Devonte Johnstone2202816
WR Joey Cassidy1101402

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. LouisAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Salvador Bunten4143.506.29
RB Fernando Niles341.330.86
San FranciscoAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Scott Williams492.253.83
QB Jerald Howard231.504.50
RB Phillip Lindsay100.002.40
RB Jesse Wright144.00-1.50
WR Butch Luzio100.000.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. LouisAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Silas Frederick53193.804.29
San FranciscoAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Jerald Howard74284.006.72

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. LouisTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE George Kittle2152.507.89
WR Randall Cobb1000.002.60
WR Devonte Phipps1188.003.44
RB Fernando Niles1166.004.00
San FranciscoTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB Phillip Lindsay2121.006.50
WR Dixon Pfaff2194.504.60
TE Jacob Kuykendall1166.003.00
RB Jesse Wright1000.000.50
TE Frankie Simmons111111.007.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. LouisRushesConversions
RB Fernando Niles20
San FranciscoRushesConversions
RB Jesse Wright31
QB Bryce Petty10
QB Jerald Howard11

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. LouisAttCompConversions
Silas Frederick1385
Glen Yepremian100
San FranciscoAttCompConversions
Jerald Howard742

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. LouisTargCatchConversions
WR Devonte Phipps421
WR Eric McCarthy311
TE George Kittle210
TE Neil Bradley211
WR Randall Cobb111
RB Fernando Niles110
WR Cris Rivero111
San FranciscoTargCatchConversions
WR Dixon Pfaff311
TE Branden Bushkin100
WR Dominique Brim111
RB Jesse Wright110
TE Frankie Simmons110

SectionAttendance
Stadium54,700 (59,000 capacity)
Upper Deck16,800 (16,800)
End Zone12,000 (12,000)
Mezzanine6,900 (6,900)
Sideline Seats10,600 (10,600)
Club Seats8,400 (8,400)