| Played in Houston, AL, weather: 77 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind. |
| St. Louis won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Chris Jacke kicked off 71 yards from the HOU35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-STL20 (1Q: 15:00) Cleveland Gary ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Hal Garner, assisted by CB Randy Hilliard. Key block delivered by Harris Barton. |
| 2-3-STL27 (1Q: 14:16) Johnny Bailey ran around the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Mark Gunn, assisted by OLB Mo Lewis. Key block delivered by Harris Barton. |
| 1-10-STL36 (1Q: 13:39) Cleveland Gary ran inside the left tackle for 36 yards. Tackled by S Myron Guyton. Key block delivered by Harris Barton. |
| 1-10-HOU28 (1Q: 13:07) Brett Favre pass was intended for TE Ken Griffey and was intercepted by CB Donnell Woolford at the HOU23. The interception was returned 2 yards. Tackled by Johnny Bailey. |
| 1-10-HOU25 (1Q: 12:54) Bernie Kosar pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Jarrod Bunch. OLB Greg Lloyd defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-HOU25 (1Q: 12:47) Bernie Kosar pass completed to WR Desmond Howard for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Albert Lewis. Howard gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-4-HOU31 (1Q: 12:27) Bernie Kosar scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Dion Lambert. |
| 4-1-HOU34 (1Q: 11:51) Kent Sullivan punted 43 yards. Jake Reed returned the kick 8 yards to the STL31. Tackled by Todd Peat. |
| 1-10-STL31 (1Q: 11:44) Johnny Bailey ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Cliff Charlton, assisted by CB Randy Hilliard. |
| 2-9-STL32 (1Q: 11:19) Brett Favre pass completed to RB Cleveland Gary for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Randy Hilliard. Gary gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-STL41 (1Q: 10:56) Alfred Pupunu ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Mark Gunn. |
| 2-10-STL41 (1Q: 10:17) Johnny Bailey ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Myron Guyton. |
| 3-11-STL40 (1Q: 09:39) Brett Favre pass completed to TE Ken Griffey for 9 yards. Tackled by S Bennie Thompson. |
| 4-2-STL49 (1Q: 09:03) Larry Sanders punted 33 yards. Desmond Howard called for a fair catch at the HOU18. |
| 1-10-HOU18 (1Q: 08:53) Bernie Kosar pass was dropped by FB Tommy Vardell. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-HOU18 (1Q: 08:47) Tommy Vardell ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Dion Lambert, assisted by DE Vera De Milo. |
| 3-4-HOU24 (1Q: 08:03) Bernie Parmalee ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Rollin Putzier, assisted by OLB Greg Lloyd. |
| 4-1-HOU27 (1Q: 07:33) Kent Sullivan punted 29 yards. The ball was downed at the STL44. |
| 1-10-STL44 (1Q: 07:26) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Cris Carter for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Donnell Woolford. Carter gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 2-5-STL49 (1Q: 06:41) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Cris Carter for 6 yards. Tackled by S Myron Guyton. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-HOU45 (1Q: 06:09) Brett Favre sacked by OLB Mo Lewis for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Don Mosebar. |
| 2-15-HOU50 (1Q: 05:29) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Jake Reed for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Anthony Florence. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-4-HOU39 (1Q: 04:48) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Jake Reed for 10 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Anthony Florence. Reed gained 11 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU29 (1Q: 04:18) Brett Favre scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Ricardo McDonald. |
| 2-5-HOU24 (1Q: 03:44) Brett Favre pass completed to TE Carwell Gardner for 2 yards. Tackled by S Myron Guyton. |
| 3-3-HOU22 (1Q: 03:01) Brett Favre pass completed to RB Johnny Bailey for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Donnell Woolford. |
| 4-3-HOU22 (1Q: 02:14) Dale Dawson attempted a 39 yard field goal and missed wide to the left. |
| 1-10-HOU29 (1Q: 02:09) Tommy Vardell ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Albert Lewis, assisted by OLB Greg Lloyd. |
| 2-6-HOU33 (1Q: 01:37) Charles Crawford ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Vincent Brown. Houston's Gene McGuire was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hand injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 3-6-HOU33 (1Q: 00:54) Bernie Parmalee ran inside the right guard for -2 yards. Tackled by OLB Greg Lloyd. |
| 4-8-HOU31 (1Q: 00:16) Kent Sullivan punted 36 yards. Albert Lewis returned the kick 8 yards to the STL41. Tackled by A.B. Brown. |
| 1-10-STL41 (1Q: 00:08) Johnny Bailey ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by S Myron Guyton. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-6-STL45 (2Q: 15:00) Cleveland Gary ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Randy Hilliard. |
| 3-1-HOU50 (2Q: 14:22) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Eddie Vedder for 14 yards. Tackled by OLB Kenny Tippins, assisted by OLB Mo Lewis. Vedder gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU36 (2Q: 13:58) Cleveland Gary ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Mo Lewis. |
| 2-7-HOU33 (2Q: 13:24) Rodney Peete pass completed to WR Vance Johnson for 33 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! St. Louis 6, Houston 0 |
| (2Q: 13:24) Extra point by Dale Dawson was good. St. Louis 7, Houston 0 |
| (2Q: 13:12) Dale Dawson kicked off 52 yards from the STL35. Desmond Howard returned the ball 19 yards to the HOU32. Tackled by Kelvin Martin. |
| 1-10-HOU32 (2Q: 12:36) Tommy Vardell ran a trap outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by S Rod McSwain. Key block delivered by Jarrod Bunch. |
| 2-4-HOU38 (2Q: 12:11) David Klingler pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Derek Brown. OLB Gregg Carr hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-4-HOU38 (2Q: 12:06) Bernie Parmalee ran inside the right tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by DT Alfred Oglesby, assisted by ILB Vincent Brown. Key block delivered by Todd Peat. |
| 1-10-HOU49 (2Q: 11:41) David Klingler pass completed to WR Greg McMurtry for 10 yards. Tackled by S Darren Woodson. McMurtry gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Houston was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. |
| 1-20-HOU39 (2Q: 11:35) David Klingler pass completed to WR Carl Pickens for -3 yards. Tackled by DE Aaron Jones, assisted by S Darren Perry. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-23-HOU36 (2Q: 10:52) Tommy Vardell ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB Jeff Mills, assisted by OLB Galand Thaxton. |
| 3-25-HOU34 (2Q: 10:20) Bernie Parmalee ran around right end for 13 yards. Tackled by S Rod McSwain. Key block delivered by Todd Peat. |
| 4-12-HOU47 (2Q: 09:42) Kent Sullivan punted 34 yards. Jake Reed called for a fair catch at the STL19. |
| 1-10-STL19 (2Q: 09:33) Rodney Peete pass completed to WR Vance Johnson for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Anthony Florence. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Johnson gained 7 yards after the catch. The ball was fumbled and recovered by STL Eddie Vedder on the STL33. |
| 1-10-STL33 (2Q: 08:47) Cleveland Gary ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Donnell Woolford. Key block delivered by Harris Barton. |
| 2-5-STL38 (2Q: 08:14) Rodney Peete pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Vance Johnson. ILB Hal Garner defended the pass. |
| 3-5-STL38 (2Q: 08:03) Johnny Bailey ran inside the right tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Anthony Florence, assisted by CB Donnell Woolford. Key block delivered by Larry Williams. |
| 1-10-STL48 (2Q: 07:21) Johnny Bailey ran inside the left guard for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Anthony Florence. Key block delivered by Tony Paige. |
| 2-2-HOU44 (2Q: 06:38) Cleveland Gary ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by S Le Roy Butler. Key block delivered by Harris Barton. |
| 1-10-HOU37 (2Q: 06:04) Rodney Peete pass was dropped by WR Kelvin Martin. |
| 2-10-HOU37 (2Q: 05:55) Rodney Peete pass completed to RB Cleveland Gary for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Anthony Florence. Gary gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU21 (2Q: 05:26) Johnny Bailey ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Buddy Curry, assisted by DE Marion Hobby. |
| 2-8-HOU19 (2Q: 05:02) Johnny Bailey ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Hal Garner, assisted by DE Mark Gunn. |
| 3-5-HOU16 (2Q: 04:31) Rodney Peete pass completed to WR Eddie Vedder for 11 yards. Tackled by DE Warren Powers, assisted by S Le Roy Butler. Vedder gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-5-HOU05 (2Q: 04:05) Johnny Bailey ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Courtney Hall. St. Louis 13, Houston 0 |
| (2Q: 04:05) Extra point by Dale Dawson was good. St. Louis 14, Houston 0 |
| (2Q: 03:57) Dale Dawson kicked off 66 yards from the STL35. Bernie Parmalee returned the ball 18 yards to the HOU17. Tackled by Alfred Pupunu. |
| 1-10-HOU17 (2Q: 03:37) Tommy Vardell ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Rod McSwain. |
| 2-10-HOU17 (2Q: 03:02) David Klingler pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Desmond Howard. |
| 3-10-HOU17 (2Q: 02:54) David Klingler pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Greg McMurtry. S Darren Woodson defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-10-HOU17 (2Q: 02:47) Kent Sullivan punted 47 yards. Jake Reed called for a fair catch at the STL36. |
| 1-10-STL36 (2Q: 02:38) Rodney Peete pass completed to WR Eddie Vedder for 18 yards. Tackled by S Myron Guyton. |
| 1-10-HOU46 (2Q: 02:17) Rodney Peete pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Vance Johnson. |
| 2-10-HOU46 (2Q: 02:06) Rodney Peete scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by S Le Roy Butler. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-4-HOU40 (2Q: 01:59) Rodney Peete pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Vance Johnson. CB Anthony Florence defended the pass. |
| 4-4-HOU40 (2Q: 01:54) Dale Dawson attempted a 57 yard field goal and it was blocked by Bennie Thompson. STL Larry Sanders recovered the ball at the HOU47. |
| 1-10-HOU47 (2Q: 01:47) David Klingler scrambled for 10 yards. Tackled by S Darren Perry. |
| 1-10-STL43 (2Q: 01:20) David Klingler pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Carl Pickens. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-STL43 (2Q: 01:10) David Klingler pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Desmond Howard. CB Albert Lewis defended the pass. PENALTY: Houston was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. |
| 2-20-HOU47 (2Q: 00:58) David Klingler pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Greg McMurtry. DE Mel Agee hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-20-HOU47 (2Q: 00:49) David Klingler pass completed to WR Carl Pickens for 11 yards. Tackled by S Rod McSwain. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 4-9-STL42 (2Q: 00:42) Kent Sullivan punted 42 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-STL20 (2Q: 00:37) Rodney Peete dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| 2-11-STL19 (2Q: 00:13) Rodney Peete pass completed to WR Cris Carter for 21 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Anthony Florence. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-STL40 (2Q: 00:02) Rodney Peete pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kelvin Martin. OLB Ricardo McDonald hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Dale Dawson kicked off 58 yards from the STL35. Desmond Howard returned the ball 22 yards to the HOU29. Tackled by Kelvin Martin. |
| 1-10-HOU29 (3Q: 14:19) Tommy Vardell ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Gregg Carr. Key block delivered by Jim Dombrowski. |
| 2-5-HOU34 (3Q: 13:46) Tommy Vardell ran outside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB Vincent Brown, assisted by CB Dion Lambert. |
| 3-7-HOU32 (3Q: 13:25) David Klingler pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Carl Pickens. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. St. Louis's Albert Lewis was hurt on the play. |
| 4-7-HOU32 (3Q: 13:16) Kent Sullivan punted 47 yards. Jake Reed called for a fair catch at the STL21. |
| 1-10-STL21 (3Q: 13:09) Rodney Peete sacked by DE Marion Hobby for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Kevin Robbins. The ball was fumbled and recovered by STL Rodney Peete on the STL15. |
| 2-16-STL15 (3Q: 12:34) Rodney Peete pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Kelvin Martin. |
| 3-16-STL15 (3Q: 12:25) Rodney Peete pass completed to WR Kelvin Martin for 13 yards. Tackled by ILB Buddy Curry. Martin gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 4-3-STL28 (3Q: 11:57) Larry Sanders punted 35 yards. Le Roy Butler returned the kick 5 yards to the HOU42. Tackled by Kelvin Martin. |
| 1-10-HOU42 (3Q: 11:47) David Klingler pass completed to WR Greg McMurtry for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Dion Lambert, assisted by DT Nolan Harrison. |
| 2-7-HOU45 (3Q: 11:22) Tommy Vardell ran inside the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by DT Nolan Harrison, assisted by OLB Mike Singletary. |
| 3-11-HOU41 (3Q: 10:40) David Klingler pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Tyji Armstrong. DT Nolan Harrison hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-11-HOU41 (3Q: 10:31) Kent Sullivan punted 53 yards. The ball was downed at the STL06. |
| 1-10-STL06 (3Q: 10:20) Johnny Bailey ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Warren Powers, assisted by S Myron Guyton. |
| 2-6-STL10 (3Q: 09:45) Rodney Peete pass completed to WR Kelvin Martin for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Mo Lewis. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. PENALTY: Houston was called for Illegal Contact. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-STL22 (3Q: 09:36) Rodney Peete pass was thrown incomplete, intended for FB Tony Paige. |
| 2-10-STL22 (3Q: 09:30) Johnny Bailey ran inside the left tackle for 22 yards. Tackled by CB Mitchell Price. Key block delivered by Harris Barton. Barton ran over Mitchell Price to set up the play. |
| 1-10-STL44 (3Q: 09:02) Johnny Bailey ran inside the left guard for 12 yards. Tackled by S Le Roy Butler. Key block delivered by Larry Williams. |
| 1-10-HOU44 (3Q: 08:21) Johnny Bailey ran a draw inside the right guard for 19 yards. Tackled by ILB Buddy Curry. Key block delivered by Courtney Hall. Hall ran over Hal Garner to set up the play. |
| 1-10-HOU25 (3Q: 07:49) Johnny Bailey ran around the left tackle for 1 yard and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Ricardo McDonald, assisted by ILB Hal Garner. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-HOU35 (3Q: 07:39) Rodney Peete pass completed to WR Vance Johnson for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Donnell Woolford. |
| 2-14-HOU29 (3Q: 06:58) Rodney Peete sacked by DE Marion Hobby for a loss of 9 yards. Sack allowed by Don Mosebar. |
| 3-23-HOU38 (3Q: 06:17) Rodney Peete pass completed to WR Kelvin Martin for 15 yards. Tackled by ILB Buddy Curry. |
| 4-8-HOU23 (3Q: 05:51) Dale Dawson attempted a 40 yard field goal and succeeded. St. Louis 17, Houston 0 |
| (3Q: 05:45) Dale Dawson kicked off 62 yards from the STL35. Desmond Howard returned the ball 16 yards to the HOU19. Tackled by Carwell Gardner. |
| 1-10-HOU19 (3Q: 05:26) Tommy Vardell ran outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by S Rod McSwain. Key block delivered by Todd Peat. |
| 2-3-HOU26 (3Q: 04:49) David Klingler pass completed to WR Greg McMurtry for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by DE Aaron Jones. |
| 1-10-HOU29 (3Q: 04:13) David Klingler scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Steve Lofton. |
| 2-5-HOU34 (3Q: 03:44) David Klingler pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Erik Affholter. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-5-HOU34 (3Q: 03:37) David Klingler pass completed to WR Erik Affholter for 12 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Leonard Smith. Affholter gained 12 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU46 (3Q: 03:01) Tommy Vardell ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by S Darren Perry. Key block delivered by Todd Peat. |
| 2-3-STL47 (3Q: 02:19) David Klingler pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Greg McMurtry. S Darren Perry defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-3-STL47 (3Q: 02:13) David Klingler scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Greg Lloyd. |
| 1-10-STL41 (3Q: 01:35) Tommy Vardell ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Vincent Brown. |
| 2-9-STL40 (3Q: 00:53) David Klingler pass completed to WR Desmond Howard for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike Singletary. Howard gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-6-STL37 (3Q: 00:07) David Klingler pass completed to WR Carl Pickens for 26 yards. Tackled by CB Steve Lofton. Pickens gained 18 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-10-STL11 (4Q: 15:00) David Klingler pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Desmond Howard. DE Mel Agee hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-STL11 (4Q: 14:54) David Klingler pass completed to FB Tommy Vardell for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike Singletary. Vardell gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-7-STL08 (4Q: 14:23) David Klingler pass completed to WR Carl Pickens for 8 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! St. Louis 17, Houston 6 |
| (4Q: 14:23) Extra point by Chris Jacke was good. St. Louis 17, Houston 7 |
| (4Q: 14:16) Chris Jacke kicked off 71 yards from the HOU35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-STL20 (4Q: 14:16) Rodney Peete pass completed to WR Eddie Vedder for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Randy Hilliard. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-6-STL24 (4Q: 13:37) Rodney Peete pass completed to TE Alfred Pupunu for 13 yards. Tackled by S Tripp Welborne. Pupunu gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-STL37 (4Q: 12:51) Johnny Bailey ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Mo Lewis, assisted by DT Greg Rentie. |
| 2-9-STL38 (4Q: 12:27) Rodney Peete pass completed to WR Vance Johnson for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Donnell Woolford. |
| 1-10-HOU48 (4Q: 11:56) PENALTY: St. Louis was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-STL47 (4Q: 11:50) Rodney Peete pass completed to TE Carwell Gardner for 5 yards. Tackled by S Le Roy Butler. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-10-HOU48 (4Q: 11:19) Rodney Peete pass completed to WR Kelvin Martin for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Mitchell Price. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for an Illegal Substitution. The penalty was declined. |
| 3-10-HOU48 (4Q: 11:10) Rodney Peete pass completed to WR Kelvin Martin for 11 yards. Tackled by S Bennie Thompson, assisted by CB Donnell Woolford. |
| 1-10-HOU37 (4Q: 10:37) Rodney Peete pass completed to TE Carwell Gardner for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Randy Hilliard. Gardner gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 2-5-HOU32 (4Q: 10:07) Johnny Bailey ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Cliff Charlton, assisted by OLB Mo Lewis. |
| 3-1-HOU28 (4Q: 09:39) Rodney Peete scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Kenny Tippins. |
| 1-10-HOU23 (4Q: 09:08) Johnny Bailey ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Greg Rentie, assisted by DE Mark Gunn. |
| 2-8-HOU21 (4Q: 08:29) Johnny Bailey ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Ricardo McDonald, assisted by ILB Hal Garner. |
| 3-6-HOU19 (4Q: 07:49) Johnny Bailey ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Pio Sagapolutele. |
| 4-5-HOU18 (4Q: 07:03) Dale Dawson attempted a 35 yard field goal and succeeded. St. Louis 20, Houston 7 |
| (4Q: 06:56) Dale Dawson kicked off 74 yards from the STL35. Touchback. St. Louis's Alfred Pupunu was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (4Q: 06:56) Tommy Vardell ran around right end for 12 yards. Tackled by DE Mel Agee. Key block delivered by Gene McGuire. |
| 1-10-HOU32 (4Q: 06:17) Tommy Vardell ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Nolan Harrison. |
| 2-9-HOU33 (4Q: 05:33) Tommy Vardell ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Steve Lofton. |
| 3-9-HOU33 (4Q: 04:59) Tommy Vardell ran around the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Gregg Carr. |
| 4-2-HOU40 (4Q: 04:34) Kent Sullivan punted 46 yards. Jake Reed called for a fair catch at the STL14. |
| 1-10-STL14 (4Q: 04:26) PENALTY: St. Louis was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-STL09 (4Q: 04:16) Johnny Bailey ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Le Roy Butler. |
| 2-13-STL11 (4Q: 03:33) Johnny Bailey ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Pio Sagapolutele, assisted by OLB Cliff Charlton. The ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU CB Mitchell Price to the STL13. |
| 1-10-STL13 (4Q: 03:26) David Klingler scrambled for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike Singletary. |
| 2-3-STL06 (4Q: 02:57) David Klingler pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Desmond Howard. OLB Mike Singletary knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 3-3-STL06 (4Q: 02:53) David Klingler pass completed to FB Tommy Vardell for 6 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Vardell gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. The penalty was declined. St. Louis 20, Houston 13 |
| (4Q: 02:53) Extra point by Chris Jacke was good. St. Louis 20, Houston 14 |
| (4Q: 02:46) Chris Jacke kicked off 72 yards from the HOU35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-STL20 (4Q: 02:46) Johnny Bailey ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Hal Garner. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 2-10-STL20 (4Q: 02:35) Johnny Bailey ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Warren Powers, assisted by S Le Roy Butler. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 3-8-STL22 (4Q: 02:24) Johnny Bailey ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Cliff Charlton, assisted by S Bennie Thompson. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 4-8-STL22 (4Q: 02:16) Larry Sanders punted 49 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the HOU29. |
| 1-10-HOU29 (4Q: 02:06) David Klingler pass completed to WR Erik Affholter for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Greg Lloyd. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-3-HOU36 (4Q: 01:57) David Klingler pass completed to WR Carl Pickens for 16 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Gregg Carr, assisted by OLB Greg Lloyd. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-STL48 (4Q: 01:46) David Klingler pass fell incomplete, intended for RB A.B. Brown. DT Nolan Harrison hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-STL48 (4Q: 01:39) David Klingler pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Carl Pickens. DT Rollin Putzier hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-STL48 (4Q: 01:28) David Klingler pass completed to WR Desmond Howard for 7 yards. Tackled by S Darren Perry. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-3-STL41 (4Q: 01:08) David Klingler scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike Singletary and assisted by DT Rollin Putzier. |
| 1-10-STL37 (4Q: 00:56) David Klingler pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Erik Affholter. DE Aaron Jones blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-STL37 (4Q: 00:50) David Klingler pass completed to WR Carl Pickens for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Steve Lofton, assisted by S Leonard Smith. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-5-STL32 (4Q: 00:27) David Klingler spiked the ball to stop the clock. |
| 4-5-STL32 (4Q: 00:25) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 4-10-STL37 (4Q: 00:25) David Klingler pass completed to WR Desmond Howard for 11 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Gregg Carr. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-STL26 (4Q: 00:17) David Klingler sacked by DT Rollin Putzier for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Vlade Divac. |
| Final Score: St. Louis Cardinals 20, Houston Texans 14 |