| Played in New Orleans, LA, weather: 45 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind. |
| St. Louis won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Morten Andersen kicked off 72 yards from the NOS35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-STL20 (1Q: 15:00) Brett Favre pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Ken Griffey. DE Pierce Holt hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-STL20 (1Q: 14:50) Johnny Bailey ran around the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by S Rich Miano. |
| 3-14-STL16 (1Q: 14:19) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Nate Lewis for 37 yards. Tackled by OLB Jessie Armstead. Lewis gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS47 (1Q: 13:36) PENALTY: St. Louis was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-STL48 (1Q: 13:29) Johnny Bailey ran inside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by CB John Mangum. Key block delivered by Luis Sharpe. |
| 2-8-NOS45 (1Q: 13:02) Brett Favre pass completed to TE Ken Griffey for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Steve Grant. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-1-NOS38 (1Q: 12:30) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Cris Carter for 7 yards. Tackled by S Marcus Paul, assisted by S David Tate. Carter gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS31 (1Q: 11:54) Brett Favre pass completed to FB Tony Paige for 10 yards. Tackled by S Marcus Paul, assisted by OLB Barry Minter. Paige gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS21 (1Q: 11:10) Johnny Bailey ran around the left tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Jessie Armstead. Key block delivered by Harris Barton. New Orleans's Pierce Holt was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hand injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-9-NOS09 (1Q: 10:25) Brett Favre pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Cris Carter. DE Robert Harris hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-9-NOS09 (1Q: 10:20) Johnny Bailey ran inside the right guard for -2 yards. Tackled by OLB Jesse Solomon. |
| 3-11-NOS11 (1Q: 09:39) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Cris Carter for 11 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! St. Louis 6, New Orleans 0 |
| (1Q: 09:39) Extra point by Dale Dawson was good. St. Louis 7, New Orleans 0 |
| (1Q: 09:31) Dale Dawson kicked off 69 yards from the STL35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (1Q: 09:31) Randall Cunningham pass completed to RB Chris Warren for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Vincent Brown, assisted by CB Mark Walhberg. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-8-NOS22 (1Q: 09:08) Randall Cunningham sacked by OLB David Braxton for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Pat Harlow. |
| 3-14-NOS16 (1Q: 08:43) Randall Cunningham pass was dropped by WR Ernest Givins. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-14-NOS16 (1Q: 08:37) Mike Saxon punted 56 yards. Jake Reed returned the kick 7 yards to the STL35. Tackled by L Williams. |
| 1-10-STL35 (1Q: 08:29) Randy Baldwin ran inside the left guard for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Craig Veasley. Key block delivered by Ken Griffey. |
| 2-3-STL42 (1Q: 07:59) Brett Favre pass was dropped by TE Irv Smith. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-3-STL42 (1Q: 07:53) Brett Favre pass completed to RB Johnny Bailey for 21 yards. Tackled by CB John Mangum. Bailey gained 20 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS37 (1Q: 07:11) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Nate Lewis for 15 yards. Tackled by OLB Jesse Solomon. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS22 (1Q: 06:36) Randy Baldwin ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S David Tate. |
| 2-9-NOS21 (1Q: 05:51) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Encroachment. |
| 2-4-NOS16 (1Q: 05:44) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Cris Carter for 16 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Carter gained 16 yards after the catch. St. Louis 13, New Orleans 0 |
| (1Q: 05:44) Extra point by Dale Dawson was good. St. Louis 14, New Orleans 0 |
| (1Q: 05:37) Dale Dawson kicked off 50 yards from the STL35. Buster Rhymes returned the ball 20 yards to the NOS35. Tackled by Rod McSwain. |
| 1-10-NOS35 (1Q: 05:05) Randall Cunningham pass completed to RB Chris Warren for 17 yards. Tackled by S Darren Perry, assisted by OLB Vincent Brown. |
| 1-10-STL48 (1Q: 04:29) Chris Warren ran inside the right tackle for 25 yards. Tackled by CB Mark Walhberg. Key block delivered by Pat Harlow. |
| 1-10-STL23 (1Q: 03:44) Randall Cunningham pass completed to RB Chris Warren for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Mark Walhberg, assisted by CB Dion Lambert. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for an Illegal Formation. |
| 1-15-STL28 (1Q: 03:36) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Odessa Turner for -1 yards. Tackled by S Rod McSwain. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-16-STL29 (1Q: 02:54) Chris Warren ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Gregg Carr. |
| 3-14-STL27 (1Q: 02:17) Randall Cunningham sacked by ILB Greg Lloyd for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Pat Harlow. |
| 4-19-STL32 (1Q: 01:40) Morten Andersen attempted a 49 yard field goal and succeeded. St. Louis 14, New Orleans 3 |
| (1Q: 01:34) Morten Andersen kicked off 73 yards from the NOS35. Touchback. St. Louis's Gregg Carr was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor elbow injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-STL20 (1Q: 01:34) Brett Favre pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Cris Carter. DE Gary Ferguson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-STL20 (1Q: 01:26) Johnny Bailey ran around the left tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by S David Tate, assisted by S Marcus Paul. Key block delivered by Nate Newton. |
| 1-10-STL30 (1Q: 00:44) Brett Favre scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Maddox. |
| 2-5-STL35 (1Q: 00:05) Brett Favre pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Nate Lewis. DE Marvin Washington hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 3-5-STL35 (2Q: 15:00) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Kelvin Martin for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Lorenzo Lynch, assisted by S David Tate. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-STL40 (2Q: 14:24) Brett Favre pass completed to TE Irv Smith for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Mark Maddox. |
| 2-9-STL41 (2Q: 14:04) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Cris Carter for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Lorenzo Lynch. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-1-STL49 (2Q: 13:29) Johnny Bailey ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Robert Harris. Key block delivered by Harris Barton. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| 1-10-NOS34 (2Q: 13:19) Randy Baldwin ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Fred Foggie. |
| 2-10-NOS34 (2Q: 12:56) Brett Favre sacked by DE Marvin Washington for a loss of 5 yards. Washington simply blew through Adam Lingner to reach the quarterback and knock him down. |
| 3-15-NOS39 (2Q: 12:25) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Kelvin Martin for 20 yards. Tackled by S Rich Miano. |
| 1-10-NOS19 (2Q: 11:48) Johnny Bailey ran around the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by DE Kevin Fagan. |
| 2-14-NOS23 (2Q: 11:14) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Cris Carter for 23 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Carter gained 9 yards after the catch. St. Louis 20, New Orleans 3 |
| (2Q: 11:14) Extra point by Dale Dawson was good. St. Louis 21, New Orleans 3 |
| (2Q: 11:00) Dale Dawson kicked off 56 yards from the STL35. Buster Rhymes returned the ball 19 yards to the NOS28. Tackled by Randy Baldwin. |
| 1-10-NOS28 (2Q: 10:32) Randall Cunningham pass was dropped by RB Chris Warren. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| 1-10-NOS43 (2Q: 10:25) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Jeff Graham for 57 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Graham gained 50 yards after the catch. St. Louis 21, New Orleans 9 |
| (2Q: 10:25) Extra point by Morten Andersen was good. St. Louis 21, New Orleans 10 |
| (2Q: 10:07) Morten Andersen kicked off 66 yards from the NOS35. Nate Lewis returned the ball 16 yards to the STL15. Tackled by Chris Warren. |
| 1-10-STL15 (2Q: 09:37) Brett Favre pass completed to RB Johnny Bailey for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Lorenzo Lynch, assisted by DT Tim Johnson. Bailey gained 14 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-STL31 (2Q: 09:04) Brett Favre pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Nate Lewis. DE Pierce Holt hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-STL31 (2Q: 08:56) PENALTY: St. Louis was called for a False Start. |
| 2-15-STL26 (2Q: 08:52) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Kelvin Martin for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Emanuel King, assisted by OLB Jesse Solomon. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-16-STL25 (2Q: 08:08) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Eddie Vedder for 14 yards. Tackled by S Marcus Paul. Vedder gained 14 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-2-STL39 (2Q: 07:40) Rohn Stark punted 44 yards. Chris Warren returned the kick 6 yards to the NOS23. Tackled by David Braxton. |
| 1-10-NOS23 (2Q: 07:33) Chris Warren ran inside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by S Darren Woodson, assisted by S Darren Perry. Key block delivered by Craig Heyward. |
| 2-4-NOS29 (2Q: 07:09) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Buster Rhymes for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Vincent Brown, assisted by S Darren Woodson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS36 (2Q: 06:47) Chris Warren ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Vera De Milo. |
| 2-7-NOS39 (2Q: 06:26) Randall Cunningham pass completed to RB Chris Warren for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Dana Stubblefield. |
| 3-4-NOS42 (2Q: 05:49) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jeff Graham. OLB Vincent Brown defended the pass. |
| 4-4-NOS42 (2Q: 05:43) Mike Saxon punted 44 yards. Jake Reed called for a fair catch at the STL14. |
| 1-10-STL14 (2Q: 05:35) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Nate Lewis for 31 yards. Tackled by S David Tate. Lewis gained 31 yards after the catch. St. Louis's Will Shields was hurt on the play. This appears to be a serious leg injury. |
| 1-10-STL45 (2Q: 05:04) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Nate Lewis for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Jesse Solomon, assisted by S David Tate. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Illegal Motion. |
| 1-15-STL40 (2Q: 04:58) Brett Favre scrambled for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Maddox and assisted by OLB Jessie Armstead. |
| 2-8-STL47 (2Q: 04:34) Brett Favre sacked by DT Craig Veasley for a loss of 1 yard. Sack allowed by Adam Lingner. |
| 3-9-STL46 (2Q: 04:16) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Nate Lewis for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by DT Walt Murphy. |
| 4-4-NOS49 (2Q: 03:55) Rohn Stark punted 31 yards. Chris Warren called for a fair catch at the NOS18. |
| 1-10-NOS18 (2Q: 03:45) Chris Warren ran around right end for 3 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Gregg Carr, assisted by OLB Vincent Brown. |
| 2-7-NOS21 (2Q: 03:12) Randall Cunningham pass completed to RB Chris Warren for 10 yards. Tackled by S Darren Perry. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS31 (2Q: 02:37) Randall Cunningham sacked by DT Nolan Harrison for a loss of 3 yards. Sack allowed by Jeff Dellenbach. |
| 2-13-NOS28 (2Q: 02:13) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Ernest Givins for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Vincent Brown, assisted by S Leonard Smith. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-6-NOS35 (2Q: 02:00) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Odessa Turner for 28 yards. Tackled by CB Albert Lewis. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-STL37 (2Q: 01:33) Randall Cunningham pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Odessa Turner. DE Freddie Joe Nunn blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-STL37 (2Q: 01:21) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Jeff Graham for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Mark Walhberg. |
| 3-1-STL28 (2Q: 00:59) Randall Cunningham pass completed to TE Ethan Horton for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Dion Lambert, assisted by OLB Vincent Brown. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Horton gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 1-10-STL12 (2Q: 00:50) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jeff Graham. S Darren Woodson defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Defensive Pass Interference. |
| 1-1-STL01 (2Q: 00:44) Randall Cunningham pass was dropped by WR Ernest Givins. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| 2-16-STL16 (2Q: 00:39) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Ernest Givins for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Mark Walhberg. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 3-3-STL03 (2Q: 00:30) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Marc Logan. DE Freddie Joe Nunn hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-3-STL03 (2Q: 00:25) Morten Andersen attempted a 20 yard field goal and succeeded. St. Louis 21, New Orleans 13 |
| (2Q: 00:19) Morten Andersen kicked off 65 yards from the NOS35. Nate Lewis returned the ball 16 yards to the STL16. Tackled by Jimmie Johnson. |
| 1-10-STL16 (2Q: 00:09) Brett Favre dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Dale Dawson kicked off 74 yards from the STL35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (3Q: 15:00) Randall Cunningham pass completed to RB Chris Warren for -3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by DT Nolan Harrison. |
| 2-13-NOS17 (3Q: 14:31) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Odessa Turner for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Mark Walhberg. |
| 3-7-NOS23 (3Q: 13:53) Randall Cunningham pass completed to FB Craig Heyward for 27 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Rod McSwain. Heyward gained 29 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS50 (3Q: 13:08) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Jeff Graham for 31 yards. Tackled by S Leonard Smith. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-STL19 (3Q: 12:24) Chris Warren ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Darren Perry. |
| 2-11-STL20 (3Q: 11:52) Chris Warren ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Mel Agee, assisted by S Darren Woodson. |
| 3-6-STL15 (3Q: 11:10) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Jeff Graham for 15 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Graham gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. St. Louis 21, New Orleans 19 |
| (3Q: 11:10) Extra point by Morten Andersen was good. St. Louis 21, New Orleans 20 |
| (3Q: 11:04) Morten Andersen kicked off 69 yards from the NOS35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-STL20 (3Q: 11:04) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Cris Carter for 28 yards. Tackled by S Marcus Paul. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Carter gained 18 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-STL48 (3Q: 10:23) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Cris Carter for 17 yards. Tackled by OLB Jesse Solomon. |
| 1-10-NOS35 (3Q: 09:44) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Eddie Vedder for 21 yards. Tackled by OLB Jesse Solomon. Vedder gained 17 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS14 (3Q: 09:08) Johnny Bailey ran outside the right tackle for 14 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Bernard Dafney. St. Louis 27, New Orleans 20 |
| (3Q: 09:08) Extra point by Dale Dawson was good. St. Louis 28, New Orleans 20 |
| (3Q: 08:59) Dale Dawson kicked off 69 yards from the STL35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (3Q: 08:59) Randall Cunningham pass completed to TE Jimmie Johnson for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Mark Walhberg. Johnson gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS34 (3Q: 08:28) Marc Logan ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Vera De Milo. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NOS Marc Logan to the NOS36. |
| 2-8-NOS36 (3Q: 08:00) Marc Logan ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Freddie Joe Nunn, assisted by S Darren Perry. |
| 3-6-NOS38 (3Q: 07:28) Randall Cunningham scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by S Darren Woodson. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-STL44 (3Q: 07:16) Chris Warren ran around left end for 23 yards. Tackled by S Rod McSwain. Key block delivered by Pat Harlow. |
| 1-10-STL21 (3Q: 06:43) Randall Cunningham scrambled for 14 yards. Tackled by S Darren Perry. |
| 1-7-STL07 (3Q: 06:00) Randall Cunningham kept the ball, running around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Greg Lloyd, assisted by DE Freddie Joe Nunn. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| 1-4-STL04 (3Q: 05:54) Chris Warren ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Darren Woodson, assisted by DE Chris Zorich. |
| 2-3-STL03 (3Q: 05:18) Randall Cunningham pass was dropped by RB Chris Warren. |
| 3-3-STL03 (3Q: 05:12) Chris Warren ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Frank Pollack. St. Louis 28, New Orleans 26 |
| (3Q: 05:12) Randall Cunningham was stopped short of the end zone on the conversion attempt. |
| (3Q: 05:02) Morten Andersen kicked off 70 yards from the NOS35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-STL20 (3Q: 05:02) Brett Favre pass completed to RB Johnny Bailey for 32 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Marcus Paul. Bailey gained 33 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS48 (3Q: 04:19) Johnny Bailey ran around the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by DE Kevin Fagan, assisted by DT Walt Murphy. |
| 2-14-STL48 (3Q: 03:43) Brett Favre pass was dropped by WR Nate Lewis. |
| 3-14-STL48 (3Q: 03:35) Brett Favre sacked by CB John Mangum and DE Kevin Fagan for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Luis Sharpe. |
| 4-21-STL41 (3Q: 02:53) Rohn Stark punted 34 yards. Chris Warren called for a fair catch at the NOS25. |
| 1-10-NOS25 (3Q: 02:42) Chris Warren ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Greg Lloyd. Key block delivered by Bruce Wilkerson. |
| 2-5-NOS30 (3Q: 02:11) Chris Warren ran around the left tackle for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Albert Lewis, assisted by DE Freddie Joe Nunn. Key block delivered by Jeff Dellenbach. |
| 1-10-NOS44 (3Q: 01:27) Randall Cunningham pass was intended for WR Buster Rhymes and was intercepted by OLB David Braxton at the STL38. The interception was returned 26 yards. Tackled by Buster Rhymes. |
| 1-10-NOS36 (3Q: 01:15) Randy Baldwin ran outside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by DT Tim Johnson. Key block delivered by Luis Sharpe. |
| 2-2-NOS28 (3Q: 00:46) Johnny Bailey ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by CB John Mangum. |
| 3-1-NOS27 (3Q: 00:13) Tony Paige ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Jessie Armstead. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 4-1-NOS27 (4Q: 15:00) Dale Dawson attempted a 44 yard field goal and missed wide to the left. |
| 1-10-NOS34 (4Q: 14:53) Chris Warren ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Nolan Harrison, assisted by ILB Greg Lloyd. |
| 2-9-NOS35 (4Q: 14:09) Chris Warren ran a trap outside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Freddie Joe Nunn. |
| 3-2-NOS42 (4Q: 13:38) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Ernest Givins for 14 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Vincent Brown, assisted by CB Mark Walhberg. Givins gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-STL44 (4Q: 13:10) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Odessa Turner for -4 yards. Tackled by S Darren Woodson. The ball was fumbled and recovered by STL Mark Walhberg on the STL48. |
| 1-10-STL48 (4Q: 13:03) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Cris Carter for 27 yards. Tackled by S Marcus Paul. Carter gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS25 (4Q: 12:16) Randy Baldwin ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Jessie Armstead. |
| 2-11-NOS26 (4Q: 11:44) Randy Baldwin ran around left end for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Fred Foggie. Key block delivered by Harris Barton. |
| 1-10-NOS15 (4Q: 11:09) Johnny Bailey ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Jesse Solomon, assisted by CB Lorenzo Lynch. |
| 2-8-NOS13 (4Q: 10:35) Johnny Bailey ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Rich Miano. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for an Illegal Substitution. The penalty was declined. |
| 3-9-NOS14 (4Q: 10:26) Brett Favre pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Eddie Vedder. DE Marvin Washington hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-9-NOS14 (4Q: 10:20) Dale Dawson attempted a 31 yard field goal and succeeded. St. Louis 31, New Orleans 26 |
| (4Q: 10:15) Dale Dawson kicked off 47 yards from the STL35. Buster Rhymes returned the ball 26 yards to the NOS44. Tackled by Rod McSwain. |
| 1-10-NOS44 (4Q: 09:43) L Williams ran around the left tackle for 0 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Darren Woodson. |
| 2-10-NOS44 (4Q: 09:18) PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Encroachment. |
| 2-5-NOS49 (4Q: 09:12) Chris Warren ran inside the left guard for -4 yards. Tackled by DT Dana Stubblefield, assisted by S Darren Perry. |
| 3-9-NOS45 (4Q: 08:36) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jeff Graham. CB Albert Lewis defended the pass. |
| 4-9-NOS45 (4Q: 08:27) Mike Saxon punted 35 yards. Jake Reed returned the kick 19 yards to the STL39. Tackled by Marc Logan. |
| 1-10-STL39 (4Q: 08:16) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Nate Lewis for 42 yards. Tackled by CB John Mangum. Lewis gained 11 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS19 (4Q: 07:33) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Eddie Vedder for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Craig Veasley, assisted by DE Pierce Holt. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-7-NOS16 (4Q: 06:46) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Cris Carter for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Steve Grant, assisted by S David Tate. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-4-NOS13 (4Q: 06:03) Brett Favre pass was intended for WR Nate Lewis and was intercepted by OLB Jesse Solomon at the NOS14. Tackled by Nate Lewis. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS14 (4Q: 05:51) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Rob Carpenter for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Dion Lambert, assisted by OLB Vincent Brown. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Carpenter gained 2 yards after the catch. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-NOS30 (4Q: 05:43) Marc Logan ran around left end for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Albert Lewis, assisted by CB Dion Lambert. Key block delivered by Bruce Wilkerson. |
| 1-10-NOS40 (4Q: 05:01) Chris Warren ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Greg Lloyd. |
| 2-10-NOS40 (4Q: 04:19) Marc Logan ran inside the right guard for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB David Braxton. |
| 3-3-NOS47 (4Q: 03:49) Randall Cunningham pass completed to TE Ethan Horton for 11 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Darren Woodson, assisted by OLB Vincent Brown. Horton gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-STL42 (4Q: 03:38) Chris Warren ran outside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by S Darren Perry, assisted by DT Dana Stubblefield. Key block delivered by Tony Jones. |
| 2-2-STL34 (4Q: 03:08) Marc Logan ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Albert Lewis. |
| 3-1-STL33 (4Q: 02:46) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ernest Givins. DE Freddie Joe Nunn hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-1-STL33 (4Q: 02:39) Randall Cunningham pass completed to TE Jimmie Johnson for 17 yards. Tackled by DT Nolan Harrison. Johnson gained 12 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-STL16 (4Q: 02:22) Randall Cunningham pass was dropped by WR Jeff Graham. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-STL16 (4Q: 02:13) Randall Cunningham pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Jeff Graham. |
| 3-10-STL16 (4Q: 02:06) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Odessa Turner. DE Freddie Joe Nunn hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 4-10-STL16 (4Q: 02:00) Randall Cunningham pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Jeff Graham. DE Mel Agee blocked the pass. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-STL16 (4Q: 01:52) Johnny Bailey ran inside the left guard for -2 yards. Tackled by S Marcus Paul, assisted by ILB Mark Maddox. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 2-12-STL14 (4Q: 01:42) Johnny Bailey ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Marcus Paul. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 3-11-STL15 (4Q: 01:30) Randy Baldwin ran inside the left guard for 9 yards. Tackled by DT Craig Veasley, assisted by S Marcus Paul. Key block delivered by Luis Sharpe. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 4-2-STL24 (4Q: 01:21) Rohn Stark punted 39 yards. Chris Warren called for a fair catch at the NOS37. |
| 1-10-NOS37 (4Q: 01:12) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Odessa Turner for 13 yards. Tackled by S Rod McSwain. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS50 (4Q: 00:50) Randall Cunningham spiked the ball to stop the clock. |
| 2-10-NOS50 (4Q: 00:47) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Odessa Turner. DE Freddie Joe Nunn hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-NOS50 (4Q: 00:40) Randall Cunningham pass completed to RB L Williams for 9 yards. Tackled by DT Dana Stubblefield. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-1-STL41 (4Q: 00:20) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Jeff Graham for 41 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! New Orleans 32, St. Louis 31 |
| (4Q: 00:20) Randall Cunningham passed to Jeff Graham for the successful two-point conversion. New Orleans 34, St. Louis 31 |
| Final Score: New Orleans Saints 34, St. Louis Cardinals 31 |