| Played in San Francisco, CA, weather: 51 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind. |
| San Francisco won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Dale Dawson kicked off 74 yards from the STL35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-SFO20 (1Q: 15:00) Ty Detmer pass completed to TE Shannon Sharpe for 27 yards. Tackled by S Darren Woodson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Sharpe gained 19 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-SFO47 (1Q: 14:23) Jerome Bettis ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Steve Atwater. |
| 2-8-SFO49 (1Q: 14:03) Jerome Bettis ran outside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by DT Nolan Harrison. Key block delivered by David Walker. |
| 1-10-STL43 (1Q: 13:22) Keith Woodside ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Nolan Harrison, assisted by DT Dana Stubblefield. |
| 2-11-STL44 (1Q: 12:47) Jerome Bettis ran outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by S Steve Atwater, assisted by DE Chris Zorich. |
| 3-4-STL37 (1Q: 12:02) Ty Detmer pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Stacey Bailey. DT Nolan Harrison blocked the pass. |
| 4-4-STL37 (1Q: 11:57) Ty Detmer pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Stacey Bailey. ILB Greg Lloyd blocked the pass. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-STL37 (1Q: 11:48) Johnny Bailey ran around right end for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Karl Mecklenburg. Key block delivered by Will Shields. |
| 1-10-STL47 (1Q: 11:21) Johnny Bailey ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Anthony Newman, assisted by CB Malcolm Frank. |
| 2-8-STL49 (1Q: 10:36) Brett Favre pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Eddie Vedder. DE Lee Carter defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-8-STL49 (1Q: 10:31) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Eddie Vedder for -3 yards. Tackled by OLB William Thomas. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-11-STL46 (1Q: 10:07) Larry Sanders punted 41 yards. Tommy Kane returned the kick 12 yards to the SFO25. Tackled by Will Shields. |
| 1-10-SFO25 (1Q: 09:56) Jerome Bettis ran around right end for 10 yards. Tackled by DT Alfred Oglesby. Key block delivered by Darryl Ashmore. |
| 1-10-SFO35 (1Q: 09:20) Ty Detmer pass completed to WR Todd McNair for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Larry Brown. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-SFO50 (1Q: 08:54) Ty Detmer pass completed to WR Stacey Bailey for 16 yards. Tackled by ILB Greg Lloyd. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Bailey gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-STL34 (1Q: 08:09) Jerome Bettis ran inside the left tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by DT Dana Stubblefield, assisted by CB Mark Collins. Key block delivered by Shannon Sharpe. Sharpe ran over Greg Lloyd to set up the play. |
| 1-10-STL22 (1Q: 07:28) Keith Woodside ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Lee Woodall. |
| 2-9-STL21 (1Q: 06:59) Ty Detmer pass completed to WR Tommy Kane for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Vincent Brown. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Kane gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 3-5-STL17 (1Q: 06:20) Ty Detmer pass completed to WR Stacey Bailey for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Mark Collins. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Bailey gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-8-STL08 (1Q: 05:54) Jerome Bettis ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Greg Lloyd, assisted by DT Alfred Oglesby. |
| 2-8-STL08 (1Q: 05:22) Keith Woodside ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Greg Lloyd, assisted by CB Larry Brown. |
| 3-4-STL04 (1Q: 04:38) Keith Woodside ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Nolan Harrison. |
| 4-3-STL03 (1Q: 03:53) Steve Christie attempted a 20 yard field goal and succeeded. San Francisco 3, St. Louis 0 |
| (1Q: 03:46) Steve Christie kicked off 62 yards from the SFO35. Chris Cornell returned the ball 29 yards to the STL32. Tackled by Malcolm Frank. |
| 1-10-STL32 (1Q: 03:19) Johnny Bailey ran inside the right tackle for 14 yards. Tackled by DE Michael Bankston, assisted by S Willie Clay. Key block delivered by Courtney Hall. |
| 1-10-STL46 (1Q: 02:55) PENALTY: St. Louis was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-STL41 (1Q: 02:48) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Eddie Vedder for 18 yards. Tackled by S Dedrick Dodge. Vedder gained 11 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-SFO41 (1Q: 02:11) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Cris Carter for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Joe Bowden, assisted by OLB William Thomas. Carter gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-SFO29 (1Q: 01:43) Derek Brown ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Karl Mecklenburg. |
| 2-9-SFO28 (1Q: 01:22) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Eddie Vedder for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Koby Thomas. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-6-SFO25 (1Q: 00:41) Brett Favre pass completed to TE Benjamin Blue for 25 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Blue gained 16 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. St. Louis 6, San Francisco 3 |
| (1Q: 00:41) Extra point by Dale Dawson was good. St. Louis 7, San Francisco 3 |
| (1Q: 00:30) Dale Dawson kicked off 66 yards from the STL35. Tommy Kane returned the ball 20 yards to the SFO19. Tackled by David Meggett. PENALTY: San Francisco was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-SFO06 (1Q: 00:11) Jerome Bettis ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Larry Brown, assisted by DE Vera De Milo. Key block delivered by Darryl Ashmore. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-2-SFO14 (2Q: 15:00) Jerome Bettis ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Steve Atwater, assisted by OLB David Braxton. Key block delivered by Mike Devlin. |
| 1-10-SFO16 (2Q: 14:26) Keith Woodside ran inside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Nolan Harrison, assisted by DE Chris Zorich. Key block delivered by Matt Darwin. |
| 2-3-SFO23 (2Q: 13:41) Jerome Bettis ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Ernie Logan. |
| 3-3-SFO23 (2Q: 13:13) Ty Detmer pass completed to WR Chandler Bing for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Dana Stubblefield. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-SFO27 (2Q: 12:50) Keith Woodside ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Greg Lloyd. |
| 2-9-SFO28 (2Q: 12:16) Ty Detmer pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Jim Branson. DE Chris Zorich hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-9-SFO28 (2Q: 12:12) Ty Detmer pass completed to WR Stacey Bailey for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Mark Collins, assisted by OLB Vincent Brown. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-1-SFO36 (2Q: 11:33) Greg Montgomery punted 42 yards. David Meggett returned the kick 24 yards to the STL46. Tackled by Jim Shade. |
| 1-10-STL46 (2Q: 11:23) PENALTY: St. Louis was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-STL41 (2Q: 11:13) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Cris Carter for 33 yards. Tackled by ILB Ed McDaniel. Carter gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-SFO26 (2Q: 10:27) Brett Favre sacked by DE Michael Bankston for a loss of 9 yards. Sack allowed by Henry Lush. The ball was fumbled and recovered by SFO Bill Pickel on the SFO35. |
| 1-10-SFO35 (2Q: 10:16) Jerome Bettis ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Steve Atwater. Key block delivered by Matt Darwin. |
| 2-5-SFO40 (2Q: 09:40) Jerome Bettis ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Greg Lloyd. |
| 3-6-SFO39 (2Q: 09:14) Ty Detmer pass completed to WR Tommy Kane for 7 yards. Tackled by S Darren Woodson, assisted by DT Dana Stubblefield. Kane gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-SFO46 (2Q: 08:30) Jerome Bettis ran outside the right tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by S Steve Atwater, assisted by OLB Vincent Brown. |
| 2-13-SFO43 (2Q: 08:00) Ty Detmer pass completed to TE Shannon Sharpe for 10 yards. Tackled by S Darren Woodson, assisted by OLB David Braxton. Sharpe gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| 1-10-STL32 (2Q: 07:54) Jerome Bettis ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Dana Stubblefield, assisted by OLB Lee Woodall. Key block delivered by David Walker. |
| 2-4-STL26 (2Q: 07:18) Jerome Bettis ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Steve Atwater. |
| 3-4-STL26 (2Q: 06:46) Ty Detmer pass completed to WR Stacey Bailey for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Larry Brown. |
| 1-10-STL22 (2Q: 06:14) Jerome Bettis ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Greg Lloyd. Key block delivered by Darryl Ashmore. St. Louis's Mark Walhberg was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor ribcage injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-4-STL16 (2Q: 05:34) Jerome Bettis ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Dana Stubblefield. |
| 3-2-STL14 (2Q: 05:01) PENALTY: San Francisco was called for a False Start. |
| 3-7-STL19 (2Q: 04:57) Ty Detmer pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jo Jo Townsell. CB Mark Walhberg defended the pass. |
| 4-7-STL19 (2Q: 04:47) Steve Christie attempted a 36 yard field goal and succeeded. St. Louis 7, San Francisco 6 |
| (2Q: 04:41) Steve Christie kicked off 73 yards from the SFO35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-STL20 (2Q: 04:41) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Cris Carter for 33 yards. Tackled by S Anthony Newman. Carter gained 25 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-SFO47 (2Q: 04:05) Randy Baldwin ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Michael Bankston, assisted by DT Andreas Sims. |
| 2-9-SFO46 (2Q: 03:26) Brett Favre pass was dropped by WR Cris Carter. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-9-SFO46 (2Q: 03:18) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Eddie Vedder for 22 yards. Tackled by ILB Karl Mecklenburg. Vedder gained 19 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball was fumbled and recovered by STL Eddie Vedder on the SFO24. |
| 1-10-SFO24 (2Q: 02:53) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Raghib Ismail for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Joe Bowden. |
| 2-7-SFO21 (2Q: 02:30) Brett Favre pass was dropped by WR Eddie Vedder. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for an Illegal Formation. |
| 2-12-SFO26 (2Q: 02:30) Brett Favre pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Eddie Vedder. DT Bill Pickel hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-12-SFO26 (2Q: 02:23) Brett Favre pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Cris Carter. DE Lee Carter hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-12-SFO26 (2Q: 02:15) Dale Dawson attempted a 43 yard field goal and succeeded. St. Louis 10, San Francisco 6 |
| (2Q: 02:07) Dale Dawson kicked off 65 yards from the STL35. Chandler Bing returned the ball 23 yards to the SFO23. Tackled by David Meggett. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-SFO23 (2Q: 01:59) Keith Woodside ran inside the left guard for -2 yards. Tackled by CB Mark Collins. |
| 2-12-SFO21 (2Q: 01:36) Ty Detmer pass completed to TE Shannon Sharpe for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Vincent Brown, assisted by CB Mark Walhberg. Sharpe gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-3-SFO30 (2Q: 01:02) Ty Detmer pass completed to WR Tommy Kane for 21 yards. Tackled by CB Larry Brown. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Kane gained 15 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-STL49 (2Q: 00:32) Ty Detmer pass completed to TE Shannon Sharpe for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Mark Walhberg. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| San Francisco called a time out. |
| 2-6-STL45 (2Q: 00:22) Ty Detmer pass completed to TE Shannon Sharpe for 14 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Larry Brown. Sharpe gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-STL31 (2Q: 00:11) Ty Detmer pass completed to WR Tommy Kane for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Mark Walhberg. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. St. Louis's Mark Walhberg was hurt on the play. This is an old injury, but he's toughing it out. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Steve Christie kicked off 61 yards from the SFO35. Chris Cornell returned the ball 29 yards to the STL33. Tackled by Cliff Martin. |
| 1-10-STL33 (3Q: 14:31) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Eddie Vedder for 14 yards. Tackled by DE Joe Johnson. Vedder gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-STL47 (3Q: 14:03) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Chris Cornell for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Malcolm Frank. |
| 2-7-SFO50 (3Q: 13:25) Johnny Bailey ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Malcolm Frank, assisted by S Willie Clay. |
| 3-4-SFO47 (3Q: 12:53) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Cris Carter for 16 yards. Tackled by S Willie Clay. Carter gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-SFO31 (3Q: 12:08) Johnny Bailey ran inside the right guard for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Willie Beamon, assisted by DE Joe Johnson. Key block delivered by Courtney Hall. Hall ran over Andreas Sims to set up the play. |
| 2-2-SFO23 (3Q: 11:31) Randy Baldwin ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Joe Johnson, assisted by OLB William Thomas. |
| 3-3-SFO24 (3Q: 10:52) Brett Favre pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Cris Carter. DT Kelvin Pritchett hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-3-SFO24 (3Q: 10:46) Dale Dawson attempted a 41 yard field goal and succeeded. St. Louis 13, San Francisco 6 |
| (3Q: 10:38) Dale Dawson kicked off 64 yards from the STL35. Chandler Bing returned the ball 19 yards to the SFO20. Tackled by Alfred Pupunu. |
| 1-10-SFO20 (3Q: 10:19) Jerome Bettis ran a trap outside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Steve Atwater, assisted by OLB Lee Woodall. ILB Greg Lloyd knocked down Sid Miller to break up the play. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-9-SFO21 (3Q: 09:35) Ty Detmer pass completed to FB Jim Branson for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Mark Walhberg. Branson gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 3-7-SFO23 (3Q: 08:57) Ty Detmer pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Stacey Bailey. DT Dana Stubblefield hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-7-SFO23 (3Q: 08:48) Greg Montgomery punted 48 yards. David Meggett returned the kick 20 yards to the STL49. Tackled by Keith Goganious. |
| 1-10-STL49 (3Q: 08:41) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Cris Carter for 37 yards. Tackled by CB Malcolm Frank. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Carter gained 30 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-SFO14 (3Q: 08:11) Brett Favre pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Raghib Ismail. DE Michael Bankston hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-SFO14 (3Q: 08:01) Johnny Bailey ran a trap outside the left tackle for 14 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Nate Newton. St. Louis 19, San Francisco 6 |
| (3Q: 08:01) Extra point by Dale Dawson was good. St. Louis 20, San Francisco 6 |
| (3Q: 07:51) Dale Dawson kicked off 59 yards from the STL35. Chandler Bing returned the ball 20 yards to the SFO26. Tackled by Steve Atwater. |
| 1-10-SFO26 (3Q: 07:30) Ty Detmer pass completed to WR Stacey Bailey for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Greg Lloyd. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball was fumbled and recovered by SFO Shannon Sharpe on the SFO36. |
| 1-10-SFO36 (3Q: 06:50) Jerome Bettis ran inside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Mark Collins, assisted by CB Mark Walhberg. Key block delivered by David Walker. Walker ran over Darren Perry to set up the play. |
| 2-2-SFO44 (3Q: 06:19) Ty Detmer pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Chandler Bing. DT Nolan Harrison hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-2-SFO44 (3Q: 06:11) Ty Detmer pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tommy Kane. DE Ernie Logan hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-2-SFO44 (3Q: 06:06) Greg Montgomery punted 39 yards. David Meggett called for a fair catch at the STL17. |
| 1-10-STL17 (3Q: 05:58) Brett Favre pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Jake Reed. The quarterback threw into double coverage. San Francisco's Lee Carter was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor knee injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-10-STL17 (3Q: 05:52) Johnny Bailey ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Ed McDaniel. |
| 3-5-STL22 (3Q: 05:32) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Jake Reed for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Koby Thomas. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-STL30 (3Q: 04:50) Brett Favre pass completed to RB Johnny Bailey for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Ed McDaniel. Bailey gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-3-STL37 (3Q: 04:15) Johnny Bailey ran inside the left guard for 8 yards. Tackled by DT Andreas Sims, assisted by CB Willie Beamon. Key block delivered by Will Shields. Shields ran over Dedrick Dodge to set up the play. |
| 1-10-STL45 (3Q: 03:40) Johnny Bailey ran inside the left guard for 8 yards. Tackled by S Anthony Newman, assisted by CB Koby Thomas. Key block delivered by Courtney Hall. |
| 2-2-SFO47 (3Q: 03:13) Johnny Bailey ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Willie Clay, assisted by OLB William Thomas. |
| 3-1-SFO46 (3Q: 02:30) David Meggett ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Kelvin Pritchett, assisted by ILB Karl Mecklenburg. Key block delivered by Harris Barton. |
| 1-10-SFO43 (3Q: 02:08) Randy Baldwin ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Kelvin Pritchett, assisted by ILB Karl Mecklenburg. |
| 2-9-SFO42 (3Q: 01:34) Brett Favre pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Chris Cornell. CB Koby Thomas defended the pass. |
| 3-9-SFO42 (3Q: 01:25) Brett Favre pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Cris Carter. OLB Joe Bowden defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-9-SFO42 (3Q: 01:18) Larry Sanders punted 42 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-SFO20 (3Q: 01:11) Ty Detmer pass completed to FB Jim Branson for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Greg Lloyd. Branson gained 10 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-SFO31 (3Q: 00:42) Ty Detmer pass completed to RB Jerome Bettis for 2 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Larry Brown. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-8-SFO33 (3Q: 00:12) Ty Detmer pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Chandler Bing. DT Dana Stubblefield hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-8-SFO33 (3Q: 00:03) Ty Detmer pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Todd McNair. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 4-8-SFO33 (4Q: 15:00) Greg Montgomery punted 52 yards. David Meggett returned the kick 26 yards to the STL41. Tackled by Jim Shade. Ball was fumbled and recovered by SFO Abner Wilson for 7 yards to the STL34.. Tackled by Steve Atwater. |
| 1-10-STL34 (4Q: 14:50) Jerome Bettis ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Mark Collins. |
| 2-10-STL34 (4Q: 14:22) Ty Detmer pass completed to WR Jo Jo Townsell for 22 yards. Tackled by S Steve Atwater. Townsell gained 24 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-STL12 (4Q: 13:42) Jerome Bettis ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Nolan Harrison, assisted by OLB David Braxton. |
| 2-7-STL09 (4Q: 13:04) Ty Detmer pass completed to WR Jo Jo Townsell for -1 yards. Tackled by S Darren Woodson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-8-STL10 (4Q: 12:20) Ty Detmer pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Todd McNair. DT Dana Stubblefield hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-8-STL10 (4Q: 12:16) Steve Christie attempted a 27 yard field goal and succeeded. San Francisco's Chandler Bing was hurt on the play. St. Louis 20, San Francisco 9 |
| (4Q: 12:10) Steve Christie kicked off 71 yards from the SFO35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-STL20 (4Q: 12:10) Johnny Bailey ran around left end for 10 yards. Tackled by S Willie Clay, assisted by DT Kelvin Pritchett. Key block delivered by Henry Lush. |
| 1-10-STL30 (4Q: 11:44) Brett Favre pass was dropped by WR Raghib Ismail. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-STL30 (4Q: 11:34) PENALTY: San Francisco was called for Encroachment. |
| 2-5-STL35 (4Q: 11:25) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Eddie Vedder for 42 yards. Tackled by CB Koby Thomas. Vedder gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-SFO23 (4Q: 10:45) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Cris Carter for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB William Thomas, assisted by CB Willie Beamon. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-SFO13 (4Q: 10:12) Johnny Bailey ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Willie Clay, assisted by CB Malcolm Frank. San Francisco's Karl Mecklenburg was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor elbow injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-8-SFO11 (4Q: 09:49) Johnny Bailey ran around the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Karl Mecklenburg. Key block delivered by Nate Newton. |
| 1-3-SFO03 (4Q: 09:08) Randy Baldwin ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Karl Mecklenburg. |
| 2-2-SFO02 (4Q: 08:26) Brett Favre pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Eddie Vedder. DT Bill Pickel hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-12-SFO12 (4Q: 08:22) Brett Favre pass completed to TE Benjamin Blue for 12 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! St. Louis 26, San Francisco 9 |
| (4Q: 08:22) Extra point by Dale Dawson was good. St. Louis 27, San Francisco 9 |
| (4Q: 08:13) Dale Dawson kicked off 46 yards from the STL35. Tommy Kane returned the ball 18 yards to the SFO37. Tackled by Lake Dawson. |
| 1-10-SFO37 (4Q: 07:43) Ty Detmer pass completed to WR Stacey Bailey for 7 yards. Tackled by S Steve Atwater. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-3-SFO44 (4Q: 07:23) Ty Detmer pass completed to WR Tommy Kane for 18 yards. Tackled by S Darren Woodson, assisted by CB Mark Walhberg. Kane gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: San Francisco was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. |
| 2-13-SFO34 (4Q: 07:15) Ty Detmer scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Mark Walhberg and assisted by CB Larry Brown. |
| 3-10-SFO37 (4Q: 06:48) Ty Detmer pass completed to WR Jo Jo Townsell for 11 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Steve Atwater. Townsell gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-SFO48 (4Q: 06:25) Ty Detmer pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Todd McNair. S Darren Woodson defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-SFO48 (4Q: 06:16) Ty Detmer pass was dropped by WR Tommy Kane. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-SFO48 (4Q: 06:07) Ty Detmer scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Larry Brown. |
| 4-5-STL47 (4Q: 05:40) Ty Detmer pass completed to WR Stacey Bailey for 3 yards. Tackled by S Darren Woodson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-STL42 (4Q: 05:33) Ty Detmer pass completed to WR Stacey Bailey for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Vincent Brown, assisted by S Steve Atwater. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-STL30 (4Q: 05:08) Ty Detmer pass was dropped by WR Todd McNair. |
| 2-10-STL30 (4Q: 05:00) Ty Detmer pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Shannon Sharpe. DT Alfred Oglesby drove right through David Walker to hurry the quarterback. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-10-STL30 (4Q: 04:52) Ty Detmer pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Todd McNair. CB Mark Collins defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-STL30 (4Q: 04:45) Ty Detmer pass completed to WR Todd McNair for 12 yards. Tackled by S Steve Atwater. |
| 1-10-STL18 (4Q: 04:28) Ty Detmer pass completed to FB Jim Branson for 17 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Darren Woodson. Branson gained 15 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-1-STL01 (4Q: 04:22) Ty Detmer pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Mario Bates. DT Nolan Harrison hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-1-STL01 (4Q: 04:16) Ty Detmer pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jo Jo Townsell. DE Chris Zorich hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-1-STL01 (4Q: 04:10) Ty Detmer pass completed to WR Tommy Kane for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB David Braxton. |
| 4-2-STL02 (4Q: 03:47) PENALTY: San Francisco was called for Delay of Game. |
| 4-7-STL07 (4Q: 03:41) Ty Detmer sacked by DE Ernie Logan for a loss of 13 yards. Sack allowed by David Walker. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-STL20 (4Q: 03:29) PENALTY: St. Louis was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-STL15 (4Q: 03:22) David Meggett ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Kelvin Pritchett. |
| 2-12-STL18 (4Q: 02:39) Randy Baldwin ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Joe Johnson, assisted by S Cliff Martin. |
| San Francisco called a time out. |
| 3-7-STL23 (4Q: 02:30) PENALTY: San Francisco was called for Encroachment. |
| 3-2-STL28 (4Q: 02:30) David Meggett ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Bill Pickel, assisted by S Anthony Newman. |
| San Francisco called a time out. |
| 4-1-STL29 (4Q: 02:22) Larry Sanders punted 34 yards. Tommy Kane returned the kick 3 yards to the SFO40. Tackled by David Meggett. |
| 1-10-SFO40 (4Q: 02:11) Mark Brunell pass was dropped by WR Todd McNair. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-SFO40 (4Q: 02:04) Mark Brunell pass completed to WR Jo Jo Townsell for 13 yards. Tackled by S Darren Perry. Townsell gained 1 yard after the catch. PENALTY: San Francisco was called for Illegal Motion. |
| 2-15-SFO35 (4Q: 02:04) Mark Brunell pass completed to WR Jo Jo Townsell for 22 yards. Tackled by OLB David Braxton. Townsell gained 22 yards after the catch. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-STL43 (4Q: 01:55) Mark Brunell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tommy Kane. OLB Lee Woodall defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-STL43 (4Q: 01:45) PENALTY: San Francisco was called for a False Start. |
| 2-15-STL48 (4Q: 01:45) Mark Brunell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Todd McNair. CB Larry Brown defended the pass. |
| 3-15-STL48 (4Q: 01:35) Mark Brunell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Todd McNair. OLB David Braxton defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-STL43 (4Q: 01:25) Mark Brunell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Todd McNair. S Steve Atwater knocked the ball out of his grasp. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-STL43 (4Q: 01:19) Mark Brunell scrambled for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Mark Collins. |
| 1-10-STL32 (4Q: 00:49) Doug Flutie pass completed to RB Mario Bates for -1 yards. Tackled by S Steve Atwater. Bates gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-11-STL33 (4Q: 00:29) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Todd McNair. DT Alfred Oglesby hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-11-STL33 (4Q: 00:21) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Todd McNair for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB David Braxton. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Final Score: St. Louis Cardinals 27, San Francisco 49ers 9 |