| Played in San Francisco, CA, weather: 57 degrees, rain, 5 mph wind. |
| St. Louis won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Steve Christie kicked off 73 yards from the SFO35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-STL20 (1Q: 15:00) Charlie Garner ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Malcolm Frank. |
| 2-11-STL19 (1Q: 14:39) Curtis Martin ran a trap outside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Willie Beamon. |
| 3-5-STL25 (1Q: 13:54) Brett Favre pass completed to TE Benjamin Blue for 29 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Willie Beamon. Blue gained 19 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-SFO46 (1Q: 13:12) Charlie Garner ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Kelvin Pritchett. Key block delivered by Nate Newton. |
| 2-4-SFO40 (1Q: 12:41) Charlie Garner ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Joe Johnson. Key block delivered by Harris Barton. |
| 1-10-SFO36 (1Q: 12:16) Charlie Garner ran inside the right guard for 14 yards. Tackled by OLB Joe Bowden, assisted by ILB Ed McDaniel. Key block delivered by Courtney Hall. |
| 1-10-SFO22 (1Q: 11:38) Charlie Garner ran around the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by DT Kelvin Pritchett. Key block delivered by Harris Barton. |
| 2-2-SFO14 (1Q: 11:19) Brett Favre pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Chris Cornell. CB Koby Thomas defended the pass. |
| 3-2-SFO14 (1Q: 11:13) Charlie Garner ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Malcolm Frank, assisted by DT Bob Kuberski. Key block delivered by Courtney Hall. |
| 1-10-SFO10 (1Q: 10:40) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Cris Carter for 10 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Carter gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. St. Louis 6, San Francisco 0 |
| (1Q: 10:40) Extra point by Dale Dawson missed. |
| (1Q: 10:32) Dale Dawson kicked off 54 yards from the STL35. Chandler Bing returned the ball 25 yards to the SFO36. Tackled by Jake Reed. |
| 1-10-SFO36 (1Q: 10:10) Jerome Bettis ran inside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Mark Collins. Key block delivered by Adam Timmerman. |
| 2-3-SFO43 (1Q: 09:30) Mark Brunell pass was dropped by WR Thomas Giblin. |
| 3-3-SFO43 (1Q: 09:24) Mark Brunell pass completed to WR Chandler Bing for 18 yards. Tackled by S Ace Ventura. Bing gained 11 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-STL39 (1Q: 08:55) Mario Bates ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Alfred Oglesby. |
| 2-7-STL36 (1Q: 08:13) Jerome Bettis ran outside the right tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by S Steve Atwater. |
| 3-11-STL40 (1Q: 07:35) Mark Brunell pass completed to WR Wayne Chrebet for 11 yards. Tackled by S Ace Ventura. |
| 1-10-STL29 (1Q: 07:08) Jerome Bettis ran around right end for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Jason Gildon, assisted by DE Chris Zorich. Key block delivered by David Walker. |
| 1-10-STL19 (1Q: 06:36) Jerome Bettis ran around right end for -7 yards. Tackled by OLB Jason Gildon. |
| 2-17-STL26 (1Q: 06:02) Mark Brunell sacked by DT Nolan Harrison and OLB Jason Gildon for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Mike Devlin. |
| 3-22-STL31 (1Q: 05:38) Mark Brunell pass completed to FB Tony Richardson for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Taylor. |
| 4-19-STL28 (1Q: 04:52) Steve Christie attempted a 45 yard field goal and succeeded. St. Louis 6, San Francisco 3 |
| (1Q: 04:45) Steve Christie kicked off 70 yards from the SFO35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-STL20 (1Q: 04:45) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Michael Westbrook for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Koby Thomas. Westbrook gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-5-STL25 (1Q: 04:19) Charlie Garner ran a trap outside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Bob Kuberski. Key block delivered by Will Shields. |
| 1-10-STL30 (1Q: 03:48) Charlie Garner ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Stimpson Cat. |
| 2-11-STL29 (1Q: 03:04) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Michael Westbrook for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Joe Bowden. Westbrook gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-6-STL34 (1Q: 02:21) Brett Favre sacked by DE James Jones for a loss of 9 yards. Sack allowed by James Williams. |
| 4-15-STL25 (1Q: 01:38) Larry Sanders punted 48 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the SFO27. |
| 1-10-SFO27 (1Q: 01:31) Jerome Bettis ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Greg Lloyd. |
| 2-8-SFO29 (1Q: 00:53) Jerome Bettis ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Jason Gildon, assisted by DT Nolan Harrison. |
| 3-4-SFO33 (1Q: 00:27) Mario Bates ran a draw inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Greg Lloyd, assisted by CB Mark Collins. |
| 4-1-SFO36 (1Q: 00:01) Greg Montgomery punted 47 yards. David Meggett called for a fair catch at the STL17. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-STL17 (2Q: 15:00) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Cris Carter for 28 yards. Tackled by S Willie Clay. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Carter gained 2 yards after the catch. The ball was fumbled and recovered by SFO Willie Beamon on the STL45. |
| 1-10-STL45 (2Q: 14:48) Mario Bates ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Steve Atwater. |
| 2-10-STL45 (2Q: 14:13) PENALTY: San Francisco was called for a False Start. |
| 2-15-SFO50 (2Q: 14:05) Jerome Bettis ran a draw inside the left guard for 10 yards. Tackled by DE Vera De Milo. |
| 3-5-STL40 (2Q: 13:37) Mario Bates ran a trap outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Greg Lloyd, assisted by S Steve Atwater. Key block delivered by Eric Harris. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| 1-10-STL19 (2Q: 13:31) Mark Brunell pass completed to TE Shannon Sharpe for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Jason Gildon. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Sharpe gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-8-STL08 (2Q: 13:07) Mark Brunell pass completed to WR Chandler Bing for 8 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. San Francisco 9, St. Louis 6 |
| (2Q: 13:07) Extra point by Steve Christie was good. San Francisco 10, St. Louis 6 |
| (2Q: 12:58) Steve Christie kicked off 70 yards from the SFO35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-STL20 (2Q: 12:58) Brett Favre pass was dropped by WR Michael Westbrook. PENALTY: San Francisco was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-STL25 (2Q: 12:51) Brett Favre pass completed to RB Curtis Martin for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Koby Thomas. Martin gained 9 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-STL39 (2Q: 12:05) Brett Favre sacked by OLB William Thomas for a loss of 14 yards. Sack allowed by Will Shields. The ball was fumbled and recovered by STL Nate Newton on the STL25. |
| 2-24-STL25 (2Q: 11:32) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Cris Carter for 0 yards. Tackled by S Willie Clay. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-24-STL25 (2Q: 10:54) Brett Favre pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Cris Carter. DE James Jones hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-24-STL25 (2Q: 10:48) Larry Sanders punted 57 yards. Tommy Kane returned the kick 0 yards to the SFO18. Tackled by David Meggett. |
| 1-10-SFO18 (2Q: 10:39) Jerome Bettis ran inside the right guard for 17 yards. Tackled by S Ace Ventura. Key block delivered by Tony Richardson. Richardson ran over Josh Evans to set up the play. |
| 1-10-SFO35 (2Q: 10:06) Jerome Bettis ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Greg Lloyd, assisted by DE Vera De Milo. |
| 2-8-SFO37 (2Q: 09:35) Mario Bates ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Alfred Oglesby, assisted by DE Josh Evans. |
| 3-2-SFO43 (2Q: 09:08) Jerome Bettis ran inside the right guard for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Mark Collins, assisted by ILB Greg Lloyd. |
| 4-3-SFO42 (2Q: 08:37) Greg Montgomery punted 36 yards. David Meggett called for a fair catch at the STL22. |
| 1-10-STL22 (2Q: 08:26) Charlie Garner ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Willie Beamon. Key block delivered by Harris Barton. |
| 2-5-STL27 (2Q: 07:46) Curtis Martin ran a draw inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Lee Carter. Key block delivered by Harris Barton. |
| 1-10-STL32 (2Q: 07:27) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Cris Carter for 34 yards. Tackled by S Cliff Martin. Carter gained 35 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-SFO34 (2Q: 06:56) Brett Favre scrambled for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB William Thomas. |
| 2-8-SFO32 (2Q: 06:29) Charlie Garner ran around left end for 4 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Anthony Newman. |
| 3-4-SFO28 (2Q: 05:57) Brett Favre scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Ed McDaniel. |
| 1-10-SFO23 (2Q: 05:21) Brett Favre pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Eddie Vedder. DE James Jones hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-SFO23 (2Q: 05:17) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Chris Cornell for 21 yards. Tackled by S Anthony Newman, assisted by CB Willie Beamon. Cornell gained 16 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-2-SFO02 (2Q: 04:34) Brett Favre pass completed to RB Charlie Garner for 2 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! St. Louis 12, San Francisco 10 |
| (2Q: 04:34) Extra point by Dale Dawson was good. St. Louis 13, San Francisco 10 |
| (2Q: 04:26) Dale Dawson kicked off 73 yards from the STL35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-SFO20 (2Q: 04:26) Mark Brunell pass completed to WR Wayne Chrebet for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Mark Walhberg. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-SFO32 (2Q: 03:50) Jerome Bettis ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Greg Lloyd. |
| 2-8-SFO34 (2Q: 03:18) Mark Brunell pass completed to WR Wayne Chrebet for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Vera De Milo. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-5-SFO37 (2Q: 02:46) Mark Brunell pass completed to WR Chandler Bing for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Paschall Davis, assisted by S Ace Ventura. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. San Francisco's Mario Bates was hurt on the play. |
| 4-1-SFO41 (2Q: 02:09) Greg Montgomery punted 56 yards. The ball was downed at the STL03. |
| 1-10-STL03 (2Q: 02:02) Brett Favre sacked by DE Lee Carter for a loss of 3 yards and a safety. Sack allowed by Harris Barton. St. Louis 13, San Francisco 12 |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| (2Q: 01:53) Dale Dawson kicked off 71 yards from the STL20. Chandler Bing returned the ball 34 yards to the SFO43. Tackled by Alfred Pupunu. |
| 1-10-SFO43 (2Q: 01:43) Mark Brunell pass completed to WR Tommy Kane for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Greg Lloyd. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: San Francisco was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-SFO33 (2Q: 01:37) Mark Brunell pass was dropped by WR Chandler Bing. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-20-SFO33 (2Q: 01:29) Mark Brunell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tommy Kane. CB Mark Collins defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-20-SFO33 (2Q: 01:22) Aaron Hayden ran inside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Vera De Milo, assisted by OLB Jason Gildon. |
| 4-14-SFO39 (2Q: 00:41) Greg Montgomery punted 39 yards. The ball was downed at the STL22. |
| 1-10-STL22 (2Q: 00:34) Charlie Garner ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Kelvin Pritchett. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Dale Dawson kicked off 57 yards from the STL35. Chandler Bing returned the ball 35 yards to the SFO43. Tackled by Zack Crockett. |
| 1-10-SFO43 (3Q: 14:39) Mark Brunell pass completed to TE Shannon Sharpe for 14 yards. Tackled by OLB Paschall Davis. Sharpe gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-STL43 (3Q: 14:05) Jerome Bettis ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Alfred Oglesby. |
| 2-8-STL41 (3Q: 13:29) Jerome Bettis ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Alfred Oglesby. |
| 3-7-STL40 (3Q: 13:01) Mark Brunell pass completed to WR Chandler Bing for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Mark Walhberg. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-7-STL40 (3Q: 12:35) Greg Montgomery punted 40 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-STL20 (3Q: 12:28) Charlie Garner ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DE James Jones. |
| 2-6-STL24 (3Q: 11:49) Charlie Garner ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Joe Bowden. |
| 3-5-STL25 (3Q: 11:20) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Michael Westbrook for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Joe Bowden, assisted by S Anthony Newman. Westbrook gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-2-STL28 (3Q: 10:38) Larry Sanders punted 49 yards. The ball was downed at the SFO23. |
| 1-10-SFO23 (3Q: 10:28) Mark Brunell pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Shannon Sharpe. ILB Greg Lloyd defended the pass. |
| 2-10-SFO23 (3Q: 10:19) Jerome Bettis ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Steve Atwater, assisted by DT Nolan Harrison. |
| 3-6-SFO27 (3Q: 09:47) Mark Brunell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Thomas Giblin. ILB Greg Lloyd defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-6-SFO27 (3Q: 09:40) Greg Montgomery punted 39 yards. David Meggett returned the kick 8 yards to the STL42. Tackled by Tommy Kane. |
| 1-10-STL42 (3Q: 09:32) Brett Favre pass completed to TE Irv Smith for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Koby Thomas, assisted by S Willie Clay. |
| 1-10-SFO48 (3Q: 08:54) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Michael Westbrook for 26 yards. Tackled by CB Koby Thomas. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Westbrook gained 11 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-SFO22 (3Q: 08:24) Brett Favre pass completed to RB Charlie Garner for 12 yards. Tackled by S Willie Clay. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Garner gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-SFO10 (3Q: 07:52) David Meggett ran around the left tackle for 10 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Courtney Hall. St. Louis 19, San Francisco 12 |
| (3Q: 07:52) Extra point by Dale Dawson was good. St. Louis 20, San Francisco 12 |
| (3Q: 07:42) Dale Dawson kicked off 56 yards from the STL35. Chandler Bing returned the ball 32 yards to the SFO41. Tackled by Darren Perry. |
| 1-10-SFO41 (3Q: 07:19) Aaron Hayden ran a trap outside the left tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by S Steve Atwater. |
| 2-13-SFO38 (3Q: 06:49) Mark Brunell pass completed to FB Tony Richardson for 12 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Mark Collins. Richardson gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: San Francisco was called for Illegal Motion. |
| 2-18-SFO33 (3Q: 06:39) Mark Brunell pass completed to WR Chandler Bing for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Mark Walhberg. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-16-SFO35 (3Q: 06:20) Mark Brunell pass completed to WR Thomas Giblin for 12 yards. Tackled by S Steve Atwater. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-SFO47 (3Q: 05:46) Greg Montgomery punted 43 yards. David Meggett returned the kick 10 yards to the STL20. Tackled by Tony Richardson. |
| 1-10-STL20 (3Q: 05:37) Brett Favre pass completed to TE Irv Smith for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Stimpson Cat. |
| 2-9-STL21 (3Q: 05:03) Charlie Garner ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Willie Beamon, assisted by OLB Joe Bowden. |
| 3-3-STL27 (3Q: 04:20) Brett Favre scrambled for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Koby Thomas. |
| 4-1-STL29 (3Q: 03:42) Larry Sanders punted 57 yards. Tommy Kane returned the kick 3 yards to the SFO17. Tackled by Will Shields. |
| 1-10-SFO17 (3Q: 03:33) Aaron Hayden ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Steve Atwater. ILB Greg Lloyd knocked down Eric Harris to break up the play. |
| 2-7-SFO20 (3Q: 03:04) Mark Brunell pass completed to RB Jerome Bettis for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Mark Collins, assisted by DE Vera De Milo. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-5-SFO22 (3Q: 02:27) PENALTY: San Francisco was called for a False Start. |
| 3-10-SFO17 (3Q: 02:20) Mark Brunell pass completed to WR Wayne Chrebet for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Mark Walhberg. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-1-SFO26 (3Q: 01:47) Greg Montgomery punted 48 yards. David Meggett returned the kick 9 yards to the STL35. Tackled by Abner Wilson. |
| 1-10-STL35 (3Q: 01:38) Charlie Garner ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Kelvin Pritchett. Key block delivered by Nate Newton. |
| 2-5-STL40 (3Q: 01:06) Brett Favre pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Michael Westbrook. CB Malcolm Frank defended the pass. |
| 3-5-STL40 (3Q: 01:01) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Eddie Vedder for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Malcolm Frank. Vedder gained 15 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-SFO42 (3Q: 00:28) Brett Favre pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Cris Carter. CB Koby Thomas defended the pass. |
| 2-10-SFO42 (3Q: 00:24) Brett Favre pass was dropped by WR Michael Westbrook. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-SFO42 (3Q: 00:19) Brett Favre pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Eddie Vedder. DT Kelvin Pritchett hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-SFO42 (3Q: 00:13) Larry Sanders punted 38 yards. Tommy Kane returned the kick 6 yards to the SFO10. Tackled by Zack Crockett. |
| 1-10-SFO10 (3Q: 00:04) Mark Brunell pass completed to TE Shannon Sharpe for 12 yards. Tackled by ILB Greg Lloyd. Sharpe gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-10-SFO22 (4Q: 15:00) Mark Brunell pass completed to WR Chandler Bing for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Lee Woodall. |
| 2-1-SFO31 (4Q: 14:36) Mark Brunell pass completed to WR Chandler Bing for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Mark Walhberg. |
| 1-10-SFO36 (4Q: 14:09) Jerome Bettis ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by S Steve Atwater. ILB Greg Lloyd knocked down Darryl Ashmore to break up the play. |
| 2-11-SFO35 (4Q: 13:43) Aaron Hayden ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Chris Zorich. |
| 3-5-SFO41 (4Q: 13:11) Mark Brunell pass completed to WR Chandler Bing for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Mark Collins. |
| 4-2-SFO44 (4Q: 12:44) Greg Montgomery punted 55 yards. The ball was downed at the STL01. |
| 1-10-STL01 (4Q: 12:33) Charlie Garner ran inside the right tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by DT Kelvin Pritchett, assisted by S Willie Clay. Key block delivered by Will Shields. |
| 1-10-STL11 (4Q: 12:02) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Cris Carter for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Koby Thomas. |
| 2-7-STL14 (4Q: 11:33) Brett Favre pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Chris Cornell. S Anthony Newman knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 3-7-STL14 (4Q: 11:26) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Eddie Vedder for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Malcolm Frank. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-STL16 (4Q: 10:57) Larry Sanders punted 37 yards. Tommy Kane called for a fair catch at the SFO47. |
| 1-10-SFO47 (4Q: 10:46) Mark Brunell pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Wayne Chrebet. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-SFO47 (4Q: 10:36) Jerome Bettis ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Lee Woodall. ILB Greg Lloyd knocked down Adam Timmerman to break up the play. |
| 3-7-SFO50 (4Q: 09:54) Mark Brunell pass completed to RB Aaron Hayden for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Mark Collins. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-6-STL49 (4Q: 09:29) Greg Montgomery punted 49 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-STL20 (4Q: 09:23) Brett Favre scrambled for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB William Thomas and assisted by ILB Ed McDaniel. |
| 2-1-STL29 (4Q: 08:39) Charlie Garner ran around the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by DE Lee Carter. |
| 3-5-STL25 (4Q: 08:17) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Cris Carter for 3 yards. Tackled by S Anthony Newman, assisted by CB Malcolm Frank. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-2-STL28 (4Q: 07:42) Larry Sanders punted 32 yards. Tommy Kane called for a fair catch at the SFO40. |
| 1-10-SFO40 (4Q: 07:35) Jerome Bettis ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Alfred Oglesby, assisted by ILB Greg Lloyd. PENALTY: San Francisco was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-SFO30 (4Q: 07:26) Mark Brunell pass completed to WR Wayne Chrebet for 27 yards. Tackled by CB Mark Collins. Chrebet gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-STL43 (4Q: 06:40) Mark Brunell pass completed to WR Chandler Bing for 14 yards. Tackled by ILB Greg Lloyd. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Bing gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-STL29 (4Q: 06:10) Mark Brunell pass was intended for TE Shannon Sharpe and was intercepted by CB Mark Walhberg at the STL17. The interception was returned 83 yards for a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. St. Louis 26, San Francisco 12 |
| (4Q: 06:10) Extra point by Dale Dawson was good. St. Louis 27, San Francisco 12 |
| (4Q: 05:57) Dale Dawson kicked off 66 yards from the STL35. Chandler Bing returned the ball 26 yards to the SFO25. Tackled by Darryl Pounds. |
| 1-10-SFO25 (4Q: 05:31) Mark Brunell pass was intended for WR Wayne Chrebet and was intercepted by S Steve Atwater at the SFO40. The interception was returned 28 yards. Tackled by Darryl Ashmore. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-SFO12 (4Q: 05:21) Charlie Garner ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Lee Carter. |
| 2-10-SFO12 (4Q: 04:35) Charlie Garner ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Bob Kuberski, assisted by DE Lee Carter. |
| 3-4-SFO06 (4Q: 03:50) Curtis Martin ran around the left tackle for 6 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Will Shields. Shields ran over Malcolm Frank to set up the play. St. Louis 33, San Francisco 12 |
| (4Q: 03:50) Extra point by Dale Dawson was good. St. Louis 34, San Francisco 12 |
| (4Q: 03:42) Dale Dawson kicked off 66 yards from the STL35. Chandler Bing returned the ball 22 yards to the SFO21. Tackled by Trevor Wilmont. PENALTY: San Francisco was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-SFO06 (4Q: 03:37) Ty Detmer pass completed to TE Adrian Cooper for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Mark Collins. |
| 2-4-SFO12 (4Q: 03:14) Ty Detmer pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tommy Kane. S Steve Atwater knocked the ball out of his grasp. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-4-SFO12 (4Q: 03:05) PENALTY: San Francisco was called for a False Start. |
| 3-9-SFO07 (4Q: 02:58) Ty Detmer pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Chandler Bing. DT Alfred Oglesby hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-9-SFO07 (4Q: 02:47) Ty Detmer pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Kyle Brady. DE Josh Evans hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-7-SFO07 (4Q: 02:41) David Meggett ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by S Travis Davis. |
| San Francisco called a time out. |
| 2-7-SFO07 (4Q: 02:30) David Meggett ran around left end for -4 yards. Tackled by ILB Karl Mecklenburg. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Illegal Motion. The penalty was declined. |
| 3-11-SFO11 (4Q: 02:30) David Meggett ran outside the right tackle for 11 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Marcus Price. St. Louis 40, San Francisco 12 |
| (4Q: 02:30) Extra point by Dale Dawson was good. St. Louis 41, San Francisco 12 |
| (4Q: 02:24) Dale Dawson kicked off 64 yards from the STL35. Tommy Kane returned the ball 27 yards to the SFO28. Tackled by David Meggett. |
| 1-10-SFO28 (4Q: 02:19) Tony Richardson ran around the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by S Steve Atwater. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-14-SFO24 (4Q: 02:00) Ty Detmer pass completed to WR Chandler Bing for -4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Darren Perry. PENALTY: San Francisco was called for an Ineligible Receiver Downfield. The penalty was declined. |
| 3-18-SFO20 (4Q: 01:52) Ty Detmer pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Chandler Bing. DE Chris Zorich hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-18-SFO20 (4Q: 01:47) Greg Montgomery punted 36 yards. David Meggett returned the kick 8 yards to the SFO48. Tackled by Willie Clay. |
| 1-10-SFO48 (4Q: 01:37) Curtis Martin ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Terrance Shaw, assisted by S Anthony Newman. |
| 2-10-SFO48 (4Q: 00:50) David Meggett ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Ed McDaniel. ILB Ed McDaniel knocked down Bernard Dafney to break up the play. |
| 3-10-SFO48 (4Q: 00:04) Brett Favre dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: St. Louis Cardinals 41, San Francisco 49ers 12 |