| Played in St. Louis, MO, weather: 36 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind. |
| San Diego won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Adam Vinatieri kicked off 63 yards from the STL35. Robert Brooks returned the ball 25 yards to the SDO27. Tackled by Lee Woodall. |
| 1-10-SDO27 (1Q: 14:35) Garrison Hearst ran around left end for 17 yards. Tackled by S Steve Atwater, assisted by DE Mike Fox. Key block delivered by Pete Kendall. |
| 1-10-SDO44 (1Q: 13:50) Ralph Story pass completed to WR Robert Brooks for 24 yards. Tackled by ILB Ben Wallace. |
| 1-10-STL32 (1Q: 13:13) Garrison Hearst ran inside the left tackle for 17 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Taylor. Key block delivered by Kip Vickers. |
| 1-10-STL15 (1Q: 12:28) Ralph Story pass completed to RB Garrison Hearst for 15 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Hearst gained 13 yards after the catch. San Diego 6, St. Louis 0 |
| (1Q: 12:28) Extra point by Tommy Pickles was good. San Diego 7, St. Louis 0 |
| (1Q: 12:17) Tommy Pickles kicked off 69 yards from the SDO35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-STL20 (1Q: 12:17) Curtis Martin ran around right end for -4 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Rick Vaughn, assisted by OLB Bill Romanowski. |
| 2-14-STL16 (1Q: 11:54) Rich Gannon pass completed to RB Chris Floyd for 15 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Rick Vaughn. Floyd gained 11 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. San Diego's David Terrell was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-STL31 (1Q: 11:25) Zack Crockett ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Jeff Wright, assisted by S Sam Garnes. |
| 2-11-STL30 (1Q: 10:56) Rich Gannon pass completed to WR Cris Carter for 18 yards. Tackled by OLB Bill Romanowski. Carter gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-STL48 (1Q: 10:28) Rich Gannon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Cris Carter. DE Melvin Donnalley hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-STL48 (1Q: 10:18) Curtis Martin ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Derrick Alexander, assisted by OLB Bill Romanowski. |
| 3-8-STL50 (1Q: 09:41) Rich Gannon sacked by DE Melvin Donnalley and DT Ed Jasper for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Fred Davidson. PENALTY: San Diego was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-SDO45 (1Q: 09:26) Rich Gannon pass completed to RB Curtis Martin for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Tory James, assisted by S Pat Tillman. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-7-SDO42 (1Q: 08:48) Rich Gannon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Cris Carter. S Sam Garnes defended the pass. |
| 3-7-SDO42 (1Q: 08:42) Rich Gannon scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Rick Vaughn. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-4-SDO39 (1Q: 08:32) Scott Tyner punted 39 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-SDO20 (1Q: 08:25) Ralph Story pass completed to TE Tony McGee for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Brad Jackson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Illegal Contact. |
| 1-10-SDO25 (1Q: 08:19) Garrison Hearst ran a trap outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Steve Atwater. Key block delivered by Pete Kendall. |
| 2-5-SDO30 (1Q: 07:59) Ralph Story pass completed to RB Garrison Hearst for 14 yards. Tackled by OLB Jason Gildon. Hearst gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-SDO44 (1Q: 07:14) Garrison Hearst ran inside the right tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by ILB Ben Wallace. |
| 2-14-SDO40 (1Q: 06:44) Ralph Story pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Robert Brooks. DE Andre Wadsworth hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-14-SDO40 (1Q: 06:38) Ralph Story pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Michael Irvin. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-14-SDO40 (1Q: 06:28) Joe Prokop punted 60 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-STL20 (1Q: 06:23) Rich Gannon pass completed to WR James McKnight for 27 yards. Tackled by S Sam Garnes. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. McKnight gained 27 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-STL47 (1Q: 05:50) Chris Floyd ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Derrick Alexander. |
| 2-10-STL47 (1Q: 05:10) Rich Gannon pass completed to WR Cris Carter for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Tory James, assisted by CB Darryl Henley. Carter gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-SDO41 (1Q: 04:43) Rich Gannon pass completed to WR Chad Carpenter for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Rick Vaughn. |
| 2-7-SDO38 (1Q: 04:15) Rich Gannon pass completed to WR Cris Carter for 7 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Sam Garnes. Carter gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-SDO31 (1Q: 03:34) Rich Gannon pass completed to WR James McKnight for 6 yards. Tackled by S Pat Tillman. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-4-SDO25 (1Q: 02:51) PENALTY: San Diego was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-10-SDO20 (1Q: 02:43) Chris Floyd ran a trap outside the right tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by S Sam Garnes, assisted by ILB Rick Vaughn. Key block delivered by Jeff Small. |
| 1-10-SDO10 (1Q: 02:15) Curtis Martin ran around left end for 10 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Jeff Small. San Diego 7, St. Louis 6 |
| (1Q: 02:15) Extra point by Adam Vinatieri was good. St. Louis 7, San Diego 7 |
| (1Q: 02:06) Adam Vinatieri kicked off 60 yards from the STL35. Robert Brooks returned the ball 29 yards to the SDO34. Tackled by Lee Woodall. |
| 1-10-SDO34 (1Q: 01:38) Ralph Story pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Andrew Jordan. S Brock Marion defended the pass. |
| 2-10-SDO34 (1Q: 01:28) Ralph Story pass completed to RB Garrison Hearst for 1 yard. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB London Fletcher, assisted by ILB Ben Wallace. |
| 3-9-SDO35 (1Q: 01:01) Ralph Story pass completed to WR Michael Irvin for 15 yards. Tackled by S Steve Atwater. Irvin gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-STL50 (1Q: 00:31) Ralph Story pass completed to RB Garrison Hearst for -1 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Steve Atwater. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-11-SDO49 (1Q: 00:01) Ralph Story pass completed to WR Jerry Rice for 3 yards. Tackled by S Steve Atwater. Rice gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 3-8-STL48 (2Q: 15:00) Ralph Story pass completed to WR Michael Irvin for 13 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Jason Gildon. |
| 1-10-STL35 (2Q: 14:26) Ralph Story pass completed to TE Tony McGee for 9 yards. Tackled by S Brock Marion. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-1-STL26 (2Q: 13:46) Chad Levitt ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Santana Dotson. |
| 3-1-STL26 (2Q: 13:14) Chad Levitt ran around left end for -3 yards. Tackled by DE Mike Fox, assisted by CB Richard Woodley. |
| 4-4-STL29 (2Q: 12:32) Tommy Pickles attempted a 46 yard field goal and succeeded. San Diego 10, St. Louis 7 |
| (2Q: 12:27) Tommy Pickles kicked off 69 yards from the SDO35. Bert Emanuel returned the ball 25 yards to the STL21. Tackled by Corey Fuller. |
| 1-10-STL21 (2Q: 12:01) Curtis Martin ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Bill Romanowski. |
| 2-7-STL24 (2Q: 11:36) Rich Gannon pass completed to RB Chris Floyd for -2 yards. Tackled by CB Darryl Henley. |
| 3-9-STL22 (2Q: 10:57) Rich Gannon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Cris Carter. CB Corey Fuller defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-9-STL22 (2Q: 10:50) Scott Tyner punted 49 yards. Pat Tillman returned the kick -1 yards to the SDO28. PENALTY: San Diego was called for Running into the Kicker. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-SDO28 (2Q: 10:39) Ralph Story pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Garrison Hearst. DE Duncan MacLeod hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-SDO28 (2Q: 10:34) Ralph Story scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Jason Gildon. |
| 3-6-SDO32 (2Q: 10:06) Ralph Story pass completed to WR Jerry Rice for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Jason Gildon. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-SDO40 (2Q: 09:25) Ralph Story pass completed to WR Robert Brooks for 12 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Brock Marion. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-STL48 (2Q: 08:49) Chad Levitt ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Jason Gildon, assisted by ILB Ben Wallace. |
| 2-10-STL48 (2Q: 08:17) Ralph Story pass completed to WR Robert Brooks for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB James Francis. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-2-STL40 (2Q: 07:31) Ralph Story pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Reggie Cobb. DE Duncan MacLeod hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-2-STL40 (2Q: 07:24) Joe Prokop punted 40 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-STL20 (2Q: 07:17) Rich Gannon pass completed to TE Mark Chmura for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Melvin Donnalley. |
| 2-5-STL25 (2Q: 06:55) Curtis Martin ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Corey Fuller. |
| 3-5-STL25 (2Q: 06:27) Rich Gannon pass completed to WR Cris Carter for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Willie Williams, assisted by CB Tory James. Carter gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-STL33 (2Q: 06:02) Rich Gannon pass completed to TE Benjamin Blue for 5 yards. Tackled by S Sam Garnes, assisted by CB Darryl Henley. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-5-STL38 (2Q: 05:24) Rich Gannon pass was intended for TE Don Stewart and was intercepted by CB Darryl Henley at the SDO44. The interception was returned 4 yards. Tackled by Curtis Martin. |
| 1-10-SDO48 (2Q: 05:16) Ralph Story pass completed to RB Garrison Hearst for 22 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Brock Marion. Hearst gained 18 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-STL30 (2Q: 04:42) Ralph Story pass completed to WR Kenny Lofton for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB London Fletcher. |
| 2-2-STL22 (2Q: 04:04) Garrison Hearst ran inside the right tackle for 13 yards. Tackled by S Steve Atwater. Key block delivered by Pete Kendall. |
| 1-9-STL09 (2Q: 03:28) Ralph Story pass completed to WR Michael Irvin for 9 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! San Diego 16, St. Louis 7 |
| (2Q: 03:28) Extra point by Tommy Pickles was good. San Diego 17, St. Louis 7 |
| (2Q: 03:22) Tommy Pickles kicked off 47 yards from the SDO35. Bert Emanuel returned the ball 18 yards to the STL36. Tackled by Kenny Lofton. |
| 1-10-STL36 (2Q: 02:48) Rich Gannon pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Cris Carter. DE Derrick Alexander blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-STL36 (2Q: 02:44) Rich Gannon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bert Emanuel. OLB Marvcus Patton defended the pass. |
| 3-10-STL36 (2Q: 02:37) Rich Gannon pass was dropped by TE Mark Chmura. |
| 4-10-STL36 (2Q: 02:31) Scott Tyner punted 46 yards. Pat Tillman returned the kick 4 yards to the SDO22. Tackled by Richard Woodley. |
| 1-10-SDO22 (2Q: 02:21) Ralph Story pass completed to TE Tony McGee for 7 yards. Tackled by S Ace Ventura. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-3-SDO29 (2Q: 02:00) Chad Levitt ran around right end for 12 yards. Tackled by S Brock Marion, assisted by S Steve Atwater. Key block delivered by Pete Kendall. |
| 1-10-SDO41 (2Q: 01:21) Ralph Story pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Tony McGee. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-SDO46 (2Q: 01:21) Ralph Story pass was dropped by WR Jerry Rice. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-5-SDO46 (2Q: 01:13) Ralph Story scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by S Steve Atwater and assisted by CB Darryl Pounds. |
| 1-10-STL48 (2Q: 00:49) Ralph Story sacked by DE Duncan MacLeod for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Ephraim Salaam. |
| San Diego called a time out. |
| 2-16-SDO46 (2Q: 00:42) Ralph Story pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jerry Rice. DE Duncan MacLeod hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-16-SDO46 (2Q: 00:34) Ralph Story pass completed to WR Michael Irvin for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Shawn Springs. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| San Diego called a time out. |
| 4-11-STL49 (2Q: 00:22) Joe Prokop punted 46 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the STL03. |
| 1-10-STL03 (2Q: 00:15) Chris Floyd ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Larry Chester. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Tommy Pickles kicked off 73 yards from the SDO35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-STL20 (3Q: 15:00) Rich Gannon sacked by DT Jeff Wright and DE Vera De Milo for a loss of 3 yards. Sack allowed by David Walker. |
| 2-13-STL17 (3Q: 14:25) Rich Gannon pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Mark Chmura. ILB Rick Vaughn defended the pass. |
| 3-13-STL17 (3Q: 14:19) Rich Gannon pass completed to WR Chad Carpenter for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Corey Fuller. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-3-STL27 (3Q: 13:42) Scott Tyner punted 62 yards. The ball was downed at the SDO11. |
| 1-10-SDO11 (3Q: 13:32) Ralph Story pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jerry Rice. OLB Jason Gildon knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 2-10-SDO11 (3Q: 13:28) Ralph Story pass completed to WR Kenny Lofton for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Jason Gildon. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Lofton gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-SDO21 (3Q: 12:57) Garrison Hearst ran inside the right guard for -1 yards. Tackled by S Steve Atwater. |
| 2-11-SDO20 (3Q: 12:12) Ralph Story sacked by OLB James Francis for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Kip Vickers. The ball was fumbled and recovered by STL Jason Gildon on the SDO14. |
| 1-10-SDO14 (3Q: 11:58) Chris Floyd ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Rick Vaughn, assisted by DE Derrick Alexander. |
| 2-8-SDO12 (3Q: 11:35) Rich Gannon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Chad Carpenter. DE Melvin Donnalley hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-8-SDO12 (3Q: 11:27) Rich Gannon pass completed to WR Cris Carter for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Rick Vaughn. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-3-SDO07 (3Q: 10:42) Adam Vinatieri attempted a 24 yard field goal and succeeded. San Diego 17, St. Louis 10 |
| (3Q: 10:37) Adam Vinatieri kicked off 74 yards from the STL35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-SDO20 (3Q: 10:37) Garrison Hearst ran around the left tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Taylor, assisted by S Steve Atwater. PENALTY: San Diego was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 2-13-SDO17 (3Q: 10:29) Ralph Story pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Michael Irvin. CB Darryl Pounds defended the pass. |
| 3-13-SDO17 (3Q: 10:23) Garrison Hearst ran outside the right tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Jason Gildon. |
| 4-3-SDO27 (3Q: 09:39) Joe Prokop punted 48 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the STL25. |
| 1-10-STL25 (3Q: 09:28) Chris Floyd ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Pat Tillman. |
| 2-9-STL26 (3Q: 08:48) Rich Gannon pass completed to RB Carlos King for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB Rick Vaughn, assisted by CB Corey Fuller. |
| 3-11-STL24 (3Q: 08:09) Rich Gannon pass was intended for WR Cris Carter and was intercepted by S Pat Tillman at the STL35. The interception was returned 3 yards. Tackled by Cris Carter. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-STL32 (3Q: 07:58) Garrison Hearst ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Steve Atwater. |
| 2-8-STL30 (3Q: 07:24) Ralph Story scrambled for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Shawn Springs. |
| 3-6-STL28 (3Q: 06:43) Ralph Story pass completed to WR Michael Irvin for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Shawn Springs. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-STL17 (3Q: 05:57) Garrison Hearst ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Andre Wadsworth, assisted by DE Duncan MacLeod. |
| 2-8-STL15 (3Q: 05:19) Ralph Story pass completed to RB Garrison Hearst for -4 yards. Tackled by CB Richard Woodley, assisted by ILB Ben Wallace. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-12-STL19 (3Q: 04:46) Ralph Story pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Robert Brooks. DT Santana Dotson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-12-STL19 (3Q: 04:37) Tommy Pickles attempted a 36 yard field goal and succeeded. San Diego 20, St. Louis 10 |
| (3Q: 04:29) Tommy Pickles kicked off 55 yards from the SDO35. Bert Emanuel returned the ball 20 yards to the STL30. Tackled by Reggie Cobb. |
| 1-10-STL30 (3Q: 03:56) Rich Gannon pass completed to WR Cris Carter for 14 yards. Tackled by ILB Rick Vaughn. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Carter gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-STL44 (3Q: 03:34) Jon Irwin ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Corey Fuller, assisted by ILB Rick Vaughn. |
| 2-6-STL48 (3Q: 03:03) Rich Gannon pass completed to WR Cris Carter for 15 yards. Tackled by ILB Ed Brown, assisted by CB Tory James. Carter gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-SDO37 (3Q: 02:35) Curtis Martin ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Corey Fuller. |
| 2-6-SDO33 (3Q: 01:50) Rich Gannon pass completed to WR Cris Carter for 22 yards. Tackled by CB Corey Fuller. Carter gained 17 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-SDO11 (3Q: 01:04) Bert Emanuel ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by S Sam Garnes. |
| 2-11-SDO12 (3Q: 00:27) Rich Gannon pass completed to WR Chad Carpenter for 6 yards. Tackled by S Brian Washington. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-5-SDO06 (3Q: 00:06) Rich Gannon pass completed to TE Mark Chmura for 6 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! San Diego 20, St. Louis 16 |
| (3Q: 00:06) Extra point by Adam Vinatieri was good. San Diego 20, St. Louis 17 |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| (4Q: 15:00) Adam Vinatieri kicked off 74 yards from the STL35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-SDO20 (4Q: 15:00) Garrison Hearst ran a draw inside the right guard for -4 yards. Tackled by ILB Ben Wallace, assisted by S Steve Atwater. |
| 2-14-SDO16 (4Q: 14:32) Ralph Story pass completed to FB Reggie Cobb for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Mike Fox, assisted by CB Shawn Springs. Cobb gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-11-SDO19 (4Q: 13:53) Ralph Story pass was intended for WR Robert Brooks and was intercepted by S Steve Atwater at the SDO31. The interception was returned 6 yards. Tackled by Michael Irvin. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-SDO25 (4Q: 13:45) Rich Gannon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Cris Carter. S Sam Garnes defended the pass. |
| 2-10-SDO25 (4Q: 13:35) Curtis Martin ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Rick Vaughn, assisted by CB Tory James. |
| 3-6-SDO21 (4Q: 12:50) Rich Gannon pass completed to WR Cris Carter for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Tory James. Carter gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 4-3-SDO18 (4Q: 12:14) Adam Vinatieri attempted a 35 yard field goal and succeeded. St. Louis 20, San Diego 20 |
| (4Q: 12:09) Adam Vinatieri kicked off 68 yards from the STL35. Robert Brooks returned the ball 29 yards to the SDO26. Tackled by Richard Woodley. |
| 1-10-SDO26 (4Q: 11:45) Ralph Story pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jerry Rice. CB Darryl Pounds defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-SDO26 (4Q: 11:39) Chad Levitt ran inside the right guard for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Santana Dotson. |
| 3-11-SDO25 (4Q: 11:15) Ralph Story pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Kenny Lofton. OLB Jason Gildon blocked the pass. |
| 4-11-SDO25 (4Q: 11:08) Joe Prokop punted 41 yards. Jon Irwin returned the kick 5 yards to the STL39. Tackled by Kenny Lofton. |
| 1-10-STL39 (4Q: 10:58) Curtis Martin ran around left end for 37 yards. Tackled by S Pat Tillman. Key block delivered by Fred Davidson. |
| 1-10-SDO24 (4Q: 10:21) Rich Gannon pass completed to WR Cris Carter for 0 yards. Tackled by S Pat Tillman. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-SDO24 (4Q: 09:51) Curtis Martin ran a trap outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Pat Tillman. |
| 3-7-SDO21 (4Q: 09:21) Rich Gannon pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Zack Crockett. DE Melvin Donnalley defended the pass. |
| 4-7-SDO21 (4Q: 09:14) Adam Vinatieri attempted a 38 yard field goal and succeeded. St. Louis 23, San Diego 20 |
| (4Q: 09:08) Adam Vinatieri kicked off 70 yards from the STL35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-SDO20 (4Q: 09:08) Ralph Story pass completed to RB Chad Levitt for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Richard Woodley, assisted by CB Shawn Springs. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. St. Louis's Darryl Pounds was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hamstring injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-11-SDO19 (4Q: 08:32) Garrison Hearst ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by S Steve Atwater, assisted by DE Mike Fox. |
| 3-7-SDO23 (4Q: 08:02) Ralph Story sacked by OLB James Francis and DE Duncan MacLeod for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Pete Kendall. |
| 4-15-SDO15 (4Q: 07:30) Joe Prokop punted 59 yards. Jon Irwin returned the kick 7 yards to the STL33. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for an Illegal Block on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-STL15 (4Q: 07:22) Chris Floyd ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Rick Vaughn, assisted by S Pat Tillman. |
| 2-10-STL15 (4Q: 06:38) Rich Gannon pass completed to WR James McKnight for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Darryl Henley, assisted by CB Corey Fuller. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-4-STL21 (4Q: 05:51) Rich Gannon pass completed to WR Chad Carpenter for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Bill Romanowski. |
| 4-1-STL24 (4Q: 05:06) Scott Tyner punted 44 yards. Pat Tillman returned the kick 8 yards to the SDO40. PENALTY: San Diego was called for an Illegal Block on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-SDO23 (4Q: 04:59) Ralph Story pass was intended for WR Michael Irvin and was intercepted by S Steve Atwater at the SDO39. The interception was returned 39 yards for a TOUCHDOWN! St. Louis 29, San Diego 20 |
| (4Q: 04:59) Extra point by Adam Vinatieri was good. St. Louis 30, San Diego 20 |
| (4Q: 04:48) Adam Vinatieri kicked off 55 yards from the STL35. Robert Brooks returned the ball 28 yards to the SDO38. Tackled by Richard Woodley. |
| 1-10-SDO38 (4Q: 04:40) Ralph Story pass completed to RB Garrison Hearst for -3 yards. Tackled by OLB Jason Gildon. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-13-SDO35 (4Q: 04:21) Ralph Story pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Michael Irvin. CB Darryl Pounds defended the pass. |
| 3-13-SDO35 (4Q: 04:12) Ralph Story pass was dropped by WR Jerry Rice. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-13-SDO35 (4Q: 04:03) Ralph Story pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Robert Brooks. S Brock Marion defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-SDO35 (4Q: 03:54) Curtis Martin ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Larry Chester. |
| 2-10-SDO35 (4Q: 03:10) Curtis Martin ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Roberto Fabrizio. |
| 3-9-SDO34 (4Q: 02:27) Chris Floyd ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Ed Brown. |
| San Diego called a time out. |
| 4-7-SDO32 (4Q: 02:18) Adam Vinatieri attempted a 49 yard field goal and missed short of the crossbar. |
| 1-10-SDO39 (4Q: 02:13) Ralph Story pass completed to WR Jerry Rice for 24 yards. Tackled by S Steve Atwater, assisted by ILB Ben Wallace. Rice gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-STL37 (4Q: 02:00) Ralph Story pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Jerry Rice. DE Nathan Davis blocked the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-STL37 (4Q: 01:51) Ralph Story pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Michael Irvin. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-STL37 (4Q: 01:43) Ralph Story pass was dropped by WR Michael Irvin. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-STL37 (4Q: 01:33) Tommy Pickles attempted a 54 yard field goal and missed short of the crossbar. |
| 1-10-STL44 (4Q: 01:28) Curtis Martin ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Larry Chester, assisted by DE Vera De Milo. |
| San Diego called a time out. |
| 2-7-STL47 (4Q: 01:18) Chris Floyd ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Rick Vaughn. |
| San Diego called a time out. |
| 3-6-STL48 (4Q: 01:08) Curtis Martin ran around left end for 35 yards. Tackled by OLB Bill Romanowski. Key block delivered by Jeff Small. |
| 1-10-SDO17 (4Q: 00:24) Rich Gannon dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| Final Score: St. Louis Cardinals 30, San Diego Chargers 20 |