| Played in St. Louis, MO, weather: 45 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind. |
| Minnesota won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Adam Vinatieri kicked off 66 yards from the STL35. Qadry Ismail returned the ball 26 yards to the MIN25. Tackled by Tony McDaniel. |
| 1-10-MIN25 (1Q: 14:31) Brian Griese pass completed to RB Fred Taylor for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Braden Wiggins, assisted by ILB Mike Barber. Taylor gained 14 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-MIN15 (1Q: 14:22) Fred Taylor ran around the left tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Ben Wallace. Key block delivered by Chris Dishman. |
| 2-10-MIN25 (1Q: 13:38) Fred Taylor ran around the left tackle for 14 yards. Tackled by DE Duncan MacLeod. Key block delivered by Anthony Redmon. |
| 1-10-MIN39 (1Q: 13:01) Brian Griese scrambled for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Braden Wiggins and assisted by S Lee Flowers. |
| 2-3-MIN46 (1Q: 12:19) Brian Griese pass completed to RB Fred Taylor for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Braden Wiggins. Taylor gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-STL46 (1Q: 11:39) Brian Griese scrambled for -2 yards. Tackled by OLB Ben Wallace. |
| 2-12-STL48 (1Q: 11:11) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Charles Johnson for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Shawn Springs. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Johnson gained 9 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-STL34 (1Q: 10:28) Fred Taylor ran around right end for -4 yards. Tackled by ILB Mike Barber. |
| 2-14-STL38 (1Q: 10:06) Brian Griese sacked by OLB Ben Wallace for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Antone Davis. |
| 3-19-STL43 (1Q: 09:20) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Charles Johnson for 20 yards. Tackled by OLB Ben Wallace. Johnson gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-STL23 (1Q: 08:50) Miles Walker ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by DT Grady Jackson, assisted by DE Duncan MacLeod. Key block delivered by Chris Dishman. |
| 2-2-STL15 (1Q: 08:09) Brian Griese sacked by DE Mike Fox for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Anthony Redmon. |
| 3-7-STL20 (1Q: 07:48) Brian Griese pass completed to FB Pete Russell for 2 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Mike Barber. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-STL18 (1Q: 07:22) Phil Dawson attempted a 35 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 3, St. Louis 0 |
| (1Q: 07:15) Phil Dawson kicked off 58 yards from the MIN35. Brock Marion returned the ball 24 yards to the STL31. Tackled by Kailey Wong. |
| 1-10-STL31 (1Q: 06:46) Ralph Story scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB James Darling. |
| 2-7-STL34 (1Q: 06:19) Curtis Martin ran a trap outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S John Lynch. |
| 3-5-STL36 (1Q: 05:35) Steve Stifler ran inside the right guard for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Dan Wilkinson. Key block delivered by Brent Smith. |
| 1-10-STL43 (1Q: 04:58) Curtis Martin ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by S Devin Bush, assisted by S Paul Miranda. Key block delivered by Shaun O'Hara. |
| 2-4-STL49 (1Q: 04:31) Ralph Story pass completed to RB Steve Stifler for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Artrell Hawkins. Stifler gained 2 yards after the catch. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-14-STL39 (1Q: 04:24) Ralph Story pass completed to WR Bert Emanuel for 12 yards. Tackled by ILB James Darling, assisted by S Paul Miranda. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-2-MIN49 (1Q: 03:58) Steve Stifler ran inside the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Warfield. |
| 4-6-STL47 (1Q: 03:31) Ned Flanders punted 43 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the MIN10. |
| 1-10-MIN10 (1Q: 03:23) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Terry Glenn for 20 yards. Tackled by S Brock Marion. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Glenn gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN30 (1Q: 02:44) Fred Taylor ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Mike Barber. |
| 2-8-MIN32 (1Q: 02:03) Fred Taylor ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Daryl Gardnener, assisted by CB Shawn Springs. |
| 3-3-MIN37 (1Q: 01:31) Brian Griese pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Qadry Ismail. OLB Ben Wallace defended the pass. |
| 4-3-MIN37 (1Q: 01:26) Mitch Berger punted 48 yards. Bryson Wright returned the kick 7 yards to the STL22. Tackled by Kailey Wong. |
| 1-10-STL22 (1Q: 01:17) Curtis Martin ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Jalen Blanchard. |
| 2-10-STL22 (1Q: 00:32) Ralph Story pass completed to WR Torrance Small for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Warfield. Small gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-STL32 (2Q: 15:00) Ralph Story pass completed to WR Bert Emanuel for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Artrell Hawkins, assisted by S John Lynch. Emanuel gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-8-STL34 (2Q: 14:30) Bert Emanuel ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Donte Rocco. |
| 3-8-STL34 (2Q: 13:59) Ralph Story pass completed to WR Tony McDaniel for 6 yards. Tackled by S Paul Miranda. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-2-STL40 (2Q: 13:37) Ned Flanders punted 42 yards. MarTay Jenkins called for a fair catch at the MIN18. |
| 1-10-MIN18 (2Q: 13:26) Brian Griese pass was dropped by WR Terry Glenn. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN18 (2Q: 13:19) Fred Taylor ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by S Brock Marion. |
| 3-6-MIN22 (2Q: 13:00) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Terry Glenn for 19 yards. Tackled by CB Shawn Springs, assisted by OLB Ben Wallace. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN41 (2Q: 12:14) Fred Taylor ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Braden Wiggins, assisted by DE Duncan MacLeod. |
| 2-9-MIN42 (2Q: 11:42) Fred Taylor ran around the left tackle for 31 yards. Tackled by OLB Ben Wallace. Key block delivered by Cory Raymer. |
| 1-10-STL27 (2Q: 11:04) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Charles Johnson for 19 yards. Tackled by ILB Mike Barber. Johnson gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| 1-8-STL08 (2Q: 10:25) Fred Taylor ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Grady Jackson, assisted by ILB Mike Barber. |
| 2-4-STL04 (2Q: 09:56) Fred Taylor ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE La'roi Glover. |
| 3-2-STL02 (2Q: 09:20) Fred Taylor ran inside the right guard for -4 yards. Tackled by S Brock Marion. |
| 4-6-STL06 (2Q: 08:49) Phil Dawson attempted a 23 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 6, St. Louis 0 |
| (2Q: 08:43) Phil Dawson kicked off 55 yards from the MIN35. Torrance Small returned the ball 24 yards to the STL34. Tackled by Anthony Becht. |
| 1-10-STL34 (2Q: 08:07) Ralph Story pass completed to WR Torrance Small for 21 yards. Tackled by CB Artrell Hawkins. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Small gained 14 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN45 (2Q: 07:30) Ralph Story pass completed to WR Bert Emanuel for 14 yards. Tackled by ILB Kailey Wong. Emanuel gained 13 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN31 (2Q: 06:55) Steve Stifler ran around left end for -4 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Henri Crockett, assisted by ILB James Darling. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 2-14-MIN35 (2Q: 06:49) Ralph Story pass completed to RB Curtis Martin for 2 yards. Tackled by S Paul Miranda, assisted by CB Artrell Hawkins. |
| 3-12-MIN33 (2Q: 06:17) Ralph Story pass completed to WR Keith Poole for 21 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Artrell Hawkins. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN12 (2Q: 05:32) Steve Stifler ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Cletidus Hunt, assisted by S Devin Bush. |
| 2-7-MIN09 (2Q: 04:53) Steve Stifler ran a trap outside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB James Darling. |
| 3-4-MIN06 (2Q: 04:22) Ralph Story pass was dropped by WR Tony McDaniel. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-MIN06 (2Q: 04:17) Adam Vinatieri attempted a 23 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 6, St. Louis 3 |
| (2Q: 04:12) Adam Vinatieri kicked off 65 yards from the STL35. MarTay Jenkins returned the ball 20 yards to the MIN20. Tackled by Brock Marion. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (2Q: 03:51) Brian Griese pass completed to TE Ken Dilger for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Ben Wallace, assisted by DE Duncan MacLeod. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-3-MIN27 (2Q: 03:16) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Charles Johnson for 9 yards. Tackled by S Brock Marion, assisted by OLB Ben Wallace. Johnson gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN36 (2Q: 02:35) Fred Taylor ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Daryl Gardnener. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-7-MIN39 (2Q: 02:00) Fred Taylor ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Brock Marion, assisted by OLB Brad Jackson. |
| 3-7-MIN39 (2Q: 01:24) Brian Griese scrambled for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Ben Wallace. |
| 1-10-MIN49 (2Q: 00:52) Brian Griese scrambled for 9 yards. Tackled by S Brock Marion. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 2-1-STL42 (2Q: 00:43) Brian Griese pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Terry Glenn. S Brock Marion hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-1-STL42 (2Q: 00:35) Brian Griese pass was blocked at the line, intended for RB Fred Taylor. DE La'roi Glover blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-1-STL42 (2Q: 00:31) Phil Dawson attempted a 59 yard field goal and missed short of the crossbar. |
| 1-10-STL49 (2Q: 00:24) Ralph Story pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Mark Chmura. OLB Henri Crockett simply tossed Jon Jansen aside to reach the quarterback and hurry the throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-STL49 (2Q: 00:19) Ralph Story pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tony McDaniel. DE Courtney Brown hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offsides. |
| 2-5-MIN46 (2Q: 00:19) Ralph Story pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Keith Poole. DE Courtney Brown blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-5-MIN46 (2Q: 00:09) Ralph Story pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Torrance Small. DE Mike Rucker hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-5-MIN46 (2Q: 00:01) Ned Flanders punted 44 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the MIN02. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Phil Dawson kicked off 74 yards from the MIN35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-STL20 (3Q: 15:00) Curtis Martin ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Walt Harris. Minnesota's Dan Wilkinson was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor shoulder injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-11-STL19 (3Q: 14:19) Steve Stifler ran inside the left guard for -4 yards. Tackled by OLB Jay Foreman. |
| 3-15-STL15 (3Q: 13:55) Ralph Story pass completed to WR Keith Poole for 27 yards. Tackled by OLB Jay Foreman. Poole gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-STL42 (3Q: 13:18) Ralph Story pass was dropped by WR Keith Poole. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-STL47 (3Q: 13:08) Steve Stifler ran around the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by DE Courtney Brown, assisted by ILB James Darling. |
| 2-9-STL43 (3Q: 12:38) Ralph Story pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Chad Lewis. CB Artrell Hawkins defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-9-STL43 (3Q: 12:32) Ralph Story pass completed to RB Steve Stifler for 6 yards. Tackled by S Paul Miranda. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-3-STL49 (3Q: 12:03) Ned Flanders punted 46 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the MIN05. |
| 1-10-MIN05 (3Q: 11:53) Fred Taylor ran inside the right tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by ILB Mike Barber, assisted by DT Daryl Gardnener. |
| 2-14-MIN01 (3Q: 11:29) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 2-14-MIN01 (3Q: 11:20) Fred Taylor ran inside the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Andre Wadsworth. |
| 3-5-MIN10 (3Q: 10:48) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Charles Johnson for 51 yards. Tackled by S Ace Ventura. Johnson gained 48 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-STL39 (3Q: 10:12) Brian Griese pass completed to TE Anthony Becht for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Braden Wiggins. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Becht gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-STL25 (3Q: 09:48) Fred Taylor ran inside the right guard for 8 yards. Tackled by S Brock Marion, assisted by OLB Ben Wallace. Key block delivered by Anthony Redmon. |
| 2-2-STL17 (3Q: 09:06) Fred Taylor ran inside the right tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Mike Barber, assisted by S Brock Marion. Key block delivered by Cory Raymer. |
| 1-7-STL07 (3Q: 08:29) Brian Griese scrambled for 7 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Minnesota 12, St. Louis 3 |
| (3Q: 08:29) Extra point by Phil Dawson was good. Minnesota 13, St. Louis 3 |
| (3Q: 08:20) Phil Dawson kicked off 47 yards from the MIN35. Torrance Small returned the ball 15 yards to the STL33. Tackled by Jalen Blanchard. |
| 1-10-STL33 (3Q: 07:48) Steve Stifler ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB James Darling. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| 2-22-STL21 (3Q: 07:40) Curtis Martin ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Paul Miranda. |
| 3-20-STL23 (3Q: 06:59) Steve Stifler ran inside the right tackle for 19 yards. Tackled by S Devin Bush. Key block delivered by Shaun O'Hara. |
| 4-1-STL42 (3Q: 06:16) Ned Flanders punted 46 yards. MarTay Jenkins returned the kick 6 yards to the MIN18. Tackled by Tony McDaniel. |
| 1-10-MIN18 (3Q: 06:05) Fred Taylor ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Grady Jackson. |
| 2-8-MIN20 (3Q: 05:42) Brian Griese sacked by DE Duncan MacLeod for a loss of 12 yards. Sack allowed by Antone Davis. |
| 3-20-MIN08 (3Q: 05:02) Brian Griese pass completed to TE Ken Dilger for 11 yards. Tackled by S Ace Ventura, assisted by S Brock Marion. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-9-MIN19 (3Q: 04:16) Mitch Berger punted 56 yards. Bryson Wright returned the kick -3 yards to the STL22. Tackled by Erik Baerg. |
| 1-10-STL22 (3Q: 04:07) Ralph Story pass completed to WR Keith Poole for 17 yards. Tackled by ILB James Darling. Poole gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-STL39 (3Q: 03:26) Ralph Story pass completed to WR Bert Emanuel for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Walt Harris. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-6-STL43 (3Q: 02:43) Ralph Story pass completed to WR Bert Emanuel for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Henri Crockett. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-3-STL46 (3Q: 02:01) Steve Stifler ran a trap outside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB James Darling. |
| 4-4-STL45 (3Q: 01:34) Ned Flanders punted 38 yards. MarTay Jenkins returned the kick 17 yards to the MIN34. Tackled by Shar Pourdanesh. |
| 1-10-MIN34 (3Q: 01:25) Fred Taylor ran inside the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB Mike Barber. |
| 2-12-MIN32 (3Q: 00:42) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Charles Johnson for 9 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Ace Ventura, assisted by DT Grady Jackson. Johnson gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 3-3-MIN41 (3Q: 00:20) Fred Taylor ran inside the left guard for -2 yards. Tackled by DT Francisco Goodwin. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 4-5-MIN39 (4Q: 15:00) Mitch Berger punted 48 yards. Bryson Wright returned the kick -2 yards to the STL11. Tackled by Kailey Wong. |
| 1-10-STL11 (4Q: 14:52) PENALTY: St. Louis was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-STL06 (4Q: 14:46) Steve Stifler ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Henri Crockett, assisted by S John Lynch. |
| 2-14-STL07 (4Q: 14:13) Ralph Story sacked by OLB Henri Crockett and DE Mike Rucker for a loss of 6 yards. Crockett ran right past Blake Brockermeyer and knocked down the quarterback. |
| 3-20-STL01 (4Q: 13:37) Ralph Story kept the ball, running inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Donte Rocco, assisted by CB Artrell Hawkins. |
| 4-20-STL01 (4Q: 12:59) Ned Flanders punted 38 yards. MarTay Jenkins returned the kick 7 yards to the STL32. Tackled by Tony McDaniel. |
| 1-10-STL32 (4Q: 12:50) Fred Taylor ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Daryl Gardnener. Key block delivered by Ken Dilger. |
| 2-5-STL27 (4Q: 12:14) Brian Griese pass completed to WR O.J. McDuffie for 18 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Shawn Springs. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. McDuffie gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-9-STL09 (4Q: 11:42) Fred Taylor ran around the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by S Ace Ventura, assisted by DE La'roi Glover. |
| 2-13-STL13 (4Q: 10:58) Brian Griese pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Ken Dilger. DE La'roi Glover hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-13-STL13 (4Q: 10:51) Brian Griese pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Terry Glenn. DE La'roi Glover hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-13-STL13 (4Q: 10:44) Phil Dawson attempted a 30 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 16, St. Louis 3 |
| (4Q: 10:39) Phil Dawson kicked off 55 yards from the MIN35. Torrance Small returned the ball 21 yards to the STL31. Tackled by Kailey Wong. |
| 1-10-STL31 (4Q: 10:12) Ralph Story pass completed to WR Keith Poole for 15 yards. Tackled by OLB Henri Crockett. |
| 1-10-STL46 (4Q: 09:34) Curtis Martin ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Paul Miranda. |
| 2-8-STL48 (4Q: 09:01) Ralph Story pass completed to WR Torrance Small for 5 yards. Tackled by S John Lynch. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offsides. |
| 2-3-MIN47 (4Q: 08:53) Ralph Story pass completed to WR Torrance Small for 26 yards. Tackled by S John Lynch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN21 (4Q: 08:23) Ralph Story pass completed to WR Bert Emanuel for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Artrell Hawkins. Emanuel gained 11 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-5-MIN05 (4Q: 07:58) Bert Emanuel ran a reverse around right end for 5 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Blake Brockermeyer. Minnesota 16, St. Louis 9 |
| (4Q: 07:58) Extra point by Adam Vinatieri missed. |
| (4Q: 07:48) Adam Vinatieri kicked off 66 yards from the STL35. MarTay Jenkins returned the ball 28 yards to the MIN27. Tackled by Ronnie Williams. |
| 1-10-MIN27 (4Q: 07:17) Fred Taylor ran inside the left guard for -4 yards. Tackled by ILB Mike Barber. CB Shawn Springs knocked down Anthony Redmon to break up the play. |
| 2-14-MIN23 (4Q: 06:34) Brian Griese pass completed to RB Miles Walker for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Ben Wallace. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-12-MIN25 (4Q: 05:48) Fred Taylor ran inside the left guard for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Shawn Springs. Key block delivered by Anthony Redmon. |
| 1-10-MIN37 (4Q: 05:02) Fred Taylor ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Francisco Goodwin. |
| 2-8-MIN39 (4Q: 04:16) Fred Taylor ran inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Grady Jackson. |
| 3-2-MIN45 (4Q: 03:33) Fred Taylor ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Brock Marion, assisted by DT Daryl Gardnener. |
| 4-1-MIN46 (4Q: 02:47) Mitch Berger punted 32 yards. Bryson Wright called for a fair catch at the STL22. |
| 1-10-STL22 (4Q: 02:39) Ralph Story pass completed to WR Bryson Wright for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Artrell Hawkins, assisted by S Devin Bush. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-1-STL31 (4Q: 02:15) Ralph Story pass completed to RB Curtis Martin for 10 yards. Tackled by S Paul Miranda. Martin gained 11 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-STL41 (4Q: 02:00) Ralph Story pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bert Emanuel. CB Artrell Hawkins defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-STL41 (4Q: 01:47) Ralph Story pass completed to WR Torrance Small for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Artrell Hawkins. Small gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN43 (4Q: 01:27) Ralph Story pass completed to WR Bert Emanuel for 6 yards. Tackled by S Paul Miranda, assisted by CB Walt Harris. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-4-MIN37 (4Q: 01:07) Ralph Story pass completed to WR Bert Emanuel for 21 yards. Tackled by CB Artrell Hawkins. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Emanuel gained 10 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| St. Louis called a time out. |
| 1-10-MIN16 (4Q: 00:55) PENALTY: St. Louis was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-MIN21 (4Q: 00:55) Ralph Story pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Torrance Small. DE Courtney Brown hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-15-MIN21 (4Q: 00:45) Ralph Story pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Torrance Small. DE Mike Rucker hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-15-MIN21 (4Q: 00:36) Ralph Story pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Keith Poole. DE Donte Rocco hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-15-MIN21 (4Q: 00:28) Ralph Story pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tony McDaniel. OLB Jay Foreman defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Illegal Contact. |
| 1-10-MIN16 (4Q: 00:19) Ralph Story pass completed to WR Tony McDaniel for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Jay Foreman. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| St. Louis called a time out. |
| 2-3-MIN09 (4Q: 00:10) Ralph Story pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Ronnie Williams. CB Eric Warfield defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-3-MIN09 (4Q: 00:01) Ralph Story pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bert Emanuel. S Paul Miranda defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Final Score: Minnesota Vikings 16, St. Louis Cardinals 9 |