| Played in New England, MA, weather: 49 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind. |
| New England won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Adam Vinatieri kicked off 58 yards from the STL35. Eric Moulds returned the ball 31 yards to the NED38. Tackled by Chris Hayes. |
| 1-10-NED38 (1Q: 14:11) Brad Hoover ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Shawn Springs. Key block delivered by Damien Woody. |
| 2-5-NED43 (1Q: 13:48) Hooooooooooooovah Hoover ran around the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by S Ace Ventura, assisted by DE Byron Frisch. Key block delivered by Damien Woody. |
| 1-10-STL49 (1Q: 13:22) Trot Nixon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Eric Moulds. DT Francisco Goodwin drove right through Rick Delrio to hurry the quarterback. |
| 2-10-STL49 (1Q: 13:12) Robert Holcombe ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Ben Wallace. |
| 3-6-STL45 (1Q: 12:28) Trot Nixon pass completed to WR Ed McCaffrey for 11 yards. Tackled by S Brock Marion. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-STL34 (1Q: 11:45) Robert Holcombe ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Brock Marion, assisted by DT Francisco Goodwin. |
| 2-7-STL31 (1Q: 11:01) J.T. Ogden ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Duncan MacLeod. |
| 3-4-STL28 (1Q: 10:35) Trot Nixon pass was thrown incomplete, intended for FB A-Train Alstott. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-STL28 (1Q: 10:28) Cole Ford attempted a 45 yard field goal and missed wide to the right. |
| 1-10-STL35 (1Q: 10:20) Steve Stifler ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Hannibal Navies. |
| 2-7-STL38 (1Q: 09:47) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Bert Emanuel for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Terrell Buckley. |
| 1-10-STL47 (1Q: 09:11) Steve Stifler ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Ted Johnson. |
| 2-9-STL48 (1Q: 08:27) Steve Stifler ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Greg Myers. |
| 3-8-STL49 (1Q: 07:55) Brett Favre sacked by S Greg Myers for a loss of 10 yards. Sack allowed by Jon Jansen. |
| 4-18-STL39 (1Q: 07:13) Ned Flanders punted 44 yards. Mark Walhberg returned the kick 1 yard to the NED18. Tackled by Steve Atwater. |
| 1-10-NED18 (1Q: 07:05) Robert Holcombe ran inside the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Ben Wallace, assisted by ILB London Fletcher. Key block delivered by A-Train Alstott. |
| 2-2-NED26 (1Q: 06:33) Trot Nixon pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Antonio Freeman. St. Louis's London Fletcher was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hand injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 3-2-NED26 (1Q: 06:29) PENALTY: New England was called for a False Start. |
| 3-7-NED21 (1Q: 06:21) Trot Nixon pass completed to WR Antonio Freeman for -3 yards. Tackled by OLB Ben Wallace, assisted by CB Shawn Springs. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-10-NED18 (1Q: 05:41) Bryan Barker punted 56 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the STL26. |
| 1-10-STL26 (1Q: 05:31) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Tony McDaniel for 7 yards. Tackled by S Todd Franz. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-3-STL33 (1Q: 05:08) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Keith Poole for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Desmond Grasso, assisted by CB Tory James. |
| 1-10-STL44 (1Q: 04:32) Thomas Hamner ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Reggie McGrew. Key block delivered by Brent Smith. |
| 2-5-STL49 (1Q: 04:01) Emmitt Smith ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Sam Adams. |
| 3-6-STL48 (1Q: 03:21) Brett Favre pass completed to FB Zack Crockett for 0 yards. Tackled by S Zack de la Rocha. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-6-STL48 (1Q: 02:54) Ned Flanders punted 48 yards. Greg Myers returned the kick 4 yards to the NED08. Tackled by Thomas Hamner. |
| 1-10-NED08 (1Q: 02:44) Robert Holcombe ran inside the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by S Ace Ventura, assisted by S Brock Marion. |
| 2-14-NED04 (1Q: 02:21) Robert Holcombe ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Andre Wadsworth, assisted by DT Francisco Goodwin. |
| 3-13-NED05 (1Q: 01:36) Trot Nixon pass completed to WR Antonio Freeman for 22 yards. Tackled by CB Fernando Bryant. Freeman gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED27 (1Q: 00:51) Trot Nixon pass completed to RB Robert Holcombe for 28 yards. Tackled by S Brock Marion. Holcombe gained 20 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-STL45 (1Q: 00:17) J.T. Ogden ran around left end for 10 yards. Tackled by DE La'roi Glover, assisted by ILB London Fletcher. Key block delivered by Leon Searcy. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-STL35 (2Q: 15:00) Trot Nixon sacked by DE Duncan MacLeod and DE La'roi Glover for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Rick Delrio. |
| 2-17-STL42 (2Q: 14:22) Trot Nixon pass completed to WR Eric Moulds for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB London Fletcher. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Moulds gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-11-STL36 (2Q: 13:39) Trot Nixon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ed McCaffrey. DE La'roi Glover hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-11-STL36 (2Q: 13:29) Bryan Barker punted 36 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-STL20 (2Q: 13:24) Brett Favre scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Terrell Buckley. |
| 2-6-STL24 (2Q: 12:46) Steve Stifler ran around the left tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Desmond Grasso, assisted by S Zack de la Rocha. Key block delivered by Jon Jansen. |
| 1-10-STL34 (2Q: 12:20) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Bert Emanuel for 12 yards. Tackled by ILB Desmond Grasso. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Emanuel gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-STL46 (2Q: 11:47) Thomas Hamner ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Mark Walhberg. Key block delivered by Shaun O'Hara. |
| 2-4-NED48 (2Q: 11:14) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Tony McDaniel for 32 yards. Tackled by CB Tory James. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. McDaniel gained 27 yards after the catch. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for an Illegal Chop Block. |
| 1-10-NED31 (2Q: 11:00) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Torrance Small for 8 yards. Tackled by S Todd Franz. |
| 2-2-NED23 (2Q: 10:31) Steve Stifler ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Sam Adams. Key block delivered by Cosey Coleman. |
| 1-10-NED20 (2Q: 09:46) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Torrance Small for 20 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Small gained 5 yards after the catch. St. Louis 6, New England 0 |
| (2Q: 09:46) Extra point by Adam Vinatieri was good. St. Louis 7, New England 0 |
| (2Q: 09:34) Adam Vinatieri kicked off 74 yards from the STL35. Touchback. New England's Ted Johnson was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-NED20 (2Q: 09:34) Brad Hoover ran around left end for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Braden Wiggins, assisted by ILB London Fletcher. Key block delivered by Leon Searcy. |
| 2-1-NED29 (2Q: 09:10) Robert Holcombe ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Francisco Goodwin. Key block delivered by Cameron Spikes. |
| 1-10-NED33 (2Q: 08:42) Trot Nixon pass was intended for FB Mike Alstott and was intercepted by S Brock Marion at the NED41. The interception was returned 21 yards. Tackled by Eric Moulds. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED20 (2Q: 08:29) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Tony McDaniel for 14 yards. Tackled by ILB Desmond Grasso. McDaniel gained 14 yards after the catch. |
| 1-6-NED06 (2Q: 08:03) Emmitt Smith ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 6 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Brent Smith. St. Louis 13, New England 0 |
| (2Q: 08:03) Extra point by Adam Vinatieri was good. St. Louis 14, New England 0 |
| (2Q: 07:54) Adam Vinatieri kicked off 74 yards from the STL35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (2Q: 07:54) Trot Nixon sacked by S Ace Ventura for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by John St. Clair. |
| 2-15-NED15 (2Q: 07:12) Trot Nixon pass completed to WR Eric Moulds for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Ben Wallace. Moulds gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-7-NED23 (2Q: 06:45) Trot Nixon pass completed to WR Ed McCaffrey for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Braden Wiggins. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: New England was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-3-NED27 (2Q: 06:36) Bryan Barker punted 43 yards. Bryson Wright returned the kick 26 yards to the NED44. Tackled by Tucker Brock. |
| 1-10-NED44 (2Q: 06:27) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Torrance Small for 19 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Greg Myers, assisted by OLB Hannibal Navies. Small gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED25 (2Q: 06:07) Brett Favre pass was dropped by WR Tony McDaniel. |
| 2-10-NED25 (2Q: 05:58) Brett Favre pass was intended for WR Bryson Wright and was intercepted by CB Terrell Buckley at the NED18. Tackled by Bryson Wright. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED18 (2Q: 05:49) Trot Nixon pass completed to RB Robert Holcombe for 9 yards. Tackled by S Steve Atwater. Holcombe gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-1-NED27 (2Q: 05:18) Trot Nixon pass completed to WR Antonio Freeman for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB London Fletcher, assisted by OLB Jason Gildon. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-NED36 (2Q: 04:57) Trot Nixon pass completed to WR Eric Moulds for 18 yards. Tackled by OLB Jason Gildon, assisted by OLB Ben Wallace. Moulds gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-STL46 (2Q: 04:36) Trot Nixon pass was dropped by WR Antonio Freeman. |
| 2-10-STL46 (2Q: 04:27) Trot Nixon pass completed to WR Antonio Freeman for 16 yards. Tackled by OLB Ben Wallace. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-STL30 (2Q: 04:06) Trot Nixon pass completed to WR Eric Moulds for 30 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! St. Louis 14, New England 6 |
| (2Q: 04:06) Extra point by Cole Ford was good. St. Louis 14, New England 7 |
| (2Q: 03:52) Cole Ford kicked off 69 yards from the NED35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-STL20 (2Q: 03:52) Brett Favre pass was dropped by WR Tony McDaniel. |
| 2-10-STL20 (2Q: 03:45) Brett Favre pass completed to TE Mark Chmura for 17 yards. Tackled by CB Mark Walhberg. Chmura gained 10 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-STL37 (2Q: 03:19) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Keith Poole for 12 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Greg Myers. |
| 1-10-STL49 (2Q: 02:56) PENALTY: St. Louis was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-STL44 (2Q: 02:56) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Torrance Small for 9 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Todd Franz. |
| 2-6-NED47 (2Q: 02:32) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Bert Emanuel for 43 yards. Tackled by CB Terrell Buckley. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Emanuel gained 38 yards after the catch. |
| 1-4-NED04 (2Q: 02:03) Brett Favre scrambled for 4 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! St. Louis 20, New England 7 |
| (2Q: 02:03) Extra point by Adam Vinatieri was good. St. Louis 21, New England 7 |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| (2Q: 01:57) Adam Vinatieri kicked off 72 yards from the STL35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (2Q: 01:57) Trot Nixon pass completed to RB Robert Holcombe for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Shawn Springs. Holcombe gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED35 (2Q: 01:25) Robert Holcombe ran inside the left guard for 65 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Damien Woody. St. Louis 21, New England 13 |
| (2Q: 01:25) Extra point by Cole Ford was good. St. Louis 21, New England 14 |
| (2Q: 00:49) Cole Ford kicked off 55 yards from the NED35. Steve Atwater returned the ball 17 yards to the STL27. Tackled by Brad Hoover. |
| 1-10-STL27 (2Q: 00:43) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Tony McDaniel for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Mark Walhberg, assisted by S Zack de la Rocha. |
| St. Louis called a time out. |
| 2-3-STL34 (2Q: 00:33) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Tony McDaniel for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Mark Walhberg. |
| St. Louis called a time out. |
| 1-10-STL40 (2Q: 00:23) Brett Favre pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tony McDaniel. CB Mark Walhberg defended the pass. |
| 2-10-STL40 (2Q: 00:17) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Bert Emanuel for 21 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Mark Walhberg. Emanuel gained 11 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED39 (2Q: 00:05) Adam Vinatieri attempted a 56 yard field goal and succeeded. St. Louis 24, New England 14 |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Cole Ford kicked off 73 yards from the NED35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-STL20 (3Q: 15:00) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Keith Poole for 10 yards. Tackled by DE Ben Karpinski. |
| 1-10-STL30 (3Q: 14:30) Brett Favre pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Torrance Small. DE Jeff Lageman hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-STL30 (3Q: 14:23) Brett Favre pass completed to RB Steve Stifler for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Allen Rossum. |
| 3-4-STL36 (3Q: 13:43) Brett Favre pass completed to TE Mark Chmura for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Terrell Buckley, assisted by S Greg Myers. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-4-STL36 (3Q: 13:05) Ned Flanders punted 33 yards. Mark Walhberg returned the kick 14 yards to the NED45. Tackled by Chuck Horton. |
| 1-10-NED45 (3Q: 12:54) Trot Nixon pass completed to WR Eric Moulds for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Fernando Bryant, assisted by ILB London Fletcher. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-6-NED49 (3Q: 12:35) Brad Hoover ran around the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Braden Wiggins, assisted by S Steve Atwater. Key block delivered by John St. Clair. |
| 1-10-STL43 (3Q: 12:00) Robert Holcombe ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Shawn Springs, assisted by OLB Ben Wallace. Key block delivered by Rick Delrio. |
| 2-4-STL37 (3Q: 11:33) Robert Holcombe ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE La'roi Glover, assisted by S Ace Ventura. PENALTY: New England was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-14-STL47 (3Q: 11:26) Trot Nixon pass completed to RB Robert Holcombe for 29 yards. Tackled by S Ace Ventura. Holcombe gained 16 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-STL18 (3Q: 10:50) Trot Nixon pass completed to WR Antonio Freeman for 18 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Freeman gained 2 yards after the catch. St. Louis 24, New England 20 |
| (3Q: 10:50) Extra point by Cole Ford was good. St. Louis 24, New England 21 |
| (3Q: 10:42) Cole Ford kicked off 71 yards from the NED35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-STL20 (3Q: 10:42) Steve Stifler ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Desmond Grasso, assisted by S Todd Franz. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-STL10 (3Q: 10:36) Steve Stifler ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Greg Myers, assisted by OLB Hannibal Navies. |
| 2-17-STL13 (3Q: 10:03) Brett Favre pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Torrance Small. DE Jeff Lageman blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-17-STL13 (3Q: 09:55) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Torrance Small for 24 yards. Tackled by CB Allen Rossum, assisted by S Todd Franz. Small gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-STL37 (3Q: 09:18) PENALTY: St. Louis was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-STL32 (3Q: 09:12) Steve Stifler ran around the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by S Greg Myers. |
| 2-19-STL28 (3Q: 08:39) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Torrance Small for -1 yards. Tackled by S Zack de la Rocha. |
| 3-20-STL27 (3Q: 07:58) Brett Favre sacked by DE Erik Flowers for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Brent Smith. |
| 4-28-STL19 (3Q: 07:20) Ned Flanders punted 51 yards. Mark Walhberg returned the kick 8 yards to the NED38. Tackled by Steve Atwater. |
| 1-10-NED38 (3Q: 07:13) Trot Nixon pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Mike Alstott. OLB Jason Gildon drove right through Rick Delrio to hurry the quarterback. |
| 2-10-NED38 (3Q: 07:06) Robert Holcombe ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB London Fletcher, assisted by S Brock Marion. |
| 3-8-NED40 (3Q: 06:25) Trot Nixon pass completed to WR Eric Moulds for 1 yard. Tackled by S Ace Ventura. |
| 4-7-NED41 (3Q: 05:43) Bryan Barker punted 43 yards. Bryson Wright called for a fair catch at the STL16. |
| 1-10-STL16 (3Q: 05:33) Brett Favre sacked by DE Erik Flowers and DE Ben Karpinski for a loss of 3 yards. Sack allowed by Shar Pourdanesh. |
| 2-13-STL13 (3Q: 04:51) Brett Favre pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Torrance Small. CB Terrell Buckley defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-13-STL13 (3Q: 04:43) Brett Favre sacked by DE Jeff Lageman for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by Shar Pourdanesh. |
| 4-17-STL09 (3Q: 04:15) Ned Flanders punted 36 yards. Mark Walhberg returned the kick 3 yards to the STL42. Tackled by Steve Atwater. St. Louis's Chuck Horton was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor elbow injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-STL42 (3Q: 04:08) Trot Nixon pass completed to WR Eric Moulds for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Ben Wallace. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-7-STL39 (3Q: 03:24) Robert Holcombe ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Shawn Springs, assisted by ILB London Fletcher. |
| 3-6-STL38 (3Q: 02:41) Trot Nixon pass completed to WR Ed McCaffrey for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Shawn Springs. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. PENALTY: New England was called for an Ineligible Receiver Downfield. |
| 3-11-STL43 (3Q: 02:34) Trot Nixon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Antonio Freeman. DE Duncan MacLeod hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-11-STL43 (3Q: 02:25) Bryan Barker punted and it was blocked by Braden Wiggins. STL Braden Wiggins recovered the ball at the NED45. |
| 1-10-NED45 (3Q: 02:18) Brett Favre pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tony McDaniel. DE Ben Karpinski hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NED45 (3Q: 02:05) Brett Favre sacked by DE Erik Flowers for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Shar Pourdanesh. |
| 3-18-STL47 (3Q: 01:28) Brett Favre pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tony McDaniel. DE Jeff Lageman drove right through Shar Pourdanesh to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-18-STL47 (3Q: 01:17) Ned Flanders punted 37 yards. Mark Walhberg returned the kick 2 yards to the NED18. Tackled by David Ortiz. |
| 1-10-NED18 (3Q: 01:08) Hooooooooooooovah Hoover ran inside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Fernando Bryant. Key block delivered by Rick Delrio. |
| 2-4-NED24 (3Q: 00:27) Robert Holcombe ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Jason Gildon. Key block delivered by Damien Woody. |
| 1-10-NED28 (3Q: 00:02) Robert Holcombe ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Brock Marion. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-9-NED29 (4Q: 15:00) Trot Nixon pass completed to WR Antonio Freeman for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Braden Wiggins. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Freeman gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Defensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-NED39 (4Q: 14:52) Trot Nixon pass completed to FB Brad Hoover for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB London Fletcher. |
| 2-4-NED45 (4Q: 14:22) Trot Nixon pass was blocked at the line, intended for RB Robert Holcombe. DE La'roi Glover blocked the pass. St. Louis's Grady Jackson was hurt on the play. |
| 3-4-NED45 (4Q: 14:17) Trot Nixon pass completed to RB Robert Holcombe for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Parker Copper, assisted by S Brock Marion. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-NED44 (4Q: 13:51) Bryan Barker punted 43 yards. Bryson Wright returned the kick 6 yards to the STL19. Tackled by Tucker Brock. |
| 1-10-STL19 (4Q: 13:40) Brett Favre pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tony McDaniel. OLB Derrick Thomas defended the pass. |
| 2-10-STL19 (4Q: 13:36) Thomas Hamner ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Mark Walhberg. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-19-STL10 (4Q: 13:26) Brett Favre pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tony McDaniel. S Todd Franz defended the pass. |
| 3-19-STL10 (4Q: 13:17) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Torrance Small for 11 yards. Tackled by S Todd Franz. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-8-STL21 (4Q: 12:48) Ned Flanders punted 49 yards. Mark Walhberg returned the kick 6 yards to the NED36. Tackled by Chris Hayes. |
| 1-10-NED36 (4Q: 12:37) Robert Holcombe ran a draw inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by S Brock Marion. |
| 2-10-NED36 (4Q: 12:07) Trot Nixon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Eric Moulds. CB Shawn Springs defended the pass. |
| 3-10-NED36 (4Q: 12:00) Trot Nixon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ed McCaffrey. ILB Parker Copper defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. St. Louis's Ace Ventura was hurt on the play. This appears to be a serious leg injury. |
| 4-10-NED36 (4Q: 11:53) Bryan Barker punted 52 yards. Bryson Wright returned the kick 4 yards to the STL16. Tackled by Butch Rolle. |
| 1-10-STL16 (4Q: 11:43) Brett Favre pass completed to TE Mark Chmura for 3 yards. Tackled by S Zack de la Rocha, assisted by CB Terrell Buckley. |
| 2-7-STL19 (4Q: 11:01) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Bert Emanuel for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Greg Myers, assisted by CB Allen Rossum. |
| 3-1-STL25 (4Q: 10:27) Brett Favre pass completed to FB Zack Crockett for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Terrell Buckley. Crockett gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-STL35 (4Q: 09:55) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Keith Poole for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Hannibal Navies. |
| 2-3-STL42 (4Q: 09:31) Brett Favre pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tony McDaniel. S Greg Myers defended the pass. |
| 3-3-STL42 (4Q: 09:23) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Keith Poole for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Desmond Grasso. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-STL49 (4Q: 08:50) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Tony McDaniel for 11 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Allen Rossum. McDaniel gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-STL39 (4Q: 08:44) Brett Favre pass completed to RB Steve Stifler for 17 yards. Tackled by OLB Hannibal Navies, assisted by CB Terrell Buckley. Stifler gained 17 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. St. Louis's Shar Pourdanesh was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor knee injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-3-NED44 (4Q: 08:10) Steve Stifler ran inside the left guard for -4 yards. Tackled by S Greg Myers. |
| 3-7-NED48 (4Q: 07:49) Brett Favre pass completed to TE Mark Chmura for 6 yards. Tackled by S Greg Myers. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-1-NED42 (4Q: 07:02) Ned Flanders punted 38 yards. The ball was downed at the NED04. |
| 1-10-NED04 (4Q: 06:52) Trot Nixon pass completed to WR Antonio Freeman for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Brad Jackson. Freeman gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 2-5-NED09 (4Q: 06:24) Antonio Freeman ran a reverse around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Chris Hayes. |
| 3-5-NED09 (4Q: 05:57) PENALTY: New England was called for a False Start. |
| 3-9-NED05 (4Q: 05:50) Trot Nixon pass completed to WR Eric Moulds for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Braden Wiggins, assisted by ILB London Fletcher. |
| 4-6-NED08 (4Q: 05:09) Bryan Barker punted 32 yards. Bryson Wright called for a fair catch at the NED40. |
| 1-10-NED40 (4Q: 05:00) Steve Stifler ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Desmond Grasso. |
| 2-9-NED39 (4Q: 04:15) Steve Stifler ran inside the left guard for -4 yards. Tackled by DE Ben Karpinski. |
| 3-13-NED43 (4Q: 03:32) Thomas Hamner ran outside the right tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by DE Jeff Lageman, assisted by DT Sam Adams. |
| 4-3-NED33 (4Q: 02:49) Adam Vinatieri attempted a 50 yard field goal and succeeded. St. Louis 27, New England 21 |
| (4Q: 02:42) Adam Vinatieri kicked off 70 yards from the STL35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (4Q: 02:42) Trot Nixon sacked by DE La'roi Glover for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Cameron Spikes. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-NED25 (4Q: 02:15) Trot Nixon pass completed to RB Robert Holcombe for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Braden Wiggins. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-NED39 (4Q: 02:00) Trot Nixon pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Jamie Asher. CB Shawn Springs defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NED39 (4Q: 01:54) Trot Nixon pass completed to TE Jamie Asher for 21 yards. Tackled by CB Shawn Springs. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-STL40 (4Q: 01:27) PENALTY: New England was called for Delay of Game. |
| 1-15-STL45 (4Q: 01:27) Trot Nixon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Eric Moulds. S Chris Hayes defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-15-STL45 (4Q: 01:20) Trot Nixon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Antonio Freeman. OLB Ben Wallace defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-15-STL45 (4Q: 01:14) Trot Nixon pass completed to WR Ed McCaffrey for 16 yards. Tackled by ILB London Fletcher, assisted by CB Fernando Bryant. McCaffrey gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| New England called a time out. |
| 1-10-STL29 (4Q: 01:02) Trot Nixon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Antonio Freeman. CB Braden Wiggins defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-STL29 (4Q: 00:52) Trot Nixon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Antonio Freeman. DE La'roi Glover hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-STL29 (4Q: 00:44) Trot Nixon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ed McCaffrey. DE La'roi Glover hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-10-STL29 (4Q: 00:35) Trot Nixon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Eric Moulds. CB Shawn Springs defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. PENALTY: New England was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-STL29 (4Q: 00:28) Brett Favre dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| New England called a time out. |
| 2-11-STL28 (4Q: 00:16) Brett Favre dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| New England called a time out. |
| 3-12-STL27 (4Q: 00:07) Brett Favre dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: St. Louis Cardinals 27, New England Patriots 21 |