07-03-2008 Metropolitan Stadium Temp:27 Wind:5-15 Line:Even MVP:Brees 2006 St. Louis (14-3) 0 10 7 14 31 2006 Minnesota (14-3) 7 6 7 6 26 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 3:51 Minnesota TD Hope 64 interception return (Kasay) (0-0-0:00) 0-7 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 13:22 Minnesota FG Kasay 27 (8-46-4:23) 0-10 2 11:00 St. Louis TD Brees 6 pass to Walker (Brown,J) (5-72-2:10) 7-10 2 6:14 Minnesota FG Kasay 29 (9-63-4:38) 7-13 2 1:53 St. Louis FG Brown 53 (9-33-4:10) 10-13 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 5:53 Minnesota TD Rivers 14 pass to Jackson (Kasay) (6-80-3:56) 10-20 3 3:13 St. Louis TD Brees 6 run (Brown,J) (8-80-2:31) 17-20 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 14:07 St. Louis TD Green 8 run (Brown,J) (6-84-1:16) 24-20 4 9:19 Minnesota FG Kasay 51 (7-34-4:38) 24-23 4 1:32 Minnesota FG Kasay 30 (13-86-3:52) 24-26 4 0:26 St. Louis TD Brees 9 pass to Griffith (Brown,J) (6-56-0:51) 31-26 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- StL Min First Downs 22 29 Rushes 14-126 26-124 Passes 47-30-335 45-27-322 Sacked 1-13 0-0 Fumble 0 0 Penalties 3-20 4-29 Turnovers 2 1 Time 23:55 36:05 Third Down 6-12 1-10 Fourth Down 0-0 0-0 Net Offense 448 446 Injuries: < St. Louis > < Minnesota > Passing Att Cmp Yds Sk 25 In Td Rate Passing Att Cmp Yds Sk 25 In Td Rate Brees 47 30 335 1 2 2 2 81.4 Rivers 45 27 322 0 1 1 1 80.0 Rushing Att Yds Ave FD 10 Lg TD Rushing Att Yds Ave FD 10 Lg TD Green,A 12 80 6.7 3 1 26 1 Taylor,F 21 108 5.1 4 2 19 0 Walker,J 1 40 40.0 1 1 40 0 Mughelli 2 11 5.5 1 0 8 0 Brees 1 6 6.0 1 0 6 1 Rivers 1 8 8.0 0 0 8 0 14 126 9.0 5 2 40 2 Johnson,A 2 -3 -1.5 0 0 0 0 26 124 4.8 5 2 19 0 Receiving No Dp Yds Ave FD 25 Lg TD Receiving No Dp Yds Ave FD 25 Lg TD Walker,J 8 1 64 8.0 2 0 16 1 Johnson,A 8 1 98 12.3 7 0 21 0 Green,A 6 1 42 7.0 3 0 19 0 Jackson,D 7 1 95 13.6 5 1 30 1 Gonzalez 5 1 96 19.2 3 1 54 0 Taylor,F 4 0 47 11.8 3 0 20 0 Stallworth 5 2 81 16.2 2 1 38 0 Baker,C 3 0 31 10.3 1 0 14 0 Edwards,B 3 1 28 9.3 2 0 15 0 Mughelli 3 0 26 8.7 1 0 14 0 Pollard,M 2 0 15 7.5 1 0 14 0 Brown 2 0 25 12.5 2 0 13 0 Griffith 1 0 9 9.0 1 0 9 1 Fumbles No Rec TD Fumbles No Rec TD Kick Returns No Yds Ave Lg TD Kick Returns No Yds Ave Lg TD Hall,D 6 132 22.0 32 0 McGee 5 145 29.0 38 0 Punt Returns No Fc Yds Ave Lg TD Punt Returns No Fc Yds Ave Lg TD Parrish 1 1 12 12.0 12 0 Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts Brown 1-1 53 4-4 7 Kasay 4-4 51 2-2 14 Punting No Yds Ave Tb 20 Bk Lg Punting No Yds Ave Tb 20 Bk Lg Lechler 4 184 46.0 0 3 0 54 Maynard 3 128 42.7 2 1 0 59 Defense Tkl Sk Def Stf Hur FF INT Defense Tkl Sk Def Stf Hur FF INT Brooks 8 0 2 0 0 0 0-0 Hope 10 0 1 0 0 0 2-64 Robinson,D 8 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Herndon 6 0 0 1 0 0 0-0 Sheppard 7 0 2 0 0 0 1-44 McGee 5 0 2 0 0 0 0-0 Crowder 7 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 Worrell 5 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Minter 5 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Harris,N 4 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Smith,D 4 0 2 1 0 0 0-0 Lucas 4 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Reed,J 4 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Jackson,M 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Hovan 4 0 0 1 0 0 0-0 Ware 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Trufant 4 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Suggs 2 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 Howard 3 0 1 2 1 0 0-0 Warren,T 2 0 1 0 2 0 0-0 Williams,J 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Whitner 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Williams,R 1 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 Spicer 1 0 0 0 3 0 0-0 Haye 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Wilfork 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Cooper,S 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Pierce 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Birk 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Kassell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Bigby 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Green,J 0 0 0 0 1 0 0-0 Brown 0 0 0 0 5 0 0-0 Thomas,J 0 0 0 0 1 0 0-0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Play-By-Play ----------------------------------------- --- -------------------- ----------------------- Play-By-Play 1st Quarter KO 15:00 StL kick downed --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own20 14:24 StL Brees-Walker 0 Bas S-Cross 3-4 sZ Basic 2 10 own20 13:45 StL Brees-Stallwor 11 3W1 S-Cross 3-3 dZ Basic 1 10 own31 13:12 StL Brees-Pollard 1 Bas Screen 3-4 Z Pass 2 9 own32 12:37 StL Brees-Walker 5 3W1 S-Flat 3-3 sZ Basic/Bz1 3 4 own37 12:01 StL Brees-Pollard 14 3W1 M-Hitch 4-2 M Basic 1 10 opp49 11:56 StL Brees-Gonzalez X Bas L-Hitch 3-4 M Pass 2 10 opp49 11:24 StL Sk-Suggs -13 3W1 Screen 3-3 M Pass/Bz2 3 23 own38 11:19 StL Brees-Engram X 4WR L-Out 3-2 Z Pass/Bz2 4 23 own38 11:14 StL Lechler 46,Parrish 0 --- Pt-deep --- Return 1 10 own16 10:31 Min Taylor 8 Bas Pitch-R 4-3 Z Pass 2 2 own24 9:52 Min Rivers-Taylor 5 Bas S-Hitch/sec 4-3 Z Basic 1 10 own29 9:10 Min Rivers-Taylor 7 Bas Screen 4-3 tM Dbl-Jackson,D 2 3 own36 8:26 Min Mughelli 3 Bas Dive 4-3 M Run 1 10 own39 7:40 Min Taylor 6 Bas Draw 4-3 sZ Basic 2 4 own45 6:56 Min Rivers-Johnson 11 Bas S-Slant 4-3 Z Basic/Bz1 1 10 opp44 6:14 Min Taylor 4 Bas OffTkl-L 4-3 M Pass Dbl-Jackson,D 2 6 opp40 5:29 Min Taylor 5 Bas Trap-L 4-3 M Pass 3 1 opp35 5:26 Min Rivers-Brady X 2T2 S-Cross 4-3 tM Basic 4 1 opp35 5:19 Min Maynard 35,Hall 0 --- Pt-side --- LetRoll 1 10 own20 4:39 StL Brees-Green 14 Bas S-Cross 3-4 M Pass Dbl-Walker,J/B 1 10 own34 4:02 StL Brees-Green 19 Bas Screen 3-4 M Pass Dbl-Gonzalez 1 10 opp47 3:51 StL Brees-INT-Hope/TD Bas S-Hitch 3-4 Z Pass 0-7 KO 3:40 StL Hall ret of 15 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own19 2:58 StL Green 5 Bas Pitch-L 3-4 tM Pass Dbl-Edwards,B/ 2 5 own24 2:54 StL Brees-Walker X Bas S-Cross 3-4 M Dbl-Walker,J/Bz1 3 5 own24 2:51 StL Brees-Stallwor X 3W1 S-Slant 3-3 tM Pass Dbl-Stallworth 4 5 own24 2:45 StL Lechler 44,Parrish 1 --- Pt-deep --- Return 1 10 own44 2:05 Min Rivers-Mughelli 4 Bas S-Slant 4-3 sZ Pass 2 6 own48 1:21 Min Rivers-Taylor 15 Bas Screen 4-3 Z Basic 1 10 opp37 0:36 Min Rivers-Johnson 11 Bas Screen 4-3 Z Basic 1 10 opp26 0:31 Min Rivers-Jackson X Bas L-Slant 4-3 sZ Basic/Bz1 2 10 opp26 0:00 Min Rivers-Johnson 11 Bas L-Cross/sec 3-3 Z Pass 2nd Quarter 1 10 opp15 14:17 Min Taylor 7 Bas DelayDraw 4-3 sZ Basic/Lr 2 3 opp8 13:29 Min Taylor -2 Bas Sweep-R 4-3 tM Run 3 5 opp10 13:22 Min Rivers-Baker X 3W1 Screen 3-3 sZ Pass 4 5 opp10 13:19 Min FG Kasay 27/G --- FG --- Block 0-10 KO 13:10 StL Hall ret of 28 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own28 12:30 StL Green 8 Bas OffTkl-L 3-3 M Pass 2 2 own36 11:41 StL Brees-Gonzalez 54 Bas B-Fly 3-4 Z Basic 1 10 opp10 11:09 StL Brees-Edwards 4 Bas S-Flat 3-4 tM Pass 2 6 opp6 11:05 StL Brees-Gonzalez X Bas S-Cross 3-3 Z Pass/Bz2 3 6 opp6 11:00 StL Brees-Walker 6/TD 3W1 S-Cross 3-3 sZ Pass/Bz1/Lr 7-10 KO 10:52 Min McGee ret of 24 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own25 10:10 Min Taylor 6 Bas Stretch-L 4-3 M Basic 2 4 own31 10:02 Min Taylor 8 Bas Sweep-R 4-3 M Basic/Bz2 1 10 own39 9:18 Min Rivers-Johnson 21 Bas M-Cross 4-3 sZ Basic/Bz1 1 10 opp40 8:37 Min Rivers-Mughelli 8 Bas Screen 4-3 M Pass Dbl-Johnson,A 2 2 opp32 7:53 Min Taylor 5 Bas Stretch-L 4-3 Z Basic 1 10 opp27 7:09 Min Rivers-Jackson 11 Bas S-Cross 4-3 M Dbl-Johnson,A 1 10 opp16 6:29 Min Taylor 4 Bas Dive 4-3 Z Basic 2 6 opp12 6:21 Min Rivers-Baker X Bas S-Out/sec 4-3 tM Pass Dbl-Johnson,A 3 6 opp12 6:14 Min Rivers-Brown X 3W1 M-Cross 3-3 sZ Pass 4 6 opp12 6:10 Min FG Kasay 29/G --- FG --- Block 7-13 KO 6:03 StL Hall ret of 28 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own31 6:00 StL Brees-Edwards X Bas S-Cross 3-4 sZ Pass/Bz1/Lr 2 10 own31 5:26 StL Brees-Stallwor 9 3W1 S-Out 3-3 Z Pass/Bz1 3 1 own40 4:44 StL Green 1 Bas OffTkl-L 3-4 M Run/Bz1 1 10 own41 4:06 StL Brees-Walker 11 Bas M-Cross 3-3 tM Basic 1 10 opp48 3:33 StL Brees-Walker 5 Bas S-Cross 3-3 M Pass 2 5 opp43 2:58 StL Brees-Gonzalez 6 Bas S-Flat/sec 3-4 tM Pass/Bz2 1 10 opp37 2:26 StL Brees-Gonzalez 3 Bas S-Slant 3-4 M Pass Dbl-Walker,J 2 7 opp34 2:00 StL Brees-Green -2 Bas Screen/HO 3-4 MoPass Dbl-Walker,J 3 9 opp36 1:53 StL Brees-Stallwor X 4WR M-Out/HO 3-4 tM Pass 4 9 opp36 1:50 StL FG Brown 53/G --- FG --- Block 10-1 KO 1:43 Min McGee ret of 29 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own37 1:33 Min Rivers-Baker 14 Bas M-Out/HO 4-3 Z Basic 1 10 opp49 1:28 Min Pen10(Barron)/ob Bas S-Out/HO 4-3 MiBasic 1 20 own41 1:25 Min Rivers-Jackson X Bas S-Out/HO 3-3 dZ Pass 2 20 own41 1:18 Min Rivers-Jackson X 3W1 B-Out/HO 3-2 dZiPass/Bz1 3 20 own41 1:05 Min Rivers-Jackson X 3W1 M-Hitch/sec 3-2 dZ Pass 4 20 own41 1:01 Min Maynard 59,Hall 0 --- Pt-deep --- Return 1 10 own20 0:53 StL Green 2 Bas Dive/to 3-4 ZoPass 2 8 own22 0:49 StL Brees-Green X Bas S-Cross/sec 3-4 MoPass Dbl-Walker,J 3 8 own22 0:42 StL Green 7 3W1 Stretch-L 3-3 Z Pass/Bz2 4 1 own29 0:36 StL Lechler 54,Parrish 0 --- Pt-deep --- Return 1 10 own17 0:00 Min Rivers 8 Bas B-Post 4-3 tM Pass Dbl-Johnson,A 3rd Quarter KO 15:00 Min kick downed --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own20 14:57 Min Rivers-Johnson X Bas S-Hitch 4-3 M Basic/Bz1/C 2 10 own20 14:10 Min Taylor 6 3W1 Dive 3-3 M Pass Dbl-Jackson,D 3 4 own26 14:02 StL Pen5(Howard) Bas S-Hitch 4-3 M Pass Dbl-Jackson,D 1 10 own31 13:21 Min Rivers-Johnson 16 Bas M-Cross 4-3 Z Basic 1 10 own47 13:16 Min Rivers-Johnson X Bas S-Out 4-3 M Dbl-Johnson,A/Bz1 2 10 own47 12:31 Min Rivers-Brown 13 3W1 Screen 3-3 sZ Pass 1 10 opp40 11:46 Min Rivers-Mughelli 14 Bas Screen 4-3 Z Key-Taylor,F 1 10 opp26 11:34 Min Rivers-INT-Sheppard Bas S-Cross 4-3 M Basic 1 10 opp40 11:27 StL Brees-Walker X Bas B-Post 3-3 sZ Pass 2 10 opp40 10:48 StL Brees-Stallwor 12 3W1 S-Out/sec 3-3 Z Pass/Bz1/Li 1 10 opp28 10:33 StL Brees-Walker 16 Bas M-Straight 3-3 Z Pass 1 10 opp12 9:57 StL Brees-Walker 9 Bas M-Cross/sec 3-4 Z Pass 2 1 opp3 9:54 StL Brees-Edwards X Bas S-Out 5-3 sZ Goalline 3 1 opp3 9:49 StL Brees-INT-Hope Bas S-Out 5-3 sZ Goalline 1 10 own20 9:05 Min Rivers-Baker 6 Bas S-Cross 4-3 M Basic/Bz1 2 4 own26 8:15 Min Taylor 19 Bas Stretch-L 4-3 sZ Basic 1 10 own45 7:31 Min Taylor 1 Bas Trap-L 4-3 Z Run 2 9 own46 6:47 Min Rivers-Johnson 10 3W1 S-Out/sec 3-3 tM Pass/Bz1 1 10 opp44 6:00 Min Rivers-Jackson 30 Bas L-Out 4-3 Z Basic 1 10 opp14 5:53 Min Rivers-Jackson 14/TD Bas S-Out 4-3 M Basic 10-2 KO 5:44 StL Hall ret of 17 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own20 5:39 StL Brees-Gonzalez X Bas S-Out 3-4 Z Pass/Bz1 2 10 own20 5:11 StL Brees-Edwards 15 3W1 Screen 3-3 M Pass 1 10 own35 4:49 StL Brees-Green 1 Bas Screen 3-3 M Pass Dbl-Walker,J 2 9 own36 4:45 StL Brees-Stallwor X 3W1 M-Cross 3-3 Z Pass/Bz2 3 9 own36 4:20 StL Brees-Edwards 9 4WR M-Straight/sec 4-1 M Pass/Bz1 1 10 own45 3:53 StL Green 9 Bas OffTkl-R 3-3 M Dbl-Walker,J 2 1 opp46 3:19 StL Walker 40 Bas EndAround 6-2 M Run-Green,A 1 6 opp6 3:13 StL Brees 6/TD Bas M-Slant 3-3 Z Pass/Lo 17-2 KO 2:58 Min McGee ret of 38 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own38 2:17 Min Rivers-Johnson 7 Bas S-Cross 4-3 M Dbl-Johnson,A 2 3 own45 1:34 Min Taylor 8 Bas Pitch-R 4-3 M Basic 1 10 opp47 0:47 Min Johnson -3 Bas Reverse 4-3 tM Basic/Bz1 2 13 50 0:34 Min Rivers-Taylor X 3W1 L-Cross/sec 3-2 M Pass/Bz1 3 13 50 0:27 Min Rivers-Brown X 3W1 L-Cross 3-2 lM Pass/Bz1 4 13 50 0:23 Min Maynard 34,Hall 0 --- Pt-side --- Return 1 10 own16 0:17 StL Brees-Green X Bas Screen 3-3 M Basic 2 10 own16 0:00 StL Brees-Stallwor 38 3W1 L-Straight 3-3 tM Pass 4th Quarter 1 10 opp46 14:29 StL Brees-Green 5 Bas B-Fly/sec 3-4 tM Pass Dbl-Gonzalez 2 5 opp41 14:15 StL Brees-Gonzalez 24/Pe Bas M-Cross 3-4 M Pass/Bz1 1 8 opp8 14:07 StL Green 8/TD Bas Dive 3-3 tM Pass 24-2 KO 13:57 Min McGee ret of 28 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own32 13:12 Min Rivers-Taylor 20 Bas Screen 4-3 M Basic/Lr 1 10 opp48 12:28 Min Mughelli 8 Bas Draw 4-3 M Basic 2 2 opp40 11:41 Min Taylor -2 Bas Pitch-R 4-3 Z Run 3 4 opp42 10:55 Min Taylor 11 Bas Trap-R 4-3 M Pass Dbl-Johnson,A/ 1 10 opp31 10:08 Min Taylor 4 Bas Dive 4-3 Z Basic 2 6 opp27 10:08 Min Pen5(Barron) Bas Sweep-L 4-3 M Pass 2 11 opp32 9:23 Min Taylor -2 3W1 Sweep-L 3-3 M Pass 3 13 opp34 9:19 Min Rivers-Jackson X 3W1 M-Hitch 3-2 dZ Pass 4 13 opp34 9:15 Min FG Kasay 51/G --- FG --- Block 24-2 KO 8:58 StL Hall ret of 32 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own39 8:54 StL Pen10(Weiner) Bas Screen 3-3 M Pass 1 20 own29 8:49 StL Brees-Gonzalez X 3W1 B-Fly/sec 3-3 M Pass 2 20 own29 7:59 StL Brees-Walker 12 3W1 L-Slant/sec 3-2 lM Pass/Bz1 3 8 own41 7:12 StL Brees-Gonzalez 9 3W1 S-Slant 3-3 tM Pass 1 10 50 6:22 StL Green -2 Bas Draw 3-3 M Basic/Bz1 2 12 own48 6:15 StL Brees-Stallwor X 3W1 M-Cross 3-2 M Pass/Li 3 12 own48 5:28 StL Brees-Stallwor 11 4WR B-Fly/sec 3-2 dZ Pass/Bz1 4 1 opp41 5:24 StL Lechler 40,Parrish 0 --- Pt-side --- Return 1 10 own1 5:01 Min Rivers-Baker 11 Bas S-Cross 4-3 M Basic/Ll 1 10 own12 4:35 Min Rivers-Johnson 11 Bas L-Hitch/sec 4-3 M Basic 1 10 own23 4:32 Min Rivers-Jackson 4 Bas S-Out 4-3 sZ Basic 2 6 own27 4:32 Min Pen5(Barron) Bas M-Cross 4-3 M Pass 2 11 own22 4:06 Min Rivers-Brown 12 3W1 S-Slant/sec 3-3 M Basic 1 10 own34 3:53 Min Rivers-Jackson 11 Bas S-Hitch 4-3 M Pass/Ll 1 10 own45 3:29 Min Johnson 0 Bas Reverse 4-3 sZ Basic 2 10 own45 3:13 Min Rivers-Jackson 12 3W1 S-Out/HO/sec 3-3 Z Pass 1 10 opp43 3:05 Min Rivers-Jackson 13 Bas S-Out/HO 4-3 M Dbl-Jackson,D 1 10 opp30 2:40 Min Taylor 4 Bas OffTkl-R 4-3 M Basic/Li 2 6 opp26 2:29 StL Pen5(Sheppard) Bas M-Straight 4-3 M Basic 1 10 opp21 2:00 Min Taylor 2 Bas OffTkl-L 4-3 Z Basic 2 8 opp19 1:35 Min Taylor 6 Bas Dive 4-3 M Dbl-Jackson,D 3 2 opp13 1:32 Min Rivers-Jackson X Bas S-Out/HO 4-3 sZ Pass 4 2 opp13 1:29 Min FG Kasay 30/G --- FG --- Block 24-2 KO 1:17 StL Hall ret of 12 --- KO-squib --- Return 1 10 own44 1:09 StL Green 8 Bas Draw/to 3-4 M Pass/Bz1 2 2 opp48 0:56 StL Green 26 Bas Sweep-L 3-4 M Basic 1 10 opp22 0:49 StL Green 6 Bas Sweep-L 3-3 sZ Pass 2 4 opp16 0:41 StL Green 2 Bas Sweep-L 3-3 tM Basic 3 2 opp14 0:36 StL Brees-Green 5 3W1 S-Out/sec 3-3 M Basic/Bz1 1 9 opp9 0:26 StL Brees-Griffith 9/TD Bas S-Out/sec 3-4 M Pass Dbl-Walker,J/L 31-2 KO 0:17 Min McGee ret of 26 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own27 0:11 Min Rivers-Johnson X Bas B-Post/ND/NS 4-3 dZ Prevent/Lo 2 10 own27 0:04 Min Rivers-Johnson X 3W1 B-Out/ND/NS/HO 3-3 dZ Prevent/Li 3 10 own27 0:00 Min Rivers-Brown X 3W1 Hail/ND/NS 3-3 dZ Prevent