| Played in St. Louis, MO, weather: 68 degrees, fair, calm. |
| St. Louis won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Mason Crosby kicked off 51 yards from the HOU30. Arnie Nichols returned the ball 14 yards to the STL33. Tackled by Dean Rivers. |
| St. Louis: Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-STL33 (1Q: 14:40) Karl Chapman ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Sedrick Harvey. |
| St. Louis: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 2-10-STL33 (1Q: 13:55) Karl Chapman ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Marshall Flynn. |
| St. Louis: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-7-STL36 (1Q: 13:29) Roosevelt Murphy pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jason Atkins. CB Rich Silverstone defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-7-STL36 (1Q: 13:25) Nicky Sawahata punted 39 yards. Dean Rivers returned the kick 11 yards to the HOU36. Tackled by Travis Beckum. Houston's Dwight Donovan was hurt on the play. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-HOU36 (1Q: 13:14) Gene Chandler sacked by DE Robert Ayers for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Unknown. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 2-18-HOU28 (1Q: 12:44) Gene Chandler pass completed to TE Keith Zinger for 3 yards. Tackled by S Quentin Demps. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Houston: I formation, with the second wideout in the slot, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-15-HOU31 (1Q: 12:14) Gene Chandler pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Jerome Collins. DE Walt Tyler hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-15-HOU31 (1Q: 12:10) Les Hardy punted 42 yards. Kim Tate called for a fair catch at the STL27. Houston's Keith Zinger was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor ribcage injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| St. Louis: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-STL27 (1Q: 11:59) Roosevelt Murphy pass completed to WR Kim Tate for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Karl Snook, assisted by S Antonio Giles. |
| St. Louis: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 2-2-STL35 (1Q: 11:34) Ted Shea ran inside the right guard for 14 yards. Tackled by OLB Karl Snook. Key block delivered by Howard O'Neill. |
| St. Louis: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. Silverstone is blitzing. 1-10-STL49 (1Q: 11:00) Roosevelt Murphy pass fell incomplete, intended for WR J.B. Milligan. OLB Peter Heuvicq defended the pass. |
| St. Louis: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 2-10-STL49 (1Q: 10:51) Roosevelt Murphy pass completed to TE Mark Samuels for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Peter Heuvicq. Samuels gained 10 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| St. Louis: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-HOU39 (1Q: 10:16) Roosevelt Murphy pass completed to WR James Hardy for 13 yards. Tackled by Unknown. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| St. Louis: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-HOU26 (1Q: 09:32) Karl Chapman ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Alvin Elkins, assisted by S Antonio Giles. |
| St. Louis: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-6-HOU22 (1Q: 09:02) Karl Chapman ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Alvin Elkins. |
| St. Louis: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 3-1-HOU17 (1Q: 08:34) Karl Chapman ran inside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Joey Sims. Key block delivered by Travis Beckum. |
| St. Louis: Weak formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Heuvicq is blitzing. 1-10-HOU11 (1Q: 07:49) Ted Shea ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Nate Houston, assisted by CB Rich Silverstone. |
| St. Louis: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. Snook is blitzing. 2-8-HOU09 (1Q: 07:07) PENALTY: St. Louis was called for a False Start. |
| St. Louis: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-13-HOU14 (1Q: 06:58) PENALTY: St. Louis was called for a False Start. |
| St. Louis: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-18-HOU19 (1Q: 06:50) Roosevelt Murphy pass completed to WR James Hardy for 19 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw into double coverage. St. Louis 6, Houston 0 |
| (1Q: 06:50) Extra point by Rickey DiCaprio was good. St. Louis 7, Houston 0 |
| (1Q: 06:41) Rickey DiCaprio kicked off 58 yards from the STL30. Preston Beadnell returned the ball 25 yards to the HOU37. Tackled by J.B. Milligan. |
| Houston: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-HOU37 (1Q: 06:20) Alonzo Wire ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Walt Tyler. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-HOU37 (1Q: 05:44) Tony Coffey ran around left end for 12 yards. Tackled by DE Walt Tyler. Key block delivered by Antoine Caldwell. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-HOU49 (1Q: 05:07) Gene Chandler pass completed to WR Dean Rivers for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Foreman. The ball was fumbled and recovered by STL Quentin Demps on the STL45. |
| St. Louis: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-STL45 (1Q: 04:58) PENALTY: St. Louis was called for a False Start. |
| St. Louis: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. 1-15-STL40 (1Q: 04:48) Roosevelt Murphy pass completed to WR Bennie Nori for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Tracy Porter. Nori gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| St. Louis: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 2-4-HOU49 (1Q: 04:18) Ted Shea ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Rich Silverstone. Key block delivered by Craig Young. |
| St. Louis: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-HOU45 (1Q: 03:48) Ted Shea ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Tracy Porter, assisted by DE Joey Sims. |
| St. Louis: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-7-HOU42 (1Q: 03:16) Karl Chapman ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Karl Snook, assisted by S Alvin Elkins. |
| St. Louis: I formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 3-1-HOU36 (1Q: 02:40) Karl Chapman ran inside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by Unknown. Key block delivered by Oren O'Neal. St. Louis's Oren O'Neal was hurt on the play. |
| St. Louis: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-HOU28 (1Q: 02:14) Ted Shea ran around right end for -3 yards. Tackled by DE Joey Sims, assisted by DT Nate Houston. |
| St. Louis: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. Heuvicq, Snook and Giles are blitzing. 2-13-HOU31 (1Q: 01:27) Roosevelt Murphy pass fell incomplete, intended for WR James Hardy. S Antonio Giles hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| St. Louis: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 3-13-HOU31 (1Q: 01:17) Ted Shea ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Antonio Giles. |
| 4-11-HOU29 (1Q: 00:48) Rickey DiCaprio attempted a 46 yard field goal and succeeded. St. Louis 10, Houston 0 |
| (1Q: 00:42) Rickey DiCaprio kicked off 60 yards from the STL30. Preston Beadnell returned the ball 28 yards to the HOU38. Tackled by Arnie Nichols. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. Cushing is blitzing. 1-10-HOU38 (1Q: 00:19) Tony Coffey ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Lester Sargent, assisted by S Quentin Demps. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 2-7-HOU41 (2Q: 15:00) Gene Chandler pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Preston Beadnell. CB Spencer Meadows defended the pass. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. Meadows and Demps are blitzing. 3-7-HOU41 (2Q: 14:53) Gene Chandler pass completed to RB Tony Coffey for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Brian Cushing. |
| 4-7-HOU41 (2Q: 14:21) Les Hardy punted 49 yards. Scott Foster returned the kick 10 yards to the STL20. Tackled by Marshall Flynn. |
| St. Louis: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-STL20 (2Q: 14:12) Ted Shea ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Sedrick Harvey. |
| St. Louis: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. Heuvicq is blitzing. 2-10-STL20 (2Q: 13:44) Karl Chapman ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Antonio Giles. |
| St. Louis: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 3-7-STL23 (2Q: 13:17) Roosevelt Murphy pass completed to WR Jason Atkins for 16 yards. Tackled by S Alvin Elkins. Atkins gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| St. Louis: Weak formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-STL39 (2Q: 12:41) Karl Chapman ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by S Antonio Giles, assisted by OLB Karl Snook. |
| St. Louis: Pro formation, with the second receiver in the slot, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-6-STL43 (2Q: 11:55) Karl Chapman ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Rich Silverstone. |
| St. Louis: I formation, with the second wideout in the slot, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Snook is blitzing. 3-5-STL44 (2Q: 11:13) Bart Grant pass completed to RB Ted Shea for -2 yards. Tackled by Unknown. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU Antonio Giles on the STL42. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-STL42 (2Q: 11:04) Tony Coffey ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Lester Sargent, assisted by DE Walt Tyler. Houston's Tony Coffey was hurt on the play. |
| Houston: I formation, with the second wideout in the slot, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-6-STL38 (2Q: 10:41) Gene Chandler scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by S Arnie Nichols. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with goal-line personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-STL32 (2Q: 10:17) Gene Chandler pass completed to WR Preston Beadnell for 23 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by DT Grant Howard. Beadnell gained 1 yard after the catch. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Defensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| Houston: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. Nichols is blitzing. 1-9-STL09 (2Q: 10:02) Alonzo Wire ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Ernie Halkin. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-8-STL08 (2Q: 09:29) Gene Chandler pass completed to WR Bob Brown for 8 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. St. Louis 10, Houston 6 |
| (2Q: 09:29) Extra point by Mason Crosby was good. St. Louis 10, Houston 7 |
| (2Q: 09:19) Mason Crosby kicked off 64 yards from the HOU30. Scott Foster returned the ball 18 yards to the STL24. Tackled by Dean Rivers. |
| St. Louis: Weak formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-STL24 (2Q: 08:59) Karl Chapman ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Alvin Elkins. |
| St. Louis: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Elkins is blitzing. 2-7-STL27 (2Q: 08:22) Karl Chapman ran inside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by S Alvin Elkins, assisted by DT Sedrick Harvey. Key block delivered by Geoff Burks. |
| St. Louis: I formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-STL36 (2Q: 07:55) Bart Grant pass completed to TE Mark Samuels for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Tracy Porter, assisted by ILB Fred Noll. Samuels gained 15 yards after the catch. |
| St. Louis: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-HOU48 (2Q: 07:22) Bart Grant pass completed to WR James Hardy for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Lawrence Abbey. Hardy gained 6 yards after the catch. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Offensive Holding. |
| St. Louis: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-20-STL42 (2Q: 07:13) Karl Chapman ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Karl Snook. Key block delivered by Travis Beckum. |
| St. Louis: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. Heuvicq, Abbey and Elkins are blitzing. 2-14-STL48 (2Q: 06:29) Bart Grant pass completed to WR James Hardy for 14 yards. Tackled by S Antonio Giles, assisted by CB Rich Silverstone. Hardy gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| St. Louis: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-HOU38 (2Q: 06:02) Ted Shea ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Cory Hopkins. |
| St. Louis: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. 2-10-HOU38 (2Q: 05:27) Bart Grant pass completed to WR Kim Tate for 2 yards. Tackled by S Alvin Elkins, assisted by OLB Karl Snook. Tate gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| St. Louis: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-8-HOU36 (2Q: 05:00) Bart Grant pass completed to WR Bennie Nori for 11 yards. Tackled by S Antonio Giles, assisted by OLB Karl Snook. |
| St. Louis: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-HOU25 (2Q: 04:13) Bart Grant pass fell incomplete, intended for WR James Hardy. DE Bryan Smith hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| St. Louis: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-10-HOU25 (2Q: 04:06) Bart Grant pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kim Tate. DT Cory Hopkins hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| St. Louis: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 3-10-HOU25 (2Q: 03:53) Bart Grant pass completed to WR Bennie Nori for 21 yards. Tackled by CB Lawrence Abbey. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| St. Louis: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-4-HOU04 (2Q: 03:36) Karl Chapman ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Fred Noll. |
| St. Louis: I formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 2-1-HOU01 (2Q: 03:19) PENALTY: St. Louis was called for a False Start. |
| St. Louis: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-6-HOU06 (2Q: 03:12) Karl Chapman ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Rich Silverstone, assisted by OLB Peter Heuvicq. PENALTY: Houston was called for Offsides. |
| St. Louis: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 2-3-HOU03 (2Q: 03:03) Karl Chapman ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Geoff Burks. Houston's Lawrence Abbey was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor shoulder injury. He should be able to remain in the game. St. Louis 16, Houston 7 |
| (2Q: 03:03) Extra point by Rickey DiCaprio was good. St. Louis 17, Houston 7 |
| (2Q: 02:53) Rickey DiCaprio kicked off 71 yards from the STL30. Dean Rivers returned the ball 26 yards to the HOU25. Tackled by Arnie Nichols. |
| Houston: Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-HOU25 (2Q: 02:33) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-15-HOU20 (2Q: 02:33) Gene Chandler pass completed to WR Preston Beadnell for 11 yards. Tackled by S Arnie Nichols. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-4-HOU31 (2Q: 02:05) Gene Chandler pass completed to WR J.B. Nardi for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Zach Walz. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| Houston: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-HOU44 (2Q: 01:56) Gene Chandler pass was intended for WR Dean Rivers and was intercepted by OLB Brian Cushing at the STL50. The interception was returned 5 yards. Tackled by Dean Rivers. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| St. Louis: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-HOU45 (2Q: 01:46) Bart Grant pass completed to WR Jason Atkins for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Marshall Flynn. |
| St. Louis: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 2-4-HOU39 (2Q: 01:38) Ted Shea ran around left end for 5 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Marshall Flynn. Key block delivered by Garrett Reynolds. |
| St. Louis: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. Porter is blitzing. 1-10-HOU34 (2Q: 01:29) Bart Grant pass completed to WR James Hardy for 22 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Antonio Giles, assisted by CB Glen Wayne. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Hardy gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| St. Louis: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-HOU12 (2Q: 01:16) Ted Shea ran around left end for 12 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Geoff Burks. St. Louis 23, Houston 7 |
| (2Q: 01:16) Extra point by Rickey DiCaprio was good. St. Louis 24, Houston 7 |
| (2Q: 01:10) Rickey DiCaprio kicked off 62 yards from the STL30. Preston Beadnell returned the ball 23 yards to the HOU31. Tackled by Arnie Nichols. |
| Houston: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-HOU31 (2Q: 01:05) Alonzo Wire ran inside the left tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by S Arnie Nichols, assisted by OLB Brian Cushing. Key block delivered by Unknown. |
| Houston: Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-HOU42 (2Q: 00:49) Gene Chandler pass was dropped by TE Jerome Collins. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Cushing and Walz are blitzing. 2-10-HOU42 (2Q: 00:39) Gene Chandler pass completed to WR Bob Brown for 12 yards. Tackled by S Harvey Stevenson, assisted by CB Spencer Meadows. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-STL46 (2Q: 00:29) Gene Chandler pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Bob Brown. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-STL46 (2Q: 00:19) Gene Chandler pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dean Rivers. DE Ernie Halkin simply tossed Unknown aside to reach the quarterback and hurry the throw. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-10-STL46 (2Q: 00:09) Gene Chandler pass completed to WR Jessie Johannsen for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Brian Cushing. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 4-1-STL37 (2Q: 00:01) Mason Crosby attempted a 54 yard field goal and missed short of the crossbar. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Rickey DiCaprio kicked off 59 yards from the STL30. Preston Beadnell returned the ball 24 yards to the HOU35. Tackled by Arnie Nichols. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-HOU35 (3Q: 14:43) Gene Chandler pass was dropped by WR Dean Rivers. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. Cushing is blitzing. 2-10-HOU35 (3Q: 14:36) Gene Chandler pass completed to WR J.B. Nardi for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Lester Sargent. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 3-7-HOU38 (3Q: 13:57) Gene Chandler pass completed to WR J.B. Nardi for 23 yards. Tackled by CB Scott Foster, assisted by S Arnie Nichols. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Nardi gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| Houston: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-STL39 (3Q: 13:17) Gene Chandler pass completed to TE Jerome Collins for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Zach Walz. |
| Houston: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 2-11-STL40 (3Q: 12:32) Gene Chandler pass was dropped by WR Preston Beadnell. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-11-STL40 (3Q: 12:26) Gene Chandler pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Preston Beadnell. DE Ernie Halkin simply tossed Unknown aside to reach the quarterback and hurry the throw. |
| 4-11-STL40 (3Q: 12:20) Les Hardy punted 36 yards. The ball was downed at the STL04. |
| St. Louis: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-STL04 (3Q: 12:12) Ted Shea ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Alvin Elkins, assisted by ILB Fred Noll. |
| St. Louis: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-7-STL07 (3Q: 11:33) Bart Grant sacked by DE Joey Sims for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Garrett Reynolds. |
| St. Louis: Weak formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-13-STL01 (3Q: 10:58) PENALTY: St. Louis was called for a False Start. |
| St. Louis: Goal-Line formation with three tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 3-13-STL01 (3Q: 10:49) Ted Shea ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Sedrick Harvey, assisted by DT Nate Houston. |
| 4-9-STL05 (3Q: 10:24) Nicky Sawahata punted 41 yards. Preston Beadnell returned the kick 3 yards to the STL43. Tackled by Jackie George. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-STL43 (3Q: 10:17) Gene Chandler pass completed to WR J.B. Nardi for 30 yards. Tackled by S Arnie Nichols. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-STL13 (3Q: 10:01) Alonzo Wire ran inside the left tackle for 13 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Unknown. St. Louis 24, Houston 13 |
| (3Q: 10:01) Extra point by Mason Crosby was good. St. Louis 24, Houston 14 |
| (3Q: 09:52) Mason Crosby kicked off 54 yards from the HOU30. Arnie Nichols returned the ball 22 yards to the STL38. Tackled by Dean Rivers. |
| St. Louis: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-STL38 (3Q: 09:27) Bart Grant pass completed to WR James Hardy for 32 yards. Tackled by CB Rich Silverstone. |
| St. Louis: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-HOU30 (3Q: 08:41) Karl Chapman ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Marshall Flynn, assisted by CB Tracy Porter. |
| St. Louis: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-6-HOU26 (3Q: 08:02) Ted Shea ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by Unknown, assisted by DT Nate Houston. St. Louis's James Hardy was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor ribcage injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| St. Louis: I formation, with the second wideout in the slot, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-4-HOU24 (3Q: 07:37) PENALTY: St. Louis was called for a False Start. |
| St. Louis: Pro formation, with the second receiver in the slot, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. Snook and Elkins are blitzing. 3-9-HOU29 (3Q: 07:33) Bart Grant pass completed to TE Jim Hanlon for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Peter Heuvicq, assisted by CB Rich Silverstone. Hanlon gained 3 yards after the catch. Houston's Antonio Giles was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor ankle injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 4-6-HOU26 (3Q: 07:03) Rickey DiCaprio attempted a 43 yard field goal and missed short of the crossbar. |
| Houston: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-HOU33 (3Q: 06:58) Alonzo Wire ran around the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by DE Ernie Halkin, assisted by OLB Brian Cushing. The ball was fumbled and recovered by STL DT Charlie Kolker to the HOU31. |
| St. Louis: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-HOU31 (3Q: 06:48) Bart Grant pass completed to WR Kim Tate for 23 yards. Tackled by OLB Peter Heuvicq, assisted by S Alvin Elkins. |
| St. Louis: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-8-HOU08 (3Q: 06:02) Bart Grant pass completed to WR Bennie Nori for 8 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Nori gained 8 yards after the catch. Houston's Marshall Flynn was hurt on the play. St. Louis 30, Houston 14 |
| (3Q: 06:02) Extra point by Rickey DiCaprio was good. St. Louis 31, Houston 14 |
| (3Q: 05:54) Rickey DiCaprio kicked off 61 yards from the STL30. Preston Beadnell returned the ball 21 yards to the HOU30. Tackled by Jim Hanlon. |
| Houston: I formation, with the second wideout in the slot, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-HOU30 (3Q: 05:27) Gene Chandler pass fell incomplete, intended for WR J.B. Nardi. DE Robert Ayers hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| Houston: Five-Receiver Spread formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. Cushing and Nichols are blitzing. 2-10-HOU30 (3Q: 05:17) Gene Chandler scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Scott Foster. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Offsides. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-5-HOU35 (3Q: 05:08) Gene Chandler pass fell incomplete, intended for WR J.B. Nardi. DE Robert Ayers hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-5-HOU35 (3Q: 04:59) Gene Chandler pass completed to WR Preston Beadnell for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Scott Foster. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. Cushing is blitzing. 1-10-HOU40 (3Q: 04:33) Alonzo Wire ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by S Quentin Demps, assisted by OLB Lester Sargent. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 2-11-HOU39 (3Q: 04:02) Gene Chandler pass completed to WR Russell Lucas for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Brian Cushing. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-STL50 (3Q: 03:18) Gene Chandler pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jessie Johannsen. S Arnie Nichols defended the pass. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-STL50 (3Q: 03:05) Gene Chandler pass was intended for WR Jessie Johannsen and was intercepted by OLB Brian Cushing at the STL36. The interception was returned 2 yards. Tackled by Jerome Collins. |
| St. Louis: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Heuvicq and Giles are blitzing. 1-10-STL38 (3Q: 02:55) Karl Chapman ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Peter Heuvicq. |
| St. Louis: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-STL38 (3Q: 02:30) Ted Shea ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by S Alvin Elkins. Key block delivered by Garrett Reynolds. |
| St. Louis: Pro formation, with the second receiver in the slot, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 3-2-STL46 (3Q: 02:02) Karl Chapman ran around the left tackle for 32 yards. Tackled by CB Tracy Porter. Key block delivered by B.J. LaRiche. |
| St. Louis: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-HOU22 (3Q: 01:24) Karl Chapman ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Sedrick Harvey. |
| St. Louis: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-9-HOU21 (3Q: 00:59) Karl Chapman ran inside the right guard for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Karl Snook, assisted by OLB Peter Heuvicq. Key block delivered by Sebastian Vollmer. Vollmer ran over Sedrick Harvey to set up the play. |
| St. Louis: Weak formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with goal-line personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. Snook is blitzing. 1-10-HOU12 (3Q: 00:17) Bart Grant pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Jim Hanlon. DT Nate Houston hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| St. Louis: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 2-10-HOU12 (3Q: 00:13) Bart Grant pass completed to WR Kim Tate for 12 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. St. Louis 37, Houston 14 |
| (3Q: 00:13) Extra point by Rickey DiCaprio was good. St. Louis 38, Houston 14 |
| (3Q: 00:05) Rickey DiCaprio kicked off 65 yards from the STL30. Preston Beadnell returned the ball 30 yards to the HOU35. Tackled by Jackie George. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. Cushing is blitzing. 1-10-HOU35 (4Q: 15:00) Gene Chandler pass completed to WR Jessie Johannsen for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Zach Walz. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-2-HOU43 (4Q: 14:21) Gene Chandler pass completed to WR Preston Beadnell for 8 yards. Tackled by S Quentin Demps, assisted by CB Zach Walz. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-STL49 (4Q: 13:45) Gene Chandler pass completed to TE Jerome Collins for 10 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Zach Walz. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-STL39 (4Q: 13:19) Alonzo Wire ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Charlie Kolker, assisted by OLB Lester Sargent. |
| Houston: Five-Receiver Spread formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-7-STL36 (4Q: 12:56) Gene Chandler pass completed to WR Preston Beadnell for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Zach Walz. Beadnell gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. Cushing is blitzing. 3-1-STL30 (4Q: 12:15) Gene Chandler pass completed to WR Preston Beadnell for 1 yard. Tackled by S Arnie Nichols. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Cushing is blitzing. 1-10-STL29 (4Q: 11:33) Gene Chandler pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Bob Brown. DE Robert Ayers blocked the pass. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-STL29 (4Q: 11:23) Gene Chandler pass completed to WR J.B. Nardi for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Spencer Meadows. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-STL19 (4Q: 10:45) Gene Chandler pass completed to FB Dominic Evans for 11 yards. Tackled by S Quentin Demps, assisted by OLB Brian Cushing. Evans gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Houston was called for Offensive Holding. |
| Houston: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-20-STL29 (4Q: 10:36) Gene Chandler pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Dean Rivers. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Houston: Five-Receiver Spread formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-20-STL29 (4Q: 10:30) Gene Chandler pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dean Rivers. DE Robert Ayers hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Demps is blitzing. 3-20-STL29 (4Q: 10:19) Gene Chandler pass completed to WR J.B. Nardi for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Spencer Meadows. Nardi gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. St. Louis's Walt Tyler was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor shoulder injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 4-12-STL21 (4Q: 09:56) Mason Crosby attempted a 38 yard field goal and succeeded. St. Louis 38, Houston 17 |
| (4Q: 09:49) Mason Crosby kicked off from the HOU30. STL Arnie Nichols recovered the kick. |
| St. Louis: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-HOU44 (4Q: 09:45) Ted Shea ran around the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Peter Heuvicq, assisted by DE Joey Sims. Key block delivered by Vinny Preston. |
| St. Louis: I formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. 2-1-HOU35 (4Q: 09:04) Ted Shea ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Sedrick Harvey. Key block delivered by B.J. LaRiche. |
| St. Louis: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-HOU33 (4Q: 08:36) Karl Chapman ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Karl Snook. |
| St. Louis: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 2-9-HOU32 (4Q: 08:00) Ted Shea ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Hugh Rogers. |
| St. Louis: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-5-HOU28 (4Q: 07:18) Ted Shea ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Nate Houston, assisted by DT Sedrick Harvey. Key block delivered by B.J. LaRiche. |
| St. Louis: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-HOU21 (4Q: 06:31) Ted Shea ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Antonio Giles. |
| St. Louis: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-7-HOU18 (4Q: 05:47) Karl Chapman ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Sedrick Harvey. |
| St. Louis: Five-Receiver Spread formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Snook and Abbey are blitzing. 3-7-HOU18 (4Q: 05:00) Bart Grant pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kim Tate. CB Lawrence Abbey hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-7-HOU18 (4Q: 04:56) Rickey DiCaprio attempted a 35 yard field goal and succeeded. St. Louis 41, Houston 17 |
| (4Q: 04:48) Rickey DiCaprio kicked off 66 yards from the STL30. Preston Beadnell returned the ball 23 yards to the HOU27. Tackled by Jason Duncan. |
| Houston: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Cushing, Demps and Nichols are blitzing. 1-10-HOU27 (4Q: 04:41) Gene Chandler pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR J.B. Nardi. Houston's J.B. Nardi was hurt on the play. |
| Houston: Five-Receiver Spread formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Cushing is blitzing. 2-10-HOU27 (4Q: 04:35) Gene Chandler pass completed to WR Bob Brown for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Lester Sargent. Brown gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| Houston: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-HOU38 (4Q: 04:15) Gene Chandler pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Preston Beadnell. OLB Brian Cushing defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-HOU38 (4Q: 04:09) Gene Chandler pass completed to WR Jessie Johannsen for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Spencer Meadows. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Houston: Five-Receiver Spread formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-HOU48 (4Q: 03:30) Gene Chandler pass was intended for WR Bob Brown and was intercepted by OLB Brian Cushing at the STL40. The interception was returned 23 yards. Tackled by Preston Beadnell. |
| St. Louis: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-HOU37 (4Q: 03:18) Karl Chapman ran around the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Fred Noll. Key block delivered by Geoff Burks. |
| St. Louis: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. 2-2-HOU29 (4Q: 02:34) Ted Shea ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Sedrick Harvey. Key block delivered by Vinny Preston. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| St. Louis: Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-HOU27 (4Q: 02:00) Karl Chapman ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Lawrence Abbey. Key block delivered by Sebastian Vollmer. |
| St. Louis: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-5-HOU22 (4Q: 01:16) Karl Chapman ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by Unknown, assisted by DT Sedrick Harvey. |
| St. Louis: Five-Receiver Spread formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 3-4-HOU21 (4Q: 00:30) Bart Grant pass completed to WR J.B. Milligan for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Peter Heuvicq. |
| Final Score: St. Louis Rams 41, Houston Texans 17 |