Week 3, 1992

played in Seattle, OR

48 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	7	3	14	3	-	27
Seattle Seahawks	7	14	0	3	0	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:03 SEA - Derek Russell 3 pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood extra point)
2Q: 07:12 MIN - Brian Mitchell 9 pass from Dan Marino (Jason Hanson extra point)
2Q: 03:18 SEA - Earnest Byner 5 pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood extra point)
2Q: 00:50 SEA - Earnest Byner 3 pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood extra point)
3Q: 01:21 MIN - Jason Hanson 22 field goal
4Q: 10:23 MIN - Barry Word 1 run (Jason Hanson extra point)
4Q: 02:02 MIN - Johnny Holland 97 interception return (Jason Hanson extra point)
4Q: 00:33 SEA - Scott Norwood 38 field goal
OT: 12:08 MIN - Jason Hanson 30 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:03 SEA - Derek Russell 3 pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood extra point)
2Q: 07:12 MIN - Brian Mitchell 9 pass from Dan Marino (Jason Hanson extra point)
2Q: 03:18 SEA - Earnest Byner 5 pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood extra point)
2Q: 00:50 SEA - Earnest Byner 3 pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood extra point)
3Q: 01:21 MIN - Jason Hanson 22 field goal
4Q: 10:23 MIN - Barry Word 1 run (Jason Hanson extra point)
4Q: 02:02 MIN - Johnny Holland 97 interception return (Jason Hanson extra point)
4Q: 00:33 SEA - Scott Norwood 38 field goal
OT: 12:08 MIN - Jason Hanson 30 field goal

Team Statistics MIN SEA
Record 3-0 2-1
First Downs 23 29
- by Rushing 7 8
- by Passing 14 18
- by Penalty 2 3
Total Net Yards 411 392
- Offensive Plays 59 73
- Yards per Play 6.97 5.37
Net Rushing Yards 101 153
- Rushing Attempts 21 23
- Yards per Rush 4.81 6.65
Net Passing Yards 310 239
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 28 - 0 47 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 322 260
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 3/21
- Yards per Pass Play 8.16 4.78
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/9 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.9 8.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 10/53 9/60
Punt Returns/Yards 2/13 2/11
Kick Returns/Yards 1/23 2/52
Interception Ret./Yards 1/97 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 27
Time of Possession 31:06 31:53

Team Statistics	MIN	SEA
Record	3-0	2-1
First Downs	23	29
- by Rushing	7	8
- by Passing	14	18
- by Penalty	2	3
Total Net Yards	411	392
- Offensive Plays	59	73
- Yards per Play	6.97	5.37
Net Rushing Yards	101	153
- Rushing Attempts	21	23
- Yards per Rush	4.81	6.65
Net Passing Yards	310	239
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 28 - 0	47 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	322	260
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	3/21
- Yards per Pass Play	8.16	4.78
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/9	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.9	8.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	10/53	9/60
Punt Returns/Yards	2/13	2/11
Kick Returns/Yards	1/23	2/52
Interception Ret./Yards	1/97	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 27
Time of Possession	31:06	31:53

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:04	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
1	7:53	2:56	OWN 20	6	17	Punt
1	3:07	2:32	OWN 18	5	40	Punt
2	12:19	5:16	OWN 18	9	82	Touchdown
2	3:11	1:21	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	0:39	0:39	OWN 20	2	20	Half
3	10:53	5:31	OWN 7	10	77	Missed FG
3	3:40	2:26	OWN 19	6	76	Field Goal
3	0:30	5:16	OWN 35	10	65	Touchdown
4	0:27	0:27	OWN 32	2	-11	Half
OT1	13:58	1:57	OPP 47	3	34	Field Goal

Seattle Seahawks
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:56	5:03	OWN 40	11	60	Touchdown
1	4:57	1:50	OWN 28	3	9	Punt
1	0:35	3:16	OWN 20	5	23	Punt
2	7:03	3:52	OWN 34	8	66	Touchdown
2	1:50	1:11	OWN 48	5	52	Touchdown
3	15:00	4:07	OWN 20	8	39	Punt
3	5:22	1:42	OWN 23	4	12	Punt
3	1:14	0:44	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	10:14	8:18	OWN 20	16	68	Interception
4	1:56	1:29	OWN 20	7	59	Field Goal
OT1	15:00	1:02	OWN 23	3	-10	Punt

Game MVP: Dan Marino, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Brian Mitchell	12	73	6.08	24	2	0
Barry Word	8	29	3.63	8	0	1
Dan Marino	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Seattle	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Allen Pinkett	14	88	6.29	16	2
Michael Clemons	5	27	5.40	9	0
Jim Kelly	4	38	9.50	12	2

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Marino	36	28	322	2/12	1	49	0	113.2

Seattle	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim Kelly	47	28	260	3/21	3	25	1	87.2

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Herman Fontenot	9	13	116	12.89	42	24	0
RB Brian Mitchell	5	6	32	6.40	12	11	1
WR Herman Moore	5	7	61	12.20	32	21	0
TE Ben Coates	3	3	67	22.33	50	49	0
WR Brian Blades	2	2	14	7.00	1	7	0
RB Barry Word	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Derek Loville	1	1	3	3.00	3	3	0
TE Adrian Cooper	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Eric Blount	1	2	12	12.00	0	12	0

Seattle	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Earnest Byner	10	13	111	11.10	26	24	2
WR Derek Russell	6	6	50	8.33	12	25	1
WR Jessie Hester	3	7	22	7.33	5	11	0
TE L.J. Hanson	3	6	19	6.33	5	11	0
RB Allen Pinkett	2	5	36	18.00	34	20	0
WR Todd McNair	2	2	23	11.50	0	16	0
FB Alfred Anderson	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Marv Cook	1	4	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Rod Barksdale	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Johnny Holland	1	97	97.00	1

Seattle	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Brian Mitchell	1	0	0
Brian Blades	0	1	0
Ken Harvey	0	0	1
Robert Porcher	0	0	1

Seattle	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jim Kelly	2	1	0
Chris Riehm	0	1	0
Larry Brown	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rohn Stark	4	154	38.5	30.8	42	0

Seattle	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
John Kidd	6	254	42.3	40.2	52	4

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Hanson	2/3	0/0	0/0	30	3/3

Seattle	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Scott Norwood	1/1	0/0	0/0	38	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vai Sikahema	2	13	6.5	0

Seattle	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Derek Russell	2	11	5.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Phil Freeman	1	23	23.0	0

Seattle	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Allen Pinkett	2	52	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Eric Turner	9	2	0.0	23	48
ILB Johnny Holland	6	0	0.0	23	50
S Carnell Lake	5	3	0.0	23	50
OLB Larry Kelm	5	1	0.0	18	31
OLB Ken Harvey	4	1	1.0	21	44
OLB Frank Stams	4	0	0.0	2	7
DE Robert Porcher	3	0	2.0	10	26
CB Eric Thomas	3	1	0.0	16	36
CB Eric Allen	3	1	0.0	22	48
DE Wayne Martin	2	0	0.0	15	35
S Kurt Schultz	2	0	0.0	3	12
CB Frank Minnifield	1	2	0.0	22	44
DE Charles Haley	1	1	0.0	17	35
ILB Eddie Johnson	1	0	0.0	8	16
S Vince Newsome	1	0	0.0	1	6
OLB Darion Conner	1	0	0.0	2	6
DT Dan Saleaumula	0	2	0.0	19	36

Seattle	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dino Hackett	11	4	0.0	21	37
S Terry Kinard	8	3	0.0	21	38
S Tim Gordon	5	2	0.0	11	27
CB Larry Brown	4	2	0.0	21	38
S Mike Dumas	4	2	0.0	21	37
CB Darren Anderson	3	1	0.0	18	36
DE Joel Smeenge	2	1	1.5	19	30
DT Mike Gray	2	1	0.5	15	31
OLB Ray Berry	2	1	0.0	18	31
DE Richard Dent	2	0	0.0	17	35
DT Steve Emtman	2	0	0.0	14	25
CB Pete Johnson	1	0	0.0	3	6
DE Chuck Smith	1	0	0.0	6	11
CB Tyrone Legette	1	0	0.0	1	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Robert Porcher	2.0	0	0	26
OLB Ken Harvey	1.0	0	4	44
DT Dan Saleaumula	0.0	2	1	36
DE Wayne Martin	0.0	1	0	35
DE Charles Haley	0.0	0	2	35
OLB Larry Kelm	0.0	0	1	31

Seattle	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Joel Smeenge	1.5	1	1	3	30
DT Mike Gray	0.5	0	1	0	31
DT Steve Emtman	0.0	0	1	0	25
DE Richard Dent	0.0	0	0	1	35

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Eric Turner	4	2	0	48
OLB Larry Kelm	4	0	0	31
CB Eric Allen	3	3	0	48
ILB Johnny Holland	3	0	1	50
OLB Frank Stams	3	0	0	7
S Carnell Lake	3	0	0	50
OLB Ken Harvey	2	0	0	44
CB Eric Thomas	1	1	0	36
ILB Eddie Johnson	1	0	0	16
S Vince Newsome	1	0	0	6
OLB Darion Conner	1	0	0	6
DE Robert Porcher	1	0	0	26
S Kurt Schultz	1	0	0	12
CB Frank Minnifield	0	1	0	44

Seattle	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Dino Hackett	7	0	37
CB Larry Brown	5	0	38
S Terry Kinard	4	0	38
S Tim Gordon	4	0	27
CB Darren Anderson	3	3	36
OLB Ray Berry	1	1	31
DT Mike Gray	1	0	31
CB Pete Johnson	1	0	6
S Mike Dumas	1	0	37
CB Tyrone Legette	1	0	8

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mike Munchak	4	7	21	1	38
Tim Irwin	2	3	21	0	38
Keith Sims	1	3	21	1	38
Bart Oates	1	2	21	0	38
John Wojciechowski	1	2	21	0	38
Howard Griffith	1	2	12	0	20
Ben Coates	1	1	18	0	28

Seattle	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Broderick Thompson	3	6	0	23	0	50
Bruce Kozerski	2	3	1	23	0	50
Jon Melander	2	2	1	23	0	50
Bubba Paris	1	4	0	23	3	50
Chris Riehm	1	3	0	23	0	50
Marv Cook	1	1	0	20	0	32

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Vai Sikahema	1	24
Eddie Johnson	1	15
Ben Coates	1	15
Phil Freeman	1	14

Seattle	Tackles	STPlays
Jim Morrissey	2	14
Alfred Anderson	1	15

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Eric Turner	---	---	23	48	12	83
Johnny Holland	---	---	23	50	1	74
Carnell Lake	---	---	23	50	1	74
Eric Allen	---	---	22	48	1	71
Frank Minnifield	---	---	22	44	1	67
Ken Harvey	---	---	21	44	1	66
Keith Sims	21	38	---	---	7	66
Eric Thomas	---	---	16	36	13	65
Ben Coates	18	28	---	---	15	61
Herman Fontenot	20	35	---	---	5	60
Tim Irwin	21	38	---	---	---	59
Mike Munchak	21	38	---	---	---	59
Dan Marino	21	38	---	---	---	59
Bart Oates	21	38	---	---	---	59
John Wojciechowski	21	38	---	---	---	59
Dan Saleaumula	---	---	19	36	1	56
Charles Haley	---	---	17	35	3	55
Wayne Martin	---	---	15	35	1	51
Larry Kelm	---	---	18	31	1	50
Howard Griffith	12	20	---	---	18	50
Herman Moore	18	30	---	---	---	48
Robert Porcher	---	---	10	26	9	45
Eddie Johnson	---	---	8	16	15	39
Brian Mitchell	12	24	---	---	---	36
Brian Blades	7	25	---	---	---	32
Frank Stams	---	---	2	7	22	31
Kurt Schultz	---	---	3	12	16	31
Vai Sikahema	0	0	---	---	24	24
Barry Word	9	11	---	---	4	24
Eric Blount	1	6	---	---	16	23
Russell Maryland	---	---	4	16	1	21
Vince Newsome	---	---	1	6	11	18
Adrian Cooper	7	5	---	---	6	18
Phil Freeman	0	0	---	---	14	14
Derek Loville	1	6	---	---	6	13
Jason Hanson	0	0	---	---	9	9
Robert Goff	---	---	4	4	---	8
Darion Conner	---	---	2	6	---	8
Harry Boatswain	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ethen Hollis	0	0	---	---	7	7
James Palmer	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ray Roberts	0	0	---	---	7	7
Tracy Simien	---	---	0	0	6	6
Rohn Stark	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mark Vlasic	0	0	---	---	3	3
James Adams	0	0	---	---	---	0

Seattle	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jon Melander	23	50	---	---	7	80
Jim Kelly	23	50	---	---	1	74
Bubba Paris	23	50	---	---	---	73
Bruce Kozerski	23	50	---	---	---	73
Broderick Thompson	23	50	---	---	---	73
Chris Riehm	23	50	---	---	---	73
Jessie Hester	19	42	---	---	8	69
Darren Anderson	---	---	18	36	14	68
Terry Kinard	---	---	21	38	3	62
Allen Pinkett	16	39	---	---	7	62
Larry Brown	---	---	21	38	3	62
Dino Hackett	---	---	21	37	3	61
Mike Dumas	---	---	21	37	3	61
Marv Cook	20	32	---	---	7	59
Earnest Byner	13	43	---	---	1	57
Richard Dent	---	---	17	35	3	55
Ray Berry	---	---	18	31	4	53
Tim Gordon	---	---	11	27	13	51
Joel Smeenge	---	---	19	30	2	51
Alfred Anderson	12	23	---	---	15	50
Mike Gray	---	---	15	31	3	49
Rod Barksdale	12	20	---	---	13	45
Derek Russell	10	29	---	---	4	43
Steve Emtman	---	---	14	25	3	42
L.J. Hanson	5	12	---	---	18	35
Michael Clemons	6	7	---	---	20	33
Jim Morrissey	---	---	7	7	14	28
Pete Johnson	---	---	3	6	15	24
Chuck Smith	---	---	6	11	5	22
Johnie Cooks	---	---	3	7	10	20
Todd McNair	2	3	---	---	12	17
Mike Johnson	---	---	3	2	11	16
Tom Breedlove	---	---	6	8	---	14
Matt Brock	---	---	6	3	4	13
Tyrone Legette	---	---	1	8	---	9
Tony Hunter	0	0	---	---	7	7
Paul Oswald	0	0	---	---	7	7
Eric Moten	0	0	---	---	7	7
Troy Auzenne	0	0	---	---	7	7
John Kidd	0	0	---	---	6	6
Scott Norwood	0	0	---	---	6	6
Terry Crews	---	---	0	0	6	6
Mark D'Onofrio	---	---	0	1	3	4
Lance Smith	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dave Schnell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brad Johnson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	39	7.8
Middle	9	32	3.6
Right	6	31	5.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	56	7.0
Middle	10	70	7.0
Right	5	27	5.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Marino	36	28	6	0	0	4	3	4	0

Seattle	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim Kelly	47	28	4	0	0	7	8	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	101	12.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	91	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	10	107	8.2
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	23	23.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	22	7.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	29	18	118	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	6	96	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	24	24.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Herman Fontenot	13	9	116	4	35
WR Herman Moore	7	5	61	1	30
RB Brian Mitchell	6	5	32	0	24
TE Ben Coates	3	3	67	1	28
WR Brian Blades	2	2	14	0	25
WR Eric Blount	2	1	12	0	6
RB Barry Word	1	1	7	0	11
WR Derek Loville	1	1	3	0	6
TE Adrian Cooper	1	1	10	0	5

Seattle	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Earnest Byner	13	10	111	2	43
WR Jessie Hester	7	3	22	0	42
WR Derek Russell	6	6	50	1	29
TE L.J. Hanson	6	3	19	0	12
RB Allen Pinkett	5	2	36	1	39
TE Marv Cook	4	1	0	0	32
WR Rod Barksdale	3	0	0	0	20
WR Todd McNair	2	2	23	0	3
FB Alfred Anderson	1	1	-1	0	23

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Barry Word	3	8	2.67	3.63

Seattle	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Allen Pinkett	4	19	4.75	6.29
Michael Clemons	1	5	5.00	5.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Marino	8	4	29	3.63	8.94

Seattle	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim Kelly	10	5	19	1.90	5.53

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Brian Mitchell	4	3	26	6.50	5.33
WR Herman Fontenot	2	0	0	0.00	8.92
TE Ben Coates	1	1	3	3.00	22.33
WR Eric Blount	1	0	0	0.00	6.00

Seattle	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Earnest Byner	3	3	14	4.67	8.54
WR Jessie Hester	2	0	0	0.00	3.14
TE Marv Cook	2	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Derek Russell	2	2	5	2.50	8.33
RB Allen Pinkett	1	0	0	0.00	7.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Barry Word	2	2

Seattle	Rushes	Conversions
Jim Kelly	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Marino	7	6	1

Seattle	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim Kelly	12	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Herman Fontenot	2	2	0
WR Derek Loville	1	1	0
RB Brian Mitchell	1	0	0
TE Ben Coates	1	1	0
WR Herman Moore	1	1	1
WR Eric Blount	1	1	0

Seattle	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Earnest Byner	6	5	4
WR Jessie Hester	3	1	1
WR Derek Russell	2	2	1
TE L.J. Hanson	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,500 (18,600)
End Zone 11,800 (13,500)
Mezzanine 6,900 (7,800)
Sideline Seats 11,000 (11,900)
Club Seats 12,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 6,200 (6,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,500 (18,600)
End Zone	11,800 (13,500)
Mezzanine	6,900 (7,800)
Sideline Seats	11,000 (11,900)
Club Seats	12,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	6,200 (6,200)