Week 2, 1999

played in San Diego, CA

60 degrees, rain, 10 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	7	14	3	7	-	31
San Diego Chargers	0	0	0	0	-	0

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:49 MIN - Ken Dilger 17 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 12:48 MIN - Charles Johnson 24 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 01:13 MIN - Fred Taylor 7 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 05:57 MIN - Phil Dawson 23 field goal
4Q: 04:00 MIN - Fred Taylor 4 run (Phil Dawson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:49 MIN - Ken Dilger 17 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 12:48 MIN - Charles Johnson 24 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 01:13 MIN - Fred Taylor 7 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 05:57 MIN - Phil Dawson 23 field goal
4Q: 04:00 MIN - Fred Taylor 4 run (Phil Dawson extra point)

Team Statistics MIN SDO
Record 2-0 0-2
First Downs 27 10
- by Rushing 13 4
- by Passing 13 5
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 434 207
- Offensive Plays 73 45
- Yards per Play 5.95 4.60
Net Rushing Yards 196 71
- Rushing Attempts 44 13
- Yards per Rush 4.45 5.46
Net Passing Yards 238 136
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 21 - 0 30 - 16 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 246 154
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/8 2/18
- Yards per Pass Play 8.21 4.25
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/13 2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 11.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/25 7/60
Punt Returns/Yards 1/7 1/6
Kick Returns/Yards 1/25 5/135
Interception Ret./Yards 3/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 18 OWN 33
Time of Possession 38:32 21:28

Team Statistics	MIN	SDO
Record	2-0	0-2
First Downs	27	10
- by Rushing	13	4
- by Passing	13	5
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	434	207
- Offensive Plays	73	45
- Yards per Play	5.95	4.60
Net Rushing Yards	196	71
- Rushing Attempts	44	13
- Yards per Rush	4.45	5.46
Net Passing Yards	238	136
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 21 - 0	30 - 16 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	246	154
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/8	2/18
- Yards per Pass Play	8.21	4.25
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/13	2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	11.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/25	7/60
Punt Returns/Yards	1/7	1/6
Kick Returns/Yards	1/25	5/135
Interception Ret./Yards	3/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 18	OWN 33
Time of Possession	38:32	21:28

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:19	OWN 34	11	66	Touchdown
1	8:09	1:24	OWN 33	3	-2	Punt
1	2:49	5:15	OWN 13	12	87	Touchdown
2	8:29	7:22	OWN 10	15	90	Touchdown
2	0:18	0:18	OWN 2	1	3	Half
3	11:58	6:08	OWN 8	12	86	Field Goal
3	3:36	4:18	OWN 23	8	33	Punt
4	12:17	1:57	OWN 6	3	9	Punt
4	8:35	2:23	OWN 15	3	-2	Punt
4	6:03	2:10	OWN 35	4	65	Touchdown
4	1:11	1:11	OWN 20	2	4	Game

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:41	1:32	OWN 27	3	5	Punt
1	6:45	3:56	OWN 25	8	49	Interception
2	12:34	4:05	OWN 22	6	21	Punt
2	1:07	0:49	OPP 34	3	-10	Punt
3	15:00	3:02	OWN 33	5	20	Punt
3	5:50	2:14	OWN 20	4	19	Punt
4	14:18	2:01	OWN 20	4	21	Punt
4	10:20	1:45	OWN 38	5	12	Interception
4	6:12	0:09	OPP 47	1	12	Fumble
4	3:53	2:42	OWN 29	6	28	Interception

Game MVP: Fred Taylor, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Fred Taylor	41	173	4.22	17	4	2
Miles Walker	3	23	7.67	14	1	0

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Garrison Hearst	7	42	6.00	16	1	0
Chad Levitt	6	29	4.83	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Griese	27	21	246	2/8	2	45	0	129.3

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Scott Mitchell	27	14	148	2/18	0	29	2	37.3
Ralph Story	3	2	6	0/0	0	3	1	30.6

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Terry Glenn	5	6	46	9.20	5	15	0
RB Fred Taylor	5	6	56	11.20	45	45	0
WR Charles Johnson	4	5	58	14.50	31	24	1
TE Ken Dilger	3	4	40	13.33	24	22	1
WR O.J. McDuffie	2	3	24	12.00	16	17	0
FB George Irwin	1	1	16	16.00	19	16	0
RB Miles Walker	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Qadry Ismail	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Michael Irvin	4	6	58	14.50	17	23
RB Garrison Hearst	3	5	11	3.67	3	8
WR Marty Booker	3	6	20	6.67	4	14
WR Kenny Lofton	2	5	30	15.00	0	18
FB Reggie Cobb	2	2	29	14.50	29	29
RB Chad Levitt	2	2	6	3.00	0	3
WR Robert Brooks	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Patrick Jeffers	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Walt Harris	2	0	0.00	0
OLB Henri Crockett	1	0	0.00	0

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Brian Griese	1	0	0
Fred Taylor	1	0	0
O.J. McDuffie	0	1	0
Ken Dilger	0	1	0
Henri Crockett	0	1	0
Devin Bush	0	0	1

San Diego	Fumb	Force
Kenny Lofton	1	0
Marvcus Patton	0	1
Tory James	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Berger	4	175	43.8	37.3	50	1

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Hunter Smith	6	261	43.5	42.3	53	4

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Dawson	1/1	0/0	0/0	23	4/4

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
O.J. McDuffie	1	7	7.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pat Tillman	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
MarTay Jenkins	1	25	25.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kenny Lofton	3	103	34.3	0
Patrick Jeffers	2	32	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Dan Wilkinson	6	0	0.5	11	24
S Paul Miranda	4	0	0.0	11	32
OLB Jay Foreman	3	0	0.0	7	19
ILB James Darling	2	0	1.0	13	32
OLB Henri Crockett	2	1	0.0	11	25
CB Roy Koehn	2	1	0.0	10	31
S Torin Dorn	2	0	0.0	8	16
S Devin Bush	2	0	0.0	13	32
DT Cletidus Hunt	2	0	0.0	2	8
DE La'roi Glover	1	2	0.5	10	24
CB Walt Harris	1	1	0.0	13	32
DE Donte Rocco	1	1	0.0	4	14
OLB Frank Slade	1	0	0.0	3	9
CB Artrell Hawkins	1	0	0.0	13	28
DE Mike Rucker	0	1	0.0	12	26

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Rick Vaughn	9	2	0.0	35	27
S Brian Washington	8	0	0.0	43	29
S Sam Garnes	6	3	0.0	40	27
CB Tory James	6	1	0.0	37	28
OLB Bill Romanowski	5	1	0.0	24	20
DT Russell Davis	4	2	1.0	25	18
S Pat Tillman	4	1	0.0	12	3
OLB Marvcus Patton	3	2	1.0	22	10
CB Corey Fuller	3	3	0.0	23	16
DE Melvin Donnalley	3	1	0.0	31	18
DT Larry Chester	3	0	0.0	29	19
DT Ed Jasper	2	2	0.0	19	11
OLB Roberto Fabrizio	2	1	0.0	15	7
OLB Alex Bondy	2	0	0.0	9	5
CB Darryl Henley	1	3	0.0	38	27
DT Mark Campbell	1	3	0.0	25	21
RB Garrison Hearst	1	0	---	---	---
QB Ralph Story	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Ronnie Booty	1	0	0.0	9	2
WR Patrick Jeffers	1	0	---	---	---
DE Shannon Clavelle	0	2	0.0	13	11
DE Vera De Milo	0	1	0.0	28	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB James Darling	1.0	0	1	32
DT Dan Wilkinson	0.5	1	2	24
DE La'roi Glover	0.5	0	0	24
DE Mike Rucker	0.0	1	0	26
OLB Jay Foreman	0.0	1	0	19

San Diego	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Marvcus Patton	1.0	0	10
DT Russell Davis	1.0	0	18
DE Melvin Donnalley	0.0	1	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Devin Bush	3	0	0	32
CB Roy Koehn	2	0	0	31
DT Cletidus Hunt	2	0	0	8
OLB Jay Foreman	2	0	0	19
S Paul Miranda	2	0	0	32
CB Walt Harris	1	4	2	32
CB Artrell Hawkins	1	1	0	28
OLB Henri Crockett	1	0	1	25
S Torin Dorn	1	0	0	16
OLB Frank Slade	1	0	0	9

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Tory James	4	0	28
ILB Rick Vaughn	3	0	27
S Sam Garnes	2	3	27
OLB Bill Romanowski	2	1	20
S Brian Washington	2	0	29
OLB Marvcus Patton	2	0	10
CB Darryl Henley	1	0	27
ILB Ronnie Booty	1	0	2
CB Corey Fuller	1	0	16
OLB Roberto Fabrizio	1	0	7
S Pat Tillman	1	0	3
OLB Alex Bondy	1	0	5

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Cory Raymer	4	10	1	44	0	29
Tony Boselli	4	5	1	44	1	29
Antone Davis	3	3	0	44	1	29
Ken Dilger	3	3	0	33	0	24
George Irwin	2	4	0	25	0	15
Anthony Redmon	1	12	0	44	0	29
Chris Dishman	1	7	0	44	0	29

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Matt Lepsis	2	3	10	1	29
Ed King	1	3	12	0	32
Jeff Saturday	1	1	11	0	30
John Welbourn	1	1	3	0	3
Pete Kendall	0	2	13	0	32
Ephraim Salaam	0	1	11	1	29
Reggie Cobb	0	1	5	0	9
Tony McGee	0	1	5	0	3

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
O.J. McDuffie	4	17
George Irwin	1	15
Derrick Harris	1	12

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Ted Popson	1	13
Autry Denson	1	4

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Dishman	44	29	---	---	5	78
Charles Johnson	35	28	---	---	13	76
Antone Davis	44	29	---	---	---	73
Anthony Redmon	44	29	---	---	---	73
Tony Boselli	44	29	---	---	---	73
Cory Raymer	44	29	---	---	---	73
Brian Griese	44	29	---	---	---	73
Terry Glenn	42	27	---	---	2	71
Ken Dilger	33	24	---	---	11	68
Fred Taylor	41	26	---	---	---	67
George Irwin	25	15	---	---	15	55
Devin Bush	---	---	13	32	7	52
Walt Harris	---	---	13	32	6	51
Paul Miranda	---	---	11	32	7	50
Henri Crockett	---	---	11	25	12	48
O.J. McDuffie	17	13	---	---	17	47
Mike Rucker	---	---	12	26	8	46
James Darling	---	---	13	32	---	45
Roy Koehn	---	---	10	31	---	41
Artrell Hawkins	---	---	13	28	---	41
La'roi Glover	---	---	10	24	3	37
Dan Wilkinson	---	---	11	24	---	35
Jay Foreman	---	---	7	19	3	29
Torin Dorn	---	---	8	16	---	24
Derrick Harris	6	4	---	---	12	22
Scott Galbraith	10	2	---	---	8	20
Qadry Ismail	8	3	---	---	8	19
Donte Rocco	---	---	4	14	---	18
Frank Slade	---	---	3	9	---	12
Kailey Wong	---	---	0	0	11	11
Cletidus Hunt	---	---	2	8	---	10
Tracy Simien	---	---	2	0	6	8
Lamar Lathon	---	---	0	0	7	7
Phil Dawson	0	0	---	---	7	7
Miles Walker	3	3	---	---	---	6
James Palmer	0	0	---	---	5	5
Chuck Belin	0	0	---	---	5	5
Erik Baerg	0	0	---	---	5	5
Kris Farris	0	0	---	---	5	5
Mitch Berger	0	0	---	---	4	4
Wyatt Ashworth	---	---	0	0	3	3
Hayden Woodson	0	0	---	---	1	1
Jeremy Staat	---	---	0	0	1	1
MarTay Jenkins	0	0	---	---	1	1
Justics Main	0	0	---	---	---	0
Junior Suliven	---	---	0	0	---	0

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brian Washington	---	---	43	29	10	82
Sam Garnes	---	---	40	27	1	68
Tory James	---	---	37	28	2	67
Darryl Henley	---	---	38	27	1	66
Rick Vaughn	---	---	35	27	1	63
Corey Fuller	---	---	23	16	14	53
Larry Chester	---	---	29	19	5	53
Bill Romanowski	---	---	24	20	8	52
Pete Kendall	13	32	---	---	6	51
Ed King	12	32	---	---	6	50
Melvin Donnalley	---	---	31	18	1	50
Mark Campbell	---	---	25	21	1	47
Marty Booker	9	30	---	---	6	45
Vera De Milo	---	---	28	16	---	44
Russell Davis	---	---	25	18	1	44
Kenny Lofton	5	20	---	---	17	42
Michael Irvin	9	28	---	---	4	41
Jeff Saturday	11	30	---	---	---	41
Ephraim Salaam	11	29	---	---	---	40
Scott Mitchell	10	29	---	---	---	39
Matt Lepsis	10	29	---	---	---	39
Marvcus Patton	---	---	22	10	---	32
Ed Jasper	---	---	19	11	1	31
Garrison Hearst	7	21	---	---	2	30
Patrick Jeffers	7	16	---	---	7	30
Chad Levitt	6	9	---	---	15	30
Roberto Fabrizio	---	---	15	7	7	29
Shannon Clavelle	---	---	13	11	4	28
David Terrell	---	---	7	4	9	20
Pat Tillman	---	---	12	3	5	20
Ted Popson	2	4	---	---	13	19
Andrew Jordan	6	9	---	---	4	19
Reggie Cobb	5	9	---	---	4	18
Ronnie Booty	---	---	9	2	6	17
Autry Denson	2	9	---	---	4	15
Alex Bondy	---	---	9	5	1	15
Tony McGee	5	3	---	---	5	13
Brent Van Pelt	3	3	---	---	6	12
John Welbourn	3	3	---	---	6	12
Robert Brooks	2	2	---	---	2	6
DeShaun Smith	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ralph Story	3	3	---	---	---	6
Hunter Smith	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jerry Fontenot	2	2	---	---	---	4
Tommy Pickles	0	0	---	---	1	1
Todd Collins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	27	3.4
Middle	33	143	4.3
Right	3	26	8.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	9	4.5
Middle	8	30	3.8
Right	3	32	10.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Griese	27	21	4	1	0	4	1	0	0

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Scott Mitchell	27	14	2	0	3	5	3	3	2
Ralph Story	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	67	13.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	130	8.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	49	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	30	7.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	71	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	2	30	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	23	3.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terry Glenn	6	5	46	0	27
RB Fred Taylor	6	5	56	1	26
WR Charles Johnson	5	4	58	2	28
TE Ken Dilger	4	3	40	1	24
WR O.J. McDuffie	3	2	24	0	13
WR Qadry Ismail	1	0	0	0	3
FB George Irwin	1	1	16	0	15
RB Miles Walker	1	1	6	0	3

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Michael Irvin	6	4	0	58	1	28
WR Marty Booker	6	3	0	20	0	30
WR Kenny Lofton	5	2	2	30	0	20
RB Garrison Hearst	5	3	1	11	0	21
FB Reggie Cobb	2	2	0	29	1	9
WR Robert Brooks	2	0	0	0	0	2
WR Patrick Jeffers	2	0	0	0	0	16
RB Chad Levitt	2	2	0	6	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Fred Taylor	6	28	4.67	4.22

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Garrison Hearst	1	7	7.00	6.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Griese	4	4	17	4.25	9.11

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Scott Mitchell	1	1	0	0.00	5.48

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Ken Dilger	2	2	18	9.00	10.00
WR Terry Glenn	1	1	-1	-1.00	7.67
RB Fred Taylor	1	1	0	0.00	9.33

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Reggie Cobb	1	1	0	0.00	14.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Fred Taylor	5	2

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Chad Levitt	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Griese	8	7	6

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Scott Mitchell	7	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terry Glenn	4	4	4
RB Fred Taylor	2	1	1
WR Charles Johnson	1	1	0
TE Ken Dilger	1	1	1

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Michael Irvin	2	1	1
RB Garrison Hearst	2	0	0
WR Kenny Lofton	1	1	0
WR Robert Brooks	1	0	0
WR Marty Booker	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)