Conference Finals, 2004

played in Minnesota, MN

19 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

New York Giants	3	3	10	9	-	25
Minnesota Vikings	3	7	3	7	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:44 MIN - Phil Dawson 24 field goal
1Q: 03:31 NYK - Owen Pochman 19 field goal
2Q: 02:00 NYK - Owen Pochman 24 field goal
2Q: 01:52 MIN - MarTay Jenkins 94 kickoff return (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 08:55 NYK - Owen Pochman 33 field goal
3Q: 04:47 MIN - Phil Dawson 52 field goal
3Q: 02:06 NYK - Jabar Gaffney 26 pass from Steven Hiller (Owen Pochman extra point)
4Q: 11:30 MIN - Scotty Anderson 30 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 08:31 NYK - Owen Pochman 39 field goal
4Q: 03:24 NYK - Thomas Jones 12 run (Thomas Jones run for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:44 MIN - Phil Dawson 24 field goal
1Q: 03:31 NYK - Owen Pochman 19 field goal
2Q: 02:00 NYK - Owen Pochman 24 field goal
2Q: 01:52 MIN - MarTay Jenkins 94 kickoff return (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 08:55 NYK - Owen Pochman 33 field goal
3Q: 04:47 MIN - Phil Dawson 52 field goal
3Q: 02:06 NYK - Jabar Gaffney 26 pass from Steven Hiller (Owen Pochman extra point)
4Q: 11:30 MIN - Scotty Anderson 30 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 08:31 NYK - Owen Pochman 39 field goal
4Q: 03:24 NYK - Thomas Jones 12 run (Thomas Jones run for conversion failed)

Team Statistics NYK MIN
Record 15-4 16-2
First Downs 14 19
- by Rushing 5 7
- by Passing 9 11
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 372 342
- Offensive Plays 58 66
- Yards per Play 6.41 5.18
Net Rushing Yards 130 129
- Rushing Attempts 29 34
- Yards per Rush 4.48 3.79
Net Passing Yards 242 213
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 15 - 0 31 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 245 217
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/3 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 8.34 6.66
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 0/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.8 8.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 8/60 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 2/15 3/15
Kick Returns/Yards 5/133 5/187
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 21
Time of Possession 28:03 31:58

Team Statistics	NYK	MIN
Record	15-4	16-2
First Downs	14	19
- by Rushing	5	7
- by Passing	9	11
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	372	342
- Offensive Plays	58	66
- Yards per Play	6.41	5.18
Net Rushing Yards	130	129
- Rushing Attempts	29	34
- Yards per Rush	4.48	3.79
Net Passing Yards	242	213
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 15 - 0	31 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	245	217
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/3	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	8.34	6.66
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	0/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.8	8.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	8/60	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	2/15	3/15
Kick Returns/Yards	5/133	5/187
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 21
Time of Possession	28:03	31:58

Drive Charts

New York Giants
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:39	2:08	OWN 45	3	4	Punt
1	4:57	1:33	OWN 31	4	67	Field Goal
2	13:49	2:01	OWN 23	4	25	Punt
2	9:52	2:06	OWN 44	3	8	Punt
2	6:03	4:11	OPP 47	8	40	Field Goal
2	1:37	1:04	OWN 22	3	9	Punt
3	15:00	2:01	OWN 43	3	5	Punt
3	11:47	3:00	OPP 33	6	17	Field Goal
3	4:40	2:48	OWN 35	6	65	Touchdown
4	13:33	0:45	OWN 6	3	6	Punt
4	11:18	2:55	OWN 35	6	43	Field Goal
4	5:59	2:42	OWN 49	7	51	Touchdown
4	0:30	0:30	OWN 10	2	-3	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:21	OWN 20	12	73	Field Goal
1	6:31	1:34	OWN 8	3	3	Punt
1	3:24	4:35	OWN 16	8	79	Fumble
2	11:48	1:56	OWN 17	3	7	Punt
2	7:46	1:43	OWN 4	3	3	Punt
2	0:33	0:33	OWN 15	2	11	Half
3	12:59	1:12	OWN 20	3	0	Interception
3	8:47	4:07	OWN 26	7	39	Field Goal
3	1:52	3:19	OWN 37	5	4	Punt
4	12:48	1:30	OWN 44	3	56	Touchdown
4	8:23	2:24	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
4	3:17	2:47	OWN 26	14	64	Downs

Game MVP: Steven Hiller, New York Giants

Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Thomas Jones	23	105	4.57	12	2	1
Steven Hiller	3	5	1.67	8	0	0
Edgerrin James	3	20	6.67	9	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Fred Taylor	25	79	3.16	17	2
Brian Griese	5	44	8.80	14	2
Shaun Ozment	4	6	1.50	5	0

Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steven Hiller	28	15	245	1/3	1	64	0	95.1

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Griese	31	19	217	1/4	1	30	1	79.6

Receiving Statistics

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Peerless Price	5	9	64	12.80	24	26	0
WR Jabar Gaffney	5	8	132	26.40	71	64	1
WR Jaleel White	1	3	21	21.00	17	21	0
RB Thomas Jones	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
FB Rock Cartwright	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Ben Hartsock	1	3	15	15.00	9	15	0
WR Louis Becker	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Terry Glenn	7	10	79	11.29	13	16	0
FB Nick Goings	3	5	23	7.67	2	12	0
TE Jason McKie	3	4	10	3.33	3	6	0
RB Shaun Ozment	2	2	48	24.00	43	28	0
WR Scotty Anderson	2	4	32	16.00	15	30	1
RB Fred Taylor	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Darnerien McCants	1	3	20	20.00	8	20	0
WR Harold Burnett	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Keith Brooking	1	0	0.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ezra Wheeler	1	0	0
James Cannida	0	1	0
Isaac Norton	0	1	0
Scott Fujita	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Brian Griese	1	0	0	0
Kailey Wong	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Hunter Smith	6	287	47.8	42.0	55	4

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Berger	5	221	44.2	41.2	51	1

Kicking Statistics

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Owen Pochman	4/4	0/0	0/0	39	1/1

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Dawson	2/2	1/1	1/1	52	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ezra Wheeler	2	15	7.5	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
MarTay Jenkins	3	15	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ezra Wheeler	4	107	26.8	0
Jabar Gaffney	1	26	26.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
MarTay Jenkins	5	187	37.4	1

Defensive Statistics

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Keith Brooking	10	0	0.0	34	32
OLB Scott Fujita	6	0	0.0	29	29
S Chris Crocker	5	0	0.0	23	14
DT Kevin Williams	4	3	0.0	24	23
S Marlon McCree	4	2	0.0	34	31
CB Tony Beckham	4	1	0.0	20	22
DT Jermaine Haley	3	0	0.5	9	13
CB Marcus Trufant	3	3	0.0	33	31
DT James Cannida	2	1	0.0	23	14
DE Jevon Kearse	2	1	0.0	33	31
S Todd Johnson	2	1	0.0	11	18
ILB Jalen Blanchard	2	0	0.0	10	8
CB Tim Wansley	2	0	0.0	5	10
CB Paul Bradford	1	2	0.0	32	30
OLB Isaac Norton	1	0	0.0	8	5
DT O.J. Robertson	1	0	0.0	9	4
DE D.D. Ackerman	0	1	0.5	12	17

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ryan Clark	8	1	0.0	29	29
OLB Lawrence Sellers	4	2	1.0	21	23
OLB Henri Crockett	4	1	0.0	23	24
ILB Kailey Wong	4	1	0.0	25	27
CB Randall Gay	3	2	0.0	27	22
DE Mike Rucker	3	1	0.0	22	27
DE Courtney Brown	3	1	0.0	21	17
ILB Jamie Duncan	3	0	0.0	10	6
CB Artrell Hawkins	2	0	0.0	24	26
S Paul Miranda	2	0	0.0	16	17
S Brock Williams	2	0	0.0	26	18
OLB Rob Morris	1	1	0.0	3	11
FB Nick Goings	1	0	---	---	---
DT Calvin Pace	1	0	0.0	21	23
WR Harold Burnett	1	0	---	---	---
DE Isaac Hilton	1	0	0.0	15	14
CB Kris Richard	0	1	0.0	23	25

Pass Rush Statistics

New York	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Jermaine Haley	0.5	0	0	13
DE D.D. Ackerman	0.5	0	0	17
DE Peppi Zellner	0.0	1	0	8
DT Kevin Williams	0.0	0	2	23
OLB Scott Fujita	0.0	0	1	29

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Lawrence Sellers	1.0	0	0	1	23
DE Mike Rucker	0.0	1	3	1	27
DT Calvin Pace	0.0	1	1	1	23

Pass Defense Statistics

New York	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Scott Fujita	4	0	0	29
S Chris Crocker	3	0	0	14
CB Paul Bradford	2	0	0	30
ILB Jalen Blanchard	2	0	0	8
CB Tim Wansley	2	0	0	10
ILB Keith Brooking	1	1	1	32
S Marlon McCree	1	1	0	31
CB Marcus Trufant	1	1	0	31
DE Jevon Kearse	1	0	0	31
OLB Isaac Norton	1	0	0	5
S Todd Johnson	1	0	0	18
CB Tony Beckham	0	1	0	22

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Ryan Clark	4	1	29
CB Randall Gay	3	0	22
ILB Kailey Wong	2	0	27
S Paul Miranda	1	1	17
S Brock Williams	1	1	18
OLB Henri Crockett	1	0	24
CB Artrell Hawkins	1	0	26
OLB Rob Morris	1	0	11
OLB Lawrence Sellers	1	0	23

Blocking Statistics

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Andre Gurode	4	7	29	0	29
Frank Middleton	2	6	29	0	29
Jeff Hartings	1	6	29	0	29
Kenyatta Jones	1	3	29	0	29
Sammy Williams	0	2	29	1	29
Daniel Graham	0	2	29	0	22

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Eric Steinbach	3	6	34	0	32
Tony Boselli	2	4	34	0	32
Chris Dishman	1	8	26	0	16
Grey Ruegamer	1	1	8	0	16
Wilford Brown	0	5	34	0	32
Wade Hunter	0	4	34	1	32
Nick Goings	0	1	32	0	27

Special Teams Tackles

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Chris Crocker	4	10
Rock Cartwright	1	21
Tim Wansley	1	14
Doug Colman	1	12

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Kailey Wong	3	20
Jay Graham	1	25
Brock Williams	1	18
Harold Burnett	1	14
Nick Goings	1	6

Participation

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Frank Middleton	29	29	---	---	10	68
Keith Brooking	---	---	34	32	2	68
Andre Gurode	29	29	---	---	10	68
Marlon McCree	---	---	34	31	2	67
Jevon Kearse	---	---	33	31	2	66
Marcus Trufant	---	---	33	31	2	66
Paul Bradford	---	---	32	30	2	64
Steven Hiller	29	29	---	---	4	62
Scott Fujita	---	---	29	29	3	61
Jeff Hartings	29	29	---	---	---	58
Sammy Williams	29	29	---	---	---	58
Kenyatta Jones	29	29	---	---	---	58
Rock Cartwright	20	17	---	---	21	58
Daniel Graham	29	22	---	---	6	57
Tony Beckham	---	---	20	22	12	54
Peerless Price	25	27	---	---	1	53
Thomas Jones	26	25	---	---	---	51
Kevin Williams	---	---	24	23	3	50
Ben Hartsock	20	7	---	---	22	49
Chris Crocker	---	---	23	14	10	47
James Cannida	---	---	23	14	---	37
Edgerrin James	6	4	---	---	27	37
Jabar Gaffney	11	19	---	---	5	35
Jaleel White	3	14	---	---	17	34
D.D. Ackerman	---	---	12	17	5	34
Todd Johnson	---	---	11	18	1	30
Tim Wansley	---	---	5	10	14	29
Isaac Norton	---	---	8	5	14	27
Carlos Hall	---	---	12	9	5	26
Derrick Mayes	1	0	---	---	22	23
Jermaine Haley	---	---	9	13	---	22
Chris Hayes	---	---	2	3	15	20
Peppi Zellner	---	---	11	8	1	20
Jalen Blanchard	---	---	10	8	2	20
O.J. Robertson	---	---	9	4	4	17
Louis Becker	4	10	---	---	---	14
Doug Colman	---	---	0	0	12	12
Owen Pochman	0	0	---	---	11	11
Keith Miller	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jim Booker	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jamie Taylor	0	0	---	---	10	10
Ezra Wheeler	0	0	---	---	10	10
Hunter Smith	0	0	---	---	6	6
David Givens	0	0	---	---	6	6
Chad Pennington	0	0	---	---	---	0
David Carr	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Darnerien McCants	31	29	---	---	18	78
Eric Steinbach	34	32	---	---	7	73
Kailey Wong	---	---	25	27	20	72
Jason McKie	27	29	---	---	16	72
Tony Boselli	34	32	---	---	2	68
Ryan Clark	---	---	29	29	10	68
Brian Griese	34	32	---	---	---	66
Artrell Hawkins	---	---	24	26	16	66
Wilford Brown	34	32	---	---	---	66
Wade Hunter	34	32	---	---	---	66
Nick Goings	32	27	---	---	6	65
Randall Gay	---	---	27	22	15	64
Brock Williams	---	---	26	18	18	62
Terry Glenn	32	29	---	---	---	61
Mike Rucker	---	---	22	27	8	57
Fred Taylor	30	25	---	---	---	55
Kris Richard	---	---	23	25	3	51
Henri Crockett	---	---	23	24	3	50
Calvin Pace	---	---	21	23	4	48
Lawrence Sellers	---	---	21	23	2	46
Chris Dishman	26	16	---	---	---	42
Courtney Brown	---	---	21	17	3	41
Paul Miranda	---	---	16	17	4	37
Isaac Hilton	---	---	15	14	3	32
Jamie Duncan	---	---	10	6	15	31
Grey Ruegamer	8	16	---	---	5	29
Jay Graham	0	0	---	---	25	25
Tommie Harris	---	---	9	6	7	22
Scotty Anderson	11	10	---	---	---	21
Brad Lewis	---	---	4	4	12	20
Robert Royal	0	0	---	---	19	19
Harold Burnett	2	3	---	---	14	19
Rob Morris	---	---	3	11	1	15
MarTay Jenkins	0	0	---	---	13	13
Shaun Ozment	4	7	---	---	---	11
Gary Ivan Gordon	0	0	---	---	7	7
Phil Dawson	0	0	---	---	7	7
Clay Astley	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ernest Wilford	0	0	---	---	7	7
Dylan McFarland	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jordan King	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mitch Berger	0	0	---	---	5	5
Brant Perez	1	1	---	---	2	4
Wesley Dern	0	0	---	---	2	2
Chad Hutchison	0	0	---	---	---	0
Korey Ferraro	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	27	6.8
Middle	11	47	4.3
Right	12	59	4.9
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	15	2.5
Middle	24	84	3.5
Right	4	30	7.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steven Hiller	28	15	4	3	1	3	4	3	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Griese	31	19	4	0	3	4	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	21	21.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	8	122	8.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	102	11.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	50	12.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	56	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	8	111	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Peerless Price	9	5	0	64	1	27
WR Jabar Gaffney	8	5	0	132	2	19
WR Jaleel White	3	1	0	21	1	14
TE Ben Hartsock	3	1	1	15	0	7
RB Thomas Jones	2	1	0	-1	0	25
WR Louis Becker	2	1	0	8	0	10
FB Rock Cartwright	1	1	0	6	0	17

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terry Glenn	10	7	0	79	0	29
FB Nick Goings	5	3	1	23	0	27
WR Scotty Anderson	4	2	1	32	1	10
TE Jason McKie	4	3	0	10	0	29
WR Darnerien McCants	3	1	1	20	1	29
RB Fred Taylor	2	1	0	5	0	25
RB Shaun Ozment	2	2	0	48	2	7
WR Harold Burnett	1	0	0	0	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Thomas Jones	5	19	3.80	4.57

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Fred Taylor	3	-1	-0.33	3.16
Brian Griese	1	4	4.00	8.80

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steven Hiller	2	0	0	0.00	8.75

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Griese	6	2	14	2.33	7.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Peerless Price	2	0	0	0.00	7.11

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Terry Glenn	2	1	9	4.50	7.90
RB Fred Taylor	2	1	5	2.50	2.50
FB Nick Goings	1	0	0	0.00	4.60
TE Jason McKie	1	0	0	0.00	2.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Thomas Jones	7	2
Steven Hiller	1	1
Edgerrin James	1	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Fred Taylor	4	0
Shaun Ozment	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steven Hiller	6	2	1

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Griese	5	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Peerless Price	2	1	1
TE Ben Hartsock	2	0	0
WR Jabar Gaffney	1	0	0
WR Louis Becker	1	1	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terry Glenn	2	0	0
WR Scotty Anderson	1	0	0
WR Darnerien McCants	1	0	0
WR Harold Burnett	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 72,000 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,200 (15,200)
End Zone 11,000 (11,000)
Mezzanine 6,300 (6,300)
Sideline Seats 9,700 (9,700)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	72,000 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,200 (15,200)
End Zone	11,000 (11,000)
Mezzanine	6,300 (6,300)
Sideline Seats	9,700 (9,700)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)