Week 2, 1991

played in San Diego, CA

80 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	3	3	0	-	6
San Diego Chargers	6	5	0	3	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:41 SDO - Tommy Pickles 37 field goal
1Q: 01:53 SDO - Tommy Pickles 23 field goal
2Q: 08:48 SDO - Safety: Colin Powell sacked quarterback in end zone
2Q: 06:34 SDO - Tommy Pickles 49 field goal
2Q: 00:16 MIN - Rich Karlis 27 field goal
3Q: 06:07 MIN - Rich Karlis 21 field goal
4Q: 00:41 SDO - Tommy Pickles 34 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:41 SDO - Tommy Pickles 37 field goal
1Q: 01:53 SDO - Tommy Pickles 23 field goal
2Q: 08:48 SDO - Safety: Colin Powell sacked quarterback in end zone
2Q: 06:34 SDO - Tommy Pickles 49 field goal
2Q: 00:16 MIN - Rich Karlis 27 field goal
3Q: 06:07 MIN - Rich Karlis 21 field goal
4Q: 00:41 SDO - Tommy Pickles 34 field goal

Team Statistics MIN SDO
Record 1-1 2-0
First Downs 16 11
- by Rushing 3 4
- by Passing 13 7
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 297 271
- Offensive Plays 60 57
- Yards per Play 4.95 4.75
Net Rushing Yards 75 126
- Rushing Attempts 22 30
- Yards per Rush 3.41 4.20
Net Passing Yards 222 145
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 23 - 0 26 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 252 150
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/30 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 5.84 5.37
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/45 7/45
Punt Returns/Yards 4/37 3/13
Kick Returns/Yards 4/106 3/48
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 33
Time of Possession 29:50 30:10

Team Statistics	MIN	SDO
Record	1-1	2-0
First Downs	16	11
- by Rushing	3	4
- by Passing	13	7
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	297	271
- Offensive Plays	60	57
- Yards per Play	4.95	4.75
Net Rushing Yards	75	126
- Rushing Attempts	22	30
- Yards per Rush	3.41	4.20
Net Passing Yards	222	145
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 23 - 0	26 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	252	150
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/30	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	5.84	5.37
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/45	7/45
Punt Returns/Yards	4/37	3/13
Kick Returns/Yards	4/106	3/48
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 33
Time of Possession	29:50	30:10

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:28	1:51	OWN 31	3	2	Punt
1	7:35	2:22	OWN 34	3	8	Punt
1	1:45	1:29	OWN 41	3	0	Punt
2	12:53	2:05	OWN 20	4	2	Punt
2	8:48	0:14	OWN 4	1	-4	Safety
2	6:28	2:10	OWN 20	5	23	Punt
2	1:38	1:27	OWN 44	6	46	Field Goal
3	15:00	8:59	OWN 22	14	74	Field Goal
3	2:40	3:40	OWN 24	7	47	Missed FG
4	10:05	4:26	OWN 20	7	40	Punt
4	2:12	0:27	OWN 16	4	0	Downs
4	0:36	0:36	OWN 37	3	19	Game

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:32	OWN 21	3	7	Punt
1	10:37	1:15	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
1	9:22	1:47	OPP 31	4	11	Field Goal
1	5:13	3:28	OWN 20	7	74	Field Goal
1	0:16	2:23	OWN 17	7	45	Punt
2	10:48	2:00	OWN 33	3	8	Punt
2	8:34	2:06	OWN 39	5	29	Field Goal
2	4:18	2:40	OWN 33	6	30	Missed FG
2	0:11	0:11	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	6:01	3:21	OWN 13	4	12	Punt
4	14:00	3:55	OWN 44	6	18	Punt
4	5:39	3:27	OWN 20	5	17	Punt
4	1:45	1:09	OPP 16	3	-1	Field Goal

Game MVP: Colin Powell, San Diego Chargers

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Brian Mitchell	14	48	3.43	7	0	0
Barry Word	8	27	3.38	13	1	0

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Barry Sanders	18	50	2.78	18	2
Gaston Green	11	78	7.09	32	2
Cody Carlson	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Marino	33	23	252	5/30	0	18	0	91.9

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cody Carlson	26	13	150	1/5	0	38	0	67.8

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Eric Metcalf	5	8	62	12.40	12	18
WR Herman Moore	5	7	54	10.80	17	16
WR Herman Fontenot	4	7	54	13.50	16	16
WR Brian Blades	2	3	20	10.00	0	16
FB Brad Muster	2	2	4	2.00	5	3
RB Brian Mitchell	2	2	20	10.00	6	15
TE Ben Coates	2	2	26	13.00	10	18
TE Pete Metzelaars	1	1	12	12.00	0	12

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Steve Jordan	2	3	14	7.00	2	10
FB Anthony Toney	2	3	5	2.50	3	3
WR Anthony Miller	2	5	33	16.50	21	27
WR Danny Peebles	2	3	33	16.50	26	24
TE Tim Wrightman	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
WR Chris Burkett	1	1	38	38.00	30	38
RB Gaston Green	1	1	6	6.00	1	6
RB Barry Sanders	1	2	17	17.00	16	17
RB James Joseph	1	1	1	1.00	0	1
WR Mike Young	0	5	0	0.00	0	0
C Butch Rolle	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Vai Sikahema	1	0	0	0
Derek Loville	0	0	1	0

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mark Jerue	1	0	0
Steve Jordan	0	1	1
Ken Gant	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rohn Stark	6	238	39.7	34.2	48	1

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joe Prokop	7	351	50.1	39.1	58	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rich Karlis	2/3	0/1	0/0	27	0/0

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tommy Pickles	4/5	1/2	0/1	49	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vai Sikahema	4	37	9.3	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mark Jerue	3	13	4.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Phil Freeman	4	106	26.5	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mark Jerue	3	48	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Johnny Holland	9	1	0.0	25	23
S Vince Newsome	5	2	0.0	26	25
OLB Ken Harvey	5	1	0.0	27	26
OLB Larry Kelm	4	1	0.0	24	15
S Carnell Lake	3	3	0.0	25	20
DT Dan Saleaumula	3	1	0.0	18	18
ILB Shelton Robinson	3	0	0.0	13	11
CB Frank Minnifield	3	0	0.0	23	20
DE Charles Haley	2	2	1.0	24	24
S Vince Albritton	2	0	0.0	12	20
CB Eric Allen	1	3	0.0	20	15
DE Wayne Martin	1	2	0.0	25	21
CB Eric Thomas	1	0	0.0	0	3
DT Russell Maryland	1	0	0.0	12	9
DE Lee Williams	0	2	0.0	11	9
CB Mossy Cade	0	1	0.0	26	25
S Eric Turner	0	1	0.0	7	8

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mark Jerue	6	1	0.0	14	31
CB Reggie Sutton	6	1	0.0	15	31
DE Colin Powell	5	1	3.0	20	34
OLB Bill Romanowski	5	0	1.0	18	22
CB Ricky Reynolds	4	1	0.0	13	28
ILB Rick Vaughn	4	1	0.0	15	31
DE Jethro Franklin	3	0	0.0	13	16
CB Maurice Hurst	3	0	0.0	17	32
DT Dan Ralph	2	1	0.0	12	24
DT Greg Kragen	2	0	0.0	14	14
CB Ken Gant	2	0	0.0	7	13
S Harlon Barnett	2	0	0.0	7	11
DE Curtis Greer	1	0	1.0	10	24
OLB Marvcus Patton	1	2	0.0	10	19
S Devon Mitchell	1	1	0.0	9	17
ILB Pat Swilling	1	1	0.0	7	6
S Chuck Cecil	1	0	0.0	18	31
DE Tony Bennett	1	0	0.0	7	9
DT Rich Stachowski	0	2	0.0	10	18

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Charles Haley	1.0	2	3	0	24
DE Lee Williams	0.0	1	0	0	9

San Diego	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Colin Powell	3.0	1	34
DE Curtis Greer	1.0	1	24
OLB Bill Romanowski	1.0	0	22
DE Jethro Franklin	0.0	2	16
DT Dan Ralph	0.0	1	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Vince Newsome	3	3	25
CB Frank Minnifield	2	0	20
ILB Johnny Holland	2	0	23
CB Eric Allen	1	1	15
S Carnell Lake	1	1	20
ILB Shelton Robinson	1	0	11
DE Charles Haley	1	0	24
OLB Larry Kelm	1	0	15
CB Eric Thomas	1	0	3

San Diego	Caught	PPlay
CB Reggie Sutton	5	31
CB Ricky Reynolds	4	28
CB Maurice Hurst	3	32
OLB Bill Romanowski	2	22
CB Ken Gant	2	13
S Harlon Barnett	2	11
S Mark Jerue	1	31
S Chuck Cecil	1	31
DE Jethro Franklin	1	16
ILB Rick Vaughn	1	31
DE Tony Bennett	1	9

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bart Oates	4	5	1	21	1	38
Tim Irwin	1	4	0	22	2	33
Mike Munchak	1	3	0	19	1	34
Brad Muster	1	2	0	14	0	19
Brian Blados	1	1	0	3	0	4
Ben Coates	1	1	0	14	0	21
Derrick Conner	1	1	0	5	0	9
Keith Sims	0	5	0	17	1	29

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jesse Sapolu	4	9	3	28	0	27
Brett Miller	2	3	0	24	1	25
Barney Gumble	1	3	0	27	0	22
Steve Jordan	1	2	0	24	0	13
Bruce Armstrong	0	5	0	26	0	23
James Fitzpatrick	0	2	0	4	0	5
Jeff Walker	0	2	0	6	0	3
Ed King	0	2	0	26	0	17
Anthony Toney	0	1	0	14	0	14

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Derek Loville	4	22
Vai Sikahema	2	25
Howard Griffith	1	9

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Gaston Green	2	27
Willis Crockett	2	27
Steve Jordan	2	13
Anthony Toney	1	20
Butch Rolle	1	19

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Johnny Holland	---	---	25	23	17	65
Bart Oates	21	38	---	---	5	64
Mossy Cade	---	---	26	25	12	63
Frank Minnifield	---	---	23	20	19	62
Dan Marino	22	38	---	---	---	60
Charles Haley	---	---	24	24	11	59
Vince Newsome	---	---	26	25	7	58
Ken Harvey	---	---	27	26	5	58
Tim Irwin	22	33	---	---	---	55
Keith Sims	17	29	---	---	9	55
Mike Munchak	19	34	---	---	---	53
Brad Muster	14	19	---	---	19	52
John Wojciechowski	17	32	---	---	---	49
Wayne Martin	---	---	25	21	3	49
Ben Coates	14	21	---	---	14	49
Herman Moore	17	32	---	---	---	49
Carnell Lake	---	---	25	20	3	48
Herman Fontenot	16	28	---	---	1	45
Vince Albritton	---	---	12	20	11	43
Larry Kelm	---	---	24	15	3	42
Eric Allen	---	---	20	15	5	40
Dan Saleaumula	---	---	18	18	3	39
Brian Mitchell	14	25	---	---	---	39
Eric Metcalf	10	19	---	---	5	34
Shelton Robinson	---	---	13	11	7	31
Pete Metzelaars	5	9	---	---	16	30
Russell Maryland	---	---	12	9	9	30
Derek Loville	2	4	---	---	22	28
Brian Blades	6	12	---	---	8	26
Vai Sikahema	0	0	---	---	25	25
Barry Word	8	11	---	---	6	25
Harry Boatswain	5	11	---	---	9	25
Eddie Johnson	---	---	9	4	10	23
Lee Williams	---	---	11	9	3	23
Howard Griffith	4	9	---	---	9	22
Eric Turner	---	---	7	8	2	17
Brian Blados	3	4	---	---	9	16
Derrick Conner	5	9	---	---	---	14
Phil Freeman	0	1	---	---	12	13
Curtis Rouse	1	0	---	---	9	10
Darion Conner	---	---	3	1	5	9
Rich Karlis	0	0	---	---	7	7
Rohn Stark	0	0	---	---	6	6
Eric Thomas	---	---	0	3	1	4
Don Majkowski	0	0	---	---	3	3
Scott Stankavage	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mark Jerue	---	---	14	31	17	62
Barney Gumble	27	22	---	---	11	60
Jesse Sapolu	28	27	---	---	3	58
Cody Carlson	30	27	---	---	---	57
Reggie Sutton	---	---	15	31	11	57
Colin Powell	---	---	20	34	3	57
Anthony Miller	19	21	---	---	16	56
Chuck Cecil	---	---	18	31	3	52
Maurice Hurst	---	---	17	32	3	52
Rick Vaughn	---	---	15	31	5	51
Steve Jordan	24	13	---	---	13	50
Brett Miller	24	25	---	---	1	50
Gaston Green	12	11	---	---	27	50
Bruce Armstrong	26	23	---	---	---	49
Chris Burkett	15	16	---	---	17	48
Anthony Toney	14	14	---	---	20	48
Ricky Reynolds	---	---	13	28	4	45
Ed King	26	17	---	---	---	43
Bill Romanowski	---	---	18	22	2	42
Curtis Greer	---	---	10	24	5	39
Dan Ralph	---	---	12	24	3	39
Danny Peebles	16	14	---	---	6	36
Willis Crockett	---	---	2	7	27	36
Marvcus Patton	---	---	10	19	6	35
Barry Sanders	18	16	---	---	---	34
Jethro Franklin	---	---	13	16	4	33
Greg Kragen	---	---	14	14	4	32
Michael Durrette	7	13	---	---	12	32
Mike Young	16	15	---	---	---	31
Butch Rolle	4	8	---	---	19	31
Rich Stachowski	---	---	10	18	1	29
Ken Gant	---	---	7	13	8	28
Devon Mitchell	---	---	9	17	1	27
Harlon Barnett	---	---	7	11	5	23
James Fitzpatrick	4	5	---	---	12	21
Jeff Walker	6	3	---	---	12	21
Tony Bennett	---	---	7	9	2	18
Pat Swilling	---	---	7	6	4	17
Tim Wrightman	8	3	---	---	5	16
James Joseph	4	4	---	---	7	15
Todd Shell	---	---	4	0	9	13
Tommy Pickles	0	0	---	---	10	10
Joe Prokop	0	0	---	---	7	7
Frank Reich	0	0	---	---	5	5
Rich Umphrey	2	0	---	---	---	2
John Friesz	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	35	3.5
Middle	6	14	2.3
Right	6	26	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	53	7.6
Middle	17	45	2.6
Right	5	30	6.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Marino	33	23	0	0	4	0	5	0	0

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cody Carlson	26	13	3	1	1	5	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	29	7.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	119	9.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	8	104	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	62	8.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	7	88	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	0	0	0.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Eric Metcalf	8	5	1	62	19
WR Herman Fontenot	7	4	2	54	28
WR Herman Moore	7	5	1	54	32
WR Brian Blades	3	2	0	20	12
FB Brad Muster	2	2	0	4	19
RB Brian Mitchell	2	2	0	20	25
TE Ben Coates	2	2	0	26	21
TE Pete Metzelaars	1	1	0	12	9

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Young	5	0	1	0	0	15
WR Anthony Miller	5	2	0	33	1	21
TE Steve Jordan	3	2	0	14	0	13
FB Anthony Toney	3	2	0	5	0	14
WR Danny Peebles	3	2	0	33	1	14
RB Barry Sanders	2	1	0	17	0	16
TE Tim Wrightman	1	1	0	3	0	3
WR Chris Burkett	1	1	0	38	1	16
C Butch Rolle	1	0	0	0	0	8
RB Gaston Green	1	1	0	6	0	11
RB James Joseph	1	1	0	1	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Barry Word	3	6	2.00	3.38

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Barry Sanders	6	7	1.17	2.78

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Marino	2	1	16	8.00	7.64

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cody Carlson	4	1	9	2.25	5.77

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Herman Fontenot	1	1	16	16.00	7.71
WR Eric Metcalf	1	0	0	0.00	7.75

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
C Butch Rolle	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Anthony Miller	1	0	0	0.00	6.60
WR Danny Peebles	1	1	9	9.00	11.00
RB Barry Sanders	1	0	0	0.00	8.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Brian Mitchell	3	1
Barry Word	1	0

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Barry Sanders	4	1
Gaston Green	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Marino	8	5	3

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cody Carlson	9	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Herman Fontenot	2	1	1
FB Brad Muster	2	2	0
WR Herman Moore	2	1	1
WR Eric Metcalf	1	0	0
RB Brian Mitchell	1	1	1

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Anthony Miller	2	0	0
WR Mike Young	1	0	0
C Butch Rolle	1	0	0
FB Anthony Toney	1	0	0
RB Gaston Green	1	1	1
WR Danny Peebles	1	0	0
RB Barry Sanders	1	1	1
RB James Joseph	1	1	0

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

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