Conference Finals, 1991

played in Minnesota, MN

11 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

New York Giants	7	0	0	14	-	21
Minnesota Vikings	0	21	0	10	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:26 NYK - Ben Johnson 8 pass from H. Warren Moon (Dan Miller extra point)
2Q: 15:00 MIN - Eric Metcalf 6 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 08:31 MIN - Herman Fontenot 8 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 04:44 MIN - Herman Fontenot 35 pass from Dan Marino (Rohn Stark extra point)
4Q: 09:17 NYK - Terry Allen 3 run (Dan Miller extra point)
4Q: 08:32 MIN - Brian Mitchell 77 pass from Dan Marino (Rohn Stark extra point)
4Q: 07:34 NYK - Terry Allen 50 run (Dan Miller extra point)
4Q: 03:54 MIN - Rohn Stark 19 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:26 NYK - Ben Johnson 8 pass from H. Warren Moon (Dan Miller extra point)
2Q: 15:00 MIN - Eric Metcalf 6 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 08:31 MIN - Herman Fontenot 8 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 04:44 MIN - Herman Fontenot 35 pass from Dan Marino (Rohn Stark extra point)
4Q: 09:17 NYK - Terry Allen 3 run (Dan Miller extra point)
4Q: 08:32 MIN - Brian Mitchell 77 pass from Dan Marino (Rohn Stark extra point)
4Q: 07:34 NYK - Terry Allen 50 run (Dan Miller extra point)
4Q: 03:54 MIN - Rohn Stark 19 field goal

Team Statistics NYK MIN
Record 13-6 15-3
First Downs 25 19
- by Rushing 5 8
- by Passing 16 11
- by Penalty 4 0
Total Net Yards 392 466
- Offensive Plays 73 63
- Yards per Play 5.37 7.40
Net Rushing Yards 109 167
- Rushing Attempts 17 37
- Yards per Rush 6.41 4.51
Net Passing Yards 283 299
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 53 - 24 - 3 25 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 312 306
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/29 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 5.05 11.50
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 1/5 6/54
Punt Returns/Yards 1/49 3/30
Kick Returns/Yards 4/87 4/82
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/25
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 32
Time of Possession 28:14 31:46

Team Statistics	NYK	MIN
Record	13-6	15-3
First Downs	25	19
- by Rushing	5	8
- by Passing	16	11
- by Penalty	4	0
Total Net Yards	392	466
- Offensive Plays	73	63
- Yards per Play	5.37	7.40
Net Rushing Yards	109	167
- Rushing Attempts	17	37
- Yards per Rush	6.41	4.51
Net Passing Yards	283	299
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	53 - 24 - 3	25 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	312	306
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/29	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	5.05	11.50
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	6.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	1/5	6/54
Punt Returns/Yards	1/49	3/30
Kick Returns/Yards	4/87	4/82
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/25
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 32
Time of Possession	28:14	31:46

Drive Charts

New York Giants
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:35	4:19	OWN 38	11	62	Touchdown
1	6:59	3:10	OWN 3	8	80	Interception
2	14:54	0:37	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	12:11	0:11	OPP 38	1	0	Interception
2	8:20	2:13	OWN 29	3	5	Punt
2	4:27	1:31	OWN 38	4	13	Punt
2	1:23	0:51	OWN 35	5	20	Punt
3	15:00	1:17	OWN 20	2	9	Interception
3	10:43	1:02	OWN 39	3	4	Punt
3	7:39	1:09	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
3	3:56	3:09	OWN 6	5	17	Punt
3	0:10	6:02	OWN 1	14	99	Touchdown
4	8:13	0:56	OWN 32	3	68	Touchdown
4	3:47	1:37	OWN 20	8	47	Fumble

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:25	OWN 35	3	27	Fumble
1	9:16	2:17	OWN 42	3	9	Punt
1	3:49	3:55	OWN 37	8	63	Touchdown
2	14:17	2:06	OWN 37	3	-2	Punt
2	12:00	3:40	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
2	6:07	1:40	OWN 31	4	69	Touchdown
2	2:56	1:33	OWN 22	3	6	Punt
2	0:32	0:32	OWN 4	2	16	Half
3	13:43	3:00	OPP 45	5	13	Missed FG
3	9:41	2:02	OWN 22	3	9	Punt
3	6:30	2:34	OWN 34	6	9	Punt
3	0:47	0:37	OPP 48	3	-3	Punt
4	9:08	0:55	OWN 23	1	77	Touchdown
4	7:17	3:30	OWN 35	6	63	Field Goal
4	2:10	2:10	OWN 33	6	15	Game

Game MVP: Dan Marino, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Terry Allen	12	84	7.00	50	2	2
Derrick Gainer	3	14	4.67	13	1	0
H. Warren Moon	1	9	9.00	9	0	0
Erik Kramer	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Brian Mitchell	23	135	5.87	26	3
Barry Word	13	33	2.54	13	2
Dan Marino	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Erik Kramer	42	18	244	3/29	0	39	3	32.2
H. Warren Moon	11	6	68	0/0	1	23	0	103.6

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Marino	25	18	306	1/7	4	77	0	152.7

Receiving Statistics

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bobby Johnson	6	15	101	16.83	23	39	0
WR Ben Johnson	5	9	54	10.80	12	23	1
WR Willie Mays Hayes	5	14	52	10.40	2	25	0
FB Christian Okoye	3	3	22	7.33	0	10	0
WR Anthony Morgan	2	3	24	12.00	0	13	0
WR Lonzell Hill	1	5	22	22.00	4	22	0
RB Terry Allen	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
TE Ted Popson	1	1	26	26.00	12	26	0
TE Darryl Ingram	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Herman Fontenot	4	4	92	23.00	62	37	2
WR Eric Metcalf	3	6	53	17.67	12	28	1
WR Herman Moore	3	5	7	2.33	3	5	0
WR Brian Blades	2	3	40	20.00	24	31	0
FB Brad Muster	2	3	9	4.50	0	5	0
RB Brian Mitchell	2	2	85	42.50	67	77	1
TE Ben Coates	2	2	20	10.00	4	14	0

Interception Statistics

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Frank Minnifield	1	0	0.00
ILB Johnny Holland	1	25	25.00
S Carnell Lake	1	0	0.00

Fumble Statistics

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force
Erik Kramer	1	0	0
Darren Carrington	0	1	0
Ron Rivera	0	0	1
Chris Beniot	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Dan Marino	1	0	0
Herman Moore	1	0	0
Charles Haley	0	1	0
Keith Sims	0	1	0
Lee Williams	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
John Nies	7	275	39.3	35.0	43	3

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rohn Stark	6	280	46.7	38.5	52	4

Kicking Statistics

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dan Miller	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rohn Stark	1/2	0/1	0/0	19	2/2
Rich Karlis	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Merton Hanks	1	49	49.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vai Sikahema	3	30	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Alton Montgomery	4	87	21.8	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Phil Freeman	4	82	20.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Chris Beniot	8	3	0.0	32	21
OLB Ron Rivera	7	0	1.0	32	19
S Merton Hanks	6	0	0.0	28	20
S Darren Carrington	5	2	0.0	31	17
CB Chris Dishman	4	0	0.0	30	19
DE Reggie Camp	3	3	0.0	30	24
OLB Ray Berry	3	1	0.0	19	12
CB Maurice Douglass	3	0	0.0	28	15
OLB Frank Stams	2	1	0.0	6	5
OLB Darryl Talley	2	0	0.0	27	25
DE Freddie Joe Nunn	2	0	0.0	31	20
DT Leon Lett	2	0	0.0	19	10
S Andre Waters	1	1	0.0	18	17
S Darrell Fullington	1	1	0.0	13	13
DT Andy Harmon	1	1	0.0	20	18
QB Erik Kramer	1	0	---	---	---
WR Willie Mays Hayes	1	0	---	---	---
TE Ted Popson	1	0	---	---	---
DT Dick Chapura	0	1	0.0	7	9
S Alton Montgomery	0	1	0.0	10	7

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Carnell Lake	6	3	0.0	13	45
CB Mossy Cade	6	0	0.0	14	53
OLB Larry Kelm	5	2	0.0	16	36
CB Frank Minnifield	5	0	0.0	14	33
DE Lee Williams	3	2	3.0	9	26
ILB Johnny Holland	3	2	0.0	11	42
ILB Eddie Johnson	2	1	0.0	10	22
CB Eric Allen	2	1	0.0	12	43
S Vince Albritton	2	0	0.0	8	36
ILB Tracy Simien	2	0	0.0	1	5
S Vince Newsome	1	0	0.0	13	50
DE Charles Haley	1	0	0.0	14	42
DT Dan Saleaumula	1	0	0.0	14	45
OLB Ken Harvey	1	0	0.0	14	54
S Eric Turner	1	0	0.0	5	27

Pass Rush Statistics

New York	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Ron Rivera	1.0	0	0	19
DE Reggie Camp	0.0	1	0	24
OLB Darryl Talley	0.0	0	2	25
DT Andy Harmon	0.0	0	1	18

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Lee Williams	3.0	0	2	0	26
OLB Ken Harvey	0.0	1	3	0	54
DE Charles Haley	0.0	1	2	1	42
DT Dan Saleaumula	0.0	1	1	0	45
DE Wayne Martin	0.0	0	2	0	44

Pass Defense Statistics

New York	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Chris Beniot	3	1	21
OLB Ron Rivera	3	0	19
CB Maurice Douglass	3	0	15
CB Chris Dishman	3	0	19
S Merton Hanks	2	1	20
S Andre Waters	1	0	17
OLB Ray Berry	1	0	12
OLB Frank Stams	1	0	5
S Darren Carrington	1	0	17

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Frank Minnifield	5	1	1	33
OLB Larry Kelm	4	0	0	36
CB Mossy Cade	3	0	0	53
CB Eric Allen	2	3	0	43
ILB Johnny Holland	2	1	1	42
S Carnell Lake	2	1	1	45
ILB Eddie Johnson	2	0	0	22
S Vince Newsome	1	1	0	50
OLB Ken Harvey	1	0	0	54
ILB Tracy Simien	1	0	0	5
S Eric Turner	1	0	0	27

Blocking Statistics

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Christian Okoye	2	2	12	0	30
Roger Duffy	1	4	14	1	41
Jay Pennison	1	2	5	0	16
Jamie Dukes	1	1	14	1	45
Frank Winters	1	1	5	0	11
Harvey Salem	0	2	14	0	44
Joe Jacoby	0	1	13	0	52
Ted Popson	0	1	6	0	18
Tim Ryan	0	1	3	0	15
Dave Szott	0	0	17	1	56

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tim Irwin	5	6	31	0	23
John Wojciechowski	3	9	33	0	23
Keith Sims	3	5	31	0	23
Ben Coates	1	1	21	0	15
Bart Oates	0	9	32	1	25
Mike Munchak	0	3	34	0	22
Brad Muster	0	2	19	0	15
Brian Blados	0	1	9	0	7

Special Teams Tackles

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Andre Waters	2	12
Heath Sherman	2	7
Ted Popson	1	16
Lonzell Hill	1	15
Anthony Morgan	1	14

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Derek Loville	2	23
Brian Blades	2	9
Vai Sikahema	1	25

Participation

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dave Szott	17	56	---	---	7	80
Joe Jacoby	13	52	---	---	7	72
Harvey Salem	14	44	---	---	7	65
Jamie Dukes	14	45	---	---	4	63
Merton Hanks	---	---	28	20	14	62
Willie Mays Hayes	13	47	---	---	---	60
Erik Kramer	13	45	---	---	---	58
Reggie Camp	---	---	30	24	2	56
Bobby Johnson	11	44	---	---	1	56
Chris Beniot	---	---	32	21	2	55
Roger Duffy	14	41	---	---	---	55
Darryl Talley	---	---	27	25	2	54
Freddie Joe Nunn	---	---	31	20	3	54
Ron Rivera	---	---	32	19	2	53
Ray Berry	---	---	19	12	22	53
Chris Dishman	---	---	30	19	2	51
Derrick Gainer	5	22	---	---	23	50
Darren Carrington	---	---	31	17	2	50
Darrell Fullington	---	---	13	13	23	49
Christian Okoye	12	30	---	---	6	48
Andre Waters	---	---	18	17	12	47
Darryl Ingram	9	26	---	---	11	46
Maurice Douglass	---	---	28	15	2	45
Ben Johnson	10	35	---	---	---	45
Lonzell Hill	5	20	---	---	15	40
Ted Popson	6	18	---	---	16	40
Andy Harmon	---	---	20	18	1	39
Terry Allen	12	23	---	---	---	35
Leon Lett	---	---	19	10	3	32
Donald Frank	---	---	10	9	9	28
Alton Montgomery	---	---	10	7	9	26
Anthony Morgan	1	10	---	---	14	25
Byron Darby	---	---	12	3	7	22
Frank Winters	5	11	---	---	6	22
Jay Pennison	5	16	---	---	---	21
Dick Chapura	---	---	7	9	3	19
Frank Stams	---	---	6	5	8	19
Tim Ryan	3	15	---	---	---	18
H. Warren Moon	4	11	---	---	---	15
Aaron Craver	1	1	---	---	11	13
Heath Sherman	0	4	---	---	7	11
Percy Snow	---	---	4	3	1	8
John Nies	0	0	---	---	7	7
Dan Miller	0	0	---	---	4	4
Fred Stokes	---	---	0	0	---	0
Rohn Moore	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mossy Cade	---	---	14	53	24	91
Johnny Holland	---	---	11	42	15	68
Ken Harvey	---	---	14	54	---	68
Vince Newsome	---	---	13	50	4	67
Dan Marino	37	26	---	---	---	63
Charles Haley	---	---	14	42	7	63
Bart Oates	32	25	---	---	4	61
Keith Sims	31	23	---	---	7	61
Dan Saleaumula	---	---	14	45	---	59
Carnell Lake	---	---	13	45	---	58
Mike Munchak	34	22	---	---	---	56
John Wojciechowski	33	23	---	---	---	56
Eric Allen	---	---	12	43	---	55
Wayne Martin	---	---	11	44	---	55
Tim Irwin	31	23	---	---	---	54
Vince Albritton	---	---	8	36	10	54
Ben Coates	21	15	---	---	17	53
Larry Kelm	---	---	16	36	---	52
Herman Fontenot	30	20	---	---	1	51
Brad Muster	19	15	---	---	16	50
Herman Moore	31	19	---	---	---	50
Frank Minnifield	---	---	14	33	---	47
Eddie Johnson	---	---	10	22	10	42
Eric Turner	---	---	5	27	7	39
Brian Mitchell	23	15	---	---	---	38
Lee Williams	---	---	9	26	---	35
Eric Metcalf	20	15	---	---	---	35
Pete Metzelaars	9	9	---	---	16	34
Derek Loville	4	3	---	---	23	30
Barry Word	13	9	---	---	5	27
Vai Sikahema	0	0	---	---	25	25
Brian Blades	8	8	---	---	9	25
Brian Blados	9	7	---	---	8	24
Greg Christy	10	6	---	---	8	24
Russell Maryland	---	---	5	11	7	23
Phil Freeman	3	0	---	---	12	15
Curtis Rouse	5	1	---	---	8	14
Rohn Stark	0	0	---	---	12	12
Adrian Cooper	0	0	---	---	9	9
Howard Griffith	4	2	---	---	3	9
Darion Conner	---	---	3	2	3	8
Tracy Simien	---	---	1	5	---	6
Rich Karlis	0	0	---	---	2	2
Fulton Chandler	0	0	---	---	2	2
Harry Boatswain	0	0	---	---	1	1
Don Majkowski	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	74	10.6
Middle	9	36	4.0
Right	1	-1	-1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	90	6.4
Middle	8	6	0.8
Right	14	72	5.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Erik Kramer	42	18	5	1	4	6	9	1	3
H. Warren Moon	11	6	1	1	0	1	1	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Marino	25	18	5	0	1	2	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	13	111	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	115	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	19	3	86	4.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	10	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	158	11.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	119	23.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	19	6.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bobby Johnson	15	6	1	101	2	44
WR Willie Mays Hayes	14	5	0	52	1	47
WR Ben Johnson	9	5	2	54	1	35
WR Lonzell Hill	5	1	1	22	1	20
FB Christian Okoye	3	3	0	22	0	30
WR Anthony Morgan	3	2	0	24	0	10
TE Darryl Ingram	2	0	0	0	0	26
RB Terry Allen	1	1	0	11	0	23
TE Ted Popson	1	1	0	26	1	18

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eric Metcalf	6	3	0	53	1	15
WR Herman Moore	5	3	1	7	0	19
WR Herman Fontenot	4	4	0	92	2	20
WR Brian Blades	3	2	0	40	1	8
FB Brad Muster	3	2	0	9	0	15
RB Brian Mitchell	2	2	0	85	1	15
TE Ben Coates	2	2	0	20	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Terry Allen	3	4	1.33	7.00

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brian Mitchell	3	11	3.67	5.87
Barry Word	1	3	3.00	2.54

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
H. Warren Moon	3	2	15	5.00	6.18
Erik Kramer	1	0	0	0.00	5.81

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Marino	5	3	20	4.00	12.24

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bobby Johnson	2	1	7	3.50	6.73
WR Ben Johnson	1	1	8	8.00	6.00
WR Willie Mays Hayes	1	0	0	0.00	3.71

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Eric Metcalf	2	1	6	3.00	8.83
WR Herman Fontenot	1	1	8	8.00	23.00
TE Ben Coates	1	1	6	6.00	10.00
WR Herman Moore	1	0	0	0.00	1.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Terry Allen	1	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Barry Word	2	2
Brian Mitchell	2	1
Dan Marino	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Erik Kramer	10	5	3
H. Warren Moon	2	2	2

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Marino	7	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bobby Johnson	3	0	0
WR Willie Mays Hayes	3	3	2
WR Ben Johnson	2	2	2
WR Lonzell Hill	1	0	0
FB Christian Okoye	1	1	0
TE Darryl Ingram	1	0	0
WR Anthony Morgan	1	1	1

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

Section Attendance
Stadium 72,000 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,600 (19,600)
End Zone 14,200 (14,200)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 12,500 (12,500)
Club Seats 7,600 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	72,000 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,600 (19,600)
End Zone	14,200 (14,200)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	12,500 (12,500)
Club Seats	7,600 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)