Week 1, 1996

played in Detroit, MI

82 degrees, rain, 15 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	7	7	3	-	17
Detroit Lions	3	3	0	3	-	9

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:13 DET - Matt Stover 51 field goal
2Q: 07:55 MIN - Terry Glenn 3 pass from Dan Marino (Jason Hanson extra point)
2Q: 00:03 DET - Matt Stover 53 field goal
3Q: 08:52 MIN - Terry Glenn 24 pass from Dan Marino (Jason Hanson extra point)
4Q: 14:53 MIN - Jason Hanson 40 field goal
4Q: 06:45 DET - Matt Stover 34 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:13 DET - Matt Stover 51 field goal
2Q: 07:55 MIN - Terry Glenn 3 pass from Dan Marino (Jason Hanson extra point)
2Q: 00:03 DET - Matt Stover 53 field goal
3Q: 08:52 MIN - Terry Glenn 24 pass from Dan Marino (Jason Hanson extra point)
4Q: 14:53 MIN - Jason Hanson 40 field goal
4Q: 06:45 DET - Matt Stover 34 field goal

Team Statistics MIN DET
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 20 13
- by Rushing 6 0
- by Passing 14 13
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 364 236
- Offensive Plays 66 62
- Yards per Play 5.52 3.81
Net Rushing Yards 116 50
- Rushing Attempts 32 21
- Yards per Rush 3.63 2.38
Net Passing Yards 248 186
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 24 - 2 38 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 248 201
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/15
- Yards per Pass Play 7.29 4.54
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 4.9 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/22 3/18
Punt Returns/Yards 4/5 2/14
Kick Returns/Yards 1/22 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 2/40
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 23
Time of Possession 33:46 26:14

Team Statistics	MIN	DET
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	20	13
- by Rushing	6	0
- by Passing	14	13
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	364	236
- Offensive Plays	66	62
- Yards per Play	5.52	3.81
Net Rushing Yards	116	50
- Rushing Attempts	32	21
- Yards per Rush	3.63	2.38
Net Passing Yards	248	186
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 24 - 2	38 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	248	201
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/15
- Yards per Pass Play	7.29	4.54
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	4.9	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/22	3/18
Punt Returns/Yards	4/5	2/14
Kick Returns/Yards	1/22	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	2/40
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 23
Time of Possession	33:46	26:14

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:27	3:14	OWN 40	6	17	Punt
1	5:07	1:06	OWN 20	3	5	Interception
1	2:43	2:42	OWN 45	6	11	Punt
2	13:30	5:44	OWN 29	11	71	Touchdown
2	3:53	3:20	OWN 27	7	44	Interception
3	15:00	1:24	OWN 20	4	27	Punt
3	10:38	1:58	OWN 4	4	96	Touchdown
3	7:14	4:32	OWN 17	8	32	Punt
3	2:33	2:47	OPP 35	6	12	Field Goal
4	13:54	1:28	OWN 36	3	9	Punt
4	6:37	4:28	OWN 19	7	39	Punt
4	0:03	0:03	OWN 9	1	-1	Game

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:33	OWN 8	3	-3	Punt
1	9:13	4:06	OWN 20	9	46	Field Goal
1	4:01	1:18	OPP 28	3	5	Missed FG
1	0:01	1:31	OWN 14	3	6	Punt
2	7:46	3:53	OWN 6	6	15	Punt
2	0:33	0:33	OPP 43	2	7	Field Goal
3	13:36	2:58	OWN 18	6	24	Punt
3	8:40	1:26	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
3	2:42	0:09	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
4	14:46	0:52	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	12:26	5:49	OWN 20	12	63	Field Goal
4	2:09	2:06	OWN 5	11	72	Interception

Game MVP: Jamal Anderson, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jamal Anderson	22	90	4.09	13	3
Scottie Graham	9	27	3.00	10	1
Dan Marino	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Randy Baldwin	14	21	1.50	5
Don Glass	3	11	3.67	6
Derrick Lassic	2	7	3.50	5
Willie Mays Hayes	1	5	5.00	5
Mike Buck	1	6	6.00	6

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Marino	34	24	248	0/0	2	36	2	86.4

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mike Buck	38	20	201	3/15	0	23	2	46.0

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Terry Glenn	9	12	115	12.78	38	25	2
RB Jamal Anderson	6	6	85	14.17	69	36	0
TE Ben Coates	5	8	24	4.80	3	9	0
FB Brad Muster	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Sean Dawkins	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Charles Johnson	1	3	13	13.00	7	13	0
TE Ken Dilger	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Wesley Walls	6	8	66	11.00	30	23
WR Michael Jackson	4	7	56	14.00	21	21
WR Willie Mays Hayes	3	9	29	9.67	12	12
RB Randy Baldwin	2	6	1	0.50	0	4
TE Tomur Barnes	2	2	34	17.00	18	21
FB Ickey Woods	1	1	11	11.00	6	11
WR Don Beebe	1	1	1	1.00	0	1
WR Eddie Kennison	1	4	3	3.00	0	3

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Tom Flynn	1	0	0.00	0
S John Lynch	1	0	0.00	0

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Bryan Cox	1	0	0.00	0
CB Terrell Buckley	1	40	40.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov
Reggie Barlow	1	1
Jamal Anderson	1	0
Dan Marino	0	1

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Karl Dunbar	0	0	1	0
Scott Gragg	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Berger	6	265	44.2	31.8	55	3

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chris Gardocki	6	312	52.0	51.2	57	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Hanson	1/1	1/1	0/0	40	2/2

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Stover	3/4	2/3	2/2	53	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Reggie Barlow	4	5	1.3	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eddie Kennison	2	14	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Qadry Ismail	1	22	22.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S John Lynch	6	2	0.0	21	41
CB Aaron Glenn	6	0	0.0	21	40
OLB Frank Slade	5	0	1.0	18	34
OLB Jamir Miller	5	2	0.0	16	23
DE Robert Porcher	3	0	1.0	16	22
ILB Tracy Simien	3	4	0.0	21	41
CB Walt Harris	3	2	0.0	11	31
DE Chidi Ahanotu	2	0	1.0	13	30
ILB Shannon Briggs	2	1	0.0	10	9
S Tom Flynn	2	0	0.0	18	29
S Willie Kramer	2	0	0.0	1	15
CB Eric Allen	1	4	0.0	21	41
DE La'roi Glover	1	1	0.0	13	30
FB Brad Muster	1	0	---	---	---
TE Ben Coates	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Terry Crews	1	0	0.0	7	10
DT Dan Wilkinson	1	0	0.0	15	32
DT Oliver Gibson	1	0	0.0	6	9

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Danny Copeland	9	3	0.0	31	29
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	6	3	0.0	22	20
S Greg Jackson	5	2	0.0	31	31
CB Terrell Buckley	5	0	0.0	31	31
CB Terry McDaniel	4	1	0.0	30	33
ILB Chris Spielman	4	1	0.0	10	14
DT Don Davey	4	1	0.0	21	23
OLB Ray Farmer	4	0	0.0	23	14
OLB Bryan Cox	2	2	0.0	26	24
DE Karl Dunbar	2	1	0.0	26	26
WR Willie Mays Hayes	2	0	---	---	---
DE Marco Coleman	2	0	0.0	24	31
DT Lionel Callicutt	2	0	0.0	16	14
DT Jon Hand	1	3	0.0	26	30
DE Simeon Rice	1	2	0.0	15	11
S Carl Lews	1	0	0.0	1	4
OLB Donta Jones	1	0	0.0	2	7
CB Torey Hunter	0	2	0.0	8	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Robert Porcher	1.0	0	1	22
OLB Frank Slade	1.0	0	1	34
DE Chidi Ahanotu	1.0	0	1	30
DT Dan Wilkinson	0.0	1	0	32

Detroit	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Marco Coleman	1	1	1	31
DT Jon Hand	0	1	0	30
DE Karl Dunbar	0	1	0	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Aaron Glenn	4	2	0	40
S John Lynch	2	1	1	41
S Tom Flynn	2	0	1	29
ILB Tracy Simien	2	0	0	41
OLB Frank Slade	2	0	0	34
S Willie Kramer	2	0	0	15
CB Walt Harris	2	0	0	31
CB Eric Allen	1	0	0	41
DE Chidi Ahanotu	1	0	0	30
OLB Jamir Miller	1	0	0	23
DE La'roi Glover	1	0	0	30
OLB Terry Crews	0	1	0	10

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Greg Jackson	5	1	0	31
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	4	0	0	20
CB Terrell Buckley	3	0	1	31
CB Terry McDaniel	3	0	0	33
S Danny Copeland	3	0	0	29
ILB Chris Spielman	2	0	0	14
S Carl Lews	1	0	0	4
DE Karl Dunbar	1	0	0	26
OLB Donta Jones	1	0	0	7
OLB Ray Farmer	1	0	0	14
OLB O.J. Brigance	0	1	0	10
OLB Bryan Cox	0	0	1	24

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Keith Sims	4	8	32	34
Anthony Redmon	2	8	32	34
Tom Nalen	2	5	32	34
Brad Muster	1	1	13	15
Antone Davis	0	4	32	34
Tony Boselli	0	4	32	34
Ben Coates	0	1	26	26

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tomur Barnes	1	2	5	0	8
Keith Miller	1	2	21	0	41
Mike Compton	0	7	21	0	41
Lomas Brown	0	4	21	2	41
Kirk Scrafford	0	2	21	1	41
Paul Jetton	0	2	21	0	41
Ickey Woods	0	1	12	0	22

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Ken Dilger	1	18
Brad Muster	1	14

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Torey Hunter	2	14
Carwell Gardner	1	17
Scott Gragg	1	10
Chris Spielman	1	8

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Keith Sims	32	34	---	---	7	73
John Lynch	---	---	21	41	9	71
Charles Johnson	28	31	---	---	8	67
Dan Marino	32	34	---	---	---	66
Eric Allen	---	---	21	41	4	66
Antone Davis	32	34	---	---	---	66
Tracy Simien	---	---	21	41	4	66
Tom Nalen	32	34	---	---	---	66
Anthony Redmon	32	34	---	---	---	66
Tony Boselli	32	34	---	---	---	66
Aaron Glenn	---	---	21	40	4	65
Terry Glenn	32	32	---	---	---	64
Tom Flynn	---	---	18	29	11	58
Walt Harris	---	---	11	31	16	58
Frank Slade	---	---	18	34	4	56
Ben Coates	26	26	---	---	1	53
Chidi Ahanotu	---	---	13	30	10	53
Dan Wilkinson	---	---	15	32	3	50
Jamal Anderson	23	26	---	---	---	49
La'roi Glover	---	---	13	30	3	46
Brad Muster	13	15	---	---	14	42
Jamir Miller	---	---	16	23	1	40
Robert Porcher	---	---	16	22	1	39
Terry Crews	---	---	7	10	19	36
Ken Dilger	7	9	---	---	18	34
Sean Dawkins	18	13	---	---	---	31
Oliver Gibson	---	---	6	9	7	22
Shannon Briggs	---	---	10	9	1	20
Willie Kramer	---	---	1	15	3	19
Scottie Graham	9	8	---	---	---	17
Qadry Ismail	0	3	---	---	13	16
Scott Slutzker	0	2	---	---	14	16
Derrick Harris	4	5	---	---	6	15
Greg Hill	0	0	---	---	14	14
Keith Goganious	---	---	0	0	13	13
Darrell McClellan	---	---	0	7	6	13
Eric Turner	---	---	3	7	1	11
Reggie Barlow	0	0	---	---	9	9
James Palmer	0	0	---	---	7	7
Chuck Belin	0	0	---	---	7	7
Bob Kochman	0	0	---	---	7	7
Cory Raymer	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mitch Berger	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jason Hanson	0	0	---	---	5	5
Erik Kramer	0	0	---	---	1	1
Mike Cunningham	0	0	---	---	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Paul Jetton	21	41	---	---	10	72
Terry McDaniel	---	---	30	33	1	64
Terrell Buckley	---	---	31	31	2	64
Greg Jackson	---	---	31	31	1	63
Lomas Brown	21	41	---	---	---	62
Danny Copeland	---	---	31	29	2	62
Mike Buck	21	41	---	---	---	62
Kirk Scrafford	21	41	---	---	---	62
Marco Coleman	---	---	24	31	7	62
Mike Compton	21	41	---	---	---	62
Keith Miller	21	41	---	---	---	62
Willie Mays Hayes	15	32	---	---	11	58
Wesley Walls	19	34	---	---	4	57
Randy Baldwin	16	37	---	---	4	57
Jon Hand	---	---	26	30	---	56
Ickey Woods	12	22	---	---	20	54
Bryan Cox	---	---	26	24	3	53
Michael Jackson	17	36	---	---	---	53
Karl Dunbar	---	---	26	26	---	52
Don Davey	---	---	21	23	1	45
Ken Norton Jr.	---	---	22	20	2	44
Ray Farmer	---	---	23	14	3	40
Eddie Kennison	6	20	---	---	14	40
Lionel Callicutt	---	---	16	14	7	37
Torey Hunter	---	---	8	15	14	37
Chris Spielman	---	---	10	14	8	32
O.J. Brigance	---	---	6	10	15	31
Simeon Rice	---	---	15	11	1	27
Don Beebe	6	10	---	---	8	24
Carwell Gardner	4	1	---	---	17	22
Derrick Lassic	2	1	---	---	16	19
Don Glass	3	2	---	---	12	17
Reggie Rusk	---	---	2	2	12	16
Tomur Barnes	5	8	---	---	---	13
Carl Lews	---	---	1	4	7	12
Donta Jones	---	---	2	7	3	12
Randy Grimes	0	0	---	---	10	10
Buddy Ferguson	0	0	---	---	10	10
Chris Gardocki	0	0	---	---	10	10
Scott Gragg	0	0	---	---	10	10
Brandon Hayes	0	0	---	---	10	10
David Fulcher	---	---	1	5	2	8
Matt Stover	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ed McCaffrey	0	2	---	---	---	2
Johnny Utah	0	0	---	---	---	0
Leroy Wickert	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	38	4.8
Middle	15	52	3.5
Right	8	27	3.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	12	2.0
Middle	8	21	2.6
Right	7	17	2.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Marino	34	24	4	0	2	2	3	1	2

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mike Buck	38	20	3	1	7	4	3	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	105	17.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	12	60	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	5	65	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	18	18.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	36	9.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	101	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	5	64	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terry Glenn	12	9	1	115	2	32
TE Ben Coates	8	5	1	24	0	26
RB Jamal Anderson	6	6	0	85	2	26
WR Charles Johnson	3	1	0	13	0	31
FB Brad Muster	2	1	0	4	0	15
WR Sean Dawkins	2	1	0	3	0	13
TE Ken Dilger	1	1	0	4	0	9

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Willie Mays Hayes	9	3	1	29	0	32
TE Wesley Walls	8	6	2	66	1	34
WR Michael Jackson	7	4	0	56	1	36
RB Randy Baldwin	6	2	2	1	0	37
WR Eddie Kennison	4	1	2	3	0	20
TE Tomur Barnes	2	2	0	34	1	8
FB Ickey Woods	1	1	0	11	0	22
WR Don Beebe	1	1	0	1	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jamal Anderson	4	8	2.00	4.09

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Marino	2	2	6	3.00	7.29

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mike Buck	2	1	1	0.50	5.29

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Terry Glenn	2	2	6	3.00	9.58

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Don Beebe	1	1	1	1.00	1.00
RB Randy Baldwin	1	0	0	0.00	0.17

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Jamal Anderson	4	3
Scottie Graham	1	0

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Randy Baldwin	3	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Marino	9	5	3

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mike Buck	13	8	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terry Glenn	3	1	1
TE Ben Coates	2	2	2
RB Jamal Anderson	2	2	0
FB Brad Muster	1	0	0
WR Charles Johnson	1	0	0

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Wesley Walls	5	4	4
WR Willie Mays Hayes	3	1	1
WR Michael Jackson	2	2	2
WR Don Beebe	1	1	0
RB Randy Baldwin	1	0	0
WR Eddie Kennison	1	0	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)