Week 3, 1996

played in Minnesota, MN

75 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Los Angeles Rams	7	7	7	3	-	24
Minnesota Vikings	3	14	0	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:03 LA - David Sloan 5 pass from Steve Young (John Carney extra point)
1Q: 03:27 MIN - Jason Hanson 41 field goal
2Q: 12:37 LA - Shawn Collins 28 pass from Steve Young (John Carney extra point)
2Q: 04:18 MIN - Charles Johnson 27 pass from Dan Marino (Jason Hanson extra point)
2Q: 00:26 MIN - Jamal Anderson 4 pass from Dan Marino (Jason Hanson extra point)
3Q: 09:10 LA - Tim Barnett 10 pass from Steve Young (John Carney extra point)
4Q: 02:35 LA - John Carney 20 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:03 LA - David Sloan 5 pass from Steve Young (John Carney extra point)
1Q: 03:27 MIN - Jason Hanson 41 field goal
2Q: 12:37 LA - Shawn Collins 28 pass from Steve Young (John Carney extra point)
2Q: 04:18 MIN - Charles Johnson 27 pass from Dan Marino (Jason Hanson extra point)
2Q: 00:26 MIN - Jamal Anderson 4 pass from Dan Marino (Jason Hanson extra point)
3Q: 09:10 LA - Tim Barnett 10 pass from Steve Young (John Carney extra point)
4Q: 02:35 LA - John Carney 20 field goal

Team Statistics LA MIN
Record 2-1 2-1
First Downs 23 21
- by Rushing 13 7
- by Passing 9 14
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 392 432
- Offensive Plays 59 71
- Yards per Play 6.64 6.08
Net Rushing Yards 164 135
- Rushing Attempts 33 21
- Yards per Rush 4.97 6.43
Net Passing Yards 228 297
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 18 - 1 46 - 30 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 228 328
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 4/31
- Yards per Pass Play 8.77 5.94
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/9 9/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.7 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 2/14 9/60
Punt Returns/Yards 2/14 2/16
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 2/47
Interception Ret./Yards 1/36 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 23
Time of Possession 30:57 29:03

Team Statistics	LA	MIN
Record	2-1	2-1
First Downs	23	21
- by Rushing	13	7
- by Passing	9	14
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	392	432
- Offensive Plays	59	71
- Yards per Play	6.64	6.08
Net Rushing Yards	164	135
- Rushing Attempts	33	21
- Yards per Rush	4.97	6.43
Net Passing Yards	228	297
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 18 - 1	46 - 30 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	228	328
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	4/31
- Yards per Pass Play	8.77	5.94
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/9	9/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.7	8.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	2/14	9/60
Punt Returns/Yards	2/14	2/16
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	2/47
Interception Ret./Yards	1/36	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 23
Time of Possession	30:57	29:03

Drive Charts

Los Angeles Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	7:05	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
1	3:20	1:58	OWN 20	5	19	Punt
2	12:37	0:13	OPP 28	1	28	Touchdown
2	8:38	1:36	OWN 20	4	51	Interception
2	4:06	2:12	OWN 20	5	22	Punt
2	0:20	0:20	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	12:24	3:23	OWN 11	7	89	Touchdown
3	7:08	2:34	OWN 7	5	16	Punt
3	0:56	1:45	OWN 36	3	7	Punt
4	11:22	8:55	OWN 19	15	78	Field Goal

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	7:55	4:35	OWN 28	7	48	Field Goal
1	1:22	3:45	OWN 22	7	36	Interception
2	12:24	3:46	OWN 20	7	39	Punt
2	7:02	2:56	OWN 6	8	94	Touchdown
2	1:54	1:34	OWN 31	8	69	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:36	OWN 36	3	3	Punt
3	9:01	1:53	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	4:34	3:38	OWN 25	9	46	Missed FG
4	14:11	2:49	OWN 30	5	1	Punt
4	2:27	2:27	OWN 20	14	41	Downs

Game MVP: Terrell Davis, Los Angeles Rams

Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Terrell Davis	26	148	5.69	15	4
Ricky Watters	5	15	3.00	7	0
Steve Young	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0
Shawn Collins	1	3	3.00	3	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jamal Anderson	14	106	7.57	29	4
Scottie Graham	6	32	5.33	12	2
Greg Hill	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0

Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Young	26	18	228	0/0	3	42	1	118.7

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Marino	46	30	328	4/31	2	31	1	91.5

Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Shawn Collins	6	7	71	11.83	24	28	1
WR Frank Sanders	3	5	27	9.00	15	11	0
TE David Sloan	3	4	16	5.33	3	10	1
WR Tim Barnett	2	4	52	26.00	10	42	1
RB Terrell Davis	2	3	42	21.00	28	33	0
RB Ricky Watters	1	1	13	13.00	6	13	0
FB Wade Reeves	1	1	7	7.00	1	7	0
WR Wesley Carroll	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Jamal Anderson	8	9	76	9.50	48	16	1
WR Herman Moore	5	9	95	19.00	18	31	0
WR Terry Glenn	5	6	60	12.00	5	29	0
WR Charles Johnson	3	8	43	14.33	0	27	1
FB Brad Muster	2	2	13	6.50	11	10	0
TE Ben Coates	2	5	24	12.00	1	14	0
WR Qadry Ismail	2	3	12	6.00	0	8	0
RB Scottie Graham	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Ken Dilger	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
FB Derrick Harris	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0

Interception Statistics

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
DE Alonzo Spellman	1	36	36.00	0

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

Fumble Statistics

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shane Edge	4	161	40.3	36.3	52	0

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Berger	4	223	55.8	47.3	68	3

Kicking Statistics

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Carney	1/1	0/0	0/0	20	3/3

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Hanson	1/2	1/2	0/0	41	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jermaine Lewis	2	14	7.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Reggie Barlow	2	16	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Qadry Ismail	2	47	23.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Lawyer Milloy	6	1	0.0	13	27
CB Frank Simmons	5	0	1.0	16	43
DE Alonzo Spellman	5	0	1.0	19	40
CB Mark McMillian	5	1	0.0	17	41
S Derrick Hoskins	5	1	0.0	16	48
DT Rhett Hall	4	0	0.5	13	27
ILB Levon Kirkland	4	5	0.0	18	45
DT Clint Haynes	3	1	1.0	14	37
S Jason Belser	3	1	0.0	18	42
OLB Pellom McDaniels	3	1	0.0	12	25
CB Kevin Smith	3	0	0.0	18	45
OLB Lonnie Marts	2	1	0.0	7	21
CB Alex Molden	2	0	0.0	6	11
DE Raylee Johnson	1	2	0.0	12	11
DE Scott Davis	1	1	0.0	9	39
DT Esera Ruaolo	1	1	0.0	11	19
WR Wesley Carroll	1	0	---	---	---
DE Sean Moran	0	1	0.5	2	10
ILB Pat Swilling	0	1	0.0	4	7
OLB Dixon Edwards	0	1	0.0	6	12

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S John Lynch	8	4	0.0	33	26
ILB Tracy Simien	7	3	0.0	33	26
OLB Jamir Miller	7	3	0.0	28	22
OLB Frank Slade	5	0	0.0	28	21
CB Eric Allen	4	1	0.0	33	26
CB Darrell McClellan	4	1	0.0	21	15
S Willie Kramer	3	0	0.0	32	25
DE La'roi Glover	3	0	0.0	27	20
ILB Shannon Briggs	2	2	0.0	12	8
CB Aaron Glenn	1	2	0.0	31	26
DT Oliver Gibson	1	1	0.0	21	12
G Keith Sims	1	0	---	---	---
S Eric Turner	1	0	0.0	3	3
DE Robert Porcher	1	0	0.0	21	20
OLB Terry Crews	0	1	0.0	9	9
DE Chidi Ahanotu	0	1	0.0	11	11
DT Dan Wilkinson	0	1	0.0	20	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Los Angeles	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Alonzo Spellman	1.0	1	2	0	40
DT Clint Haynes	1.0	0	1	0	37
CB Frank Simmons	1.0	0	0	0	43
DT Rhett Hall	0.5	0	0	0	27
DE Sean Moran	0.5	0	0	0	10
DE Scott Davis	0.0	0	3	1	39
DT Esera Ruaolo	0.0	0	1	0	19
S Jason Belser	0.0	0	1	0	42

Minnesota	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Chidi Ahanotu	1	0	1	11
OLB Frank Slade	0	2	0	21
OLB Jamir Miller	0	0	1	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Frank Simmons	4	2	0	43
S Lawyer Milloy	4	0	0	27
ILB Levon Kirkland	3	0	0	45
CB Mark McMillian	3	0	0	41
CB Kevin Smith	3	0	0	45
S Jason Belser	3	0	0	42
S Derrick Hoskins	2	1	0	48
OLB Lonnie Marts	2	0	0	21
OLB Pellom McDaniels	2	0	0	25
CB Alex Molden	2	0	0	11
DE Alonzo Spellman	1	0	1	40
DT Clint Haynes	1	0	0	37

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Tracy Simien	4	1	0	26
S John Lynch	3	0	1	26
OLB Jamir Miller	3	0	0	22
S Willie Kramer	3	0	0	25
CB Darrell McClellan	2	0	0	15
CB Aaron Glenn	2	0	0	26
OLB Frank Slade	1	0	0	21
CB Eric Allen	0	1	0	26
ILB Shannon Briggs	0	1	0	8

Blocking Statistics

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Randy Dixon	7	14	1	33	26
Paul Gruber	4	5	0	33	26
John Flannery	3	5	0	33	26
Jumbo Elliott	2	2	0	33	26
Wade Reeves	2	2	0	19	11
Greg Huntington	0	3	0	33	26
David Sloan	0	1	0	23	16

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Antone Davis	3	5	1	21	1	50
Tony Boselli	3	5	0	21	2	50
Anthony Redmon	2	5	0	21	0	50
Keith Sims	1	1	0	21	1	50
Tom Nalen	0	4	0	21	0	50
Brad Muster	0	1	0	9	0	19

Special Teams Tackles

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Alex Molden	1	15
Keith Byars	1	14
Mark McMillian	1	12
Frank Simmons	1	7

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Scott Slutzker	1	15
Keith Sims	1	6

Participation

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Derrick Hoskins	---	---	16	48	8	72
Mark McMillian	---	---	17	41	12	70
Frank Simmons	---	---	16	43	7	66
Levon Kirkland	---	---	18	45	2	65
Kevin Smith	---	---	18	45	2	65
Randy Dixon	33	26	---	---	5	64
Jumbo Elliott	33	26	---	---	5	64
Jason Belser	---	---	18	42	2	62
Alonzo Spellman	---	---	19	40	1	60
Steve Young	33	26	---	---	---	59
Paul Gruber	33	26	---	---	---	59
John Flannery	33	26	---	---	---	59
Greg Huntington	33	26	---	---	---	59
Clint Haynes	---	---	14	37	2	53
Frank Sanders	29	23	---	---	---	52
Scott Davis	---	---	9	39	2	50
Terrell Davis	28	19	---	---	---	47
Lawyer Milloy	---	---	13	27	7	47
Shawn Collins	23	20	---	---	1	44
David Sloan	23	16	---	---	4	43
Rhett Hall	---	---	13	27	1	41
Ricky Watters	13	14	---	---	13	40
Pellom McDaniels	---	---	12	25	2	39
Dixon Edwards	---	---	6	12	17	35
Esera Ruaolo	---	---	11	19	4	34
Wade Reeves	19	11	---	---	4	34
Alex Molden	---	---	6	11	15	32
Lonnie Marts	---	---	7	21	---	28
Keith Byars	5	7	---	---	14	26
Pierson Hill	10	6	---	---	10	26
Tim Barnett	10	8	---	---	7	25
Pat Swilling	---	---	4	7	13	24
Raylee Johnson	---	---	12	11	1	24
Sean Moran	---	---	2	10	5	17
Jermaine Lewis	0	0	---	---	13	13
Arthur Marshall	1	0	---	---	10	11
Wesley Carroll	4	6	---	---	---	10
John Carney	0	0	---	---	6	6
Doug Widell	0	0	---	---	5	5
Johnny Bailey	0	0	---	---	5	5
Lincoln Kennedy	0	0	---	---	5	5
DeShaun Smith	0	0	---	---	5	5
Shane Edge	0	0	---	---	4	4
Dave Brown	0	0	---	---	1	1
Gerald Perry	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bill Musgrave	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Eric Allen	---	---	33	26	18	77
Keith Sims	21	50	---	---	6	77
Dan Marino	21	50	---	---	---	71
Antone Davis	21	50	---	---	---	71
Tom Nalen	21	50	---	---	---	71
Anthony Redmon	21	50	---	---	---	71
Tony Boselli	21	50	---	---	---	71
Terry Glenn	20	49	---	---	---	69
John Lynch	---	---	33	26	6	65
Herman Moore	18	41	---	---	2	61
Tracy Simien	---	---	33	26	1	60
Aaron Glenn	---	---	31	26	1	58
Willie Kramer	---	---	32	25	---	57
Ben Coates	11	43	---	---	---	54
Jamir Miller	---	---	28	22	1	51
Frank Slade	---	---	28	21	1	50
Charles Johnson	11	27	---	---	11	49
La'roi Glover	---	---	27	20	1	48
Jamal Anderson	14	30	---	---	---	44
Brad Muster	9	19	---	---	14	42
Robert Porcher	---	---	21	20	1	42
Oliver Gibson	---	---	21	12	5	38
Dan Wilkinson	---	---	20	16	1	37
Darrell McClellan	---	---	21	15	---	36
Terry Crews	---	---	9	9	17	35
Ken Dilger	7	9	---	---	11	27
Scottie Graham	6	20	---	---	---	26
Chidi Ahanotu	---	---	11	11	4	26
Shannon Briggs	---	---	12	8	1	21
Scott Slutzker	1	1	---	---	15	17
Qadry Ismail	1	3	---	---	12	16
Greg Hill	1	0	---	---	15	16
Derrick Harris	4	7	---	---	5	16
Eric Turner	---	---	3	3	9	15
Keith Goganious	---	---	0	0	13	13
Reggie Barlow	0	0	---	---	9	9
Sean Dawkins	2	1	---	---	4	7
James Palmer	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jason Hanson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Chuck Belin	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bob Kochman	0	0	---	---	6	6
Cory Raymer	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mitch Berger	0	0	---	---	4	4
Erik Kramer	0	0	---	---	2	2
Mike Cunningham	0	0	---	---	---	0
James Terry	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	16	8.0
Middle	17	87	5.1
Right	13	63	4.8
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	19	3.8
Middle	10	58	5.8
Right	6	58	9.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Young	26	18	3	1	0	3	2	2	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Marino	46	30	4	1	2	3	8	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	24	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	54	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	6	108	15.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	42	14.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	9	60	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	92	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	8	97	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	79	9.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Shawn Collins	7	6	71	1	20
WR Frank Sanders	5	3	27	0	23
WR Tim Barnett	4	2	52	1	8
TE David Sloan	4	3	16	0	16
RB Terrell Davis	3	2	42	1	19
WR Wesley Carroll	1	0	0	0	6
RB Ricky Watters	1	1	13	0	14
FB Wade Reeves	1	1	7	0	11

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Herman Moore	9	5	0	95	2	41
RB Jamal Anderson	9	8	0	76	0	30
WR Charles Johnson	8	3	0	43	1	27
WR Terry Glenn	6	5	0	60	1	49
TE Ben Coates	5	2	1	24	0	43
WR Qadry Ismail	3	2	0	12	0	3
FB Brad Muster	2	2	0	13	0	19
TE Ken Dilger	2	1	1	5	0	9
RB Scottie Graham	1	1	0	1	0	20
FB Derrick Harris	1	1	0	-1	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Terrell Davis	6	31	5.17	5.69

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jamal Anderson	1	6	6.00	7.57

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Young	3	3	19	6.33	8.77

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Marino	1	1	4	4.00	7.13

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Shawn Collins	1	1	4	4.00	10.14
WR Tim Barnett	1	1	10	10.00	13.00
TE David Sloan	1	1	5	5.00	4.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Jamal Anderson	1	1	4	4.00	8.44

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
Terrell Davis	3	2
Ricky Watters	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Jamal Anderson	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Young	5	5	2

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Marino	14	12	8

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Shawn Collins	2	2	1
RB Ricky Watters	1	1	1
FB Wade Reeves	1	1	0
WR Frank Sanders	1	1	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Herman Moore	6	4	2
RB Jamal Anderson	3	3	3
FB Brad Muster	2	2	2
WR Terry Glenn	2	2	1
FB Derrick Harris	1	1	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)