Conference Finals, 1996

played in Minnesota, MN

28 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Los Angeles Rams	7	14	0	0	-	21
Minnesota Vikings	0	10	7	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:43 LA - Terrell Davis 6 run (John Carney extra point)
2Q: 11:43 LA - David Sloan 3 pass from Steve Young (John Carney extra point)
2Q: 03:59 MIN - Jason Hanson 19 field goal
2Q: 02:39 LA - Tim Barnett 9 pass from Steve Young (John Carney extra point)
2Q: 00:37 MIN - Jamal Anderson 19 pass from Dan Marino (Jason Hanson extra point)
3Q: 00:28 MIN - Qadry Ismail 30 pass from Dan Marino (Jason Hanson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:43 LA - Terrell Davis 6 run (John Carney extra point)
2Q: 11:43 LA - David Sloan 3 pass from Steve Young (John Carney extra point)
2Q: 03:59 MIN - Jason Hanson 19 field goal
2Q: 02:39 LA - Tim Barnett 9 pass from Steve Young (John Carney extra point)
2Q: 00:37 MIN - Jamal Anderson 19 pass from Dan Marino (Jason Hanson extra point)
3Q: 00:28 MIN - Qadry Ismail 30 pass from Dan Marino (Jason Hanson extra point)

Team Statistics LA MIN
Record 14-5 13-5
First Downs 23 22
- by Rushing 8 6
- by Passing 14 15
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 326 440
- Offensive Plays 68 60
- Yards per Play 4.79 7.33
Net Rushing Yards 112 107
- Rushing Attempts 35 26
- Yards per Rush 3.20 4.12
Net Passing Yards 214 333
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 23 - 0 32 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 227 347
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 6.48 9.79
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/13 9/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/10 3/30
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/3
Kick Returns/Yards 1/23 3/53
Interception Ret./Yards 2/1 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 23
Time of Possession 31:15 28:45

Team Statistics	LA	MIN
Record	14-5	13-5
First Downs	23	22
- by Rushing	8	6
- by Passing	14	15
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	326	440
- Offensive Plays	68	60
- Yards per Play	4.79	7.33
Net Rushing Yards	112	107
- Rushing Attempts	35	26
- Yards per Rush	3.20	4.12
Net Passing Yards	214	333
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 23 - 0	32 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	227	347
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	6.48	9.79
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/13	9/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/10	3/30
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/3
Kick Returns/Yards	1/23	3/53
Interception Ret./Yards	2/1	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 23
Time of Possession	31:15	28:45

Drive Charts

Los Angeles Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:53	2:19	OPP 27	6	27	Touchdown
1	9:58	2:14	OWN 20	5	11	Punt
1	7:04	3:54	OWN 45	8	25	Missed FG
1	1:16	4:40	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
2	3:52	1:22	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
2	0:31	0:31	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	4:33	OWN 24	8	32	Punt
3	6:04	2:45	OWN 9	5	24	Punt
3	0:18	3:46	OWN 20	9	28	Punt
4	5:41	4:35	OWN 30	9	36	Missed FG
4	0:05	0:05	OWN 26	1	-1	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:34	2:36	OWN 12	4	47	Punt
1	7:44	0:40	OWN 28	2	14	Interception
1	3:10	1:54	OWN 45	4	16	Punt
2	11:36	7:44	OWN 29	15	69	Field Goal
2	2:30	1:59	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
3	10:27	4:23	OWN 1	7	48	Punt
3	3:19	3:01	OWN 15	6	85	Touchdown
4	11:32	5:51	OWN 20	11	57	Missed FG
4	1:06	1:01	OWN 41	5	19	Interception

Game MVP: Steve Young, Los Angeles Rams

Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Terrell Davis	22	79	3.59	11	2	1
Ricky Watters	9	27	3.00	10	1	0
Steve Young	3	5	1.67	7	0	0
Jermaine Lewis	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jamal Anderson	17	75	4.41	17	3	0
Mario Bates	9	32	3.56	11	1	0

Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Young	31	23	227	2/13	2	36	0	115.9

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Marino	32	23	347	2/14	2	44	2	101.9

Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Shawn Collins	6	9	51	8.50	2	16	0
TE David Sloan	5	6	31	6.20	2	11	1
RB Terrell Davis	3	4	58	19.33	18	30	0
WR Frank Sanders	3	4	49	16.33	1	36	0
WR Tim Barnett	2	2	10	5.00	0	9	1
WR Arthur Marshall	2	4	15	7.50	0	12	0
RB Ricky Watters	1	1	5	5.00	8	5	0
WR Iheanyi Uwaezuoke	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Jamal Anderson	5	8	51	10.20	15	23	1
WR Terry Glenn	5	5	116	23.20	19	44	0
WR Herman Moore	4	6	78	19.50	26	43	0
WR Qadry Ismail	3	3	69	23.00	34	30	1
FB Brad Muster	2	2	3	1.50	4	4	0
RB Mario Bates	2	3	9	4.50	3	6	0
TE Ben Coates	1	2	18	18.00	7	18	0
WR Charles Johnson	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Ken Dilger	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Levon Kirkland	1	0	0.00	0
DT Clint Haynes	1	1	1.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Pat Swilling	0	1	1	0
Raylee Johnson	0	0	1	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov
Dan Marino	1	0
Reggie Barlow	1	0
Brad Muster	0	1

Punting Statistics

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shane Edge	4	191	47.8	42.0	54	2

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Berger	3	122	40.7	27.3	42	1

Kicking Statistics

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Carney	0/2	0/2	0/1	0	3/3

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Hanson	1/2	0/1	0/0	19	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Reggie Barlow	2	3	1.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jermaine Lewis	1	23	23.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Qadry Ismail	2	34	17.0	0
Reggie Barlow	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Mark McMillian	11	1	0.0	20	28
ILB Levon Kirkland	9	1	0.0	26	32
S Lawyer Milloy	4	1	0.0	25	34
CB Alex Molden	4	1	0.0	25	34
OLB Pellom McDaniels	4	0	0.0	18	18
DT Clint Haynes	3	2	0.0	17	29
DE Alonzo Spellman	3	0	0.0	18	32
OLB Lonnie Marts	2	0	1.0	6	13
S Hannibal Lecter	2	1	0.0	25	33
DT Esera Ruaolo	2	0	0.0	12	15
CB Kevin Smith	2	0	0.0	24	33
DE Raylee Johnson	1	0	1.0	5	7
OLB Dixon Edwards	1	1	0.0	5	8
S Derrick Hoskins	1	0	0.0	6	2
DT Rueben Davis	0	1	0.0	14	14
DE Jay Taylor	0	1	0.0	22	23

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Tracy Simien	6	5	0.0	35	33
S Devin Bush	6	3	0.0	33	32
OLB Frank Slade	5	2	0.5	31	30
ILB Shannon Briggs	5	3	0.0	19	14
S John Lynch	5	1	0.0	35	32
CB Aaron Glenn	5	1	0.0	33	32
DT Dan Wilkinson	4	1	0.5	19	21
OLB Jamir Miller	4	1	0.0	27	18
CB Eric Allen	3	4	0.0	35	31
DE Robert Porcher	3	2	0.0	29	25
DE Chidi Ahanotu	3	1	0.0	20	21
RB Mario Bates	2	0	---	---	---
DT Oliver Gibson	2	0	0.0	18	13
CB Walt Harris	2	0	0.0	14	20
DE La'roi Glover	1	0	1.0	21	20

Pass Rush Statistics

Los Angeles	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Lonnie Marts	1.0	0	13
DE Raylee Johnson	1.0	0	7
DT Esera Ruaolo	0.0	1	15
DE Alonzo Spellman	0.0	1	32

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE La'roi Glover	1.0	0	0	20
OLB Frank Slade	0.5	1	0	30
DT Dan Wilkinson	0.5	0	1	21
DE Chidi Ahanotu	0.0	0	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Levon Kirkland	5	1	1	32
CB Mark McMillian	5	0	0	28
S Hannibal Lecter	3	0	0	33
CB Alex Molden	3	0	0	34
OLB Pellom McDaniels	2	0	0	18
OLB Dixon Edwards	1	0	0	8
OLB Lonnie Marts	1	0	0	13
DE Alonzo Spellman	1	0	0	32
CB Kevin Smith	1	0	0	33
S Lawyer Milloy	1	0	0	34
DE Jay Taylor	0	1	0	23
DT Clint Haynes	0	0	1	29

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Tracy Simien	5	0	33
CB Aaron Glenn	4	0	32
S Devin Bush	3	2	32
CB Eric Allen	3	1	31
S John Lynch	2	1	32
ILB Shannon Briggs	2	0	14
CB Walt Harris	2	0	20
OLB Frank Slade	1	0	30
OLB Jamir Miller	1	0	18

Blocking Statistics

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Randy Dixon	5	9	35	0	33
John Flannery	3	7	35	1	33
Paul Gruber	2	8	35	0	33
Greg Huntington	1	3	35	0	33
Jumbo Elliott	1	2	35	1	33
Pierson Hill	1	1	9	0	9
David Sloan	0	2	28	0	24

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Antone Davis	4	5	0	26	1	34
Anthony Redmon	2	8	0	26	0	34
Keith Sims	2	4	0	26	0	34
Cory Raymer	1	4	0	26	0	34
Tony Boselli	1	2	1	26	1	34
Ben Coates	0	3	0	23	0	25

Special Teams Tackles

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Mark McMillian	2	14
Jermaine Lewis	1	13
Pat Swilling	1	12
Lincoln Kennedy	1	6

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Derrick Harris	1	8

Participation

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Randy Dixon	35	33	---	---	6	74
Jumbo Elliott	35	33	---	---	6	74
Steve Young	35	33	---	---	---	68
Paul Gruber	35	33	---	---	---	68
John Flannery	35	33	---	---	---	68
Greg Huntington	35	33	---	---	---	68
Lawyer Milloy	---	---	25	34	8	67
Kevin Smith	---	---	24	33	6	63
Hannibal Lecter	---	---	25	33	4	62
Mark McMillian	---	---	20	28	14	62
Frank Sanders	33	29	---	---	---	62
Alex Molden	---	---	25	34	2	61
Levon Kirkland	---	---	26	32	2	60
David Sloan	28	24	---	---	3	55
Alonzo Spellman	---	---	18	32	2	52
Ricky Watters	20	14	---	---	17	51
Terrell Davis	26	24	---	---	---	50
Jay Taylor	---	---	22	23	4	49
Shawn Collins	20	21	---	---	7	48
Clint Haynes	---	---	17	29	---	46
Pellom McDaniels	---	---	18	18	2	38
Wade Reeves	18	13	---	---	6	37
Tim Barnett	13	15	---	---	4	32
Esera Ruaolo	---	---	12	15	2	29
Rueben Davis	---	---	14	14	---	28
Dixon Edwards	---	---	5	8	14	27
Pierson Hill	9	9	---	---	5	23
Scott Davis	---	---	12	8	2	22
Keith Byars	2	5	---	---	14	21
Lonnie Marts	---	---	6	13	---	19
Jason Belser	---	---	5	9	3	17
Raylee Johnson	---	---	5	7	4	16
Jermaine Lewis	2	1	---	---	13	16
Pat Swilling	---	---	1	2	12	15
Derrick Hoskins	---	---	6	2	6	14
Arthur Marshall	3	9	---	---	---	12
Iheanyi Uwaezuoke	1	1	---	---	8	10
John Carney	0	0	---	---	6	6
Doug Widell	0	0	---	---	6	6
Lincoln Kennedy	0	0	---	---	6	6
DeShaun Smith	0	0	---	---	6	6
Shane Edge	0	0	---	---	4	4
Greg Hill	0	0	---	---	3	3
Dave Brown	0	0	---	---	2	2
Gerald Perry	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bill Musgrave	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tracy Simien	---	---	35	33	2	70
Frank Slade	---	---	31	30	9	70
John Lynch	---	---	35	32	2	69
Eric Allen	---	---	35	31	2	68
Devin Bush	---	---	33	32	3	68
Aaron Glenn	---	---	33	32	2	67
Keith Sims	26	34	---	---	5	65
Dan Marino	26	34	---	---	---	60
Antone Davis	26	34	---	---	---	60
Anthony Redmon	26	34	---	---	---	60
Tony Boselli	26	34	---	---	---	60
Cory Raymer	26	34	---	---	---	60
Terry Glenn	25	33	---	---	---	58
Robert Porcher	---	---	29	25	1	55
Herman Moore	22	30	---	---	2	54
Ben Coates	23	25	---	---	4	52
La'roi Glover	---	---	21	20	6	47
Jamir Miller	---	---	27	18	1	46
Walt Harris	---	---	14	20	9	43
Chidi Ahanotu	---	---	20	21	1	42
Dan Wilkinson	---	---	19	21	2	42
Jamal Anderson	17	24	---	---	---	41
Shannon Briggs	---	---	19	14	3	36
Oliver Gibson	---	---	18	13	4	35
Mario Bates	9	10	---	---	13	32
Brad Muster	9	16	---	---	5	30
Darion Conner	---	---	10	15	2	27
Charles Johnson	13	6	---	---	8	27
Qadry Ismail	2	10	---	---	12	24
Ken Dilger	4	7	---	---	11	22
Derrick Harris	4	5	---	---	8	17
Eric Turner	---	---	2	4	9	15
Darren Anderson	---	---	4	2	8	14
Scott Slutzker	0	0	---	---	13	13
Keith Goganious	---	---	0	0	11	11
Sean Dawkins	2	4	---	---	4	10
Terry Crews	---	---	0	0	8	8
Reggie Barlow	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jason Hanson	0	0	---	---	6	6
James Palmer	0	0	---	---	5	5
Chuck Belin	0	0	---	---	5	5
Tom Nalen	0	0	---	---	5	5
Bob Kochman	0	0	---	---	5	5
Mitch Berger	0	0	---	---	3	3
Erik Kramer	0	0	---	---	2	2
Mike Cunningham	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	16	61	3.8
Right	17	53	3.1
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	33	5.5
Middle	14	43	3.1
Right	6	31	5.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Young	31	23	2	0	3	4	1	2	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Marino	32	23	7	1	1	2	2	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	28	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	11	67	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	96	9.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	36	7.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	30	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	30	3.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	142	11.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	4	145	36.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Shawn Collins	9	6	2	51	0	21
TE David Sloan	6	5	0	31	0	24
WR Arthur Marshall	4	2	1	15	0	9
RB Terrell Davis	4	3	0	58	1	24
WR Frank Sanders	4	3	0	49	1	29
WR Tim Barnett	2	2	0	10	0	15
RB Ricky Watters	1	1	0	5	0	14
WR Iheanyi Uwaezuoke	1	1	0	8	0	1

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Jamal Anderson	8	5	0	51	1	24
WR Herman Moore	6	4	0	78	1	30
WR Terry Glenn	5	5	0	116	3	33
WR Qadry Ismail	3	3	0	69	2	10
RB Mario Bates	3	2	0	9	0	10
FB Brad Muster	2	2	0	3	0	16
TE Ben Coates	2	1	1	18	0	25
WR Charles Johnson	1	1	0	3	0	6
TE Ken Dilger	1	0	0	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Terrell Davis	4	16	4.00	3.59
Ricky Watters	2	4	2.00	3.00

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jamal Anderson	1	0	0.00	4.41

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Young	5	4	23	4.60	7.32

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Marino	4	3	21	5.25	10.84

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE David Sloan	2	2	2	1.00	5.17
WR Shawn Collins	1	1	12	12.00	5.67
WR Tim Barnett	1	1	9	9.00	5.00
RB Terrell Davis	1	0	0	0.00	14.50

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Jamal Anderson	2	2	22	11.00	6.38
FB Brad Muster	1	1	-1	-1.00	1.50
WR Herman Moore	1	0	0	0.00	13.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

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

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Jamal Anderson	3	1
Mario Bates	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Young	6	5	4

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Marino	10	8	8

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Shawn Collins	2	1	1
WR Frank Sanders	2	2	1
WR Arthur Marshall	1	1	1
WR Iheanyi Uwaezuoke	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terry Glenn	4	4	4
RB Jamal Anderson	3	1	1
FB Brad Muster	1	1	1
TE Ben Coates	1	1	1
WR Qadry Ismail	1	1	1

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)