Week 3, 1997

played in Tampa Bay, FL

85 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	7	0	7	-	14
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	3	0	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:00 TBY - Rich Karlis 49 field goal
2Q: 00:45 MIN - George Irwin 3 pass from Erik Wilhelm (Jason Hanson extra point)
4Q: 02:27 MIN - Spencer George 5 run (Jason Hanson extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:00 TBY - Rich Karlis 49 field goal
2Q: 00:45 MIN - George Irwin 3 pass from Erik Wilhelm (Jason Hanson extra point)
4Q: 02:27 MIN - Spencer George 5 run (Jason Hanson extra point)

Team Statistics MIN TBY
Record 1-2 1-2
First Downs 16 16
- by Rushing 7 7
- by Passing 9 9
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 273 257
- Offensive Plays 65 71
- Yards per Play 4.20 3.62
Net Rushing Yards 162 106
- Rushing Attempts 37 23
- Yards per Rush 4.38 4.61
Net Passing Yards 111 151
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 16 - 0 43 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 112 168
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/1 5/17
- Yards per Pass Play 3.96 3.15
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/17 7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.3 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/20 4/27
Punt Returns/Yards 2/8 6/33
Kick Returns/Yards 1/22 1/20
Interception Ret./Yards 2/28 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 25
Time of Possession 31:09 28:51

Team Statistics	MIN	TBY
Record	1-2	1-2
First Downs	16	16
- by Rushing	7	7
- by Passing	9	9
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	273	257
- Offensive Plays	65	71
- Yards per Play	4.20	3.62
Net Rushing Yards	162	106
- Rushing Attempts	37	23
- Yards per Rush	4.38	4.61
Net Passing Yards	111	151
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 16 - 0	43 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	112	168
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/1	5/17
- Yards per Pass Play	3.96	3.15
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/17	7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.3	8.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/20	4/27
Punt Returns/Yards	2/8	6/33
Kick Returns/Yards	1/22	1/20
Interception Ret./Yards	2/28	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 25
Time of Possession	31:09	28:51

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:08	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
1	12:11	1:00	OWN 22	3	-1	Punt
1	8:54	1:14	OWN 7	3	2	Punt
1	6:15	2:10	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
1	2:00	1:33	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
2	12:52	3:38	OWN 37	7	28	Punt
2	4:55	2:20	OWN 40	6	12	Punt
2	1:28	0:49	OPP 27	3	27	Touchdown
3	12:56	7:11	OWN 2	13	56	Punt
3	0:39	1:43	OWN 7	4	20	Punt
4	10:55	1:49	OWN 16	3	9	Punt
4	7:41	5:24	OWN 11	11	89	Touchdown
4	1:20	1:20	OPP 23	3	7	Game

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:52	1:41	OWN 20	6	9	Punt
1	11:11	2:17	OWN 21	5	24	Punt
1	7:40	1:25	50	3	2	Punt
1	4:05	2:05	OWN 25	4	26	Punt
1	0:27	2:35	OWN 44	7	24	Field Goal
2	9:14	4:19	OWN 20	9	29	Interception
2	2:35	1:07	OWN 20	4	21	Interception
2	0:39	0:39	OWN 7	1	8	Half
3	15:00	2:04	OWN 20	6	32	Punt
3	5:45	5:06	OWN 20	12	33	Punt
4	13:56	3:01	OWN 20	6	22	Punt
4	9:06	1:25	OWN 38	4	15	Punt
4	2:17	0:57	OWN 26	4	-3	Downs

Game MVP: Henri Crockett, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jamal Anderson	22	116	5.27	49	2	0
Spencer George	13	36	2.77	8	0	1
Erik Wilhelm	2	10	5.00	11	1	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Vaughn Hebron	12	53	4.42	11	1
Kenny Bynum	8	33	4.13	17	1
Jason Garrett	3	20	6.67	8	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Erik Wilhelm	27	16	112	1/1	1	15	0	81.0

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jason Garrett	43	21	168	5/17	0	20	2	39.6

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Qadry Ismail	4	5	29	7.25	1	13	0
WR Charles Johnson	4	9	22	5.50	0	13	0
TE Ken Dilger	2	3	14	7.00	4	15	0
WR Terry Glenn	2	4	16	8.00	8	15	0
FB Derrick Harris	2	2	14	7.00	16	9	0
RB Spencer George	1	1	14	14.00	5	14	0
FB George Irwin	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	1
TE Ben Coates	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Jamal Anderson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Dave Moore	4	6	40	10.00	19	20
WR Perry Kemp	3	6	21	7.00	6	14
WR Terry Obee	3	7	29	9.67	4	14
WR Dave Groh	3	5	24	8.00	1	10
WR Ronnie Harmon	2	8	13	6.50	0	8
TE Kerry Cash	2	4	18	9.00	0	10
FB Merv Smith	2	3	8	4.00	4	9
RB Vaughn Hebron	1	2	8	8.00	6	8
WR Fabien Bownes	1	1	7	7.00	2	7
RB Kenny Bynum	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Eric Allen	1	0	0.00	0
OLB Henri Crockett	1	28	28.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Spencer George	1	0	0	0
Ken Dilger	0	1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Carlos Emmons	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Berger	10	489	48.9	39.6	62	3

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tobey Maguire	8	366	45.8	39.8	53	6

Kicking Statistics

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

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rich Karlis	1/1	1/1	0/0	49	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Reggie Barlow	2	8	4.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Obee	6	33	5.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Qadry Ismail	1	22	22.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vaughn Hebron	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB James Darling	10	0	0.0	22	35
OLB Henri Crockett	6	1	2.0	21	35
S John Lynch	6	1	0.0	23	48
CB Walt Harris	5	2	0.0	23	46
CB Darren Anderson	5	1	0.0	13	45
OLB Frank Slade	4	4	0.0	19	39
DE Chidi Ahanotu	3	1	1.0	13	30
S Devin Bush	3	2	0.0	22	48
OLB Jamir Miller	2	0	1.0	4	16
CB Eric Allen	2	1	0.0	22	44
DE Robert Porcher	1	2	0.5	17	40
DT Dan Wilkinson	1	2	0.5	17	32
DE La'roi Glover	1	0	0.0	16	26

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Carlos Emmons	9	1	0.0	30	22
S Chad Cota	8	5	0.0	37	28
ILB Todd Collins	7	1	0.0	35	26
DE Brady Smith	4	4	0.0	36	28
S Robert Griffith	4	1	0.0	34	26
CB Cornell Haynes Jr.	3	1	0.0	14	18
OLB Lamont Hollinquest	3	0	0.0	21	7
DE Mike Frederick	2	2	0.0	19	11
CB Doug Evans	2	1	0.0	37	28
DT Austin Robbins	2	1	0.0	37	26
DT Jason Ferguson	2	1	0.0	18	13
CB Aeneas Williams	1	2	1.0	37	27
DE Eric Curry	1	1	0.0	27	24
OLB Chuck Landeta	1	1	0.0	4	3
WR Perry Kemp	1	0	---	---	---
WR Terry Obee	1	0	---	---	---
S Joe Poole	1	0	0.0	8	2
DE Ellis Simon	1	0	0.0	6	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Henri Crockett	2.0	0	0	35
DE Chidi Ahanotu	1.0	4	0	30
OLB Jamir Miller	1.0	0	0	16
DE Robert Porcher	0.5	3	0	40
DT Dan Wilkinson	0.5	1	1	32
DE La'roi Glover	0.0	2	0	26
OLB Frank Slade	0.0	0	1	39

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
CB Aeneas Williams	1.0	0	0	27
DE Brady Smith	0.0	1	1	28
DT Austin Robbins	0.0	0	3	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Walt Harris	5	0	0	46
ILB James Darling	5	0	0	35
CB Darren Anderson	4	0	0	45
S Devin Bush	2	1	0	48
S John Lynch	1	2	0	48
OLB Henri Crockett	1	1	1	35
CB Eric Allen	1	0	1	44
DE Chidi Ahanotu	1	0	0	30
OLB Jamir Miller	1	0	0	16

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Todd Collins	3	0	26
S Chad Cota	3	0	28
OLB Carlos Emmons	3	0	22
CB Doug Evans	2	1	28
S Robert Griffith	1	4	26
S Joe Poole	1	0	2
OLB Chuck Landeta	1	0	3
DE Mike Frederick	1	0	11
DE Brady Smith	1	0	28

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chuck Belin	3	8	37	0	28
Cory Raymer	2	9	37	1	28
Antone Davis	2	6	37	0	28
Anthony Redmon	1	5	37	0	28
Chris Dishman	1	5	37	0	28
Ben Coates	0	1	34	0	24
Derrick Harris	0	1	15	0	8

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
David Richards	3	6	23	0	48
Chris Dahlman	2	2	23	2	48
Merv Smith	2	2	17	0	22
Nelson Kelley	1	4	23	2	48
Ross Verba	1	3	23	1	48
Dino Smith	1	2	23	0	48
Kerry Cash	1	1	3	0	15

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Bobby Howard	2	22
Terry Crews	2	15
Derrick Harris	1	13
Chester Hallen	1	10
Charles Johnson	1	6

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Vaughn Hebron	1	24
Dave Groh	1	20
Fabien Bownes	1	9

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Eric Allen	---	---	22	44	9	75
Antone Davis	37	28	---	---	10	75
Chris Dishman	37	28	---	---	10	75
John Lynch	---	---	23	48	1	72
Devin Bush	---	---	22	48	2	72
Walt Harris	---	---	23	46	1	70
Ben Coates	34	24	---	---	8	66
Erik Wilhelm	37	28	---	---	---	65
Robert Porcher	---	---	17	40	8	65
Chuck Belin	37	28	---	---	---	65
Anthony Redmon	37	28	---	---	---	65
Cory Raymer	37	28	---	---	---	65
Darren Anderson	---	---	13	45	6	64
Charles Johnson	35	22	---	---	6	63
Terry Glenn	35	27	---	---	---	62
James Darling	---	---	22	35	5	62
Frank Slade	---	---	19	39	---	58
Henri Crockett	---	---	21	35	2	58
Dan Wilkinson	---	---	17	32	---	49
Spencer George	14	10	---	---	23	47
Chidi Ahanotu	---	---	13	30	1	44
La'roi Glover	---	---	16	26	1	43
Jamal Anderson	23	18	---	---	---	41
Jamir Miller	---	---	4	16	17	37
Derrick Harris	15	8	---	---	13	36
Qadry Ismail	14	16	---	---	5	35
Bobby Howard	2	2	---	---	22	26
Tracy Simien	---	---	10	7	8	25
Matt Keneley	---	---	7	16	2	25
Terry Crews	---	---	2	3	15	20
Ken Dilger	8	12	---	---	---	20
Scott Slutzker	1	0	---	---	15	16
Willie Kramer	---	---	1	13	1	15
Tom Flynn	---	---	1	5	5	11
James Palmer	0	0	---	---	10	10
Mitch Berger	0	0	---	---	10	10
Reggie Barlow	0	0	---	---	10	10
Erik Baerg	0	0	---	---	10	10
Chester Hallen	0	0	---	---	10	10
Shannon Briggs	---	---	0	0	8	8
George Irwin	4	1	---	---	2	7
Keith Goganious	---	---	0	0	5	5
Jason Hanson	0	0	---	---	3	3
Cody Carlson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Erik Kramer	0	0	---	---	---	0
George McCullough	---	---	0	0	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
David Richards	23	48	---	---	9	80
Dino Smith	23	48	---	---	9	80
Nelson Kelley	23	48	---	---	9	80
Brady Smith	---	---	36	28	10	74
Jason Garrett	23	48	---	---	---	71
Chris Dahlman	23	48	---	---	---	71
Ross Verba	23	48	---	---	---	71
Doug Evans	---	---	37	28	5	70
Chad Cota	---	---	37	28	---	65
Aeneas Williams	---	---	37	27	---	64
Vaughn Hebron	15	25	---	---	24	64
Austin Robbins	---	---	37	26	---	63
Todd Collins	---	---	35	26	---	61
Dave Moore	19	36	---	---	5	60
Dave Groh	12	28	---	---	20	60
Robert Griffith	---	---	34	26	---	60
Carlos Emmons	---	---	30	22	---	52
Eric Curry	---	---	27	24	---	51
Ronnie Harmon	13	34	---	---	---	47
Perry Kemp	17	29	---	---	---	46
Merv Smith	17	22	---	---	7	46
Terry Obee	7	18	---	---	15	40
Mike Frederick	---	---	19	11	10	40
Kenny Bynum	8	19	---	---	9	36
Bernardo Harris	---	---	3	5	25	33
Cornell Haynes Jr.	---	---	14	18	1	33
Fred Thomas	---	---	2	3	28	33
Kerry Cash	3	15	---	---	14	32
Jason Ferguson	---	---	18	13	---	31
Lamont Hollinquest	---	---	21	7	---	28
Chad Lewis	2	6	---	---	12	20
Fabien Bownes	2	8	---	---	9	19
Ellis Simon	---	---	6	9	---	15
Joe Poole	---	---	8	2	4	14
Chuck Landeta	---	---	4	3	6	13
Tim Jorden	0	0	---	---	9	9
Ricky Siglar	0	0	---	---	9	9
Tobey Maguire	0	0	---	---	8	8
John Fiala	---	---	2	2	3	7
Rich Karlis	0	0	---	---	3	3
Pete Mitchell	0	0	---	---	1	1
Gus Frerotte	0	0	---	---	---	0
Griffin Robinson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rod Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jermaine Mayberry	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jerome Daniels	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	24	6.0
Middle	26	62	2.4
Right	6	77	12.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	34	5.7
Middle	10	56	5.6
Right	7	16	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Erik Wilhelm	27	16	0	1	0	5	4	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jason Garrett	43	21	1	3	3	4	10	2	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	17	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	55	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	40	10.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	2	16	3.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	14	99	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	5	53	3.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	PPlay
WR Charles Johnson	9	4	22	22
WR Qadry Ismail	5	4	29	16
WR Terry Glenn	4	2	16	27
TE Ken Dilger	3	2	14	12
FB Derrick Harris	2	2	14	8
TE Ben Coates	1	0	0	24
RB Jamal Anderson	1	0	0	18
RB Spencer George	1	1	14	10
FB George Irwin	1	1	3	1

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ronnie Harmon	8	2	1	13	0	34
WR Terry Obee	7	3	0	29	0	18
WR Perry Kemp	6	3	1	21	0	29
TE Dave Moore	6	4	1	40	1	36
WR Dave Groh	5	3	0	24	0	28
TE Kerry Cash	4	2	0	18	0	15
FB Merv Smith	3	2	0	8	0	22
RB Vaughn Hebron	2	1	0	8	0	25
WR Fabien Bownes	1	1	0	7	0	8
RB Kenny Bynum	1	0	0	0	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jamal Anderson	2	-2	-1.00	5.27
Erik Wilhelm	1	-1	-1.00	5.00
Spencer George	1	5	5.00	2.77

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Erik Wilhelm	2	2	16	8.00	4.15

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Qadry Ismail	1	1	13	13.00	5.80
FB George Irwin	1	1	3	3.00	3.00

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Spencer George	5	2
Erik Wilhelm	1	0
Jamal Anderson	1	1

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Kenny Bynum	3	2
Jason Garrett	2	1
Vaughn Hebron	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Erik Wilhelm	9	5	3

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jason Garrett	10	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Charles Johnson	3	0	0
WR Qadry Ismail	2	2	2
WR Terry Glenn	2	1	0
TE Ken Dilger	1	1	0
RB Spencer George	1	1	1

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terry Obee	4	2	1
WR Perry Kemp	3	1	1
WR Ronnie Harmon	1	0	0
TE Dave Moore	1	1	1
WR Dave Groh	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,600 (21,400)
End Zone 14,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,600 (21,400)
End Zone	14,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)