Week 2, 1998

played in Minnesota, MN

55 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

New Jersey Jets	0	0	3	0	-	3
Minnesota Vikings	0	10	14	14	-	38

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:58 MIN - Brian Griese 1 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 00:21 MIN - Phil Dawson 25 field goal
3Q: 11:23 MIN - Fred Taylor 15 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 08:20 NJY - Michele Akers 24 field goal
3Q: 08:14 MIN - Qadry Ismail 95 kickoff return (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 14:48 MIN - James Darling 26 interception return (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 10:36 MIN - Erik Baerg 14 fumble return (Phil Dawson extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:58 MIN - Brian Griese 1 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 00:21 MIN - Phil Dawson 25 field goal
3Q: 11:23 MIN - Fred Taylor 15 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 08:20 NJY - Michele Akers 24 field goal
3Q: 08:14 MIN - Qadry Ismail 95 kickoff return (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 14:48 MIN - James Darling 26 interception return (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 10:36 MIN - Erik Baerg 14 fumble return (Phil Dawson extra point)

Team Statistics NJY MIN
Record 0-2 2-0
First Downs 10 22
- by Rushing 1 11
- by Passing 8 10
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 158 395
- Offensive Plays 48 64
- Yards per Play 3.29 6.17
Net Rushing Yards 36 192
- Rushing Attempts 16 40
- Yards per Rush 2.25 4.80
Net Passing Yards 122 203
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 18 - 1 23 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 152 207
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6/30 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 3.81 8.46
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/12 9/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.9 6.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/6 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 3/27 3/21
Kick Returns/Yards 6/133 2/113
Interception Ret./Yards 1/4 1/26
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 27
Time of Possession 25:06 34:54

Team Statistics	NJY	MIN
Record	0-2	2-0
First Downs	10	22
- by Rushing	1	11
- by Passing	8	10
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	158	395
- Offensive Plays	48	64
- Yards per Play	3.29	6.17
Net Rushing Yards	36	192
- Rushing Attempts	16	40
- Yards per Rush	2.25	4.80
Net Passing Yards	122	203
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 18 - 1	23 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	152	207
- Sacks/Yards Lost	6/30	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	3.81	8.46
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/12	9/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.9	6.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/6	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	3/27	3/21
Kick Returns/Yards	6/133	2/113
Interception Ret./Yards	1/4	1/26
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 27
Time of Possession	25:06	34:54

Drive Charts

New Jersey Jets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:11	OWN 19	3	3	Punt
1	11:21	1:50	OWN 41	3	-9	Punt
1	3:55	2:11	OWN 37	3	-7	Punt
2	12:48	4:09	OWN 20	7	28	Punt
2	5:56	2:59	OWN 28	5	13	Punt
2	0:15	0:15	OWN 36	1	0	Half
3	11:13	2:59	OWN 31	8	62	Field Goal
3	7:59	3:28	OWN 27	7	42	Missed FG
4	14:48	0:12	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
4	14:36	2:02	OWN 28	3	-3	Punt
4	10:29	2:09	OWN 31	3	1	Punt
4	4:29	1:55	OWN 10	4	34	Punt
4	0:19	0:19	OWN 34	1	-1	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:49	1:28	OWN 35	4	24	Fumble
1	9:31	5:36	OWN 23	10	47	Missed FG
1	1:44	3:56	OWN 39	9	61	Touchdown
2	8:39	2:43	OWN 6	5	25	Punt
2	2:57	2:42	OWN 13	8	79	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:47	OWN 36	8	64	Touchdown
3	4:31	4:43	OWN 38	9	40	Interception
4	12:34	2:05	OWN 33	3	1	Punt
4	8:20	3:51	OWN 31	6	16	Punt
4	2:34	2:15	OWN 20	3	9	Punt

Game MVP: Henri Crockett, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Curtis Ennis	9	3	0.33	4	0
Sherman Williams	4	3	0.75	5	0
Derrick Cullors	3	30	10.00	29	1

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Fred Taylor	29	131	4.52	18	3	1
Brian Griese	7	37	5.29	10	1	1
Spencer George	4	24	6.00	12	1	0

Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Peyton Manning	23	16	149	6/30	0	22	1	68.9
Dave Schnell	3	2	3	0/0	0	3	0	70.1

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Griese	23	20	207	1/4	0	27	1	86.1

Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Derrick Alexander	7	9	82	11.71	39	22
TE Antone Vinatieri	3	4	31	10.33	10	18
WR Rod Smith	3	5	28	9.33	6	15
WR Leroy Thompson	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
FB Jim Branson	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
RB Derrick Cullors	1	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Isaac Byrd	1	2	1	1.00	0	1
RB Curtis Ennis	1	1	8	8.00	0	8

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Terry Glenn	7	7	88	12.57	23	24
RB Fred Taylor	5	6	68	13.60	61	27
TE Ken Dilger	4	4	27	6.75	0	10
WR Charles Johnson	2	4	19	9.50	1	14
WR Qadry Ismail	1	1	3	3.00	3	3
FB George Irwin	1	1	2	2.00	0	2

Interception Statistics

New Jersey	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Zack de la Rocha	1	4	4.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB James Darling	1	26	26.00	1

Fumble Statistics

New Jersey	Fumb	Recov	Force
Derrick Alexander	1	0	0
Zack de la Rocha	0	1	0
Joey Tribbiani	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Fred Taylor	1	0	0	0
Erik Baerg	0	1	0	1
Kailey Wong	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New Jersey	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sean Landeta	8	367	45.9	40.8	56	3

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Berger	4	200	50.0	43.3	57	3

Kicking Statistics

New Jersey	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Michele Akers	1/2	0/1	0/0	24	0/0

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Dawson	1/2	0/1	0/0	25	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Derrick Alexander	3	27	9.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
O.J. McDuffie	2	22	11.0	0
Torin Dorn	1	-1	-1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Moe Williams	6	133	22.2	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Qadry Ismail	2	113	56.5	1

Defensive Statistics

New Jersey	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Damon Jordan	9	2	0.0	40	23
CB Antonio Langham	8	0	0.0	32	21
OLB Jerry Olsavsky	7	0	1.0	26	19
S Zack de la Rocha	5	0	0.0	37	24
ILB Antwaune Ponds	4	2	0.0	22	10
OLB Derrick Rodgers	4	0	0.0	23	12
DE Regan Upshaw	3	3	0.0	26	14
S Izell Reese	3	2	0.0	33	19
DE David Grant	3	1	0.0	14	10
S Joey Tribbiani	3	1	0.0	19	13
CB Deion Sanders	3	0	0.0	22	18
ILB Nate Dingle	3	0	0.0	19	11
S Ricky Parker	1	3	0.0	23	11
DT Pat Williams	1	2	0.0	19	12
DT Leonard Renfro	1	1	0.0	21	12
DE Darrell Davis	0	3	0.0	25	16
ILB Jessie Yan	0	1	0.0	14	5
DT Joe Salave'a	0	1	0.0	18	8

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S John Lynch	8	2	0.0	16	32
ILB James Darling	6	1	1.0	16	32
OLB Frank Slade	5	0	2.0	11	23
OLB Henri Crockett	4	1	3.0	13	25
CB Aaron Glenn	3	1	0.0	14	29
CB Eric Allen	3	0	0.0	15	29
S Torin Dorn	3	0	0.0	16	32
CB Walt Harris	3	0	0.0	16	32
DT Dan Wilkinson	2	1	0.0	13	22
DE La'roi Glover	1	1	0.0	14	28
ILB Tracy Simien	1	0	0.0	2	4
RB Fred Taylor	1	0	---	---	---
CB Artrell Hawkins	0	1	0.0	4	7

Pass Rush Statistics

New Jersey	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jerry Olsavsky	1.0	0	0	0	19
DE Darrell Davis	0.0	1	0	0	16

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Henri Crockett	3.0	0	1	3	25
OLB Frank Slade	2.0	0	0	1	23
ILB James Darling	1.0	0	0	0	32
DE Chidi Ahanotu	0.0	1	0	0	15
DE Donte Rocco	0.0	0	1	0	21

Pass Defense Statistics

New Jersey	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Antonio Langham	5	0	0	21
ILB Antwaune Ponds	3	0	0	10
S Izell Reese	3	0	0	19
S Zack de la Rocha	2	0	1	24
ILB Nate Dingle	2	0	0	11
OLB Jerry Olsavsky	1	0	0	19
CB Deion Sanders	1	0	0	18
ILB Damon Jordan	1	0	0	23
OLB Derrick Rodgers	1	0	0	12
S Ricky Parker	1	0	0	11
CB Chris Canty	0	1	0	6

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Walt Harris	4	0	0	32
OLB Frank Slade	3	0	0	23
S John Lynch	3	0	0	32
CB Aaron Glenn	3	0	0	29
CB Eric Allen	2	1	0	29
S Torin Dorn	2	1	0	32
DE La'roi Glover	1	0	0	28
ILB James Darling	0	0	1	32

Blocking Statistics

New Jersey	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brian De Marco	1	5	15	0	31
Robert Hicks	1	1	2	0	5
Max Lane	0	4	15	1	32
Tim Ruddy	0	3	12	2	27
Norm Fowler	0	1	14	2	27
Charles McRae	0	1	6	1	4
Dermontti Dawson	0	1	12	0	29

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Anthony Redmon	3	10	40	0	24
Cory Raymer	3	7	40	0	24
Tony Boselli	2	6	40	1	24
Antone Davis	2	4	40	0	24
Chris Dishman	2	3	40	0	24
George Irwin	1	3	26	0	14
Ken Dilger	0	1	30	0	16

Special Teams Tackles

New Jersey	Tackles	STPlays
Nate Dingle	3	25
Ricky Parker	1	12

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Kailey Wong	3	13
Spencer George	2	15
Earl Little	2	12
Charles Johnson	1	17
Derrick Harris	1	13

Participation

New Jersey	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Izell Reese	---	---	33	19	18	70
Damon Jordan	---	---	40	23	2	65
Zack de la Rocha	---	---	37	24	3	64
Antone Vinatieri	13	28	---	---	16	57
Antonio Langham	---	---	32	21	2	55
Nate Dingle	---	---	19	11	25	55
Dermontti Dawson	12	29	---	---	8	49
Deion Sanders	---	---	22	18	9	49
Jerry Olsavsky	---	---	26	19	2	47
Max Lane	15	32	---	---	---	47
Brian De Marco	15	31	---	---	1	47
Ricky Parker	---	---	23	11	12	46
Norm Fowler	14	27	---	---	3	44
Darrell Davis	---	---	25	16	1	42
Regan Upshaw	---	---	26	14	1	41
Tim Ruddy	12	27	---	---	1	40
Peyton Manning	11	29	---	---	---	40
Derrick Rodgers	---	---	23	12	3	38
Joey Tribbiani	---	---	19	13	5	37
Leonard Renfro	---	---	21	12	3	36
Derrick Alexander	8	24	---	---	4	36
Rod Smith	10	23	---	---	---	33
Pat Williams	---	---	19	12	2	33
Jim Branson	7	13	---	---	12	32
Antwaune Ponds	---	---	22	10	---	32
David Grant	---	---	14	10	6	30
Sergey Brin	10	19	---	---	1	30
Leroy Thompson	5	11	---	---	13	29
Sherman Williams	4	1	---	---	23	28
Isaac Byrd	6	10	---	---	11	27
Jessie Yan	---	---	14	5	8	27
Curtis Ennis	9	18	---	---	---	27
Joe Salave'a	---	---	18	8	1	27
Brian Saxton	4	4	---	---	17	25
Charles McRae	6	4	---	---	10	20
Robert Hicks	2	5	---	---	10	17
Filmel Cowlings	4	5	---	---	7	16
Chris Canty	---	---	7	6	1	14
Moe Williams	1	1	---	---	10	12
Derrick Cullors	3	8	---	---	---	11
Pellom LeVeck	0	0	---	---	10	10
Sean Landeta	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dave Schnell	5	3	---	---	---	8
Michele Akers	0	0	---	---	4	4
Ken O'Brien	0	0	---	---	2	2
Tony Banks	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Charles Johnson	34	21	---	---	17	72
Chris Dishman	40	24	---	---	6	70
Antone Davis	40	24	---	---	---	64
Anthony Redmon	40	24	---	---	---	64
Tony Boselli	40	24	---	---	---	64
Cory Raymer	40	24	---	---	---	64
Brian Griese	40	24	---	---	---	64
Aaron Glenn	---	---	14	29	20	63
Ken Dilger	30	16	---	---	13	59
Terry Glenn	36	21	---	---	---	57
Fred Taylor	34	22	---	---	---	56
Torin Dorn	---	---	16	32	4	52
John Lynch	---	---	16	32	2	50
Walt Harris	---	---	16	32	2	50
James Darling	---	---	16	32	2	50
Eric Allen	---	---	15	29	3	47
La'roi Glover	---	---	14	28	2	44
George Irwin	26	14	---	---	3	43
Henri Crockett	---	---	13	25	3	41
Donte Rocco	---	---	9	21	10	40
O.J. McDuffie	14	9	---	---	16	39
Terry Crews	---	---	4	9	25	38
Frank Slade	---	---	11	23	2	36
Dan Wilkinson	---	---	13	22	---	35
Scott Slutzker	12	8	---	---	10	30
Chidi Ahanotu	---	---	9	15	---	24
Spencer George	6	2	---	---	15	23
Villiami Maumau	---	---	3	10	10	23
Derrick Harris	4	4	---	---	13	21
Qadry Ismail	2	2	---	---	11	15
Tracy Simien	---	---	2	4	7	13
Kailey Wong	---	---	0	0	13	13
Earl Little	---	---	0	0	12	12
Artrell Hawkins	---	---	4	7	---	11
Scott Galbraith	2	1	---	---	7	10
Phil Dawson	0	0	---	---	9	9
James Palmer	0	0	---	---	6	6
Chuck Belin	0	0	---	---	6	6
Shannon Briggs	---	---	0	0	6	6
Erik Baerg	0	0	---	---	6	6
Chester Hallen	0	0	---	---	6	6
Roy Koehn	---	---	1	2	2	5
Mitch Berger	0	0	---	---	4	4
Moses Moreno	0	0	---	---	2	2
Justics Main	0	0	---	---	---	0
Silas Armenta	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	3	0.3
Middle	4	30	7.5
Right	3	3	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	52	4.7
Middle	28	128	4.6
Right	1	12	12.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Peyton Manning	23	16	2	0	2	2	1	4	1
Dave Schnell	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Griese	23	20	6	0	0	1	0	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	22	22.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	14	91	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	39	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	31	4.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	8	73	9.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	6	103	14.7
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Derrick Alexander	9	7	1	82	2	24
WR Rod Smith	5	3	1	28	0	23
TE Antone Vinatieri	4	3	0	31	0	28
WR Leroy Thompson	2	1	0	3	0	11
RB Derrick Cullors	2	1	0	0	0	8
WR Isaac Byrd	2	1	0	1	0	10
FB Jim Branson	1	1	0	-1	0	13
RB Curtis Ennis	1	1	0	8	0	18

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terry Glenn	7	7	88	3	21
RB Fred Taylor	6	5	68	3	22
WR Charles Johnson	4	2	19	0	21
TE Ken Dilger	4	4	27	0	16
WR Qadry Ismail	1	1	3	0	2
FB George Irwin	1	1	2	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Curtis Ennis	1	4	4.00	0.33

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brian Griese	2	11	5.50	5.29
Fred Taylor	2	15	7.50	4.52

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Peyton Manning	2	0	0	0.00	6.48

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Griese	1	1	5	5.00	9.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Derrick Alexander	1	0	0	0.00	9.11
RB Derrick Cullors	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Charles Johnson	1	1	5	5.00	4.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Jersey	Rushes	Conversions

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Fred Taylor	4	2
Brian Griese	3	2
Spencer George	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Conversions
Peyton Manning	7	5	2
Dave Schnell	2	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Griese	5	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Derrick Alexander	4	2	1
WR Isaac Byrd	2	1	0
TE Antone Vinatieri	1	1	1
RB Derrick Cullors	1	1	0
RB Curtis Ennis	1	1	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Fred Taylor	3	3	2
WR Terry Glenn	2	2	2

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,500 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,800 (15,200)
End Zone 10,400 (11,000)
Mezzanine 5,900 (6,300)
Sideline Seats 9,600 (9,700)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,500 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,800 (15,200)
End Zone	10,400 (11,000)
Mezzanine	5,900 (6,300)
Sideline Seats	9,600 (9,700)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)