Week 7, 1998

played in Dallas, TX

69 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	10	0	0	6	-	16
Dallas Cowboys	0	6	6	3	-	15

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:40 MIN - Phil Dawson 36 field goal
1Q: 03:56 MIN - Fred Taylor 9 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 05:02 DAL - Gary Anderson 36 field goal
2Q: 00:10 DAL - Gary Anderson 44 field goal
3Q: 11:36 DAL - Gary Anderson 40 field goal
3Q: 04:42 DAL - Gary Anderson 22 field goal
4Q: 07:19 MIN - Phil Dawson 19 field goal
4Q: 02:24 DAL - Gary Anderson 18 field goal
4Q: 00:20 MIN - Phil Dawson 49 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:40 MIN - Phil Dawson 36 field goal
1Q: 03:56 MIN - Fred Taylor 9 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 05:02 DAL - Gary Anderson 36 field goal
2Q: 00:10 DAL - Gary Anderson 44 field goal
3Q: 11:36 DAL - Gary Anderson 40 field goal
3Q: 04:42 DAL - Gary Anderson 22 field goal
4Q: 07:19 MIN - Phil Dawson 19 field goal
4Q: 02:24 DAL - Gary Anderson 18 field goal
4Q: 00:20 MIN - Phil Dawson 49 field goal

Team Statistics MIN DAL
Record 4-2 3-4
First Downs 24 15
- by Rushing 11 5
- by Passing 12 9
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 420 322
- Offensive Plays 69 52
- Yards per Play 6.09 6.19
Net Rushing Yards 222 109
- Rushing Attempts 39 26
- Yards per Rush 5.69 4.19
Net Passing Yards 198 213
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 24 - 0 25 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 198 216
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/3
- Yards per Pass Play 6.60 8.19
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/12 1/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 4.6
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/50 2/17
Punt Returns/Yards 2/22 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 1/30 4/74
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 0/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 23
Time of Possession 34:40 25:20

Team Statistics	MIN	DAL
Record	4-2	3-4
First Downs	24	15
- by Rushing	11	5
- by Passing	12	9
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	420	322
- Offensive Plays	69	52
- Yards per Play	6.09	6.19
Net Rushing Yards	222	109
- Rushing Attempts	39	26
- Yards per Rush	5.69	4.19
Net Passing Yards	198	213
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 24 - 0	25 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	198	216
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/3
- Yards per Pass Play	6.60	8.19
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/12	1/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	4.6
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/50	2/17
Punt Returns/Yards	2/22	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	1/30	4/74
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	0/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 23
Time of Possession	34:40	25:20

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:28	OWN 20	11	61	Field Goal
1	8:40	4:50	OWN 48	9	52	Touchdown
1	0:54	5:01	OWN 9	9	44	Punt
2	9:04	1:56	OWN 6	4	53	Fumble
2	4:56	3:08	OWN 20	7	37	Punt
2	0:03	0:03	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	11:28	1:51	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	4:35	3:26	OWN 33	5	23	Punt
4	13:19	6:05	OWN 27	11	71	Field Goal
4	2:18	2:06	OWN 20	9	48	Field Goal

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:32	1:52	OWN 13	3	7	Punt
1	3:50	2:56	OWN 34	4	15	Punt
2	10:53	1:49	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	7:08	2:12	OWN 41	6	40	Field Goal
2	1:48	1:45	OWN 20	7	53	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:32	OWN 13	8	64	Field Goal
3	9:37	5:02	OWN 25	8	70	Field Goal
3	1:09	2:50	OWN 20	5	21	Punt
4	7:14	4:56	OWN 34	8	65	Field Goal
4	0:12	0:12	OWN 19	1	0	Game

Game MVP: Fred Taylor, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Fred Taylor	28	169	6.04	43	6	1
Spencer George	6	16	2.67	7	0	0
Brian Griese	5	37	7.40	17	2	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Napoleon Kaufman	13	69	5.31	16	1
Larry Long	12	32	2.67	13	2
Randall Cunningham	1	8	8.00	8	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Griese	30	24	198	0/0	0	20	0	94.2

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Cunningham	25	17	216	1/3	0	45	0	94.8

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Charles Johnson	10	11	72	7.20	18	14
RB Fred Taylor	5	6	34	6.80	17	15
WR Terry Glenn	4	5	21	5.25	1	17
WR O.J. McDuffie	2	4	31	15.50	14	17
WR Qadry Ismail	1	1	20	20.00	0	20
TE Scott Slutzker	1	1	18	18.00	8	18
FB George Irwin	1	1	2	2.00	0	2

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Keenan McCardell	5	8	84	16.80	35	45
WR Ike Hilliard	5	7	38	7.60	2	10
RB Larry Long	3	3	44	14.67	22	36
WR Chris Cornell	2	2	38	19.00	13	20
WR J.J. Birden	1	1	-2	-2.00	0	-2
TE Jackie Harris	1	2	14	14.00	4	14
RB Napoleon Kaufman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Rickey Dudley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Fred Taylor	1	0	0	0

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Tony Tolbert	0	1	0	0
Eric Brown	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Berger	4	182	45.5	30.5	48	0

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ned Flanders	4	195	48.8	43.3	67	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Dawson	3/3	1/1	0/0	49	1/1

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gary Anderson	5/5	2/2	0/0	44	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
O.J. McDuffie	2	22	11.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roy Koehn	1	30	30.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Cornell	3	58	19.3	0
Charlie Babbit	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Dan Wilkinson	6	1	0.0	22	18
S Devin Bush	5	2	0.0	23	25
ILB James Darling	5	2	0.0	26	25
S John Lynch	4	5	0.0	26	26
CB Walt Harris	4	2	0.0	26	24
OLB Frank Slade	4	1	0.0	23	14
OLB Henri Crockett	4	0	0.0	19	21
ILB Tracy Simien	3	2	0.0	14	12
DE La'roi Glover	3	2	0.0	18	16
ILB Shannon Briggs	2	0	1.0	2	5
CB Eric Allen	1	2	0.0	23	21
CB Aaron Glenn	1	2	0.0	14	17
DE Chidi Ahanotu	1	1	0.0	18	12
DT Villiami Maumau	1	0	0.0	7	9

Dallas	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Nate Thornton	11	1	39	30
S Pat Terrell	8	0	39	30
ILB Rod Stephens	7	1	21	8
S Eric Brown	7	0	35	29
DE Leonard Little	4	1	31	21
OLB Eddie Robinson	3	3	24	17
OLB June Buenning	3	3	36	25
CB Ron Davis	3	3	21	22
CB Vinnie Clark	3	2	10	11
CB Donnie Abraham	3	1	39	29
CB Fred Foggie	3	0	36	30
DT Michael Dean Perry	2	2	24	21
DE Tony Tolbert	2	1	16	6
DT Mack Richardson	1	1	5	4
DT Lional Dalton	1	1	10	5
DE Steve Lattimer	0	1	23	24

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Shannon Briggs	1.0	0	0	0	5
OLB Henri Crockett	0.0	2	0	1	21
DE Chidi Ahanotu	0.0	0	1	0	12
DT Dan Wilkinson	0.0	0	1	0	18

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Walt Harris	3	0	24
ILB James Darling	3	0	25
ILB Tracy Simien	2	0	12
OLB Frank Slade	2	0	14
S John Lynch	2	0	26
S Devin Bush	2	0	25
CB Eric Allen	1	1	21
CB Aaron Glenn	1	0	17
DE La'roi Glover	1	0	16
ILB Shannon Briggs	0	1	5

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Pat Terrell	6	1	30
ILB Nate Thornton	4	0	30
CB Vinnie Clark	3	0	11
OLB Eddie Robinson	2	0	17
OLB June Buenning	2	0	25
CB Donnie Abraham	2	0	29
CB Fred Foggie	1	1	30
ILB Rod Stephens	1	0	8
CB Ron Davis	1	0	22
DE Leonard Little	1	0	21
S Eric Brown	1	0	29

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Chris Dishman	5	11	0	39	30
Anthony Redmon	3	7	2	39	30
Cory Raymer	3	5	0	39	30
Tony Boselli	1	5	0	39	30
Scott Slutzker	1	1	0	29	24
Antone Davis	0	3	0	39	30
George Irwin	0	3	0	22	13

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dan Majerle	3	3	17	0	17
Tony Mayberry	2	7	26	0	26
Ralph Tamm	1	6	26	0	26
Gene Williams	1	2	26	0	26
Jackie Harris	1	1	19	0	21
Joe Tofflemire	0	3	26	1	26
Mo Elewonibi	0	2	26	0	26
Rickey Dudley	0	1	9	0	6

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Kailey Wong	2	15
Devin Bush	1	19
Charles Johnson	1	15

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
John Roper	2	15
Chris Cornell	1	11

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Charles Johnson	39	30	---	---	15	84
Chris Dishman	39	30	---	---	7	76
Antone Davis	39	30	---	---	---	69
Anthony Redmon	39	30	---	---	---	69
Tony Boselli	39	30	---	---	---	69
Cory Raymer	39	30	---	---	---	69
Scott Slutzker	29	24	---	---	16	69
Brian Griese	39	30	---	---	---	69
Devin Bush	---	---	23	25	19	67
Terry Glenn	38	26	---	---	---	64
James Darling	---	---	26	25	13	64
Fred Taylor	33	27	---	---	---	60
John Lynch	---	---	26	26	5	57
Walt Harris	---	---	26	24	5	55
Eric Allen	---	---	23	21	7	51
Aaron Glenn	---	---	14	17	16	47
Henri Crockett	---	---	19	21	7	47
Dan Wilkinson	---	---	22	18	6	46
Donte Rocco	---	---	15	20	7	42
O.J. McDuffie	14	12	---	---	15	41
Frank Slade	---	---	23	14	2	39
La'roi Glover	---	---	18	16	4	38
George Irwin	22	13	---	---	3	38
Chidi Ahanotu	---	---	18	12	5	35
Spencer George	6	3	---	---	22	31
Tracy Simien	---	---	14	12	3	29
Derrick Harris	6	8	---	---	15	29
Terry Crews	---	---	5	4	11	20
Qadry Ismail	1	3	---	---	14	18
Scott Galbraith	7	4	---	---	6	17
Villiami Maumau	---	---	7	9	1	17
Kailey Wong	---	---	0	0	15	15
Roy Koehn	---	---	2	6	6	14
Torin Dorn	---	---	2	6	2	10
Shannon Briggs	---	---	2	5	3	10
Phil Dawson	0	0	---	---	8	8
James Palmer	0	0	---	---	7	7
Chuck Belin	0	0	---	---	7	7
Erik Baerg	0	0	---	---	7	7
Chester Hallen	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jeremy Staat	---	---	1	4	1	6
Mitch Berger	0	0	---	---	4	4
Artrell Hawkins	---	---	0	1	3	4
Moses Moreno	0	0	---	---	3	3
Justics Main	0	0	---	---	---	0
Silas Armenta	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Pat Terrell	---	---	39	30	14	83
Fred Foggie	---	---	36	30	14	80
Donnie Abraham	---	---	39	29	7	75
Nate Thornton	---	---	39	30	3	72
June Buenning	---	---	36	25	11	72
Eric Brown	---	---	35	29	3	67
Ron Davis	---	---	21	22	21	64
Ralph Tamm	26	26	---	---	9	61
Joe Tofflemire	26	26	---	---	9	61
Gene Williams	26	26	---	---	9	61
Steve Lattimer	---	---	23	24	7	54
Leonard Little	---	---	31	21	1	53
Randall Cunningham	26	26	---	---	---	52
Tony Mayberry	26	26	---	---	---	52
Mo Elewonibi	26	26	---	---	---	52
Ike Hilliard	21	19	---	---	9	49
Michael Dean Perry	---	---	24	21	3	48
Dan Majerle	17	17	---	---	13	47
Jackie Harris	19	21	---	---	7	47
Keenan McCardell	20	24	---	---	---	44
Eddie Robinson	---	---	24	17	2	43
John Roper	---	---	12	9	15	36
Rickey Dudley	9	6	---	---	17	32
Napoleon Kaufman	14	17	---	---	---	31
Rod Stephens	---	---	21	8	---	29
Ed Toner	2	2	---	---	24	28
Larry Long	12	9	---	---	7	28
Tony Tolbert	---	---	16	6	3	25
J.J. Birden	10	9	---	---	5	24
Vinnie Clark	---	---	10	11	1	22
Chris Cornell	5	6	---	---	11	22
Charlie Babbit	1	0	---	---	20	21
Kenny Holmes	---	---	8	9	2	19
Lional Dalton	---	---	10	5	---	15
Gary Anderson	0	0	---	---	11	11
Aundray Bruce	---	---	0	0	11	11
Mack Richardson	---	---	5	4	1	10
Kendyl Clarke	0	0	---	---	9	9
Channing Carpenter	0	0	---	---	9	9
Ryan Leaf	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ned Flanders	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mark Rypien	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mark Stepnoski	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mike Crawford	---	---	0	0	---	0
Ken Oxendine	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	42	7.0
Middle	27	158	5.9
Right	5	23	4.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	22	3.7
Middle	19	82	4.3
Right	1	5	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Griese	30	24	1	2	1	2	0	0	0

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Cunningham	25	17	3	0	2	2	2	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	16	2.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	11	76	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	86	9.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	20	10.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	8	1.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	5	89	12.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	119	10.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Charles Johnson	11	10	1	72	0	30
RB Fred Taylor	6	5	0	34	0	27
WR Terry Glenn	5	4	0	21	0	26
WR O.J. McDuffie	4	2	0	31	0	12
WR Qadry Ismail	1	1	0	20	1	3
TE Scott Slutzker	1	1	0	18	0	24
FB George Irwin	1	1	0	2	0	13

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Keenan McCardell	8	5	1	84	1	24
WR Ike Hilliard	7	5	0	38	0	19
RB Larry Long	3	3	0	44	1	9
TE Jackie Harris	2	1	1	14	0	21
WR Chris Cornell	2	2	0	38	1	6
WR J.J. Birden	1	1	0	-2	0	9
RB Napoleon Kaufman	1	0	0	0	0	17
TE Rickey Dudley	1	0	0	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Fred Taylor	3	11	3.67	6.04
Spencer George	2	3	1.50	2.67

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Larry Long	5	2	0.40	2.67
Napoleon Kaufman	1	5	5.00	5.31

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Griese	3	1	10	3.33	6.60

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Cunningham	1	1	8	8.00	8.64

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR O.J. McDuffie	1	0	0	0.00	7.75
WR Charles Johnson	1	0	0	0.00	6.55
RB Fred Taylor	1	1	10	10.00	5.67

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ike Hilliard	1	1	8	8.00	5.43

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Fred Taylor	2	2
Spencer George	1	0
Brian Griese	1	0

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Larry Long	3	0
Randall Cunningham	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Griese	8	6	3

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	5	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Charles Johnson	3	2	2
WR Terry Glenn	2	1	0
RB Fred Taylor	2	2	1
WR Qadry Ismail	1	1	0

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Keenan McCardell	2	0	0
WR J.J. Birden	1	1	0
WR Chris Cornell	1	1	1
WR Ike Hilliard	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,100 (21,400)
End Zone 12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,100 (21,400)
End Zone	12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)