Week 8, 1998

played in Minnesota, MN

52 degrees, rain, 16 mph wind

Washington Redskins	0	10	0	0	-	10
Minnesota Vikings	3	6	14	3	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:07 MIN - Phil Dawson 31 field goal
2Q: 13:09 WAS - Reidel Anthony 1 pass from Jack Ryan (Edward Hepburn extra point)
2Q: 05:11 MIN - Phil Dawson 20 field goal
2Q: 01:03 MIN - Phil Dawson 23 field goal
2Q: 00:03 WAS - Edward Hepburn 36 field goal
3Q: 09:36 MIN - Henri Crockett 55 fumble return (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 03:27 MIN - Terry Glenn 27 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 01:47 MIN - Phil Dawson 26 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:07 MIN - Phil Dawson 31 field goal
2Q: 13:09 WAS - Reidel Anthony 1 pass from Jack Ryan (Edward Hepburn extra point)
2Q: 05:11 MIN - Phil Dawson 20 field goal
2Q: 01:03 MIN - Phil Dawson 23 field goal
2Q: 00:03 WAS - Edward Hepburn 36 field goal
3Q: 09:36 MIN - Henri Crockett 55 fumble return (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 03:27 MIN - Terry Glenn 27 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 01:47 MIN - Phil Dawson 26 field goal

Team Statistics WAS MIN
Record 4-3 5-2
First Downs 17 27
- by Rushing 6 16
- by Passing 9 9
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 241 455
- Offensive Plays 50 83
- Yards per Play 4.82 5.48
Net Rushing Yards 131 267
- Rushing Attempts 14 53
- Yards per Rush 9.36 5.04
Net Passing Yards 110 188
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 12 - 1 29 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 138 194
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/28 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 3.06 6.27
Fumbles/Lost 3/3 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/10 10/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.0 4.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/10 4/26
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/5
Kick Returns/Yards 4/116 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/16
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/4
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 31
Time of Possession 17:59 42:01

Team Statistics	WAS	MIN
Record	4-3	5-2
First Downs	17	27
- by Rushing	6	16
- by Passing	9	9
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	241	455
- Offensive Plays	50	83
- Yards per Play	4.82	5.48
Net Rushing Yards	131	267
- Rushing Attempts	14	53
- Yards per Rush	9.36	5.04
Net Passing Yards	110	188
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 12 - 1	29 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	138	194
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/28	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	3.06	6.27
Fumbles/Lost	3/3	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/10	10/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.0	4.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/10	4/26
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/5
Kick Returns/Yards	4/116	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/16
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/4
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 31
Time of Possession	17:59	42:01

Drive Charts

Washington Redskins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:20	OWN 20	7	26	Punt
1	6:59	1:39	OWN 33	3	9	Punt
1	1:58	3:57	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
2	5:03	1:39	OWN 23	3	-6	Punt
2	0:58	0:58	OWN 20	4	61	Field Goal
3	11:20	1:54	OWN 20	4	35	Fumble
3	9:26	1:34	OWN 20	4	10	Punt
3	3:16	0:52	OWN 41	2	5	Interception
3	0:14	0:41	OWN 36	4	11	Punt
4	13:15	1:32	OWN 25	5	23	Punt
4	6:29	1:12	OWN 33	4	8	Fumble

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:40	4:41	OWN 20	10	66	Field Goal
1	5:20	3:22	OWN 22	8	37	Punt
2	13:01	7:58	OWN 20	13	77	Field Goal
2	3:24	2:26	OWN 32	7	62	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:40	OWN 20	6	14	Punt
3	7:52	4:36	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
3	2:24	2:10	OPP 47	4	21	Missed FG
4	14:33	1:18	OWN 20	4	17	Punt
4	11:43	5:14	OWN 20	12	54	Missed FG
4	5:17	3:38	OPP 41	8	32	Field Goal
4	1:29	1:29	OPP 40	2	0	Game

Game MVP: Fred Taylor, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Forrest Gump	10	66	6.60	20	3
Jack Ryan	2	59	29.50	45	2
Spencer Finn	2	6	3.00	6	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Fred Taylor	36	192	5.33	13	6
Brian Griese	10	62	6.20	14	2
Spencer George	7	13	1.86	8	0

Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jack Ryan	32	12	138	4/28	1	24	1	48.7

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Griese	29	17	194	1/6	1	45	0	90.2

Receiving Statistics

Washington	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Reidel Anthony	5	10	60	12.00	28	23	1
WR Amp Lee	2	7	37	18.50	8	24	0
RB Forrest Gump	2	3	12	6.00	0	15	0
TE Frank Wycheck	1	4	11	11.00	0	11	0
FB Kevin McLeod	1	1	8	8.00	10	8	0
TE Henry Anderko	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
TE Shannon Sharpe	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Antwuan Wyatt	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Charles Johnson	7	8	71	10.14	39	25	0
WR Terry Glenn	4	8	54	13.50	27	27	1
WR O.J. McDuffie	2	3	54	27.00	0	45	0
TE Ken Dilger	2	4	7	3.50	4	5	0
RB Spencer George	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Fred Taylor	1	4	2	2.00	0	2	0

Interception Statistics

Washington	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S John Lynch	1	16	16.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Washington	Fumb	Force
Jack Ryan	2	0
Glyn Milburn	1	0
Kevin Hardy	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Brian Griese	1	0	0	0
Henri Crockett	0	1	0	1
Aaron Glenn	0	1	0	0
Cory Raymer	0	1	0	0
Spencer George	0	1	0	0
Chidi Ahanotu	0	0	1	0
La'roi Glover	0	0	1	0
Derrick Harris	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Washington	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Todd Sauerbrun	6	301	50.2	39.3	56	0

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Berger	3	145	48.3	35.0	66	0

Kicking Statistics

Washington	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Edward Hepburn	1/1	0/0	0/0	36	1/1

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Dawson	4/6	0/2	0/0	31	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
O.J. McDuffie	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Glyn Milburn	4	116	29.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Washington	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ronnie Ward	14	5	0.0	53	30
S Bob Scanlan	7	2	0.0	51	28
CB Todd Lyght	6	1	0.0	53	29
S Tito Wooten	6	1	0.0	52	30
DE Warren Powers	6	0	0.0	36	21
DE Michael McCrary	6	0	0.0	41	24
OLB Kevin Hardy	4	1	1.0	49	25
ILB Kendrick Gilmore	4	4	0.0	42	13
OLB Reggie Brown	4	2	0.0	46	26
CB Martin Mayhew	3	3	0.0	52	30
CB Lance Brown	3	1	0.0	11	16
DT Eric Swann	2	3	0.0	30	19
DT Matt Keneley	2	3	0.0	25	12
DE Kelly Humphrey	1	1	0.0	12	7
WR Reidel Anthony	1	0	---	---	---
DE Tre Bayless	1	0	0.0	17	9

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Devin Bush	7	2	0.0	14	36
S John Lynch	5	1	0.0	14	36
S Torin Dorn	3	0	0.0	7	20
OLB Frank Slade	2	0	0.0	5	18
ILB James Darling	2	0	0.0	14	36
OLB Henri Crockett	2	0	0.0	12	28
DT Dan Wilkinson	1	2	1.5	10	26
DE La'roi Glover	1	1	1.0	7	23
DE Chidi Ahanotu	1	0	1.0	9	26
DE Donte Rocco	1	0	0.5	9	22
CB Walt Harris	1	1	0.0	14	36
CB Eric Allen	1	0	0.0	12	30
ILB Tracy Simien	1	0	0.0	4	2
CB Aaron Glenn	1	0	0.0	11	34

Pass Rush Statistics

Washington	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Kevin Hardy	1.0	0	0	25
DE Kelly Humphrey	0.0	1	0	7
DE Warren Powers	0.0	0	2	21
DE Tre Bayless	0.0	0	1	9

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Dan Wilkinson	1.5	1	0	0	26
DE Chidi Ahanotu	1.0	0	1	0	26
DE La'roi Glover	1.0	0	1	0	23
DE Donte Rocco	0.5	0	2	0	22
OLB Frank Slade	0.0	1	1	0	18
OLB Henri Crockett	0.0	0	3	2	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Washington	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Todd Lyght	3	3	29
ILB Ronnie Ward	3	0	30
S Bob Scanlan	2	0	28
CB Lance Brown	2	0	16
CB Martin Mayhew	1	0	30
DE Warren Powers	1	0	21
DT Eric Swann	1	0	19
DE Michael McCrary	1	0	24
OLB Kevin Hardy	1	0	25
ILB Kendrick Gilmore	1	0	13
CB Scott McGarrahan	1	0	1

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Devin Bush	3	0	0	36
S John Lynch	2	3	1	36
OLB Henri Crockett	1	2	0	28
CB Walt Harris	1	1	0	36
S Torin Dorn	1	0	0	20
OLB Frank Slade	1	0	0	18
CB Aaron Glenn	1	0	0	34
DE La'roi Glover	1	0	0	23
ILB James Darling	1	0	0	36

Blocking Statistics

Washington	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Keith Kartz	1	5	14	0	36
Mark Schlereth	1	3	14	3	36
Chad Overhauser	1	1	14	1	36
John Jackson	1	1	14	0	36
Jamie Nails	0	2	14	0	36

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Anthony Redmon	5	11	2	53	0	30
Cory Raymer	4	8	0	53	0	30
Chris Dishman	4	7	1	53	1	30
Antone Davis	3	3	0	53	0	30
Tony Boselli	2	7	0	53	0	30
George Irwin	1	6	0	29	0	20
Derrick Harris	1	2	0	7	0	4

Special Teams Tackles

Washington	Tackles	STPlays
Lance Brown	1	11

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Kailey Wong	2	12
Charles Johnson	1	15
Derrick Harris	1	15

Participation

Washington	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Martin Mayhew	---	---	52	30	17	99
Todd Lyght	---	---	53	29	13	95
Ronnie Ward	---	---	53	30	6	89
Tito Wooten	---	---	52	30	6	88
Bob Scanlan	---	---	51	28	7	86
Kevin Hardy	---	---	49	25	7	81
Reggie Brown	---	---	46	26	4	76
Michael McCrary	---	---	41	24	7	72
Kendrick Gilmore	---	---	42	13	10	65
Warren Powers	---	---	36	21	5	62
John Jackson	14	36	---	---	7	57
Jamie Nails	14	36	---	---	7	57
Eric Swann	---	---	30	19	3	52
Reidel Anthony	14	35	---	---	2	51
Keith Kartz	14	36	---	---	---	50
Mark Schlereth	14	36	---	---	---	50
Jack Ryan	14	36	---	---	---	50
Chad Overhauser	14	36	---	---	---	50
Kevin McLeod	11	22	---	---	15	48
Frank Wycheck	10	31	---	---	3	44
Forrest Gump	12	29	---	---	---	41
Matt Keneley	---	---	25	12	3	40
Lance Brown	---	---	11	16	11	38
Amp Lee	9	21	---	---	4	34
Shannon Sharpe	5	10	---	---	16	31
Tre Bayless	---	---	17	9	5	31
Bernard Carter	---	---	4	5	15	24
Antwuan Wyatt	4	15	---	---	---	19
Kelly Humphrey	---	---	12	7	---	19
Scott McGarrahan	---	---	1	1	16	18
Glyn Milburn	0	0	---	---	16	16
Spencer Finn	2	7	---	---	7	16
Craig Sauer	---	---	7	4	4	15
Mark Seay	1	3	---	---	10	14
Vinny LeCavalier	0	2	---	---	10	12
Henry Anderko	2	5	---	---	4	11
Howard Ballard	0	0	---	---	7	7
Tim Mangum	0	0	---	---	7	7
Booker Foxx	0	0	---	---	7	7
Todd Sauerbrun	0	0	---	---	6	6
Harvey Nichols	---	---	0	1	2	3
Edward Hepburn	0	0	---	---	3	3
Trevor Van Pelt	---	---	0	0	2	2
Ben Anderson	0	0	---	---	1	1
Roman Conway	---	---	1	0	---	1
Happy Gilmore	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Charles Johnson	48	29	---	---	15	92
Chris Dishman	53	30	---	---	9	92
Antone Davis	53	30	---	---	---	83
Anthony Redmon	53	30	---	---	---	83
Tony Boselli	53	30	---	---	---	83
Cory Raymer	53	30	---	---	---	83
Brian Griese	53	30	---	---	---	83
Terry Glenn	51	27	---	---	---	78
Ken Dilger	41	21	---	---	8	70
Devin Bush	---	---	14	36	13	63
James Darling	---	---	14	36	13	63
Fred Taylor	43	20	---	---	---	63
Aaron Glenn	---	---	11	34	8	53
George Irwin	29	20	---	---	4	53
O.J. McDuffie	22	14	---	---	15	51
John Lynch	---	---	14	36	1	51
Walt Harris	---	---	14	36	1	51
Eric Allen	---	---	12	30	2	44
Spencer George	10	10	---	---	23	43
Henri Crockett	---	---	12	28	2	42
Donte Rocco	---	---	9	22	7	38
Dan Wilkinson	---	---	10	26	1	37
Chidi Ahanotu	---	---	9	26	---	35
La'roi Glover	---	---	7	23	---	30
Scott Slutzker	12	2	---	---	16	30
Torin Dorn	---	---	7	20	---	27
Derrick Harris	7	4	---	---	15	26
Villiami Maumau	---	---	7	11	7	25
Frank Slade	---	---	5	18	1	24
Roy Koehn	---	---	3	7	8	18
Qadry Ismail	1	1	---	---	15	17
Terry Crews	---	---	2	3	9	14
Phil Dawson	0	0	---	---	13	13
Kailey Wong	---	---	0	0	12	12
Tracy Simien	---	---	4	2	4	10
James Palmer	0	0	---	---	9	9
Chuck Belin	0	0	---	---	9	9
Erik Baerg	0	0	---	---	9	9
Chester Hallen	0	0	---	---	9	9
Shannon Briggs	---	---	0	1	6	7
Moses Moreno	0	0	---	---	6	6
Scott Galbraith	1	2	---	---	---	3
Mitch Berger	0	0	---	---	3	3
Artrell Hawkins	---	---	0	1	2	3
Justics Main	0	0	---	---	---	0
Silas Armenta	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	39	7.8
Middle	3	61	20.3
Right	6	31	5.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	49	4.1
Middle	36	187	5.2
Right	4	32	8.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jack Ryan	32	12	3	1	2	6	8	2	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Griese	29	17	3	1	4	3	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	9	1.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	3	41	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	5	88	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	8	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	47	9.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	69	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	33	4.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	45	22.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Washington	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Reidel Anthony	10	5	0	60	2	35
WR Amp Lee	7	2	1	37	1	21
TE Shannon Sharpe	4	0	0	0	0	10
TE Frank Wycheck	4	1	0	11	0	31
RB Forrest Gump	3	2	0	12	0	29
WR Antwuan Wyatt	2	0	1	0	0	15
FB Kevin McLeod	1	1	0	8	0	22
TE Henry Anderko	1	1	0	10	0	5

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Charles Johnson	8	7	0	71	1	29
WR Terry Glenn	8	4	1	54	1	27
TE Ken Dilger	4	2	0	7	0	21
RB Fred Taylor	4	1	2	2	0	20
WR O.J. McDuffie	3	2	0	54	1	14
RB Spencer George	2	1	1	6	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Forrest Gump	1	11	11.00	6.60

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Fred Taylor	6	13	2.17	5.33
Spencer George	2	3	1.50	1.86
Brian Griese	2	5	2.50	6.20

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jack Ryan	2	1	1	0.50	4.31

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Griese	2	0	0	0.00	6.69

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Washington	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Amp Lee	1	0	0	0.00	5.29
WR Reidel Anthony	1	1	1	1.00	6.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Terry Glenn	2	0	0	0.00	6.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Washington	Rushes	Conversions
Forrest Gump	2	1
Jack Ryan	1	1
Spencer Finn	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Fred Taylor	9	6
Brian Griese	3	2
Spencer George	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jack Ryan	5	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Griese	5	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Washington	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Reidel Anthony	3	0	0
TE Shannon Sharpe	1	0	0
WR Amp Lee	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terry Glenn	3	1	1
RB Spencer George	1	0	0
RB Fred Taylor	1	0	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)