Week 9, 1998

played in Minnesota, MN

49 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

New York Giants	0	10	3	0	-	13
Minnesota Vikings	3	14	0	14	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:47 MIN - Phil Dawson 18 field goal
2Q: 14:27 NYK - Edgar Bennett 7 run (Doug Brien extra point)
2Q: 06:16 MIN - Fred Taylor 4 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 02:00 NYK - Doug Brien 32 field goal
2Q: 00:40 MIN - Walt Harris 86 interception return (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 02:04 NYK - Doug Brien 28 field goal
4Q: 13:49 MIN - Fred Taylor 3 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 07:07 MIN - Fred Taylor 2 run (Phil Dawson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:47 MIN - Phil Dawson 18 field goal
2Q: 14:27 NYK - Edgar Bennett 7 run (Doug Brien extra point)
2Q: 06:16 MIN - Fred Taylor 4 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 02:00 NYK - Doug Brien 32 field goal
2Q: 00:40 MIN - Walt Harris 86 interception return (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 02:04 NYK - Doug Brien 28 field goal
4Q: 13:49 MIN - Fred Taylor 3 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 07:07 MIN - Fred Taylor 2 run (Phil Dawson extra point)

Team Statistics NYK MIN
Record 4-4 6-2
First Downs 14 21
- by Rushing 6 14
- by Passing 8 7
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 256 351
- Offensive Plays 54 66
- Yards per Play 4.74 5.32
Net Rushing Yards 88 260
- Rushing Attempts 23 45
- Yards per Rush 3.83 5.78
Net Passing Yards 168 91
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 15 - 3 19 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 185 98
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/17 2/7
- Yards per Pass Play 5.42 4.33
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 4.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 1/10 2/10
Punt Returns/Yards 2/3 2/19
Kick Returns/Yards 4/70 1/17
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/86
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 37
Time of Possession 24:16 35:44

Team Statistics	NYK	MIN
Record	4-4	6-2
First Downs	14	21
- by Rushing	6	14
- by Passing	8	7
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	256	351
- Offensive Plays	54	66
- Yards per Play	4.74	5.32
Net Rushing Yards	88	260
- Rushing Attempts	23	45
- Yards per Rush	3.83	5.78
Net Passing Yards	168	91
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 15 - 3	19 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	185	98
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/17	2/7
- Yards per Pass Play	5.42	4.33
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	4.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	1/10	2/10
Punt Returns/Yards	2/3	2/19
Kick Returns/Yards	4/70	1/17
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/86
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 37
Time of Possession	24:16	35:44

Drive Charts

New York Giants
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:54	2:03	OWN 29	6	8	Punt
1	3:40	4:23	OWN 10	9	90	Touchdown
2	11:10	3:06	OWN 21	6	42	Fumble
2	6:10	4:17	OWN 40	6	45	Field Goal
2	0:56	0:24	OPP 37	3	9	Interception
2	0:32	0:32	OWN 13	1	3	Half
3	15:00	1:30	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	12:08	3:27	OWN 2	7	36	Punt
3	4:54	2:57	OPP 33	6	22	Field Goal
4	13:42	1:54	OWN 27	3	-3	Punt
4	6:58	0:44	OWN 27	1	0	Interception
4	4:18	0:44	OWN 20	3	2	Interception

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:06	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
1	10:51	7:11	OWN 21	14	78	Field Goal
2	14:17	3:07	OWN 20	5	21	Punt
2	8:04	1:18	OWN 37	3	6	Punt
2	6:46	0:36	OPP 10	3	10	Touchdown
2	1:53	0:57	OWN 31	2	6	Fumble
3	13:30	1:22	OWN 46	3	9	Punt
3	8:41	3:47	OWN 1	7	49	Fumble
3	1:57	3:15	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
4	11:48	4:50	OWN 44	8	56	Touchdown
4	6:14	1:56	OPP 42	3	5	Punt
4	3:34	3:34	OPP 34	8	23	Game

Game MVP: Fred Taylor, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Edgar Bennett	11	43	3.91	13	1	1
Billy Tamburrino	6	8	1.33	7	0	0
Jake Plummer	4	29	7.25	9	0	0
William Floyd	1	6	6.00	6	0	0
Steven Hiller	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Fred Taylor	30	179	5.97	30	5	2
Brian Griese	9	68	7.56	20	3	0
Spencer George	6	13	2.17	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Plummer	25	15	185	4/17	0	40	2	49.6
Steven Hiller	2	0	0	0/0	0	0	1	0.0

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Griese	19	14	98	2/7	1	24	0	102.5

Receiving Statistics

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Tony Martin	3	6	61	20.33	30	40
RB Edgar Bennett	3	3	32	10.67	20	12
RB Billy Tamburrino	3	3	11	3.67	0	6
WR Ramondo Seifert	2	3	35	17.50	17	27
TE Freddie Jones	2	3	23	11.50	8	16
WR Will Smith	1	3	4	4.00	5	4
WR Anfernee Hardaway	1	3	19	19.00	0	19
TE Alfred Pupunu	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Jaleel White	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Charles Johnson	6	8	68	11.33	8	24	0
TE Ken Dilger	4	4	12	3.00	2	6	0
RB Fred Taylor	2	5	5	2.50	2	4	1
TE Scott Slutzker	1	1	14	14.00	0	14	0
FB George Irwin	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0

Interception Statistics

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S John Lynch	1	0	0.00	0
S Devin Bush	1	0	0.00	0
CB Walt Harris	1	86	86.00	1

Fumble Statistics

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force
Edgar Bennett	1	0	0
Chance Baxter	1	0	0
Godfrey Myles	0	1	0
Willie McGinest	0	1	0
Derek Jeter	0	0	1
Gabe Northern	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Brian Griese	2	0	0
Derrick Harris	0	1	0
James Darling	0	1	0
Frank Slade	0	0	1
Scott Slutzker	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Louie Aguiar	4	181	45.3	40.5	61	2

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Berger	5	216	43.2	38.6	48	3

Kicking Statistics

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Doug Brien	2/2	0/0	0/0	32	1/1

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Dawson	1/1	0/0	0/0	18	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tony Martin	1	4	4.0	0
Chance Baxter	1	-1	-1.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
O.J. McDuffie	2	19	9.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jaleel White	3	53	17.7	0
Anfernee Hardaway	1	17	17.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Qadry Ismail	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Godfrey Myles	10	3	0.0	33	17
DT Leon Lett	7	0	1.0	40	18
ILB Donnie Edwards	7	1	0.0	35	18
OLB Gabe Northern	6	2	0.0	30	11
DT Spencer Curley	4	0	0.0	26	12
DE Willie McGinest	3	2	0.0	32	16
DT Joel Steed	3	1	0.0	25	12
CB Eric Draven	3	1	0.0	43	20
S Chance Baxter	3	1	0.0	42	19
CB Paul Bradford	3	0	0.0	39	21
DE Joe Johnson	2	1	0.0	34	15
DT Moe Gardner	1	0	1.0	14	5
CB Derek Jeter	1	1	0.0	19	11
WR Tony Martin	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Jamir Miller	1	0	0.0	12	4
WR Jaleel White	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Keith Brooking	1	0	0.0	10	3
DE John Copeland	0	1	0.0	11	6
S Gary Spears	0	1	0.0	9	2

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S John Lynch	8	1	0.0	23	31
CB Walt Harris	7	1	0.0	23	30
S Devin Bush	5	1	0.0	22	30
DE La'roi Glover	4	1	2.0	16	22
OLB Henri Crockett	3	1	0.5	20	19
CB Eric Allen	3	2	0.0	17	26
ILB James Darling	3	2	0.0	23	31
CB Aaron Glenn	2	2	0.0	17	23
OLB Frank Slade	2	0	0.0	17	23
OLB Terry Crews	1	0	1.0	2	7
DT Villiami Maumau	1	1	0.0	16	13
DE Donte Rocco	1	0	0.0	10	15
RB Fred Taylor	1	0	---	---	---
DT Dan Wilkinson	0	1	0.5	9	21
DE Chidi Ahanotu	0	2	0.0	19	23
ILB Tracy Simien	0	1	0.0	11	10

Pass Rush Statistics

New York	Sack	Block	PPlay
DT Moe Gardner	1.0	0	5
DT Leon Lett	1.0	0	18
DE John Copeland	0.0	1	6

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE La'roi Glover	2.0	0	0	22
OLB Terry Crews	1.0	0	0	7
OLB Henri Crockett	0.5	1	1	19
DT Dan Wilkinson	0.5	0	0	21
DE Chidi Ahanotu	0.0	1	0	23

Pass Defense Statistics

New York	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Godfrey Myles	5	0	17
OLB Gabe Northern	4	0	11
CB Paul Bradford	3	0	21
ILB Donnie Edwards	1	1	18
DT Spencer Curley	1	0	12

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Walt Harris	6	0	1	30
OLB Frank Slade	3	0	0	23
S John Lynch	2	1	1	31
S Devin Bush	2	0	1	30
CB Eric Allen	1	0	0	26
ILB James Darling	1	0	0	31
CB Aaron Glenn	0	1	0	23
OLB Henri Crockett	0	1	0	19

Blocking Statistics

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Joe Cocozzo	3	4	23	1	31
Willie Roaf	2	3	22	1	29
Frank Middleton	1	5	22	1	29
Jeff Hartings	1	4	22	0	30
Steve Wallace	1	1	23	1	30
Alfred Pupunu	0	1	7	0	12

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Cory Raymer	6	10	1	45	0	21
Anthony Redmon	4	6	0	45	1	21
Chris Dishman	3	7	1	45	0	21
Tony Boselli	3	6	0	45	0	21
Antone Davis	3	4	0	45	1	21
Scott Galbraith	1	1	0	4	0	0
Ken Dilger	1	1	0	36	0	16
George Irwin	0	2	0	28	0	8

Special Teams Tackles

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Billy Tamburrino	1	20
Greg Werner	1	6
Tavian Banks	1	4

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Scott Slutzker	2	14
Devin Bush	1	17
Derrick Harris	1	16
Kailey Wong	1	15
Roy Koehn	1	10

Participation

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chance Baxter	---	---	42	19	22	83
Paul Bradford	---	---	39	21	10	70
Eric Draven	---	---	43	20	1	64
Joe Cocozzo	23	31	---	---	6	60
Leon Lett	---	---	40	18	1	59
Frank Middleton	22	29	---	---	6	57
Donnie Edwards	---	---	35	18	2	55
Merton Hanks	---	---	34	19	1	54
Steve Wallace	23	30	---	---	---	53
Joe Johnson	---	---	34	15	3	52
Jeff Hartings	22	30	---	---	---	52
Godfrey Myles	---	---	33	17	1	51
Willie Roaf	22	29	---	---	---	51
Jake Plummer	22	29	---	---	---	51
Willie McGinest	---	---	32	16	2	50
Tony Martin	15	20	---	---	9	44
Gabe Northern	---	---	30	11	1	42
Billy Tamburrino	8	13	---	---	20	41
Joel Steed	---	---	25	12	3	40
Derek Jeter	---	---	19	11	10	40
Freddie Jones	15	19	---	---	6	40
Ramondo Seifert	16	22	---	---	---	38
Spencer Curley	---	---	26	12	---	38
Will Smith	15	20	---	---	---	35
Anfernee Hardaway	8	13	---	---	13	34
Alfred Pupunu	7	12	---	---	14	33
Edgar Bennett	14	17	---	---	---	31
William Floyd	9	11	---	---	6	26
Jamir Miller	---	---	12	4	10	26
John Copeland	---	---	11	6	5	22
Keith Brooking	---	---	10	3	9	22
Ronald McKinnon	---	---	7	0	14	21
Moe Gardner	---	---	14	5	---	19
Jaleel White	3	4	---	---	12	19
Ronnie Williams	1	1	---	---	16	18
Gary Spears	---	---	9	2	4	15
Tavian Banks	4	3	---	---	4	11
Tim Ryan	1	2	---	---	6	9
Kendyl Jacox	1	2	---	---	6	9
Greg Werner	0	0	---	---	6	6
Doug Brien	0	0	---	---	6	6
Steven Hiller	1	2	---	---	2	5
Louie Aguiar	0	0	---	---	4	4
Vlade Divac	1	2	---	---	---	3
Scott Von der Ahe	---	---	0	2	1	3
Hayden Woodson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Charles Johnson	41	20	---	---	14	75
Chris Dishman	45	21	---	---	6	72
Devin Bush	---	---	22	30	17	69
Antone Davis	45	21	---	---	---	66
Anthony Redmon	45	21	---	---	---	66
Tony Boselli	45	21	---	---	---	66
Cory Raymer	45	21	---	---	---	66
Brian Griese	45	21	---	---	---	66
James Darling	---	---	23	31	10	64
Ken Dilger	36	16	---	---	6	58
John Lynch	---	---	23	31	2	56
Terry Glenn	41	15	---	---	---	56
Fred Taylor	36	20	---	---	---	56
Walt Harris	---	---	23	30	2	55
Eric Allen	---	---	17	26	3	46
Aaron Glenn	---	---	17	23	5	45
O.J. McDuffie	17	13	---	---	14	44
Chidi Ahanotu	---	---	19	23	1	43
Henri Crockett	---	---	20	19	3	42
Frank Slade	---	---	17	23	1	41
La'roi Glover	---	---	16	22	2	40
George Irwin	28	8	---	---	4	40
Villiami Maumau	---	---	16	13	4	33
Dan Wilkinson	---	---	9	21	2	32
Donte Rocco	---	---	10	15	5	30
Derrick Harris	3	8	---	---	16	27
Spencer George	9	1	---	---	16	26
Tracy Simien	---	---	11	10	4	25
Scott Slutzker	8	2	---	---	14	24
Terry Crews	---	---	2	7	10	19
Roy Koehn	---	---	3	6	10	19
Qadry Ismail	2	2	---	---	11	15
Kailey Wong	---	---	0	0	15	15
Shannon Briggs	---	---	4	4	5	13
Torin Dorn	---	---	1	7	---	8
Phil Dawson	0	0	---	---	7	7
James Palmer	0	0	---	---	6	6
Chuck Belin	0	0	---	---	6	6
Erik Baerg	0	0	---	---	6	6
Chester Hallen	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mitch Berger	0	0	---	---	5	5
Scott Galbraith	4	0	---	---	---	4
Artrell Hawkins	---	---	0	0	3	3
Moses Moreno	0	0	---	---	1	1
Justics Main	0	0	---	---	---	0
Silas Armenta	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	26	2.9
Middle	10	50	5.0
Right	4	12	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	61	8.7
Middle	30	155	5.2
Right	7	45	6.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Plummer	25	15	2	1	2	3	2	1	2
Steven Hiller	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Griese	19	14	1	0	3	1	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	25	8.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	5	38	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	5	85	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	37	12.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	2	4	0.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	8	29	3.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	41	10.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	24	24.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tony Martin	6	3	1	61	1	20
WR Will Smith	3	1	0	4	0	20
RB Edgar Bennett	3	3	0	32	0	17
WR Ramondo Seifert	3	2	0	35	1	22
WR Anfernee Hardaway	3	1	1	19	0	13
RB Billy Tamburrino	3	3	0	11	0	13
TE Freddie Jones	3	2	0	23	0	19
WR Jaleel White	2	0	1	0	0	4
TE Alfred Pupunu	1	0	0	0	0	12

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Charles Johnson	8	6	1	68	1	20
RB Fred Taylor	5	2	2	5	0	20
TE Ken Dilger	4	4	0	12	0	16
TE Scott Slutzker	1	1	0	14	0	2
FB George Irwin	1	1	0	-1	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Edgar Bennett	1	7	7.00	3.91
Billy Tamburrino	1	-3	-3.00	1.33

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Fred Taylor	9	37	4.11	5.97
Spencer George	2	-3	-1.50	2.17
Brian Griese	2	5	2.50	7.56

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jake Plummer	3	2	5	1.67	7.40

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Griese	4	2	7	1.75	5.16

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tony Martin	1	1	3	3.00	10.17
WR Anfernee Hardaway	1	0	0	0.00	6.33
RB Billy Tamburrino	1	1	2	2.00	3.67

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Fred Taylor	3	1	4	1.33	1.00
TE Ken Dilger	1	1	3	3.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Edgar Bennett	1	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Fred Taylor	4	3

Third Down Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Plummer	9	6	3
Steven Hiller	1	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Griese	9	8	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Will Smith	2	1	1
RB Billy Tamburrino	2	2	0
TE Freddie Jones	2	1	0
WR Tony Martin	1	1	1
WR Ramondo Seifert	1	0	0
WR Anfernee Hardaway	1	1	1
WR Jaleel White	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Charles Johnson	3	3	2
RB Fred Taylor	3	2	1
TE Ken Dilger	2	2	0
TE Scott Slutzker	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)