Week 11, 1998

played in Minnesota, MN

20 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Detroit Lions	0	0	0	7	-	7
Minnesota Vikings	6	13	0	0	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:54 MIN - Phil Dawson 18 field goal
1Q: 00:47 MIN - Phil Dawson 54 field goal
2Q: 12:26 MIN - Phil Dawson 52 field goal
2Q: 01:26 MIN - Fred Taylor 8 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 00:01 MIN - Phil Dawson 50 field goal
4Q: 08:50 DET - Eric Green 8 pass from Bill Musgrave (Chad Stephenson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:54 MIN - Phil Dawson 18 field goal
1Q: 00:47 MIN - Phil Dawson 54 field goal
2Q: 12:26 MIN - Phil Dawson 52 field goal
2Q: 01:26 MIN - Fred Taylor 8 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 00:01 MIN - Phil Dawson 50 field goal
4Q: 08:50 DET - Eric Green 8 pass from Bill Musgrave (Chad Stephenson extra point)

Team Statistics DET MIN
Record 4-6 8-2
First Downs 16 19
- by Rushing 2 9
- by Passing 12 10
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 319 368
- Offensive Plays 63 72
- Yards per Play 5.06 5.11
Net Rushing Yards 38 193
- Rushing Attempts 11 46
- Yards per Rush 3.45 4.20
Net Passing Yards 281 175
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 48 - 23 - 0 26 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 312 175
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/31 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.40 6.73
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/15 11/20
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 5.6
4th Down Conversions 2/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/40 4/40
Punt Returns/Yards 3/-1 3/36
Kick Returns/Yards 4/73 2/57
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 29
Time of Possession 20:32 39:28

Team Statistics	DET	MIN
Record	4-6	8-2
First Downs	16	19
- by Rushing	2	9
- by Passing	12	10
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	319	368
- Offensive Plays	63	72
- Yards per Play	5.06	5.11
Net Rushing Yards	38	193
- Rushing Attempts	11	46
- Yards per Rush	3.45	4.20
Net Passing Yards	281	175
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	48 - 23 - 0	26 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	312	175
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/31	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.40	6.73
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/15	11/20
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	5.6
4th Down Conversions	2/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/40	4/40
Punt Returns/Yards	3/-1	3/36
Kick Returns/Yards	4/73	2/57
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 29
Time of Possession	20:32	39:28

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:34	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
1	6:46	2:15	OWN 30	3	8	Punt
1	0:40	1:23	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
2	12:21	4:16	OWN 11	9	40	Punt
2	1:20	1:19	OWN 30	5	11	Fumble
3	8:19	0:57	OWN 30	3	3	Punt
3	2:44	0:49	OWN 35	3	5	Punt
4	13:37	1:42	OWN 20	7	3	Punt
4	10:28	1:44	OWN 13	7	87	Touchdown
4	5:41	2:41	OWN 5	13	69	Downs
4	1:51	1:51	OWN 25	9	74	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:26	6:40	OWN 22	12	77	Field Goal
1	4:31	3:51	OWN 24	8	39	Field Goal
2	14:17	1:56	OPP 43	3	8	Field Goal
2	8:05	6:45	OWN 1	13	99	Touchdown
2	0:01	0:01	OPP 33	0	0	Field Goal
3	15:00	6:41	OWN 24	11	53	Missed FG
3	7:22	4:38	OWN 23	10	61	Missed FG
3	1:55	3:18	OWN 20	6	22	Punt
4	11:55	1:27	OWN 31	3	0	Punt
4	8:44	3:03	OWN 31	3	2	Punt
4	3:00	1:09	OWN 26	3	2	Punt

Game MVP: Brian Griese, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Sedrick Shaw	8	21	2.63	14	1	0
Raymond Priester	3	17	5.67	12	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Fred Taylor	32	100	3.13	12	1	1
Brian Griese	9	75	8.33	19	3	0
Spencer George	5	18	3.60	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Musgrave	48	23	312	4/31	1	44	0	76.0

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Griese	26	19	175	0/0	0	44	0	91.0

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Nigea Carter	10	17	130	13.00	29	35	0
WR Michael Jackson	7	15	126	18.00	48	44	0
WR Logan Hardy	2	6	8	4.00	0	5	0
WR Willie Mays Hayes	1	5	17	17.00	11	17	0
TE Eric Green	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	1
RB Sedrick Shaw	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
RB Raymond Priester	1	1	14	14.00	8	14	0
TE Damien Deyo	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Fred Taylor	7	7	21	3.00	10	9
WR Charles Johnson	4	6	30	7.50	5	12
WR Terry Glenn	4	7	49	12.25	19	33
WR Qadry Ismail	1	1	44	44.00	35	44
WR O.J. McDuffie	1	3	7	7.00	1	7
TE Ken Dilger	1	1	1	1.00	0	1
FB Derrick Harris	1	1	23	23.00	20	23

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov
Danny Copeland	1	0
Bill Musgrave	1	0
Peter Boulware	0	1

Minnesota	Recov	Force
Donte Rocco	1	0
James Palmer	0	1
Henri Crockett	0	1

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chris Gardocki	7	345	49.3	41.3	60	3

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Berger	4	202	50.5	50.8	56	3

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chad Stephenson	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Dawson	4/6	3/4	3/3	54	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Danny Copeland	3	-1	-0.3	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
O.J. McDuffie	3	36	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jamel Williams	3	55	18.3	0
Danny Copeland	1	18	18.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Qadry Ismail	2	57	28.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Omar Stoutmire	14	2	0.0	46	25
ILB Ivan Bullock	7	3	0.0	42	25
DE Billy Ray Cyrus	5	1	0.0	34	20
DT Brenston Buckner	5	1	0.0	40	14
CB Terrell Buckley	5	0	0.0	43	26
CB Terry McDaniel	4	1	0.0	15	19
CB Denard Walker	4	1	0.0	46	25
S Greg Jackson	3	2	0.0	45	26
OLB Bryan Cox	3	1	0.0	32	13
OLB Ray Farmer	3	1	0.0	31	7
OLB Peter Boulware	2	1	0.0	14	13
DE Grant Wistrom	2	1	0.0	32	18
DE Fernando Smith	2	0	0.0	14	8
S Danny Copeland	1	2	0.0	3	8
S Jamel Williams	1	1	0.0	1	1
DT Tim Dennis	1	0	0.0	31	20
G Chester Karinen	1	0	---	---	---
DT Bryant Yerger	1	0	0.0	15	6
ILB Kivuusama Mays	1	0	0.0	4	1
CB Eric Warfield	0	1	0.0	3	1

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Frank Slade	5	1	1.0	8	29
DE Chidi Ahanotu	5	0	1.0	7	39
OLB Henri Crockett	4	1	2.0	6	40
S John Lynch	3	1	0.0	11	52
CB Walt Harris	3	1	0.0	11	48
ILB James Darling	3	1	0.0	11	52
CB Aaron Glenn	3	0	0.0	6	49
S Devin Bush	3	0	0.0	11	51
CB Eric Allen	2	1	0.0	11	45
S Torin Dorn	1	0	0.0	2	21
OLB Terry Crews	1	0	0.0	3	6
DT Dan Wilkinson	1	0	0.0	8	33
DE La'roi Glover	1	0	0.0	8	31
DT Villiami Maumau	1	0	0.0	5	23
DE Donte Rocco	0	1	0.0	5	31

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Grant Wistrom	1	0	18
DE Billy Ray Cyrus	0	1	20
OLB Peter Boulware	0	1	13

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Henri Crockett	2.0	2	3	0	40
DE Chidi Ahanotu	1.0	1	1	1	39
OLB Frank Slade	1.0	0	2	2	29
DE Donte Rocco	0.0	0	2	1	31
DT Dan Wilkinson	0.0	0	1	1	33

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Terrell Buckley	4	1	26
S Omar Stoutmire	4	0	25
ILB Ivan Bullock	4	0	25
S Greg Jackson	2	1	26
CB Denard Walker	2	1	25
CB Terry McDaniel	1	0	19
S Danny Copeland	1	0	8
S Jamel Williams	1	0	1

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Aaron Glenn	5	0	49
S Devin Bush	3	3	51
ILB James Darling	3	1	52
CB Walt Harris	3	0	48
S John Lynch	2	1	52
OLB Frank Slade	2	0	29
CB Eric Allen	1	2	45
DE Chidi Ahanotu	1	1	39
S Torin Dorn	1	0	21
OLB Terry Crews	1	0	6
OLB Henri Crockett	1	0	40

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chester Karinen	2	3	11	1	52
Kimble Anders	1	1	6	0	12
Nathan Parks	0	2	11	1	52
Hector Mathis	0	2	11	0	52
Kirk Scrafford	0	1	11	2	52
Damien Deyo	0	1	10	0	15
Marcos Webb	0	1	11	0	52

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Cory Raymer	5	5	1	46	26
Anthony Redmon	2	10	1	46	26
Chris Dishman	1	10	0	46	26
Tony Boselli	1	8	0	46	26
Antone Davis	1	4	0	46	26
George Irwin	1	3	0	30	10
Ken Dilger	1	1	0	33	16

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Eric Green	3	14
Mark Fischer	1	7
Kimble Anders	1	5

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Kailey Wong	2	11
O.J. McDuffie	1	14
Derrick Harris	1	12
Devin Bush	1	11
James Palmer	1	10
Terry Crews	1	7

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Denard Walker	---	---	46	25	7	78
Omar Stoutmire	---	---	46	25	6	77
Greg Jackson	---	---	45	26	5	76
Terrell Buckley	---	---	43	26	6	75
Ivan Bullock	---	---	42	25	4	71
Hector Mathis	11	52	---	---	7	70
Kirk Scrafford	11	52	---	---	---	63
Bill Musgrave	11	52	---	---	---	63
Chester Karinen	11	52	---	---	---	63
Nathan Parks	11	52	---	---	---	63
Marcos Webb	11	52	---	---	---	63
Brenston Buckner	---	---	40	14	6	60
Billy Ray Cyrus	---	---	34	20	4	58
Nigea Carter	9	46	---	---	3	58
Tim Dennis	---	---	31	20	6	57
Grant Wistrom	---	---	32	18	5	55
Sedrick Shaw	8	41	---	---	1	50
Bryan Cox	---	---	32	13	4	49
Michael Jackson	10	39	---	---	---	49
Logan Hardy	2	36	---	---	11	49
Ray Farmer	---	---	31	7	10	48
Terry McDaniel	---	---	15	19	13	47
Peter Boulware	---	---	14	13	16	43
Willie Mays Hayes	4	20	---	---	14	38
Raymond Priester	3	18	---	---	17	38
Simeon Rice	---	---	15	10	7	32
Damien Deyo	10	15	---	---	6	31
Thurman Alston	0	13	---	---	14	27
Eric Green	2	10	---	---	14	26
Fernando Smith	---	---	14	8	2	24
Bryant Yerger	---	---	15	6	3	24
Kimble Anders	6	12	---	---	5	23
Danny Copeland	---	---	3	8	10	21
Rodney Hampton	1	10	---	---	1	12
Eric Warfield	---	---	3	1	6	10
Jamel Williams	---	---	1	1	7	9
Kivuusama Mays	---	---	4	1	3	8
Chris Gardocki	0	0	---	---	7	7
Matt Landry	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mark Fischer	0	0	---	---	7	7
Teddy Berlat	0	0	---	---	7	7
Morris Jamison	0	0	---	---	7	7
Clarence Love	---	---	0	0	4	4
Chad Stephenson	0	0	---	---	2	2
Leroy Wickert	0	0	---	---	---	0
Charlie Batch	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Charles Johnson	44	24	---	---	14	82
Chris Dishman	46	26	---	---	10	82
James Darling	---	---	11	52	14	77
Devin Bush	---	---	11	51	11	73
Antone Davis	46	26	---	---	---	72
Anthony Redmon	46	26	---	---	---	72
Tony Boselli	46	26	---	---	---	72
Cory Raymer	46	26	---	---	---	72
Brian Griese	46	26	---	---	---	72
Aaron Glenn	---	---	6	49	13	68
Terry Glenn	46	21	---	---	---	67
John Lynch	---	---	11	52	---	63
Fred Taylor	40	23	---	---	---	63
Walt Harris	---	---	11	48	---	59
Eric Allen	---	---	11	45	1	57
Ken Dilger	33	16	---	---	8	57
Chidi Ahanotu	---	---	7	39	---	46
George Irwin	30	10	---	---	6	46
Henri Crockett	---	---	6	40	---	46
O.J. McDuffie	16	14	---	---	14	44
Donte Rocco	---	---	5	31	7	43
Dan Wilkinson	---	---	8	33	---	41
Frank Slade	---	---	8	29	2	39
La'roi Glover	---	---	8	31	---	39
Villiami Maumau	---	---	5	23	7	35
Spencer George	6	3	---	---	23	32
Scott Slutzker	8	7	---	---	16	31
Derrick Harris	5	7	---	---	12	24
Torin Dorn	---	---	2	21	---	23
Tracy Simien	---	---	6	10	5	21
Qadry Ismail	2	3	---	---	13	18
Terry Crews	---	---	3	6	7	16
Roy Koehn	---	---	0	10	2	12
Shannon Briggs	---	---	2	2	7	11
Phil Dawson	0	0	---	---	11	11
Kailey Wong	---	---	0	0	11	11
James Palmer	0	0	---	---	10	10
Chuck Belin	0	0	---	---	10	10
Erik Baerg	0	0	---	---	10	10
Chester Hallen	0	0	---	---	10	10
Moses Moreno	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mitch Berger	0	0	---	---	4	4
Scott Galbraith	0	1	---	---	---	1
Silas Armenta	0	1	---	---	---	1
Justics Main	0	0	---	---	---	0
Artrell Hawkins	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	14	14.0
Middle	3	8	2.7
Right	7	16	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	40	2.9
Middle	28	140	5.0
Right	4	13	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Musgrave	48	23	5	2	3	8	9	5	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Griese	26	19	3	0	1	3	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	136	10.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	26	10	109	4.2
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	67	8.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	14	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	64	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	97	16.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Nigea Carter	17	10	2	130	2	46
WR Michael Jackson	15	7	0	126	3	39
WR Logan Hardy	6	2	0	8	0	36
WR Willie Mays Hayes	5	1	1	17	0	20
TE Eric Green	2	1	0	8	0	10
RB Sedrick Shaw	1	1	0	9	0	41
RB Raymond Priester	1	1	0	14	0	18
TE Damien Deyo	1	0	0	0	0	15

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terry Glenn	7	4	1	49	1	21
RB Fred Taylor	7	7	0	21	0	23
WR Charles Johnson	6	4	0	30	0	24
WR O.J. McDuffie	3	1	0	7	0	14
WR Qadry Ismail	1	1	0	44	1	3
TE Ken Dilger	1	1	0	1	0	16
FB Derrick Harris	1	1	0	23	1	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Fred Taylor	5	25	5.00	3.13
Brian Griese	1	1	1.00	8.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bill Musgrave	3	1	8	2.67	6.50

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Griese	2	1	3	1.50	6.73

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Eric Green	1	1	8	8.00	4.00
WR Michael Jackson	1	0	0	0.00	8.40
WR Nigea Carter	1	0	0	0.00	7.65

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR O.J. McDuffie	1	0	0	0.00	2.33
RB Fred Taylor	1	1	3	3.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Fred Taylor	5	1
Brian Griese	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Musgrave	13	5	4

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Griese	13	11	8

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Nigea Carter	5	1	1
WR Michael Jackson	3	2	2
WR Willie Mays Hayes	2	0	0
TE Eric Green	2	1	1
WR Logan Hardy	1	1	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Fred Taylor	4	4	1
WR O.J. McDuffie	3	1	1
WR Terry Glenn	3	3	3
WR Qadry Ismail	1	1	1
WR Charles Johnson	1	1	1
FB Derrick Harris	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)