Week 12, 1998

played in Miami, FL

71 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	7	0	3	13	-	23
Miami Dolphins	0	3	14	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:18 MIN - Ken Dilger 15 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 14:53 MIA - Michael Husted 24 field goal
3Q: 12:20 MIA - Tony Johnson 16 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Michael Husted extra point)
3Q: 07:59 MIN - Phil Dawson 26 field goal
3Q: 07:54 MIA - Wes Farr 92 kickoff return (Michael Husted extra point)
4Q: 11:35 MIN - Phil Dawson 19 field goal
4Q: 04:48 MIN - Fred Taylor 6 fumble return (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 00:14 MIN - Phil Dawson 21 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:18 MIN - Ken Dilger 15 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 14:53 MIA - Michael Husted 24 field goal
3Q: 12:20 MIA - Tony Johnson 16 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Michael Husted extra point)
3Q: 07:59 MIN - Phil Dawson 26 field goal
3Q: 07:54 MIA - Wes Farr 92 kickoff return (Michael Husted extra point)
4Q: 11:35 MIN - Phil Dawson 19 field goal
4Q: 04:48 MIN - Fred Taylor 6 fumble return (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 00:14 MIN - Phil Dawson 21 field goal

Team Statistics MIN MIA
Record 9-2 3-8
First Downs 26 10
- by Rushing 12 3
- by Passing 12 7
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 425 214
- Offensive Plays 70 42
- Yards per Play 6.07 5.10
Net Rushing Yards 210 82
- Rushing Attempts 42 21
- Yards per Rush 5.00 3.90
Net Passing Yards 215 132
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 20 - 0 20 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 231 138
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/16 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 7.68 6.29
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/15 5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.6 6.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/10 6/37
Punt Returns/Yards 3/12 2/10
Kick Returns/Yards 1/33 6/194
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/3 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 25
Time of Possession 38:38 21:22

Team Statistics	MIN	MIA
Record	9-2	3-8
First Downs	26	10
- by Rushing	12	3
- by Passing	12	7
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	425	214
- Offensive Plays	70	42
- Yards per Play	6.07	5.10
Net Rushing Yards	210	82
- Rushing Attempts	42	21
- Yards per Rush	5.00	3.90
Net Passing Yards	215	132
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 20 - 0	20 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	231	138
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/16	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	7.68	6.29
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/15	5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.6	6.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/10	6/37
Punt Returns/Yards	3/12	2/10
Kick Returns/Yards	1/33	6/194
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/3	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 25
Time of Possession	38:38	21:22

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:57	4:45	OWN 19	11	81	Touchdown
1	5:58	1:28	OWN 28	3	3	Punt
2	14:48	2:27	OWN 20	5	35	Punt
2	7:47	5:56	OWN 7	10	40	Punt
3	15:00	0:56	OWN 20	2	8	Fumble
3	12:11	4:17	50	6	41	Field Goal
3	7:40	11:12	OWN 20	20	78	Field Goal
4	8:05	3:47	OWN 13	7	87	Touchdown
4	2:26	2:20	OWN 20	7	76	Field Goal

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:03	OWN 27	3	6	Punt
1	8:12	2:14	OWN 11	3	9	Punt
1	4:30	4:42	OWN 27	10	66	Field Goal
2	12:21	4:34	OWN 2	9	42	Punt
2	1:51	1:51	OWN 13	5	16	Half
3	14:04	1:53	OPP 28	4	28	Touchdown
4	11:28	3:23	OWN 21	4	20	Punt
4	4:18	1:52	OWN 33	4	18	Punt

Game MVP: Brian Griese, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Fred Taylor	30	133	4.43	15	3
Brian Griese	7	55	7.86	14	3
Spencer George	5	22	4.40	10	1

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Lawrence Phillips	17	48	2.82	12	2
Matt Tucker	2	14	7.00	8	0
Jeff Cothran	2	20	10.00	13	1

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Griese	26	20	231	2/16	1	47	0	116.0

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Bledsoe	20	14	138	1/6	1	35	0	105.8

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Terry Glenn	6	8	33	5.50	7	14	0
WR Charles Johnson	5	6	117	23.40	47	47	0
RB Fred Taylor	4	6	35	8.75	21	19	0
TE Ken Dilger	3	3	28	9.33	15	15	1
WR O.J. McDuffie	2	3	18	9.00	4	13	0

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tony Johnson	3	4	29	9.67	2	16	1
WR Ross Geller	2	3	23	11.50	8	15	0
TE Pete Mitchell	2	2	1	0.50	0	3	0
RB Lawrence Phillips	2	2	17	8.50	0	11	0
WR Marcus Robinson	2	5	40	20.00	20	35	0
WR Jacquez Green	2	3	23	11.50	2	20	0
WR Nate Jacquet	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Fred Taylor	1	1	0	1
Brian Griese	1	0	0	0

Miami	Recov	Force
Chris Carter	1	0
Lloyd Riggle	0	1
Anthony Simmons	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Berger	3	135	45.0	41.7	47	2

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Reggie Roby	5	256	51.2	44.8	55	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Dawson	3/3	0/0	0/0	26	2/2

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Michael Husted	1/1	0/0	0/0	24	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
O.J. McDuffie	3	12	4.0	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Kimbrough	1	5	5.0	0
Marcus Robinson	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Qadry Ismail	1	33	33.0	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wes Farr	4	155	38.8	1
Steve Lofton	2	39	19.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB James Darling	7	2	0.0	21	21
S Devin Bush	5	2	0.0	21	21
OLB Frank Slade	3	2	0.0	14	16
CB Eric Allen	3	0	0.0	18	20
ILB Tracy Simien	3	0	0.0	8	4
OLB Henri Crockett	3	0	0.0	17	14
S John Lynch	2	2	0.0	21	21
CB Aaron Glenn	2	2	0.0	17	19
DE Chidi Ahanotu	2	0	0.0	12	18
DE La'roi Glover	1	1	1.0	14	15
CB Walt Harris	1	1	0.0	21	20
DT Dan Wilkinson	1	0	0.0	17	15
DE Donte Rocco	1	0	0.0	12	9
CB Roy Koehn	1	0	0.0	2	1
DT Villiami Maumau	0	1	0.0	8	6

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Tim McDonald	9	6	0.0	38	28
ILB Jeremiah Trotter	7	5	0.0	36	26
OLB Mark Fields	6	3	0.5	35	22
S Dave Thomas	6	3	0.0	39	27
CB John Kimbrough	5	2	0.0	26	24
CB Keith Thibodeaux	5	0	0.0	36	23
DE Gabe Wilkins	4	1	0.0	32	24
DE Antonio Edwards	3	3	0.5	32	24
OLB Junior Seau	3	1	0.0	33	24
OLB Anthony Simmons	2	0	1.0	9	9
DE Shawn Price	2	2	0.0	10	4
ILB Kendall Roberts	2	1	0.0	16	6
S Monty Grow	2	1	0.0	11	3
CB Chris Carter	2	1	0.0	39	25
DT Bryce Williamson	1	1	0.0	20	8
DT Raion Brundige	1	0	0.0	23	20
CB Steve Lofton	1	0	0.0	9	4
ILB Lloyd Riggle	1	0	0.0	8	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE La'roi Glover	1.0	0	0	15
OLB Terry Crews	0.0	1	0	6
DE Chidi Ahanotu	0.0	0	1	18
DT Dan Wilkinson	0.0	0	1	15

Miami	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Anthony Simmons	1.0	1	0	9
OLB Mark Fields	0.5	1	1	22
DE Antonio Edwards	0.5	0	0	24
ILB Jeremiah Trotter	0.0	1	0	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Frank Slade	3	0	16
ILB James Darling	3	0	21
CB Eric Allen	2	0	20
ILB Tracy Simien	2	0	4
CB Aaron Glenn	2	0	19
CB Walt Harris	1	1	20
S Devin Bush	1	0	21
S John Lynch	0	1	21

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Keith Thibodeaux	5	0	23
ILB Jeremiah Trotter	3	0	26
S Tim McDonald	2	1	28
OLB Mark Fields	2	0	22
CB Chris Carter	2	0	25
CB John Kimbrough	1	1	24
DE Antonio Edwards	1	0	24
DE Gabe Wilkins	1	0	24
ILB Kendall Roberts	1	0	6
S Monty Grow	1	0	3
OLB Anthony Simmons	1	0	9

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Anthony Redmon	4	10	0	42	0	28
Chris Dishman	3	9	1	42	0	28
Cory Raymer	3	7	1	38	2	27
Tony Boselli	2	5	0	42	0	28
Antone Davis	1	1	0	42	0	28
George Irwin	1	1	0	20	0	13
Ken Dilger	0	2	0	31	0	21
Erik Baerg	0	1	0	4	0	1

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rocky Saturday	3	10	21	0	21
Glen McKeller	1	4	21	0	21
Andy Heck	1	2	21	0	21
Joey Banes	1	2	21	0	21
Sam Gash	1	1	13	0	6
John Fina	0	1	21	1	21
Jeff Cothran	0	1	3	0	8

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Derrick Harris	2	13
Charles Johnson	1	16
Kailey Wong	1	13
Roy Koehn	1	10
Chris Dishman	1	6
Eric Allen	1	1

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Steve Lofton	2	22
Monty Grow	2	19

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Charles Johnson	39	26	---	---	16	81
Chris Dishman	42	28	---	---	6	76
Antone Davis	42	28	---	---	1	71
Anthony Redmon	42	28	---	---	---	70
Tony Boselli	42	28	---	---	---	70
Brian Griese	42	28	---	---	---	70
Cory Raymer	38	27	---	---	---	65
Terry Glenn	35	27	---	---	---	62
Ken Dilger	31	21	---	---	7	59
Fred Taylor	33	23	---	---	---	56
Devin Bush	---	---	21	21	13	55
James Darling	---	---	21	21	11	53
O.J. McDuffie	26	12	---	---	14	52
John Lynch	---	---	21	21	1	43
Aaron Glenn	---	---	17	19	6	42
Walt Harris	---	---	21	20	1	42
Eric Allen	---	---	18	20	1	39
George Irwin	20	13	---	---	4	37
Spencer George	9	5	---	---	20	34
Dan Wilkinson	---	---	17	15	1	33
Henri Crockett	---	---	17	14	1	32
Frank Slade	---	---	14	16	1	31
Chidi Ahanotu	---	---	12	18	---	30
La'roi Glover	---	---	14	15	1	30
Donte Rocco	---	---	12	9	6	27
Derrick Harris	5	7	---	---	13	25
Qadry Ismail	6	3	---	---	13	22
Scott Slutzker	3	3	---	---	14	20
Villiami Maumau	---	---	8	6	5	19
Terry Crews	---	---	2	6	10	18
Tracy Simien	---	---	8	4	5	17
Kailey Wong	---	---	0	0	13	13
Roy Koehn	---	---	2	1	10	13
Torin Dorn	---	---	5	5	1	11
Erik Baerg	4	1	---	---	5	10
Phil Dawson	0	0	---	---	9	9
James Palmer	0	0	---	---	6	6
Chuck Belin	0	0	---	---	6	6
Shannon Briggs	---	---	1	0	5	6
Chester Hallen	0	0	---	---	6	6
Artrell Hawkins	---	---	0	0	4	4
Scott Galbraith	3	0	---	---	---	3
Mitch Berger	0	0	---	---	3	3
Moses Moreno	0	0	---	---	3	3
Justics Main	0	0	---	---	---	0
Silas Armenta	0	0	---	---	---	0

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tim McDonald	---	---	38	28	6	72
Dave Thomas	---	---	39	27	1	67
Chris Carter	---	---	39	25	2	66
Jeremiah Trotter	---	---	36	26	2	64
Keith Thibodeaux	---	---	36	23	3	62
Junior Seau	---	---	33	24	4	61
Antonio Edwards	---	---	32	24	5	61
John Kimbrough	---	---	26	24	11	61
Mark Fields	---	---	35	22	3	60
Gabe Wilkins	---	---	32	24	1	57
Andy Heck	21	21	---	---	6	48
Raion Brundige	---	---	23	20	2	45
Joey Banes	21	21	---	---	---	42
Rocky Saturday	21	21	---	---	---	42
John Fina	21	21	---	---	---	42
Drew Bledsoe	21	21	---	---	---	42
Glen McKeller	21	21	---	---	---	42
Steve Lofton	---	---	9	4	22	35
Ross Geller	19	15	---	---	---	34
Bryce Williamson	---	---	20	8	6	34
Monty Grow	---	---	11	3	19	33
Pete Mitchell	15	8	---	---	9	32
Tony Johnson	11	15	---	---	6	32
Lawrence Phillips	17	14	---	---	---	31
Jacquez Green	14	16	---	---	---	30
Anthony Simmons	---	---	9	9	11	29
Jeff Cothran	3	8	---	---	16	27
Sam Gash	13	6	---	---	6	25
Kendall Roberts	---	---	16	6	2	24
Lloyd Riggle	---	---	8	3	12	23
O.J. Santiago	5	4	---	---	14	23
Marcus Robinson	5	12	---	---	2	19
Troy Barnett	---	---	10	4	2	16
Nate Jacquet	1	4	---	---	11	16
Shawn Price	---	---	10	4	1	15
Wes Farr	0	1	---	---	13	14
Matt Tucker	2	2	---	---	9	13
Mark Staten	0	0	---	---	6	6
James Atkins	0	0	---	---	6	6
Hunter Wilcox	0	0	---	---	6	6
Victor Riley	0	0	---	---	6	6
Reggie Roby	0	0	---	---	5	5
Michael Husted	0	0	---	---	5	5
Corwin Carr	0	0	---	---	1	1
Eric Moore	0	0	---	---	---	0
Craig Whelihan	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	21	3.5
Middle	29	141	4.9
Right	7	48	6.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	42	7.0
Middle	15	40	2.7
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

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

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Bledsoe	20	14	2	1	0	2	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	21	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	13	136	9.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	27	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	47	47.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	-2	-2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	53	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	87	14.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terry Glenn	8	6	0	33	0	27
WR Charles Johnson	6	5	0	117	2	26
RB Fred Taylor	6	4	1	35	0	23
WR O.J. McDuffie	3	2	0	18	0	12
TE Ken Dilger	3	3	0	28	0	21

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marcus Robinson	5	2	40	1	12
WR Tony Johnson	4	3	29	0	15
WR Ross Geller	3	2	23	0	15
WR Jacquez Green	3	2	23	1	16
TE Pete Mitchell	2	2	1	0	8
RB Lawrence Phillips	2	2	17	0	14
WR Nate Jacquet	1	1	5	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Fred Taylor	8	28	3.50	4.43
Brian Griese	2	12	6.00	7.86

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lawrence Phillips	3	5	1.67	2.82
Matt Tucker	1	6	6.00	7.00
Jeff Cothran	1	7	7.00	10.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Griese	4	3	21	5.25	8.88

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Bledsoe	3	2	14	4.67	6.90

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Ken Dilger	2	2	18	9.00	9.33
WR Terry Glenn	1	1	3	3.00	4.13
RB Fred Taylor	1	0	0	0.00	5.83

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Pete Mitchell	1	1	-2	-2.00	0.50
WR Tony Johnson	1	1	16	16.00	7.25
WR Marcus Robinson	1	0	0	0.00	8.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Brian Griese	4	2
Fred Taylor	3	2

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
Jeff Cothran	1	1
Lawrence Phillips	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Griese	8	6	5

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Bledsoe	9	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR O.J. McDuffie	3	2	1
WR Terry Glenn	2	1	1
WR Charles Johnson	1	1	1
TE Ken Dilger	1	1	1
RB Fred Taylor	1	1	1

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ross Geller	2	1	1
WR Tony Johnson	2	2	1
WR Marcus Robinson	2	1	1
WR Jacquez Green	2	1	1
WR Nate Jacquet	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,000 (60,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,600 (17,600)
End Zone 12,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine 7,300 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 11,200 (11,200)
Club Seats 10,000 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,200 (1,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,000 (60,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,600 (17,600)
End Zone	12,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine	7,300 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	11,200 (11,200)
Club Seats	10,000 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,200 (1,200)