Week 14, 1998

played in Buffalo, NY

40 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	10	0	7	-	17
Buffalo Bills	7	10	3	3	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:45 BUF - Stephen Alexander 1 pass from Jake Delhomme (Braden Young extra point)
2Q: 15:00 BUF - Braden Young 40 field goal
2Q: 11:14 MIN - Phil Dawson 44 field goal
2Q: 06:10 MIN - Terry Glenn 6 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 03:59 BUF - Joaquin Stuckey 1 pass from Jake Delhomme (Braden Young extra point)
3Q: 05:12 BUF - Braden Young 36 field goal
4Q: 12:55 MIN - Fred Taylor 3 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 10:22 BUF - Braden Young 29 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:45 BUF - Stephen Alexander 1 pass from Jake Delhomme (Braden Young extra point)
2Q: 15:00 BUF - Braden Young 40 field goal
2Q: 11:14 MIN - Phil Dawson 44 field goal
2Q: 06:10 MIN - Terry Glenn 6 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 03:59 BUF - Joaquin Stuckey 1 pass from Jake Delhomme (Braden Young extra point)
3Q: 05:12 BUF - Braden Young 36 field goal
4Q: 12:55 MIN - Fred Taylor 3 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 10:22 BUF - Braden Young 29 field goal

Team Statistics MIN BUF
Record 10-3 6-7
First Downs 14 22
- by Rushing 7 5
- by Passing 7 16
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 263 460
- Offensive Plays 60 68
- Yards per Play 4.38 6.76
Net Rushing Yards 143 161
- Rushing Attempts 34 34
- Yards per Rush 4.21 4.74
Net Passing Yards 120 299
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 12 - 0 33 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 133 304
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/13 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 4.62 8.79
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 6.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/19 4/34
Punt Returns/Yards 1/13 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 4/98 2/38
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 22
Time of Possession 28:27 31:33

Team Statistics	MIN	BUF
Record	10-3	6-7
First Downs	14	22
- by Rushing	7	5
- by Passing	7	16
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	263	460
- Offensive Plays	60	68
- Yards per Play	4.38	6.76
Net Rushing Yards	143	161
- Rushing Attempts	34	34
- Yards per Rush	4.21	4.74
Net Passing Yards	120	299
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 12 - 0	33 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	133	304
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/13	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	4.62	8.79
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	6.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/19	4/34
Punt Returns/Yards	1/13	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	4/98	2/38
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 22
Time of Possession	28:27	31:33

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:38	2:07	OWN 34	3	8	Punt
1	6:19	1:48	OWN 17	3	5	Punt
2	14:53	3:47	OWN 20	8	53	Field Goal
2	9:55	0:44	OWN 19	3	4	Punt
2	8:06	2:05	OPP 41	4	41	Touchdown
2	3:48	1:51	OWN 42	3	4	Punt
3	15:00	3:30	OWN 42	6	19	Punt
3	5:05	7:19	OWN 24	14	76	Touchdown
4	10:16	1:22	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	6:30	3:07	OWN 27	6	5	Punt
4	1:42	1:42	OWN 20	7	48	Game

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:22	OWN 15	7	85	Touchdown
1	9:31	3:12	OWN 20	8	26	Punt
1	4:31	4:38	OWN 40	9	37	Field Goal
2	11:06	1:11	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
2	9:11	1:05	OWN 35	4	11	Fumble
2	6:01	2:13	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
2	1:57	1:57	OWN 3	3	29	Half
3	11:30	6:25	OWN 20	12	61	Field Goal
4	12:46	2:30	OWN 24	6	64	Field Goal
4	8:54	2:24	OWN 42	6	6	Punt
4	3:23	1:41	OWN 9	6	48	Punt

Game MVP: Jake Delhomme, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Fred Taylor	23	60	2.61	14	1	1
Brian Griese	6	60	10.00	29	1	0
Spencer George	5	23	4.60	9	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Eddie George	22	122	5.55	54	2
Curtis Alexander	11	34	3.09	16	1
Jake Delhomme	1	5	5.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Griese	23	12	133	3/13	1	38	0	84.1

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Delhomme	33	23	304	1/5	2	45	0	118.7

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Charles Johnson	3	5	45	15.00	6	25	0
RB Fred Taylor	3	3	29	9.67	26	28	0
WR Terry Glenn	2	6	11	5.50	0	6	1
WR O.J. McDuffie	1	4	38	38.00	3	38	0
FB Derrick Harris	1	1	8	8.00	2	8	0
RB Spencer George	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB George Irwin	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Wayne Campbell	10	13	117	11.70	37	36	0
WR Brett Perriman	4	7	58	14.50	4	25	0
TE Stephen Alexander	4	5	74	18.50	45	45	1
WR Joaquin Stuckey	2	3	6	3.00	0	5	1
RB Curtis Alexander	2	2	16	8.00	0	11	0
WR Brian Finneran	1	1	33	33.00	24	33	0
TE David LaFleur	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Frank Slade	0	1	1	0

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Curtis Alexander	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Berger	7	319	45.6	39.9	58	2

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Tuten	4	174	43.5	35.3	56	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Dawson	1/1	1/1	0/0	44	2/2

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Braden Young	3/3	1/1	0/0	40	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
O.J. McDuffie	1	13	13.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Qadry Ismail	3	70	23.3	0
Roy Koehn	1	28	28.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kurt Schultz	1	13	13.0	0
Wayne Campbell	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S John Lynch	11	4	0.0	34	34
OLB Henri Crockett	9	2	1.0	27	21
ILB Tracy Simien	7	1	0.0	34	33
CB Walt Harris	5	1	0.0	33	34
CB Aaron Glenn	5	0	0.0	17	22
ILB Shannon Briggs	4	2	0.0	23	16
DT Dan Wilkinson	4	0	0.0	24	20
CB Eric Allen	3	3	0.0	27	28
OLB Frank Slade	3	1	0.0	27	30
DE Chidi Ahanotu	2	0	0.0	24	23
DE La'roi Glover	1	1	0.0	21	23
DE Donte Rocco	1	0	0.0	17	15
DT Villiami Maumau	1	0	0.0	11	16
S Torin Dorn	0	3	0.0	33	32
DE Jeremy Staat	0	1	0.0	6	7

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Eric Hill	7	4	0.0	33	26
S Kurt Schultz	5	4	0.0	34	25
CB Jason Sehorn	5	0	0.0	32	26
S Zach Bronson	4	1	0.0	34	26
OLB Terry Killens	4	0	0.0	24	13
DE Ren Hoek	3	0	0.5	18	14
DT Bill Goldberg	3	0	0.0	18	21
ILB Stephen Boyd	3	0	0.0	12	7
OLB Robert Jones	2	1	1.5	30	23
DT Craig Veasley	2	1	1.0	16	5
S Erik McMillan	2	1	0.0	5	6
CB Carlton Gray	2	1	0.0	21	18
CB Phillippi Sparks	2	0	0.0	34	26
DE Carl Powell	1	2	0.0	16	12
C Visanthe Hall	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Bob Joe	1	0	0.0	5	7
DE Israel Ifeanyichukwu	1	0	0.0	15	11
DE Robert Porcher	0	2	0.0	19	15
ILB Joe Cain	0	1	0.0	3	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Henri Crockett	1.0	0	1	21
OLB Frank Slade	0.0	1	0	30
DE Donte Rocco	0.0	1	0	15
DE Chidi Ahanotu	0.0	0	1	23
DE La'roi Glover	0.0	0	1	23

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Robert Jones	1.5	2	1	23
DT Craig Veasley	1.0	0	0	5
DE Ren Hoek	0.5	0	0	14
DT Bill Goldberg	0.0	1	0	21
DE Carl Powell	0.0	1	0	12

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S John Lynch	6	1	34
CB Walt Harris	5	0	34
ILB Tracy Simien	4	0	33
CB Aaron Glenn	4	0	22
CB Eric Allen	1	0	28
DE Chidi Ahanotu	1	0	23
ILB Shannon Briggs	1	0	16
OLB Henri Crockett	1	0	21

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Jason Sehorn	4	0	26
S Kurt Schultz	3	1	25
CB Phillippi Sparks	2	0	26
S Erik McMillan	1	0	6
DT Craig Veasley	1	0	5
OLB Terry Killens	1	0	13

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Anthony Redmon	2	6	34	0	26
Tony Boselli	2	4	34	1	26
Derrick Harris	2	2	6	0	4
Chuck Belin	1	7	34	1	26
Chris Dishman	1	6	34	0	26
Antone Davis	1	3	34	1	26
George Irwin	0	1	15	0	10

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Gray	4	8	34	1	34
Visanthe Hall	3	5	34	0	34
Bob Dahl	2	11	34	0	34
Walter Jones	1	6	34	0	34
Brian Habib	0	1	34	0	34
David LaFleur	0	1	10	0	7
Stephen Alexander	0	1	31	0	31

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Kailey Wong	1	17
Derrick Harris	1	15

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Reuben Dodge	1	22
Kurt Schultz	1	17
Carlton Gray	1	14
Brian Johnston	1	7
Jason Sehorn	1	7

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tracy Simien	---	---	34	33	11	78
John Lynch	---	---	34	34	3	71
Charles Johnson	31	26	---	---	14	71
Walt Harris	---	---	33	34	3	70
Torin Dorn	---	---	33	32	3	68
Chris Dishman	34	26	---	---	8	68
Antone Davis	34	26	---	---	---	60
Frank Slade	---	---	27	30	3	60
Chuck Belin	34	26	---	---	---	60
Anthony Redmon	34	26	---	---	---	60
Tony Boselli	34	26	---	---	---	60
Brian Griese	34	26	---	---	---	60
Aaron Glenn	---	---	17	22	19	58
Eric Allen	---	---	27	28	2	57
Terry Glenn	32	24	---	---	---	56
Fred Taylor	28	24	---	---	---	52
O.J. McDuffie	20	17	---	---	14	51
Chidi Ahanotu	---	---	24	23	2	49
Henri Crockett	---	---	27	21	1	49
La'roi Glover	---	---	21	23	4	48
Ken Dilger	24	17	---	---	6	47
Dan Wilkinson	---	---	24	20	2	46
Shannon Briggs	---	---	23	16	4	43
Donte Rocco	---	---	17	15	6	38
Spencer George	6	2	---	---	22	30
Villiami Maumau	---	---	11	16	3	30
George Irwin	15	10	---	---	3	28
Terry Crews	---	---	6	9	12	27
Kailey Wong	---	---	5	5	17	27
Derrick Harris	6	4	---	---	15	25
Scott Slutzker	5	4	---	---	16	25
Qadry Ismail	3	2	---	---	11	16
Earl Little	---	---	0	0	16	16
Roy Koehn	---	---	3	4	8	15
Jeremy Staat	---	---	6	7	1	14
James Palmer	0	0	---	---	8	8
Erik Baerg	0	0	---	---	8	8
Chester Hallen	0	0	---	---	8	8
Tucker Wallace	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mitch Berger	0	0	---	---	7	7
Phil Dawson	0	0	---	---	5	5
Artrell Hawkins	---	---	2	2	1	5
Moses Moreno	0	0	---	---	1	1
Scott Galbraith	0	0	---	---	---	0
Justics Main	0	0	---	---	---	0
Silas Armenta	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kurt Schultz	---	---	34	25	17	76
Chris Gray	34	34	---	---	7	75
Stephen Alexander	31	31	---	---	10	72
Brian Habib	34	34	---	---	---	68
Bob Dahl	34	34	---	---	---	68
Visanthe Hall	34	34	---	---	---	68
Jake Delhomme	34	34	---	---	---	68
Walter Jones	34	34	---	---	---	68
Wayne Campbell	27	28	---	---	10	65
Jason Sehorn	---	---	32	26	7	65
Zach Bronson	---	---	34	26	3	63
Phillippi Sparks	---	---	34	26	1	61
Eric Hill	---	---	33	26	1	60
Ben Coates	26	21	---	---	7	54
Robert Jones	---	---	30	23	1	54
Carlton Gray	---	---	21	18	14	53
Brett Perriman	25	24	---	---	1	50
Brian Finneran	11	14	---	---	18	43
Eddie George	23	19	---	---	---	42
Bill Goldberg	---	---	18	21	1	40
Terry Killens	---	---	24	13	2	39
Robert Porcher	---	---	19	15	3	37
Ren Hoek	---	---	18	14	4	36
Israel Ifeanyichukwu	---	---	15	11	7	33
Curtis Alexander	11	15	---	---	6	32
David LaFleur	10	7	---	---	14	31
Bob Joe	---	---	5	7	18	30
Carl Powell	---	---	16	12	2	30
Reuben Dodge	---	---	3	2	22	27
Rodney Thomas	0	1	---	---	24	25
Joaquin Stuckey	6	8	---	---	10	24
Craig Veasley	---	---	16	5	---	21
Stephen Boyd	---	---	12	7	2	21
Joe Cain	---	---	3	3	10	16
Erik McMillan	---	---	5	6	---	11
Braden Young	0	0	---	---	9	9
Brian Johnston	0	0	---	---	7	7
Eric Mahlum	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jamie Brown	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jerrott Willard	---	---	2	0	5	7
Chris Conrad	0	0	---	---	7	7
Rick Tuten	0	0	---	---	4	4
Donnie McQuilken	0	0	---	---	4	4
Ebby Laroush	0	0	---	---	3	3
Paul Green	0	2	---	---	---	2
Jamie Martin	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	20	3.3
Middle	24	104	4.3
Right	4	19	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	16	31	1.9
Middle	9	81	9.0
Right	9	49	5.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Griese	23	12	3	3	1	1	4	1	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Delhomme	33	23	4	2	2	1	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	26	6.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	5	24	2.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	2	20	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	63	12.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	16	150	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	129	11.7
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	25	25.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terry Glenn	6	2	0	11	0	24
WR Charles Johnson	5	3	0	45	1	26
WR O.J. McDuffie	4	1	1	38	1	17
RB Fred Taylor	3	3	0	29	1	24
FB Derrick Harris	1	1	0	8	0	4
RB Spencer George	1	1	0	0	0	2
FB George Irwin	1	1	0	2	0	10

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wayne Campbell	13	10	0	117	1	28
WR Brett Perriman	7	4	0	58	1	24
TE Stephen Alexander	5	4	0	74	1	31
WR Joaquin Stuckey	3	2	1	6	0	8
TE David LaFleur	2	0	1	0	0	7
RB Curtis Alexander	2	2	0	16	0	15
WR Brian Finneran	1	1	0	33	1	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Spencer George	2	9	4.50	4.60
Fred Taylor	2	6	3.00	2.61
Brian Griese	1	8	8.00	10.00

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Eddie George	3	12	4.00	5.55

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Griese	2	2	8	4.00	5.78

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jake Delhomme	5	2	2	0.40	9.21

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Terry Glenn	1	1	6	6.00	1.83
FB George Irwin	1	1	2	2.00	2.00

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Wayne Campbell	2	0	0	0.00	9.00
WR Brett Perriman	1	0	0	0.00	8.29
WR Joaquin Stuckey	1	1	1	1.00	2.00
TE Stephen Alexander	1	1	1	1.00	14.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Fred Taylor	5	2
Spencer George	1	0
Brian Griese	1	1

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Eddie George	1	1
Curtis Alexander	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Griese	7	5	4

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Delhomme	11	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Charles Johnson	2	1	1
WR O.J. McDuffie	1	0	0
WR Terry Glenn	1	1	0
FB Derrick Harris	1	1	1
FB George Irwin	1	1	1
RB Fred Taylor	1	1	1

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Wayne Campbell	5	4	2
WR Brett Perriman	2	1	1
WR Joaquin Stuckey	1	1	1
TE David LaFleur	1	0	0
TE Stephen Alexander	1	1	1
WR Brian Finneran	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,000 (21,400)
End Zone 14,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,000 (21,400)
End Zone	14,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)