Conference Semifinals, 1998

played in Minnesota, MN

35 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	0	3	0	-	3
Minnesota Vikings	10	6	7	10	-	33

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:50 MIN - Phil Dawson 37 field goal
1Q: 06:29 MIN - Charles Johnson 11 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 13:05 MIN - Phil Dawson 32 field goal
2Q: 01:33 MIN - Phil Dawson 43 field goal
3Q: 11:11 MIN - Fred Taylor 3 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 01:06 TBY - Scott Norwood 29 field goal
4Q: 09:31 MIN - Phil Dawson 23 field goal
4Q: 03:01 MIN - Fred Taylor 1 run (Phil Dawson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:50 MIN - Phil Dawson 37 field goal
1Q: 06:29 MIN - Charles Johnson 11 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 13:05 MIN - Phil Dawson 32 field goal
2Q: 01:33 MIN - Phil Dawson 43 field goal
3Q: 11:11 MIN - Fred Taylor 3 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 01:06 TBY - Scott Norwood 29 field goal
4Q: 09:31 MIN - Phil Dawson 23 field goal
4Q: 03:01 MIN - Fred Taylor 1 run (Phil Dawson extra point)

Team Statistics TBY MIN
Record 10-8 14-3
First Downs 10 27
- by Rushing 3 13
- by Passing 5 11
- by Penalty 2 3
Total Net Yards 122 468
- Offensive Plays 45 75
- Yards per Play 2.71 6.24
Net Rushing Yards 56 248
- Rushing Attempts 12 53
- Yards per Rush 4.67 4.68
Net Passing Yards 66 220
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 11 - 2 22 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 92 220
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6/26 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 2.00 10.00
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/10 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.9 6.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/45 9/50
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 3/11
Kick Returns/Yards 5/111 1/19
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/13
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 3/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 37
Time of Possession 18:06 41:54

Team Statistics	TBY	MIN
Record	10-8	14-3
First Downs	10	27
- by Rushing	3	13
- by Passing	5	11
- by Penalty	2	3
Total Net Yards	122	468
- Offensive Plays	45	75
- Yards per Play	2.71	6.24
Net Rushing Yards	56	248
- Rushing Attempts	12	53
- Yards per Rush	4.67	4.68
Net Passing Yards	66	220
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 11 - 2	22 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	92	220
- Sacks/Yards Lost	6/26	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	2.00	10.00
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/10	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.9	6.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/45	9/50
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	3/11
Kick Returns/Yards	5/111	1/19
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/13
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	3/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 37
Time of Possession	18:06	41:54

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:22	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
1	9:45	1:53	OWN 20	3	-8	Punt
1	6:21	1:41	OWN 26	3	0	Punt
2	12:57	0:32	OWN 38	1	0	Interception
2	9:25	3:55	OWN 20	7	20	Punt
2	1:27	1:27	OWN 20	7	31	Half
3	11:01	0:29	OWN 27	1	0	Interception
3	8:58	1:02	OWN 42	3	-8	Punt
3	4:37	3:39	OWN 39	10	49	Field Goal
4	9:25	1:17	OWN 20	3	30	Fumble
4	2:51	2:05	OWN 31	4	18	Punt

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:38	3:53	OWN 38	8	42	Field Goal
1	7:52	1:31	OPP 42	3	42	Touchdown
1	4:40	6:43	OWN 33	11	52	Field Goal
2	12:25	3:00	OPP 41	7	34	Interception
2	5:30	4:03	OWN 15	10	59	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:59	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
3	10:32	1:34	OPP 42	3	7	Missed FG
3	7:56	3:19	OWN 23	6	45	Missed FG
3	0:58	6:33	OWN 33	11	61	Field Goal
4	8:08	5:17	50	8	50	Touchdown
4	0:46	0:46	OWN 20	2	1	Game

Game MVP: Fred Taylor, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ahman Green	10	51	5.10	15	2
Jason Garrett	1	5	5.00	5	0
Vaughn Hebron	1	0	0.00	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Fred Taylor	37	143	3.86	21	4	2
Brian Griese	9	79	8.78	23	4	0
Spencer George	7	26	3.71	14	2	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jason Garrett	27	11	92	6/26	0	20	2	19.4

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Griese	22	20	220	0/0	1	33	1	104.6

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Ahman Green	4	4	14	3.50	5	7
WR Ronnie Harmon	3	7	44	14.67	9	20
WR Perry Kemp	2	5	0	0.00	2	0
WR Terry Obee	1	7	16	16.00	4	16
TE Chad Lewis	1	3	18	18.00	17	18
WR Louis Davis	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Terry Glenn	7	7	97	13.86	53	33	0
WR Charles Johnson	5	7	38	7.60	13	22	1
RB Fred Taylor	3	3	42	14.00	43	31	0
WR O.J. McDuffie	2	2	17	8.50	6	12	0
TE Ken Dilger	2	2	21	10.50	2	11	0
RB Spencer George	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Robert Griffith	1	0	0.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Eric Allen	1	13	13.00	0
S John Lynch	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov
Ronnie Harmon	1	0
Terry Obee	1	0
Jason Garrett	1	0
Ahman Green	0	1
Chris Liwienski	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
John Lynch	0	1	2	0
Devin Bush	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tobey Maguire	6	263	43.8	38.7	51	1

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Scott Norwood	1/1	0/0	0/0	29	0/0

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Dawson	4/6	1/3	0/1	43	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
O.J. McDuffie	3	11	3.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vaughn Hebron	5	111	22.2	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Qadry Ismail	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Chad Cota	16	7	0.0	53	22
ILB John Fiala	14	3	0.0	52	22
OLB Carlos Emmons	8	1	0.0	49	19
CB Doug Evans	5	0	0.0	53	22
DE Eric Curry	4	1	0.0	37	17
S Robert Griffith	3	0	0.0	47	21
DT Nolan Harrison	2	3	0.0	43	14
DT James Cannida	2	2	0.0	29	14
CB Cornell Haynes Jr.	2	1	0.0	14	14
OLB Reggie Barnes	2	0	0.0	10	6
OLB Lamont Hollinquest	2	0	0.0	29	5
CB Dexter Bahr	2	0	0.0	5	1
DE Brady Smith	2	0	0.0	38	12
CB Aeneas Williams	1	2	0.0	52	21
DE Dorian Boose	1	1	0.0	26	14
WR Perry Kemp	1	0	---	---	---
TE Dave Moore	1	0	---	---	---
DE Ellis Simon	1	0	0.0	10	4
DT Jason Ferguson	0	2	0.0	28	12

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S John Lynch	8	1	0.0	12	33
ILB James Darling	6	2	0.0	12	33
OLB Henri Crockett	4	0	3.0	11	29
OLB Frank Slade	3	1	1.5	7	20
DE Donte Rocco	1	2	1.5	6	14
S Devin Bush	1	2	0.0	12	33
ILB Tracy Simien	1	1	0.0	6	8
DE Chidi Ahanotu	1	0	0.0	10	29
CB Aaron Glenn	1	0	0.0	7	29
DE La'roi Glover	1	0	0.0	7	22
QB Brian Griese	1	0	---	---	---
DT Villiami Maumau	1	0	0.0	4	13
OLB Terry Crews	0	1	0.0	1	2
DT Dan Wilkinson	0	1	0.0	9	21
CB Walt Harris	0	1	0.0	11	33

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Nolan Harrison	0.0	0	1	0	14

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Henri Crockett	3.0	0	1	3	29
DE Donte Rocco	1.5	0	1	0	14
OLB Frank Slade	1.5	0	0	0	20
DE Chidi Ahanotu	0.0	1	0	0	29
DT Dan Wilkinson	0.0	0	1	0	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
S Chad Cota	5	0	22
ILB John Fiala	5	0	22
CB Doug Evans	3	0	22
CB Cornell Haynes Jr.	3	0	14
S Robert Griffith	1	1	21
DE Eric Curry	1	0	17
OLB Reggie Barnes	1	0	6
OLB Carlos Emmons	1	0	19

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S John Lynch	3	2	1	33
S Devin Bush	2	0	0	33
ILB James Darling	2	0	0	33
ILB Tracy Simien	1	0	0	8
OLB Frank Slade	1	0	0	20
DE La'roi Glover	1	0	0	22
DT Villiami Maumau	1	0	0	13
CB Eric Allen	0	2	1	28
CB Walt Harris	0	1	0	33

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Merv Smith	2	3	8	0	16
Nelson Kelley	1	2	12	3	33
Ross Verba	1	2	12	2	33
Dave Moore	1	1	10	0	20
Chris Dahlman	0	3	12	0	33
Chris Liwienski	0	0	12	1	33

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Anthony Redmon	4	10	2	53	22
Tony Boselli	3	10	0	53	22
Chris Dishman	2	9	0	53	22
Antone Davis	2	5	0	53	22
George Irwin	2	4	0	30	10
Ken Dilger	1	1	0	39	17
Cory Raymer	0	6	0	53	22

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Cornell Haynes Jr.	2	18
Vaughn Hebron	1	17
Ricky Siglar	1	7

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Charles Johnson	2	16
Kailey Wong	2	10
Qadry Ismail	1	16

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Doug Evans	---	---	53	22	17	92
Carlos Emmons	---	---	49	19	14	82
Chad Cota	---	---	53	22	6	81
John Fiala	---	---	52	22	6	80
Aeneas Williams	---	---	52	21	6	79
Robert Griffith	---	---	47	21	5	73
Nolan Harrison	---	---	43	14	5	62
Eric Curry	---	---	37	17	5	59
Brady Smith	---	---	38	12	5	55
David Richards	12	33	---	---	7	52
Nelson Kelley	12	33	---	---	7	52
Chris Liwienski	12	33	---	---	7	52
Cornell Haynes Jr.	---	---	14	14	18	46
James Cannida	---	---	29	14	3	46
Jason Garrett	12	33	---	---	---	45
Chris Dahlman	12	33	---	---	---	45
Ross Verba	12	33	---	---	---	45
Dave Moore	10	20	---	---	14	44
Dorian Boose	---	---	26	14	3	43
Jason Ferguson	---	---	28	12	2	42
Ahman Green	10	29	---	---	3	42
Terry Obee	6	22	---	---	11	39
Merv Smith	8	16	---	---	15	39
Lamont Hollinquest	---	---	29	5	2	36
Ronnie Harmon	7	23	---	---	1	31
Perry Kemp	7	22	---	---	1	30
Reggie Barnes	---	---	10	6	11	27
Louis Davis	4	14	---	---	9	27
Harvey Vail	1	5	---	---	17	23
Vaughn Hebron	1	1	---	---	17	19
Ellis Simon	---	---	10	4	1	15
Chad Lewis	5	9	---	---	---	14
Joey Kent	1	4	---	---	7	12
Damien Richardson	---	---	7	2	1	10
Dexter Bahr	---	---	5	1	3	9
Tim Jorden	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ricky Siglar	0	0	---	---	7	7
Tobey Maguire	0	0	---	---	6	6
Scott Norwood	0	0	---	---	3	3
Todd Collins	---	---	1	0	---	1
Koy Detmer	0	0	---	---	1	1
Dan McGwire	0	0	---	---	---	0
Joe Poole	---	---	0	0	---	0
Rod Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0
Curtis Lundy	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jerome Daniels	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Charles Johnson	46	22	---	---	16	84
Chris Dishman	53	22	---	---	6	81
Antone Davis	53	22	---	---	---	75
Anthony Redmon	53	22	---	---	---	75
Tony Boselli	53	22	---	---	---	75
Cory Raymer	53	22	---	---	---	75
Brian Griese	53	22	---	---	---	75
Terry Glenn	51	22	---	---	---	73
Ken Dilger	39	17	---	---	8	64
Fred Taylor	45	16	---	---	---	61
Devin Bush	---	---	12	33	11	56
O.J. McDuffie	21	14	---	---	16	51
John Lynch	---	---	12	33	2	47
James Darling	---	---	12	33	1	46
Walt Harris	---	---	11	33	1	45
George Irwin	30	10	---	---	5	45
Aaron Glenn	---	---	7	29	8	44
Eric Allen	---	---	12	28	1	41
Chidi Ahanotu	---	---	10	29	1	40
Henri Crockett	---	---	11	29	---	40
Spencer George	8	6	---	---	21	35
Tracy Simien	---	---	6	8	17	31
Dan Wilkinson	---	---	9	21	---	30
La'roi Glover	---	---	7	22	1	30
Frank Slade	---	---	7	20	1	28
Donte Rocco	---	---	6	14	6	26
Scott Slutzker	9	1	---	---	14	24
Villiami Maumau	---	---	4	13	7	24
Derrick Harris	9	2	---	---	12	23
Qadry Ismail	5	0	---	---	16	21
Artrell Hawkins	---	---	4	12	2	18
Roy Koehn	---	---	1	4	10	15
Terry Crews	---	---	1	2	11	14
Phil Dawson	0	0	---	---	14	14
Kailey Wong	---	---	0	0	10	10
James Palmer	0	0	---	---	6	6
Chuck Belin	0	0	---	---	6	6
Erik Baerg	0	0	---	---	6	6
Chester Hallen	0	0	---	---	6	6
Moses Moreno	0	0	---	---	6	6
Shannon Briggs	---	---	0	0	5	5
Scott Galbraith	2	0	---	---	---	2
Torin Dorn	---	---	0	0	---	0
Mitch Berger	0	0	---	---	---	0
Justics Main	0	0	---	---	---	0
Silas Armenta	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	28	5.6
Middle	6	20	3.3
Right	1	8	8.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	72	5.1
Middle	30	159	5.3
Right	8	18	2.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jason Garrett	27	11	1	3	2	5	3	3	2

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Griese	22	20	4	0	0	0	1	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	3	0.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	4	42	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	3	47	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	50	16.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	13	122	9.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	48	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ronnie Harmon	7	3	0	44	1	23
WR Terry Obee	7	1	2	16	0	22
WR Perry Kemp	5	2	0	0	0	22
RB Ahman Green	4	4	0	14	0	29
TE Chad Lewis	3	1	0	18	0	9
WR Louis Davis	1	0	0	0	0	14

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Charles Johnson	7	5	38	1	22
WR Terry Glenn	7	7	97	2	22
RB Fred Taylor	3	3	42	1	16
WR O.J. McDuffie	2	2	17	0	14
TE Ken Dilger	2	2	21	0	17
RB Spencer George	1	1	5	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Fred Taylor	9	17	1.89	3.86
Brian Griese	4	31	7.75	8.78
Spencer George	1	3	3.00	3.71

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Griese	5	4	21	4.20	10.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Charles Johnson	3	2	10	3.33	5.43
RB Fred Taylor	2	2	11	5.50	14.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Jason Garrett	1	0
Ahman Green	1	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Fred Taylor	5	2
Brian Griese	3	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jason Garrett	4	2	1

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Griese	7	7	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terry Obee	2	1	0
WR Ronnie Harmon	1	0	0
RB Ahman Green	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terry Glenn	2	2	1
WR O.J. McDuffie	1	1	1
WR Charles Johnson	1	1	1
TE Ken Dilger	1	1	0
RB Spencer George	1	1	0
RB Fred Taylor	1	1	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)