Week 1, 1999

played in Detroit, MI

45 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	10	21	7	6	-	44
Detroit Lions	0	7	0	8	-	15

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:30 MIN - Phil Dawson 40 field goal
1Q: 02:14 MIN - Ken Dilger 12 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 06:47 DET - Sedrick Shaw 2 run (Teddy Garcia extra point)
2Q: 06:37 MIN - MarTay Jenkins 99 kickoff return (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 00:46 MIN - Charles Johnson 13 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 00:15 MIN - Walt Harris 63 interception return (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 13:02 MIN - Ken Dilger 19 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 13:16 DET - Chad Lewis 2 pass from Bill Musgrave (Bill Musgrave pass to Chad Lewis for conversion)
4Q: 08:06 MIN - Phil Dawson 39 field goal
4Q: 01:13 MIN - Phil Dawson 46 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:30 MIN - Phil Dawson 40 field goal
1Q: 02:14 MIN - Ken Dilger 12 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 06:47 DET - Sedrick Shaw 2 run (Teddy Garcia extra point)
2Q: 06:37 MIN - MarTay Jenkins 99 kickoff return (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 00:46 MIN - Charles Johnson 13 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 00:15 MIN - Walt Harris 63 interception return (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 13:02 MIN - Ken Dilger 19 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 13:16 DET - Chad Lewis 2 pass from Bill Musgrave (Bill Musgrave pass to Chad Lewis for conversion)
4Q: 08:06 MIN - Phil Dawson 39 field goal
4Q: 01:13 MIN - Phil Dawson 46 field goal

Team Statistics MIN DET
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 18 13
- by Rushing 6 8
- by Passing 12 5
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 403 229
- Offensive Plays 63 52
- Yards per Play 6.40 4.40
Net Rushing Yards 180 98
- Rushing Attempts 39 28
- Yards per Rush 4.62 3.50
Net Passing Yards 223 131
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 21 - 1 22 - 12 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 223 141
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 9.29 5.46
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 1/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 10.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/40 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 6/45 1/11
Kick Returns/Yards 2/123 5/94
Interception Ret./Yards 2/63 1/29
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 27
Time of Possession 36:25 23:35

Team Statistics	MIN	DET
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	18	13
- by Rushing	6	8
- by Passing	12	5
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	403	229
- Offensive Plays	63	52
- Yards per Play	6.40	4.40
Net Rushing Yards	180	98
- Rushing Attempts	39	28
- Yards per Rush	4.62	3.50
Net Passing Yards	223	131
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 21 - 1	22 - 12 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	223	141
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	9.29	5.46
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	1/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	10.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/40	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	6/45	1/11
Kick Returns/Yards	2/123	5/94
Interception Ret./Yards	2/63	1/29
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 27
Time of Possession	36:25	23:35

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:36	OWN 35	8	42	Field Goal
1	9:10	1:47	OWN 41	3	9	Punt
1	5:28	3:20	OWN 35	7	65	Touchdown
1	0:28	2:32	OWN 37	4	9	Punt
2	11:07	1:20	OPP 43	3	4	Interception
2	4:05	3:29	OWN 5	8	95	Touchdown
3	14:44	1:51	OPP 33	4	33	Touchdown
3	11:02	1:23	OWN 28	3	0	Punt
3	8:01	1:52	OWN 28	3	8	Punt
3	4:22	2:34	OWN 25	3	-6	Punt
4	13:07	5:08	OWN 20	9	58	Field Goal
4	6:03	4:58	OWN 25	8	46	Field Goal

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:24	1:14	OWN 20	3	24	Interception
1	7:23	1:55	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
1	2:08	1:40	OWN 20	4	22	Punt
2	12:56	1:49	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
2	9:47	3:10	OPP 38	7	38	Touchdown
2	6:23	2:18	OWN 17	3	7	Punt
2	0:36	0:32	OWN 24	2	31	Interception
2	0:04	0:04	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	0:16	OWN 20	2	24	Fumble
3	12:53	1:51	OWN 38	3	-5	Punt
3	9:39	1:38	OWN 35	3	1	Punt
3	6:09	1:47	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	1:48	3:41	OWN 44	9	56	Touchdown
4	7:59	1:56	OWN 26	3	1	Punt
4	1:05	1:05	OWN 32	3	10	Game

Game MVP: Brian Griese, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Fred Taylor	29	138	4.76	17	4
Brian Griese	5	36	7.20	12	2
Miles Walker	5	6	1.20	3	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Sedrick Shaw	15	67	4.47	13	3	1
Brian Mitchell	10	26	2.60	10	1	0
Bill Musgrave	2	8	4.00	9	0	0
Rodney Hampton	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Griese	24	21	223	0/0	3	33	1	127.6

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Musgrave	22	12	141	2/10	1	31	2	51.5

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Fred Taylor	8	8	68	8.50	35	32	0
WR Terry Glenn	6	8	70	11.67	31	33	0
TE Ken Dilger	5	5	64	12.80	33	20	2
WR Charles Johnson	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	1
FB Derrick Harris	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Qadry Ismail	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Eddie Kennison	3	4	66	22.00	18	31	0
WR Nigea Carter	3	5	20	6.67	4	8	0
WR Willie Mays Hayes	2	3	31	15.50	18	26	0
TE Chad Lewis	2	5	8	4.00	0	6	1
TE Eric Green	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Michael Jackson	1	3	14	14.00	0	14	0
TE Rod Drake	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Walt Harris	1	63	63.00	1
CB Artrell Hawkins	1	0	0.00	0

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
DE Colin Powell	1	29	29.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Miles Walker	1	0	0
Henri Crockett	0	1	0
Brian Griese	0	1	0
Roy Koehn	0	0	1

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Eddie Kennison	1	0	0	0
Brenston Buckner	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Berger	5	254	50.8	36.6	64	0

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chris Gardocki	8	382	47.8	42.1	71	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Dawson	3/3	2/2	0/0	46	5/5

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Teddy Garcia	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
O.J. McDuffie	6	45	7.5	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eddie Kennison	1	11	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
MarTay Jenkins	2	123	61.5	1

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jamel Williams	5	94	18.8	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB James Darling	5	5	0.0	28	24
S Paul Miranda	5	1	0.0	27	20
S Devin Bush	4	1	0.0	28	24
CB Roy Koehn	4	0	0.0	26	20
DE La'roi Glover	3	2	0.0	20	20
OLB Jay Foreman	3	2	0.0	20	19
CB Artrell Hawkins	3	1	0.0	27	19
OLB Frank Slade	2	0	1.0	7	7
OLB Henri Crockett	2	2	0.0	21	17
DT Cletidus Hunt	2	1	0.0	8	8
S Torin Dorn	2	0	0.0	10	14
DE Mike Rucker	1	1	0.5	26	20
DT Dan Wilkinson	1	0	0.5	20	16
CB Walt Harris	1	1	0.0	28	24
WR Qadry Ismail	1	0	---	---	---
DE Donte Rocco	0	1	0.0	10	8

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Omar Stoutmire	8	4	0.0	39	24
S Jamel Williams	5	5	0.0	26	13
OLB Bryan Cox	5	1	0.0	18	9
OLB Ray Farmer	5	1	0.0	21	12
CB Terrell Buckley	5	0	0.0	26	13
ILB Parker Copper	4	1	0.0	31	19
CB Denard Walker	4	0	0.0	30	19
DE Colin Powell	3	0	0.0	16	8
CB Deion Sanders	3	0	0.0	10	8
DE Patrick Kerney	3	0	0.0	24	18
DT Mike Collins	2	1	0.0	17	15
OLB Peter Boulware	2	1	0.0	21	16
S Marquis Smith	2	1	0.0	17	12
DT Tim Dennis	2	0	0.0	22	9
DT Michael Dean Perry	1	2	0.0	22	9
CB Kevin Smith	1	2	0.0	30	20
ILB Kivuusama Mays	1	1	0.0	8	5
T Kirk Scrafford	1	0	---	---	---
DT Brenston Buckner	1	0	0.0	13	13
TE Rod Drake	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Frank Slade	1.0	1	0	7
DT Dan Wilkinson	0.5	0	1	16
DE Mike Rucker	0.5	0	0	20
OLB Henri Crockett	0.0	1	1	17
DE La'roi Glover	0.0	1	0	20
DE Donte Rocco	0.0	1	0	8

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Grant Wistrom	0.0	0	2	0	6

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Devin Bush	4	0	0	24
ILB James Darling	3	1	0	24
OLB Henri Crockett	1	2	0	17
CB Artrell Hawkins	1	0	1	19
S Torin Dorn	1	0	0	14
CB Roy Koehn	1	0	0	20
OLB Jay Foreman	1	0	0	19
CB Walt Harris	0	0	1	24

Detroit	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Terrell Buckley	4	0	13
OLB Bryan Cox	3	0	9
S Omar Stoutmire	3	0	24
CB Deion Sanders	2	0	8
ILB Parker Copper	2	0	19
S Marquis Smith	2	0	12
CB Kevin Smith	1	0	20
OLB Ray Farmer	1	0	12
OLB Peter Boulware	1	0	16
CB Denard Walker	1	0	19
ILB Kivuusama Mays	1	0	5
DE Colin Powell	0	1	8

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Anthony Redmon	3	9	39	24
Chris Dishman	3	9	39	24
Tony Boselli	3	6	39	24
George Irwin	2	2	15	10
Cory Raymer	1	6	39	24
Derrick Harris	1	1	13	4
Antone Davis	0	3	39	24

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kirk Scrafford	4	5	23	0	22
Tony Mayberry	2	4	23	0	19
Nathan Parks	2	4	26	0	22
Mike Rosenthal	0	6	19	1	17
Hector Mathis	0	6	11	0	8
Chester Karinen	0	1	22	1	22

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
O.J. McDuffie	2	23
George Irwin	1	21
Ken Dilger	1	17
Qadry Ismail	1	15
Paul Miranda	1	12

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Brian Mitchell	2	20
Deion Sanders	1	31
Willie Mays Hayes	1	22
Rod Drake	1	20
Ray Farmer	1	14
Drew Koplitz	1	8

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Charles Johnson	39	22	---	---	20	81
Chris Dishman	39	24	---	---	8	71
Ken Dilger	32	18	---	---	17	67
Devin Bush	---	---	28	24	13	65
Antone Davis	39	24	---	---	---	63
Anthony Redmon	39	24	---	---	---	63
Tony Boselli	39	24	---	---	---	63
Cory Raymer	39	24	---	---	---	63
Brian Griese	39	24	---	---	---	63
Terry Glenn	37	22	---	---	2	61
Walt Harris	---	---	28	24	8	60
Paul Miranda	---	---	27	20	12	59
Henri Crockett	---	---	21	17	16	54
Fred Taylor	34	20	---	---	---	54
Mike Rucker	---	---	26	20	8	54
O.J. McDuffie	17	12	---	---	23	52
James Darling	---	---	28	24	---	52
George Irwin	15	10	---	---	21	46
Roy Koehn	---	---	26	20	---	46
Artrell Hawkins	---	---	27	19	---	46
Jay Foreman	---	---	20	19	4	43
La'roi Glover	---	---	20	20	1	41
Dan Wilkinson	---	---	20	16	1	37
Derrick Harris	13	4	---	---	20	37
Torin Dorn	---	---	10	14	---	24
Scott Galbraith	3	4	---	---	12	19
Qadry Ismail	0	4	---	---	15	19
Donte Rocco	---	---	10	8	---	18
Kailey Wong	---	---	0	0	17	17
Cletidus Hunt	---	---	8	8	---	16
Tracy Simien	---	---	2	4	8	14
Frank Slade	---	---	7	7	---	14
Miles Walker	5	4	---	---	4	13
Lamar Lathon	---	---	0	0	12	12
Phil Dawson	0	0	---	---	12	12
James Palmer	0	0	---	---	8	8
Chuck Belin	0	0	---	---	8	8
Erik Baerg	0	0	---	---	8	8
Kris Farris	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jeremy Staat	---	---	0	0	6	6
Mitch Berger	0	0	---	---	5	5
Wyatt Ashworth	---	---	0	0	4	4
MarTay Jenkins	0	0	---	---	4	4
Hayden Woodson	0	0	---	---	3	3
Justics Main	0	0	---	---	---	0
Junior Suliven	---	---	0	0	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Omar Stoutmire	---	---	39	24	11	74
Kevin Smith	---	---	30	20	14	64
Bill Musgrave	28	24	---	---	---	52
Denard Walker	---	---	30	19	2	51
Parker Copper	---	---	31	19	1	51
Nathan Parks	26	22	---	---	2	50
Jamel Williams	---	---	26	13	11	50
Deion Sanders	---	---	10	8	31	49
Eric Green	22	13	---	---	13	48
Ray Farmer	---	---	21	12	14	47
Peter Boulware	---	---	21	16	10	47
Patrick Kerney	---	---	24	18	5	47
Brian Mitchell	16	9	---	---	20	45
Kirk Scrafford	23	22	---	---	---	45
Eddie Kennison	14	13	---	---	18	45
Chester Karinen	22	22	---	---	---	44
Rod Drake	14	9	---	---	20	43
Tony Mayberry	23	19	---	---	---	42
Mike Rosenthal	19	17	---	---	6	42
Willie Mays Hayes	12	7	---	---	22	41
Joel Smeenge	---	---	23	16	2	41
Terrell Buckley	---	---	26	13	2	41
Sedrick Shaw	17	14	---	---	9	40
Mike Collins	---	---	17	15	4	36
Tim Dennis	---	---	22	9	3	34
Michael Dean Perry	---	---	22	9	2	33
Bryan Cox	---	---	18	9	6	33
Drew Koplitz	15	8	---	---	8	31
James McKnight	11	6	---	---	13	30
Brenston Buckner	---	---	13	13	4	30
Colin Powell	---	---	16	8	5	29
Chad Lewis	10	14	---	---	5	29
Marquis Smith	---	---	17	12	---	29
Hector Mathis	11	8	---	---	8	27
Grant Wistrom	---	---	15	6	3	24
Kimble Anders	8	12	---	---	3	23
Nigea Carter	10	12	---	---	1	23
Kivuusama Mays	---	---	8	5	3	16
Michael Jackson	5	8	---	---	---	13
Marcos Webb	1	2	---	---	8	11
Chris Gardocki	0	0	---	---	8	8
Matt Landry	0	0	---	---	8	8
Rodney Hampton	1	3	---	---	---	4
Teddy Garcia	0	0	---	---	3	3
Ebby Laroush	0	0	---	---	---	0
Charlie Batch	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	28	4.7
Middle	31	145	4.7
Right	2	7	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	36	5.1
Middle	18	66	3.7
Right	2	-3	-1.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Griese	24	21	4	0	0	0	2	0	1

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Musgrave	22	12	3	1	0	3	4	2	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	47	6.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	11	102	8.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	3	41	13.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	33	16.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	6	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	5	63	10.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	3	27	2.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	45	22.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terry Glenn	8	6	70	2	22
RB Fred Taylor	8	8	68	1	20
TE Ken Dilger	5	5	64	1	18
WR Qadry Ismail	1	0	0	0	4
WR Charles Johnson	1	1	13	0	22
FB Derrick Harris	1	1	8	0	4

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Chad Lewis	5	2	8	0	14
WR Nigea Carter	5	3	20	0	12
WR Eddie Kennison	4	3	66	2	13
WR Willie Mays Hayes	3	2	31	1	7
WR Michael Jackson	3	1	14	0	8
TE Eric Green	1	1	2	0	13
TE Rod Drake	1	0	0	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Fred Taylor	2	5	2.50	4.76

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sedrick Shaw	3	9	3.00	4.47
Brian Mitchell	1	0	0.00	2.60

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Griese	3	3	44	14.67	9.29

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bill Musgrave	3	2	13	4.33	6.41

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Ken Dilger	2	2	31	15.50	12.80
WR Charles Johnson	1	1	13	13.00	13.00

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Michael Jackson	1	0	0	0.00	4.67
WR Eddie Kennison	1	1	11	11.00	16.50
TE Chad Lewis	1	1	2	2.00	1.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Fred Taylor	6	1
Brian Griese	1	1

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Sedrick Shaw	3	0
Brian Mitchell	1	0
Bill Musgrave	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Griese	7	5	3

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Musgrave	3	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Fred Taylor	4	4	2
WR Qadry Ismail	1	0	0
TE Ken Dilger	1	1	1
WR Terry Glenn	1	0	0

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Willie Mays Hayes	1	1	1
WR Eddie Kennison	1	0	0
WR Nigea Carter	1	0	0

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

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