Week 5, 1999

played in Minnesota, MN

62 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	14	0	7	-	24
Minnesota Vikings	3	7	6	6	-	22

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:32 MIN - Phil Dawson 23 field goal
1Q: 02:51 TBY - Scott Norwood 52 field goal
2Q: 11:49 TBY - Shawn Jefferson 16 pass from Gus Frerotte (Scott Norwood extra point)
2Q: 05:57 TBY - Ahman Green 24 run (Scott Norwood extra point)
2Q: 03:06 MIN - Brian Griese 2 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 11:02 MIN - Phil Dawson 42 field goal
3Q: 02:42 MIN - Phil Dawson 25 field goal
4Q: 08:52 TBY - Ahman Green 2 run (Scott Norwood extra point)
4Q: 03:15 MIN - Fred Taylor 7 run (Brian Griese pass for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:32 MIN - Phil Dawson 23 field goal
1Q: 02:51 TBY - Scott Norwood 52 field goal
2Q: 11:49 TBY - Shawn Jefferson 16 pass from Gus Frerotte (Scott Norwood extra point)
2Q: 05:57 TBY - Ahman Green 24 run (Scott Norwood extra point)
2Q: 03:06 MIN - Brian Griese 2 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 11:02 MIN - Phil Dawson 42 field goal
3Q: 02:42 MIN - Phil Dawson 25 field goal
4Q: 08:52 TBY - Ahman Green 2 run (Scott Norwood extra point)
4Q: 03:15 MIN - Fred Taylor 7 run (Brian Griese pass for conversion failed)

Team Statistics TBY MIN
Record 4-1 4-1
First Downs 19 23
- by Rushing 6 12
- by Passing 12 11
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 344 388
- Offensive Plays 60 66
- Yards per Play 5.73 5.88
Net Rushing Yards 104 204
- Rushing Attempts 27 37
- Yards per Rush 3.85 5.51
Net Passing Yards 240 184
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 25 - 0 29 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 253 184
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.27 6.34
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.2 4.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 0/0 3/30
Punt Returns/Yards 3/19 1/6
Kick Returns/Yards 6/116 5/128
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 30
Time of Possession 29:41 30:19

Team Statistics	TBY	MIN
Record	4-1	4-1
First Downs	19	23
- by Rushing	6	12
- by Passing	12	11
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	344	388
- Offensive Plays	60	66
- Yards per Play	5.73	5.88
Net Rushing Yards	104	204
- Rushing Attempts	27	37
- Yards per Rush	3.85	5.51
Net Passing Yards	240	184
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 25 - 0	29 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	253	184
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.27	6.34
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.2	4.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	0/0	3/30
Punt Returns/Yards	3/19	1/6
Kick Returns/Yards	6/116	5/128
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 30
Time of Possession	29:41	30:19

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:01	OWN 19	3	4	Punt
1	6:26	3:40	OWN 24	8	41	Field Goal
1	0:22	3:39	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
2	9:55	4:11	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
2	2:53	1:30	OWN 27	3	-3	Punt
3	10:55	5:04	OWN 34	8	39	Fumble
3	2:35	4:40	OWN 13	8	45	Punt
4	11:41	2:57	OWN 39	7	61	Touchdown
4	3:08	1:59	OWN 33	6	22	Punt

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:59	6:33	OWN 21	12	73	Field Goal
1	2:46	2:24	OWN 17	3	8	Punt
2	11:43	1:48	OWN 30	3	4	Punt
2	5:44	2:20	OWN 29	6	24	Punt
2	3:24	0:31	OPP 14	2	14	Touchdown
2	1:23	1:23	OWN 15	5	28	Half
3	15:00	4:05	OWN 40	7	35	Field Goal
3	5:51	3:16	OWN 40	9	52	Field Goal
4	12:55	1:14	OWN 20	3	41	Fumble
4	8:44	5:36	OWN 23	11	77	Touchdown
4	1:09	1:09	OWN 9	5	27	Game

Game MVP: Gus Frerotte, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ahman Green	20	79	3.95	24	2	2
Vaughn Hebron	7	25	3.57	6	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Fred Taylor	27	116	4.30	12	3	1
Miles Walker	6	52	8.67	25	1	0
Brian Griese	4	36	9.00	19	1	1

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gus Frerotte	31	25	253	2/13	1	41	0	111.4

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Griese	29	20	184	0/0	0	20	0	86.0

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Louis Davis	7	8	54	7.71	12	21	0
WR Shawn Jefferson	4	6	39	9.75	2	16	1
WR Anfernee Hardaway	4	4	40	10.00	12	23	0
RB Ahman Green	4	5	56	14.00	41	41	0
TE Harvey Vail	2	2	30	15.00	1	22	0
WR Kevin Johnson	2	3	22	11.00	0	15	0
WR Perry Kemp	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Tyrone Davis	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Charles Johnson	6	8	63	10.50	30	17
WR Terry Glenn	6	8	41	6.83	9	15
RB Fred Taylor	4	5	34	8.50	14	17
TE Scott Galbraith	2	2	18	9.00	4	11
TE Ken Dilger	2	2	28	14.00	19	20
WR Qadry Ismail	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR O.J. McDuffie	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Shawn Jefferson	1	1	0
Vaughn Hebron	1	0	0
Gus Frerotte	1	0	0
Ellis Simon	0	1	0
Doug Evans	0	0	1
Brady Smith	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Brian Griese	1	0	0
Fred Taylor	1	0	0
Anthony Redmon	0	1	0
Ken Dilger	0	1	0
Mike Rucker	0	1	0
Henri Crockett	0	0	1
Kailey Wong	0	0	1
Artrell Hawkins	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Player	4	195	48.8	42.3	62	2

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Berger	3	143	47.7	41.3	56	3

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Scott Norwood	1/1	1/1	1/1	52	3/3

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Dawson	3/3	1/1	0/0	42	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vaughn Hebron	3	19	6.3	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
O.J. McDuffie	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vaughn Hebron	5	100	20.0	0
Anfernee Hardaway	1	16	16.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
MarTay Jenkins	5	128	25.6	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Chad Cota	8	1	0.0	36	27
OLB Carlos Emmons	6	2	0.0	28	18
CB Doug Evans	6	1	0.0	37	29
DE Brady Smith	6	1	0.0	34	27
ILB John Fiala	5	3	0.0	36	25
OLB Reggie Barnes	3	2	0.0	9	11
S Robert Griffith	3	1	0.0	8	9
S Damien Richardson	3	1	0.0	35	29
OLB Chris Singleton	3	0	0.0	13	6
DT Nolan Harrison	2	3	0.0	35	29
DE Ellis Simon	2	0	0.0	5	2
CB Cornell Haynes Jr.	2	0	0.0	19	17
DT Jason Ferguson	2	0	0.0	14	7
CB Aeneas Williams	1	2	0.0	35	29
DT James Cannida	1	1	0.0	17	12
C Chris Dahlman	1	0	---	---	---
DE Dorian Boose	1	0	0.0	9	5
DE Eric Curry	0	3	0.0	28	24

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB James Darling	10	6	0.0	27	33
S Devin Bush	7	2	0.0	27	32
OLB Jay Foreman	5	1	0.0	25	31
S John Lynch	5	0	0.0	27	33
OLB Henri Crockett	4	2	1.0	18	25
DT Dan Wilkinson	4	2	0.5	17	23
CB Walt Harris	4	1	0.0	27	33
OLB Frank Slade	3	0	0.0	11	10
ILB Tracy Simien	2	0	0.0	17	14
CB Roy Koehn	2	0	0.0	10	18
CB Artrell Hawkins	2	0	0.0	26	26
DE La'roi Glover	1	1	0.0	15	24
DE Donte Rocco	1	0	0.0	15	13
S Paul Miranda	1	0	0.0	1	7
DE Mike Rucker	0	2	0.5	24	29
DT Cletidus Hunt	0	1	0.0	10	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB John Fiala	0.0	0	1	0	25

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Henri Crockett	1.0	1	5	25
DT Dan Wilkinson	0.5	1	1	23
DE Mike Rucker	0.5	0	0	29
ILB James Darling	0.0	1	1	33

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Doug Evans	6	0	29
S Chad Cota	3	1	27
S Robert Griffith	2	0	9
DE Brady Smith	2	0	27
S Damien Richardson	2	0	29
OLB Chris Singleton	1	0	6
OLB Reggie Barnes	1	0	11
CB Cornell Haynes Jr.	1	0	17
OLB Carlos Emmons	1	0	18
ILB John Fiala	1	0	25
DE Eric Curry	0	1	24

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB James Darling	5	0	33
S Devin Bush	4	0	32
OLB Jay Foreman	3	1	31
CB Walt Harris	3	0	33
S John Lynch	2	0	33
CB Roy Koehn	2	0	18
CB Artrell Hawkins	2	0	26
ILB Tracy Simien	1	0	14
DE Donte Rocco	1	0	13
OLB Henri Crockett	1	0	25
S Paul Miranda	1	0	7

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Randy Thomas	3	6	27	0	33
Ross Verba	3	5	27	0	33
Nelson Kelley	2	6	27	1	33
Chris Dahlman	2	4	27	0	33
Chris Liwienski	1	2	27	1	33
Dave Moore	1	2	26	0	22
Aaron Craver	0	2	17	0	13

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Cory Raymer	9	12	37	29
Anthony Redmon	5	9	37	29
Antone Davis	2	5	37	29
Tony Boselli	2	5	37	29
Chris Dishman	1	2	37	29
Derrick Harris	1	1	2	7

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Vaughn Hebron	3	19
Doug Evans	1	18
Cornell Haynes Jr.	1	17
Chris Singleton	1	12

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Ken Dilger	3	15
Kailey Wong	3	15
O.J. McDuffie	2	18
George Irwin	1	20

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Doug Evans	---	---	37	29	18	84
Aeneas Williams	---	---	35	29	3	67
Damien Richardson	---	---	35	29	3	67
Nolan Harrison	---	---	35	29	2	66
Nelson Kelley	27	33	---	---	5	65
Chad Cota	---	---	36	27	2	65
Chris Liwienski	27	33	---	---	5	65
Randy Thomas	27	33	---	---	5	65
Brady Smith	---	---	34	27	3	64
John Fiala	---	---	36	25	3	64
Chris Dahlman	27	33	---	---	---	60
Gus Frerotte	27	33	---	---	---	60
Ross Verba	27	33	---	---	---	60
Dave Moore	26	22	---	---	7	55
Eric Curry	---	---	28	24	3	55
Cornell Haynes Jr.	---	---	19	17	17	53
Louis Davis	22	28	---	---	---	50
Carlos Emmons	---	---	28	18	3	49
Ahman Green	20	23	---	---	1	44
Shawn Jefferson	19	23	---	---	1	43
Aaron Craver	17	13	---	---	12	42
Anfernee Hardaway	6	18	---	---	12	36
Vaughn Hebron	7	9	---	---	19	35
Tyrone Davis	10	9	---	---	15	34
James Cannida	---	---	17	12	4	33
Reggie Barnes	---	---	9	11	12	32
Chris Singleton	---	---	13	6	12	31
Dexter Bahr	---	---	7	9	12	28
Perry Kemp	2	9	---	---	14	25
Jason Ferguson	---	---	14	7	1	22
Harvey Vail	4	6	---	---	11	21
Robert Griffith	---	---	8	9	2	19
Dorian Boose	---	---	9	5	4	18
Joe Poole	---	---	1	2	6	9
Kevin Johnson	2	5	---	---	2	9
Ellis Simon	---	---	5	2	1	8
Scott Norwood	0	0	---	---	6	6
Houston Hoover	0	0	---	---	5	5
Tim Jorden	0	0	---	---	5	5
Scott Player	0	0	---	---	5	5
Todd Collins	---	---	1	2	1	4
Joey Banes	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jason Garrett	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mark White	0	0	---	---	---	0
Koy Detmer	0	0	---	---	---	0
Travis Rigby	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Charles Johnson	35	27	---	---	15	77
Chris Dishman	37	29	---	---	6	72
Devin Bush	---	---	27	32	11	70
Antone Davis	37	29	---	---	---	66
Anthony Redmon	37	29	---	---	---	66
Tony Boselli	37	29	---	---	---	66
Cory Raymer	37	29	---	---	---	66
Brian Griese	37	29	---	---	---	66
Walt Harris	---	---	27	33	5	65
Ken Dilger	28	21	---	---	15	64
Terry Glenn	35	27	---	---	---	62
John Lynch	---	---	27	33	1	61
James Darling	---	---	27	33	1	61
Mike Rucker	---	---	24	29	5	58
Jay Foreman	---	---	25	31	1	57
George Irwin	24	12	---	---	20	56
Artrell Hawkins	---	---	26	26	1	53
Henri Crockett	---	---	18	25	9	52
Fred Taylor	29	21	---	---	---	50
O.J. McDuffie	14	13	---	---	18	45
Dan Wilkinson	---	---	17	23	1	41
La'roi Glover	---	---	15	24	1	40
Tracy Simien	---	---	17	14	3	34
Donte Rocco	---	---	15	13	---	28
Roy Koehn	---	---	10	18	---	28
Derrick Harris	2	7	---	---	17	26
Frank Slade	---	---	11	10	2	23
Cletidus Hunt	---	---	10	11	1	22
Scott Galbraith	8	6	---	---	7	21
Qadry Ismail	2	3	---	---	14	19
Paul Miranda	---	---	1	7	11	19
Miles Walker	8	8	---	---	---	16
Kailey Wong	---	---	0	0	15	15
Lamar Lathon	---	---	0	0	11	11
Phil Dawson	0	0	---	---	9	9
James Palmer	0	0	---	---	6	6
Chuck Belin	0	0	---	---	6	6
Erik Baerg	0	0	---	---	6	6
Kris Farris	0	0	---	---	6	6
MarTay Jenkins	0	0	---	---	5	5
Wyatt Ashworth	---	---	0	0	4	4
Mitch Berger	0	0	---	---	3	3
Hayden Woodson	0	0	---	---	3	3
Junior Suliven	---	---	0	0	3	3
Torin Dorn	---	---	0	1	---	1
Justics Main	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	22	4.4
Middle	11	39	3.5
Right	11	43	3.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	50	6.3
Middle	24	133	5.5
Right	5	21	4.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gus Frerotte	31	25	4	1	1	1	3	7	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Griese	29	20	1	1	3	2	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	25	3.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	11	111	9.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	79	11.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	38	9.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	49	6.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	112	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	2	2	23	11.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Louis Davis	8	7	0	54	1	28
WR Shawn Jefferson	6	4	0	39	0	23
RB Ahman Green	5	4	0	56	1	23
WR Anfernee Hardaway	4	4	0	40	1	18
WR Kevin Johnson	3	2	1	22	0	5
WR Perry Kemp	2	1	0	6	0	9
TE Harvey Vail	2	2	0	30	1	6
TE Tyrone Davis	1	1	0	6	0	9

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Charles Johnson	8	6	1	63	0	27
WR Terry Glenn	8	6	0	41	0	27
RB Fred Taylor	5	4	1	34	0	21
TE Scott Galbraith	2	2	0	18	0	6
TE Ken Dilger	2	2	0	28	1	21
WR Qadry Ismail	1	0	1	0	0	3
WR O.J. McDuffie	1	0	0	0	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Vaughn Hebron	1	3	3.00	3.57
Ahman Green	1	2	2.00	3.95

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Fred Taylor	7	22	3.14	4.30
Brian Griese	1	2	2.00	9.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gus Frerotte	1	1	16	16.00	8.16

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Griese	2	1	12	6.00	6.34

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Shawn Jefferson	1	1	16	16.00	6.50

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Charles Johnson	2	1	12	6.00	7.88

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Ahman Green	2	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Fred Taylor	3	1
Miles Walker	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gus Frerotte	9	7	5

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Griese	8	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Perry Kemp	2	1	1
WR Anfernee Hardaway	2	2	1
WR Louis Davis	2	2	1
WR Shawn Jefferson	1	0	0
RB Ahman Green	1	1	1
WR Kevin Johnson	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Scott Galbraith	2	2	2
WR Qadry Ismail	1	0	0
WR O.J. McDuffie	1	0	0
WR Charles Johnson	1	0	0
WR Terry Glenn	1	1	1
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)