Week 14, 1999

played in Minnesota, MN

33 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Denver Broncos	0	0	3	7	-	10
Minnesota Vikings	10	14	7	7	-	38

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:43 MIN - Phil Dawson 34 field goal
1Q: 00:50 MIN - Qadry Ismail 6 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 14:53 MIN - Charles Johnson 7 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 00:31 MIN - Qadry Ismail 10 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 04:44 MIN - Fred Taylor 5 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 00:10 DEN - Jason Hanson 47 field goal
4Q: 12:28 DEN - Jason Mewes 74 interception return (Jason Hanson extra point)
4Q: 05:26 MIN - Fred Taylor 2 run (Phil Dawson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:43 MIN - Phil Dawson 34 field goal
1Q: 00:50 MIN - Qadry Ismail 6 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 14:53 MIN - Charles Johnson 7 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 00:31 MIN - Qadry Ismail 10 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 04:44 MIN - Fred Taylor 5 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 00:10 DEN - Jason Hanson 47 field goal
4Q: 12:28 DEN - Jason Mewes 74 interception return (Jason Hanson extra point)
4Q: 05:26 MIN - Fred Taylor 2 run (Phil Dawson extra point)

Team Statistics DEN MIN
Record 7-6 11-2
First Downs 9 33
- by Rushing 5 15
- by Passing 3 17
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 142 558
- Offensive Plays 41 80
- Yards per Play 3.46 6.98
Net Rushing Yards 94 317
- Rushing Attempts 21 52
- Yards per Rush 4.48 6.10
Net Passing Yards 48 241
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 19 - 7 - 0 27 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 56 245
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 2.40 8.61
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/10 13/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/30 5/45
Punt Returns/Yards 1/3 5/32
Kick Returns/Yards 5/93 1/21
Interception Ret./Yards 2/74 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 7
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 5/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 19 OWN 30
Time of Possession 16:39 43:21

Team Statistics	DEN	MIN
Record	7-6	11-2
First Downs	9	33
- by Rushing	5	15
- by Passing	3	17
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	142	558
- Offensive Plays	41	80
- Yards per Play	3.46	6.98
Net Rushing Yards	94	317
- Rushing Attempts	21	52
- Yards per Rush	4.48	6.10
Net Passing Yards	48	241
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	19 - 7 - 0	27 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	56	245
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	2.40	8.61
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/10	13/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	6.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/30	5/45
Punt Returns/Yards	1/3	5/32
Kick Returns/Yards	5/93	1/21
Interception Ret./Yards	2/74	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	7
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	5/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 19	OWN 30
Time of Possession	16:39	43:21

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:46	1:45	OWN 20	3	-7	Punt
1	8:37	1:04	OWN 19	3	0	Punt
1	0:39	0:29	OWN 43	1	-1	Fumble
2	14:47	2:05	OWN 23	4	19	Punt
2	8:48	2:16	OWN 20	5	19	Punt
2	3:03	1:39	OWN 2	3	5	Punt
2	0:22	0:22	OWN 7	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	1:33	OWN 20	4	20	Punt
3	4:37	4:32	OWN 22	11	48	Field Goal
4	5:16	1:17	OWN 26	3	4	Punt
4	1:53	1:53	OWN 17	4	35	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:14	OWN 20	5	33	Punt
1	10:01	1:24	OPP 45	4	28	Field Goal
1	7:33	6:54	OWN 25	14	75	Touchdown
1	0:10	0:23	OPP 42	4	42	Touchdown
2	12:42	3:54	OWN 21	8	73	Interception
2	6:32	3:29	OWN 19	6	32	Punt
2	1:24	1:02	OPP 43	4	43	Touchdown
3	13:27	8:50	OWN 16	15	84	Touchdown
3	0:05	2:47	OWN 21	5	42	Interception
4	12:18	7:02	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
4	3:59	2:06	OWN 26	3	3	Punt

Game MVP: Fred Taylor, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jamal Anderson	14	56	4.00	24	2
Brock Olivo	6	40	6.67	18	2
Chris Chandler	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Fred Taylor	35	218	6.23	45	7	2
Miles Walker	9	42	4.67	11	1	0
Brian Griese	8	57	7.13	13	2	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Chris Chandler	19	7	56	1/8	0	18	0	45.3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Griese	27	20	245	1/4	3	29	2	107.8

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Jamal Anderson	3	4	20	6.67	18	8
WR Isaac Bruce	1	5	12	12.00	0	12
TE Jay Riemersma	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
WR Jammi German	1	1	18	18.00	9	18
TE Billy Miller	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
WR Charlie Jones	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Peerless Price	0	4	0	0.00	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Charles Johnson	7	9	64	9.14	26	24	1
WR Qadry Ismail	3	3	24	8.00	1	10	2
WR O.J. McDuffie	3	5	33	11.00	15	14	0
RB Fred Taylor	3	4	53	17.67	21	23	0
TE Scott Galbraith	1	2	29	29.00	19	29	0
FB Pete Russell	1	1	5	5.00	5	5	0
TE Ken Dilger	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	0
RB Miles Walker	1	1	27	27.00	30	27	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jason Mewes	1	74	74.00	1
OLB Ryan Phillips	1	0	0.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jamal Anderson	1	0	0	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Frank Slade	0	1	0	0
Jay Foreman	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Josh Miller	7	323	46.1	41.6	56	3

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Berger	3	151	50.3	42.7	57	2

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Hanson	1/1	1/1	0/0	47	1/1

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Dawson	1/1	0/0	0/0	34	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie Jones	1	3	3.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
O.J. McDuffie	5	32	6.4	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brock Olivo	3	51	17.0	0
Jammi German	2	42	21.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roy Koehn	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Brian Dawkins	10	1	0.0	48	27
CB Jason Mewes	9	1	0.0	47	27
ILB Chris Draft	7	1	0.0	41	22
OLB Ryan Phillips	6	0	1.0	41	25
ILB Randall Godfrey	6	2	0.0	44	24
CB Daylon McCutcheon	4	3	0.0	37	23
DT Travis Hall	4	2	0.0	30	13
CB Dale Carter	3	1	0.0	49	23
CB Dan Taylor	3	1	0.0	44	26
DE Marco Coleman	3	0	0.0	33	22
ILB Andre Royal	3	0	0.0	15	5
S Shawn Wooden	2	2	0.0	17	8
OLB Alcides Cantanho	2	1	0.0	18	6
OLB Lorenzo Styles	2	1	0.0	10	1
DE Jay Williams	2	1	0.0	32	15
DE Vaughn Booker	1	1	0.0	9	5
DT Graham Newsome	1	0	0.0	22	15
DE Marcellus Wiley	0	1	0.0	30	14
S Jamaal Alexander	0	1	0.0	5	7

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB James Darling	4	2	1.0	21	20
DE Donte Rocco	4	0	0.0	9	7
DT Dan Wilkinson	3	0	0.0	13	6
CB Artrell Hawkins	3	0	0.0	19	18
S John Lynch	2	1	0.0	21	20
DT Cletidus Hunt	2	1	0.0	9	14
OLB Jay Foreman	2	1	0.0	19	13
OLB Frank Slade	2	0	0.0	6	6
DE Mike Rucker	2	0	0.0	19	18
DE La'roi Glover	1	2	0.0	14	15
CB Roy Koehn	1	1	0.0	14	16
S Devin Bush	1	0	0.0	20	20
QB Brian Griese	1	0	---	---	---
S Paul Miranda	1	0	0.0	5	10
ILB Tracy Simien	0	1	0.0	5	2
OLB Henri Crockett	0	1	0.0	16	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Ryan Phillips	1.0	0	25
ILB Randall Godfrey	0.0	1	24
DE Marcellus Wiley	0.0	1	14

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
ILB James Darling	1.0	0	0	20
DE La'roi Glover	0.0	2	0	15
OLB Frank Slade	0.0	1	0	6
OLB Henri Crockett	0.0	1	0	14
DE Donte Rocco	0.0	0	1	7

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jason Mewes	5	0	1	27
ILB Randall Godfrey	3	0	0	24
OLB Ryan Phillips	2	0	1	25
CB Dale Carter	2	0	0	23
CB Dan Taylor	2	0	0	26
S Brian Dawkins	2	0	0	27
OLB Alcides Cantanho	1	0	0	6
DT Travis Hall	1	0	0	13
S Jamaal Alexander	1	0	0	7
CB Daylon McCutcheon	1	0	0	23
S Shawn Wooden	0	1	0	8
ILB Chris Draft	0	1	0	22

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Artrell Hawkins	3	0	18
S Devin Bush	1	1	20
CB Roy Koehn	1	0	16
DT Cletidus Hunt	1	0	14
OLB Jay Foreman	1	0	13
S John Lynch	0	1	20

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marcus Spears	3	3	19	0	19
Kelvin Garmon	2	4	20	0	20
Tony Semple	1	7	19	0	20
Ron Stone	1	1	19	1	17
Erik Williams	0	3	19	0	18
Jay Riemersma	0	1	10	0	12
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	0	1	7	0	10

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Dishman	6	11	2	52	0	28
Erik Baerg	5	11	0	52	0	28
Tony Boselli	2	7	1	52	1	28
Antone Davis	2	6	1	52	0	28
Ken Dilger	2	4	0	39	0	24
Chuck Belin	2	3	0	34	0	22
Derrick Harris	0	2	0	36	0	15
Pete Russell	0	1	0	8	0	4
Chester Hallen	0	1	0	18	0	6

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Shawn Wooden	2	18
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	2	18
Chris Draft	2	12

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Ken Dilger	3	13
O.J. McDuffie	1	16
Kailey Wong	1	13
Lamar Lathon	1	10

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brian Dawkins	---	---	48	27	4	79
Jason Mewes	---	---	47	27	1	75
Chris Draft	---	---	41	22	12	75
Dale Carter	---	---	49	23	1	73
Dan Taylor	---	---	44	26	1	71
Randall Godfrey	---	---	44	24	1	69
Ryan Phillips	---	---	41	25	1	67
Daylon McCutcheon	---	---	37	23	7	67
Marco Coleman	---	---	33	22	1	56
Jay Williams	---	---	32	15	3	50
Kelvin Garmon	20	20	---	---	8	48
Marcellus Wiley	---	---	30	14	2	46
Travis Hall	---	---	30	13	2	45
Shawn Wooden	---	---	17	8	18	43
Chris Chandler	21	20	---	---	---	41
Alcides Cantanho	---	---	18	6	16	40
Tony Semple	19	20	---	---	---	39
Marcus Spears	19	19	---	---	---	38
Graham Newsome	---	---	22	15	1	38
Erik Williams	19	18	---	---	---	37
Isaac Bruce	18	16	---	---	3	37
Ron Stone	19	17	---	---	---	36
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	7	10	---	---	18	35
Peerless Price	19	15	---	---	---	34
LeShon Johnson	8	3	---	---	20	31
Billy Miller	7	7	---	---	17	31
Jamal Anderson	15	14	---	---	1	30
Jammi German	10	11	---	---	7	28
Andre Royal	---	---	15	5	7	27
Jay Riemersma	10	12	---	---	4	26
Jamaal Alexander	---	---	5	7	10	22
Charlie Jones	3	4	---	---	14	21
Mike Martin	5	6	---	---	8	19
Brock Olivo	6	5	---	---	7	18
Russell Copeland	2	3	---	---	10	15
Vaughn Booker	---	---	9	5	---	14
Rich Braham	4	0	---	---	8	12
Lorenzo Styles	---	---	10	1	---	11
Greg Truitt	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dylan Galloway	0	0	---	---	8	8
Josh Miller	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jason Hanson	0	0	---	---	4	4
Johnny Utah	0	0	---	---	1	1
Zach Walz	---	---	0	0	1	1
Pete Mitchell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jason Layman	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Antone Davis	52	28	---	---	4	84
Chris Dishman	52	28	---	---	3	83
O.J. McDuffie	45	20	---	---	16	81
Tony Boselli	52	28	---	---	1	81
Erik Baerg	52	28	---	---	---	80
Brian Griese	52	28	---	---	---	80
Ken Dilger	39	24	---	---	13	76
Charles Johnson	48	26	---	---	1	75
Derrick Harris	36	15	---	---	14	65
Fred Taylor	42	22	---	---	---	64
Chuck Belin	34	22	---	---	---	56
Devin Bush	---	---	20	20	12	52
Walt Harris	---	---	21	20	8	49
Qadry Ismail	16	15	---	---	17	48
Henri Crockett	---	---	16	14	15	45
Mike Rucker	---	---	19	18	7	44
John Lynch	---	---	21	20	1	42
James Darling	---	---	21	20	1	42
Artrell Hawkins	---	---	19	18	1	38
Jay Foreman	---	---	19	13	3	35
Roy Koehn	---	---	14	16	4	34
La'roi Glover	---	---	14	15	1	30
Chester Hallen	18	6	---	---	4	28
Paul Miranda	---	---	5	10	13	28
Cletidus Hunt	---	---	9	14	2	25
David Kleinfeld	6	5	---	---	11	22
Scott Galbraith	10	3	---	---	8	21
Spencer George	0	0	---	---	21	21
Dan Wilkinson	---	---	13	6	---	19
Donte Rocco	---	---	9	7	1	17
Miles Walker	10	6	---	---	---	16
Tracy Simien	---	---	5	2	7	14
Kailey Wong	---	---	0	0	13	13
Frank Slade	---	---	6	6	---	12
Pete Russell	8	4	---	---	---	12
Lamar Lathon	---	---	0	0	10	10
Phil Dawson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Wyatt Ashworth	---	---	0	0	7	7
James Palmer	0	0	---	---	4	4
Kris Farris	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mitch Berger	0	0	---	---	3	3
Torin Dorn	---	---	0	1	1	2
Junior Suliven	---	---	0	0	2	2
Hayden Woodson	0	0	---	---	1	1
Justics Main	0	0	---	---	---	0
Cornelius McCreery	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	38	6.3
Middle	11	11	1.0
Right	3	47	15.7
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	37	3.4
Middle	31	200	6.5
Right	10	80	8.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Chris Chandler	19	7	0	2	3	2	1	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Griese	27	20	5	0	1	2	2	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	20	6.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	2	6	1.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	2	30	10.0
Long (19+ Yds)	7	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	36	5.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	74	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	8	135	16.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Isaac Bruce	5	1	1	12	16
RB Jamal Anderson	4	3	1	20	14
WR Peerless Price	4	0	0	0	15
TE Jay Riemersma	2	1	0	3	12
TE Billy Miller	2	1	1	3	7
WR Charlie Jones	1	0	0	0	4
WR Jammi German	1	1	0	18	11

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Charles Johnson	9	7	0	64	2	26
WR O.J. McDuffie	5	3	0	33	0	20
RB Fred Taylor	4	3	1	53	1	22
WR Qadry Ismail	3	3	0	24	0	15
TE Scott Galbraith	2	1	0	29	1	3
TE Ken Dilger	2	1	0	10	0	24
FB Pete Russell	1	1	0	5	0	4
RB Miles Walker	1	1	0	27	1	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Fred Taylor	5	17	3.40	6.23
Brian Griese	2	11	5.50	7.13
Miles Walker	2	11	5.50	4.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Griese	7	4	33	4.71	9.07

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Qadry Ismail	2	2	16	8.00	8.00
WR Charles Johnson	2	1	7	3.50	7.11
TE Scott Galbraith	1	0	0	0.00	14.50
WR O.J. McDuffie	1	0	0	0.00	6.60
TE Ken Dilger	1	1	10	10.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Jamal Anderson	2	0
Brock Olivo	1	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Fred Taylor	5	4
Brian Griese	1	1
Miles Walker	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Chris Chandler	7	2	1

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Griese	10	8	8

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Isaac Bruce	3	1	1
RB Jamal Anderson	1	0	0
TE Jay Riemersma	1	1	0
TE Billy Miller	1	0	0
WR Peerless Price	1	0	0

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

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)