Week 2, 2000

played in Indianapolis, MD

59 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	10	10	7	7	-	34
Indianapolis Colts	0	3	0	21	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:54 MIN - Fred Taylor 3 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
1Q: 03:56 MIN - Phil Dawson 38 field goal
2Q: 10:11 MIN - Phil Dawson 33 field goal
2Q: 04:00 MIN - Terry Glenn 8 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 00:44 IND - Lin Elliott 44 field goal
3Q: 00:50 MIN - Brian Griese 3 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 11:30 IND - Roosevelt Potts 1 pass from Stan Humphries (Stan Humphries pass to Carlester Crumpler for conversion)
4Q: 11:23 IND - Scott Shields 16 interception return (Lin Elliott extra point)
4Q: 02:19 MIN - Fred Taylor 8 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 00:48 IND - Rod Smith 9 pass from Stan Humphries (Tyrus Goodwin run for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:54 MIN - Fred Taylor 3 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
1Q: 03:56 MIN - Phil Dawson 38 field goal
2Q: 10:11 MIN - Phil Dawson 33 field goal
2Q: 04:00 MIN - Terry Glenn 8 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 00:44 IND - Lin Elliott 44 field goal
3Q: 00:50 MIN - Brian Griese 3 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 11:30 IND - Roosevelt Potts 1 pass from Stan Humphries (Stan Humphries pass to Carlester Crumpler for conversion)
4Q: 11:23 IND - Scott Shields 16 interception return (Lin Elliott extra point)
4Q: 02:19 MIN - Fred Taylor 8 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 00:48 IND - Rod Smith 9 pass from Stan Humphries (Tyrus Goodwin run for conversion failed)

Team Statistics MIN IND
Record 2-0 1-1
First Downs 24 17
- by Rushing 9 3
- by Passing 13 14
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 391 375
- Offensive Plays 67 61
- Yards per Play 5.84 6.15
Net Rushing Yards 189 84
- Rushing Attempts 41 14
- Yards per Rush 4.61 6.00
Net Passing Yards 202 291
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 21 - 1 44 - 28 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 219 314
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/17 3/23
- Yards per Pass Play 7.77 6.19
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 1/15 7/45
Punt Returns/Yards 3/37 3/23
Kick Returns/Yards 1/36 4/100
Interception Ret./Yards 3/19 1/16
2pt Conversions 0/0 2/1
Red Zone Visits 6 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 26
Time of Possession 34:15 25:45

Team Statistics	MIN	IND
Record	2-0	1-1
First Downs	24	17
- by Rushing	9	3
- by Passing	13	14
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	391	375
- Offensive Plays	67	61
- Yards per Play	5.84	6.15
Net Rushing Yards	189	84
- Rushing Attempts	41	14
- Yards per Rush	4.61	6.00
Net Passing Yards	202	291
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 21 - 1	44 - 28 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	219	314
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/17	3/23
- Yards per Pass Play	7.77	6.19
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	1/15	7/45
Punt Returns/Yards	3/37	3/23
Kick Returns/Yards	1/36	4/100
Interception Ret./Yards	3/19	1/16
2pt Conversions	0/0	2/1
Red Zone Visits	6	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 26
Time of Possession	34:15	25:45

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:15	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
1	8:42	4:51	OWN 33	9	46	Field Goal
1	1:45	1:42	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
2	13:35	3:29	OPP 49	8	33	Field Goal
2	5:46	1:56	OWN 30	4	70	Touchdown
2	0:36	0:36	OWN 42	2	17	Missed FG
3	12:20	1:33	OWN 14	3	1	Punt
3	9:29	1:31	OWN 16	3	3	Punt
3	6:45	2:47	OWN 20	5	38	Punt
3	2:56	2:14	OPP 23	5	23	Touchdown
4	11:23	0:10	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
4	11:13	3:20	OWN 20	6	4	Punt
4	6:52	4:39	OWN 47	7	53	Touchdown
4	0:38	0:38	OWN 20	4	21	Game

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:45	3:03	OWN 20	6	47	Downs
1	3:51	2:06	OWN 35	3	-2	Punt
1	0:03	1:28	OWN 5	3	9	Punt
2	10:06	4:20	OWN 20	9	40	Interception
2	3:50	3:14	OWN 22	9	51	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:40	OWN 20	6	37	Interception
3	10:47	1:18	OWN 35	3	-1	Punt
3	7:58	1:13	OPP 46	3	6	Punt
3	3:58	1:02	OWN 20	3	8	Interception
3	0:42	4:19	OWN 35	8	65	Touchdown
4	7:53	1:01	OWN 28	3	5	Punt
4	2:13	1:35	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown

Game MVP: James Darling, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Fred Taylor	27	126	4.67	54	2	2
Spencer George	7	31	4.43	13	1	0
Brian Griese	7	32	4.57	13	1	1

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
James Stewart	14	84	6.00	12	4	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Griese	24	21	219	2/17	1	36	1	101.2

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Stan Humphries	44	28	314	3/23	2	43	3	71.6

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Charles Johnson	6	6	95	15.83	35	36	0
WR Terry Glenn	5	5	54	10.80	28	26	1
TE Ken Dilger	4	5	28	7.00	0	11	0
WR O.J. McDuffie	2	2	21	10.50	2	13	0
RB Fred Taylor	2	3	21	10.50	17	14	0
FB Pete Russell	1	1	4	4.00	4	4	0
FB George Irwin	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
TE Anthony Becht	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rod Smith	9	15	160	17.78	41	43	1
RB James Stewart	7	8	64	9.14	48	26	0
WR Matthew McConaughey	4	9	44	11.00	6	33	0
TE Carlester Crumpler	4	4	31	7.75	9	20	0
FB Roosevelt Potts	3	3	10	3.33	3	5	1
WR Wade Word	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Silas Armenta	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB James Darling	2	9	4.50	0
CB Artrell Hawkins	1	10	10.00	0

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Scott Shields	1	16	16.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
James Darling	0	0	1	0

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Stan Humphries	1	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Berger	5	258	51.6	43.0	68	1

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Don Silvestri	5	224	44.8	33.4	57	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Dawson	2/3	0/1	0/1	38	4/4

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lin Elliott	1/1	1/1	0/0	44	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
MarTay Jenkins	3	37	12.3	0

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wade Word	3	23	7.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
MarTay Jenkins	1	36	36.0	0

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tyrus Goodwin	3	85	28.3	0
Na Brown	1	15	15.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Paul Miranda	7	1	0.0	14	47
ILB James Darling	6	1	1.0	11	37
CB Artrell Hawkins	6	0	0.0	13	43
S John Lynch	4	1	0.0	14	47
DE Courtney Brown	3	0	1.0	14	39
CB Eric Warfield	3	2	0.0	13	43
OLB Jay Foreman	2	0	1.0	14	47
S Devin Bush	2	1	0.0	4	14
CB Walt Harris	2	0	0.0	14	45
DE Donte Rocco	2	0	0.0	6	11
OLB Henri Crockett	1	4	0.0	8	38
DT Dan Wilkinson	1	1	0.0	10	30
ILB Tracy Simien	1	0	0.0	1	6
ILB Kailey Wong	1	0	0.0	6	9
DT Cletidus Hunt	1	0	0.0	4	17

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Curly Washburn	10	3	0.0	40	26
DT Ted Washington	6	1	1.0	25	14
OLB Sam Cowart	6	2	0.0	35	21
DE Troy Barnett	5	3	0.0	35	18
S Deon Grant	5	2	0.0	34	23
DE Jamal Duff	4	0	1.0	32	23
S Scott Shields	3	3	0.0	37	26
S Floyd Fields	3	1	0.0	11	6
ILB Patrise Alexander	3	0	0.0	12	7
DT Chad Eaton	3	0	0.0	24	12
CB Ronde Barber	3	0	0.0	41	25
CB Marcus Wimberly	2	2	0.0	39	24
OLB Ed McDaniel	2	0	0.0	20	9
DT Ellis Johnson	2	0	0.0	22	14
DT Jeff Marriott	2	0	0.0	11	7
WR Wade Word	1	0	---	---	---
WR Rod Smith	1	0	---	---	---
WR Silas Armenta	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jay Foreman	1.0	0	0	1	47
ILB James Darling	1.0	0	0	0	37
DE Courtney Brown	1.0	0	0	0	39
DE Mike Rucker	0.0	2	0	0	44
OLB Henri Crockett	0.0	0	1	2	38
DT Dan Wilkinson	0.0	0	1	0	30
DT Cletidus Hunt	0.0	0	1	0	17

Indianapolis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Ted Washington	1.0	0	0	0	14
DE Jamal Duff	1.0	0	0	0	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Artrell Hawkins	6	2	1	43
S Paul Miranda	5	0	0	47
S John Lynch	4	1	0	47
ILB James Darling	4	0	2	37
CB Walt Harris	3	0	0	45
CB Eric Warfield	2	0	0	43
OLB Jay Foreman	1	1	0	47
ILB Tracy Simien	1	0	0	6
ILB Kailey Wong	1	0	0	9
DT Cletidus Hunt	1	0	0	17
OLB Henri Crockett	0	2	0	38

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Deon Grant	4	0	0	23
ILB Curly Washburn	3	0	0	26
DE Troy Barnett	3	0	0	18
CB Ronde Barber	3	0	0	25
OLB Sam Cowart	3	0	0	21
ILB Patrise Alexander	2	0	0	7
CB Marcus Wimberly	1	2	0	24
S Scott Shields	1	0	1	26
OLB Ed McDaniel	1	0	0	9

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Dishman	4	9	1	41	0	26
Cory Raymer	4	7	0	41	0	26
Anthony Redmon	2	5	0	41	2	26
George Irwin	1	5	0	31	0	13
Antone Davis	0	5	0	41	0	26
Tony Boselli	0	3	0	41	0	26
Ken Dilger	0	1	0	32	0	22

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Steve Everett	2	4	1	14	0	47
Roosevelt Potts	1	3	0	7	0	26
Abner Wilson	1	2	0	14	1	47
Brad Hopkins	1	2	0	14	0	47
Flozell Adkins	0	2	0	14	1	47
O.J. Santiago	0	1	0	3	0	20
Norm Fowler	0	0	0	14	1	47

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Jalen Blanchard	2	17
Spencer George	1	25
Ken Dilger	1	17
Paul Miranda	1	13
James Palmer	1	8
James Darling	1	8

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Terrell Davis	1	18
Tyrus Goodwin	1	17
Abner Wilson	1	6
Fred Lamson	1	6

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Anthony Redmon	41	26	---	---	8	75
Paul Miranda	---	---	14	47	13	74
Ken Dilger	32	22	---	---	17	71
Antone Davis	41	26	---	---	---	67
Charles Johnson	37	25	---	---	5	67
Tony Boselli	41	26	---	---	---	67
Cory Raymer	41	26	---	---	---	67
Chris Dishman	41	26	---	---	---	67
Brian Griese	41	26	---	---	---	67
Eric Warfield	---	---	13	43	11	67
Terry Glenn	39	25	---	---	---	64
John Lynch	---	---	14	47	1	62
Jay Foreman	---	---	14	47	1	62
Walt Harris	---	---	14	45	1	60
Mike Rucker	---	---	8	44	7	59
Artrell Hawkins	---	---	13	43	1	57
James Darling	---	---	11	37	8	56
Courtney Brown	---	---	14	39	1	54
Fred Taylor	34	18	---	---	---	52
Henri Crockett	---	---	8	38	---	46
George Irwin	31	13	---	---	1	45
Dan Wilkinson	---	---	10	30	---	40
Spencer George	7	8	---	---	25	40
Devin Bush	---	---	4	14	17	35
Kailey Wong	---	---	6	9	18	33
O.J. McDuffie	11	9	---	---	9	29
Anthony Becht	8	4	---	---	15	27
Cletidus Hunt	---	---	4	17	1	22
MarTay Jenkins	0	0	---	---	20	20
Pete Russell	5	6	---	---	7	18
Donte Rocco	---	---	6	11	---	17
Jalen Blanchard	---	---	0	0	17	17
Qadry Ismail	1	0	---	---	13	14
Phil Dawson	0	0	---	---	10	10
James Palmer	0	0	---	---	8	8
Erik Baerg	0	0	---	---	8	8
Kris Farris	0	0	---	---	8	8
Troy Diminnie	0	0	---	---	8	8
Tracy Simien	---	---	1	6	---	7
Antone Vinatieri	0	0	---	---	5	5
Mitch Berger	0	0	---	---	5	5
Wyatt Ashworth	---	---	0	0	5	5
Delbert Cowsette	---	---	0	0	5	5
Jeremy Staat	---	---	0	0	4	4
Hayden Woodson	0	0	---	---	3	3
Justics Main	0	0	---	---	---	0

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Marcus Wimberly	---	---	39	24	13	76
Rod Smith	13	46	---	---	12	71
Curly Washburn	---	---	40	26	4	70
Ronde Barber	---	---	41	25	3	69
Abner Wilson	14	47	---	---	6	67
Scott Shields	---	---	37	26	4	67
Deon Grant	---	---	34	23	5	62
Stan Humphries	14	47	---	---	---	61
Steve Everett	14	47	---	---	---	61
Flozell Adkins	14	47	---	---	---	61
Norm Fowler	14	47	---	---	---	61
Brad Hopkins	14	47	---	---	---	61
Sam Cowart	---	---	35	21	3	59
Jamal Duff	---	---	32	23	2	57
Troy Barnett	---	---	35	18	3	56
James Stewart	14	42	---	---	---	56
Carlester Crumpler	11	25	---	---	17	53
Roosevelt Potts	7	26	---	---	17	50
Matthew McConaughey	11	34	---	---	5	50
Ted Washington	---	---	25	14	6	45
Patrise Alexander	---	---	12	7	20	39
Chad Eaton	---	---	24	12	2	38
Ellis Johnson	---	---	22	14	1	37
Wade Word	5	13	---	---	17	35
Ed McDaniel	---	---	20	9	2	31
Chris Allerman	---	---	14	13	3	30
O.J. Santiago	3	20	---	---	6	29
Randy Fuller	---	---	2	3	22	27
Terrell Davis	3	5	---	---	18	26
Silas Armenta	3	19	---	---	---	22
Tyrus Goodwin	0	4	---	---	17	21
Jeff Marriott	---	---	11	7	2	20
Floyd Fields	---	---	11	6	2	19
Tracy Scroggins	---	---	9	3	6	18
Anthony Mitchell	---	---	1	2	12	15
John Engleberger	---	---	6	8	1	15
Na Brown	0	1	---	---	12	13
James Farrior	---	---	1	2	7	10
Lin Elliott	0	0	---	---	6	6
Fred Lamson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Aiden Laster	0	0	---	---	6	6
Calvin Collins	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mike Goff	0	0	---	---	6	6
Don Silvestri	0	0	---	---	5	5
Charlie Ward	0	0	---	---	1	1
Nick Mundy	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	25	5.0
Middle	32	153	4.8
Right	3	12	4.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	14	7.0
Middle	9	51	5.7
Right	3	19	6.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

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

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Stan Humphries	44	28	6	1	1	6	3	3	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	58	7.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	7	65	8.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	6	60	10.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	36	18.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	8	50	6.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	80	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	108	9.8
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	76	9.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Charles Johnson	6	6	95	1	25
TE Ken Dilger	5	4	28	0	22
WR Terry Glenn	5	5	54	1	25
RB Fred Taylor	3	2	21	0	18
WR O.J. McDuffie	2	2	21	0	9
FB Pete Russell	1	1	4	0	6
FB George Irwin	1	1	-4	0	13
TE Anthony Becht	1	0	0	0	4

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rod Smith	15	9	1	160	3	46
WR Matthew McConaughey	9	4	0	44	1	34
RB James Stewart	8	7	0	64	1	42
TE Carlester Crumpler	4	4	0	31	1	25
FB Roosevelt Potts	3	3	0	10	0	26
WR Silas Armenta	3	0	0	0	0	19
WR Wade Word	2	1	0	5	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Fred Taylor	10	22	2.20	4.67
Brian Griese	3	10	3.33	4.57
Spencer George	1	4	4.00	4.43

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Griese	4	4	22	5.50	9.13

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Stan Humphries	6	5	27	4.50	7.14

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Ken Dilger	1	1	11	11.00	5.60
WR Terry Glenn	1	1	8	8.00	10.80
FB George Irwin	1	1	-4	-4.00	-4.00
RB Fred Taylor	1	1	7	7.00	7.00

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB James Stewart	3	2	15	5.00	8.00
FB Roosevelt Potts	1	1	1	1.00	3.33
TE Carlester Crumpler	1	1	2	2.00	7.75
WR Rod Smith	1	1	9	9.00	10.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Brian Griese	3	1
Fred Taylor	3	2
Spencer George	1	1

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
James Stewart	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Griese	7	6	3

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Stan Humphries	11	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Ken Dilger	2	2	1
WR Terry Glenn	2	2	1
RB Fred Taylor	2	1	1
WR Charles Johnson	1	1	0

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rod Smith	4	1	1
WR Matthew McConaughey	3	0	0
RB James Stewart	2	2	2
TE Carlester Crumpler	1	1	1
WR Wade Word	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)