Week 17, 2000

played in Detroit, MI

35 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	7	14	10	3	-	34
Detroit Lions	7	3	3	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:12 DET - James McKnight 11 pass from Bill Musgrave (Teddy Garcia extra point)
1Q: 01:45 MIN - Fred Taylor 20 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 06:18 MIN - Ken Dilger 12 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 00:34 MIN - Terry Glenn 1 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 00:06 DET - Teddy Garcia 45 field goal
3Q: 09:43 MIN - Phil Dawson 48 field goal
3Q: 09:26 MIN - Terry Glenn 22 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 04:58 DET - Teddy Garcia 43 field goal
4Q: 02:34 MIN - Phil Dawson 31 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:12 DET - James McKnight 11 pass from Bill Musgrave (Teddy Garcia extra point)
1Q: 01:45 MIN - Fred Taylor 20 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 06:18 MIN - Ken Dilger 12 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 00:34 MIN - Terry Glenn 1 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 00:06 DET - Teddy Garcia 45 field goal
3Q: 09:43 MIN - Phil Dawson 48 field goal
3Q: 09:26 MIN - Terry Glenn 22 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 04:58 DET - Teddy Garcia 43 field goal
4Q: 02:34 MIN - Phil Dawson 31 field goal

Team Statistics MIN DET
Record 16-0 7-9
First Downs 21 18
- by Rushing 9 0
- by Passing 10 18
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 311 346
- Offensive Plays 64 56
- Yards per Play 4.86 6.18
Net Rushing Yards 176 24
- Rushing Attempts 43 12
- Yards per Rush 4.09 2.00
Net Passing Yards 135 322
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 21 - 20 - 0 41 - 24 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 135 341
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/19
- Yards per Pass Play 6.43 7.32
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 11/17 4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 3/25 7/41
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/15
Kick Returns/Yards 3/79 3/76
Interception Ret./Yards 2/25 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 25
Time of Possession 36:49 23:11

Team Statistics	MIN	DET
Record	16-0	7-9
First Downs	21	18
- by Rushing	9	0
- by Passing	10	18
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	311	346
- Offensive Plays	64	56
- Yards per Play	4.86	6.18
Net Rushing Yards	176	24
- Rushing Attempts	43	12
- Yards per Rush	4.09	2.00
Net Passing Yards	135	322
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	21 - 20 - 0	41 - 24 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	135	341
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/19
- Yards per Pass Play	6.43	7.32
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	11/17	4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	3/25	7/41
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/15
Kick Returns/Yards	3/79	3/76
Interception Ret./Yards	2/25	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 25
Time of Possession	36:49	23:11

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:44	2:17	OWN 16	3	6	Punt
1	7:03	5:30	OWN 36	9	64	Touchdown
2	13:25	7:18	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
2	4:56	4:30	OPP 32	9	32	Touchdown
3	15:00	5:24	OWN 26	8	43	Field Goal
3	9:26	0:12	OPP 22	1	22	Touchdown
3	4:53	5:00	OWN 24	9	33	Punt
4	12:47	1:41	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	9:45	1:35	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	6:36	4:10	OPP 28	6	14	Field Goal

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:16	OWN 6	5	30	Punt
1	9:27	2:24	OWN 45	5	55	Touchdown
1	1:33	3:08	OWN 36	5	28	Punt
2	6:07	1:11	OWN 20	4	7	Interception
2	0:26	0:26	OWN 40	1	32	Field Goal
3	9:36	0:10	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
3	9:14	4:21	OWN 20	10	54	Field Goal
4	14:53	2:06	OWN 20	4	24	Punt
4	11:06	1:21	OWN 40	4	23	Punt
4	8:10	1:34	OWN 14	7	14	Downs
4	2:26	2:26	OWN 23	10	69	Game

Game MVP: Brian Griese, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Fred Taylor	34	115	3.38	20	4	1
Brian Griese	5	45	9.00	12	2	0
Miles Walker	4	16	4.00	8	0	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Sedrick Shaw	5	9	1.80	4
Damian Holleran	5	16	3.20	6
Jeff Thomason	1	-1	-1.00	-1
Nigea Carter	1	0	0.00	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Griese	21	20	135	0/0	3	24	0	133.0

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Musgrave	40	24	341	3/19	1	32	2	75.1
Charlie Batch	1	0	0	0/0	0	0	0	39.6

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Ken Dilger	6	6	57	9.50	21	24	1
WR Terry Glenn	6	6	56	9.33	17	22	2
RB Fred Taylor	4	4	-4	-1.00	0	4	0
WR Charles Johnson	2	3	16	8.00	4	9	0
WR MarTay Jenkins	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
FB Cole Okonlawon	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Michael Jackson	6	11	105	17.50	35	32	0
WR Nigea Carter	6	11	103	17.17	34	32	0
WR Eddie Kennison	5	12	48	9.60	12	19	0
TE Calvin Bowzer	4	4	42	10.50	3	16	0
WR James McKnight	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	1
RB Sedrick Shaw	1	1	14	14.00	0	14	0
RB Damian Holleran	1	1	18	18.00	19	18	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S John Lynch	1	15	15.00	0
CB Artrell Hawkins	1	10	10.00	0

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Brian Griese	1	0	0	0
Antone Davis	0	1	0	0

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Danny Clark	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Berger	4	193	48.3	39.5	64	1

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chris Gardocki	4	177	44.3	29.3	56	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Dawson	2/2	1/1	0/0	48	4/4

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Teddy Garcia	2/2	2/2	0/0	45	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eddie Kennison	1	15	15.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
MarTay Jenkins	2	53	26.5	0
Qadry Ismail	1	26	26.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Bartee	3	76	25.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Henri Crockett	6	0	1.0	9	30
S Devin Bush	6	2	0.0	12	44
ILB Tracy Simien	5	2	0.0	12	31
ILB James Darling	5	0	0.0	12	44
CB Eric Warfield	3	1	0.0	8	42
CB Roy Koehn	3	0	0.0	1	18
DT Dan Wilkinson	2	1	1.0	8	27
S John Lynch	2	2	0.0	12	44
CB Artrell Hawkins	2	1	0.0	10	39
DE Mike Rucker	1	0	1.0	6	13
CB Walt Harris	1	1	0.0	12	44
OLB Jay Foreman	1	1	0.0	5	2
DE Courtney Brown	1	1	0.0	10	31
DT Cletidus Hunt	0	1	0.0	4	17

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kivuusama Mays	12	4	0.0	39	20
OLB Peter Boulware	8	0	0.0	32	15
S Omar Stoutmire	6	5	0.0	38	20
CB Denard Walker	5	2	0.0	40	19
CB William Bartee	4	1	0.0	41	21
S Roman Conway	4	0	0.0	36	16
DT Tony Dreschsler	3	2	0.0	29	15
CB Deion Sanders	3	1	0.0	20	13
DE Patrick Kerney	3	1	0.0	30	18
DT Michael Dean Perry	3	0	0.0	9	6
OLB Bryan Cox	2	1	0.0	22	10
DT Brenston Buckner	2	1	0.0	15	1
WR Nigea Carter	2	0	---	---	---
DT Mike Collins	1	3	0.0	34	13
DT Corey Simon	1	1	0.0	14	6
DE Joel Smeenge	1	0	0.0	28	20
OLB Danny Clark	1	0	0.0	12	3
DE Grant Wistrom	0	2	0.0	13	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Henri Crockett	1.0	1	0	3	30
DT Dan Wilkinson	1.0	0	0	0	27
DE Mike Rucker	1.0	0	0	0	13
DE Courtney Brown	0.0	0	3	0	31
OLB Junior Suliven	0.0	0	1	0	14

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Henri Crockett	5	0	0	30
S Devin Bush	4	1	0	44
ILB James Darling	3	0	0	44
CB Eric Warfield	3	0	0	42
CB Roy Koehn	2	2	0	18
CB Artrell Hawkins	2	1	1	39
CB Walt Harris	2	1	0	44
S John Lynch	1	0	1	44
ILB Tracy Simien	1	0	0	31
DE Courtney Brown	1	0	0	31

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB William Bartee	5	1	21
OLB Peter Boulware	4	0	15
ILB Kivuusama Mays	4	0	20
CB Deion Sanders	3	0	13
CB Denard Walker	2	0	19
S Roman Conway	1	0	16
DE Patrick Kerney	1	0	18

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Tony Boselli	4	10	43	21
Chris Dishman	3	6	43	21
Antone Davis	1	4	43	21
Pete Russell	1	3	23	13
Erik Baerg	1	3	43	21
Cory Raymer	0	12	43	21

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tony Mayberry	1	5	12	1	39
J.P. Machado	0	4	12	0	36
Kirk Scrafford	0	2	12	1	44
Nathan Parks	0	1	12	0	43
Mike Rosenthal	0	0	12	1	35

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Kailey Wong	2	14
Aaron Hayden	1	20
Junior Suliven	1	11

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Damian Holleran	2	7
Travis Walker	1	9

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Antone Davis	43	21	---	---	6	70
Erik Baerg	43	21	---	---	6	70
Eric Warfield	---	---	8	42	19	69
Ken Dilger	39	18	---	---	11	68
Charles Johnson	39	18	---	---	8	65
Tony Boselli	43	21	---	---	---	64
Cory Raymer	43	21	---	---	---	64
Terry Glenn	43	21	---	---	---	64
Chris Dishman	43	21	---	---	---	64
Brian Griese	43	21	---	---	---	64
John Lynch	---	---	12	44	3	59
Walt Harris	---	---	12	44	3	59
Devin Bush	---	---	12	44	2	58
James Darling	---	---	12	44	2	58
Fred Taylor	39	18	---	---	---	57
Donte Rocco	---	---	8	44	2	54
Tracy Simien	---	---	12	31	8	51
Artrell Hawkins	---	---	10	39	2	51
Courtney Brown	---	---	10	31	3	44
Pete Russell	23	13	---	---	4	40
Henri Crockett	---	---	9	30	1	40
Dan Wilkinson	---	---	8	27	1	36
Qadry Ismail	16	8	---	---	11	35
Roy Koehn	---	---	1	18	15	34
Junior Suliven	---	---	3	14	11	28
Mike Rucker	---	---	6	13	7	26
Anthony Becht	8	3	---	---	15	26
Cletidus Hunt	---	---	4	17	1	22
Aaron Hayden	0	0	---	---	20	20
MarTay Jenkins	1	1	---	---	14	16
Kailey Wong	---	---	0	0	14	14
Spencer George	0	0	---	---	11	11
Phil Dawson	0	0	---	---	9	9
Antone Vinatieri	1	0	---	---	7	8
Miles Walker	4	3	---	---	---	7
Jay Foreman	---	---	5	2	---	7
James Palmer	0	0	---	---	6	6
Chester Hallen	0	0	---	---	6	6
Cole Okonlawon	2	2	---	---	2	6
Troy Diminnie	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mitch Berger	0	0	---	---	4	4
Hayden Woodson	0	0	---	---	2	2
Justics Main	0	0	---	---	---	0
Cornelius McCreery	0	0	---	---	---	0
Sheldon Jackson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Delbert Cowsette	---	---	0	0	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
William Bartee	---	---	41	21	9	71
Omar Stoutmire	---	---	38	20	6	64
Eddie Kennison	10	39	---	---	14	63
Denard Walker	---	---	40	19	2	61
Kivuusama Mays	---	---	39	20	2	61
Deion Sanders	---	---	20	13	24	57
Sedrick Shaw	5	32	---	---	20	57
Kirk Scrafford	12	44	---	---	---	56
Bill Musgrave	12	43	---	---	---	55
Nathan Parks	12	43	---	---	---	55
Roman Conway	---	---	36	16	1	53
Mike Rosenthal	12	35	---	---	6	53
Calvin Bowzer	11	27	---	---	14	52
Tony Mayberry	12	39	---	---	---	51
Joel Smeenge	---	---	28	20	2	50
Patrick Kerney	---	---	30	18	2	50
Mike Collins	---	---	34	13	2	49
Peter Boulware	---	---	32	15	2	49
Nigea Carter	12	32	---	---	4	48
J.P. Machado	12	36	---	---	---	48
Tony Dreschsler	---	---	29	15	2	46
Michael Jackson	5	30	---	---	1	36
James McKnight	1	20	---	---	12	33
Bryan Cox	---	---	22	10	---	32
Jamel Williams	---	---	9	8	11	28
Damian Holleran	7	13	---	---	7	27
Jeff Thomason	9	10	---	---	7	26
Travis Walker	0	17	---	---	9	26
Danny Clark	---	---	12	3	11	26
Corey Simon	---	---	14	6	2	22
Brenston Buckner	---	---	15	1	4	20
Grant Wistrom	---	---	13	3	4	20
Clifford Ivory	---	---	6	2	10	18
Antonio Wilson	---	---	6	2	10	18
Michael Dean Perry	---	---	9	6	2	17
Hector Mathis	0	10	---	---	6	16
Richmond Webb	0	8	---	---	6	14
Greg Huntington	0	5	---	---	6	11
Brian Johnston	0	0	---	---	6	6
Chris Gardocki	0	0	---	---	6	6
Teddy Garcia	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jay Riemersma	0	0	---	---	5	5
Charlie Batch	0	1	---	---	---	1
Johnny Utah	0	0	---	---	---	0
Craig Whelihan	0	0	---	---	---	0
Simeon Rice	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	49	3.8
Middle	24	117	4.9
Right	6	10	1.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	10	3.3
Middle	5	11	2.2
Right	4	3	0.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

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

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Musgrave	40	24	3	3	2	4	4	3	2
Charlie Batch	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	20	2.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	7	44	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	6	71	10.1
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	45	15.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	91	9.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	23	13	173	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	32	6.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Ken Dilger	6	6	57	1	18
WR Terry Glenn	6	6	56	1	21
RB Fred Taylor	4	4	-4	0	18
WR Charles Johnson	3	2	16	0	18
WR MarTay Jenkins	1	1	11	0	1
FB Cole Okonlawon	1	1	-1	0	2

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eddie Kennison	12	5	0	48	0	39
WR Michael Jackson	11	6	1	105	1	30
WR Nigea Carter	11	6	1	103	2	32
TE Calvin Bowzer	4	4	0	42	0	27
WR James McKnight	1	1	0	11	0	20
RB Sedrick Shaw	1	1	0	14	0	32
RB Damian Holleran	1	1	0	18	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Fred Taylor	8	28	3.50	3.38
Brian Griese	1	12	12.00	9.00

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sedrick Shaw	1	4	4.00	1.80

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Griese	5	5	18	3.60	6.43

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bill Musgrave	3	1	11	3.67	8.53
Charlie Batch	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Ken Dilger	2	2	12	6.00	9.50
WR Terry Glenn	2	2	7	3.50	9.33
FB Cole Okonlawon	1	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Eddie Kennison	2	0	0	0.00	4.00
WR James McKnight	1	1	11	11.00	11.00
WR Nigea Carter	1	0	0	0.00	9.36

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Fred Taylor	6	4
Brian Griese	1	1

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Sedrick Shaw	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Griese	10	9	6

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Musgrave	7	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Ken Dilger	3	3	2
WR Terry Glenn	3	3	2
WR Charles Johnson	2	1	1
RB Fred Taylor	2	2	1

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Michael Jackson	3	2	2
WR Nigea Carter	3	1	1
WR Eddie Kennison	1	1	1

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)