Week 7, 2001

played in Dallas, TX

47 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	14	0	7	3	-	24
Dallas Cowboys	0	6	7	3	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:12 MIN - O.J. McDuffie 48 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
1Q: 02:59 MIN - Fred Taylor 10 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 07:47 DAL - Matt Stover 47 field goal
2Q: 00:03 DAL - Matt Stover 36 field goal
3Q: 08:20 DAL - Ike Hilliard 12 pass from Ralph Story (Matt Stover extra point)
3Q: 04:07 MIN - Darnerien McCants 24 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 08:48 DAL - Matt Stover 41 field goal
4Q: 02:08 MIN - Phil Dawson 39 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:12 MIN - O.J. McDuffie 48 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
1Q: 02:59 MIN - Fred Taylor 10 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 07:47 DAL - Matt Stover 47 field goal
2Q: 00:03 DAL - Matt Stover 36 field goal
3Q: 08:20 DAL - Ike Hilliard 12 pass from Ralph Story (Matt Stover extra point)
3Q: 04:07 MIN - Darnerien McCants 24 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 08:48 DAL - Matt Stover 41 field goal
4Q: 02:08 MIN - Phil Dawson 39 field goal

Team Statistics MIN DAL
Record 6-0 2-5
First Downs 17 21
- by Rushing 6 5
- by Passing 11 13
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 421 346
- Offensive Plays 54 73
- Yards per Play 7.80 4.74
Net Rushing Yards 161 75
- Rushing Attempts 33 27
- Yards per Rush 4.88 2.78
Net Passing Yards 260 271
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 20 - 15 - 0 44 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 263 279
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/3 2/8
- Yards per Pass Play 12.38 5.89
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/11 8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.0 8.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 9/72 6/40
Punt Returns/Yards 3/23 3/4
Kick Returns/Yards 2/48 3/54
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 23
Time of Possession 30:11 29:49

Team Statistics	MIN	DAL
Record	6-0	2-5
First Downs	17	21
- by Rushing	6	5
- by Passing	11	13
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	421	346
- Offensive Plays	54	73
- Yards per Play	7.80	4.74
Net Rushing Yards	161	75
- Rushing Attempts	33	27
- Yards per Rush	4.88	2.78
Net Passing Yards	260	271
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	20 - 15 - 0	44 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	263	279
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/3	2/8
- Yards per Pass Play	12.38	5.89
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/11	8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.0	8.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	9/72	6/40
Punt Returns/Yards	3/23	3/4
Kick Returns/Yards	2/48	3/54
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 23
Time of Possession	30:11	29:49

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:03	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
1	7:39	4:48	OWN 21	10	79	Touchdown
2	13:58	3:32	OWN 18	7	43	Missed FG
2	7:40	1:49	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	4:19	2:25	OWN 22	4	31	Punt
3	8:14	4:21	OWN 28	7	72	Touchdown
3	0:45	3:08	OWN 7	6	43	Punt
4	8:40	1:43	OWN 28	3	3	Punt
4	6:16	4:13	OWN 41	7	37	Field Goal

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:57	4:18	OWN 14	6	19	Punt
1	2:51	3:53	OWN 20	8	40	Punt
2	10:26	2:46	OWN 46	6	24	Field Goal
2	5:51	1:32	OWN 31	5	47	Fumble
2	1:54	1:54	OWN 20	6	61	Field Goal
3	15:00	6:46	OWN 29	13	71	Touchdown
3	3:53	3:08	OWN 33	5	16	Punt
4	12:37	3:57	OWN 3	12	73	Field Goal
4	6:57	0:41	OWN 18	3	-4	Punt
4	2:03	2:03	OWN 20	11	1	Downs

Game MVP: Brian Griese, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Fred Taylor	22	116	5.27	24	6	1
George Layne	6	14	2.33	5	0	0
Brian Griese	5	31	6.20	13	1	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Duece McAllister	20	70	3.50	11	2
Napoleon Kaufman	6	-2	-0.33	9	0
Ralph Story	1	7	7.00	7	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Griese	20	15	263	1/3	2	48	0	150.0

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ralph Story	44	28	279	2/8	1	35	0	89.1

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Darnerien McCants	6	7	87	14.50	36	38	1
WR Terry Glenn	3	5	61	20.33	42	27	0
RB Fred Taylor	3	5	44	14.67	39	24	0
WR O.J. McDuffie	2	2	50	25.00	16	48	1
RB George Layne	1	1	21	21.00	15	21	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ike Hilliard	7	15	102	14.57	28	35	1
WR Tai Streets	7	8	56	8.00	8	23	0
WR Justin Armour	5	7	55	11.00	32	33	0
TE Rickey Dudley	3	4	22	7.33	1	14	0
WR Sebastian Fannin	3	6	27	9.00	3	14	0
RB Duece McAllister	2	2	19	9.50	3	15	0
RB Napoleon Kaufman	1	1	-2	-2.00	0	-2	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
O.J. McDuffie	1	0	0
John Lynch	0	1	1
Darnerien McCants	0	1	0
Kailey Wong	0	0	1

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Scott Cater	1	0	0
Ike Hilliard	1	0	0
Blaine Bishop	0	1	0
Tomur Barnes	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Berger	4	195	48.8	42.8	51	1

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Leo Araguz	4	180	45.0	39.3	56	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Dawson	1/2	0/1	0/1	39	3/3

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Stover	3/3	2/2	0/0	47	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
O.J. McDuffie	2	20	10.0	0
MarTay Jenkins	1	3	3.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Scott Cater	3	4	1.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jay Graham	2	48	24.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Scott Cater	3	54	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB James Darling	10	1	0.0	26	26
OLB Jay Foreman	7	4	0.0	26	45
CB Walt Harris	7	1	0.0	27	45
CB Artrell Hawkins	7	0	0.0	25	44
OLB Henri Crockett	3	1	0.0	21	32
CB Eric Warfield	3	1	0.0	18	37
S John Lynch	3	0	0.0	27	46
DT Dan Wilkinson	2	1	1.0	21	31
DE Mike Rucker	2	1	1.0	24	33
S Paul Miranda	2	3	0.0	27	46
DE Courtney Brown	2	1	0.0	20	32
DE Jeremy Staat	2	0	0.0	5	11
S Brock Williams	2	0	0.0	4	21
ILB Kailey Wong	1	0	0.0	8	6
DT Cletidus Hunt	1	0	0.0	6	15
S Tony Driver	1	0	0.0	0	4
OLB Junior Suliven	0	1	0.0	6	15

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Blaine Bishop	9	1	0.0	32	18
ILB Nate Thornton	6	2	0.0	31	20
S Arturo Freeman	5	1	0.0	32	20
ILB Paris Lenon	4	1	0.0	14	6
OLB Eddie Robinson	3	2	1.0	27	17
DE Shawn Sawyda	3	1	0.0	26	12
DE Leonard Little	3	1	0.0	21	14
CB Jeremetrius Butler	3	1	0.0	27	18
CB Butler By'not'e	2	0	0.0	8	4
ILB Mark Simoneau	2	0	0.0	7	2
CB Lance Brown	1	1	0.0	28	19
DT Lional Dalton	1	1	0.0	18	9
CB Otis Smith	1	0	0.0	21	17
DT Noland Rosenbach	1	0	0.0	15	12
DT Tim Bowens	1	0	0.0	12	7
OLB Nate Wayne	1	0	0.0	3	1
OLB Jeff Posey	0	1	0.0	7	5
OLB Morlon Greenwood	0	1	0.0	25	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Dan Wilkinson	1.0	2	2	31
DE Mike Rucker	1.0	1	1	33
DE Courtney Brown	0.0	1	0	32
OLB Henri Crockett	0.0	0	2	32
OLB Jay Foreman	0.0	0	1	45

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Eddie Robinson	1.0	0	0	0	17
DE Steve Lattimer	0.0	0	1	0	9

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Walt Harris	7	0	45
CB Artrell Hawkins	5	3	44
OLB Jay Foreman	4	2	45
ILB James Darling	3	1	26
S John Lynch	3	0	46
CB Eric Warfield	2	0	37
DT Dan Wilkinson	1	0	31
S Paul Miranda	1	0	46
S Brock Williams	1	0	21
S Tony Driver	1	0	4
OLB Henri Crockett	0	1	32

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Blaine Bishop	4	0	18
ILB Nate Thornton	3	0	20
S Arturo Freeman	3	0	20
CB Butler By'not'e	2	0	4
CB Jeremetrius Butler	1	2	18
CB Lance Brown	1	1	19
S Scott Cater	1	0	6

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Dishman	4	5	33	0	21
Tony Boselli	2	6	33	0	21
Erik Baerg	1	6	24	1	14
Antone Davis	1	4	33	0	21
Anthony Redmon	1	4	33	0	21
Cory Raymer	0	2	9	0	7
Derrick Harris	0	1	17	0	7
Nick Goings	0	1	29	0	21

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jorge Diaz	2	6	27	0	46
Keith Sims	2	5	23	2	43
Hunter Wilcox	2	4	27	0	46
Luke Petitgout	1	6	27	0	46
Kevin Dogins	1	3	27	0	46
Scott Gragg	0	1	4	0	3
Kevin McLeod	0	1	15	0	22

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Kailey Wong	2	13
Anthony Becht	1	15
Derrick Harris	1	14
George Layne	1	14
MarTay Jenkins	1	12

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Tomur Barnes	2	15
Butler By'not'e	2	13
Kevin McLeod	1	15

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Paul Miranda	---	---	27	46	12	85
Walt Harris	---	---	27	45	11	83
John Lynch	---	---	27	46	3	76
Jay Foreman	---	---	26	45	3	74
Artrell Hawkins	---	---	25	44	2	71
Mike Rucker	---	---	24	33	8	65
Antone Davis	33	21	---	---	6	60
Anthony Redmon	33	21	---	---	6	60
O.J. McDuffie	29	17	---	---	12	58
Eric Warfield	---	---	18	37	3	58
Henri Crockett	---	---	21	32	3	56
Courtney Brown	---	---	20	32	3	55
Dan Wilkinson	---	---	21	31	2	54
Tony Boselli	33	21	---	---	---	54
Chris Dishman	33	21	---	---	---	54
Brian Griese	33	21	---	---	---	54
Nick Goings	29	21	---	---	4	54
James Darling	---	---	26	26	1	53
Terry Glenn	32	18	---	---	---	50
Fred Taylor	26	16	---	---	---	42
Derrick Harris	17	7	---	---	14	38
Erik Baerg	24	14	---	---	---	38
Darnerien McCants	16	14	---	---	8	38
Brock Williams	---	---	4	21	11	36
Junior Suliven	---	---	6	15	9	30
Kailey Wong	---	---	8	6	13	27
George Layne	7	5	---	---	14	26
Jay Graham	5	1	---	---	19	25
Delbert Cowsette	---	---	5	16	2	23
MarTay Jenkins	4	6	---	---	12	22
Cletidus Hunt	---	---	6	15	1	22
Jeremy Staat	---	---	5	11	1	17
Cory Raymer	9	7	---	---	---	16
Anthony Becht	0	0	---	---	15	15
Wyatt Ashworth	---	---	1	1	8	10
Phil Dawson	0	0	---	---	7	7
James Palmer	0	0	---	---	6	6
Troy Diminnie	0	0	---	---	6	6
Manuia Savea	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tony Driver	---	---	0	4	1	5
Mitch Berger	0	0	---	---	4	4
Brian Allen	---	---	0	0	4	4
Cornelius McCreery	0	0	---	---	2	2
Justics Main	0	0	---	---	---	0
Sheldon Jackson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Scotty Anderson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kevin Dogins	27	46	---	---	7	80
Keith Sims	23	43	---	---	7	73
Ralph Story	27	46	---	---	---	73
Jorge Diaz	27	46	---	---	---	73
Hunter Wilcox	27	46	---	---	---	73
Luke Petitgout	27	46	---	---	---	73
Blaine Bishop	---	---	32	18	15	65
Tai Streets	16	36	---	---	13	65
Ike Hilliard	24	40	---	---	---	64
Lance Brown	---	---	28	19	11	58
Nate Thornton	---	---	31	20	2	53
Arturo Freeman	---	---	32	20	1	53
Kevin McLeod	15	22	---	---	15	52
Rickey Dudley	18	28	---	---	5	51
Otis Smith	---	---	21	17	9	47
Jeremetrius Butler	---	---	27	18	2	47
Duece McAllister	21	18	---	---	7	46
Eddie Robinson	---	---	27	17	1	45
Shawn Sawyda	---	---	26	12	5	43
Justin Armour	11	30	---	---	---	41
Morlon Greenwood	---	---	25	15	1	41
Sebastian Fannin	9	19	---	---	12	40
Leonard Little	---	---	21	14	3	38
Napoleon Kaufman	6	29	---	---	---	35
Lional Dalton	---	---	18	9	5	32
Tomur Barnes	9	6	---	---	15	30
Noland Rosenbach	---	---	15	12	---	27
Scott Cater	---	---	2	6	18	26
Butler By'not'e	---	---	8	4	13	25
Conner Ogden	6	2	---	---	14	22
Tim Bowens	---	---	12	7	2	21
Paris Lenon	---	---	14	6	1	21
Jeff Posey	---	---	7	5	5	17
Steve Lattimer	---	---	7	9	---	16
Mark Simoneau	---	---	7	2	7	16
Nate Wayne	---	---	3	1	8	12
Mark Stepnoski	0	0	---	---	7	7
Matt Stover	0	0	---	---	7	7
Scott Gragg	4	3	---	---	---	7
Ken Blackman	0	0	---	---	7	7
Rodney Scott	0	0	---	---	7	7
Leo Araguz	0	0	---	---	4	4
Ryan Leaf	0	0	---	---	3	3
Kris Jenkins	---	---	0	0	2	2
Leif Larsen	---	---	0	0	1	1
Thomas Magnum	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	33	3.3
Middle	18	97	5.4
Right	5	31	6.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	16	2.7
Middle	14	30	2.1
Right	7	29	4.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Griese	20	15	7	1	0	3	1	0	0

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ralph Story	44	28	4	2	2	7	4	6	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	49	12.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	5	60	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	106	15.1
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	48	48.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	47	7.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	12	96	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	8	87	6.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	49	12.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Darnerien McCants	7	6	87	2	14
WR Terry Glenn	5	3	61	2	18
RB Fred Taylor	5	3	44	1	16
WR O.J. McDuffie	2	2	50	1	17
RB George Layne	1	1	21	1	5

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ike Hilliard	15	7	1	102	2	40
WR Tai Streets	8	7	0	56	1	36
WR Justin Armour	7	5	0	55	1	30
WR Sebastian Fannin	6	3	1	27	0	19
TE Rickey Dudley	4	3	0	22	0	28
RB Duece McAllister	2	2	0	19	0	18
RB Napoleon Kaufman	1	1	0	-2	0	29

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Fred Taylor	2	11	5.50	5.27
George Layne	1	1	1.00	2.33

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ralph Story	2	1	12	6.00	6.34

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Sebastian Fannin	1	0	0	0.00	4.50
WR Ike Hilliard	1	1	12	12.00	6.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
George Layne	2	0
Brian Griese	1	0

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Napoleon Kaufman	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Griese	8	7	5

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ralph Story	14	8	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Fred Taylor	3	2	1
WR O.J. McDuffie	2	2	1
WR Darnerien McCants	2	2	2
RB George Layne	1	1	1

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Justin Armour	4	3	3
WR Ike Hilliard	4	1	1
WR Sebastian Fannin	3	1	1
WR Tai Streets	2	2	1
TE Rickey Dudley	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 48,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,500 (21,400)
End Zone 9,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	48,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,500 (21,400)
End Zone	9,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)