Conference Finals, 2003

played in Minnesota, MN

4 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

New York Giants	0	7	7	0	-	14
Minnesota Vikings	10	7	3	10	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:46 MIN - Brian Griese 2 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
1Q: 02:48 MIN - Phil Dawson 20 field goal
2Q: 02:15 MIN - Darnerien McCants 1 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 01:04 NYK - Jabar Gaffney 43 pass from Steven Hiller (Owen Pochman extra point)
3Q: 09:44 MIN - Phil Dawson 55 field goal
3Q: 01:32 NYK - Peerless Price 55 pass from Steven Hiller (Owen Pochman extra point)
4Q: 11:24 MIN - Phil Dawson 51 field goal
4Q: 02:39 MIN - Kris Richard 56 interception return (Phil Dawson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:46 MIN - Brian Griese 2 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
1Q: 02:48 MIN - Phil Dawson 20 field goal
2Q: 02:15 MIN - Darnerien McCants 1 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 01:04 NYK - Jabar Gaffney 43 pass from Steven Hiller (Owen Pochman extra point)
3Q: 09:44 MIN - Phil Dawson 55 field goal
3Q: 01:32 NYK - Peerless Price 55 pass from Steven Hiller (Owen Pochman extra point)
4Q: 11:24 MIN - Phil Dawson 51 field goal
4Q: 02:39 MIN - Kris Richard 56 interception return (Phil Dawson extra point)

Team Statistics NYK MIN
Record 14-5 17-1
First Downs 14 18
- by Rushing 3 9
- by Passing 11 9
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 377 267
- Offensive Plays 63 66
- Yards per Play 5.98 4.05
Net Rushing Yards 75 130
- Rushing Attempts 19 38
- Yards per Rush 3.95 3.42
Net Passing Yards 302 137
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 20 - 3 25 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 327 155
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/25 3/18
- Yards per Pass Play 6.86 4.89
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 2/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.8 10.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/35 3/22
Punt Returns/Yards 3/23 3/17
Kick Returns/Yards 4/89 2/50
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/72
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 32
Time of Possession 25:33 34:27

Team Statistics	NYK	MIN
Record	14-5	17-1
First Downs	14	18
- by Rushing	3	9
- by Passing	11	9
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	377	267
- Offensive Plays	63	66
- Yards per Play	5.98	4.05
Net Rushing Yards	75	130
- Rushing Attempts	19	38
- Yards per Rush	3.95	3.42
Net Passing Yards	302	137
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 20 - 3	25 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	327	155
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/25	3/18
- Yards per Pass Play	6.86	4.89
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	2/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.8	10.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/35	3/22
Punt Returns/Yards	3/23	3/17
Kick Returns/Yards	4/89	2/50
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/72
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 32
Time of Possession	25:33	34:27

Drive Charts

New York Giants
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:08	OWN 23	5	1	Punt
1	10:38	0:07	OWN 5	1	7	Fumble
1	9:37	1:34	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	2:43	2:43	OWN 20	4	23	Punt
2	12:23	2:39	OWN 44	6	11	Punt
2	6:30	1:04	OWN 20	3	36	Fumble
2	2:07	1:17	OWN 37	4	63	Touchdown
3	12:56	1:47	OWN 3	4	16	Interception
3	9:36	2:45	OWN 20	5	22	Punt
3	4:57	1:37	OPP 45	3	-10	Punt
3	2:01	0:46	OWN 37	3	63	Touchdown
4	11:16	2:53	OWN 20	6	25	Punt
4	6:01	0:29	OWN 43	2	15	Interception
4	3:48	1:19	OWN 21	6	24	Interception
4	2:29	1:18	OWN 22	5	34	Downs
4	0:36	0:36	OWN 6	3	18	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:52	1:14	OWN 33	3	3	Punt
1	10:31	0:54	OPP 12	2	12	Touchdown
1	8:03	5:20	OWN 29	9	68	Field Goal
2	15:00	2:37	OWN 28	6	35	Missed FG
2	9:44	3:14	OWN 20	6	28	Punt
2	5:26	3:19	50	6	50	Touchdown
2	0:50	0:50	OWN 28	1	-4	Half
3	15:00	2:04	OWN 20	5	23	Punt
3	11:09	1:33	OPP 22	3	-16	Field Goal
3	6:51	1:54	OWN 10	3	3	Punt
3	3:20	1:19	OWN 7	3	2	Punt
3	1:15	4:59	OWN 23	10	43	Field Goal
4	8:23	2:22	OWN 7	3	4	Punt
4	5:32	1:44	OWN 22	3	9	Punt
4	1:11	0:35	OWN 44	3	7	Punt

Game MVP: James Darling, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Thomas Jones	11	54	4.91	25	2
Edgerrin James	4	-6	-1.50	1	0
Steven Hiller	3	23	7.67	9	0
Moran Norris	1	4	4.00	4	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Shaun Ozment	24	58	2.42	16	3	0
Brian Griese	10	52	5.20	11	2	1
Larry Ned	4	20	5.00	11	1	0

Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steven Hiller	40	20	327	4/25	2	55	3	63.2

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Griese	25	15	155	3/18	1	33	0	91.3

Receiving Statistics

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Daniel Graham	6	6	126	21.00	49	42	0
WR Jabar Gaffney	6	12	73	12.17	1	43	1
WR Peerless Price	3	13	84	28.00	48	55	1
RB Thomas Jones	2	2	14	7.00	0	11	0
WR Jaleel White	1	1	8	8.00	7	8	0
RB Edgerrin James	1	1	7	7.00	4	7	0
WR David Givens	1	4	15	15.00	0	15	0
WR Derrick Mayes	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Darnerien McCants	5	10	92	18.40	62	33	1
WR Terry Glenn	3	5	28	9.33	0	13	0
TE Nick Goings	3	3	5	1.67	0	6	0
WR Scotty Anderson	3	3	19	6.33	4	11	0
RB Larry Ned	1	1	11	11.00	2	11	0
TE Sheldon Jackson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Shaun Ozment	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Walt Harris	1	4	4.00	0
ILB James Darling	1	12	12.00	0
CB Kris Richard	1	56	56.00	1

Fumble Statistics

New York	Fumb	Recov
Steven Hiller	1	0
Thomas Jones	1	0
Daniel Graham	1	0
Sammy Williams	0	1

Minnesota	Recov	Force
Walt Harris	1	0
Courtney Brown	1	0
James Darling	0	2
Paul Miranda	0	1

Punting Statistics

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Hunter Smith	7	308	44.0	38.7	49	3

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Berger	8	404	50.5	45.1	59	3

Kicking Statistics

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Owen Pochman	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Dawson	3/4	2/3	2/3	55	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ezra Wheeler	3	23	7.7	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
MarTay Jenkins	3	17	5.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jabar Gaffney	4	89	22.3	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
MarTay Jenkins	2	50	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Chris Crocker	9	0	0.0	38	28
ILB Keith Brooking	8	1	1.0	38	28
OLB Reggie Brown	6	2	0.0	30	23
CB Tim Wansley	5	0	0.0	17	19
OLB Scott Fujita	4	2	0.0	17	7
S Marlon McCree	4	0	0.0	36	27
DT Kevin Williams	3	1	0.0	26	15
CB Marcus Trufant	3	0	0.0	37	28
DT Jermaine Haley	2	0	1.0	18	11
DE Jevon Kearse	2	2	0.0	38	27
ILB Karon Riley	2	1	0.0	9	5
DT John Browning	2	0	0.0	27	22
DE D.D. Ackerman	1	0	1.0	5	7
S Chris Hayes	1	1	0.0	6	8
C Jeff Hartings	1	0	---	---	---
CB Paul Bradford	1	0	0.0	38	25
WR Peerless Price	1	0	---	---	---
FB Rock Cartwright	1	0	---	---	---
DE Carlos Hall	1	0	0.0	28	18
OLB Gabe Northern	0	1	0.0	4	2

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB James Darling	10	2	2.0	16	26
S Ryan Clark	7	2	0.0	19	44
S Paul Miranda	6	3	0.0	19	44
OLB Jay Foreman	3	3	0.0	19	44
S Brock Williams	2	1	0.0	4	21
DT Ed Jasper	2	0	0.0	7	16
CB Kris Richard	2	0	0.0	13	37
DE Courtney Brown	1	2	1.5	14	30
DE Mike Rucker	1	0	0.5	16	39
CB Walt Harris	1	1	0.0	18	43
DT Calvin Pace	1	1	0.0	12	28
DE Jay Williams	1	0	0.0	8	19
ILB Kailey Wong	1	0	0.0	8	12
OLB Wyatt Ashworth	1	0	0.0	1	3
CB Lenny Walls	1	0	0.0	19	44

Pass Rush Statistics

New York	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Keith Brooking	1.0	0	28
DT Jermaine Haley	1.0	0	11
DE D.D. Ackerman	1.0	0	7
DE Jevon Kearse	0.0	3	27
DT John Browning	0.0	1	22

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB James Darling	2.0	0	0	1	26
DE Courtney Brown	1.5	1	0	0	30
DE Mike Rucker	0.5	1	2	3	39
OLB Henri Crockett	0.0	0	1	0	32
ILB Kailey Wong	0.0	0	1	0	12
OLB Jay Foreman	0.0	0	1	0	44

Pass Defense Statistics

New York	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Chris Crocker	3	1	28
CB Tim Wansley	2	2	19
OLB Scott Fujita	2	1	7
ILB Keith Brooking	2	0	28
DT John Browning	1	0	22
S Chris Hayes	1	0	8
CB Paul Bradford	1	0	25
S Marlon McCree	1	0	27
DE Carlos Hall	1	0	18
CB Marcus Trufant	1	0	28
OLB Reggie Brown	0	1	23

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Ryan Clark	5	1	0	44
ILB James Darling	3	1	1	26
S Paul Miranda	3	1	0	44
S Brock Williams	2	1	0	21
CB Walt Harris	2	0	1	43
OLB Jay Foreman	2	0	0	44
CB Lenny Walls	1	1	0	44
CB Kris Richard	1	0	1	37
ILB Kailey Wong	1	0	0	12

Blocking Statistics

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Andre Gurode	2	7	19	0	44
Jamie Taylor	1	2	15	0	17
Jeff Hartings	1	1	19	1	44
Frank Middleton	0	3	19	0	44
Sammy Williams	0	2	19	2	44
Daniel Graham	0	1	19	0	42
Kenyatta Jones	0	0	4	1	27

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Dishman	2	9	1	38	0	28
Tony Boselli	2	6	0	38	3	28
Wilford Brown	2	5	0	38	0	28
Jeff Grau	0	5	0	38	0	28
Eric Steinbach	0	3	0	38	0	28
Robert Royal	0	1	0	3	0	1

Special Teams Tackles

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Edgerrin James	2	19
Jaleel White	1	18
Moran Norris	1	17
Chris Crocker	1	14

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Jay Graham	3	29
Kailey Wong	2	18
Brock Williams	1	17
George Layne	1	10

Participation

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Crocker	---	---	38	28	14	80
Frank Middleton	19	44	---	---	7	70
Keith Brooking	---	---	38	28	4	70
Andre Gurode	19	44	---	---	7	70
Jevon Kearse	---	---	38	27	4	69
Marcus Trufant	---	---	37	28	4	69
Marlon McCree	---	---	36	27	4	67
Paul Bradford	---	---	38	25	3	66
Jeff Hartings	19	44	---	---	---	63
Steven Hiller	19	44	---	---	---	63
Sammy Williams	19	44	---	---	---	63
Daniel Graham	19	42	---	---	1	62
Peerless Price	19	42	---	---	---	61
Jabar Gaffney	15	37	---	---	7	59
Reggie Brown	---	---	30	23	3	56
John Browning	---	---	27	22	4	53
Edgerrin James	5	27	---	---	19	51
Rock Cartwright	13	24	---	---	14	51
Carlos Hall	---	---	28	18	5	51
Tim Wansley	---	---	17	19	14	50
Kevin Williams	---	---	26	15	5	46
Kenyatta Jones	4	27	---	---	7	38
Karon Riley	---	---	9	5	24	38
Jaleel White	3	12	---	---	18	33
Jamie Taylor	15	17	---	---	---	32
Jermaine Haley	---	---	18	11	---	29
Thomas Jones	13	16	---	---	---	29
Chris Hayes	---	---	6	8	14	28
Scott Fujita	---	---	17	7	3	27
Mile Seidman	3	6	---	---	16	25
Moran Norris	1	3	---	---	17	21
Derrick Mayes	0	2	---	---	17	19
R.W. McQuarters	---	---	0	3	14	17
D.D. Ackerman	---	---	5	7	5	17
Ezra Wheeler	0	1	---	---	15	16
Jimmy Wilkerson	---	---	6	5	5	16
David Givens	4	8	---	---	3	15
Doug Colman	---	---	0	0	10	10
Gabe Northern	---	---	4	2	1	7
Jim Booker	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kendyl Jacox	0	0	---	---	7	7
Hunter Smith	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jalen Blanchard	---	---	0	0	7	7
Owen Pochman	0	0	---	---	3	3
Chad Pennington	0	0	---	---	---	0
David Carr	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tony Boselli	38	28	---	---	12	78
Wilford Brown	38	28	---	---	12	78
Walt Harris	---	---	18	43	14	75
Lenny Walls	---	---	19	44	10	73
Nick Goings	36	25	---	---	10	71
Darnerien McCants	32	25	---	---	14	71
Ryan Clark	---	---	19	44	7	70
Chris Dishman	38	28	---	---	---	66
Brian Griese	38	28	---	---	---	66
Jeff Grau	38	28	---	---	---	66
Eric Steinbach	38	28	---	---	---	66
Mike Rucker	---	---	16	39	9	64
Paul Miranda	---	---	19	44	1	64
Jay Foreman	---	---	19	44	---	63
Terry Glenn	36	24	---	---	---	60
Shaun Ozment	32	22	---	---	---	54
Kris Richard	---	---	13	37	---	50
Henri Crockett	---	---	15	32	---	47
Courtney Brown	---	---	14	30	1	45
Sheldon Jackson	20	11	---	---	12	43
Calvin Pace	---	---	12	28	3	43
James Darling	---	---	16	26	---	42
Brock Williams	---	---	4	21	17	42
Kailey Wong	---	---	8	12	18	38
Scotty Anderson	17	13	---	---	---	30
Jay Graham	0	0	---	---	29	29
Jay Williams	---	---	8	19	---	27
Robert Royal	3	1	---	---	22	26
Ed Jasper	---	---	7	16	---	23
Keegan McWilliams	5	8	---	---	7	20
David Kleinfeld	1	1	---	---	17	19
Wyatt Ashworth	---	---	1	3	14	18
MarTay Jenkins	2	4	---	---	10	16
Brad Lewis	---	---	1	2	10	13
Troy Sadowski	0	0	---	---	12	12
Manuia Savea	0	0	---	---	12	12
Larry Ned	6	6	---	---	---	12
Wade Hunter	0	0	---	---	12	12
Phil Dawson	0	0	---	---	11	11
George Layne	0	0	---	---	10	10
Mitch Berger	0	0	---	---	8	8
Josiah Gaines	0	0	---	---	4	4
Michael Caston	---	---	0	0	1	1
Lawrence Sellers	---	---	0	0	---	0
Chad Hutchison	0	0	---	---	---	0
Korey Ferraro	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	1	1.0
Middle	11	60	5.5
Right	7	14	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	42	5.3
Middle	29	90	3.1
Right	1	-2	-2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steven Hiller	40	20	5	1	4	5	5	4	3

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Griese	25	15	3	0	1	5	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	-4	-4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	140	10.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	106	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	11	2	85	7.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	59	11.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	33	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	5	63	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Peerless Price	13	3	2	84	1	42
WR Jabar Gaffney	12	6	2	73	1	37
TE Daniel Graham	6	6	0	126	3	42
WR David Givens	4	1	0	15	0	8
RB Thomas Jones	2	2	0	14	0	16
WR Derrick Mayes	1	0	0	0	0	2
WR Jaleel White	1	1	0	8	0	12
RB Edgerrin James	1	1	0	7	0	27

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Darnerien McCants	10	5	1	92	3	25
WR Terry Glenn	5	3	0	28	0	24
TE Nick Goings	3	3	0	5	0	25
WR Scotty Anderson	3	3	0	19	0	13
TE Sheldon Jackson	2	0	0	0	0	11
RB Shaun Ozment	1	0	0	0	0	22
RB Larry Ned	1	1	0	11	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brian Griese	3	19	6.33	5.20
Shaun Ozment	2	5	2.50	2.42

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Griese	2	1	1	0.50	6.20

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Darnerien McCants	2	1	1	0.50	9.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Edgerrin James	2	0
Thomas Jones	1	1
Moran Norris	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Shaun Ozment	3	1
Brian Griese	1	0
Larry Ned	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steven Hiller	10	4	3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Griese	7	4	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Peerless Price	3	1	1
WR Jabar Gaffney	3	1	1
WR David Givens	2	0	0
RB Edgerrin James	1	1	1
TE Daniel Graham	1	1	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terry Glenn	3	2	1
WR Scotty Anderson	2	2	0
RB Shaun Ozment	1	0	0
WR Darnerien McCants	1	0	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)