| Minnesota Vikings at New York Giants |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 29, 1996 Location: East Rutherford, NJ Venue: Giants Stadium Attendance: 70970 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 64 F Humidty: 70% Wind: 5 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| New York GiantsNYG | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 15 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | NYG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York GiantsNYG | Brad Daluiso 25 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | David Palmer 69 punt return (Scott Sisson kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Brad Daluiso 27 FG | 7 | 6 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Aaron Pierce 1 run (Dave Brown pass failed) | 7 | 12 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Scott Sisson 28 FG | 10 | 12 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Brad Daluiso 18 FG | 10 | 15 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Cris Carter |
| 86 | WR | Jake Reed |
| 73 | LOT | Todd Steussie |
| 64 | LOG | Randall McDaniel |
| 62 | C | Jeff Christy |
| 66 | ROG | John Gerak |
| 77 | ROT | Korey Stringer |
| 89 | TE | Andrew Jordan |
| 1 | QB | Warren Moon |
| 26 | RB | Robert Smith |
| 29 | FB | Chuck Evans |
| Defense | ||
| 95 | LDE | Fernando Smith |
| 98 | NT | Esera Tuaolo |
| 93 | UT | John Randle |
| 90 | RDE | Derrick Alexander |
| 55 | SLB | Darryl Talley |
| 50 | MLB | Jeff Brady |
| 59 | WLB | Dixon Edwards |
| 27 | LCB | Corey Fuller |
| 24 | SS | Robert Griffith |
| 43 | FS | Orlando Thomas |
| 20 | RCB | DeWayne Washington |
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Chris Calloway |
| 88 | WR | Lawrence Dawsey |
| 78 | LOT | Greg Bishop |
| 73 | LOG | Rob Zatechka |
| 59 | C | Brian Williams |
| 65 | ROG | Ron Stone |
| 74 | ROT | Scott Gragg |
| 87 | TE | Howard Cross |
| 17 | QB | Dave Brown |
| 27 | RB | Rodney Hampton |
| 84 | HBK | Aaron Pierce |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | Michael Strahan |
| 97 | LDT | Robert Harris |
| 41 | RDT | Keith Hamilton |
| 77 | RDE | Chad Bratzke |
| 98 | LOLB | Jessie Armstead |
| 90 | MLB | Corey Widmer |
| 57 | ROLB | Corey Miller |
| 22 | LCB | Phillippi Sparks |
| 37 | SS | Jesse Campbell |
| 43 | FS | Percy Ellsworth |
| 31 | RCB | Jason Sehorn |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 22:17 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2/11 | 0/0 | 7 | 79 | 2 | 1 |
| NYG | 37:43 | 21 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 5/17 | 2/2 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Robert Smith | 17 | 86 | 5.1 | 28 | 0 |
| Amp Lee | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Warren Moon | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 88 | 4.4 | 0 | |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Rodney Hampton | 24 | 82 | 3.4 | 13 | 0 |
| Tyrone Wheatley | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Dave Brown | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 18 | 0 |
| Charles Way | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 6 | 0 |
| Keith Elias | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 3 | 0 |
| Aaron Pierce | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 40 | 145 | 3.6 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Warren Moon | 25 | 13 | 52.0 | 1 | 143 | 5.7 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 52.6 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 13 | 52.0 | 1 | 143 | 5.7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 52.6 | |
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Dave Brown | 29 | 18 | 62.1 | 0 | 167 | 5.8 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 77.8 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 18 | 62.1 | 0 | 167 | 5.8 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 77.8 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Cris Carter | 6 | 55 | 9.2 | 15 | 0 |
| Jake Reed | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Amp Lee | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Andrew Jordan | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Chuck Evans | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 143 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Thomas Lewis | 5 | 44 | 8.8 | 13 | 0 |
| Aaron Pierce | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Charles Way | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Chris Calloway | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Lawrence Dawsey | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Keith Elias | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Tyrone Wheatley | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 167 | 9.3 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| New York Giants | |||||
| Phillippi Sparks | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||
| Mitch Berger | 7 | 275 | 39.3 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 275 | 39.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| New York Giants | |||||||
| Mike Horan | 6 | 229 | 38.2 | 49 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 229 | 38.2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| David Palmer | 1 | 1 | 69 | 69.0 | 69t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 1 | 69 | 69.0 | 69t | 1 |
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Amani Toomer | 3 | 1 | 38 | 12.7 | 30 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 1 | 38 | 12.7 | 30 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||
| Mitch Berger | 3 | 190 | 63.3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| New York Giants | ||||
| Brad Daluiso | 5 | 340 | 68.0 | 1 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Qadry Ismail | 4 | 0 | 84 | 21.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 84 | 21.0 | 24 | 0 |
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Thomas Lewis | 1 | 0 | 47 | 47.0 | 47 | 0 |
| Amani Toomer | 1 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Tyrone Wheatley | 1 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 91 | 30.3 | 47 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Fernando Smith | 2.0 |
| Derrick Alexander | 1.0 |
| John Randle | 1.0 |
| Dixon Edwards | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 5.0 |
| New York Giants | |
| Jason Sehorn | 2.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |