| Minnesota Vikings at Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 13, 1996 Location: Tampa, FL Venue: Houlihan's Stadium Attendance: 32175 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 78 F Humidty: 60% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Robert Smith 26 run (Scott Sisson kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 3 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Robb Thomas 31 pass from Trent Dilfer (Michael Husted kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Scott Sisson 33 FG | 10 | 7 |
| 4 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Mike Alstott 12 pass from Trent Dilfer (Michael Husted kick) | 10 | 14 |
| 4 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Robb Thomas 11 pass from Trent Dilfer (Michael Husted kick) | 10 | 21 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Scott Sisson 32 FG | 13 | 21 |
| 4 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Michael Husted 35 FG | 13 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Cris Carter |
| 82 | WR | Qadry Ismail |
| 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 |
| 32 | RB | Amp Lee |
| 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 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Alvin Harper |
| 85 | WR | Courtney Hawkins |
| 74 | LOT | Paul Gruber |
| 60 | LOG | Jim Pyne |
| 61 | C | Tony Mayberry |
| 62 | ROG | Ian Beckles |
| 79 | ROT | Doug Riesenberg |
| 81 | TE | Jackie Harris |
| 12 | QB | Trent Dilfer |
| 41 | RB | Reggie Brooks |
| 40 | FB | Mike Alstott |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Chidi Ahanotu |
| 77 | NT | Brad Culpepper |
| 99 | UT | Warren Sapp |
| 73 | RDE | Regan Upshaw |
| 51 | LLB | Lonnie Marts |
| 56 | MLB | Hardy Nickerson |
| 55 | RLB | Derrick Brooks |
| 35 | LCB | Martin Mayhew |
| 47 | SS | John Lynch |
| 25 | FS | Melvin Johnson |
| 39 | RCB | Charles Dimry |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Robert Smith | 18 | 133 | 7.4 | 57 | 1 |
| Amp Lee | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Chuck Evans | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Warren Moon | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Reggie Brooks | 20 | 45 | 2.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Mike Alstott | 8 | 16 | 2.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Trent Dilfer | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Jerry Ellison | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Warren Moon | 34 | 22 | 64.7 | 1 | 277 | 8.1 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 77.7 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||
| Trent Dilfer | 35 | 22 | 62.9 | 0 | 218 | 6.2 | 31t | 3 | 1 | 10 | 109.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Jake Reed | 5 | 89 | 17.8 | 31 | 0 |
| Amp Lee | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 11 | 0 |
| Cris Carter | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Andrew Jordan | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Qadry Ismail | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Chris Walsh | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 8 | 0 |
| David Palmer | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Greg DeLong | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Robb Thomas | 5 | 73 | 14.6 | 31t | 2 |
| Jackie Harris | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 13 | 0 |
| Courtney Hawkins | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 8 | 0 |
| Mike Alstott | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 12t | 1 |
| Alvin Harper | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Jerry Ellison | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 12 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Melvin Johnson | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Mitch Berger | 3 | 145 | 48.3 | 56 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Tommy Barnhardt | 6 | 269 | 44.8 | 60 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| David Palmer | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 4 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Nilo Silvan | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||
| Mitch Berger | 4 | 269 | 67.3 | 2 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||
| Michael Husted | 5 | 316 | 63.2 | 2 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| David Palmer | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Qadry Ismail | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Amp Lee | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Nilo Silvan | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Dixon Edwards | 1.0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Warren Sapp | 1.5 |
| Chidi Ahanotu | 1.0 |
| Regan Upshaw | 0.5 |
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