| Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Minnesota Vikings |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 15, 1996 Location: Minneapolis, MN Venue: Metrodome Attendance: 49202 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | TB | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Errict Rhett 5 run (Michael Husted kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Leroy Hoard 5 run (Scott Sisson kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 3 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Michael Husted 36 FG | 10 | 7 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Leroy Hoard 22 run (Scott Sisson kick) | 10 | 14 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Cris Carter 36 pass from Brad Johnson (Scott Sisson kick) | 10 | 21 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Courtney Hawkins |
| 84 | WR | Robb Thomas |
| 74 | LOT | Paul Gruber |
| 60 | LOG | Jim Pyne |
| 61 | C | Tony Mayberry |
| 64 | ROG | Jorge Diaz |
| 70 | ROT | Jason Odom |
| 81 | TE | Jackie Harris |
| 12 | QB | Trent Dilfer |
| 32 | RB | Errict Rhett |
| 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 |
| 21 | RCB | Donnie Abraham |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Cris Carter |
| 86 | WR | Jake Reed |
| 73 | LOT | Todd Steussie |
| 64 | LOG | Randall McDaniel |
| 62 | C | Jeff Christy |
| 71 | ROG | David Dixon |
| 77 | ROT | Korey Stringer |
| 85 | TE | Greg DeLong |
| 87 | TE | Hunter Goodwin |
| 14 | QB | Brad Johnson |
| 44 | RB | Leroy Hoard |
| Defense | ||
| 95 | LDE | Fernando Smith |
| 72 | NT | Jason Fisk |
| 93 | UT | John Randle |
| 91 | RDE | Martin Harrison |
| 55 | SLB | Darryl Talley |
| 50 | MLB | Jeff Brady |
| 54 | WLB | Dave Garnett |
| 27 | LCB | Corey Fuller |
| 24 | SS | Robert Griffith |
| 43 | FS | Orlando Thomas |
| 20 | RCB | DeWayne Washington |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Mike Alstott | 7 | 50 | 7.1 | 39 | 0 |
| Errict Rhett | 10 | 28 | 2.8 | 6 | 1 |
| Jerry Ellison | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Trent Dilfer | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Leroy Hoard | 20 | 101 | 5.1 | 23 | 2 |
| Amp Lee | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 6 | 0 |
| Brad Johnson | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Scottie Graham | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||
| Trent Dilfer | 32 | 13 | 40.6 | 2 | 104 | 3.3 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 23.4 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Brad Johnson | 35 | 25 | 71.4 | 2 | 221 | 6.3 | 36t | 1 | 3 | 27 | 73.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Mike Alstott | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Jerry Ellison | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Robb Thomas | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Courtney Hawkins | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Karl Williams | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Jackie Harris | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Cris Carter | 8 | 89 | 11.1 | 36t | 1 |
| Jake Reed | 5 | 56 | 11.2 | 18 | 0 |
| Amp Lee | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Leroy Hoard | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Scottie Graham | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Chuck Evans | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Chris Walsh | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Andrew Jordan | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Greg DeLong | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Donnie Abraham | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Dimry | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Darryl Talley | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Orlando Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Tommy Barnhardt | 10 | 429 | 42.9 | 52 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Mitch Berger | 7 | 323 | 46.1 | 63 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Karl Williams | 4 | 0 | 109 | 27.3 | 72 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| David Palmer | 4 | 2 | 35 | 8.8 | 14 | 0 |
| Amp Lee | 2 | 1 | 20 | 10.0 | 14 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||
| Michael Husted | 3 | 198 | 66.0 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||
| Mitch Berger | 4 | 268 | 67.0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Karl Williams | 3 | 81 | 27.0 | 39 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| David Palmer | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 33 | 0 | |
| Qadry Ismail | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Warren Sapp | 2.0 |
| Regan Upshaw | 0.5 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Jeff Brady | 1.0 |
| John Randle | 1.0 |
| Dixon Edwards | 0.5 |
| Martin Harrison | 0.5 |
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