| Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 22, 1996 Location: Green Bay, WI Venue: Lambeau Field Attendance: 59306 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 31 F Humidty: 81% Wind: 15 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Green Bay PackersGB | 7 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 38 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Green Bay PackersGB | Edgar Bennett 5 run (Chris Jacke kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Cris Carter 43 pass from Brad Johnson (Scott Sisson kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Green Bay PackersGB | Chris Jacke 35 FG | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Scott Sisson 34 FG | 10 | 10 |
| 3 | Green Bay PackersGB | Dorsey Levens 13 pass from Brett Favre (Chris Jacke kick) | 10 | 17 |
| 3 | Green Bay PackersGB | Andre Rison 22 pass from Brett Favre (Chris Jacke kick) | 10 | 24 |
| 4 | Green Bay PackersGB | Keith Jackson 23 pass from Brett Favre (Chris Jacke kick) | 10 | 31 |
| 4 | Green Bay PackersGB | Dorsey Levens 11 run (Chris Jacke kick) | 10 | 38 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 87 | TE | Hunter Goodwin |
| 14 | QB | Brad Johnson |
| 44 | RB | Leroy Hoard |
| 29 | FB | Chuck Evans |
| 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 |
| 59 | WLB | Dixon Edwards |
| 27 | LCB | Corey Fuller |
| 24 | SS | Robert Griffith |
| 43 | FS | Orlando Thomas |
| 20 | RCB | DeWayne Washington |
| Green Bay Packers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Antonio Freeman |
| 84 | WR | Andre Rison |
| 64 | LOT | Bruce Wilkerson |
| 73 | LOG | Aaron Taylor |
| 52 | C | Frank Winters |
| 63 | ROG | Adam Timmerman |
| 72 | ROT | Earl Dotson |
| 89 | TE | Mark Chmura |
| 4 | QB | Brett Favre |
| 34 | RB | Edgar Bennett |
| 30 | FB | William Henderson |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | Reggie White |
| 71 | DT | Santana Dotson |
| 93 | NT | Gilbert Brown |
| 96 | RDE | Sean Jones |
| 59 | LLB | Wayne Simmons |
| 53 | MLB | George Koonce |
| 51 | RLB | Brian Williams |
| 21 | LCB | Craig Newsome |
| 36 | SS | LeRoy Butler |
| 41 | FS | Eugene Robinson |
| 33 | RCB | Doug Evans |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Leroy Hoard | 13 | 41 | 3.2 | 7 | 0 |
| Amp Lee | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Scottie Graham | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Brad Johnson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Edgar Bennett | 18 | 109 | 6.1 | 21 | 1 |
| Dorsey Levens | 11 | 73 | 6.6 | 14 | 1 |
| Travis Jervey | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Brett Favre | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 |
| William Henderson | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 3 | 0 |
| Jim McMahon | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Brad Johnson | 34 | 17 | 50.0 | 1 | 211 | 6.2 | 43t | 1 | 2 | 8 | 67.2 |
| Green Bay Packers | |||||||||||
| Brett Favre | 23 | 15 | 65.2 | 0 | 202 | 8.8 | 37 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 132.6 |
| Jim McMahon | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Jake Reed | 5 | 74 | 14.8 | 31 | 0 |
| Leroy Hoard | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Cris Carter | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 43t | 1 |
| Chuck Evans | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Amp Lee | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 12 | 0 |
| David Frisch | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Mark Chmura | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 15 | 0 |
| Antonio Freeman | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 37 | 0 |
| Andre Rison | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 22t | 1 |
| Keith Jackson | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 23t | 1 |
| William Henderson | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Dorsey Levens | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 13t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Craig Newsome | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Mitch Berger | 8 | 335 | 41.9 | 55 | 0 |
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Craig Hentrich | 3 | 123 | 41.0 | 65 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Amp Lee | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Green Bay Packers | ||||||
| Desmond Howard | 4 | 2 | 84 | 21.0 | 47 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||
| Mitch Berger | 2 | 125 | 62.5 | 0 |
| Green Bay Packers | ||||
| Craig Hentrich | 7 | 456 | 65.1 | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Harold Morrow | 4 | 83 | 20.8 | 26 | 0 | |
| Qadry Ismail | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| John Gerak | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Green Bay Packers | ||||||
| Desmond Howard | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 | |
| Don Beebe | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Derrick Alexander | 1.5 |
| Martin Harrison | 0.5 |
| Green Bay Packers | |
| Sean Jones | 1.0 |
| Reggie White | 1.0 |
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