1996 Minnesota Vikings (NFL) |
| 2nd place • National Football Conference • Central Division • 9-7-0 .563 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| NFC Wild Card Playoff | |||||||||
| Sat | 12/28/1996 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 15-40 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 64682 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Derrick Alexander | 90 | DE | 6-4 | 281 | 23 | Florida State | 1 | 0 |
| Harlon Barnett | 42 | S | 5-11 | 200 | 29 | Michigan State | 1 | 0 |
| Pete Bercich | 56 | LB | 6-1 | 242 | 25 | Notre Dame | 1 | 0 |
| Mitch Berger | 17 | P | 6-4 | 224 | 24 | Tyler JC; Colorado | 1 | 0 |
| Jeff Brady | 50 | MLB | 6-1 | 241 | 28 | Kentucky | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Brown | 52 | LB | 6-3 | 240 | 31 | San Diego State | 1 | 0 |
| Cris Carter | 80 | WR | 6-3 | 209 | 31 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 |
| Jeff Christy | 62 | C | 6-3 | 284 | 27 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 |
| Greg DeLong | 85 | WR | 6-4 | 252 | 23 | North Carolina | 1 | 1 |
| Scott Dill | 76 | OT | 6-5 | 284 | 30 | Memphis | 1 | 0 |
| David Dixon | 71 | ROG | 6-5 | 350 | 27 | Ricks JC; Arizona State | 1 | 1 |
| Dixon Edwards | 59 | WLB | 6-1 | 232 | 28 | Michigan State | 1 | 1 |
| Chuck Evans | 29 | FB | 6-1 | 243 | 29 | Clark Atlanta | 1 | 1 |
| Jason Fisk | 72 | NT | 6-3 | 296 | 24 | Stanford | 1 | 1 |
| Corey Fuller | 27 | LCB | 5-10 | 209 | 25 | Florida State | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Garnett | 54 | LB | 6-2 | 219 | 26 | Stanford | 1 | 0 |
| John Gerak | 66 | OG | 6-3 | 300 | 26 | Penn State | 1 | 0 |
| Hunter Goodwin | 87 | TE | 6-5 | 270 | 24 | Texas A&M-Kingsville; Texas A&M | 1 | 1 |
| Scottie Graham | 31 | RB | 5-9 | 221 | 27 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Griffith | 24 | SS | 5-11 | 198 | 26 | San Diego State | 1 | 1 |
| Martin Harrison | 91 | RDE | 6-5 | 275 | 29 | Washington | 1 | 1 |
| Leroy Hoard | 44 | RB | 5-11 | 225 | 28 | Michigan | 1 | 0 |
| Qadry Ismail | 82 | WR | 6-0 | 196 | 26 | Syracuse | 1 | 0 |
| Alfred Jackson | 25 | CB | 6-0 | 180 | 29 | San Diego State | 1 | 0 |
| Brad Johnson | 14 | QB | 6-5 | 225 | 28 | Florida State | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Johnson | 35 | S | 6-0 | 205 | 25 | San Diego State | 1 | 0 |
| Andrew Jordan | 89 | TE | 6-6 | 263 | 24 | North Greenville JC; Western Carolina | 1 | 0 |
| Amp Lee | 32 | RB | 5-11 | 199 | 25 | Florida State | 1 | 0 |
| James Manley | 75 | DT | 6-2 | 305 | 22 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 0 |
| Randall McDaniel | 64 | LOG | 6-3 | 279 | 32 | Arizona State | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Morris | 68 | C | 6-5 | 275 | 35 | Truman State | 1 | 0 |
| David Palmer | 22 | WR | 5-8 | 172 | 24 | Alabama | 1 | 0 |
| Anthony Prior | 40 | CB | 5-11 | 194 | 26 | Washington State | 1 | 0 |
| John Randle | 93 | UT | 6-1 | 287 | 29 | Trinity Valley CC; Texas A&M-Kingsville | 1 | 1 |
| Jake Reed | 86 | WR | 6-3 | 216 | 29 | Grambling State | 1 | 0 |
| Scott Sisson | 9 | K | 6-0 | 196 | 25 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 0 |
| Fernando Smith | 95 | LDE | 6-6 | 283 | 25 | Jackson State | 1 | 1 |
| Ariel Solomon | 69 | OL | 6-5 | 271 | 28 | Colorado | 1 | 0 |
| Todd Steussie | 73 | LOT | 6-6 | 311 | 26 | California | 1 | 1 |
| Korey Stringer | 77 | ROT | 6-4 | 342 | 22 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 |
| Darryl Talley | 55 | SLB | 6-4 | 235 | 36 | West Virginia | 1 | 1 |
| Orlando Thomas | 43 | FS | 6-1 | 217 | 24 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Walsh | 81 | WR | 6-1 | 198 | 28 | Stanford | 1 | 0 |
| DeWayne Washington | 20 | RCB | 5-11 | 192 | 24 | North Carolina State | 1 | 1 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 40 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 17:57 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 7/14 50.0% | 0/1 0.0% | 3 | 15 |
| Opponents Totals | 42:03 | 27 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 7/14 50.0% | 0/1 0.0% | 5 | 54 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | X2 | X2A | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cris Carter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| Brad Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Scott Sisson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 0 | 40 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OWN | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | |
| OPP | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 3/3 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amp Lee | 7 | 26 | 3.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Leroy Hoard | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Brad Johnson | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 8 | 1 |
| Scottie Graham | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 63 | 4.2 | 12 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 46 | 255 | 5.5 | 37 | 3 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Johnson | 27 | 15 | 55.6 | 10 | 208 | 7.7 | 13.9 | 50 | 1 | 3.7 | 2 | 7.4 | 2 | 3 | 205 | 62.0 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 15 | 55.6 | 10 | 208 | 7.7 | 13.9 | 50 | 1 | 3.7 | 2 | 7.4 | 2 | 3 | 205 | 62.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 31 | 21 | 67.7 | 9 | 192 | 6.2 | 9.1 | 21 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3.2 | 1 | 9 | 183 | 70.9 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qadry Ismail | 3 | 78 | 26.0 | 50 | 0 | ||
| Cris Carter | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 30t | 1 | ||
| Chuck Evans | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Amp Lee | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 43 | 0 | ||
| Andrew Jordan | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Jake Reed | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Leroy Hoard | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Scottie Graham | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 15 | 208 | 13.9 | 50 | 1 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 21 | 192 | 9.1 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando Thomas | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 29t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitch Berger | 2 | 79 | 39.5 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 73 | 36.5 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 79 | 39.5 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 73 | 36.5 |
| Opponents Totals | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 35 | 35.0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Palmer | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | OB | TB | OSA | OSR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitch Berger | 3 | 219 | 73.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 219 | 73.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 9 | 556 | 61.8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Palmer | 6 | 0 | 130 | 21.7 | 38 | 0 |
| John Gerak | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Amp Lee | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 0 | 153 | 19.1 | 38 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 1 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Derrick Alexander | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cris Carter | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leroy Hoard | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amp Lee | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Talley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Thomas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 0 |
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