| Arizona Cardinals at Minnesota Vikings |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 1, 1996 Location: Minneapolis, MN Venue: Metrodome Attendance: 45767 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona CardinalsARI | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 3 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 41 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ARI | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Scott Sisson 38 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Scott Sisson 26 FG | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Amp Lee 19 pass from Brad Johnson (Scott Sisson kick) | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | Arizona CardinalsARI | Kevin Butler 38 FG | 3 | 13 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Jake Reed 40 pass from Brad Johnson (Scott Sisson kick) | 3 | 20 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Qadry Ismail 13 pass from Brad Johnson (Scott Sisson kick) | 3 | 27 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Cris Carter 4 pass from Brad Johnson (Scott Sisson kick) | 3 | 34 |
| 4 | Arizona CardinalsARI | Larry Centers 9 pass from Boomer Esiason (Kevin Butler kick) | 10 | 34 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Leroy Hoard 1 run (Scott Sisson kick) | 10 | 41 |
| 4 | Arizona CardinalsARI | Larry Centers 1 run (Kevin Butler kick) | 17 | 41 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Arizona Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Rob Moore |
| 81 | WR | Frank Sanders |
| 75 | LOT | Lomas Brown |
| 74 | LOG | Rob Selby |
| 62 | C | Mike Devlin |
| 60 | ROG | Anthony Redmon |
| 68 | ROT | Joe Wolf |
| 80 | TE | Pat Carter |
| 7 | QB | Boomer Esiason |
| 32 | RB | LeShon Johnson |
| 37 | FB | Larry Centers |
| Defense | ||
| 63 | LDE | Michael Bankston |
| 98 | LDT | Eric Swann |
| 94 | RDT | Bernard Wilson |
| 79 | RDE | Simeon Rice |
| 59 | LLB | Seth Joyner |
| 58 | MLB | Eric Hill |
| 95 | RLB | Jamir Miller |
| 35 | LCB | Aeneas Williams |
| 28 | SS | Tommy Bennett |
| 46 | FS | Brent Alexander |
| 23 | RCB | Ronnie Bradford |
| 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 |
| 54 | WLB | Dave Garnett |
| 27 | LCB | Corey Fuller |
| 24 | SS | Robert Griffith |
| 43 | FS | Orlando Thomas |
| 20 | RCB | DeWayne Washington |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARI | 22:14 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 4/11 | 1/2 | 10 | 77 | 1 | 1 |
| MIN | 37:46 | 29 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 8/14 | 0/0 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Cardinals | |||||
| Larry Centers | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 17 | 1 |
| LeShon Johnson | 7 | 18 | 2.6 | 7 | 0 |
| Ronald McKinnon | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 35 | 2.9 | 1 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Leroy Hoard | 22 | 94 | 4.3 | 13 | 1 |
| Scottie Graham | 9 | 21 | 2.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Amp Lee | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 6 | 0 |
| Chuck Evans | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 6 | 0 |
| Brad Johnson | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 5 | 0 |
| Randall McDaniel | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 45 | 149 | 3.3 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Boomer Esiason | 40 | 26 | 65.0 | 2 | 270 | 6.8 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 71.9 |
| Team Totals | 40 | 26 | 65.0 | 2 | 270 | 6.8 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 71.9 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Brad Johnson | 26 | 19 | 73.1 | 0 | 238 | 9.2 | 40t | 4 | 1 | 6 | 140.7 |
| Jay Walker | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 31 | 15.5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| Chris Walsh | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Team Totals | 29 | 21 | 72.4 | 0 | 269 | 9.3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 140.7 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Cardinals | |||||
| Larry Centers | 10 | 85 | 8.5 | 13 | 1 |
| Stevie Anderson | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 19 | 0 |
| Rob Moore | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Anthony Edwards | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Frank Sanders | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Pat Carter | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Johnny McWilliams | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Cedric Smith | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 270 | 10.4 | 1 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Cris Carter | 5 | 40 | 8.0 | 14 | 1 |
| Jake Reed | 4 | 79 | 19.8 | 40t | 1 |
| Amp Lee | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 21 | 1 |
| Leroy Hoard | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Qadry Ismail | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 13t | 1 |
| Chuck Evans | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Hunter Goodwin | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Andrew Jordan | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 269 | 12.8 | 4 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Cardinals | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Robert Griffith | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Corey Fuller | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 18 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Cardinals | |||||||
| Jeff Feagles | 3 | 153 | 51.0 | 68 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 153 | 51.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||
| Mitch Berger | 1 | 49 | 49.0 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 49 | 49.0 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Cardinals | ||||||
| Anthony Edwards | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Amp Lee | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Cardinals | ||||
| Kevin Butler | 4 | 133 | 33.3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||
| Mitch Berger | 8 | 540 | 67.5 | 1 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Cardinals | ||||||
| Leeland McElroy | 7 | 0 | 163 | 23.3 | 34 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 0 | 163 | 23.3 | 34 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Qadry Ismail | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Greg DeLong | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 14 | 7.0 | 11 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Arizona Cardinals | |
| Simeon Rice | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Martin Harrison | 1.0 |
| Esera Tuaolo | 1.0 |
| John Randle | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |