Minnesota Vikings vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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September 6th, 1998

1998 Week 1

Regular Season

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Buccaneers Away

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Offensive Starters

QB B. Johnson

RB R. Smith

FB C. Evans

WR C. Carter

WR J. Reed

TE A. Glover

T T. Steussie

G R. McDaniel

C J. Christy

G D. Dixon

T K. Stringer

Defensive Starters

DE D. Clemons

DT J. Ball

DT J. Randle

DE D. Alexander

LB D. Edwards

LB E. McDaniel

LB D. Rudd

CB C. Fuller

CB J. Hitchcock

S R. Griffith

S O. Thomas

Score by Quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
Vikings	14	7	0	10	31
Buccaneers	0	0	7	0	7

	Vikings	Buccaneers
Q1	14	0
Q2	7	0
Q3	0	7
Q4	10	0
FINAL	31	7

Key Performers

Vikings

PassingB. Johnson

15/25, 189 YDS, 4 TD

RushingR. Smith

18, 90 YDS

ReceivingR. Moss

4, 95 YDS, 2 TD

TacklesE. McDaniel

SacksT. Williams

1.0

InterceptionsJ. Hitchcock

Buccaneers

PassingT. Dilfer

17/25, 207 YDS, 1 TD

RushingW. Dunn

12, 47 YDS

ReceivingB. Emanuel

7, 98 YDS

TacklesD. Brooks

SacksA. Parker

1.0

InterceptionsC. Mincy

Team Comparison

Vikings

Stat

Buccaneers

First Downs

298

Total Yards

319

Rushes

117

Rush YDS

Rush TD

60.0%

PASS %

62.2%

181

NET PASS YDS

251

PASS TD

Takeaways

26:30

Time of Possession

33:30

Offensive Starters

T. Dilfer QB

W. Dunn RB

M. Alstott FB

R. Anthony WR

B. Emanuel WR

D. Moore TE

P. Gruber T

J. Diaz G

T. Mayberry C

F. Middleton G

J. Wunsch T

Defensive Starters

C. Ahanotu DE

B. Culpepper DT

W. Sapp DT

R. Upshaw DE

J. Gooch LB

H. Nickerson LB

D. Brooks LB

D. Abraham CB

A. Parker CB

J. Lynch S

C. Mincy S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 1998 Week 1 match up between the Minnesota Vikings and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers featuring 95 receiving yards by Randy Moss.

Legend

Moment: Vikings

Moment: Buccaneers

Vikings Momentum

Buccaneers Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • MIN TD MIN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Brad Johnson pass complete to Cris Carter for 1 yard touchdown - PAT good

Vikings opens scoring → 7-0

< Q1 > • MIN TD MIN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Brad Johnson pass complete to Randy Moss for 48 yards touchdown - PAT good

Vikings extends lead → 14-0

< Q2 > • MIN TD MIN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Brad Johnson pass complete to Randy Moss for 31 yards touchdown - PAT good

Vikings extends lead → 21-0

< Q3 > • TAM TD TAM TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Trent Dilfer pass complete to Lorenzo Neal for 3 yards touchdown - PAT good

Buccaneers cuts lead → 21-7

< Q4 > • MIN FG MIN FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Gary Anderson 43 yard field goal good

Vikings extends lead → 24-7

< Q4 > • MIN TD MIN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Brad Johnson pass complete to Cris Carter for 18 yards touchdown - PAT good

Vikings extends lead → 31-7

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Brad Johnson	25	15	60.0	189	4	1	48	1	106.5
Team Totals	25	15	60.0	189	4	1	48	1

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng
Robert Smith	18	90	5.0	25
Leroy Hoard	7	29	4.1	9
Brad Johnson	2	-2	-1.0	-1
Team Totals	27	117	4.3	25

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Cris Carter	8	5	31	6.2	2	18
Randy Moss	5	4	95	23.8	2	48
Robert Smith	2	2	23	11.5	0	15
Leroy Hoard	2	2	23	11.5	0	17
Charles Evans	1	1	14	14.0	0	14
Jake Reed	6	1	3	3.0	0	3
Team Totals	24	15	189	12.6	4	48

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Ed McDaniel	8	6	2	0	0
Jimmy Hitchcock	7	6	1	0	1
Dwayne Rudd	7	5	2	0	0
Corey Fuller	5	4	1	0	0
Derrick Alexander	4	4	0	0	0
Robert Griffith	4	3	1	0	0
Tony Williams	3	2	1	1	0
Dixon Edwards	3	2	1	0	0
Jason Fisk	3	3	0	0	0
Orlando Thomas	3	3	0	0	0
Jerry Ball	2	0	2	0	0
Pete Bercich	1	1	0	0	0
Torrian Gray	1	1	0	0	0
Bobby Houston	1	0	1	0	0
John Randle	1	1	0	0	0
Duane Clemons	1	1	0	0	0
Team Totals	54	42	12	1	1

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg
David Palmer	1	19	19
Moe Williams	1	12	12
Team Totals	2	31	15.5

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
David Palmer	2	7	3.5	0
Team Totals	2	7	3.5	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Gary Anderson	1	1	4	4
Team Totals	1	1	4	4

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Mitch Berger	4	170	42.5
Team Totals	4	170	42.5

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Trent Dilfer	25	17	68.0	207	1	0	29	0	106.6
Steve Walsh	12	6	50.0	53	0	1	12	1	27.4
Team Totals	37	23	62.2	260	1	1	29	1

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng
Warrick Dunn	12	47	3.9	14
Mike Alstott	7	12	1.7	7
Jerry Ellison	3	6	2.0	4
Trent Dilfer	1	3	3.0	3
Team Totals	23	68	3.0	14

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Bert Emanuel	9	7	98	14.0	0	24
Mike Alstott	5	4	29	7.3	0	15
Reidel Anthony	6	4	58	14.5	0	29
Warrick Dunn	2	2	21	10.5	0	13
Karl Williams	6	2	24	12.0	0	12
Patrick Hape	2	2	11	5.5	0	7
Dave Moore	2	1	16	16.0	0	16
Lorenzo Neal	1	1	3	3.0	1	3
Brice Hunter	4	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	37	23	260	11.3	1	29

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Derrick Brooks	12	12	0	0	0
John Lynch	7	7	0	0	0
Anthony Parker	6	5	1	1	0
Hardy Nickerson	5	1	4	0	0
Charles Mincy	4	3	1	0	1
Brad Culpepper	3	3	0	0	0
Jeff Gooch	1	1	0	0	0
Brian Kelly	1	1	0	0	0
Damien Robinson	1	1	0	0	0
Warren Sapp	1	0	1	0	0
Alshermond Singleton	1	0	1	0	0
Steve White	1	0	1	0	0
Floyd Young	1	1	0	0	0
Team Totals	44	35	9	1	1