Vikings 41-17 Cardinals (1 Dec, 1996) Box Score

Arizona Cardinals

6-7, 2-5 away

	1	2	3	4	T
ARI					17
MIN					41

Minnesota Vikings

7-6, 4-3 home

Arizona Passing


Boomer Esiason
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
26/40	270	6.8	1	2	3-25	71.9
26/40	245	6.8	1	2	3-25	71.9

Minnesota Passing


Brad Johnson
Jay Walker
Chris Walsh
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	SACKS	RTG
19/26	238	9.2	4	1-6	140.7
2/2	31	15.5	0	0-0	118.8
0/1	0	0.0	0	0-0	39.6
21/29	263	9.3	4	1-6	140.7

Arizona Rushing


Larry Centers
Leshon Johnson
Ronald McKinnon
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
4	21	5.3	1	17
7	18	2.6	0	7
1	-4	-4.0	0	-4
12	35	2.9	1	17

Minnesota Rushing


Leroy Hoard
Scottie Graham
Amp Lee
Chuck Evans
Brad Johnson
Randall McDaniel
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
22	94	4.3	1	13
9	21	2.3	0	5
4	15	3.8	0	6
4	11	2.8	0	6
4	7	1.8	0	5
2	1	0.5	0	1
45	149	3.3	1	13

Arizona Receiving


Larry Centers
Pat Carter
Stevie Anderson
Rob Moore
Anthony Edwards
Frank Sanders
Johnny McWilliams
Cedric Smith
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
10	85	8.5	1	13
2	52	26.0	0	34
3	47	15.7	0	19
3	28	9.3	0	13
3	27	9.0	0	11
3	26	8.7	0	11
1	5	5.0	0	5
1	0	0.0	0	0
26	270	10.4	1	34

Minnesota Receiving


Jake Reed
Leroy Hoard
Amp Lee
Cris Carter
Qadry Ismail
Hunter Goodwin
Chuck Evans
Andrew Jordan
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
4	79	19.8	1	40
2	44	22.0	0	37
4	42	10.5	1	21
5	40	8.0	1	14
2	25	12.5	1	13
1	24	24.0	0	24
2	10	5.0	0	8
1	5	5.0	0	5
21	269	12.8	4	40

Arizona Fumbles


Boomer Esiason
team

FUM	LOST	REC
1	1	0
1	1	0

Minnesota Fumbles


Brad Johnson
Fernando Smith
team

FUM	LOST	REC
2	0	0
0	0	1
2	0	1

Arizona Defense



Jamir Miller
Tommy Bennett
Eric Swann
Michael Bankston
Seth Joyner
Eric Hill
Brent Alexander
Bernard Wilson
Simeon Rice
Ronnie Bradford
Aeneas Williams
Jerry Drake
Brad Ottis
Kwamie Lassiter
Terry Irving
Trey Junkin
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
12	9	0	0	0	0	0
11	8	0	0	0	0	0
9	6	0	0	0	0	0
9	5	0	0	0	0	0
8	7	0	0	0	0	0
8	4	0	0	0	0	0
8	1	0	0	0	0	0
6	2	0	0	0	0	0
5	3	1	0	0	0	0
4	3	0	0	1	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
90	56	1	0	1	0	0

Minnesota Defense



Jeff Brady
Robert Griffith
Dewayne Washington
Jason Fisk
Alfred Jackson
Corey Fuller
Orlando Thomas
John Randle
Martin Harrison
Darryl Talley
Dave Garnett
Esera Tuaolo
Richard Brown
Fernando Smith
Pete Bercich
Greg DeLong
Harlon T Barnett
Ben Hanks
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
11	8	0	0	0	0	0
8	6	0	0	1	0	0
4	4	0	0	0	0	0
4	2	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	2	0	0
3	2	0	0	1	0	0
3	1	0	0	1	0	0
2	2	1	0	0	0	0
2	2	1	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	1	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	1	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
52	36	3	0	6	0	0

Arizona Interceptions

	INT	YDS	TD
No Arizona Interceptions

Minnesota Interceptions


Robert Griffith
Corey Fuller
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	18	0
1	1	0
2	19	0

Arizona Kick Returns


Leeland McElroy
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
7	163	23.3	34	0
7	163	23.3	34	0

Minnesota Kick Returns


Qadry Ismail
Greg DeLong
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
1	11	11.0	11
1	3	3.0	3
2	14	7.0	11

Arizona Punt Returns


Anthony Edwards
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
1	10	10.0	10	0
1	10	10.0	10	0

Minnesota Punt Returns


Amp Lee
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
2	16	8.0	8	0
2	16	8.0	8	0

Arizona Kicking


Kevin Butler
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
1/1	100.0	38	2/2	5
1/1	100.0	38	2/2	5

Minnesota Kicking


Scott Sisson
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
2/3	66.7	38	5/5	11
2/3	66.7	38	5/5	11

Arizona Punting


Jeff Feagles
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
3	153	51.0	0	1	68
3	153	51.0	0	1	68

Minnesota Punting


Mitch Berger
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
1	49	49.0	0	0	49
1	49	49.0	0	0	49

5:00 AM, 1 December 1996

Attendance: 45,767

Referees:
Johnny Grier

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Philadelphia	12	3	.800	402	283
Washington	10	5	.667	432	348
Dallas	7	8	.467	324	404
New York	2	13	.133	215	362

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