Pre-Season Week 3: Minnesota Vikings at Buffalo Bills
August 19, 1995 70° Rich Stadium
Attendance: 42,260 (56%)
Minnesota Vikings 7 3 7 6 - 23
Buffalo Bills 0 0 0 0 - 0
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Minnesota Vikings: 1-8-BUF 8 (3:51) 1-Willie Wood ran for 8 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 9-Brian Barker. BUF 0 MIN 7
(Qtr 2) Minnesota Vikings: 4-10-BUF 38 (0:54) 9-Brian Barker 55 yard field goal is GOOD. BUF 0 MIN 10
(Qtr 3) Minnesota Vikings: 4-1-BUF 1 (1:41) 22-Steven Shock ran for 1 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 9-Brian Barker. MIN 78-Darren Bright was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. BUF 0 MIN 17
(Qtr 4) Minnesota Vikings: 4-7-BUF 13 (5:10) 9-Brian Barker 31 yard field goal is GOOD. BUF 0 MIN 20
(Qtr 4) Minnesota Vikings: 4-5-BUF 31 (0:20) 9-Brian Barker 49 yard field goal is GOOD. BUF 0 MIN 23
Team Statistics
Buffalo Bills Minnesota Vikings
First Downs 7 18
- Rushing 5 11
- Passing 0 5
- Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 71 275
- Offensive Plays 50 65
- Yards Per Play 1.42 4.23
Net Rushing Yards 92 191
- Rushing Attempts 27 43
- Yards Per Rush 3.41 4.44
Net Passing Yards -21 84
- Att/Comp/Int 16 / 5 / 3 19 / 15 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 34 105
- Sacks/Yards Lost 7 / 55 3 / 21
- Yards Per Pass Play -0.91 3.82
- Yards Per Completion 6.80 7.00
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 0 3 / 2
3rd Down Conversions 2 / 13 3 / 13
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 8.4 6.4
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 2 / 2
Penalties/Yards 4 / 24 5 / 40
Punt Returns/Yards 0 / 0 3 / 19
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 3 / 1
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 0 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 0 2 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 42
Time of Possession 23:28 36:33
Drive Charts
Buffalo Bills
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 1:55 OWN 25 3 3 Punt
1 9:27 1:27 OWN 7 3 6 Punt
1 3:47 2:01 OWN 25 3 -9 Punt
2 14:54 2:57 OWN 9 5 19 Punt
2 10:27 2:11 OWN 21 3 2 Punt
2 6:08 4:15 OWN 11 8 24 Interception
2 0:49 0:49 OWN 25 5 3 Half
3 12:58 3:29 OWN 18 6 6 Punt
3 1:40 1:48 OWN 25 3 4 Punt
4 9:37 0:47 OWN 21 2 1 Interception
4 8:45 0:14 OWN 20 3 -5 Interception
4 5:07 1:19 OWN 25 4 -8 Punt
4 0:16 0:16 OWN 25 2 40 Game
Minnesota Vikings
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 13:05 3:39 OWN 27 6 17 Punt
1 8:00 4:13 OWN 38 8 62 Touchdown
1 1:46 1:52 OWN 43 3 8 Punt
2 11:56 1:30 OWN 32 3 -4 Punt
2 8:16 2:08 OWN 33 3 8 Punt
2 1:53 1:04 OPP 37 3 0 Field Goal
3 15:00 2:02 OWN 25 3 9 Punt
3 9:29 7:50 OWN 29 13 71 Touchdown
4 14:51 5:14 OWN 32 10 59 Fumble
4 8:50 0:05 OPP 23 1 0 Fumble
4 8:31 3:24 OPP 34 5 21 Field Goal
4 3:48 3:32 OWN 39 8 30 Field Goal
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Buffalo Bills
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#21 Wilfred Christian 8 36 4.50 12 1 0
#46 Arthur Sullivan 9 36 4.00 9 0 0
#34 Andre Juarez 7 9 1.29 4 0 0
#31 Brandon Harris 2 9 4.50 5 0 0
#88 James Croft 1 2 2.00 2 0 0
Minnesota Vikings
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#10 Willie Wood 7 54 7.71 12 2 1
#22 Steven Shock 12 41 3.42 9 0 1
#13 Herbert Ramirez 9 36 4.00 14 2 0
#38 Jose Carter 8 35 4.38 12 1 0
#88 Willie Soler 6 21 3.50 12 1 0
#80 Claud Smothers 1 4 4.00 4 0 0
Passing Stats
Buffalo Bills
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#19 Russell Sargent 9 3 24 3 / 23 0 20 2 2.78
#5 Ross Whittingham 7 2 10 4 / 32 0 10 1 0.00
Minnesota Vikings
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#17 Vincent Harper 19 15 105 3 / 21 0 16 0 89.69
Receiving Stats
Buffalo Bills
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#46 Arthur Sullivan 2 24 12.00 20 0
#16 Travis Nakano 1 10 10.00 10 0
#88 James Croft 1 0 0.00 0 0
#34 Andre Juarez 1 0 0.00 0 0
Minnesota Vikings
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#38 Jose Carter 2 19 9.50 12 0
#28 Randy Smith 2 16 8.00 11 0
#22 Steven Shock 3 16 5.33 7 0
#13 Herbert Ramirez 2 15 7.50 16 0
#88 Willie Soler 1 12 12.00 12 0
#16 Lionel Bean 2 11 5.50 8 0
#89 Dwight Davis 1 7 7.00 7 0
#88 Raymond Minor 1 7 7.00 7 0
#10 Willie Wood 1 2 2.00 2 0
Blocking Stats
Buffalo Bills
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#77 Robert Pylant 27 31 4 5
#68 Jorge Hodges 27 27 1 2
#46 Arthur Sullivan 6 8 1 1
#66 Hugh Sexton 20 11 1 1
#78 Gregory Tonn 9 18 0 0
#88 James Croft 12 23 0 0
#61 Jessie Gardella 16 19 0 1
#80 Steven Pokorny 4 25 0 1
#62 William Jacobi 11 19 0 3
#11 Cornelius Weesner 0 4 0 0
#84 Heriberto Carpenter 0 6 0 1
#31 Brandon Harris 5 9 0 0
#59 Anthony Gross 18 16 0 1
#29 Anthony Bentley 5 3 0 0
#50 Gabriel Thompson 1 2 0 0
#21 Wilfred Christian 0 1 0 0
#21 Willie Watt 1 2 0 1
#34 Andre Juarez 1 5 0 0
#45 Anthony Pinkerton 0 3 0 0
#16 Travis Nakano 0 5 0 1
#82 Alfred Tucker 1 1 0 0
#22 Matthew Fulcher 2 2 0 0
#14 Kenneth Lee 0 4 0 1
#60 Michael Perez 16 13 0 0
#33 John Murray 6 2 0 0
#69 Kirby Lumley 0 2 0 0
#73 Richard Flowers 0 1 0 0
#43 Jackie Mason 0 1 0 1
#44 Gavin Lyman 0 1 0 0
Minnesota Vikings
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#79 Marc Brown 26 50 2 2
#80 Claud Smothers 8 21 1 1
#78 Darren Bright 25 36 0 1
#73 Marvin Davis 21 29 0 7
#64 Stanley Fizer 31 36 0 2
#75 Alfred Shorts 32 44 0 1
#88 Raymond Minor 0 27 0 0
#44 Royce Archer 10 20 0 0
#10 Willie Wood 0 5 0 0
#16 Lionel Bean 0 6 0 1
#88 Willie Soler 2 22 0 0
#28 Randy Smith 0 22 0 1
#78 Christopher Valentino 10 0 0 0
#43 David Dodd 11 5 0 0
#65 James Goss 12 11 0 0
#57 Ralph Reed 4 2 0 0
#89 Dwight Davis 0 16 0 2
#77 Ross Ward 11 14 0 0
#22 Steven Shock 0 13 0 3
#40 Charles Bowen 0 2 0 0
#51 David Santiago 0 4 0 0
#38 Jose Carter 4 5 0 0
#93 Alex Sherry 0 1 0 0
#52 David McCoy 2 1 0 0
#13 Herbert Ramirez 0 3 0 0
#26 Garrett Bowerman 0 2 0 0
#49 Stephen Burns 0 3 0 1
#73 Leroy Foster 0 1 0 0
#95 Ryan Cummings 0 1 0 0
#23 Gary Carnegie 0 1 0 1
Interception Stats
Buffalo Bills
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Minnesota Vikings
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#25 John Shepard 2 1 0.50 0
#23 Gary Carnegie 1 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Buffalo Bills
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#46 Arthur Sullivan 1 0 0 0
#21 Wilfred Christian 0 1 0 0
#57 Garry Patton 0 1 0 0
#21 Willie Watt 0 0 1 0
#48 Juan Schuler 0 1 0 0
#44 Gavin Lyman 0 0 1 0
Minnesota Vikings
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#17 Vincent Harper 2 0 0 0
#38 Jose Carter 1 0 0 0
#78 Darren Bright 0 1 0 0
#91 William Dorsch 0 0 1 0
Punting
Buffalo Bills
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#3 Brian Lee 8 367 45.88 43.63 51 0
Minnesota Vikings
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#4 Willard Calvo 5 236 47.20 47.20 50 4
Kicking
Buffalo Bills
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Minnesota Vikings
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#9 Brian Barker 3 / 3 2 / 2 1 / 1 55 2 / 2
Punt Return
Buffalo Bills
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Minnesota Vikings
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#10 Willie Wood 3 19 6.3 9 0
Kick Return
Buffalo Bills
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Minnesota Vikings
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Defensive Stats
Buffalo Bills
Name Tackles Sacks
#48 Juan Schuler 8 0
#45 Anthony Pinkerton 6 0
#42 Charles Brown 4 0
#74 Cody McCarter 4 0
#22 Matthew Fulcher 4 0
#57 Mark Mansfield 4 0
#96 Walter Chambers 3 0
#57 Garry Patton 3 0
#93 John Ortega 3 0
#43 Jackie Mason 3 0
#70 Andrew Johnston 2 1
#55 Bryant Boettcher 2 0
#51 Martin Stewart 2 0
#41 Richard Basnight 2 0
#94 Oliver Holland 1 0
#90 Victor Silva 1 0
#29 Anthony Bentley 1 0
#25 Daniel Rodriguez 1 0
#21 Wilfred Christian 1 0
#94 Ricky Goodwin 1 1
#21 Willie Watt 1 1
#59 Anthony Gross 1 0
#95 Clarence Jordan 1 0
#31 Brandon Harris 1 0
#14 Kenneth Lee 1 0
#91 Enoch Hotchkiss 1 0
Minnesota Vikings
Name Tackles Sacks
#73 Leroy Foster 6 6
#23 Gary Carnegie 6 0
#91 William Dorsch 5 0
#40 Francis Servin 3 0
#24 Brian Scarborough 3 0
#83 Warren Waite 2 0
#93 Alex Sherry 2 0
#68 Clark Steve 2 0
#39 Anton Caskey 2 0
#95 Ryan Cummings 1 0
#99 David Carter 1 1
#40 Charles Bowen 1 0
#45 Dale Solar 1 0
#33 George Marsh 1 0
#64 Stanley Fizer 1 0
#73 Marvin Davis 1 0
#49 Stephen Burns 1 0
#59 Alexander Burke 1 0