Regular Season Week 1: Arizona Cardinals at Minnesota Vikings
September 03, 1995 61° Metropolitan Stadium
Attendance: 71,585 (95%)
Arizona Cardinals 3 0 0 3 - 6
Minnesota Vikings 0 6 3 11 - 20
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Arizona Cardinals: 4-12-MIN 12 (5:07) 17-Bryan Jones 30 yard field goal is GOOD. MIN 0 ARZ 3
(Qtr 2) Minnesota Vikings: 4-5-ARZ 15 (14:57) 9-Brian Barker 33 yard field goal is GOOD. MIN 3 ARZ 3
(Qtr 2) Minnesota Vikings: 4-20-ARZ 25 (1:16) 9-Brian Barker 42 yard field goal is GOOD. MIN 6 ARZ 3
(Qtr 3) Minnesota Vikings: 4-4-ARZ 19 (1:50) 9-Brian Barker 36 yard field goal is GOOD. MIN 9 ARZ 3
(Qtr 4) Minnesota Vikings: 1-8-ARZ 8 (6:21) 17-Vincent Harper pass complete to 88-Raymond Minor for 8 yards. TOUCHDOWN! 22-Steven Shock ran for 2 yards. CONVERSION GOOD! MIN 17 ARZ 3
(Qtr 4) Arizona Cardinals: 4-10-MIN 15 (2:50) 17-Bryan Jones 32 yard field goal is GOOD. MIN 17 ARZ 6
(Qtr 4) Minnesota Vikings: 4-11-ARZ 36 (1:56) 9-Brian Barker 53 yard field goal is GOOD. MIN 20 ARZ 6
Team Statistics
Minnesota Vikings Arizona Cardinals
First Downs 16 17
- Rushing 11 9
- Passing 4 8
- Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 320 337
- Offensive Plays 59 73
- Yards Per Play 5.42 4.62
Net Rushing Yards 182 165
- Rushing Attempts 37 32
- Yards Per Rush 4.92 5.16
Net Passing Yards 138 172
- Att/Comp/Int 21 / 13 / 0 40 / 24 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 148 180
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1 / 10 1 / 8
- Yards Per Pass Play 6.27 4.20
- Yards Per Completion 11.38 7.50
Fumbles/Lost 3 / 3 1 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 2 / 9 8 / 18
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 6.4 6.2
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 2
Penalties/Yards 2 / 10 6 / 33
Punt Returns/Yards 3 / 16 0 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 37 3 / 75
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 1 / 1 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 3 0 / 2
Avg Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 26
Time of Possession 27:33 32:24
Drive Charts
Minnesota Vikings
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 5:04 5:09 OWN 25 10 60 Field Goal
2 11:47 2:38 OWN 3 5 30 Fumble
2 6:54 5:41 OWN 4 13 70 Field Goal
3 15:00 1:49 OWN 32 3 8 Punt
3 8:19 0:12 OWN 20 2 0 Fumble
3 6:14 2:00 OWN 5 3 9 Punt
3 4:10 2:24 50 5 31 Field Goal
4 14:52 3:20 OWN 31 5 20 Punt
4 9:28 3:10 OWN 38 6 62 Touchdown
4 2:47 0:55 OPP 35 3 -1 Field Goal
4 1:38 0:10 OPP 30 2 5 Fumble
4 0:05 0:05 OPP 44 1 0 Game
Arizona Cardinals
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 9:56 OWN 25 16 63 Field Goal
2 14:54 3:07 OWN 22 6 19 Punt
2 9:09 2:15 OPP 43 3 7 Punt
2 1:12 1:12 OWN 25 6 32 Half
3 13:11 4:52 OWN 4 10 87 Missed FG
3 8:08 1:53 OPP 43 3 -4 Punt
3 4:15 0:04 OWN 41 1 0 Fumble
3 1:46 1:55 OWN 18 3 6 Punt
4 11:32 2:04 OWN 8 3 8 Punt
4 6:17 3:30 OWN 20 13 66 Field Goal
4 1:52 0:14 OWN 25 4 5 Downs
4 1:27 1:22 OWN 16 5 32 Downs
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Minnesota Vikings
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#13 Herbert Ramirez 8 65 8.13 12 4 0
#38 Jose Carter 8 54 6.75 14 2 0
#22 Steven Shock 11 31 2.82 9 0 0
#10 Willie Wood 3 15 5.00 9 0 0
#82 Jay Zucker 4 13 3.25 4 0 0
#80 Claud Smothers 1 4 4.00 4 0 0
#88 Willie Soler 1 0 0.00 0 0 0
#17 Vincent Harper 1 0 0.00 0 0 0
Arizona Cardinals
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#31 Richard Jackson 10 65 6.50 10 1 0
#15 Joseph Vickers 8 24 3.00 7 0 0
#27 John Maria 6 23 3.83 12 1 0
#9 Richard Murray 4 23 5.75 10 1 0
#31 Donald Goolsby 2 14 7.00 14 1 0
#47 Robert Haman 1 11 11.00 11 1 0
#35 Claudio Diaz 1 5 5.00 5 0 0
Passing Stats
Minnesota Vikings
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#17 Vincent Harper 21 13 148 1 / 10 1 28 0 98.91
Arizona Cardinals
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#9 Richard Murray 40 24 180 1 / 8 0 49 0 70.83
Receiving Stats
Minnesota Vikings
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#88 Willie Soler 2 47 23.50 28 0
#89 Dwight Davis 3 34 11.33 20 0
#22 Steven Shock 1 25 25.00 25 0
#28 Randy Smith 2 14 7.00 9 0
#10 Willie Wood 2 9 4.50 6 0
#88 Raymond Minor 1 8 8.00 8 1
#82 Jay Zucker 1 6 6.00 6 0
#44 Royce Archer 1 5 5.00 5 0
Arizona Cardinals
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#14 Larry Rivera 5 84 16.80 49 0
#81 Brett Toland 6 39 6.50 13 0
#40 Charles Harris 2 15 7.50 8 0
#15 Joseph Vickers 3 12 4.00 7 0
#11 Christopher Davis 3 11 3.67 6 0
#42 Gregorio McEvoy 1 9 9.00 9 0
#27 John Maria 3 7 2.33 6 0
#82 Russell Adams 1 3 3.00 3 0
Blocking Stats
Minnesota Vikings
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#79 Marc Brown 25 40 1 4
#78 Darren Bright 27 38 0 0
#73 Marvin Davis 28 35 0 1
#64 Stanley Fizer 27 36 0 1
#75 Alfred Shorts 27 37 0 0
#82 Jay Zucker 15 18 0 2
#28 Randy Smith 1 19 0 1
#88 Willie Soler 0 20 0 0
#89 Dwight Davis 0 18 0 1
#88 Raymond Minor 0 21 0 0
#13 Herbert Ramirez 0 5 0 1
#22 Steven Shock 7 8 0 1
#10 Willie Wood 1 8 0 0
#80 Claud Smothers 1 6 0 0
#43 David Dodd 10 6 0 0
#77 Ross Ward 7 9 0 1
#16 Lionel Bean 0 7 0 0
#44 Royce Archer 7 18 0 1
#38 Jose Carter 1 6 0 1
#73 Leroy Foster 0 1 0 0
#99 David Carter 0 2 0 0
#26 Garrett Bowerman 0 3 0 0
#49 Stephen Burns 0 2 0 0
#40 Charles Bowen 0 1 0 0
#23 Gary Carnegie 0 1 0 0
#51 David Santiago 0 3 0 0
#57 Ralph Reed 2 1 0 1
#76 Sylvester Anderson 0 1 0 0
#83 Warren Waite 0 1 0 0
#45 Dale Solar 2 0 0 0
#40 Francis Servin 0 1 0 0
Arizona Cardinals
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#72 Daniel South 50 37 0 0
#76 James Loftis 48 37 0 2
#77 Alex Mack 44 46 0 5
#42 Gregorio McEvoy 4 3 0 0
#71 Daniel Conaway 46 31 0 0
#35 Claudio Diaz 9 2 0 0
#40 Charles Harris 11 31 0 2
#63 Paul Walters 45 39 0 0
#31 Donald Goolsby 12 14 0 0
#81 Brett Toland 0 14 0 0
#14 Larry Rivera 0 16 0 1
#11 Christopher Davis 0 18 0 2
#82 Russell Adams 0 7 0 1
#31 Richard Jackson 6 3 0 0
#27 John Maria 9 2 0 0
#15 Joseph Vickers 10 4 0 0
#70 Donnell Thompson 11 1 0 0
#79 Don Schulz 8 3 0 0
#22 Carl Wiggins 0 3 0 0
#64 Howard Doane 0 4 0 1
#40 James Valenti 0 6 0 0
#71 Dennis Flynn 0 2 0 0
#20 Richard Reyer 0 4 0 0
#1 Earnest Mackenzie 3 5 0 1
#95 Michael Boone 0 3 0 1
#95 Walter McBride 0 4 0 0
#53 Richard Koontz 0 3 0 0
#92 Walter Miller 0 2 0 1
#45 Benjamin Salazar 0 3 0 0
#37 Brian Watkins 0 3 0 1
#43 David Melton 0 2 0 0
#47 Robert Haman 2 0 0 0
#85 Thomas Kelly 0 2 0 0
#65 Gerardo Phillips 2 0 0 0
#64 Thomas Gleason 5 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Minnesota Vikings
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Arizona Cardinals
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fumble Stats
Minnesota Vikings
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#38 Jose Carter 3 0 0 0
#91 William Dorsch 0 1 1 0
#89 Dwight Davis 0 1 0 0
Arizona Cardinals
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#31 Richard Jackson 1 0 0 0
#45 Benjamin Salazar 0 0 1 0
#1 Earnest Mackenzie 0 1 0 0
#71 Dennis Flynn 0 1 1 0
#95 Walter McBride 0 1 1 0
Punting
Minnesota Vikings
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#4 Willard Calvo 3 142 47.33 47.33 57 2
Arizona Cardinals
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#6 Tim Woodall 5 235 47.00 44.40 57 3
Kicking
Minnesota Vikings
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#9 Brian Barker 4 / 4 2 / 2 1 / 1 53 0 / 0
Arizona Cardinals
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#17 Bryan Jones 2 / 3 0 / 0 0 / 0 32 0 / 0
Punt Return
Minnesota Vikings
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#10 Willie Wood 3 16 5.3 11 0
Arizona Cardinals
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Kick Return
Minnesota Vikings
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#10 Willie Wood 1 37 37.0 0
Arizona Cardinals
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#15 Joseph Vickers 3 75 25.0 0
Defensive Stats
Minnesota Vikings
Name Tackles Sacks
#45 Dale Solar 8 0
#26 Garrett Bowerman 6 0
#36 George Yun 5 0
#40 Francis Servin 5 0
#91 William Dorsch 5 0
#95 Ryan Cummings 5 0
#40 Charles Bowen 4 0
#23 Gary Carnegie 4 0
#25 John Shepard 4 0
#59 Alexander Burke 2 0
#49 Stephen Burns 2 0
#73 Leroy Foster 2 0
#57 Ralph Reed 1 1
#78 Darren Bright 1 0
#99 David Carter 1 0
#83 Warren Waite 1 0
#28 Randy Smith 1 0
#24 Brian Scarborough 1 0
#44 Royce Archer 1 0
#64 Stanley Fizer 1 0
Arizona Cardinals
Name Tackles Sacks
#95 Walter McBride 7 0
#1 Earnest Mackenzie 7 0
#45 Benjamin Salazar 6 0
#40 James Valenti 5 0
#20 Richard Reyer 4 0
#64 Howard Doane 4 1
#37 Brian Watkins 3 0
#22 Carl Wiggins 3 0
#43 David Melton 3 0
#53 Richard Koontz 2 0
#57 Rodney Greene 1 0
#75 Leonard Anderson 1 0
#72 Daniel South 1 0
#71 Dennis Flynn 1 0
#15 Joseph Vickers 1 0