Today in 1996 - Minnesota Vikings vs Oakland Raiders

Today in 1996, the Oakland Raiders hosted the Minnesota Vikings at Oakland-Alameda Stadium in a Week 12 game.

Minnesota got on the board in the first quarter on a 22 yard field goal by Scott Sisson.  The Vikings increased their lead on a big play, an 82 yard touchdown pass from Brad Johnson to Jake Reed. 

Oakland scored in the second quarter when Terry McDaniel picked off a Johnson pass and ran it 52 yards for a touchdown.  Minnesota led at halftime 10-7.

The Raiders tied the game in the third quarter on a 24 yard field goal by Cole Ford.  In the fourth quarter, Sisson kicked a 24 yard field goal to give the Vikings the lead, but Ford sent the game into overtime with a 41 yard field goal.

In the overtime period, Sisson kicked a 31 yard field goal and the Minnesota Vikings beat the Oakland Raiders 16-13.

For the Vikings, Brad Johnson passed 20-33 for 275 yards, with a touchdown and 2 interceptions.  Leroy Hoard had 20 rushes for 108 yards.  Jake Reed had 4 receptions for 134 yards and a touchdown, and Cris Carter had 6 catches for 56 yards.  John Randle had 2 sacks and Jason Fisk had a sack.  Jeff Brady and Martin Harrison each had half a sack.  Orlando Thomas had an interception.

For the Raiders, Jeff Hostetler passed 14-27 for 139 yards and an interception.  Napoleon Kaufman had 20 rushes for 63 yards.  Pat Swilling had a sack.  Lorenzo Lynch had an interception and Terry McDaniel had a Pick 6.

The Raiders went to 4-7 with the loss.  They finished the season at 7-9, fourth in the AFC West.  The Vikings went to 6-5 and finished the season at 9-7, second in the NFC Central.  They made the playoffs, but lost to the Dallas Cowboys in the Wild Card round.

Trivia

• There were 3 Hall of Famers present, all with Minnesota: Warren Moon, Randall McDaniel and John Randle.
  
• This was Mike White’s last season coaching the Raiders.  He only coached the team for two seasons.
  
• The offensive coordinator for the Raiders was Joe Bugel, who was the head coach of the Pheonix Cardinals from 1990-93.  He replaced White as head coach of the Raiders in 1997, but that was his only season.
  
• This was Dennis Green’s fifth season coaching the Vikings.  He coached the team from 1992-2001.  He was also the head coach of the Arizona Cardinals from 2004-06.
  
• Minnesota’s offensive coordinator was Brian Billick, who was the head coach of the Baltimore Ravens from 1999-2007.
  
• Vikings tight ends coach Mike Tice became the head coach of the team from 2002-05.  He played for the Seattle Seahawks from 1981-91 and the Vikings from 1992-95.

Here are some historical scores on this day for teams facing each other this week, on November 17,

1957 – New York Giants 13 – Philadelphia 0

1963 – New York Jets 14 – Denver 9

1963 – Kansas City 24 – Boston Patriots 24

1968 – New York Giants 7 – Philadelphia 6

1968 – Kansas City 31 - Boston Patriots 17

1968 – Dallas 44 – Washington 24

1974 – Miami 35 – Buffalo 28

1974 – Washington 28 – Dallas 21

1991 – San Francisco 14 – Phoenix Cardinals 10

1997 – Miami 30 – Buffalo 13

Game stats can be found on Pro-Football-Reference.com at Minnesota Vikings vs Oakland Raiders - November 17, 1996