Regular Season Week 5: Oilers at Timberwolves
October 05, 1997 63° NorthFace Stadium
Attendance: 54,857 (73%)
Oilers 7 10 10 7 - 34
Timberwolves 0 6 0 0 - 6
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Oilers: 2-4-POR 6 (12:40) 9-James Mendoza pass complete to 86-Paul Morris for 6 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Richard Bryant. POR 0 OKC 7
(Qtr 2) Timberwolves: 1-3-OKC 3 (5:19) 25-Alejandro Jordan ran to OKC 0 for 3 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 2) Oilers: 2-10-OKC 25 (5:13) 9-James Mendoza pass complete to 82-Charles Evans for 75 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Richard Bryant. POR 6 OKC 14
(Qtr 2) Oilers: 2-8-POR 10 (0:02) 3-Richard Bryant 28 yard field goal is GOOD. POR 6 OKC 17
(Qtr 3) Oilers: 3-2-OKC 44 (9:20) 22-Mark Waters ran for 56 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Richard Bryant. POR 6 OKC 24
(Qtr 3) Oilers: 4-2-POR 28 (7:31) 3-Richard Bryant 46 yard field goal is GOOD. POR 6 OKC 27
(Qtr 4) Oilers: 2-4-POR 4 (13:39) 34-Donald Parshall ran for 4 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Richard Bryant. POR 6 OKC 34
Team Statistics
Timberwolves Oilers
First Downs 7 11
- Rushing 4 6
- Passing 3 3
- Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 202 350
- Offensive Plays 53 67
- Yards Per Play 3.81 5.22
Net Rushing Yards 131 185
- Rushing Attempts 30 40
- Yards Per Rush 4.37 4.63
Net Passing Yards 71 165
- Att/Comp/Int 23 / 13 / 3 25 / 14 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 71 181
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0 / 0 2 / 16
- Yards Per Pass Play 3.09 6.11
- Yards Per Completion 5.46 12.93
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 0 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 1 / 13 6 / 16
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 6.4 5.9
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 4 / 25 0 / 0
Punt Returns/Yards 3 / 12 1 / 7
Kick Returns/Yards 4 / 122 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 3 / 29
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 0 2 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 31
Time of Possession 27:32 32:24
Drive Charts
Timberwolves
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 1:34 OWN 28 3 -1 Interception
1 12:37 1:42 OWN 35 3 3 Punt
1 8:52 0:59 OWN 28 3 6 Punt
1 6:01 2:01 OWN 49 3 6 Punt
1 2:21 2:11 OWN 36 3 10 Punt
2 14:07 2:07 OWN 44 3 7 Punt
2 9:19 4:03 OWN 10 7 90 Touchdown
2 5:02 2:12 OWN 25 3 6 Punt
2 1:54 0:44 OWN 45 5 19 Missed FG
3 12:10 2:11 OWN 21 3 -6 Punt
3 9:11 0:12 OWN 26 2 0 Interception
3 7:27 2:59 OWN 25 4 19 Punt
4 13:37 2:34 OWN 33 5 14 Punt
4 6:57 0:51 OWN 24 3 15 Interception
4 1:12 1:12 OWN 24 3 5 Punt
Oilers
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 13:26 0:49 OPP 11 2 11 Touchdown
1 10:54 2:02 OWN 20 3 8 Punt
1 7:53 1:52 OWN 18 3 -10 Punt
1 4:00 1:38 OWN 20 3 -2 Punt
1 0:10 1:03 OWN 8 3 3 Punt
2 12:00 2:41 OWN 20 5 21 Punt
2 5:16 0:14 OWN 25 2 75 Touchdown
2 2:51 0:57 OWN 9 3 1 Punt
2 1:10 1:10 OWN 43 6 47 Field Goal
3 15:00 2:50 OWN 25 4 13 Punt
3 9:59 0:48 OWN 36 3 64 Touchdown
3 8:58 1:31 OPP 36 3 8 Field Goal
3 4:28 5:51 OWN 12 13 88 Touchdown
4 11:02 4:05 OWN 14 6 16 Punt
4 6:05 4:53 OPP 45 8 28 Missed FG
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Timberwolves
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#38 John Pullen 21 100 4.76 52 2 0
#25 Alejandro Jordan 9 31 3.44 14 1 1
Oilers
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#22 Mark Waters 15 122 8.13 56 4 1
#34 Donald Parshall 24 51 2.13 14 2 1
#9 James Mendoza 1 12 12.00 12 1 0
Passing Stats
Timberwolves
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#6 Antonio McDermott 23 13 71 0 / 0 0 16 3 22.46
Oilers
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#9 James Mendoza 25 14 181 2 / 16 2 75 0 105.58
Receiving Stats
Timberwolves
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#81 Donald Gimenez 3 28 9.33 16 0
#85 John Fowler 5 25 5.00 13 0
#80 Bradley Ross 2 8 4.00 6 0
#87 John Hurt 1 7 7.00 7 0
#38 John Pullen 1 3 3.00 3 0
#25 Alejandro Jordan 1 0 0.00 0 0
Oilers
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#82 Charles Evans 1 75 75.00 75 1
#82 Arthur Wilcox 1 35 35.00 35 0
#86 Paul Morris 3 25 8.33 13 1
#34 Donald Parshall 3 18 6.00 9 0
#26 Alan Farrar 3 12 4.00 7 0
#87 Rodney Adrian 2 10 5.00 7 0
#22 Mark Waters 1 6 6.00 6 0
Blocking Stats
Timberwolves
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#71 Carl Owen 11 9 0 1
#46 Michael Smith 0 4 0 1
#99 Frances Vaughn 0 4 0 0
#35 John Edwards 0 6 0 0
#21 Michael Cohen 0 6 0 1
#26 David Stapleton 0 6 0 0
#91 Javier Clardy 0 4 0 0
#77 William Darby 0 5 0 0
#22 Timothy Oneal 0 5 0 0
#54 Wm Breeden 11 7 0 1
#57 Raymond Bradley 28 33 0 2
#87 John Hurt 2 23 0 4
#80 Bradley Ross 0 13 0 0
#81 Donald Gimenez 0 11 0 0
#76 Gary Cooper 35 33 0 2
#64 Edward McMillian 35 33 0 3
#63 Phillip Guzman 23 30 0 1
#86 Edwin Canty 2 11 0 1
#74 Howard Mills 35 36 0 1
#24 Bill Couch 10 19 0 2
#61 Robert Miller 12 0 0 0
#63 Ray George 12 2 0 0
#25 Alejandro Jordan 3 1 0 0
#85 John Fowler 0 9 0 1
#42 Chris Boucher 1 6 0 0
#38 John Pullen 2 2 0 0
#94 David Smith 2 0 0 0
#31 John Woolf 2 1 0 0
Oilers
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#77 John Lee 42 38 1 4
#98 Paul Johnson 4 1 0 0
#91 Javier Blair 0 2 0 0
#56 Frederick Ledezma 0 1 0 0
#31 David Landreth 0 1 0 0
#73 Douglas Almaguer 0 2 0 0
#65 Gregg Guard 39 47 0 2
#72 Philip Bull 43 40 0 3
#82 Charles Evans 0 15 0 0
#34 Donald Parshall 4 8 0 1
#59 John Fierros 43 40 0 2
#69 Rogelio Yepez 32 48 0 2
#82 Arthur Wilcox 14 33 0 0
#76 Randall Harney 15 1 0 0
#69 Ricardo Gartman 15 0 0 0
#22 Mark Waters 10 12 0 0
#60 Charles Holmes 8 0 0 0
#84 Jerome Bryant 0 15 0 0
#26 Alan Farrar 10 30 0 8
#86 Paul Morris 0 15 0 0
#87 Rodney Adrian 0 14 0 1
#44 Joe Ibarra 3 8 0 0
#37 David Oquendo 0 1 0 0
#28 Robert Edwards 0 1 0 0
#41 Sergio Bryan 0 1 0 0
#57 George Ashcraft 0 2 0 2
#56 Steven Gutierrez 0 3 0 1
#95 Jerry Brown 0 1 0 0
#99 Kenneth Garrett 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Timberwolves
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Oilers
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#30 Irvin Butler 2 29 14.50 0
#41 Sergio Bryan 1 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Timberwolves
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#38 John Pullen 1 1 0 0
Oilers
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#65 Gregg Guard 0 0 1 0
Punting
Timberwolves
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#13 David Lucero 10 499 49.90 42.90 63 5
Oilers
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#16 Enrique Gilchrist 8 322 40.25 45.13 50 1
Kicking
Timberwolves
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#57 Raymond Bradley 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 0 / 1
Oilers
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#3 Richard Bryant 2 / 3 1 / 1 0 / 0 46 4 / 4
Punt Return
Timberwolves
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#38 John Pullen 3 12 4.0 10 0
Oilers
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#34 Donald Parshall 1 7 7.0 7 0
Kick Return
Timberwolves
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#38 John Pullen 4 122 30.5 0
Oilers
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Defensive Stats
Timberwolves
Name Tackles Sacks
#56 Leonard Perez 10 0
#22 Timothy Oneal 6 0
#77 William Darby 6 1
#94 David Smith 5 0
#91 Javier Clardy 5 0
#21 Michael Cohen 5 0
#29 Enrique Gross 3 0
#54 Wm Breeden 3 1
#35 John Edwards 2 0
#53 Arthur Glasscock 2 0
#6 Antonio McDermott 1 0
#71 Carl Owen 1 0
#26 David Stapleton 1 0
#90 Rodney Owen 1 0
#38 John Pullen 1 0
#99 Frances Vaughn 1 0
#98 William Napoleon 1 0
#87 John Hurt 1 0
#46 Michael Smith 1 0
Oilers
Name Tackles Sacks
#99 Kenneth Garrett 9 0
#57 George Ashcraft 7 0
#56 Frederick Ledezma 5 0
#30 Irvin Butler 5 0
#41 Sergio Bryan 4 0
#31 David Landreth 4 0
#91 Javier Blair 3 0
#73 Douglas Almaguer 3 0
#3 Richard Bryant 2 0
#95 Jerry Brown 2 0
#72 Philip Bull 1 0
#98 Paul Johnson 1 0
#21 Walter Harvey 1 0
#37 David Oquendo 1 0