MIN - FG, GARY ANDERSON 26 YD, 9:10. Drive: 9 plays, 55
          yards in 4:56. Key plays: Morrow 2-yard run on
          3rd-and-2 to Minnesota 48; Moss 29-yard pass to
          Carter to Baltimore 23; Wynn 15-yard pass to
          Carter to Baltimore 8. MINNESOTA 3-0

 BAL - FG, MATT STOVER 21 YD, 0:03. Drive: 11 plays, 77
          yards in 5:53. Key plays: Grbac 20-yard pass to
          Ismail on 3rd-and-2 to Baltimore 48; Allen
          21-yard run on 3rd-and-1 to Minnesota 22;
          Williams 10-yard run to Minnesota 12. MINNESOTA
          3, BALTIMORE 3
BAL - FG, MATT STOVER 20 YD, 8:31. Drive: 11 plays, 43
          yards in 5:47. Key plays: Woodson recovery of
          Carter fumble at Minnesota 45; Allen 16-yard
          run to Minnesota 29; Williams 11-yard run to
          Minnesota 3; 1-yard pass interference penalty
          on Vikings' Thomas on 3rd-and-2 to Minnesota 1.
          BALTIMORE 6-3
BAL - FG, MATT STOVER 38 YD, 15:00. Drive: 6 plays, 60
          yards in 0:58. Key plays: Grbac 46-yard pass to
          Stokley on 3rd-and-3 to Minnesota 27. BALTIMORE
          9-3

 BAL - FG, MATT STOVER 20 YD, 11:08. Drive: 10 plays, 85
          yards in 5:22. Key plays: Grbac 37-yard pass to
          Sharpe to midfield; Grbac 14-yard pass to
          Sharpe to Minnesota 36; Allen 16-yard run on
          3rd-and-1 to Minnesota 11; Grbac 9-yard pass to
          Williams to Minnesota 2. BALTIMORE 12-3

BAL - TD, JAMIE SHARPER 8 YD FUMBLE RETURN (MATT STOVER
          KICK), 13:23. BALTIMORE 19-3

PLAYER STATISTICS

RUSHING
Minnesota	Att	Yards		Baltimore	Att	Yards
Bennett	13	52		Allen	23	133
H Morrow	5	17		M Williams	7	49
Wynn	2	17		Brookins	7	15
D Chapman	1	0		Je Lewis	2	8
				O Ayanbadejo	1	8
				K Richardson	1	0
				T Taylor	1	-1

RECEIVING
Minnesota	Att	Yards		Baltimore	Att	Yards
C Carter	5	60		M Williams	3	19
B Chamberlain	3	21		S Sharpe	2	51
Bennett	2	10		B Stokley	2	50
Moss	2	9		Ismail	2	29
Reed	1	9		T Taylor	1	11
H Morrow	1	6

TACKLES-ASSISTS-SACKS (UNOFFICIAL)
Minnesota	T	A	S		Baltimore	T	A	S
Wong	9	1	0		Boulware	5	2	4
Hall	9	0	0		B Jackson	2	5	0
Nelson	4	5	0		C Harris	5	0	0
Griffith	8	0	0		J Sharper	4	1	0
Sawyer	6	2	1		R Lewis	4	1	0
Thomas	3	4	0		Starks	4	1	0
Hovan	5	0	1		A Thomas	3	0	1
Tate	3	1	0		Lake	3	0	0
E Kelly	3	0	0		Siragusa	2	1	0
Robbins	0	3	0		Burnett	2	0	0
D Carter	1	1	0		Woodson	2	0	0
Garnett	1	0	0		Dalton	1	0	0
T Carter	1	0	0		Mcalister	1	0	0
La Johnstone	1	0	0		Adams	1	0	0
Reed	1	0	0		O Ayanbadejo	1	0	0
C Walsh	1	0	0		E Hartwell	3	0	0
					Hellestrae	1	0	0
					Mitchell	1	0	0
					Porter	2	0	0
					M Williams	1	0	0

MISSED FIELD GOALS

None.

INTERCEPTIONS

Baltimore (Mcalister 1 for 0 yards, C Harris 1 for 0 yards).

FUMBLES LOST

Minnesota (C Carter, Wynn).

OPPONENT'S FUMBLES RECOVERED

Baltimore (J Sharper, Woodson).

Officials
Referee-Gerard Austin, Umpire-Jim Duke, Head linesman-John Schleyer, Line judge-Tom Johnson, Field judge-Scott Edwards, Side judge-Rick Patterson, Back judge-Jim Howey.

A: 69,465; T: 3:05.

TEAM STATISTICS MIN BAL

FIRST DOWNS                    10             16
Rushing                         5              8
Passing                         5              6
Penalty                         0              2
3RD-DOWN EFFICIENCY          3-14           5-17
4TH-DOWN EFFICIENCY           1-1            0-1
TOTAL NET YARDS               179            351
Total plays                    56             71
Average gain                  3.2            4.9
NET YARDS RUSHING              86            212
Rushes                         21             42
Average per rush              4.1            5.0
NET YARDS PASSING              93            139
Completed-attempted         14-30          10-27
Yards per pass                2.7            4.8
Sacked-yards lost            5-22           2-21
Had intercepted                 2              0
PUNTS-AVERAGE              8-36.8         8-32.3
RETURN YARDAGE                116             51
Punts-returns                6-56           3-23
Kickoffs-returns             4-60           1-28
Interceptions-returns         0-0            2-0
PENALTIES-YARDS              4-42           2-15
FUMBLES-LOST                  3-2            1-0
TIME OF POSSESSION          26:19          33:41

Game Story

BALTIMORE 19, MINNESOTA 3
-------------------------

BALTIMORE (Ticker) -- It wasn't easy, but the Baltimore Ravens
will get a chance to defend their Super Bowl title.

Sparked by the running of veteran Terry Allen and a stifling
defensive effort, the Ravens became the final team to clinch a
playoff berth, posting a 19-3 victory over the Minnesota
Vikings.

The Ravens (10-6) will be the AFC's fifth seed and travel to
Miami next Sunday to meet the Dolphins (11-5) in the wild card
round.  With the win, Baltimore eliminated the Seattle Seahawks
and former teammate Trent Dilfer from playoff contention.

"The best part about getting there is we didn't have to rely on
anyone.  We did it all ourselves.  We controlled our destiny,"
Allen said.

"Everyone has to fight to get to the playoffs no matter what
your record," said Ravens star linebacker Ray Lewis, the MVP of
Super Bowl XXXV. "Once you're in, you're in.  It's a whole new
season now."

Signed after the Ravens lost Jamal Lewis to a season-ending knee
injury in training camp, Allen responded with his best effort of
the campaign against his former team.  The 33-year-old back
carried 23 times for 133 yards, helping offset an ineffective
performance by quarterback Elvis Grbac.

It also was big night for the Ravens' defense, which finally
resembled the unit that set an NFL record for fewest points
(165) allowed in a 16-game season last year.

On Monday, the Ravens hounded third-string quarterback Spergon
Wynn and limited Minnesota to 179 total yards and 10 first
downs.

"The defense as a whole was incredible," Ravens coach Brian
Billick said. "When you can shut down a Randy Moss and a Cris
Carter, that's something.  The last three weeks our defense is
showing its return to the form as we did last year."

Linebacker Jamie Sharper put a stamp on the defensive
performance, picking up a fumble by Wynn and returning it eight
yards for a touchdown with under two minutes remaining.  It was
the Ravens' first fumble return for a score in team history.

Matt Stover kicked four field goals for the Ravens, who split
their last four games following an 8-4 start that had them in
contention for the Central title.

Grbac signed with the Ravens in the offseason to replace Dilfer,
who led the Ravens to the title last season.  Grbac came under
criticism from teammates and fans this season and was the target
of boos Monday after completing 10-of-27 passes for 160 yards.

It was a bitter ending to disappointing season for the Vikings
(5-11), who played the game with offensive assistant Mike Tice
serving as coach.  Dennis Green stepped down as Vikings coach
and vice president of football operations Friday after enduring
his first losing season in 10 years at the helm.

"I was more of a cheerleader than normal," Tice said. "I didn't
yell as much. We couldn't make the plays in the passing game
that we needed to make.  The guys battled hard and played well.
We'll just have see how it (offseason) goes from here."

The Vikings went 0-8 on the road this season and have lost 11
straight overall away from the Metrodome.

Minnesota's turbulent season began with the tragic death of Pro
Bowl offensive tackle Korey Stringer during training camp.

"It's been a lot of chaos in the Minnesota Vikings," Moss said.
"From training camp to the end of January, it's been
frustrating.  Hopefully, the offseason will breeze by and we can
get back to football because I'm still anxious to play."

Baltimore struggled early on, and the Vikings actually jumped on
top in the the first quarter.

Moss higlighted the drive, using his arm to find Carter with a
29-yard pass to the Baltimore 23.  It was the 1,000th career
catch for Carter, the NFL's second all-time leading receiver.

Wynn found Carter for 15 yards to the 8.  But the drive stalled
and veteran Gary Anderson kicked a 26-yard field goal with 5:50
left in the quarter.

Carter, a free agent who has indicated that he may want to
continue his illustrious career elswhere next season, finished
with five catches for 60 yards.

"I know I want to play football.  That's my No. 1  priority,"
Carter said. "I'm going to be a free agent and I think I'm going
to play for a team that could win.  I'm not ruling out the
Vikings.  They have the first opportunity, but they are really
rebuilding.  I'll just wait and see."

The Ravens were able to answer that drive, going 77 yards in 11
plays.  Grbac had a key 20-yard completion to Qadry Ismail on a
3rd-and-2 play and Allen broke off a 20-yard run to the
Minnesota 12.

On 3rd-and-1 from the Minnesota 3, Jason Brookins was stopped
for no gain. That brought on Stover, who kicked a 21-yard field
goal on the first play of the second quarter.

Baltimore took the lead for good later in the second quarter,
going 43 yards in 11 plays.  But that drive ended with boos
raining down from the PSINet crowd.

With a 1st-and-goal at the 1, Grbac threw an incompletion before
Brookins was stopped on consecutive plays.  After Brookins was
stuffed on third down, television replays captured Ravens coach
Brian Billick yelling at offensive coordinator Matt Cavanaugh on
the sidelines.

Billick opted for a field goal and Stover converted from 20
yards, giving Baltimore a 6-3 lead with 6:29 left before
intermission.

The contest served as reunion for Billick, who spent seven
seasons with the Vikings, the final five as offensive
coordinator before coming to Baltimore in 1999.

A special teams gaffe gave the Vikings a chance to take the lead
with under four minutes left in the half.

Having to punt from deep in their own territory, the Ravens
watched as punter Kyle Richardson could not handle a bad snap by
recently signed long snapper Dale Hellestrae.  Minnesota took
over at the Ravens 10.

But on the next play, Wynn underthrew his pass intended for Moss
in the end zone and cornerback Chris McAlister came up with an
interception.   Wynn finished just 13-of-29 for 86 yards and two
interceptions.

Baltimore looked as though it was going to run out the clock in
the half and take a 6-3 lead to the locker room.  But on
3rd-and-3 from their own 27, Grbac found Brandon Stokley over
the middle for 46 yards to the Minnesota 27.

Stover kicked 38-yard field goal with seven seconds left in the
half for a 9-3 lead.

The Ravens went three-and-out on their first possesion of the
third quarter before going 85 yards in 10 plays the next time
they got the ball in their most impressive drive of the night.

However, the Ravens came up inches short of a first down just
inside the Minnesota 3, and Stover converted a 20-yard field
goal to make it 12-3.

Minnesota, which failed to move across midfield in the fourth
quarter, committed its final blunder with under two minutes
remaining.

Peter Boulware sacked and stripped Wynn of the ball.  Sharper
picked up the loose ball and ran untouched into the end zone for
the eight-yard TD that made it 19-3 with 1:47 left.

Shifted to defensive end from linebacker in November, when
Michael McCrary suffered a season-ending knee injury, Boulware
had four sacks on Monday, tying McCrary's single-game team
record.  With his effort, he finished with an AFC-leading 15
sacks this season.