| Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings Game Statistics |
| Date: September 1, 1996 Location: Minneapolis, MN |
| Venue: Metrodome Attendance: 52972 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | DeWayne Washington 27 lateral from Jeff Brady 4 interception return (Scott Sisson kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Herman Moore 17 pass from Scott Mitchell (Jason Hanson kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Jason Hanson 24 FG | 10 | 7 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Scott Sisson 25 FG | 10 | 10 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Jason Hanson 39 FG | 13 | 10 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Cris Carter 31 pass from Brad Johnson (Scott Sisson kick) | 13 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Herman Moore |
| 87 | WR | Johnnie Morton |
| 80 | WR | Brett Perriman |
| 72 | LOT | Ray Roberts |
| 77 | LOG | Mike Compton |
| 53 | C | Kevin Glover |
| 76 | ROG | Scott Conover |
| 71 | ROT | Zefross Moss |
| 86 | TE | David Sloan |
| 19 | QB | Scott Mitchell |
| 20 | HB | Barry Sanders |
| Defense | ||
| 91 | LDE | Robert Porcher |
| 98 | NT | Henry Thomas |
| 94 | UT | Luther Elliss |
| 97 | RDE | Tracy Scroggins |
| 55 | SLB | Antonio London |
| 99 | MLB | Pepper Johnson |
| 50 | WLB | Mike Brooks |
| 47 | LCB | Ryan McNeil |
| 36 | SS | Bennie Blades |
| 39 | FS | Van Malone |
| 31 | RCB | Corey Raymond |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Cris Carter |
| 86 | WR | Jake Reed |
| 73 | LOT | Todd Steussie |
| 64 | LOG | Randall McDaniel |
| 62 | C | Jeff Christy |
| 66 | ROG | John Gerak |
| 77 | ROT | Korey Stringer |
| 85 | TE | Greg DeLong |
| 89 | TE | Andrew Jordan |
| 1 | QB | Warren Moon |
| 26 | RB | Robert Smith |
| Defense | ||
| 95 | LDE | Fernando Smith |
| 98 | NT | Esera Tuaolo |
| 93 | UT | John Randle |
| 90 | RDE | Derrick Alexander |
| 54 | SLB | Dave Garnett |
| 50 | MLB | Jeff Brady |
| 59 | WLB | Dixon Edwards |
| 27 | LCB | Corey Fuller |
| 24 | SS | Robert Griffith |
| 43 | FS | Orlando Thomas |
| 20 | RCB | DeWayne Washington |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Barry Sanders | 24 | 163 | 6.8 | 25 | 0 |
| Johnnie Morton | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Scott Mitchell | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Eric Lynch | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Robert Smith | 22 | 113 | 5.1 | 23 | 0 |
| Brad Johnson | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Amp Lee | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chuck Evans | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Scott Mitchell | 41 | 20 | 48.8 | 4 | 260 | 6.3 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 37.7 |
| Mark Royals | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | -8 | -8.0 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79.2 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Brad Johnson | 23 | 16 | 69.6 | 0 | 157 | 6.8 | 31t | 1 | 1 | 7 | 103.0 |
| Warren Moon | 14 | 5 | 35.7 | 0 | 57 | 4.1 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 48.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Herman Moore | 12 | 157 | 13.1 | 29 | 1 |
| Brett Perriman | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 11 | 0 |
| David Sloan | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Barry Sanders | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Johnnie Morton | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Cris Carter | 8 | 88 | 11.0 | 31t | 1 |
| Jake Reed | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 28 | 0 |
| Amp Lee | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 13 | 0 |
| Qadry Ismail | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Robert Smith | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Greg DeLong | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Jeff Brady | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Dixon Edwards | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Alfred Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeWayne Washington | 0 | 27 | 27Lt | 1 | |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Mark Royals | 4 | 169 | 42.3 | 51 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Mitch Berger | 8 | 337 | 42.1 | 51 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Glyn Milburn | 4 | 2 | 38 | 9.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| David Palmer | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||
| Jason Hanson | 4 | 244 | 61.0 | 1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||
| Mitch Berger | 4 | 286 | 71.5 | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Glyn Milburn | 3 | 82 | 27.3 | 30 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Qadry Ismail | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 | |
| Amp Lee | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |
| Henry Thomas | 2.0 |
| Luther Elliss | 1.0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Dixon Edwards | 1.0 |
| Robert Griffith | 1.0 |
| John Randle | 1.0 |
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