| Minnesota Vikings at Buffalo Bills Game Statistics |
| Date: August 31, 1997 Location: Orchard Park, NY |
| Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 79139 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 70 F Humidty: 71% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 34 |
| Buffalo Bills | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Minnesota Vikings | Greg Davis 21 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Buffalo Bills | Jay Riemersma 19 pass from Todd Collins (Steve Christie kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Minnesota Vikings | Cris Carter 6 pass from Brad Johnson (Greg Davis kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 3 | Minnesota Vikings | Greg Davis 43 FG | 13 | 7 |
| 4 | Buffalo Bills | Steve Christie 28 FG | 13 | 10 |
| 4 | Minnesota Vikings | Robert Smith 78 run (Greg Davis kick) | 20 | 10 |
| 4 | Minnesota Vikings | Jeff Brady 30 opponents fumble recovery (Greg Davis kick) | 27 | 10 |
| 4 | Buffalo Bills | Steve Christie 46 FG | 27 | 13 |
| 4 | Minnesota Vikings | Cris Carter 35 pass from Brad Johnson (Greg Davis kick) | 34 | 13 |
| RUSHING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| MIN | Robert Smith | 16 | 169 | 10.6 | 78t | 1 |
| MIN | Leroy Hoard | 7 | 16 | 2.3 | 8 | 0 |
| MIN | Chuck Evans | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| MIN | David Palmer | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| MIN | Brad Johnson | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| BUF | Thurman Thomas | 14 | 63 | 4.5 | 13 | 0 |
| BUF | Antowain Smith | 7 | 55 | 7.9 | 27 | 0 |
| BUF | Eric Moulds | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| BUF | Todd Collins | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
| MIN | Brad Johnson | 30 | 17 | 56.7 | 1 | 218 | 7.3 | 35t | 2 | 3 | 18 | 87.9 |
| BUF | Todd Collins | 39 | 25 | 64.1 | 2 | 299 | 7.7 | 43 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 74.6 |
| RECEIVING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| MIN | Cris Carter | 8 | 121 | 15.1 | 35t | 2 |
| MIN | Hunter Goodwin | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 13 | 0 |
| MIN | David Palmer | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 8 | 0 |
| MIN | Leroy Hoard | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| MIN | Jake Reed | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| MIN | Greg DeLong | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| MIN | Robert Smith | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| MIN | Chuck Evans | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| BUF | Andre Reed | 7 | 142 | 20.3 | 43 | 0 |
| BUF | Thurman Thomas | 6 | 40 | 6.7 | 13 | 0 |
| BUF | Antowain Smith | 5 | 44 | 8.8 | 13 | 0 |
| BUF | Jay Riemersma | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 22 | 1 |
| BUF | Lonnie Johnson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| BUF | Darick Holmes | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| BUF | Eric Moulds | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| MIN | DeWayne Washington | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| MIN | Orlando Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| BUF | Marlon Kerner | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| PUNTING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
| MIN | Randall Cunningham | 4 | 170 | 42.5 | 65 | 0 |
| BUF | Chris Mohr | 4 | 140 | 35.0 | 44 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| MIN | David Palmer | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| BUF | Steve Tasker | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7.5 | 10 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
| MIN | Greg Davis | 7 | 455 | 65.0 | 0 |
| BUF | Steve Christie | 4 | 227 | 56.8 | 2 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| MIN | Harold Morrow | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| BUF | Eric Moulds | 7 | 145 | 20.7 | 24 | 0 |
| SACKS | ||
|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO |
| MIN | John Randle | 2.0 |
| MIN | Jason Fisk | 1.0 |
| BUF | Bruce Smith | 2.0 |
| BUF | Ted Washington | 1.0 |
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