| Minnesota Vikings at Arizona Cardinals Game Statistics |
| Date: October 5, 1997 Location: Tempe, AZ |
| Venue: Sun Devil Stadium Attendance: 45550 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 94 F Humidty: 24% Wind: 3 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Arizona CardinalsARI | 3 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 19 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | ARI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Andrew Glover 18 pass from Brad Johnson (Eddie Murray kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Arizona CardinalsARI | Kevin Butler 23 FG | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Eddie Murray 49 FG | 10 | 3 |
| 2 | Arizona CardinalsARI | Chris Gedney 33 pass from Kent Graham (Kevin Butler kick) | 10 | 10 |
| 2 | Arizona CardinalsARI | Kevin Butler 23 FG | 10 | 13 |
| 3 | Arizona CardinalsARI | Kevin Butler 28 FG | 10 | 16 |
| 4 | Arizona CardinalsARI | Kevin Butler 49 FG | 10 | 19 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Cris Carter 1 pass from Brad Johnson (Eddie Murray kick) | 17 | 19 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Eddie Murray 38 FG | 20 | 19 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Cris Carter |
| 86 | WR | Jake Reed |
| 73 | LOT | Todd Steussie |
| 64 | LOG | Randall McDaniel |
| 62 | C | Jeff Christy |
| 71 | ROG | David Dixon |
| 77 | ROT | Korey Stringer |
| 82 | TE | Andrew Glover |
| 14 | QB | Brad Johnson |
| 26 | RB | Robert Smith |
| 29 | FB | Chuck Evans |
| Defense | ||
| 95 | LDE | Fernando Smith |
| 72 | NT | Jason Fisk |
| 92 | UT | John Randle |
| 90 | RDE | Derrick Alexander |
| 59 | SLB | Dixon Edwards |
| 50 | MLB | Jeff Brady |
| 58 | WLB | Ed McDaniel |
| 27 | LCB | Corey Fuller |
| 24 | SS | Robert Griffith |
| 42 | FS | Orlando Thomas |
| 20 | RCB | DeWayne Washington |
| Arizona Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Rob Moore |
| 81 | WR | Frank Sanders |
| 75 | LOT | Lomas Brown |
| 74 | LOG | Rob Selby |
| 62 | C | Mike Devlin |
| 60 | ROG | Anthony Redmon |
| 68 | ROT | Joe Wolf |
| 80 | TE | Pat Carter |
| 11 | QB | Kent Graham |
| 30 | RB | Leeland McElroy |
| 45 | FB | Cedric Smith |
| Defense | ||
| 63 | LDE | Michael Bankston |
| 98 | LDT | Eric Swann |
| 94 | RDT | Bernard Wilson |
| 97 | RDE | Simeon Rice |
| 95 | LLB | Jamir Miller |
| 57 | MLB | Ronald McKinnon |
| 56 | RLB | Terry Irving |
| 35 | LCB | Aeneas Williams |
| 43 | SS | Matt Darby |
| 46 | FS | Brent Alexander |
| 22 | RCB | Tommy Knight |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Arizona Cardinals | |||||
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Arizona Cardinals | |||||||||||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Arizona Cardinals | |||||
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Arizona Cardinals | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Arizona Cardinals | |||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Arizona Cardinals | ||||||
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||
| Eddie Murray | 5 | 335 | 67.0 | 1 |
| Arizona Cardinals | ||||
| Kevin Butler | 5 | 342 | 68.4 | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Arizona Cardinals | ||||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
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