| Minnesota Vikings at Arizona Cardinals |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| 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 |
| 93 | 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 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 29:04 | 20 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 4/9 | 0/1 | 6 | 57 | 4 | 1 |
| ARI | 30:56 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 6/13 | 0/0 | 5 | 70 | 1 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Robert Smith | 17 | 60 | 3.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Brad Johnson | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Leroy Hoard | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Chuck Evans | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mitch Berger | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 81 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| Arizona Cardinals | |||||
| Leeland McElroy | 15 | 87 | 5.8 | 18 | 0 |
| LeShon Johnson | 8 | 21 | 2.6 | 9 | 0 |
| Kevin Bouie | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 108 | 4.2 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Brad Johnson | 39 | 25 | 64.1 | 2 | 292 | 7.5 | 43 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 82.4 |
| Team Totals | 39 | 25 | 64.1 | 2 | 292 | 7.5 | 43 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 82.4 |
| Arizona Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Kent Graham | 38 | 22 | 57.9 | 0 | 293 | 7.7 | 42 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 91.2 |
| Team Totals | 38 | 22 | 57.9 | 0 | 293 | 7.7 | 42 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 91.2 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Andrew Glover | 6 | 86 | 14.3 | 43 | 1 |
| Cris Carter | 6 | 64 | 10.7 | 26 | 1 |
| Robert Smith | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 20 | 0 |
| Jake Reed | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 26 | 0 |
| Chuck Evans | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Greg DeLong | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Hunter Goodwin | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| David Palmer | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 292 | 11.7 | 43 | 2 |
| Arizona Cardinals | |||||
| Rob Moore | 8 | 108 | 13.5 | 28 | 0 |
| Frank Sanders | 7 | 99 | 14.1 | 42 | 0 |
| Chris Gedney | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 33t | 1 |
| Cedric Smith | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Anthony Edwards | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Kevin Williams | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| LeShon Johnson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 293 | 13.3 | 42 | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Arizona Cardinals | |||||
| Aeneas Williams | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| J.J. McCleskey | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 19 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||
| Mitch Berger | 2 | 117 | 58.5 | 65 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 117 | 58.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Arizona Cardinals | |||||||
| Jeff Feagles | 2 | 82 | 41.0 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 82 | 41.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| David Palmer | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Arizona Cardinals | ||||||
| Kevin Williams | 2 | 0 | 22 | 11.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 22 | 11.0 | 12 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||
| Eddie Murray | 5 | 335 | 67.0 | 1 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| Arizona Cardinals | ||||
| Kevin Butler | 5 | 342 | 68.4 | 1 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Moe Williams | 4 | 0 | 84 | 21.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 84 | 21.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Arizona Cardinals | ||||||
| Kevin Williams | 4 | 0 | 102 | 25.5 | 52 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 102 | 25.5 | 52 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| John Randle | 1.5 |
| Fernando Smith | 1.5 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |
| Arizona Cardinals | |
| Jamir Miller | 1.0 |
| Simeon Rice | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |