| Minnesota Vikings at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Game Statistics |
| Date: October 26, 1997 Location: Tampa, FL |
| Venue: Houlihan's Stadium Attendance: 66815 |
| Weather: Half Cloudy Temp: 82 F Humidty: 82% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Eddie Murray 28 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Chuck Evans 1 run (Eddie Murray kick) | 10 | 0 |
| 4 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Reidel Anthony 2 pass from Trent Dilfer (Michael Husted kick failed) | 10 | 6 |
| 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 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Reidel Anthony |
| 88 | WR | Horace Copeland |
| 74 | LOT | Paul Gruber |
| 60 | LOG | Jim Pyne |
| 61 | C | Tony Mayberry |
| 64 | ROG | Jorge Diaz |
| 70 | ROT | Jason Odom |
| 80 | TE | Jackie Harris |
| 12 | QB | Trent Dilfer |
| 28 | RB | Warrick Dunn |
| 40 | FB | Mike Alstott |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Chidi Ahanotu |
| 77 | NT | Brad Culpepper |
| 99 | UT | Warren Sapp |
| 94 | RDE | Steve White |
| 59 | SLB | Rufus Porter |
| 56 | MLB | Hardy Nickerson |
| 55 | WLB | Derrick Brooks |
| 21 | LCB | Donnie Abraham |
| 47 | SS | John Lynch |
| 22 | FS | Charles Mincy |
| 27 | RCB | Anthony Parker |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Leroy Hoard | 18 | 40 | 2.2 | 9 | 0 |
| Robert Smith | 11 | 30 | 2.7 | 6 | 0 |
| Chuck Evans | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 7 | 1 |
| Moe Williams | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Brad Johnson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Warrick Dunn | 10 | 39 | 3.9 | 15 | 0 |
| Mike Alstott | 6 | 8 | 1.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Trent Dilfer | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Brad Johnson | 29 | 20 | 69.0 | 0 | 230 | 7.9 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 92.6 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||
| Trent Dilfer | 29 | 15 | 51.7 | 0 | 188 | 6.5 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 83.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Cris Carter | 7 | 80 | 11.4 | 20 | 0 |
| Jake Reed | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Chris Walsh | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Andrew Glover | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Robert Smith | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Greg DeLong | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Hunter Goodwin | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Leroy Hoard | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Reidel Anthony | 5 | 92 | 18.4 | 30 | 1 |
| Dave Moore | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 28 | 0 |
| Karl Williams | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Warrick Dunn | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Horace Copeland | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Mike Alstott | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Mitch Berger | 6 | 238 | 39.7 | 54 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Sean Landeta | 7 | 304 | 43.4 | 53 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| David Palmer | 5 | 0 | 84 | 16.8 | 57 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Karl Williams | 5 | 0 | 23 | 4.6 | 9 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||
| Eddie Murray | 3 | 184 | 61.3 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||
| Michael Husted | 2 | 140 | 70.0 | 2 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Reidel Anthony | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Jerry Ellison | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Fernando Smith | 1.5 |
| Dwayne Rudd | 1.0 |
| John Randle | 0.5 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Chidi Ahanotu | 1.0 |
| Warren Sapp | 1.0 |
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