| Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: November 16, 1997 Location: Pontiac, MI |
| Venue: Pontiac Silverdome Attendance: 68910 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 15 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 3 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 38 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Jason Hanson 27 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Tommy Vardell 1 run (Jason Hanson kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Tommy Vardell 1 run (Jason Hanson kick) | 0 | 17 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Robert Smith 27 run (Eddie Murray kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Johnnie Morton 14 pass from Scott Mitchell (Jason Hanson kick) | 7 | 24 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Tommy Vardell 1 run (Jason Hanson kick) | 7 | 31 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Herman Moore 10 pass from Scott Mitchell (Jason Hanson kick) | 7 | 38 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Leroy Hoard 3 run (Cris Carter pass from Brad Johnson) | 15 | 38 |
| 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 |
| 96 | NT | Jerry Ball |
| 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 |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Herman Moore |
| 87 | WR | Johnnie Morton |
| 72 | LOT | Ray Roberts |
| 77 | LOG | Mike Compton |
| 53 | C | Kevin Glover |
| 64 | ROG | Jeff Hartings |
| 71 | ROT | Larry Tharpe |
| 86 | TE | David Sloan |
| 19 | QB | Scott Mitchell |
| 20 | HB | Barry Sanders |
| 44 | FB | Tommy Vardell |
| Defense | ||
| 91 | LDE | Robert Porcher |
| 95 | NT | Mike Wells |
| 94 | UT | Luther Elliss |
| 93 | RDE | Kerwin Waldroup |
| 58 | SLB | George Jamison |
| 57 | MLB | Stephen Boyd |
| 59 | WLB | Reggie Brown |
| 23 | LCB | Bryant Westbrook |
| 28 | SS | Ron Rice |
| 27 | FS | Mark Carrier |
| 1 | RCB | Corey Raymond |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Robert Smith | 10 | 61 | 6.1 | 27t | 1 |
| Leroy Hoard | 10 | 36 | 3.6 | 14 | 1 |
| Brad Johnson | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 11 | 0 |
| David Palmer | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Chuck Evans | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Barry Sanders | 19 | 108 | 5.7 | 21 | 0 |
| Ron Rivers | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 31 | 0 |
| Tommy Vardell | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 41 | 3 |
| Johnnie Morton | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Reich | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Brad Johnson | 37 | 19 | 51.4 | 1 | 177 | 4.8 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 53.5 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Scott Mitchell | 29 | 21 | 72.4 | 0 | 271 | 9.3 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 124.4 |
| Frank Reich | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Andrew Glover | 5 | 50 | 10.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Jake Reed | 4 | 61 | 15.3 | 20 | 0 |
| Cris Carter | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Robert Smith | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Leroy Hoard | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| David Palmer | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Chuck Evans | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Herman Moore | 10 | 130 | 13.0 | 36 | 1 |
| Johnnie Morton | 6 | 59 | 9.8 | 23 | 1 |
| David Sloan | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Barry Sanders | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Tommie Boyd | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Tommy Vardell | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Mark Carrier | 1 | 66 | 66.0 | 66 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Mitch Berger | 6 | 261 | 43.5 | 55 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| John Jett | 4 | 158 | 39.5 | 44 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| David Palmer | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Glyn Milburn | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 14 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||
| Eddie Murray | 3 | 162 | 54.0 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | ||||
| Jason Hanson | 7 | 478 | 68.3 | 2 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| David Palmer | 2 | 0 | 67 | 33.5 | 49 | 0 |
| Harold Morrow | 2 | 0 | 49 | 24.5 | 42 | 0 |
| Moe Williams | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Glyn Milburn | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Tommy Vardell | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Fernando Smith | 1.0 |
| Leonard Wheeler | 1.0 |
| Detroit Lions | |
| Luther Elliss | 1.0 |
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