| Detroit Lions at Miami Dolphins |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 7, 1997 Location: Miami-Dade County, FL Venue: Pro Player Stadium Attendance: 72266 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 55 F Humidty: 59% Wind: 5 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 3 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 30 |
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 14 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 33 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | MIA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Troy Drayton 27 pass from Dan Marino (Olindo Mare kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Jason Hanson 26 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Karim Abdul-Jabbar 1 run (Olindo Mare kick) | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Olindo Mare 19 FG | 3 | 17 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Barry Sanders 7 run (Jason Hanson kick) | 10 | 17 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Olindo Mare 33 FG | 10 | 20 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Olindo Mare 21 FG | 10 | 23 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Johnnie Morton 35 pass from Scott Mitchell (John Jett pass failed) | 16 | 23 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Bryant Westbrook 64 interception return (Jason Hanson kick failed) | 22 | 23 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Troy Drayton 23 pass from Dan Marino (Olindo Mare kick) | 22 | 30 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Herman Moore 16 pass from Scott Mitchell (Herman Moore pass from Scott Mitchell) | 30 | 30 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Olindo Mare 42 FG | 30 | 33 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Tommie Boyd |
| 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 |
| Defense | ||
| 91 | LDE | Robert Porcher |
| 95 | NT | Mike Wells |
| 94 | UT | Luther Elliss |
| 97 | RDE | Tracy Scroggins |
| 55 | SLB | Antonio London |
| 57 | MLB | Stephen Boyd |
| 59 | WLB | Reggie Brown |
| 23 | LCB | Bryant Westbrook |
| 28 | SS | Ron Rice |
| 27 | FS | Mark Carrier |
| 24 | RCB | Kevin Abrams |
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | O.J. McDuffie |
| 80 | WR | Brett Perriman |
| 78 | LOT | Richmond Webb |
| 77 | LOG | Jeff Buckey |
| 61 | C | Tim Ruddy |
| 66 | ROG | Everett McIver |
| 76 | ROT | James Brown |
| 84 | TE | Troy Drayton |
| 13 | QB | Dan Marino |
| 33 | RB | Karim Abdul-Jabbar |
| 36 | FB | Stanley Pritchett |
| Defense | ||
| 93 | LDE | Trace Armstrong |
| 95 | LDT | Tim Bowens |
| 92 | RDT | Daryl Gardener |
| 99 | RDE | Jason Taylor |
| 51 | LLB | Anthony Harris |
| 54 | MLB | Zach Thomas |
| 59 | RLB | Derrick Rodgers |
| 27 | LCB | Terrell Buckley |
| 25 | SS | Corey Harris |
| 23 | FS | George Teague |
| 38 | RCB | Calvin Jackson |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 29:39 | 24 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 9/14 | 0/0 | 4 | 47 | 3 | 3 |
| MIA | 30:21 | 19 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 5/15 | 1/1 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Barry Sanders | 30 | 137 | 4.6 | 19 | 1 |
| Tommy Vardell | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Scott Mitchell | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 145 | 4.4 | 1 | |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Karim Abdul-Jabbar | 23 | 70 | 3.0 | 9 | 1 |
| Jerris McPhail | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Stanley Pritchett | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Bernie Parmalee | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 81 | 3.0 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Scott Mitchell | 29 | 19 | 65.5 | 2 | 288 | 9.9 | 41 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 92.3 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 19 | 65.5 | 2 | 288 | 9.9 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 92.3 | |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Dan Marino | 39 | 24 | 61.5 | 1 | 310 | 7.9 | 27t | 2 | 0 | 0 | 92.9 |
| Team Totals | 39 | 24 | 61.5 | 1 | 310 | 7.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 92.9 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Johnnie Morton | 9 | 171 | 19.0 | 41 | 1 |
| Herman Moore | 5 | 64 | 12.8 | 20 | 1 |
| David Sloan | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Pete Metzelaars | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Barry Sanders | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 288 | 15.2 | 2 | |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Charles Jordan | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 21 | 0 |
| Brett Perriman | 4 | 75 | 18.8 | 24 | 0 |
| Troy Drayton | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 27t | 2 |
| O.J. McDuffie | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Jerris McPhail | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Bernie Parmalee | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Lamar Thomas | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Stanley Pritchett | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 310 | 12.9 | 2 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Bryant Westbrook | 1 | 64 | 64.0 | 64t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 64 | 64.0 | 64t | 1 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Terrell Buckley | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 12 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||
| John Jett | 2 | 72 | 36.0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 72 | 36.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||
| John Kidd | 5 | 212 | 42.4 | 51 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 212 | 42.4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Glyn Milburn | 3 | 0 | 26 | 8.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Mark Carrier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Charles Jordan | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||
| Jason Hanson | 6 | 384 | 64.0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| Miami Dolphins | ||||
| Olindo Mare | 6 | 400 | 66.7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Glyn Milburn | 6 | 0 | 97 | 16.2 | 22 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 0 | 97 | 16.2 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Irving Spikes | 3 | 0 | 60 | 20.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Jerris McPhail | 2 | 0 | 33 | 16.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Roosevelt Potts | 1 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 0 | 109 | 18.2 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |
| Team Totals | 0.0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |
| Trace Armstrong | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |