| Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings Game Statistics |
| Date: December 14, 1997 Location: Minneapolis, MN |
| Venue: Metrodome Attendance: 60982 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Robert Smith 22 run (Eddie Murray kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Cory Schlesinger 1 pass from Scott Mitchell (Jason Hanson kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Eddie Murray 21 FG | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Eddie Murray 28 FG | 7 | 13 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Herman Moore 1 pass from Scott Mitchell (Jason Hanson kick) | 14 | 13 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Cris Carter |
| 86 | WR | Jake Reed |
| 73 | LOT | Todd Steussie |
| 64 | LOG | Randall McDaniel |
| 61 | C | Everett Lindsay |
| 71 | ROG | David Dixon |
| 77 | ROT | Korey Stringer |
| 85 | TE | Greg DeLong |
| 87 | TE | Hunter Goodwin |
| 7 | QB | Randall Cunningham |
| 26 | RB | Robert Smith |
| Defense | ||
| 99 | LDE | Stalin Colinet |
| 96 | NT | Jerry Ball |
| 94 | UT | Tony Williams |
| 92 | RDE | John Randle |
| 59 | SLB | Dixon Edwards |
| 58 | MLB | Ed McDaniel |
| 57 | WLB | Dwayne Rudd |
| 27 | LCB | Corey Fuller |
| 24 | SS | Robert Griffith |
| 23 | FS | Torrian Gray |
| 20 | RCB | DeWayne Washington |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Barry Sanders | 19 | 138 | 7.3 | 60 | 0 |
| Scott Mitchell | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Johnnie Morton | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Tommy Vardell | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Rivers | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Robert Smith | 20 | 101 | 5.1 | 22t | 1 |
| Randall Cunningham | 6 | 71 | 11.8 | 28 | 0 |
| Chuck Evans | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Leroy Hoard | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 9 | 0 |
| David Palmer | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 10 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Scott Mitchell | 38 | 23 | 60.5 | 1 | 255 | 6.7 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 87.1 |
| Frank Reich | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112.5 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Randall Cunningham | 18 | 9 | 50.0 | 0 | 77 | 4.3 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 61.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Johnnie Morton | 8 | 95 | 11.9 | 32 | 0 |
| Herman Moore | 6 | 65 | 10.8 | 28 | 1 |
| Barry Sanders | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 11 | 0 |
| Tommy Vardell | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Tommie Boyd | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| David Palmer | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Robert Smith | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Jake Reed | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Andrew Glover | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Cris Carter | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Ed McDaniel | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| John Jett | 5 | 175 | 35.0 | 42 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Mitch Berger | 7 | 300 | 42.9 | 62 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Glyn Milburn | 4 | 0 | 52 | 13.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| David Palmer | 2 | 3 | 31 | 15.5 | 22 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||
| Jason Hanson | 3 | 185 | 61.7 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||
| Mitch Berger | 3 | 218 | 72.7 | 1 |
| Eddie Murray | 1 | 57 | 57.0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Glyn Milburn | 3 | 82 | 27.3 | 32 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| David Palmer | 3 | 0 | 34 | 11.3 | 19 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |
| Robert Bailey | 1.0 |
| Greg Jeffries | 1.0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| John Randle | 3.0 |
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