| Indianapolis Colts at Minnesota Vikings Game Statistics |
| Date: December 21, 1997 Location: Minneapolis, MN |
| Venue: Metrodome Attendance: 54107 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis ColtsIND | 7 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 28 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 7 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 39 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | IND | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indianapolis ColtsIND | Marshall Faulk 1 run (Cary Blanchard kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Cris Carter 16 pass from Randall Cunningham (Eddie Murray kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Eddie Murray 29 FG | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Indianapolis ColtsIND | Cary Blanchard 27 FG | 10 | 10 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Cris Carter 3 pass from Randall Cunningham (Eddie Murray kick) | 10 | 17 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Leroy Hoard 6 run (Eddie Murray kick blocked) | 10 | 23 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Andrew Glover 14 pass from Randall Cunningham (Randall Cunningham pass failed) | 10 | 29 |
| 3 | Indianapolis ColtsIND | Marshall Faulk 3 run (Marvin Harrison pass from Jim Harbaugh) | 18 | 29 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Cris Carter 13 pass from Randall Cunningham (Eddie Murray kick) | 18 | 36 |
| 4 | Indianapolis ColtsIND | Cary Blanchard 21 FG | 21 | 36 |
| 4 | Indianapolis ColtsIND | Marvin Harrison 2 pass from Jim Harbaugh (Cary Blanchard kick) | 28 | 36 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Eddie Murray 25 FG | 28 | 39 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Sean Dawkins |
| 88 | WR | Marvin Harrison |
| 73 | LOT | Adam Meadows |
| 64 | LOG | Doug Widell |
| 58 | C | Jay Leeuwenburg |
| 78 | ROG | Tarik Glenn |
| 79 | ROT | Tony Mandarich |
| 85 | TE | Ken Dilger |
| 4 | QB | Jim Harbaugh |
| 28 | RB | Marshall Faulk |
| 32 | FB | Zack Crockett |
| Defense | ||
| 99 | LDE | Al Fontenot |
| 95 | LDT | Bernard Whittington |
| 62 | RDT | Ellis Johnson |
| 98 | RDE | Dan Footman |
| 52 | LLB | Steve Morrison |
| 59 | MLB | Steve Grant |
| 55 | RLB | Quentin Coryatt |
| 34 | LCB | Monty Montgomery |
| 25 | SS | Robert Blackmon |
| 29 | FS | Jason Belser |
| 27 | RCB | Rico Clark |
| 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 |
| 82 | TE | Andrew Glover |
| 7 | QB | Randall Cunningham |
| 26 | RB | Robert Smith |
| 29 | FB | Chuck Evans |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | |||||
| Marshall Faulk | 23 | 102 | 4.4 | 24 | 2 |
| Jim Harbaugh | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 6 | 0 |
| Zack Crockett | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Clif Groce | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Kelly Holcomb | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Robert Smith | 17 | 160 | 9.4 | 76 | 0 |
| Leroy Hoard | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 6t | 1 |
| Chuck Evans | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Randall Cunningham | 6 | -1 | -0.2 | 6 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | |||||||||||
| Jim Harbaugh | 27 | 15 | 55.6 | 0 | 167 | 6.2 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 86.5 |
| Kelly Holcomb | 8 | 5 | 62.5 | 3 | 29 | 3.6 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 29.7 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Randall Cunningham | 27 | 13 | 48.1 | 3 | 174 | 6.4 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 69.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | |||||
| Sean Dawkins | 7 | 66 | 9.4 | 15 | 0 |
| Marvin Harrison | 7 | 65 | 9.3 | 23 | 1 |
| Marshall Faulk | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 19 | 0 |
| Chris Doering | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Brian Stablein | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Cris Carter | 5 | 89 | 17.8 | 34 | 3 |
| Andrew Glover | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 15 | 1 |
| Robert Smith | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Jake Reed | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Greg DeLong | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Chuck Evans | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | |||||
| Quentin Coryatt | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Steve Morrison | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Robert Griffith | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Corey Fuller | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | |||||
| Chris Gardocki | 3 | 136 | 45.3 | 57 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Mitch Berger | 3 | 133 | 44.3 | 50 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | ||||||
| Nate Jacquet | 2 | 0 | 14 | 7.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| David Palmer | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8.0 | 12 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | ||||
| Chris Gardocki | 6 | 394 | 65.7 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||
| Mitch Berger | 8 | 541 | 67.6 | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | ||||||
| Nate Jacquet | 7 | 129 | 18.4 | 20 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| David Palmer | 6 | 0 | 154 | 25.7 | 53 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | |
| Robert Blackmon | 1.0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| John Randle | 2.0 |
| Duane Clemons | 1.0 |
| Dwayne Rudd | 1.0 |
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