| NFC Divisional Playoff - Minnesota Vikings at San Francisco 49ers Game Statistics |
| Date: January 3, 1998 Location: San Francisco, CA |
| Venue: 3Com Park Attendance: 65018 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 57 F Humidty: 64% Wind: 18 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 7 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 7 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 38 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | William Floyd 1 run (Gary Anderson kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Cris Carter 66 pass from Randall Cunningham (Eddie Murray kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Terry Kirby 1 run (Gary Anderson kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Ken Norton 23 interception return (Gary Anderson kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Gary Anderson 34 FG | 7 | 24 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Cris Carter 3 pass from Randall Cunningham (Eddie Murray kick) | 14 | 24 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Terrell Owens 15 pass from Steve Young (Gary Anderson kick) | 14 | 31 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Terry Kirby 1 run (Gary Anderson kick) | 14 | 38 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Matt Hatchette 13 pass from Randall Cunningham (Chris Walsh pass from Randall Cunningham) | 22 | 38 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Cris Carter |
| 19 | WR | Matthew Hatchette |
| 86 | WR | Jake Reed |
| 73 | LOT | Todd Steussie |
| 64 | LOG | Randall McDaniel |
| 61 | C | Everett Lindsay |
| 71 | ROG | David Dixon |
| 77 | ROT | Korey Stringer |
| 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 |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Terrell Owens |
| 83 | WR | J.J. Stokes |
| 63 | LOT | Derrick Deese |
| 65 | LOG | Ray Brown |
| 67 | C | Chris Dalman |
| 66 | ROG | Kevin Gogan |
| 76 | ROT | Kirk Scrafford |
| 84 | TE | Brent Jones |
| 8 | QB | Steve Young |
| 41 | RB | Terry Kirby |
| 40 | FB | William Floyd |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | Roy Barker |
| 97 | LDT | Bryant Young |
| 94 | RDT | Dana Stubblefield |
| 56 | RDE | Chris Doleman |
| 54 | LOLB | Lee Woodall |
| 50 | LILB | Gary Plummer |
| 51 | RILB | Ken Norton |
| 26 | LCB | Rod Woodson |
| 46 | SS | Tim McDonald |
| 36 | FS | Merton Hanks |
| 23 | RCB | Marquez Pope |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Robert Smith | 8 | 33 | 4.1 | 18 | 0 |
| Randall Cunningham | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Leroy Hoard | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 6 | 0 |
| Chuck Evans | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Terry Kirby | 25 | 120 | 4.8 | 22 | 2 |
| Steve Young | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 16 | 0 |
| William Floyd | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 10 | 1 |
| Chuck Levy | 9 | 5 | 0.6 | 5 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Randall Cunningham | 40 | 18 | 45.0 | 1 | 331 | 8.3 | 66t | 3 | 1 | 10 | 88.6 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Steve Young | 30 | 21 | 70.0 | 0 | 224 | 7.5 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 102.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Cris Carter | 6 | 93 | 15.5 | 66t | 2 |
| Jake Reed | 5 | 114 | 22.8 | 53 | 0 |
| Andrew Glover | 3 | 84 | 28.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Robert Smith | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Matt Hatchette | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13t | 1 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| J.J. Stokes | 9 | 101 | 11.2 | 29 | 0 |
| Terrell Owens | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 20 | 1 |
| Brent Jones | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Terry Kirby | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Chuck Levy | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| William Floyd | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Ken Norton | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Mitch Berger | 7 | 209 | 29.9 | 43 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Tommy Thompson | 6 | 232 | 38.7 | 48 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| David Palmer | 4 | 0 | 22 | 5.5 | 12 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Rod Woodson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chuck Levy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||
| Mitch Berger | 3 | 204 | 68.0 | 1 |
| Eddie Murray | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||
| Tommy Thompson | 7 | 465 | 66.4 | 2 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| David Palmer | 5 | 0 | 109 | 21.8 | 29 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Chuck Levy | 2 | 0 | 28 | 14.0 | 20 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| John Randle | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Roy Barker | 1.0 | 10.0 |
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