| Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 20, 1998 Location: Minneapolis, MN Venue: Metrodome Attendance: 63107 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 29 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Jason Hanson 37 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Jason Hanson 49 FG | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Gary Anderson 27 FG | 6 | 3 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Gary Anderson 28 FG | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Randy Moss 5 pass from Randall Cunningham (Gary Anderson kick) | 6 | 13 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Gary Anderson 42 FG | 6 | 16 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Gary Anderson 29 FG | 6 | 19 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Leroy Hoard 11 run (Gary Anderson kick) | 6 | 26 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Gary Anderson 34 FG | 6 | 29 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Herman Moore |
| 87 | WR | Johnnie Morton |
| 72 | LOT | Ray Roberts |
| 77 | LOG | Mike Compton |
| 61 | C | Jim Pyne |
| 64 | ROG | Jeff Hartings |
| 71 | ROT | Larry Tharpe |
| 89 | TE | Walter Rasby |
| 10 | QB | Charlie Batch |
| 20 | HB | Barry Sanders |
| 43 | FB | Cory Schlesinger |
| Defense | ||
| 91 | LDE | Robert Porcher |
| 90 | NT | Dan Owens |
| 94 | UT | Luther Elliss |
| 93 | RDE | Kerwin Waldroup |
| 53 | SLB | Rob Fredrickson |
| 57 | MLB | Stephen Boyd |
| 55 | WLB | Allen Aldridge |
| 32 | 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 |
| 62 | C | Jeff Christy |
| 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 | ||
| 93 | LDE | John Randle |
| 96 | NT | Jerry Ball |
| 94 | UT | Tony Williams |
| 90 | RDE | Derrick Alexander |
| 59 | SLB | Dixon Edwards |
| 58 | MLB | Ed McDaniel |
| 57 | WLB | Dwayne Rudd |
| 27 | LCB | Corey Fuller |
| 24 | SS | Robert Griffith |
| 42 | FS | Orlando Thomas |
| 37 | RCB | Jimmy Hitchcock |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Barry Sanders | 22 | 69 | 3.1 | 19 | 0 |
| Charlie Batch | 8 | 63 | 7.9 | 17 | 0 |
| Ron Rivers | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Robert Smith | 15 | 39 | 2.6 | 14 | 0 |
| Leroy Hoard | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 11t | 1 |
| David Palmer | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Randall Cunningham | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 8 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Charlie Batch | 40 | 20 | 50.0 | 2 | 160 | 4.0 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 39.6 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Randall Cunningham | 35 | 20 | 57.1 | 0 | 220 | 6.3 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 85.4 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Herman Moore | 9 | 66 | 7.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Johnnie Morton | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 17 | 0 |
| Barry Sanders | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 16 | 0 |
| Pete Chryplewicz | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Randy Moss | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 19 | 1 |
| Andrew Glover | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 21 | 0 |
| Jake Reed | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 27 | 0 |
| Cris Carter | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Greg DeLong | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Robert Smith | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 |
| David Palmer | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Leroy Hoard | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Corey Fuller | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Griffith | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Mitch Berger | 4 | 188 | 47.0 | 52 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Terry Fair | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| David Palmer | 3 | 0 | 60 | 20.0 | 44 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||
| Jason Hanson | 3 | 213 | 71.0 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||
| Mitch Berger | 8 | 564 | 70.5 | 2 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Terry Fair | 6 | 123 | 20.5 | 28 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| David Palmer | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Robert Tate | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |
| Luther Elliss | 1.0 |
| Robert Porcher | 1.0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| John Randle | 1.5 |
| Ed McDaniel | 1.5 |
| Duane Clemons | 1.0 |
| Jason Fisk | 1.0 |
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