| Philadelphia Eagles at Minnesota Vikings Game Statistics |
| Date: September 28, 1997 Location: Minneapolis, MN |
| Venue: Metrodome Attendance: 55149 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia EaglesPHI | 3 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 19 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PHI | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Jake Reed 48 pass from Brad Johnson (Eddie Murray kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Chris Boniol 47 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Irving Fryar 6 pass from Ty Detmer (Chris Boniol kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Robert Smith 12 pass from Brad Johnson (Eddie Murray kick) | 10 | 14 |
| 2 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Chris Boniol 26 FG | 13 | 14 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Robert Smith 14 run (Eddie Murray kick) | 13 | 21 |
| 3 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Kevin Turner 20 pass from Ty Detmer (Mark Seay pass failed) | 19 | 21 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Cris Carter 18 pass from Brad Johnson (Eddie Murray kick) | 19 | 28 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Irving Fryar |
| 81 | WR | Mark Seay |
| 84 | WR | Freddie Solomon |
| 83 | WR | Michael Timpson |
| 71 | LOT | Jermane Mayberry |
| 72 | LOG | Joe Panos |
| 61 | C | Steve Everitt |
| 62 | ROG | Ian Beckles |
| 76 | ROT | Barrett Brooks |
| 14 | QB | Ty Detmer |
| 32 | RB | Ricky Watters |
| Defense | ||
| 90 | LDE | Jon Harris |
| 78 | LDT | Hollis Thomas |
| 97 | RDT | Rhett Hall |
| 59 | RDE | Mike Mamula |
| 56 | LLB | Darrin Smith |
| 50 | MLB | James Willis |
| 51 | RLB | William Thomas |
| 23 | LCB | Troy Vincent |
| 36 | SS | Mike Zordich |
| 20 | FS | Brian Dawkins |
| 21 | RCB | Bobby Taylor |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Cris Carter |
| 86 | WR | Jake Reed |
| 73 | LOT | Todd Steussie |
| 64 | LOG | Randall McDaniel |
| 62 | C | Jeff Christy |
| 76 | ROG | Scott Dill |
| 77 | ROT | Korey Stringer |
| 82 | TE | Andrew Glover |
| 14 | QB | Brad Johnson |
| 26 | RB | Robert Smith |
| 29 | FB | Chuck Evans |
| Defense | ||
| 95 | LDE | Fernando Smith |
| 72 | NT | Jason Fisk |
| 92 | UT | John Randle |
| 90 | RDE | Derrick Alexander |
| 59 | SLB | Dixon Edwards |
| 50 | MLB | Jeff Brady |
| 58 | WLB | Ed McDaniel |
| 27 | LCB | Corey Fuller |
| 24 | SS | Robert Griffith |
| 42 | FS | Orlando Thomas |
| 20 | RCB | DeWayne Washington |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Ricky Watters | 13 | 61 | 4.7 | 23 | 0 |
| Charlie Garner | 7 | 30 | 4.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Ty Detmer | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Robert Smith | 22 | 125 | 5.7 | 46 | 1 |
| Brad Johnson | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 6 | 0 |
| David Palmer | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||||||||
| Ty Detmer | 45 | 28 | 62.2 | 2 | 298 | 6.6 | 36 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 77.8 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Brad Johnson | 32 | 17 | 53.1 | 1 | 221 | 6.9 | 48t | 3 | 0 | 0 | 93.4 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Irving Fryar | 9 | 120 | 13.3 | 36 | 1 |
| Michael Timpson | 6 | 59 | 9.8 | 20 | 0 |
| Ricky Watters | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 9 | 0 |
| Kevin Turner | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 20t | 1 |
| Mark Seay | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Charlie Garner | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Jason Dunn | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Jake Reed | 6 | 134 | 22.3 | 48t | 1 |
| Cris Carter | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 19 | 1 |
| Robert Smith | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 12t | 1 |
| Andrew Glover | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Chuck Evans | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| David Palmer | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Troy Vincent | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| DeWayne Washington | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 27 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Tom Hutton | 4 | 191 | 47.8 | 50 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Mitch Berger | 6 | 277 | 46.2 | 57 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||||||
| Mark Seay | 3 | 2 | 43 | 14.3 | 27 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| David Palmer | 2 | 1 | 23 | 11.5 | 15 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||||
| Lonny Calicchio | 5 | 312 | 62.4 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||
| Eddie Murray | 4 | 260 | 65.0 | 0 |
| Mitch Berger | 1 | 67 | 67.0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||||||
| Duce Staley | 5 | 106 | 21.2 | 28 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Robert Tate | 3 | 0 | 57 | 19.0 | 22 | 0 |
| David Palmer | 1 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Chris Walsh | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Derrick Alexander | 2.0 |
| Dixon Edwards | 1.5 |
| John Randle | 1.5 |
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