| Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: November 16, 1997 Location: Pontiac, MI |
| Venue: Pontiac Silverdome Attendance: 68910 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 15 |
| Detroit Lions | 3 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 38 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit Lions | Jason Hanson 27 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Detroit Lions | Tommy Vardell 1 run (Jason Hanson kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Detroit Lions | Tommy Vardell 1 run (Jason Hanson kick) | 0 | 17 |
| 2 | Minnesota Vikings | Robert Smith 27 run (Eddie Murray kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 2 | Detroit Lions | Johnnie Morton 14 pass from Scott Mitchell (Jason Hanson kick) | 7 | 24 |
| 3 | Detroit Lions | Tommy Vardell 1 run (Jason Hanson kick) | 7 | 31 |
| 3 | Detroit Lions | Herman Moore 10 pass from Scott Mitchell (Jason Hanson kick) | 7 | 38 |
| 4 | Minnesota Vikings | Leroy Hoard 3 run (Cris Carter pass from Brad Johnson) | 15 | 38 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Robert Smith | 10 | 61 | 6.1 | 27t | 1 |
| Leroy Hoard | 10 | 36 | 3.6 | 14 | 1 |
| Brad Johnson | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 11 | 0 |
| David Palmer | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Chuck Evans | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Barry Sanders | 19 | 108 | 5.7 | 21 | 0 |
| Ron Rivers | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 31 | 0 |
| Tommy Vardell | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 41 | 3 |
| Johnnie Morton | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Reich | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Brad Johnson | 37 | 19 | 51.4 | 1 | 177 | 4.8 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 53.5 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Scott Mitchell | 29 | 21 | 72.4 | 0 | 271 | 9.3 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 124.4 |
| Frank Reich | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Andrew Glover | 5 | 50 | 10.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Jake Reed | 4 | 61 | 15.3 | 20 | 0 |
| Cris Carter | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Robert Smith | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Leroy Hoard | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| David Palmer | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Chuck Evans | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Herman Moore | 10 | 130 | 13.0 | 36 | 1 |
| Johnnie Morton | 6 | 59 | 9.8 | 23 | 1 |
| David Sloan | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Barry Sanders | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Tommie Boyd | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Tommy Vardell | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Mark Carrier | 1 | 66 | 66.0 | 66 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Mitch Berger | 6 | 261 | 43.5 | 55 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| John Jett | 4 | 158 | 39.5 | 44 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| David Palmer | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Glyn Milburn | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 14 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||
| Eddie Murray | 3 | 162 | 54.0 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | ||||
| Jason Hanson | 7 | 478 | 68.3 | 2 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| David Palmer | 2 | 0 | 67 | 33.5 | 49 | 0 |
| Harold Morrow | 2 | 0 | 49 | 24.5 | 42 | 0 |
| Moe Williams | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Glyn Milburn | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Tommy Vardell | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Fernando Smith | 1.0 |
| Leonard Wheeler | 1.0 |
| Detroit Lions | |
| Luther Elliss | 1.0 |
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