| Minnesota Vikings at New York Jets Game Statistics |
| Date: November 23, 1997 Location: East Rutherford, NJ |
| Venue: Giants Stadium Attendance: 70131 |
| Weather: Mist Temp: 41 F Humidty: 86% Wind: 3 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| New York JetsNYJ | 7 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | NYJ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York JetsNYJ | Leon Johnson 66 punt return (John Hall kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Jake Reed 7 pass from Brad Johnson (Eddie Murray kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | John Hall 28 FG | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Fred Baxter 3 pass from Neil O'Donnell (John Hall kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | John Hall 27 FG | 7 | 20 |
| 3 | New York JetsNYJ | John Hall 51 FG | 7 | 23 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Jake Reed 6 pass from Brad Johnson (Brad Johnson run) | 15 | 23 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Andrew Glover 1 pass from Brad Johnson (Robert Smith run failed) | 21 | 23 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 14 | QB | Brad Johnson |
| 26 | RB | Robert Smith |
| 29 | FB | Chuck Evans |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | Duane Clemons |
| 96 | NT | Jerry Ball |
| 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 |
| New York Jets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Jeff Graham |
| 19 | WR | Keyshawn Johnson |
| 76 | LOT | John Elliott |
| 66 | LOG | Lonnie Palelei |
| 62 | C | Roger Duffy |
| 70 | ROG | Matt O'Dwyer |
| 73 | ROT | David Williams |
| 88 | TE | Kyle Brady |
| 14 | QB | Neil O'Donnell |
| 29 | RB | Adrian Murrell |
| 22 | FB | Lorenzo Neal |
| Defense | ||
| 95 | LDE | Rick Lyle |
| 93 | NT | Ernie Logan |
| 99 | RDE | Hugh Douglas |
| 57 | LOLB | Mo Lewis |
| 54 | LILB | Dwayne Gordon |
| 55 | RILB | Marvin Jones |
| 58 | ROLB | James Farrior |
| 31 | LCB | Aaron Glenn |
| 21 | SS | Victor Green |
| 26 | FS | Jerome Henderson |
| 45 | RCB | Otis Smith |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Robert Smith | 18 | 46 | 2.6 | 7 | 0 |
| Leroy Hoard | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Brad Johnson | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 6 | 0 |
| Chuck Evans | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| David Palmer | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Adrian Murrell | 28 | 95 | 3.4 | 17 | 0 |
| Ray Lucas | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Neil O'Donnell | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Lorenzo Neal | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Leon Johnson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Brad Johnson | 35 | 24 | 68.6 | 0 | 312 | 8.9 | 49 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 124.9 |
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Neil O'Donnell | 34 | 23 | 67.6 | 0 | 242 | 7.1 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 97.9 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Jake Reed | 8 | 150 | 18.8 | 49 | 2 |
| Cris Carter | 6 | 105 | 17.5 | 33 | 0 |
| Andrew Glover | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 20 | 1 |
| Robert Smith | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 4 | 0 |
| David Palmer | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Chris Walsh | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Greg DeLong | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Chuck Evans | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Keyshawn Johnson | 9 | 104 | 11.6 | 24 | 0 |
| Wayne Chrebet | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Fred Baxter | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 15 | 1 |
| Lorenzo Neal | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Adrian Murrell | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Kyle Brady | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| New York Jets | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Mitch Berger | 5 | 198 | 39.6 | 47 | 0 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Brian Hansen | 3 | 101 | 33.7 | 43 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Leon Johnson | 3 | 0 | 81 | 27.0 | 66t | 1 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||
| Mitch Berger | 3 | 185 | 61.7 | 0 |
| New York Jets | ||||
| John Hall | 6 | 403 | 67.2 | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| David Palmer | 5 | 0 | 122 | 24.4 | 41 | 0 |
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Aaron Glenn | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 41 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Duane Clemons | 2.0 |
| Jason Fisk | 1.0 |
| New York Jets | |
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