| Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: October 25, 1998 Location: Pontiac, MI |
| Venue: Pontiac Silverdome Attendance: 77885 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 34 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Jason Hanson 47 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Jake Reed 11 pass from Randall Cunningham (Gary Anderson kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Johnnie Morton 1 pass from Charlie Batch (Jason Hanson kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Gary Anderson 35 FG | 10 | 10 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Jason Hanson 48 FG | 10 | 13 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Gary Anderson 44 FG | 13 | 13 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Cris Carter 10 pass from Randall Cunningham (Gary Anderson kick) | 20 | 13 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Robert Smith 57 run (Gary Anderson kick) | 27 | 13 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Jimmy Hitchcock 79 interception return (Gary Anderson kick) | 34 | 13 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Cris Carter |
| 84 | WR | Randy Moss |
| 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 |
| Defense | ||
| 99 | LDE | Stalin Colinet |
| 96 | NT | Jerry Ball |
| 93 | UT | John Randle |
| 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 |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Herman Moore |
| 87 | WR | Johnnie Morton |
| 72 | LOT | Ray Roberts |
| 77 | LOG | Mike Compton |
| 61 | C | Jim Pyne |
| 62 | ROG | Tony Semple |
| 71 | ROT | Larry Tharpe |
| 81 | TE | Pete Chryplewicz |
| 89 | TE | Walter Rasby |
| 10 | QB | Charlie Batch |
| 20 | HB | Barry Sanders |
| 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 |
| 23 | RCB | Terry Fair |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Robert Smith | 19 | 134 | 7.1 | 57t | 1 |
| Leroy Hoard | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 16 | 0 |
| Randall Cunningham | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Jay Fiedler | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Barry Sanders | 24 | 127 | 5.3 | 37 | 0 |
| Charlie Batch | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Ron Rivers | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tommy Vardell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Randall Cunningham | 30 | 17 | 56.7 | 2 | 190 | 6.3 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 70.1 |
| David Palmer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Charlie Batch | 37 | 20 | 54.1 | 1 | 231 | 6.2 | 33 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 70.9 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Cris Carter | 5 | 73 | 14.6 | 25 | 1 |
| David Palmer | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Jake Reed | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 13 | 1 |
| Randy Moss | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Andrew Glover | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Leroy Hoard | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Johnnie Morton | 7 | 89 | 12.7 | 20 | 1 |
| Barry Sanders | 6 | 51 | 8.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Herman Moore | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 15 | 0 |
| David Sloan | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Tommy Vardell | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Jimmy Hitchcock | 1 | 79 | 79.0 | 79t | 1 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Mark Carrier | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryant Westbrook | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Mitch Berger | 2 | 98 | 49.0 | 52 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| David Palmer | 5 | 2 | 26 | 5.2 | 8 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Terry Fair | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||
| Mitch Berger | 7 | 512 | 73.1 | 3 |
| Detroit Lions | ||||
| Jason Hanson | 3 | 213 | 71.0 | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| David Palmer | 2 | 70 | 35.0 | 43 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Terry Fair | 4 | 85 | 21.3 | 27 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| John Randle | 2.0 |
| Stalin Colinet | 1.0 |
| Jason Fisk | 0.5 |
| Ed McDaniel | 0.5 |
| Detroit Lions | |
| Tracy Scroggins | 2.5 |
| Rob Fredrickson | 1.5 |
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