| Minnesota Vikings at Tennessee Oilers Game Statistics |
| Date: December 26, 1998 Location: Nashville, TN |
| Venue: Vanderbilt Stadium Attendance: 41121 |
| Weather: Half Cloudy Temp: 39 F Humidty: 62% Wind: 3 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 2 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 26 |
| Tennessee OilersTEN | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | TEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Safety, Steve McNair intentional grounding penalty enforced in end zone | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Tennessee OilersTEN | Al Del Greco 36 FG | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Gary Anderson 39 FG | 5 | 3 |
| 2 | Tennessee OilersTEN | Al Del Greco 33 FG | 5 | 6 |
| 2 | Tennessee OilersTEN | Eddie George 2 run (Al Del Greco kick) | 5 | 13 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Gary Anderson 23 FG | 8 | 13 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Randy Moss 5 pass from Randall Cunningham (Randy Moss pass from Randall Cunningham) | 16 | 13 |
| 3 | Tennessee OilersTEN | Al Del Greco 45 FG | 16 | 16 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Cris Carter 38 pass from Randall Cunningham (Gary Anderson kick) | 23 | 16 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Gary Anderson 30 FG | 26 | 16 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Cris Carter |
| 84 | WR | Randy Moss |
| 73 | LOT | Todd Steussie |
| 64 | LOG | Randall McDaniel |
| 62 | C | Jeff Christy |
| 71 | ROG | David Dixon |
| 61 | ROT | Everett Lindsay |
| 82 | TE | Andrew Glover |
| 7 | QB | Randall Cunningham |
| 26 | RB | Robert Smith |
| 29 | FB | Chuck Evans |
| Defense | ||
| 90 | LDE | Derrick Alexander |
| 96 | NT | Jerry Ball |
| 94 | UT | Tony Williams |
| 93 | RDE | John Randle |
| 55 | SLB | Bobby Houston |
| 58 | MLB | Ed McDaniel |
| 57 | WLB | Dwayne Rudd |
| 27 | LCB | Corey Fuller |
| 24 | SS | Robert Griffith |
| 42 | FS | Orlando Thomas |
| 37 | RCB | Jimmy Hitchcock |
| Tennessee Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Kevin Dyson |
| 82 | WR | Yancey Thigpen |
| 72 | LOT | Brad Hopkins |
| 74 | LOG | Bruce Matthews |
| 53 | C | Mark Stepnoski |
| 66 | ROG | Jason Layman |
| 69 | ROT | Jon Runyan |
| 88 | TE | Jackie Harris |
| 89 | TE | Frank Wycheck |
| 9 | QB | Steve McNair |
| 27 | RB | Eddie George |
| Defense | ||
| 98 | LDE | Pratt Lyons |
| 96 | LDT | Gary Walker |
| 91 | RDT | Josh Evans |
| 90 | RDE | James Roberson |
| 51 | LLB | Lonnie Marts |
| 58 | MLB | Joe Bowden |
| 55 | RLB | Eddie Robinson |
| 25 | LCB | Denard Walker |
| 23 | SS | Blaine Bishop |
| 24 | FS | Steve Jackson |
| 29 | RCB | Darryll Lewis |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Robert Smith | 15 | 73 | 4.9 | 27 | 0 |
| Leroy Hoard | 9 | 26 | 2.9 | 9 | 0 |
| Chuck Evans | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Randall Cunningham | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| David Palmer | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| Tennessee Oilers | |||||
| Eddie George | 14 | 54 | 3.9 | 18 | 1 |
| Steve McNair | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Rodney Thomas | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Mike Archie | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | -9 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Randall Cunningham | 35 | 23 | 65.7 | 1 | 235 | 6.7 | 38t | 2 | 0 | 0 | 92.0 |
| Tennessee Oilers | |||||||||||
| Steve McNair | 33 | 16 | 48.5 | 0 | 261 | 7.9 | 47 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 75.4 |
| Steve Matthews | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 24 | 8.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Cris Carter | 6 | 78 | 13.0 | 38t | 1 |
| Randy Moss | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 12 | 1 |
| Matt Hatchette | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Robert Smith | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 21 | 0 |
| David Palmer | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Chuck Evans | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Andrew Glover | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Hunter Goodwin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tennessee Oilers | |||||
| Jackie Harris | 4 | 83 | 20.8 | 32 | 0 |
| Derrick Mason | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 47 | 0 |
| Kevin Dyson | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 23 | 0 |
| Frank Wycheck | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Yancey Thigpen | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Michael Roan | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Eddie George | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Jimmy Hitchcock | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30t | 1 |
| Orlando Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tennessee Oilers | |||||
| Darryll Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Mitch Berger | 4 | 195 | 48.8 | 67 | 0 |
| Tennessee Oilers | |||||
| Craig Hentrich | 3 | 124 | 41.3 | 49 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| David Palmer | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tennessee Oilers | ||||||
| Derrick Mason | 3 | 0 | 23 | 7.7 | 12 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||
| Mitch Berger | 6 | 354 | 59.0 | 0 |
| Tennessee Oilers | ||||
| Craig Hentrich | 6 | 409 | 68.2 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| David Palmer | 6 | 147 | 24.5 | 31 | 0 | |
| Tennessee Oilers | ||||||
| Mike Archie | 5 | 136 | 27.2 | 36 | 0 | |
| Frank Wycheck | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Dwayne Rudd | 1.0 |
| Ed McDaniel | 1.0 |
| Tennessee Oilers | |
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