Week 8
Final
MIN
DET1Q
0 - 3
J. Hanson 47-yard field goal.
2Q
7 - 3
J. Reed 11-yard TD catch from R. Cunningham.
Made XP
2Q
7 - 10
J. Morton 1-yard TD catch from C. Batch.
Made XP
2Q
10 - 10
G. Anderson 35-yard field goal.
2Q
10 - 13
J. Hanson 48-yard field goal.
3Q
13 - 13
G. Anderson 44-yard field goal.
3Q
20 - 13
C. Carter 10-yard TD catch from R. Cunningham.
Made XP
3Q
27 - 13
R. Smith 57-yard TD run.
Made XP
4Q
34 - 13
J. Hitchcock 79-yard TD interception return.
Made XP
Top Performers
Pass Yds
231
Batch
DET
Rush Yds
134
Smith
MIN
Rec Yds
89
Morton
DET
Scrim TD
1
Reed
MIN
Matchup
1998 NFC Central
| Team | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vikings | 15 | 1 | 0 | .938 |
 Packers | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 |
 Buccaneers | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 |
 Lions | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 |
 Bears | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 |
Game Summary
The Detroit Lions were easily defeated by the Minnesota Vikings, 34 to 13, on October 25, 1998.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Cunningham #12 | 17/30 | 190 | 6.3 | 2 | 2 | 3-18 | 70.1 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Batch #10 | 20/37 | 231 | 6.2 | 1 | 1 | 4-17 | 70.9 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Smith #26 | 19 | 134 | 7.1 | 1 | 57 |
L. Hoard #33 | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 0 | 16 |
R. Cunningham #12 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
J. Fiedler #9 | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -2 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Sanders #20 | 24 | 127 | 5.3 | 0 | 37 |
C. Batch #10 | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 9 |
R. Rivers #34 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
T. Vardell #44 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Carter #80 | 0/0 | 73 | 14.6 | 1 | 25 |
D. Palmer #22 | 0/0 | 50 | 12.5 | 0 | 23 |
J. Reed #86 | 0/0 | 38 | 9.5 | 1 | 13 |
R. Moss #84 | 0/0 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 10 |
A. Glover #87 | 0/0 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
L. Hoard #33 | 0/0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Morton #87 | 0/0 | 89 | 12.7 | 1 | 20 |
B. Sanders #20 | 0/0 | 51 | 8.5 | 0 | 12 |
H. Moore #84 | 0/0 | 42 | 10.5 | 0 | 15 |
D. Sloan #86 | 0/0 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | 33 |
T. Vardell #44 | 0/0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. McDaniel #58 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Randle #93 | 0-0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Colinet #93 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Fisk #72 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Hitchcock #37 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Scroggins #97 | 0-0 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Westbrook #32 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
M. Carrier #20 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
R. Fredrickson #53 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Anderson #1 | 2/2 | 4/4 | 10 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Hanson #4 | 2/2 | 1/1 | 7 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Berger #17 | 2 | 98 | 49.0 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Jett #19 | 8 | 360 | 45.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Palmer #22 | 2 | 70 | 35.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Fair #23 | 4 | 85 | 21.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Palmer #22 | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Cunningham #12 | 17/30 | 190 | 6.3 | 2 | 2 | 3-18 | 70.1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Smith #26 | 19 | 134 | 7.1 | 1 | 57 |
L. Hoard #33 | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 0 | 16 |
R. Cunningham #12 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
J. Fiedler #9 | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -2 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Carter #80 | 0/0 | 73 | 14.6 | 1 | 25 |
D. Palmer #22 | 0/0 | 50 | 12.5 | 0 | 23 |
J. Reed #86 | 0/0 | 38 | 9.5 | 1 | 13 |
R. Moss #84 | 0/0 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 10 |
A. Glover #87 | 0/0 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
L. Hoard #33 | 0/0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. McDaniel #58 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Randle #93 | 0-0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Colinet #93 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Fisk #72 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Hitchcock #37 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Anderson #1 | 2/2 | 4/4 | 10 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Berger #17 | 2 | 98 | 49.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Palmer #22 | 2 | 70 | 35.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Palmer #22 | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Batch #10 | 20/37 | 231 | 6.2 | 1 | 1 | 4-17 | 70.9 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Sanders #20 | 24 | 127 | 5.3 | 0 | 37 |
C. Batch #10 | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 9 |
R. Rivers #34 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
T. Vardell #44 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Morton #87 | 0/0 | 89 | 12.7 | 1 | 20 |
B. Sanders #20 | 0/0 | 51 | 8.5 | 0 | 12 |
H. Moore #84 | 0/0 | 42 | 10.5 | 0 | 15 |
D. Sloan #86 | 0/0 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | 33 |
T. Vardell #44 | 0/0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Scroggins #97 | 0-0 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Westbrook #32 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
M. Carrier #20 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
R. Fredrickson #53 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Hanson #4 | 2/2 | 1/1 | 7 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Jett #19 | 8 | 360 | 45.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Fair #23 | 4 | 85 | 21.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
329
Total Yds
351
170
Pass Yds
214
159
Rush Yds
137
61
Total Plays
69
5.4
Yards Per Play
5.1
5
Yards Per Pass
5.2
5.9
Yards Per Rush
4.9
27:00
Possession
33:00
23
1st Downs
17
13
Passing 1st Downs
11
6
Rushing 1st Downs
5
4
1st Downs from Penalties
1
7/12
3rd Down
8/18
0/0
4th Down
1/1
2
Punts
8
3
Turnovers
1
2
Interceptions Thrown
1
1
Fumbles Lost
0
7
Penalties
14
4.0
Sacks
4.0
0
D/ST TD
0
