Week 12
Final
MIN
DET1Q
0 - 3
J. Hanson 27-yard field goal.
FG Made
2Q
0 - 10
T. Vardell 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
0 - 17
T. Vardell 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
7 - 17
R. Smith 27-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
7 - 24
J. Morton 14-yard TD catch from S. Mitchell.
Touchdown
Made XP
3Q
7 - 31
T. Vardell 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
3Q
7 - 38
H. Moore 10-yard TD catch from S. Mitchell.
Touchdown
Made XP
4Q
15 - 38
L. Hoard 3-yard TD run.
Touchdown
2PT Conversion
Top Performers
Pass Yds
271
Mitchell
DET
Rush Yds
108
Sanders
DET
Rec Yds
130
Moore
DET
Scrim TD
3
Vardell
DET
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
1997 NFC Central
| Team | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Packers | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 |
 Buccaneers | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 |
 Lions | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 |
 Vikings | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 |
 Bears | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 |
Game Summary
The Detroit Lions dominated the Minnesota Vikings, 38 to 15, on November 16, 1997.
Game Info
November 22, 2024
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Johnson #14 | 19/37 | 177 | 4.8 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 53.5 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Mitchell #19 | 21/29 | 271 | 9.3 | 2 | 0 | 2-5 | 124.4 |
F. Reich #14 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 39.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Smith #26 | 10 | 61 | 6.1 | 1 | 27 |
L. Hoard #33 | 10 | 36 | 3.6 | 1 | 14 |
B. Johnson #14 | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 11 |
D. Palmer #22 | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 |
C. Evans #29 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Sanders #20 | 19 | 108 | 5.7 | 0 | 21 |
R. Rivers #34 | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 0 | 31 |
T. Vardell #44 | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 3 | 41 |
J. Morton #87 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
C. Schlesinger #30 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
F. Reich #14 | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Reed #86 | 0/0 | 61 | 15.3 | 0 | 20 |
A. Glover #87 | 0/0 | 50 | 10.0 | 0 | 26 |
C. Carter #80 | 0/0 | 38 | 9.5 | 0 | 16 |
R. Smith #26 | 0/0 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 |
L. Hoard #33 | 0/0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
D. Palmer #22 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
C. Evans #29 | 0/0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Moore #84 | 0/0 | 130 | 13.0 | 1 | 36 |
J. Morton #87 | 0/0 | 59 | 9.8 | 1 | 23 |
B. Sanders #20 | 0/0 | 34 | 34.0 | 0 | 34 |
T. Boyd #80 | 0/0 | 32 | 32.0 | 0 | 32 |
D. Sloan #86 | 0/0 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 9 |
T. Vardell #44 | 0/0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Smith #92 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Wheeler #37 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Carrier #20 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
L. Elliss #94 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Murray #3 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Hanson #4 | 1/1 | 5/5 | 8 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Berger #17 | 6 | 261 | 43.5 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Jett #19 | 4 | 158 | 39.5 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Morrow #33 | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 0 | 0 |
D. Palmer #22 | 2 | 67 | 33.5 | 0 | 0 |
M. Williams #20 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Milburn #24 | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Vardell #44 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Milburn #24 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Johnson #14 | 19/37 | 177 | 4.8 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 53.5 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Smith #26 | 10 | 61 | 6.1 | 1 | 27 |
L. Hoard #33 | 10 | 36 | 3.6 | 1 | 14 |
B. Johnson #14 | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 11 |
D. Palmer #22 | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 |
C. Evans #29 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Reed #86 | 0/0 | 61 | 15.3 | 0 | 20 |
A. Glover #87 | 0/0 | 50 | 10.0 | 0 | 26 |
C. Carter #80 | 0/0 | 38 | 9.5 | 0 | 16 |
R. Smith #26 | 0/0 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 |
L. Hoard #33 | 0/0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
D. Palmer #22 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
C. Evans #29 | 0/0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Smith #92 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Wheeler #37 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Murray #3 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Berger #17 | 6 | 261 | 43.5 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Morrow #33 | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 0 | 0 |
D. Palmer #22 | 2 | 67 | 33.5 | 0 | 0 |
M. Williams #20 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Mitchell #19 | 21/29 | 271 | 9.3 | 2 | 0 | 2-5 | 124.4 |
F. Reich #14 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 39.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Sanders #20 | 19 | 108 | 5.7 | 0 | 21 |
R. Rivers #34 | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 0 | 31 |
T. Vardell #44 | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 3 | 41 |
J. Morton #87 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
C. Schlesinger #30 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
F. Reich #14 | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Moore #84 | 0/0 | 130 | 13.0 | 1 | 36 |
J. Morton #87 | 0/0 | 59 | 9.8 | 1 | 23 |
B. Sanders #20 | 0/0 | 34 | 34.0 | 0 | 34 |
T. Boyd #80 | 0/0 | 32 | 32.0 | 0 | 32 |
D. Sloan #86 | 0/0 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 9 |
T. Vardell #44 | 0/0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Carrier #20 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
L. Elliss #94 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Hanson #4 | 1/1 | 5/5 | 8 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Jett #19 | 4 | 158 | 39.5 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Milburn #24 | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Vardell #44 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Milburn #24 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
300
Total Yds
477
174
Pass Yds
266
126
Rush Yds
211
0
Total Drives
0
66
Total Plays
64
4.5
Yards Per Play
7.5
4.6
Yards Per Pass
8.3
4.5
Yards Per Rush
6.6
30:18
Possession
29:42
0
Biggest Lead
0
18
1st Downs
27
7
Passing 1st Downs
12
9
Rushing 1st Downs
12
2
1st Downs from Penalties
3
5/16
3rd Down
5/11
1/2
4th Down
0/0
/
Red Zone
/
6
Punts
4
1
Turnovers
0
1
Interceptions Thrown
0
0
Fumbles Lost
0
7
Penalties
5
2.0
Sacks
1.0
Tackles For Loss
0
D/ST TD
0
