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.
| 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
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
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
6
Punts
4
1
Turnovers
0
1
Interceptions Thrown
0
0
Fumbles Lost
0
7
Penalties
5
2.0
Sacks
1.0
0
D/ST TD
0
