Week 16
Final
DET
MIN1Q
0 - 7
R. Smith 22-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
7 - 7
C. Schlesinger 1-yard TD catch from S. Mitchell.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
7 - 10
E. Murray 21-yard field goal.
FG Made
2Q
7 - 13
E. Murray 28-yard field goal.
FG Made
4Q
14 - 13
H. Moore 1-yard TD catch from S. Mitchell.
Touchdown
Made XP
Top Performers
Pass Yds
255
Mitchell
DET
Rush Yds
138
Sanders
DET
Rec Yds
95
Morton
DET
Scrim TD
1
Moore
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 Minnesota Vikings couldn't pull it off against the Detroit Lions, 14 to 13, on December 14, 1997.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Mitchell #19 | 23/38 | 255 | 6.7 | 2 | 1 | 3-24 | 87.1 |
F. Reich #14 | 1/1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 112.5 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Cunningham #12 | 9/18 | 77 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 2-34 | 61.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Sanders #20 | 19 | 138 | 7.3 | 0 | 60 |
S. Mitchell #19 | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 6 |
J. Morton #87 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
T. Vardell #44 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Rivers #34 | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Smith #26 | 20 | 101 | 5.1 | 1 | 22 |
R. Cunningham #12 | 6 | 71 | 11.8 | 0 | 28 |
C. Evans #29 | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 0 | 7 |
L. Hoard #33 | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 9 |
D. Palmer #22 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 10 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Morton #87 | 0/0 | 95 | 11.9 | 0 | 32 |
H. Moore #84 | 0/0 | 65 | 10.8 | 1 | 28 |
B. Sanders #20 | 0/0 | 37 | 7.4 | 0 | 11 |
T. Vardell #44 | 0/0 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | 25 |
T. Boyd #80 | 0/0 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | 20 |
C. Schlesinger #30 | 0/0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Smith #26 | 0/0 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 16 |
J. Reed #86 | 0/0 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 10 |
A. Glover #87 | 0/0 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
D. Palmer #22 | 0/0 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 9 |
C. Carter #80 | 0/0 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Jeffries #25 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Bailey #35 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. McDaniel #58 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
J. Randle #93 | 0-0 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Hanson #4 | 0/2 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Murray #3 | 2/3 | 1/1 | 7 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Jett #19 | 5 | 175 | 35.0 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Berger #17 | 7 | 300 | 42.9 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Milburn #24 | 3 | 82 | 27.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Palmer #22 | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Milburn #24 | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Palmer #22 | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Mitchell #19 | 23/38 | 255 | 6.7 | 2 | 1 | 3-24 | 87.1 |
F. Reich #14 | 1/1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 112.5 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Sanders #20 | 19 | 138 | 7.3 | 0 | 60 |
S. Mitchell #19 | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 6 |
J. Morton #87 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
T. Vardell #44 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Rivers #34 | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Morton #87 | 0/0 | 95 | 11.9 | 0 | 32 |
H. Moore #84 | 0/0 | 65 | 10.8 | 1 | 28 |
B. Sanders #20 | 0/0 | 37 | 7.4 | 0 | 11 |
T. Vardell #44 | 0/0 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | 25 |
T. Boyd #80 | 0/0 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | 20 |
C. Schlesinger #30 | 0/0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Jeffries #25 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Bailey #35 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Hanson #4 | 0/2 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Jett #19 | 5 | 175 | 35.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Milburn #24 | 3 | 82 | 27.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Milburn #24 | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Cunningham #12 | 9/18 | 77 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 2-34 | 61.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Smith #26 | 20 | 101 | 5.1 | 1 | 22 |
R. Cunningham #12 | 6 | 71 | 11.8 | 0 | 28 |
C. Evans #29 | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 0 | 7 |
L. Hoard #33 | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 9 |
D. Palmer #22 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 10 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Smith #26 | 0/0 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 16 |
J. Reed #86 | 0/0 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 10 |
A. Glover #87 | 0/0 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
D. Palmer #22 | 0/0 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 9 |
C. Carter #80 | 0/0 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. McDaniel #58 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
J. Randle #93 | 0-0 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Murray #3 | 2/3 | 1/1 | 7 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Berger #17 | 7 | 300 | 42.9 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Palmer #22 | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Palmer #22 | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 0 |
390
Total Yds
257
242
Pass Yds
43
148
Rush Yds
214
69
Total Plays
57
5.7
Yards Per Play
4.5
5.8
Yards Per Pass
2.2
5.5
Yards Per Rush
5.8
28:55
Possession
31:05
21
1st Downs
13
16
Passing 1st Downs
4
4
Rushing 1st Downs
9
1
1st Downs from Penalties
0
6/15
3rd Down
2/12
1/3
4th Down
0/0
5
Punts
7
1
Turnovers
0
1
Interceptions Thrown
0
0
Fumbles Lost
0
7
Penalties
4
2.0
Sacks
3.0
0
D/ST TD
0
