Week 17
Final
NYJ
DET1Q
3 - 0
J. Hall 32-yard field goal.
FG Made
1Q
10 - 0
A. Murrell 14-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
10 - 3
J. Hanson 44-yard field goal.
FG Made
3Q
10 - 6
J. Hanson 25-yard field goal.
FG Made
4Q
10 - 13
B. Sanders 15-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
Top Performers
Pass Yds
202
O'Donnell
NYJ
Rush Yds
184
Sanders
DET
Rec Yds
67
Chrebet
NYJ
Scrim TD
1
Murrell
NYJ
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
1997 AFC East
NYJ DET
Patriots 
Dolphins 
Jets 
Bills 
Colts | 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 squeaked out a win over the New York Jets, 13 to 10, on December 21, 1997.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. O'Donnell #14 | 21/35 | 202 | 5.8 | 0 | 1 | 4-23 | 64.2 |
R. Lucas #6 | 3/4 | 28 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 54.2 |
L. Johnson #32 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Mitchell #19 | 15/28 | 122 | 4.4 | 0 | 0 | 3-27 | 64.9 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Murrell #29 | 12 | 43 | 3.6 | 1 | 14 |
R. Lucas #6 | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | 17 |
N. O'Donnell #14 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
L. Johnson #32 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | 7 |
R. Anderson #20 | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Sanders #20 | 23 | 184 | 8.0 | 1 | 53 |
S. Mitchell #19 | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | 8 |
T. Vardell #44 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 5 |
R. Rivers #34 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Chrebet #80 | 0/0 | 67 | 16.8 | 0 | 33 |
K. Johnson #19 | 0/0 | 59 | 9.8 | 0 | 14 |
K. Brady #80 | 0/0 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | 19 |
F. Baxter #84 | 0/0 | 32 | 8.0 | 0 | 19 |
J. Graham #81 | 0/0 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 19 |
A. Murrell #29 | 0/0 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | 10 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Moore #84 | 0/0 | 39 | 9.8 | 0 | 17 |
T. Boyd #80 | 0/0 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | 11 |
D. Sloan #86 | 0/0 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
J. Morton #87 | 0/0 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 7 |
T. Vardell #44 | 0/0 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
B. Sanders #20 | 0/0 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 4 |
K. McCorvey #83 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Terry #71 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Ferguson #72 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Gordon #54 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Porcher #91 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Rice #28 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
T. Scroggins #97 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 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 |
L. Elliss #94 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Hall #9 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 4 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Hanson #4 | 2/2 | 1/1 | 7 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Hansen #10 | 6 | 236 | 39.3 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Jett #19 | 8 | 327 | 40.9 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Glenn #31 | 3 | 74 | 24.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Milburn #24 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Rivers #34 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Johnson #32 | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Milburn #24 | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. O'Donnell #14 | 21/35 | 202 | 5.8 | 0 | 1 | 4-23 | 64.2 |
R. Lucas #6 | 3/4 | 28 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 54.2 |
L. Johnson #32 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Murrell #29 | 12 | 43 | 3.6 | 1 | 14 |
R. Lucas #6 | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | 17 |
N. O'Donnell #14 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
L. Johnson #32 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | 7 |
R. Anderson #20 | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Chrebet #80 | 0/0 | 67 | 16.8 | 0 | 33 |
K. Johnson #19 | 0/0 | 59 | 9.8 | 0 | 14 |
K. Brady #80 | 0/0 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | 19 |
F. Baxter #84 | 0/0 | 32 | 8.0 | 0 | 19 |
J. Graham #81 | 0/0 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 19 |
A. Murrell #29 | 0/0 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | 10 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Terry #71 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Ferguson #72 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Gordon #54 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Hall #9 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 4 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Hansen #10 | 6 | 236 | 39.3 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Glenn #31 | 3 | 74 | 24.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Johnson #32 | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Mitchell #19 | 15/28 | 122 | 4.4 | 0 | 0 | 3-27 | 64.9 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Sanders #20 | 23 | 184 | 8.0 | 1 | 53 |
S. Mitchell #19 | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | 8 |
T. Vardell #44 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 5 |
R. Rivers #34 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Moore #84 | 0/0 | 39 | 9.8 | 0 | 17 |
T. Boyd #80 | 0/0 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | 11 |
D. Sloan #86 | 0/0 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
J. Morton #87 | 0/0 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 7 |
T. Vardell #44 | 0/0 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
B. Sanders #20 | 0/0 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 4 |
K. McCorvey #83 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Porcher #91 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Rice #28 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
T. Scroggins #97 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 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 |
L. Elliss #94 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 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 | 327 | 40.9 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Milburn #24 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Rivers #34 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Milburn #24 | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 |
315
Total Yds
301
207
Pass Yds
95
108
Rush Yds
206
67
Total Plays
62
4.7
Yards Per Play
4.9
4.7
Yards Per Pass
3.1
4.7
Yards Per Rush
6.6
33:48
Possession
26:12
20
1st Downs
13
11
Passing 1st Downs
5
7
Rushing 1st Downs
8
2
1st Downs from Penalties
0
8/16
3rd Down
6/16
0/0
4th Down
0/0
6
Punts
8
3
Turnovers
0
3
Interceptions Thrown
0
0
Fumbles Lost
0
5
Penalties
5
3.0
Sacks
4.0
0
D/ST TD
0
