Week 1
Final
MIN
BUF2Q
3 - 0
G. Davis 21-yard field goal.
2Q
3 - 7
J. Riemersma 19-yard TD catch from T. Collins.
Made XP
2Q
10 - 7
C. Carter 6-yard TD catch from B. Johnson.
Made XP
3Q
13 - 7
G. Davis 43-yard field goal.
4Q
13 - 10
S. Christie 28-yard field goal.
4Q
20 - 10
R. Smith 78-yard TD run.
Made XP
4Q
27 - 10
J. Brady 30-yard TD fumble return.
Made XP
4Q
27 - 13
S. Christie 46-yard field goal.
4Q
34 - 13
C. Carter 35-yard TD catch from B. Johnson.
Made XP
Top Performers
Pass Yds
299
Collins
BUF
Rush Yds
169
Smith
MIN
Rec Yds
142
Reed
BUF
Scrim TD
2
Carter
MIN
Matchup
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 |
Patriots 
Dolphins 
Jets 
Bills 
Colts Game Summary
The Buffalo Bills were easily defeated by the Minnesota Vikings, 34 to 13, on August 31, 1997.
Game Info
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Johnson #14 | 17/30 | 218 | 7.3 | 2 | 1 | 3-18 | 87.9 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Collins #15 | 25/39 | 299 | 7.7 | 1 | 2 | 3-20 | 74.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Smith #26 | 16 | 169 | 10.6 | 1 | 78 |
L. Hoard #33 | 7 | 16 | 2.3 | 0 | 8 |
C. Evans #29 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
D. Palmer #22 | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -2 |
B. Johnson #14 | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Thomas #34 | 14 | 63 | 4.5 | 0 | 13 |
A. Smith #23 | 7 | 55 | 7.9 | 0 | 27 |
E. Moulds #80 | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 0 | 27 |
T. Collins #15 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Carter #80 | 0/0 | 121 | 15.1 | 2 | 35 |
L. Hoard #33 | 0/0 | 30 | 30.0 | 0 | 30 |
J. Reed #86 | 0/0 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
H. Goodwin #83 | 0/0 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 13 |
D. Palmer #22 | 0/0 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 8 |
G. DeLong #85 | 0/0 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
R. Smith #26 | 0/0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
C. Evans #29 | 0/0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Reed #83 | 0/0 | 142 | 20.3 | 0 | 43 |
J. Riemersma #85 | 0/0 | 54 | 13.5 | 1 | 22 |
A. Smith #23 | 0/0 | 44 | 8.8 | 0 | 13 |
T. Thomas #34 | 0/0 | 40 | 6.7 | 0 | 13 |
L. Johnson #84 | 0/0 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
D. Holmes #44 | 0/0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
E. Moulds #80 | 0/0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Randle #93 | 0-0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
O. Thomas #42 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
D. Washington #20 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
J. Fisk #72 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Kerner #46 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
B. Smith #78 | 0-0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Washington #92 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Davis #5 | 2/2 | 4/4 | 10 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Christie #2 | 2/2 | 1/1 | 7 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Cunningham #12 | 4 | 170 | 42.5 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Mohr #9 | 4 | 140 | 35.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Morrow #33 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Moulds #80 | 7 | 145 | 20.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Tasker #89 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Johnson #14 | 17/30 | 218 | 7.3 | 2 | 1 | 3-18 | 87.9 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Smith #26 | 16 | 169 | 10.6 | 1 | 78 |
L. Hoard #33 | 7 | 16 | 2.3 | 0 | 8 |
C. Evans #29 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
D. Palmer #22 | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -2 |
B. Johnson #14 | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Carter #80 | 0/0 | 121 | 15.1 | 2 | 35 |
L. Hoard #33 | 0/0 | 30 | 30.0 | 0 | 30 |
J. Reed #86 | 0/0 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
H. Goodwin #83 | 0/0 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 13 |
D. Palmer #22 | 0/0 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 8 |
G. DeLong #85 | 0/0 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
R. Smith #26 | 0/0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
C. Evans #29 | 0/0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Randle #93 | 0-0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
O. Thomas #42 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
D. Washington #20 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
J. Fisk #72 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Davis #5 | 2/2 | 4/4 | 10 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Cunningham #12 | 4 | 170 | 42.5 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Morrow #33 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Collins #15 | 25/39 | 299 | 7.7 | 1 | 2 | 3-20 | 74.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Thomas #34 | 14 | 63 | 4.5 | 0 | 13 |
A. Smith #23 | 7 | 55 | 7.9 | 0 | 27 |
E. Moulds #80 | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 0 | 27 |
T. Collins #15 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Reed #83 | 0/0 | 142 | 20.3 | 0 | 43 |
J. Riemersma #85 | 0/0 | 54 | 13.5 | 1 | 22 |
A. Smith #23 | 0/0 | 44 | 8.8 | 0 | 13 |
T. Thomas #34 | 0/0 | 40 | 6.7 | 0 | 13 |
L. Johnson #84 | 0/0 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
D. Holmes #44 | 0/0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
E. Moulds #80 | 0/0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Kerner #46 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
B. Smith #78 | 0-0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Washington #92 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Christie #2 | 2/2 | 1/1 | 7 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Mohr #9 | 4 | 140 | 35.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Moulds #80 | 7 | 145 | 20.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Tasker #89 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 |
385
Total Yds
426
200
Pass Yds
279
185
Rush Yds
147
0
Total Drives
0
61
Total Plays
66
6.3
Yards Per Play
6.5
6.1
Yards Per Pass
6.6
6.6
Yards Per Rush
6.1
29:30
Possession
30:30
0
Biggest Lead
0
17
1st Downs
22
11
Passing 1st Downs
13
5
Rushing 1st Downs
9
1
1st Downs from Penalties
0
6/13
3rd Down
2/9
0/0
4th Down
0/1
/
Red Zone
/
4
Punts
4
1
Turnovers
4
1
Interceptions Thrown
2
0
Fumbles Lost
2
2
Penalties
7
3.0
Sacks
3.0
Tackles For Loss
0
D/ST TD
0
