Week 1
Final
DET
MIN1Q
0 - 7
D. Washington 27-yard TD interception return.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
7 - 7
H. Moore 17-yard TD catch from S. Mitchell.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
10 - 7
J. Hanson 24-yard field goal.
FG Made
4Q
10 - 10
S. Sisson 25-yard field goal.
FG Made
4Q
13 - 10
J. Hanson 39-yard field goal.
FG Made
4Q
13 - 17
C. Carter 31-yard TD catch from B. Johnson.
Touchdown
Made XP
Top Performers
Pass Yds
260
Mitchell
DET
Rush Yds
163
Sanders
DET
Rec Yds
157
Moore
DET
Scrim TD
1
Moore
DET
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
1996 NFC Central
| Team | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Packers | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 |
 Vikings | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 |
 Bears | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 |
 Buccaneers | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 |
 Lions | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 |
Game Summary
The Minnesota Vikings squeaked out a win over the Detroit Lions, 17 to 13, on September 1, 1996.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Mitchell #19 | 20/41 | 260 | 6.3 | 1 | 4 | 3-8 | 37.7 |
M. Royals #3 | 1/1 | -8 | -8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 79.2 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Johnson #14 | 16/23 | 157 | 6.8 | 1 | 0 | 1-7 | 103.0 |
W. Moon #1 | 5/14 | 57 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 | 3-24 | 48.8 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Sanders #20 | 24 | 163 | 6.8 | 0 | 25 |
J. Morton #87 | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 9 |
S. Mitchell #19 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
E. Lynch #26 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Smith #26 | 22 | 113 | 5.1 | 0 | 23 |
B. Johnson #14 | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 13 |
A. Lee #32 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
C. Evans #29 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Moore #84 | 0/0 | 157 | 13.1 | 1 | 29 |
B. Perriman #80 | 0/0 | 41 | 8.2 | 0 | 11 |
B. Sanders #20 | 0/0 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | 28 |
J. Morton #87 | 0/0 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
D. Sloan #86 | 0/0 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 18 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Carter #80 | 0/0 | 88 | 11.0 | 1 | 31 |
J. Reed #86 | 0/0 | 53 | 13.3 | 0 | 28 |
A. Lee #32 | 0/0 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | 13 |
Q. Ismail #82 | 0/0 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 11 |
R. Smith #26 | 0/0 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 16 |
G. DeLong #85 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Scroggins #97 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Thomas #97 | 0-0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Elliss #94 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Randle #93 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Brady #50 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
D. Edwards #58 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
R. Griffith #24 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Jackson #25 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Hanson #4 | 2/2 | 1/1 | 7 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Sisson #9 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Royals #3 | 4 | 169 | 42.3 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Berger #17 | 8 | 337 | 42.1 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Milburn #24 | 3 | 82 | 27.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Lee #32 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 |
Q. Ismail #82 | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Milburn #24 | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Palmer #22 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Mitchell #19 | 20/41 | 260 | 6.3 | 1 | 4 | 3-8 | 37.7 |
M. Royals #3 | 1/1 | -8 | -8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 79.2 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Sanders #20 | 24 | 163 | 6.8 | 0 | 25 |
J. Morton #87 | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 9 |
S. Mitchell #19 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
E. Lynch #26 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Moore #84 | 0/0 | 157 | 13.1 | 1 | 29 |
B. Perriman #80 | 0/0 | 41 | 8.2 | 0 | 11 |
B. Sanders #20 | 0/0 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | 28 |
J. Morton #87 | 0/0 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
D. Sloan #86 | 0/0 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 18 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Scroggins #97 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Thomas #97 | 0-0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Royals #3 | 4 | 169 | 42.3 | 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 | 38 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Johnson #14 | 16/23 | 157 | 6.8 | 1 | 0 | 1-7 | 103.0 |
W. Moon #1 | 5/14 | 57 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 | 3-24 | 48.8 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Smith #26 | 22 | 113 | 5.1 | 0 | 23 |
B. Johnson #14 | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 13 |
A. Lee #32 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
C. Evans #29 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Carter #80 | 0/0 | 88 | 11.0 | 1 | 31 |
J. Reed #86 | 0/0 | 53 | 13.3 | 0 | 28 |
A. Lee #32 | 0/0 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | 13 |
Q. Ismail #82 | 0/0 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 11 |
R. Smith #26 | 0/0 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 16 |
G. DeLong #85 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Randle #93 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Brady #50 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
D. Edwards #58 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
R. Griffith #24 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Jackson #25 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Sisson #9 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Berger #17 | 8 | 337 | 42.1 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Lee #32 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 |
Q. Ismail #82 | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Palmer #22 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
435
Total Yds
311
244
Pass Yds
183
191
Rush Yds
128
74
Total Plays
68
5.9
Yards Per Play
4.6
5.4
Yards Per Pass
4.5
6.6
Yards Per Rush
4.7
29:04
Possession
30:56
27
1st Downs
16
15
Passing 1st Downs
9
11
Rushing 1st Downs
6
1
1st Downs from Penalties
1
3/10
3rd Down
7/17
0/1
4th Down
0/0
4
Punts
8
5
Turnovers
0
4
Interceptions Thrown
0
1
Fumbles Lost
0
5
Penalties
9
4.0
Sacks
3.0
0
D/ST TD
0
