San Francisco 49ers vs Minnesota Vikings

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← Week 17

January 3rd, 1998

1997 Week DIV

Divisional Playoffs

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49ers Home

Final

Vikings Away

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Offensive Starters

QB S. Young

RB T. Kirby

FB W. Floyd

WR J. Stokes

WR T. Owens

TE B. Jones

T D. Deese

G R. Brown

C C. Dalman

G K. Gogan

T K. Scrafford

Defensive Starters

DE R. Barker

DT B. Young

DT D. Stubblefield

DE C. Doleman

LB L. Woodall

LB G. Plummer

LB K. Norton Jr.

CB R. Woodson

CB M. Pope

S T. McDonald

S M. Hanks

Score by Quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
49ers	7	14	10	7	38
Vikings	7	0	7	8	22

	49ers	Vikings
Q1	7	7
Q2	14	0
Q3	10	7
Q4	7	8
FINAL	38	22

Key Performers

49ers

PassingS. Young

21/30, 224 YDS, 1 TD

RushingT. Kirby

25, 120 YDS, 2 TD

ReceivingJ. Stokes

9, 101 YDS

TacklesT. Drakeford

SacksR. Barker

1.0

InterceptionsK. Norton Jr.

Vikings

PassingR. Cunningham

18/40, 331 YDS, 3 TD

RushingR. Smith

8, 33 YDS

ReceivingJ. Reed

5, 114 YDS

TacklesE. McDaniel

SacksJ. Randle

1.0

InterceptionsN/A

Team Comparison

49ers

Stat

Vikings

First Downs

394

Total Yards

378

Rushes

175

Rush YDS

Rush TD

70.0%

PASS %

45.0%

219

NET PASS YDS

321

PASS TD

Takeaways

31:03

Time of Possession

Offensive Starters

R. Cunningham QB

R. Smith RB

C. Evans FB

C. Carter WR

J. Reed WR

M. Hatchette WR

T. Steussie T

R. McDaniel G

E. Lindsay C

D. Dixon G

K. Stringer T

Defensive Starters

S. Colinet DE

J. Ball DT

T. Williams DT

J. Randle DE

E. McDaniel LB

D. Rudd LB

D. Edwards LB

C. Fuller CB

D. Washington CB

R. Griffith S

T. Gray S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 1997 Divisional match up between the San Francisco 49ers and the Minnesota Vikings featuring 120 rushing yards by Terry Kirby.

Legend

Moment: 49ers

Moment: Vikings

49ers Momentum

Vikings Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • SFO TD SFO TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

William Floyd right guard for 1 yard touchdown - PAT good

49ers opens scoring → 7-0

< Q1 > • MIN TD MIN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Randall Cunningham pass complete to Cris Carter for 66 yards touchdown - PAT good

Vikings ties it up → 7-7

< Q2 > • SFO TD SFO TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Terry Kirby left guard for 1 yard touchdown - PAT good

49ers takes the lead → 14-7

< Q2 > • SFO TD SFO TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Randall Cunningham pass intended for Hunter Goodwin is intercepted by Ken Norton at MIN23 and returned for 23 yards touchdown - PAT good

49ers extends lead → 21-7

< Q3 > • SFO FG SFO FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Gary Anderson 34 yard field goal good

49ers extends lead → 24-7

< Q3 > • MIN TD MIN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Randall Cunningham pass complete to Cris Carter for 3 yards touchdown - PAT no good - PAT good

Vikings cuts lead → 24-14

< Q3 > • SFO TD SFO TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Steve Young pass complete to Terrell Owens for 15 yards touchdown - PAT good

49ers extends lead → 31-14

< Q4 > • SFO TD SFO TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Terry Kirby left guard for 1 yard touchdown - PAT good

49ers extends lead → 38-14

< Q4 > • MIN TD MIN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Randall Cunningham pass complete to Matthew Hatchette for 13 yards touchdown - 2PT conversion good

Vikings cuts lead → 38-22

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Steve Young	30	21	70.0	224	1	0	29	1	102.6
Team Totals	30	21	70.0	224	1	0	29	1

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Terry Kirby	25	120	4.8	2	22
Chuck Levy	9	5	0.6	0	5
Steve Young	4	37	9.3	0	16
William Floyd	3	13	4.3	1	10
Team Totals	41	175	4.3	3	22

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
J.J. Stokes	10	9	101	11.2	0	29
Terrell Owens	4	4	49	12.3	1	20
Terry Kirby	4	3	24	8.0	0	12
Brent Jones	6	3	39	13.0	0	16
William Floyd	3	1	5	5.0	0	5
Chuck Levy	1	1	6	6.0	0	6
Mark Harris	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Greg Clark	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	30	21	224	10.7	1	29

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Tyronne Drakeford	6	5	1	0	0
Merton Hanks	4	4	0	0	0
Lee Woodall	4	4	0	0	0
Ken Norton Jr.	3	3	0	0	1
Roy Barker	3	3	0	1	0
Marquez Pope	3	3	0	0	0
Dana Stubblefield	3	1	2	0	0
Bryant Young	2	2	0	0	0
Junior Bryant	2	2	0	0	0
Frankie Smith	2	1	1	0	0
Chris Doleman	1	1	0	0	0
Gary Plummer	1	0	1	0	0
Rod Woodson	1	1	0	0	0
Brett Maxie	1	1	0	0	0
Albert Reese	1	1	0	0	0
Team Totals	37	32	5	1	1

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Chuck Levy	2	28	14	0
Team Totals	2	28	14.0	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Gary Anderson	1	1	5	5
Team Totals	1	1	5	5

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Tommy Thompson	6	232	38.7
Team Totals	6	232	38.7

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Randall Cunningham	40	18	45.0	331	3	1	66	1	88.6
Team Totals	40	18	45.0	331	3	1	66	1

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng
Robert Smith	8	33	4.1	18
Leroy Hoard	5	11	2.2	6
Randall Cunningham	2	14	7.0	12
Charles Evans	1	-1	-1.0	-1
Team Totals	16	57	3.6	18

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Cris Carter	11	6	93	15.5	2	66
Jake Reed	11	5	114	22.8	0	53
Robert Smith	4	3	27	9.0	0	10
Andrew Glover	4	3	84	28.0	0	31
Matthew Hatchette	4	1	13	13.0	1	13
Leroy Hoard	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
David Palmer	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Charles Evans	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Hunter Goodwin	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	38	18	331	18.4	3	66

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk
Ed McDaniel	12	9	3	0
Corey Fuller	8	8	0	0
Torrian Gray	8	8	0	0
Robert Griffith	8	7	1	0
Tony Williams	7	5	2	0
Dwayne Rudd	6	4	2	0
Leonard Wheeler	6	4	2	0
Orlando Thomas	3	3	0	0
John Randle	2	2	0	1
Jason Fisk	2	2	0	0
Fernando Smith	2	1	1	0
Jerry Ball	1	1	0	0
Stalin Colinet	1	1	0	0
Dixon Edwards	1	0	1	0
Dewayne Washington	1	1	0	0
Pete Bercich	1	1	0	0
Ron George	1	1	0	0
Team Totals	70	58	12	1