Detroit Lions vs Minnesota Vikings

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December 14th, 1997

1997 Week 16

Regular Season

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Offensive Starters

QB S. Mitchell

RB B. Sanders

FB T. Vardell

WR H. Moore

WR J. Morton

TE D. Sloan

T R. Roberts

G M. Compton

C K. Glover

G J. Hartings

T L. Tharpe

Defensive Starters

DE R. Porcher

DT M. Wells

DT L. Elliss

DE T. Scroggins

LB A. London

LB S. Boyd

LB R. Brown

CB B. Westbrook

CB K. Abrams

S R. Rice

S M. Carrier

Score by Quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
Lions	0	7	0	7	14
Vikings	7	6	0	0	13

	Lions	Vikings
Q1	0	7
Q2	7	6
Q3	0	0
Q4	7	0
FINAL	14	13

Key Performers

Lions

PassingS. Mitchell

23/38, 255 YDS, 2 TD

RushingB. Sanders

19, 138 YDS

ReceivingJ. Morton

8, 95 YDS

TacklesS. Boyd

SacksG. Jeffries

1.0

InterceptionsN/A

Vikings

PassingR. Cunningham

9/18, 77 YDS

RushingR. Smith

20, 101 YDS, 1 TD

ReceivingR. Smith

2, 20 YDS

TacklesC. Fuller

SacksJ. Randle

3.0

InterceptionsE. McDaniel

Team Comparison

Lions

Stat

Vikings

First Downs

390

Total Yards

257

Rushes

148

Rush YDS

214

Rush TD

61.5%

PASS %

50.0%

242

NET PASS YDS

PASS TD

Takeaways

28:55

Time of Possession

31:05

Offensive Starters

R. Cunningham QB

R. Smith RB

C. Carter WR

J. Reed WR

G. DeLong TE

H. Goodwin TE

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

D. Edwards LB

E. McDaniel LB

D. Rudd 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 Week 16 match up between the Detroit Lions and the Minnesota Vikings featuring 138 rushing yards by Barry Sanders.

Legend

Moment: Lions

Moment: Vikings

Lions Momentum

Vikings Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • MIN TD MIN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Robert Smith right end for 22 yards touchdown - PAT good

Vikings opens scoring → 7-0

< Q2 > • DET TD DET TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Scott Mitchell pass complete to Cory Schlesinger for 1 yard touchdown - PAT good

Lions ties it up → 7-7

< Q2 > • MIN FG MIN FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Eddie Murray 21 yard field goal good

Vikings takes the lead → 10-7

< Q2 > • MIN FG MIN FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Eddie Murray 28 yard field goal good

Vikings extends lead → 13-7

< Q4 > • DET TD DET TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Scott Mitchell pass complete to Herman Moore for 1 yard touchdown - PAT good

Lions takes the lead → 14-13

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Scott Mitchell	38	23	60.5	255	2	1	32	3	87.1
Frank Reich	1	1	100.0	11	0	0	11	0	112.5
Team Totals	39	24	61.5	266	2	1	32	3

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng
Barry Sanders	19	138	7.3	60
Scott Mitchell	3	7	2.3	6
Tommy Vardell	2	0	0.0	0
Ron Rivers	2	-1	-0.5	1
Johnnie Morton	1	4	4.0	4
Team Totals	27	148	5.5	60

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Johnnie Morton	10	8	95	11.9	0	32
Herman Moore	11	6	65	10.8	1	28
Barry Sanders	6	5	37	7.4	0	11
Tommy Vardell	3	2	36	18.0	0	25
Tommie Boyd	4	2	32	16.0	0	20
Cory Schlesinger	1	1	1	1.0	1	1
David Sloan	2	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	37	24	266	11.1	2	32

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk
Stephen Boyd	12	11	1	0
Reggie Brown	9	6	3	0
Kevin Abrams	6	5	1	0
Mark Carrier	6	4	2	0
Robert Porcher	6	1	5	0
Tracy Scroggins	5	5	0	0
Mike Wells	5	3	2	0
Ron Rice	3	3	0	0
Greg Jeffries	2	1	1	1
Luther Elliss	2	1	1	0
Antonio London	2	1	1	0
Robert Bailey	1	1	0	1
Bryant Westbrook	1	1	0	0
Team Totals	60	43	17	2

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Glyn Milburn	3	82	27.3	0
Team Totals	3	82	27.3	0

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Glyn Milburn	4	52	13	0
Team Totals	4	52	13.0	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Jason Hanson	2	0	2	2
Team Totals	2	0	2	2

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
John Jett	5	175	35
Team Totals	5	175	35.0

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Randall Cunningham	18	9	50.0	77	0	0	19	2	61.6
Team Totals	18	9	50.0	77	0	0	19	2

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Robert Smith	20	101	5.0	1	22
Randall Cunningham	6	71	11.8	0	28
Charles Evans	6	20	3.3	0	7
Leroy Hoard	3	15	5.0	0	9
David Palmer	2	7	3.5	0	10
Team Totals	37	214	5.8	1	28

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	Lng
David Palmer	6	3	11	3.7	9
Robert Smith	2	2	20	10.0	16
Jake Reed	4	2	19	9.5	10
Andrew Glover	2	1	19	19.0	19
Cris Carter	3	1	8	8.0	8
Team Totals	17	9	77	8.6	19

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Corey Fuller	10	10	0	0	0
Dwayne Rudd	10	7	3	0	0
Jerry Ball	6	4	2	0	0
Torrian Gray	5	4	1	0	0
Dewayne Washington	5	4	1	0	0
Ed McDaniel	4	2	2	0	1
John Randle	4	4	0	3	0
Dixon Edwards	2	2	0	0	0
Robert Griffith	2	2	0	0	0
Orlando Thomas	2	2	0	0	0
Tony Williams	2	2	0	0	0
Duane Clemons	1	1	0	0	0
Stalin Colinet	1	1	0	0	0
Jason Fisk	1	1	0	0	0
Fernando Smith	1	0	1	0	0
Leonard Wheeler	1	1	0	0	0
Team Totals	57	47	10	3	1