Detroit Lions vs New York Jets

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December 21st, 1997

1997 Week 17

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 L. Tharpe

T J. Hartings

Defensive Starters

DE R. Porcher

DT M. Wells

DT L. Elliss

DE T. Scroggins

LB G. Jamison

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	3	3	7	13
Jets	10	0	0	0	10

	Lions	Jets
Q1	0	10
Q2	3	0
Q3	3	0
Q4	7	0
FINAL	13	10

Key Performers

Lions

PassingS. Mitchell

15/28, 122 YDS

RushingB. Sanders

23, 184 YDS, 1 TD

ReceivingH. Moore

4, 39 YDS

TacklesS. Boyd

SacksR. Rice

1.0

InterceptionsR. Rice

Jets

PassingN. ODonnell

21/35, 202 YDS

RushingA. Murrell

12, 43 YDS, 1 TD

ReceivingW. Chrebet

4, 67 YDS

TacklesV. Green

SacksJ. Ferguson

1.0

InterceptionsN/A

Team Comparison

Lions

Stat

Jets

First Downs

301

Total Yards

315

Rushes

206

Rush YDS

108

Rush TD

53.6%

PASS %

60.0%

NET PASS YDS

207

PASS TD

Takeaways

26:12

Time of Possession

33:48

Offensive Starters

N. O'Donnell QB

A. Murrell RB

K. Johnson WR

J. Graham WR

F. Baxter TE

K. Brady TE

K. Jenkins T

L. Burns G

R. Duffy C

M. O'Dwyer G

S. Malamala T

Defensive Starters

R. Lyle DE

J. Ferguson DT

H. Douglas DE

M. Lewis LB

M. Jones LB

D. Gordon LB

J. Farrior LB

A. Glenn CB

O. Smith CB

V. Green S

J. Henderson S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 1997 Week 17 match up between the Detroit Lions and the New York Jets featuring 184 rushing yards by Barry Sanders.

Legend

Moment: Lions

Moment: Jets

Lions Momentum

Jets Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • NYJ FG NYJ FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

John Hall 32 yard field goal good

Jets opens scoring → 3-0

< Q1 > • NYJ TD NYJ TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Adrian Murrell left end for 14 yards touchdown - PAT good

Jets extends lead → 10-0

< Q2 > • DET FG DET FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Jason Hanson 44 yard field goal good

Lions cuts lead → 10-3

< Q3 > • DET FG DET FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Jason Hanson 25 yard field goal good

Lions cuts lead → 10-6

< Q4 > • DET TD DET TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Barry Sanders left tackle for 15 yards touchdown - PAT good

Lions takes the lead → 13-10

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Scott Mitchell	28	15	53.6	122	0	0	19	3	64.9
Team Totals	28	15	53.6	122	0	0	19	3

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Barry Sanders	23	184	8.0	1	53
Scott Mitchell	5	12	2.4	0	8
Tommy Vardell	2	7	3.5	0	5
Ron Rivers	1	3	3.0	0	3
Team Totals	31	206	6.6	1	53

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	Lng
Herman Moore	8	4	39	9.8	17
Barry Sanders	4	3	10	3.3	4
Tommie Boyd	4	3	24	8.0	11
Johnnie Morton	7	2	13	6.5	7
Tommy Vardell	1	1	11	11.0	11
David Sloan	3	1	19	19.0	19
Kez McCorvey	1	1	6	6.0	6
Team Totals	28	15	122	8.1	19

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Stephen Boyd	7	5	2	0	0
Reggie Brown	7	5	2	0	0
Kevin Abrams	6	5	1	0	0
Ron Rice	5	5	0	1	1
Bryant Westbrook	5	5	0	0	1
Mark Carrier	4	4	0	0	1
Robert Porcher	4	4	0	1	0
George Jamison	4	4	0	0	0
Luther Elliss	2	2	0	1	0
Tracy Scroggins	2	1	1	1	0
Greg Jeffries	1	1	0	0	0
Scott Kowalkowski	1	1	0	0	0
Antonio London	1	1	0	0	0
Marc Spindler	1	0	1	0	0
Mike Wells	1	1	0	0	0
Team Totals	51	44	7	4	3

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg
Glyn Milburn	1	26	26
Ron Rivers	1	23	23
Team Totals	2	49	24.5

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Glyn Milburn	3	27	9	0
Team Totals	3	27	9.0	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Jason Hanson	2	2	1	1
Team Totals	2	2	1	1

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
John Jett	8	327	40.9
Team Totals	8	327	40.9

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Neil ODonnell	35	21	60.0	202	1	33	4	64.2
Ray Lucas	4	3	75.0	28	1	19	0	54.2
Leon Johnson	1	0	0.0	0	1	0	0	0
Team Totals	40	24	60.0	230	3	33	4

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Adrian Murrell	12	43	3.6	1	14
Leon Johnson	4	10	2.5	0	7
Ray Lucas	3	30	10.0	0	17
Richie Anderson	3	6	2.0	0	3
Neil ODonnell	1	19	19.0	0	19
Team Totals	23	108	4.7	1	19

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	Lng
Keyshawn Johnson	12	6	59	9.8	14
Adrian Murrell	7	4	15	3.8	10
Wayne Chrebet	4	4	67	16.8	33
Fred Baxter	6	4	32	8.0	19
Kyle Brady	4	3	34	11.3	19
Jeff Graham	5	2	26	13.0	19
Richie Anderson	2	1	-3	-3.0	-3
Team Totals	40	24	230	9.6	33

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk
Victor Green	7	5	2	0
Marvin Jones	6	5	1	0
James Farrior	4	4	0	0
Rick Lyle	4	3	1	0
Jason Ferguson	3	3	0	1
Dwayne Gordon	3	3	0	1
Jerome Henderson	3	3	0	0
Ray Mickens	3	3	0	0
Rick Terry	2	2	0	1
Aaron Glenn	2	2	0	0
Chad Cascadden	2	2	0	0
Ronnie Dixon	2	2	0	0
Hugh Douglas	2	2	0	0
Fred Baxter	1	1	0	0
Mo Lewis	1	1	0	0
Otis Smith	1	1	0	0
Raymond Austin	1	1	0	0
Team Totals	47	43	4	3