Tennessee Oilers vs Minnesota Vikings

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December 26th, 1998

1998 Week 17

Regular Season

Oilers Home

Final

Vikings Away

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Offensive Starters

QB R. Cunningham

RB R. Smith

FB C. Evans

WR C. Carter

WR R. Moss

TE A. Glover

T T. Steussie

G R. McDaniel

C J. Christy

G D. Dixon

T E. Lindsay

Defensive Starters

DE D. Alexander

DT J. Ball

DT T. Williams

DE J. Randle

LB B. Houston

LB E. McDaniel

LB D. Rudd

CB C. Fuller

CB J. Hitchcock

S R. Griffith

S O. Thomas

Score by Quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
Oilers	2	6	15	3	26
Vikings	3	10	3	0	16

	Oilers	Vikings
Q1	2	3
Q2	6	10
Q3	15	3
Q4	3	0
FINAL	26	16

Key Performers

Oilers

PassingR. Cunningham

23/35, 235 YDS, 2 TD

RushingR. Smith

15, 73 YDS

ReceivingC. Carter

6, 78 YDS, 1 TD

TacklesE. McDaniel

SacksE. McDaniel

1.0

InterceptionsN/A

Vikings

PassingS. McNair

16/33, 261 YDS

RushingE. George

14, 54 YDS, 1 TD

ReceivingJ. Harris

4, 83 YDS

TacklesD. Walker

SacksN/A

0.0

InterceptionsD. Lewis

Team Comparison

Oilers

Stat

Vikings

First Downs

338

Total Yards

354

Rushes

103

Rush YDS

Rush TD

65.7%

PASS %

50.0%

235

NET PASS YDS

264

PASS TD

Takeaways

31:37

Time of Possession

28:23

Offensive Starters

S. McNair QB

E. George RB

K. Dyson WR

Y. Thigpen WR

F. Wycheck TE

J. Harris TE

B. Hopkins T

B. Matthews G

M. Stepnoski C

J. Layman G

J. Runyan T

Defensive Starters

P. Lyons DE

G. Walker DT

J. Evans DT

J. Roberson DE

E. Robinson LB

J. Bowden LB

L. Marts LB

D. Walker CB

D. Lewis CB

B. Bishop S

S. Jackson S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 1998 Week 17 match up between the Tennessee Oilers and the Minnesota Vikings featuring 78 receiving yards by Cris Carter.

Legend

Moment: Oilers

Moment: Vikings

Oilers Momentum

Vikings Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • MIN SAF MIN SAF

SAFETY 🙏

Penalty on Steve McNair: Intentional Grounding 10 yards (accepted) - Safety!

Titans opens scoring → 2-0

< Q1 > • TEN FG TEN FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Al Del Greco 36 yard field goal good

Vikings takes the lead → 3-2

< Q2 > • MIN FG MIN FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Gary Anderson 39 yard field goal good

Titans takes the lead → 5-3

< Q2 > • TEN FG TEN FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Al Del Greco 33 yard field goal good

Vikings takes the lead → 6-5

< Q2 > • TEN TD TEN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Eddie George middle for 2 yards touchdown - PAT good

Vikings extends lead → 13-5

< Q2 > • MIN FG MIN FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Gary Anderson 23 yard field goal good

Titans cuts lead → 13-8

< Q3 > • MIN TD MIN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Randall Cunningham pass complete to Randy Moss for 5 yards touchdown. Penalty on Denard Walker: Defensive Pass Interference (declined) - 2PT conversion good

Titans takes the lead → 16-13

< Q3 > • TEN FG TEN FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Al Del Greco 45 yard field goal good

Vikings ties it up → 16-16

< Q3 > • MIN TD MIN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Randall Cunningham pass complete to Cris Carter for 38 yards touchdown - PAT good

Titans takes the lead → 23-16

< Q4 > • MIN FG MIN FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Gary Anderson 39 yard field goal good

Titans extends lead → 26-16

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Randall Cunningham	35	23	65.7	235	2	1	38	0	92
Team Totals	35	23	65.7	235	2	1	38	0

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng
Robert Smith	15	73	4.9	27
Leroy Hoard	9	26	2.9	9
Randall Cunningham	2	2	1.0	2
Charles Evans	2	8	4.0	5
David Palmer	1	-6	-6.0	-6
Team Totals	29	103	3.6	27

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Cris Carter	7	6	78	13.0	1	38
Randy Moss	11	5	32	6.4	1	12
Robert Smith	3	3	46	15.3	0	21
Matthew Hatchette	4	3	54	18.0	0	22
Charles Evans	2	2	7	3.5	0	5
David Palmer	2	2	8	4.0	0	7
Andrew Glover	2	1	10	10.0	0	10
Hunter Goodwin	1	1	0	0.0	0	0
Leroy Hoard	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	33	23	235	10.2	2	38

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk
Ed McDaniel	8	6	2	1
Robert Griffith	7	6	1	0
Jimmy Hitchcock	6	5	1	0
Orlando Thomas	6	6	0	0
Dwayne Rudd	5	4	1	1
Jerry Ball	4	4	0	0
Bobby Houston	4	3	1	0
John Randle	3	1	2	0
Pete Bercich	2	2	0	0
Corey Fuller	2	1	1	0
Tony Williams	2	1	1	0
Jason Fisk	1	1	0	0
Team Totals	50	40	10	2

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
David Palmer	6	147	24.5	0
Team Totals	6	147	24.5	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Gary Anderson	3	3	1	1
Team Totals	3	3	1	1

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Mitch Berger	4	195	48.8
Team Totals	4	195	48.8

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	Lng	Sk	Rate
Steve McNair	33	16	48.5	261	47	2	75.4
Steve Matthews	3	2	66.7	24	13	0	91
Team Totals	36	18	50.0	285	47	2

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Eddie George	14	54	3.9	1	18
Steve McNair	3	35	11.7	0	14
Rodney Thomas	3	10	3.3	0	8
Mike Archie	1	-9	-9.0	0	-9
Team Totals	21	90	4.3	1	18

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	Lng
Jackie Harris	5	4	83	20.8	32
Derrick Mason	5	3	75	25.0	47
Kevin Dyson	7	3	40	13.3	23
Frank Wycheck	4	3	32	10.7	15
Yancey Thigpen	7	3	31	10.3	15
Eddie George	2	1	11	11.0	11
Michael Roan	1	1	13	13.0	13
Rodney Thomas	1	0	0	0.0	0
Chris Sanders	1	0	0	0.0	0
Joey Kent	1	0	0	0.0	0
Team Totals	34	18	285	15.8	47

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Int
Denard Walker	10	7	3	0
Blaine Bishop	9	7	2	0
Steve Jackson	7	7	0	0
Darryll Lewis	6	6	0	1
Joe Bowden	5	3	2	0
Josh Evans	4	3	1	0
Lonnie Marts	3	3	0	0
James Roberson	3	2	1	0
Eddie Robinson	3	3	0	0
Gary Walker	3	2	1	0
Henry Ford	2	0	2	0
Pratt Lyons	2	1	1	0
Joe Salavea	2	2	0	0
Dainon Sidney	2	1	1	0
Dennis Stallings	2	1	1	0
Mike Sutton	1	1	0	0
Team Totals	64	49	15	1

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg
Mike Archie	5	136	27.2
Frank Wycheck	1	10	10
Team Totals	6	146	24.3

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Derrick Mason	3	23	7.7	0
Team Totals	3	23	7.7	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Al Del Greco	3	3	1	1
Team Totals	3	3	1	1

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Craig Hentrich	3	124	41.3
Team Totals	3	124	41.3

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