Minnesota Vikings vs Detroit Lions

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December 14th, 1997

1997 Week 16

Regular Season

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Lions Away

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Offensive Starters

QB R. Cunningham

RB R. Smith

WR C. Carter

WR J. Reed

TE G. DeLong

TE H. Goodwin

T T. Steussie

G R. McDaniel

C E. Lindsay

G D. Dixon

T K. Stringer

Defensive Starters

DE S. Colinet

DT J. Ball

DT T. Williams

DE J. Randle

LB D. Edwards

LB E. McDaniel

LB D. Rudd

CB C. Fuller

CB D. Washington

S R. Griffith

S T. Gray

Score by Quarter

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

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

Key Performers

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

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

Team Comparison

Vikings

Stat

Lions

First Downs

257

Total Yards

390

Rushes

214

Rush YDS

148

Rush TD

50.0%

PASS %

61.5%

NET PASS YDS

242

PASS TD

Takeaways

31:05

Time of Possession

28:55

Offensive Starters

S. Mitchell QB

B. Sanders RB

T. Vardell FB

H. Moore WR

J. Morton WR

D. Sloan TE

R. Roberts T

M. Compton G

K. Glover C

J. Hartings G

L. Tharpe T

Defensive Starters

R. Porcher DE

M. Wells DT

L. Elliss DT

T. Scroggins DE

A. London LB

S. Boyd LB

R. Brown LB

B. Westbrook CB

K. Abrams CB

R. Rice S

M. Carrier S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 1997 Week 16 match up between the Minnesota Vikings and the Detroit Lions featuring 101 rushing yards by Robert Smith.

Legend

Moment: Vikings

Moment: Lions

Vikings Momentum

Lions 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
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

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
David Palmer	3	34	11.3	0
Team Totals	3	34	11.3	0

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
David Palmer	2	31	15.5	0
Team Totals	2	31	15.5	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Eddie Murray	3	2	1	1
Team Totals	3	2	1	1

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Mitch Berger	7	300	42.9
Team Totals	7	300	42.9

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