Minnesota Vikings vs St. Louis Rams

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September 13th, 1998

1998 Week 2

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Offensive Starters

QB B. Johnson

RB R. Smith

FB C. Evans

WR C. Carter

WR J. Reed

TE A. Glover

T T. Steussie

G R. McDaniel

C J. Christy

G D. Dixon

T K. Stringer

Defensive Starters

DE D. Alexander

DT J. Ball

DT J. Randle

DE D. Clemons

LB D. Rudd

LB E. McDaniel

LB D. Edwards

CB C. Fuller

CB J. Hitchcock

S R. Griffith

S O. Thomas

Score by Quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
Vikings	14	10	7	7	38
Rams	0	10	14	7	31

	Vikings	Rams
Q1	14	0
Q2	10	10
Q3	7	14
Q4	7	7
FINAL	38	31

Key Performers

Vikings

PassingB. Johnson

18/31, 208 YDS, 1 TD

RushingR. Smith

23, 179 YDS, 2 TD

ReceivingR. Moss

6, 89 YDS

TacklesD. Rudd

SacksD. Alexander

1.0

InterceptionsR. Griffith

Rams

PassingT. Banks

25/45, 283 YDS, 1 TD

RushingG. Hill

21, 82 YDS, 2 TD

ReceivingI. Bruce

11, 192 YDS, 1 TD

TacklesT. Lyght

SacksK. Carter

1.0

InterceptionsT. Lyght

Team Comparison

Vikings

Stat

Rams

First Downs

421

Total Yards

410

Rushes

194

Rush YDS

135

Rush TD

56.8%

PASS %

55.6%

227

NET PASS YDS

275

PASS TD

Takeaways

30:18

Time of Possession

29:42

Offensive Starters

T. Banks QB

G. Hill RB

D. Harris FB

I. Bruce WR

E. Kennison WR

E. Conwell TE

O. Pace T

F. Miller G

J. Flannery C

Z. Wiegert G

W. Gandy T

Defensive Starters

K. Carter DE

J. Phillips DT

D. Farr DT

M. Jones DE

M. Jones LB

E. Hill LB

L. Styles LB

T. Lyght CB

D. McCleon CB

T. Wright S

K. Lyle S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 1998 Week 2 match up between the Minnesota Vikings and the St. Louis Rams featuring 179 rushing yards by Robert Smith.

Legend

Moment: Vikings

Moment: Rams

Vikings Momentum

Rams Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • MIN TD MIN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Robert Smith right end for 24 yards touchdown - PAT good

Vikings opens scoring → 7-0

< Q1 > • MIN TD MIN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Brad Johnson pass complete to Andrew Glover for 3 yards touchdown - PAT good

Vikings extends lead → 14-0

< Q2 > • STL TD STL TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Greg Hill right end for 1 yard touchdown - PAT good

Rams cuts lead → 14-7

< Q2 > • MIN FG MIN FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Gary Anderson 24 yard field goal good

Vikings extends lead → 17-7

< Q2 > • STL FG STL FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Jeff Wilkins 53 yard field goal good

Rams cuts lead → 17-10

< Q2 > • MIN TD MIN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Robert Smith left guard for 74 yards touchdown - PAT good

Vikings extends lead → 24-10

< Q3 > • STL TD STL TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Greg Hill right end for 5 yards touchdown - PAT good

Rams cuts lead → 24-17

< Q3 > • STL TD STL TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Mitch Berger punts 47 yards returned by Eddie Kennison for 71 yards touchdown - PAT good

Rams ties it up → 24-24

< Q3 > • MIN TD MIN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Leroy Hoard left guard for 1 yard touchdown - PAT good

Vikings takes the lead → 31-24

< Q4 > • STL TD STL TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Tony Banks pass complete to Isaac Bruce for 80 yards touchdown - PAT good

Rams ties it up → 31-31

< Q4 > • MIN TD MIN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Randall Cunningham pass complete to Cris Carter for 19 yards touchdown - PAT good

Vikings takes the lead → 38-31

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Brad Johnson	31	18	58.1	208	1	2	27	2	62.3
Randall Cunningham	6	3	50.0	41	1	0	21	1	111.8
Team Totals	37	21	56.8	249	2	2	27	3

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Robert Smith	23	179	7.8	2	74
Brad Johnson	4	8	2.0	0	4
Leroy Hoard	2	4	2.0	1	3
Charles Evans	2	3	1.5	0	2
Team Totals	31	194	6.3	3	74

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Randy Moss	8	6	89	14.8	0	27
Cris Carter	13	4	60	15.0	1	20
Robert Smith	4	3	7	2.3	0	5
Andrew Glover	3	3	37	12.3	1	22
Leroy Hoard	3	2	22	11.0	0	16
Jake Reed	4	2	13	6.5	0	11
Chris Walsh	1	1	21	21.0	0	21
Team Totals	36	21	249	11.9	2	27

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Dwayne Rudd	10	10	0	0	0
Robert Griffith	7	7	0	0	2
Corey Fuller	7	6	1	0	0
Derrick Alexander	6	6	0	1	0
Jimmy Hitchcock	4	4	0	0	1
Ed McDaniel	4	3	1	0	0
Orlando Thomas	4	4	0	0	0
Duane Clemons	4	3	1	0	0
John Randle	3	3	0	0	0
Jerry Ball	2	1	1	0	0
Dixon Edwards	2	1	1	0	0
Tony Williams	2	2	0	0	0
Torrian Gray	1	1	0	0	1
Team Totals	56	51	5	1	4

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
David Palmer	4	89	22.3	0
Team Totals	4	89	22.3	0

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
David Palmer	2	32	16	0
Team Totals	2	32	16.0	0

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

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Mitch Berger	5	204	40.8
Team Totals	5	204	40.8

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Tony Banks	45	25	55.6	283	1	4	80	1	45
Team Totals	45	25	55.6	283	1	4	80	1

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Greg Hill	21	82	3.9	2	19
Tony Banks	4	24	6.0	0	19
Isaac Bruce	1	30	30.0	0	30
Amp Lee	1	-1	-1.0	0	-1
Team Totals	27	135	5.0	2	30

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Isaac Bruce	16	11	192	17.5	1	80
Ernie Conwell	10	5	28	5.6	0	8
Amp Lee	7	5	24	4.8	0	10
Greg Hill	1	1	6	6.0	0	6
J.T. Thomas	2	1	18	18.0	0	18
Eddie Kennison	6	1	9	9.0	0	9
Derrick Harris	1	1	6	6.0	0	6
Ricky Proehl	2	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	45	25	283	11.3	1	80

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Todd Lyght	7	6	1	0	1
Charlie Clemons	6	5	1	0	0
Kevin Carter	5	4	1	1	0
DMarco Farr	4	4	0	1	0
Keith Lyle	4	4	0	0	0
Lorenzo Styles	4	1	3	0	0
Toby Wright	4	3	1	0	0
Ray Agnew	3	3	0	0	0
Ryan McNeil	3	3	0	0	0
Joe Phillips	3	2	1	0	0
Grant Wistrom	3	2	1	0	0
Dexter McCleon	2	2	0	0	0
Eric Hill	1	1	0	0	0
Billy Jenkins	1	0	1	0	0
Leonard Little	1	1	0	0	0
Jay Williams	1	1	0	0	0
Mike Jones	0	0	0	0	1
Mike Jones	0	0	0	1	0
Team Totals	52	42	10	3	2