Week 11, 1997

played in Detroit, MI

35 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	3	0	3	-	6
Detroit Lions	3	0	3	7	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:24 DET - Matt Stover 31 field goal
2Q: 02:12 MIN - Jason Hanson 35 field goal
3Q: 10:13 DET - Matt Stover 24 field goal
4Q: 02:02 DET - Chris Warren 7 run (Matt Stover extra point)
4Q: 00:27 MIN - Jason Hanson 38 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:24 DET - Matt Stover 31 field goal
2Q: 02:12 MIN - Jason Hanson 35 field goal
3Q: 10:13 DET - Matt Stover 24 field goal
4Q: 02:02 DET - Chris Warren 7 run (Matt Stover extra point)
4Q: 00:27 MIN - Jason Hanson 38 field goal

Team Statistics MIN DET
Record 4-6 5-5
First Downs 16 16
- by Rushing 7 7
- by Passing 6 9
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 218 255
- Offensive Plays 68 73
- Yards per Play 3.21 3.49
Net Rushing Yards 89 75
- Rushing Attempts 24 35
- Yards per Rush 3.71 2.14
Net Passing Yards 129 180
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 16 - 4 36 - 16 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 141 187
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/12 2/7
- Yards per Pass Play 2.93 4.74
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 10/20
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.5 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/25 6/45
Punt Returns/Yards 1/3 3/31
Kick Returns/Yards 4/77 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 2/25 4/37
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 31
Time of Possession 27:28 32:32

Team Statistics	MIN	DET
Record	4-6	5-5
First Downs	16	16
- by Rushing	7	7
- by Passing	6	9
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	218	255
- Offensive Plays	68	73
- Yards per Play	3.21	3.49
Net Rushing Yards	89	75
- Rushing Attempts	24	35
- Yards per Rush	3.71	2.14
Net Passing Yards	129	180
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 16 - 4	36 - 16 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	141	187
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/12	2/7
- Yards per Pass Play	2.93	4.74
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	10/20
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.5	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/25	6/45
Punt Returns/Yards	1/3	3/31
Kick Returns/Yards	4/77	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	2/25	4/37
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 31
Time of Possession	27:28	32:32

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:42	OWN 22	5	30	Interception
1	7:16	2:18	OWN 23	3	1	Punt
1	0:21	0:32	OWN 37	3	5	Interception
2	9:09	4:51	OWN 20	11	36	Punt
2	2:57	0:53	OPP 9	3	-9	Field Goal
3	14:05	1:32	OWN 32	4	23	Punt
3	11:18	0:12	OWN 32	1	0	Interception
3	10:08	3:33	OWN 34	5	12	Punt
3	6:22	1:09	OWN 35	3	1	Punt
3	4:07	3:14	OWN 16	7	28	Punt
4	12:40	5:39	OWN 16	13	47	Punt
4	4:16	1:03	OWN 6	3	4	Interception
4	1:55	1:36	OWN 29	8	50	Field Goal

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:18	5:02	OWN 9	11	77	Field Goal
1	4:58	4:37	OWN 40	9	30	Missed FG
2	14:49	5:40	OWN 25	10	30	Punt
2	4:18	1:21	OWN 20	3	0	Interception
2	2:04	2:04	OWN 20	9	41	Missed FG
3	15:00	0:55	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	12:33	1:15	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
3	11:06	0:58	OPP 9	3	2	Field Goal
3	6:35	0:13	OWN 7	1	0	Interception
3	5:13	1:06	OWN 30	3	1	Punt
3	0:53	3:13	OWN 14	6	24	Punt
4	7:01	2:45	OWN 20	6	26	Punt
4	3:13	1:18	OPP 21	5	21	Touchdown
4	0:19	0:19	OPP 49	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Bryan Cox, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Spencer George	14	40	2.86	10	2
Lorenzo White	6	23	3.83	7	0
Alan Rodgers	4	26	6.50	12	1

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Chris Warren	28	64	2.29	9	1
Willie Mays Hayes	2	6	3.00	6	0
Bill Musgrave	2	2	1.00	4	0
Spencer Finn	2	1	0.50	1	0
Ickey Woods	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Rodgers	43	16	141	1/12	0	30	4	8.0

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Musgrave	36	16	187	2/7	0	26	2	37.6

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Terry Glenn	6	15	54	9.00	0	30
WR O.J. McDuffie	3	9	28	9.33	9	20
WR Reggie Barlow	3	10	23	7.67	0	10
TE Ben Coates	2	5	20	10.00	10	21
RB Spencer George	1	2	17	17.00	16	17
FB George Irwin	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Willie Mays Hayes	4	8	52	13.00	8	17
RB Chris Warren	4	7	43	10.75	34	22
TE Wesley Walls	3	6	37	12.33	20	26
TE Eric Green	3	3	28	9.33	5	11
WR Eddie Kennison	2	9	27	13.50	3	20
WR Michael Jackson	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Walt Harris	1	25	25.00	0
CB George McCullough	1	0	0.00	0

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Bryan Cox	3	2	0.67	0
CB Terrell Buckley	1	35	35.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Darren Anderson	0	0	1	0
John Lynch	0	0	1	0
Matt Keneley	0	0	1	0

Detroit	Fumb	Recov
Chris Warren	2	0
Eric Green	1	0
Eddie Kennison	0	2
Kirk Scrafford	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Berger	7	316	45.1	32.1	50	3

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chris Gardocki	6	293	48.8	45.0	53	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Hanson	2/2	0/0	0/0	38	0/0

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Stover	2/4	0/2	0/1	31	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Reggie Barlow	1	3	3.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eddie Kennison	3	31	10.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Qadry Ismail	4	77	19.3	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S John Lynch	8	2	0.0	35	38
ILB James Darling	7	2	0.0	34	28
OLB Frank Slade	5	1	1.0	30	30
OLB Henri Crockett	4	1	0.0	25	34
CB George McCullough	4	0	0.0	27	29
ILB Shannon Briggs	3	0	0.0	10	8
DT Matt Keneley	3	0	0.0	20	19
DT Dan Wilkinson	2	1	1.0	18	24
S Devin Bush	2	4	0.0	35	38
ILB Tracy Simien	2	1	0.0	18	12
DE Chidi Ahanotu	2	1	0.0	19	15
CB Eric Allen	2	0	0.0	33	38
DE Robert Porcher	2	0	0.0	22	23
CB Darren Anderson	2	0	0.0	2	10
S Willie Kramer	2	0	0.0	8	12
WR Terry Glenn	2	0	---	---	---
DE La'roi Glover	2	0	0.0	26	33
TE Ben Coates	1	0	---	---	---
WR O.J. McDuffie	1	0	---	---	---
CB Walt Harris	0	3	0.0	18	23

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Denard Walker	7	1	0.0	12	34
CB Terry McDaniel	4	0	0.0	23	42
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	4	0	0.0	24	42
S Danny Copeland	4	0	0.0	24	44
DT Don Davey	3	0	0.0	16	20
CB Terrell Buckley	3	0	0.0	23	42
DT Jon Hand	2	0	1.0	6	15
S Omar Stoutmire	2	3	0.0	24	44
OLB Bryan Cox	2	2	0.0	22	44
DE Marco Coleman	2	0	0.0	19	36
OLB Ray Farmer	2	0	0.0	12	10
DT Tony Williams	2	0	0.0	9	13
DE Karl Dunbar	1	1	0.0	20	33
WR Michael Jackson	1	0	---	---	---
DT Tim Dennis	1	0	0.0	15	31
WR Eddie Kennison	1	0	---	---	---
DE Jalen Guido	1	0	0.0	5	8
S David Fulcher	0	1	0.0	3	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Frank Slade	1.0	0	3	3	30
DT Dan Wilkinson	1.0	0	0	1	24
DE La'roi Glover	0.0	1	1	0	33
OLB Henri Crockett	0.0	0	1	1	34
OLB Darion Conner	0.0	0	1	0	4
DE Robert Porcher	0.0	0	1	0	23
DT Matt Keneley	0.0	0	1	0	19

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Jon Hand	1.0	0	0	15
DE Karl Dunbar	0.0	1	0	33
DT Don Davey	0.0	1	0	20
DE Jalen Guido	0.0	1	0	8
DE Marco Coleman	0.0	0	5	36
DT Jerry Ball	0.0	0	1	11
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	0.0	0	1	42
OLB Bryan Cox	0.0	0	1	44
DT Tim Dennis	0.0	0	1	31
S Omar Stoutmire	0.0	0	1	44

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S John Lynch	4	2	0	38
CB George McCullough	3	0	1	29
CB Eric Allen	2	0	0	38
S Devin Bush	1	1	0	38
ILB James Darling	1	1	0	28
OLB Henri Crockett	1	1	0	34
ILB Tracy Simien	1	0	0	12
DE Robert Porcher	1	0	0	23
CB Darren Anderson	1	0	0	10
ILB Shannon Briggs	1	0	0	8
OLB Darion Conner	0	1	0	4
CB Walt Harris	0	0	1	23

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Terry McDaniel	4	0	0	42
CB Denard Walker	4	0	0	34
S Danny Copeland	2	1	0	44
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	2	0	0	42
CB Terrell Buckley	1	1	1	42
OLB Bryan Cox	1	0	3	44
DT Don Davey	1	0	0	20
DT Tim Dennis	1	0	0	31
S Omar Stoutmire	0	1	0	44

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Antone Davis	2	6	24	0	44
Anthony Redmon	2	6	24	0	44
Tony Boselli	2	4	24	1	44
Chris Dishman	2	3	24	0	44
Chuck Belin	1	1	24	0	44

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Keith Miller	2	10	35	0	38
Kirk Scrafford	1	7	35	0	38
Colton Gordon	1	6	35	0	38
Tomur Barnes	1	1	7	0	3
Todd Kalis	0	4	35	0	38
Ickey Woods	0	2	23	0	21
Wesley Walls	0	2	30	0	25
Nathan Parks	0	1	35	2	38

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
George Irwin	2	16
Erik Baerg	1	9

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Eric Green	2	14
Denard Walker	1	23
Ickey Woods	1	14
Chris Spielman	1	13

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
George McCullough	---	---	27	29	27	83
Antone Davis	24	44	---	---	9	77
John Lynch	---	---	35	38	4	77
Devin Bush	---	---	35	38	4	77
Chris Dishman	24	44	---	---	9	77
Eric Allen	---	---	33	38	5	76
James Darling	---	---	34	28	14	76
La'roi Glover	---	---	26	33	11	70
Chuck Belin	24	44	---	---	---	68
Anthony Redmon	24	44	---	---	---	68
Tony Boselli	24	44	---	---	---	68
Alan Rodgers	24	44	---	---	---	68
Terry Glenn	23	42	---	---	---	65
Frank Slade	---	---	30	30	4	64
Henri Crockett	---	---	25	34	3	62
O.J. McDuffie	23	34	---	---	1	58
Ben Coates	21	34	---	---	1	56
Reggie Barlow	14	32	---	---	9	55
Spencer George	16	33	---	---	1	50
Robert Porcher	---	---	22	23	3	48
Dan Wilkinson	---	---	18	24	6	48
Walt Harris	---	---	18	23	7	48
George Irwin	9	16	---	---	16	41
Matt Keneley	---	---	20	19	2	41
Chidi Ahanotu	---	---	19	15	2	36
Willie Kramer	---	---	8	12	15	35
Tracy Simien	---	---	18	12	4	34
Lorenzo White	8	11	---	---	10	29
Shannon Briggs	---	---	10	8	6	24
Charles Johnson	1	7	---	---	13	21
Ken Dilger	3	3	---	---	15	21
Derrick Harris	1	2	---	---	15	18
Darren Anderson	---	---	2	10	5	17
Darion Conner	---	---	5	4	7	16
Qadry Ismail	1	6	---	---	9	16
James Palmer	0	0	---	---	9	9
Erik Baerg	0	0	---	---	9	9
Chester Hallen	0	0	---	---	9	9
Mitch Berger	0	0	---	---	7	7
Scott Slutzker	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jason Hanson	0	0	---	---	5	5
Erik Kramer	0	0	---	---	2	2
Keith Goganious	---	---	0	0	2	2
Cody Carlson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Terry Crews	---	---	0	0	---	0
Donte Rocco	---	---	0	0	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Todd Kalis	35	38	---	---	10	83
Colton Gordon	35	38	---	---	10	83
Danny Copeland	---	---	24	44	9	77
Willie Mays Hayes	27	34	---	---	14	75
Terry McDaniel	---	---	23	42	9	74
Wesley Walls	30	25	---	---	19	74
Kirk Scrafford	35	38	---	---	---	73
Bill Musgrave	35	38	---	---	---	73
Keith Miller	35	38	---	---	---	73
Nathan Parks	35	38	---	---	---	73
Omar Stoutmire	---	---	24	44	5	73
Eddie Kennison	28	32	---	---	11	71
Chris Warren	33	36	---	---	1	70
Ken Norton Jr.	---	---	24	42	3	69
Denard Walker	---	---	12	34	23	69
Bryan Cox	---	---	22	44	2	68
Terrell Buckley	---	---	23	42	2	67
Ickey Woods	23	21	---	---	14	58
Marco Coleman	---	---	19	36	3	58
Karl Dunbar	---	---	20	33	3	56
Tim Dennis	---	---	15	31	3	49
Eric Green	18	16	---	---	14	48
Don Davey	---	---	16	20	1	37
Spencer Finn	2	2	---	---	23	27
Tony Williams	---	---	9	13	5	27
Jon Hand	---	---	6	15	1	22
Ray Farmer	---	---	12	10	---	22
Michael Jackson	5	16	---	---	---	21
Nigea Carter	2	5	---	---	14	21
Jerry Ball	---	---	4	11	2	17
David Fulcher	---	---	3	13	---	16
Peter Boulware	---	---	2	0	13	15
Jalen Guido	---	---	5	8	1	14
Chris Spielman	---	---	0	0	13	13
Chris Gardocki	0	0	---	---	10	10
Tomur Barnes	7	3	---	---	---	10
Chester Karinen	0	0	---	---	10	10
Victor Flowers	0	0	---	---	10	10
Matt Stover	0	0	---	---	8	8
Matt Finkes	---	---	1	2	5	8
Matt Landry	0	0	---	---	7	7
Lionel Callicutt	---	---	0	0	5	5
Roman Fortin	0	0	---	---	3	3
Rodney Hampton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Johnny Utah	0	0	---	---	---	0
Leroy Wickert	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	24	4.0
Middle	16	50	3.1
Right	2	15	7.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	34	3.8
Middle	18	31	1.7
Right	7	12	1.7
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Rodgers	43	16	3	3	3	3	10	0	4

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Musgrave	36	16	3	0	3	6	8	5	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	24	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	6	15	2.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	5	52	2.7
Long (19+ Yds)	13	2	50	3.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	21	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	5	51	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	8	115	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terry Glenn	15	6	1	54	1	42
WR Reggie Barlow	10	3	0	23	0	32
WR O.J. McDuffie	9	3	0	28	1	34
TE Ben Coates	5	2	1	20	1	34
RB Spencer George	2	1	1	17	0	33
FB George Irwin	1	1	0	-1	0	16

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eddie Kennison	9	2	1	27	1	32
WR Willie Mays Hayes	8	4	1	52	0	34
RB Chris Warren	7	4	0	43	1	36
TE Wesley Walls	6	3	1	37	1	25
TE Eric Green	3	3	0	28	0	16
WR Michael Jackson	3	0	0	0	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chris Warren	7	23	3.29	2.29

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Rodgers	1	0	0	0.00	3.28

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bill Musgrave	3	0	0	0.00	5.19

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Reggie Barlow	1	0	0	0.00	2.30

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Chris Warren	2	0	0	0.00	6.14
TE Wesley Walls	1	0	0	0.00	6.17

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Alan Rodgers	2	1
Lorenzo White	1	0

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Chris Warren	5	4
Ickey Woods	1	0
Bill Musgrave	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Rodgers	12	4	4

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Musgrave	12	5	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terry Glenn	5	2	2
WR Reggie Barlow	3	1	1
TE Ben Coates	2	1	1
WR O.J. McDuffie	2	0	0

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Chris Warren	4	2	2
WR Eddie Kennison	4	1	1
WR Willie Mays Hayes	2	1	1
TE Eric Green	1	1	1
WR Michael Jackson	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)