| Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: December 8, 1996 Location: Pontiac, MI |
| Venue: Pontiac Silverdome Attendance: 46043 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 3 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 22 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Scott Sisson 31 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Amp Lee 3 pass from Brad Johnson (Scott Sisson kick) | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Johnnie Morton 15 pass from Scott Mitchell (Jason Hanson kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Jake Reed 13 pass from Brad Johnson (Scott Sisson kick) | 17 | 7 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Jason Hanson 30 FG | 17 | 10 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Jason Hanson 48 FG | 17 | 13 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Jason Hanson 31 FG | 17 | 16 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Cris Carter 30 pass from Brad Johnson (Scott Sisson kick) | 24 | 16 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Barry Sanders 2 run (Scott Mitchell pass failed) | 24 | 22 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Cris Carter |
| 86 | WR | Jake Reed |
| 73 | LOT | Todd Steussie |
| 64 | LOG | Randall McDaniel |
| 62 | C | Jeff Christy |
| 71 | ROG | David Dixon |
| 77 | ROT | Korey Stringer |
| 85 | TE | Greg DeLong |
| 87 | TE | Hunter Goodwin |
| 14 | QB | Brad Johnson |
| 44 | RB | Leroy Hoard |
| Defense | ||
| 95 | LDE | Fernando Smith |
| 72 | NT | Jason Fisk |
| 93 | UT | John Randle |
| 91 | RDE | Martin Harrison |
| 54 | SLB | Dave Garnett |
| 50 | MLB | Jeff Brady |
| 56 | WLB | Pete Bercich |
| 27 | LCB | Corey Fuller |
| 24 | SS | Robert Griffith |
| 43 | FS | Orlando Thomas |
| 20 | RCB | DeWayne Washington |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Herman Moore |
| 87 | WR | Johnnie Morton |
| 80 | WR | Brett Perriman |
| 72 | LOT | Ray Roberts |
| 77 | LOG | Mike Compton |
| 53 | C | Kevin Glover |
| 64 | ROG | Jeff Hartings |
| 71 | ROT | Zefross Moss |
| 89 | TE | Pete Metzelaars |
| 19 | QB | Scott Mitchell |
| 20 | RB | Barry Sanders |
| Defense | ||
| 91 | LDE | Robert Porcher |
| 98 | NT | Henry Thomas |
| 94 | UT | Luther Elliss |
| 93 | RDE | Kerwin Waldroup |
| 55 | SLB | Antonio London |
| 99 | MLB | Pepper Johnson |
| 59 | WLB | Reggie Brown |
| 47 | LCB | Ryan McNeil |
| 36 | SS | Bennie Blades |
| 39 | FS | Van Malone |
| 31 | RCB | Corey Raymond |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Leroy Hoard | 17 | 66 | 3.9 | 12 | 0 |
| Scottie Graham | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 8 | 0 |
| Brad Johnson | 7 | 18 | 2.6 | 8 | 0 |
| Amp Lee | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Barry Sanders | 20 | 134 | 6.7 | 38 | 1 |
| Scott Mitchell | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Brad Johnson | 29 | 19 | 65.5 | 0 | 195 | 6.7 | 30t | 3 | 2 | 22 | 119.2 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Scott Mitchell | 31 | 21 | 67.7 | 0 | 250 | 8.1 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 102.9 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Cris Carter | 7 | 83 | 11.9 | 30t | 1 |
| Amp Lee | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 19 | 1 |
| Jake Reed | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 13t | 1 |
| Chuck Evans | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 6 | 0 |
| David Palmer | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Leroy Hoard | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Qadry Ismail | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Herman Moore | 9 | 126 | 14.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Brett Perriman | 7 | 42 | 6.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Johnnie Morton | 4 | 68 | 17.0 | 32 | 1 |
| Derek Price | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Ron Rivers | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Mitch Berger | 3 | 130 | 43.3 | 48 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Mark Royals | 2 | 78 | 39.0 | 40 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| David Palmer | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Glyn Milburn | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||
| Mitch Berger | 5 | 361 | 72.2 | 1 |
| Detroit Lions | ||||
| Jason Hanson | 6 | 335 | 55.8 | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| David Palmer | 2 | 60 | 30.0 | 32 | 0 | |
| Qadry Ismail | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Richard Brown | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Cris Carter | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Glyn Milburn | 4 | 130 | 32.5 | 37 | 0 | |
| Aubrey Matthews | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Fernando Smith | 2.0 |
| Harlon Barnett | 1.0 |
| Detroit Lions | |
| Luther Elliss | 1.0 |
| Robert Porcher | 1.0 |
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