| Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Minnesota Vikings |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 14, 1997 Location: Minneapolis, MN Venue: Metrodome Attendance: 63697 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | TB | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Greg Davis 25 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Jackie Harris 5 pass from Trent Dilfer (Michael Husted kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Mike Alstott 1 run (Michael Husted kick) | 14 | 3 |
| 3 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Horace Copeland 27 pass from Trent Dilfer (Michael Husted kick) | 21 | 3 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Greg Davis 24 FG | 21 | 6 |
| 4 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Warrick Dunn 52 run (Michael Husted kick) | 28 | 6 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Cris Carter 30 pass from Brad Johnson (Brad Johnson run) | 28 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Reidel Anthony |
| 88 | WR | Horace Copeland |
| 74 | LOT | Paul Gruber |
| 60 | LOG | Jim Pyne |
| 61 | C | Tony Mayberry |
| 64 | ROG | Jorge Diaz |
| 70 | ROT | Jason Odom |
| 80 | TE | Jackie Harris |
| 12 | QB | Trent Dilfer |
| 28 | RB | Warrick Dunn |
| 40 | FB | Mike Alstott |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Chidi Ahanotu |
| 77 | NT | Brad Culpepper |
| 99 | UT | Warren Sapp |
| 91 | RDE | Regan Upshaw |
| 59 | SLB | Rufus Porter |
| 56 | MLB | Hardy Nickerson |
| 55 | WLB | Derrick Brooks |
| 21 | LCB | Donnie Abraham |
| 47 | SS | John Lynch |
| 25 | FS | Melvin Johnson |
| 27 | RCB | Anthony Parker |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Cris Carter |
| 86 | WR | Jake Reed |
| 73 | LOT | Todd Steussie |
| 64 | LOG | Randall McDaniel |
| 62 | C | Jeff Christy |
| 76 | ROG | Scott Dill |
| 77 | ROT | Korey Stringer |
| 85 | TE | Greg DeLong |
| 87 | TE | Hunter Goodwin |
| 14 | QB | Brad Johnson |
| 26 | RB | Robert Smith |
| Defense | ||
| 95 | LDE | Fernando Smith |
| 72 | NT | Jason Fisk |
| 93 | UT | John Randle |
| 90 | RDE | Derrick Alexander |
| 59 | SLB | Dixon Edwards |
| 50 | MLB | Jeff Brady |
| 58 | WLB | Ed McDaniel |
| 27 | LCB | Corey Fuller |
| 24 | SS | Robert Griffith |
| 42 | FS | Orlando Thomas |
| 20 | RCB | DeWayne Washington |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TB | 33:13 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 8/13 | 0/0 | 6 | 39 | 3 | 0 |
| MIN | 26:47 | 20 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 4/13 | 0/0 | 6 | 40 | 2 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Warrick Dunn | 16 | 101 | 6.3 | 52t | 1 |
| Mike Alstott | 8 | 29 | 3.6 | 10 | 1 |
| Errict Rhett | 8 | 28 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Reidel Anthony | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Trent Dilfer | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 37 | 191 | 5.2 | 2 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Robert Smith | 10 | 54 | 5.4 | 17 | 0 |
| Brad Johnson | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Chuck Evans | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Leroy Hoard | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 72 | 4.8 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||
| Trent Dilfer | 20 | 15 | 75.0 | 0 | 192 | 9.6 | 49 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 137.9 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 15 | 75.0 | 0 | 192 | 9.6 | 49 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 137.9 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Brad Johnson | 44 | 29 | 65.9 | 0 | 334 | 7.6 | 56 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 96.2 |
| Team Totals | 44 | 29 | 65.9 | 0 | 334 | 7.6 | 56 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 96.2 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Reidel Anthony | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 28 | 0 |
| Horace Copeland | 3 | 85 | 28.3 | 49 | 1 |
| Jackie Harris | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 5t | 1 |
| Robb Thomas | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Mike Alstott | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Warrick Dunn | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 192 | 12.8 | 49 | 2 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Jake Reed | 6 | 131 | 21.8 | 56 | 0 |
| Cris Carter | 6 | 69 | 11.5 | 30t | 1 |
| Robert Smith | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Chuck Evans | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 17 | 0 |
| Chris Walsh | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Leroy Hoard | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 |
| David Palmer | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Greg DeLong | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 334 | 11.5 | 56 | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||
| Tommy Barnhardt | 5 | 207 | 41.4 | 51 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 207 | 41.4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||
| Mitch Berger | 5 | 204 | 40.8 | 53 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 204 | 40.8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Warrick Dunn | 3 | 0 | 39 | 13.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Karl Williams | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 3 | 1 | 39 | 13.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| David Palmer | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 8 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||
| Michael Husted | 5 | 314 | 62.8 | 1 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||
| Greg Davis | 4 | 218 | 54.5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Warrick Dunn | 3 | 0 | 63 | 21.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 63 | 21.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| David Palmer | 4 | 0 | 58 | 14.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 58 | 14.5 | 25 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Chidi Ahanotu | 1.0 |
| Derrick Brooks | 1.0 |
| Tyoka Jackson | 0.5 |
| Regan Upshaw | 0.5 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Dwayne Rudd | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |