| Minnesota Vikings at San Francisco 49ers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 7, 1997 Location: San Francisco, CA Venue: 3Com Park Attendance: 55761 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 58 F Humidty: 83% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Terry Kirby 16 pass from Steve Young (Gary Anderson kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | William Floyd 1 run (Gary Anderson kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Cris Carter 10 pass from Randall Cunningham (Eddie Murray kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Terrell Owens 21 pass from Steve Young (Gary Anderson kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Cris Carter 22 pass from Randall Cunningham (Eddie Murray kick) | 14 | 21 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Steve Young 4 run (Gary Anderson kick) | 14 | 28 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Eddie Murray 42 FG | 17 | 28 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Cris Carter |
| 86 | WR | Jake Reed |
| 73 | LOT | Todd Steussie |
| 64 | LOG | Randall McDaniel |
| 61 | C | Everett Lindsay |
| 71 | ROG | David Dixon |
| 77 | ROT | Korey Stringer |
| 82 | TE | Andrew Glover |
| 7 | QB | Randall Cunningham |
| 26 | RB | Robert Smith |
| 29 | FB | Chuck Evans |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | Duane Clemons |
| 96 | NT | Jerry Ball |
| 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 |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Terrell Owens |
| 83 | WR | J.J. Stokes |
| 63 | LOT | Derrick Deese |
| 65 | LOG | Ray Brown |
| 67 | C | Chris Dalman |
| 66 | ROG | Kevin Gogan |
| 76 | ROT | Kirk Scrafford |
| 84 | TE | Brent Jones |
| 8 | QB | Steve Young |
| 41 | RB | Terry Kirby |
| 40 | FB | William Floyd |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | Roy Barker |
| 97 | LDT | Bryant Young |
| 94 | RDT | Dana Stubblefield |
| 56 | RDE | Chris Doleman |
| 54 | LOLB | Lee Woodall |
| 50 | LILB | Gary Plummer |
| 51 | RILB | Ken Norton |
| 26 | LCB | Rod Woodson |
| 46 | SS | Tim McDonald |
| 36 | FS | Merton Hanks |
| 23 | RCB | Marquez Pope |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 28:07 | 20 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 4/12 | 0/0 | 7 | 60 | 2 | 1 |
| SF | 31:53 | 24 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 5/12 | 1/2 | 5 | 55 | 1 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Robert Smith | 11 | 69 | 6.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Leroy Hoard | 8 | 35 | 4.4 | 11 | 0 |
| Randall Cunningham | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Chuck Evans | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 137 | 5.3 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Terry Kirby | 17 | 39 | 2.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Steve Young | 10 | 31 | 3.1 | 9 | 1 |
| William Floyd | 10 | 28 | 2.8 | 10 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 37 | 98 | 2.6 | 2 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Randall Cunningham | 31 | 16 | 51.6 | 1 | 178 | 5.7 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 77.1 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 16 | 51.6 | 1 | 178 | 5.7 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 77.1 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Steve Young | 25 | 20 | 80.0 | 0 | 280 | 11.2 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 140.0 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 20 | 80.0 | 0 | 280 | 11.2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 140.0 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Jake Reed | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 31 | 0 |
| Cris Carter | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 22t | 2 |
| Andrew Glover | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 17 | 0 |
| David Palmer | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Chuck Evans | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Robert Smith | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Matt Hatchette | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 178 | 11.1 | 2 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| J.J. Stokes | 6 | 87 | 14.5 | 26 | 0 |
| Terrell Owens | 6 | 74 | 12.3 | 21t | 1 |
| William Floyd | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 30 | 0 |
| Chad Fann | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Brent Jones | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Terry Kirby | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16t | 1 |
| Chuck Levy | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 280 | 14.0 | 2 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Tyronne Drakeford | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||
| Mitch Berger | 4 | 140 | 35.0 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 140 | 35.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||
| Tommy Thompson | 2 | 64 | 32.0 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 64 | 32.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| David Palmer | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Iheanyi Uwaezuoke | 2 | 0 | 26 | 13.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 26 | 13.0 | 23 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||
| Mitch Berger | 4 | 246 | 61.5 | 1 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||
| Tommy Thompson | 5 | 302 | 60.4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| David Palmer | 4 | 0 | 51 | 12.8 | 20 | 0 |
| Ron George | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 0 | 61 | 12.2 | 20 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Chuck Levy | 2 | 0 | 42 | 21.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Marc Edwards | 1 | 0 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 72 | 24.0 | 30 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Jason Fisk | 1.0 |
| Duane Clemons | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |
| Chris Doleman | 2.5 |
| Kevin Greene | 1.5 |
| Team Totals | 4.0 |