| NFC Wild Card Playoff |
| Minnesota Vikings at New York Giants |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 27, 1997 Location: East Rutherford, NJ Venue: Giants Stadium Attendance: 77497 |
| Weather: Light Snow Temp: 36 F Humidty: 92% Wind: 0 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 23 |
| New York GiantsNYG | 0 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 22 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | NYG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York GiantsNYG | Brad Daluiso 43 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | New York GiantsNYG | Brad Daluiso 22 FG | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Aaron Pierce 2 pass from Danny Kanell (Brad Daluiso kick) | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Brad Daluiso 41 FG | 0 | 16 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Eddie Murray 26 FG | 3 | 16 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Brad Daluiso 51 FG | 3 | 19 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Leroy Hoard 4 run (Eddie Murray kick) | 10 | 19 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Eddie Murray 26 FG | 13 | 19 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Brad Daluiso 22 FG | 13 | 22 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Jake Reed 30 pass from Randall Cunningham (Eddie Murray kick) | 20 | 22 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Eddie Murray 24 FG | 23 | 22 |
| 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 |
| 85 | TE | Greg DeLong |
| 82 | TE | Andrew Glover |
| 7 | QB | Randall Cunningham |
| 26 | RB | Robert Smith |
| Defense | ||
| 99 | LDE | Stalin Colinet |
| 96 | NT | Jerry Ball |
| 94 | UT | Tony Williams |
| 93 | RDE | John Randle |
| 59 | SLB | Dixon Edwards |
| 58 | MLB | Ed McDaniel |
| 57 | WLB | Dwayne Rudd |
| 27 | LCB | Corey Fuller |
| 24 | SS | Robert Griffith |
| 23 | FS | Torrian Gray |
| 20 | RCB | Dewayne Washington |
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Chris Calloway |
| 83 | WR | David Patten |
| 72 | LOT | Roman Oben |
| 78 | LOG | Greg Bishop |
| 53 | C | Lance Scott |
| 65 | ROG | Ron Stone |
| 74 | ROT | Scott Gragg |
| 87 | TE | Howard Cross |
| 84 | TE | Aaron Pierce |
| 13 | QB | Danny Kanell |
| 30 | FB | Charles Way |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | Michael Strahan |
| 97 | LDT | Robert Harris |
| 75 | RDT | Keith Hamilton |
| 79 | RDE | Bernard Holsey |
| 98 | LLB | Jessie Armstead |
| 90 | MLB | Corey Widmer |
| 57 | RLB | Corey Miller |
| 22 | LCB | Phillipi Sparks |
| 20 | SS | Sam Garnes |
| 29 | FS | Tito Wooten |
| 31 | RCB | Jason Sehorn |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 27:57 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5/15 | 0/0 | 3 | 21 | 4 | 2 |
| NYG | 32:03 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 9/20 | 0/0 | 4 | 28 | 2 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Robert Smith | 16 | 40 | 2.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Randall Cunningham | 7 | 38 | 5.4 | 11 | 0 |
| Leroy Hoard | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 6 | 1 |
| Chuck Evans | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 28 | 106 | 3.8 | 16 | 1 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Tiki Barber | 17 | 29 | 1.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Charles Way | 10 | 28 | 2.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Rodney Hampton | 8 | 18 | 2.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Eric Lane | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 36 | 76 | 2.1 | 14 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Randall Cunningham | 36 | 15 | 41.7 | 1 | 203 | 5.6 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 58.0 |
| Team Totals | 36 | 15 | 41.7 | 1 | 203 | 5.6 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 58.0 |
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Danny Kanell | 32 | 16 | 50.0 | 0 | 199 | 6.2 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 80.1 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 16 | 50.0 | 0 | 199 | 6.2 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 80.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Cris Carter | 6 | 83 | 13.8 | 21 | 0 | |
| Jake Reed | 5 | 89 | 17.8 | 33 | 1 | |
| Andrew Glover | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Leroy Hoard | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Greg DeLong | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 15 | 203 | 13.5 | 33 | 1 | |
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Chris Calloway | 6 | 53 | 8.8 | 21 | 0 | |
| David Patten | 5 | 86 | 17.2 | 37 | 0 | |
| Tiki Barber | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 16 | 0 | |
| Charles Way | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Aaron Pierce | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2t | 1 | |
| Team Totals | 16 | 199 | 12.4 | 37 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| New York Giants | |||||
| Jason Sehorn | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||
| Mitch Berger | 6 | 231 | 38.5 | 44 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 231 | 38.5 | 44 | 0 | 2 | |
| New York Giants | |||||||
| Brad Maynard | 6 | 225 | 37.5 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 225 | 37.5 | 54 | 1 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| David Palmer | 2 | 1 | 23 | 11.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 1 | 23 | 11.5 | 12 | 0 |
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Amani Toomer | 3 | 2 | 11 | 3.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 2 | 11 | 3.7 | 8 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||
| Mitch Berger | 5 | 273 | 54.6 | 0 |
| Eddie Murray | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 258 | 43.0 | 0 |
| New York Giants | ||||
| Brad Daluiso | 7 | 401 | 57.3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 401 | 57.3 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| David Palmer | 4 | 0 | 106 | 26.5 | 51 | 0 |
| Moe Williams | 1 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Leonard Wheeler | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Greg DeLong | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 0 | 121 | 17.3 | 51 | 0 |
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Tiki Barber | 2 | 0 | 34 | 17.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Charles Way | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Doug Colman | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 43 | 10.8 | 21 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Jason Fisk | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| New York Giants | ||
| Michael Strahan | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| Keith Hamilton | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 | 16.0 |