The San Francisco 49ers handily defeated the Minnesota Vikings, 38 to 22, in the 1997 NFC divisional game on January 3, 1998.
1st quarter
MIN
SF
William Floyd 1-yard run (Gary Anderson kick)
0
7
Cris Carter 66-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Eddie Murray kick)
7
7
2nd quarter
MIN
SF
Terry Kirby 1-yard run (Gary Anderson kick)
7
14
Ken Norton 23-yard interception return (Gary Anderson kick)
7
21
3rd quarter
MIN
SF
Gary Anderson 34-yard field goal
7
24
Cris Carter 3-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Eddie Murray kick)
14
24
Terrell Owens 15-yard pass from Steve Young (Gary Anderson kick)
14
31
4th quarter
MIN
SF
Terry Kirby 1-yard run (Gary Anderson kick)
14
38
Matt Hatchette 13-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Randall Cunningham pass to Chris Walsh for two-point conversion)
22
38
Vikings
49ers
1st Downs
16
31
Passing 1st Downs
13
11
Rushing 1st Downs
2
15
1st downs from penalties
1
5
3rd down efficiency
4 - 12
3 - 11
4th down efficiency
0 - 1
1 - 1
Total Plays
57
72
Total Yards
378
394
Yards per play
6.6
5.5
Passing
321
219
Comp - Att
18 - 40
21 - 30
Yards per pass
7.8
7.1
Interceptions thrown
1
0
Sacks - Yards lost
1 - 10
1 - 5
Rushing
57
175
Rushing Attempts
16
41
Yards per rush
3.6
4.3
Penalties
12
7
Turnovers
1
0
Fumbles lost
0
0
Interceptions
1
0
Possession
21:56
38:04
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randall Cunningham | 18 | 40 | 331 | 8.3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 88.6 |
| Team | 18 | 40 | 321 | 8.3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 88.6 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Smith | 8 | 33 | 4.1 | 0 |
| Randall Cunningham | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 |
| Leroy Hoard | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 0 |
| Chuck Evans | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 |
| Team | 16 | 57 | 3.6 | 0 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Reed | 5 | 114 | 22.8 | 0 | |
| Cris Carter | 6 | 93 | 15.5 | 2 | |
| Andrew Glover | 3 | 84 | 28.0 | 0 | |
| Robert Smith | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Matt Hatchette | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 1 | |
| Team | 18 | 331 | 8.3 | 3 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Randle | 1.0 | |||||
| Team | 1.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Murray | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Team | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitch Berger | 7 | 209 | 29.9 | 43 |
| Team | 7 | 209 | 29.9 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Palmer | 5 | 109 | 21.8 | 0 | 29 |
| Team | 5 | 109 | 21.8 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Palmer | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | 12 |
| Team | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 |
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Young | 21 | 30 | 224 | 7.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 102.6 |
| Team | 21 | 30 | 219 | 7.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 102.6 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Kirby | 25 | 120 | 4.8 | 2 |
| Steve Young | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 0 |
| William Floyd | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 1 |
| Chuck Levy | 9 | 5 | 0.6 | 0 |
| Team | 41 | 175 | 4.3 | 3 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.J. Stokes | 9 | 101 | 11.2 | 0 | |
| Terrell Owens | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 1 | |
| Brent Jones | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 0 | |
| Terry Kirby | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Chuck Levy | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| William Floyd | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 21 | 224 | 7.5 | 1 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Barker | 1.0 | |||||
| Team | 1.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Anderson | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | |
| Team | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Thompson | 6 | 232 | 38.7 | 48 |
| Team | 6 | 232 | 38.7 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Levy | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 20 |
| Team | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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