The Detroit Lions easily beat the Minnesota Vikings, 38 to 15, on November 16, 1997.

1997 Detroit Lions

Final

MIN

Vikings

8-3-0

15

DET

Lions

5-6-0

38

1

0

3

2

7

21

3

0

14

4

8

0

Total

15

38

1st quarter

MIN

DET

Lions

Jason Hanson 27-yard field goal

0

3

2nd quarter

MIN

DET

Lions

Tommy Vardell 1-yard run (Jason Hanson kick)

0

10

Lions

Tommy Vardell 1-yard run (Jason Hanson kick)

0

17

Vikings

Robert Smith 27-yard run (Eddie Murray kick)

7

17

Lions

Johnnie Morton 14-yard pass from Scott Mitchell (Jason Hanson kick)

7

24

3rd quarter

MIN

DET

Lions

Tommy Vardell 1-yard run (Jason Hanson kick)

7

31

Lions

Herman Moore 10-yard pass from Scott Mitchell (Jason Hanson kick)

7

38

4th quarter

MIN

DET

Vikings

Leroy Hoard 3-yard run (Brad Johnson pass to Cris Carter for two-point conversion)

15

38

Vikings

Lions

1st Downs

18

27

Passing 1st Downs

7

12

Rushing 1st Downs

9

12

1st downs from penalties

2

3

3rd down efficiency

5 - 16

5 - 11

4th down efficiency

1 - 2

0 - 0

Total Plays

66

64

Total Yards

300

477

Yards per play

4.5

7.5

Passing

174

266

Comp - Att

19 - 37

21 - 30

Yards per pass

4.6

8.3

Interceptions thrown

1

0

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 3

2 - 5

Rushing

126

211

Rushing Attempts

28

32

Yards per rush

4.5

6.6

Penalties

7

5

Turnovers

1

0

Fumbles lost

0

0

Interceptions

1

0

Possession

30:18

29:42

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Brad Johnson 19 37 177 4.8 0 1 1 53.5
Team 19 37 174 4.8 0 1 1 53.5

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Robert Smith 10 61 6.1 1
Leroy Hoard 10 36 3.6 1
Brad Johnson 3 21 7.0 0
David Palmer 4 8 2.0 0
Chuck Evans 1 0 0.0 0
Team 28 126 4.5 2

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Jake Reed 4 61 15.3 0
Andrew Glover 5 50 10.0 0
Cris Carter 4 38 9.5 0
Leroy Hoard 1 9 9.0 0
Robert Smith 3 9 3.0 0
David Palmer 1 6 6.0 0
Chuck Evans 1 4 4.0 0
Team 19 177 4.8 0 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 0 0 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Fernando Smith 1.0
Leonard Wheeler 1.0
Team 2.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Eddie Murray 0 0 1 1
Team 0 0 1 1

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Mitch Berger 6 261 43.5
Team 6 261 43.5

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
David Palmer 2 67 33.5 0
Harold Morrow 2 49 24.5 0
Moe Williams 1 14 14.0 0
Team 5 130 26.0 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Team 0 0 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Scott Mitchell 21 29 271 9.3 2 0 2 124.4
Frank Reich 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 39.6
Team 21 30 266 9.0 2 0 2 120.3

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Barry Sanders 19 108 5.7 0
Ron Rivers 4 51 12.8 0
Tommy Vardell 5 45 9.0 3
Johnnie Morton 1 9 9.0 0
Cory Schlesinger 1 0 0.0 0
Frank Reich 2 -2 -1.0 0
Team 32 211 6.6 3

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Herman Moore 10 130 13.0 1
Johnnie Morton 6 59 9.8 1
Barry Sanders 1 34 34.0 0
Tommie Boyd 1 32 32.0 0
David Sloan 2 12 6.0 0
Tommy Vardell 1 4 4.0 0
Team 21 271 9.0 2 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 0 0 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Luther Elliss 1.0
Team 1.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Jason Hanson 1 1 5 8
Team 1 1 5 8

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
John Jett 4 158 39.5
Team 4 158 39.5

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Glyn Milburn 2 26 13.0 0
Tommy Vardell 1 15 15.0 0
Team 3 41 13.7 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Glyn Milburn 2 12 6.0 0
Team 2 12 6.0 0

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More Lions Stats

Team Leaders

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PASS

4,575

Goff

Jared Goff

RUSH

1,015

Montgomery

David Montgomery

REC

1,515

Brown

Amon-Ra St. Brown

Team Rankings

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PPG

27.1

5th

OPP PPG

23.2

23rd

RUSH YDS/G

135.9

5th

PASS YDS/G

270.9

4th

2023 Division Standings

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TEAM W L T PCT
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
Bears Bears
7 10 0 .412
Vikings Vikings
7 10 0 .412

Last Game

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SF 49ers

2-0-0

34

Final

31

DET Lions

2-1-0

Sun 28 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
2/10
SF SF
@
KC KC
22-25
Sat
1/27
KC KC
@
BAL BAL
17-10
Sat
1/27
DET DET
@
SF SF
31-34
Sat
1/20
TB TB
@
DET DET
23-31
Sat
1/20
KC KC
@
BUF BUF
27-24

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
9/6
GB GB
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM