The Buffalo Bills were defeated by the Minnesota Vikings, 34 to 13, on August 31, 1997.
2nd quarter
MIN
BUF
Greg Davis 21-yard field goal
3
0
Jay Riemersma 19-yard pass from Todd Collins (Steve Christie kick)
3
7
Cris Carter 6-yard pass from Brad Johnson (Greg Davis kick)
10
7
3rd quarter
MIN
BUF
Greg Davis 43-yard field goal
13
7
4th quarter
MIN
BUF
Steve Christie 28-yard field goal
13
10
Robert Smith 78-yard run (Greg Davis kick)
20
10
Jeff Brady 30-yard fumble return (Greg Davis kick)
27
10
Steve Christie 46-yard field goal
27
13
Cris Carter 35-yard pass from Brad Johnson (Greg Davis kick)
34
13
Vikings
Bills
1st Downs
17
22
Passing 1st Downs
11
13
Rushing 1st Downs
5
9
1st downs from penalties
1
0
3rd down efficiency
6 - 13
2 - 9
4th down efficiency
0 - 0
0 - 1
Total Plays
61
66
Total Yards
385
426
Yards per play
6.3
6.5
Passing
200
279
Comp - Att
17 - 30
25 - 39
Yards per pass
6.1
6.6
Interceptions thrown
1
2
Sacks - Yards lost
3 - 18
3 - 20
Rushing
185
147
Rushing Attempts
28
24
Yards per rush
6.6
6.1
Penalties
2
7
Turnovers
1
4
Fumbles lost
0
2
Interceptions
1
2
Possession
29:30
30:30
NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brad Johnson | 17 | 30 | 218 | 7.3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 87.9 |
Team | 17 | 30 | 200 | 7.3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 87.9 |
NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Robert Smith | 16 | 169 | 10.6 | 1 |
Leroy Hoard | 7 | 16 | 2.3 | 0 |
Chuck Evans | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 |
David Palmer | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 |
Brad Johnson | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 0 |
Team | 28 | 185 | 6.6 | 1 |
NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cris Carter | 8 | 121 | 15.1 | 2 | |
Leroy Hoard | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 0 | |
Jake Reed | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | |
Hunter Goodwin | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | |
David Palmer | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | |
Greg DeLong | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | |
Robert Smith | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | |
Chuck Evans | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | |
Team | 17 | 218 | 7.3 | 2 | 0 |
NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
---|---|---|---|
Team | 0 | 0 | 2 |
NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jason Fisk | 1.0 | |||||
John Randle | 2.0 | |||||
Team | 3.0 |
NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Greg Davis | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | |
Team | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|
Randall Cunningham | 4 | 170 | 42.5 | |
Team | 4 | 170 | 42.5 |
NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harold Morrow | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | |
Team | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 |
NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Todd Collins | 25 | 39 | 299 | 7.7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 74.6 |
Team | 25 | 39 | 279 | 7.7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 74.6 |
NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Thurman Thomas | 14 | 63 | 4.5 | 0 |
Antowain Smith | 7 | 55 | 7.9 | 0 |
Eric Moulds | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 0 |
Todd Collins | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 |
Team | 24 | 147 | 6.1 | 0 |
NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Andre Reed | 7 | 142 | 20.3 | 0 | |
Jay Riemersma | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 1 | |
Antowain Smith | 5 | 44 | 8.8 | 0 | |
Thurman Thomas | 6 | 40 | 6.7 | 0 | |
Lonnie Johnson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | |
Darick Holmes | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | |
Eric Moulds | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | |
Team | 25 | 299 | 7.7 | 1 | 0 |
NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
---|---|---|---|
Team | 2 | 2 | 0 |
NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bruce Smith | 2.0 | |||||
Ted Washington | 1.0 | |||||
Team | 3.0 |
NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steve Christie | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
Team | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|
Chris Mohr | 4 | 140 | 35.0 | |
Team | 4 | 140 | 35.0 |
NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eric Moulds | 7 | 145 | 20.7 | 0 | |
Team | 7 | 145 | 20.7 | 0 |
NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steve Tasker | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | |
Team | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 |
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