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You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Boxscores > Minnesota Vikings at Buffalo Bills - August 31st, 1997
Minnesota Vikings 34 at Buffalo Bills 13
Sunday, August 31, 1997
Minnesota Vikings 34, Buffalo Bills 13| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings (1-0-0) | 0 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 34 |
| Buffalo Bills (0-1-0) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
Scoring
| MIN | BUF | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | MIN | Greg Davis 21 yard field goal | 3 | 0 |
| BUF | Jay Riemersma 19 yard pass from Todd Collins (Steve Christie kick) | 3 | 7 | |
| MIN | Cris Carter 6 yard pass from Brad Johnson (Greg Davis kick) | 10 | 7 | |
| 3rd | MIN | Greg Davis 43 yard field goal | 13 | 7 |
| 4th | BUF | Steve Christie 28 yard field goal | 13 | 10 |
| MIN | Robert Smith 78 yard rush (Greg Davis kick) | 20 | 10 | |
| MIN | Jeff Brady 30 yard fumble return (Greg Davis kick) | 27 | 10 | |
| BUF | Steve Christie 46 yard field goal | 27 | 13 | |
| MIN | Cris Carter 35 yard pass from Brad Johnson (Greg Davis kick) | 34 | 13 |
Team Stats
| MIN | BUF | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 17 | 22 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 28-185-1 | 24-147-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 17-30-218-2-1 | 25-39-299-1-2 |
| Sacked-yards | 3-18 | 3-20 |
| Net pass yards | 200 | 279 |
| Total yards | 385 | 426 |
| Fumbles-lost | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 4 |
| Penalties-yards | 2-15 | 7-59 |
Rushing & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Robert Smith | MIN | 16 | 169 | 1 | 78 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||
| Cris Carter | MIN | 8 | 121 | 2 | 35 | ||||||||||
| Brad Johnson | MIN | 17 | 30 | 218 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 3 | -3 | 0 | -1 | ||||
| Leroy Hoard | MIN | 7 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 30 | ||||||
| Jake Reed | MIN | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||||
| Hunter Goodwin | MIN | 2 | 17 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||
| David Palmer | MIN | 1 | -2 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 8 | ||||||
| Greg DeLong | MIN | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Charles Evans | MIN | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Todd Collins | BUF | 25 | 39 | 299 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Andre Reed | BUF | 7 | 142 | 0 | 43 | ||||||||||
| Thurman Thomas | BUF | 14 | 63 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 40 | 0 | 13 | ||||||
| Antowain Smith | BUF | 7 | 55 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 44 | 0 | 13 | ||||||
| Jay Riemersma | BUF | 4 | 54 | 1 | 22 | ||||||||||
| Eric Moulds | BUF | 1 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||
| Lonnie Johnson | BUF | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Darick Holmes | BUF | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||
Defense & Returns
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Jason Fisk | MIN | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Harold Morrow | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| John Randle | MIN | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Orlando Thomas | MIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Dewayne Washington | MIN | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Marlon Kerner | BUF | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Eric Moulds | BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 145 | 20.7 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Bruce Smith | BUF | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Steve Tasker | BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||