NFL     FINAL             1ST  2ND  3RD  4TH     TOTAL
                          ---  ---  ---  ---     -----
        MINNESOTA           7    3    7   14      31
        DETROIT             7    3    0   14      24     FINAL
 
    SCORING SUMMARY
 
    1ST QUARTER: DET - TD, GERMANE CROWELL 9 YD PASS FROM CHARLIE BATCH
                           (JASON HANSON KICK), 2:55. Drive: 6 plays, 32
                           yards in 2:45. Key plays: Howard 12-yard punt
                           return to Minnesota 32; Stewart 12-yard run to
                           Minnesota 26; Batch 15-yard pass to Crowell to
                           Minnesota 11. DETROIT 7-0
                 MIN - TD, RANDY MOSS 61 YD PASS FROM DAUNTE CULPEPPER
                           (GARY ANDERSON KICK), 6:14. Drive: 4 plays, 79
                           yards in 2:19. Key plays: Smith 14-yard run to
                           Minnesota 35. MINNESOTA 7, DETROIT 7
    2ND QUARTER: DET - FG, JASON HANSON 21 YD, 10:52. Drive: 7 plays, 37
                           yards in 2:38. Key plays: Batch 15-yard pass to
                           Morton to Minnesota 25; Stewart 13-yard to
                           Minnesota 5. DETROIT 10-7
                 MIN - FG, GARY ANDERSON 20 YD, 14:57. Drive: 11 plays, 62
                           yards in 1:57. Key plays: Culpepper 12-yard
                           pass to Carter to Minnesota 47; Culpepper
                           18-yard pass to Walsh to Detroit 35; Culpepper
                           12-yard pass to Carter to Detroit 13; Culpepper
                           11-yard pass to Smith to Detroit 2. MINNESOTA
                           10, DETROIT 10
    3RD QUARTER: MIN - TD, RANDY MOSS 17 YD PASS FROM DAUNTE CULPEPPER
                           (GARY ANDERSON KICK), 14:46. Drive: 8 plays, 65
                           yards in 4:50. Key plays:  Smith 15-yard run to
                           midfield; Culpepper 17-yard pass to Moss on
                           3rd-and-3 to Detroit 26. MINNESOTA 17-10
    4TH QUARTER: DET - TD, CHARLIE BATCH 5 YD RUN (JASON HANSON KICK),
                           2:51. Drive: 7 plays, 69 yards in 3:05. Key
                           plays: Batch 24-yard pass to Crowell to
                           Minnesota 25; Batch 17-yard pass to Morton to
                           Minnesota 8. MINNESOTA 17, DETROIT 17
                 MIN - TD, RANDY MOSS 50 YD PASS FROM DAUNTE CULPEPPER
                           (GARY ANDERSON KICK), 6:12. Drive: 5 plays, 79
                           yards in 3:21. Key plays: Culpepper 13-yard
                           pass to Davis on 3rd-and-4 to Minnesota 39.
                           MINNESOTA 24-17
                 MIN - TD, ROBERT SMITH 65 YD RUN (GARY ANDERSON KICK),
                           8:37. Drive: 1 play, 65 yards in 0:12. 
                           MINNESOTA 31-17
                 DET - TD, MARIO BATES 1 YD RUN (JASON HANSON KICK),
                           14:57. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards in 1:35. Key
                           plays: Batch 13-yard pass to Bates to Minnesota
                           45; Batch 17-yard pass to Bates to Minnesota
                           28; Batch 19-yard pass to Olivo on 3rd-and-10
                           to Minnesota 9; 8-yard pass interference
                           penalty on Vikings' Wright to Minnesota 1.
                           MINNESOTA 31-24
 
 
 
TEAM STATISTICS
 
                              MIN            DET
                         --------       --------
FIRST DOWNS                    19             27
Rushing                         4             10
Passing                        12             13
Penalty                         3              4
3RD-DOWN EFFICIENCY          5-12           2-11
4TH-DOWN EFFICIENCY           0-1            1-2
TOTAL NET YARDS               439            355
Total plays                    60             71
Average gain                  7.3            5.0
NET YARDS RUSHING             178            129
Rushes                         29             25
Average per rush              6.1            5.2
NET YARDS PASSING             261            226
Completed-attempted         17-29          25-44
Yards per pass                8.4            4.9
Sacked-yards lost             2-8           2-13
Had intercepted                 0              1
PUNTS-AVERAGE              6-43.5         5-42.8
RETURN YARDAGE                109            139
Punts-returns                3-27           4-32
Kickoffs-returns             4-82          6-107
Interceptions-returns         1-0            0-0
PENALTIES-YARDS             10-72           9-55
FUMBLES-LOST                  0-0            0-0
TIME OF POSSESSION          28:42          31:18
 

PLAYER STATISTICS
 
Missed field goals:  Detroit (Jason Hanson 43).
 
Minnesota rushing: Robert Smith 16-134, Daunte Culpepper 7-29, Moe
Williams 4-12, Jim Kleinsasser 1-4, Randy Moss 1-minus 1. 
 
Detroit rushing: James Stewart 20-123, Charlie Batch 1-5, Mario Bates
4-1.
 
Minnesota passing: Daunte Culpepper 17-29 for 269 yards, 0 INT, 3 TD. 
 
Detroit passing: Charlie Batch 25-44 for 239 yards, 1 INT, 1 TD.
 
Minnesota receiving: Randy Moss 7-168, John Davis 4-34, Cris Carter
3-30, Robert Smith 2-19, Chris Walsh 1-18. 
 
Detroit receiving: Germane Crowell 8-85, Johnnie Morton 6-50, Mario
Bates 3-37, James Stewart 2-16, Herman Moore 2-15, Cory Schlesinger
2-5, Brock Olivo 1-19, David Sloan 1-12.
 
Minnesota tackles-assists-sacks (unofficial): Robert Griffith 7-5-0,
Orlando Thomas 5-4-0, Kailee Wong 5-3-0, Robert Tate 5-2-0, Ed
Mcdaniel 4-2-0, Cris Dishman 3-1-0, Dwayne Rudd 2-2-0, John Randle
2-0-0, Kenny Wright 2-0-0, John Burrough 1-1-0, Tony Williams 1-1-1,
Talance Sawyer 1-0-1. 
 
Detroit tackles-assists-sacks (unofficial): Stephen Boyd 6-4-0,
Corwin Brown 5-1-0, Marquis Walker 4-1-0, Tracy Scroggins 2-3-0,
Chris Claiborne 3-1-0, Jared Devries 3-1-0, Terry Fair 1-2-0, Scott
Kowalkowski 1-2-0, Kurt Schulz 1-2-0, Allen Aldridge 0-3-0, Robert
Porcher 2-0-1, Luther Elliss 1-1-1, Kelvin Pritchett 1-1-0, James
Jones 0-2-0, Lamar Campbell 0-1-0, Travis Kirschke 0-1-0, Bryant
Westbrook 0-1-0.
 
Interceptions: Minnesota (Orlando Thomas 1 for 0 yards).
 
Fumbles lost: None.
 
Opponent's fumbles recovered: None.
 
Officials: Referee-Bill Carollo, Umpire-Butch Hannah, Head
linesman-Tom Stabile, Line judge-Ben Montgomery, Field judge-Tim
Millis, Side judge-John Parry, Back judge-Scott Green.
 
A: 76,438;  T: 3:15.