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October 04, 1998 70° Pontiac Silverdome
Attendance: 55,825 (74%)
Minnesota Vikings 0 0 3 0 - 3
Detroit Lions 7 10 0 3 - 20
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Detroit Lions: 2-1-MIN 3 (5:47) 29-Joseph Haas ran for 3 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 4-Jesse Hudson. DET 83-Mark Hebert was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. DET 7 MIN 0
(Qtr 2) Detroit Lions: 1-7-MIN 7 (13:31) 29-Joseph Haas ran for 7 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 4-Jesse Hudson. MIN 64-Joseph Smith was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. DET 14 MIN 0
(Qtr 2) Detroit Lions: 4-3-MIN 5 (1:09) 4-Jesse Hudson 23 yard field goal is GOOD. DET 17 MIN 0
(Qtr 3) Minnesota Vikings: 4-4-DET 13 (0:14) 9-Brian Barker 30 yard field goal is GOOD. DET 17 MIN 3
(Qtr 4) Detroit Lions: 4-7-MIN 7 (8:48) 4-Jesse Hudson 25 yard field goal is GOOD. DET 20 MIN 3
Team Statistics
Detroit Lions Minnesota Vikings
First Downs 21 11
- Rushing 12 1
- Passing 8 7
- Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 356 203
- Offensive Plays 69 51
- Yards Per Play 5.16 3.98
Net Rushing Yards 224 24
- Rushing Attempts 40 21
- Yards Per Rush 5.60 1.14
Net Passing Yards 132 179
- Att/Comp/Int 28 / 19 / 1 29 / 21 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 142 188
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1 / 10 1 / 9
- Yards Per Pass Play 4.55 5.97
- Yards Per Completion 7.47 8.95
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 2 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 8 / 16 3 / 11
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 5.6 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 3 / 38 3 / 25
Punt Returns/Yards 1 / 8 0 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 5 / 108
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 0 1 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2 / 2 0 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 27
Time of Possession 34:41 25:22
Drive Charts
Detroit Lions
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 4:21 OWN 25 6 22 Punt
1 9:11 3:28 OWN 42 7 58 Touchdown
1 1:38 3:11 OWN 28 8 72 Touchdown
2 10:30 2:13 OWN 7 4 16 Punt
2 6:57 2:12 OWN 27 3 4 Punt
2 2:44 1:38 OPP 43 6 38 Field Goal
3 12:00 3:03 OWN 16 5 32 Punt
3 6:54 1:22 OWN 38 3 2 Interception
3 0:11 6:26 OWN 25 14 68 Field Goal
4 7:23 5:31 OWN 20 9 49 Missed FG
4 1:16 1:16 OWN 11 4 12 Game
Minnesota Vikings
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 10:39 1:28 OWN 12 3 0 Punt
1 5:44 4:06 OWN 30 7 49 Missed FG
2 13:27 2:58 OWN 23 7 21 Punt
2 8:17 1:20 OWN 29 4 44 Interception
2 4:46 2:01 OWN 21 4 16 Fumble
2 1:07 1:07 OWN 26 4 27 Half
3 15:00 3:00 OWN 30 5 13 Punt
3 8:58 2:04 OWN 7 3 7 Punt
3 5:31 5:20 OPP 44 8 31 Field Goal
4 8:45 1:22 OWN 27 3 8 Punt
4 1:52 0:36 OWN 39 3 7 Punt
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Detroit Lions
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#34 Paul Hannah 18 104 5.78 12 6 0
#29 Joseph Haas 14 76 5.43 15 3 2
#36 Randy Smith 6 38 6.33 11 2 0
#25 Oliver Lynn 1 6 6.00 6 0 0
#13 Herbert Martin 1 0 0.00 0 0 0
Minnesota Vikings
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#22 Steven Shock 21 24 1.14 8 0 0
Passing Stats
Detroit Lions
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#5 Billy Lindsey 28 19 142 1 / 10 0 17 1 64.88
Minnesota Vikings
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#4 Robert Betances 29 21 188 1 / 9 0 27 1 75.07
Receiving Stats
Detroit Lions
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#17 John Hawkins 4 33 8.25 12 0
#18 Ken Simpson 3 29 9.67 14 0
#18 Mark Hebert 3 28 9.33 17 0
#87 Scott Sotelo 2 21 10.50 11 0
#34 Paul Hannah 4 20 5.00 8 0
#29 Joseph Haas 1 6 6.00 6 0
#25 Oliver Lynn 2 5 2.50 3 0
Minnesota Vikings
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#81 Kevin White 11 110 10.00 22 0
#88 Willie Soler 5 61 12.20 27 0
#49 Nathaniel Smith 1 11 11.00 11 0
#22 Steven Shock 2 7 3.50 4 0
#24 Phillip Petrie 1 0 0.00 0 0
#44 David Numbers 1 -1 -1.00 -1 0
Blocking Stats
Detroit Lions
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#51 Robert Page 38 38 1 2
#74 Garland Smith 38 41 0 0
#60 Thomas Bridges 36 44 0 0
#62 Gary Herbert 29 45 0 0
#25 Oliver Lynn 15 18 0 1
#18 Mark Hebert 6 28 0 4
#34 Paul Hannah 6 6 0 0
#66 Hugh Sexton 38 41 0 1
#18 Ken Simpson 0 23 0 1
#59 Leon Varney 2 0 0 0
#66 David Samaniego 9 0 0 0
#17 John Hawkins 0 24 0 0
#87 Scott Sotelo 0 22 0 0
#17 James Wilson 0 3 0 0
#87 Joe Sanchez 0 2 0 0
#76 Joseph Kirtley 5 0 0 0
#69 William Childress 6 0 0 0
#77 Leroy Adcock 2 8 0 2
#29 Joseph Haas 1 3 0 0
#72 Jackie Hastings 2 0 0 0
#91 Peter Clark 0 1 0 0
#92 Mark Simmons 0 1 0 0
#55 Matthew Schmitz 0 2 0 0
#52 Markus Drake 0 2 0 0
#25 Fred Ball 0 1 0 1
#40 Curtis Garcia 0 1 0 0
#67 William Green 0 1 0 0
#45 Charles Mitchell 0 1 0 0
#55 Michael Mayberry 0 1 0 0
#49 Clifford Pigg 0 1 0 0
#36 Randy Smith 0 1 0 0
#56 John Olson 0 1 0 0
Minnesota Vikings
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#76 Courtney Abril 34 22 1 3
#59 David Torres 32 26 0 3
#49 Nathaniel Smith 2 12 0 0
#67 Anthony Klein 33 26 0 6
#53 Jessie Snider 38 23 0 1
#44 David Numbers 25 19 0 1
#78 Daniel Kitson 30 29 0 0
#28 Randy Smith 0 21 0 0
#61 Louis Hall 6 5 0 0
#81 Kevin White 9 12 0 0
#75 Daniel Lin 7 0 0 0
#23 Gary Carnegie 3 5 0 0
#28 Timothy Hanson 8 2 0 0
#76 Lester Wilson 8 1 0 0
#97 Garland Hussey 0 5 0 0
#91 Kelvin Blackwood 0 3 0 1
#77 Charles Espinoza 0 5 0 1
#25 John Shepard 0 6 0 1
#28 Jeremy Whitehurst 0 5 0 0
#83 Warren Waite 0 5 0 0
#91 William Dorsch 0 5 0 0
#36 George Yun 0 5 0 1
#22 Steven Shock 11 2 0 0
#61 Bryan Sindelar 3 3 0 0
#88 Willie Soler 0 11 0 0
#24 Phillip Petrie 2 1 0 0
#12 Clifford Breton 0 5 0 0
#64 Joseph Smith 0 3 0 0
#44 Royce Archer 0 1 0 0
#45 Dale Solar 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Detroit Lions
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#32 Carlos Johnson 1 0 0.00 0
Minnesota Vikings
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#97 Garland Hussey 1 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Detroit Lions
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#25 Fred Ball 0 0 1 0
#49 Clifford Pigg 0 1 0 0
#52 Markus Drake 0 0 1 0
Minnesota Vikings
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#22 Steven Shock 2 0 0 0
#81 Kevin White 0 1 0 0
Punting
Detroit Lions
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#4 Christopher Washington 4 182 45.50 45.50 48 2
Minnesota Vikings
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#4 Willard Calvo 6 278 46.33 45.00 49 4
Kicking
Detroit Lions
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#4 Jesse Hudson 2 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 0 25 2 / 2
Minnesota Vikings
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#9 Brian Barker 1 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 30 0 / 0
Punt Return
Detroit Lions
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#34 Paul Hannah 1 8 8.0 8 0
Minnesota Vikings
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Kick Return
Detroit Lions
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Minnesota Vikings
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#28 Randy Smith 5 108 21.6 0
Defensive Stats
Detroit Lions
Name Tackles Sacks
#21 John Bennett 9 0
#25 Fred Ball 6 0
#54 Timothy Lewis 5 0
#91 Sammy McDaniel 4 0
#40 Curtis Garcia 4 0
#92 Mark Simmons 3 0
#91 Peter Clark 3 0
#55 Matthew Schmitz 2 0
#49 Clifford Pigg 2 0
#67 William Green 2 0
#52 Markus Drake 2 0
#32 Carlos Johnson 1 0
#59 Leon Varney 1 0
#36 Randy Smith 1 0
#56 John Olson 1 0
#94 Richard Peres 1 0
#51 Milton Sloan 1 1
Minnesota Vikings
Name Tackles Sacks
#45 Dale Solar 9 0
#83 Warren Waite 9 0
#36 George Yun 8 0
#99 Kirk Shepard 5 0
#91 William Dorsch 5 0
#25 John Shepard 5 0
#27 William Nadler 4 0
#91 Kelvin Blackwood 4 0
#23 Gary Carnegie 3 0
#96 Steven Stevens 3 1
#45 Robert Garza 1 0
#81 Kevin White 1 0
#44 David Numbers 1 0
#28 Jeremy Whitehurst 1 0
#95 Fred Lozano 1 0