2002 · Week 16
Miami Dolphins at Minnesota Vikings
Dec 21, 2002 · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome · dome · astroturf
Recap
Minnesota Vikings escaped with a 20–17 win over Miami Dolphins. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Vikings had just a 35% chance going in. Vikings improve to 5-10; Dolphins fall to 9-6. Daunte Culpepper was the story of the game with 244 passing yards; 67 rushing yards. Vikings out-gained the opponent 386–246 in total yards.
Team stats
| MIA | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | First downs | 21 |
| 246 | Total yards | 386 |
| 177 | Passing yards | 257 |
| 69 | Rushing yards | 129 |
| 15/21 | Comp / Att | 21/30 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 4 |
Scoring & key plays
Play-by-play not loaded for this game.
Box score
MIA
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Fiedler | 15/21 | 177 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Fiedler | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Ricky Williams | 15 | 67 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Chambers | 2 | 4 | 68 | 1 |
| Ricky Williams | 3 | 3 | 16 | 0 |
| James McKnight | 5 | 6 | 47 | 0 |
| Cris Carter | 1 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| Rob Konrad | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| Randy McMichael | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| Jed Weaver | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Dedric Ward | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
MIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daunte Culpepper | 20/29 | 244 | 0 | 2 |
| Randy Moss | 1/1 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daunte Culpepper | 10 | 67 | 0 |
| Michael Bennett | 18 | 54 | 0 |
| Jimmy Kleinsasser | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Moe Williams | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Moss | 7 | 13 | 110 | 0 |
| D'Wayne Bates | 7 | 7 | 79 | 1 |
| Michael Bennett | 2 | 3 | 15 | 0 |
| Byron Chamberlain | 3 | 3 | 33 | 0 |
| Jimmy Kleinsasser | 2 | 3 | 20 | 0 |
| Chris Walsh | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |