2002 · Week 17
Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions
Dec 29, 2002 · Ford Field · dome · fieldturf
Recap
Minnesota Vikings held off Detroit Lions 38–36. ScoutIndex had favored Vikings (59%) going in. Vikings improve to 6-10; Lions fall to 3-13. Daunte Culpepper paced the offense with 312 passing yards and 2 TDs; 34 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD. Lions turned it over 3 times to Vikings's 1.
Team stats
| MIN | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | First downs | 18 |
| 466 | Total yards | 386 |
| 312 | Passing yards | 293 |
| 154 | Rushing yards | 93 |
| 21/29 | Comp / Att | 19/44 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 3 | Sacks taken | 0 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
MIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daunte Culpepper | 21/29 | 312 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daunte Culpepper | 8 | 34 | 1 |
| Michael Bennett | 19 | 82 | 1 |
| Moe Williams | 6 | 35 | 0 |
| Jimmy Kleinsasser | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Moss | 6 | 10 | 109 | 0 |
| Michael Bennett | 3 | 3 | 31 | 0 |
| D'Wayne Bates | 5 | 6 | 75 | 0 |
| Kelly Campbell | 4 | 6 | 60 | 2 |
| Jimmy Kleinsasser | 2 | 2 | 29 | 0 |
| Hunter Goodwin | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
DET
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike McMahon | 19/44 | 293 | 3 | 3 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike McMahon | 3 | 43 | 0 |
| Aveion Cason | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| James Stewart | 11 | 25 | 0 |
| Eddie Drummond | 2 | 17 | 0 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Rafael Cooper | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Schroeder | 6 | 8 | 132 | 1 |
| Scotty Anderson | 4 | 8 | 56 | 1 |
| Aveion Cason | 2 | 2 | 49 | 1 |
| James Stewart | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Larry Foster | 2 | 4 | 17 | 0 |
| Eddie Drummond | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 2 | 5 | 15 | 0 |
| Matt Murphy | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Rafael Cooper | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Jacquez Green | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Owens | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |