1999 · Week 8
Minnesota Vikings at Denver Broncos
Oct 31, 1999 · Mile High Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
Minnesota Vikings held off Denver Broncos 23–20. ScoutIndex's model didn't see it coming, giving Vikings only a 49% shot beforehand. Vikings improve to 4-4; Broncos fall to 2-6. Cris Carter paced the offense with 8 catches for 144 yards and 2 TDs. Broncos turned it over 3 times to Vikings's 0.
Team stats
| MIN | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | First downs | 23 |
| 315 | Total yards | 409 |
| 218 | Passing yards | 274 |
| 97 | Rushing yards | 135 |
| 17/29 | Comp / Att | 24/39 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 4 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
MIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff George | 17/29 | 218 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff George | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Leroy Hoard | 18 | 84 | 0 |
| Moe Williams | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| Robert Tate | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cris Carter | 8 | 11 | 144 | 2 |
| Leroy Hoard | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Randy Moss | 3 | 5 | 39 | 0 |
| Jake Reed | 3 | 6 | 18 | 0 |
| Andrew Glover | 2 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| David Palmer | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Jordan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
DEN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Griese | 24/39 | 274 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Griese | 7 | 10 | 0 |
| Olandis Gary | 19 | 79 | 0 |
| Derek Loville | 3 | 45 | 1 |
| Anthony Lynn | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Smith | 7 | 11 | 117 | 0 |
| Byron Chamberlain | 5 | 9 | 42 | 1 |
| Andre Cooper | 4 | 4 | 38 | 0 |
| Dwayne Carswell | 3 | 4 | 31 | 0 |
| Ed McCaffrey | 2 | 4 | 18 | 0 |
| Travis McGriff | 1 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| Howard Griffith | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Billy Miller | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |