1999 · Week 16
Minnesota Vikings at New York Giants
Dec 26, 1999 · Giants Stadium · outdoors · astroturf
Recap
Minnesota Vikings beat New York Giants 34–17. ScoutIndex had favored Vikings (53%) going in. Vikings improve to 9-6; Giants fall to 7-8. Robert Smith led the way with 146 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD; 1 catch for 9 yards.
Team stats
| MIN | NYG | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | First downs | 23 |
| 386 | Total yards | 373 |
| 212 | Passing yards | 297 |
| 174 | Rushing yards | 76 |
| 11/22 | Comp / Att | 31/51 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 5 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
MIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff George | 10/21 | 185 | 0 | 2 |
| Randy Moss | 1/1 | 27 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff George | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Robert Smith | 16 | 146 | 1 |
| Leroy Hoard | 6 | 21 | 2 |
| Moe Williams | 2 | 3 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Smith | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Cris Carter | 5 | 6 | 131 | 1 |
| Randy Moss | 3 | 7 | 44 | 0 |
| Andrew Glover | 2 | 4 | 28 | 0 |
| Matt Hatchette | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
NYG
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerry Collins | 31/51 | 297 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kerry Collins | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| Tiki Barber | 5 | 11 | 0 |
| Joe Montgomery | 19 | 55 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amani Toomer | 9 | 15 | 99 | 0 |
| Ike Hilliard | 5 | 10 | 62 | 0 |
| Tiki Barber | 8 | 12 | 56 | 0 |
| Joe Jurevicius | 3 | 4 | 39 | 0 |
| Pete Mitchell | 3 | 4 | 21 | 1 |
| David Patten | 1 | 4 | 16 | 0 |
| Howard Cross | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |