1999 · Week 17
Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings
Jan 2, 2000 · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome · dome · astroturf
Recap
Minnesota Vikings defeated Detroit Lions 24–17. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Vikings (71%). Vikings improve to 10-6; Lions fall to 8-8. Jeff George paced the offense with 275 passing yards and 1 TD.
Team stats
| DET | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | First downs | 18 |
| 357 | Total yards | 412 |
| 341 | Passing yards | 275 |
| 16 | Rushing yards | 137 |
| 31/46 | Comp / Att | 14/24 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 7 | Sacks taken | 5 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
DET
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gus Frerotte | 14/22 | 180 | 1 | 1 |
| Charlie Batch | 17/24 | 161 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cory Schlesinger | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| Ron Rivers | 11 | 6 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnnie Morton | 10 | 14 | 128 | 2 |
| Germane Crowell | 8 | 13 | 120 | 0 |
| David Sloan | 3 | 6 | 40 | 0 |
| Herman Moore | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 |
| Brian Stablein | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 2 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| Ron Rivers | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| Sedrick Irvin | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
MIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff George | 14/24 | 275 | 1 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff George | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Robert Smith | 22 | 97 | 1 |
| Leroy Hoard | 7 | 41 | 1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Moss | 5 | 8 | 155 | 1 |
| Robert Smith | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| Cris Carter | 3 | 5 | 52 | 0 |
| Leroy Hoard | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Andrew Glover | 1 | 3 | 23 | 0 |
| Jake Reed | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| Andrew Jordan | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 |