2000 · Week 5
Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions
Oct 1, 2000 · Pontiac Silverdome · dome · astroturf
Recap
Minnesota Vikings beat Detroit Lions 31–24. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Vikings (56%). Vikings improve to 4-0; Lions fall to 3-2. Daunte Culpepper led the way with 269 passing yards and 3 TDs; 29 rushing yards.
Team stats
| MIN | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | First downs | 23 |
| 447 | Total yards | 368 |
| 269 | Passing yards | 239 |
| 178 | Rushing yards | 129 |
| 17/29 | Comp / Att | 25/44 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
MIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daunte Culpepper | 17/29 | 269 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daunte Culpepper | 7 | 29 | 0 |
| Randy Moss | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Robert Smith | 16 | 134 | 1 |
| Moe Williams | 4 | 12 | 0 |
| Jimmy Kleinsasser | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Moss | 7 | 9 | 168 | 3 |
| Robert Smith | 2 | 2 | 19 | 0 |
| John Davis | 4 | 7 | 34 | 0 |
| Cris Carter | 3 | 8 | 30 | 0 |
| Chris Walsh | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 |
| Matt Hatchette | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
DET
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Batch | 25/44 | 239 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Batch | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| James Stewart | 20 | 123 | 0 |
| Mario Bates | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Stewart | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 |
| Germane Crowell | 8 | 14 | 85 | 1 |
| Johnnie Morton | 6 | 9 | 50 | 0 |
| Mario Bates | 3 | 3 | 37 | 0 |
| Brock Olivo | 1 | 2 | 19 | 0 |
| Herman Moore | 2 | 5 | 15 | 0 |
| David Sloan | 1 | 4 | 12 | 0 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 |