2000 · Week 8
Buffalo Bills at Minnesota Vikings
Oct 22, 2000 · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome · dome · astroturf
Recap
Minnesota Vikings defeated Buffalo Bills 31–27. ScoutIndex had favored Vikings (66%) going in. Vikings improve to 7-0; Bills fall to 3-4. Daunte Culpepper paced the offense with 251 passing yards and 3 TDs; 29 rushing yards.
Team stats
| BUF | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | First downs | 14 |
| 414 | Total yards | 348 |
| 294 | Passing yards | 251 |
| 120 | Rushing yards | 97 |
| 28/43 | Comp / Att | 17/29 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 0 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
BUF
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Flutie | 28/43 | 294 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Flutie | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Shawn Bryson | 11 | 72 | 0 |
| Sammy Morris | 14 | 31 | 1 |
| Jonathan Linton | 2 | 9 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Moulds | 12 | 20 | 135 | 1 |
| Shawn Bryson | 2 | 3 | 17 | 0 |
| Peerless Price | 3 | 6 | 42 | 0 |
| Sammy Morris | 4 | 5 | 39 | 1 |
| Jeremy McDaniel | 5 | 7 | 39 | 0 |
| Kwame Cavil | 2 | 2 | 22 | 0 |
MIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daunte Culpepper | 17/29 | 251 | 3 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daunte Culpepper | 6 | 29 | 0 |
| Robert Smith | 16 | 68 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Moss | 5 | 8 | 110 | 1 |
| Cris Carter | 7 | 12 | 107 | 2 |
| Robert Smith | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Matt Hatchette | 1 | 4 | 13 | 0 |
| Johnny McWilliams | 3 | 4 | 12 | 0 |