Sunday, October 26, 1997
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vikings (6-2-0) | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Buccaneers (5-3-0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| MIN | TAM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | Vikings | Eddie Murray 28 yard field goal | 3 | 0 |
| Vikings | Charles Evans 1 yard rush (Eddie Murray kick) | 10 | 0 | |
| 4th | Buccaneers | Reidel Anthony 2 yard pass from Trent Dilfer (kick failed) | 10 | 6 |
| MIN | TAM | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 16 | 11 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 35-94-1 | 18-52-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 20-29-230-0-0 | 15-29-188-1-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 2-16 | 3-11 |
| Net pass yards | 214 | 177 |
| Total yards | 308 | 229 |
| Fumbles-lost | 0-0 | 1-0 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Penalties-yards | 6-46 | 2-15 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng |
| Brad Johnson | MIN | 20 | 29 | 230 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Cris Carter | MIN | 7 | 80 | 0 | 20 | ||||||||||
| Jake Reed | MIN | 4 | 52 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||
| Leroy Hoard | MIN | 18 | 40 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||
| Robert Smith | MIN | 11 | 30 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 7 | ||||||
| Chris Walsh | MIN | 2 | 30 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||
| Andrew Glover | MIN | 2 | 26 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||||
| Greg DeLong | MIN | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 | ||||||||||
| Charles Evans | MIN | 4 | 17 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Hunter Goodwin | MIN | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Moe Williams | MIN | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Trent Dilfer | TAM | 15 | 29 | 188 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Reidel Anthony | TAM | 5 | 92 | 1 | 30 | ||||||||||
| Warrick Dunn | TAM | 10 | 39 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 16 | ||||||
| Dave Moore | TAM | 2 | 35 | 0 | 28 | ||||||||||
| Karl Williams | TAM | 2 | 22 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||
| Horace Copeland | TAM | 2 | 14 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Mike Alstott | TAM | 6 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 9 | ||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | ||
| David Palmer | MIN | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 84 | 16.8 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| John Randle | MIN | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Dwayne Rudd | MIN | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Fernando Smith | MIN | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Chidi Ahanotu | TAM | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Reidel Anthony | TAM | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Jerry Ellison | TAM | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Warren Sapp | TAM | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Karl Williams | TAM | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Scoring | Punting | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | |
| Mitch Berger | MIN | 6 | 238 | 39.7 | 0 | ||||
| Eddie Murray | MIN | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sean Landeta | TAM | 7 | 304 | 43.4 | 0 | ||||