Sunday, September 17, 2000
| MIN | NWE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Vikings | Robert Smith 4 yard rush (Gary Anderson kick) | 7 | 0 |
| Patriots | Kevin Faulk 2 yard rush (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 7 | 7 | |
| 2nd | Vikings | Johnny McWilliams 1 yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Gary Anderson kick) | 14 | 7 |
| Vikings | Matthew Hatchette 39 yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Gary Anderson kick) | 21 | 7 | |
| 4th | Patriots | Terry Glenn 8 yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (kick failed) | 21 | 13 |
| MIN | NWE | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 23 | 18 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 43-154-1 | 18-103-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 19-28-177-2-1 | 21-35-190-1-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 4-16 | 3-26 |
| Net pass yards | 161 | 164 |
| Total yards | 315 | 267 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Penalties-yards | 5-61 | 9-64 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng |
| Daunte Culpepper | MIN | 19 | 28 | 177 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 12 | 59 | 0 | 13 | ||||
| Robert Smith | MIN | 29 | 91 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| Cris Carter | MIN | 7 | 67 | 0 | 27 | ||||||||||
| Matthew Hatchette | MIN | 2 | 46 | 1 | 39 | ||||||||||
| Randy Moss | MIN | 2 | 20 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||
| Johnny McWilliams | MIN | 3 | 16 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Chris Walsh | MIN | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Jim Kleinsasser | MIN | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||
| John Davis | MIN | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Drew Bledsoe | NWE | 21 | 35 | 190 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| Kevin Faulk | NWE | 13 | 80 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 23 | ||||||
| Terry Glenn | NWE | 8 | 69 | 1 | 17 | ||||||||||
| Troy Brown | NWE | 7 | 62 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||
| Chris Calloway | NWE | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||
| Eric Bjornson | NWE | 2 | 13 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Patrick Pass | NWE | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tony Carter | NWE | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 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 | ||
| Tyrone Carter | MIN | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Cris Dishman | MIN | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Chris Hovan | MIN | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| David Palmer | MIN | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Bryce Paup | MIN | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Orlando Thomas | MIN | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Chris Walsh | MIN | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Moe Williams | MIN | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Troy Brown | NWE | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Tedy Bruschi | NWE | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Shockmain Davis | NWE | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Kevin Faulk | NWE | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Lawyer Milloy | NWE | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Chris Slade | NWE | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Greg Spires | NWE | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Henry Thomas | NWE | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Scoring | Punting | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | |
| Mitch Berger | MIN | 5 | 204 | 40.8 | 0 | ||||
| Lee Johnson | NWE | 4 | 151 | 37.8 | 0 | ||||
| Adam Vinatieri | NWE | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||