Vikings 39-28 Colts (21 Dec, 1997) Box Score

Indianapolis Colts

3-13, 1-7 away

	1	2	3	4	T
IND					28
MIN					39

Minnesota Vikings

9-7, 5-3 home

Indianapolis Passing


Jim Harbaugh
Kelly Holcomb
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
15/27	167	6.2	1	0	2-12	86.5
5/8	29	3.6	0	3	2-18	29.7
20/35	166	5.6	1	3	4-30	46.8

Minnesota Passing


Randall Cunningham
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
13/27	174	6.4	4	3	1-9	69.1
13/27	165	6.4	4	3	1-9	69.1

Indianapolis Rushing


Marshall Faulk
Jim Harbaugh
Zack Crockett
Clif Groce
Kelly Holcomb
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
23	102	4.4	2	24
3	14	4.7	0	6
3	13	4.3	0	11
3	3	1.0	0	3
2	0	0.0	0	0
34	132	3.9	2	24

Minnesota Rushing


Robert Smith
Leroy Hoard
Chuck Evans
Randall Cunningham
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
17	160	9.4	0	76
6	19	3.2	1	6
1	2	2.0	0	2
6	-1	-0.2	0	6
30	180	6.0	1	76

Indianapolis Receiving


Sean Dawkins
Marvin Harrison
Brian Stablein
Marshall Faulk
Chris Doering
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
7	66	9.4	0	15
7	65	9.3	1	23
1	30	30.0	0	30
3	23	7.7	0	19
2	12	6.0	0	8
20	196	9.8	1	30

Minnesota Receiving


Cris Carter
Andrew Glover
Jake Reed
Robert Smith
Greg DeLong
Chuck Evans
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
5	89	17.8	3	34
3	36	12.0	1	15
1	21	21.0	0	21
2	15	7.5	0	14
1	12	12.0	0	12
1	1	1.0	0	1
13	174	13.4	4	34

Indianapolis Fumbles


Kelly Holcomb
team

FUM	LOST	REC
2	2	0
2	2	0

Minnesota Fumbles


Jerry Ball
Jason Fisk
team

FUM	LOST	REC
0	0	1
0	0	1
0	0	2

Indianapolis Defense



Jason Belser
Steve Grant
Robert Blackmon
Steve Morrison
Bernard Whittington
Quentin Coryatt
Ellis Johnson
Rico Clark
Al Fontenot
Monty Montgomery
Dan Footman
Ken Dilger
Carlton Gray
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
6	5	0	0	2	0	0
6	5	0	0	0	0	0
5	4	1	0	0	0	0
5	4	0	0	1	0	0
4	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	1	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0
38	31	1	0	5	0	0

Minnesota Defense



Robert Griffith
Dwayne Rudd
Dewayne Washington
Ed McDaniel
John Randle
Corey Fuller
Torrian Gray
Tony Williams
Jeff Brady
Duane Clemons
Orlando Thomas
Stalin Colinet
Leonard Wheeler
Jerry Ball
Ron George
Dixon Edwards
Pete Bercich
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
7	6	0	0	2	0	0
7	4	1	0	0	0	0
6	6	0	0	0	0	0
6	5	0	0	0	0	0
5	5	2	0	0	0	0
5	5	0	0	1	0	0
5	4	0	0	0	0	0
5	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	1	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	1	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
62	52	4	0	4	0	0

Indianapolis Interceptions


Jason Belser
Quentin Coryatt
Steve Morrison
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	34	0
1	3	0
1	2	0
3	39	0

Minnesota Interceptions


Robert Griffith
Corey Fuller
team

INT	YDS	TD
2	26	0
1	22	0
3	48	0

Indianapolis Kick Returns


Nate Jacquet
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
7	129	18.4	20	0
7	129	18.4	20	0

Minnesota Kick Returns


David Palmer
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
6	154	25.7	53	0
6	154	25.7	53	0

Indianapolis Punt Returns


Nate Jacquet
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
2	14	7.0	8	0
2	14	7.0	8	0

Minnesota Punt Returns


David Palmer
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
2	16	8.0	12	0
2	16	8.0	12	0

Indianapolis Kicking


Cary Blanchard
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
2/2	100.0	27	2/2	8
2/2	100.0	27	2/2	8

Minnesota Kicking


Eddie Murray
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
2/2	100.0	29	3/4	9
2/2	100.0	29	3/4	9

Indianapolis Punting


Chris Gardocki
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
3	136	45.3	0	1	57
3	136	45.3	0	1	57

Minnesota Punting


Mitch Berger
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
3	133	44.3	1	0	50
3	133	44.3	1	0	50

5:00 AM, 21 December 1997

Attendance: 54,107

Referees:
Bill Carollo

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA
Buffalo	12	3	.800	469	331
Miami	7	8	.467	305	329
New York	4	11	.267	292	344
New England	3	12	.200	259	361

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