Vikings 38-36 Lions (29 Dec, 2002) Box Score

Minnesota Vikings

6-10, 2-6 away

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	14	14	7	3	38
DET	14	3	7	12	36

Detroit Lions

3-13, 3-5 home

Minnesota Passing


Daunte Culpepper
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
21/29	312	10.8	2	1	3-16	115.9
21/29	296	10.8	2	1	3-16	115.9

Detroit Passing


Mike McMahon
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
19/44	293	6.7	3	3	0-0	60.1
19/44	293	6.7	3	3	0-0	60.1

Minnesota Rushing


Michael Bennett
Moe Williams
Daunte Culpepper
Jimmy Kleinsasser
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
19	82	4.3	1	15
6	35	5.8	0	25
8	34	4.3	1	16
1	3	3.0	0	3
34	154	4.5	2	25

Detroit Rushing


Mike McMahon
James Stewart
Eddie Drummond
Cory Schlesinger
Aveion Cason
Rafael Cooper
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
3	43	14.3	22
11	25	2.3	7
2	17	8.5	23
2	4	2.0	3
1	3	3.0	3
1	1	1.0	1
20	93	4.7	23

Minnesota Receiving


Randy Moss
D'Wayne Bates
Kelly Campbell
Michael Bennett
Jimmy Kleinsasser
Hunter Goodwin
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
6	109	18.2	0	56
5	75	15.0	0	59
4	60	15.0	2	27
3	31	10.3	0	15
2	29	14.5	0	18
1	8	8.0	0	8
21	312	14.9	2	59

Detroit Receiving


Bill Schroeder
Scotty Anderson
Aveion Cason
Larry Foster
Cory Schlesinger
James Stewart
Matt Murphy
Rafael Cooper
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
6	132	22.0	1	46
4	56	14.0	1	20
2	49	24.5	1	26
2	17	8.5	0	9
2	15	7.5	0	8
1	12	12.0	0	12
1	8	8.0	0	8
1	4	4.0	0	4
19	293	15.4	3	46

Minnesota Fumbles


Daunte Culpepper
team

FUM	LOST	REC
3	1	0
3	1	0

Detroit Fumbles


Mike McMahon
Robert Porcher
team

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

Minnesota Defense



Eric Kelly
Henri Crockett
Jack Brewer
Greg Biekert
Corey Chavous
Tyrone Carter
Brian Williams
Nick Rogers
Kenny Mixon
Brian Russell
Ronnie Bradford
Lemanski Hall
Randy Moss
Chuck Wiley
Jim Nelson
Lorenzo Bromell
Chris Hovan
Fred Robbins
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
8	8	0	0	2	0	0
6	5	0	0	0	0	0
5	4	0	0	0	0	0
4	3	0	0	2	0	0
4	3	0	0	1	0	1
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	2	0	0
3	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	2	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	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
1	0	0	0	1	0	0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0
47	40	0	0	11	0	2

Detroit Defense



Brian Walker
Jeff Gooch
Todd Lyght
James Hall
Robert Porcher
Andre' Goodman
Shaun Rogers
Donte' Curry
Clint Kriewaldt
Jimmy Wyrick
Travis Kirschke
Lamar Campbell
Corey Harris
Cory Schlesinger
Larry Foster
Chris Claiborne
Kalimba Edwards
Kelvin Pritchett
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
7	6	0	0	0	0	0
6	6	0	0	0	0	0
6	5	0	0	0	0	0
6	5	0	0	1	0	0
6	4	0.5	0	0	0	1
5	5	0	0	2	0	0
5	2	1	0	1	0	0
4	1	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	0	0	0
3	1	0.5	0	0	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	1	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
68	51	3	0	4	0	3

Minnesota Interceptions


Corey Chavous
Brian Williams
Eric Kelly
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	43	1
1	2	0
1	0	0
3	45	1

Detroit Interceptions


Andre' Goodman
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	2	0
1	2	0

Minnesota Kick Returns


Moe Williams
James Wofford
Ronnie Bradford
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
5	102	20.4	28
1	25	25.0	25
1	0	0.0	0
7	127	18.1	28

Detroit Kick Returns


Eddie Drummond
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
7	142	20.3	25	0
7	142	20.3	25	0

Minnesota Punt Returns

	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
No Minnesota Punt Returns

Detroit Punt Returns


Eddie Drummond
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
1	5	5.0	5	0
1	5	5.0	5	0

Minnesota Kicking


Gary Anderson
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
1/2	50.0	18	5/5	8
1/2	50.0	18	5/5	8

Detroit Kicking


Jason Hanson
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
1/1	100.0	37	3/3	6
1/1	100.0	37	3/3	6

Minnesota Punting


Kyle Richardson
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
2	72	36.0	0	1	43
2	72	36.0	0	1	43

Detroit Punting


John Jett
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
2	81	40.5	0	2	49
2	81	40.5	0	2	49

6:00 PM, 29 December 2002

Attendance: 60,233

Referees:
Bill Carollo

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA
Detroit	13	2	.867	493	299
Minnesota	13	2	.867	396	276
Green Bay	10	4	.714	379	287
Chicago	4	11	.267	283	342

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