1997 Lions at Vikings Week 16

December 14, 1997
Vikings were favored by 2.5
Over/Under: 46

[@KyleCaughlin]

The game that saved the Lions season. Guess it's better to be lucky than good.

[@chrisuncleahmad]

The Lions last win at Minnesota until 2011

[@chrisuncleahmad]

“Scott Mitchell all of a sudden becomes Bobby Layne”

[@jasonwalker9091]

Chris Kreager He was in this game, it was very tense for Detroit

[@chrisuncleahmad]

1997 Vikings came so close to pulling a 1995 Raiders- 8-2 start, then flirt with a seemingly unthinkable collapse

[@barbarapaparella2282]

Well they did in 03 when the cardinals beat them in week 17 with the crazy ending n they started 8-2 that year

[@chrisuncleahmad]

@@barbarapaparella2282 03 Vikings were 6-4 through 10 games

[@barbarapaparella2282]

@@chrisuncleahmad u sure i think the year the cardinals beat them they were 8-2 so whatever year that was

[@barbarapaparella2282]

@@chrisuncleahmad my bad they actually started 6-0

[@barbarapaparella2282]

@@chrisuncleahmad which is even worse imo

[@kenbaum9035]

the bEst Drive Scott Mitchell had to win a game as a Lions player

[@brandonsmith7787]

WR Herman Moore really spiked the ball football 🏈 with two hands. I never seen that.

[@jonmolina948]

I felt like Herman Moore was the original Megatron. He wasn’t as big as Calvin, but he can get up and get it. Had better hands and ran cleaner routes.

[@carlosgarza9132]

Scott Mitchell’s last good game

[@tonyanderson8497]

When football was great … Herman Moore was a great wideout people forget about

[@chrisuncleahmad]

Fingertip Tommy Vardell

[@jbsmg]

One of the worst pass interference calls of all time.

[@jasonwalker9091]

jbsmg It was

[@jasonwalker9091]

The next lesson as Santa sled arrives as with playoff implications for both teams at 7-7 as the " Motown Lion King " Tour continues as they head up to Minnesota as the Lions and Vikings tangle early on doubleheader day on FOX/Sunday Ticket is: One Last Holiday Hope For Lion King's Lions 🦁🦁🏈🎄🎄. The Vikings with a victory punches them in the postseason, with a win for Detroit gets them in also espically with Hall of Famer Barry Sanders creeping up close on 2,000 rushing yards comes down to the last minute.....Randall Cunningham pitches to the Spin Doctor of Robert Smith for a 7-0 but Barry was tamed early by the rush blitz of the Vikings, and Randall scrambling for a good gain, then Scott Mitchell fires to Herman Moore as its 13-7 but missed the FG before halftime ,2nd half Mitchell throws to Johnnie Morton but he drops it of what could have been and touchdown, but you cant tame for Barry for long as he shaking and jiving through the hole as hits another milestone 13 +100 rushing game seasons, but Vikings saves the day as Mitchell throws an INT but the Lions are stopped on 3rd and 5, but Eddie Murray misses the FG, then Mitchell becomes Lions great Bobby Lane drives down the field with the clock about to strike midnight throws a TD to Moore with : 04 seconds left and with the extra point gives Dennis Green and the Vikings thier 5th straight loss as the Lions have one Christmas hope left next week with the Jets, while the Vikings clock of Santa could strike midnight next week in thier finale with the Colts, and with a win thier in the Wild Card round as for Detroit its thier last win at the Metrodome till 2011 season. End of Lesson ( Kevin Harlan and Jerry Glanville on the call on this game 1:00 😊🦁🎄🎄) . Class Note: Santa gave Season Greetings to the Lions as 4 on the way to Honolulu of Barry Sanders, Robert Porcher,Luther Ellis ,Punter Jason Hanson and Herman Moore, with his 4th Pro Bowl appearance with the GW TD has his 3rd straight season with 100 receptions! , behind Jerry Rice 2nd place .🎄🎁🎁🎄🎄.