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 1997
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PreSeason
August
8, 1997 Minnesota 3
Bills 19
Attendance: 32,559
Todd Collins completed 10-of-12 passes for 115 yards and Carlos Huerta booted three
field goals to lead the Bills to a 19-3 victory over the Minnesota Vikings.
| Scoring
Summary |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
F |
| Minnesota |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| Bills |
0 |
10 |
9 |
0 |
19 |
First Quarter
MIN FG Sisson 38, 8:13
Second Quarter
BUF Holmes 3 run (Huerta Kick), 8:40
BUF FG Huerta 30, 3:39
Third Quarter
BUF FG Huerta 28, 8:06
BUF FG Christie 32, 2:55
Fourth Quarter
BUF FG Huerta 33, 9:55 |
Collins engineered a 16-play, 98 yard drive, culminating in a three-yard touchdown run
by Darick Holmes to put the Bills on top 7-3 with 6:20 remaining in the second quarter.
The drive consumed 9:18.
Huerta nailed field goals of 30, 28, and 33 while Steve Christie hit one for 32 for the
Bills.
Antowain Smith caught a 32-yard pass from Billy Joe Hobert to set up a field goal.
Minnesota quarterback Randall Cunningham left the game late in the first quarter after
twisting his left ankle and did not return. Receiver Jake Reed sat out the game with a
shoulder injury and running back Robert Smith also did not play. Both players are expected
to be ready for the season opener (also against the Bills).
| Game
Breakdown |
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MIN |
BUF |
First Downs
Rushes-Yards
Passing
Comp-Att-Int
Punts-Avg
Sacked-Yards Lost
Fumbles-Lost
Penalties-Yards
Time of Poss. |
11
16-54
74
14-31-1
6-49.8
7-52
2-1
7-70
22:59 |
18
36-123
212
17-25-1
2-37.5
3-19
3-1
10-82
37:01 |
Individual Statistics
Rushing
Buffalo, Ingoglia 6-25, Bender 4-20, Tindale 6-17, Thomas 6-16, A. Smith 5-14, Ballard
3-14, Collins 2-8, Hobert 2-6, Holmes 2-3, Minnesota, M. Williams 3-25, R. Green 5-15,
Hoard 3-9, Walker 1-7, Stewart 2-2, Palmer 2-(-4)
Passing Buffalo, Collins 10-12-0-115, Hobert 3-6-1-71, Ballard
4-7-0-45, Minnesota, Walker 8-8-1-74, Bouman 3-9-0-31, Johnson 3-3-0-21, Cunningham
0-1-0-0
Receiving Buffalo, Holmes 5-31, Brantley 3-40, Reed 2-53, Galloway
2-30, Moulds 2-23, A. Smith 1-32, Tindale 1-15, Armour 1-7, Minnesota, Hatchette 3-26,
Palmer 2-18, Green 2-3, Bland 1-26, C. Jones 1-20, Carter 1-11, Evans 1-6, Jordan 1-6,
Goodwin 1-5, M. Williams 1-5
Missed Field Goals Buffalo, Christie 50
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