Detroit @ Minnesota

Network: ESPN
Announcers: Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann, Paul Maguire
Format: DVD (3 disks)
Quality: 9.0 (Converted Directv SP/VHS Master)
Notes: Includes most commercials.. Halftime edited out.

Game Notes

Vikings hold off the Lions for 24-17 win.

Minnesota survives a 2nd half slumber to beat Detroit and clinch a playoff spot. Robert Smith's 43-yard TD run clinches it with 3:15 left after stopping Detroit on downs at midfield.

After the Vikings had taken a 14-0 lead on Cris Carter's 1,000th career catch, a 4-yard TD pass from Daunte Culpepper, they had fallen into a malaise as the Lions creep back in behind Stoney Case, who replaced an injured Charlie Batch.