Regular Season Week 16: Bulls at Timberwolves
December 21, 1997 38° NorthFace Stadium
Attendance: 56,330 (75%)
Bulls 7 17 3 10 - 37
Timberwolves 3 3 3 0 - 9
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Bulls: 2-3-POR 3 (11:28) 39-James Sotelo ran for 3 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 13-Michael Thomas. POR 0 L.V 7
(Qtr 1) Timberwolves: 4-16-L.V 16 (5:05) 1-Michael Gray 33 yard field goal is GOOD. POR 3 L.V 7
(Qtr 2) Bulls: 3-1-POR 1 (12:20) 16-Garry Griggs pass complete to 85-Jeff Suarez for 1 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 13-Michael Thomas. POR 3 L.V 14
(Qtr 2) Bulls: 4-2-POR 15 (4:51) 13-Michael Thomas 34 yard field goal is GOOD. POR 3 L.V 17
(Qtr 2) Bulls: 3-2-POR 2 (0:54) 39-James Sotelo ran for 2 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 13-Michael Thomas. POR 3 L.V 24
(Qtr 2) Timberwolves: 4-7-L.V 37 (0:25) 1-Michael Gray 55 yard field goal is GOOD. POR 6 L.V 24
(Qtr 3) Timberwolves: 4-13-L.V 31 (5:51) 1-Michael Gray 48 yard field goal is GOOD. POR 9 L.V 24
(Qtr 3) Bulls: 4-2-POR 26 (2:12) 13-Michael Thomas 44 yard field goal is GOOD. POR 9 L.V 27
(Qtr 4) Bulls: 2-3-POR 4 (6:17) 20-Larry Johnson ran for 4 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 13-Michael Thomas. POR 9 L.V 34
(Qtr 4) Bulls: 4-7-POR 14 (2:00) 13-Michael Thomas 32 yard field goal is GOOD. POR 9 L.V 37
Team Statistics
Timberwolves Bulls
First Downs 9 20
- Rushing 1 10
- Passing 5 10
- Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 156 389
- Offensive Plays 58 70
- Yards Per Play 2.69 5.56
Net Rushing Yards 34 219
- Rushing Attempts 14 39
- Yards Per Rush 2.43 5.62
Net Passing Yards 122 170
- Att/Comp/Int 41 / 26 / 3 31 / 18 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 151 170
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3 / 29 0 / 0
- Yards Per Pass Play 2.77 5.48
- Yards Per Completion 5.81 9.44
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 0 1 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 3 / 16 5 / 13
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 8.5 5.8
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 4 / 35 8 / 73
Punt Returns/Yards 0 / 0 4 / 44
Kick Returns/Yards 2 / 61 1 / 40
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 3 / 1
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 1 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 1 4 / 2
Avg Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 35
Time of Possession 24:10 35:52
Drive Charts
Timberwolves
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 0:45 OWN 25 3 1 Interception
1 11:25 0:57 OWN 25 3 -2 Punt
1 9:05 4:03 OWN 20 10 64 Field Goal
1 2:44 2:11 OWN 10 3 6 Punt
2 12:17 2:11 OWN 23 3 -9 Punt
2 4:48 2:21 OWN 29 3 2 Punt
2 0:52 0:32 OWN 25 7 38 Field Goal
3 13:37 1:30 OWN 36 3 2 Punt
3 10:24 2:46 OWN 6 5 19 Punt
3 2:08 3:47 OWN 25 7 34 Punt
4 12:25 1:21 OWN 45 3 7 Interception
4 6:14 0:31 OWN 25 2 6 Interception
4 1:58 1:15 OWN 25 3 0 Punt
Bulls
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 14:15 2:50 OPP 34 5 34 Touchdown
1 10:28 1:24 OWN 38 3 6 Punt
1 5:01 2:18 OWN 30 4 19 Punt
1 0:33 3:16 OWN 45 7 55 Touchdown
2 10:06 5:18 OWN 42 10 43 Field Goal
2 2:27 1:35 OWN 34 6 66 Touchdown
2 0:20 0:20 OWN 25 1 2 Half
3 15:00 1:23 OWN 25 3 -2 Punt
3 12:08 1:43 OWN 24 4 17 Punt
3 7:38 1:51 OWN 28 3 4 Field Goal
3 5:47 3:39 OWN 25 8 49 Field Goal
4 13:21 0:56 OWN 5 3 4 Punt
4 11:04 4:50 OWN 45 9 55 Touchdown
4 5:43 3:46 OPP 41 6 27 Field Goal
4 0:43 0:43 OWN 34 1 -2 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Timberwolves
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#6 Antonio McDermott 1 26 26.00 26 1 0
#38 John Pullen 9 20 2.22 7 0 0
#25 Alejandro Jordan 4 -12 -3.00 -1 0 0
Bulls
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#39 James Sotelo 23 96 4.17 14 5 2
#20 Larry Johnson 11 83 7.55 32 2 1
#30 Archie Fulton 5 40 8.00 14 2 0
Passing Stats
Timberwolves
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#6 Antonio McDermott 41 26 151 3 / 29 0 20 3 39.79
Bulls
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#16 Garry Griggs 31 18 170 0 / 0 1 21 0 84.07
Receiving Stats
Timberwolves
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#25 Alejandro Jordan 3 29 9.67 20 0
#80 Bradley Ross 3 28 9.33 14 0
#81 Donald Gimenez 4 27 6.75 12 0
#87 John Hurt 3 22 7.33 9 0
#85 John Fowler 4 18 4.50 12 0
#38 John Pullen 5 14 2.80 6 0
#24 Bill Couch 4 13 3.25 9 0
Bulls
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#85 Jeff Suarez 4 53 13.25 21 1
#19 Morris Whitford 2 36 18.00 19 0
#39 James Sotelo 5 26 5.20 15 0
#89 David Marcus 2 21 10.50 16 0
#87 Alden Wilder 1 12 12.00 12 0
#81 Mark Ponder 1 8 8.00 8 0
#18 Alan Gray 1 8 8.00 8 0
#20 Larry Johnson 2 6 3.00 4 0
Blocking Stats
Timberwolves
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#74 Howard Mills 56 23 1 2
#76 Gary Cooper 56 21 1 1
#38 John Pullen 11 5 1 1
#42 Chris Boucher 2 4 0 0
#61 Robert Miller 52 25 0 2
#24 Bill Couch 13 8 0 0
#64 Edward McMillian 56 23 0 0
#63 Phillip Guzman 45 20 0 0
#81 Donald Gimenez 0 7 0 0
#85 John Fowler 0 16 0 0
#25 Alejandro Jordan 5 3 0 0
#71 Carl Owen 11 3 0 0
#86 Edwin Canty 7 6 0 0
#91 Javier Clardy 6 2 0 0
#63 Ray George 11 0 0 0
#87 John Hurt 5 12 0 0
#82 Charles Green 0 3 0 0
#16 Rodney Cutshall 0 1 0 0
#80 Bradley Ross 0 7 0 0
#54 Wm Breeden 3 3 0 0
#94 David Smith 3 0 0 0
#46 Michael Smith 0 2 0 0
#99 Frances Vaughn 0 2 0 0
#35 John Edwards 0 2 0 1
#59 Richard Williams 0 2 0 0
#21 Michael Cohen 0 2 0 1
#26 David Stapleton 0 2 0 0
#22 Timothy Oneal 0 2 0 0
#84 Ryan Hale 2 1 0 0
#31 John Woolf 1 0 0 0
Bulls
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#98 Cyril Thomas 0 2 0 0
#69 Courtney Wilson 2 4 0 0
#23 Michael Lewis 0 2 0 1
#73 Michael Smith 43 43 0 1
#89 David Marcus 0 3 0 1
#65 Robert Brown 38 46 0 2
#68 Bill Drayton 43 47 0 3
#39 James Sotelo 11 6 0 0
#69 Joseph Phelps 43 44 0 3
#74 Leonard Keenan 31 42 0 1
#19 Morris Whitford 0 34 0 2
#30 Archie Fulton 24 15 0 1
#18 Alan Gray 5 18 0 0
#85 Jeff Suarez 18 30 0 0
#81 Mark Ponder 0 21 0 1
#58 Carl Maynard 7 0 0 0
#62 Chad Wright 12 0 0 0
#20 Larry Johnson 8 6 0 0
#55 John Jacobs 0 4 0 0
#92 Kenneth Ingram 0 5 0 0
#31 John Carothers 0 4 0 2
#47 Raymond McKee 0 4 0 0
#87 Alden Wilder 0 27 0 1
#99 Chris Castleberry 0 2 0 1
#40 Charles Butts 0 3 0 0
#1 John Kinley 0 2 0 0
#96 Douglas Davis 0 1 0 0
#69 Louis Sanders 1 0 0 0
Interception Stats
Timberwolves
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Bulls
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#23 Michael Lewis 1 1 1.00 0
#1 John Kinley 1 0 0.00 0
#47 Raymond McKee 1 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Timberwolves
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#38 John Pullen 1 0 0 0
#61 Robert Miller 0 1 0 0
#22 Timothy Oneal 0 1 1 0
Bulls
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#81 Mark Ponder 1 0 0 0
#1 John Kinley 0 0 1 0
Punting
Timberwolves
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#13 David Lucero 8 356 44.50 40.25 51 1
Bulls
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#12 Willie Zabel 5 238 47.60 43.20 59 2
Kicking
Timberwolves
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#1 Michael Gray 3 / 3 2 / 2 1 / 1 55 0 / 0
Bulls
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#13 Michael Thomas 3 / 3 1 / 1 0 / 0 44 4 / 4
Punt Return
Timberwolves
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Bulls
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#81 Mark Ponder 4 44 11.0 12 0
Kick Return
Timberwolves
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#38 John Pullen 2 61 30.5 0
Bulls
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#20 Larry Johnson 1 40 40.0 0
Defensive Stats
Timberwolves
Name Tackles Sacks
#94 David Smith 10 0
#26 David Stapleton 9 0
#21 Michael Cohen 9 0
#29 Enrique Gross 5 0
#56 Leonard Perez 5 0
#54 Wm Breeden 3 0
#99 Frances Vaughn 3 0
#85 John Fowler 2 0
#35 John Edwards 2 0
#93 Carlos London 2 0
#98 William Napoleon 2 0
#91 Javier Clardy 2 0
#22 Timothy Oneal 2 0
#64 Edward McMillian 1 0
#1 Michael Gray 1 0
#71 Carl Owen 1 0
#81 Donald Gimenez 1 0
Bulls
Name Tackles Sacks
#22 Steve Ryan 7 0
#1 John Kinley 7 0
#51 Wayne Clayton 5 0
#23 Michael Lewis 5 0
#99 Chris Castleberry 4 0
#57 Carlton Delano 4 0
#96 Douglas Davis 2 1
#97 James Raymond 2 0
#33 Trent Simmons 2 0
#31 John Carothers 1 0
#40 Charles Butts 1 0
#99 Kenneth Schutte 1 0
#55 John Jacobs 1 1
#54 James Stjohn 1 0
#81 Mark Ponder 1 0
#47 Raymond McKee 1 0
#98 Cyril Thomas 1 1