| Houston Oilers at Minnesota Vikings Game Statistics |
| Date: October 16, 1983 Location: Minneapolis, MN |
| Venue: Metrodome Attendance: 58910 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston OilersHOU | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 17 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 34 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | HOU | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Benny Ricardo 44 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Charlie Johnson 50 opponents fumble recovery (Benny Ricardo kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | Earl Campbell 13 run (Florian Kempf kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Steve Jordan 23 pass from Steve Dils (Benny Ricardo kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Benny Ricardo 28 FG | 7 | 20 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Chris Dressel 35 pass from Gifford Nielsen (Florian Kempf kick) | 14 | 20 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Ted Brown 4 run (Benny Ricardo kick) | 14 | 27 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Ted Brown 7 run (Benny Ricardo kick) | 14 | 34 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Mike Renfro |
| 83 | WR | Tim Smith |
| 77 | LOT | Doug France |
| 63 | LOG | Mike Munchak |
| 58 | C | David Carter |
| 74 | ROG | Bruce Matthews |
| 73 | ROT | Harvey Salem |
| 88 | TE | Chris Dressel |
| 14 | QB | Gifford Nielsen |
| 34 | RB | Earl Campbell |
| 30 | RB | Larry Moriarty |
| Defense | ||
| 90 | LDE | Bob Hamm |
| 67 | MG | Mike Stensrud |
| 75 | RDE | Jesse Baker |
| 53 | LOLB | Avon Riley |
| 54 | LILB | Gregg Bingham |
| 56 | RILB | Robert Abraham |
| 52 | ROLB | Robert Brazile |
| 22 | LCB | Bill Kay |
| 25 | SS | Keith Bostic |
| 36 | FS | Carter Hartwig |
| 20 | RCB | Willie Tullis |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Terry LeCount |
| 85 | WR | Sammy White |
| 78 | LOT | Steve Riley |
| 51 | LOG | Jim Hough |
| 67 | C | Dennis Swilley |
| 61 | ROG | Wes Hamilton |
| 76 | ROT | Tim Irwin |
| 44 | TE | Dave Casper |
| 12 | QB | Steve Dils |
| 32 | RB | Tony Galbreath |
| 20 | RB | Darrin Nelson |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Doug Martin |
| 65 | NT | Charlie Johnson |
| 73 | RDE | Neil Elshire |
| 59 | LOLB | Matt Blair |
| 55 | LILB | Scott Studwell |
| 52 | RILB | Dennis Johnson |
| 54 | ROLB | Fred McNeill |
| 21 | LCB | Rufus Bess |
| 45 | LS | Tom Hannon |
| 27 | RS | John Turner |
| 37 | RCB | Willie Teal |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Earl Campbell | 29 | 130 | 4.5 | 29 | 1 |
| Gifford Nielsen | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Larry Moriarty | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Donnie Craft | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Darrin Nelson | 13 | 74 | 5.7 | 30 | 0 |
| Ted Brown | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 13 | 2 |
| Tony Galbreath | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 5 | 0 |
| Steve Dils | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Rickey Young | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 3 | 0 |
| Terry LeCount | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Archie Manning | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Gifford Nielsen | 31 | 17 | 54.8 | 2 | 197 | 6.4 | 35t | 1 | 6 | 34 | 58.1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Steve Dils | 34 | 20 | 58.8 | 0 | 227 | 6.7 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 88.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Mike Renfro | 5 | 63 | 12.6 | 25 | 0 |
| Tim Smith | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Walt Arnold | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Earl Campbell | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Chris Dressel | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35t | 1 |
| Herkie Walls | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Stan Edwards | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Mike McCloskey | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Darrin Nelson | 4 | 57 | 14.3 | 29 | 0 |
| Sammy White | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 18 | 0 |
| Steve Jordan | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 23t | 1 |
| Tony Galbreath | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Bob Bruer | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Terry LeCount | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Dave Casper | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Ted Brown | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Sam McCullum | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| James White | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| John Turner | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| John James | 4 | 179 | 44.8 | 50 | 1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Greg Coleman | 6 | 249 | 41.5 | 53 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Carl Roaches | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Rufus Bess | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Steve Brown | 5 | 119 | 23.8 | 30 | 0 | |
| Carl Roaches | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Daryl Hunt | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Jarvis Redwine | 3 | 94 | 31.3 | 41 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |
| Jesse Baker | 1.5 |
| Bob Hamm | 0.5 |
| Avon Riley | 0.5 |
| Brian Sochia | 0.5 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Neil Elshire | 3.0 |
| Matt Blair | 1.0 |
| Randy Holloway | 1.0 |
| Tom Hannon | 0.5 |
| Doug Martin | 0.5 |
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