| Cincinnati Bengals at Minnesota Vikings |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 17, 1983 Location: Minneapolis, MN Venue: Metrodome Attendance: 51565 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati BengalsCIN | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CIN | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Steve Jordan 2 pass from Wade Wilson (Benny Ricardo kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Dan Ross 7 pass from Ken Anderson (Jim Breech kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 3 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Larry Kinnebrew 2 run (Jim Breech kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Tony Galbreath 1 run (Benny Ricardo kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Tony Galbreath 1 run (Benny Ricardo kick blocked) | 14 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Isaac Curtis |
| 86 | WR | Steve Kreider |
| 78 | LOT | Anthony Munoz |
| 62 | LOG | Dave Lapham |
| 64 | C | Dave Rimington |
| 65 | ROG | Max Montoya |
| 77 | ROT | Mike Wilson |
| 89 | TE | Dan Ross |
| 14 | QB | Ken Anderson |
| 40 | RB | Charles Alexander |
| 46 | FB | Pete Johnson |
| Defense | ||
| 73 | LDE | Eddie Edwards |
| 61 | NT | Jerry Boyarsky |
| 79 | RDE | Ross Browner |
| 52 | LOLB | Tom Dinkel |
| 55 | LILB | Jim LeClair |
| 50 | RILB | Glenn Cameron |
| 57 | ROLB | Reggie Williams |
| 34 | LCB | Louis Breeden |
| 26 | SS | Bobby Kemp |
| 37 | FS | Robert Jackson |
| 13 | RCB | Ken Riley |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Terry LeCount |
| 87 | WR | Leo Lewis |
| 68 | LOT | Curtis Rouse |
| 51 | LOG | Jim Hough |
| 67 | C | Dennis Swilley |
| 62 | ROG | Brent Boyd |
| 76 | ROT | Tim Irwin |
| 83 | TE | Steve Jordan |
| 11 | QB | Wade Wilson |
| 32 | RB | Tony Galbreath |
| 22 | RB | Jarvis Redwine |
| 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 |
| 57 | ROLB | Robin Sendlein |
| 39 | LCB | Carl Lee |
| 45 | LS | Tom Hannon |
| 27 | RS | John Turner |
| 37 | RCB | Willie Teal |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Kinnebrew | 11 | 59 | 5.4 | 17 | 1 |
| Charles Alexander | 11 | 42 | 3.8 | 11 | 0 |
| Pete Johnson | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 7 | 0 |
| Ken Anderson | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Rodney Tate | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Tony Galbreath | 19 | 87 | 4.6 | 33 | 2 |
| Darrin Nelson | 5 | 62 | 12.4 | 32 | 0 |
| Rickey Young | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Jarvis Redwine | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Wade Wilson | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| Ken Anderson | 43 | 26 | 60.5 | 1 | 257 | 6.0 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 75.4 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Wade Wilson | 28 | 16 | 57.1 | 2 | 124 | 4.4 | 36 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 50.3 |
| Steve Dils | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Steve Kreider | 9 | 109 | 12.1 | 21 | 0 |
| Isaac Curtis | 6 | 76 | 12.7 | 19 | 0 |
| Dan Ross | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 11 | 1 |
| Charles Alexander | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 9 | 0 |
| David Verser | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Pete Johnson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Rodney Tate | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Darrin Nelson | 5 | 44 | 8.8 | 36 | 0 |
| Sam McCullum | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Tony Galbreath | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Steve Jordan | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 13 | 1 |
| Jarvis Redwine | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Leo Lewis | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Rickey Young | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Ken Riley | 0 | ||||
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| John Swain | 0 | ||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Pat McInally | 4 | 173 | 43.3 | 54 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Greg Coleman | 4 | 188 | 47.0 | 58 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| John Simmons | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| John Simmons | 3 | 0 | 76 | 25.3 | 36 | 0 |
| Ray Horton | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Darrin Nelson | 2 | 0 | 58 | 29.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Jarvis Redwine | 1 | 0 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |
| Reggie Williams | 2.0 |
| Eddie Edwards | 1.0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Doug Martin | 1.5 |
| Neil Elshire | 1.0 |
| Matt Blair | 0.5 |
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