| Minnesota Vikings at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Game Statistics |
| Date: September 15, 1985 Location: Tampa, FL |
| Venue: Tampa Stadium Attendance: 46188 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 85 F Humidty: 55% Wind: 16 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Allen Rice 2 run (Jan Stenerud kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Jan Stenerud 31 FG | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Donald Igwebuike 25 FG | 10 | 3 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Joey Browner 15 interception return (Jan Stenerud kick) | 17 | 3 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Alfred Anderson 1 run (Jan Stenerud kick) | 24 | 3 |
| 3 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | James Wilder 1 run (Donald Igwebuike kick) | 24 | 10 |
| 4 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Jerry Bell 12 pass from Steve DeBerg (Donald Igwebuike kick failed) | 24 | 16 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Ted Brown 54 pass from Tommy Kramer (Jan Stenerud kick) | 31 | 16 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Anthony Carter |
| 87 | WR | Leo Lewis |
| 68 | LOT | Curtis Rouse |
| 62 | LOG | Brent Boyd |
| 67 | C | Dennis Swilley |
| 66 | ROG | Terry Tausch |
| 76 | ROT | Tim Irwin |
| 83 | TE | Steve Jordan |
| 9 | QB | Tommy Kramer |
| 36 | RB | Allen Rice |
| 46 | FB | Alfred Anderson |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Doug Martin |
| 96 | NT | Tim Newton |
| 77 | RDE | Mark Mullaney |
| 56 | LOLB | Chris Doleman |
| 52 | LILB | Dennis Johnson |
| 55 | RILB | Scott Studwell |
| 57 | ROLB | Chris Martin |
| 21 | LCB | Rufus Bess |
| 47 | SS | Joey Browner |
| 49 | FS | Keith Nord |
| 37 | RCB | Willie Teal |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Gerald Carter |
| 89 | WR | Kevin House |
| 69 | LOT | George Yarno |
| 72 | LOG | Steve Courson |
| 60 | C | Randy Grimes |
| 62 | ROG | Sean Farrell |
| 73 | ROT | Ron Heller |
| 88 | TE | Jimmie Giles |
| 17 | QB | Steve DeBerg |
| 32 | RB | James Wilder |
| 82 | UBK | Jerry Bell |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | John Cannon |
| 76 | NT | Dave Logan |
| 90 | RDE | Ron Holmes |
| 51 | LOLB | Chris Washington |
| 58 | LILB | Jeff Davis |
| 52 | RILB | Scot Brantley |
| 53 | ROLB | Hugh Green |
| 22 | LCB | Jeremiah Castille |
| 30 | SS | David Greenwood |
| 44 | FS | Ivory Sully |
| 21 | RCB | John Holt |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Darrin Nelson | 11 | 42 | 3.8 | 17 | 0 |
| Ted Brown | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Alfred Anderson | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 8 | 1 |
| Allen Rice | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 4 | 1 |
| Tommy Kramer | 4 | -5 | -1.3 | 1 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| James Wilder | 22 | 113 | 5.1 | 14 | 1 |
| Steve DeBerg | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Tommy Kramer | 28 | 18 | 64.3 | 2 | 183 | 6.5 | 54t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 65.0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||
| Steve DeBerg | 38 | 26 | 68.4 | 2 | 237 | 6.2 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 71.9 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Ted Brown | 5 | 82 | 16.4 | 54t | 1 |
| Steve Jordan | 5 | 50 | 10.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Darrin Nelson | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Anthony Carter | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Leo Lewis | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Allen Rice | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| James Wilder | 13 | 71 | 5.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Jerry Bell | 5 | 52 | 10.4 | 19 | 1 |
| Kevin House | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Gerald Carter | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Jimmie Giles | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Theo Bell | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Calvin Magee | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| John Turner | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Joey Browner | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15t | 1 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Jeremiah Castille | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| David Greenwood | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Greg Coleman | 3 | 141 | 47.0 | 62 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Frank Garcia | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Darrin Nelson | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Leon Bright | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Maurice Turner | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 16 | 0 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Phil Freeman | 4 | 86 | 21.5 | 25 | 0 | |
| Leon Bright | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 18 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Doug Martin | 1.0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
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