| San Diego Chargers at Minnesota Vikings |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 20, 1985 Location: Minneapolis, MN Venue: Metrodome Attendance: 61670 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego ChargersSD | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SD | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego ChargersSD | Tim Spencer 2 run (Bob Thomas kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Allen Rice 1 run (Jan Stenerud kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | Bob Thomas 42 FG | 10 | 7 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Mike Mularkey 51 pass from Tommy Kramer (Jan Stenerud kick) | 10 | 14 |
| 4 | San Diego ChargersSD | Tim Spencer 1 run (Bob Thomas kick) | 17 | 14 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Leo Lewis 26 pass from Tommy Kramer (Jan Stenerud kick) | 17 | 21 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Trumaine Johnson |
| 18 | WR | Charlie Joiner |
| 74 | LOT | Jim Lachey |
| 67 | LOG | Ed White |
| 66 | C | Rich Umphrey |
| 60 | ROG | Dennis McKnight |
| 77 | ROT | Sam Claphan |
| 85 | TE | Eric Sievers |
| 9 | QB | Mark Herrmann |
| 40 | RB | Gary Anderson |
| 43 | FB | Tim Spencer |
| Defense | ||
| 99 | LDE | Lee Williams |
| 78 | NT | Chuck Ehin |
| 65 | RDE | Keith Ferguson |
| 57 | LOLB | Linden King |
| 58 | LILB | Mike Green |
| 54 | RILB | Billy Ray Smith |
| 51 | ROLB | Woodrow Lowe |
| 29 | LCB | John Hendy |
| 22 | SS | Gill Byrd |
| 37 | FS | Jeff Dale |
| 23 | RCB | Danny Walters |
| 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 |
| 20 | RB | Darrin Nelson |
| 46 | FB | Alfred Anderson |
| Defense | ||
| 73 | LDE | Neil Elshire |
| 79 | LDT | Doug Martin |
| 77 | RDT | Mark Mullaney |
| 75 | RDE | Keith Millard |
| 55 | MLB | Scott Studwell |
| 21 | LCB | Rufus Bess |
| 47 | SS | Joey Browner |
| 49 | FS | Keith Nord |
| 37 | RCB | Willie Teal |
| 39 | DB | Carl Lee |
| 27 | DB | John Turner |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Spencer | 14 | 86 | 6.1 | 24 | 2 |
| Buford McGee | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 8 | 0 |
| Lionel James | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Gary Anderson | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Dan Fouts | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Darrin Nelson | 13 | 41 | 3.2 | 11 | 0 |
| Alfred Anderson | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Tommy Kramer | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Allen Rice | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 1t | 1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
| Mark Herrmann | 26 | 12 | 46.2 | 2 | 128 | 4.9 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 29.0 |
| Dan Fouts | 10 | 7 | 70.0 | 2 | 64 | 6.4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47.5 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Tommy Kramer | 46 | 31 | 67.4 | 2 | 311 | 6.8 | 51t | 2 | 3 | 13 | 82.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Eric Sievers | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Lionel James | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Pete Holohan | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Charlie Joiner | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 23 | 0 |
| Kellen Winslow | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Wes Chandler | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Tim Spencer | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Gary Anderson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Darrin Nelson | 12 | 67 | 5.6 | 11 | 0 |
| Steve Jordan | 8 | 91 | 11.4 | 17 | 0 |
| Mike Mularkey | 4 | 91 | 22.8 | 51t | 1 |
| Alfred Anderson | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Allen Rice | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Leo Lewis | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Lee Williams | 0 | ||||
| Linden King | 0 | ||||
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Rufus Bess | 0 | ||||
| John Turner | 0 | ||||
| Joey Browner | 0 | ||||
| Issiac Holt | 0 | ||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Ralf Mojsiejenko | 5 | 204 | 40.8 | 54 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Greg Coleman | 3 | 120 | 40.0 | 58 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Darrin Nelson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Lionel James | 2 | 0 | 39 | 19.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Buford McGee | 1 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Jesse Bendross | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Buster Rhymes | 4 | 0 | 62 | 15.5 | 18 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |
| Chuck Ehin | 1.0 |
| Mike Green | 1.0 |
| Lee Williams | 1.0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Rufus Bess | 1.0 |
| Joey Browner | 1.0 |
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