| Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings Game Statistics |
| Date: November 3, 1985 Location: Minneapolis, MN |
| Venue: Metrodome Attendance: 58012 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 16 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Eddie Murray 32 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Jan Stenerud 26 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Jan Stenerud 49 FG | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Ted Brown 1 run (Jan Stenerud kick) | 3 | 13 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Joe Ferguson 1 run (Eddie Murray kick) | 10 | 13 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Eddie Murray 20 FG | 13 | 13 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Jan Stenerud 28 FG | 13 | 16 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Mark Nichols |
| 36 | WR | Leonard Thompson |
| 75 | LOT | Lomas Brown |
| 51 | LOG | David Jones |
| 52 | C | Steve Mott |
| 64 | ROG | Larry Lee |
| 70 | ROT | Keith Dorney |
| 87 | TE | David Lewis |
| 84 | TE | Rob Rubick |
| 17 | QB | Eric Hipple |
| 30 | FB | James Jones |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Eric Williams |
| 78 | DT | Doug English |
| 62 | DT | Curtis Green |
| 79 | RDE | William Gay |
| 59 | LOLB | Jimmy Williams |
| 50 | LILB | August Curley |
| 92 | ROLB | Angelo King |
| 27 | LCB | Bobby Watkins |
| 21 | SS | Demetrious Johnson |
| 33 | FS | Bill Graham |
| 29 | RCB | Bruce McNorton |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Anthony Carter |
| 87 | WR | Leo Lewis |
| 68 | LOT | Curtis Rouse |
| 71 | LOG | Mark MacDonald |
| 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 | ||
| 79 | LDE | Doug Martin |
| 96 | NT | Tim Newton |
| 77 | RDE | Mark Mullaney |
| 56 | LOLB | Chris Doleman |
| 50 | LILB | Dennis Fowlkes |
| 55 | RILB | Scott Studwell |
| 54 | ROLB | Fred McNeill |
| 21 | LCB | Rufus Bess |
| 47 | SS | Joey Browner |
| 49 | FS | Keith Nord |
| 37 | RCB | Willie Teal |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| James Jones | 21 | 50 | 2.4 | 9 | 0 |
| Alvin Moore | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Eric Hipple | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 3 | 0 |
| Joe Ferguson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Darrin Nelson | 25 | 122 | 4.9 | 23 | 0 |
| Allen Rice | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Ted Brown | 7 | 8 | 1.1 | 4 | 1 |
| Tommy Kramer | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Alfred Anderson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Eric Hipple | 10 | 7 | 70.0 | 0 | 80 | 8.0 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 93.8 |
| Joe Ferguson | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 21 | 7.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86.8 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Tommy Kramer | 21 | 14 | 66.7 | 1 | 123 | 5.9 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 62.2 |
| Wade Wilson | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 24 | 12.0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| James Jones | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 18 | 0 |
| Mark Nichols | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 16 | 0 |
| David Lewis | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Rob Rubick | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Jeff Chadwick | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Leonard Thompson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Steve Jordan | 6 | 57 | 9.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Leo Lewis | 4 | 57 | 14.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Darrin Nelson | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Anthony Carter | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Mike Mularkey | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Ted Brown | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| William Frizzell | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Mike Black | 4 | 155 | 38.8 | 52 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Darrin Nelson | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 21 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Alvin Hall | 3 | 83 | 27.7 | 35 | 0 | |
| Alvin Moore | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Buster Rhymes | 4 | 74 | 18.5 | 24 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |
| Eric Williams | 1.0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Dennis Fowlkes | 1.0 |
| Doug Martin | 1.0 |
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