| Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Minnesota Vikings Game Statistics |
| Date: December 8, 1985 Location: Minneapolis, MN |
| Venue: Metrodome Attendance: 51593 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 6 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 26 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | TB | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Jan Stenerud 24 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Jan Stenerud 24 FG | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Darrin Nelson 1 run (Jan Stenerud kick) | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Jan Stenerud 25 FG | 0 | 16 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Jan Stenerud 35 FG | 0 | 19 |
| 3 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Calvin Magee 7 pass from Steve Young (Donald Igwebuike kick) | 7 | 19 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Ted Brown 8 run (Jan Stenerud kick) | 7 | 26 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Gerald Carter |
| 89 | WR | Kevin House |
| 69 | LOT | George Yarno |
| 68 | LOG | Rick Mallory |
| 60 | C | Randy Grimes |
| 62 | ROG | Sean Farrell |
| 73 | ROT | Ron Heller |
| 88 | TE | Jimmie Giles |
| 8 | QB | Steve Young |
| 32 | RB | James Wilder |
| 86 | UBK | Calvin Magee |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | John Cannon |
| 76 | NT | Dave Logan |
| 90 | RDE | Ron Holmes |
| 54 | LOLB | Ervin Randle |
| 58 | LILB | Jeff Davis |
| 52 | RILB | Scot Brantley |
| 51 | ROLB | Chris Washington |
| 22 | LCB | Jeremiah Castille |
| 31 | SS | Craig Curry |
| 44 | FS | Ivory Sully |
| 21 | RCB | John Holt |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Anthony Carter |
| 89 | WR | Mike Jones |
| 72 | LOT | Dave Huffman |
| 62 | LOG | Brent Boyd |
| 63 | C | Kirk Lowdermilk |
| 71 | ROG | Mark MacDonald |
| 76 | ROT | Tim Irwin |
| 83 | TE | Steve Jordan |
| 9 | QB | Tommy Kramer |
| 20 | RB | Darrin Nelson |
| 23 | FB | Ted Brown |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Doug Martin |
| 96 | NT | Tim Newton |
| 75 | RDE | Keith Millard |
| 56 | LOLB | Chris Doleman |
| 50 | LILB | Dennis Fowlkes |
| 54 | RILB | David Howard |
| 57 | ROLB | Chris Martin |
| 39 | LCB | Carl Lee |
| 47 | SS | Joey Browner |
| 27 | FS | John Turner |
| 37 | RCB | Willie Teal |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| James Wilder | 25 | 94 | 3.8 | 28 | 0 |
| Steve Young | 8 | 53 | 6.6 | 20 | 0 |
| Ron Springs | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Ted Brown | 15 | 79 | 5.3 | 30 | 1 |
| Darrin Nelson | 17 | 69 | 4.1 | 10 | 1 |
| Tommy Kramer | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Alfred Anderson | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||
| Steve Young | 32 | 13 | 40.6 | 3 | 187 | 5.8 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 31.6 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Tommy Kramer | 36 | 21 | 58.3 | 2 | 309 | 8.6 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Calvin Magee | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 30 | 1 |
| Theo Bell | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 11 | 0 |
| James Wilder | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Ron Springs | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Jimmie Giles | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Kevin House | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Gerald Carter | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Mike Jones | 4 | 104 | 26.0 | 41 | 0 |
| Steve Jordan | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Anthony Carter | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Sammy White | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Darrin Nelson | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Alfred Anderson | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Ted Brown | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Mike Mularkey | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Cecil Johnson | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Jeremiah Castille | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Willie Teal | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Chris Doleman | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Tim Newton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Frank Garcia | 4 | 183 | 45.8 | 51 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Greg Coleman | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Anthony Carter | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 12 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Phil Freeman | 6 | 122 | 20.3 | 27 | 0 | |
| Ron Springs | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Buster Rhymes | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 34 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Keith Millard | 2.0 |
| Tim Newton | 1.0 |
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