| Cleveland Browns at Minnesota Vikings |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 26, 1986 Location: Minneapolis, MN Venue: Metrodome Attendance: 59133 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 23 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 3 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CLE | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Chuck Nelson 33 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Matt Bahr 52 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Darrin Nelson 5 run (Chuck Nelson kick) | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Anthony Carter 8 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chuck Nelson kick) | 3 | 17 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Felix Wright 30 blocked punt recovery (Matt Bahr kick) | 10 | 17 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Chuck Nelson 32 FG | 10 | 20 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Matt Bahr 19 FG | 13 | 20 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Curtis Dickey 17 run (Matt Bahr kick) | 20 | 20 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Matt Bahr 22 FG | 23 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Reggie Langhorne |
| 84 | WR | Webster Slaughter |
| 74 | LOT | Paul Farren |
| 70 | LOG | Larry Williams |
| 61 | C | Mike Baab |
| 69 | ROG | Dan Fike |
| 63 | ROT | Cody Risien |
| 82 | TE | Ozzie Newsome |
| 19 | QB | Bernie Kosar |
| 33 | RB | Curtis Dickey |
| 34 | FB | Kevin Mack |
| Defense | ||
| 96 | LDE | Reggie Camp |
| 91 | LDT | Sam Clancy |
| 79 | RDT | Bob Golic |
| 78 | RDE | Carl Hairston |
| 56 | LLB | Chip Banks |
| 51 | MLB | Eddie Johnson |
| 57 | RLB | Clay Matthews |
| 31 | LCB | Frank Minnifield |
| 24 | SS | Ray Ellis |
| 37 | FS | Chris Rockins |
| 29 | RCB | Hanford Dixon |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Anthony Carter |
| 87 | WR | Leo Lewis |
| 65 | LOT | Gary Zimmerman |
| 51 | LOG | Jim Hough |
| 67 | C | Dennis Swilley |
| 66 | ROG | Terry Tausch |
| 76 | ROT | Tim Irwin |
| 83 | TE | Steve Jordan |
| 9 | QB | Tommy Kramer |
| 20 | RB | Darrin Nelson |
| 36 | FB | Allen Rice |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Doug Martin |
| 96 | LDT | Tim Newton |
| 75 | RDT | Keith Millard |
| 95 | RDE | Gerald Robinson |
| 52 | LLB | Chris Martin |
| 55 | MLB | Scott Studwell |
| 99 | RLB | David Howard |
| 30 | LCB | Issiac Holt |
| 47 | SS | Joey Browner |
| 44 | FS | John Harris |
| 39 | RCB | Carl Lee |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Curtis Dickey | 19 | 106 | 5.6 | 17t | 1 |
| Kevin Mack | 11 | 44 | 4.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Bernie Kosar | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Darrin Nelson | 22 | 118 | 5.4 | 25 | 1 |
| Alfred Anderson | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Allen Rice | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Ted Brown | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Tommy Kramer | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Leo Lewis | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Bernie Kosar | 18 | 9 | 50.0 | 1 | 101 | 5.6 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 51 | 44.0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Tommy Kramer | 35 | 18 | 51.4 | 1 | 261 | 7.5 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 73.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Webster Slaughter | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 24 | 0 |
| Reggie Langhorne | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Kevin Mack | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Ozzie Newsome | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Allen Rice | 4 | 71 | 17.8 | 32 | 0 |
| Leo Lewis | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 30 | 0 |
| Darrin Nelson | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Steve Jordan | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Jim Gustafson | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Hassan Jones | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Alfred Anderson | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Ted Brown | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Anthony Carter | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Ray Ellis | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Issiac Holt | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Jeff Gossett | 5 | 240 | 48.0 | 61 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Chuck Nelson | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Wade Wilson | 2 | 76 | 38.0 | 46 | 1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Gerald McNeil | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Rufus Bess | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Gerald McNeil | 4 | 60 | 15.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Reggie Langhorne | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Rufus Bess | 4 | 84 | 21.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |
| Carl Hairston | 2.0 |
| Reggie Camp | 1.0 |
| Dave Puzzuoli | 1.0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Keith Millard | 3.0 |
| Doug Martin | 1.0 |
| Tim Newton | 1.0 |
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