| Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: November 9, 1986 Location: Pontiac, MI |
| Venue: Pontiac Silverdome Attendance: 53725 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Joey Browner 39 interception return (Chuck Nelson kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Chuck Nelson 24 FG | 10 | 0 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Jimmie Giles 10 pass from Eric Hipple (Eddie Murray kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Anthony Carter 11 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chuck Nelson kick) | 17 | 7 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Eddie Murray 35 FG | 17 | 10 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Allen Rice 4 run (Chuck Nelson kick) | 24 | 10 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 77 | RDE | Mark Mullaney |
| 52 | LLB | Chris Martin |
| 55 | MLB | Scott Studwell |
| 54 | RLB | Jesse Solomon |
| 30 | LCB | Issiac Holt |
| 47 | SS | Joey Browner |
| 44 | FS | John Harris |
| 39 | RCB | Carl Lee |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Carl Bland |
| 89 | WR | Jeff Chadwick |
| 75 | LOT | Lomas Brown |
| 73 | LOG | Harvey Salem |
| 52 | C | Steve Mott |
| 70 | ROG | Keith Dorney |
| 71 | ROT | Rich Strenger |
| 81 | TE | Jimmie Giles |
| 17 | QB | Eric Hipple |
| 32 | RB | Garry James |
| 30 | FB | James Jones |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Keith Ferguson |
| 79 | NT | Eric Williams |
| 79 | RDE | William Gay |
| 59 | LOLB | Jimmy Williams |
| 58 | LILB | James Harrell |
| 57 | RILB | Vernon Maxwell |
| 55 | ROLB | Mike Cofer |
| 40 | LCB | Duane Galloway |
| 21 | SS | Demetrious Johnson |
| 31 | FS | Devon Mitchell |
| 29 | RCB | Bruce McNorton |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Darrin Nelson | 14 | 58 | 4.1 | 16 | 0 |
| Alfred Anderson | 6 | 58 | 9.7 | 29 | 0 |
| Allen Rice | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 15 | 1 |
| Ted Brown | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 14 | 0 |
| Tommy Kramer | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Garry James | 11 | 46 | 4.2 | 12 | 0 |
| James Jones | 10 | 35 | 3.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Eric Hipple | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Tommy Kramer | 39 | 24 | 61.5 | 2 | 283 | 7.3 | 49 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 70.8 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Eric Hipple | 37 | 22 | 59.5 | 1 | 205 | 5.5 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 72.5 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Alfred Anderson | 6 | 34 | 5.7 | 10 | 0 |
| Anthony Carter | 5 | 111 | 22.2 | 49 | 1 |
| Leo Lewis | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Darrin Nelson | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Allen Rice | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Steve Jordan | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Hassan Jones | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Mike Mularkey | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Garry James | 6 | 33 | 5.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Jeff Chadwick | 5 | 65 | 13.0 | 17 | 0 |
| James Jones | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Carl Bland | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 32 | 0 |
| Jimmie Giles | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 10t | 1 |
| Leonard Thompson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Joey Browner | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39t | 1 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jimmy Williams | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Duane Galloway | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Greg Coleman | 4 | 161 | 40.3 | 46 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jim Arnold | 6 | 278 | 46.3 | 55 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Rufus Bess | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Pete Mandley | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 8 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Rufus Bess | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 31 | 0 | |
| Alfred Anderson | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Herman Hunter | 4 | 90 | 22.5 | 33 | 0 | |
| Bill Graham | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Keith Millard | 1.0 |
| Detroit Lions | |
| Eric Williams | 1.0 |
| Jimmy Williams | 1.0 |
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