| Minnesota Vikings at Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 18, 1987 Location: Tampa, FL Venue: Tampa Stadium Attendance: 20850 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 84 F Humidty: 55% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | 3 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Dale Dawson 34 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Van Tiffin 50 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Arthur Wells EZ opponents fumble recovery (Van Tiffin kick) | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Jeff Womack 23 pass from Tony Adams (Dale Dawson kick) | 10 | 10 |
| 3 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Kevin Walker 30 interception return (Van Tiffin kick) | 10 | 17 |
| 4 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Van Tiffin 37 FG | 10 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Jim Brim |
| 86 | WR | Willie Gillespie |
| 78 | LOT | John Scardina |
| 69 | LOG | Frank Ori |
| 68 | C | Kevin Webster |
| 74 | ROG | Mike McCurry |
| 71 | ROT | Derek Burton |
| 88 | TE | Marc May |
| 7 | QB | Tony Adams |
| 37 | RB | Phil Frye |
| 29 | FB | Sam Harrell |
| Defense | ||
| 98 | LDE | Phil Micech |
| 63 | LDT | Kurt Ploeger |
| 61 | RDT | Don Bramlett |
| 73 | RDE | Stafford Mays |
| 59 | LLB | Fabray Collins |
| 50 | MLB | Randy Scott |
| 51 | RLB | Pete Najarian |
| 26 | LCB | David Evans |
| 28 | SS | Ted Rosnagle |
| 38 | FS | Fletcher Louallen |
| 40 | RCB | Wayne Smith |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Steve Carter |
| 89 | WR | Eric Streater |
| 64 | LOT | Don Pumphrey |
| 71 | LOG | Jim Huddleston |
| 50 | C | Dan Turk |
| 62 | ROG | David Jordan |
| 58 | ROT | Reggie Smith |
| 80 | TE | Steve Holloway |
| 10 | QB | Jim Zorn |
| 47 | RB | Harold Ricks |
| 34 | FB | Adrian Wright |
| Defense | ||
| 90 | LDE | Mike Clark |
| 76 | NT | Fred Nordgren |
| 67 | RDE | Roy Harris |
| 56 | LOLB | Sankar Montoute |
| 53 | LILB | Fred McCallister |
| 54 | RILB | Brian Gant |
| 51 | ROLB | Miles Turpin |
| 27 | LCB | Kevin Walker |
| 40 | SS | Marcus Quinn |
| 26 | FS | Paul Tripoli |
| 31 | RCB | Ivory Curry |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Jeff Womack | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Sam Harrell | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 4 | 0 |
| Phil Frye | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Brett Wilson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Tony Adams | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bucky Scribner | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | -7 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Charles Gladman | 12 | 29 | 2.4 | 6 | 0 |
| Harold Ricks | 8 | 23 | 2.9 | 6 | 0 |
| Adrian Wright | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 11 | 0 |
| Jim Zorn | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 5 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Tony Adams | 37 | 20 | 54.1 | 4 | 195 | 5.3 | 23t | 1 | 7 | 43 | 38.5 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||
| Jim Zorn | 36 | 20 | 55.6 | 2 | 199 | 5.5 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 48.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Jeff Womack | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 23t | 1 |
| Jim Brim | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Phil Frye | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Sam Harrell | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Willie Gillespie | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Brett Wilson | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Ron Daugherty | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Steve Holloway | 8 | 107 | 13.4 | 26 | 0 |
| Adrian Wright | 7 | 51 | 7.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Eric Streater | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Charles Gladman | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Dwayne Dixon | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Wayne Smith | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Fletcher Louallen | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Kevin Walker | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 30t | 1 |
| Sankar Montoute | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Tripoli | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Bucky Scribner | 5 | 230 | 46.0 | 54 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Ray Criswell | 8 | 313 | 39.1 | 58 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Rufus Bess | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Ivory Curry | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 14 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Rufus Bess | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Jeff Womack | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Sam Harrell | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Ivory Curry | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Kevin Walker | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Stafford Mays | 1.0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Calvin Turner | 3.0 |
| Sankar Montoute | 1.0 |
| Fred Nordgren | 1.0 |
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