| Denver Broncos at Minnesota Vikings Game Statistics |
| Date: October 26, 1987 Location: Minneapolis, MN |
| Venue: Metrodome Attendance: 51011 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver BroncosDEN | 7 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 27 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 7 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 34 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DEN | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Vance Johnson 25 pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Wade Wilson 1 run (Chuck Nelson kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | John Elway 1 run (Rich Karlis kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | D.J. Dozier 1 run (Chuck Nelson kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Rich Karlis 43 FG | 17 | 14 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | D.J. Dozier 3 run (Chuck Nelson kick failed) | 17 | 20 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | D.J. Dozier 5 run (Chuck Nelson kick) | 17 | 27 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Leo Lewis 5 pass from Wade Wilson (Chuck Nelson kick) | 17 | 34 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Gene Lang 4 pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick) | 24 | 34 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Rich Karlis 51 FG | 27 | 34 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Vance Johnson |
| 70 | LOT | Dave Studdard |
| 54 | LOG | Keith Bishop |
| 68 | C | Larry Lee |
| 67 | ROG | John Ayers |
| 76 | ROT | Ken Lanier |
| 88 | TE | Clarence Kay |
| 89 | TE | Orson Mobley |
| 7 | QB | John Elway |
| 23 | RB | Sammy Winder |
| 46 | FB | Bobby Micho |
| Defense | ||
| 61 | LDE | Andre Townsend |
| 71 | NT | Greg Kragen |
| 75 | RDE | Rulon Jones |
| 73 | LOLB | Simon Fletcher |
| 77 | LILB | Karl Mecklenburg |
| 98 | RILB | Ricky Hunley |
| 50 | ROLB | Jim Ryan |
| 36 | LCB | Mark Haynes |
| 49 | SS | Dennis Smith |
| 22 | FS | Tony Lilly |
| 31 | RCB | Mike Harden |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Anthony Carter |
| 87 | WR | Leo Lewis |
| 65 | LOT | Gary Zimmerman |
| 72 | LOG | Dave Huffman |
| 63 | C | Kirk Lowdermilk |
| 66 | ROG | Terry Tausch |
| 76 | ROT | Tim Irwin |
| 83 | TE | Steve Jordan |
| 11 | QB | Wade Wilson |
| 20 | RB | Darrin Nelson |
| 46 | FB | Alfred Anderson |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Doug Martin |
| 97 | LDT | Henry Thomas |
| 75 | RDT | Keith Millard |
| 56 | RDE | Chris Doleman |
| 99 | LLB | David Howard |
| 55 | MLB | Scott Studwell |
| 54 | RLB | Jesse Solomon |
| 24 | LCB | Wymon Henderson |
| 47 | SS | Joey Browner |
| 44 | FS | John Harris |
| 39 | RCB | Carl Lee |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Gerald Willhite | 8 | 57 | 7.1 | 29 | 0 |
| John Elway | 7 | 37 | 5.3 | 15 | 1 |
| Sammy Winder | 9 | 26 | 2.9 | 14 | 0 |
| Steve Sewell | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Gene Lang | 2 | -6 | -3.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Darrin Nelson | 11 | 98 | 8.9 | 72 | 0 |
| Alfred Anderson | 8 | 38 | 4.8 | 16 | 0 |
| Allen Rice | 6 | 24 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Wade Wilson | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 13 | 1 |
| D.J. Dozier | 7 | 15 | 2.1 | 5t | 3 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| John Elway | 39 | 22 | 56.4 | 1 | 245 | 6.3 | 25t | 2 | 4 | 30 | 81.7 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Wade Wilson | 23 | 13 | 56.5 | 5 | 197 | 8.6 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 59.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Mark Jackson | 5 | 52 | 10.4 | 20 | 0 |
| Vance Johnson | 5 | 48 | 9.6 | 25t | 1 |
| Clarence Kay | 4 | 63 | 15.8 | 24 | 0 |
| Ricky Nattiel | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 18 | 0 |
| Gene Lang | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 11 | 1 |
| Rick Massie | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Ken Bell | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Orson Mobley | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Steve Jordan | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Anthony Carter | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 18 | 0 |
| Leo Lewis | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 14 | 1 |
| Allen Rice | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 24 | 0 |
| D.J. Dozier | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Alfred Anderson | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Mark Haynes | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Randy Robbins | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Mike Harden | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Tony Lilly | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| John Harris | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Mike Horan | 6 | 232 | 38.7 | 53 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Greg Coleman | 3 | 118 | 39.3 | 40 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Ricky Nattiel | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 13 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Leo Lewis | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Ken Bell | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Gene Lang | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Vance Johnson | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Neal Guggemos | 3 | 80 | 26.7 | 31 | 0 | |
| Darrin Nelson | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 32 | 0 | |
| Carl Hilton | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |
| Walt Bowyer | 0.5 |
| Ricky Hunley | 0.5 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Keith Millard | 2.0 |
| Jesse Solomon | 1.0 |
| Chris Doleman | 0.5 |
| Henry Thomas | 0.5 |
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