| Atlanta Falcons at Minnesota Vikings |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 22, 1987 Location: Minneapolis, MN Venue: Metrodome Attendance: 53866 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Carl Hilton 8 pass from Wade Wilson (Chuck Nelson kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Scott Campbell 7 run (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Chuck Nelson 51 FG | 7 | 10 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Leo Lewis 78 punt return (Chuck Nelson kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Aubrey Matthews 23 pass from Scott Campbell (run failed) | 13 | 17 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Allen Rice 2 run (Chuck Nelson kick) | 13 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Floyd Dixon |
| 81 | WR | Billy Johnson |
| 83 | WR | Aubrey Matthews |
| 78 | LOT | Mike Kenn |
| 61 | LOG | John Scully |
| 55 | C | Wayne Radloff |
| 79 | ROG | Bill Fralic |
| 73 | ROT | Leonard Mitchell |
| 10 | QB | Scott Campbell |
| 42 | RB | Gerald Riggs |
| 45 | HBK | Ken Whisenhunt |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Mike Gann |
| 75 | NT | Tony Casillas |
| 77 | RDE | Rick Bryan |
| 96 | LOLB | Rich Kraynak |
| 56 | LILB | Joe Costello |
| 59 | RILB | John Rade |
| 58 | ROLB | Jessie Tuggle |
| 23 | LCB | Bobby Butler |
| 34 | SS | Robert Moore |
| 41 | FS | Tim Gordon |
| 25 | RCB | Scott Case |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Anthony Carter |
| 87 | WR | Leo Lewis |
| 65 | LOT | Gary Zimmerman |
| 72 | LOG | Dave Huffman |
| 63 | C | Kirk Lowdermilk |
| 68 | ROG | Greg Koch |
| 76 | ROT | Tim Irwin |
| 83 | TE | Steve Jordan |
| 9 | QB | Tommy Kramer |
| 20 | RB | Darrin Nelson |
| 46 | FB | Alfred Anderson |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Doug Martin |
| 73 | LDT | Stafford Mays |
| 75 | RDT | Keith Millard |
| 56 | RDE | Chris Doleman |
| 54 | RLB | Jesse Solomon |
| 24 | LCB | Wymon Henderson |
| 47 | SS | Joey Browner |
| 44 | FS | John Harris |
| 39 | RCB | Carl Lee |
| 41 | DB | Neal Guggemos |
| 30 | DB | Issiac Holt |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 29:42 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 6/14 | 0/1 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| MIN | 30:18 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 9/17 | 1/1 | 7 | 45 | 1 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Scott Campbell | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 24 | 1 |
| Gerald Riggs | 15 | 41 | 2.7 | 8 | 0 |
| John Settle | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 96 | 3.8 | 1 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Rick Fenney | 9 | 44 | 4.9 | 11 | 0 |
| Darrin Nelson | 16 | 43 | 2.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Alfred Anderson | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 10 | 0 |
| Wade Wilson | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Allen Rice | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 2t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 35 | 133 | 3.8 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Scott Campbell | 35 | 19 | 54.3 | 1 | 212 | 6.1 | 36 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 70.2 |
| Team Totals | 35 | 19 | 54.3 | 1 | 212 | 6.1 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 70.2 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Wade Wilson | 18 | 7 | 38.9 | 0 | 111 | 6.2 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 78.7 |
| Tommy Kramer | 9 | 5 | 55.6 | 0 | 43 | 4.8 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 68.3 |
| Rich Gannon | 6 | 2 | 33.3 | 1 | 18 | 3.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 14 | 42.4 | 1 | 172 | 5.2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 56.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Gerald Riggs | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 11 | 0 |
| Ken Whisenhunt | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Floyd Dixon | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Aubrey Matthews | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 28 | 1 |
| Charlie Brown | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| John Settle | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Arthur Cox | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Dan Sharp | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Larry Emery | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 212 | 11.2 | 1 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Anthony Carter | 3 | 80 | 26.7 | 48 | 0 |
| Steve Jordan | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Darrin Nelson | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Leo Lewis | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Rick Fenney | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Carl Hilton | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 172 | 12.3 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Bobby Butler | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Joey Browner | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||
| Rick Donnelly | 5 | 246 | 49.2 | 54 | 1 | ||
| Team Totals | 5 | 246 | 49.2 | 0 | |||
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||
| Greg Coleman | 6 | 209 | 34.8 | 46 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 6 | 209 | 34.8 | 1 | |||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Billy Johnson | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 0 | ||
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Leo Lewis | 4 | 98 | 24.5 | 78t | 1 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 98 | 24.5 | 1 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Larry Emery | 3 | 0 | 69 | 23.0 | 30 | 0 |
| John Settle | 2 | 0 | 24 | 12.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 0 | 93 | 18.6 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Neal Guggemos | 3 | 0 | 58 | 19.3 | 22 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 58 | 19.3 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Tony Casillas | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Chris Doleman | 1.5 |
| Doug Martin | 1.5 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |