| NFC Divisional Playoff - Minnesota Vikings at San Francisco 49ers Game Statistics |
| Date: January 9, 1988 Location: San Francisco, CA |
| Venue: Candlestick Park Attendance: 62547 |
| Weather: Fog Temp: 55 F Humidty: 96% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis ColtsIND | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 38 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Chuck Nelson 21 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Ray Wersching 43 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Carl Hilton 7 pass from Wade Wilson (Chuck Nelson kick) | 10 | 3 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Chuck Nelson 23 FG | 13 | 3 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Najee Mustafaa 45 interception return (Chuck Nelson kick) | 20 | 3 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Jeff Fuller 48 interception return (Ray Wersching kick) | 20 | 10 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Hassan Jones 5 pass from Wade Wilson (Chuck Nelson kick) | 27 | 10 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Steve Young 5 run (Ray Wersching kick) | 27 | 17 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Chuck Nelson 40 FG | 30 | 17 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Chuck Nelson 46 FG | 33 | 17 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | John Frank 16 pass from Steve Young (Ray Wersching kick) | 33 | 24 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Chuck Nelson 23 FG | 36 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | ||
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 30 | LCB | Issiac Holt |
| 47 | SS | Joey Browner |
| 44 | FS | John Harris |
| 39 | RCB | Carl Lee |
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Jerry Rice |
| 85 | WR | Mike Wilson |
| 77 | LOT | Bubba Paris |
| 61 | LOG | Jesse Sapolu |
| 51 | C | Randy Cross |
| 69 | ROG | Bruce Collie |
| 79 | ROT | Harris Barton |
| 86 | TE | John Frank |
| 88 | TE | Brent Jones |
| 16 | QB | Joe Montana |
| 33 | RB | Roger Craig |
| Defense | ||
| 67 | LDE | Pete Kugler |
| 95 | NT | Michael Carter |
| 76 | RDE | Dwaine Board |
| 53 | LOLB | Milt McColl |
| 55 | LILB | Jim Fahnhorst |
| 99 | RILB | Mike Walter |
| 90 | ROLB | Todd Shell |
| 22 | LCB | Tim McKyer |
| 49 | SS | Jeff Fuller |
| 42 | FS | Ronnie Lott |
| 29 | RCB | Don Griffin |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Darrin Nelson | 11 | 42 | 3.8 | 12 | 0 |
| Wade Wilson | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Anthony Carter | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Alfred Anderson | 7 | 9 | 1.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Allen Rice | 6 | 8 | 1.3 | 7 | 0 |
| D.J. Dozier | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 1 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Steve Young | 6 | 72 | 12.0 | 42 | 1 |
| Joe Montana | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Roger Craig | 7 | 17 | 2.4 | 6 | 0 |
| Tom Rathman | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Joe Cribbs | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Wade Wilson | 34 | 20 | 58.8 | 1 | 298 | 8.8 | 63 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 95.0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Joe Montana | 26 | 12 | 46.2 | 1 | 109 | 4.2 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 42.0 |
| Steve Young | 17 | 12 | 70.6 | 1 | 158 | 9.3 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 94.7 |
| Harry Sydney | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Anthony Carter | 10 | 227 | 22.7 | 63 | 0 |
| Allen Rice | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 19 | 0 |
| Darrin Nelson | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Carl Hilton | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7t | 1 |
| Hassan Jones | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5t | 1 |
| Leo Lewis | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Alfred Anderson | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Roger Craig | 9 | 78 | 8.7 | 31 | 0 |
| Mike Wilson | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Jerry Rice | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 13 | 0 |
| John Taylor | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Tom Rathman | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 13 | 0 |
| John Frank | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16t | 1 |
| Dwight Clark | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Joe Cribbs | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Brent Jones | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Steve Young | 0 | 2 | 0L | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Najee Mustafaa | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 45t | 1 |
| Carl Lee | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Jeff Fuller | 1 | 48 | 48.0 | 48t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Bucky Scribner | 5 | 182 | 36.4 | 46 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Max Runager | 6 | 245 | 40.8 | 49 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Anthony Carter | 2 | 1 | 21 | 10.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Leo Lewis | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Dana McLemore | 3 | 0 | 17 | 5.7 | 14 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Darrin Nelson | 2 | 0 | 56 | 28.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Allen Rice | 1 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Tom Rathman | 3 | 0 | 45 | 15.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Joe Cribbs | 3 | 0 | 28 | 9.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Harry Sydney | 2 | 0 | 28 | 14.0 | 15 | 0 |
| John Taylor | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29L | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Chris Doleman | 2.0 | 15.0 |
| Scott Studwell | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| Henry Thomas | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Charles Haley | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| Mike Walter | 1.0 | 5.0 |
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