| Minnesota Vikings at Buffalo Bills Game Statistics |
| Date: September 4, 1988 Location: Orchard Park, NY |
| Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 76783 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 74 F Humidty: 71% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Scott Norwood 27 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Thurman Thomas 5 run (Scott Norwood kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Chuck Nelson 30 FG | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Scott Norwood 26 FG | 3 | 13 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Allen Rice 2 run (Chuck Nelson kick) | 10 | 13 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Anthony Carter |
| 84 | WR | Hassan Jones |
| 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 | ||
| 99 | LDE | Al Noga |
| 97 | LDT | Henry Thomas |
| 75 | RDT | Keith Millard |
| 56 | RDE | Chris Doleman |
| 51 | 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 |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Chris Burkett |
| 83 | WR | Andre Reed |
| 73 | LOT | Will Wolford |
| 51 | LOG | Jim Ritcher |
| 67 | C | Kent Hull |
| 65 | ROG | Tim Vogler |
| 70 | ROT | Joe Devlin |
| 88 | TE | Pete Metzelaars |
| 12 | QB | Jim Kelly |
| 34 | RB | Thurman Thomas |
| 39 | FB | Jamie Mueller |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Art Still |
| 76 | NT | Fred Smerlas |
| 96 | RDE | Leon Seals |
| 55 | LOLB | Cornelius Bennett |
| 58 | LILB | Shane Conlan |
| 50 | RILB | Ray Bentley |
| 56 | ROLB | Darryl Talley |
| 29 | LCB | Derrick Burroughs |
| 49 | SS | Dwight Drane |
| 38 | FS | Mark Kelso |
| 37 | RCB | Nate Odomes |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Darrin Nelson | 10 | 50 | 5.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Rick Fenney | 8 | 28 | 3.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Wade Wilson | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Alfred Anderson | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Anthony Carter | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Bucky Scribner | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allen Rice | 4 | -1 | -0.3 | 2t | 1 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Thurman Thomas | 18 | 86 | 4.8 | 28 | 1 |
| Jim Kelly | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 8 | 0 |
| Robb Riddick | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Jamie Mueller | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Andre Reed | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Wade Wilson | 33 | 19 | 57.6 | 1 | 204 | 6.2 | 31 | 0 | 6 | 34 | 63.2 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Jim Kelly | 31 | 17 | 54.8 | 1 | 204 | 6.6 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 61.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Alfred Anderson | 5 | 44 | 8.8 | 12 | 0 |
| Steve Jordan | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 31 | 0 |
| Anthony Carter | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Rick Fenney | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Darrin Nelson | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Hassan Jones | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Leo Lewis | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Allen Rice | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Mike Mularkey | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Andre Reed | 8 | 78 | 9.8 | 30 | 0 |
| Pete Metzelaars | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Chris Burkett | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Thurman Thomas | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Jamie Mueller | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Ronnie Harmon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Najee Mustafaa | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Cornelius Bennett | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Bucky Scribner | 5 | 221 | 44.2 | 52 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| John Kidd | 5 | 220 | 44.0 | 53 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Leo Lewis | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Anthony Carter | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Darryl Harris | 4 | 84 | 21.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Ronnie Harmon | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Erroll Tucker | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Carl Byrum | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Keith Millard | 1.0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Fred Smerlas | 2.0 |
| Art Still | 2.0 |
| Cornelius Bennett | 1.0 |
| Hal Garner | 1.0 |
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