| Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 6, 1988 Location: Minneapolis, MN Venue: Metrodome Attendance: 55573 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 7 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 44 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Allen Rice 3 run (Chuck Nelson kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Alfred Anderson 1 run (V kick failed) | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Eddie Murray 48 FG | 3 | 13 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | George Jamison 52 interception return (Eddie Murray kick) | 10 | 13 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Steve Jordan 16 pass from Wade Wilson (Chuck Nelson kick) | 10 | 20 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Pete Mandley 8 pass from Rusty Hilger (Eddie Murray kick) | 17 | 20 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Chuck Nelson 18 FG | 17 | 23 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Rick Fenney 20 run (Chuck Nelson kick) | 17 | 30 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Jim Gustafson 10 pass from Wade Wilson (Chuck Nelson kick) | 17 | 37 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Allen Rice 3 run (Chuck Nelson kick) | 17 | 44 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Jeff Chadwick |
| 82 | WR | Pete Mandley |
| 75 | LOT | Lomas Brown |
| 53 | LOG | Kevin Glover |
| 52 | C | Steve Mott |
| 61 | ROG | Scott Barrows |
| 73 | ROT | Harvey Salem |
| 87 | TE | Pat Carter |
| 12 | QB | Rusty Hilger |
| 33 | RB | Garry James |
| 30 | FB | James Jones |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Eric Williams |
| 93 | NT | Jerry Ball |
| 77 | RDE | Keith Ferguson |
| 58 | LOLB | George Jamison |
| 54 | LILB | Chris Spielman |
| 98 | RILB | Dennis Gibson |
| 55 | ROLB | Mike Cofer |
| 43 | LCB | Jerry Holmes |
| 34 | SS | James Griffin |
| 31 | FS | Devon Mitchell |
| 29 | RCB | Bruce McNorton |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Anthony Carter |
| 84 | WR | Hassan Jones |
| 65 | LOT | Gary Zimmerman |
| 64 | LOG | Randall McDaniel |
| 63 | C | Kirk Lowdermilk |
| 66 | ROG | Terry Tausch |
| 76 | ROT | Tim Irwin |
| 83 | TE | Steve Jordan |
| 11 | QB | Wade Wilson |
| 42 | RB | D.J. Dozier |
| 31 | FB | Rick Fenney |
| Defense | ||
| 57 | LDE | Doug Martin |
| 97 | LDT | Henry Thomas |
| 75 | RDT | Keith Millard |
| 56 | RDE | Chris Doleman |
| 51 | LLB | David Howard |
| 55 | MLB | Scott Studwell |
| 54 | RLB | Jesse Solomon |
| 48 | LCB | Najee Mustafaa |
| 47 | SS | Joey Browner |
| 27 | FS | Brad Edwards |
| 39 | RCB | Carl Lee |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Garry James | 8 | 28 | 3.5 | 12 | 0 |
| James Jones | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 9 | 0 |
| Pete Mandley | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Rusty Hilger | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Rick Fenney | 6 | 48 | 8.0 | 20t | 1 |
| Darryl Harris | 9 | 39 | 4.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Alfred Anderson | 6 | 34 | 5.7 | 18 | 1 |
| D.J. Dozier | 10 | 32 | 3.2 | 7 | 0 |
| Wade Wilson | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Rich Gannon | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Allen Rice | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 4 | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Rusty Hilger | 22 | 8 | 36.4 | 1 | 63 | 2.9 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 42 | 41.1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Wade Wilson | 35 | 28 | 80.0 | 1 | 391 | 11.2 | 40 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 120.4 |
| Rich Gannon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | ||||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Pete Mandley | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 14 | 1 |
| Garry James | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Scott Williams | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Carl Bland | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| James Jones | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Anthony Carter | 8 | 188 | 23.5 | 40 | 0 |
| Steve Jordan | 8 | 88 | 11.0 | 24 | 1 |
| Hassan Jones | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 18 | 0 |
| Darryl Harris | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 6 | 0 |
| Jim Gustafson | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 16 | 1 |
| Allen Rice | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Leo Lewis | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| George Jamison | 1 | 52 | 52.0 | 52t | 1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Joey Browner | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jim Arnold | 6 | 267 | 44.5 | 49 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Bucky Scribner | 2 | 91 | 45.5 | 52 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Pete Mandley | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Leo Lewis | 6 | 42 | 7.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Carl Bland | 5 | 109 | 21.8 | 27 | 0 | |
| Gary Lee | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 30 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Darryl Harris | 4 | 73 | 18.3 | 23 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |
| Jerry Ball | 1.0 |
| Mike Cofer | 1.0 |
| Keith Ferguson | 1.0 |
| Thomas Strauthers | 1.0 |
| Eric Williams | 1.0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Chris Doleman | 1.0 |
| Doug Martin | 1.0 |
| Keith Millard | 1.0 |
| Henry Thomas | 1.0 |
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