| NFC Wild Card Playoff |
| Los Angeles Rams at Minnesota Vikings |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 26, 1988 Location: Minneapolis, MN Venue: Metrodome Attendance: 57666 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | LARM | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Alfred Anderson 7 run (Chuck Nelson kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Allen Rice 17 run (Chuck Nelson kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Damone Johnson 3 pass from Jim Everett (Mike Lansford kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Alfred Anderson 1 run (Chuck Nelson kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 3 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Mike Lansford 43 FG | 10 | 21 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Carl Hilton 5 pass from Wade Wilson (Chuck Nelson kick) | 10 | 28 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Pete Holohan 11 pass from Jim Everett (Mike Lansford kick) | 17 | 28 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Aaron Cox |
| 80 | WR | Henry Ellard |
| 75 | LOT | Irv Pankey |
| 66 | LOG | Tom Newberry |
| 56 | C | Doug Smith |
| 67 | ROG | Duval Love |
| 78 | ROT | Jackie Slater |
| 86 | TE | Damone Johnson |
| 11 | QB | Jim Everett |
| 42 | RB | Greg Bell |
| 24 | FB | Buford McGee |
| Defense | ||
| 93 | LDE | Doug Reed |
| 99 | NT | Alvin Wright |
| 98 | RDE | Shawn Miller |
| 91 | LOLB | Kevin Greene |
| 55 | LILB | Carl Ekern |
| 50 | RILB | Jim Collins |
| 54 | ROLB | Mike Wilcher |
| 25 | LCB | Jerry Gray |
| 23 | SS | Michael Stewart |
| 20 | FS | Johnnie Johnson |
| 47 | RCB | LeRoy Irvin |
| 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 |
| 36 | RB | Allen Rice |
| 31 | FB | Rick Fenney |
| Defense | ||
| 68 | LDE | Bubba Baker |
| 73 | LDT | Stafford Mays |
| 75 | RDT | Keith Millard |
| 56 | RDE | Chris Doleman |
| 51 | LLB | David Howard |
| 55 | MLB | Scott Studwell |
| 50 | RLB | Ray Berry |
| 39 | LCB | Carl Lee |
| 47 | SS | Joey Browner |
| 44 | FS | John Harris |
| 48 | RCB | Najee Mustafaa [Rutland] |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LARM | 26:06 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 6/15 | 0/1 | 10 | 54 | 0 | 0 |
| MIN | 33:54 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 6/14 | 0/0 | 6 | 40 | 1 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Greg Bell | 17 | 91 | 5.4 | 22 | 0 |
| Jim Everett | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Robert Delpino | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Henry Ellard | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Charles White | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 107 | 4.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Allen Rice | 17 | 79 | 4.6 | 17 | 1 |
| Alfred Anderson | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 7 | 2 |
| Darrin Nelson | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Rick Fenney | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Wade Wilson | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 103 | 3.1 | 17 | 3 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| Jim Everett | 45 | 19 | 42.2 | 3 | 247 | 5.5 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 47.2 |
| Team Totals | 45 | 19 | 42.2 | 3 | 247 | 5.5 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 47.2 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Wade Wilson | 28 | 17 | 60.7 | 0 | 253 | 9.0 | 46 | 1 | 5 | 46 | 102.2 |
| Team Totals | 28 | 17 | 60.7 | 0 | 253 | 9.0 | 46 | 1 | 5 | 46 | 102.2 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Henry Ellard | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 29 | 0 | |
| Buford McGee | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 19 | 0 | |
| Pete Holohan | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 24 | 1 | |
| Damone Johnson | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 18 | 1 | |
| Robert Delpino | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 21 | 0 | |
| Flipper Anderson | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 17 | 0 | |
| Ron Brown | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 19 | 247 | 13.0 | 29 | 2 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Anthony Carter | 4 | 102 | 25.5 | 46 | 0 | |
| Rick Fenney | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 8 | 0 | |
| Jim Gustafson | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 34 | 0 | |
| Hassan Jones | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Alfred Anderson | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Steve Jordan | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Allen Rice | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Darrin Nelson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Carl Hilton | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5t | 1 | |
| Team Totals | 17 | 253 | 14.9 | 46 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Joey Browner | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 46 | 0 |
| Scott Studwell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 26 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||
| Dale Hatcher | 5 | 241 | 48.2 | 63 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 241 | 48.2 | 63 | 0 | 2 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||
| Bucky Scribner | 7 | 291 | 41.6 | 51 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 291 | 41.6 | 51 | 0 | 1 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Cliff Hicks | 4 | 0 | 46 | 11.5 | 32 | 0 |
| Mickey Sutton | 1 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 0 | 60 | 12.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Leo Lewis | 1 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Anthony Carter | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 14 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Ron Brown | 4 | 0 | 71 | 17.8 | 22 | 0 |
| Robert Delpino | 1 | 0 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 0 | 106 | 21.2 | 35 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Darryl Harris | 3 | 0 | 58 | 19.3 | 20 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 58 | 19.3 | 20 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Kevin Greene | 3.0 | 19.0 |
| Fred Strickland | 2.0 | 27.0 |
| Team Totals | 5.0 | 46.0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Joey Browner | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 | 12.0 |