| Houston Oilers at Minnesota Vikings Game Statistics |
| Date: September 10, 1989 Location: Minneapolis, MN |
| Venue: Metrodome Attendance: 54015 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston OilersHOU | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 14 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | HOU | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | Alonzo Highsmith 1 run (Tony Zendejas kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Anthony Carter 32 pass from Wade Wilson (Teddy Garcia kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Steve Jordan 2 pass from Wade Wilson (Teddy Garcia kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Rick Fenney 1 run (Teddy Garcia kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Teddy Garcia 35 FG | 7 | 24 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Rick Fenney 3 run (Teddy Garcia kick) | 7 | 31 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Alfred Anderson 2 run (Teddy Garcia kick) | 7 | 38 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Ernest Givins |
| 84 | WR | Haywood Jeffires |
| 77 | LOT | Bruce Davis |
| 63 | LOG | Mike Munchak |
| 52 | C | Jay Pennison |
| 74 | ROG | Bruce Matthews |
| 70 | ROT | Dean Steinkuhler |
| 87 | TE | Bob Mrosko |
| 1 | QB | Warren Moon |
| 20 | RB | Allen Pinkett |
| 32 | FB | Alonzo Highsmith |
| Defense | ||
| 95 | LDE | William Fuller |
| 79 | NT | Ray Childress |
| 96 | RDE | Sean Jones |
| 93 | LOLB | Robert Lyles |
| 59 | LILB | John Grimsley |
| 53 | RILB | Eugene Seale |
| 91 | ROLB | Johnny Meads |
| 24 | LCB | Steve Brown |
| 25 | SS | Bubba McDowell |
| 31 | FS | Jeff Donaldson |
| 29 | RCB | Patrick Allen |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Anthony Carter |
| 84 | WR | Hassan Jones |
| 65 | LOT | Gary Zimmerman |
| 64 | LOG | Randall McDaniel |
| 63 | C | Kirk Lowdermilk |
| 69 | ROG | Todd Kalis |
| 76 | ROT | Tim Irwin |
| 83 | TE | Steve Jordan |
| 11 | QB | Wade Wilson |
| 42 | RB | D.J. Dozier |
| 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 |
| 57 | RLB | Mike Merriweather |
| 47 | SS | Joey Browner |
| 27 | FS | Brad Edwards |
| 39 | RCB | Carl Lee |
| 48 | RCB | Najee Mustafaa |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Allen Pinkett | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 26 | 0 |
| Alonzo Highsmith | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 9 | 1 |
| Lorenzo White | 10 | 10 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Warren Moon | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Greg Montgomery | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| D.J. Dozier | 7 | 41 | 5.9 | 10 | 0 |
| Rick Fenney | 9 | 37 | 4.1 | 13 | 2 |
| Darrin Nelson | 7 | 30 | 4.3 | 24 | 0 |
| Alfred Anderson | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 7 | 1 |
| Anthony Carter | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Wade Wilson | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Allen Rice | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 10 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Warren Moon | 20 | 8 | 40.0 | 1 | 69 | 3.5 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 29.0 |
| Cody Carlson | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 9 | 2.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56.2 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Wade Wilson | 25 | 16 | 64.0 | 0 | 218 | 8.7 | 32t | 2 | 2 | 20 | 118.4 |
| Allen Rice | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | ||||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Ernest Givins | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Drew Hill | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Curtis Duncan | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Chris Verhulst | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Kenny Jackson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Haywood Jeffires | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Anthony Carter | 7 | 123 | 17.6 | 32t | 1 |
| Darryl Ingram | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Hassan Jones | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| D.J. Dozier | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Darrin Nelson | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Rick Fenney | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Steve Jordan | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Mike Merriweather | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Greg Montgomery | 7 | 327 | 46.7 | 61 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Bucky Scribner | 3 | 130 | 43.3 | 49 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Kenny Johnson | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Leo Lewis | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Leonard Harris | 6 | 142 | 23.7 | 34 | 0 | |
| Kenny Johnson | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| D.J. Dozier | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |
| Ray Childress | 2.0 |
| Sean Jones | 1.0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Keith Millard | 3.0 |
| Chris Doleman | 2.0 |
| Al Noga | 1.0 |
| Henry Thomas | 1.0 |
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