| Minnesota Vikings at Cleveland Browns Game Statistics |
| Date: December 17, 1989 Location: Cleveland, OH |
| Venue: Cleveland Stadium Attendance: 70777 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 5 F Humidty: 65% Wind: 15 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 23 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | CLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Rich Karlis 44 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Ron Middleton 5 pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Herschel Walker 26 run (Rich Karlis kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Reggie Langhorne 62 pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr kick) | 10 | 14 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Steve Jordan 2 pass from Tommy Kramer (Rich Karlis kick) | 17 | 14 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Matt Bahr 32 FG | 17 | 17 |
| 5 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Van Waiters 14 pass from Mike Pagel | 17 | 23 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 34 | RB | Herschel Walker |
| 31 | FB | Rick Fenney |
| Defense | ||
| 99 | LDE | Al Noga |
| 97 | LDT | Henry Thomas |
| 75 | RDT | Keith Millard |
| 56 | RDE | Chris Doleman |
| 57 | LLB | Mike Merriweather |
| 55 | MLB | Scott Studwell |
| 50 | RLB | Ray Berry |
| 47 | SS | Joey Browner |
| 49 | FS | Travis Curtis |
| 39 | RCB | Carl Lee |
| 48 | RCB | Najee Mustafaa |
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Reggie Langhorne |
| 84 | WR | Webster Slaughter |
| 74 | LOT | Paul Farren |
| 68 | LOG | Ted Banker |
| 73 | C | Gregg Rakoczy |
| 66 | ROG | Tony Jones |
| 63 | ROT | Cody Risien |
| 82 | TE | Ozzie Newsome |
| 19 | QB | Bernie Kosar |
| 35 | RB | Barry Redden |
| 42 | FB | Tim Manoa |
| Defense | ||
| 60 | LDE | Bubba Baker |
| 78 | LDT | Carl Hairston |
| 92 | RDT | Michael Dean Perry |
| 97 | RDE | Robert Banks |
| 57 | LLB | Clay Matthews |
| 59 | MLB | Mike Johnson |
| 50 | RLB | Van Waiters |
| 31 | LCB | Frank Minnifield |
| 22 | SS | Felix Wright |
| 30 | FS | Thane Gash |
| 23 | RCB | Mark Harper |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Herschel Walker | 16 | 57 | 3.6 | 26t | 1 |
| Rick Fenney | 11 | 40 | 3.6 | 12 | 0 |
| Anthony Carter | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Alfred Anderson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Wade Wilson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Kevin Mack | 18 | 55 | 3.1 | 9 | 0 |
| Bernie Kosar | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Eric Metcalf | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Barry Redden | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Tim Manoa | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Reggie Langhorne | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 6 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Wade Wilson | 32 | 11 | 34.4 | 0 | 141 | 4.4 | 44 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 49.1 |
| Tommy Kramer | 16 | 6 | 37.5 | 1 | 80 | 5.0 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 49.0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Bernie Kosar | 38 | 17 | 44.7 | 0 | 254 | 6.7 | 62t | 2 | 3 | 12 | 84.8 |
| Mike Pagel | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 14t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 158.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Steve Jordan | 6 | 87 | 14.5 | 24 | 1 |
| Anthony Carter | 4 | 77 | 19.3 | 44 | 0 |
| Hassan Jones | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Jessie Clark | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Leo Lewis | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Alfred Anderson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Rick Fenney | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Brent Novoselsky | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Reggie Langhorne | 6 | 140 | 23.3 | 62t | 1 |
| Brian Brennan | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 16 | 0 |
| Eric Metcalf | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Lawyer Tillman | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Ozzie Newsome | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Webster Slaughter | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Van Waiters | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14t | 1 |
| Ron Middleton | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5t | 1 |
| Kevin Mack | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Kyle Kramer | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Bucky Scribner | 11 | 378 | 34.4 | 41 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Bryan Wagner | 10 | 353 | 35.3 | 45 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Leo Lewis | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 9 | 0 | |
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Gerald McNeil | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 9 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Alfred Anderson | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 36 | 0 | |
| Herschel Walker | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Jessie Clark | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Eric Metcalf | 2 | 64 | 32.0 | 34 | 0 | |
| Barry Redden | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Mike Oliphant | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Keith Millard | 2.0 |
| Al Noga | 1.0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |
| Clay Matthews | 1.0 |
| Bubba Baker | 0.5 |
| Michael Dean Perry | 0.5 |
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