| Minnesota Vikings at Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 16, 1990 Location: Tampa, FL Venue: Tampa Stadium Attendance: 47272 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 79 F Humidty: 49% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | 7 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 26 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Vinny Testaverde 48 run (Steve Christie kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Steve Christie 50 FG | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Steve Christie 43 FG | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Steve Christie 42 FG | 0 | 16 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Mark Carrier 25 pass from Vinny Testaverde (Steve Christie kick) | 0 | 23 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Hassan Jones 75 pass from Wade Wilson (Fuad Reveiz kick) | 7 | 23 |
| 3 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Steve Christie 30 FG | 7 | 26 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Herschel Walker 1 run (pass failed) | 13 | 26 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Cris Carter |
| 65 | LOT | Gary Zimmerman |
| 64 | LOG | Randall McDaniel |
| 63 | C | Kirk Lowdermilk |
| 69 | ROG | Todd Kalis |
| 76 | ROT | Tim Irwin |
| 83 | TE | Steve Jordan |
| 85 | TE | Brent Novoselsky |
| 16 | QB | Rich Gannon |
| RB | RB | Herschel Walker |
| 46 | FB | Alfred Anderson |
| Defense | ||
| 99 | LDE | Al Noga |
| 97 | LDT | Henry Thomas |
| 71 | RDT | Ken Clarke |
| 56 | RDE | Chris Doleman |
| 59 | LLB | Mark Dusbabek |
| 55 | MLB | Scott Studwell |
| 57 | RLB | Mike Merriweather |
| 39 | LCB | Carl Lee |
| 47 | SS | Joey Browner |
| 27 | FS | Ken Stills |
| 48 | RCB | Najee Mustafaa |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Mark Carrier |
| 84 | WR | Bruce Hill |
| 74 | LOT | Paul Gruber |
| 73 | LOG | Tom McHale |
| 60 | C | Randy Grimes |
| 62 | ROG | Ian Beckles |
| 72 | ROT | Rob Taylor |
| 82 | TE | Ron Hall |
| 14 | QB | Vinny Testaverde |
| 40 | RB | Gary Anderson |
| 33 | FB | Reggie Cobb |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Reuben Davis |
| 66 | NT | Willie Wyatt |
| 78 | RDE | John Cannon |
| 51 | LOLB | Broderick Thomas |
| 99 | LILB | Eugene Marve |
| 58 | RILB | Winston Moss |
| 52 | ROLB | Keith McCants |
| 29 | LCB | Ricky Reynolds |
| 30 | SS | Mark Robinson |
| 29 | FS | Harry Hamilton |
| 45 | RCB | Wayne Haddix |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herschel Walker | 7 | 32 | 4.6 | 18 | 1 |
| Wade Wilson | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 13 | 0 |
| D.J. Dozier | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Rick Fenney | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Alfred Anderson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Cedric Smith | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Allen Rice | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Vinny Testaverde | 7 | 105 | 15.0 | 48t | 1 |
| Gary Anderson | 14 | 55 | 3.9 | 13 | 0 |
| Reggie Cobb | 8 | 18 | 2.3 | 8 | 0 |
| John Harvey | 6 | 12 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Bruce Perkins | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Bruce Hill | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Wade Wilson | 39 | 24 | 61.5 | 4 | 374 | 9.6 | 75t | 1 | 2 | 5 | 62.3 |
| Rich Gannon | 10 | 2 | 20.0 | 1 | 8 | 0.8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||
| Vinny Testaverde | 30 | 12 | 40.0 | 2 | 148 | 4.9 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 39.3 |
| Chris Chandler | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Anthony Carter | 8 | 106 | 13.3 | 23 | 0 |
| Hassan Jones | 7 | 162 | 23.1 | 75t | 1 |
| Cris Carter | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Steve Jordan | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Rick Fenney | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Herschel Walker | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Alfred Anderson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Bruce Hill | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 35 | 0 |
| Mark Carrier | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 25t | 1 |
| Gary Anderson | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 |
| John Harvey | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Reggie Cobb | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Carl Lee | 0 | ||||
| Joey Browner | 0 | ||||
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Mark Robinson | 0 | ||||
| Eric Everett | 0 | ||||
| Rodney Rice | 0 | ||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Harry Newsome | 4 | 187 | 46.8 | 49 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Mark Royals | 7 | 272 | 38.9 | 46 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Leo Lewis | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Willie Drewrey | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Herschel Walker | 3 | 0 | 64 | 21.3 | 23 | 0 |
| Allen Rice | 3 | 0 | 46 | 15.3 | 24 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Gary Anderson | 1 | 0 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Willie Drewrey | 1 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Mike Merriweather | 1.0 |
| Henry Thomas | 1.0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Kevin Murphy | 1.0 |
| Broderick Thomas | 0.5 |
| Robb White | 0.5 |
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