1987 Minnesota Vikings (NFL) |
| 2nd place • National Football Conference • Central Division • 8-7-0 .533 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| NFC Wild Card Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/3/1988 | A | New Orleans Saints | 44-10 | W | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 68127 | |
| NFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sat | 1/9/1988 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 36-24 | W | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 62547 | |
| NFC Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/17/1988 | A | Washington Redskins | 10-17 | L | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 55212 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Alfred Anderson | 46 | FB | 6-1 | 218 | 26 | Baylor | 3 | 3 |
| Sam Anno | 53 | LB | 6-2 | 235 | 22 | Southern California | 3 | 0 |
| Walker Lee Ashley | 58 | LB | 6-0 | 235 | 27 | Penn State | 3 | 0 |
| Ray Berry | 50 | LB | 6-2 | 230 | 24 | Baylor | 3 | 0 |
| Joey Browner | 47 | SS | 6-2 | 218 | 27 | Southern California | 3 | 3 |
| Anthony Carter | 81 | WR | 5-11 | 174 | 27 | Michigan | 3 | 3 |
| Chris Doleman | 56 | RDE | 6-5 | 273 | 26 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 3 |
| D.J. Dozier | 42 | RB | 6-0 | 198 | 22 | Penn State | 3 | 0 |
| Rick Fenney | 31 | RB | 6-1 | 240 | 23 | Washington | 3 | 0 |
| Chris Foote | 62 | C | 6-3 | 265 | 31 | Southern California | 3 | 0 |
| Steve Freeman | 22 | S | 5-11 | 185 | 34 | Mississippi State | 3 | 0 |
| Rich Gannon | 16 | QB | 6-3 | 210 | 22 | Delaware | 1 | 0 |
| Neal Guggemos | 41 | S | 6-0 | 187 | 23 | St. Thomas | 3 | 0 |
| Jim Gustafson | 80 | WR | 6-1 | 180 | 26 | St. Thomas | 3 | 0 |
| John Harris | 44 | FS | 6-2 | 200 | 31 | Arizona State | 3 | 3 |
| Wymon Henderson | 24 | CB | 5-10 | 187 | 26 | Allan Hancock JC; Nevada-Las Vegas | 3 | 0 |
| Carl Hilton | 82 | TE | 6-3 | 234 | 23 | Houston | 3 | 0 |
| Issiac Holt | 30 | LCB | 6-1 | 199 | 25 | Alcorn State | 3 | 3 |
| David Howard | 99 | LLB | 6-2 | 232 | 26 | Oregon State; Long Beach State | 3 | 3 |
| Dave Huffman | 72 | LOG | 6-6 | 284 | 30 | Notre Dame | 3 | 3 |
| Tim Irwin | 76 | ROT | 6-7 | 294 | 29 | Tennessee | 3 | 3 |
| Hassan Jones | 84 | WR | 6-0 | 198 | 23 | Florida State | 3 | 0 |
| Steve Jordan | 83 | TE | 6-3 | 237 | 26 | Brown | 3 | 3 |
| Greg Koch | 68 | ROG | 6-4 | 276 | 32 | Arkansas | 3 | 3 |
| Tommy Kramer | 9 | QB | 6-2 | 205 | 32 | Rice | 1 | 1 |
| Carl Lee | 39 | RCB | 5-11 | 185 | 26 | Marshall | 3 | 3 |
| Leo Lewis | 87 | WR | 5-8 | 169 | 31 | Missouri | 3 | 3 |
| Kirk Lowdermilk | 63 | C | 6-3 | 269 | 24 | Ohio State | 3 | 3 |
| Mark MacDonald | 71 | OG | 6-4 | 267 | 26 | Boston College | 3 | 0 |
| Chris Martin | 57 | RLB | 6-2 | 232 | 27 | Auburn | 3 | 1 |
| Doug Martin | 79 | LDE | 6-3 | 264 | 30 | Washington | 3 | 3 |
| Stafford Mays | 73 | DE | 6-2 | 251 | 29 | Mount Hood JC; Washington | 3 | 0 |
| Keith Millard | 75 | RDT | 6-5 | 272 | 25 | Washington State | 3 | 3 |
| Najee Mustafaa | 48 | CB | 6-1 | 191 | 23 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 0 |
| Chuck Nelson | 1 | K | 5-11 | 173 | 27 | Washington | 3 | 0 |
| Darrin Nelson | 20 | RB | 5-9 | 185 | 28 | Stanford | 3 | 3 |
| Tim Newton | 96 | DT | 6-0 | 290 | 24 | Florida | 2 | 0 |
| Randy Rasmussen | 52 | OG | 6-1 | 254 | 27 | Minnesota | 3 | 0 |
| Allen Rice | 36 | RB | 5-10 | 205 | 25 | Wharton County JC; Ranger JC; Baylor | 3 | 0 |
| Gerald Robinson | 95 | DE | 6-3 | 262 | 24 | Auburn | 2 | 0 |
| Bucky Scribner | 13 | P | 6-0 | 205 | 27 | Pratt CC; Kansas | 3 | 0 |
| Jesse Solomon | 54 | RLB | 6-0 | 235 | 24 | North Florida JC; Florida State | 2 | 2 |
| Scott Studwell | 55 | MLB | 6-2 | 228 | 33 | Illinois | 3 | 3 |
| Henry Thomas | 97 | LDT | 6-2 | 277 | 22 | Louisiana State | 3 | 3 |
| Wade Wilson | 11 | QB | 6-3 | 208 | 28 | East Texas A&M | 3 | 2 |
| Gary Zimmerman | 65 | LOT | 6-6 | 289 | 26 | Oregon | 3 | 3 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 13 | 45 | 13 | 19 | 90 |
| Opponents Totals | 17 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 51 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 36:01 | 66 | 24 | 39 | 3 | 22/51 43.1% | 0/2 0.0% | 5 | 42 |
| Opponents Totals | 23:59 | 37 | 13 | 21 | 3 | 11/41 26.8% | 0/0 % | 15 | 119 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Nelson | 0 | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 0 | 36 |
| Anthony Carter | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Hassan Jones | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| D.J. Dozier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Carl Hilton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Steve Jordan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Leo Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Najee Mustafaa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 9 | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 0 | 90 |
| Opponents Totals | 6 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 0 | 51 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Nelson | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 2/2 | 3/3 | 1/1 | 3/3 | 0/0 |
| OWN | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 2/2 | 3/3 | 1/1 | 3/3 | 0/0 |
| OPP | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 0/2 | 1/3 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darrin Nelson | 36 | 130 | 3.6 | 12 | 0 |
| Alfred Anderson | 18 | 83 | 4.6 | 16 | 0 |
| Wade Wilson | 12 | 63 | 5.3 | 12 | 0 |
| D.J. Dozier | 13 | 41 | 3.2 | 15 | 1 |
| Anthony Carter | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Allen Rice | 11 | 26 | 2.4 | 8 | 0 |
| Rick Fenney | 9 | 22 | 2.4 | 7 | 0 |
| Tommy Kramer | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Rich Gannon | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 105 | 403 | 3.8 | 30 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 114 | 572 | 5.0 | 42 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wade Wilson | 93 | 50 | 53.8 | 41 | 730 | 7.8 | 14.6 | 63 | 5 | 5.4 | 2 | 2.2 | 14 | 107 | 623 | 88.6 |
| Tommy Kramer | 9 | 5 | 55.6 | 4 | 50 | 5.6 | 10.0 | 17 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 13 | 37 | 71.5 |
| Allen Rice | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10t | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 147.9 |
| Team Totals | 103 | 56 | 54.4 | 45 | 790 | 7.7 | 14.1 | 63 | 6 | 5.8 | 2 | 1.9 | 16 | 120 | 670 | 90.7 |
| Opponents Totals | 101 | 44 | 43.6 | 51 | 490 | 4.9 | 11.1 | 43 | 4 | 4.0 | 6 | 5.9 | 6 | 32 | 458 | 47.1 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Carter | 23 | 391 | 17.0 | 63 | 1 | ||
| Darrin Nelson | 7 | 98 | 14.0 | 37 | 0 | ||
| Leo Lewis | 7 | 86 | 12.3 | 23t | 1 | ||
| Allen Rice | 7 | 71 | 10.1 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Steve Jordan | 5 | 73 | 14.6 | 36 | 1 | ||
| Alfred Anderson | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Hassan Jones | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 44t | 2 | ||
| Jim Gustafson | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Carl Hilton | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7t | 1 | ||
| Team Totals | 56 | 790 | 14.1 | 63 | 6 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 44 | 490 | 11.1 | 4 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Najee Mustafaa | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 45t | 1 |
| Steve Freeman | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| John Harris | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Issiac Holt | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Lee | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 85 | 14.2 | 45t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 48 | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bucky Scribner | 18 | 610 | 33.9 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 583 | 32.4 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 610 | 33.9 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 583 | 32.4 |
| Opponents Totals | 20 | 823 | 41.2 | 53 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 229 | 574 | 28.7 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Carter | 12 | 3 | 221 | 18.4 | 84t | 1 |
| Leo Lewis | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 4 | 229 | 17.6 | 84t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 8 | 1 | 27 | 3.4 | 14 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darrin Nelson | 4 | 0 | 99 | 24.8 | 34 | 0 |
| Allen Rice | 2 | 0 | 35 | 17.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 0 | 134 | 22.3 | 34 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 18 | 0 | 285 | 15.8 | 42 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Doleman | 3.0 | 19.0 |
| Scott Studwell | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| Keith Millard | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| Henry Thomas | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 6.0 | 32.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 16.0 | 120.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Browner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Carter | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Doleman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Kramer | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrin Nelson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Zimmerman | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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