1988 Minnesota Vikings (NFL) |
| 2nd place • National Football Conference • Central Division • 11-5-0 .688 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| NFC Wild Card Playoff | |||||||||
| Mon | 12/26/1988 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 28-17 | W | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 57666 | |
| NFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/1/1989 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 9-34 | L | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 61848 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Alfred Anderson | 46 | FB | 6-1 | 218 | 27 | Baylor | 2 | 1 |
| Sam Anno | 53 | LB | 6-2 | 235 | 23 | Southern California | 2 | 0 |
| Walker Lee Ashley | 58 | LB | 6-0 | 235 | 28 | Penn State | 2 | 0 |
| Bubba Baker | 68 | LDE | 6-6 | 275 | 32 | Colorado State | 2 | 2 |
| Ray Berry | 50 | RLB | 6-2 | 230 | 25 | Baylor | 2 | 2 |
| Joey Browner | 47 | SS | 6-2 | 218 | 28 | Southern California | 2 | 2 |
| Anthony Carter | 81 | WR | 5-11 | 174 | 28 | Michigan | 2 | 2 |
| Chris Doleman | 56 | RDE | 6-5 | 273 | 27 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 2 |
| Brad Edwards | 27 | S | 6-2 | 196 | 22 | South Carolina | 2 | 0 |
| Rick Fenney | 31 | FB | 6-1 | 240 | 24 | Washington | 2 | 1 |
| Chris Foote | 62 | C | 6-3 | 265 | 32 | Southern California | 2 | 0 |
| Darrell Fullington | 29 | S | 6-1 | 190 | 24 | Miami (Florida) | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Gustafson | 80 | WR | 6-1 | 180 | 27 | St. Thomas | 2 | 0 |
| Darryl Harris | 32 | RB | 5-10 | 178 | 32 | Arizona State | 2 | 0 |
| John Harris | 44 | FS | 6-2 | 200 | 32 | Arizona State | 2 | 2 |
| Wymon Henderson | 24 | DB | 5-10 | 187 | 27 | Allan Hancock JC; Nevada-Las Vegas | 2 | 0 |
| Carl Hilton | 82 | TE | 6-3 | 234 | 24 | Houston | 2 | 0 |
| Issiac Holt | 30 | CB | 6-1 | 199 | 26 | Alcorn State | 2 | 0 |
| David Howard | 51 | LLB | 6-2 | 232 | 27 | Oregon State; Long Beach State | 2 | 2 |
| Tim Irwin | 76 | ROT | 6-7 | 294 | 30 | Tennessee | 2 | 2 |
| Hassan Jones | 84 | WR | 6-0 | 198 | 24 | Florida State | 2 | 2 |
| Steve Jordan | 83 | TE | 6-3 | 237 | 27 | Brown | 2 | 2 |
| Todd Kalis | 69 | OG | 6-5 | 288 | 23 | Arizona State | 2 | 0 |
| Carl Lee | 39 | LCB | 5-11 | 185 | 27 | Marshall | 2 | 2 |
| Leo Lewis | 87 | WR | 5-8 | 169 | 32 | Missouri | 2 | 0 |
| Kirk Lowdermilk | 63 | C | 6-3 | 269 | 25 | Ohio State | 2 | 2 |
| Stafford Mays | 73 | DT | 6-2 | 251 | 30 | Mount Hood JC; Washington | 2 | 1 |
| Randall McDaniel | 64 | LOG | 6-3 | 279 | 24 | Arizona State | 2 | 2 |
| Keith Millard | 75 | RDT | 6-5 | 272 | 26 | Washington State | 2 | 2 |
| Mike Mularkey | 86 | TE | 6-4 | 239 | 27 | Florida | 2 | 0 |
| Najee Mustafaa | 48 | RCB | 6-1 | 191 | 24 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 2 |
| Chuck Nelson | 1 | K | 5-11 | 173 | 28 | Washington | 2 | 0 |
| Darrin Nelson | 20 | RB | 5-9 | 185 | 29 | Stanford | 2 | 0 |
| Al Noga | 99 | DE | 6-1 | 264 | 23 | Hawaii | 2 | 0 |
| Randy Rasmussen | 52 | C-OG | 6-1 | 254 | 28 | Minnesota | 2 | 0 |
| Allen Rice | 36 | RB | 5-10 | 205 | 26 | Wharton County JC; Ranger JC; Baylor | 2 | 2 |
| Bucky Scribner | 13 | P | 6-0 | 205 | 28 | Pratt CC; Kansas | 2 | 0 |
| Scott Studwell | 55 | MLB | 6-2 | 228 | 34 | Illinois | 2 | 2 |
| Terry Tausch | 66 | ROG | 6-5 | 275 | 29 | Texas | 2 | 2 |
| Henry Thomas | 97 | LDT | 6-2 | 277 | 23 | Louisiana State | 2 | 1 |
| Wade Wilson | 11 | QB | 6-3 | 208 | 29 | East Texas A&M | 2 | 2 |
| Gary Zimmerman | 65 | LOT | 6-6 | 289 | 27 | Oregon | 2 | 2 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 17 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 37 |
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 21 | 3 | 20 | 51 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 31:04 | 40 | 15 | 21 | 4 | 10/31 32.3% | 2/3 66.7% | 6 | 40 |
| Opponents Totals | 28:56 | 39 | 11 | 26 | 2 | 11/26 42.3% | 0/1 0.0% | 16 | 114 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Anderson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Chuck Nelson | 0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Carl Hilton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Hassan Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Allen Rice | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 5 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 37 |
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 0 | 51 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Nelson | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0/0 |
| OWN | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0/0 |
| OPP | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0/1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Rice | 22 | 99 | 4.5 | 17 | 1 |
| Rick Fenney | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 6 | 0 |
| Alfred Anderson | 9 | 18 | 2.0 | 8 | 2 |
| Darrin Nelson | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 6 | 0 |
| Wade Wilson | 8 | 3 | 0.4 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 52 | 157 | 3.0 | 17 | 3 |
| Opponents Totals | 58 | 308 | 5.3 | 80t | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wade Wilson | 75 | 40 | 53.3 | 33 | 508 | 6.8 | 12.7 | 46 | 2 | 2.7 | 2 | 2.7 | 11 | 93 | 415 | 72.5 |
| Team Totals | 75 | 40 | 53.3 | 33 | 508 | 6.8 | 12.7 | 46 | 2 | 2.7 | 2 | 2.7 | 11 | 93 | 415 | 72.5 |
| Opponents Totals | 73 | 36 | 49.3 | 33 | 424 | 5.8 | 11.8 | 29 | 5 | 6.8 | 4 | 5.5 | 2 | 18 | 406 | 67.4 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hassan Jones | 9 | 99 | 11.0 | 18 | 1 | ||
| Anthony Carter | 7 | 147 | 21.0 | 46 | 0 | ||
| Alfred Anderson | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Allen Rice | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Steve Jordan | 4 | 63 | 15.8 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Rick Fenney | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Jim Gustafson | 3 | 70 | 23.3 | 34 | 0 | ||
| Leo Lewis | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Darrin Nelson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Carl Hilton | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5t | 1 | ||
| Team Totals | 40 | 508 | 12.7 | 46 | 2 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 36 | 424 | 11.8 | 5 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Browner | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 46 | 0 |
| Scott Studwell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bucky Scribner | 14 | 566 | 40.4 | 51 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 87 | 459 | 32.8 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 566 | 40.4 | 51 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 87 | 459 | 32.8 |
| Opponents Totals | 10 | 422 | 42.2 | 63 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 360 | 36.0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Carter | 3 | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Leo Lewis | 2 | 0 | 26 | 13.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 3 | 42 | 8.4 | 14 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 2 | 87 | 12.4 | 32 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darryl Harris | 6 | 0 | 113 | 18.8 | 25 | 0 |
| Darrin Nelson | 2 | 0 | 37 | 18.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Steve Jordan | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 0 | 154 | 17.1 | 25 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 8 | 0 | 145 | 18.1 | 35 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Joey Browner | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| Henry Thomas | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 | 18.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 11.0 | 93.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Lowdermilk | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Allen Rice | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry Thomas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wade Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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