| Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings Game Statistics |
| Date: September 13, 1987 Location: Minneapolis, MN |
| Venue: Metrodome Attendance: 57061 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 10 | 21 | 3 | 34 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Eddie Murray 26 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Eddie Murray 27 FG | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Chuck Nelson 27 FG | 6 | 3 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Eddie Murray 24 FG | 9 | 3 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Pete Mandley 5 pass from Chuck Long (Eddie Murray kick) | 16 | 3 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | D.J. Dozier 2 pass from Wade Wilson (Chuck Nelson kick) | 16 | 10 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Eddie Murray 34 FG | 19 | 10 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Anthony Carter 73 pass from Wade Wilson (Chuck Nelson kick) | 19 | 17 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | D.J. Dozier 1 run (Chuck Nelson kick) | 19 | 24 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Leo Lewis 24 pass from Wade Wilson (Chuck Nelson kick) | 19 | 31 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Chuck Nelson 22 FG | 19 | 34 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Jeff Chadwick |
| 82 | WR | Pete Mandley |
| 75 | LOT | Lomas Brown |
| 61 | LOG | Scott Barrows |
| 52 | C | Steve Mott |
| 70 | ROG | Keith Dorney |
| 71 | ROT | Rich Strenger |
| 84 | TE | Rob Rubick |
| 16 | QB | Chuck Long |
| 38 | RB | Scott Williams |
| 30 | FB | James Jones |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Eric Williams |
| 93 | NT | Jerry Ball |
| 79 | RDE | William Gay |
| 59 | LOLB | Jimmy Williams |
| 51 | LILB | Shelton Robinson |
| 98 | RILB | Dennis Gibson |
| 55 | ROLB | Mike Cofer |
| 40 | LCB | Duane Galloway |
| 44 | SS | Ivory Sully |
| 34 | FS | James Griffin |
| 29 | RCB | Bruce McNorton |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Anthony Carter |
| 87 | WR | Leo Lewis |
| 65 | LOT | Gary Zimmerman |
| 72 | LOG | Dave Huffman |
| 63 | C | Kirk Lowdermilk |
| 66 | ROG | Terry Tausch |
| 76 | ROT | Tim Irwin |
| 83 | TE | Steve Jordan |
| 11 | QB | Wade Wilson |
| 42 | RB | D.J. Dozier |
| 46 | FB | Alfred Anderson |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Doug Martin |
| 97 | LDT | Henry Thomas |
| 75 | RDT | Keith Millard |
| 56 | RDE | Chris Doleman |
| 99 | LLB | David Howard |
| 55 | MLB | Scott Studwell |
| 54 | RLB | Jesse Solomon |
| 24 | LCB | Wymon Henderson |
| 47 | SS | Joey Browner |
| 44 | FS | John Harris |
| 39 | RCB | Carl Lee |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| James Jones | 15 | 58 | 3.9 | 19 | 0 |
| Scott Williams | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 8 | 0 |
| Karl Bernard | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Chuck Long | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jeff Chadwick | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| D.J. Dozier | 12 | 57 | 4.8 | 13 | 1 |
| Alfred Anderson | 11 | 53 | 4.8 | 16 | 0 |
| Allen Rice | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 3 | 0 |
| Wade Wilson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Chuck Long | 38 | 24 | 63.2 | 2 | 195 | 5.1 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 62.9 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Wade Wilson | 22 | 12 | 54.5 | 3 | 248 | 11.3 | 73t | 3 | 1 | 8 | 94.5 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Pete Mandley | 7 | 79 | 11.3 | 19 | 1 |
| James Jones | 6 | 26 | 4.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Karl Bernard | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Scott Williams | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Jeff Chadwick | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Gary Lee | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Rob Rubick | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Jimmie Giles | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Leo Lewis | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 36 | 1 |
| Steve Jordan | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 20 | 0 |
| Anthony Carter | 2 | 94 | 47.0 | 73t | 1 |
| Allen Rice | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Alfred Anderson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| D.J. Dozier | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Duane Galloway | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 30 | 0 |
| James Griffin | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Neal Guggemos | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Wymon Henderson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Eddie Murray | 2 | 79 | 39.5 | 46 | 0 |
| Russell Erxleben | 1 | 52 | 52.0 | 52 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Greg Coleman | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Pete Mandley | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Greg Richardson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Gary Lee | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Karl Bernard | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 32 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Neal Guggemos | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 34 | 0 | |
| Greg Richardson | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |
| Dennis Gibson | 1.0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Doug Martin | 0.5 |
| Keith Millard | 0.5 |
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