| New York Jets at Minnesota Vikings Game Statistics |
| Date: December 26, 1982 Location: Minneapolis, MN |
| Venue: Metrodome Attendance: 58672 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York JetsNYJ | 7 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYJ | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York JetsNYJ | Freeman McNeil 2 run (Pat Leahy kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Bobby Jackson 80 blocked field goal recovery (Pat Leahy kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Freeman McNeil 1 run (Pat Leahy kick) | 21 | 0 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Tommy Kramer 1 run (Rick Danmeier kick) | 21 | 7 |
| 3 | New York JetsNYJ | Mickey Shuler 20 pass from Pat Ryan (Pat Leahy kick) | 28 | 7 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Ted Brown 16 pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) | 28 | 14 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Bruce Harper 39 pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick) | 35 | 14 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Bobby Jackson 77 interception return (Pat Leahy kick) | 42 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Lam Jones |
| 85 | WR | Wesley Walker |
| 72 | LOT | Chris Ward |
| 70 | LOG | Stan Waldemore |
| 65 | C | Joe Fields |
| 60 | ROG | Dan Alexander |
| 79 | ROT | Marvin Powell |
| 83 | TE | Jerome Barkum |
| 14 | QB | Richard Todd |
| 24 | RB | Freeman McNeil |
| 35 | FB | Mike Augustyniak |
| Defense | ||
| 99 | LDE | Mark Gastineau |
| 74 | LDT | Abdul Salaam |
| 93 | RDT | Marty Lyons |
| 77 | RDE | Kenny Neil |
| 51 | LLB | Greg Buttle |
| 54 | MLB | Stan Blinka |
| 56 | RLB | Lance Mehl |
| 40 | LCB | Bobby Jackson |
| 48 | SS | Ken Schroy |
| 28 | FS | Darrol Ray |
| 47 | RCB | Jerry Holmes |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Terry LeCount |
| 84 | WR | Sam McCullum |
| 78 | LOT | Steve Riley |
| 51 | LOG | Jim Hough |
| 67 | C | Dennis Swilley |
| 61 | ROG | Wes Hamilton |
| 76 | ROT | Tim Irwin |
| 82 | TE | Bob Bruer |
| 81 | TE | Joe Senser |
| 9 | QB | Tommy Kramer |
| 23 | RB | Ted Brown |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Doug Martin |
| 65 | NT | Charlie Johnson |
| 77 | RDE | Mark Mullaney |
| 59 | LOLB | Matt Blair |
| 55 | LILB | Scott Studwell |
| 52 | RILB | Dennis Johnson |
| 54 | ROLB | Fred McNeill |
| 29 | LCB | John Swain |
| 45 | LS | Tom Hannon |
| 27 | RS | John Turner |
| 37 | RCB | Willie Teal |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Freeman McNeil | 18 | 82 | 4.6 | 15 | 2 |
| Scott Dierking | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Marion Barber | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Dwayne Crutchfield | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Augustyniak | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Todd | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Ted Brown | 15 | 57 | 3.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Darrin Nelson | 8 | 48 | 6.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Tommy Kramer | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 13 | 1 |
| Rickey Young | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Tony Galbreath | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 4 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Richard Todd | 22 | 15 | 68.2 | 0 | 236 | 10.7 | 51 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 118.8 |
| Pat Ryan | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 | 20t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 158.3 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Tommy Kramer | 56 | 32 | 57.1 | 3 | 328 | 5.9 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 57.7 |
| Steve Dils | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56.2 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Mickey Shuler | 3 | 80 | 26.7 | 51 | 1 |
| Bruce Harper | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 39t | 1 |
| Wesley Walker | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Lam Jones | 2 | 70 | 35.0 | 51 | 0 |
| Mike Augustyniak | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Bobby Jones | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Scott Dierking | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jerome Barkum | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Joe Senser | 10 | 115 | 11.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Ted Brown | 9 | 63 | 7.0 | 19 | 1 |
| Terry LeCount | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Sam McCullum | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 10 | 0 |
| Tony Galbreath | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Bob Bruer | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Darrin Nelson | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Leo Lewis | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Rickey Young | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Bobby Jackson | 2 | 77 | 38.5 | 77t | 1 |
| Lance Mehl | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Chuck Ramsey | 5 | 218 | 43.6 | 51 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Greg Coleman | 5 | 220 | 44.0 | 50 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Bruce Harper | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 9 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Rufus Bess | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 11 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Kurt Sohn | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Bruce Harper | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Jarvis Redwine | 4 | 84 | 21.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Darrin Nelson | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Eddie Payton | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New York Jets | |
| Kenny Neil | 1.0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Doug Martin | 2.0 |
| Randy Holloway | 0.5 |
| Mark Mullaney | 0.5 |
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