| Minnesota Vikings at New Orleans Saints Game Statistics |
| Date: November 27, 1983 Location: New Orleans, LA |
| Venue: Louisiana Superdome Attendance: 59502 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | NO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Benny Ricardo 31 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Wayne Wilson 2 run (Morten Andersen kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Tony Galbreath 5 pass from Steve Dils (Benny Ricardo kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Morten Andersen 25 FG | 10 | 10 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Benny Ricardo 27 FG | 13 | 10 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Wayne Wilson 1 run (Morten Andersen kick) | 13 | 17 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Benny Ricardo 32 FG | 16 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Leo Lewis |
| 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 |
| 83 | TE | Steve Jordan |
| 12 | QB | Steve Dils |
| 32 | RB | Tony Galbreath |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Doug Martin |
| 65 | NT | Charlie Johnson |
| 73 | RDE | Neil Elshire |
| 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 |
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Eugene Goodlow |
| 86 | WR | Jeff Groth |
| 64 | LOT | Dave Lafary |
| 63 | LOG | Brad Edelman |
| 62 | C | John Hill |
| 66 | ROG | Louis Oubre |
| 67 | ROT | Stan Brock |
| 85 | TE | Hoby Brenner |
| 16 | QB | Ken Stabler |
| 38 | HB | George Rogers |
| 46 | FB | Hokie Gajan |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Bruce Clark |
| 74 | NT | Derland Moore |
| 94 | RDE | Jim Wilks |
| 57 | LOLB | Rickey Jackson |
| 52 | LILB | Jim Kovach |
| 56 | RILB | Dennis Winston |
| 51 | ROLB | Whitney Paul |
| 44 | LCB | Dave Waymer |
| 20 | SS | Russell Gary |
| 49 | FS | Frank Wattelet |
| 25 | RCB | Johnnie Poe |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Tony Galbreath | 14 | 58 | 4.1 | 13 | 0 |
| Darrin Nelson | 18 | 54 | 3.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Mike Jones | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| George Rogers | 20 | 69 | 3.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Wayne Wilson | 12 | 49 | 4.1 | 15 | 2 |
| Hokie Gajan | 7 | 41 | 5.9 | 25 | 0 |
| Ken Stabler | 3 | -6 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Steve Dils | 30 | 13 | 43.3 | 1 | 141 | 4.7 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 55.0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Ken Stabler | 22 | 13 | 59.1 | 3 | 171 | 7.8 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Tony Galbreath | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 12 | 1 |
| Bob Bruer | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Sam McCullum | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Darrin Nelson | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Steve Jordan | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Leo Lewis | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Rickey Young | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Jeff Groth | 5 | 56 | 11.2 | 15 | 0 |
| Eugene Goodlow | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Lindsay Scott | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 27 | 0 |
| Hoby Brenner | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Wayne Wilson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| John Turner | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Matt Blair | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Frank Wattelet | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Greg Coleman | 7 | 310 | 44.3 | 59 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Russell Erxleben | 4 | 162 | 40.5 | 47 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Leo Lewis | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Jeff Groth | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 16 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Jarvis Redwine | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Darrin Nelson | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Jimmy Rogers | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 18 | 0 | |
| Kenny Duckett | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Wayne Wilson | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Bruce Clark | 1.0 |
| Derland Moore | 1.0 |
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