| Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: September 23, 1984 Location: Pontiac, MI |
| Venue: Pontiac Silverdome Attendance: 57511 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 7 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 29 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Sammy White 26 pass from Tommy Kramer (Jan Stenerud kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Leonard Thompson 1 pass from Gary Danielson (Eddie Murray kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Jan Stenerud 35 FG | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Leonard Thompson 66 pass from Gary Danielson (Eddie Murray kick) | 10 | 14 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Jan Stenerud 32 FG | 13 | 14 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Jan Stenerud 37 FG | 16 | 14 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Chris Martin 8 opponents fumble recovery (Jan Stenerud kick) | 23 | 14 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | James Jones 10 pass from Gary Danielson (Eddie Murray kick) | 23 | 21 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Jan Stenerud 34 FG | 26 | 21 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Jan Stenerud 19 FG | 29 | 21 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Leonard Thompson 15 pass from Gary Danielson (Eddie Murray kick) | 29 | 28 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Mike Jones |
| 85 | WR | Sammy White |
| 78 | LOT | Steve Riley |
| 68 | LOG | Curtis Rouse |
| 67 | C | Ron Sams |
| 66 | ROG | Terry Tausch |
| 76 | ROT | Tim Irwin |
| 83 | TE | Steve Jordan |
| 9 | QB | Tommy Kramer |
| 20 | HB | Darrin Nelson |
| 46 | FB | Alfred Anderson |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Randy Holloway |
| 65 | NT | Charlie Johnson |
| 91 | RDE | Greg Smith |
| 57 | LOLB | Robin Sendlein |
| 52 | LILB | Dennis Johnson |
| 55 | RILB | Scott Studwell |
| 54 | ROLB | Fred McNeill |
| 29 | LCB | John Swain |
| 45 | SS | Tom Hannon |
| 39 | FS | Carl Lee |
| 37 | RCB | Willie Teal |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Mark Nichols |
| 39 | WR | Leonard Thompson |
| 72 | LOT | Chris Dieterich |
| 61 | LOG | Homer Elias |
| 52 | C | Steve Mott |
| 67 | ROG | Don Greco |
| 70 | ROT | Keith Dorney |
| 87 | TE | David Lewis |
| 16 | QB | Gary Danielson |
| 20 | RB | Billy Sims |
| 30 | FB | James Jones |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | William Gay |
| 62 | LDT | Curtis Green |
| 78 | RDT | Doug English |
| 66 | RDE | Mike Cofer |
| 53 | LLB | Garry Cobb |
| 58 | MLB | Steve Doig |
| 59 | RLB | Jimmy Williams |
| 27 | LCB | Bobby Watkins |
| 33 | LS | Bill Graham |
| 35 | RS | Alvin Hall |
| 29 | RCB | Bruce McNorton |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Alfred Anderson | 19 | 120 | 6.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Darrin Nelson | 11 | 36 | 3.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Ted Brown | 6 | 36 | 6.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Tommy Kramer | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Allen Rice | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Billy Sims | 12 | 66 | 5.5 | 26 | 0 |
| Gary Danielson | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 40 | 0 |
| James Jones | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Leonard Thompson | 1 | -13 | -13.0 | -13 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Tommy Kramer | 25 | 15 | 60.0 | 0 | 225 | 9.0 | 38 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 102.9 |
| Alfred Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Gary Danielson | 30 | 24 | 80.0 | 0 | 218 | 7.3 | 66t | 4 | 1 | 9 | 136.5 |
| James Jones | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Leo Lewis | 5 | 101 | 20.2 | 38 | 0 |
| Sammy White | 5 | 89 | 17.8 | 26t | 1 |
| Darrin Nelson | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Ted Brown | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Alfred Anderson | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| James Jones | 10 | 70 | 7.0 | 17 | 1 |
| Leonard Thompson | 7 | 98 | 14.0 | 66t | 3 |
| Billy Sims | 6 | 46 | 7.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Mark Nichols | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Greg Coleman | 4 | 132 | 33.0 | 53 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Mike Black | 4 | 164 | 41.0 | 48 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Darrin Nelson | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 13 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Robbie Martin | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 10 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Alfred Anderson | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 24 | 0 | |
| Darrin Nelson | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Ken Jenkins | 5 | 115 | 23.0 | 32 | 0 | |
| Pete Mandley | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 32 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Charlie Johnson | 1.0 |
| Detroit Lions | |
| Mike Cofer | 1.0 |
| Curtis Green | 1.0 |
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