| Minnesota Vikings at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Game Statistics |
| Date: September 14, 1986 Location: Tampa, FL |
| Venue: Tampa Stadium Attendance: 34579 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 92 F Humidty: 56% Wind: 5 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 10 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 23 |
| Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Chris Doleman 59 interception return (Chuck Nelson kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Chuck Nelson 31 FG | 10 | 0 |
| 1 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Donald Igwebuike 37 FG | 10 | 3 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Mike Mularkey 10 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chuck Nelson kick) | 17 | 3 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Jimmie Giles 1 pass from Steve DeBerg (Donald Igwebuike kick) | 17 | 10 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Chuck Nelson 35 FG | 20 | 10 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Chuck Nelson 27 FG | 23 | 10 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Hassan Jones |
| 87 | WR | Leo Lewis |
| 65 | LOT | Gary Zimmerman |
| 51 | LOG | Jim Hough |
| 67 | C | Dennis Swilley |
| 66 | ROG | Terry Tausch |
| 76 | ROT | Tim Irwin |
| 83 | TE | Steve Jordan |
| 9 | QB | Tommy Kramer |
| 20 | RB | Darrin Nelson |
| 46 | FB | Alfred Anderson |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Doug Martin |
| 73 | LDT | Neil Elshire |
| 75 | RDT | Keith Millard |
| 77 | RDE | Mark Mullaney |
| 56 | LLB | Chris Doleman |
| 55 | MLB | Scott Studwell |
| 99 | RLB | David Howard |
| 30 | LCB | Issiac Holt |
| 47 | SS | Joey Browner |
| 44 | FS | John Harris |
| 39 | RCB | Carl Lee |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Gerald Carter |
| 89 | WR | Kevin House |
| 74 | LOT | Marvin Powell |
| 66 | LOG | George Yarno |
| 60 | C | Randy Grimes |
| 62 | ROG | Sean Farrell |
| 73 | ROT | Ron Heller |
| 88 | TE | Jimmie Giles |
| 17 | QB | Steve DeBerg |
| 32 | RB | James Wilder |
| 86 | UBK | Calvin Magee |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | John Cannon |
| 76 | NT | Dave Logan |
| 90 | RDE | Ron Holmes |
| 57 | LOLB | Keith Browner |
| 58 | LILB | Jeff Davis |
| 52 | RILB | Scot Brantley |
| 51 | ROLB | Chris Washington |
| 23 | LCB | Jeremiah Castille |
| 41 | SS | Craig Swoope |
| 44 | FS | Ivory Sully |
| 22 | RCB | Rod Jones |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Darrin Nelson | 19 | 76 | 4.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Alfred Anderson | 8 | 26 | 3.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Allen Rice | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Tommy Kramer | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Wayne Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leo Lewis | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| James Wilder | 18 | 48 | 2.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Ron Springs | 12 | 35 | 2.9 | 7 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Tommy Kramer | 21 | 9 | 42.9 | 0 | 130 | 6.2 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 79.5 |
| Allen Rice | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||
| Steve DeBerg | 28 | 18 | 64.3 | 2 | 181 | 6.5 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 64.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Allen Rice | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 26 | 0 |
| Steve Jordan | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Darrin Nelson | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Hassan Jones | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Mike Mularkey | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10t | 1 |
| Alfred Anderson | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Wayne Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| James Wilder | 6 | 73 | 12.2 | 21 | 0 |
| Jimmie Giles | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 14 | 1 |
| Gerald Carter | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 10 | 0 |
| Ron Springs | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Kevin House | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Calvin Magee | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Chris Doleman | 1 | 59 | 59.0 | 59t | 1 |
| John Harris | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Greg Coleman | 3 | 135 | 45.0 | 47 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Frank Garcia | 4 | 155 | 38.8 | 42 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Rufus Bess | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 8 | 0 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Bobby Futrell | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 7 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Buster Rhymes | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Nathan Wonsley | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 22 | 0 | |
| Phil Freeman | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 18 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| David Howard | 1.0 |
| Keith Millard | 1.0 |
| Tim Newton | 1.0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Keith Browner | 1.0 |
| Ron Holmes | 1.0 |
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