| Minnesota Vikings at Cincinnati Bengals Game Statistics |
| Date: November 23, 1986 Location: Cincinnati, OH |
| Venue: Riverfront Stadium Attendance: 53003 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 52 F Humidty: 93% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Cincinnati BengalsCIN | 21 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | CIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | James Brooks 8 pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Chuck Nelson 24 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 1 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Stanley Wilson 2 run (Jim Breech kick) | 3 | 14 |
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Darrin Nelson 3 run (Chuck Nelson kick) | 10 | 14 |
| 1 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Stanley Wilson 5 run (Jim Breech kick) | 10 | 21 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Wade Wilson 1 run (Chuck Nelson kick) | 17 | 21 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Chuck Nelson 35 FG | 20 | 21 |
| 4 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Jim Breech 40 FG | 20 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Anthony Carter |
| 87 | WR | Leo Lewis |
| 65 | LOT | Gary Zimmerman |
| 72 | LOG | Dave Huffman |
| 67 | C | Dennis Swilley |
| 66 | ROG | Terry Tausch |
| 76 | ROT | Tim Irwin |
| 83 | TE | Steve Jordan |
| 11 | QB | Wade Wilson |
| 20 | RB | Darrin Nelson |
| 36 | FB | Allen Rice |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Doug Martin |
| 91 | LDT | Joe Phillips |
| 74 | RDT | Mike Stensrud |
| 77 | RDE | Mark Mullaney |
| 52 | LLB | Chris Martin |
| 55 | MLB | Scott Studwell |
| 99 | RLB | David Howard |
| 26 | LCB | David Evans |
| 47 | SS | Joey Browner |
| 44 | FS | John Harris |
| 39 | RCB | Carl Lee |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Eddie Brown |
| 80 | WR | Cris Collinsworth |
| 78 | LOT | Anthony Munoz |
| 75 | LOG | Bruce Reimers |
| 50 | C | Dave Rimington |
| 65 | ROG | Max Montoya |
| 63 | ROT | Joe Walter |
| 82 | TE | Rodney Holman |
| 7 | QB | Boomer Esiason |
| 21 | RB | James Brooks |
| 30 | FB | Bill Johnson |
| Defense | ||
| 74 | LDE | Eddie Edwards |
| 69 | NT | Tim Krumrie |
| 79 | RDE | Ross Browner |
| 90 | LOLB | Emanuel King |
| 91 | LILB | Carl Zander |
| 58 | RILB | Joe Kelly |
| 57 | ROLB | Reggie Williams |
| 34 | LCB | Louis Breeden |
| 33 | SS | David Fulcher |
| 37 | FS | Robert Jackson |
| 24 | RCB | Lewis Billups |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Darrin Nelson | 14 | 52 | 3.7 | 24 | 1 |
| Alfred Anderson | 7 | 47 | 6.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Wade Wilson | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 13 | 1 |
| Allen Rice | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 3 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Bill Johnson | 12 | 73 | 6.1 | 12 | 0 |
| James Brooks | 12 | 41 | 3.4 | 8 | 0 |
| Stanley Wilson | 9 | 36 | 4.0 | 11 | 2 |
| Eddie Brown | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Boomer Esiason | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Wade Wilson | 32 | 15 | 46.9 | 1 | 181 | 5.7 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 51.7 |
| Alfred Anderson | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| Boomer Esiason | 25 | 17 | 68.0 | 1 | 252 | 10.1 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 97.4 |
| Steve Kreider | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Anthony Carter | 4 | 79 | 19.8 | 34 | 0 |
| Steve Jordan | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Darrin Nelson | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Leo Lewis | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Mike Mularkey | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Hassan Jones | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Allen Rice | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Eddie Brown | 5 | 92 | 18.4 | 54 | 0 |
| Cris Collinsworth | 5 | 65 | 13.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Bill Johnson | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Stanley Wilson | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Steve Kreider | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| James Brooks | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8t | 1 |
| Eric Kattus | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Joey Browner | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Issiac Holt | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| David Fulcher | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Greg Coleman | 5 | 184 | 36.8 | 50 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Jeff Hayes | 2 | 87 | 43.5 | 50 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Ray Horton | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 25 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Darrin Nelson | 2 | 65 | 32.5 | 38 | 0 | |
| Rufus Bess | 2 | 60 | 30.0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Allen Rice | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Tim McGee | 3 | 146 | 48.7 | 94 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Mike Stensrud | 1.0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |
| Eddie Edwards | 1.0 |
| Carl Zander | 1.0 |
| Ross Browner | 0.5 |
| Jim Skow | 0.5 |
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