| Minnesota Vikings at Houston Oilers Game Statistics |
| Date: December 14, 1986 Location: Houston, TX |
| Venue: Astrodome Attendance: 32738 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Houston OilersHOU | 3 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 23 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | HOU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | Tony Zendejas 31 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Allen Rice 32 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chuck Nelson kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Ernest Givins 10 pass from Warren Moon (Tony Zendejas kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Tony Zendejas 33 FG | 7 | 13 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Tony Zendejas 36 FG | 7 | 16 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Chuck Nelson 40 FG | 10 | 16 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Allen Pinkett 1 run (Tony Zendejas kick) | 10 | 23 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Anthony Carter |
| 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 |
| 96 | LDT | Tim Newton |
| 75 | RDT | Keith Millard |
| 56 | RDE | Chris Doleman |
| 52 | LLB | Chris Martin |
| 55 | MLB | Scott Studwell |
| 99 | RLB | David Howard |
| 30 | LCB | Issiac Holt |
| 47 | SS | Joey Browner |
| 44 | FS | John Harris |
| 39 | RCB | Carl Lee |
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Ernest Givins |
| 85 | WR | Drew Hill |
| 74 | LOT | Bruce Matthews |
| 78 | LOG | Don Maggs |
| 52 | C | Jay Pennison |
| 72 | ROG | Kent Hill |
| 70 | ROT | Dean Steinkuhler |
| 87 | TE | Jamie Williams |
| 1 | QB | Warren Moon |
| 20 | RB | Allen Pinkett |
| 36 | FB | Chuck Banks |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Ray Childress |
| 68 | NT | Mike Golic |
| 71 | RDE | Richard Byrd |
| 93 | LOLB | Robert Lyles |
| 59 | LILB | John Grimsley |
| 56 | RILB | Robert Abraham |
| 91 | ROLB | Johnny Meads |
| 24 | LCB | Steve Brown |
| 25 | SS | Keith Bostic |
| 31 | FS | Jeff Donaldson |
| 29 | RCB | Patrick Allen |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Darrin Nelson | 9 | 37 | 4.1 | 8 | 0 |
| Greg Coleman | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Alfred Anderson | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 17 | 0 |
| Anthony Carter | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Allen Rice | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 5 | 0 |
| Ted Brown | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Allen Pinkett | 23 | 67 | 2.9 | 13 | 1 |
| Ernest Givins | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Chuck Banks | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 6 | 0 |
| Warren Moon | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 6 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Wade Wilson | 27 | 11 | 40.7 | 3 | 146 | 5.4 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19.0 |
| Tommy Kramer | 13 | 3 | 23.1 | 0 | 47 | 3.6 | 32t | 1 | 1 | 0 | 67.8 |
| Alfred Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Warren Moon | 37 | 22 | 59.5 | 0 | 280 | 7.6 | 48 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 92.2 |
| Ernest Givins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Anthony Carter | 6 | 86 | 14.3 | 22 | 0 |
| Allen Rice | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 32t | 1 |
| Leo Lewis | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Darrin Nelson | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Ted Brown | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Alfred Anderson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Ernest Givins | 6 | 108 | 18.0 | 48 | 1 |
| Drew Hill | 6 | 94 | 15.7 | 22 | 0 |
| Allen Pinkett | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 20 | 0 |
| Willie Drewrey | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Chuck Banks | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Tim Smith | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Jamie Williams | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Allen Lyday | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Keith Bostic | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Brown | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Greg Coleman | 7 | 264 | 37.7 | 45 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Lee Johnson | 7 | 286 | 40.9 | 56 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Leo Lewis | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 7 | 0 | |
| Allen Rice | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Willie Drewrey | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 13 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Rufus Bess | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 23 | 0 | |
| Darrin Nelson | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Allen Pinkett | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 13 | 0 | |
| Willie Drewrey | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Keith Millard | 1.0 |
| Mark Mullaney | 1.0 |
| Houston Oilers | |
| William Fuller | 1.0 |
| Jeff Donaldson | 0.5 |
| Johnny Meads | 0.5 |
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