| New Orleans Saints at Minnesota Vikings Game Statistics |
| Date: December 21, 1986 Location: Minneapolis, MN |
| Venue: Metrodome Attendance: 51209 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 9 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 33 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NO | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Steve Jordan 1 pass from Wade Wilson (Greg Coleman run failed) | 0 | 6 |
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Chuck Nelson 46 FG | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Darrin Nelson 18 pass from Wade Wilson (Chuck Nelson kick) | 0 | 16 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Morten Andersen 39 FG | 3 | 16 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Ted Brown 1 run (Chuck Nelson kick) | 3 | 23 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Steve Jordan 14 pass from Wade Wilson (Chuck Nelson kick) | 3 | 30 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Mike Jones 10 pass from Bobby Hebert (Morten Andersen kick) | 10 | 30 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Chuck Nelson 50 FG | 10 | 33 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Rueben Mayes 1 run (Morten Andersen kick) | 17 | 33 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Mike Jones |
| 84 | WR | Eric Martin |
| 70 | LOT | Bill Contz |
| 63 | LOG | Brad Edelman |
| 60 | C | Steve Korte |
| 66 | ROG | Chuck Commiskey |
| 67 | ROT | Stan Brock |
| 85 | TE | Hoby Brenner |
| 82 | TE | John Tice |
| 18 | QB | Dave Wilson |
| 36 | HB | Rueben Mayes |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Bruce Clark |
| 94 | NT | Jim Wilks |
| 97 | RDE | Jumpy Geathers |
| 57 | LOLB | Rickey Jackson |
| 51 | LILB | Sam Mills |
| 54 | RILB | Alvin Toles |
| 92 | ROLB | James Haynes |
| 44 | LCB | Dave Waymer |
| 27 | SS | Antonio Gibson |
| 59 | FS | Frank Wattelet |
| 25 | RCB | Johnnie Poe |
| 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 |
| 11 | QB | Wade Wilson |
| 20 | RB | Darrin Nelson |
| 46 | FB | Alfred Anderson |
| Defense | ||
| 95 | LDE | Gerald Robinson |
| 74 | LDT | Mike Stensrud |
| 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 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Rueben Mayes | 16 | 61 | 3.8 | 16 | 1 |
| Bobby Hebert | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Dalton Hilliard | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Buford Jordan | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Dave Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Darrin Nelson | 11 | 36 | 3.3 | 20 | 0 |
| Alfred Anderson | 9 | 17 | 1.9 | 7 | 0 |
| Ted Brown | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 6 | 1 |
| Allen Rice | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 7 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Bobby Hebert | 32 | 19 | 59.4 | 4 | 183 | 5.7 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 46.2 |
| Dave Wilson | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95.8 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Wade Wilson | 39 | 24 | 61.5 | 0 | 361 | 9.3 | 39 | 3 | 7 | 44 | 117.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Herbert Harris | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 16 | 0 |
| Mike Jones | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 19 | 1 |
| Hoby Brenner | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Kelvin Edwards | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 18 | 0 |
| John Tice | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Dalton Hilliard | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Eric Martin | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Eugene Goodlow | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Bobby Hebert | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rueben Mayes | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | -8 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Steve Jordan | 7 | 85 | 12.1 | 25 | 2 |
| Darrin Nelson | 6 | 75 | 12.5 | 24 | 1 |
| Hassan Jones | 5 | 100 | 20.0 | 39 | 0 |
| Anthony Carter | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Leo Lewis | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 29 | 0 |
| Mike Mularkey | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Carl Lee | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| John Harris | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Jesse Solomon | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Brian Hansen | 5 | 192 | 38.4 | 53 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Greg Coleman | 6 | 207 | 34.5 | 46 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Dana McLemore | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 23 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Leo Lewis | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 10 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Herbert Harris | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Mel Gray | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 39 | 0 | |
| Dana McLemore | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 22 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Jumpy Geathers | 2.0 |
| Frank Warren | 2.0 |
| James Haynes | 1.0 |
| Rickey Jackson | 1.0 |
| Pat Swilling | 1.0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Chris Doleman | 1.0 |
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