| Minnesota Vikings at Los Angeles Rams Game Statistics |
| Date: September 20, 1987 Location: Anaheim, CA |
| Venue: Anaheim Stadium Attendance: 63567 |
| Weather: Haze Temp: 81 F Humidty: 51% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 16 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | LARM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Carl Hilton 8 pass from Wade Wilson (Chuck Nelson kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Anthony Carter 46 pass from Wade Wilson (Chuck Nelson kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 3 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Buford McGee 2 run (Mike Lansford kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Damone Johnson 20 blocked punt recovery (Mike Lansford kick failed) | 14 | 13 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Mike Lansford 27 FG | 14 | 16 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Hassan Jones 41 pass from Wade Wilson (Chuck Nelson kick) | 21 | 16 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Anthony Carter |
| 87 | WR | Leo Lewis |
| 65 | LOT | Gary Zimmerman |
| 72 | LOG | Dave Huffman |
| 63 | C | Kirk Lowdermilk |
| 66 | ROG | Terry Tausch |
| 76 | ROT | Tim Irwin |
| 83 | TE | Steve Jordan |
| 11 | QB | Wade Wilson |
| 42 | RB | D.J. Dozier |
| 46 | FB | Alfred Anderson |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Doug Martin |
| 97 | LDT | Henry Thomas |
| 75 | RDT | Keith Millard |
| 56 | RDE | Chris Doleman |
| 99 | LLB | David Howard |
| 55 | MLB | Scott Studwell |
| 54 | RLB | Jesse Solomon |
| 24 | LCB | Wymon Henderson |
| 47 | SS | Joey Browner |
| 44 | FS | John Harris |
| 39 | RCB | Carl Lee |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Henry Ellard |
| 83 | WR | Kevin House |
| 75 | LOT | Irv Pankey |
| 66 | LOG | Tom Newberry |
| 56 | C | Doug Smith |
| 60 | ROG | Dennis Harrah |
| 78 | ROT | Jackie Slater |
| 81 | TE | David Hill |
| 11 | QB | Jim Everett |
| 29 | RB | Eric Dickerson |
| 44 | FB | Mike Guman |
| Defense | ||
| 93 | LDE | Doug Reed |
| 69 | NT | Greg Meisner |
| 98 | RDE | Shawn Miller |
| 58 | LOLB | Mel Owens |
| 55 | LILB | Carl Ekern |
| 50 | RILB | Jim Collins |
| 54 | ROLB | Mike Wilcher |
| 25 | LCB | Jerry Gray |
| 22 | SS | Vince Newsome |
| 20 | FS | Johnnie Johnson |
| 47 | RCB | LeRoy Irvin |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Darrin Nelson | 8 | 58 | 7.3 | 35 | 0 |
| Alfred Anderson | 7 | 31 | 4.4 | 19 | 0 |
| D.J. Dozier | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 5 | 0 |
| Wade Wilson | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rick Fenney | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Leo Lewis | 2 | -9 | -4.5 | -2 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Eric Dickerson | 26 | 90 | 3.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Jim Everett | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Mike Guman | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Henry Ellard | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Buford McGee | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2t | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Wade Wilson | 38 | 17 | 44.7 | 0 | 285 | 7.5 | 47 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 96.9 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| Jim Everett | 25 | 15 | 60.0 | 1 | 105 | 4.2 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 52.9 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Anthony Carter | 4 | 117 | 29.3 | 47 | 1 |
| Hassan Jones | 3 | 76 | 25.3 | 41t | 1 |
| D.J. Dozier | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Darrin Nelson | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Alfred Anderson | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Steve Jordan | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Carl Hilton | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8t | 1 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Eric Dickerson | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 13 | 0 |
| Buford McGee | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 12 | 0 |
| David Hill | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Henry Ellard | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Mike Guman | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Mike Young | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Jesse Solomon | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Greg Coleman | 7 | 290 | 41.4 | 54 | 1 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Dale Hatcher | 7 | 303 | 43.3 | 51 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Greg Richardson | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 7 | 0 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Henry Ellard | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 29 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Greg Richardson | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Darrin Nelson | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Neal Guggemos | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Mickey Sutton | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 19 | 0 | |
| Charles White | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Doug Martin | 1.0 |
| Scott Studwell | 1.0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |
| Gary Jeter | 1.0 |
| Shawn Miller | 1.0 |
| Mel Owens | 1.0 |
| Alvin Wright | 1.0 |
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