| Minnesota Vikings at Dallas Cowboys Game Statistics |
| Date: November 26, 1987 Location: Irving, TX |
| Venue: Texas Stadium Attendance: 54229 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 52 F Humidty: 83% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 14 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 44 |
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 0 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 38 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | DAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Anthony Carter 11 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chuck Nelson kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Tommy Kramer 1 run (Chuck Nelson kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Danny White 1 run (Roger Ruzek kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Herschel Walker 3 pass from Danny White (Roger Ruzek kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Anthony Carter 37 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chuck Nelson kick) | 21 | 14 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Darrin Nelson 52 run (Chuck Nelson kick) | 28 | 14 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Roger Ruzek 38 FG | 28 | 17 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Mike Renfro 8 pass from Danny White (Roger Ruzek kick) | 28 | 24 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Chuck Nelson 33 FG | 31 | 24 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Rick Fenney 1 run (Chuck Nelson kick) | 38 | 24 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Mike Renfro 14 pass from Danny White (Roger Ruzek kick) | 38 | 31 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Mike Renfro 18 pass from Danny White (Roger Ruzek kick) | 38 | 38 |
| 5 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Darrin Nelson 24 run | 44 | 38 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Anthony Carter |
| 87 | WR | Leo Lewis |
| 65 | LOT | Gary Zimmerman |
| 72 | LOG | Dave Huffman |
| 63 | C | Kirk Lowdermilk |
| 68 | ROG | Greg Koch |
| 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 |
| 97 | LDT | Henry Thomas |
| 73 | RDT | Stafford Mays |
| 56 | RDE | Chris Doleman |
| 57 | LLB | Chris Martin |
| 55 | MLB | Scott Studwell |
| 54 | RLB | Jesse Solomon |
| 24 | LCB | Wymon Henderson |
| 47 | SS | Joey Browner |
| 44 | FS | John Harris |
| 39 | RCB | Carl Lee |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Rod Barksdale |
| 82 | WR | Mike Renfro |
| 71 | LOT | Mark Tuinei |
| 61 | LOG | Nate Newton |
| 64 | C | Tom Rafferty |
| 68 | ROG | Crawford Ker |
| 66 | ROT | Kevin Gogan |
| 84 | TE | Doug Cosbie |
| 11 | QB | Danny White |
| 34 | RB | Herschel Walker |
| 30 | FB | Timmy Newsome |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Ed Jones |
| 99 | LDT | Kevin Brooks |
| 54 | RDT | Randy White |
| 77 | RDE | Jim Jeffcoat |
| 58 | LLB | Mike Hegman |
| 56 | MLB | Eugene Lockhart |
| 50 | RLB | Jeff Rohrer |
| 24 | LCB | Everson Walls |
| 40 | SS | Bill Bates |
| 26 | FS | Michael Downs |
| 38 | RCB | Ron Francis |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Darrin Nelson | 16 | 118 | 7.4 | 52t | 2 |
| Alfred Anderson | 10 | 38 | 3.8 | 15 | 0 |
| Rick Fenney | 10 | 31 | 3.1 | 9 | 1 |
| Tommy Kramer | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| Allen Rice | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Herschel Walker | 21 | 76 | 3.6 | 25 | 0 |
| Tony Dorsett | 7 | 19 | 2.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Timmy Newsome | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Danny White | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 1t | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Wade Wilson | 18 | 9 | 50.0 | 1 | 189 | 10.5 | 51 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 64.4 |
| Tommy Kramer | 18 | 9 | 50.0 | 1 | 123 | 6.8 | 37t | 2 | 2 | 11 | 86.1 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Danny White | 41 | 25 | 61.0 | 3 | 341 | 8.3 | 39 | 4 | 6 | 50 | 89.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Anthony Carter | 8 | 184 | 23.0 | 51 | 2 |
| Darrin Nelson | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 13 | 0 |
| Steve Jordan | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Leo Lewis | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Mike Renfro | 7 | 100 | 14.3 | 19 | 3 |
| Herschel Walker | 7 | 91 | 13.0 | 39 | 1 |
| Timmy Newsome | 5 | 34 | 6.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Rod Barksdale | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Kelvin Edwards | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Doug Cosbie | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Scott Studwell | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Wymon Henderson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Issiac Holt | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Eugene Lockhart | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Everson Walls | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Greg Coleman | 6 | 236 | 39.3 | 48 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Mike Saxon | 5 | 191 | 38.2 | 53 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Leo Lewis | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 38 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Kelvin Martin | 4 | 69 | 17.3 | 38 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Neal Guggemos | 5 | 128 | 25.6 | 36 | 0 | |
| Mike Mularkey | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Darryl Clack | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Kelvin Martin | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 16 | 0 | |
| Timmy Newsome | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Chris Doleman | 3.0 |
| Doug Martin | 1.0 |
| Stafford Mays | 1.0 |
| Henry Thomas | 1.0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| Bill Bates | 1.0 |
| Kevin Brooks | 1.0 |
| Mike Hegman | 1.0 |
| Eugene Lockhart | 1.0 |
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