| Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: December 20, 1987 Location: Pontiac, MI |
| Venue: Pontiac Silverdome Attendance: 27693 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | D.J. Dozier 20 pass from Wade Wilson (Chuck Nelson kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Pete Mandley 4 pass from Chuck Long (Eddie Murray kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Chuck Nelson 22 FG | 10 | 7 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Wade Wilson 2 run (Chuck Nelson kick) | 17 | 7 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Garry James 16 run (Eddie Murray kick) | 17 | 14 |
| 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 |
| 11 | QB | Wade Wilson |
| 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 |
| 99 | LLB | David Howard |
| 55 | MLB | Scott Studwell |
| 54 | RLB | Jesse Solomon |
| 30 | LCB | Issiac Holt |
| 47 | SS | Joey Browner |
| 44 | FS | John Harris |
| 39 | RCB | Carl Lee |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Gary Lee |
| 82 | WR | Pete Mandley |
| 75 | LOT | Lomas Brown |
| 61 | LOG | Scott Barrows |
| 52 | C | Steve Mott |
| 53 | ROG | Kevin Glover |
| 73 | ROT | Harvey Salem |
| 84 | TE | Rob Rubick |
| 16 | QB | Chuck Long |
| 32 | RB | Garry James |
| 30 | FB | James Jones |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Eric Williams |
| 93 | NT | Jerry Ball |
| 77 | RDE | Keith Ferguson |
| 59 | LOLB | Jimmy Williams |
| 51 | LILB | Shelton Robinson |
| 98 | RILB | Dennis Gibson |
| 55 | ROLB | Mike Cofer |
| 27 | LCB | Bobby Watkins |
| 34 | SS | James Griffin |
| 45 | FS | Raphel Cherry |
| 29 | RCB | Bruce McNorton |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Wade Wilson | 8 | 55 | 6.9 | 15 | 1 |
| Alfred Anderson | 7 | 51 | 7.3 | 27 | 0 |
| D.J. Dozier | 8 | 48 | 6.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Darrin Nelson | 11 | 41 | 3.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Allen Rice | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Leo Lewis | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Garry James | 17 | 94 | 5.5 | 16t | 1 |
| James Jones | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Chuck Long | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Tony Paige | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Butch Woolfolk | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Wade Wilson | 27 | 16 | 59.3 | 0 | 165 | 6.1 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 89.3 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Chuck Long | 30 | 16 | 53.3 | 3 | 240 | 8.0 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 51.4 |
| James Jones | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Leo Lewis | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Anthony Carter | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 22 | 0 |
| D.J. Dozier | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 20t | 1 |
| Steve Jordan | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Rick Fenney | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Darrin Nelson | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Alfred Anderson | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Allen Rice | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Jim Gustafson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Pete Mandley | 7 | 78 | 11.1 | 19 | 1 |
| Gary Lee | 3 | 85 | 28.3 | 50 | 0 |
| Garry James | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 46 | 0 |
| Mark Nichols | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Vyto Kab | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Tony Paige | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Joey Browner | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 23 | 0 |
| John Harris | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Carl Lee | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Bucky Scribner | 7 | 299 | 42.7 | 52 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jim Arnold | 4 | 168 | 42.0 | 50 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Leo Lewis | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Pete Mandley | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 9 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Darrin Nelson | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Butch Woolfolk | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Gary Lee | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Dan Saleaumua | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Doug Martin | 1.0 |
| Detroit Lions | |
| Keith Ferguson | 1.0 |
| Dan Saleaumua | 1.0 |
| In Memoriam |
| NFL Boxscores |
| NFL Game Officials |
| NFL Training Camps |
| NFL Roster Limits |
| Pro Football Hall of Fame |
| Super Bowl |
| Privacy Policy |
| ©2006-2025 Pro Football Archives. All Rights Reserved. |
| Last Updated: August 26, 2025 |