| Washington Redskins at Minnesota Vikings |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 26, 1987 Location: Minneapolis, MN Venue: Metrodome Attendance: 59160 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington RedskinsWAS | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 27 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 7 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | WAS | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Alfred Anderson 9 run (Chuck Nelson kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Barry Wilburn 100 interception return (Ali Haji-Sheikh kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 3 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Ricky Sanders 46 pass from Doug Williams (Ali Haji-Sheikh kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Alfred Anderson 1 run (Chuck Nelson kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Wade Wilson 1 run (Chuck Nelson kick) | 14 | 21 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Chuck Nelson 20 FG | 14 | 24 |
| 4 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Ali Haji-Sheikh 37 FG | 17 | 24 |
| 4 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Ricky Sanders 51 pass from Doug Williams (Ali Haji-Sheikh kick) | 24 | 24 |
| 5 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Ali Haji-Sheikh 26 FG | 27 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Ricky Sanders |
| 89 | WR | Clarence Verdin |
| 66 | LOT | Joe Jacoby |
| 63 | LOG | Raleigh McKenzie |
| 53 | C | Jeff Bostic |
| 69 | ROG | R.C. Thielemann |
| 73 | ROT | Mark May |
| 87 | TE | Terry Orr |
| 85 | TE | Don Warren |
| 10 | QB | Jay Schroeder |
| 38 | RB | George Rogers |
| Defense | ||
| 71 | LDE | Charles Mann |
| 65 | LDT | Dave Butz |
| 77 | RDT | Darryl Grant |
| 72 | RDE | Dexter Manley |
| 55 | LLB | Mel Kaufman |
| 52 | MLB | Neal Olkewicz |
| 51 | RLB | Monte Coleman |
| 28 | LCB | Darrell Green |
| 40 | SS | Alvin Walton |
| 23 | FS | Todd Bowles |
| 45 | RCB | Barry Wilburn |
| 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 |
| 75 | RDT | Keith Millard |
| 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 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAS | 24:28 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 7/13 | 0/0 | 6 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| MIN | 37:41 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 7/13 | 0/0 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| George Rogers | 10 | 51 | 5.1 | 19 | 0 |
| Clarence Verdin | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Kelvin Bryant | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 10 | 0 |
| Timmy Smith | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Doug Williams | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 77 | 4.1 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Wade Wilson | 10 | 75 | 7.5 | 38 | 1 |
| Darrin Nelson | 14 | 73 | 5.2 | 13 | 0 |
| Alfred Anderson | 8 | 29 | 3.6 | 11 | 2 |
| D.J. Dozier | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 11 | 0 |
| Allen Rice | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Leo Lewis | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 44 | 204 | 4.6 | 3 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| Doug Williams | 22 | 11 | 50.0 | 2 | 217 | 9.9 | 51t | 2 | 0 | 0 | 77.3 |
| Jay Schroeder | 17 | 9 | 52.9 | 2 | 85 | 5.0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 27.5 |
| Team Totals | 39 | 20 | 51.3 | 4 | 302 | 7.7 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 54.6 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Wade Wilson | 27 | 14 | 51.9 | 3 | 206 | 7.6 | 37 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 37.5 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 14 | 51.9 | 3 | 206 | 7.6 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 37.5 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Ricky Sanders | 8 | 164 | 20.5 | 51t | 2 |
| Gary Clark | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 16 | 0 |
| Kelvin Bryant | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 29 | 0 |
| Terry Orr | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 23 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 302 | 15.1 | 2 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Steve Jordan | 5 | 65 | 13.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Leo Lewis | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Anthony Carter | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 37 | 0 |
| Allen Rice | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Darrin Nelson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Mike Mularkey | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 206 | 14.7 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Alvin Walton | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Barry Wilburn | 1 | 100 | 100.0 | 100t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 1 | |||
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Wymon Henderson | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Joey Browner | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Issiac Holt | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| David Howard | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||||
| Steve Cox | 2 | 74 | 37.0 | 51 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 2 | 74 | 37.0 | 0 | |||
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||
| Bucky Scribner | 4 | 160 | 40.0 | 49 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 4 | 160 | 40.0 | ||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Darrell Green | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | ||
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Leo Lewis | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Clarence Verdin | 4 | 0 | 68 | 17.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Ricky Sanders | 1 | 0 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Reggie Branch | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 0 | 116 | 19.3 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Neal Guggemos | 2 | 0 | 32 | 16.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Darrin Nelson | 2 | 0 | 31 | 15.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 63 | 15.8 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |
| Dexter Manley | 1.5 |
| Charles Mann | 1.5 |
| Neal Olkewicz | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 4.0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Keith Millard | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |