| NFC Wild Card Playoff |
| Minnesota Vikings at New Orleans Saints |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: January 3, 1988 Location: New Orleans, LA Venue: Louisiana Superdome Attendance: 68127 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle SeahawksSEA | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
| Houston OilersHOU | 3 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | NO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Eric Martin 10 pass from Bobby Hebert (Morten Andersen kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Chuck Nelson 42 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Anthony Carter 84 punt return (Chuck Nelson kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Steve Jordan 5 pass from Wade Wilson (Chuck Nelson kick) | 17 | 7 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Anthony Carter 10 pass from Allen Rice (Chuck Nelson kick) | 24 | 7 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Morten Andersen 40 FG | 24 | 10 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Hassan Jones 44 pass from Wade Wilson (Chuck Nelson kick) | 31 | 10 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Chuck Nelson 32 FG | 34 | 10 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Chuck Nelson 19 FG | 37 | 10 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | D.J. Dozier 8 run (Chuck Nelson kick) | 44 | 10 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Seattle Seahawks | ||
| 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 |
| 75 | RDT | Keith Millard |
| 56 | RDE | Chris Doleman |
| 57 | 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 |
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Eric Martin |
| 72 | LOT | Jim Dombrowski |
| 63 | LOG | Brad Edelman |
| 61 | C | Joel Hilgenberg |
| 65 | ROG | Steve Trapilo |
| 67 | ROT | Stan Brock |
| 85 | TE | Hoby Brenner |
| 82 | TE | John Tice |
| 3 | QB | Bobby Hebert |
| 21 | HB | Dalton Hilliard |
| 23 | FB | Buford Jordan |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Bruce Clark |
| 99 | NT | Tony Elliott |
| 94 | RDE | Jim Wilks |
| 57 | LOLB | Rickey Jackson |
| 51 | LILB | Sam Mills |
| 53 | RILB | Vaughan Johnson |
| 56 | ROLB | Pat Swilling |
| 44 | LCB | Dave Waymer |
| 28 | SS | Gene Atkins |
| 39 | FS | Brett Maxie |
| 22 | RCB | Van Jakes |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEA | 20:21 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2/12 | 1/1 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 1 |
| HOU | 47:44 | 27 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 10/18 | 0/0 | 4 | 25 | 2 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Darrin Nelson | 17 | 73 | 4.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Alfred Anderson | 7 | 49 | 7.0 | 16 | 0 |
| D.J. Dozier | 8 | 45 | 5.6 | 15 | 1 |
| Rick Fenney | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | 7 | 0 |
| Allen Rice | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Tommy Kramer | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Wade Wilson | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Rich Gannon | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 29 | 2.6 | 10 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Dalton Hilliard | 8 | 39 | 4.9 | 9 | 0 |
| Rueben Mayes | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Bobby Hebert | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Buford Jordan | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 50 | 178 | 3.6 | 16 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Wade Wilson | 20 | 11 | 55.0 | 0 | 189 | 9.5 | 44 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 120.6 |
| Tommy Kramer | 9 | 5 | 55.6 | 0 | 50 | 5.6 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 71.5 |
| Allen Rice | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 147.9 |
| Team Totals | 39 | 16 | 41.0 | 0 | 237 | 6.1 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 78.7 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Bobby Hebert | 19 | 9 | 47.4 | 2 | 84 | 4.4 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 37.9 |
| Dave Wilson | 12 | 2 | 16.7 | 2 | 20 | 1.7 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 21 | 65.6 | 3 | 273 | 8.5 | 29t | 1 | 2 | 14 | 63.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Anthony Carter | 6 | 79 | 13.2 | 17 | 1 |
| Darrin Nelson | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Leo Lewis | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Steve Jordan | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 12 | 1 |
| Allen Rice | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Hassan Jones | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44t | 1 |
| Jim Gustafson | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Alfred Anderson | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 237 | 14.8 | 33 | 2 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Hoby Brenner | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Mark Pattison | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Lonzell Hill | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Dalton Hilliard | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 11 | 0 |
| John Tice | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Eric Martin | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 273 | 13.0 | 29t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Steve Freeman | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| John Harris | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Issiac Holt | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Najee Mustafaa | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||
| Bucky Scribner | 3 | 96 | 32.0 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 310 | 44.3 | 56 | 1 | 2 | |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||
| Brian Hansen | 6 | 265 | 44.2 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 105 | 35.0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Anthony Carter | 6 | 0 | 143 | 23.8 | 84t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 66 | 33.0 | 54 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Mel Gray | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 27 | 6.8 | 11 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Team Totals | 6 | 0 | 132 | 22.0 | 35 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Barry Word | 4 | 0 | 53 | 13.3 | 23 | 0 |
| Mike Adams | 1 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Mel Gray | 1 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Stan Brock | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 65 | 16.3 | 21 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Chris Doleman | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| Keith Millard | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 | 14.0 |
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Rickey Jackson | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| Pat Swilling | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| Frank Warren | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| Tony Elliott | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| Bruce Clark | 0.5 | 5.5 |
| Jim Wilks | 0.5 | 5.5 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 | 16.0 |