| NFC Championship |
| Minnesota Vikings at Washington Redskins |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: January 17, 1988 Location: Washington, DC Venue: RFK Stadium Attendance: 55212 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 40 F Humidty: 48% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 0 | 3 | 21 | 9 | 33 |
| Denver BroncosDEN | 14 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 38 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | WAS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Kelvin Bryant 42 pass from Doug Williams (Ali Haji-Sheikh kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Leo Lewis 23 pass from Wade Wilson (Chuck Nelson kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 3 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Ali Haji-Sheikh 28 FG | 7 | 10 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Chuck Nelson 18 FG | 10 | 10 |
| 4 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Gary Clark 7 pass from Doug Williams (Ali Haji-Sheikh kick) | 10 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| 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 |
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Gary Clark |
| 83 | WR | Ricky Sanders |
| 66 | LOT | Joe Jacoby |
| 63 | LOG | Raleigh McKenzie |
| 53 | C | Jeff Bostic |
| 69 | ROG | R.C. Thielemann |
| 73 | ROT | Mark May |
| 82 | TE | Anthony Jones |
| 85 | TE | Don Warren |
| 17 | QB | Doug Williams |
| 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 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 31:37 | 25 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 8/14 | 1/1 | 7 | 59 | 3 | 3 |
| DEN | 28:23 | 24 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 7/14 | 0/1 | 7 | 44 | 2 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Wade Wilson | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Alfred Anderson | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Darrin Nelson | 8 | 15 | 1.9 | 9 | 0 |
| Allen Rice | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Rick Fenney | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| D.J. Dozier | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 128 | 4.7 | 16 | 1 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Timmy Smith | 13 | 72 | 5.5 | 34 | 0 |
| George Rogers | 12 | 46 | 3.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Ricky Sanders | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Doug Williams | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 10 | 0 |
| Gary Clark | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Kelvin Bryant | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 39 | 156 | 4.0 | 42 | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Wade Wilson | 39 | 19 | 48.7 | 1 | 243 | 6.2 | 36 | 1 | 8 | 60 | 66.5 |
| Team Totals | 41 | 26 | 63.4 | 1 | 356 | 8.7 | 53 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 105.3 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| Doug Williams | 26 | 9 | 34.6 | 0 | 119 | 4.6 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 75.6 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 14 | 53.8 | 1 | 281 | 10.8 | 80t | 3 | 2 | 25 | 114.4 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Anthony Carter | 7 | 85 | 12.1 | 23 | 0 |
| Leo Lewis | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 23t | 1 |
| Steve Jordan | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 36 | 0 |
| Darrin Nelson | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Allen Rice | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Alfred Anderson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 356 | 13.7 | 53 | 3 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Kelvin Bryant | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 42t | 1 |
| Gary Clark | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 43 | 1 |
| Anthony Allen | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Don Warren | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 281 | 20.1 | 80t | 3 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Team Totals | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Mel Kaufman | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||
| Bucky Scribner | 10 | 332 | 33.2 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 96 | 48.0 | 59 | 0 | 0 | |
| Washington Redskins | |||||||
| Steve Cox | 8 | 313 | 39.1 | 48 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 101 | 33.7 | 44 | 0 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Anthony Carter | 4 | 2 | 57 | 14.3 | 26 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 24 | 12.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Darrell Green | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Eric Yarber | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Vernon Dean | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6.5 | 10 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Darrin Nelson | 2 | 0 | 43 | 21.5 | 28 | 0 |
| Allen Rice | 1 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 1 | 94 | 18.8 | 28 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Ricky Sanders | 2 | 0 | 30 | 15.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Timmy Smith | 1 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 43 | 14.3 | 23 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Team Totals | 2.0 | 25.0 |
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Dave Butz | 2.0 | 14.0 |
| Dexter Manley | 1.5 | 9.5 |
| Alvin Walton | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| Clarence Vaughn | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| Ravin Caldwell | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| Kurt Gouveia | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| Charles Mann | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 | 20.0 |