| Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: November 24, 1988 Location: Pontiac, MI |
| Venue: Pontiac Silverdome Attendance: 46379 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Alfred Anderson 2 run (Chuck Nelson kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Chuck Nelson 21 FG | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Alfred Anderson 1 run (Chuck Nelson kick) | 17 | 0 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Chuck Nelson 33 FG | 20 | 0 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Chuck Nelson 18 FG | 23 | 0 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Anthony Carter |
| 84 | WR | Hassan Jones |
| 65 | LOT | Gary Zimmerman |
| 64 | LOG | Randall McDaniel |
| 63 | C | Kirk Lowdermilk |
| 66 | ROG | Terry Tausch |
| 76 | ROT | Tim Irwin |
| 83 | TE | Steve Jordan |
| 11 | QB | Wade Wilson |
| 20 | RB | Darrin Nelson |
| 46 | FB | Alfred Anderson |
| Defense | ||
| 57 | LDE | Doug Martin |
| 97 | LDT | Henry Thomas |
| 75 | RDT | Keith Millard |
| 56 | RDE | Chris Doleman |
| 51 | LLB | David Howard |
| 55 | MLB | Scott Studwell |
| 54 | RLB | Jesse Solomon |
| 48 | LCB | Najee Mustafaa |
| 47 | SS | Joey Browner |
| 27 | FS | Brad Edwards |
| 39 | RCB | Carl Lee |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Carl Bland |
| 89 | WR | Jeff Chadwick |
| 75 | LOT | Lomas Brown |
| 53 | LOG | Kevin Glover |
| 52 | C | Steve Mott |
| 74 | ROG | Joe Milinichik |
| 73 | ROT | Harvey Salem |
| 87 | TE | Pat Carter |
| 16 | QB | Chuck Long |
| 33 | RB | Garry James |
| 30 | FB | James Jones |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Eric Williams |
| 93 | NT | Jerry Ball |
| 77 | RDE | Keith Ferguson |
| 58 | LOLB | George Jamison |
| 54 | LILB | Chris Spielman |
| 98 | RILB | Dennis Gibson |
| 55 | ROLB | Mike Cofer |
| 43 | LCB | Jerry Holmes |
| 36 | SS | Bennie Blades |
| 31 | FS | Devon Mitchell |
| 29 | RCB | Bruce McNorton |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Allen Rice | 13 | 59 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Alfred Anderson | 19 | 53 | 2.8 | 12 | 2 |
| Darrin Nelson | 10 | 23 | 2.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Darryl Harris | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Wade Wilson | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 8 | 0 |
| D.J. Dozier | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Garry James | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Rusty Hilger | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| James Jones | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 2 | 0 |
| Chuck Long | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Wade Wilson | 21 | 16 | 76.2 | 0 | 186 | 8.9 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 102.5 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Rusty Hilger | 14 | 4 | 28.6 | 1 | 43 | 3.1 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10.1 |
| Chuck Long | 6 | 2 | 33.3 | 1 | 5 | 0.8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Anthony Carter | 7 | 84 | 12.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Hassan Jones | 5 | 68 | 13.6 | 15 | 0 |
| Allen Rice | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Jim Gustafson | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Steve Jordan | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jeff Chadwick | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 19 | 0 |
| James Jones | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Carl Bland | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Garry James | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Najee Mustafaa | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Carl Lee | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Bucky Scribner | 5 | 187 | 37.4 | 47 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jim Arnold | 8 | 372 | 46.5 | 57 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Leo Lewis | 6 | 67 | 11.2 | 21 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Carl Bland | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 24 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Darryl Harris | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Gary Lee | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 17 | 0 | |
| Stephen Starring | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Bubba Baker | 1.0 |
| Henry Thomas | 1.0 |
| Detroit Lions | |
| Mike Cofer | 1.0 |
| Keith Ferguson | 1.0 |
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