| New Orleans Saints at Minnesota Vikings Game Statistics |
| Date: December 4, 1988 Location: Minneapolis, MN |
| Venue: Metrodome Attendance: 61215 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 10 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 45 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NO | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Alfred Anderson 1 run (Chuck Nelson kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Chuck Nelson 37 FG | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Carl Hilton 1 pass from Wade Wilson (Chuck Nelson kick) | 0 | 17 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Hassan Jones 15 pass from Wade Wilson (Chuck Nelson kick) | 0 | 24 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Carl Lee 58 interception return (Chuck Nelson kick) | 0 | 31 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Jesse Solomon 78 interception return (Chuck Nelson kick) | 0 | 38 |
| 3 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Morten Andersen 36 FG | 3 | 38 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Hassan Jones 68 pass from Wade Wilson (Chuck Nelson kick) | 3 | 45 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Lonzell Hill |
| 84 | WR | Eric Martin |
| 72 | LOT | Jim Dombrowski |
| 63 | LOG | Brad Edelman |
| 60 | C | Steve Korte |
| 65 | ROG | Steve Trapilo |
| 77 | ROT | Daren Gilbert |
| 85 | TE | Hoby Brenner |
| 3 | QB | Bobby Hebert |
| 36 | HB | Rueben Mayes |
| 23 | FB | Buford Jordan |
| Defense | ||
| 73 | LDE | Frank Warren |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Rueben Mayes | 16 | 46 | 2.9 | 13 | 0 |
| Dalton Hilliard | 6 | 44 | 7.3 | 20 | 0 |
| Bobby Hebert | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Eric Martin | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Craig Heyward | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 3 | 0 |
| Buford Jordan | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Darrin Nelson | 14 | 60 | 4.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Darryl Harris | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 34 | 0 |
| D.J. Dozier | 7 | 36 | 5.1 | 9 | 0 |
| Allen Rice | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 11 | 0 |
| Anthony Carter | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Alfred Anderson | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 6 | 1 |
| Tommy Kramer | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Bobby Hebert | 20 | 5 | 25.0 | 1 | 37 | 1.9 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 18.8 |
| Dave Wilson | 16 | 5 | 31.3 | 1 | 73 | 4.6 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.1 |
| John Fourcade | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Wade Wilson | 22 | 13 | 59.1 | 1 | 215 | 9.8 | 68t | 3 | 1 | 6 | 112.7 |
| Tommy Kramer | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 8 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Lonzell Hill | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Brett Perriman | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Eric Martin | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Hoby Brenner | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Robert Clark | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Rueben Mayes | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dalton Hilliard | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Anthony Carter | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 23 | 0 |
| Hassan Jones | 3 | 89 | 29.7 | 68t | 2 |
| Steve Jordan | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Allen Rice | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Jim Gustafson | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Alfred Anderson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Darryl Harris | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Carl Hilton | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Reggie Sutton | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Jesse Solomon | 1 | 78 | 78.0 | 78t | 1 |
| Carl Lee | 1 | 58 | 58.0 | 58t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Brian Hansen | 9 | 369 | 41.0 | 62 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Bucky Scribner | 5 | 223 | 44.6 | 54 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Dalton Hilliard | 5 | 92 | 18.4 | 30 | 0 | |
| Mel Gray | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Darryl Harris | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Allen Rice | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Milton Mack | 1.0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Jesse Solomon | 1.0 |
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