| Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: October 22, 1989 Location: Pontiac, MI |
| Venue: Pontiac Silverdome Attendance: 51579 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 3 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Rich Karlis 40 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Rich Karlis 40 FG | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Herschel Walker 1 run (Rich Karlis kick) | 13 | 0 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Alfred Anderson 4 run (Rich Karlis kick) | 20 | 0 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Rodney Peete 2 run (Eddie Murray kick) | 20 | 7 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Anthony Carter |
| 84 | WR | Hassan Jones |
| 65 | LOT | Gary Zimmerman |
| 64 | LOG | Randall McDaniel |
| 63 | C | Kirk Lowdermilk |
| 69 | ROG | Todd Kalis |
| 76 | ROT | Tim Irwin |
| 83 | TE | Steve Jordan |
| 9 | QB | Tommy Kramer |
| 34 | RB | Herschel Walker |
| 46 | FB | Alfred Anderson |
| Defense | ||
| 99 | LDE | Al Noga |
| 97 | LDT | Henry Thomas |
| 75 | RDT | Keith Millard |
| 56 | RDE | Chris Doleman |
| 57 | LLB | Mike Merriweather |
| 55 | MLB | Scott Studwell |
| 47 | SS | Joey Browner |
| 25 | FS | Daryl Smith |
| 39 | RCB | Carl Lee |
| 48 | RCB | Najee Mustafaa |
| 26 | NB | Audray McMillian |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Robert Clark |
| 84 | WR | Richard Johnson |
| 87 | WR | Walter Stanley |
| 75 | LOT | Lomas Brown |
| 65 | LOG | Eric Andolsek |
| 53 | C | Kevin Glover |
| 67 | ROG | Ken Dallafior |
| 73 | ROT | Harvey Salem |
| 9 | QB | Rodney Peete |
| 49 | RB | Tony Paige |
| 20 | RB | Barry Sanders |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Eric Williams |
| 93 | NT | Jerry Ball |
| 97 | RDE | Kevin Brooks |
| 59 | LOLB | Jimmy Williams |
| 54 | LILB | Chris Spielman |
| 57 | RILB | Victor Jones |
| 58 | ROLB | George Jamison |
| 21 | LCB | Terry Taylor |
| 36 | SS | Bennie Blades |
| 35 | FS | William White |
| 43 | RCB | Jerry Holmes |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Herschel Walker | 20 | 89 | 4.5 | 34 | 1 |
| Rick Fenney | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 4 | 0 |
| Alfred Anderson | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 4t | 1 |
| Tommy Kramer | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Wade Wilson | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Barry Sanders | 15 | 59 | 3.9 | 21 | 0 |
| Rodney Peete | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 7 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Tommy Kramer | 20 | 15 | 75.0 | 0 | 143 | 7.2 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 94.4 |
| Wade Wilson | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 17 | 4.3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61.5 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Rodney Peete | 36 | 19 | 52.8 | 2 | 240 | 6.7 | 31 | 0 | 8 | 42 | 50.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Alfred Anderson | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 12 | 0 |
| Herschel Walker | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Jim Gustafson | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Rick Fenney | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Hassan Jones | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Steve Jordan | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Leo Lewis | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Anthony Carter | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| D.J. Dozier | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Walter Stanley | 6 | 60 | 10.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Richard Johnson | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 19 | 0 |
| Robert Clark | 4 | 84 | 21.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Keith McDonald | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 24 | 0 |
| Barry Sanders | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Joey Browner | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Mike Merriweather | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Bucky Scribner | 5 | 206 | 41.2 | 52 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jim Arnold | 5 | 206 | 41.2 | 59 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Leo Lewis | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 11 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Travis Curtis | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Barry Sanders | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Carl Painter | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Walter Stanley | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Mike Merriweather | 2.0 |
| Al Noga | 2.0 |
| Ken Clarke | 1.0 |
| Thomas Strauthers | 1.0 |
| Scott Studwell | 1.0 |
| Henry Thomas | 1.0 |
| Detroit Lions | |
| Jerry Ball | 2.0 |
| George Jamison | 1.0 |
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