| Cincinnati Bengals at Minnesota Vikings Game Statistics |
| Date: December 25, 1989 Location: Minneapolis, MN |
| Venue: Metrodome Attendance: 58829 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati BengalsCIN | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 6 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 29 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CIN | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Rich Karlis 31 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Rich Karlis 37 FG | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Rich Karlis 22 FG | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Rick Fenney 11 pass from Wade Wilson (Rich Karlis kick) | 0 | 16 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Rich Karlis 42 FG | 0 | 19 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Eddie Brown 34 pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick) | 7 | 19 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Rich Karlis 24 FG | 7 | 22 |
| 3 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Rodney Holman 65 pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick) | 14 | 22 |
| 4 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Craig Taylor 18 pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick) | 21 | 22 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Brent Novoselsky 1 pass from Wade Wilson (Rich Karlis kick) | 21 | 29 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Eddie Brown |
| 85 | WR | Tim McGee |
| 78 | LOT | Anthony Munoz |
| 75 | LOG | Bruce Reimers |
| 64 | C | Bruce Kozerski |
| 65 | ROG | Max Montoya |
| 74 | ROT | Brian Blados |
| 82 | TE | Rodney Holman |
| 7 | QB | Boomer Esiason |
| 42 | RB | Eric Ball |
| 21 | RB | James Brooks |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Skip McClendon |
| 69 | NT | Tim Krumrie |
| 99 | RDE | Jason Buck |
| 51 | LOLB | Leon White |
| 91 | LILB | Carl Zander |
| 58 | RILB | Joe Kelly |
| 57 | ROLB | Reggie Williams |
| 24 | LCB | Lewis Billups |
| 33 | SS | David Fulcher |
| 29 | FS | Rickey Dixon |
| 22 | RCB | Eric Thomas |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Anthony Carter |
| 65 | LOT | Gary Zimmerman |
| 64 | LOG | Randall McDaniel |
| 63 | C | Kirk Lowdermilk |
| 69 | ROG | Todd Kalis |
| 76 | ROT | Tim Irwin |
| 83 | TE | Steve Jordan |
| 85 | TE | Brent Novoselsky |
| 11 | QB | Wade Wilson |
| 34 | RB | Herschel Walker |
| 31 | FB | Rick Fenney |
| Defense | ||
| 99 | LDE | Al Noga |
| 97 | LDT | Henry Thomas |
| 75 | RDT | Keith Millard |
| 56 | RDE | Chris Doleman |
| 59 | LLB | Mark Dusbabek |
| 55 | MLB | Scott Studwell |
| 50 | RLB | Ray Berry |
| 47 | SS | Joey Browner |
| 29 | FS | Darrell Fullington |
| 39 | RCB | Carl Lee |
| 48 | RCB | Najee Mustafaa |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| James Brooks | 15 | 93 | 6.2 | 17 | 0 |
| Stanford Jennings | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Craig Taylor | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Eric Ball | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 12 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Rick Fenney | 17 | 62 | 3.6 | 11 | 0 |
| Herschel Walker | 12 | 43 | 3.6 | 8 | 0 |
| Alfred Anderson | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Wade Wilson | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| Boomer Esiason | 54 | 31 | 57.4 | 3 | 367 | 6.8 | 65t | 3 | 6 | 58 | 73.6 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Wade Wilson | 35 | 19 | 54.3 | 0 | 303 | 8.7 | 50 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 102.4 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| James Brooks | 12 | 66 | 5.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Eddie Brown | 6 | 109 | 18.2 | 34t | 1 |
| Tim McGee | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Rodney Holman | 3 | 84 | 28.0 | 65t | 1 |
| Eric Ball | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Craig Taylor | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18t | 1 |
| Eric Kattus | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Kendal Smith | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Stanford Jennings | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Anthony Carter | 7 | 118 | 16.9 | 26 | 0 |
| Rick Fenney | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 26 | 1 |
| Hassan Jones | 4 | 90 | 22.5 | 50 | 0 |
| Steve Jordan | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Jim Gustafson | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Brent Novoselsky | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Mark Dusbabek | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Darrell Fullington | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Studwell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Lee Johnson | 5 | 218 | 43.6 | 51 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Bucky Scribner | 5 | 207 | 41.4 | 51 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Leo Lewis | 5 | 88 | 17.6 | 45 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Richard Carey | 5 | 81 | 16.2 | 21 | 0 | |
| John Holifield | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Herschel Walker | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39 | 0 | |
| Anthony Carter | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |
| Reggie Williams | 2.0 |
| Skip McClendon | 1.0 |
| Natu Tuatagaloa | 1.0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Chris Doleman | 4.0 |
| Henry Thomas | 2.0 |
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