The New Orleans Saints were shamed by the Minnesota Vikings, 44 to 10, in the 1987 NFC Wild Card game on January 3, 1988.
1st quarter
MIN
NO
Eric Martin 10-yard pass from Bobby Hebert (Morten Andersen kick)
0
7
Chuck Nelson 42-yard field goal
3
7
Anthony Carter 84-yard punt return (Chuck Nelson kick)
10
7
2nd quarter
MIN
NO
Steve Jordan 5-yard pass from Wade Wilson (Chuck Nelson kick)
17
7
Anthony Carter 10-yard pass from Allen Rice (Chuck Nelson kick)
24
7
Morten Andersen 40-yard field goal
24
10
Hassan Jones 44-yard pass from Wade Wilson (Chuck Nelson kick)
31
10
3rd quarter
MIN
NO
Chuck Nelson 32-yard field goal
34
10
4th quarter
MIN
NO
Chuck Nelson 19-yard field goal
37
10
D.J. Dozier 8-yard run (Chuck Nelson kick)
44
10
Vikings
Saints
1st Downs
28
9
Passing 1st Downs
14
7
Rushing 1st Downs
14
0
1st downs from penalties
0
2
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
86
47
Total Yards
417
149
Yards per play
4.8
3.2
Passing
207
96
Comp - Att
17 - 30
11 - 31
Yards per pass
5.8
2.9
Interceptions thrown
0
4
Sacks - Yards lost
6 - 42
2 - 8
Rushing
210
53
Rushing Attempts
50
14
Yards per rush
4.2
3.8
Penalties
5
4
Turnovers
2
6
Fumbles lost
2
2
Interceptions
0
4
Possession
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wade Wilson | 11 | 20 | 189 | 9.5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 120.6 |
| Tommy Kramer | 5 | 9 | 50 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 71.5 |
| Allen Rice | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 147.9 |
| Team | 17 | 30 | 207 | 8.3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 117.2 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darrin Nelson | 17 | 73 | 4.3 | 0 |
| Alfred Anderson | 7 | 49 | 7.0 | 0 |
| D.J. Dozier | 8 | 45 | 5.6 | 1 |
| Rick Fenney | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | 0 |
| Allen Rice | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 |
| Tommy Kramer | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 |
| Wade Wilson | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 |
| Rich Gannon | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 |
| Team | 50 | 210 | 4.2 | 1 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Carter | 6 | 79 | 13.2 | 1 | |
| Darrin Nelson | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 0 | |
| Hassan Jones | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 1 | |
| Leo Lewis | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | |
| Steve Jordan | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 1 | |
| Allen Rice | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | |
| Jim Gustafson | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| Alfred Anderson | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 17 | 249 | 8.3 | 3 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Doleman | 1.0 | |||||
| Keith Millard | 1.0 | |||||
| Team | 2.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Nelson | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | |
| Team | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bucky Scribner | 3 | 96 | 32.0 | 39 |
| Team | 3 | 96 | 32.0 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Carter | 6 | 143 | 23.8 | 1 | 84 |
| Team | 6 | 143 | 23.8 | 1 |
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Hebert | 9 | 19 | 84 | 4.4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 37.9 |
| Dave Wilson | 2 | 12 | 20 | 1.7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Team | 11 | 31 | 96 | 3.4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 16.8 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalton Hilliard | 8 | 39 | 4.9 | 0 |
| Rueben Mayes | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 |
| Bobby Hebert | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 |
| Buford Jordan | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 |
| Team | 14 | 53 | 3.8 | 0 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoby Brenner | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | |
| Mark Pattison | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Lonzell Hill | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | |
| Dalton Hilliard | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | |
| John Tice | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | |
| Eric Martin | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 1 | |
| Team | 11 | 104 | 3.4 | 1 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Clark | 0.5 | |||||
| Tony Elliott | 1.0 | |||||
| Rickey Jackson | 1.0 | |||||
| Pat Swilling | 1.0 | |||||
| Frank Warren | 1.0 | |||||
| Jim Wilks | 0.5 | |||||
| Team | 6.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morten Andersen | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Team | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Hansen | 6 | 265 | 44.2 | 53 |
| Team | 6 | 265 | 44.2 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Word | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 0 | 23 |
| Michael Adams | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
| Mel Gray | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Stan Brock | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Team | 7 | 101 | 14.4 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Gray | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
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