Week 7
Final1Q
0 - 3
B. Ricardo 44-yard field goal.
1Q
0 - 10
C. Johnson 50-yard TD fumble return.
Made XP
1Q
7 - 10
E. Campbell 13-yard TD run.
Made XP
1Q
7 - 17
S. Jordan 23-yard TD catch from S. Dils.
Made XP
2Q
7 - 20
B. Ricardo 28-yard field goal.
3Q
14 - 20
C. Dressel 35-yard TD catch from G. Nielsen.
Made XP
4Q
14 - 27
T. Brown 4-yard TD run.
Made XP
4Q
14 - 34
T. Brown 7-yard TD run.
Made XP
Top Performers
Pass Yds
227
Dils
MIN

Rush Yds
130
Campbell
HOU

Rec Yds
63
Renfro
HOU

Scrim TD
2
Brown
MIN

Matchup
1983 AFC Central
| Team | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | |
8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | |
8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | |
8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | |
2 | 14 | 0 | .125 |
Game Summary
The Minnesota Vikings dominated the Houston Oilers, 34 to 14, on October 16, 1983.
Game Info
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Nielsen #14 | 17/31 | 197 | 6.4 | 1 | 2 | 6-34 | 58.1 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Dils #8 | 20/34 | 227 | 6.7 | 1 | 0 | 3-18 | 88.7 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Campbell #34 | 29 | 130 | 4.5 | 1 | 29 |
G. Nielsen #14 | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 6 |
L. Moriarty #30 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 3 |
D. Craft #40 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Nelson #20 | 13 | 74 | 5.7 | 0 | 30 |
T. Brown #23 | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 2 | 13 |
T. Galbreath #34 | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | 5 |
S. Dils #8 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
R. Young #34 | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 3 |
T. LeCount #80 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
A. Manning #8 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Renfro #82 | 0/0 | 63 | 12.6 | 0 | 25 |
C. Dressel #88 | 0/0 | 35 | 35.0 | 1 | 35 |
T. Smith #83 | 0/0 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 | 11 |
W. Arnold #87 | 0/0 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 12 |
H. Walls #86 | 0/0 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
S. Edwards #32 | 0/0 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
E. Campbell #34 | 0/0 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 13 |
M. McCloskey #89 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Nelson #20 | 0/0 | 57 | 14.3 | 0 | 29 |
S. Jordan #83 | 0/0 | 44 | 22.0 | 1 | 23 |
S. White #85 | 0/0 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | 18 |
T. Galbreath #34 | 0/0 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 23 |
T. LeCount #80 | 0/0 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 9 |
S. McCullum #84 | 0/0 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
B. Bruer #82 | 0/0 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 10 |
D. Casper #87 | 0/0 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 8 |
T. Brown #23 | 0/0 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 6 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Riley #53 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Sochia #70 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Baker #75 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Hamm #90 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Martin #79 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Blair #59 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Turner #27 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
J. White #72 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
N. Elshire #73 | 0-0 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Hannon #45 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Holloway #75 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Kempf #4 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Ricardo #1 | 2/3 | 4/4 | 10 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. James #6 | 4 | 179 | 44.8 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Coleman #8 | 6 | 249 | 41.5 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Roaches #85 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Brown #24 | 5 | 119 | 23.8 | 0 | 0 |
D. Hunt #50 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Redwine #22 | 3 | 94 | 31.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Roaches #85 | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Bess #21 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Nielsen #14 | 17/31 | 197 | 6.4 | 1 | 2 | 6-34 | 58.1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Campbell #34 | 29 | 130 | 4.5 | 1 | 29 |
G. Nielsen #14 | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 6 |
L. Moriarty #30 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 3 |
D. Craft #40 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Renfro #82 | 0/0 | 63 | 12.6 | 0 | 25 |
C. Dressel #88 | 0/0 | 35 | 35.0 | 1 | 35 |
T. Smith #83 | 0/0 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 | 11 |
W. Arnold #87 | 0/0 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 12 |
H. Walls #86 | 0/0 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
S. Edwards #32 | 0/0 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
E. Campbell #34 | 0/0 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 13 |
M. McCloskey #89 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Riley #53 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Sochia #70 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Baker #75 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Hamm #90 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Kempf #4 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. James #6 | 4 | 179 | 44.8 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Roaches #85 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Brown #24 | 5 | 119 | 23.8 | 0 | 0 |
D. Hunt #50 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Roaches #85 | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Dils #8 | 20/34 | 227 | 6.7 | 1 | 0 | 3-18 | 88.7 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Nelson #20 | 13 | 74 | 5.7 | 0 | 30 |
T. Brown #23 | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 2 | 13 |
T. Galbreath #34 | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | 5 |
S. Dils #8 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
R. Young #34 | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 3 |
T. LeCount #80 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
A. Manning #8 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Nelson #20 | 0/0 | 57 | 14.3 | 0 | 29 |
S. Jordan #83 | 0/0 | 44 | 22.0 | 1 | 23 |
S. White #85 | 0/0 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | 18 |
T. Galbreath #34 | 0/0 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 23 |
T. LeCount #80 | 0/0 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 9 |
S. McCullum #84 | 0/0 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
B. Bruer #82 | 0/0 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 10 |
D. Casper #87 | 0/0 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 8 |
T. Brown #23 | 0/0 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 6 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Martin #79 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Blair #59 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Turner #27 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
J. White #72 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
N. Elshire #73 | 0-0 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Hannon #45 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Holloway #75 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Ricardo #1 | 2/3 | 4/4 | 10 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Coleman #8 | 6 | 249 | 41.5 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Redwine #22 | 3 | 94 | 31.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Bess #21 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
308
Total Yds
329
163
Pass Yds
209
145
Rush Yds
120
71
Total Plays
65
4.3
Yards Per Play
5.1
4.4
Yards Per Pass
5.6
4.3
Yards Per Rush
4.3
17
1st Downs
17
8
Passing 1st Downs
9
8
Rushing 1st Downs
6
1
1st Downs from Penalties
2
5
Punts
6
7
Turnovers
1
2
Interceptions Thrown
0
5
Fumbles Lost
1
2
Penalties
6
9
Penalty Yards
45
3
Sacks
6
18
Sack Yards
34
0
D/ST TD
0
HOU
MIN









