Vikings 31-41 Cardinals (Oct 30, 1983)

MIN

STL

1

0

14

2

10

6

3

0

14

4

21

7

31

41

1Q

0 - 7

P. Tilley 9-yard TD catch from N. Lomax.

Touchdown

Made XP

1Q

0 - 14

S. Mitchell 4-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

7 - 14

T. Brown 1-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

7 - 17

N. O'Donoghue 52-yard field goal.

FG Made

2Q

7 - 20

N. O'Donoghue 47-yard field goal.

FG Made

2Q

10 - 20

B. Ricardo 39-yard field goal.

FG Made

3Q

10 - 27

R. Green 4-yard TD catch from N. Lomax.

Touchdown

Made XP

3Q

10 - 34

O. Anderson 10-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

17 - 34

S. McCullum 49-yard TD catch from S. Dils.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

24 - 34

B. Bruer 2-yard TD catch from S. Dils.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

24 - 41

R. Green 5-yard TD catch from N. Lomax.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

31 - 41

S. White 5-yard TD catch from S. Dils.

Touchdown

Made XP

Top Performers

Pass Yds

314

Dils

MIN

Rush Yds

136

Anderson

STL

Rec Yds

84

Brown

MIN

Scrim TD

2

Green

STL

Matchup

Pass Rush Rec

Steve Dils

MIN QB #8

Neil Lomax

STL QB #15

314

Pass Yds

241

3

Pass TD

3

Int

0

MIN

Team Stats

STL

348

Total Yds

420

23

1st Downs

24

3

Turnovers

2

1983 NFC Central

MINSTL

Team	W	L	PCT
Lions	9	7	.563
Packers	8	8	.500
Bears	8	8	.500
Vikings	8	8	.500
Buccaneers	2	14	.125

Team	W	L	T	PCT
Redskins	14	2	0	.875
Cowboys	12	4	0	.750
Cardinals	8	7	1	.531
Eagles	5	11	0	.313
Giants	3	12	1	.219

Game Summary

The St. Louis Cardinals decisively defeated the Minnesota Vikings, 41 to 31, on October 30, 1983.

Game Info

October 29, 1983

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Steve Dils S. Dils #8	27/38	314	8.3	3	3	3-25	89.1

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Neil Lomax N. Lomax #15	19/28	241	8.6	3	0	1-7	130.2
Benny Perrin B. Perrin #23	1/1	4	4.0	0	0	0-0	83.3

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Ted Brown T. Brown #23	9	45	5.0	1	25
Darrin Nelson D. Nelson #20	10	14	1.4	0	8

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Ottis Anderson O. Anderson #32	24	136	5.7	1	43
Wayne Morris W. Morris #24	7	27	3.9	0	9
Randy Love R. Love #40	2	10	5.0	0	6
Stump Mitchell S. Mitchell #30	2	6	3.0	1	4
Willard Harrell W. Harrell #39	1	3	3.0	0	3
Neil Lomax N. Lomax #15	4	0	0.0	0	2

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Ted Brown T. Brown #23	0/0	84	9.3	0	22
Sam McCullum S. McCullum #84	0/0	70	23.3	1	49
Darrin Nelson D. Nelson #20	0/0	65	13.0	0	18
Dave Casper D. Casper #87	0/0	44	14.7	0	22
Sammy White S. White #85	0/0	29	9.7	1	16
Bob Bruer B. Bruer #82	0/0	22	5.5	1	12

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Roy Green R. Green #81	0/0	79	13.2	2	49
Doug Marsh D. Marsh #80	0/0	71	23.7	0	38
Pat Tilley P. Tilley #83	0/0	48	9.6	1	20
Ottis Anderson O. Anderson #32	0/0	23	7.7	0	12
Ken Thompson K. Thompson #86	0/0	22	22.0	0	22
Dave Ahrens D. Ahrens #58	0/0	4	4.0	0	4

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Joey Browner J. Browner #47	0-0	0	1.0	0	0	0

Defense	Tkl-Solo	Sacks	Int
Benny Perrin B. Perrin #23	0-0	0.0	2
Lionel Washington L. Washington #48	0-0	0.0	1
David Galloway D. Galloway #65	0-0	1.0	0
Curtis Greer C. Greer #75	0-0	2.0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Benny Ricardo B. Ricardo #1	1/1	4/4	7	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Neil O'Donoghue N. O'Donoghue #11	2/2	5/5	11	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Greg Coleman G. Coleman #8	4	184	46.0	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Carl Birdsong C. Birdsong #18	2	102	51.0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg
Darrin Nelson D. Nelson #20	1	50	50.0
Jarvis Redwine J. Redwine #22	3	41	13.7
Rickey Young R. Young #34	3	27	9.0
Dave Huffman D. Huffman #72	1	12	12.0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Earl Ferrell E. Ferrell #31	3	44	14.7	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Earl Ferrell E. Ferrell #31	1	17	17.0	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Steve Dils S. Dils #8	27/38	314	8.3	3	3	3-25	89.1

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Ted Brown T. Brown #23	9	45	5.0	1	25
Darrin Nelson D. Nelson #20	10	14	1.4	0	8

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Ted Brown T. Brown #23	0/0	84	9.3	0	22
Sam McCullum S. McCullum #84	0/0	70	23.3	1	49
Darrin Nelson D. Nelson #20	0/0	65	13.0	0	18
Dave Casper D. Casper #87	0/0	44	14.7	0	22
Sammy White S. White #85	0/0	29	9.7	1	16
Bob Bruer B. Bruer #82	0/0	22	5.5	1	12

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Joey Browner J. Browner #47	0-0	0	1.0	0	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Benny Ricardo B. Ricardo #1	1/1	4/4	7	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Greg Coleman G. Coleman #8	4	184	46.0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg
Darrin Nelson D. Nelson #20	1	50	50.0
Jarvis Redwine J. Redwine #22	3	41	13.7
Rickey Young R. Young #34	3	27	9.0
Dave Huffman D. Huffman #72	1	12	12.0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Neil Lomax N. Lomax #15	19/28	241	8.6	3	0	1-7	130.2
Benny Perrin B. Perrin #23	1/1	4	4.0	0	0	0-0	83.3

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Ottis Anderson O. Anderson #32	24	136	5.7	1	43
Wayne Morris W. Morris #24	7	27	3.9	0	9
Randy Love R. Love #40	2	10	5.0	0	6
Stump Mitchell S. Mitchell #30	2	6	3.0	1	4
Willard Harrell W. Harrell #39	1	3	3.0	0	3
Neil Lomax N. Lomax #15	4	0	0.0	0	2

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Roy Green R. Green #81	0/0	79	13.2	2	49
Doug Marsh D. Marsh #80	0/0	71	23.7	0	38
Pat Tilley P. Tilley #83	0/0	48	9.6	1	20
Ottis Anderson O. Anderson #32	0/0	23	7.7	0	12
Ken Thompson K. Thompson #86	0/0	22	22.0	0	22
Dave Ahrens D. Ahrens #58	0/0	4	4.0	0	4

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	Sacks	Int
Benny Perrin B. Perrin #23	0-0	0.0	2
Lionel Washington L. Washington #48	0-0	0.0	1
David Galloway D. Galloway #65	0-0	1.0	0
Curtis Greer C. Greer #75	0-0	2.0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Neil O'Donoghue N. O'Donoghue #11	2/2	5/5	11	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Carl Birdsong C. Birdsong #18	2	102	51.0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Earl Ferrell E. Ferrell #31	3	44	14.7	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Earl Ferrell E. Ferrell #31	1	17	17.0	0	0

MIN

STL

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0

14

2

10

6

3

0

14

4

21

7

31

41

MIN

Team Stats

STL

348

Total Yds

420

289

Pass Yds

238

59

Rush Yds

182

60

Total Plays

70

5.8

Yards Per Play

6.0

7.0

Yards Per Pass

7.9

3.1

Yards Per Rush

4.6

23

1st Downs

24

18

Passing 1st Downs

11

3

Rushing 1st Downs

9

2

1st Downs from Penalties

4

Punts

2

3

Turnovers

2

3

Interceptions Thrown

0

Fumbles Lost

2

9

Penalties

9

81

Penalty Yards

78

1

Sacks

3

7

Sack Yards

25

0

D/ST TD

0

6-3 MIN

STL 3-5-1

Top Performers

Matchup

Team Stats

1983 NFC Central

Game Summary

Game Info

Team Stats