Week 1
Final1Q
3 - 0
E. Murray 26-yard field goal.
1Q
6 - 0
E. Murray 27-yard field goal.
2Q
6 - 3
C. Nelson 27-yard field goal.
2Q
9 - 3
E. Murray 24-yard field goal.
2Q
16 - 3
P. Mandley 5-yard TD catch from C. Long.
Made XP
2Q
16 - 10
D.J. Dozier 2-yard TD catch from W. Wilson.
Made XP
3Q
19 - 10
E. Murray 34-yard field goal.
3Q
19 - 17
A. Carter 73-yard TD catch from W. Wilson.
Made XP
3Q
19 - 24
D.J. Dozier 1-yard TD run.
Made XP
3Q
19 - 31
L. Lewis 24-yard TD catch from W. Wilson.
Made XP
4Q
19 - 34
C. Nelson 22-yard field goal.
Top Performers
Pass Yds
248
Wilson
MIN

Rush Yds
58
Jones
DET

Rec Yds
94
Carter
MIN

Scrim TD
2
Dozier
MIN

Matchup
1987 NFC Central
| Team | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
11 | 4 | 0 | .733 | |
8 | 7 | 0 | .533 | |
5 | 9 | 1 | .367 | |
4 | 11 | 0 | .267 | |
4 | 11 | 0 | .267 |
Game Summary
The Minnesota Vikings decisively defeated the Detroit Lions, 34 to 19, on September 13, 1987.
Game Info
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Long #16 | 24/38 | 195 | 5.1 | 1 | 2 | 1-6 | 62.9 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Wilson #11 | 12/22 | 248 | 11.3 | 3 | 3 | 1-8 | 94.5 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Jones #30 | 15 | 58 | 3.9 | 0 | 19 |
S. Williams #38 | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 0 | 8 |
K. Bernard #25 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 5 |
C. Long #16 | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Chadwick #89 | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | 0 | -6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D.J. Dozier #42 | 12 | 57 | 4.8 | 1 | 13 |
A. Anderson #46 | 11 | 53 | 4.8 | 0 | 16 |
A. Rice #36 | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 0 | 3 |
W. Wilson #11 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Mandley #82 | 0/0 | 79 | 11.3 | 1 | 19 |
J. Jones #30 | 0/0 | 26 | 4.3 | 0 | 14 |
J. Chadwick #89 | 0/0 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 26 |
K. Bernard #25 | 0/0 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | 8 |
G. Lee #83 | 0/0 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
S. Williams #38 | 0/0 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 7 |
R. Rubick #84 | 0/0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
J. Giles #88 | 0/0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Carter #81 | 0/0 | 94 | 47.0 | 1 | 73 |
L. Lewis #87 | 0/0 | 72 | 24.0 | 1 | 36 |
S. Jordan #83 | 0/0 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | 20 |
A. Rice #36 | 0/0 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 21 |
A. Anderson #46 | 0/0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
D.J. Dozier #42 | 0/0 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Galloway #40 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
D. Gibson #98 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Griffin #34 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Martin #79 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Millard #75 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Guggemos #41 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
W. Henderson #24 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Murray #3 | 4/5 | 1/1 | 13 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Nelson #1 | 2/2 | 4/4 | 10 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Murray #3 | 2 | 79 | 39.5 | 0 |
R. Erxleben #14 | 1 | 52 | 52.0 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Coleman #8 | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Lee #83 | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Bernard #25 | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Richardson #89 | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Guggemos #41 | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Mandley #82 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Richardson #89 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Long #16 | 24/38 | 195 | 5.1 | 1 | 2 | 1-6 | 62.9 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Jones #30 | 15 | 58 | 3.9 | 0 | 19 |
S. Williams #38 | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 0 | 8 |
K. Bernard #25 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 5 |
C. Long #16 | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Chadwick #89 | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | 0 | -6 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Mandley #82 | 0/0 | 79 | 11.3 | 1 | 19 |
J. Jones #30 | 0/0 | 26 | 4.3 | 0 | 14 |
J. Chadwick #89 | 0/0 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 26 |
K. Bernard #25 | 0/0 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | 8 |
G. Lee #83 | 0/0 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
S. Williams #38 | 0/0 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 7 |
R. Rubick #84 | 0/0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
J. Giles #88 | 0/0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Galloway #40 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
D. Gibson #98 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Griffin #34 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Murray #3 | 4/5 | 1/1 | 13 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Murray #3 | 2 | 79 | 39.5 | 0 |
R. Erxleben #14 | 1 | 52 | 52.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Lee #83 | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Bernard #25 | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Mandley #82 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Wilson #11 | 12/22 | 248 | 11.3 | 3 | 3 | 1-8 | 94.5 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D.J. Dozier #42 | 12 | 57 | 4.8 | 1 | 13 |
A. Anderson #46 | 11 | 53 | 4.8 | 0 | 16 |
A. Rice #36 | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 0 | 3 |
W. Wilson #11 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Carter #81 | 0/0 | 94 | 47.0 | 1 | 73 |
L. Lewis #87 | 0/0 | 72 | 24.0 | 1 | 36 |
S. Jordan #83 | 0/0 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | 20 |
A. Rice #36 | 0/0 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 21 |
A. Anderson #46 | 0/0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
D.J. Dozier #42 | 0/0 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Martin #79 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Millard #75 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Guggemos #41 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
W. Henderson #24 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Nelson #1 | 2/2 | 4/4 | 10 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Coleman #8 | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Richardson #89 | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Guggemos #41 | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Richardson #89 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
272
Total Yds
353
189
Pass Yds
240
83
Rush Yds
113
65
Total Plays
55
4.2
Yards Per Play
6.4
4.8
Yards Per Pass
10.4
3.2
Yards Per Rush
3.5
17
1st Downs
21
11
Passing 1st Downs
9
4
Rushing 1st Downs
9
2
1st Downs from Penalties
3
3
Punts
1
2
Turnovers
3
2
Interceptions Thrown
3
0
Fumbles Lost
0
8
Penalties
6
56
Penalty Yards
36
1
Sacks
1
8
Sack Yards
6
0
D/ST TD
0
DET
MIN








