Week 1
Final1Q
0 - 3
S. Norwood 27-yard field goal.
FG Made
1Q
0 - 10
T. Thomas 5-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
3 - 10
C. Nelson 30-yard field goal.
FG Made
4Q
3 - 13
S. Norwood 26-yard field goal.
FG Made
4Q
10 - 13
A. Rice 2-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
Top Performers
Pass Yds
204
Wilson
MIN

Rush Yds
86
Thomas
BUF

Rec Yds
78
Reed
BUF

Scrim TD
1
Rice
MIN

Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
1988 NFC Central
MINBUF
| Team | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | |
11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | |
5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | |
4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | |
4 | 12 | 0 | .250 |
Game Summary
The Buffalo Bills squeaked out a win over the Minnesota Vikings, 13 to 10, on September 4, 1988.
Game Info
September 3, 1988
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Wilson #11 | 19/33 | 204 | 6.2 | 0 | 1 | 6-34 | 63.2 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Kelly #12 | 17/31 | 204 | 6.6 | 0 | 1 | 1-8 | 61.8 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Nelson #20 | 10 | 50 | 5.0 | 0 | 27 |
R. Fenney #31 | 8 | 28 | 3.5 | 0 | 12 |
W. Wilson #11 | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Anderson #46 | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 | 8 |
A. Carter #81 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
B. Scribner #13 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Rice #36 | 4 | -1 | -0.3 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Thomas #34 | 18 | 86 | 4.8 | 1 | 28 |
J. Kelly #12 | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 |
R. Riddick #40 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
J. Mueller #41 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 |
A. Reed #83 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Jordan #83 | 0/0 | 55 | 18.3 | 0 | 31 |
A. Anderson #46 | 0/0 | 44 | 8.8 | 0 | 12 |
A. Carter #81 | 0/0 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | 13 |
R. Fenney #31 | 0/0 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 18 |
H. Jones #84 | 0/0 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23 |
L. Lewis #87 | 0/0 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
A. Rice #36 | 0/0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
M. Mularkey #86 | 0/0 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Reed #83 | 0/0 | 78 | 9.8 | 0 | 30 |
P. Metzelaars #88 | 0/0 | 43 | 21.5 | 0 | 24 |
C. Burkett #87 | 0/0 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | 21 |
T. Thomas #34 | 0/0 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 17 |
J. Mueller #41 | 0/0 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 17 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Millard #75 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Mustafaa #48 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Bennett #97 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
F. Smerlas #76 | 0-0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Still #67 | 0-0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Garner #99 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Nelson #1 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 4 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Norwood #11 | 2/3 | 1/1 | 7 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Scribner #13 | 5 | 221 | 44.2 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Kidd #4 | 5 | 220 | 44.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Harris #32 | 4 | 84 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Tucker #22 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Byrum #35 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Harmon #33 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Lewis #87 | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Carter #81 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Wilson #11 | 19/33 | 204 | 6.2 | 0 | 1 | 6-34 | 63.2 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Nelson #20 | 10 | 50 | 5.0 | 0 | 27 |
R. Fenney #31 | 8 | 28 | 3.5 | 0 | 12 |
W. Wilson #11 | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Anderson #46 | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 | 8 |
A. Carter #81 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
B. Scribner #13 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Rice #36 | 4 | -1 | -0.3 | 1 | 2 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Jordan #83 | 0/0 | 55 | 18.3 | 0 | 31 |
A. Anderson #46 | 0/0 | 44 | 8.8 | 0 | 12 |
A. Carter #81 | 0/0 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | 13 |
R. Fenney #31 | 0/0 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 18 |
H. Jones #84 | 0/0 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23 |
L. Lewis #87 | 0/0 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
A. Rice #36 | 0/0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
M. Mularkey #86 | 0/0 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Millard #75 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Mustafaa #48 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Nelson #1 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 4 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Scribner #13 | 5 | 221 | 44.2 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Harris #32 | 4 | 84 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Lewis #87 | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Carter #81 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Kelly #12 | 17/31 | 204 | 6.6 | 0 | 1 | 1-8 | 61.8 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Thomas #34 | 18 | 86 | 4.8 | 1 | 28 |
J. Kelly #12 | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 |
R. Riddick #40 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
J. Mueller #41 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 |
A. Reed #83 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Reed #83 | 0/0 | 78 | 9.8 | 0 | 30 |
P. Metzelaars #88 | 0/0 | 43 | 21.5 | 0 | 24 |
C. Burkett #87 | 0/0 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | 21 |
T. Thomas #34 | 0/0 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 17 |
J. Mueller #41 | 0/0 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 17 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Bennett #97 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
F. Smerlas #76 | 0-0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Still #67 | 0-0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Garner #99 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Norwood #11 | 2/3 | 1/1 | 7 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Kidd #4 | 5 | 220 | 44.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Tucker #22 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Byrum #35 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Harmon #33 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 |
300
Total Yds
310
170
Pass Yds
196
130
Rush Yds
114
71
Total Plays
59
4.2
Yards Per Play
5.3
4.4
Yards Per Pass
6.1
4.1
Yards Per Rush
4.2
21
1st Downs
18
10
Passing 1st Downs
10
10
Rushing 1st Downs
7
1
1st Downs from Penalties
1
5
Punts
5
2
Turnovers
1
1
Interceptions Thrown
1
1
Fumbles Lost
0
4
Penalties
1
25
Penalty Yards
5
1
Sacks
6
8
Sack Yards
34
0
D/ST TD
0
MIN
BUF
