| Oakland Raiders at Minnesota Vikings Game Statistics |
| Date: September 14, 1981 Location: Bloomington, MN |
| Venue: Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 47186 |
| Weather: Light Rain Temp: 64 F Humidty: 54% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland RaidersOAK | 3 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 36 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | OAK | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oakland RaidersOAK | Chris Bahr 21 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Oakland RaidersOAK | Burgess Owens 30 interception return (Chris Bahr kick) | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Oakland RaidersOAK | Todd Christensen 21 pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick blocked) | 16 | 0 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Eddie Payton 99 kickoff return (Rick Danmeier kick) | 16 | 7 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Rick Danmeier 37 FG | 16 | 10 |
| 3 | Oakland RaidersOAK | Morris Bradshaw 12 pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick) | 23 | 10 |
| 4 | Oakland RaidersOAK | Cedrick Hardman 52 opponents fumble recovery (Chris Bahr kick) | 30 | 10 |
| 4 | Oakland RaidersOAK | Malcolm Barnwell 61 pass from Marc Wilson (Chris Bahr kick blocked) | 36 | 10 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Morris Bradshaw |
| 21 | WR | Cliff Branch |
| 78 | LOT | Art Shell |
| 63 | LOG | Gene Upshaw |
| 50 | C | Dave Dalby |
| 65 | ROG | Mickey Marvin |
| 70 | ROT | Henry Lawrence |
| 88 | TE | Raymond Chester |
| 16 | QB | Jim Plunkett |
| 33 | RB | Kenny King |
| 30 | RB | Mark Van Eeghen |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | John Matuszak |
| 68 | MG | Johnny Robinson |
| 73 | RDE | Dave Browning |
| 83 | LOLB | Ted Hendricks |
| 57 | LILB | Randy McClanahan |
| 55 | RILB | Matt Millen |
| 53 | ROLB | Rod Martin |
| 37 | LCB | Lester Hayes |
| 36 | SS | Mike Davis |
| 44 | FS | Burgess Owens |
| 35 | RCB | Dwayne O'Steen |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 28 | WR | Ahmad Rashad |
| 85 | WR | Sammy White |
| 78 | LOT | Steve Riley |
| 62 | LOG | Brent Boyd |
| 67 | C | Dennis Swilley |
| 61 | ROG | Wes Hamilton |
| 73 | ROT | Ron Yary |
| 81 | TE | Joe Senser |
| 12 | QB | Steve Dils |
| 23 | RB | Ted Brown |
| 34 | RB | Rickey Young |
| Defense | ||
| 73 | LDE | Mark Mullaney |
| 72 | NT | James White |
| 79 | RDE | Doug Martin |
| 59 | LOLB | Matt Blair |
| 50 | LILB | Jeff Siemon |
| 55 | RILB | Scott Studwell |
| 54 | ROLB | Fred McNeill |
| 44 | LCB | Walt Williams |
| 45 | SS | Tom Hannon |
| 25 | FS | Kurt Knoff |
| 37 | RCB | Willie Teal |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | |||||
| Kenny King | 14 | 79 | 5.6 | 21 | 0 |
| Mark Van Eeghen | 9 | 43 | 4.8 | 8 | 0 |
| Arthur Whittington | 9 | 27 | 3.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Jim Plunkett | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Jarvis Redwine | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Ted Brown | 10 | 11 | 1.1 | 4 | 0 |
| Sam Harrell | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Rickey Young | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 0 |
| Tony Galbreath | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | |||||||||||
| Jim Plunkett | 24 | 11 | 45.8 | 1 | 109 | 4.5 | 21t | 2 | 1 | 9 | 69.6 |
| Marc Wilson | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 61 | 61.0 | 61t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 158.3 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Steve Dils | 40 | 17 | 42.5 | 1 | 246 | 6.2 | 44 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 52.7 |
| Wade Wilson | 10 | 6 | 60.0 | 0 | 48 | 4.8 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 72.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | |||||
| Morris Bradshaw | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 12t | 1 |
| Cliff Branch | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Raymond Chester | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Kenny King | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Malcolm Barnwell | 1 | 61 | 61.0 | 61t | 1 |
| Todd Christensen | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21t | 1 |
| Mark Van Eeghen | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Sammy White | 7 | 140 | 20.0 | 44 | 0 |
| Rickey Young | 5 | 48 | 9.6 | 17 | 0 |
| Joe Senser | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 12 | 0 |
| Tony Galbreath | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Ahmad Rashad | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Ted Brown | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Bob Bruer | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Sam Harrell | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | |||||
| Burgess Owens | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30t | 1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Willie Teal | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | |||||
| Ray Guy | 8 | 356 | 44.5 | 60 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Greg Coleman | 7 | 274 | 39.1 | 53 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | ||||||
| Ira Matthews | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 20 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Eddie Payton | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 18 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | ||||||
| Ira Matthews | 3 | 78 | 26.0 | 39 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Eddie Payton | 4 | 171 | 42.8 | 99 | 1 | |
| Mardye McDole | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | |
| Odis McKinney | 3.0 |
| Dave Browning | 2.0 |
| Howie Long | 1.5 |
| Rod Martin | 1.0 |
| Ted Hendricks | 0.5 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Matt Blair | 1.0 |
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