| Minnesota Vikings at Buffalo Bills Game Statistics |
| Date: September 29, 1985 Location: Orchard Park, NY |
| Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 45667 |
| Weather: Mostly Clear Temp: 71 F Humidty: 41% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 7 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 27 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Leo Lewis 10 pass from Tommy Kramer (Jan Stenerud kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Ted Brown 15 pass from Tommy Kramer (Jan Stenerud kick blocked) | 13 | 0 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Scott Norwood 49 FG | 13 | 3 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Anthony Carter 43 pass from Tommy Kramer (Jan Stenerud kick) | 20 | 3 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Scott Norwood 28 FG | 20 | 6 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Vince Ferragamo 1 run (Scott Norwood kick) | 20 | 13 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Greg Bell 1 run (Scott Norwood kick) | 20 | 20 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Ted Brown 22 run (Jan Stenerud kick) | 27 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Anthony Carter |
| 87 | WR | Leo Lewis |
| 68 | LOT | Curtis Rouse |
| 62 | LOG | Brent Boyd |
| 67 | C | Dennis Swilley |
| 66 | ROG | Terry Tausch |
| 76 | ROT | Tim Irwin |
| 83 | TE | Steve Jordan |
| 9 | QB | Tommy Kramer |
| 20 | RB | Darrin Nelson |
| 23 | FB | Ted Brown |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Doug Martin |
| 96 | NT | Tim Newton |
| 77 | RDE | Mark Mullaney |
| 56 | LOLB | Chris Doleman |
| 52 | LILB | Dennis Johnson |
| 55 | RILB | Scott Studwell |
| 57 | ROLB | Chris Martin |
| 21 | LCB | Rufus Bess |
| 47 | SS | Joey Browner |
| 49 | FS | Keith Nord |
| 37 | RCB | Willie Teal |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Jerry Butler |
| 83 | WR | Andre Reed |
| 72 | LOT | Ken Jones |
| 51 | LOG | Jim Ritcher |
| 53 | C | Will Grant |
| 65 | ROG | Tim Vogler |
| 70 | ROT | Joe Devlin |
| 88 | TE | Pete Metzelaars |
| 5 | QB | Vince Ferragamo |
| 28 | RB | Greg Bell |
| 33 | FB | Mike Pruitt |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Ben Williams |
| 76 | NT | Fred Smerlas |
| 74 | RDE | Don Smith |
| 56 | LOLB | Darryl Talley |
| 54 | LILB | Eugene Marve |
| 55 | RILB | Jim Haslett |
| 52 | ROLB | Guy Frazier |
| 25 | LCB | Rod Hill |
| 22 | SS | Steve Freeman |
| 43 | FS | Martin Bayless |
| 26 | RCB | Charles Romes |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Ted Brown | 13 | 80 | 6.2 | 22t | 1 |
| Darrin Nelson | 15 | 69 | 4.6 | 15 | 0 |
| Allen Rice | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Tommy Kramer | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Greg Bell | 24 | 92 | 3.8 | 17 | 1 |
| Anthony Hutchison | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Mike Pruitt | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Vince Ferragamo | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Tommy Kramer | 23 | 15 | 65.2 | 1 | 205 | 8.9 | 43t | 3 | 4 | 38 | 115.0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Vince Ferragamo | 33 | 18 | 54.5 | 2 | 173 | 5.2 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 44.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Steve Jordan | 5 | 74 | 14.8 | 20 | 0 |
| Anthony Carter | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 43t | 1 |
| Ted Brown | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 15t | 1 |
| Leo Lewis | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 15 | 1 |
| Jay Carroll | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Mike Jones | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Allen Rice | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Greg Bell | 7 | 61 | 8.7 | 21 | 0 |
| Jerry Butler | 5 | 52 | 10.4 | 14 | 0 |
| Eason Ramson | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Andre Reed | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Pete Metzelaars | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Tim Newton | 1 | 63 | 63.0 | 63 | 0 |
| John Turner | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Charles Romes | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Greg Coleman | 4 | 179 | 44.8 | 51 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| John Kidd | 5 | 204 | 40.8 | 45 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Darrin Nelson | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 18 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Rod Hill | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 17 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Buster Rhymes | 2 | 64 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Anthony Hutchison | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 29 | 0 | |
| Mitchell Brookins | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 36 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Keith Millard | 2.0 |
| Neil Elshire | 1.0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Bruce Smith | 2.0 |
| Don Smith | 2.0 |
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