| Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: November 17, 1985 Location: Pontiac, MI |
| Venue: Pontiac Silverdome Attendance: 54647 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 17 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 41 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | James Jones 5 pass from Eric Hipple (Eddie Murray kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Alvin Moore 1 run (Eddie Murray kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Eddie Murray 49 FG | 0 | 17 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | David Lewis 4 pass from Eric Hipple (Eddie Murray kick) | 0 | 24 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | David Lewis 3 pass from Eric Hipple (Eddie Murray kick) | 0 | 31 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Anthony Carter 10 pass from Tommy Kramer (Jan Stenerud kick) | 7 | 31 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Alvin Moore 2 run (Eddie Murray kick) | 7 | 38 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Anthony Carter 38 pass from Tommy Kramer (Jan Stenerud kick) | 14 | 38 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Eddie Murray 51 FG | 14 | 41 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Alfred Anderson 1 run (Jan Stenerud kick) | 21 | 41 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Anthony Carter |
| 89 | WR | Mike Jones |
| 68 | LOT | Curtis Rouse |
| 62 | LOG | Brent Boyd |
| 67 | C | Dennis Swilley |
| 66 | ROG | Terry Tausch |
| 76 | ROT | Tim Irwin |
| 83 | TE | Steve Jordan |
| 86 | TE | Mike Mularkey |
| 9 | QB | Tommy Kramer |
| 23 | FB | Ted Brown |
| Defense | ||
| 73 | LDE | Neil Elshire |
| 96 | NT | Tim Newton |
| 77 | RDE | Mark Mullaney |
| 56 | LOLB | Chris Doleman |
| 50 | LILB | Dennis Fowlkes |
| 55 | RILB | Scott Studwell |
| 57 | ROLB | Chris Martin |
| 21 | LCB | Rufus Bess |
| 47 | SS | Joey Browner |
| 49 | FS | Keith Nord |
| 37 | RCB | Willie Teal |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Mark Nichols |
| 36 | WR | Leonard Thompson |
| 75 | LOT | Lomas Brown |
| 67 | LOG | Don Greco |
| 52 | C | Steve Mott |
| 70 | ROG | Keith Dorney |
| 71 | ROT | Rich Strenger |
| 87 | TE | David Lewis |
| 84 | TE | Rob Rubick |
| 17 | QB | Eric Hipple |
| 30 | FB | James Jones |
| Defense | ||
| 62 | LDE | Curtis Green |
| 76 | NT | Eric Williams |
| 79 | RDE | William Gay |
| 59 | LOLB | Jimmy Williams |
| 50 | LILB | August Curley |
| 57 | RILB | Ken Fantetti |
| 92 | ROLB | Angelo King |
| 27 | LCB | Bobby Watkins |
| 21 | SS | Demetrious Johnson |
| 33 | FS | Bill Graham |
| 29 | RCB | Bruce McNorton |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Darrin Nelson | 7 | 30 | 4.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Alfred Anderson | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 10 | 1 |
| Ted Brown | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Tommy Kramer | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Allen Rice | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| James Jones | 22 | 80 | 3.6 | 16 | 0 |
| Alvin Moore | 20 | 60 | 3.0 | 9 | 2 |
| Eric Hipple | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Wade Wilson | 18 | 13 | 72.2 | 1 | 133 | 7.4 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 69.9 |
| Tommy Kramer | 16 | 7 | 43.8 | 2 | 138 | 8.6 | 44 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 74.5 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Eric Hipple | 20 | 14 | 70.0 | 1 | 193 | 9.7 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 119.4 |
| Joe Ferguson | 9 | 5 | 55.6 | 0 | 35 | 3.9 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 64.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Anthony Carter | 6 | 102 | 17.0 | 38t | 2 |
| Mike Jones | 4 | 85 | 21.3 | 44 | 0 |
| Steve Jordan | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Darrin Nelson | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Alfred Anderson | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Sammy White | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Alvin Moore | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 11 | 0 |
| Mark Nichols | 4 | 97 | 24.3 | 38 | 0 |
| James Jones | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 8 | 1 |
| David Lewis | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 10 | 2 |
| Leonard Thompson | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 39 | 0 |
| Pete Mandley | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Scott Studwell | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Bill Graham | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Bruce McNorton | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Greg Coleman | 5 | 196 | 39.2 | 46 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Mike Black | 4 | 178 | 44.5 | 60 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Darrin Nelson | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Pete Mandley | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 11 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Buster Rhymes | 6 | 138 | 23.0 | 55 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Alvin Hall | 3 | 76 | 25.3 | 32 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Chris Martin | 2.0 |
| Detroit Lions | |
| William Gay | 2.0 |
| Eric Williams | 1.0 |
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