| Minnesota Vikings at Atlanta Falcons Game Statistics |
| Date: December 15, 1985 Location: Atlanta, GA |
| Venue: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Attendance: 14167 |
| Weather: Mostly Clear Temp: 37 F Humidty: 26% Wind: 13 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | ATL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Charlie Brown 34 pass from David Archer (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Joe Washington 1 run (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Darrin Nelson 6 run (Jan Stenerud kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Anthony Carter 49 pass from Tommy Kramer (Jan Stenerud kick failed) | 13 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Anthony Carter |
| 89 | WR | Mike Jones |
| 72 | LOT | Dave Huffman |
| 62 | LOG | Brent Boyd |
| 63 | C | Kirk Lowdermilk |
| 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 |
| 75 | RDE | Keith Millard |
| 56 | LOLB | Chris Doleman |
| 50 | LILB | Dennis Fowlkes |
| 54 | RILB | David Howard |
| 57 | ROLB | Chris Martin |
| 30 | LCB | Issiac Holt |
| 47 | SS | Joey Browner |
| 27 | FS | John Turner |
| 37 | RCB | Willie Teal |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Stacey Bailey |
| 89 | WR | Charlie Brown |
| 67 | LOT | Eric Sanders |
| 63 | LOG | Jeff Kiewel |
| 57 | C | Jeff Van Note |
| 79 | ROG | Bill Fralic |
| 62 | ROT | Brett Miller |
| 88 | TE | Arthur Cox |
| 16 | QB | David Archer |
| 42 | RB | Gerald Riggs |
| 87 | HBK | Cliff Benson |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Rick Bryan |
| 74 | LDT | Mike Pitts |
| 69 | RDT | Dan Benish |
| 76 | RDE | Mike Gann |
| 59 | LOLB | John Rade |
| 50 | LILB | Buddy Curry |
| 56 | RILB | Al Richardson |
| 58 | ROLB | Dave Frye |
| 23 | LCB | Bobby Butler |
| 25 | WS | Scott Case |
| 20 | RCB | Wendell Cason |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Darrin Nelson | 14 | 84 | 6.0 | 20 | 1 |
| Ted Brown | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Tommy Kramer | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Alfred Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Joe Washington | 19 | 66 | 3.5 | 10 | 1 |
| Gerald Riggs | 10 | 13 | 1.3 | 4 | 0 |
| David Archer | 7 | 5 | 0.7 | 6 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Tommy Kramer | 43 | 22 | 51.2 | 2 | 315 | 7.3 | 49t | 1 | 4 | 29 | 63.6 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| David Archer | 22 | 14 | 63.6 | 0 | 213 | 9.7 | 34t | 1 | 3 | 23 | 110.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Mike Jones | 8 | 94 | 11.8 | 22 | 0 |
| Anthony Carter | 7 | 144 | 20.6 | 49t | 1 |
| Steve Jordan | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Sammy White | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Buster Rhymes | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Darrin Nelson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Charlie Brown | 4 | 86 | 21.5 | 34t | 1 |
| Billy Johnson | 4 | 68 | 17.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Stacey Bailey | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Arthur Cox | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Gerald Riggs | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Joe Washington | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Wendell Cason | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Scott Case | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Greg Coleman | 3 | 111 | 37.0 | 42 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Ralph Giacomarro | 6 | 255 | 42.5 | 50 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Anthony Carter | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Anthony Allen | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Buster Rhymes | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Sylvester Stamps | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 32 | 0 | |
| Danny Wagoner | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Neil Elshire | 1.5 |
| Tim Newton | 1.0 |
| Keith Millard | 0.5 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Rick Bryan | 2.5 |
| Al Richardson | 1.0 |
| John Rade | 0.5 |
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