| Pittsburgh Steelers at Minnesota Vikings |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 21, 1986 Location: Minneapolis, MN Venue: Metrodome Attendance: 56795 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 14 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Hassan Jones 55 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chuck Nelson kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Walter Abercrombie 18 pass from Mark Malone (Gary Anderson kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Hassan Jones 16 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chuck Nelson kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Chuck Nelson 48 FG | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Allen Rice 12 run (Chuck Nelson kick) | 7 | 24 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Jim Gustafson 9 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chuck Nelson kick) | 7 | 31 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Louis Lipps |
| 82 | WR | John Stallworth |
| 65 | LOT | Ray Pinney |
| 79 | LOG | John Rienstra |
| 51 | C | Dan Turk |
| 54 | ROG | Terry Long |
| 62 | ROT | Tunch Ilkin |
| 86 | TE | Preston Gothard |
| 16 | QB | Mark Malone |
| 45 | RB | Chuck Sanders |
| 34 | FB | Frank Pollard |
| Defense | ||
| 93 | LDE | Keith Willis |
| 67 | NT | Gary Dunn |
| 64 | RDE | Edmund Nelson |
| 57 | LOLB | Mike Merriweather |
| 50 | LILB | David Little |
| 56 | RILB | Robin Cole |
| 53 | ROLB | Bryan Hinkle |
| 41 | LCB | Chris Sheffield |
| 21 | SS | Donnie Shell |
| 21 | FS | Eric Williams |
| 33 | RCB | Harvey Clayton |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Hassan Jones |
| 87 | WR | Leo Lewis |
| 65 | LOT | Gary Zimmerman |
| 51 | LOG | Jim Hough |
| 67 | C | Dennis Swilley |
| 66 | ROG | Terry Tausch |
| 76 | ROT | Tim Irwin |
| 83 | TE | Steve Jordan |
| 9 | QB | Tommy Kramer |
| 20 | RB | Darrin Nelson |
| 36 | FB | Allen Rice |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Doug Martin |
| 73 | LDT | Neil Elshire |
| 75 | RDT | Keith Millard |
| 77 | RDE | Mark Mullaney |
| 56 | LLB | Chris Doleman |
| 54 | MLB | Jesse Solomon |
| 99 | RLB | David Howard |
| 30 | LCB | Issiac Holt |
| 47 | SS | Joey Browner |
| 44 | FS | John Harris |
| 39 | RCB | Carl Lee |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 27:01 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 6/13 | 0/0 | 9 | 76 | 0 | 0 |
| MIN | 32:59 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 5/12 | 0/0 | 8 | 90 | 1 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Frank Pollard | 13 | 38 | 2.9 | 12 | 0 |
| Walter Abercrombie | 7 | 27 | 3.9 | 12 | 0 |
| Chuck Sanders | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 81 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Darrin Nelson | 9 | 53 | 5.9 | 42 | 0 |
| Ted Brown | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 26 | 0 |
| Allen Rice | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 12t | 1 |
| Alfred Anderson | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Hassan Jones | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Wayne Wilson | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Tommy Kramer | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Wade Wilson | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 162 | 5.2 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Mark Malone | 29 | 13 | 44.8 | 3 | 159 | 5.5 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34.2 |
| Scott Campbell | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 39.6 | |
| Team Totals | 31 | 13 | 41.9 | 3 | 159 | 5.1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 29.6 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Tommy Kramer | 27 | 19 | 70.4 | 0 | 257 | 9.5 | 55t | 3 | 2 | 12 | 137.4 |
| Wade Wilson | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87.5 |
| Team Totals | 28 | 20 | 71.4 | 0 | 262 | 9.4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 136.3 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| John Stallworth | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 14 | 0 |
| Walter Abercrombie | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 18t | 1 |
| Louis Lipps | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Rich Erenberg | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Chuck Sanders | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Preston Gothard | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Frank Pollard | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 159 | 12.2 | 1 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Hassan Jones | 6 | 140 | 23.3 | 55t | 2 |
| Buster Rhymes | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Allen Rice | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Steve Jordan | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Darrin Nelson | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Mike Mularkey | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Ted Brown | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Jim Gustafson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9t | 1 |
| Leo Lewis | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Alfred Anderson | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 262 | 13.1 | 3 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Jesse Solomon | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Keith Millard | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Joey Browner | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||
| Harry Newsome | 6 | 235 | 39.2 | 47 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 6 | 235 | 39.2 | 0 | |||
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||
| Greg Coleman | 4 | 197 | 49.3 | 69 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 4 | 197 | 49.3 | 0 | |||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Louis Lipps | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | ||
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Rufus Bess | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 14 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Donnie Elder | 6 | 0 | 123 | 20.5 | 36 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 0 | 123 | 20.5 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Buster Rhymes | 2 | 0 | 36 | 18.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Bryan Hinkle | 2.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Gerald Robinson | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |