| Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings Game Statistics |
| Date: October 7, 1990 Location: Minneapolis, MN |
| Venue: Metrodome Attendance: 57586 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 34 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 6 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Donald Igwebuike 36 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Eddie Murray 32 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Donald Igwebuike 48 FG | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Barry Sanders 22 pass from Bob Gagliano (Eddie Murray kick) | 10 | 6 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Hassan Jones 11 pass from Rich Gannon (Donald Igwebuike kick) | 10 | 13 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Anthony Carter 8 pass from Rich Gannon (Donald Igwebuike kick) | 10 | 20 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Richard Johnson 5 pass from Bob Gagliano (Eddie Murray kick) | 17 | 20 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Eddie Murray 23 FG | 20 | 20 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Terry Greer 16 pass from Bob Gagliano (Eddie Murray kick) | 27 | 20 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Barry Sanders 1 run (Eddie Murray kick) | 34 | 20 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Herschel Walker 2 run (Donald Igwebuike kick) | 34 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Robert Clark |
| 89 | WR | Terry Greer |
| 84 | WR | Richard Johnson |
| 83 | WR | Aubrey Matthews |
| 75 | LOT | Lomas Brown |
| 65 | LOG | Eric Andolsek |
| 53 | C | Kevin Glover |
| 67 | ROG | Ken Dallafior |
| 73 | ROT | Harvey Salem |
| 14 | QB | Bob Gagliano |
| 20 | RB | Barry Sanders |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Keith Ferguson |
| 93 | NT | Jerry Ball |
| 97 | RDE | Kevin Brooks |
| 59 | LOLB | Jimmy Williams |
| 50 | LILB | Toby Caston |
| 98 | RILB | Dennis Gibson |
| 55 | ROLB | Mike Cofer |
| 29 | LCB | Bruce McNorton |
| 66 | SS | William White |
| 28 | FS | Herb Welch |
| 47 | RCB | LeRoy Irvin |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Anthony Carter |
| 84 | WR | Hassan Jones |
| 65 | LOT | Gary Zimmerman |
| 64 | LOG | Randall McDaniel |
| 63 | C | Kirk Lowdermilk |
| 69 | ROG | Todd Kalis |
| 76 | ROT | Tim Irwin |
| 83 | TE | Steve Jordan |
| 16 | QB | Rich Gannon |
| RB | RB | Herschel Walker |
| 31 | FB | Rick Fenney |
| Defense | ||
| 99 | LDE | Al Noga |
| 97 | LDT | Henry Thomas |
| 94 | RDT | Thomas Strauthers |
| 56 | RDE | Chris Doleman |
| 55 | MLB | Scott Studwell |
| 57 | RLB | Mike Merriweather |
| 39 | LCB | Carl Lee |
| 47 | SS | Joey Browner |
| 44 | FS | Mike Brim |
| 48 | RCB | Najee Mustafaa |
| 26 | NB | Audray McMillian |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Barry Sanders | 15 | 82 | 5.5 | 21 | 1 |
| Bob Gagliano | 11 | 22 | 2.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Rick Fenney | 11 | 54 | 4.9 | 14 | 0 |
| Herschel Walker | 13 | 53 | 4.1 | 14 | 1 |
| Rich Gannon | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 14 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Bob Gagliano | 31 | 16 | 51.6 | 2 | 299 | 9.6 | 44 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 90.7 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Rich Gannon | 35 | 23 | 65.7 | 1 | 227 | 6.5 | 36 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 91.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Richard Johnson | 5 | 56 | 11.2 | 23 | 1 |
| Robert Clark | 3 | 67 | 22.3 | 31 | 0 |
| Barry Sanders | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 22t | 1 |
| Aubrey Matthews | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 29 | 0 |
| Mike Farr | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44 | 0 |
| Jeff Campbell | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Terry Greer | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16t | 1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Steve Jordan | 7 | 95 | 13.6 | 36 | 0 |
| Hassan Jones | 5 | 62 | 12.4 | 25 | 1 |
| Rick Fenney | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Anthony Carter | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 9 | 1 |
| Herschel Walker | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Cris Carter | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Herb Welch | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Chris Doleman | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Najee Mustafaa | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jim Arnold | 2 | 69 | 34.5 | 40 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Harry Newsome | 3 | 142 | 47.3 | 53 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Mel Gray | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 33 | 0 | |
| Chris Oldham | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 19 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Herschel Walker | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 20 | 0 | |
| Allen Rice | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |
| Kevin Brooks | 1.0 |
| Jackie Cline | 1.0 |
| Mark Duckens | 1.0 |
| Keith Ferguson | 1.0 |
| Jimmy Williams | 1.0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Joey Browner | 1.0 |
| Chris Doleman | 1.0 |
| Al Noga | 1.0 |
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