Week 12, 1981

played in Cincinnati, OH

56 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	6	9	0	0	-	15
Cincinnati Bengals	0	7	0	0	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:56 MIN - Rafael Septien 20 field goal
1Q: 01:00 MIN - Rafael Septien 34 field goal
2Q: 06:39 MIN - Rafael Septien 42 field goal
2Q: 05:57 MIN - Rafael Septien 40 field goal
2Q: 04:00 CIN - Keith Krepfle 17 pass from Doug Williams (Ronald Dunk extra point)
2Q: 00:27 MIN - Rafael Septien 37 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:56 MIN - Rafael Septien 20 field goal
1Q: 01:00 MIN - Rafael Septien 34 field goal
2Q: 06:39 MIN - Rafael Septien 42 field goal
2Q: 05:57 MIN - Rafael Septien 40 field goal
2Q: 04:00 CIN - Keith Krepfle 17 pass from Doug Williams (Ronald Dunk extra point)
2Q: 00:27 MIN - Rafael Septien 37 field goal

Team Statistics MIN CIN
Record 4-7 5-5-1
First Downs 16 13
- by Rushing 5 4
- by Passing 10 9
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 283 201
- Offensive Plays 77 52
- Yards per Play 3.68 3.87
Net Rushing Yards 117 66
- Rushing Attempts 29 20
- Yards per Rush 4.03 3.30
Net Passing Yards 166 135
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 24 - 0 28 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 188 158
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/22 4/23
- Yards per Pass Play 3.46 4.22
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 8/20 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 8.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/35 5/46
Punt Returns/Yards 7/80 1/16
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 6/119
Interception Ret./Yards 1/6 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/3 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 39 OWN 22
Time of Possession 35:55 24:05

Team Statistics	MIN	CIN
Record	4-7	5-5-1
First Downs	16	13
- by Rushing	5	4
- by Passing	10	9
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	283	201
- Offensive Plays	77	52
- Yards per Play	3.68	3.87
Net Rushing Yards	117	66
- Rushing Attempts	29	20
- Yards per Rush	4.03	3.30
Net Passing Yards	166	135
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 24 - 0	28 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	188	158
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/22	4/23
- Yards per Pass Play	3.46	4.22
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	8/20	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	8.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/35	5/46
Punt Returns/Yards	7/80	1/16
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	6/119
Interception Ret./Yards	1/6	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/3	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 39	OWN 22
Time of Possession	35:55	24:05

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:34	1:40	OWN 27	3	7	Punt
1	10:25	8:35	OWN 13	16	84	Field Goal
1	1:44	0:52	OPP 19	3	2	Field Goal
2	12:53	3:44	OWN 27	6	25	Punt
2	7:34	1:01	OPP 27	3	2	Field Goal
2	6:24	0:32	OPP 24	3	1	Field Goal
2	3:52	3:30	OWN 20	10	60	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:07	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
3	8:55	3:09	OWN 20	6	21	Punt
3	5:07	2:58	OWN 29	9	18	Punt
3	0:23	1:43	OPP 49	4	6	Punt
4	8:43	1:26	OWN 29	3	5	Punt
4	4:05	4:05	OWN 43	9	37	Game

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:26	OWN 26	3	-1	Punt
1	11:54	1:29	OWN 30	3	-3	Punt
1	0:52	2:59	OWN 21	5	18	Punt
2	9:09	1:35	OWN 20	6	-4	Punt
2	5:52	2:00	OWN 27	6	73	Touchdown
2	0:22	0:22	OWN 33	1	9	Half
3	13:53	4:58	OWN 35	8	40	Interception
3	5:46	0:39	OWN 26	3	-5	Punt
3	2:09	1:46	OWN 20	3	-7	Punt
4	13:40	4:57	OWN 5	9	36	Punt
4	7:17	3:12	OWN 5	6	20	Punt

Game MVP: Rafael Septien, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Mike Strachan	15	62	4.13	29	1
Chester Willis	11	50	4.55	7	0
Mike Loyd	2	4	2.00	5	0
Nathan Poole	1	1	1.00	1	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Kenny Lewis	10	27	2.70	9
Doug Kotar	8	25	3.13	5
Doug Williams	2	14	7.00	8

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mike Loyd	44	24	188	4/22	0	30	0	65.3

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Doug Williams	28	17	158	4/23	1	26	1	73.2

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Butch Johnson	5	8	58	11.60	2	30
WR Irving Merchant	4	9	64	16.00	47	25
TE Jimmie Giles	3	5	15	5.00	0	7
WR Bob Newland	2	2	9	4.50	3	7
WR Charley Young	2	4	11	5.50	0	12
FB Nathan Poole	2	2	8	4.00	0	6
RB Chester Willis	2	2	17	8.50	0	11
RB Mike Strachan	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1
TE Don Warren	1	3	8	8.00	1	8
WR Stan Rome	1	5	0	0.00	0	0
FB Curtis Dickey	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Terry LeCount	6	7	37	6.17	3	11	0
TE Keith Krepfle	4	5	32	8.00	5	17	1
WR Drew Hill	3	6	31	10.33	8	15	0
WR Ahmad Rashad	2	4	32	16.00	6	17	0
WR Leonard Thompson	1	4	26	26.00	4	26	0
RB Kenny Lewis	1	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB LeCharls McDaniel	1	6	6.00	0

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Nathan Poole	1	0	0
Terry Jackson	0	1	0
Don Warren	0	1	0
Stan Rome	0	1	0
Royce McKinney	0	0	1
Keith Simpson	0	0	1
Greg Bracelin	0	0	1

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Lemar Parrish	2	0	1	0
Terry LeCount	1	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marv Bateman	7	329	47.0	39.0	61	3

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chuck Ramsey	8	381	47.6	37.6	58	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rafael Septien	5/5	2/2	0/0	42	0/0

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ronald Dunk	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Irving Merchant	7	80	11.4	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lemar Parrish	1	16	16.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lemar Parrish	5	103	20.6	0
Lyle Blackwood	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Gary Fencik	8	2	0.0	19	29
CB Keith Simpson	5	1	0.0	14	22
S Mark Murphy	4	0	0.0	12	16
OLB Rickey Jackson	3	2	2.0	18	28
ILB Ken Fantetti	3	1	0.0	18	24
S Terry Jackson	3	0	0.0	13	23
OLB Chris Keating	3	0	0.0	2	8
DT Norm Wells	2	1	1.0	7	15
OLB Greg Bracelin	2	0	1.0	2	6
S Roland Solomon	2	1	0.0	11	26
CB Royce McKinney	1	1	0.0	11	17
DE Darrell Irvin	1	1	0.0	11	12
DE Ernest Kirk	1	0	0.0	5	14
DE Mark Gastineau	1	0	0.0	15	18
ILB Eddie Johnson	1	0	0.0	8	9
OLB Thomas Henderson	0	1	0.0	14	18
DT James Hunter	0	1	0.0	13	17
CB LeCharls McDaniel	0	1	0.0	14	24

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Ray Griffin	9	1	0.0	18	34
DT Steve Furness	5	0	1.5	19	22
OLB Bob Brudzinski	5	2	0.5	20	42
S Dwayne Crump	5	1	0.0	24	42
S Lyle Blackwood	4	3	0.0	23	42
ILB Cliff Thrift	4	0	0.0	20	31
DT R.J. Crozier	3	1	1.0	11	28
DE Jeff Yeates	3	0	0.5	23	41
ILB Lance Mehl	3	1	0.0	15	29
CB Mike Harden	3	0	0.0	21	32
ILB Reggie Wilkes	2	2	0.5	19	21
CB Lemar Parrish	2	2	0.0	17	25
S Mike Burns	2	0	0.0	6	7
ILB Pat Hughes	1	1	0.0	11	17
DE Bubba Baker	1	1	0.0	24	35
WR Ahmad Rashad	1	0	---	---	---
S Randy Hughes	1	0	0.0	6	11
CB Mike Reinfeldt	1	0	0.0	12	25
DE Neil Elshire	1	0	0.0	10	18
ILB Rik Bonness	0	1	0.0	10	17

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Rickey Jackson	2.0	0	0	28
OLB Greg Bracelin	1.0	0	1	6
DT Norm Wells	1.0	0	0	15
DE Anthony Jolly	0.0	2	0	20
DE Mark Gastineau	0.0	2	0	18
OLB Thomas Henderson	0.0	1	0	18
CB Royce McKinney	0.0	1	0	17
DT James Hunter	0.0	1	0	17

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Steve Furness	1.5	0	0	0	22
DT R.J. Crozier	1.0	0	0	0	28
OLB Bob Brudzinski	0.5	1	5	2	42
DE Jeff Yeates	0.5	0	1	4	41
ILB Reggie Wilkes	0.5	0	1	0	21
ILB Rik Bonness	0.0	0	1	0	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Keith Simpson	4	1	0	22
S Terry Jackson	4	0	0	23
S Roland Solomon	2	1	0	26
ILB Ken Fantetti	2	0	0	24
OLB Chris Keating	2	0	0	8
S Mark Murphy	2	0	0	16
S Gary Fencik	1	0	0	29
CB LeCharls McDaniel	0	0	1	24

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Ray Griffin	7	0	34
S Dwayne Crump	4	1	42
S Lyle Blackwood	2	1	42
ILB Lance Mehl	2	1	29
CB Lemar Parrish	2	0	25
ILB Cliff Thrift	2	0	31
CB Mike Harden	2	0	32
ILB Pat Hughes	1	0	17
S Mike Burns	1	0	7
ILB Reggie Wilkes	1	0	21
ILB Rik Bonness	0	1	17

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Alan Willis	3	8	1	24	0	33
Syd Kitson	1	4	0	22	0	37
Franky Smith	1	2	0	24	1	40
Dennis Nelson	1	1	0	5	0	8
John Choma	0	4	0	16	0	24
Bo Buetow	0	3	0	5	2	15
Tim Irwin	0	2	0	23	1	41
Glenn Hyde	0	2	0	20	0	35
Nathan Poole	0	1	0	3	0	10

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dennis Swilley	3	5	0	18	0	27
Darrell Austin	2	4	1	19	0	30
Pete Johnson	1	2	0	6	0	13
Ron Springs	1	2	0	8	0	6
George Starke	0	3	0	20	2	30
Tyrell Sampson	0	1	0	18	1	28
Fred Quillan	0	1	0	14	1	29

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Royce McKinney	2	23
Greg Bracelin	2	15
Stan Rome	1	15
Larry Gordon	1	7
Mark Murphy	1	7

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Doug Kotar	3	16
Jerry Blanton	2	16
Ron Springs	1	17
Joe Senser	1	16
Randy Hughes	1	13

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mike Loyd	29	48	---	---	5	82
Glenn Hyde	20	35	---	---	12	67
Irving Merchant	17	36	---	---	11	64
Franky Smith	24	40	---	---	---	64
Tim Irwin	23	41	---	---	---	64
Butch Johnson	18	32	---	---	13	63
Mike Strachan	16	18	---	---	27	61
Alan Willis	24	33	---	---	3	60
Syd Kitson	22	37	---	---	1	60
Jimmie Giles	19	28	---	---	9	56
Stan Rome	15	26	---	---	15	56
John Choma	16	24	---	---	12	52
Royce McKinney	---	---	11	17	23	51
Gary Fencik	---	---	19	29	1	49
Rickey Jackson	---	---	18	28	2	48
Charley Young	18	29	---	---	---	47
Ken Fantetti	---	---	18	24	4	46
Terry Jackson	---	---	13	23	8	44
Curtis Dickey	14	18	---	---	12	44
LeCharls McDaniel	---	---	14	24	---	38
Chester Willis	13	25	---	---	---	38
Don Warren	9	9	---	---	19	37
Roland Solomon	---	---	11	26	---	37
Keith Simpson	---	---	14	22	---	36
James Hunter	---	---	13	17	6	36
Mark Murphy	---	---	12	16	7	35
Mark Gastineau	---	---	15	18	1	34
Thomas Henderson	---	---	14	18	1	33
Nathan Poole	3	10	---	---	18	31
Darrell Irvin	---	---	11	12	8	31
Bo Buetow	5	15	---	---	11	31
Anthony Jolly	---	---	9	20	1	30
Dean Miraldi	6	7	---	---	12	25
Eddie Johnson	---	---	8	9	7	24
Greg Bracelin	---	---	2	6	15	23
Jim Ryan	---	---	2	3	17	22
Norm Wells	---	---	7	15	---	22
Ernest Kirk	---	---	5	14	---	19
Dennis Nelson	5	8	---	---	---	13
Bob Newland	3	9	---	---	---	12
Larry Gordon	---	---	2	3	7	12
Chris Keating	---	---	2	8	2	12
Rafael Septien	0	0	---	---	11	11
Marv Bateman	0	0	---	---	7	7
Pat Ryan	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jeff Komlo	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lyle Blackwood	---	---	23	42	13	78
Dwayne Crump	---	---	24	42	5	71
Jeff Yeates	---	---	23	41	5	69
Bob Brudzinski	---	---	20	42	6	68
Bubba Baker	---	---	24	35	5	64
Reggie Wilkes	---	---	19	21	23	63
Mike Harden	---	---	21	32	5	58
Lemar Parrish	---	---	17	25	15	57
Mike Reinfeldt	---	---	12	25	19	56
Ray Griffin	---	---	18	34	4	56
Cliff Thrift	---	---	20	31	5	56
Tyrell Sampson	18	28	---	---	7	53
Darrell Austin	19	30	---	---	3	52
Doug Williams	20	32	---	---	---	52
Fred Quillan	14	29	---	---	8	51
George Starke	20	30	---	---	---	50
Lance Mehl	---	---	15	29	6	50
R.J. Crozier	---	---	11	28	10	49
Dennis Swilley	18	27	---	---	1	46
Steve Furness	---	---	19	22	2	43
Doug Kotar	10	13	---	---	16	39
Drew Hill	17	22	---	---	---	39
Keith Krepfle	14	21	---	---	---	35
Jerry Blanton	---	---	10	9	16	35
Neil Elshire	---	---	10	18	7	35
Terry LeCount	13	21	---	---	---	34
Pete Johnson	6	13	---	---	14	33
Leonard Thompson	4	13	---	---	14	31
Rik Bonness	---	---	10	17	4	31
Ron Springs	8	6	---	---	17	31
Ahmad Rashad	12	17	---	---	1	30
Randy Hughes	---	---	6	11	13	30
Pat Hughes	---	---	11	17	1	29
Kenny Lewis	10	19	---	---	---	29
Don Hasselbeck	3	7	---	---	14	24
Joe Senser	1	4	---	---	16	21
Ray Donaldson	3	6	---	---	8	17
Mike Burns	---	---	6	7	1	14
Chy Davidson	2	4	---	---	8	14
David Carter	2	5	---	---	6	13
Andrew Gissinger	6	5	---	---	---	11
Chuck Ramsey	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ronald Dunk	0	0	---	---	2	2
Marcus Mickus	0	0	---	---	---	0
J.J. Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	13	3.3
Middle	17	55	3.2
Right	7	50	7.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	10	1.7
Middle	10	43	4.3
Right	4	13	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mike Loyd	44	24	2	2	5	4	8	6	0

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Doug Williams	28	17	1	1	0	2	7	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	15	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	14	97	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	4	46	3.5
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	30	5.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	-1	-0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	70	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	46	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	43	10.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Irving Merchant	9	4	2	64	1	36
WR Butch Johnson	8	5	1	58	1	32
TE Jimmie Giles	5	3	0	15	0	28
WR Stan Rome	5	1	1	0	0	26
WR Charley Young	4	2	0	11	0	29
TE Don Warren	3	1	1	8	0	9
WR Bob Newland	2	2	0	9	0	9
RB Mike Strachan	2	1	0	-1	0	18
FB Nathan Poole	2	2	0	8	0	10
FB Curtis Dickey	2	1	0	-1	0	18
RB Chester Willis	2	2	0	17	0	25

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terry LeCount	7	6	37	0	21
WR Drew Hill	6	3	31	0	22
TE Keith Krepfle	5	4	32	0	21
WR Ahmad Rashad	4	2	32	0	17
WR Leonard Thompson	4	1	26	1	13
RB Kenny Lewis	2	1	0	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mike Strachan	3	6	2.00	4.13
Mike Loyd	1	-1	-1.00	2.00
Chester Willis	1	0	0.00	4.55

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mike Loyd	5	1	7	1.40	4.27

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Doug Williams	1	1	17	17.00	5.64

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Irving Merchant	3	0	0	0.00	7.11
TE Jimmie Giles	2	1	7	3.50	3.00

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Keith Krepfle	1	1	17	17.00	6.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Mike Strachan	2	1
Mike Loyd	1	1
Chester Willis	1	0

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Doug Kotar	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mike Loyd	14	8	6

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Doug Williams	8	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Butch Johnson	4	2	1
WR Charley Young	2	0	0
WR Irving Merchant	2	1	1
TE Jimmie Giles	2	2	2
WR Bob Newland	1	1	0
FB Nathan Poole	1	1	1
WR Stan Rome	1	0	0
RB Chester Willis	1	1	1

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Leonard Thompson	3	1	1
WR Drew Hill	2	0	0
TE Keith Krepfle	1	1	1
WR Terry LeCount	1	0	0
RB Kenny Lewis	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,600 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,600 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)