Conference Finals, 1988

played in Portland (OR), OR

30 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	7	6	0	3	-	16
Portland (OR) Seahawks	0	3	0	7	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:28 MIN - Art Monk 3 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 08:07 MIN - Rich Karlis 45 field goal
2Q: 02:06 POR - Scott Norwood 31 field goal
2Q: 00:21 MIN - Rich Karlis 41 field goal
4Q: 07:23 POR - Todd Christensen 3 pass from Scott Bull (Scott Norwood extra point)
4Q: 00:10 MIN - Rich Karlis 25 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:28 MIN - Art Monk 3 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 08:07 MIN - Rich Karlis 45 field goal
2Q: 02:06 POR - Scott Norwood 31 field goal
2Q: 00:21 MIN - Rich Karlis 41 field goal
4Q: 07:23 POR - Todd Christensen 3 pass from Scott Bull (Scott Norwood extra point)
4Q: 00:10 MIN - Rich Karlis 25 field goal

Team Statistics MIN POR
Record 12-6 12-6
First Downs 23 8
- by Rushing 7 3
- by Passing 14 5
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 339 160
- Offensive Plays 70 50
- Yards per Play 4.84 3.20
Net Rushing Yards 122 84
- Rushing Attempts 34 29
- Yards per Rush 3.59 2.90
Net Passing Yards 217 76
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 22 - 0 20 - 9 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 250 83
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/33 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 6.03 3.62
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.6 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/40 8/49
Punt Returns/Yards 4/21 1/6
Kick Returns/Yards 3/56 3/57
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 28
Time of Possession 35:35 24:25

Team Statistics	MIN	POR
Record	12-6	12-6
First Downs	23	8
- by Rushing	7	3
- by Passing	14	5
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	339	160
- Offensive Plays	70	50
- Yards per Play	4.84	3.20
Net Rushing Yards	122	84
- Rushing Attempts	34	29
- Yards per Rush	3.59	2.90
Net Passing Yards	217	76
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 22 - 0	20 - 9 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	250	83
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/33	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	6.03	3.62
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.6	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/40	8/49
Punt Returns/Yards	4/21	1/6
Kick Returns/Yards	3/56	3/57
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 28
Time of Possession	35:35	24:25

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:42	OWN 30	9	70	Touchdown
1	5:44	3:47	OWN 7	7	32	Punt
1	0:05	4:39	OWN 35	9	54	Fumble
2	9:46	1:46	OPP 27	3	-1	Field Goal
2	5:50	3:00	OWN 34	5	-9	Punt
2	1:58	1:42	OWN 31	6	45	Field Goal
3	13:06	2:52	OWN 27	5	17	Punt
3	8:26	3:22	OWN 27	7	46	Missed FG
3	2:18	5:31	OWN 5	11	61	Missed FG
4	7:14	2:11	OWN 27	3	1	Punt
4	3:10	1:08	OWN 45	3	1	Punt
4	1:19	1:15	OPP 8	3	0	Field Goal

Portland (OR) Seahawks
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:18	4:34	OWN 19	8	38	Punt
1	1:57	1:52	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	10:26	0:40	OWN 11	3	16	Fumble
2	8:00	2:10	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	2:50	0:52	OPP 5	3	-9	Field Goal
2	0:16	0:16	OWN 29	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	1:54	OWN 30	3	4	Punt
3	10:14	1:48	OWN 31	3	3	Punt
3	5:04	2:46	OWN 34	5	8	Punt
4	11:47	4:33	OWN 41	10	59	Touchdown
4	5:03	1:53	OWN 7	3	7	Punt
4	2:02	0:43	OWN 15	4	-7	Downs
4	0:04	0:04	OWN 20	1	0	Game

Game MVP: Dan Marino, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Sammy Winder	24	102	4.25	19	2
Ray Crouse	9	21	2.33	12	1
Dan Marino	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Portland (OR)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Allen Pinkett	19	54	2.84	7	0
Gerald Riggs	6	25	4.17	13	1
Scott Bull	2	1	0.50	2	0
Mike Guman	1	3	3.00	3	0
Alfred Anderson	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Marino	32	22	250	4/33	1	32	0	102.3

Portland (OR)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Scott Bull	20	9	83	1/7	1	24	0	73.5

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brian Blades	5	8	84	16.80	27	32	0
WR Art Monk	4	5	38	9.50	17	15	1
WR Herman Fontenot	4	7	55	13.75	18	18	0
RB Sammy Winder	3	4	41	13.67	28	28	0
TE Larry Kinnebrew	3	3	8	2.67	4	3	0
RB Ray Crouse	2	2	8	4.00	0	6	0
WR Bobby Howard	1	1	16	16.00	3	16	0
TE Jimmie Giles	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Pete Metzelaars	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Portland (OR)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jessie Hester	3	5	42	14.00	3	24	0
FB Mike Guman	2	2	17	8.50	7	11	0
TE Todd Christensen	1	1	3	3.00	1	3	1
TE Rocky Klever	1	3	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Gerald Riggs	1	3	8	8.00	1	8	0
C Tony Hunter	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Earnest Gray	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Earnest Byner	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Portland (OR)	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ray Crouse	1	0	0
Leo Wisniewski	0	1	0
Eddie Johnson	0	0	1

Portland (OR)	Fumb	Recov	Force
Allen Pinkett	1	0	0
Mike Gray	0	1	0
Dino Hackett	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rohn Stark	5	172	34.4	33.2	61	2

Portland (OR)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Michel	7	303	43.3	40.3	53	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rich Karlis	3/5	2/4	0/1	45	1/1

Portland (OR)	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Scott Norwood	1/1	0/0	0/0	31	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vai Sikahema	4	21	5.3	0

Portland (OR)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nolan Cromwell	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vince Albritton	2	41	20.5	0
Art Monk	1	15	15.0	0

Portland (OR)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nolan Cromwell	3	57	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Shelton Robinson	6	3	0.0	24	16
S Gary Fencik	6	1	0.0	27	18
ILB Eddie Johnson	4	2	0.0	25	14
DE Lee Williams	4	0	0.0	23	17
DE Leonard Marshall	3	0	0.0	28	17
CB Eric Wright	2	0	0.0	22	16
DT Dan Saleaumula	2	0	0.0	10	7
S John Baylor	2	0	0.0	4	3
OLB Ken Harvey	1	2	1.0	28	17
OLB Rickey Jackson	1	1	0.0	17	13
S Vince Albritton	1	1	0.0	8	9
CB Frank Minnifield	1	1	0.0	20	18
OLB Larry Kelm	1	1	0.0	11	9
DT Leo Wisniewski	1	0	0.0	19	15
S Vince Newsome	1	0	0.0	22	15
ILB Johnny Holland	1	0	0.0	5	4
OLB Dave Frye	0	1	0.0	1	3

Portland (OR)	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dino Hackett	10	2	0.0	33	29
OLB Johnie Cooks	7	2	0.0	30	31
S Nolan Cromwell	7	1	0.0	31	31
DE Richard Dent	4	2	0.5	31	26
S Terry Kinard	4	0	0.0	30	31
CB Lonnie Young	4	0	0.0	15	26
OLB Mike Johnson	3	3	2.5	22	24
DT Mike Gray	3	2	1.0	24	25
ILB Glen Redd	3	3	0.0	16	10
CB Dwight Hicks	3	2	0.0	27	30
CB Elvis Patterson	3	2	0.0	26	32
DE Steve McMichael	2	2	0.0	23	31
S Daryll Jones	2	0	0.0	3	6
OLB Jim Morrissey	1	0	0.0	13	7
DT Steve McLean	1	0	0.0	11	6
S Kywin Supernaw	0	1	0.0	4	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Ken Harvey	1.0	0	0	17
DT Leo Wisniewski	0.0	1	1	15
DE Lee Williams	0.0	1	0	17
DE Robert Goff	0.0	1	0	8

Portland (OR)	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Mike Johnson	2.5	0	0	24
DT Mike Gray	1.0	1	0	25
DE Richard Dent	0.5	0	1	26
DE Steve McMichael	0.0	2	1	31
DT Kurt Novitsky	0.0	1	0	11

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Eric Wright	2	0	16
S Gary Fencik	1	0	18
ILB Eddie Johnson	1	0	14
ILB Shelton Robinson	1	0	16
CB Mossy Cade	1	0	12
DE Lee Williams	1	0	17
OLB Larry Kelm	1	0	9
S John Baylor	1	0	3
OLB Rickey Jackson	0	1	13
S Vince Newsome	0	1	15
CB Frank Minnifield	0	1	18
OLB Ken Harvey	0	1	17

Portland (OR)	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Dino Hackett	4	0	29
CB Dwight Hicks	3	1	30
CB Lonnie Young	3	1	26
ILB Glen Redd	3	0	10
CB Elvis Patterson	3	0	32
OLB Johnie Cooks	2	0	31
S Nolan Cromwell	1	0	31
S Terry Kinard	1	0	31
S Daryll Jones	1	0	6
OLB Jim Morrissey	1	0	7

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mike Munchak	4	9	1	32	1	34
Bart Oates	2	7	0	32	1	36
Tim Irwin	1	4	0	30	0	34
Pete Metzelaars	1	2	0	27	0	25
Doug Smith	1	1	0	2	0	0
Larry Kinnebrew	1	1	0	20	0	26
Greg Christy	1	1	0	8	0	6
John Wojciechowski	0	4	0	30	1	32
Brian Blados	0	3	0	31	1	32
Brad Muster	0	1	0	7	0	1

Portland (OR)	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bubba Paris	2	8	0	26	0	20
Chris Riehm	1	6	0	24	0	17
Mike Guman	1	2	1	14	0	13
Bruce Kozerski	1	2	0	24	0	17
Broderick Thompson	1	2	0	27	0	19
Ellis Gardner	0	3	0	14	0	6
Russ Grimm	0	2	0	13	0	15
Tony Hunter	0	1	0	22	0	13
Alfred Anderson	0	1	0	6	0	2
John Gesek	0	0	0	10	1	4

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Frank Minnifield	1	20
Vai Sikahema	1	15
Pete Metzelaars	1	14
Dave Frye	1	7

Portland (OR)	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Guman	2	16
Gerald Riggs	2	16
Earnest Gray	1	10
Russ Grimm	1	8
Allen Pinkett	1	1

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brian Blados	31	32	---	---	8	71
Dan Marino	34	36	---	---	---	70
Bart Oates	32	36	---	---	1	69
Tim Irwin	30	34	---	---	2	66
Pete Metzelaars	27	25	---	---	14	66
Mike Munchak	32	34	---	---	---	66
Art Monk	23	25	---	---	14	62
John Wojciechowski	30	32	---	---	---	62
Frank Minnifield	---	---	20	18	20	58
Herman Fontenot	28	28	---	---	1	57
Larry Kinnebrew	20	26	---	---	7	53
Gary Fencik	---	---	27	18	1	46
Sammy Winder	25	21	---	---	---	46
Ray Crouse	9	12	---	---	25	46
Ken Harvey	---	---	28	17	1	46
Leonard Marshall	---	---	28	17	---	45
Rickey Jackson	---	---	17	13	14	44
Eddie Johnson	---	---	25	14	5	44
Shelton Robinson	---	---	24	16	3	43
Lee Williams	---	---	23	17	1	41
Vince Newsome	---	---	22	15	3	40
Eric Wright	---	---	22	16	1	39
Mossy Cade	---	---	17	12	9	38
Brian Blades	16	21	---	---	---	37
Leo Wisniewski	---	---	19	15	1	35
Don Bass	6	9	---	---	16	31
Jimmie Giles	5	6	---	---	16	27
Vince Albritton	---	---	8	9	9	26
Greg Christy	8	6	---	---	10	24
Dan Saleaumula	---	---	10	7	7	24
Robert Goff	---	---	7	8	8	23
Brad Muster	7	1	---	---	15	23
Larry Kelm	---	---	11	9	2	22
Curtis Rouse	5	6	---	---	10	21
Vai Sikahema	0	0	---	---	15	15
Johnny Holland	---	---	5	4	5	14
Doug Smith	2	0	---	---	10	12
Bobby Howard	4	6	---	---	2	12
Dave Frye	---	---	1	3	7	11
Rich Karlis	0	0	---	---	10	10
John Baylor	---	---	4	3	3	10
Mike Loyd	0	0	---	---	5	5
Rohn Stark	0	0	---	---	5	5
Eric Allen	---	---	1	0	---	1
Scott Stankavage	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kenny Gamble	0	0	---	---	---	0

Portland (OR)	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Nolan Cromwell	---	---	31	31	16	78
Dino Hackett	---	---	33	29	6	68
Terry Kinard	---	---	30	31	5	66
Johnie Cooks	---	---	30	31	3	64
Richard Dent	---	---	31	26	6	63
Dwight Hicks	---	---	27	30	5	62
Elvis Patterson	---	---	26	32	4	62
Steve McMichael	---	---	23	31	5	59
Mike Gray	---	---	24	25	5	54
Mike Johnson	---	---	22	24	6	52
Lonnie Young	---	---	15	26	11	52
Scott Bull	29	21	---	---	---	50
Bubba Paris	26	20	---	---	3	49
Chris Riehm	24	17	---	---	8	49
Broderick Thompson	27	19	---	---	---	46
Mike Guman	14	13	---	---	16	43
Bruce Kozerski	24	17	---	---	---	41
Jessie Hester	21	14	---	---	6	41
Tony Hunter	22	13	---	---	5	40
Jim Morrissey	---	---	13	7	20	40
Russ Grimm	13	15	---	---	8	36
Allen Pinkett	21	14	---	---	1	36
Rocky Klever	10	7	---	---	16	33
Gerald Riggs	8	7	---	---	16	31
Glen Redd	---	---	16	10	4	30
Darrin Miller	---	---	12	12	4	28
Earnest Gray	9	7	---	---	10	26
Earnest Byner	14	12	---	---	---	26
Ellis Gardner	14	6	---	---	5	25
Todd Christensen	14	10	---	---	---	24
Darryl Harris	6	6	---	---	12	24
Kurt Novitsky	---	---	10	11	2	23
Brian Johnston	7	7	---	---	8	22
John Gesek	10	4	---	---	8	22
Greg Wilson	---	---	9	6	7	22
Alfred Anderson	6	2	---	---	13	21
Tim Johnson	---	---	3	10	6	19
Steve McLean	---	---	11	6	1	18
Kywin Supernaw	---	---	4	4	10	18
Daryll Jones	---	---	3	6	7	16
Tyrone Stowe	---	---	1	8	6	15
Mike Michel	0	0	---	---	7	7
Scott Norwood	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jim Kelly	0	0	---	---	1	1
Reggie Fisk	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	74	5.3
Middle	5	13	2.6
Right	14	36	2.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	13	4.3
Middle	14	29	2.1
Right	11	43	3.9
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Marino	32	22	3	1	3	2	4	2	0

Portland (OR)	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Scott Bull	20	9	1	1	3	4	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	53	8.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	99	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	77	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	21	21.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	14	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	4	27	3.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	2	18	3.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	24	8.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brian Blades	8	5	1	84	2	21
WR Herman Fontenot	7	4	1	55	0	28
WR Art Monk	5	4	0	38	0	25
RB Sammy Winder	4	3	1	41	1	21
TE Larry Kinnebrew	3	3	0	8	0	26
RB Ray Crouse	2	2	0	8	0	12
TE Jimmie Giles	1	0	0	0	0	6
TE Pete Metzelaars	1	0	0	0	0	25
WR Bobby Howard	1	1	0	16	0	6

Portland (OR)	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jessie Hester	5	3	0	42	1	14
TE Rocky Klever	3	1	2	5	0	7
RB Gerald Riggs	3	1	1	8	0	7
WR Earnest Gray	2	0	0	0	0	7
FB Mike Guman	2	2	0	17	0	13
C Tony Hunter	2	1	0	8	0	13
WR Earnest Byner	2	0	0	0	0	12
TE Todd Christensen	1	1	0	3	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sammy Winder	4	6	1.50	4.25
Dan Marino	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00
Ray Crouse	1	0	0.00	2.33

Portland (OR)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Allen Pinkett	3	13	4.33	2.84
Alfred Anderson	1	1	1.00	1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Marino	1	1	3	3.00	7.81

Portland (OR)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Scott Bull	4	1	3	0.75	4.15

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Art Monk	1	1	3	3.00	7.60

Portland (OR)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Todd Christensen	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
TE Rocky Klever	1	0	0	0.00	1.67
WR Earnest Byner	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Jessie Hester	1	0	0	0.00	8.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Sammy Winder	1	1
Dan Marino	1	0

Portland (OR)	Rushes	Conversions
Gerald Riggs	5	1
Alfred Anderson	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Marino	8	2	2

Portland (OR)	Att	Comp	Conversions
Scott Bull	6	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Art Monk	2	1	1
RB Sammy Winder	2	1	1
WR Brian Blades	2	0	0
TE Jimmie Giles	1	0	0
WR Herman Fontenot	1	0	0

Portland (OR)	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Todd Christensen	1	1	1
WR Earnest Gray	1	0	0
TE Rocky Klever	1	0	0
RB Gerald Riggs	1	0	0
C Tony Hunter	1	1	0
WR Jessie Hester	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,500 (18,600)
End Zone 13,500 (13,500)
Mezzanine 7,800 (7,800)
Sideline Seats 11,900 (11,900)
Club Seats 12,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 6,200 (6,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,500 (18,600)
End Zone	13,500 (13,500)
Mezzanine	7,800 (7,800)
Sideline Seats	11,900 (11,900)
Club Seats	12,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	6,200 (6,200)