Week 12, 1989

played in Cincinnati, OH

43 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	7	0	13	0	-	20
Cincinnati Bengals	14	10	3	6	-	33

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:58 CIN - Stanley Wilson 9 pass from Ken O'Brien (Gary Anderson extra point)
1Q: 04:44 CIN - Drew Hill 24 pass from Ken O'Brien (Gary Anderson extra point)
1Q: 02:01 MIN - Barry Word 51 run (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 11:46 CIN - Gary Anderson 49 field goal
2Q: 03:13 CIN - Willie Gault 5 pass from Ken O'Brien (Gary Anderson extra point)
3Q: 13:35 MIN - Rich Karlis 33 field goal
3Q: 09:54 MIN - Brian Blades 4 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
3Q: 04:45 CIN - Gary Anderson 48 field goal
3Q: 00:16 MIN - Rich Karlis 47 field goal
4Q: 09:20 CIN - Gary Anderson 43 field goal
4Q: 02:21 CIN - Gary Anderson 53 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:58 CIN - Stanley Wilson 9 pass from Ken O'Brien (Gary Anderson extra point)
1Q: 04:44 CIN - Drew Hill 24 pass from Ken O'Brien (Gary Anderson extra point)
1Q: 02:01 MIN - Barry Word 51 run (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 11:46 CIN - Gary Anderson 49 field goal
2Q: 03:13 CIN - Willie Gault 5 pass from Ken O'Brien (Gary Anderson extra point)
3Q: 13:35 MIN - Rich Karlis 33 field goal
3Q: 09:54 MIN - Brian Blades 4 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
3Q: 04:45 CIN - Gary Anderson 48 field goal
3Q: 00:16 MIN - Rich Karlis 47 field goal
4Q: 09:20 CIN - Gary Anderson 43 field goal
4Q: 02:21 CIN - Gary Anderson 53 field goal

Team Statistics MIN CIN
Record 7-4 8-3
First Downs 11 24
- by Rushing 5 4
- by Passing 4 14
- by Penalty 2 6
Total Net Yards 224 345
- Offensive Plays 51 71
- Yards per Play 4.39 4.86
Net Rushing Yards 184 119
- Rushing Attempts 25 31
- Yards per Rush 7.36 3.84
Net Passing Yards 40 226
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 21 - 10 - 0 37 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 70 243
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/30 3/17
- Yards per Pass Play 1.54 5.65
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/12 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.3 6.7
4th Down Conversions 0/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 12/75 7/50
Punt Returns/Yards 1/7 4/21
Kick Returns/Yards 3/82 2/70
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 41
Time of Possession 23:16 36:44

Team Statistics	MIN	CIN
Record	7-4	8-3
First Downs	11	24
- by Rushing	5	4
- by Passing	4	14
- by Penalty	2	6
Total Net Yards	224	345
- Offensive Plays	51	71
- Yards per Play	4.39	4.86
Net Rushing Yards	184	119
- Rushing Attempts	25	31
- Yards per Rush	7.36	3.84
Net Passing Yards	40	226
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	21 - 10 - 0	37 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	70	243
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/30	3/17
- Yards per Pass Play	1.54	5.65
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/12	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.3	6.7
4th Down Conversions	0/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	12/75	7/50
Punt Returns/Yards	1/7	4/21
Kick Returns/Yards	3/82	2/70
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 41
Time of Possession	23:16	36:44

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:01	OWN 20	5	22	Punt
1	6:51	2:01	OWN 20	3	-19	Punt
1	4:29	2:43	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
2	11:40	1:34	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	3:05	1:51	OWN 27	3	-18	Punt
3	14:53	1:23	OPP 24	3	8	Field Goal
3	11:16	1:33	OWN 23	4	77	Touchdown
3	4:39	4:28	OWN 34	7	36	Field Goal
4	13:58	1:26	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	9:14	3:25	OWN 20	7	17	Downs
4	3:19	0:35	OWN 43	4	0	Downs
4	2:14	1:00	OWN 30	4	3	Downs

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:59	6:08	OWN 16	12	84	Touchdown
1	4:50	0:21	OPP 29	1	29	Touchdown
1	1:46	5:06	OWN 20	11	48	Field Goal
2	10:06	7:01	OWN 26	12	74	Touchdown
2	1:14	1:14	OWN 35	3	9	Half
3	13:30	2:14	OWN 20	4	25	Punt
3	9:43	5:04	OWN 20	10	49	Field Goal
3	0:11	1:13	OPP 43	4	3	Punt
4	12:32	3:18	OPP 49	7	23	Field Goal
4	5:49	2:30	OPP 37	3	1	Missed FG
4	2:44	0:30	OPP 43	3	7	Field Goal
4	1:14	1:14	OPP 33	3	3	Game

Game MVP: Michael Knight, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Barry Word	20	115	5.75	51	3	1
Lorenzo Hampton	4	-1	-0.25	1	0	0
Bobby Howard	1	70	70.00	70	1	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Stanley Wilson	18	63	3.50	12	2
Owen Gill	11	55	5.00	16	1
Ken O'Brien	2	1	0.50	2	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Marino	21	10	70	5/30	1	27	0	71.5

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ken O'Brien	37	27	243	3/17	3	24	0	117.2

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Art Monk	2	2	18	9.00	4	9	0
WR Herman Fontenot	2	7	30	15.00	14	27	0
RB Barry Word	2	3	3	1.50	1	4	0
WR Brian Blades	2	4	9	4.50	0	5	1
FB Brad Muster	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Eric Metcalf	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Pete Metzelaars	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rod Barksdale	6	6	52	8.67	7	16	0
WR Drew Hill	5	5	49	9.80	4	24	1
RB Stanley Wilson	4	6	44	11.00	12	17	1
WR Willie Gault	3	9	18	6.00	2	10	1
RB Owen Gill	3	4	22	7.33	9	11	0
TE Rob Awalt	2	2	15	7.50	2	8	0
TE Roy Jones Jr	2	2	23	11.50	7	13	0
FB Dan Majerle	2	3	20	10.00	16	15	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Recov	Force
Vai Sikahema	1	1
Vince Albritton	0	1
Carnell Lake	0	1

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov
Owen Gill	2	1
Rod Barksdale	1	0
Roy Jones Jr	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rohn Stark	5	227	45.4	41.2	63	2

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mark Royals	2	79	39.5	26.0	40	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rich Karlis	2/2	1/1	0/0	47	2/2

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gary Anderson	4/5	4/5	1/2	53	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vai Sikahema	1	7	7.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Gault	4	21	5.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Phil Freeman	3	82	27.3	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Owen Gill	2	70	35.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Shelton Robinson	6	0	0.0	14	14
ILB Eddie Johnson	5	3	0.0	22	30
DT Dan Saleaumula	5	3	0.0	28	32
OLB Ken Harvey	5	1	0.0	30	33
S Carnell Lake	5	1	0.0	22	31
S Vince Newsome	4	3	0.0	30	34
CB Frank Minnifield	4	1	0.0	24	27
CB Eric Wright	3	0	0.0	23	33
OLB Larry Kelm	3	0	0.0	21	29
DE Charles Haley	2	0	1.5	23	31
DT Leo Wisniewski	2	0	1.0	3	8
DE Lee Williams	2	2	0.0	21	27
ILB Ken Fantetti	2	1	0.0	7	8
S Vince Albritton	2	1	0.0	15	18
CB Eric Allen	2	1	0.0	17	28
DE Leonard Marshall	1	2	0.5	18	22
OLB Rickey Jackson	1	1	0.0	6	10
CB Mossy Cade	1	0	0.0	13	18

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Al Smith	7	3	0.0	19	22
OLB Michael Knight	5	2	4.0	22	26
S David Tate	3	1	0.0	23	18
CB Kevin Ross	3	0	0.0	15	18
DE Tom Strauthers	2	1	0.0	11	9
OLB Carleton Bailey	2	1	0.0	21	14
S Devon Mitchell	2	0	0.0	4	7
CB William White	2	0	0.0	19	22
CB Bill S Preston	2	0	0.0	16	15
DE Les Miller	1	3	0.5	13	12
DE Jeff Lageman	1	1	0.5	14	17
DT Bill Maas	1	3	0.0	17	15
S Kenneth Johnson	1	3	0.0	21	20
S Jeff Donaldson	1	1	0.0	4	17
ILB Jim Eliopulos	1	0	0.0	11	1
DT Dean Hamel	1	0	0.0	8	11
CB Kevin Williams	1	0	0.0	6	5
ILB Ty Allert	1	0	0.0	9	5
DT Tom Magee	1	0	0.0	12	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Charles Haley	1.5	0	2	31
DT Leo Wisniewski	1.0	0	0	8
DE Leonard Marshall	0.5	1	1	22
DT Dan Saleaumula	0.0	0	2	32

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Michael Knight	4.0	0	4	2	26
DE Les Miller	0.5	1	0	0	12
DE Jeff Lageman	0.5	0	0	0	17
DT Tom Magee	0.0	0	1	0	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Vince Newsome	4	0	34
ILB Eddie Johnson	3	0	30
CB Frank Minnifield	3	0	27
OLB Larry Kelm	2	1	29
CB Eric Wright	2	0	33
CB Eric Allen	2	0	28
OLB Ken Harvey	2	0	33
S Carnell Lake	2	0	31
ILB Ken Fantetti	1	0	8
OLB Rickey Jackson	1	0	10
ILB Shelton Robinson	1	0	14
DT Leo Wisniewski	1	0	8
S Vince Albritton	1	0	18
CB Mossy Cade	1	0	18
DT Dan Saleaumula	1	0	32

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Al Smith	3	1	22
S David Tate	2	0	18
CB William White	2	0	22
CB Kevin Ross	1	0	18
ILB Ty Allert	1	0	5
S Kenneth Johnson	1	0	20
CB Sam Seale	0	1	17
CB Kevin Williams	0	1	5
CB Bill S Preston	0	1	15

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brian Blados	3	3	22	1	24
Mike Munchak	2	4	24	1	23
John Wojciechowski	1	5	21	1	21
Tim Irwin	1	3	22	1	25
Pete Metzelaars	1	1	18	0	19
Bart Oates	0	5	24	0	24
Brad Muster	0	2	13	0	9
Greg Christy	0	1	7	1	6
Doug Smith	0	1	1	0	2

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Don Mosebar	2	9	0	27	2	34
Jay Hilgenberg	1	3	1	30	0	37
Will Wolford	1	3	0	27	1	37
Lomas Brown	1	3	0	8	0	9
Dan Majerle	1	3	0	21	0	31
Roy Jones Jr	1	2	0	26	0	22
Gregg Swartwoudt	0	2	0	14	0	19
Roberto Rohrer	0	2	0	23	0	31
David Williams	0	2	0	26	0	33

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Frank Minnifield	2	15
Lorenzo Hampton	1	21
Ray Crouse	1	20
Vai Sikahema	1	14
Brad Muster	1	5

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Dan Majerle	1	24
Owen Gill	1	18
Roy Jones Jr	1	17
Jeff Donaldson	1	16

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Vince Newsome	---	---	30	34	4	68
Ken Harvey	---	---	30	33	5	68
Frank Minnifield	---	---	24	27	15	66
Dan Saleaumula	---	---	28	32	3	63
Eddie Johnson	---	---	22	30	10	62
Charles Haley	---	---	23	31	6	60
Eric Wright	---	---	23	33	2	58
Carnell Lake	---	---	22	31	5	58
Pete Metzelaars	18	19	---	---	18	55
Bart Oates	24	24	---	---	6	54
Eric Allen	---	---	17	28	9	54
Brian Blados	22	24	---	---	6	52
Larry Kelm	---	---	21	29	2	52
Dan Marino	25	26	---	---	---	51
Lee Williams	---	---	21	27	3	51
Tim Irwin	22	25	---	---	1	48
Mike Munchak	24	23	---	---	1	48
Vince Albritton	---	---	15	18	15	48
Mossy Cade	---	---	13	18	17	48
Leonard Marshall	---	---	18	22	3	43
Barry Word	22	20	---	---	1	43
John Wojciechowski	21	21	---	---	---	42
Herman Fontenot	16	23	---	---	---	39
Ray Crouse	7	8	---	---	20	35
Ken Fantetti	---	---	7	8	17	32
Brian Blades	14	18	---	---	---	32
Lorenzo Hampton	4	5	---	---	21	30
Shelton Robinson	---	---	14	14	1	29
Art Monk	12	15	---	---	1	28
Brad Muster	13	9	---	---	5	27
Eric Metcalf	9	6	---	---	7	22
Greg Christy	7	6	---	---	7	20
Rickey Jackson	---	---	6	10	3	19
Curtis Rouse	4	5	---	---	7	16
Earnest Gray	0	0	---	---	15	15
Leo Wisniewski	---	---	3	8	4	15
Phil Freeman	0	0	---	---	15	15
Vai Sikahema	0	0	---	---	14	14
Johnny Holland	---	---	4	7	2	13
Larry Kinnebrew	5	2	---	---	5	12
Doug Smith	1	2	---	---	7	10
Bobby Howard	5	5	---	---	---	10
Rich Karlis	0	0	---	---	7	7
Rohn Stark	0	0	---	---	5	5
Erik Wilhelm	0	0	---	---	2	2
Scott Stankavage	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Willie Gault	31	40	---	---	10	81
Dan Majerle	21	31	---	---	24	76
Jay Hilgenberg	30	37	---	---	4	71
Ken O'Brien	31	40	---	---	---	71
Don Mosebar	27	34	---	---	7	68
Roy Jones Jr	26	22	---	---	17	65
Will Wolford	27	37	---	---	---	64
Stanley Wilson	19	26	---	---	17	62
Rod Barksdale	29	33	---	---	---	62
Roberto Rohrer	23	31	---	---	7	61
David Williams	26	33	---	---	---	59
Michael Knight	---	---	22	26	2	50
Owen Gill	12	19	---	---	18	49
Al Smith	---	---	19	22	3	44
David Tate	---	---	23	18	2	43
Kenneth Johnson	---	---	21	20	1	42
William White	---	---	19	22	---	41
Carleton Bailey	---	---	21	14	5	40
Drew Hill	8	13	---	---	18	39
Rob Awalt	6	14	---	---	18	38
Gregg Swartwoudt	14	19	---	---	5	38
Bill S Preston	---	---	16	15	7	38
Jeff Donaldson	---	---	4	17	16	37
Sam Seale	---	---	5	17	14	36
Bill Maas	---	---	17	15	2	34
Kevin Ross	---	---	15	18	1	34
Tom Magee	---	---	12	14	7	33
Jeff Lageman	---	---	14	17	2	33
Les Miller	---	---	13	12	2	27
Jim Eliopulos	---	---	11	1	14	26
Lomas Brown	8	9	---	---	7	24
John Jefferson	2	2	---	---	19	23
Tom Strauthers	---	---	11	9	2	22
Dean Hamel	---	---	8	11	1	20
Ty Allert	---	---	9	5	4	18
Gary Anderson	0	0	---	---	13	13
Kevin Williams	---	---	6	5	2	13
Devon Mitchell	---	---	4	7	1	12
Ed Brady	---	---	2	1	5	8
John McClane	---	---	3	0	5	8
Mark Royals	0	0	---	---	7	7
Alex Gordon	---	---	0	0	5	5
Michael Haddix	1	0	---	---	3	4
Dieter Brock	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	130	14.4
Middle	4	5	1.3
Right	12	49	4.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	69	4.9
Middle	8	32	4.0
Right	8	19	2.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Marino	21	10	1	0	1	4	5	2	0

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ken O'Brien	37	27	1	1	2	1	5	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	3	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	36	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	2	31	3.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	27	9.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	20	154	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	38	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	24	4.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Herman Fontenot	7	2	1	30	1	23
WR Brian Blades	4	2	0	9	0	18
RB Barry Word	3	2	0	3	0	20
WR Art Monk	2	2	0	18	0	15
TE Pete Metzelaars	2	0	0	0	0	19
FB Brad Muster	2	1	0	6	0	9
WR Eric Metcalf	1	1	0	4	0	6

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Willie Gault	9	3	1	18	0	40
RB Stanley Wilson	6	4	0	44	0	26
WR Rod Barksdale	6	6	0	52	0	33
WR Drew Hill	5	5	0	49	1	13
RB Owen Gill	4	3	1	22	0	19
FB Dan Majerle	3	2	0	20	0	31
TE Rob Awalt	2	2	0	15	0	14
TE Roy Jones Jr	2	2	0	23	0	22

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Barry Word	1	3	3.00	5.75

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Owen Gill	1	2	2.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Marino	2	1	4	2.00	3.33

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ken O'Brien	5	3	25	5.00	6.57

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Pete Metzelaars	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Brian Blades	1	1	4	4.00	2.25

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Willie Gault	2	1	5	2.50	2.00
RB Stanley Wilson	1	1	9	9.00	7.33
RB Owen Gill	1	1	11	11.00	5.50
FB Dan Majerle	1	0	0	0.00	6.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Barry Word	2	0

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Ken O'Brien	2	0
Stanley Wilson	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Marino	8	3	2

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ken O'Brien	11	9	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Herman Fontenot	2	0	0
WR Art Monk	1	1	1
TE Pete Metzelaars	1	0	0
RB Barry Word	1	1	1
WR Brian Blades	1	0	0
FB Brad Muster	1	0	0
WR Eric Metcalf	1	1	0

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Willie Gault	4	3	2
RB Owen Gill	3	2	1
WR Drew Hill	2	2	1
WR Rod Barksdale	2	2	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,900 (21,400)
End Zone 15,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,900 (21,400)
End Zone	15,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,800 (3,300)