Conference Semifinals, 1989

played in Portland (OR), OR

53 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	7	0	7	7	-	21
Portland (OR) Seahawks	3	7	3	13	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:34 POR - Scott Norwood 30 field goal
1Q: 00:18 MIN - Art Monk 8 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 07:08 POR - Johnie Cooks 48 fumble return (Scott Norwood extra point)
3Q: 08:19 MIN - Eric Metcalf 18 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
3Q: 03:24 POR - Scott Norwood 35 field goal
4Q: 12:59 POR - Scott Norwood 20 field goal
4Q: 08:55 MIN - Herman Fontenot 3 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
4Q: 04:15 POR - Scott Norwood 28 field goal
4Q: 01:07 POR - Allen Pinkett 3 run (Scott Norwood extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:34 POR - Scott Norwood 30 field goal
1Q: 00:18 MIN - Art Monk 8 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 07:08 POR - Johnie Cooks 48 fumble return (Scott Norwood extra point)
3Q: 08:19 MIN - Eric Metcalf 18 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
3Q: 03:24 POR - Scott Norwood 35 field goal
4Q: 12:59 POR - Scott Norwood 20 field goal
4Q: 08:55 MIN - Herman Fontenot 3 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
4Q: 04:15 POR - Scott Norwood 28 field goal
4Q: 01:07 POR - Allen Pinkett 3 run (Scott Norwood extra point)

Team Statistics MIN POR
Record 13-5 13-4
First Downs 23 19
- by Rushing 3 7
- by Passing 19 11
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 417 325
- Offensive Plays 65 64
- Yards per Play 6.42 5.08
Net Rushing Yards 65 131
- Rushing Attempts 20 30
- Yards per Rush 3.25 4.37
Net Passing Yards 352 194
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 26 - 1 31 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 367 213
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/15 3/19
- Yards per Pass Play 7.82 5.71
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 8.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/49 4/22
Punt Returns/Yards 2/14 3/13
Kick Returns/Yards 3/49 2/39
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/12
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 1/4
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 29
Time of Possession 27:12 32:48

Team Statistics	MIN	POR
Record	13-5	13-4
First Downs	23	19
- by Rushing	3	7
- by Passing	19	11
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	417	325
- Offensive Plays	65	64
- Yards per Play	6.42	5.08
Net Rushing Yards	65	131
- Rushing Attempts	20	30
- Yards per Rush	3.25	4.37
Net Passing Yards	352	194
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 26 - 1	31 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	367	213
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/15	3/19
- Yards per Pass Play	7.82	5.71
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	8.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/49	4/22
Punt Returns/Yards	2/14	3/13
Kick Returns/Yards	3/49	2/39
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/12
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	1/4
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 29
Time of Possession	27:12	32:48

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:32	3:38	OWN 9	6	39	Punt
1	4:10	3:58	OWN 26	10	74	Touchdown
2	13:35	2:24	OWN 28	4	25	Punt
2	8:19	1:18	OWN 19	4	29	Fumble
2	7:01	1:30	OWN 17	3	-1	Punt
2	2:22	1:35	OWN 8	5	33	Punt
3	15:00	2:06	OWN 19	4	22	Punt
3	11:07	2:59	OWN 45	8	55	Touchdown
3	3:16	1:50	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	12:53	4:06	OWN 17	8	83	Touchdown
4	4:09	1:49	OWN 21	3	5	Interception
4	0:58	0:58	OWN 12	7	49	Game

Portland (OR) Seahawks
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:31	OWN 22	10	65	Field Goal
1	4:54	0:44	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
1	0:12	1:37	OWN 20	5	12	Punt
2	11:11	2:52	OWN 20	5	25	Punt
2	5:31	3:09	OWN 37	6	9	Punt
2	0:47	0:47	OWN 24	3	18	Half
3	12:54	1:47	OWN 10	3	0	Punt
3	8:08	4:52	OWN 20	11	62	Field Goal
3	1:26	3:33	OWN 47	6	50	Field Goal
4	8:47	4:38	OWN 30	7	59	Field Goal
4	2:20	1:22	OPP 25	5	25	Touchdown

Game MVP: Dan Marino, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Barry Word	16	54	3.38	16	1
Dan Marino	2	9	4.50	5	0
Lorenzo Hampton	2	2	1.00	1	0

Portland (OR)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Allen Pinkett	18	108	6.00	23	4	1
Tim Worley	9	14	1.56	8	0	0
Jim Kelly	3	9	3.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Marino	42	26	367	3/15	3	53	1	103.9

Portland (OR)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim Kelly	31	21	213	3/19	0	34	0	87.2

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Herman Fontenot	8	13	136	17.00	77	53	1
WR Brian Blades	4	7	45	11.25	12	17	0
RB Barry Word	3	4	39	13.00	20	26	0
FB Brad Muster	3	3	15	5.00	9	12	0
WR Art Monk	2	4	11	5.50	0	8	1
RB Lorenzo Hampton	2	2	19	9.50	1	18	0
WR Eric Metcalf	2	3	52	26.00	25	34	1
TE Larry Kinnebrew	1	1	16	16.00	6	16	0
WR Bobby Howard	1	3	34	34.00	22	34	0
TE Pete Metzelaars	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Portland (OR)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Wesley Walker	4	4	36	9.00	10	14
C Tony Hunter	4	5	55	13.75	26	27
WR James Pruitt	4	4	34	8.50	3	14
WR Earnest Byner	3	7	54	18.00	11	34
RB Allen Pinkett	3	4	17	5.67	0	9
FB Alfred Anderson	2	3	11	5.50	0	6
WR Titus Dixon	1	2	6	6.00	0	6
WR Jessie Hester	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Portland (OR)	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Dino Hackett	1	12	12.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Barry Word	2	0	0
Vai Sikahema	1	0	0
Tim Irwin	0	1	0
Lorenzo Hampton	0	1	0
Vince Newsome	0	0	1
Vince Albritton	0	0	1

Portland (OR)	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Alfred Anderson	1	0	0	0
Tim Worley	1	0	0	0
Johnie Cooks	0	1	1	1
Jim Kelly	0	1	0	0
Jessie Hester	0	1	0	0
Mike Guman	0	0	1	0
Kywin Supernaw	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rohn Stark	6	270	45.0	36.2	52	2

Portland (OR)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Michel	5	226	45.2	42.4	46	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rich Karlis	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Portland (OR)	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Scott Norwood	4/4	0/0	0/0	35	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vai Sikahema	2	14	7.0	0

Portland (OR)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nolan Cromwell	3	13	4.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Phil Freeman	3	49	16.3	0

Portland (OR)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nolan Cromwell	1	15	15.0	0
James Pruitt	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Larry Kelm	6	3	0.0	24	23
S Vince Newsome	6	1	0.0	26	29
S Carnell Lake	6	1	0.0	27	26
OLB Ken Harvey	6	0	0.0	30	34
OLB Rickey Jackson	5	0	1.0	11	18
CB Eric Allen	4	3	0.0	17	22
S Vince Albritton	4	1	0.0	10	17
ILB Eddie Johnson	3	1	1.0	23	23
DT Dan Saleaumula	3	0	0.0	24	26
ILB Shelton Robinson	2	1	0.0	10	11
CB Mossy Cade	2	0	0.0	13	18
CB Frank Minnifield	2	0	0.0	25	26
ILB Johnny Holland	2	0	0.0	9	8
DE Leonard Marshall	1	1	1.0	8	10
DE Charles Haley	1	2	0.0	22	24
WR Art Monk	1	0	---	---	---
DT Leo Wisniewski	0	1	0.0	6	8

Portland (OR)	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kywin Supernaw	8	1	0.0	11	27
ILB Dino Hackett	7	2	0.0	18	41
DE Richard Dent	5	3	1.5	19	36
OLB Johnie Cooks	5	1	0.0	18	42
DE Steve McMichael	4	1	1.5	11	33
CB Dwight Hicks	3	2	0.0	15	39
OLB Darrin Miller	3	0	0.0	8	19
CB Lonnie Young	2	2	0.0	11	34
S Nolan Cromwell	2	1	0.0	17	42
S Daryll Jones	2	1	0.0	11	25
OLB Mike Johnson	1	2	0.0	13	23
CB Elvis Patterson	1	1	0.0	13	29
OLB Jim Morrissey	1	0	0.0	7	13
ILB Eric Naposki	1	0	0.0	4	4
CB Michael Mayes	1	0	0.0	8	13
DT Matt Brock	0	1	0.0	8	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Rickey Jackson	1.0	1	0	0	18
ILB Eddie Johnson	1.0	0	0	0	23
DE Leonard Marshall	1.0	0	0	0	10
OLB Ken Harvey	0.0	1	1	2	34
DE Charles Haley	0.0	1	1	0	24
OLB Larry Kelm	0.0	0	1	0	23

Portland (OR)	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Richard Dent	1.5	2	0	36
DE Steve McMichael	1.5	1	1	33
DT Mike Gray	0.0	2	1	32
DT Tim Johnson	0.0	1	0	12
OLB Darrin Miller	0.0	1	0	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Rickey Jackson	3	0	18
OLB Ken Harvey	3	0	34
S Vince Albritton	2	0	17
CB Mossy Cade	2	0	18
CB Frank Minnifield	2	0	26
ILB Johnny Holland	2	0	8
CB Eric Allen	2	0	22
S Carnell Lake	1	1	26
S Vince Newsome	1	0	29
DE Charles Haley	1	0	24
OLB Larry Kelm	1	0	23
DT Dan Saleaumula	1	0	26

Portland (OR)	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Kywin Supernaw	7	0	0	27
ILB Dino Hackett	4	2	1	41
CB Lonnie Young	4	0	0	34
OLB Johnie Cooks	3	2	0	42
CB Dwight Hicks	3	1	0	39
S Nolan Cromwell	1	0	0	42
OLB Mike Johnson	1	0	0	23
S Daryll Jones	1	0	0	25
OLB Jim Morrissey	1	0	0	13
ILB Eric Naposki	1	0	0	4
DE Steve McMichael	0	1	0	33

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mike Munchak	1	7	20	0	41
Bart Oates	1	4	20	0	39
Brian Blados	1	3	18	0	35
John Wojciechowski	1	3	16	0	38
Brad Muster	1	1	13	0	26
Tim Irwin	0	0	20	3	45

Portland (OR)	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Gesek	4	5	0	21	0	27
Broderick Thompson	2	7	0	27	0	32
Bruce Kozerski	2	5	2	27	1	29
Bubba Paris	2	2	0	28	1	27
Chris Riehm	1	7	0	28	0	24
Brian Blankenship	1	1	0	5	1	9

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Frank Minnifield	3	11
Mossy Cade	2	14

Portland (OR)	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Guman	2	15
Elvis Patterson	1	28
Jim Morrissey	1	17
Kywin Supernaw	1	9

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ken Harvey	---	---	30	34	8	72
Tim Irwin	20	45	---	---	1	66
Dan Marino	20	45	---	---	---	65
Bart Oates	20	39	---	---	6	65
Pete Metzelaars	16	30	---	---	17	63
Frank Minnifield	---	---	25	26	11	62
Mike Munchak	20	41	---	---	---	61
Eddie Johnson	---	---	23	23	12	58
Brian Blados	18	35	---	---	5	58
Carnell Lake	---	---	27	26	4	57
Vince Newsome	---	---	26	29	1	56
Eric Wright	---	---	23	24	8	55
John Wojciechowski	16	38	---	---	---	54
Dan Saleaumula	---	---	24	26	2	52
Barry Word	18	33	---	---	---	51
Larry Kelm	---	---	24	23	4	51
Charles Haley	---	---	22	24	4	50
Eric Allen	---	---	17	22	11	50
Lee Williams	---	---	21	24	4	49
Vince Albritton	---	---	10	17	18	45
Mossy Cade	---	---	13	18	14	45
Brad Muster	13	26	---	---	6	45
Herman Fontenot	12	32	---	---	---	44
Art Monk	12	29	---	---	1	42
Rickey Jackson	---	---	11	18	12	41
Brian Blades	10	29	---	---	---	39
Eric Metcalf	8	17	---	---	6	31
Lorenzo Hampton	2	11	---	---	16	29
Ray Crouse	4	5	---	---	17	26
Johnny Holland	---	---	9	8	7	24
Curtis Rouse	2	14	---	---	6	22
Shelton Robinson	---	---	10	11	---	21
Leo Wisniewski	---	---	6	8	7	21
Leonard Marshall	---	---	8	10	2	20
Greg Christy	4	7	---	---	6	17
Phil Freeman	0	0	---	---	16	16
Milt McColl	---	---	1	3	10	14
Larry Kinnebrew	3	5	---	---	6	14
Doug Smith	0	6	---	---	6	12
Earnest Gray	0	0	---	---	11	11
Vai Sikahema	0	0	---	---	11	11
Bobby Howard	2	8	---	---	---	10
Rohn Stark	0	0	---	---	6	6
Rich Karlis	0	0	---	---	4	4
Scott Stankavage	0	0	---	---	---	0
Erik Wilhelm	0	0	---	---	---	0

Portland (OR)	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Nolan Cromwell	---	---	17	42	11	70
Elvis Patterson	---	---	13	29	28	70
Jim Kelly	30	34	---	---	---	64
Johnie Cooks	---	---	18	42	---	60
Tony Hunter	15	26	---	---	19	60
Dino Hackett	---	---	18	41	1	60
Broderick Thompson	27	32	---	---	---	59
Bubba Paris	28	27	---	---	2	57
Richard Dent	---	---	19	36	1	56
Bruce Kozerski	27	29	---	---	---	56
Dwight Hicks	---	---	15	39	1	55
John Gesek	21	27	---	---	7	55
Chris Riehm	28	24	---	---	---	52
Steve McMichael	---	---	11	33	3	47
Allen Pinkett	20	26	---	---	1	47
Kywin Supernaw	---	---	11	27	9	47
Mike Gray	---	---	12	32	2	46
Mike Guman	16	14	---	---	15	45
Lonnie Young	---	---	11	34	---	45
Jessie Hester	20	21	---	---	1	42
Earnest Byner	19	20	---	---	---	39
Mike Johnson	---	---	13	23	2	38
James Pruitt	10	12	---	---	16	38
Daryll Jones	---	---	11	25	1	37
Jim Morrissey	---	---	7	13	17	37
Tim Worley	10	7	---	---	19	36
Wesley Walker	18	13	---	---	4	35
Tyrone Stowe	---	---	6	8	18	32
Darrin Miller	---	---	8	19	3	30
Marv Cook	8	15	---	---	7	30
Alfred Anderson	5	12	---	---	11	28
Titus Dixon	9	4	---	---	15	28
Michael Mayes	---	---	8	13	6	27
John Davis	9	7	---	---	9	25
Matt Brock	---	---	8	14	3	25
Tim Johnson	---	---	9	12	3	24
Brian Blankenship	5	9	---	---	9	23
Ellis Gardner	2	10	---	---	9	21
Brian Johnston	3	5	---	---	9	17
Scott Norwood	0	0	---	---	11	11
Hal Hoyem	---	---	1	9	---	10
Eric Naposki	---	---	4	4	1	9
Mike Michel	0	0	---	---	5	5
Scott Bull	0	0	---	---	4	4
Romby Ifeanyichukwu	---	---	0	0	3	3
Dave Schnell	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	23	3.3
Middle	3	15	5.0
Right	10	27	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	16	80	5.0
Middle	9	20	2.2
Right	5	31	6.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Marino	42	26	5	0	2	6	7	2	1

Portland (OR)	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim Kelly	31	21	2	0	3	1	3	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	24	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	153	9.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	11	190	11.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	21	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	67	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	91	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	34	11.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Herman Fontenot	13	8	0	136	2	32
WR Brian Blades	7	4	2	45	0	29
WR Art Monk	4	2	0	11	0	29
RB Barry Word	4	3	0	39	1	33
WR Bobby Howard	3	1	0	34	1	8
FB Brad Muster	3	3	0	15	0	26
WR Eric Metcalf	3	2	0	52	1	17
TE Pete Metzelaars	2	0	0	0	0	30
RB Lorenzo Hampton	2	2	0	19	0	11
TE Larry Kinnebrew	1	1	0	16	0	5

Portland (OR)	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Earnest Byner	7	3	1	54	1	20
C Tony Hunter	5	4	0	55	1	26
WR Wesley Walker	4	4	0	36	0	13
RB Allen Pinkett	4	3	0	17	0	26
WR James Pruitt	4	4	0	34	0	12
FB Alfred Anderson	3	2	0	11	0	12
WR Jessie Hester	2	0	1	0	0	21
WR Titus Dixon	2	1	1	6	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lorenzo Hampton	1	1	1.00	1.00
Barry Word	1	-3	-3.00	3.38

Portland (OR)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Allen Pinkett	4	10	2.50	6.00
Tim Worley	4	8	2.00	1.56

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Marino	6	4	43	7.17	8.74

Portland (OR)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim Kelly	5	4	20	4.00	6.87

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Art Monk	2	1	8	4.00	2.75
TE Pete Metzelaars	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Herman Fontenot	1	1	3	3.00	10.46
WR Brian Blades	1	1	14	14.00	6.43
WR Eric Metcalf	1	1	18	18.00	17.33

Portland (OR)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
C Tony Hunter	1	1	5	5.00	11.00
FB Alfred Anderson	1	1	6	6.00	3.67
WR Earnest Byner	1	0	0	0.00	7.71
RB Allen Pinkett	1	1	3	3.00	4.25
WR James Pruitt	1	1	6	6.00	8.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Barry Word	3	1
Dan Marino	1	0

Portland (OR)	Rushes	Conversions
Allen Pinkett	2	1
Jim Kelly	1	0
Tim Worley	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Marino	9	6	4

Portland (OR)	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim Kelly	10	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Art Monk	3	2	1
WR Bobby Howard	2	1	1
WR Brian Blades	2	1	1
WR Herman Fontenot	1	1	1
RB Barry Word	1	1	0

Portland (OR)	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Earnest Byner	3	2	1
WR Wesley Walker	2	2	2
C Tony Hunter	2	1	1
FB Alfred Anderson	1	1	0
RB Allen Pinkett	1	1	0
WR Titus Dixon	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,100 (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	68,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,100 (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)