Week 16, 1981

played in Baltimore, TN

58 degrees, rain, 3 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings7700-14
Baltimore Ravens01000-10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:37 MIN - Irving Merchant 62 pass from Mike Loyd (Rafael Septien extra point)
2Q: 10:26 MIN - Chester Willis 10 run (Rafael Septien extra point)
2Q: 07:28 BAL - Skip Butler 35 field goal
2Q: 04:21 BAL - Stump Mitchell 1 pass from Archie Manning (Skip Butler extra point)

Team StatisticsMINBAL
Record7-86-9
First Downs921
- by Rushing23
- by Passing617
- by Penalty11
Total Net Yards229389
- Offensive Plays5386
- Yards per Play4.324.52
Net Rushing Yards5290
- Rushing Attempts2118
- Yards per Rush2.485.00
Net Passing Yards177299
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt29 - 16 - 162 - 37 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards193339
- Sacks/Yards Lost3/166/40
- Yards per Pass Play5.534.40
Fumbles/Lost2/12/1
3rd Down Conversions4/136/21
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.29.6
4th Down Conversions0/01/2
Penalties/Yards4/458/78
Punt Returns/Yards3/151/5
Kick Returns/Yards1/363/68
Interception Ret./Yards2/291/10
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits12
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/01/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 33OWN 20
Time of Possession24:2935:31

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:000:43OWN 38162Touchdown
111:264:10OWN 21825Punt
11:270:55OWN 4933Punt
213:403:23OPP 47847Touchdown
27:221:53OWN 203-5Punt
24:141:51OWN 20431Fumble
20:440:44OWN 202-4Half
39:560:57OWN 203-5Punt
36:442:40OWN 23528Interception
31:151:25OWN 3638Punt
412:331:01OWN 1235Punt
48:521:225039Punt
46:171:46OWN 4138Punt
42:170:35OWN 4933Punt
40:040:04OWN 481-1Game
Baltimore Ravens
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
114:172:51OWN 346-1Punt
17:165:49OWN 41032Interception
10:321:52OWN 336Punt
210:172:55OWN 26756Field Goal
25:291:15OWN 42558Touchdown
22:231:39OWN 493-10Punt
315:005:04OWN 27838Punt
38:592:15OWN 21623Punt
34:042:49OWN 20617Punt
414:502:17OWN 6633Punt
411:322:40OWN 19831Interception
47:301:13OWN 2036Punt
44:312:14OWN 5546Fumble
41:421:38OWN 81144Downs

Game MVP: Terry Jackson, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Chester Willis11444.001011
Mike Strachan991.00500
Mike Loyd1-1-1.00-100
BaltimoreAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Stump Mitchell11696.272320
Clarence Williams6193.17600
Jim McFarland122.00200

Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Mike Loyd29161933/16162172.9
BaltimoreAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Archie Manning62373396/40133266.5

Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Bob Newland343612.0012180
WR Charley Young373712.337210
WR Irving Merchant247839.0050621
WR Butch Johnson2573.50040
RB Mike Strachan1277.00070
TE Jimmie Giles1144.00040
FB Nathan Poole1177.00070
TE Don Warren1211.00110
FB Curtis Dickey1266.00060
RB Chester Willis111010.005100
BaltimoreCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Billy Johnson7158912.7121300
WR Carlos Pennywell6128614.3320230
RB Stump Mitchell66152.50981
WR Calvin Sweeney511489.607330
WR James Scott46235.756100
WR Lou Piccone33299.671150
FB Tony Davis33279.0018130
TE Phil McKinnely22168.00790
RB Clarence Williams1166.00060
TE Dan Ross0200.00000

Interception Statistics

MinnesotaIntsYardsAvgTD
S Terry Jackson22914.500
BaltimoreIntsYardsAvgTD
ILB Buddy Curry11010.000

Fumble Statistics

MinnesotaFumbRecovForceTD
Irving Merchant1000
Chester Willis1000
Mike Strachan0100
Gary Fencik0100
Royce McKinney0020
BaltimoreFumbRecovForceTD
Calvin Sweeney1100
Tony Davis1000
Woodrow Lowe0110
Bob Maddox0010

Punting Statistics

MinnesotaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Marv Bateman941446.043.2525
BaltimorePuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Steve Cox831739.635.3492

Kicking Statistics

MinnesotaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Rafael Septien0/00/00/002/2
BaltimoreFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Skip Butler1/10/00/0351/1

Punt Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Irving Merchant3155.00
BaltimoreRetYardsAvgTD
Billy Johnson155.00

Kick Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Irving Merchant13636.00
BaltimoreRetYardsAvgTD
Billy Johnson36822.70

Defensive Statistics

MinnesotaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Ken Fantetti1121.01458
S Terry Jackson800.01354
S Gary Fencik610.01763
DE Ernest Kirk410.51244
CB Royce McKinney430.01147
DE Mark Gastineau301.51365
CB Keith Simpson330.01048
OLB Rickey Jackson330.01157
ILB Robert Jackson300.0410
DT Norm Wells201.0331
OLB Thomas Henderson210.01231
CB LeCharls McDaniel210.01049
DT James Hunter200.01537
OLB Mark Nichols101.066
OLB Greg Bracelin101.0514
S Roland Solomon120.01244
ILB Larry Gordon100.034
WR Butch Johnson10---------
DE Darrell Irvin100.01127
S Mark Murphy100.0843
ILB Eddie Johnson020.0816
BaltimoreTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Buddy Curry710.01724
OLB Woodrow Lowe501.01525
DE Sylvester Hicks300.51422
S Maurice Harvey220.01225
OLB Chuck Evans220.0613
CB Gerald Small210.01827
DE Lionel Collier200.0918
DT Bob Baumhower200.01623
S Larry Anderson200.01120
ILB Bill Matthews200.0911
S Clinton Burrell200.01620
OLB Ted Choma101.01317
DT Bob Maddox120.51425
S Johnnie Johnson110.01312
CB Joe Lavender100.0613
CB Gary Green100.01620
WR Carlos Pennywell10---------
TE Dan Ross10---------
DE Byron Braggs020.01012

Pass Rush Statistics

MinnesotaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Mark Gastineau1.502165
OLB Greg Bracelin1.011014
DT Norm Wells1.002031
OLB Mark Nichols1.00006
ILB Ken Fantetti1.000058
DE Ernest Kirk0.502044
DT James Hunter0.011037
OLB Thomas Henderson0.002131
DE Darrell Irvin0.001027
BaltimoreSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Ted Choma1.000017
OLB Woodrow Lowe1.000025
DT Bob Maddox0.500125
DE Sylvester Hicks0.500022
DT Greg Wojcik0.01006
DE Lionel Collier0.010018
DT Bob Baumhower0.010023
S Maurice Harvey0.001125

Pass Defense Statistics

MinnesotaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Terry Jackson80254
CB Royce McKinney51047
ILB Ken Fantetti51058
S Gary Fencik50063
CB Keith Simpson31048
ILB Robert Jackson20010
DE Ernest Kirk20044
CB LeCharls McDaniel20049
DE Mark Gastineau10065
S Mark Murphy10043
S Roland Solomon10044
DT Norm Wells10031
OLB Rickey Jackson10057
BaltimoreCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Woodrow Lowe31025
ILB Buddy Curry30124
S Clinton Burrell30020
S Larry Anderson20020
S Johnnie Johnson12012
S Maurice Harvey10025
ILB Bill Matthews10011
CB Gerald Small10027
OLB Chuck Evans10013
CB Joe Lavender02013
OLB Ted Choma01017

Blocking Statistics

MinnesotaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Doug Smith210121130
Tim Irwin13017230
Syd Kitson13017025
Glenn Hyde11020028
Jimmie Giles01014020
Curtis Dickey0106011
Franky Smith01017028
BaltimoreKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Robert Pratt36018068
Tunch Ilkin24015255
J.T. Taylor12014153
Chuck Brown1203010
Kent Hill12015058
Mike Webster02017061
Jim Rourke0004215
Russ Bolinger0003113

Special Teams Tackles

MinnesotaTacklesSTPlays
Mike Strachan223
Kris Haines16
Mark Murphy15
BaltimoreTacklesSTPlays
Phil McKinnely215
Tony Davis113
Kent Hill17

Participation

MinnesotaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Mark Gastineau------1365987
Gary Fencik------1763282
Royce McKinney------11472381
Ken Fantetti------1458274
Terry Jackson------1354370
Rickey Jackson------1157270
LeCharls McDaniel------1049463
Keith Simpson------1048159
Glenn Hyde2028------957
Ernest Kirk------1244---56
Mark Murphy------843556
Roland Solomon------1244---56
Doug Smith2130------455
Mike Loyd2132---------53
James Hunter------1537153
Butch Johnson1720------1451
Syd Kitson1725------951
Franky Smith1728------651
Mike Strachan1214------2349
Tim Irwin1730---------47
Thomas Henderson------1231346
Irving Merchant1320------1144
Jimmie Giles1420------943
Darrell Irvin------1127139
Greg Bracelin------5141736
Norm Wells------331135
Eddie Johnson------816933
Charley Young1418---------32
Chester Willis1219---------31
Mark Nichols------661830
Bob Newland1217---------29
Don Warren311------1529
Curtis Dickey611------724
Nathan Poole27------1322
Dean Miraldi64------919
Robert Jackson------410216
John Choma38------213
Larry Gordon------34512
Marv Bateman00------99
Kris Haines03------69
Dennis Nelson44---------8
Jim Ryan------0077
Alan Willis03---------3
Rafael Septien00------33
Pat Ryan00---------0
Jeff Komlo00---------0
BaltimoreRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Archie Manning1868---------86
Robert Pratt1868---------86
Kent Hill1558------780
Mike Webster1761---------78
J.T. Taylor1453------976
Tunch Ilkin1555---------70
Carlos Pennywell1145------1369
Billy Johnson943------1264
Calvin Sweeney1151---------62
Tony Davis1034------1357
Stump Mitchell1245---------57
Clarence Williams623------2453
James Scott730------1552
Phil McKinnely726------1548
Ted Choma------13171747
Gerald Small------1827---45
Dan Ross1233---------45
Joe Lavender------6132443
Larry Anderson------11201243
Bob Baumhower------1623342
Buddy Curry------1724---41
Woodrow Lowe------1525---40
Sylvester Hicks------1422440
Bob Maddox------1425---39
Gary Green------1620137
Maurice Harvey------1225---37
Clinton Burrell------1620137
Byron Braggs------10121234
Lionel Collier------918128
Russ Bolinger313------925
Johnnie Johnson------1312---25
Bill Matthews------911323
Chuck Brown310------922
Jim Rourke415------221
Blacke Whitlatch------87520
Chuck Evans------613120
Willie Buchanon------612---18
Jim McFarland33------1117
Lou Piccone27------817
Bob Patton17------917
Phil Francis00------1111
Greg Wojcik------26---8
Steve Cox00------88
Skip Butler00------44
Dante Agee00------11
Jeff Kemp00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left620.3
Middle13443.4
Right177.0
None1-1-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left3165.3
Middle13614.7
Right2136.5
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Mike Loyd29162116121
BaltimoreAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Archie Manning623733331122

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen2000.0
Short (0-8 Yds)1310614.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)11613212.0
Long (19+ Yds)3000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen66325.3
Short (0-8 Yds)30221464.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)157986.5
Long (19+ Yds)102636.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Charley Young73037118
WR Butch Johnson5207020
WR Bob Newland43136017
WR Irving Merchant42078120
RB Mike Strachan2107014
TE Don Warren2101011
FB Curtis Dickey2106011
TE Jimmie Giles1104020
FB Nathan Poole110707
RB Chester Willis11010019
BaltimoreTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Billy Johnson157089143
WR Carlos Pennywell126286145
WR Calvin Sweeney115148151
WR James Scott64023030
RB Stump Mitchell66015045
WR Lou Piccone3302907
FB Tony Davis33027034
TE Phil McKinnely22016026
TE Dan Ross2000033
RB Clarence Williams1106023

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Chester Willis2178.504.00
BaltimoreAttYardsAvgOverall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
BaltimoreAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Archie Manning22168.005.47

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
BaltimoreTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Billy Johnson111515.005.93
RB Stump Mitchell1111.002.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaRushesConversions
Chester Willis31
BaltimoreRushesConversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompConversions
Mike Loyd953
BaltimoreAttCompConversions
Archie Manning21126

Third Down Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargCatchConversions
WR Charley Young322
WR Bob Newland221
WR Irving Merchant100
RB Mike Strachan100
WR Butch Johnson100
TE Don Warren110
BaltimoreTargCatchConversions
WR Calvin Sweeney642
WR James Scott421
WR Billy Johnson310
FB Tony Davis221
WR Carlos Pennywell211
TE Dan Ross200
RB Stump Mitchell221

SectionAttendance
Stadium58,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck17,900 (21,400)
End Zone12,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats11,400 (13,600)
Club Seats6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,000 (3,300)