Week 8, 1983

played in Minnesota, MN

48 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Washington Redskins	0	14	7	10	-	31
Minnesota Vikings	7	13	0	14	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:04 MIN - Chester Willis 1 run (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 15:00 WAS - Mervyn Fernandez 26 pass from Bert Jones (John Leypoldt extra point)
2Q: 11:55 MIN - Rich Karlis 18 field goal
2Q: 09:34 MIN - Rich Karlis 24 field goal
2Q: 02:41 WAS - Tracy Porter 2 pass from Bert Jones (John Leypoldt extra point)
2Q: 00:48 MIN - Daryl Bernstein 12 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
3Q: 03:18 WAS - Walter Abercrombie 6 run (John Leypoldt extra point)
4Q: 11:54 MIN - Sammy Winder 1 run (Rich Karlis extra point)
4Q: 08:35 WAS - John Leypoldt 33 field goal
4Q: 00:44 WAS - Boyce Green 7 run (John Leypoldt extra point)
4Q: 00:18 MIN - Don Bass 45 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:04 MIN - Chester Willis 1 run (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 15:00 WAS - Mervyn Fernandez 26 pass from Bert Jones (John Leypoldt extra point)
2Q: 11:55 MIN - Rich Karlis 18 field goal
2Q: 09:34 MIN - Rich Karlis 24 field goal
2Q: 02:41 WAS - Tracy Porter 2 pass from Bert Jones (John Leypoldt extra point)
2Q: 00:48 MIN - Daryl Bernstein 12 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
3Q: 03:18 WAS - Walter Abercrombie 6 run (John Leypoldt extra point)
4Q: 11:54 MIN - Sammy Winder 1 run (Rich Karlis extra point)
4Q: 08:35 WAS - John Leypoldt 33 field goal
4Q: 00:44 WAS - Boyce Green 7 run (John Leypoldt extra point)
4Q: 00:18 MIN - Don Bass 45 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)

Team Statistics WAS MIN
Record 2-5 3-4
First Downs 26 20
- by Rushing 5 4
- by Passing 17 14
- by Penalty 4 2
Total Net Yards 363 374
- Offensive Plays 72 52
- Yards per Play 5.04 7.19
Net Rushing Yards 89 110
- Rushing Attempts 25 23
- Yards per Rush 3.56 4.78
Net Passing Yards 274 264
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 29 - 2 27 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 301 276
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/27 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 5.83 9.10
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 11/15 3/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.0 5.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/20 6/38
Punt Returns/Yards 1/16 1/4
Kick Returns/Yards 2/41 4/79
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/25
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 3/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 34
Time of Possession 34:13 25:47

Team Statistics	WAS	MIN
Record	2-5	3-4
First Downs	26	20
- by Rushing	5	4
- by Passing	17	14
- by Penalty	4	2
Total Net Yards	363	374
- Offensive Plays	72	52
- Yards per Play	5.04	7.19
Net Rushing Yards	89	110
- Rushing Attempts	25	23
- Yards per Rush	3.56	4.78
Net Passing Yards	274	264
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 29 - 2	27 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	301	276
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/27	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	5.83	9.10
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	11/15	3/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.0	5.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/20	6/38
Punt Returns/Yards	1/16	1/4
Kick Returns/Yards	2/41	4/79
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/25
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	3/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 34
Time of Possession	34:13	25:47

Drive Charts

Washington Redskins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:55	5:37	OWN 20	12	42	Punt
1	2:03	2:17	OPP 49	5	49	Touchdown
2	11:50	1:24	OWN 20	4	11	Interception
2	9:29	6:54	OWN 17	16	83	Touchdown
2	0:39	0:39	OWN 20	1	-4	Half
3	15:00	1:47	OWN 20	4	12	Punt
3	9:39	6:29	OWN 22	11	78	Touchdown
4	13:28	0:08	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
4	11:44	3:17	OWN 33	7	51	Field Goal
4	6:59	2:03	OPP 49	3	5	Punt
4	3:06	2:30	OWN 36	10	64	Touchdown

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:05	OWN 19	10	81	Touchdown
1	3:18	1:15	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	14:16	2:26	OWN 37	5	62	Field Goal
2	10:26	0:57	OPP 14	3	7	Field Goal
2	2:35	1:56	OWN 37	6	63	Touchdown
3	13:13	3:34	OWN 36	6	13	Punt
3	3:10	4:42	OWN 20	7	41	Punt
4	13:20	1:36	OPP 28	3	28	Touchdown
4	8:27	1:28	OWN 17	3	-5	Punt
4	4:56	1:50	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	0:36	0:36	OWN 20	3	80	Touchdown

Game MVP: Thomas Henderson, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Walter Abercrombie	18	57	3.17	11	1	1
Boyce Green	5	30	6.00	9	0	1
Delvin Williams	2	2	1.00	2	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Sammy Winder	18	104	5.78	27	2	1
Chester Willis	4	3	0.75	2	0	1
Dan Marino	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bert Jones	42	29	301	5/27	2	39	2	85.5

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Marino	27	17	276	2/12	2	45	0	121.8

Receiving Statistics

Washington	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mervyn Fernandez	9	10	74	8.22	31	26	1
WR Lamont Marrow	8	8	114	14.25	27	39	0
WR Tracy Porter	3	8	25	8.33	0	14	1
TE Mike Barber	2	3	16	8.00	6	8	0
FB Randy Love	2	3	1	0.50	1	4	0
TE Francis Hartings	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Melvin Wilber	1	3	8	8.00	6	8	0
WR Louis Carter	1	1	36	36.00	26	36	0
RB Walter Abercrombie	1	1	14	14.00	12	14	0
WR Boyce Green	1	2	5	5.00	3	5	0
RB Delvin Williams	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Steve Watson	6	10	62	10.33	9	20	0
WR Daryl Bernstein	3	3	60	20.00	30	26	1
WR Floyd Hodge	3	4	40	13.33	20	20	0
TE Jimmie Giles	2	3	46	23.00	35	41	0
WR Don Bass	2	2	57	28.50	34	45	1
RB Sammy Winder	1	3	11	11.00	1	11	0
TE Larry Kinnebrew	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Washington	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Thomas Henderson	2	25	12.50	0

Fumble Statistics

Washington	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bert Jones	1	0	0
Doug Dumler	0	1	0
Cleveland Elam	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Dan Marino	1	0	0
Glenn Hyde	0	1	0
Leonard Marshall	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Washington	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Greg Coleman	3	118	39.3	24.7	44	0

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rohn Stark	5	185	37.0	29.8	43	0

Kicking Statistics

Washington	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Leypoldt	1/1	0/0	0/0	33	4/4

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rich Karlis	2/2	0/0	0/0	24	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dwayne Crump	1	16	16.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Johnson	1	4	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Melvin Wilber	1	23	23.0	0
Lamont Marrow	1	18	18.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Johnson	3	72	24.0	0
James Britt	1	7	7.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Washington	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Neal Olkewicz	6	3	0.0	18	22
OLB Reggie Williams	5	1	0.0	16	22
S Charles Romes	5	1	0.0	22	25
S Benny Perrin	4	0	1.0	19	21
CB David Martin	3	0	0.0	12	20
DE Jeff Merrow	2	3	0.5	19	18
S Tom Pridemore	2	1	0.0	17	23
CB Rufus Bess	2	1	0.0	16	19
OLB Frank LeMaster	2	0	0.0	7	7
DE Mike Butler	2	0	0.0	14	22
DE Cleveland Elam	1	1	0.5	12	14
OLB Bo Conway	1	1	0.0	8	7
S Dwayne Crump	1	0	0.0	5	13
G Harris Richardson	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Derrel Luce	1	0	0.0	4	3
WR Tracy Porter	1	0	---	---	---
S Joey Browner	1	0	0.0	6	10
DE Mike Fultz	0	1	0.0	16	20

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Gary Fencik	10	1	0.0	23	38
ILB Ken Fantetti	8	2	1.0	19	32
CB Al Latimer	8	1	0.0	18	34
OLB Rickey Jackson	4	2	2.0	23	39
OLB Thomas Henderson	4	0	1.0	22	40
CB Bobby Johnson	3	1	0.0	12	24
DE Leonard Marshall	2	1	1.0	18	26
S Roland Solomon	2	1	0.0	3	11
S Vince Newsome	2	1	0.0	19	37
CB Keith Simpson	2	0	0.0	24	44
ILB Eddie Johnson	2	0	0.0	9	13
CB Frank Wattelet	2	0	0.0	11	25
OLB Guy Prather	1	1	0.0	2	8
DT Leo Wisniewski	1	1	0.0	12	31
DE Bob Barber	1	0	0.0	13	26
DT Gabe Rivera	1	0	0.0	13	17
DE Mark Gastineau	0	1	0.0	19	42

Pass Rush Statistics

Washington	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
S Benny Perrin	1.0	0	0	0	21
DE Cleveland Elam	0.5	0	0	0	14
DE Jeff Merrow	0.5	0	0	0	18
DT Tim Krumrie	0.0	1	0	0	21
DE Mike Butler	0.0	0	1	1	22
DE Mike Fultz	0.0	0	1	0	20

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Rickey Jackson	2.0	0	2	2	39
OLB Thomas Henderson	1.0	0	0	0	40
ILB Ken Fantetti	1.0	0	0	0	32
DE Leonard Marshall	1.0	0	0	0	26
DE Mark Gastineau	0.0	1	1	6	42
DT Gabe Rivera	0.0	0	1	0	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Washington	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Neal Olkewicz	4	0	22
S Charles Romes	3	0	25
S Dwayne Crump	2	0	13
OLB Reggie Williams	2	0	22
CB Rufus Bess	2	0	19
OLB Bo Conway	1	1	7
CB David Martin	1	1	20
OLB Frank LeMaster	1	0	7
S Benny Perrin	1	0	21

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Al Latimer	6	0	0	34
CB Keith Simpson	3	2	0	44
OLB Thomas Henderson	3	1	2	40
CB Bobby Johnson	3	0	0	24
DE Bob Barber	2	0	0	26
ILB Ken Fantetti	2	0	0	32
ILB Eddie Johnson	2	0	0	13
CB Frank Wattelet	2	0	0	25
S Gary Fencik	1	0	0	38
S Roland Solomon	1	0	0	11
OLB Guy Prather	1	0	0	8
DE Leonard Marshall	1	0	0	26
S Vince Newsome	1	0	0	37
DT Gabe Rivera	1	0	0	17

Blocking Statistics

Washington	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Doug Dumler	2	4	1	24	2	43
Ronnie Lee	1	6	0	25	1	45
Jim Hough	1	4	0	20	1	41
Keith Shelton	1	3	0	23	1	37
Melvin Jones	1	3	0	5	0	6
Tom Luken	0	3	0	18	0	34
Randy Love	0	2	0	11	0	25

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tim Irwin	3	4	22	1	27
Mike Munchak	2	6	22	0	29
Marvin Powell	1	4	21	0	26
Jimmie Giles	1	2	20	0	20
Doug Smith	1	2	23	0	28
Barney Cotton	1	2	8	0	7
Glenn Hyde	0	1	16	0	22
Franky Smith	0	1	3	0	5
Curtis Dickey	0	0	11	1	7

Special Teams Tackles

Washington	Tackles	STPlays
Ralph Ortega	2	13
Delvin Williams	1	21
Danny Wagoner	1	15
Louis Carter	1	13

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Mark Murphy	2	17
Don Warren	1	17

Participation

Washington	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bert Jones	25	47	---	---	---	72
Doug Dumler	24	43	---	---	4	71
Ronnie Lee	25	45	---	---	---	70
Jim Hough	20	41	---	---	3	64
Keith Shelton	23	37	---	---	---	60
Mervyn Fernandez	19	33	---	---	6	58
Tracy Porter	18	37	---	---	---	55
Tom Luken	18	34	---	---	---	52
Charles Romes	---	---	22	25	3	50
Randy Love	11	25	---	---	14	50
Lamont Marrow	17	26	---	---	6	49
Melvin Wilber	8	21	---	---	17	46
David Martin	---	---	12	20	12	44
Francis Hartings	7	20	---	---	16	43
Mike Butler	---	---	14	22	7	43
Tom Pridemore	---	---	17	23	2	42
Neal Olkewicz	---	---	18	22	2	42
Tim Krumrie	---	---	19	21	2	42
Jeff Merrow	---	---	19	18	4	41
Reggie Williams	---	---	16	22	3	41
Walter Abercrombie	18	23	---	---	---	41
Benny Perrin	---	---	19	21	1	41
Danny Wagoner	---	---	8	14	15	37
Frank LeMaster	---	---	7	7	22	36
Mike Barber	14	17	---	---	5	36
Mike Fultz	---	---	16	20	---	36
Rufus Bess	---	---	16	19	1	36
Dwayne Crump	---	---	5	13	17	35
Delvin Williams	4	8	---	---	21	33
Louis Carter	4	12	---	---	13	29
Cleveland Elam	---	---	12	14	2	28
John Mendenhall	---	---	10	13	2	25
Harris Richardson	7	13	---	---	4	24
Ralph Ortega	---	---	5	5	13	23
Boyce Green	5	13	---	---	2	20
Bo Conway	---	---	8	7	3	18
Larry Brown	2	12	---	---	4	18
Joey Browner	---	---	6	10	---	16
Derrel Luce	---	---	4	3	6	13
Melvin Jones	5	6	---	---	1	12
Jim Arneson	1	4	---	---	4	9
John Leypoldt	0	0	---	---	7	7
Andy Headen	---	---	0	0	5	5
Greg Coleman	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jeb Blount	0	0	---	---	1	1
Chuck Fusina	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Keith Simpson	---	---	24	44	5	73
Thomas Henderson	---	---	22	40	3	65
Mark Gastineau	---	---	19	42	4	65
Rickey Jackson	---	---	23	39	1	63
Gary Fencik	---	---	23	38	1	62
Vince Newsome	---	---	19	37	1	57
Doug Smith	23	28	---	---	5	56
Bobby Johnson	---	---	12	24	20	56
Ken Fantetti	---	---	19	32	4	55
Al Latimer	---	---	18	34	2	54
Dan Marino	23	29	---	---	---	52
Mike Munchak	22	29	---	---	---	51
Tim Irwin	22	27	---	---	---	49
Jimmie Giles	20	20	---	---	7	47
Marvin Powell	21	26	---	---	---	47
Leo Wisniewski	---	---	12	31	3	46
Leonard Marshall	---	---	18	26	2	46
Glenn Hyde	16	22	---	---	7	45
Floyd Hodge	11	18	---	---	14	43
Sammy Winder	19	21	---	---	---	40
Bob Barber	---	---	13	26	---	39
Don Bass	9	15	---	---	15	39
Frank Wattelet	---	---	11	25	2	38
Steve Watson	16	21	---	---	---	37
Mark Murphy	---	---	8	11	17	36
Chester Willis	4	8	---	---	22	34
Larry Kinnebrew	6	10	---	---	18	34
Don Warren	7	9	---	---	17	33
Eddie Johnson	---	---	9	13	10	32
Gabe Rivera	---	---	13	17	---	30
Daryl Bernstein	12	15	---	---	1	28
Dave Frye	---	---	5	15	5	25
Roland Solomon	---	---	3	11	10	24
Barney Cotton	8	7	---	---	7	22
Curtis Dickey	11	7	---	---	1	19
Franky Smith	3	5	---	---	7	15
Guy Prather	---	---	2	8	5	15
James Britt	---	---	1	0	12	13
Chris Keating	---	---	1	4	3	8
Rich Karlis	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dave Rimington	0	1	---	---	7	8
Rohn Stark	0	0	---	---	5	5
Tony Adams	0	0	---	---	2	2
Paul Skansi	0	1	---	---	---	1
Dale Norman	---	---	0	0	---	0
Mike Loyd	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	34	5.7
Middle	14	39	2.8
Right	5	16	3.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	45	5.0
Middle	7	42	6.0
Right	7	23	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bert Jones	42	29	5	2	1	3	4	8	2

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Marino	27	17	6	2	3	2	2	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	8	49	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	15	140	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	73	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	39	39.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	-3	-3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	7	120	9.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	9	159	12.2
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Washington	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mervyn Fernandez	10	9	0	74	1	33
WR Lamont Marrow	8	8	0	114	3	26
WR Tracy Porter	8	3	1	25	0	37
WR Melvin Wilber	3	1	0	8	0	21
TE Mike Barber	3	2	0	16	0	17
FB Randy Love	3	2	0	1	0	25
TE Francis Hartings	2	1	0	8	0	20
WR Boyce Green	2	1	0	5	0	13
RB Delvin Williams	1	0	0	0	0	8
WR Louis Carter	1	1	0	36	1	12
RB Walter Abercrombie	1	1	0	14	0	23

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Steve Watson	10	6	0	62	1	21
WR Floyd Hodge	4	3	0	40	1	18
WR Daryl Bernstein	3	3	0	60	2	15
TE Jimmie Giles	3	2	1	46	1	20
RB Sammy Winder	3	1	0	11	0	21
WR Don Bass	2	2	0	57	1	15
TE Larry Kinnebrew	2	0	2	0	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Walter Abercrombie	3	11	3.67	3.17
Boyce Green	2	16	8.00	6.00

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sammy Winder	5	12	2.40	5.78
Chester Willis	2	2	1.00	0.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bert Jones	7	5	11	1.57	7.17

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Marino	6	2	23	3.83	10.22

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Washington	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tracy Porter	3	1	2	0.67	3.13
WR Mervyn Fernandez	3	3	12	4.00	7.40
FB Randy Love	1	1	-3	-3.00	0.33

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Steve Watson	2	1	11	5.50	6.20
WR Daryl Bernstein	1	1	12	12.00	20.00
TE Jimmie Giles	1	0	0	0.00	15.33
WR Floyd Hodge	1	0	0	0.00	10.00
TE Larry Kinnebrew	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Washington	Rushes	Conversions
Boyce Green	3	3

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bert Jones	10	8	8

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Marino	10	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Washington	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lamont Marrow	4	4	4
WR Tracy Porter	3	1	1
WR Melvin Wilber	1	1	1
TE Mike Barber	1	1	1
FB Randy Love	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Steve Watson	4	1	0
TE Jimmie Giles	2	1	0
WR Floyd Hodge	2	2	2
WR Daryl Bernstein	1	1	1
TE Larry Kinnebrew	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,500 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,800 (21,900)
End Zone 12,900 (15,800)
Mezzanine 7,300 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 11,000 (14,000)
Club Seats 6,300 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,600)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,500 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,800 (21,900)
End Zone	12,900 (15,800)
Mezzanine	7,300 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	11,000 (14,000)
Club Seats	6,300 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,600)