Week 9, 1983

played in Minnesota, MN

44 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

New York Giants	9	7	0	0	-	16
Minnesota Vikings	3	14	0	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:02 NYK - Dan Miller 21 field goal
1Q: 05:55 MIN - Rich Karlis 34 field goal
1Q: 03:25 NYK - Dan Miller 46 field goal
1Q: 01:25 NYK - Dan Miller 32 field goal
2Q: 10:18 MIN - Chester Willis 2 run (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 08:21 NYK - Billy Campfield 7 pass from Rick Trocano (Dan Miller extra point)
2Q: 01:21 MIN - Jimmie Giles 1 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:02 NYK - Dan Miller 21 field goal
1Q: 05:55 MIN - Rich Karlis 34 field goal
1Q: 03:25 NYK - Dan Miller 46 field goal
1Q: 01:25 NYK - Dan Miller 32 field goal
2Q: 10:18 MIN - Chester Willis 2 run (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 08:21 NYK - Billy Campfield 7 pass from Rick Trocano (Dan Miller extra point)
2Q: 01:21 MIN - Jimmie Giles 1 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)

Team Statistics NYK MIN
Record 1-7 4-4
First Downs 18 20
- by Rushing 3 7
- by Passing 14 13
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 273 342
- Offensive Plays 68 67
- Yards per Play 4.01 5.10
Net Rushing Yards 80 103
- Rushing Attempts 22 35
- Yards per Rush 3.64 2.94
Net Passing Yards 193 239
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 45 - 21 - 1 32 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 200 239
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.20 7.47
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/17 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 8.9
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/20 8/56
Punt Returns/Yards 3/7 1/-2
Kick Returns/Yards 2/104 3/46
Interception Ret./Yards 2/39 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 39 OWN 22
Time of Possession 29:34 30:26

Team Statistics	NYK	MIN
Record	1-7	4-4
First Downs	18	20
- by Rushing	3	7
- by Passing	14	13
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	273	342
- Offensive Plays	68	67
- Yards per Play	4.01	5.10
Net Rushing Yards	80	103
- Rushing Attempts	22	35
- Yards per Rush	3.64	2.94
Net Passing Yards	193	239
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	45 - 21 - 1	32 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	200	239
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.20	7.47
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/17	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	8.9
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/20	8/56
Punt Returns/Yards	3/7	1/-2
Kick Returns/Yards	2/104	3/46
Interception Ret./Yards	2/39	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 39	OWN 22
Time of Possession	29:34	30:26

Drive Charts

New York Giants
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:49	1:52	OPP 17	5	13	Field Goal
1	5:48	2:29	OWN 43	4	28	Field Goal
1	2:21	1:01	OPP 16	3	1	Field Goal
2	10:12	2:01	OPP 29	5	29	Touchdown
2	5:27	3:18	OWN 16	8	56	Missed FG
2	1:10	1:10	OWN 20	4	11	Punt
3	15:00	3:55	OWN 20	8	39	Punt
3	8:29	4:12	OWN 20	9	27	Punt
3	1:28	0:57	OWN 47	3	2	Punt
4	12:03	1:10	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
4	8:40	5:24	OWN 20	9	31	Punt
4	2:29	1:30	OWN 33	7	29	Interception

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:11	OWN 16	5	16	Interception
1	9:57	4:09	OWN 29	8	54	Field Goal
1	3:19	0:58	OWN 20	2	4	Interception
1	1:20	6:08	OWN 31	13	69	Touchdown
2	8:11	2:44	OWN 20	5	15	Punt
2	2:09	0:59	OWN 35	4	65	Touchdown
3	11:05	2:36	OWN 20	5	20	Punt
3	4:17	2:49	OWN 2	6	8	Punt
3	0:31	3:28	OWN 5	7	37	Punt
4	10:53	2:13	OWN 47	7	11	Punt
4	3:16	0:47	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	0:59	0:59	OWN 20	3	-3	Game

Game MVP: Leo Wisniewski, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Eric Dickerson	13	51	3.92	16	2	0
Horace Ivory	9	29	3.22	8	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Sammy Winder	19	56	2.95	11	1	0
Chester Willis	11	34	3.09	8	0	1
Dan Marino	5	13	2.60	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rick Trocano	45	21	200	1/7	1	25	1	57.6

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Marino	32	20	239	0/0	1	35	2	69.6

Receiving Statistics

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ron Johnson	5	7	51	10.20	5	25	0
WR Henry Marshall	4	13	47	11.75	5	18	0
WR Billy Campfield	4	8	45	11.25	0	16	1
RB Eric Dickerson	4	6	23	5.75	12	13	0
WR Willis Adams	3	6	29	9.67	0	20	0
TE Jerry Bell	1	2	5	5.00	5	5	0
RB Horace Ivory	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Sidney Thornton	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Floyd Hodge	5	7	63	12.60	6	24	0
TE Jimmie Giles	4	4	44	11.00	13	21	1
TE Don Warren	3	3	40	13.33	0	18	0
WR Paul Skansi	3	5	54	18.00	28	35	0
WR Don Bass	2	3	19	9.50	2	13	0
WR Daryl Bernstein	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Steve Watson	1	4	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Sammy Winder	1	5	2	2.00	3	2	0

Interception Statistics

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Brent Sexton	1	23	23.00	0
CB Mike Williams	1	16	16.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Ken Fantetti	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Eric Dickerson	1	0	0	0
Harvey Salem	0	1	0	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Gary Fencik	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Skladany	6	268	44.7	38.3	51	3

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rohn Stark	6	300	50.0	38.8	60	1

Kicking Statistics

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dan Miller	3/4	1/2	0/0	46	1/1

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rich Karlis	1/1	0/0	0/0	34	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ron Johnson	3	7	2.3	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Johnson	1	-2	-2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Horace Ivory	2	104	52.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
James Britt	2	34	17.0	0
Bobby Johnson	1	12	12.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Tom Jackson	9	0	0.0	24	21
CB Mike Williams	6	1	0.0	28	25
CB Mark Burke	4	2	0.0	24	24
S Frank Reed	4	2	0.0	29	25
ILB Kurt Allerman	4	0	0.0	16	17
S Ken Greene	3	2	0.0	21	24
OLB Darryl Talley	3	2	0.0	33	28
ILB Bob Pifferini	3	0	0.0	7	4
DE Greg Johnson	3	0	0.0	21	16
CB Ron Johnson	2	2	0.0	19	23
DE Reggie Camp	2	2	0.0	30	22
DE Tom Strauthers	2	2	0.0	15	22
ILB Michael Green	2	1	0.0	12	8
S Brent Sexton	2	0	0.0	8	9
OLB John Hennessy	2	0	0.0	10	6
QB Rick Trocano	1	0	---	---	---
DE Charles Mann	0	1	0.0	5	11

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Gary Fencik	7	2	0.0	19	43
ILB Ken Fantetti	6	2	0.0	16	28
DT Leo Wisniewski	4	0	1.0	16	36
DE Leonard Marshall	4	2	0.0	14	37
OLB Thomas Henderson	3	2	0.0	21	40
CB John Turner	3	1	0.0	15	34
S Vince Newsome	3	0	0.0	16	37
ILB Eddie Johnson	2	2	0.0	11	12
OLB Dave Frye	2	1	0.0	5	10
DE Bob Barber	2	0	0.0	11	22
OLB Rickey Jackson	2	0	0.0	20	42
WR Don Bass	1	0	---	---	---
TE Don Warren	1	0	---	---	---
CB Al Latimer	1	0	0.0	15	32
S Mark Murphy	1	0	0.0	1	8
S Roland Solomon	1	0	0.0	3	3
CB Bobby Johnson	1	0	0.0	9	21
DT Gabe Rivera	1	0	0.0	7	10
CB Keith Simpson	0	3	0.0	15	34
OLB Guy Prather	0	1	0.0	4	7

Pass Rush Statistics

New York	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Tom Jackson	1	0	21
DE Reggie Camp	0	2	22
DE Charles Mann	0	1	11

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Leo Wisniewski	1.0	0	1	0	36
DE Leonard Marshall	0.0	2	1	0	37
OLB Rickey Jackson	0.0	0	4	1	42
DE Bob Barber	0.0	0	1	0	22
ILB Ken Fantetti	0.0	0	1	0	28

Pass Defense Statistics

New York	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Mike Williams	5	0	1	25
S Ken Greene	3	0	0	24
ILB Kurt Allerman	2	1	0	17
OLB Tom Jackson	2	0	0	21
CB Mark Burke	2	0	0	24
ILB Michael Green	1	1	0	8
S Brent Sexton	1	0	1	9
S Frank Reed	1	0	0	25
ILB Reggie Wilkes	1	0	0	15
DE Reggie Camp	1	0	0	22
OLB Darryl Talley	1	0	0	28
CB Victor Heflin	0	1	0	11

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Ken Fantetti	3	0	1	28
S Vince Newsome	3	0	0	37
S Gary Fencik	2	1	0	43
OLB Thomas Henderson	2	0	0	40
OLB Dave Frye	2	0	0	10
DE Leonard Marshall	2	0	0	37
CB John Turner	1	1	0	34
CB Al Latimer	1	1	0	32
DE Bob Barber	1	0	0	22
S Mark Murphy	1	0	0	8
S Roland Solomon	1	0	0	3
ILB Eddie Johnson	1	0	0	12
CB Bobby Johnson	1	0	0	21
S James Britt	0	1	0	16

Blocking Statistics

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rich Saul	1	7	1	20	0	43
Dan Jiggetts	1	3	0	8	0	9
Harvey Salem	1	3	0	16	0	39
Glen Titensor	1	1	0	17	0	43
Sidney Thornton	0	3	0	19	0	24
Billy Shields	0	2	0	17	1	36
Bill Story	0	1	0	5	0	10
Chuck Commiskey	0	1	0	14	0	37
Brian Baldinger	0	1	0	5	0	3

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Mike Munchak	3	6	31	26
Barney Cotton	2	3	13	16
Tim Irwin	1	3	34	29
Jimmie Giles	1	2	26	20
Marvin Powell	1	2	30	28
Curtis Dickey	1	2	15	9
Doug Smith	0	9	35	32
Glenn Hyde	0	3	24	20

Special Teams Tackles

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Horace Ivory	1	25
Sidney Thornton	1	19
Ron Johnson	1	18
Michael Green	1	16

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Larry Kinnebrew	2	13
Bobby Johnson	1	21
Daryl Bernstein	1	15
James Britt	1	9

Participation

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jerry Bell	20	41	---	---	16	77
Rich Saul	20	43	---	---	10	73
Rick Trocano	22	46	---	---	4	72
Glen Titensor	17	43	---	---	9	69
Sidney Thornton	19	24	---	---	19	62
Darryl Talley	---	---	33	28	1	62
Ron Johnson	12	30	---	---	18	60
Mike Williams	---	---	28	25	2	55
Henry Marshall	13	29	---	---	13	55
Frank Reed	---	---	29	25	1	55
Harvey Salem	16	39	---	---	---	55
Billy Shields	17	36	---	---	---	53
Reggie Camp	---	---	30	22	1	53
Ron Johnson	---	---	19	23	9	51
Chuck Commiskey	14	37	---	---	---	51
Mark Burke	---	---	24	24	2	50
Willis Adams	10	27	---	---	13	50
Tom Jackson	---	---	24	21	3	48
Horace Ivory	11	12	---	---	25	48
Billy Campfield	9	32	---	---	6	47
Ken Greene	---	---	21	24	2	47
Eric Dickerson	13	29	---	---	5	47
Greg Johnson	---	---	21	16	3	40
Reggie Wilkes	---	---	19	15	4	38
Tom Strauthers	---	---	15	22	---	37
Michael Green	---	---	12	8	16	36
Kurt Allerman	---	---	16	17	2	35
Donnie Ostrowski	---	---	14	16	3	33
Reggie Doss	---	---	21	10	1	32
John Hennessy	---	---	10	6	14	30
Victor Heflin	---	---	13	11	6	30
Dan Jiggetts	8	9	---	---	10	27
Brent Sexton	---	---	8	9	9	26
J.J. O'Steen	---	---	14	11	1	26
Bill Story	5	10	---	---	10	25
Charles Mann	---	---	5	11	6	22
Bob Pifferini	---	---	7	4	5	16
Victor Hicks	3	6	---	---	7	16
Zach Waite	2	3	---	---	9	14
Warren Bryant	6	7	---	---	1	14
Mike Hawkins	---	---	2	4	4	10
Brian Baldinger	5	3	---	---	1	9
Dan Miller	0	0	---	---	9	9
Tom Skladany	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jeff Rutledge	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mike Kerrigan	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Doug Smith	35	32	---	---	4	71
Dan Marino	35	32	---	---	---	67
Gary Fencik	---	---	19	43	4	66
Thomas Henderson	---	---	21	40	4	65
Rickey Jackson	---	---	20	42	3	65
Tim Irwin	34	29	---	---	---	63
John Turner	---	---	15	34	13	62
Mark Gastineau	---	---	19	33	9	61
Marvin Powell	30	28	---	---	---	58
Leonard Marshall	---	---	14	37	7	58
Floyd Hodge	25	22	---	---	10	57
Mike Munchak	31	26	---	---	---	57
Leo Wisniewski	---	---	16	36	5	57
Al Latimer	---	---	15	32	8	55
Vince Newsome	---	---	16	37	2	55
Keith Simpson	---	---	15	34	4	53
Ken Fantetti	---	---	16	28	9	53
Glenn Hyde	24	20	---	---	7	51
Bobby Johnson	---	---	9	21	21	51
Sammy Winder	22	28	---	---	---	50
Jimmie Giles	26	20	---	---	1	47
Don Bass	22	18	---	---	---	40
Chester Willis	13	4	---	---	22	39
Don Warren	10	11	---	---	16	37
Steve Watson	19	18	---	---	---	37
Barney Cotton	13	16	---	---	7	36
Larry Kinnebrew	10	13	---	---	13	36
Curtis Dickey	15	9	---	---	11	35
Bob Barber	---	---	11	22	1	34
Eddie Johnson	---	---	11	12	8	31
James Britt	---	---	5	16	9	30
Dave Frye	---	---	5	10	13	28
Mark Murphy	---	---	1	8	15	24
Franky Smith	8	9	---	---	7	24
Paul Skansi	11	13	---	---	---	24
Daryl Bernstein	2	4	---	---	15	21
Gabe Rivera	---	---	7	10	4	21
Guy Prather	---	---	4	7	9	20
Chris Keating	---	---	0	1	6	7
Dave Rimington	0	0	---	---	7	7
Roland Solomon	---	---	3	3	---	6
Rohn Stark	0	0	---	---	6	6
Rich Karlis	0	0	---	---	5	5
Tony Adams	0	0	---	---	1	1
Dale Norman	---	---	0	0	---	0
Mike Loyd	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	17	2.8
Middle	11	42	3.8
Right	5	21	4.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	19	3.8
Middle	14	40	2.9
Right	14	46	3.3
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rick Trocano	45	21	2	5	4	4	8	1	1

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

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	10	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	8	54	2.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	8	91	5.7
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	45	7.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	2	0.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	100	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	81	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	56	11.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Henry Marshall	13	4	2	47	0	29
WR Billy Campfield	8	4	0	45	0	32
WR Ron Johnson	7	5	1	51	1	30
WR Willis Adams	6	3	1	29	1	27
RB Eric Dickerson	6	4	0	23	0	29
FB Sidney Thornton	2	0	0	0	0	24
TE Jerry Bell	2	1	0	5	0	41
RB Horace Ivory	1	0	0	0	0	12

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Floyd Hodge	7	5	0	63	1	22
RB Sammy Winder	5	1	1	2	0	28
WR Paul Skansi	5	3	0	54	1	13
TE Jimmie Giles	4	4	0	44	1	20
WR Steve Watson	4	1	1	7	0	18
WR Don Bass	3	2	0	19	0	18
TE Don Warren	3	3	0	40	0	11
WR Daryl Bernstein	1	1	0	10	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Horace Ivory	2	3	1.50	3.22
Eric Dickerson	1	1	1.00	3.92

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chester Willis	2	6	3.00	3.09
Sammy Winder	1	3	3.00	2.95

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rick Trocano	8	2	17	2.13	4.44

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Marino	4	2	10	2.50	7.47

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Henry Marshall	2	1	10	5.00	3.62
WR Billy Campfield	2	1	7	3.50	5.63
WR Willis Adams	1	0	0	0.00	4.83
WR Ron Johnson	1	0	0	0.00	7.29
TE Jerry Bell	1	0	0	0.00	2.50
RB Eric Dickerson	1	0	0	0.00	3.83

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jimmie Giles	2	2	10	5.00	11.00
WR Floyd Hodge	1	0	0	0.00	9.00
WR Paul Skansi	1	0	0	0.00	10.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Eric Dickerson	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Sammy Winder	3	1
Dan Marino	3	1
Chester Willis	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rick Trocano	15	9	6

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Marino	7	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ron Johnson	6	4	3
WR Willis Adams	3	2	1
RB Eric Dickerson	3	2	1
WR Henry Marshall	2	0	0
WR Billy Campfield	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Daryl Bernstein	1	1	1
TE Jimmie Giles	1	1	1
WR Don Bass	1	0	0
TE Don Warren	1	1	0
WR Steve Watson	1	0	0
RB Sammy Winder	1	0	0
WR Paul Skansi	1	1	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)