Week 11, 1983

played in Detroit, MI

51 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	6	6	0	-	12
Detroit Lions	3	17	16	0	-	36

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:49 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 48 field goal
2Q: 13:00 MIN - Rich Karlis 47 field goal
2Q: 07:27 MIN - Rich Karlis 33 field goal
2Q: 05:10 DET - Vince Evans 20 run (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
2Q: 03:04 DET - Craig James 35 pass from Vince Evans (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
2Q: 00:10 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 47 field goal
3Q: 12:29 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 20 field goal
3Q: 09:14 DET - Rick Moser 6 run (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
3Q: 09:08 MIN - Bobby Johnson 95 kickoff return (Curtis Dickey run for conversion failed)
3Q: 03:14 DET - Ken Margerum 43 pass from Vince Evans (Uwe Von Schamann extra point failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:49 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 48 field goal
2Q: 13:00 MIN - Rich Karlis 47 field goal
2Q: 07:27 MIN - Rich Karlis 33 field goal
2Q: 05:10 DET - Vince Evans 20 run (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
2Q: 03:04 DET - Craig James 35 pass from Vince Evans (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
2Q: 00:10 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 47 field goal
3Q: 12:29 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 20 field goal
3Q: 09:14 DET - Rick Moser 6 run (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
3Q: 09:08 MIN - Bobby Johnson 95 kickoff return (Curtis Dickey run for conversion failed)
3Q: 03:14 DET - Ken Margerum 43 pass from Vince Evans (Uwe Von Schamann extra point failed)

Team Statistics MIN DET
Record 5-5 5-5
First Downs 16 20
- by Rushing 2 5
- by Passing 14 13
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 286 420
- Offensive Plays 71 61
- Yards per Play 4.03 6.89
Net Rushing Yards 73 136
- Rushing Attempts 21 31
- Yards per Rush 3.48 4.39
Net Passing Yards 213 284
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 46 - 23 - 1 30 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 238 284
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/25 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.26 9.47
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/17 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 6.3
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/46 6/35
Punt Returns/Yards 1/2 4/55
Kick Returns/Yards 3/117 2/62
Interception Ret./Yards 1/3 1/20
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 19 OWN 42
Time of Possession 31:59 28:01

Team Statistics	MIN	DET
Record	5-5	5-5
First Downs	16	20
- by Rushing	2	5
- by Passing	14	13
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	286	420
- Offensive Plays	71	61
- Yards per Play	4.03	6.89
Net Rushing Yards	73	136
- Rushing Attempts	21	31
- Yards per Rush	3.48	4.39
Net Passing Yards	213	284
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	46 - 23 - 1	30 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	238	284
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/25	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.26	9.47
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/17	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	6.3
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/46	6/35
Punt Returns/Yards	1/2	4/55
Kick Returns/Yards	3/117	2/62
Interception Ret./Yards	1/3	1/20
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 19	OWN 42
Time of Possession	31:59	28:01

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:47	OWN 20	4	24	Punt
1	8:41	4:03	OWN 20	7	48	Missed FG
1	2:51	4:56	OWN 20	12	50	Field Goal
2	12:27	5:08	OWN 32	9	52	Field Goal
2	5:00	1:56	OWN 1	3	2	Punt
2	2:50	1:02	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	0:04	0:04	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	4:36	1:22	OWN 27	3	14	Interception
3	2:58	1:35	OWN 15	3	4	Punt
3	1:16	1:26	OWN 49	4	9	Downs
4	13:23	4:11	OWN 5	8	13	Punt
4	7:17	4:43	OWN 2	14	61	Downs

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:13	4:32	OWN 25	8	44	Field Goal
1	4:38	1:47	OWN 39	4	20	Punt
2	12:55	0:28	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	7:19	2:19	OWN 48	4	52	Touchdown
2	3:04	0:14	OPP 35	1	35	Touchdown
2	1:48	1:44	OWN 36	6	34	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:36	OWN 20	6	77	Field Goal
3	12:16	3:08	OPP 17	6	17	Touchdown
3	8:53	4:17	OWN 26	7	32	Interception
3	3:14	0:16	OPP 43	1	43	Touchdown
3	1:23	0:07	50	1	1	Fumble
4	14:50	1:27	OWN 42	3	6	Punt
4	9:12	1:55	OWN 47	3	8	Punt
4	2:34	2:34	OWN 37	9	56	Game

Game MVP: Vince Evans, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Sammy Winder	10	54	5.40	18	2
Chester Willis	9	20	2.22	6	0
Dan Marino	2	-1	-0.50	1	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Craig James	14	71	5.07	29	1	0
Rick Moser	6	15	2.50	6	0	1
Mike Franckowiak	5	15	3.00	4	0	0
Vince Evans	4	30	7.50	20	1	1
Mosi Tatupu	2	5	2.50	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Marino	46	23	238	4/25	0	26	1	56.2

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Vince Evans	30	17	284	0/0	2	43	1	97.0

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Floyd Hodge	7	11	86	12.29	9	20
WR Paul Skansi	4	12	48	12.00	6	22
WR Daryl Bernstein	3	9	41	13.67	11	26
TE Jimmie Giles	3	5	17	5.67	4	11
WR Steve Watson	2	3	17	8.50	1	11
RB Sammy Winder	2	4	19	9.50	14	10
TE Don Warren	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
FB Curtis Dickey	1	1	3	3.00	0	3

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Preston Dennard	3	3	42	14.00	6	15	0
WR Leo Lewis	3	6	39	13.00	16	20	0
RB Craig James	3	3	46	15.33	32	35	1
TE Jim Obradovich	2	2	67	33.50	8	35	0
WR Jim Robinson	2	3	24	12.00	0	14	0
WR Ken Margerum	2	2	51	25.50	23	43	1
TE Ozzie Newsome	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
FB Mosi Tatupu	1	2	7	7.00	2	7	0
RB Mike Franckowiak	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Rick Moser	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Jeff Chadwick	0	5	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Eddie Johnson	1	3	3.00	0

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Matt Millen	1	20	20.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
James Britt	1	0	0
Dan Marino	1	0	0
Bob Barber	0	1	0
Larry Kinnebrew	0	1	0
Eddie Johnson	0	0	1

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Craig James	1	0	0
Rick Moser	0	1	0
Mike Franckowiak	0	0	1
Ronnie Lott	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rohn Stark	5	222	44.4	33.4	52	1

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Russell Erxleben	4	181	45.3	39.8	50	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rich Karlis	2/3	1/2	0/0	47	0/0

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Uwe Von Schamann	3/3	2/2	0/0	48	3/4

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Johnson	1	2	2.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Craig James	3	39	13.0	0
Herkie Walls	1	16	16.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Johnson	2	107	53.5	1
James Britt	1	10	10.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Herkie Walls	2	62	31.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Gary Fencik	7	1	0.0	24	29
S Vince Newsome	5	0	0.0	24	27
OLB Thomas Henderson	4	3	0.0	29	30
ILB Ken Fantetti	4	2	0.0	21	20
ILB Eddie Johnson	4	0	0.0	17	7
DE Leonard Marshall	3	1	0.0	21	22
S Roland Solomon	3	0	0.0	7	1
DT Leo Wisniewski	3	0	0.0	20	20
CB John Turner	2	1	0.0	17	14
CB Keith Simpson	2	0	0.0	19	19
DE Bob Barber	1	3	0.0	18	14
DE Mark Gastineau	1	1	0.0	23	24
OLB Rickey Jackson	1	1	0.0	28	24
OLB Chris Keating	1	0	0.0	4	3
S Mark Murphy	1	0	0.0	5	5
WR Floyd Hodge	1	0	---	---	---
CB Al Latimer	0	1	0.0	27	26
S James Britt	0	1	0.0	8	10
DT Gabe Rivera	0	1	0.0	12	10

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ronnie Lott	6	1	0.0	19	48
ILB Matt Millen	5	4	0.0	14	43
OLB Ed O'Neil	5	2	0.0	17	43
CB Herb Williams	5	0	0.0	17	42
CB Bobby Butler	4	0	0.0	16	34
DE Lyle Alzado	3	2	1.5	13	31
DT Brian Sochia	3	1	1.0	16	30
DE Dennis Boyd	3	0	1.0	13	35
S Marvin Switzer	3	1	0.0	6	22
CB Wyatt Henderson	3	1	0.0	17	46
S Fred Marion	2	1	0.0	16	40
OLB Chris Martin	1	2	0.0	11	14
S Clarence Duren	1	1	0.0	5	10
RB Mike Franckowiak	1	0	---	---	---
CB Carl Allen	1	0	0.0	5	23
DT Jerome Sally	1	0	0.0	14	28
DT Emanuel Weaver	1	0	0.0	8	23
DE Jacob Green	0	1	0.5	15	31
OLB Craig Bingham	0	1	0.0	8	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Leonard Marshall	1	0	0	22
DE Mark Gastineau	0	1	2	24
OLB Rickey Jackson	0	1	0	24

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Lyle Alzado	1.5	0	0	0	31
DE Dennis Boyd	1.0	1	2	1	35
DT Brian Sochia	1.0	0	0	0	30
DE Jacob Green	0.5	0	0	0	31
DT Jerome Sally	0.0	0	1	0	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Thomas Henderson	4	0	0	30
S Vince Newsome	3	1	0	27
S Gary Fencik	2	1	0	29
CB Keith Simpson	2	1	0	19
ILB Eddie Johnson	2	0	1	7
CB John Turner	1	0	0	14
OLB Chris Keating	1	0	0	3
S Mark Murphy	1	0	0	5
CB Bobby Johnson	1	0	0	18

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Matt Millen	5	3	1	43
CB Herb Williams	3	2	0	42
CB Wyatt Henderson	3	1	0	46
S Marvin Switzer	3	0	0	22
CB Bobby Butler	3	0	0	34
OLB Ed O'Neil	2	0	0	43
S Ronnie Lott	1	3	0	48
DE Lyle Alzado	1	0	0	31
CB Carl Allen	1	0	0	23
S Fred Marion	1	0	0	40
OLB Chris Martin	0	1	0	14

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marvin Powell	1	5	18	1	50
Doug Smith	1	3	19	0	44
Tim Irwin	1	3	17	0	41
Glenn Hyde	1	1	11	2	33
Barney Cotton	0	4	21	1	40
Franky Smith	0	1	15	0	20
Larry Kinnebrew	0	1	12	0	18
Dave Rimington	0	1	4	0	22

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Anthony Munoz	2	4	28	28
Ken Dallafior	1	5	25	24
Mosi Tatupu	1	1	18	12
Ron Wooten	1	1	8	10
Randy Grimes	0	8	29	29
Tom Forrest	0	5	23	20
Cody Risien	0	2	31	29
Jim Obradovich	0	1	24	9

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Larry Kinnebrew	2	22
Bobby Johnson	1	22
John Turner	1	13
James Britt	1	13
Nick Eyre	1	8

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Franckowiak	1	24
Herkie Walls	1	21
Jeff Chadwick	1	15

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dan Marino	21	50	---	---	---	71
Floyd Hodge	16	39	---	---	15	70
Marvin Powell	18	50	---	---	1	69
Doug Smith	19	44	---	---	5	68
Thomas Henderson	---	---	29	30	4	63
Barney Cotton	21	40	---	---	---	61
Al Latimer	---	---	27	26	7	60
Tim Irwin	17	41	---	---	---	58
Gary Fencik	---	---	24	29	3	56
Mark Gastineau	---	---	23	24	9	56
Rickey Jackson	---	---	28	24	3	55
Vince Newsome	---	---	24	27	3	54
Daryl Bernstein	9	28	---	---	16	53
Glenn Hyde	11	33	---	---	8	52
Bobby Johnson	---	---	12	18	22	52
Larry Kinnebrew	12	18	---	---	22	52
Chester Willis	10	19	---	---	20	49
Don Warren	11	17	---	---	19	47
Ken Fantetti	---	---	21	20	6	47
Jimmie Giles	13	31	---	---	1	45
Leonard Marshall	---	---	21	22	2	45
John Turner	---	---	17	14	13	44
Franky Smith	15	20	---	---	8	43
Sammy Winder	11	31	---	---	---	42
Leo Wisniewski	---	---	20	20	---	40
Keith Simpson	---	---	19	19	1	39
Paul Skansi	7	32	---	---	---	39
Eddie Johnson	---	---	17	7	13	37
Steve Watson	10	26	---	---	---	36
Bob Barber	---	---	18	14	1	33
Dave Rimington	4	22	---	---	7	33
James Britt	---	---	8	10	13	31
Mark Murphy	---	---	5	5	18	28
Gabe Rivera	---	---	12	10	5	27
Dave Frye	---	---	5	7	8	20
Curtis Dickey	6	9	---	---	1	16
Chris Keating	---	---	4	3	4	11
Roland Solomon	---	---	7	1	1	9
Nick Eyre	0	0	---	---	8	8
Pete Metzelaars	0	0	---	---	8	8
Guy Prather	---	---	0	0	7	7
Rich Karlis	0	0	---	---	7	7
Rohn Stark	0	0	---	---	5	5
Tony Adams	0	0	---	---	3	3
Dale Norman	---	---	0	0	---	0
Mike Loyd	0	0	---	---	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Wyatt Henderson	---	---	17	46	10	73
Ronnie Lott	---	---	19	48	2	69
Matt Millen	---	---	14	43	8	65
Randy Grimes	29	29	---	---	7	65
Ed O'Neil	---	---	17	43	2	62
Herb Williams	---	---	17	42	3	62
Vince Evans	31	30	---	---	---	61
Cody Risien	31	29	---	---	---	60
Fred Marion	---	---	16	40	3	59
Ozzie Newsome	24	26	---	---	6	56
Anthony Munoz	28	28	---	---	---	56
Bobby Butler	---	---	16	34	3	53
Ken Dallafior	25	24	---	---	4	53
Jim Obradovich	24	9	---	---	19	52
Dennis Boyd	---	---	13	35	4	52
Jacob Green	---	---	15	31	5	51
Craig James	18	24	---	---	8	50
Brian Sochia	---	---	16	30	3	49
Lyle Alzado	---	---	13	31	4	48
Tom Forrest	23	20	---	---	5	48
Mosi Tatupu	18	12	---	---	18	48
Chris Martin	---	---	11	14	21	46
Preston Dennard	16	16	---	---	13	45
Mike Franckowiak	11	9	---	---	24	44
Marvin Switzer	---	---	6	22	14	42
Jerome Sally	---	---	14	28	---	42
Carl Allen	---	---	5	23	12	40
Leo Lewis	15	22	---	---	---	37
Emanuel Weaver	---	---	8	23	3	34
Jeff Chadwick	5	8	---	---	15	28
Ron Wooten	8	10	---	---	7	25
Ken Margerum	11	12	---	---	---	23
Rick Moser	8	2	---	---	12	22
Herkie Walls	0	1	---	---	21	22
Rich Umphrey	7	7	---	---	5	19
Clarence Duren	---	---	5	10	---	15
Craig Bingham	---	---	8	7	---	15
Jim Robinson	5	9	---	---	---	14
Brad Benson	4	3	---	---	7	14
Uwe Von Schamann	0	0	---	---	11	11
Mike McGraw	---	---	1	0	4	5
Jeff Siemon	---	---	0	0	4	4
Russell Erxleben	0	0	---	---	4	4
Herb Orvis	---	---	0	0	3	3
Steve Fuller	0	0	---	---	3	3
Steve Grogan	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	16	2.3
Middle	8	16	2.0
Right	5	43	8.6
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	56	6.2
Middle	12	55	4.6
Right	9	26	2.9
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Marino	46	23	3	5	3	10	3	1	1

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Vince Evans	30	17	5	4	2	3	2	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	15	7.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	13	88	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	5	76	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	10	3	59	5.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	34	8.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	2	12	2.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	9	128	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	110	22.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Paul Skansi	12	4	2	48	1	32
WR Floyd Hodge	11	7	0	86	1	39
WR Daryl Bernstein	9	3	0	41	1	28
TE Jimmie Giles	5	3	0	17	0	31
RB Sammy Winder	4	2	0	19	0	31
WR Steve Watson	3	2	1	17	0	26
TE Don Warren	1	1	0	7	0	17
FB Curtis Dickey	1	1	0	3	0	9

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Leo Lewis	6	3	0	39	1	22
WR Jeff Chadwick	5	0	1	0	0	8
WR Jim Robinson	3	2	0	24	0	9
WR Preston Dennard	3	3	0	42	0	16
RB Craig James	3	3	0	46	1	24
TE Jim Obradovich	2	2	0	67	2	9
TE Ozzie Newsome	2	1	0	8	0	26
FB Mosi Tatupu	2	1	1	7	0	12
WR Ken Margerum	2	2	0	51	1	12
RB Mike Franckowiak	1	0	0	0	0	9
RB Rick Moser	1	0	0	0	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Craig James	3	5	1.67	5.07
Mike Franckowiak	2	7	3.50	3.00
Vince Evans	2	19	9.50	7.50
Rick Moser	2	6	3.00	2.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Marino	1	0	0	0.00	5.17

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Vince Evans	4	1	10	2.50	9.47

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Floyd Hodge	1	0	0	0.00	7.82

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jim Robinson	1	1	10	10.00	8.00
FB Mosi Tatupu	1	0	0	0.00	3.50
WR Leo Lewis	1	0	0	0.00	6.50
WR Jeff Chadwick	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Craig James	3	0
Vince Evans	1	0
Rick Moser	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Marino	17	9	7

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Vince Evans	7	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Paul Skansi	6	3	3
WR Floyd Hodge	4	3	2
RB Sammy Winder	3	1	1
WR Daryl Bernstein	2	1	1
TE Jimmie Giles	1	0	0
WR Steve Watson	1	1	0

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jim Robinson	2	1	1
WR Preston Dennard	2	2	2
WR Leo Lewis	1	0	0
WR Jeff Chadwick	1	0	0
RB Craig James	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,200 (21,400)
End Zone 13,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,200 (21,400)
End Zone	13,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)