Exhibition Week 1, 1985

played in San Diego, CA

77 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	3	3	3	-	9
San Diego Chargers	0	3	0	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:49 SDO - Chester Marcol 38 field goal
2Q: 00:15 MIN - Rich Karlis 22 field goal
3Q: 10:37 MIN - Rich Karlis 42 field goal
4Q: 13:31 MIN - Rich Karlis 41 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:49 SDO - Chester Marcol 38 field goal
2Q: 00:15 MIN - Rich Karlis 22 field goal
3Q: 10:37 MIN - Rich Karlis 42 field goal
4Q: 13:31 MIN - Rich Karlis 41 field goal

Team Statistics MIN SDO
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 17 11
- by Rushing 7 2
- by Passing 10 8
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 328 223
- Offensive Plays 70 64
- Yards per Play 4.69 3.48
Net Rushing Yards 142 59
- Rushing Attempts 31 22
- Yards per Rush 4.58 2.68
Net Passing Yards 186 164
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 21 - 1 40 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 202 174
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/16 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 4.77 3.90
Fumbles/Lost 4/2 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/16 1/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 6/40 6/48
Punt Returns/Yards 3/15 2/18
Kick Returns/Yards 2/35 2/42
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 1/12
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 30
Time of Possession 31:51 28:09

Team Statistics	MIN	SDO
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	17	11
- by Rushing	7	2
- by Passing	10	8
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	328	223
- Offensive Plays	70	64
- Yards per Play	4.69	3.48
Net Rushing Yards	142	59
- Rushing Attempts	31	22
- Yards per Rush	4.58	2.68
Net Passing Yards	186	164
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 21 - 1	40 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	202	174
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/16	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	4.77	3.90
Fumbles/Lost	4/2	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/16	1/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	6/40	6/48
Punt Returns/Yards	3/15	2/18
Kick Returns/Yards	2/35	2/42
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	1/12
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 30
Time of Possession	31:51	28:09

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:02	1:35	OWN 13	3	9	Punt
1	9:29	3:34	OWN 19	7	42	Punt
1	4:53	1:44	OPP 48	3	6	Punt
2	12:42	4:18	OWN 25	9	42	Missed FG
2	6:22	3:01	OWN 20	7	40	Fumble
2	2:32	0:44	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	1:08	1:00	OWN 46	5	49	Field Goal
3	14:10	3:41	OWN 48	8	27	Field Goal
3	5:30	3:38	OWN 38	7	25	Punt
3	0:11	1:48	OPP 49	4	25	Field Goal
4	11:33	1:15	OWN 24	3	4	Punt
4	8:24	4:08	OWN 29	7	34	Interception
4	3:10	1:18	OWN 45	4	10	Punt

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:52	1:50	OPP 17	3	9	Missed FG
1	11:27	1:58	OWN 29	3	7	Punt
1	5:55	1:02	OWN 20	3	1	Interception
1	3:09	5:27	OWN 20	13	59	Field Goal
2	8:24	2:02	OWN 40	3	6	Punt
2	3:21	0:49	OPP 42	3	0	Punt
2	1:48	0:40	OWN 43	3	5	Interception
2	0:08	0:08	OWN 31	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	0:50	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
3	10:29	4:59	OWN 31	9	38	Missed FG
3	1:52	1:41	OWN 3	3	7	Punt
4	13:23	1:50	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	10:18	1:54	OWN 24	3	9	Punt
4	4:16	1:06	OWN 26	4	-17	Punt
4	1:52	1:52	OWN 8	8	61	Game

Game MVP: Lee Williams, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Sammy Winder	19	78	4.11	21	2	0
Ray Crouse	12	64	5.33	23	3	0

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Wendell Tyler	13	36	2.77	7
Rodney Tate	7	21	3.00	7
Ricky Bell	1	3	3.00	3
Tommy Duniven	1	-1	-1.00	-1

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mike Loyd	27	14	159	3/16	0	29	1	54.4
Dan Marino	9	7	43	0/0	0	9	0	86.5

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tommy Duniven	27	13	116	2/10	0	26	1	44.7
Dan Fouts	13	9	58	0/0	0	12	1	46.3

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Art Monk	6	10	52	8.67	11	15
WR Don Bass	5	7	33	6.60	0	14
WR Steve Largent	3	4	71	23.67	21	29
TE Jimmie Giles	2	4	21	10.50	5	11
TE Pete Metzelaars	2	3	16	8.00	10	11
RB Sammy Winder	2	2	7	3.50	0	8
RB Ray Crouse	1	2	2	2.00	0	2
WR Wilbert Montgomery	0	4	0	0.00	0	0

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Wendell Tyler	5	5	12	2.40	6	7
WR Reggie Langhorne	5	6	52	10.40	5	24
FB Ron Lee	4	4	23	5.75	4	12
WR David Knight	3	8	36	12.00	9	15
WR Mike Thomas	2	8	19	9.50	6	11
WR Aundra Thompson	1	3	26	26.00	16	26
FB Kevin Long	1	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Steve Jordan	1	3	6	6.00	0	6
RB Rodney Tate	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Rickey Jackson	1	0	0.00	0
CB Eric Wright	1	0	0.00	0

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Dennis Thurman	1	12	12.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mike Loyd	1	0	0
Art Monk	1	0	0
Eric Wright	1	0	0
Ray Crouse	1	0	0
Edgar Fields	0	1	0
Tim Irwin	0	1	0
Leonard Marshall	0	0	1

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ricky Bell	1	0	0
Charles Davis	0	1	1
Tony Samuels	0	1	0
Jesse Sapolu	0	1	0
James Hunter	0	0	1
Kevin Long	0	0	1
Mike Reichenbach	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rohn Stark	7	304	43.4	35.1	63	3

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Skladany	8	357	44.6	37.8	54	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rich Karlis	3/4	2/3	0/1	42	0/0

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chester Marcol	1/3	0/1	0/0	38	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Art Monk	3	15	5.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sam Williams	1	15	15.0	0
Bruce Rhodes	1	3	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Wright	2	35	17.5	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Aundra Thompson	2	42	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
Unknown	5	0	---	---	---
DE Lee Williams	4	1	1.5	11	26
S Vince Newsome	4	0	0.0	8	26
OLB Thomas Henderson	3	2	0.0	11	9
OLB Rickey Jackson	3	2	0.0	18	34
CB Derrick Burroughs	3	2	0.0	13	32
ILB Ken Fantetti	3	1	0.0	11	26
S Vince Albritton	3	0	0.0	13	28
CB Eric Wright	2	3	0.0	12	32
CB Mossy Cade	2	1	0.0	10	25
ILB James Harrell	2	0	0.0	8	10
OLB Dave Frye	2	0	0.0	9	23
DE Mark Gastineau	1	0	0.5	14	24
DT Edgar Fields	1	3	0.0	11	19
S Gary Fencik	1	1	0.0	14	20
ILB Eddie Johnson	1	1	0.0	11	9
WR Art Monk	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Shelton Robinson	1	0	0.0	11	17
DT Leo Wisniewski	1	0	0.0	13	23
DE Leonard Marshall	1	0	0.0	19	34
G Brian Blados	1	0	---	---	---
CB Frank Minnifield	1	0	0.0	16	20

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Dick Conn	9	2	0.0	19	30
S Sam Williams	7	2	0.0	27	33
CB Anthony Washington	6	4	0.0	27	36
ILB Mike Reichenbach	4	3	0.0	18	21
DT Rich Stachowski	4	0	0.0	20	20
DT Charles Davis	3	1	1.0	18	21
S Bruce Rhodes	3	2	0.0	17	18
DT Stan Johnson	3	0	0.0	9	10
CB J.C. Wilson	3	0	0.0	21	30
ILB Ervin Randle	3	0	0.0	13	18
DE Curtis Greer	2	0	1.0	18	19
OLB Jim Kovach	2	3	0.0	16	26
DT Gary Dunn	2	1	0.0	11	19
DE Eddie Edwards	1	0	1.0	12	17
CB James Hunter	1	1	0.0	7	10
WR Mike Thomas	1	0	---	---	---
CB Dennis Thurman	1	0	0.0	29	37
DE Tyrone Keys	1	0	0.0	19	22
TE Steve Jordan	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Howard Carson	0	2	0.0	15	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Lee Williams	1.5	0	0	26
DE Mark Gastineau	0.5	1	4	24
OLB Rickey Jackson	0.0	1	1	34
DT Leo Wisniewski	0.0	0	1	23
DE Leonard Marshall	0.0	0	1	34

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Charles Davis	1.0	1	1	0	21
DE Eddie Edwards	1.0	0	1	0	17
DE Curtis Greer	1.0	0	1	0	19
DE Tyrone Keys	0.0	0	1	1	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Vince Newsome	3	0	0	26
S Vince Albritton	3	0	0	28
CB Derrick Burroughs	3	0	0	32
OLB Rickey Jackson	2	1	1	34
OLB Thomas Henderson	2	0	0	9
CB Mossy Cade	2	0	0	25
CB Eric Wright	1	2	1	32
ILB Ken Fantetti	1	0	0	26
CB Frank Minnifield	1	0	0	20
ILB Shelton Robinson	0	1	0	17

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Anthony Washington	5	0	0	36
S Dick Conn	4	2	0	30
S Sam Williams	4	2	0	33
CB J.C. Wilson	2	1	0	30
ILB Mike Reichenbach	2	1	0	21
ILB Ervin Randle	2	0	0	18
CB Dennis Thurman	1	0	1	37
OLB Jim Kovach	1	0	0	26
CB James Hunter	0	1	0	10

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tim Irwin	3	4	24	1	32
Brian Blados	2	5	12	0	10
Bart Oates	2	5	15	0	15
Marvin Powell	1	2	20	0	25
Curtis Rouse	1	2	11	0	13
Steve Courson	1	1	19	2	29
Mike Munchak	0	5	20	0	26
Roger Caron	0	3	18	0	21
Doug Smith	0	2	16	0	24
Jimmie Giles	0	1	17	0	24
Pete Metzelaars	0	1	13	0	14

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Russ Grimm	2	3	0	15	0	27
Ron Lee	1	5	1	13	0	16
Dennis Swilley	1	3	0	15	0	28
Jesse Sapolu	1	3	0	14	0	29
Wes Phillips	1	1	0	12	0	27
Brett Miller	0	2	0	16	1	36
Sam Claphan	0	2	0	16	0	21
Bob Van Duyne	0	1	0	9	1	18
Charley Hannah	0	1	0	13	0	24

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Ray Crouse	1	25
Pete Metzelaars	1	17
Curtis Dickey	1	15
Roger Caron	1	11

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Dennis Thurman	1	30
Ron Lee	1	14
Kevin Long	1	10
James Hunter	1	3
J.C. Wilson	1	3

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mike Loyd	25	30	---	---	4	59
Don Bass	25	33	---	---	---	58
Ray Crouse	12	21	---	---	25	58
Steve Courson	19	29	---	---	9	57
Tim Irwin	24	32	---	---	---	56
Rickey Jackson	---	---	18	34	3	55
Leonard Marshall	---	---	19	34	2	55
Art Monk	17	25	---	---	11	53
Mossy Cade	---	---	10	25	18	53
Eric Wright	---	---	12	32	7	51
Roger Caron	18	21	---	---	11	50
Vince Albritton	---	---	13	28	8	49
Derrick Burroughs	---	---	13	32	3	48
Doug Smith	16	24	---	---	6	46
Mike Munchak	20	26	---	---	---	46
Lee Williams	---	---	11	26	9	46
Marvin Powell	20	25	---	---	---	45
Jimmie Giles	17	24	---	---	3	44
Ken Fantetti	---	---	11	26	7	44
Pete Metzelaars	13	14	---	---	17	44
Mark Gastineau	---	---	14	24	3	41
Larry Kinnebrew	13	13	---	---	15	41
Edgar Fields	---	---	11	19	10	40
Bart Oates	15	15	---	---	9	39
Thomas Henderson	---	---	11	9	18	38
Gary Fencik	---	---	14	20	4	38
Leo Wisniewski	---	---	13	23	2	38
Frank Minnifield	---	---	16	20	2	38
Dave Frye	---	---	9	23	5	37
Sammy Winder	19	17	---	---	---	36
Vince Newsome	---	---	8	26	2	36
Unknown	9	25	---	---	2	36
Wilbert Montgomery	18	17	---	---	---	35
Curtis Rouse	11	13	---	---	11	35
Steve Largent	12	21	---	---	---	33
Shelton Robinson	---	---	11	17	5	33
James Harrell	---	---	8	10	13	31
Brian Blados	12	10	---	---	6	28
Herman Fontenot	6	4	---	---	17	27
Curtis Dickey	3	6	---	---	15	24
Eddie Johnson	---	---	11	9	3	23
Dan Marino	6	9	---	---	---	15
Wally Henry	0	0	---	---	8	8
Rich Karlis	0	0	---	---	8	8
Rohn Stark	0	0	---	---	7	7
David Archer	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dennis Thurman	---	---	29	37	30	96
Sam Williams	---	---	27	33	11	71
Anthony Washington	---	---	27	36	4	67
Dick Conn	---	---	19	30	9	58
Steve Jordan	19	31	---	---	7	57
Brett Miller	16	36	---	---	3	55
J.C. Wilson	---	---	21	30	3	54
Jesse Sapolu	14	29	---	---	11	54
Russ Grimm	15	27	---	---	11	53
Bruce Rhodes	---	---	17	18	17	52
Aundra Thompson	12	27	---	---	12	51
Dennis Swilley	15	28	---	---	8	51
Wes Phillips	12	27	---	---	11	50
Tyrone Keys	---	---	19	22	8	49
Rich Stachowski	---	---	20	20	9	49
Sam Claphan	16	21	---	---	11	48
Jim Kovach	---	---	16	26	4	46
Tommy Duniven	16	29	---	---	---	45
Mike Thomas	8	28	---	---	8	44
Ron Lee	13	16	---	---	14	43
Wendell Tyler	14	29	---	---	---	43
Curtis Greer	---	---	18	19	6	43
Mike Reichenbach	---	---	18	21	4	43
Reggie Langhorne	14	25	---	---	4	43
Charles Davis	---	---	18	21	2	41
Howard Carson	---	---	15	13	13	41
Charley Hannah	13	24	---	---	---	37
Eddie Edwards	---	---	12	17	5	34
Keith Baldwin	---	---	13	20	1	34
Gary Dunn	---	---	11	19	2	32
Ervin Randle	---	---	13	18	1	32
David Knight	12	18	---	---	---	30
Tony Samuels	5	6	---	---	17	28
Bob Van Duyne	9	18	---	---	---	27
Kevin Long	5	9	---	---	10	24
Stan Johnson	---	---	9	10	2	21
Rodney Tate	7	13	---	---	1	21
James Hunter	---	---	7	10	3	20
Dan Fouts	6	13	---	---	---	19
Todd Shell	---	---	9	8	2	19
Ricky Bell	1	0	---	---	16	17
Ike Harris	0	8	---	---	6	14
Bob Horn	---	---	3	1	6	10
Tom Skladany	0	0	---	---	8	8
Chester Marcol	0	0	---	---	5	5
Dan Manucci	0	0	---	---	3	3

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	36	3.3
Middle	12	63	5.3
Right	8	43	5.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	21	3.5
Middle	13	36	2.8
Right	2	3	1.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mike Loyd	27	14	2	1	1	5	4	1	1
Dan Marino	9	7	0	0	0	2	0	0	0

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tommy Duniven	27	13	2	0	1	3	6	0	1
Dan Fouts	13	9	0	1	0	1	1	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	16	129	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	44	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	29	7.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	14	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	63	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	5	73	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	24	4.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Art Monk	10	6	0	52	0	25
WR Don Bass	7	5	0	33	0	33
WR Steve Largent	4	3	1	71	2	21
TE Jimmie Giles	4	2	0	21	0	24
WR Wilbert Montgomery	4	0	0	0	0	17
TE Pete Metzelaars	3	2	0	16	0	14
RB Sammy Winder	2	2	0	7	0	17
RB Ray Crouse	2	1	0	2	0	21

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR David Knight	8	3	0	36	0	18
WR Mike Thomas	8	2	0	19	0	28
WR Reggie Langhorne	6	5	1	52	1	25
RB Wendell Tyler	5	5	0	12	0	29
FB Ron Lee	4	4	0	23	0	16
WR Aundra Thompson	3	1	0	26	1	27
TE Steve Jordan	3	1	0	6	0	31
FB Kevin Long	1	1	0	0	0	9
RB Rodney Tate	1	0	0	0	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Wendell Tyler	3	3	1.00	2.77

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mike Loyd	3	1	1	0.33	5.89

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Fouts	1	1	8	8.00	4.46
Tommy Duniven	1	0	0	0.00	4.30

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Don Bass	1	1	1	1.00	4.71
WR Art Monk	1	0	0	0.00	5.20
RB Ray Crouse	1	0	0	0.00	1.00

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Thomas	1	1	8	8.00	2.38
WR Aundra Thompson	1	0	0	0.00	8.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Ray Crouse	2	1

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Wendell Tyler	2	0
Rodney Tate	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mike Loyd	9	5	4
Dan Marino	3	3	0

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tommy Duniven	8	2	0
Dan Fouts	3	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Art Monk	5	3	1
TE Jimmie Giles	2	2	2
WR Don Bass	2	1	0
WR Steve Largent	1	1	1
WR Wilbert Montgomery	1	0	0
RB Ray Crouse	1	1	0

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Thomas	3	1	1
WR David Knight	2	0	0
FB Ron Lee	2	2	0
RB Wendell Tyler	1	1	0
TE Steve Jordan	1	0	0
RB Rodney Tate	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,100 (21,400)
End Zone 15,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,100 (21,400)
End Zone	15,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)