Week 6, 1985

played in St. Louis, MO

64 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	7	7	0	-	14
St. Louis Cardinals	7	6	0	7	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:54 STL - Vance Johnson 17 pass from Scott Bull (Benny Ricardo extra point)
2Q: 11:30 STL - Benny Ricardo 40 field goal
2Q: 02:34 MIN - Art Monk 1 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 00:02 STL - Benny Ricardo 52 field goal
3Q: 08:30 MIN - Art Monk 33 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
4Q: 05:37 STL - Frank Pollard 5 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:54 STL - Vance Johnson 17 pass from Scott Bull (Benny Ricardo extra point)
2Q: 11:30 STL - Benny Ricardo 40 field goal
2Q: 02:34 MIN - Art Monk 1 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 00:02 STL - Benny Ricardo 52 field goal
3Q: 08:30 MIN - Art Monk 33 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
4Q: 05:37 STL - Frank Pollard 5 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)

Team Statistics MIN STL
Record 3-2 3-3
First Downs 22 16
- by Rushing 3 8
- by Passing 19 7
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 398 288
- Offensive Plays 72 57
- Yards per Play 5.53 5.05
Net Rushing Yards 88 129
- Rushing Attempts 23 30
- Yards per Rush 3.83 4.30
Net Passing Yards 310 159
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 29 - 2 27 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 353 159
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/43 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.33 5.89
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.8 5.8
4th Down Conversions 1/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/40 1/5
Punt Returns/Yards 1/9 5/30
Kick Returns/Yards 3/70 2/23
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/13
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 32
Time of Possession 34:16 25:44

Team Statistics	MIN	STL
Record	3-2	3-3
First Downs	22	16
- by Rushing	3	8
- by Passing	19	7
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	398	288
- Offensive Plays	72	57
- Yards per Play	5.53	5.05
Net Rushing Yards	88	129
- Rushing Attempts	23	30
- Yards per Rush	3.83	4.30
Net Passing Yards	310	159
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 29 - 2	27 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	353	159
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/43	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.33	5.89
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.8	5.8
4th Down Conversions	1/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/40	1/5
Punt Returns/Yards	1/9	5/30
Kick Returns/Yards	3/70	2/23
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/13
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 32
Time of Possession	34:16	25:44

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:38	4:37	OWN 20	10	63	Missed FG
1	7:23	2:12	OWN 17	3	5	Punt
1	3:36	0:09	OWN 11	1	0	Interception
1	2:44	2:52	OWN 41	4	-2	Punt
2	11:25	3:57	OWN 20	7	18	Punt
2	5:06	2:43	OWN 6	8	94	Touchdown
3	15:00	6:47	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
3	3:05	4:31	OWN 4	8	40	Punt
4	12:17	1:22	OWN 37	3	-5	Punt
4	9:45	1:15	OWN 31	4	21	Interception
4	5:31	3:12	OWN 27	7	16	Downs
4	1:43	1:07	OWN 20	6	38	Downs

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:22	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
1	9:01	1:38	OWN 24	4	23	Punt
1	5:11	1:35	OWN 35	3	6	Punt
1	3:27	0:43	OPP 17	2	17	Touchdown
2	14:52	3:27	OWN 16	6	61	Field Goal
2	7:28	2:22	OWN 28	6	30	Punt
2	2:23	2:23	OWN 14	8	51	Field Goal
3	8:13	5:08	OWN 18	8	40	Punt
4	13:34	1:17	OWN 9	3	8	Punt
4	10:55	1:10	OWN 28	3	4	Punt
4	8:30	2:59	OPP 47	6	47	Touchdown
4	2:19	0:36	OPP 43	3	2	Punt
4	0:36	0:36	OWN 42	2	-2	Game

Game MVP: Frank Pollard, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Sammy Winder	11	40	3.64	7	0
Ray Crouse	9	42	4.67	14	2
Dan Marino	3	6	2.00	3	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Frank Pollard	23	101	4.39	23	6	1
Scott Bull	3	1	0.33	3	0	0
Bill Ring	3	21	7.00	9	0	0
Roy Green	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Marino	44	29	353	5/43	2	40	2	86.6

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Scott Bull	27	17	159	0/0	1	32	0	91.4

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Art Monk	12	16	195	16.25	92	40	2
WR Herman Fontenot	7	10	76	10.86	19	26	0
RB Sammy Winder	5	8	34	6.80	23	20	0
TE Jimmie Giles	3	3	35	11.67	18	19	0
TE Pete Metzelaars	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
RB Ray Crouse	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Wilbert Montgomery	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Don Bass	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Curtis Dickey	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Roy Green	3	5	34	11.33	4	16	0
RB Frank Pollard	3	5	41	13.67	19	32	0
WR Mardye McDole	3	5	15	5.00	9	10	0
WR Steve Watson	2	3	19	9.50	0	10	0
FB James Jones	2	3	15	7.50	0	8	0
WR Vance Johnson	2	3	28	14.00	1	17	1
RB David Hughes	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Mark Boyer	1	1	8	8.00	4	8	0
RB Bill Ring	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Fredd Young	1	0	0.00	0
CB Jerry Gray	1	13	13.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Pete Metzelaars	0	0	1	0
Ray Crouse	0	0	1	0

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Billy Ryckman	2	0	0	0
Rodney Holman	0	2	0	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rohn Stark	5	239	47.8	41.8	53	3

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bucky Dilts	8	365	45.6	39.5	74	4

Kicking Statistics

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

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Benny Ricardo	2/2	2/2	1/1	52	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wally Henry	1	9	9.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Billy Ryckman	5	30	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wilbert Montgomery	3	70	23.3	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Billy Ryckman	1	11	11.0	0
Don McNeal	1	12	12.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Gary Fencik	10	1	0.0	28	23
CB Eric Wright	5	1	0.0	24	24
DE Leonard Marshall	5	1	0.0	25	22
DE Mark Gastineau	4	0	0.0	20	18
OLB Thomas Henderson	3	2	0.0	28	22
ILB Eddie Johnson	3	2	0.0	28	19
ILB Ken Fantetti	3	1	0.0	20	18
DE Lee Williams	2	1	0.0	15	14
S Vince Albritton	2	0	0.0	6	15
CB Mossy Cade	2	0	0.0	26	23
S Roland Solomon	1	1	0.0	2	9
WR Don Bass	1	0	---	---	---
FB Curtis Dickey	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Shelton Robinson	1	0	0.0	10	9
S Vince Newsome	1	0	0.0	28	21
CB Frank Minnifield	1	0	0.0	27	24
ILB James Harrell	0	1	0.0	2	3
OLB Dave Frye	0	1	0.0	11	4

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Mike Woods	8	1	0.0	18	41
ILB Fredd Young	7	6	0.0	21	43
S Leonard Smith	5	3	0.0	16	39
CB Wayne Smith	4	2	0.0	15	38
OLB Ken Woodard	4	0	0.0	9	14
DE Ben Thomas	3	0	2.5	7	21
DT Brad Shearer	3	2	1.5	20	40
S Chris Williams	3	1	0.0	7	13
CB Albert Lewis	3	1	0.0	15	28
S Rod McSwain	3	1	0.0	17	40
DT Eric Holle	2	0	1.0	9	20
CB Don McNeal	2	1	0.0	13	27
OLB Kervin Wyatt	2	1	0.0	4	10
S Rick Woods	2	0	0.0	7	11
DT Gary Johnson	1	1	0.0	9	25
DE Keith Ferguson	1	0	0.0	17	34
OLB Jeff Davis	1	0	0.0	6	10
CB Jerry Gray	1	0	0.0	13	28

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Eddie Johnson	0.0	0	1	0	19

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ben Thomas	2.5	0	0	0	21
DT Brad Shearer	1.5	0	0	0	40
DT Eric Holle	1.0	0	0	0	20
DE Keith Ferguson	0.0	1	1	1	34
DE Shawn Miller	0.0	0	2	0	28
OLB Mike Woods	0.0	0	1	0	41
OLB Ken Woodard	0.0	0	1	0	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Eric Wright	4	0	24
S Gary Fencik	3	1	23
ILB Ken Fantetti	2	1	18
ILB Eddie Johnson	2	0	19
ILB Shelton Robinson	1	2	9
OLB Thomas Henderson	1	0	22
S Roland Solomon	1	0	9
S Vince Newsome	1	0	21
S Vince Albritton	1	0	15
CB Mossy Cade	1	0	23
CB Frank Minnifield	0	2	24

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Leonard Smith	6	1	0	39
OLB Mike Woods	6	0	0	41
CB Wayne Smith	4	1	0	38
ILB Fredd Young	2	1	1	43
OLB Kervin Wyatt	2	0	0	10
OLB Ken Woodard	2	0	0	14
S Rick Woods	2	0	0	11
CB Albert Lewis	1	1	0	28
CB Jerry Gray	1	0	1	28
DT Gary Johnson	1	0	0	25
DT Brad Shearer	1	0	0	40
OLB Jeff Davis	1	0	0	10
CB Don McNeal	0	1	0	27

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Doug Smith	4	6	0	14	0	27
Mike Munchak	1	5	1	22	2	48
Marvin Powell	1	2	0	21	0	37
Jimmie Giles	1	1	0	13	0	27
Tim Irwin	0	2	0	20	1	45
Franky Smith	0	1	0	2	1	12
Brian Blados	0	1	0	9	1	12
Steve Courson	0	1	0	14	0	37
Dave Rimington	0	1	0	9	0	22

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
John Scully	4	7	30	26
Luis Sharpe	3	6	25	19
James Jones	2	3	14	16
Larry McCarren	1	4	27	26
Walt Downing	1	3	10	4
Dennis Lick	0	2	22	23
Leotis Harris	0	1	20	23
Tommie Ginn	0	1	3	1

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Pete Metzelaars	3	13
Ray Crouse	2	6
Louie Giammona	1	21
Mossy Cade	1	8

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Don McNeal	1	26
Mardye McDole	1	19
Billy Ryckman	1	14
Rick Woods	1	7

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Thomas Henderson	---	---	28	22	22	72
Dan Marino	23	49	---	---	---	72
Mike Munchak	22	48	---	---	---	70
Frank Minnifield	---	---	27	24	18	69
Art Monk	16	40	---	---	11	67
Tim Irwin	20	45	---	---	---	65
Marvin Powell	21	37	---	---	---	58
Mossy Cade	---	---	26	23	8	57
Herman Fontenot	19	38	---	---	---	57
Steve Courson	14	37	---	---	5	56
Gary Fencik	---	---	28	23	1	52
Eddie Johnson	---	---	28	19	4	51
Eric Wright	---	---	24	24	2	50
Vince Newsome	---	---	28	21	1	50
Leonard Marshall	---	---	25	22	2	49
Jimmie Giles	13	27	---	---	8	48
Wilbert Montgomery	11	23	---	---	12	46
Sammy Winder	13	32	---	---	---	45
Pete Metzelaars	10	21	---	---	13	44
Doug Smith	14	27	---	---	2	43
Ken Fantetti	---	---	20	18	2	40
Larry Kinnebrew	10	26	---	---	4	40
Mark Gastineau	---	---	20	18	1	39
Leo Wisniewski	---	---	21	17	1	39
Lee Williams	---	---	15	14	9	38
Dave Rimington	9	22	---	---	5	36
Ray Crouse	10	15	---	---	6	31
Vince Albritton	---	---	6	15	9	30
Edgar Fields	---	---	9	10	9	28
Don Bass	9	15	---	---	4	28
Brian Blados	9	12	---	---	5	26
Shelton Robinson	---	---	10	9	5	24
Louie Giammona	0	1	---	---	21	22
Franky Smith	2	12	---	---	6	20
Curtis Dickey	3	5	---	---	10	18
Wally Henry	1	2	---	---	14	17
Dave Frye	---	---	11	4	1	16
Curtis Rouse	4	5	---	---	6	15
James Harrell	---	---	2	3	7	12
Roland Solomon	---	---	2	9	1	12
Tom Benson	---	---	0	0	8	8
Rohn Stark	0	0	---	---	5	5
Rich Karlis	0	0	---	---	4	4
Derrick Burroughs	---	---	0	2	---	2
Mike Loyd	0	0	---	---	1	1
David Archer	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Don McNeal	---	---	13	27	26	66
Fredd Young	---	---	21	43	1	65
Larry McCarren	27	26	---	---	10	63
Mike Woods	---	---	18	41	3	62
Brad Shearer	---	---	20	40	1	61
Scott Bull	30	27	---	---	2	59
Rod McSwain	---	---	17	40	2	59
John Scully	30	26	---	---	---	56
Wayne Smith	---	---	15	38	2	55
Leonard Smith	---	---	16	39	---	55
Keith Ferguson	---	---	17	34	2	53
Leotis Harris	20	23	---	---	8	51
Roy Green	27	20	---	---	---	47
Kent Kremer	---	---	14	29	4	47
Dennis Lick	22	23	---	---	---	45
Frank Pollard	27	18	---	---	---	45
Mardye McDole	10	16	---	---	19	45
Luis Sharpe	25	19	---	---	---	44
Shawn Miller	---	---	16	28	---	44
James Jones	14	16	---	---	13	43
Albert Lewis	---	---	15	28	---	43
Jerry Gray	---	---	13	28	1	42
Mark Boyer	10	14	---	---	17	41
Vance Johnson	16	13	---	---	7	36
Gary Johnson	---	---	9	25	---	34
Steve Watson	16	18	---	---	---	34
Rodney Holman	20	9	---	---	5	34
Ben Thomas	---	---	7	21	6	34
Eric Holle	---	---	9	20	1	30
Chris Williams	---	---	7	13	9	29
Jeff Davis	---	---	6	10	13	29
David Hughes	5	1	---	---	22	28
Rick Woods	---	---	7	11	7	25
Walt Downing	10	4	---	---	10	24
Ken Woodard	---	---	9	14	1	24
Kelvin Clark	5	8	---	---	10	23
Eric Laakso	8	4	---	---	10	22
Kervin Wyatt	---	---	4	10	7	21
Billy Ryckman	2	4	---	---	14	20
Bill Ring	3	6	---	---	4	13
Bucky Dilts	0	0	---	---	8	8
Benny Ricardo	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tommie Ginn	3	1	---	---	1	5
Bruce Collie	0	1	---	---	1	2
Joe Montana	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mark Malone	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	42	3.8
Middle	8	26	3.3
Right	4	20	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	36	3.6
Middle	16	71	4.4
Right	2	24	12.0
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Marino	44	29	6	0	2	5	5	1	2

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Scott Bull	27	17	1	1	2	6	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	36	9.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	17	151	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	9	166	10.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	2	0.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	38	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	102	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	17	17.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Art Monk	16	12	1	195	4	40
WR Herman Fontenot	10	7	0	76	1	38
RB Sammy Winder	8	5	0	34	1	32
TE Jimmie Giles	3	3	0	35	0	27
WR Don Bass	3	0	0	0	0	15
WR Wilbert Montgomery	1	0	1	0	0	23
FB Curtis Dickey	1	0	0	0	0	5
TE Pete Metzelaars	1	1	0	10	0	21
RB Ray Crouse	1	1	0	3	0	15

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Roy Green	5	3	0	34	0	20
RB Frank Pollard	5	3	0	41	1	18
WR Mardye McDole	5	3	0	15	0	16
WR Steve Watson	3	2	1	19	0	18
FB James Jones	3	2	0	15	0	16
WR Vance Johnson	3	2	0	28	0	13
RB David Hughes	1	1	0	-1	0	1
RB Bill Ring	1	0	1	0	0	6
TE Mark Boyer	1	1	0	8	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dan Marino	1	3	3.00	2.00

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Frank Pollard	3	5	1.67	4.39

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Marino	5	2	11	2.20	8.02

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Scott Bull	2	2	23	11.50	5.89

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Sammy Winder	2	0	0	0.00	4.25
WR Don Bass	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Art Monk	1	1	1	1.00	12.19
TE Pete Metzelaars	1	1	10	10.00	10.00

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Roy Green	1	1	6	6.00	6.80
WR Vance Johnson	1	1	17	17.00	9.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Ray Crouse	4	2
Sammy Winder	1	0
Dan Marino	1	0

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Frank Pollard	4	3

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Marino	8	5	4

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Scott Bull	9	5	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Art Monk	2	2	2
RB Sammy Winder	2	1	1
TE Jimmie Giles	1	1	0
WR Wilbert Montgomery	1	0	0
WR Don Bass	1	0	0
WR Herman Fontenot	1	1	1

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Steve Watson	2	2	0
RB Frank Pollard	2	1	0
FB James Jones	2	1	1
WR Roy Green	1	0	0
WR Mardye McDole	1	1	0
WR Vance Johnson	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,100 (21,400)
End Zone 13,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,100 (21,400)
End Zone	13,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)