Week 9, 1985

played in San Francisco, CA

64 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	7	7	7	0	-	21
San Francisco 49ers	3	3	3	7	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:19 MIN - Sammy Winder 27 run (Rich Karlis extra point)
1Q: 08:30 SFO - Eddie Murray 35 field goal
2Q: 12:43 SFO - Eddie Murray 48 field goal
2Q: 00:48 MIN - Wilbert Montgomery 0 blocked punt return (Rich Karlis extra point)
3Q: 08:11 SFO - Eddie Murray 44 field goal
3Q: 06:04 MIN - Wilbert Montgomery 10 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
4Q: 15:00 SFO - Eric Richardson 6 pass from Scott Townsell (Eddie Murray extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:19 MIN - Sammy Winder 27 run (Rich Karlis extra point)
1Q: 08:30 SFO - Eddie Murray 35 field goal
2Q: 12:43 SFO - Eddie Murray 48 field goal
2Q: 00:48 MIN - Wilbert Montgomery 0 blocked punt return (Rich Karlis extra point)
3Q: 08:11 SFO - Eddie Murray 44 field goal
3Q: 06:04 MIN - Wilbert Montgomery 10 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
4Q: 15:00 SFO - Eric Richardson 6 pass from Scott Townsell (Eddie Murray extra point)

Team Statistics MIN SFO
Record 6-2 1-7
First Downs 13 20
- by Rushing 4 3
- by Passing 8 17
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 239 330
- Offensive Plays 49 67
- Yards per Play 4.88 4.93
Net Rushing Yards 108 86
- Rushing Attempts 25 24
- Yards per Rush 4.32 3.58
Net Passing Yards 131 244
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 13 - 0 40 - 24 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 138 260
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 3/16
- Yards per Pass Play 5.46 5.67
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/11 8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 2/13 5/50
Punt Returns/Yards 1/5 2/14
Kick Returns/Yards 5/85 3/70
Interception Ret./Yards 2/34 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 25
Time of Possession 25:36 34:24

Team Statistics	MIN	SFO
Record	6-2	1-7
First Downs	13	20
- by Rushing	4	3
- by Passing	8	17
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	239	330
- Offensive Plays	49	67
- Yards per Play	4.88	4.93
Net Rushing Yards	108	86
- Rushing Attempts	25	24
- Yards per Rush	4.32	3.58
Net Passing Yards	131	244
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 13 - 0	40 - 24 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	138	260
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	3/16
- Yards per Pass Play	5.46	5.67
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/11	8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	2/13	5/50
Punt Returns/Yards	1/5	2/14
Kick Returns/Yards	5/85	3/70
Interception Ret./Yards	2/34	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 25
Time of Possession	25:36	34:24

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:47	0:43	OPP 30	2	30	Touchdown
1	8:25	4:56	OWN 15	8	37	Punt
2	12:37	4:49	OWN 34	7	25	Punt
2	4:27	3:07	OWN 7	7	33	Punt
3	15:00	2:18	OWN 19	4	21	Punt
3	8:03	2:05	OWN 40	4	60	Touchdown
4	14:54	4:09	OWN 22	6	16	Punt
4	8:15	1:29	OWN 43	3	5	Punt
4	5:53	1:52	OWN 30	3	-7	Punt
4	1:26	1:26	OPP 46	5	11	Game

San Francisco 49ers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:13	OWN 38	2	21	Interception
1	13:04	4:39	OWN 33	8	49	Field Goal
1	3:29	5:52	OWN 20	11	49	Field Goal
2	7:48	3:21	OWN 20	8	42	Punt
2	1:20	0:46	OWN 24	3	-1	Punt
2	0:34	0:34	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	12:42	4:39	OWN 24	8	49	Field Goal
3	5:58	6:04	OWN 27	10	73	Touchdown
4	10:45	2:30	OWN 19	7	-9	Punt
4	6:46	0:53	OWN 22	3	10	Interception
4	4:01	2:35	OWN 33	7	13	Downs

Game MVP: Frank Minnifield, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Sammy Winder	15	87	5.80	36	2	1
Ray Crouse	7	24	3.43	6	0	0
Dan Marino	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0	0
Louie Giammona	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
James Brooks	17	73	4.29	12	2
Chester Willis	6	14	2.33	4	0
Scott Townsell	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Marino	23	13	138	1/7	1	21	0	88.7

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Scott Townsell	40	24	260	3/16	1	29	2	66.7

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Jimmie Giles	4	4	40	10.00	8	19	0
WR Wilbert Montgomery	3	4	34	11.33	5	21	1
RB Sammy Winder	3	4	23	7.67	3	11	0
WR Art Monk	2	4	25	12.50	2	14	0
WR Don Bass	1	2	16	16.00	4	16	0
WR Wally Henry	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Ray Crouse	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Herman Fontenot	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rickey Young	5	11	64	12.80	19	21	0
WR Pat Tilley	5	9	58	11.60	21	29	0
WR Buster Rhymes	5	8	66	13.20	2	18	0
TE Todd Christensen	3	4	26	8.67	2	11	0
WR Eric Richardson	2	3	15	7.50	0	9	1
FB Wayne Wilson	1	2	3	3.00	3	3	0
RB James Brooks	1	1	12	12.00	3	12	0
FB Hokie Gajan	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Robb Rubick	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Frank Minnifield	2	34	17.00	0

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Wilbert Montgomery	0	0	0	1

San Francisco	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rohn Stark	7	284	40.6	32.9	48	3

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ray Guy	3	83	27.7	26.0	52	1

Kicking Statistics

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

San Francisco	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Eddie Murray	3/3	2/2	0/0	48	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wally Henry	1	5	5.0	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clyde Powers	1	8	8.0	0
James Brooks	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wilbert Montgomery	3	51	17.0	0
Wally Henry	2	34	17.0	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clyde Powers	3	70	23.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Gary Fencik	8	3	0.0	22	39
CB Mossy Cade	6	0	0.0	18	31
OLB Rickey Jackson	5	4	1.0	20	35
DE Mark Gastineau	4	1	0.5	20	36
S Vince Newsome	4	1	0.0	21	34
ILB Ken Fantetti	4	0	0.0	18	37
S Vince Albritton	4	0	0.0	12	28
ILB Shelton Robinson	3	0	0.0	6	6
OLB Thomas Henderson	2	1	1.0	17	30
CB Eric Wright	2	1	0.0	21	29
DT Leo Wisniewski	2	1	0.0	19	26
DT Edgar Fields	1	0	0.5	5	18
DE Lee Williams	1	1	0.0	17	28
S Roland Solomon	1	0	0.0	4	10
CB Derrick Burroughs	1	0	0.0	0	4
OLB Dave Frye	0	1	0.0	8	6
CB Frank Minnifield	0	1	0.0	19	36

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Andre Tippett	5	1	0.0	24	22
ILB Karl Mecklenburg	5	0	0.0	24	21
S Kenny Easley	4	1	0.0	23	21
CB Terry Taylor	4	1	0.0	19	21
ILB Bill Cowher	4	0	0.0	8	8
S Jeff Delaney	3	0	0.0	23	21
CB Craig Curry	2	1	0.0	19	13
DT Randy Crowder	2	0	0.0	15	10
DE Richard Dent	2	0	0.0	18	16
DT Carl Barzilauskas	1	0	1.0	9	9
OLB Wilber Marshall	1	2	0.0	20	21
OLB Kevin Greene	1	1	0.0	22	22
S Clyde Powers	1	0	0.0	2	10
WR Rickey Young	1	0	---	---	---
WR Pat Tilley	1	0	---	---	---
DE Greg Boyd	0	1	0.0	8	13
DE Terry Dion	0	1	0.0	14	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Rickey Jackson	1.0	3	2	35
OLB Thomas Henderson	1.0	0	0	30
DE Mark Gastineau	0.5	2	1	36
DT Edgar Fields	0.5	0	0	18
DE Reggie Doss	0.0	2	1	22
DE Lee Williams	0.0	1	1	28

San Francisco	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Carl Barzilauskas	1.0	0	0	9
DE Ron Holmes	0.0	1	0	9
OLB Andre Tippett	0.0	0	2	22
DE Richard Dent	0.0	0	2	16
DE Greg Boyd	0.0	0	1	13
OLB Kevin Greene	0.0	0	1	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Gary Fencik	4	0	0	39
S Vince Newsome	4	0	0	34
CB Mossy Cade	4	0	0	31
OLB Rickey Jackson	3	0	0	35
S Vince Albritton	3	0	0	28
CB Frank Minnifield	1	2	2	36
CB Derrick Burroughs	1	1	0	4
OLB Thomas Henderson	1	0	0	30
ILB Ken Fantetti	1	0	0	37
CB Eric Wright	1	0	0	29
ILB Shelton Robinson	1	0	0	6

San Francisco	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Bill Cowher	2	0	8
CB Craig Curry	2	0	13
CB Terry Taylor	2	0	21
S Clyde Powers	1	1	10
S Jeff Delaney	1	0	21
S Kenny Easley	1	0	21
OLB Andre Tippett	1	0	22
DE Richard Dent	1	0	16
ILB Karl Mecklenburg	1	0	21
OLB Kevin Greene	1	0	22
OLB Wilber Marshall	0	1	21

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Steve Courson	2	7	23	0	20
Marvin Powell	1	2	22	1	21
Curtis Dickey	1	1	4	0	2
Mike Munchak	0	6	24	0	23
Doug Smith	0	2	10	0	11
Tim Irwin	0	2	23	0	22
Bart Oates	0	2	15	0	13
Larry Kinnebrew	0	1	15	0	16

San Francisco	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Randy Cross	2	6	24	0	42
Todd Watkins	1	4	19	0	30
Jim Sweeney	1	4	24	0	43
Mike Wilson	0	2	19	2	33
Tom Toth	0	2	12	1	26
John Hill	0	2	22	0	41
Wayne Wilson	0	2	6	0	13
Robb Rubick	0	1	10	0	7

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Frank Minnifield	2	16
Curtis Dickey	1	10
Ray Crouse	1	8
Curtis Rouse	1	7

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays
Terry Taylor	2	8
Wendell Cason	1	22
Robb Rubick	1	13
Scot Brantley	1	12
Hokie Gajan	1	3

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Frank Minnifield	---	---	19	36	16	71
Gary Fencik	---	---	22	39	3	64
Mark Gastineau	---	---	20	36	5	61
Mossy Cade	---	---	18	31	11	60
Ken Fantetti	---	---	18	37	3	58
Rickey Jackson	---	---	20	35	3	58
Vince Newsome	---	---	21	34	3	58
Eric Wright	---	---	21	29	4	54
Steve Courson	23	20	---	---	7	50
Vince Albritton	---	---	12	28	10	50
Thomas Henderson	---	---	17	30	2	49
Dan Marino	25	24	---	---	---	49
Art Monk	20	17	---	---	11	48
Mike Munchak	24	23	---	---	---	47
Leo Wisniewski	---	---	19	26	2	47
Lee Williams	---	---	17	28	2	47
Tim Irwin	23	22	---	---	---	45
Marvin Powell	22	21	---	---	---	43
Jimmie Giles	22	15	---	---	5	42
Larry Kinnebrew	15	16	---	---	6	37
Herman Fontenot	20	17	---	---	---	37
Reggie Doss	---	---	11	22	3	36
Sammy Winder	17	17	---	---	---	34
Bart Oates	15	13	---	---	3	31
Wilbert Montgomery	9	13	---	---	8	30
Edgar Fields	---	---	5	18	4	27
Pete Metzelaars	3	8	---	---	16	27
Doug Smith	10	11	---	---	2	23
Eddie Johnson	---	---	4	12	7	23
Dave Frye	---	---	8	6	9	23
Louie Giammona	1	1	---	---	19	21
Ray Crouse	7	5	---	---	8	20
Don Bass	6	8	---	---	5	19
James Harrell	---	---	2	6	8	16
Curtis Dickey	4	2	---	---	10	16
Wally Henry	1	1	---	---	13	15
Roland Solomon	---	---	4	10	---	14
Shelton Robinson	---	---	6	6	2	14
Franky Smith	3	3	---	---	7	13
Curtis Rouse	3	3	---	---	7	13
Brian Blados	2	4	---	---	7	13
Rohn Stark	0	0	---	---	7	7
Rich Karlis	0	0	---	---	4	4
Derrick Burroughs	---	---	0	4	---	4
Mike Loyd	0	0	---	---	---	0
David Archer	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Francisco	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jim Sweeney	24	43	---	---	6	73
John Hill	22	41	---	---	6	69
Scott Townsell	24	43	---	---	---	67
Randy Cross	24	42	---	---	---	66
Todd Christensen	18	30	---	---	9	57
Karl Mecklenburg	---	---	24	21	11	56
Mike Wilson	19	33	---	---	---	52
Pat Tilley	21	29	---	---	---	50
Todd Watkins	19	30	---	---	---	49
James Brooks	18	25	---	---	5	48
Terry Taylor	---	---	19	21	8	48
Wendell Cason	---	---	12	14	22	48
Chester Willis	6	18	---	---	22	46
Andre Tippett	---	---	24	22	---	46
Kevin Greene	---	---	22	22	2	46
Jeff Delaney	---	---	23	21	---	44
Kenny Easley	---	---	23	21	---	44
Tom Toth	12	26	---	---	6	44
Rickey Young	11	29	---	---	1	41
Wilber Marshall	---	---	20	21	---	41
Eric Richardson	4	22	---	---	15	41
Hokie Gajan	11	24	---	---	3	38
Richard Dent	---	---	18	16	---	34
Craig Curry	---	---	19	13	1	33
Randy Crowder	---	---	15	10	6	31
Wayne Wilson	6	13	---	---	12	31
Robb Rubick	10	7	---	---	13	30
Buster Rhymes	11	18	---	---	---	29
Clyde Powers	---	---	2	10	15	27
Terry Dion	---	---	14	8	4	26
Bill Cowher	---	---	8	8	9	25
Greg Boyd	---	---	8	13	2	23
Carl Barzilauskas	---	---	9	9	3	21
Ron Holmes	---	---	10	9	2	21
Scot Brantley	---	---	3	1	12	16
Dwight Collins	4	0	---	---	12	16
Alan Caldwell	---	---	0	1	9	10
Eddie Murray	0	0	---	---	8	8
Alan Willis	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ralph Perretta	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mark Robinson	---	---	2	3	---	5
Ray Guy	0	0	---	---	3	3
Parnell Dickinson	0	0	---	---	3	3
Bob Gagliano	0	0	---	---	---	0
Willie Broughton	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	72	7.2
Middle	3	9	3.0
Right	10	29	2.9
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	38	3.8
Middle	8	23	2.9
Right	5	26	5.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Marino	23	13	1	0	1	2	6	0	0

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Scott Townsell	40	24	2	2	1	3	8	5	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	4	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	7	53	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	60	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	21	10.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	3	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	98	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	13	159	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Jimmie Giles	4	4	0	40	0	15
WR Wilbert Montgomery	4	3	0	34	1	13
WR Art Monk	4	2	0	25	0	17
RB Sammy Winder	4	3	1	23	0	17
WR Herman Fontenot	3	0	0	0	0	17
WR Don Bass	2	1	0	16	0	8
WR Wally Henry	1	0	0	0	0	1
RB Ray Crouse	1	0	0	0	0	5

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rickey Young	11	5	0	64	1	29
WR Pat Tilley	9	5	0	58	1	29
WR Buster Rhymes	8	5	0	66	0	18
TE Todd Christensen	4	3	0	26	0	30
WR Eric Richardson	3	2	0	15	0	22
FB Wayne Wilson	2	1	1	3	0	13
RB James Brooks	1	1	0	12	0	25
FB Hokie Gajan	1	1	0	8	0	24
TE Robb Rubick	1	1	0	8	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Marino	2	1	10	5.00	6.00

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Scott Townsell	2	2	15	7.50	6.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Wilbert Montgomery	1	1	10	10.00	8.50
WR Herman Fontenot	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

San Francisco	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Eric Richardson	2	2	15	7.50	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Sammy Winder	2	1
Ray Crouse	1	1

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions
James Brooks	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Marino	7	3	2

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Scott Townsell	12	9	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Jimmie Giles	2	2	1
WR Don Bass	2	1	1
WR Wally Henry	1	0	0
WR Art Monk	1	0	0
WR Herman Fontenot	1	0	0

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Buster Rhymes	4	4	4
WR Pat Tilley	3	2	1
TE Todd Christensen	1	0	0
RB James Brooks	1	1	1
FB Hokie Gajan	1	1	0
TE Robb Rubick	1	1	1
WR Eric Richardson	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 46,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,900 (21,400)
End Zone 10,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 3,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,500 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	46,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,900 (21,400)
End Zone	10,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	3,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,500 (3,300)