Week 14, 1985

played in Pittsburgh, PA

40 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	10	10	0	3	-	23
Pittsburgh Steelers	7	13	3	6	-	29

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:25 MIN - Rich Karlis 27 field goal
1Q: 03:16 PIT - John Stallworth 35 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Raul Allegre extra point)
1Q: 00:47 MIN - Herman Fontenot 59 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 13:11 MIN - Rich Karlis 28 field goal
2Q: 07:20 PIT - Mike Quick 23 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Raul Allegre extra point)
2Q: 06:08 PIT - Raul Allegre 36 field goal
2Q: 03:45 MIN - Herman Fontenot 10 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 01:07 PIT - Raul Allegre 24 field goal
3Q: 05:16 PIT - Raul Allegre 19 field goal
4Q: 13:27 PIT - Raul Allegre 32 field goal
4Q: 08:08 MIN - Rich Karlis 35 field goal
4Q: 03:54 PIT - Raul Allegre 44 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:25 MIN - Rich Karlis 27 field goal
1Q: 03:16 PIT - John Stallworth 35 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Raul Allegre extra point)
1Q: 00:47 MIN - Herman Fontenot 59 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 13:11 MIN - Rich Karlis 28 field goal
2Q: 07:20 PIT - Mike Quick 23 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Raul Allegre extra point)
2Q: 06:08 PIT - Raul Allegre 36 field goal
2Q: 03:45 MIN - Herman Fontenot 10 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 01:07 PIT - Raul Allegre 24 field goal
3Q: 05:16 PIT - Raul Allegre 19 field goal
4Q: 13:27 PIT - Raul Allegre 32 field goal
4Q: 08:08 MIN - Rich Karlis 35 field goal
4Q: 03:54 PIT - Raul Allegre 44 field goal

Team Statistics MIN PIT
Record 8-5 12-1
First Downs 21 17
- by Rushing 4 5
- by Passing 16 11
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 493 350
- Offensive Plays 59 60
- Yards per Play 8.36 5.83
Net Rushing Yards 114 85
- Rushing Attempts 23 28
- Yards per Rush 4.96 3.04
Net Passing Yards 379 265
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 24 - 0 31 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 379 271
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 10.53 8.28
Fumbles/Lost 4/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/10 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.2 6.7
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/47 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 1/4 2/14
Kick Returns/Yards 7/121 4/107
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 0/4
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 39
Time of Possession 29:28 30:32

Team Statistics	MIN	PIT
Record	8-5	12-1
First Downs	21	17
- by Rushing	4	5
- by Passing	16	11
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	493	350
- Offensive Plays	59	60
- Yards per Play	8.36	5.83
Net Rushing Yards	114	85
- Rushing Attempts	23	28
- Yards per Rush	4.96	3.04
Net Passing Yards	379	265
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 24 - 0	31 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	379	271
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	10.53	8.28
Fumbles/Lost	4/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/10	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.2	6.7
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/47	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	1/4	2/14
Kick Returns/Yards	7/121	4/107
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	0/4
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 39
Time of Possession	29:28	30:32

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:32	7:12	OWN 19	11	71	Field Goal
1	3:03	2:33	OWN 22	4	78	Touchdown
1	0:02	1:59	OWN 34	5	55	Field Goal
2	6:01	2:22	OWN 29	5	71	Touchdown
2	1:00	1:00	OWN 19	2	17	Half
3	15:00	2:51	OWN 16	3	-4	Punt
3	5:08	2:25	OWN 22	3	9	Punt
4	13:21	5:20	OWN 20	11	62	Field Goal
4	5:13	0:14	OWN 20	1	23	Fumble
4	3:49	2:02	OWN 18	8	37	Downs
4	1:20	1:20	OWN 20	6	42	Game

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:28	OWN 36	3	3	Punt
1	6:20	3:17	OWN 28	6	72	Touchdown
1	0:30	0:28	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	13:03	5:55	OWN 11	9	89	Touchdown
2	7:02	1:01	OPP 23	3	4	Field Goal
2	3:39	2:39	OWN 26	9	67	Field Goal
3	12:09	7:01	OPP 47	11	45	Field Goal
3	2:43	4:22	OWN 24	7	61	Field Goal
4	8:01	2:48	OWN 40	3	-7	Punt
4	4:59	1:10	OPP 29	3	2	Field Goal
4	1:47	0:27	OWN 45	3	9	Punt

Game MVP: Terry Bradshaw, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Sammy Winder	17	97	5.71	34	3
Ray Crouse	3	7	2.33	5	0
Louie Giammona	2	7	3.50	6	0
Dan Marino	1	3	3.00	3	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Kenny Lewis	14	61	4.36	11	2	0
David Overstreet	14	24	1.71	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Marino	36	24	379	0/0	2	59	0	120.0

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Terry Bradshaw	31	19	271	1/6	2	43	0	111.1

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Herman Fontenot	6	9	128	21.33	60	59	2
WR Art Monk	5	9	124	24.80	56	41	0
TE Jimmie Giles	4	5	46	11.50	9	18	0
TE Pete Metzelaars	3	3	35	11.67	8	15	0
TE Larry Kinnebrew	3	3	3	1.00	3	3	0
WR Wilbert Montgomery	1	3	31	31.00	5	31	0
WR Don Bass	1	1	7	7.00	1	7	0
RB Sammy Winder	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR John Stallworth	8	9	177	22.13	80	43	1
WR Mike Quick	4	10	34	8.50	28	23	1
WR Cedric Jones	3	7	50	16.67	26	36	0
TE Ron Egloff	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Kenny Lewis	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Chris Dressel	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Clarence Kay	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov
Wally Henry	2	1
Jimmie Giles	1	0
Art Monk	1	0
Larry Kinnebrew	0	1

Pittsburgh	Recov	Force
Beasley Reece	1	1
Ron Egloff	1	0
Glenn Blackwood	0	1
Bobby Leopold	0	1
Charles Bowser	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rohn Stark	2	94	47.0	40.0	50	0

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Gossett	4	185	46.3	40.3	50	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rich Karlis	3/3	0/0	0/0	35	2/2

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Raul Allegre	5/5	1/1	0/0	44	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wally Henry	1	4	4.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Tasker	2	14	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wally Henry	4	70	17.5	0
Wilbert Montgomery	3	51	17.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Stallworth	2	49	24.5	0
Karl Farmer	2	58	29.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ken Fantetti	12	2	0.0	24	25
S Gary Fencik	6	1	0.0	21	25
DE Lee Williams	6	0	0.0	24	23
CB Eric Wright	4	1	0.0	24	24
S Vince Newsome	4	0	0.0	24	29
OLB Thomas Henderson	3	2	0.0	27	26
DE Mark Gastineau	2	1	1.0	21	24
ILB Shelton Robinson	2	0	0.0	4	7
CB Mossy Cade	2	0	0.0	18	26
DT Leo Wisniewski	1	4	0.0	19	21
DT Edgar Fields	1	1	0.0	11	11
S Roland Solomon	1	1	0.0	7	12
OLB Rickey Jackson	1	0	0.0	19	24
TE Larry Kinnebrew	1	0	---	---	---
S Vince Albritton	1	0	0.0	9	19
ILB Eddie Johnson	0	1	0.0	14	4
CB Frank Minnifield	0	1	0.0	20	27

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Eugene Lockhart	7	1	18	22
S Glenn Blackwood	7	0	21	31
S Beasley Reece	6	2	21	34
DT Wayne Hammond	4	0	17	24
DE Dave Puzzuoli	4	0	20	28
CB Ron Fellows	3	1	10	19
OLB Carl Ekern	3	0	15	22
DT Darryl Grant	2	1	10	19
ILB Jim Haslett	1	1	3	7
OLB Charles Bowser	1	1	17	29
CB Russell Carter	1	1	18	26
CB Liffort Hobley	1	1	17	23
CB Henry Williams	1	0	1	7
S Mike Jolly	1	0	4	15
DE Mat Mendenhall	1	0	13	25
DT Jon Pall Sigmarsson	1	0	10	18
OLB Carl Zander	0	2	6	5
OLB Bobby Leopold	0	1	6	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Mark Gastineau	1.0	0	3	0	24
OLB Rickey Jackson	0.0	1	0	0	24

Pittsburgh	Hurry	PPlay
DT Darryl Grant	1	19
DT Curtis Green	1	11
DE Dave Puzzuoli	1	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Ken Fantetti	5	0	25
CB Eric Wright	4	1	24
CB Mossy Cade	2	1	26
S Gary Fencik	2	0	25
S Vince Newsome	2	0	29
ILB Shelton Robinson	1	1	7
CB Frank Minnifield	1	1	27
OLB Rickey Jackson	1	0	24
S Vince Albritton	1	0	19

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Beasley Reece	5	1	34
S Glenn Blackwood	4	0	31
CB Ron Fellows	3	1	19
OLB Carl Ekern	2	1	22
OLB Eugene Lockhart	2	1	22
OLB Charles Bowser	2	0	29
DE Dave Puzzuoli	2	0	28
CB Henry Williams	1	0	7
S Mike Jolly	1	0	15
CB Russell Carter	1	0	26
OLB Carl Zander	1	0	5
S James Britt	0	2	13

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Tim Irwin	2	6	22	33
Mike Munchak	2	5	23	36
Doug Smith	1	6	13	21
Steve Courson	1	2	19	26
Marvin Powell	1	1	18	32
Brian Blados	0	1	4	10
Bart Oates	0	1	10	15

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Gary Zimmerman	3	10	26	1	30
Ray Snell	1	4	23	0	25
Bruce Rasmussen	1	3	19	0	26
Keith Eck	1	2	21	0	26
Ron Egloff	1	1	13	0	8
Chris Ward	0	5	22	0	24
Joel Hilgenberg	0	2	10	0	6
Dave Lutz	0	1	9	0	11

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Curtis Dickey	2	18
Louie Giammona	1	23
Frank Minnifield	1	20
Wally Henry	1	18
Vince Albritton	1	17
Thomas Henderson	1	5

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Beasley Reece	3	16
David Overstreet	1	24
Steve Tasker	1	21
Bobby Leopold	1	18
Karl Farmer	1	15
Liffort Hobley	1	15

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Frank Minnifield	---	---	20	27	20	67
Mossy Cade	---	---	18	26	19	63
Art Monk	17	27	---	---	17	61
Mike Munchak	23	36	---	---	---	59
Dan Marino	23	36	---	---	---	59
Thomas Henderson	---	---	27	26	5	58
Vince Newsome	---	---	24	29	4	57
Tim Irwin	22	33	---	---	---	55
Mark Gastineau	---	---	21	24	9	54
Ken Fantetti	---	---	24	25	3	52
Eric Wright	---	---	24	24	3	51
Gary Fencik	---	---	21	25	4	50
Marvin Powell	18	32	---	---	---	50
Lee Williams	---	---	24	23	3	50
Steve Courson	19	26	---	---	2	47
Jimmie Giles	18	24	---	---	5	47
Herman Fontenot	17	30	---	---	---	47
Rickey Jackson	---	---	19	24	3	46
Vince Albritton	---	---	9	19	17	45
Leo Wisniewski	---	---	19	21	2	42
Sammy Winder	17	24	---	---	---	41
Wilbert Montgomery	11	15	---	---	12	38
Larry Kinnebrew	12	21	---	---	3	36
Doug Smith	13	21	---	---	1	35
Pete Metzelaars	5	10	---	---	18	33
Reggie Doss	---	---	12	17	2	31
Edgar Fields	---	---	11	11	8	30
Don Bass	9	13	---	---	8	30
James Harrell	---	---	8	7	15	30
Eddie Johnson	---	---	14	4	9	27
Bart Oates	10	15	---	---	2	27
Louie Giammona	2	0	---	---	23	25
Curtis Dickey	2	3	---	---	18	23
Wally Henry	1	3	---	---	18	22
Ray Crouse	4	10	---	---	8	22
Roland Solomon	---	---	7	12	2	21
Brian Blados	4	10	---	---	5	19
Shelton Robinson	---	---	4	7	5	16
Franky Smith	5	4	---	---	5	14
Dave Frye	---	---	2	1	8	11
Rich Karlis	0	0	---	---	9	9
Curtis Rouse	1	3	---	---	5	9
Mike Loyd	0	0	---	---	3	3
Larry Williams	0	0	---	---	3	3
Rohn Stark	0	0	---	---	2	2
David Archer	0	0	---	---	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Beasley Reece	---	---	21	34	16	71
Terry Bradshaw	28	32	---	---	---	60
David Overstreet	14	20	---	---	24	58
Ray Snell	23	25	---	---	8	56
Gary Zimmerman	26	30	---	---	---	56
John Stallworth	23	26	---	---	6	55
Glenn Blackwood	---	---	21	31	3	55
Liffort Hobley	---	---	17	23	15	55
Chris Ward	22	24	---	---	7	53
Dave Puzzuoli	---	---	20	28	5	53
Charles Bowser	---	---	17	29	4	50
Bruce Rasmussen	19	26	---	---	3	48
Mike Quick	23	25	---	---	---	48
Keith Eck	21	26	---	---	---	47
Russell Carter	---	---	18	26	2	46
Eugene Lockhart	---	---	18	22	4	44
Wayne Hammond	---	---	17	24	2	43
Ron Egloff	13	8	---	---	22	43
Carl Ekern	---	---	15	22	2	39
Mat Mendenhall	---	---	13	25	1	39
Scott Dierking	12	15	---	---	8	35
Mike Jolly	---	---	4	15	16	35
Kenny Lewis	14	12	---	---	9	35
Ron Fellows	---	---	10	19	4	33
Darryl Grant	---	---	10	19	3	32
Bobby Leopold	---	---	6	7	18	31
Jim Romano	10	12	---	---	9	31
Cedric Jones	9	21	---	---	---	30
Dave Lutz	9	11	---	---	9	29
Clarence Kay	14	15	---	---	---	29
Jon Pall Sigmarsson	---	---	10	18	---	28
Chris Dressel	10	7	---	---	10	27
Joel Hilgenberg	10	6	---	---	9	25
Steve Tasker	1	2	---	---	21	24
Karl Farmer	4	4	---	---	15	23
Curtis Green	---	---	12	11	---	23
Blaise Winter	---	---	10	11	2	23
Henry Williams	---	---	1	7	14	22
James Britt	---	---	4	13	2	19
Carl Zander	---	---	6	5	5	16
John Mistler	3	5	---	---	7	15
Raul Allegre	0	0	---	---	13	13
Jim Haslett	---	---	3	7	1	11
Mike Howard	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jeff Gossett	0	0	---	---	4	4
Turk Schonert	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	67	8.4
Middle	8	20	2.5
Right	7	27	3.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	50	5.0
Middle	8	12	1.5
Right	10	23	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Marino	36	24	5	0	1	6	3	0	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Terry Bradshaw	31	19	6	2	2	4	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	130	9.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	9	176	14.7
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	73	12.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	27	13.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	40	3.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	8	204	12.8
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Art Monk	9	5	0	124	3	27
WR Herman Fontenot	9	6	0	128	1	30
TE Jimmie Giles	5	4	0	46	0	24
WR Wilbert Montgomery	3	1	1	31	1	15
TE Pete Metzelaars	3	3	0	35	0	10
TE Larry Kinnebrew	3	3	0	3	0	21
WR Don Bass	1	1	0	7	0	13
RB Sammy Winder	1	1	0	5	0	24

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Quick	10	4	0	34	1	25
WR John Stallworth	9	8	0	177	4	26
WR Cedric Jones	7	3	2	50	1	21
TE Clarence Kay	2	1	0	3	0	15
TE Ron Egloff	1	1	0	3	0	8
RB Kenny Lewis	1	1	0	5	0	12
TE Chris Dressel	1	1	0	-1	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ray Crouse	2	2	1.00	2.33
Sammy Winder	1	-1	-1.00	5.71

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
David Overstreet	4	5	1.25	1.71
Kenny Lewis	2	4	2.00	4.36

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Marino	6	3	18	3.00	10.53

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Terry Bradshaw	6	2	12	2.00	8.74

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Herman Fontenot	2	1	10	5.00	14.22
TE Jimmie Giles	1	0	0	0.00	9.20
WR Art Monk	1	0	0	0.00	13.78
TE Pete Metzelaars	1	1	5	5.00	11.67
TE Larry Kinnebrew	1	1	3	3.00	1.00

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cedric Jones	3	0	0	0.00	7.14
WR John Stallworth	1	1	13	13.00	19.67
WR Mike Quick	1	0	0	0.00	3.40
TE Chris Dressel	1	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Sammy Winder	2	0

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
David Overstreet	2	0
Kenny Lewis	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Marino	8	4	3

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Terry Bradshaw	10	5	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Herman Fontenot	3	2	2
TE Jimmie Giles	1	0	0
WR Wilbert Montgomery	1	0	0
TE Pete Metzelaars	1	1	1
TE Larry Kinnebrew	1	1	0

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR John Stallworth	5	4	4
WR Cedric Jones	3	0	0
WR Mike Quick	2	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,700 (70,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,900 (20,900)
End Zone 15,100 (15,100)
Mezzanine 8,700 (8,700)
Sideline Seats 13,300 (13,300)
Club Seats 8,900 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes 3,800 (3,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,700 (70,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,900 (20,900)
End Zone	15,100 (15,100)
Mezzanine	8,700 (8,700)
Sideline Seats	13,300 (13,300)
Club Seats	8,900 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes	3,800 (3,800)