Week 17, 1985

played in Minnesota, MN

17 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Detroit Lions	0	0	0	0	-	0
Minnesota Vikings	14	0	7	5	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:27 MIN - Sammy Winder 7 run (Rich Karlis extra point)
1Q: 01:40 MIN - Herman Fontenot 44 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
3Q: 01:50 MIN - Ray Crouse 11 run (Rich Karlis extra point)
4Q: 06:43 MIN - Rich Karlis 23 field goal
4Q: 02:43 MIN - Safety: Lee Williams sacked quarterback in end zone

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:27 MIN - Sammy Winder 7 run (Rich Karlis extra point)
1Q: 01:40 MIN - Herman Fontenot 44 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
3Q: 01:50 MIN - Ray Crouse 11 run (Rich Karlis extra point)
4Q: 06:43 MIN - Rich Karlis 23 field goal
4Q: 02:43 MIN - Safety: Lee Williams sacked quarterback in end zone

Team Statistics DET MIN
Record 4-12 11-5
First Downs 10 23
- by Rushing 4 8
- by Passing 5 14
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 194 449
- Offensive Plays 55 75
- Yards per Play 3.53 5.99
Net Rushing Yards 76 145
- Rushing Attempts 24 28
- Yards per Rush 3.17 5.18
Net Passing Yards 118 304
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 10 - 1 44 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 122 321
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/4 3/17
- Yards per Pass Play 3.81 6.47
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 1/13 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 1/1
Penalties/Yards 4/35 5/36
Punt Returns/Yards 2/9 2/16
Kick Returns/Yards 3/64 2/31
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 32
Time of Possession 24:32 35:28

Team Statistics	DET	MIN
Record	4-12	11-5
First Downs	10	23
- by Rushing	4	8
- by Passing	5	14
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	194	449
- Offensive Plays	55	75
- Yards per Play	3.53	5.99
Net Rushing Yards	76	145
- Rushing Attempts	24	28
- Yards per Rush	3.17	5.18
Net Passing Yards	118	304
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 10 - 1	44 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	122	321
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/4	3/17
- Yards per Pass Play	3.81	6.47
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	1/13	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	1/1
Penalties/Yards	4/35	5/36
Punt Returns/Yards	2/9	2/16
Kick Returns/Yards	3/64	2/31
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 32
Time of Possession	24:32	35:28

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:18	3:40	OWN 19	7	35	Punt
1	1:22	2:38	OWN 20	5	20	Punt
2	11:40	3:21	OWN 17	5	21	Punt
2	6:41	1:32	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	2:04	0:15	OWN 6	2	5	Interception
2	0:59	0:35	OWN 39	3	5	Punt
3	15:00	3:32	OWN 20	6	31	Punt
3	8:13	1:01	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	5:19	1:33	OWN 20	4	38	Missed FG
3	1:43	2:10	OWN 37	4	-2	Punt
4	11:19	1:03	OWN 15	3	2	Punt
4	6:37	2:30	OWN 25	5	16	Downs
4	2:50	0:21	OWN 1	2	-1	Safety
4	1:53	1:15	OPP 44	3	2	Missed FG

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:42	OWN 14	12	86	Touchdown
1	4:38	3:16	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
2	13:44	2:04	OWN 24	4	21	Punt
2	8:19	1:38	OWN 30	4	23	Punt
2	5:09	3:05	OWN 34	5	19	Punt
2	1:49	0:50	OPP 29	3	-3	Missed FG
2	0:24	0:24	OWN 13	1	-1	Half
3	11:28	3:15	OWN 20	7	42	Punt
3	7:12	1:53	OWN 27	4	29	Punt
3	3:46	2:03	OWN 49	5	51	Touchdown
4	14:33	3:14	OWN 6	7	26	Punt
4	10:16	3:39	OWN 37	9	57	Field Goal
4	4:07	1:17	OPP 41	3	-1	Punt
4	2:29	0:36	OWN 41	2	3	Fumble
4	0:38	0:38	OWN 49	3	22	Game

Game MVP: Dan Marino, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Albert Bentley	10	39	3.90	12	2
Craig James	7	21	3.00	6	0
Tim Spencer	2	5	2.50	3	0
Ron Wolfley	2	3	1.50	2	0
Mosi Tatupu	1	2	2.00	2	0
Billy Sims	1	4	4.00	4	0
Doug Flutie	1	2	2.00	2	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Sammy Winder	19	104	5.47	29	3	1
Louie Giammona	4	18	4.50	7	0	0
Ray Crouse	4	24	6.00	12	2	1
Dan Marino	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Doug Flutie	29	10	122	2/4	0	32	1	34.0

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Marino	44	25	321	3/17	1	44	0	87.4

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Ozzie Newsome	5	6	51	10.20	17	23
WR Preston Dennard	2	5	27	13.50	0	16
WR Steve Largent	1	6	32	32.00	22	32
WR Phil McConkey	1	4	5	5.00	0	5
FB Tim Spencer	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
WR Ken Margerum	0	4	0	0.00	0	0
TE Mike Mularkey	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Albert Bentley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
FB Ron Wolfley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Art Monk	6	16	91	15.17	46	38	0
WR Herman Fontenot	6	6	119	19.83	38	44	1
RB Sammy Winder	4	5	43	10.75	24	27	0
TE Jimmie Giles	3	3	13	4.33	0	5	0
WR Wilbert Montgomery	3	7	24	8.00	0	15	0
WR Don Bass	2	2	24	12.00	12	14	0
TE Pete Metzelaars	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Louie Giammona	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Wally Henry	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Larry Kinnebrew	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Gary Fencik	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Matt Millen	0	1	0	0
Fred Marion	0	0	1	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Sammy Winder	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Russell Erxleben	9	407	45.2	39.0	53	3

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rohn Stark	7	311	44.4	34.6	58	4

Kicking Statistics

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

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rich Karlis	1/2	0/1	0/0	23	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Phil McConkey	2	9	4.5	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wally Henry	2	16	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg
Preston Dennard	1	29	29.0
Phil McConkey	1	19	19.0
Gerald McNeil	1	16	16.0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wally Henry	1	13	13.0	0
Wilbert Montgomery	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ronnie Lott	10	2	0.0	28	44
ILB Matt Millen	7	1	0.0	18	36
DE Jacob Green	4	2	1.5	21	27
S Dwayne Crump	4	3	0.0	5	18
CB Duane Galloway	4	1	0.0	22	33
OLB Duane Bickett	3	3	0.0	27	38
S Fred Marion	3	1	0.0	26	42
OLB Chris Martin	3	1	0.0	2	13
CB Herb Williams	3	0	0.0	13	33
OLB Guy Frazier	3	0	0.0	20	18
DT Emanuel Weaver	2	2	0.5	18	38
DT Jerome Sally	2	0	0.5	18	32
DT Brian Sochia	1	0	0.5	19	34
ILB Otis Wilson	1	2	0.0	10	13
DE Dennis Boyd	1	1	0.0	21	33
WR Ken Margerum	1	0	---	---	---
DE Rick Bryan	1	0	0.0	12	17
CB Bobby Butler	0	1	0.0	24	35

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Thomas Henderson	5	0	1.0	22	19
S Gary Fencik	4	4	0.0	22	27
DE Leonard Marshall	4	0	0.0	21	22
DE Lee Williams	3	1	1.0	15	25
ILB Ken Fantetti	3	1	0.0	22	24
DT Edgar Fields	3	0	0.0	9	13
CB Frank Minnifield	3	0	0.0	21	30
ILB Eddie Johnson	2	1	0.0	3	4
CB Mossy Cade	2	1	0.0	18	24
ILB James Harrell	2	0	0.0	4	2
OLB Rickey Jackson	2	0	0.0	23	23
CB Derrick Burroughs	2	0	0.0	20	24
S Vince Albritton	1	0	0.0	13	27
S Vince Newsome	0	1	0.0	17	27

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jacob Green	1.5	2	1	27
DT Jerome Sally	0.5	2	0	32
DT Emanuel Weaver	0.5	1	0	38
DT Brian Sochia	0.5	1	0	34
DE Dennis Boyd	0.0	1	0	33
OLB Guy Frazier	0.0	1	0	18
DE Rick Bryan	0.0	1	0	17

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Lee Williams	1.0	1	4	0	25
OLB Thomas Henderson	1.0	0	0	0	19
DT Leo Wisniewski	0.0	1	2	0	25
ILB James Harrell	0.0	1	0	0	2
DE Leonard Marshall	0.0	0	1	0	22
DT Edgar Fields	0.0	0	0	1	13

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Matt Millen	4	0	36
S Ronnie Lott	3	2	44
S Dwayne Crump	3	0	18
CB Herb Williams	3	0	33
OLB Chris Martin	3	0	13
CB Duane Galloway	3	0	33
OLB Duane Bickett	2	3	38
OLB Guy Frazier	1	1	18
DE Jacob Green	1	0	27
ILB Otis Wilson	1	0	13
DT Emanuel Weaver	1	0	38
CB Bobby Butler	0	1	35
S Fred Marion	0	1	42

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Frank Minnifield	3	1	0	30
CB Derrick Burroughs	2	0	0	24
OLB Thomas Henderson	1	0	0	19
ILB Ken Fantetti	1	0	0	24
ILB James Harrell	1	0	0	2
S Vince Albritton	1	0	0	27
CB Mossy Cade	1	0	0	24
OLB Rickey Jackson	0	1	0	23
S Gary Fencik	0	0	1	27

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Randy Grimes	3	5	19	0	28
Cody Risien	1	3	23	0	31
Ron Wolfley	1	1	14	0	12
Anthony Munoz	0	6	22	1	28
Guy McIntyre	0	5	23	0	30
Gary Kowalski	0	2	5	0	3
Ozzie Newsome	0	1	22	0	26
Rich Umphrey	0	0	6	1	9

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tim Irwin	3	7	0	24	1	46
Mike Munchak	2	4	1	24	1	43
Marvin Powell	2	3	0	23	0	40
Larry Kinnebrew	2	2	1	11	0	23
Doug Smith	1	5	1	15	0	27
Steve Courson	1	2	0	22	0	39
Franky Smith	1	1	0	5	1	7
Bart Oates	1	1	0	13	0	20
Pete Metzelaars	0	1	0	8	0	12
Curtis Rouse	0	1	0	8	0	5

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Billy Sims	1	19
Jeff Chadwick	1	18
Dwayne Crump	1	14
Preston Dennard	1	7

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Frank Minnifield	4	32
Ray Crouse	1	10

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ronnie Lott	---	---	28	44	2	74
Fred Marion	---	---	26	42	2	70
Herb Williams	---	---	13	33	23	69
Emanuel Weaver	---	---	18	38	10	66
Duane Bickett	---	---	27	38	1	66
Matt Millen	---	---	18	36	7	61
Bobby Butler	---	---	24	35	1	60
Noah Jackson	22	26	---	---	11	59
Randy Grimes	19	28	---	---	11	58
Dennis Boyd	---	---	21	33	3	57
Duane Galloway	---	---	22	33	2	57
Cody Risien	23	31	---	---	2	56
Jerome Sally	---	---	18	32	5	55
Brian Sochia	---	---	19	34	2	55
Doug Flutie	24	31	---	---	---	55
Guy McIntyre	23	30	---	---	---	53
Anthony Munoz	22	28	---	---	---	50
Jacob Green	---	---	21	27	1	49
Ozzie Newsome	22	26	---	---	---	48
Phil McConkey	12	16	---	---	17	45
Guy Frazier	---	---	20	18	---	38
Dwayne Crump	---	---	5	18	14	37
Albert Bentley	16	21	---	---	---	37
Chris Martin	---	---	2	13	21	36
Preston Dennard	9	18	---	---	7	34
Mike Mularkey	9	7	---	---	18	34
Ron Wolfley	14	12	---	---	7	33
Steve Largent	14	17	---	---	---	31
Rick Bryan	---	---	12	17	1	30
Jeff Chadwick	3	6	---	---	18	27
Marvin Switzer	---	---	4	13	7	24
Billy Sims	1	4	---	---	19	24
Otis Wilson	---	---	10	13	1	24
Rich Umphrey	6	9	---	---	9	24
Gary Kowalski	5	3	---	---	11	19
Tim Spencer	6	4	---	---	9	19
Ken Margerum	2	13	---	---	---	15
Mosi Tatupu	2	4	---	---	8	14
Gerald McNeil	0	0	---	---	14	14
Craig James	7	6	---	---	---	13
Paul Fairchild	0	0	---	---	11	11
Mark Lewis	3	1	---	---	7	11
Russell Erxleben	0	0	---	---	9	9
Uwe Von Schamann	0	0	---	---	4	4
Steve Fuller	0	0	---	---	2	2
Vince Evans	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Frank Minnifield	---	---	21	30	32	83
Dan Marino	28	47	---	---	---	75
Art Monk	19	43	---	---	10	72
Tim Irwin	24	46	---	---	---	70
Steve Courson	22	39	---	---	6	67
Mike Munchak	24	43	---	---	---	67
Marvin Powell	23	40	---	---	---	63
Jimmie Giles	20	29	---	---	13	62
Herman Fontenot	24	37	---	---	---	61
Vince Albritton	---	---	13	27	14	54
Gary Fencik	---	---	22	27	2	51
Mossy Cade	---	---	18	24	9	51
Wilbert Montgomery	11	27	---	---	11	49
Ken Fantetti	---	---	22	24	3	49
Rickey Jackson	---	---	23	23	1	47
Derrick Burroughs	---	---	20	24	3	47
Sammy Winder	20	26	---	---	---	46
Vince Newsome	---	---	17	27	2	46
Doug Smith	15	27	---	---	3	45
Leonard Marshall	---	---	21	22	2	45
Thomas Henderson	---	---	22	19	3	44
Leo Wisniewski	---	---	18	25	1	44
Lee Williams	---	---	15	25	2	42
Larry Kinnebrew	11	23	---	---	5	39
Bart Oates	13	20	---	---	4	37
Pete Metzelaars	8	12	---	---	15	35
Edgar Fields	---	---	9	13	10	32
Louie Giammona	4	2	---	---	25	31
Don Bass	14	13	---	---	2	29
Mark Gastineau	---	---	10	8	9	27
Ray Crouse	4	13	---	---	10	27
Wally Henry	2	7	---	---	17	26
Brian Blados	6	8	---	---	9	23
Curtis Rouse	8	5	---	---	9	22
Dave Frye	---	---	2	2	18	22
Franky Smith	5	7	---	---	9	21
Curtis Dickey	3	3	---	---	11	17
Shelton Robinson	---	---	2	7	3	12
James Harrell	---	---	4	2	5	11
Roland Solomon	---	---	2	8	---	10
Eddie Johnson	---	---	3	4	1	8
Rich Karlis	0	0	---	---	7	7
Rohn Stark	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mike Loyd	0	0	---	---	2	2
Larry Williams	0	0	---	---	2	2
David Archer	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	24	3.4
Middle	14	40	2.9
Right	3	12	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	94	6.3
Middle	8	25	3.1
Right	4	27	6.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Doug Flutie	29	10	2	4	2	2	7	1	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Marino	44	25	5	0	2	8	9	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	4	52	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	70	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	17	3.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	13	128	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	8	132	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	44	11.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Steve Largent	6	1	0	32	1	17
TE Ozzie Newsome	6	5	0	51	1	26
WR Preston Dennard	5	2	0	27	0	18
WR Ken Margerum	4	0	1	0	0	13
WR Phil McConkey	4	1	1	5	0	16
TE Mike Mularkey	1	0	0	0	0	7
RB Albert Bentley	1	0	0	0	0	21
FB Tim Spencer	1	1	0	7	0	4
FB Ron Wolfley	1	0	0	0	0	12

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Art Monk	16	6	0	91	1	43
WR Wilbert Montgomery	7	3	1	24	0	27
WR Herman Fontenot	6	6	0	119	3	37
RB Sammy Winder	5	4	1	43	1	26
TE Jimmie Giles	3	3	0	13	0	29
WR Don Bass	2	2	0	24	0	13
TE Pete Metzelaars	2	1	0	7	0	12
RB Louie Giammona	1	0	0	0	0	2
WR Wally Henry	1	0	0	0	0	7
TE Larry Kinnebrew	1	0	0	0	0	23

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Louie Giammona	1	0	0.00	4.50
Sammy Winder	1	7	7.00	5.47
Ray Crouse	1	11	11.00	6.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Marino	4	1	3	0.75	7.30

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Wilbert Montgomery	2	0	0	0.00	3.43
TE Jimmie Giles	1	1	3	3.00	4.33
WR Art Monk	1	0	0	0.00	5.69

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Albert Bentley	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Sammy Winder	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Doug Flutie	12	4	1

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Marino	12	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Ozzie Newsome	4	3	1
WR Steve Largent	3	0	0
WR Ken Margerum	2	0	0
WR Phil McConkey	2	1	0
RB Albert Bentley	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Art Monk	6	3	3
RB Sammy Winder	2	1	1
RB Louie Giammona	1	0	0
WR Wally Henry	1	0	0
WR Wilbert Montgomery	1	1	0
TE Larry Kinnebrew	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,500 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,300 (21,900)
End Zone 14,200 (15,800)
Mezzanine 8,000 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 11,700 (14,000)
Club Seats 6,900 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes 3,400 (3,600)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,500 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,300 (21,900)
End Zone	14,200 (15,800)
Mezzanine	8,000 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	11,700 (14,000)
Club Seats	6,900 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes	3,400 (3,600)