Wild Card Playoff Games, 1985

played in Minnesota, MN

5 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Washington Redskins	3	0	0	8	-	11
Minnesota Vikings	0	10	10	7	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:13 WAS - Ray Wersching 40 field goal
2Q: 14:34 MIN - Sammy Winder 7 run (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 00:21 MIN - Rich Karlis 34 field goal
3Q: 11:11 MIN - Rich Karlis 32 field goal
3Q: 06:01 MIN - Thomas Henderson 57 interception return (Rich Karlis extra point)
4Q: 10:32 MIN - Wilbert Montgomery 14 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
4Q: 07:04 WAS - Walter Abercrombie 23 pass from Bert Jones (Bert Jones pass to Walter Abercrombie for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:13 WAS - Ray Wersching 40 field goal
2Q: 14:34 MIN - Sammy Winder 7 run (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 00:21 MIN - Rich Karlis 34 field goal
3Q: 11:11 MIN - Rich Karlis 32 field goal
3Q: 06:01 MIN - Thomas Henderson 57 interception return (Rich Karlis extra point)
4Q: 10:32 MIN - Wilbert Montgomery 14 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
4Q: 07:04 WAS - Walter Abercrombie 23 pass from Bert Jones (Bert Jones pass to Walter Abercrombie for conversion)

Team Statistics WAS MIN
Record 9-8 12-5
First Downs 19 19
- by Rushing 0 6
- by Passing 17 11
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 341 364
- Offensive Plays 68 68
- Yards per Play 5.01 5.35
Net Rushing Yards 23 106
- Rushing Attempts 11 37
- Yards per Rush 2.09 2.86
Net Passing Yards 318 258
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 54 - 26 - 3 29 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 339 271
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/21 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 5.58 8.32
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 1/13 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.5 10.2
4th Down Conversions 1/3 0/1
Penalties/Yards 10/88 10/78
Punt Returns/Yards 4/7 1/6
Kick Returns/Yards 1/18 1/26
Interception Ret./Yards 1/6 3/61
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 23
Time of Possession 26:54 33:06

Team Statistics	WAS	MIN
Record	9-8	12-5
First Downs	19	19
- by Rushing	0	6
- by Passing	17	11
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	341	364
- Offensive Plays	68	68
- Yards per Play	5.01	5.35
Net Rushing Yards	23	106
- Rushing Attempts	11	37
- Yards per Rush	2.09	2.86
Net Passing Yards	318	258
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	54 - 26 - 3	29 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	339	271
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/21	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	5.58	8.32
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	1/13	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.5	10.2
4th Down Conversions	1/3	0/1
Penalties/Yards	10/88	10/78
Punt Returns/Yards	4/7	1/6
Kick Returns/Yards	1/18	1/26
Interception Ret./Yards	1/6	3/61
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 23
Time of Possession	26:54	33:06

Drive Charts

Washington Redskins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:00	OWN 20	6	18	Punt
1	9:58	1:13	OWN 33	3	9	Punt
1	8:34	1:29	OPP 26	3	3	Field Goal
2	14:26	2:21	OWN 9	4	27	Interception
2	11:33	1:41	OWN 36	3	4	Punt
2	4:46	1:32	OWN 41	3	7	Punt
2	0:13	0:13	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	11:04	2:13	OWN 25	4	25	Punt
3	7:29	1:37	OWN 25	4	24	Interception
3	5:52	1:31	OWN 20	4	16	Punt
3	1:41	1:52	OWN 20	4	24	Punt
4	13:18	0:46	OWN 37	2	-10	Interception
4	10:22	3:35	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
4	5:26	1:51	OWN 47	9	18	Downs
4	2:31	2:00	OWN 34	13	58	Downs

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:00	2:02	OWN 13	3	7	Punt
1	8:45	0:11	OWN 21	1	0	Interception
1	7:05	7:39	OWN 20	16	80	Touchdown
2	12:05	0:32	OPP 39	2	3	Fumble
2	9:52	5:06	OWN 2	7	32	Punt
2	3:14	3:01	OWN 9	7	74	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:56	OWN 24	6	61	Field Goal
3	8:51	1:22	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
3	4:21	2:40	OWN 25	5	17	Punt
4	14:49	1:31	OWN 10	3	9	Punt
4	12:32	2:10	OPP 38	5	38	Touchdown
4	6:47	1:21	OWN 24	3	29	Fumble
4	3:35	1:04	OWN 35	3	-14	Punt
4	0:31	0:31	OWN 8	4	7	Downs

Game MVP: Thomas Henderson, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Walter Abercrombie	7	22	3.14	5
Derrick Harmon	2	3	1.50	2
Bert Jones	1	-2	-2.00	-2
Maurice Carthon	1	0	0.00	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Sammy Winder	24	58	2.42	8	0	1
Ray Crouse	10	41	4.10	14	1	0
Dan Marino	3	7	2.33	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bert Jones	54	26	339	3/21	1	27	3	51.4

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Marino	29	19	271	2/13	1	36	1	92.7

Receiving Statistics

Washington	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Duriel Harris	7	10	83	11.86	32	27	0
WR Mervyn Fernandez	7	13	113	16.14	25	25	0
WR Mike Rozier	4	12	25	6.25	0	15	0
WR Gary Clark	3	9	36	12.00	14	23	0
TE Mike Barber	1	2	18	18.00	9	18	0
WR Tracy Porter	1	3	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Walter Abercrombie	1	2	23	23.00	17	23	1
RB Derrick Harmon	1	2	27	27.00	25	27	0
TE Bobby Micho	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Art Monk	4	6	76	19.00	16	36	0
WR Herman Fontenot	4	5	54	13.50	0	21	0
TE Jimmie Giles	3	6	26	8.67	13	14	0
WR Wilbert Montgomery	3	4	47	15.67	6	22	1
WR Don Bass	2	3	31	15.50	8	27	0
TE Pete Metzelaars	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Sammy Winder	1	3	25	25.00	25	25	0
RB Ray Crouse	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0

Interception Statistics

Washington	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Tom Pridemore	1	6	6.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Thomas Henderson	2	61	30.50	1
S Gary Fencik	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Washington	Recov	Force
Mike Williams	1	0
Tim Krumrie	1	0
Joey Browner	0	1
Sean McNanie	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ray Crouse	2	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Washington	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Greg Coleman	7	316	45.1	41.4	58	4

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rohn Stark	6	269	44.8	40.3	58	0

Kicking Statistics

Washington	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ray Wersching	1/1	1/1	0/0	40	0/0

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rich Karlis	2/2	0/0	0/0	34	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Williams	4	7	1.8	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wally Henry	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Williams	1	18	18.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wilbert Montgomery	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Washington	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Benny Perrin	7	0	1.0	13	21
ILB Neal Olkewicz	6	1	0.0	32	28
OLB Reggie Williams	5	2	0.0	27	25
S Joey Browner	5	1	0.0	32	29
S Tom Pridemore	4	1	0.0	26	19
CB Ernest Gibson	4	0	0.0	13	25
CB Mike Williams	3	2	0.0	35	17
S Charles Romes	3	2	0.0	31	27
DT Tim Krumrie	3	1	0.0	26	24
OLB Andy Headen	2	1	1.0	13	4
DT Keith Millard	2	4	0.0	25	20
DE Mike Fultz	2	0	0.0	31	24
OLB Mark Nichols	2	0	0.0	10	6
OLB Gregg Carr	2	0	0.0	12	7
S Daryll Jones	1	3	0.0	14	12
DE Sean McNanie	1	1	0.0	20	16
DT Rickey McBeal	1	0	0.0	23	18
ILB Ralph Ortega	1	0	0.0	5	3
DE Sylvester Hicks	1	0	0.0	19	16
RB Walter Abercrombie	1	0	---	---	---
WR Mike Rozier	1	0	---	---	---

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Frank Minnifield	7	2	0.0	11	52
OLB Thomas Henderson	5	0	1.0	10	46
S Gary Fencik	5	0	0.0	10	53
OLB Rickey Jackson	4	1	0.0	8	42
CB Derrick Burroughs	3	2	0.0	8	50
DE Leonard Marshall	2	1	1.5	9	50
ILB Ken Fantetti	2	2	0.5	11	51
S Vince Albritton	2	1	0.0	7	39
OLB Dave Frye	2	0	0.0	1	5
S Vince Newsome	2	0	0.0	9	52
CB Mossy Cade	2	0	0.0	8	37
WR Art Monk	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Eddie Johnson	1	0	0.0	2	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Washington	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
S Benny Perrin	1.0	0	21
OLB Andy Headen	1.0	0	4
DE Sylvester Hicks	0.0	1	16

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Leonard Marshall	1.5	1	2	50
OLB Thomas Henderson	1.0	0	1	46
ILB Ken Fantetti	0.5	0	0	51
OLB Rickey Jackson	0.0	4	1	42
DT Edgar Fields	0.0	2	0	21
DT Leo Wisniewski	0.0	2	0	36
ILB James Harrell	0.0	1	0	9
ILB Shelton Robinson	0.0	1	0	6
DE Lee Williams	0.0	1	0	30

Pass Defense Statistics

Washington	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ernest Gibson	4	2	0	25
S Benny Perrin	4	0	0	21
OLB Reggie Williams	3	0	0	25
S Joey Browner	2	2	0	29
S Tom Pridemore	2	1	1	19
OLB Gregg Carr	2	0	0	7
S Charles Romes	1	0	0	27
OLB Mark Nichols	1	0	0	6
ILB Ralph Ortega	0	1	0	3

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Frank Minnifield	6	2	0	52
S Gary Fencik	3	2	1	53
S Vince Newsome	3	0	0	52
S Vince Albritton	2	2	0	39
ILB Ken Fantetti	2	1	0	51
OLB Thomas Henderson	2	0	2	46
OLB Dave Frye	2	0	0	5
CB Mossy Cade	2	0	0	37
CB Derrick Burroughs	2	0	0	50
OLB Rickey Jackson	1	0	0	42
ILB Eddie Johnson	1	0	0	7
ILB Shelton Robinson	0	1	0	6

Blocking Statistics

Washington	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
David Jordan	1	2	10	0	43
Doug Dumler	0	2	9	2	54
Mike Barber	0	1	6	0	14
Jim Hough	0	1	3	0	20
Cleveland Green	0	1	2	0	13
Ronnie Lee	0	1	2	0	14
Melvin Jones	0	1	10	0	40
Ken Reeves	0	1	9	0	43
Jim Lachey	0	0	9	1	44

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marvin Powell	2	8	0	35	0	28
Doug Smith	2	7	1	20	1	22
Tim Irwin	2	6	0	33	0	30
Mike Munchak	1	6	1	37	1	28
Curtis Rouse	1	2	0	4	0	4
Bart Oates	1	2	0	17	0	9
Pete Metzelaars	0	1	0	13	0	11
Larry Kinnebrew	0	1	0	17	0	16
Brian Blados	0	1	0	7	0	5

Special Teams Tackles

Washington	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Barber	2	15

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Larry Kinnebrew	2	7
Louie Giammona	1	24
Pete Metzelaars	1	16
Ray Crouse	1	12

Participation

Washington	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Doug Dumler	9	54	---	---	8	71
Bert Jones	11	57	---	---	---	68
Mike Williams	---	---	35	17	14	66
Neal Olkewicz	---	---	32	28	3	63
Joey Browner	---	---	32	29	1	62
Mike Fultz	---	---	31	24	6	61
Charles Romes	---	---	31	27	2	60
Ernest Gibson	---	---	13	25	19	57
Mike Rozier	10	47	---	---	---	57
Melvin Jones	10	40	---	---	6	56
Keith Millard	---	---	25	20	9	54
Reggie Williams	---	---	27	25	1	53
David Jordan	10	43	---	---	---	53
Jim Lachey	9	44	---	---	---	53
Ken Reeves	9	43	---	---	---	52
Benny Perrin	---	---	13	21	17	51
Tim Krumrie	---	---	26	24	1	51
Tom Pridemore	---	---	26	19	2	47
Mervyn Fernandez	3	44	---	---	---	47
Rickey McBeal	---	---	23	18	1	42
Derrick Harmon	2	17	---	---	23	42
Walter Abercrombie	9	32	---	---	---	41
Gary Clark	8	32	---	---	---	40
Sylvester Hicks	---	---	19	16	3	38
Duriel Harris	3	28	---	---	6	37
Sean McNanie	---	---	20	16	---	36
Mike Barber	6	14	---	---	15	35
Mark Nichols	---	---	10	6	19	35
Anthony Jones	5	27	---	---	3	35
Maurice Carthon	4	16	---	---	12	32
Tracy Porter	1	16	---	---	14	31
Jim Hough	3	20	---	---	7	30
Daryll Jones	---	---	14	12	4	30
Bobby Micho	4	6	---	---	16	26
Keith Shelton	1	14	---	---	8	23
Cleveland Green	2	13	---	---	8	23
Rich Erenberg	0	6	---	---	15	21
Gregg Carr	---	---	12	7	2	21
Andy Headen	---	---	13	4	3	20
Ronnie Lee	2	14	---	---	3	19
Ralph Ortega	---	---	5	3	9	17
Greg Coleman	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ray Wersching	0	0	---	---	4	4
Norwood Vann	---	---	0	0	3	3
Steve Grogan	0	0	---	---	1	1
Sam Adkins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Frank Minnifield	---	---	11	52	27	90
Art Monk	33	26	---	---	11	70
Dan Marino	37	31	---	---	---	68
Leonard Marshall	---	---	9	50	8	67
Mike Munchak	37	28	---	---	---	65
Gary Fencik	---	---	10	53	1	64
Marvin Powell	35	28	---	---	---	63
Ken Fantetti	---	---	11	51	1	63
Tim Irwin	33	30	---	---	---	63
Steve Courson	30	26	---	---	6	62
Vince Newsome	---	---	9	52	1	62
Derrick Burroughs	---	---	8	50	1	59
Thomas Henderson	---	---	10	46	1	57
Vince Albritton	---	---	7	39	10	56
Mossy Cade	---	---	8	37	10	55
Jimmie Giles	24	19	---	---	10	53
Rickey Jackson	---	---	8	42	1	51
Herman Fontenot	28	22	---	---	---	50
Sammy Winder	26	20	---	---	---	46
Doug Smith	20	22	---	---	3	45
Reggie Doss	---	---	9	34	---	43
Wilbert Montgomery	16	16	---	---	10	42
Leo Wisniewski	---	---	6	36	---	42
Pete Metzelaars	13	11	---	---	16	40
Larry Kinnebrew	17	16	---	---	7	40
Lee Williams	---	---	4	30	1	35
Edgar Fields	---	---	5	21	8	34
Ray Crouse	11	10	---	---	12	33
Bart Oates	17	9	---	---	3	29
Curtis Dickey	8	5	---	---	12	25
Louie Giammona	0	0	---	---	24	24
Don Bass	9	8	---	---	3	20
Dave Frye	---	---	1	5	14	20
Brian Blados	7	5	---	---	8	20
James Harrell	---	---	2	9	8	19
Wally Henry	0	2	---	---	16	18
Curtis Rouse	4	4	---	---	8	16
Franky Smith	2	3	---	---	8	13
Shelton Robinson	---	---	0	6	7	13
Eddie Johnson	---	---	2	7	3	12
Roland Solomon	---	---	1	7	---	8
Rich Karlis	0	0	---	---	8	8
Rohn Stark	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mike Loyd	0	0	---	---	2	2
David Archer	0	0	---	---	---	0
Larry Williams	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	16	3.2
Middle	4	8	2.0
Right	1	1	1.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	50	3.3
Middle	9	29	3.2
Right	12	28	2.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bert Jones	54	26	7	0	5	8	12	4	3

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Marino	29	19	6	0	2	6	1	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	63	12.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	88	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	28	11	167	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	21	4.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	45	15.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	5	34	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	108	9.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	84	16.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Washington	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mervyn Fernandez	13	7	2	113	3	44
WR Mike Rozier	12	4	1	25	0	47
WR Duriel Harris	10	7	0	83	1	28
WR Gary Clark	9	3	1	36	1	32
WR Tracy Porter	3	1	0	11	0	16
TE Mike Barber	2	1	0	18	0	14
RB Walter Abercrombie	2	1	0	23	1	32
RB Derrick Harmon	2	1	1	27	1	17
TE Bobby Micho	1	1	0	3	0	6

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Jimmie Giles	6	3	0	26	0	19
WR Art Monk	6	4	1	76	2	26
WR Herman Fontenot	5	4	0	54	1	22
WR Wilbert Montgomery	4	3	0	47	1	16
WR Don Bass	3	2	1	31	1	8
RB Sammy Winder	3	1	0	25	1	20
TE Pete Metzelaars	1	1	0	6	0	11
RB Ray Crouse	1	1	0	6	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ray Crouse	3	9	3.00	4.10
Sammy Winder	2	2	1.00	2.42

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bert Jones	5	0	0	0.00	6.28

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Marino	3	1	14	4.67	9.34

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Washington	Target	Overall Avg
WR Mike Rozier	2	2.08
WR Duriel Harris	1	8.30
WR Mervyn Fernandez	1	8.69
WR Gary Clark	1	4.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jimmie Giles	1	0	0	0.00	4.33
WR Wilbert Montgomery	1	1	14	14.00	11.75
RB Sammy Winder	1	0	0	0.00	8.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Washington	Rushes	Conversions
Walter Abercrombie	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Ray Crouse	3	2
Sammy Winder	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bert Jones	12	5	1

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Marino	9	7	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Washington	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Rozier	5	2	1
WR Duriel Harris	3	2	0
WR Gary Clark	2	1	0
WR Tracy Porter	1	0	0
WR Mervyn Fernandez	1	0	0

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

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,500 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,200 (21,900)
End Zone 14,800 (15,800)
Mezzanine 8,400 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 12,300 (14,000)
Club Seats 7,200 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes 3,600 (3,600)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,500 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,200 (21,900)
End Zone	14,800 (15,800)
Mezzanine	8,400 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	12,300 (14,000)
Club Seats	7,200 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes	3,600 (3,600)