Exhibition Week 2, 1986

played in Buffalo, NY

46 degrees, rain, 4 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	3	0	6	3	-	12
Buffalo Bills	0	0	7	3	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:15 MIN - Rich Karlis 44 field goal
3Q: 08:50 BUF - Jim Collins 87 interception return (Carson Long extra point)
3Q: 04:38 MIN - Herman Fontenot 36 pass from Mike Loyd (Rich Karlis extra point failed)
4Q: 14:19 BUF - Carson Long 22 field goal
4Q: 07:15 MIN - Rich Karlis 20 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:15 MIN - Rich Karlis 44 field goal
3Q: 08:50 BUF - Jim Collins 87 interception return (Carson Long extra point)
3Q: 04:38 MIN - Herman Fontenot 36 pass from Mike Loyd (Rich Karlis extra point failed)
4Q: 14:19 BUF - Carson Long 22 field goal
4Q: 07:15 MIN - Rich Karlis 20 field goal

Team Statistics MIN BUF
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 21 7
- by Rushing 7 2
- by Passing 14 5
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 396 133
- Offensive Plays 68 52
- Yards per Play 5.82 2.56
Net Rushing Yards 101 57
- Rushing Attempts 29 16
- Yards per Rush 3.48 3.56
Net Passing Yards 295 76
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 25 - 3 32 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 308 102
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 4/26
- Yards per Pass Play 7.56 2.11
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 3/26 4/22
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/12
Kick Returns/Yards 3/33 1/16
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 3/115
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 35
Time of Possession 36:38 23:22

Team Statistics	MIN	BUF
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	21	7
- by Rushing	7	2
- by Passing	14	5
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	396	133
- Offensive Plays	68	52
- Yards per Play	5.82	2.56
Net Rushing Yards	101	57
- Rushing Attempts	29	16
- Yards per Rush	3.48	3.56
Net Passing Yards	295	76
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 25 - 3	32 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	308	102
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	4/26
- Yards per Pass Play	7.56	2.11
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	3/26	4/22
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/12
Kick Returns/Yards	3/33	1/16
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	3/115
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 35
Time of Possession	36:38	23:22

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:24	3:17	OWN 38	5	35	Field Goal
1	8:26	0:45	OWN 40	2	14	Interception
1	3:35	2:26	OWN 20	5	32	Punt
1	0:06	0:06	OWN 19	1	4	Fumble
2	13:46	2:00	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
2	9:17	4:01	OWN 2	7	41	Punt
2	2:24	2:24	OWN 3	4	24	Half
3	15:00	6:23	OWN 29	11	55	Interception
3	8:37	4:16	OWN 16	8	84	Touchdown
3	2:00	0:08	OWN 35	1	0	Interception
4	14:14	7:07	OWN 12	13	85	Field Goal
4	5:43	3:18	OWN 48	5	14	Missed FG
4	0:55	0:55	OWN 44	3	-3	Game

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:36	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
1	10:07	1:41	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
1	7:41	4:06	OWN 42	7	18	Punt
1	1:09	1:03	OWN 13	3	7	Punt
2	15:00	1:14	OPP 14	3	-5	Missed FG
2	11:46	2:29	OWN 35	5	18	Punt
2	5:16	2:52	OWN 20	6	22	Punt
3	4:21	2:21	OWN 27	6	17	Interception
3	1:52	2:38	OPP 21	6	16	Field Goal
4	7:07	1:24	OWN 3	3	6	Punt
4	2:25	1:30	OWN 45	7	11	Downs

Game MVP: Mark Gastineau, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Sammy Winder	13	57	4.38	14	2
Bruce King	13	43	3.31	19	2
Mike Loyd	3	1	0.33	3	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Gary Anderson	8	21	2.63	5
Cedric Minter	6	31	5.17	9
Tony Dorsett	2	5	2.50	3

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mike Loyd	23	15	170	1/6	1	36	2	65.5
Dan Marino	14	10	138	1/7	0	31	1	72.9

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bubby Brister	22	10	72	1/5	0	16	1	34.7
Richard Todd	10	5	30	3/21	0	11	0	56.3

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Herman Fontenot	8	13	139	17.38	59	36	1
RB Sammy Winder	5	5	42	8.40	14	21	0
WR Art Monk	4	4	57	14.25	27	25	0
TE Larry Kinnebrew	2	2	10	5.00	0	7	0
WR Bobby Howard	2	5	26	13.00	9	17	0
WR Wilbert Montgomery	1	5	14	14.00	1	14	0
TE Pete Metzelaars	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
FB Chris Brewer	1	1	4	4.00	1	4	0
RB Bruce King	1	1	11	11.00	1	11	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Mike Young	5	6	24	4.80	0	11
WR Rich Martini	3	6	26	8.67	5	11
WR Stan Rome	3	7	28	9.33	6	16
WR Bobby Duckworth	3	6	19	6.33	1	7
RB Cedric Minter	1	2	5	5.00	0	5
WR Archie Griffin	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
RB Tony Dorsett	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR George Farmer	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Gary Anderson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Eric Wright	1	0	0.00	0

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Scott Burk	1	11	11.00	0
ILB Jim Collins	1	87	87.00	1
S Shaun Gayle	1	17	17.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Sammy Winder	1	0	0
Dan Marino	1	0	0
Marvin Powell	0	1	0
Ken Fantetti	0	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mike Young	1	0	0
Jim Fahnhorst	0	1	0
Cedric Minter	0	1	0
Jim Collins	0	0	1
Reggie White	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rohn Stark	3	139	46.3	35.7	57	1

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pat McInally	7	305	43.6	40.7	55	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rich Karlis	2/3	1/2	0/1	44	0/1

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Carson Long	1/2	0/0	0/0	22	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Prior	1	12	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Unknown	3	33	11.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Zachary Dixon	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Vince Newsome	5	0	0.0	10	18
ILB Ken Fantetti	4	1	0.0	12	27
CB Mossy Cade	4	0	0.0	15	33
DE Mark Gastineau	3	1	2.0	9	28
S Roland Solomon	3	0	0.0	10	29
OLB Dave Frye	3	0	0.0	8	12
OLB Thomas Henderson	2	1	1.0	7	19
Unknown	2	1	---	---	---
CB Eric Wright	2	0	0.0	11	19
DE Lee Williams	1	3	0.5	12	22
OLB Rickey Jackson	1	2	0.5	11	25
ILB Shelton Robinson	1	1	0.0	4	9
S Vince Albritton	1	1	0.0	12	27
WR Wilbert Montgomery	1	0	---	---	---
WR Don Bass	1	0	---	---	---
DT Bubba Green	1	0	0.0	8	20
G Mike Munchak	1	0	---	---	---
CB Frank Minnifield	1	0	0.0	12	27
OLB Leon White	1	0	0.0	5	11
DT Leo Wisniewski	0	3	0.0	10	20

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Scott Burk	7	1	0.0	17	29
ILB Scott Radecic	5	4	0.0	16	28
CB Wayne Davis	5	0	0.0	25	21
OLB Bruce Scholtz	4	3	0.0	15	22
S Shaun Gayle	4	3	0.0	25	33
ILB Jim Fahnhorst	4	1	0.0	14	24
CB Kenny Johnson	4	0	0.0	13	26
ILB Jim Collins	3	2	0.0	17	18
OLB Keena Turner	3	1	0.0	13	12
S Mike Prior	3	0	0.0	24	28
DE Terry Dion	2	1	0.5	17	25
DE Reggie White	2	1	0.5	17	21
OLB Johnny Rembert	2	3	0.0	20	21
DT Phil Murphy	2	0	0.0	12	18
DT Stafford Mays	1	0	1.0	12	14
TE Tim Wrightman	1	0	---	---	---
CB Ronnie Lippett	1	0	0.0	23	31
OLB Anthony Bell	1	0	0.0	9	19
DT Jermaine Perkins	0	1	0.0	18	21

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Mark Gastineau	2.0	0	1	0	28
OLB Thomas Henderson	1.0	0	1	0	19
OLB Rickey Jackson	0.5	0	1	0	25
DE Lee Williams	0.5	0	0	0	22
DE Leonard Marshall	0.0	1	3	2	18

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Stafford Mays	1.0	0	0	14
DE Reggie White	0.5	1	1	21
DE Terry Dion	0.5	0	0	25
OLB Anthony Bell	0.0	2	0	19
OLB Johnny Rembert	0.0	1	0	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Mossy Cade	3	1	0	33
OLB Dave Frye	3	0	0	12
S Vince Newsome	3	0	0	18
ILB Ken Fantetti	2	0	0	27
S Roland Solomon	1	0	0	29
ILB Shelton Robinson	1	0	0	9
S Vince Albritton	1	0	0	27
DT Bubba Green	0	1	0	20
ILB Eddie Johnson	0	1	0	5
DE Lee Williams	0	1	0	22
CB Eric Wright	0	0	1	19

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Scott Burk	4	1	1	29
ILB Scott Radecic	4	0	0	28
OLB Bruce Scholtz	3	1	0	22
CB Wayne Davis	3	1	0	21
CB Kenny Johnson	3	0	0	26
ILB Jim Collins	2	0	1	18
S Shaun Gayle	2	0	1	33
DT Phil Murphy	1	0	0	18
OLB Keena Turner	1	0	0	12
ILB Jim Fahnhorst	1	0	0	24
CB Ronnie Lippett	1	0	0	31
OLB Johnny Rembert	0	1	0	21

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Doug Smith	2	5	17	0	25
Marvin Powell	1	3	18	0	24
Bart Oates	1	3	12	0	14
Jimmie Giles	1	2	19	0	20
Curtis Rouse	1	2	13	0	20
Franky Smith	1	1	20	0	24
Mike Munchak	0	6	20	0	22
Steve Courson	0	2	17	0	26
Tim Irwin	0	1	14	0	25
Larry Kinnebrew	0	1	11	0	10
Larry Williams	0	0	14	2	15

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brad Edelman	2	3	0	8	0	24
Don Macek	1	2	1	12	1	29
Joe Bostic	0	4	0	8	0	12
Wayne Radloff	0	3	1	10	0	22
Ron Mattes	0	1	0	9	2	24
Wes Phillips	0	1	0	10	1	20
Larry Moriarty	0	1	0	10	0	15
Steve Wallace	0	1	0	13	0	28

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Unknown	2	14

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Tony Dorsett	1	16
George Farmer	1	16
Archie Griffin	1	11

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mossy Cade	---	---	15	33	16	64
Herman Fontenot	23	31	---	---	---	54
Jimmie Giles	19	20	---	---	13	52
Art Monk	16	23	---	---	13	52
Bruce King	14	20	---	---	18	52
Franky Smith	20	24	---	---	6	50
Vince Albritton	---	---	12	27	11	50
Bobby Howard	15	24	---	---	11	50
Steve Courson	17	26	---	---	5	48
Mike Loyd	17	24	---	---	3	44
Unknown	9	21	---	---	14	44
Marvin Powell	18	24	---	---	---	42
Doug Smith	17	25	---	---	---	42
Ken Fantetti	---	---	12	27	3	42
Mike Munchak	20	22	---	---	---	42
Lee Williams	---	---	12	22	8	42
Roland Solomon	---	---	10	29	2	41
Sammy Winder	14	18	---	---	9	41
Frank Minnifield	---	---	12	27	1	40
Tim Irwin	14	25	---	---	---	39
Pete Metzelaars	10	18	---	---	11	39
Curtis Rouse	13	20	---	---	6	39
Wilbert Montgomery	16	20	---	---	2	38
Mark Gastineau	---	---	9	28	1	38
Rickey Jackson	---	---	11	25	2	38
Dave Frye	---	---	8	12	17	37
Bubba Green	---	---	8	20	8	36
Larry Williams	14	15	---	---	3	32
Eric Wright	---	---	11	19	1	31
Leo Wisniewski	---	---	10	20	1	31
Bart Oates	12	14	---	---	5	31
Vince Newsome	---	---	10	18	2	30
Leonard Marshall	---	---	9	18	2	29
Thomas Henderson	---	---	7	19	2	28
Dan Marino	12	15	---	---	---	27
Larry Kinnebrew	11	10	---	---	3	24
Chris Brewer	4	6	---	---	13	23
Leon White	---	---	5	11	5	21
Shelton Robinson	---	---	4	9	6	19
James Harrell	---	---	0	6	6	12
Eddie Johnson	---	---	2	5	3	10
Don Bass	3	5	---	---	---	8
Rich Karlis	0	0	---	---	7	7
Rohn Stark	0	0	---	---	3	3
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Shaun Gayle	---	---	25	33	9	67
Mike Prior	---	---	24	28	11	63
Ronnie Lippett	---	---	23	31	6	60
Scott Burk	---	---	17	29	2	48
Wayne Davis	---	---	25	21	2	48
Don Macek	12	29	---	---	6	47
Jim Collins	---	---	17	18	12	47
Eric Sievers	12	21	---	---	14	47
Kenny Johnson	---	---	13	26	7	46
Scott Radecic	---	---	16	28	1	45
Terry Dion	---	---	17	25	1	43
Johnny Rembert	---	---	20	21	2	43
Brad Edelman	8	24	---	---	9	41
Reggie White	---	---	17	21	3	41
Steve Wallace	13	28	---	---	---	41
Jermaine Perkins	---	---	18	21	1	40
Jim Fahnhorst	---	---	14	24	2	40
Wes Phillips	10	20	---	---	9	39
Bruce Scholtz	---	---	15	22	1	38
Rich Martini	8	21	---	---	8	37
Wayne Radloff	10	22	---	---	5	37
Jim Romano	10	21	---	---	5	36
Keena Turner	---	---	13	12	9	34
Stafford Mays	---	---	12	14	7	33
Phil Murphy	---	---	12	18	3	33
Ron Mattes	9	24	---	---	---	33
Bubby Brister	8	23	---	---	2	33
Tony Dorsett	4	11	---	---	16	31
Larry Moriarty	10	15	---	---	6	31
Mike Young	11	19	---	---	---	30
Eric Dorsey	---	---	12	18	---	30
Joe Bostic	8	12	---	---	9	29
Bobby Duckworth	7	21	---	---	1	29
Anthony Bell	---	---	9	19	1	29
Cedric Minter	6	15	---	---	7	28
Stan Rome	9	16	---	---	---	25
Gary Anderson	8	17	---	---	---	25
George Farmer	1	6	---	---	16	23
Richard Todd	8	13	---	---	---	21
Tim Wrightman	4	9	---	---	8	21
Archie Griffin	0	7	---	---	11	18
Zachary Dixon	0	0	---	---	18	18
Pat McInally	0	0	---	---	7	7
Carson Long	0	0	---	---	5	5
Dave Logan	0	2	---	---	---	2
Kyle Mackey	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	38	4.8
Middle	10	10	1.0
Right	9	55	6.1
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	37	4.1
Middle	7	20	2.9
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mike Loyd	23	15	3	0	1	2	3	0	2
Dan Marino	14	10	3	0	0	2	1	1	1

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bubby Brister	22	10	0	2	1	3	4	1	1
Richard Todd	10	5	0	0	2	1	2	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	15	151	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	9	157	12.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	13	81	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	21	3.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Herman Fontenot	13	8	0	139	3	31
WR Wilbert Montgomery	5	1	1	14	0	20
RB Sammy Winder	5	5	0	42	1	18
WR Bobby Howard	5	2	0	26	0	24
WR Art Monk	4	4	0	57	2	23
TE Larry Kinnebrew	2	2	0	10	0	10
TE Pete Metzelaars	1	1	0	5	0	18
FB Chris Brewer	1	1	0	4	0	6
RB Bruce King	1	1	0	11	0	20

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Stan Rome	7	3	1	28	16
WR Rich Martini	6	3	0	26	21
WR Bobby Duckworth	6	3	1	19	21
WR Mike Young	6	5	0	24	19
WR Archie Griffin	2	0	0	0	7
RB Cedric Minter	2	1	0	5	15
RB Tony Dorsett	1	0	0	0	11
WR George Farmer	1	0	0	0	6
RB Gary Anderson	1	0	1	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sammy Winder	2	10	5.00	4.38
Bruce King	2	-1	-0.50	3.31

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gary Anderson	1	1	1.00	2.63
Cedric Minter	1	9	9.00	5.17

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mike Loyd	2	0	0	0.00	7.39

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bubby Brister	4	2	14	3.50	3.27
Richard Todd	1	0	0	0.00	3.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Wilbert Montgomery	1	0	0	0.00	2.80
WR Herman Fontenot	1	0	0	0.00	10.69

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Stan Rome	2	1	8	4.00	4.00
WR Rich Martini	1	0	0	0.00	4.33
WR Bobby Duckworth	1	1	6	6.00	3.17
RB Cedric Minter	1	0	0	0.00	2.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Bruce King	2	0
Mike Loyd	1	0

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Cedric Minter	2	0
Gary Anderson	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mike Loyd	6	4	4
Dan Marino	4	3	2

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bubby Brister	9	6	4
Richard Todd	3	1	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Herman Fontenot	5	4	3
WR Bobby Howard	2	1	1
WR Wilbert Montgomery	1	0	0
WR Art Monk	1	1	1
TE Pete Metzelaars	1	1	1

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Stan Rome	6	3	2
WR Rich Martini	4	3	2
WR Bobby Duckworth	1	0	0
WR Mike Young	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 46,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,100 (21,400)
End Zone 10,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	46,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,100 (21,400)
End Zone	10,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,200 (3,300)