Week 7, 1986

played in Dallas, TX

47 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	0	3	10	3	-	16
Dallas Cowboys	3	3	0	7	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:13 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 32 field goal
2Q: 00:06 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 40 field goal
3Q: 06:06 MIN - Rich Karlis 30 field goal
4Q: 06:25 DAL - Neal Anderson 8 run (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
4Q: 03:16 MIN - Herman Fontenot 8 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
4Q: 01:09 MIN - Rich Karlis 57 field goal
OT: 07:43 MIN - Rich Karlis 27 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:13 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 32 field goal
2Q: 00:06 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 40 field goal
3Q: 06:06 MIN - Rich Karlis 30 field goal
4Q: 06:25 DAL - Neal Anderson 8 run (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
4Q: 03:16 MIN - Herman Fontenot 8 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
4Q: 01:09 MIN - Rich Karlis 57 field goal
OT: 07:43 MIN - Rich Karlis 27 field goal

Team Statistics MIN DAL
Record 4-2 3-4
First Downs 16 18
- by Rushing 5 9
- by Passing 11 9
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 271 248
- Offensive Plays 72 70
- Yards per Play 3.76 3.54
Net Rushing Yards 89 118
- Rushing Attempts 22 38
- Yards per Rush 4.05 3.11
Net Passing Yards 182 130
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 23 - 1 28 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 218 162
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6/36 4/32
- Yards per Pass Play 3.64 4.06
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 4/2
3rd Down Conversions 11/21 8/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.0 7.9
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/15 7/55
Punt Returns/Yards 3/31 1/8
Kick Returns/Yards 4/74 3/34
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/8
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 29
Time of Possession 30:27 36:58

Team Statistics	MIN	DAL
Record	4-2	3-4
First Downs	16	18
- by Rushing	5	9
- by Passing	11	9
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	271	248
- Offensive Plays	72	70
- Yards per Play	3.76	3.54
Net Rushing Yards	89	118
- Rushing Attempts	22	38
- Yards per Rush	4.05	3.11
Net Passing Yards	182	130
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 23 - 1	28 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	218	162
- Sacks/Yards Lost	6/36	4/32
- Yards per Pass Play	3.64	4.06
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	4/2
3rd Down Conversions	11/21	8/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.0	7.9
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/15	7/55
Punt Returns/Yards	3/31	1/8
Kick Returns/Yards	4/74	3/34
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/8
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 29
Time of Possession	30:27	36:58

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:08	4:11	OWN 22	6	16	Punt
1	0:56	6:03	OWN 12	13	63	Interception
2	2:44	2:03	OWN 20	7	41	Missed FG
3	15:00	4:00	OWN 20	10	35	Fumble
3	9:27	1:27	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
3	7:01	1:00	OPP 19	3	6	Field Goal
3	2:27	2:00	OWN 33	3	-7	Punt
4	14:15	1:37	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	6:16	3:11	OWN 30	11	70	Touchdown
4	1:51	0:50	OPP 42	3	2	Field Goal
4	0:21	0:21	50	3	15	Half
OT1	15:00	2:54	OWN 34	4	16	Punt
OT1	8:31	0:56	OPP 10	3	0	Field Goal

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:52	OWN 22	7	63	Field Goal
1	5:57	5:01	OWN 18	8	37	Punt
2	9:53	7:09	OWN 17	13	41	Punt
2	0:41	0:40	OWN 46	4	31	Field Goal
3	11:00	1:33	OPP 44	3	-10	Punt
3	8:00	0:59	OWN 49	4	-30	Fumble
3	6:01	3:34	OWN 10	5	19	Punt
3	0:27	1:12	OWN 38	3	0	Punt
4	12:38	6:22	OWN 32	12	68	Touchdown
4	3:05	1:14	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
4	1:01	0:40	OWN 15	3	0	Punt
OT1	12:06	3:35	OWN 20	6	-6	Fumble

Game MVP: Lee Williams, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ray Crouse	13	49	3.77	21	1
Sammy Winder	8	37	4.63	10	1
Dan Marino	1	3	3.00	3	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Neal Anderson	22	85	3.86	18	1	1
Gerald Willhite	11	21	1.91	9	0	0
Tony Eason	3	11	3.67	5	0	0
Lam Jones	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
James Jones	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Marino	44	23	218	6/36	1	23	1	64.4

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Eason	28	18	162	4/32	0	26	0	79.7

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Herman Fontenot	5	10	49	9.80	10	17	1
WR Don Bass	4	6	40	10.00	0	14	0
TE Jimmie Giles	3	4	45	15.00	17	23	0
RB Sammy Winder	3	3	18	6.00	6	7	0
WR Paul Skansi	3	7	27	9.00	9	12	0
TE Pete Metzelaars	2	4	18	9.00	0	9	0
RB Ray Crouse	2	4	18	9.00	23	22	0
WR Bobby Howard	1	6	3	3.00	0	3	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Neal Anderson	5	5	36	7.20	19	14
WR Ricky Sanders	4	6	21	5.25	6	10
FB James Jones	3	4	21	7.00	14	14
WR Mark Nichols	2	4	20	10.00	0	11
TE Robb Rubick	2	2	25	12.50	18	26
TE Preston Gothard	1	2	21	21.00	3	21
WR Bill Brooks	1	2	18	18.00	8	18
WR Lam Jones	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Eddie Brown	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Andre Young	1	8	8.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Dan Marino	2	0	0
Lee Williams	0	1	2
Bubba Green	0	1	0
Ray Crouse	0	1	0
Gary Fencik	0	0	1
Rickey Jackson	0	0	1

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Tony Eason	2	0	0
Neal Anderson	2	0	0
Jim Arneson	0	1	0
Mark Nichols	0	1	0
Steve Brown	0	1	0
Ron McCartney	0	0	1
Dan Hampton	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rohn Stark	5	225	45.0	39.4	51	1

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rich Camarillo	7	322	46.0	33.0	62	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rich Karlis	3/4	1/2	1/2	57	1/1

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donald Igwebuike	2/2	1/1	0/0	40	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vince Albritton	3	31	10.3	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gerald Willhite	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vince Albritton	4	74	18.5	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jeff Fisher	3	34	11.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Gary Fencik	13	1	0.0	34	23
ILB Ken Fantetti	6	0	0.0	32	26
ILB Shelton Robinson	5	2	0.0	27	22
OLB Rickey Jackson	5	0	0.0	31	25
DE Lee Williams	3	0	2.0	29	25
S Vince Newsome	3	2	0.0	35	22
CB Frank Minnifield	3	2	0.0	34	30
CB Eric Wright	3	1	0.0	29	23
OLB Dave Frye	3	1	0.0	5	6
CB Mossy Cade	3	0	0.0	31	27
DE Mark Gastineau	2	1	0.0	18	13
ILB James Harrell	2	1	0.0	13	6
OLB Thomas Henderson	2	0	0.0	16	9
S Vince Albritton	2	0	0.0	12	19
DT Leo Wisniewski	1	1	1.0	27	17
DE Leonard Marshall	1	0	1.0	29	26
DT Bubba Green	1	1	0.0	12	17
TE Jimmie Giles	1	0	---	---	---
S Roland Solomon	1	0	0.0	4	14
TE Pete Metzelaars	1	0	---	---	---

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Steve Brown	7	3	0.0	18	32
S Donnie Shell	6	1	1.0	9	31
S Andre Young	6	2	0.0	17	40
S Wes Hopkins	5	0	0.0	5	25
S Terrance Hoagie	4	3	0.0	18	38
CB Jeff Fisher	4	1	0.0	13	41
DE Dan Hampton	3	0	1.0	17	35
OLB Robert Lyles	3	0	1.0	18	38
ILB Dick Ambrose	2	1	1.0	14	33
OLB Ron McCartney	2	0	1.0	8	17
OLB Chris Keating	2	0	0.0	4	14
CB Everson Walls	2	0	0.0	16	36
DT Stan Johnson	1	0	1.0	8	18
OLB Mario Celotto	1	2	0.0	14	17
OLB Rod Martin	1	0	0.0	3	12
OLB Greg Bracelin	1	0	0.0	4	3
RB Neal Anderson	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Michael Green	0	2	0.0	10	11
DT Dan Benish	0	1	0.0	11	28

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Lee Williams	2.0	0	1	1	25
DE Leonard Marshall	1.0	0	1	0	26
DT Leo Wisniewski	1.0	0	0	0	17
OLB Rickey Jackson	0.0	1	1	0	25
OLB Thomas Henderson	0.0	0	1	0	9

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Dan Hampton	1.0	1	2	35
S Donnie Shell	1.0	0	0	31
ILB Dick Ambrose	1.0	0	0	33
OLB Ron McCartney	1.0	0	0	17
DT Stan Johnson	1.0	0	0	18
OLB Robert Lyles	1.0	0	0	38
DT Bob Golic	0.0	1	0	15
DT Dan Benish	0.0	1	0	28
DE Mack Moore	0.0	1	0	32
OLB Chris Keating	0.0	0	2	14
CB Steve Brown	0.0	0	1	32

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Eric Wright	3	0	23
OLB Dave Frye	3	0	6
S Gary Fencik	2	0	23
S Vince Newsome	2	0	22
CB Mossy Cade	2	0	27
ILB Ken Fantetti	1	1	26
S Roland Solomon	1	0	14
OLB Rickey Jackson	1	0	25
ILB Shelton Robinson	1	0	22
S Vince Albritton	1	0	19
CB Frank Minnifield	1	0	30

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Steve Brown	4	1	0	32
S Wes Hopkins	4	0	0	25
ILB Dick Ambrose	2	1	0	33
S Donnie Shell	2	0	0	31
CB Jeff Fisher	2	0	0	41
OLB Robert Lyles	2	0	0	38
OLB Rod Martin	1	1	0	12
OLB Ron McCartney	1	0	0	17
DE Dan Hampton	1	0	0	35
OLB Chris Keating	1	0	0	14
OLB Greg Bracelin	1	0	0	3
CB Everson Walls	1	0	0	36
S Terrance Hoagie	1	0	0	38
S Andre Young	0	1	1	40
OLB Mario Celotto	0	1	0	17

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mike Munchak	3	7	21	0	46
Tim Irwin	3	6	21	3	45
Doug Smith	1	2	12	1	35
Brian Blados	1	1	5	0	23
Steve Courson	0	3	19	0	41
Bart Oates	0	2	10	0	15
Marvin Powell	0	0	20	2	43

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Giesler	4	9	36	1	29
Rob Fada	3	5	38	2	32
Phil LaPorta	2	4	29	0	24
Preston Gothard	1	1	13	0	9
Jamie Dukes	1	1	9	0	8
Ron Heller	0	7	33	0	27
Rich Moran	0	5	38	1	32
Russell Davis	0	1	10	0	3
Robb Rubick	0	1	23	0	20
James Jones	0	1	16	0	10

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Frank Minnifield	2	22
Don Bass	1	15
Chris Brewer	1	13

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Bill Brooks	2	18
Russell Davis	2	15
Andre Young	1	19
Preston Gothard	1	17
Del Rodgers	1	14

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Frank Minnifield	---	---	34	30	22	86
Ray Crouse	15	37	---	---	25	77
Dan Marino	22	50	---	---	---	72
Steve Courson	19	41	---	---	9	69
Mossy Cade	---	---	31	27	11	69
Mike Munchak	21	46	---	---	---	67
Marvin Powell	20	43	---	---	3	66
Tim Irwin	21	45	---	---	---	66
Lee Williams	---	---	29	25	8	62
Ken Fantetti	---	---	32	26	3	61
Gary Fencik	---	---	34	23	2	59
Vince Newsome	---	---	35	22	1	58
Rickey Jackson	---	---	31	25	1	57
Leonard Marshall	---	---	29	26	2	57
Herman Fontenot	18	39	---	---	---	57
Shelton Robinson	---	---	27	22	7	56
Eric Wright	---	---	29	23	2	54
Paul Skansi	10	26	---	---	17	53
Doug Smith	12	35	---	---	4	51
Don Bass	8	27	---	---	15	50
Larry Kinnebrew	15	26	---	---	7	48
Vince Albritton	---	---	12	19	17	48
Leo Wisniewski	---	---	27	17	2	46
Jimmie Giles	12	28	---	---	4	44
Pete Metzelaars	8	20	---	---	16	44
Bobby Howard	15	29	---	---	---	44
Brian Blados	5	23	---	---	9	37
Mark Gastineau	---	---	18	13	1	32
Dave Frye	---	---	5	6	21	32
Bart Oates	10	15	---	---	7	32
Bubba Green	---	---	12	17	2	31
James Harrell	---	---	13	6	9	28
Thomas Henderson	---	---	16	9	1	26
Sammy Winder	8	14	---	---	---	22
Roland Solomon	---	---	4	14	---	18
Chris Brewer	1	4	---	---	13	18
Franky Smith	2	2	---	---	9	13
Ron Middleton	0	0	---	---	12	12
Rich Karlis	0	0	---	---	8	8
Chet Parlavecchio	---	---	0	0	7	7
Derrick Burroughs	---	---	0	1	5	6
Leon White	---	---	0	1	5	6
Rohn Stark	0	0	---	---	5	5
Mike Loyd	0	0	---	---	4	4
Bruce King	0	0	---	---	1	1
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rob Fada	38	32	---	---	8	78
Andre Young	---	---	17	40	19	76
John Giesler	36	29	---	---	9	74
Rich Moran	38	32	---	---	1	71
Jeff Fisher	---	---	13	41	16	70
Tony Eason	38	32	---	---	---	70
Ron Heller	33	27	---	---	5	65
Eddie Brown	25	23	---	---	14	62
Robert Lyles	---	---	18	38	4	60
Terrance Hoagie	---	---	18	38	3	59
Phil LaPorta	29	24	---	---	4	57
Dan Hampton	---	---	17	35	4	56
Everson Walls	---	---	16	36	4	56
Neal Anderson	27	29	---	---	---	56
Dick Ambrose	---	---	14	33	8	55
Steve Brown	---	---	18	32	4	54
Mack Moore	---	---	15	32	5	52
Robb Rubick	23	20	---	---	6	49
Ricky Sanders	25	24	---	---	---	49
Mark Nichols	24	24	---	---	---	48
Donnie Shell	---	---	9	31	5	45
Dan Benish	---	---	11	28	4	43
Preston Gothard	13	9	---	---	17	39
Harvey Armstrong	---	---	11	22	4	37
Gerald Willhite	11	3	---	---	23	37
Mario Celotto	---	---	14	17	4	35
Wes Hopkins	---	---	5	25	---	30
James Jones	16	10	---	---	4	30
Russell Davis	10	3	---	---	15	28
Lam Jones	12	11	---	---	5	28
Michael Green	---	---	10	11	6	27
Ron McCartney	---	---	8	17	1	26
Stan Johnson	---	---	8	18	---	26
Bob Golic	---	---	5	15	6	26
Bill Brooks	4	4	---	---	18	26
Jamie Dukes	9	8	---	---	9	26
Bob Breunig	---	---	4	12	9	25
Jim Arneson	7	8	---	---	9	24
Chris Keating	---	---	4	14	6	24
Rod Martin	---	---	3	12	3	18
Del Rodgers	0	0	---	---	14	14
Greg Bracelin	---	---	4	3	5	12
Rich Camarillo	0	0	---	---	7	7
Donald Igwebuike	0	0	---	---	7	7
Steve Pelleur	0	0	---	---	2	2
Glenn Carano	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	49	4.1
Middle	3	25	8.3
Right	7	15	2.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	24	3.0
Middle	26	76	2.9
Right	4	18	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Marino	44	23	2	3	3	5	5	0	1

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Eason	28	18	2	2	2	1	4	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	24	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	11	93	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	9	101	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	7	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	28	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	9	74	8.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	60	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Herman Fontenot	10	5	0	49	0	39
WR Paul Skansi	7	3	0	27	0	26
WR Don Bass	6	4	0	40	0	27
WR Bobby Howard	6	1	0	3	0	29
TE Jimmie Giles	4	3	0	45	1	28
TE Pete Metzelaars	4	2	1	18	0	20
RB Ray Crouse	4	2	2	18	1	37
RB Sammy Winder	3	3	0	18	0	14

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ricky Sanders	6	4	0	21	0	24
RB Neal Anderson	5	5	0	36	0	29
WR Mark Nichols	4	2	0	20	0	24
FB James Jones	4	3	0	21	0	10
TE Robb Rubick	2	2	0	25	1	20
WR Eddie Brown	2	0	1	0	0	23
TE Preston Gothard	2	1	1	21	1	9
WR Bill Brooks	2	1	0	18	0	4
WR Lam Jones	1	0	0	0	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ray Crouse	1	0	0.00	3.77

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Neal Anderson	3	13	4.33	3.86

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Marino	8	2	14	1.75	4.95

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Herman Fontenot	4	1	8	2.00	4.90
WR Bobby Howard	2	0	0	0.00	0.50
RB Sammy Winder	1	1	6	6.00	6.00
WR Paul Skansi	1	0	0	0.00	3.86

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Sammy Winder	3	2
Ray Crouse	2	1

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Neal Anderson	4	2
Gerald Willhite	2	1
Tony Eason	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Marino	14	11	8

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Eason	7	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Herman Fontenot	4	3	3
WR Don Bass	3	2	1
TE Pete Metzelaars	2	2	2
RB Sammy Winder	2	2	1
WR Paul Skansi	2	1	0
TE Jimmie Giles	1	1	1

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Neal Anderson	3	3	3
WR Bill Brooks	2	1	1
WR Lam Jones	1	0	0
WR Ricky Sanders	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,100 (21,400)
End Zone 15,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,100 (21,400)
End Zone	15,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,200 (3,300)