Week 8, 1986

played in Minnesota, MN

46 degrees, rain, 16 mph wind

Washington Redskins	7	10	3	6	-	26
Minnesota Vikings	10	3	7	3	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:24 MIN - Rich Karlis 25 field goal
1Q: 05:26 WAS - Walter Abercrombie 4 run (Tim Mazzetti extra point)
1Q: 01:32 MIN - Bruce King 2 run (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 11:46 WAS - Gary Clark 7 pass from Bert Jones (Tim Mazzetti extra point)
2Q: 06:33 MIN - Rich Karlis 40 field goal
2Q: 03:49 WAS - Tim Mazzetti 44 field goal
3Q: 02:40 WAS - Tim Mazzetti 49 field goal
3Q: 01:53 MIN - Paul Skansi 61 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
4Q: 09:40 WAS - Tim Mazzetti 27 field goal
4Q: 03:56 MIN - Rich Karlis 52 field goal
4Q: 00:11 WAS - Tim Mazzetti 23 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:24 MIN - Rich Karlis 25 field goal
1Q: 05:26 WAS - Walter Abercrombie 4 run (Tim Mazzetti extra point)
1Q: 01:32 MIN - Bruce King 2 run (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 11:46 WAS - Gary Clark 7 pass from Bert Jones (Tim Mazzetti extra point)
2Q: 06:33 MIN - Rich Karlis 40 field goal
2Q: 03:49 WAS - Tim Mazzetti 44 field goal
3Q: 02:40 WAS - Tim Mazzetti 49 field goal
3Q: 01:53 MIN - Paul Skansi 61 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
4Q: 09:40 WAS - Tim Mazzetti 27 field goal
4Q: 03:56 MIN - Rich Karlis 52 field goal
4Q: 00:11 WAS - Tim Mazzetti 23 field goal

Team Statistics WAS MIN
Record 6-1 4-3
First Downs 20 17
- by Rushing 3 4
- by Passing 15 12
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 375 391
- Offensive Plays 70 66
- Yards per Play 5.36 5.92
Net Rushing Yards 76 92
- Rushing Attempts 24 27
- Yards per Rush 3.17 3.41
Net Passing Yards 299 299
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 46 - 25 - 1 38 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 299 305
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 6.50 7.67
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/16 7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.9 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/35 4/26
Punt Returns/Yards 3/5 1/-4
Kick Returns/Yards 3/54 5/112
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/2
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 28
Time of Possession 30:48 29:12

Team Statistics	WAS	MIN
Record	6-1	4-3
First Downs	20	17
- by Rushing	3	4
- by Passing	15	12
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	375	391
- Offensive Plays	70	66
- Yards per Play	5.36	5.92
Net Rushing Yards	76	92
- Rushing Attempts	24	27
- Yards per Rush	3.17	3.41
Net Passing Yards	299	299
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	46 - 25 - 1	38 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	299	305
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	6.50	7.67
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/16	7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.9	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/35	4/26
Punt Returns/Yards	3/5	1/-4
Kick Returns/Yards	3/54	5/112
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/2
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 28
Time of Possession	30:48	29:12

Drive Charts

Washington Redskins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:35	0:33	OWN 18	3	0	Punt
1	9:18	1:25	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
1	6:11	0:55	OPP 7	2	7	Touchdown
1	1:26	4:48	OWN 29	9	71	Touchdown
2	8:51	1:30	OWN 5	3	26	Fumble
2	6:28	2:45	OWN 25	5	48	Field Goal
2	1:17	0:48	OWN 37	3	2	Punt
3	15:00	1:47	OWN 20	4	23	Punt
3	11:39	1:55	OWN 31	4	32	Interception
3	7:50	1:28	OWN 35	5	11	Punt
3	4:45	2:12	OWN 36	5	32	Field Goal
3	1:35	0:40	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	15:00	5:27	OPP 49	8	39	Field Goal
4	3:49	3:45	OWN 22	13	72	Field Goal

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:25	OWN 22	6	11	Punt
1	11:02	1:44	OWN 23	4	69	Field Goal
1	7:53	1:42	OWN 23	3	-4	Punt
1	5:16	3:50	OWN 34	8	66	Touchdown
2	11:38	2:47	OWN 30	4	22	Punt
2	7:21	0:53	OPP 21	3	-2	Field Goal
2	3:43	2:26	OWN 36	7	34	Missed FG
2	0:29	0:29	OWN 27	4	32	Half
3	13:13	1:34	OWN 7	3	9	Punt
3	9:44	1:54	OWN 12	3	6	Punt
3	6:22	1:37	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	2:33	0:58	OWN 20	3	80	Touchdown
3	0:55	0:55	OWN 40	3	9	Fumble
4	9:33	5:44	OWN 20	12	45	Field Goal

Game MVP: Tim Mazzetti, Washington Redskins

Rushing Statistics

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Walter Abercrombie	15	53	3.53	9	0	1
Willard Reeves	9	23	2.56	9	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ray Crouse	19	65	3.42	18	2	0
Bruce King	7	19	2.71	8	0	1
Dan Marino	1	8	8.00	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bert Jones	46	25	299	0/0	1	34	1	72.6

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Marino	38	18	305	1/6	1	64	0	83.7

Receiving Statistics

Washington	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Gary Clark	6	12	84	14.00	21	30	1
WR Mervyn Fernandez	4	9	41	10.25	4	12	0
WR Mike Rozier	3	9	29	9.67	0	12	0
FB Maurice Carthon	3	3	6	2.00	9	7	0
RB Willard Reeves	3	3	42	14.00	41	34	0
WR Duriel Harris	2	4	32	16.00	6	21	0
TE John Tice	2	3	31	15.50	12	22	0
RB Walter Abercrombie	1	2	4	4.00	4	4	0
FB Kevin Mack	1	1	30	30.00	22	30	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Herman Fontenot	5	15	93	18.60	28	64	0
WR Don Bass	3	4	60	20.00	4	23	0
TE Jimmie Giles	2	3	28	14.00	9	16	0
TE Larry Kinnebrew	2	3	11	5.50	7	7	0
RB Ray Crouse	2	2	8	4.00	8	5	0
WR Bobby Howard	2	7	21	10.50	9	15	0
TE Pete Metzelaars	1	2	23	23.00	13	23	0
WR Paul Skansi	1	2	61	61.00	46	61	1

Interception Statistics

Washington	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Gary Fencik	1	2	2.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Washington	Fumb	Recov	Force
Willard Reeves	1	0	0
Joe Kelly	0	1	0
Joey Browner	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ray Crouse	1	0	0
Eric Wright	0	1	0
James Harrell	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Washington	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Greg Coleman	6	282	47.0	44.3	55	1

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rohn Stark	6	227	37.8	37.0	52	1

Kicking Statistics

Washington	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tim Mazzetti	4/4	2/2	0/0	49	2/2

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rich Karlis	3/4	2/3	1/1	52	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
JC Watts	3	5	1.7	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vince Albritton	1	-4	-4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willard Reeves	3	54	18.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vince Albritton	3	69	23.0	0
Mossy Cade	2	43	21.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Washington	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Mike Williams	5	0	0.0	13	23
DE Sean McNanie	4	1	0.5	20	21
S Joey Browner	4	4	0.0	20	33
ILB Neal Olkewicz	4	1	0.0	24	33
OLB Sam Merriman	4	1	0.0	22	31
ILB Rik Bonness	3	1	0.0	3	6
CB Ernest Gibson	3	1	0.0	15	27
S Charles Romes	3	0	0.0	20	29
S Tom Pridemore	3	0	0.0	22	29
DT Rickey McBeal	2	1	0.5	13	16
OLB Joe Kelly	2	1	0.0	6	9
DT Tim Krumrie	2	0	0.0	24	35
CB JC Watts	2	0	0.0	23	28
DT Keith Millard	1	2	0.0	22	22
WR Duriel Harris	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Reggie Williams	1	0	0.0	5	8
TE Anthony Jones	1	0	---	---	---
DE Leslie O'Neal	1	0	0.0	20	33
S Benny Perrin	0	3	0.0	7	20

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
CB Frank Minnifield	10	0	18	40
S Gary Fencik	8	2	21	38
ILB James Harrell	5	2	9	18
ILB Shelton Robinson	5	2	19	33
OLB Rickey Jackson	4	3	17	39
CB Eric Wright	3	1	18	34
ILB Ken Fantetti	3	0	16	26
S Vince Newsome	2	1	19	38
DE Lee Williams	2	1	16	34
OLB Dave Frye	1	2	6	11
DE Mark Gastineau	1	1	10	16
DT Bubba Green	1	1	11	15
DT Leo Wisniewski	1	1	15	37
CB Mossy Cade	1	1	18	31
OLB Thomas Henderson	0	2	14	20
S Roland Solomon	0	1	3	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Washington	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Rickey McBeal	0.5	0	1	0	16
DE Sean McNanie	0.5	0	0	0	21
DT Tim Krumrie	0.0	1	2	1	35
DE Leslie O'Neal	0.0	1	2	0	33
S Charles Romes	0.0	1	0	0	29
OLB Sam Merriman	0.0	0	2	0	31
ILB Neal Olkewicz	0.0	0	1	0	33

Minnesota	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Leonard Marshall	1	2	1	38
DE Lee Williams	1	2	0	34
ILB Ken Fantetti	0	1	0	26
DT Bubba Green	0	1	0	15
DT Leo Wisniewski	0	1	0	37
OLB Dave Frye	0	1	0	11
OLB Rickey Jackson	0	0	1	39

Pass Defense Statistics

Washington	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Mike Williams	5	0	23
S Charles Romes	3	0	29
S Joey Browner	2	1	33
ILB Rik Bonness	2	0	6
CB JC Watts	2	0	28
OLB Sam Merriman	1	2	31
S Tom Pridemore	1	0	29
OLB Joe Kelly	1	0	9
DE Leslie O'Neal	1	0	33
CB Ernest Gibson	0	2	27
ILB Neal Olkewicz	0	1	33
OLB Andy Headen	0	1	6

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Frank Minnifield	9	1	0	40
ILB Ken Fantetti	3	1	0	26
S Vince Newsome	2	1	0	38
S Gary Fencik	2	0	1	38
ILB James Harrell	2	0	0	18
OLB Rickey Jackson	2	0	0	39
ILB Shelton Robinson	2	0	0	33
CB Eric Wright	1	0	0	34
OLB Dave Frye	1	0	0	11
CB Mossy Cade	1	0	0	31

Blocking Statistics

Washington	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Billy Ard	2	4	21	42
David Jordan	1	5	20	35
Maurice Carthon	1	4	13	18
Ken Reeves	1	3	20	37
Mike Smith	1	2	4	11
Jim Lachey	1	1	21	44
Doug Dumler	0	5	21	43

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Steve Courson	2	9	25	1	30
Marvin Powell	2	3	23	0	37
Doug Smith	1	4	20	0	29
Mike Munchak	1	4	26	0	37
Brian Blados	1	1	9	0	14
Tim Irwin	0	4	25	0	38
Bart Oates	0	1	7	0	10

Special Teams Tackles

Washington	Tackles	STPlays
Anthony Jones	2	20
Bobby Micho	1	23
Benny Perrin	1	20
Rich Erenberg	1	19
Mike Williams	1	17

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Ray Crouse	2	21
Frank Minnifield	1	28
Ron Middleton	1	24
Chris Brewer	1	23
Pete Metzelaars	1	20

Participation

Washington	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Doug Dumler	21	43	---	---	10	74
Billy Ard	21	42	---	---	10	73
Bert Jones	24	46	---	---	---	70
Jim Lachey	21	44	---	---	---	65
Ernest Gibson	---	---	15	27	22	64
Tim Krumrie	---	---	24	35	2	61
Neal Olkewicz	---	---	24	33	3	60
Mike Rozier	18	41	---	---	---	59
JC Watts	---	---	23	28	8	59
Joey Browner	---	---	20	33	4	57
Sam Merriman	---	---	22	31	4	57
David Jordan	20	35	---	---	2	57
Ken Reeves	20	37	---	---	---	57
Leslie O'Neal	---	---	20	33	4	57
Tom Pridemore	---	---	22	29	5	56
Mike Williams	---	---	13	23	17	53
Keith Millard	---	---	22	22	9	53
Charles Romes	---	---	20	29	3	52
John Tice	13	32	---	---	6	51
Gary Clark	19	29	---	---	---	48
Benny Perrin	---	---	7	20	20	47
Willard Reeves	9	20	---	---	15	44
Sean McNanie	---	---	20	21	2	43
Mervyn Fernandez	11	31	---	---	---	42
Maurice Carthon	13	18	---	---	8	39
Walter Abercrombie	15	22	---	---	---	37
Anthony Jones	9	8	---	---	20	37
Kevin Mack	4	5	---	---	28	37
Blake Moore	10	16	---	---	8	34
Gerald Robinson	---	---	8	18	8	34
Rickey McBeal	---	---	13	16	2	31
Reggie Williams	---	---	5	8	18	31
Bobby Micho	2	0	---	---	23	25
Mike Smith	4	11	---	---	10	25
Rik Bonness	---	---	3	6	15	24
Tracy Porter	1	6	---	---	17	24
Duriel Harris	6	16	---	---	---	22
Rich Erenberg	0	2	---	---	19	21
Joe Kelly	---	---	6	9	6	21
Cleveland Green	3	2	---	---	10	15
Andy Headen	---	---	7	6	---	13
Tim Mazzetti	0	0	---	---	11	11
Gregg Carr	---	---	3	2	4	9
Greg Coleman	0	0	---	---	6	6
Hugh Millen	0	0	---	---	4	4
Sam Adkins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Frank Minnifield	---	---	18	40	28	86
Ray Crouse	20	28	---	---	21	69
Dan Marino	27	39	---	---	---	66
Mossy Cade	---	---	18	31	16	65
Steve Courson	25	30	---	---	9	64
Gary Fencik	---	---	21	38	4	63
Tim Irwin	25	38	---	---	---	63
Mike Munchak	26	37	---	---	---	63
Leonard Marshall	---	---	21	38	3	62
Vince Newsome	---	---	19	38	5	62
Marvin Powell	23	37	---	---	---	60
Rickey Jackson	---	---	17	39	4	60
Lee Williams	---	---	16	34	9	59
Shelton Robinson	---	---	19	33	6	58
Larry Kinnebrew	13	25	---	---	20	58
Eric Wright	---	---	18	34	4	56
Leo Wisniewski	---	---	15	37	4	56
Doug Smith	20	29	---	---	5	54
Herman Fontenot	23	31	---	---	---	54
Don Bass	10	23	---	---	19	52
Vince Albritton	---	---	8	20	22	50
Ken Fantetti	---	---	16	26	7	49
Pete Metzelaars	11	14	---	---	20	45
Jimmie Giles	17	21	---	---	3	41
Bobby Howard	18	22	---	---	---	40
Dave Frye	---	---	6	11	19	36
Thomas Henderson	---	---	14	20	1	35
Brian Blados	9	14	---	---	10	33
James Harrell	---	---	9	18	3	30
Bubba Green	---	---	11	15	3	29
Chris Brewer	4	2	---	---	23	29
Paul Skansi	10	17	---	---	1	28
Mark Gastineau	---	---	10	16	1	27
Bart Oates	7	10	---	---	9	26
Ron Middleton	1	0	---	---	24	25
Leon White	---	---	3	6	13	22
Bruce King	8	12	---	---	1	21
Roland Solomon	---	---	3	12	1	16
Franky Smith	0	0	---	---	10	10
Rich Karlis	0	0	---	---	10	10
Derrick Burroughs	---	---	2	0	6	8
Rohn Stark	0	0	---	---	6	6
Chet Parlavecchio	---	---	0	0	5	5
Mike Loyd	0	0	---	---	4	4
Ron Tilton	0	0	---	---	4	4
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	39	3.9
Middle	13	36	2.8
Right	1	1	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	18	3.6
Middle	7	22	3.1
Right	15	52	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bert Jones	46	25	6	4	3	3	8	2	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Marino	38	18	5	0	2	7	8	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	49	8.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	7	80	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	13	170	9.4
Long (19+ Yds)	10	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	15	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	8	83	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	4	98	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	109	15.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Washington	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gary Clark	12	6	0	84	2	29
WR Mervyn Fernandez	9	4	1	41	0	31
WR Mike Rozier	9	3	1	29	0	41
WR Duriel Harris	4	2	1	32	1	16
TE John Tice	3	2	0	31	1	32
FB Maurice Carthon	3	3	0	6	0	18
RB Willard Reeves	3	3	0	42	1	20
RB Walter Abercrombie	2	1	0	4	0	22
FB Kevin Mack	1	1	0	30	1	5

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Herman Fontenot	15	5	1	93	1	31
WR Bobby Howard	7	2	1	21	0	22
WR Don Bass	4	3	0	60	2	23
TE Jimmie Giles	3	2	0	28	0	21
TE Larry Kinnebrew	3	2	0	11	0	25
TE Pete Metzelaars	2	1	0	23	1	14
WR Paul Skansi	2	1	0	61	1	17
RB Ray Crouse	2	2	0	8	0	28

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Walter Abercrombie	6	17	2.83	3.53
Willard Reeves	3	4	1.33	2.56

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bruce King	2	2	1.00	2.71

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bert Jones	3	3	18	6.00	6.50

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Marino	5	2	20	4.00	8.03

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Washington	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mervyn Fernandez	1	1	12	12.00	4.56
WR Gary Clark	1	1	7	7.00	7.00
FB Maurice Carthon	1	1	-1	-1.00	2.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jimmie Giles	1	0	0	0.00	9.33
WR Paul Skansi	1	0	0	0.00	30.50
RB Ray Crouse	1	1	5	5.00	4.00
WR Herman Fontenot	1	0	0	0.00	6.20
WR Bobby Howard	1	1	15	15.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Washington	Rushes	Conversions
Walter Abercrombie	2	1
Willard Reeves	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Ray Crouse	3	0
Dan Marino	1	0
Bruce King	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bert Jones	13	6	5

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Marino	13	7	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Washington	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mervyn Fernandez	4	2	2
WR Gary Clark	3	2	2
WR Mike Rozier	2	0	0
WR Duriel Harris	1	0	0
RB Walter Abercrombie	1	1	0
TE John Tice	1	0	0
RB Willard Reeves	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bobby Howard	4	1	1
WR Herman Fontenot	3	2	2
WR Don Bass	2	1	1
TE Larry Kinnebrew	2	1	1
TE Jimmie Giles	1	1	1
RB Ray Crouse	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,100 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,500 (21,900)
End Zone 14,500 (15,800)
Mezzanine 8,200 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 12,000 (14,000)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,600)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,100 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,500 (21,900)
End Zone	14,500 (15,800)
Mezzanine	8,200 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	12,000 (14,000)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,600)