Week 13, 1986

played in Minnesota, MN

15 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	0	0	7	7	-	14
Minnesota Vikings	3	10	0	7	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:02 MIN - Rich Karlis 20 field goal
2Q: 14:31 MIN - Wilbert Montgomery 13 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 04:13 MIN - Rich Karlis 52 field goal
3Q: 03:54 ATL - Dalton Hilliard 83 fumble return (Chris Bahr extra point)
4Q: 08:08 MIN - Don Bass 52 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
4Q: 00:41 ATL - Charles Alexander 2 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:02 MIN - Rich Karlis 20 field goal
2Q: 14:31 MIN - Wilbert Montgomery 13 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 04:13 MIN - Rich Karlis 52 field goal
3Q: 03:54 ATL - Dalton Hilliard 83 fumble return (Chris Bahr extra point)
4Q: 08:08 MIN - Don Bass 52 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
4Q: 00:41 ATL - Charles Alexander 2 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)

Team Statistics ATL MIN
Record 8-4 7-5
First Downs 18 21
- by Rushing 3 4
- by Passing 14 16
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 287 469
- Offensive Plays 73 68
- Yards per Play 3.93 6.90
Net Rushing Yards 86 130
- Rushing Attempts 16 28
- Yards per Rush 5.38 4.64
Net Passing Yards 201 339
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 55 - 23 - 0 40 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 215 339
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 3.53 8.48
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/16 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 7.6
4th Down Conversions 2/4 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/29 9/70
Punt Returns/Yards 2/19 1/8
Kick Returns/Yards 2/49 1/12
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 18
Time of Possession 23:50 36:10

Team Statistics	ATL	MIN
Record	8-4	7-5
First Downs	18	21
- by Rushing	3	4
- by Passing	14	16
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	287	469
- Offensive Plays	73	68
- Yards per Play	3.93	6.90
Net Rushing Yards	86	130
- Rushing Attempts	16	28
- Yards per Rush	5.38	4.64
Net Passing Yards	201	339
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	55 - 23 - 0	40 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	215	339
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	3.53	8.48
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/16	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	7.6
4th Down Conversions	2/4	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/29	9/70
Punt Returns/Yards	2/19	1/8
Kick Returns/Yards	2/49	1/12
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 18
Time of Possession	23:50	36:10

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:27	OWN 34	3	3	Punt
1	7:55	1:54	OWN 20	5	14	Punt
1	4:06	3:13	OWN 10	6	19	Punt
2	14:20	1:04	OWN 10	4	43	Punt
2	11:32	1:30	OPP 43	3	-1	Punt
2	4:05	1:08	OWN 34	3	5	Punt
2	1:34	1:34	OWN 20	8	42	Half
3	9:25	1:07	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	4:36	1:24	OWN 11	2	89	Touchdown
3	0:15	1:12	OWN 29	4	16	Punt
4	12:12	2:44	OWN 43	6	19	Downs
4	7:49	4:10	OWN 19	13	66	Downs
4	2:27	1:53	OWN 42	11	58	Touchdown
4	0:26	0:26	OWN 40	3	12	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:33	5:38	OWN 25	12	72	Field Goal
1	6:01	1:55	OWN 15	4	16	Punt
1	0:53	1:33	OWN 25	4	75	Touchdown
2	13:16	1:44	OWN 4	3	3	Punt
2	10:02	5:57	OWN 15	10	50	Field Goal
2	2:57	1:23	OWN 13	5	38	Punt
3	15:00	5:35	OWN 9	9	48	Punt
3	8:18	3:42	OWN 25	7	33	Punt
3	3:12	2:57	OWN 27	3	5	Punt
4	14:03	1:51	OWN 11	4	31	Interception
4	9:28	1:39	OWN 38	4	62	Touchdown
4	3:39	1:12	OWN 15	3	5	Punt

Game MVP: Dan Marino, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Marcus Allen	11	75	6.82	43	1
Dalton Hilliard	3	7	2.33	3	0
Tommy Kramer	2	4	2.00	2	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Sammy Winder	14	42	3.00	9	0
Ray Crouse	11	72	6.55	47	2
Dan Marino	2	7	3.50	4	0
Wilbert Montgomery	1	9	9.00	9	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tommy Kramer	55	23	215	2/14	1	28	0	59.2

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Marino	40	25	339	0/0	2	52	1	95.7

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Marcus Allen	4	5	26	6.50	0	9	0
TE Manute Bol	4	6	36	9.00	0	12	0
WR John Jefferson	3	17	33	11.00	7	19	0
FB Charles Alexander	3	3	12	4.00	0	6	1
WR Jerry Butler	3	7	33	11.00	1	12	0
TE Kellen Winslow	2	6	44	22.00	29	28	0
WR Clint Sampson	2	2	20	10.00	3	11	0
RB Robert Lavette	1	1	5	5.00	3	5	0
WR Hassan Jones	1	3	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Zach Thomas	0	5	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Don Bass	5	10	129	25.80	34	52	1
RB Sammy Winder	5	5	22	4.40	8	14	0
WR Herman Fontenot	5	8	64	12.80	34	23	0
WR Wilbert Montgomery	4	5	48	12.00	21	22	1
TE Jimmie Giles	2	4	16	8.00	8	13	0
WR Bobby Howard	2	5	33	16.50	10	26	0
TE Pete Metzelaars	1	1	15	15.00	2	15	0
TE Larry Kinnebrew	1	1	12	12.00	6	12	0
RB Ray Crouse	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Mel Owens	1	0	0.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	TD
Kellen Winslow	1	1	0
Manute Bol	1	0	0
Dalton Hilliard	0	1	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Roland Solomon	0	0	1	0
Dave Frye	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sean Landeta	8	357	44.6	43.6	54	6

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rohn Stark	7	314	44.9	36.4	59	3

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Bahr	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

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

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Jefferson	2	19	9.5	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vince Albritton	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Jefferson	1	22	22.0	0
Jerry Butler	1	27	27.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vince Albritton	1	12	12.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Darrol Ray	9	1	27	39
CB Dwight Hicks	6	0	26	32
OLB Mel Owens	4	0	20	29
DT Joe Klecko	3	1	17	26
DE Rulon Jones	3	1	25	29
ILB Tim Lucas	3	1	16	29
DT Charlie Johnson	3	0	11	24
OLB Mike Singletary	3	0	12	11
CB Jim Burroughs	3	0	5	9
DT Gary Fair	2	0	22	30
OLB Terry Rennaker	2	0	2	5
CB Bobby Humphrey	2	0	9	20
OLB Alex Moyer	2	0	13	15
OLB Ravin Caldwell	2	0	10	11
CB William Judson	1	2	21	27
S Rich Miano	1	2	25	35
DE Lawrence Pillers	1	1	21	28
OLB Hugh Green	1	0	3	5
CB Sam Seale	0	2	7	13
DE Don Fielder	0	2	16	22

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Gary Fencik	7	0	0.0	14	51
S Vince Newsome	5	0	0.0	14	50
OLB Dave Frye	3	1	1.0	8	21
DE Lee Williams	3	0	1.0	12	51
CB Mossy Cade	3	1	0.0	11	50
S Vince Albritton	3	0	0.0	7	34
ILB Ken Fantetti	2	1	0.0	12	46
OLB Rickey Jackson	2	1	0.0	13	45
CB Eric Wright	2	1	0.0	12	40
S Roland Solomon	2	0	0.0	2	14
ILB Eddie Johnson	2	0	0.0	9	18
ILB Shelton Robinson	2	0	0.0	4	11
DT Leo Wisniewski	2	0	0.0	9	39
OLB Thomas Henderson	1	1	0.0	6	13
WR Don Bass	1	0	---	---	---
CB Derrick Burroughs	1	0	0.0	0	3
DE Leonard Marshall	0	2	0.0	12	43
DT Bubba Green	0	1	0.0	10	27
CB Frank Minnifield	0	1	0.0	14	52

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Rulon Jones	1	0	29
OLB Mel Owens	0	1	29
DE Don Fielder	0	1	22
OLB Alex Moyer	0	1	15

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Lee Williams	1.0	0	6	2	51
OLB Dave Frye	1.0	0	0	0	21
OLB Rickey Jackson	0.0	2	4	3	45
DE Mark Gastineau	0.0	1	1	0	12
DT Leo Wisniewski	0.0	0	2	1	39
DE Leonard Marshall	0.0	0	1	0	43

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Dwight Hicks	4	2	0	32
OLB Mel Owens	3	0	1	29
CB Jim Burroughs	3	0	0	9
CB William Judson	2	1	0	27
OLB Ravin Caldwell	2	1	0	11
S Darrol Ray	2	0	0	39
OLB Terry Rennaker	2	0	0	5
CB Bobby Humphrey	2	0	0	20
OLB Alex Moyer	2	0	0	15
OLB Mike Singletary	1	1	0	11
DT Gary Fair	1	0	0	30
S Rich Miano	1	0	0	35

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Vince Newsome	4	0	50
ILB Ken Fantetti	2	1	46
CB Eric Wright	2	1	40
CB Mossy Cade	2	1	50
S Roland Solomon	2	0	14
ILB Shelton Robinson	2	0	11
OLB Dave Frye	2	0	21
S Vince Albritton	2	0	34
S Gary Fencik	1	2	51
OLB Rickey Jackson	1	1	45
OLB Thomas Henderson	1	0	13
ILB Eddie Johnson	1	0	18
CB Derrick Burroughs	1	0	3

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Hardy Dillon	1	3	12	0	50
Curt Marsh	1	3	15	0	49
Karl Baldischwiler	1	1	11	2	28
Charles Alexander	1	1	10	0	29
Dan Alexander	0	2	12	0	51
Derrel Gofourth	0	1	11	0	23
Dean Steinkuhler	0	1	9	0	40
Manute Bol	0	1	8	0	25
Tom Baugh	0	1	10	0	44

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Mike Munchak	3	4	28	39
Steve Courson	2	3	25	32
Brian Blados	2	3	12	16
Tim Irwin	1	5	23	37
Jimmie Giles	1	1	15	20
Bart Oates	0	7	27	36
Marvin Powell	0	2	23	33
Chris Brewer	0	1	4	3

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Clint Sampson	1	15
Charles Alexander	1	7

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Frank Minnifield	1	24
Paul Skansi	1	15
Vince Albritton	1	15
Mossy Cade	1	8

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
John Jefferson	13	51	---	---	14	78
Tommy Kramer	16	57	---	---	---	73
Dan Alexander	12	51	---	---	8	71
Hardy Dillon	12	50	---	---	8	70
Darrol Ray	---	---	27	39	2	68
Curt Marsh	15	49	---	---	1	65
Rich Miano	---	---	25	35	2	62
Tom Baugh	10	44	---	---	7	61
Dwight Hicks	---	---	26	32	2	60
Rulon Jones	---	---	25	29	6	60
Kellen Winslow	12	38	---	---	7	57
Gary Fair	---	---	22	30	1	53
Mel Owens	---	---	20	29	4	53
Lawrence Pillers	---	---	21	28	2	51
Marcus Allen	12	38	---	---	1	51
Dean Steinkuhler	9	40	---	---	---	49
Alex Moyer	---	---	13	15	21	49
William Judson	---	---	21	27	---	48
Tim Lucas	---	---	16	29	3	48
Karl Baldischwiler	11	28	---	---	8	47
Charles Alexander	10	29	---	---	7	46
Joe Klecko	---	---	17	26	2	45
Don Fielder	---	---	16	22	7	45
Jerry Butler	6	26	---	---	10	42
Derrel Gofourth	11	23	---	---	6	40
Manute Bol	8	25	---	---	7	40
Zach Thomas	1	17	---	---	20	38
Robert Lavette	4	12	---	---	22	38
Charlie Johnson	---	---	11	24	2	37
Bobby Humphrey	---	---	9	20	2	31
Sam Seale	---	---	7	13	11	31
Clint Sampson	1	10	---	---	15	26
Thornton Chandler	4	6	---	---	16	26
Hassan Jones	5	21	---	---	---	26
Ravin Caldwell	---	---	10	11	4	25
Mike Singletary	---	---	12	11	1	24
Jim Burroughs	---	---	5	9	7	21
Dalton Hilliard	4	12	---	---	4	20
Terry Rennaker	---	---	2	5	8	15
Hugh Green	---	---	3	5	6	14
Deron Cherry	---	---	0	1	10	11
Sean Landeta	0	0	---	---	8	8
Chris Bahr	0	0	---	---	3	3
Larry Swider	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ed Luther	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bradyn Pyle	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Frank Minnifield	---	---	14	52	24	90
Lee Williams	---	---	12	51	8	71
Mossy Cade	---	---	11	50	8	69
Dan Marino	28	40	---	---	---	68
Bart Oates	27	36	---	---	5	68
Mike Munchak	28	39	---	---	---	67
Gary Fencik	---	---	14	51	---	65
Vince Newsome	---	---	14	50	1	65
Steve Courson	25	32	---	---	7	64
Larry Kinnebrew	17	25	---	---	21	63
Tim Irwin	23	37	---	---	---	60
Ken Fantetti	---	---	12	46	1	59
Rickey Jackson	---	---	13	45	1	59
Marvin Powell	23	33	---	---	---	56
Vince Albritton	---	---	7	34	15	56
Leonard Marshall	---	---	12	43	---	55
Ray Crouse	11	19	---	---	25	55
Dave Frye	---	---	8	21	25	54
Herman Fontenot	23	31	---	---	---	54
Eric Wright	---	---	12	40	---	52
Don Bass	14	23	---	---	11	48
Leo Wisniewski	---	---	9	39	---	48
Pete Metzelaars	11	16	---	---	17	44
Jimmie Giles	15	20	---	---	4	39
Bubba Green	---	---	10	27	1	38
Sammy Winder	17	20	---	---	---	37
Brian Blados	12	16	---	---	9	37
Wilbert Montgomery	13	21	---	---	1	35
Eddie Johnson	---	---	9	18	6	33
Bobby Howard	13	20	---	---	---	33
Shelton Robinson	---	---	4	11	6	21
Chris Brewer	4	3	---	---	14	21
Thomas Henderson	---	---	6	13	---	19
Paul Skansi	2	2	---	---	15	19
Mark Gastineau	---	---	5	12	---	17
James Harrell	---	---	2	7	7	16
Roland Solomon	---	---	2	14	---	16
Dave Rimington	1	4	---	---	9	14
Franky Smith	1	3	---	---	9	13
Rich Karlis	0	0	---	---	7	7
Rohn Stark	0	0	---	---	7	7
Derrick Burroughs	---	---	0	3	3	6
Ron Tilton	0	0	---	---	3	3
Leon White	---	---	0	0	3	3
Mike Loyd	0	0	---	---	2	2
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	21	4.2
Middle	9	14	1.6
Right	2	51	25.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	37	3.4
Middle	10	69	6.9
Right	7	24	3.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tommy Kramer	55	23	1	2	7	6	14	6	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Marino	40	25	6	1	4	5	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	21	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	10	95	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	23	9	99	4.3
Long (19+ Yds)	7	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	51	12.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	13	121	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	50	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	8	4	117	14.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR John Jefferson	17	3	2	33	0	51
WR Jerry Butler	7	3	1	33	0	26
TE Kellen Winslow	6	2	1	44	1	38
TE Manute Bol	6	4	1	36	0	25
RB Marcus Allen	5	4	1	26	0	38
WR Zach Thomas	5	0	1	0	0	17
FB Charles Alexander	3	3	0	12	0	29
WR Hassan Jones	3	1	0	6	0	21
WR Clint Sampson	2	2	0	20	0	10
RB Robert Lavette	1	1	0	5	0	12

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Don Bass	10	5	1	129	3	23
WR Herman Fontenot	8	5	1	64	1	31
WR Wilbert Montgomery	5	4	0	48	1	21
RB Sammy Winder	5	5	0	22	0	20
WR Bobby Howard	5	2	1	33	1	20
TE Jimmie Giles	4	2	1	16	0	20
TE Pete Metzelaars	1	1	0	15	0	16
TE Larry Kinnebrew	1	1	0	12	0	25
RB Ray Crouse	1	0	0	0	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sammy Winder	1	4	4.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tommy Kramer	5	2	13	2.60	3.91

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Marino	3	2	16	5.33	8.48

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR John Jefferson	1	0	0	0.00	1.94
FB Charles Alexander	1	1	2	2.00	4.00
TE Kellen Winslow	1	0	0	0.00	7.33
WR Clint Sampson	1	1	11	11.00	10.00
WR Zach Thomas	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jimmie Giles	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
WR Wilbert Montgomery	1	1	13	13.00	9.60
RB Sammy Winder	1	1	3	3.00	4.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Tommy Kramer	1	0
Marcus Allen	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Sammy Winder	2	1
Dan Marino	1	0
Ray Crouse	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tommy Kramer	13	6	3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Marino	12	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR John Jefferson	4	0	0
WR Jerry Butler	3	1	1
RB Marcus Allen	2	2	0
WR Clint Sampson	1	1	0
WR Zach Thomas	1	0	0
RB Robert Lavette	1	1	1
WR Hassan Jones	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Wilbert Montgomery	3	2	2
WR Don Bass	3	2	2
WR Herman Fontenot	3	2	1
TE Jimmie Giles	1	1	1
RB Sammy Winder	1	1	0
RB Ray Crouse	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,600 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,000 (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 2,900 (3,600)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,600 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,000 (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	2,900 (3,600)