Week 14, 1986

played in Buffalo, NY

20 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	7	0	7	3	-	17
Buffalo Bills	3	0	0	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:02 BUF - Carson Long 31 field goal
1Q: 06:13 MIN - Sammy Winder 6 run (Rich Karlis extra point)
3Q: 04:11 MIN - Larry Kinnebrew 66 fumble return (Rich Karlis extra point)
4Q: 00:12 MIN - Rich Karlis 43 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:02 BUF - Carson Long 31 field goal
1Q: 06:13 MIN - Sammy Winder 6 run (Rich Karlis extra point)
3Q: 04:11 MIN - Larry Kinnebrew 66 fumble return (Rich Karlis extra point)
4Q: 00:12 MIN - Rich Karlis 43 field goal

Team Statistics MIN BUF
Record 8-5 3-10
First Downs 17 16
- by Rushing 7 3
- by Passing 10 12
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 373 184
- Offensive Plays 63 65
- Yards per Play 5.92 2.83
Net Rushing Yards 128 60
- Rushing Attempts 30 18
- Yards per Rush 4.27 3.33
Net Passing Yards 245 124
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 18 - 0 43 - 26 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 250 149
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 4/25
- Yards per Pass Play 7.42 2.64
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 8.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/40 1/10
Punt Returns/Yards 3/23 2/12
Kick Returns/Yards 1/27 3/53
Interception Ret./Yards 2/6 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 31
Time of Possession 29:43 30:17

Team Statistics	MIN	BUF
Record	8-5	3-10
First Downs	17	16
- by Rushing	7	3
- by Passing	10	12
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	373	184
- Offensive Plays	63	65
- Yards per Play	5.92	2.83
Net Rushing Yards	128	60
- Rushing Attempts	30	18
- Yards per Rush	4.27	3.33
Net Passing Yards	245	124
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 18 - 0	43 - 26 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	250	149
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	4/25
- Yards per Pass Play	7.42	2.64
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	8.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/40	1/10
Punt Returns/Yards	3/23	2/12
Kick Returns/Yards	1/27	3/53
Interception Ret./Yards	2/6	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 31
Time of Possession	29:43	30:17

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:37	OWN 32	1	-6	Fumble
1	12:56	1:32	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
1	8:53	0:06	OWN 24	1	9	Fumble
1	8:34	0:56	OWN 19	3	-3	Punt
1	7:38	1:34	OPP 38	5	38	Touchdown
1	3:56	2:52	OWN 19	6	43	Punt
2	9:55	4:53	OWN 7	10	82	Missed FG
2	2:08	2:08	OWN 7	5	47	Half
3	12:21	2:13	OWN 25	4	26	Punt
3	6:00	2:21	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown
4	14:10	2:50	OWN 20	6	34	Punt
4	10:19	2:26	OWN 39	5	10	Punt
4	4:37	2:05	OPP 48	5	31	Missed FG
4	2:12	2:06	OPP 34	5	8	Field Goal

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:23	1:27	OPP 15	3	1	Field Goal
1	11:24	2:31	OWN 34	4	1	Punt
1	8:47	0:13	OPP 29	1	0	Interception
1	6:04	2:08	OWN 38	3	-2	Punt
1	1:04	6:09	OWN 3	11	52	Punt
2	5:02	2:54	OWN 19	7	23	Punt
3	15:00	2:39	OWN 26	5	9	Punt
3	10:08	4:08	OWN 20	7	31	Punt
3	3:39	4:29	OWN 29	9	33	Punt
4	11:20	1:01	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	7:53	3:16	OWN 20	9	28	Downs
4	2:32	0:20	OWN 24	2	0	Interception
4	0:06	0:06	OWN 20	1	0	Game

Game MVP: Dan Marino, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Sammy Winder	19	82	4.32	12	2	1
Ray Crouse	10	47	4.70	15	2	0
Dan Marino	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Gary Anderson	14	34	2.43	7	0
Bubby Brister	3	10	3.33	4	0
Tony Dorsett	1	16	16.00	16	1

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Marino	32	18	250	1/5	0	38	0	81.5

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bubby Brister	43	26	149	4/25	0	16	2	47.5

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Art Monk	4	11	61	15.25	29	24
WR Wilbert Montgomery	3	7	20	6.67	1	9
RB Sammy Winder	3	3	40	13.33	26	21
WR Herman Fontenot	3	4	72	24.00	56	38
TE Jimmie Giles	2	3	40	20.00	6	20
WR Don Bass	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
TE Larry Kinnebrew	1	2	1	1.00	0	1
WR Bobby Howard	1	1	10	10.00	2	10

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Mike Young	7	11	45	6.43	13	16
WR Stan Rome	5	9	32	6.40	1	13
WR Rich Martini	4	10	18	4.50	5	10
RB Tony Dorsett	2	3	6	3.00	0	7
TE Tim Wrightman	2	2	10	5.00	0	6
RB Gary Anderson	2	2	10	5.00	11	9
WR Archie Griffin	1	1	10	10.00	0	10
WR Bobby Duckworth	1	1	8	8.00	3	8
TE Eric Sievers	1	3	3	3.00	0	3
FB Larry Moriarty	1	1	7	7.00	8	7

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Eddie Johnson	1	1	1.00	0
CB Mossy Cade	1	5	5.00	0

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Wilbert Montgomery	1	0	0	0
Sammy Winder	1	0	0	0
Bobby Howard	1	0	0	0
Larry Kinnebrew	0	1	0	1
Dave Rimington	0	1	0	0
James Harrell	0	0	1	0
Pete Metzelaars	0	0	1	0

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mike Prior	1	0	1
Gary Anderson	1	0	0
Scott Radecic	0	1	1
Reggie White	0	1	0
Steve Wallace	0	1	0
Ronnie Lippett	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rohn Stark	6	270	45.0	33.0	51	1

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pat McInally	8	363	45.4	37.5	57	5

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rich Karlis	1/3	1/1	0/0	43	2/2

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Carson Long	1/1	0/0	0/0	31	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Art Monk	3	23	7.7	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Prior	2	12	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wilbert Montgomery	1	27	27.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Archie Griffin	3	53	17.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ken Fantetti	5	2	0.0	13	33
S Gary Fencik	5	0	0.0	15	41
S Vince Newsome	4	3	0.0	14	38
S Vince Albritton	4	1	0.0	7	28
CB Frank Minnifield	4	0	0.0	17	40
DE Leonard Marshall	3	1	2.0	14	39
ILB James Harrell	3	0	0.0	3	8
S Roland Solomon	3	0	0.0	3	9
DT Bubba Green	2	0	1.0	9	19
OLB Rickey Jackson	2	0	1.0	10	24
CB Mossy Cade	2	3	0.0	15	38
ILB Eddie Johnson	2	1	0.0	10	27
CB Eric Wright	2	1	0.0	14	38
OLB Dave Frye	2	1	0.0	12	24
ILB Shelton Robinson	2	0	0.0	5	14
OLB Thomas Henderson	1	0	0.0	5	12
G Steve Courson	1	0	---	---	---
T Tim Irwin	1	0	---	---	---
DE Lee Williams	1	0	0.0	15	41
CB Derrick Burroughs	1	0	0.0	0	2

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Scott Radecic	6	0	0.0	22	19
OLB Johnny Rembert	5	4	0.5	23	24
DE Reggie White	4	3	0.5	28	21
S Mike Prior	4	2	0.0	22	23
DE Terry Dion	4	1	0.0	17	17
CB Ronnie Lippett	4	0	0.0	23	31
CB Wayne Davis	4	0	0.0	18	21
ILB Jim Fahnhorst	2	2	0.0	8	14
CB Rod Hill	2	2	0.0	20	27
ILB Don Blackmon	2	1	0.0	14	14
ILB Jim Collins	2	1	0.0	9	10
S Shaun Gayle	2	1	0.0	27	32
S Rick Woods	2	0	0.0	15	18
OLB Anthony Bell	1	2	0.0	9	2
WR Rich Martini	1	0	---	---	---
CB Kenny Johnson	1	0	0.0	14	12
TE Eric Sievers	1	0	---	---	---
DE Eric Dorsey	1	0	0.0	13	16
DT Jermaine Perkins	0	1	0.0	19	20
DT Phil Murphy	0	1	0.0	11	13
OLB Bruce Scholtz	0	1	0.0	16	17

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Leonard Marshall	2.0	1	0	2	39
DT Bubba Green	1.0	1	0	0	19
OLB Rickey Jackson	1.0	0	0	0	24
ILB Eddie Johnson	0.0	0	1	1	27

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Johnny Rembert	0.5	1	1	0	24
DE Reggie White	0.5	0	0	0	21
ILB Jim Collins	0.0	1	0	0	10
DE Eric Dorsey	0.0	1	0	0	16
S Shaun Gayle	0.0	0	1	0	32
OLB Bruce Scholtz	0.0	0	0	1	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Vince Albritton	3	2	0	28
S Gary Fencik	3	1	0	41
S Vince Newsome	3	1	0	38
CB Frank Minnifield	3	1	0	40
ILB Ken Fantetti	2	1	0	33
CB Mossy Cade	2	0	1	38
ILB James Harrell	2	0	0	8
CB Eric Wright	1	2	0	38
ILB Eddie Johnson	1	0	1	27
S Roland Solomon	1	0	0	9
OLB Rickey Jackson	1	0	0	24
ILB Shelton Robinson	1	0	0	14
OLB Dave Frye	1	0	0	24
DE Lee Williams	1	0	0	41
CB Derrick Burroughs	1	0	0	2

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Ronnie Lippett	4	0	31
OLB Johnny Rembert	3	0	24
CB Wayne Davis	3	0	21
ILB Scott Radecic	2	0	19
S Rick Woods	1	1	18
DE Terry Dion	1	0	17
ILB Jim Fahnhorst	1	0	14
CB Rod Hill	1	0	27
S Shaun Gayle	1	0	32
S Mike Prior	1	0	23
ILB Jim Collins	0	1	10

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marvin Powell	3	8	25	0	29
Mike Munchak	2	8	30	0	32
Bart Oates	2	6	28	0	32
Steve Courson	1	3	23	1	23
Tim Irwin	1	3	29	0	28
Brian Blados	0	1	11	0	17

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ron Mattes	1	5	12	1	34
Kurt Schumacher	1	3	10	0	25
Brad Edelman	1	2	13	1	40
Steve Wallace	1	2	18	1	45
Don Macek	0	2	16	0	36
Wes Phillips	0	1	8	0	17
Joe Bostic	0	0	8	1	23

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Ray Crouse	1	23
Art Monk	1	18
Frank Minnifield	1	18
Pete Metzelaars	1	14
James Harrell	1	6

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Rod Hill	2	14
George Farmer	1	20
Wes Phillips	1	9
Rick Woods	1	8

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Frank Minnifield	---	---	17	40	18	75
Art Monk	24	30	---	---	18	72
Lee Williams	---	---	15	41	9	65
Bart Oates	28	32	---	---	5	65
Dan Marino	30	33	---	---	---	63
Mike Munchak	30	32	---	---	---	62
Mossy Cade	---	---	15	38	7	60
Dave Frye	---	---	12	24	23	59
Gary Fencik	---	---	15	41	1	57
Tim Irwin	29	28	---	---	---	57
Marvin Powell	25	29	---	---	---	54
Steve Courson	23	23	---	---	7	53
Eric Wright	---	---	14	38	1	53
Leonard Marshall	---	---	14	39	---	53
Vince Newsome	---	---	14	38	1	53
Jimmie Giles	19	19	---	---	11	49
Ken Fantetti	---	---	13	33	3	49
Leo Wisniewski	---	---	12	32	1	45
Herman Fontenot	22	22	---	---	1	45
Sammy Winder	19	20	---	---	5	44
Ray Crouse	11	10	---	---	23	44
Eddie Johnson	---	---	10	27	5	42
Larry Kinnebrew	15	19	---	---	8	42
Vince Albritton	---	---	7	28	7	42
Wilbert Montgomery	15	19	---	---	7	41
Brian Blados	11	17	---	---	9	37
Pete Metzelaars	12	10	---	---	14	36
Rickey Jackson	---	---	10	24	1	35
Bubba Green	---	---	9	19	4	32
Shelton Robinson	---	---	5	14	7	26
Thomas Henderson	---	---	5	12	2	19
Bobby Howard	8	10	---	---	1	19
Chris Brewer	4	3	---	---	11	18
James Harrell	---	---	3	8	6	17
Mark Gastineau	---	---	5	10	---	15
Don Bass	1	3	---	---	10	14
Franky Smith	2	3	---	---	9	14
Roland Solomon	---	---	3	9	---	12
Dave Rimington	2	1	---	---	9	12
Rich Karlis	0	0	---	---	7	7
Rohn Stark	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mike Loyd	0	0	---	---	3	3
Ron Tilton	0	0	---	---	3	3
Derrick Burroughs	---	---	0	2	---	2
Leon White	---	---	0	0	1	1
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Steve Wallace	18	45	---	---	4	67
Bubby Brister	18	47	---	---	1	66
Shaun Gayle	---	---	27	32	5	64
Brad Edelman	13	40	---	---	9	62
Rod Hill	---	---	20	27	14	61
Don Macek	16	36	---	---	7	59
Ronnie Lippett	---	---	23	31	3	57
Mike Prior	---	---	22	23	9	54
Eric Sievers	12	27	---	---	14	53
Reggie White	---	---	28	21	2	51
Mike Young	15	36	---	---	---	51
Gary Anderson	17	29	---	---	4	50
Johnny Rembert	---	---	23	24	3	50
Ron Mattes	12	34	---	---	---	46
Scott Radecic	---	---	22	19	2	43
Jermaine Perkins	---	---	19	20	2	41
Kenny Johnson	---	---	14	12	15	41
Rick Woods	---	---	15	18	8	41
Kurt Schumacher	10	25	---	---	5	40
Joe Bostic	8	23	---	---	9	40
Rich Martini	8	31	---	---	---	39
Stan Rome	13	26	---	---	---	39
Terry Dion	---	---	17	17	5	39
Wayne Davis	---	---	18	21	---	39
Bobby Duckworth	10	27	---	---	---	37
Don Blackmon	---	---	14	14	8	36
Bruce Scholtz	---	---	16	17	3	36
Jim Collins	---	---	9	10	16	35
Eric Dorsey	---	---	13	16	6	35
Tony Dorsett	1	18	---	---	15	34
Wes Phillips	8	17	---	---	9	34
George Farmer	1	8	---	---	20	29
Phil Murphy	---	---	11	13	5	29
Tim Wrightman	4	12	---	---	8	24
Rueben Mayes	4	6	---	---	14	24
Jim Fahnhorst	---	---	8	14	1	23
Larry Moriarty	3	13	---	---	7	23
Wayne Radloff	5	15	---	---	1	21
Anthony Bell	---	---	9	2	5	16
Dino Mangiero	---	---	2	12	1	15
Archie Griffin	2	2	---	---	7	11
Pat McInally	0	0	---	---	8	8
Daryl Turner	0	0	---	---	6	6
Carson Long	0	0	---	---	3	3
Richard Todd	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kyle Mackey	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	53	5.3
Middle	6	19	3.2
Right	13	57	4.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	24	4.0
Middle	8	26	3.3
Right	4	10	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Marino	32	18	6	2	5	2	2	1	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bubby Brister	43	26	0	1	3	8	1	3	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	20	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	140	10.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	70	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	20	5.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	14	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	18	96	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	4	39	3.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Art Monk	11	4	3	61	1	30
WR Wilbert Montgomery	7	3	1	20	0	19
WR Herman Fontenot	4	3	0	72	2	22
TE Jimmie Giles	3	2	1	40	2	19
RB Sammy Winder	3	3	0	40	1	20
TE Larry Kinnebrew	2	1	0	1	0	19
WR Don Bass	1	1	0	6	0	3
WR Bobby Howard	1	1	0	10	0	10

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Mike Young	11	7	2	45	36
WR Rich Martini	10	4	1	18	31
WR Stan Rome	9	5	0	32	26
RB Tony Dorsett	3	2	0	6	18
TE Eric Sievers	3	1	0	3	27
TE Tim Wrightman	2	2	0	10	12
RB Gary Anderson	2	2	0	10	29
WR Archie Griffin	1	1	0	10	2
WR Bobby Duckworth	1	1	0	8	27
FB Larry Moriarty	1	1	0	7	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sammy Winder	2	9	4.50	4.32
Ray Crouse	1	3	3.00	4.70

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gary Anderson	1	2	2.00	2.43

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Marino	3	1	4	1.33	7.81

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bubby Brister	2	1	-1	-0.50	3.47

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Herman Fontenot	2	1	4	2.00	18.00
WR Wilbert Montgomery	1	0	0	0.00	2.86

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Tony Dorsett	1	1	-1	-1.00	2.00
TE Eric Sievers	1	0	0	0.00	1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Sammy Winder	1	0
Dan Marino	1	0

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Gary Anderson	1	1
Bubby Brister	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Marino	11	7	4

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bubby Brister	8	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Art Monk	4	2	2
WR Wilbert Montgomery	2	0	0
WR Herman Fontenot	2	2	2
WR Don Bass	1	1	0
RB Sammy Winder	1	1	0
TE Larry Kinnebrew	1	1	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rich Martini	2	1	0
WR Mike Young	2	1	1
RB Tony Dorsett	1	1	0
WR Stan Rome	1	0	0
WR Bobby Duckworth	1	1	1
TE Tim Wrightman	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 49,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,800 (21,400)
End Zone 10,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	49,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,800 (21,400)
End Zone	10,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,300 (3,300)