Week 16, 1986

played in Minnesota, MN

31 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

New England Patriots	3	0	3	7	-	13
Minnesota Vikings	7	7	7	3	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:34 MIN - Art Monk 7 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
1Q: 01:23 NED - Mike Wood 46 field goal
2Q: 06:32 MIN - Wilbert Montgomery 18 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
3Q: 09:15 MIN - Art Monk 30 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
3Q: 05:20 NED - Mike Wood 33 field goal
4Q: 05:11 NED - Lin Dawson 3 pass from Gary Kubiak (Mike Wood extra point)
4Q: 00:40 MIN - Rich Karlis 53 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:34 MIN - Art Monk 7 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
1Q: 01:23 NED - Mike Wood 46 field goal
2Q: 06:32 MIN - Wilbert Montgomery 18 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
3Q: 09:15 MIN - Art Monk 30 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
3Q: 05:20 NED - Mike Wood 33 field goal
4Q: 05:11 NED - Lin Dawson 3 pass from Gary Kubiak (Mike Wood extra point)
4Q: 00:40 MIN - Rich Karlis 53 field goal

Team Statistics NED MIN
Record 8-7 10-5
First Downs 11 23
- by Rushing 3 7
- by Passing 7 15
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 228 456
- Offensive Plays 62 70
- Yards per Play 3.68 6.51
Net Rushing Yards 101 158
- Rushing Attempts 20 29
- Yards per Rush 5.05 5.45
Net Passing Yards 127 298
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 17 - 0 39 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 151 310
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/24 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 3.02 7.27
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/15 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/36 6/40
Punt Returns/Yards 3/30 4/43
Kick Returns/Yards 3/92 3/58
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 27
Time of Possession 26:26 33:34

Team Statistics	NED	MIN
Record	8-7	10-5
First Downs	11	23
- by Rushing	3	7
- by Passing	7	15
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	228	456
- Offensive Plays	62	70
- Yards per Play	3.68	6.51
Net Rushing Yards	101	158
- Rushing Attempts	20	29
- Yards per Rush	5.05	5.45
Net Passing Yards	127	298
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 17 - 0	39 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	151	310
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/24	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	3.02	7.27
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/15	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/36	6/40
Punt Returns/Yards	3/30	4/43
Kick Returns/Yards	3/92	3/58
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 27
Time of Possession	26:26	33:34

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:05	OWN 20	8	30	Punt
1	8:24	1:13	OWN 35	3	29	Fumble
1	6:28	2:15	OWN 20	3	14	Punt
1	3:26	2:08	OPP 40	4	11	Field Goal
2	10:10	1:27	OWN 30	3	-5	Punt
2	6:23	1:31	OWN 36	3	9	Punt
2	2:25	0:40	OWN 43	3	1	Punt
2	1:08	0:59	OWN 44	5	0	Punt
3	12:54	0:47	OWN 18	3	5	Punt
3	9:00	3:48	OWN 35	6	49	Field Goal
3	3:36	0:58	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	12:29	1:02	OWN 37	3	1	Punt
4	8:33	3:31	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
4	1:47	0:35	OWN 44	4	0	Downs
4	0:33	0:33	OWN 27	2	2	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:55	1:31	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
1	7:11	0:43	OPP 47	2	47	Touchdown
1	4:13	0:47	OWN 18	2	22	Fumble
1	1:18	6:08	OWN 20	12	57	Missed FG
2	8:43	2:20	OWN 47	5	53	Touchdown
2	4:52	2:27	OWN 14	3	5	Punt
2	1:45	0:37	OWN 17	3	34	Interception
2	0:09	0:09	OWN 18	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	2:06	OWN 20	4	19	Punt
3	12:07	3:07	OWN 38	6	62	Touchdown
3	5:12	1:36	OWN 20	3	40	Interception
3	2:38	5:09	OWN 18	10	52	Missed FG
4	11:27	2:54	OWN 34	6	21	Punt
4	5:02	3:15	OWN 26	7	37	Missed FG
4	1:12	0:39	OPP 44	3	8	Field Goal

Game MVP: Dan Marino, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Billy Taylor	9	35	3.89	7	0
Sylvester Stamps	8	55	6.88	22	2
Gary Kubiak	2	5	2.50	3	0
Tony Nathan	1	6	6.00	6	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Sammy Winder	21	117	5.57	23	3
Ray Crouse	7	42	6.00	18	2
Dan Marino	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gary Kubiak	38	17	151	4/24	1	31	0	64.7

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Marino	39	23	310	2/12	3	40	2	88.6

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Lin Dawson	7	12	35	5.00	1	11	1
WR Stanley Morgan	3	7	24	8.00	3	13	0
WR Lynn Swann	2	7	16	8.00	0	10	0
FB Stan Edwards	2	2	35	17.50	17	31	0
RB Tony Nathan	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Mike Wilson	1	3	30	30.00	14	30	0
WR Carl Monroe	1	3	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Billy Taylor	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Sylvester Stamps	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Greg Baty	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Jimmie Giles	5	8	34	6.80	1	10	0
WR Wilbert Montgomery	5	10	86	17.20	10	30	1
WR Art Monk	5	11	86	17.20	23	30	2
WR Herman Fontenot	4	4	66	16.50	25	40	0
WR Bobby Howard	2	2	23	11.50	0	13	0
WR Don Bass	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE Larry Kinnebrew	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Daryl Smith	1	0	0.00	0
CB Kevin Williams	1	0	0.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Sylvester Stamps	1	1	0
Stanley Morgan	1	0	0
Glenn Blackwood	0	1	1
Jim Eliopulos	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ray Crouse	1	0	0
Bobby Howard	1	0	0
Eddie Johnson	0	1	1
Don Bass	0	1	0
Gary Fencik	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Engles	9	409	45.4	38.4	55	6

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rohn Stark	4	198	49.5	37.0	54	1

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Wood	2/2	1/1	0/0	46	1/1

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rich Karlis	1/4	1/4	1/2	53	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stanley Morgan	2	22	11.0	0
Lynn Swann	1	8	8.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Art Monk	4	43	10.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Fred Bohannon	3	92	30.7	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wilbert Montgomery	3	58	19.3	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Reggie White	6	1	0.5	19	27
CB Herman Edwards	6	2	0.0	14	25
ILB Jim Eliopulos	6	1	0.0	17	31
S Glenn Blackwood	4	2	0.0	23	34
CB Don McNeal	4	1	0.0	21	21
OLB Gary Campbell	3	2	1.5	28	41
S Fred Bohannon	3	1	0.0	17	23
S Mike Davis	3	0	0.0	14	21
OLB Greg Gaines	3	0	0.0	8	17
ILB John Anderson	2	2	0.0	12	13
OLB Milt McColl	2	1	0.0	21	24
DT Andy Buffone	2	0	0.0	16	21
ILB Jerry Blanton	2	0	0.0	9	18
S Mark Murphy	2	0	0.0	18	19
CB Daryl Smith	2	0	0.0	16	30
DE Bruce Clark	1	0	0.0	14	19
G Duval Love	1	0	---	---	---
DT Pete Koch	0	1	0.0	15	20

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ken Fantetti	6	1	0.0	17	37
S Gary Fencik	5	0	0.0	18	35
S Vince Albritton	4	1	0.0	12	26
S Vince Newsome	4	0	0.0	16	35
ILB Eddie Johnson	3	1	0.5	19	38
CB Mossy Cade	3	0	0.0	17	35
DE Lee Williams	2	2	1.0	17	37
OLB Thomas Henderson	2	0	1.0	5	11
DT Bubba Green	2	0	0.5	9	21
OLB Dave Frye	2	1	0.0	12	22
CB Frank Minnifield	2	1	0.0	18	35
CB Eric Wright	2	0	0.0	15	35
DT Leo Wisniewski	1	1	1.0	12	29
WR Art Monk	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Shelton Robinson	1	0	0.0	3	5
QB Dan Marino	1	0	---	---	---
CB Derrick Burroughs	0	1	0.0	0	1

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Gary Campbell	1.5	4	0	41
DE Reggie White	0.5	1	0	27
S Glenn Blackwood	0.0	1	1	34

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Lee Williams	1.0	6	2	37
DT Leo Wisniewski	1.0	1	1	29
OLB Thomas Henderson	1.0	0	0	11
ILB Eddie Johnson	0.5	1	0	38
DT Bubba Green	0.5	0	0	21
DE Leonard Marshall	0.0	1	0	33

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Milt McColl	4	2	0	24
CB Herman Edwards	3	0	0	25
CB Don McNeal	3	0	0	21
CB Daryl Smith	2	2	1	30
OLB Greg Gaines	2	1	0	17
S Mike Davis	1	1	0	21
ILB John Anderson	1	1	0	13
S Glenn Blackwood	1	1	0	34
CB Kevin Williams	1	0	1	11
DT Andy Buffone	1	0	0	21
OLB Gary Campbell	1	0	0	41
ILB Jerry Blanton	1	0	0	18
S Fred Bohannon	1	0	0	23
ILB Jim Eliopulos	1	0	0	31

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Ken Fantetti	3	0	37
CB Mossy Cade	3	0	35
CB Frank Minnifield	3	0	35
CB Eric Wright	2	1	35
S Vince Albritton	2	0	26
S Gary Fencik	1	0	35
DT Bubba Green	1	0	21
OLB Dave Frye	1	0	22
S Vince Newsome	1	0	35
S Roland Solomon	0	2	11

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Larry Tearry	2	3	18	0	35
Ron Solt	1	3	9	0	22
Jerrol Webster	1	3	15	0	24
Don Maggs	1	2	18	2	36
Mark Behning	1	1	8	0	19
J.D. Maarleveld	0	3	14	2	32
Lin Dawson	0	1	16	0	39
Duval Love	0	1	14	0	31
Bill Cherry	0	1	4	0	11

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marvin Powell	5	7	0	29	2	37
Mike Munchak	3	5	3	26	0	39
Brian Blados	1	4	0	24	0	34
Pete Metzelaars	1	1	0	15	0	14
Larry Kinnebrew	1	1	0	20	0	20
Doug Smith	0	6	0	19	0	31
Bart Oates	0	2	0	10	0	10
Steve Courson	0	1	0	10	0	17
Tim Irwin	0	1	0	27	0	37

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Tony Nathan	1	20
Lin Dawson	1	18
Phil Freeman	1	18
Don McNeal	1	16
Brian Kelley	1	10
Kevin Williams	1	9
Greg Baty	1	7

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Ray Crouse	4	26
Frank Minnifield	1	20
Steve Courson	1	8

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lin Dawson	16	39	---	---	18	73
Gary Campbell	---	---	28	41	3	72
Bob Kohrs	---	---	25	36	6	67
Gary Kubiak	20	42	---	---	---	62
Larry Tearry	18	35	---	---	8	61
Glenn Blackwood	---	---	23	34	3	60
Don Maggs	18	36	---	---	6	60
Don McNeal	---	---	21	21	16	58
Stan Edwards	16	27	---	---	14	57
Milt McColl	---	---	21	24	11	56
Jim Eliopulos	---	---	17	31	5	53
Greg Baty	16	28	---	---	7	51
Daryl Smith	---	---	16	30	4	50
Reggie White	---	---	19	27	4	50
Jerrol Webster	15	24	---	---	11	50
Lynn Swann	12	25	---	---	12	49
Fred Bohannon	---	---	17	23	9	49
J.D. Maarleveld	14	32	---	---	---	46
Duval Love	14	31	---	---	---	45
Herman Edwards	---	---	14	25	3	42
Sylvester Stamps	8	12	---	---	21	41
Mark Murphy	---	---	18	19	3	40
Andy Buffone	---	---	16	21	2	39
Stanley Morgan	9	26	---	---	3	38
Billy Taylor	11	22	---	---	5	38
Mark Behning	8	19	---	---	11	38
Mike Davis	---	---	14	21	2	37
Pete Koch	---	---	15	20	2	37
Ron Solt	9	22	---	---	5	36
Bruce Clark	---	---	14	19	2	35
Jerry Blanton	---	---	9	18	7	34
Carl Monroe	6	12	---	---	13	31
Kevin Williams	---	---	11	11	9	31
Tony Nathan	1	8	---	---	20	29
Greg Gaines	---	---	8	17	4	29
John Anderson	---	---	12	13	3	28
Bill Cherry	4	11	---	---	10	25
Phil Freeman	0	1	---	---	18	19
Mike Wilson	5	10	---	---	---	15
Brian Kelley	---	---	1	0	10	11
Rick Engles	0	0	---	---	9	9
Allan Leavitt	0	0	---	---	4	4
Larry Lawrence	0	0	---	---	2	2
Mike Wood	0	0	---	---	2	2
Doug Greene	---	---	0	0	1	1
Mike Pagel	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Art Monk	21	34	---	---	22	77
Frank Minnifield	---	---	18	35	20	73
Dan Marino	29	41	---	---	---	70
Marvin Powell	29	37	---	---	---	66
Mike Munchak	26	39	---	---	---	65
Lee Williams	---	---	17	37	11	65
Tim Irwin	27	37	---	---	---	64
Brian Blados	24	34	---	---	6	64
Mossy Cade	---	---	17	35	11	63
Ken Fantetti	---	---	17	37	7	61
Dave Frye	---	---	12	22	25	59
Eddie Johnson	---	---	19	38	1	58
Gary Fencik	---	---	18	35	2	55
Doug Smith	19	31	---	---	4	54
Vince Newsome	---	---	16	35	2	53
Eric Wright	---	---	15	35	2	52
Leonard Marshall	---	---	17	33	2	52
Ray Crouse	7	17	---	---	26	50
Vince Albritton	---	---	12	26	11	49
Larry Kinnebrew	20	20	---	---	8	48
Herman Fontenot	19	29	---	---	---	48
Wilbert Montgomery	14	23	---	---	9	46
Pete Metzelaars	15	14	---	---	17	46
Sammy Winder	22	22	---	---	1	45
Leo Wisniewski	---	---	12	29	2	43
Jimmie Giles	14	23	---	---	5	42
Bubba Green	---	---	9	21	9	39
Steve Courson	10	17	---	---	8	35
Bobby Howard	10	17	---	---	4	31
Bart Oates	10	10	---	---	7	27
Thomas Henderson	---	---	5	11	4	20
Don Bass	0	4	---	---	14	18
Chris Brewer	2	2	---	---	11	15
Leon White	---	---	3	4	8	15
Roland Solomon	---	---	3	11	---	14
Shelton Robinson	---	---	3	5	6	14
Mark Gastineau	---	---	5	8	---	13
Ron Middleton	1	0	---	---	12	13
James Harrell	---	---	2	4	3	9
Rich Karlis	0	0	---	---	9	9
Franky Smith	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mike Loyd	0	0	---	---	4	4
Rohn Stark	0	0	---	---	4	4
Ron Tilton	0	0	---	---	3	3
Derrick Burroughs	---	---	0	1	---	1
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	37	5.3
Middle	4	12	3.0
Right	9	52	5.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	53	6.6
Middle	3	29	9.7
Right	17	77	4.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gary Kubiak	38	17	2	5	4	3	9	3	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Marino	39	23	4	0	0	8	6	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	3	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	51	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	22	6	97	4.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	12	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	9	69	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	10	169	13.0
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	60	10.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Lin Dawson	12	7	1	35	0	39
WR Lynn Swann	7	2	0	16	0	25
WR Stanley Morgan	7	3	1	24	0	26
WR Mike Wilson	3	1	0	30	1	10
WR Carl Monroe	3	1	1	5	0	12
FB Stan Edwards	2	2	0	35	1	27
RB Billy Taylor	1	0	0	0	0	22
RB Tony Nathan	1	1	0	6	0	8
RB Sylvester Stamps	1	0	1	0	0	12
TE Greg Baty	1	0	0	0	0	28

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Art Monk	11	5	86	2	34
WR Wilbert Montgomery	10	5	86	1	23
TE Jimmie Giles	8	5	34	0	23
WR Herman Fontenot	4	4	66	1	29
WR Don Bass	2	1	9	0	4
TE Larry Kinnebrew	2	1	6	0	20
WR Bobby Howard	2	2	23	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gary Kubiak	5	3	15	3.00	3.97

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Marino	2	2	25	12.50	7.95

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Lin Dawson	4	3	15	3.75	2.92
RB Billy Taylor	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Wilbert Montgomery	1	1	18	18.00	8.60
WR Art Monk	1	1	7	7.00	7.82

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Billy Taylor	3	0
Tony Nathan	1	0
Sylvester Stamps	1	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Sammy Winder	4	1
Ray Crouse	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gary Kubiak	10	4	2

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Marino	9	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Stanley Morgan	3	1	0
TE Lin Dawson	3	2	1
WR Lynn Swann	2	0	0
WR Mike Wilson	1	0	0
FB Stan Edwards	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Art Monk	3	1	1
WR Wilbert Montgomery	2	1	1
WR Don Bass	2	1	1
WR Herman Fontenot	2	2	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,800 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,800 (21,900)
End Zone 14,600 (15,800)
Mezzanine 8,300 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 12,100 (14,000)
Club Seats 7,100 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,600)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,800 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,800 (21,900)
End Zone	14,600 (15,800)
Mezzanine	8,300 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	12,100 (14,000)
Club Seats	7,100 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,600)