Week 1, 1987

played in Detroit, MI

53 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	10	7	3	7	-	27
Detroit Lions	3	0	0	6	-	9

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:23 MIN - Rich Karlis 47 field goal
1Q: 03:15 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 41 field goal
1Q: 00:06 MIN - Herman Fontenot 21 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 05:47 MIN - Herman Fontenot 19 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
3Q: 09:36 MIN - Rich Karlis 28 field goal
4Q: 14:19 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 38 field goal
4Q: 06:21 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 45 field goal
4Q: 02:34 MIN - Herman Fontenot 17 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:23 MIN - Rich Karlis 47 field goal
1Q: 03:15 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 41 field goal
1Q: 00:06 MIN - Herman Fontenot 21 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 05:47 MIN - Herman Fontenot 19 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
3Q: 09:36 MIN - Rich Karlis 28 field goal
4Q: 14:19 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 38 field goal
4Q: 06:21 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 45 field goal
4Q: 02:34 MIN - Herman Fontenot 17 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)

Team Statistics MIN DET
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 20 12
- by Rushing 6 1
- by Passing 14 11
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 370 261
- Offensive Plays 66 62
- Yards per Play 5.61 4.21
Net Rushing Yards 129 52
- Rushing Attempts 29 17
- Yards per Rush 4.45 3.06
Net Passing Yards 241 209
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 24 - 0 44 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 259 215
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/18 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 6.51 4.64
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.2 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/2
Penalties/Yards 5/35 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 2/47 3/12
Kick Returns/Yards 1/32 4/73
Interception Ret./Yards 1/7 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 25
Time of Possession 34:13 25:47

Team Statistics	MIN	DET
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	20	12
- by Rushing	6	1
- by Passing	14	11
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	370	261
- Offensive Plays	66	62
- Yards per Play	5.61	4.21
Net Rushing Yards	129	52
- Rushing Attempts	29	17
- Yards per Rush	4.45	3.06
Net Passing Yards	241	209
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 24 - 0	44 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	259	215
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/18	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	6.51	4.64
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.2	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/2
Penalties/Yards	5/35	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	2/47	3/12
Kick Returns/Yards	1/32	4/73
Interception Ret./Yards	1/7	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 25
Time of Possession	34:13	25:47

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:33	4:16	OWN 39	8	31	Field Goal
1	3:07	3:07	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
2	14:04	2:48	OWN 15	5	18	Punt
2	9:59	4:20	OWN 48	9	52	Touchdown
2	4:33	1:56	OWN 49	3	4	Punt
2	1:10	1:10	OWN 31	4	34	Half
3	15:00	1:45	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	11:47	2:19	OWN 42	4	47	Field Goal
3	6:12	2:51	OWN 4	4	22	Punt
4	14:12	2:33	OWN 42	4	32	Missed FG
4	11:24	1:12	OPP 37	3	4	Missed FG
4	6:14	1:47	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	3:51	1:27	OPP 31	6	31	Touchdown
4	1:43	1:43	OPP 38	4	2	Downs

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:27	OWN 23	5	38	Fumble
1	8:17	5:10	OWN 11	8	65	Field Goal
2	15:00	0:56	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
2	11:16	1:17	OWN 21	3	5	Punt
2	5:39	1:06	OWN 27	3	24	Fumble
2	2:37	1:27	OWN 18	3	7	Punt
3	13:15	1:28	OWN 42	3	-10	Punt
3	9:28	3:16	OWN 20	8	26	Punt
3	3:21	4:09	OWN 18	8	61	Field Goal
4	11:39	0:15	OWN 33	2	0	Interception
4	10:12	3:58	OWN 40	8	32	Field Goal
4	4:27	0:36	OWN 28	4	3	Downs
4	2:24	0:41	OWN 31	4	7	Downs

Game MVP: Dan Marino, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Sammy Winder	17	92	5.41	26	2
Ray Crouse	10	39	3.90	11	2
Dan Marino	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Timmy Smith	6	14	2.33	5	0
Billy Sims	5	18	3.60	10	1
Doug Flutie	5	22	4.40	6	0
Tony Collins	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Marino	34	24	259	3/18	3	39	0	122.0

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Doug Flutie	40	21	208	1/6	0	45	1	57.1
Vince Evans	4	2	7	0/0	0	4	0	56.3

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Herman Fontenot	8	11	88	11.00	26	21	3
WR Art Monk	6	7	81	13.50	30	39	0
WR Don Bass	3	6	30	10.00	7	21	0
RB Ray Crouse	3	3	25	8.33	4	14	0
TE Jimmie Giles	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Sammy Winder	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
TE Larry Kinnebrew	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Bobby Howard	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Wilbert Montgomery	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Pete Metzelaars	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Steve Largent	6	8	86	14.33	30	45
TE Ozzie Newsome	4	7	30	7.50	15	16
WR Phil McConkey	4	11	35	8.75	6	16
WR Ken Margerum	3	6	17	5.67	4	10
FB Tim Spencer	3	3	22	7.33	5	13
WR Kelvin Edwards	2	3	22	11.00	15	12
TE Mike Mularkey	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
RB Billy Sims	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
RB Tony Collins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
FB Ron Wolfley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Vince Albritton	1	7	7.00	0

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Recov	Force
Leo Wisniewski	1	0
Vince Newsome	1	0
Ken Fantetti	0	1
Leonard Marshall	0	1

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ken Margerum	1	0	0	0
Doug Flutie	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rohn Stark	5	215	43.0	40.6	57	2

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Russell Erxleben	5	245	49.0	39.6	59	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rich Karlis	2/4	1/3	0/1	47	3/3

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Uwe Von Schamann	3/3	2/2	0/0	45	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Art Monk	2	47	23.5	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Phil McConkey	3	12	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wilbert Montgomery	1	32	32.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Billy Sims	3	49	16.3	0
Mike McCoy	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Frank Minnifield	6	0	0.0	14	40
OLB Rickey Jackson	4	3	1.0	14	42
S Gary Fencik	4	2	0.0	17	45
S Vince Newsome	4	2	0.0	16	41
CB Eric Wright	3	2	0.0	13	30
ILB Ken Fantetti	3	1	0.0	15	35
ILB Shelton Robinson	3	1	0.0	2	10
OLB Dave Frye	3	1	0.0	14	28
ILB Eddie Johnson	3	0	0.0	8	10
CB Mossy Cade	2	1	0.0	13	42
DE Mark Gastineau	1	1	0.0	9	20
DE Lee Williams	1	0	0.0	10	30
CB Derrick Burroughs	1	0	0.0	0	8
OLB Larry Kelm	1	0	0.0	3	4

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Matt Millen	7	0	0.0	24	25
S Ronnie Lott	5	2	0.0	19	19
OLB Craig Bingham	4	2	1.0	14	21
DE Dennis Boyd	3	2	0.5	23	31
CB Bobby Butler	3	0	0.0	22	24
ILB Niko Noga	3	0	0.0	5	12
CB Reyna Thompson	3	0	0.0	12	19
DT Jerome Sally	2	2	0.5	21	20
CB Mike McCoy	2	2	0.0	13	25
OLB Duane Bickett	2	2	0.0	15	16
S Fred Marion	2	1	0.0	22	22
CB Wyatt Henderson	2	0	0.0	18	26
DT Brian Sochia	2	0	0.0	18	26
DE Randy Edwards	2	0	0.0	23	26
S Tom Flynn	2	0	0.0	14	24
ILB Johnny Taylor	2	0	0.0	8	5
OLB Tim Cofield	2	0	0.0	12	9
DE Jacob Green	1	0	1.0	13	21
CB Duane Galloway	1	1	0.0	7	13
WR Ken Margerum	1	0	---	---	---
DT Emanuel Weaver	1	0	0.0	12	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Rickey Jackson	1.0	1	0	42
DE Lee Williams	0.0	3	2	30
DE Leonard Marshall	0.0	2	1	40
DE Mark Gastineau	0.0	1	0	20

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Jacob Green	1.0	0	0	21
OLB Craig Bingham	1.0	0	0	21
DE Dennis Boyd	0.5	0	0	31
DT Jerome Sally	0.5	0	0	20
DE Randy Edwards	0.0	1	0	26
DT Brian Sochia	0.0	0	2	26
DT Emanuel Weaver	0.0	0	1	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Gary Fencik	3	2	0	45
CB Eric Wright	3	1	0	30
CB Frank Minnifield	3	0	0	40
CB Mossy Cade	2	2	0	42
ILB Ken Fantetti	2	1	0	35
OLB Rickey Jackson	2	1	0	42
ILB Shelton Robinson	2	0	0	10
OLB Dave Frye	2	0	0	28
S Vince Newsome	2	0	0	41
DE Leonard Marshall	1	0	0	40
CB Derrick Burroughs	1	0	0	8
S Vince Albritton	0	0	1	24

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Matt Millen	3	2	25
CB Bobby Butler	3	0	24
OLB Craig Bingham	3	0	21
S Tom Flynn	3	0	24
CB Reyna Thompson	2	1	19
CB Mike McCoy	2	0	25
ILB Johnny Taylor	2	0	5
OLB Duane Bickett	2	0	16
CB Wyatt Henderson	1	1	26
S Ronnie Lott	1	0	19
DE Randy Edwards	1	0	26
ILB Niko Noga	1	0	12

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mike Munchak	4	6	28	0	36
Tim Irwin	2	5	23	0	31
Doug Smith	1	5	17	1	21
Marvin Powell	1	4	26	1	32
Jimmie Giles	1	2	14	0	17
Bart Oates	1	2	12	0	16
Brian Blados	0	3	19	1	29

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Guy McIntyre	1	2	1	14	0	30
Cody Risien	0	2	0	12	0	25
Anthony Munoz	0	2	0	11	0	36
Rich Umphrey	0	2	0	13	0	27
Paul Fairchild	0	2	0	12	0	29
Tom Newberry	0	1	0	8	1	31
Randy Grimes	0	1	0	4	0	18
Tim Spencer	0	1	0	11	0	20

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Ray Crouse	2	24
Larry Kinnebrew	2	10
Art Monk	1	21
Frank Minnifield	1	19
Pete Metzelaars	1	18

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Reyna Thompson	2	18
Randy Grimes	1	8

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Frank Minnifield	---	---	14	40	19	73
Art Monk	23	27	---	---	21	71
Mossy Cade	---	---	13	42	12	67
Dan Marino	29	37	---	---	---	66
Gary Fencik	---	---	17	45	2	64
Mike Munchak	28	36	---	---	---	64
Leonard Marshall	---	---	15	40	8	63
Vince Newsome	---	---	16	41	3	60
Marvin Powell	26	32	---	---	1	59
Rickey Jackson	---	---	14	42	3	59
Ken Fantetti	---	---	15	35	8	58
Brian Blados	19	29	---	---	7	55
Don Bass	16	29	---	---	9	54
Tim Irwin	23	31	---	---	---	54
Herman Fontenot	21	33	---	---	---	54
Ray Crouse	10	14	---	---	24	48
Leo Wisniewski	---	---	14	30	3	47
Eric Wright	---	---	13	30	3	46
Dave Frye	---	---	14	28	1	43
Doug Smith	17	21	---	---	4	42
Pete Metzelaars	13	10	---	---	18	41
Larry Kinnebrew	19	12	---	---	10	41
Lee Williams	---	---	10	30	1	41
Jimmie Giles	14	17	---	---	8	39
Sammy Winder	19	15	---	---	5	39
Vince Albritton	---	---	3	24	11	38
Curtis Rouse	14	14	---	---	9	37
Bart Oates	12	16	---	---	7	35
Mark Gastineau	---	---	9	20	2	31
Wilbert Montgomery	2	12	---	---	10	24
Bobby Howard	7	12	---	---	4	23
Larry Kelm	---	---	3	4	15	22
Eddie Johnson	---	---	8	10	2	20
Chris Brewer	1	4	---	---	14	19
Dan Saleaumula	---	---	3	15	1	19
Shelton Robinson	---	---	2	10	4	16
James Harrell	---	---	4	1	10	15
Steve Courson	3	1	---	---	9	13
John Wojciechowski	3	5	---	---	5	13
Rich Karlis	0	0	---	---	10	10
Derrick Burroughs	---	---	0	8	---	8
Rohn Stark	0	0	---	---	5	5
Johnny Holland	---	---	0	0	5	5
Mike Loyd	0	0	---	---	4	4
Scott Stankavage	0	0	---	---	---	0
Eric Thomas	---	---	0	0	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dennis Boyd	---	---	23	31	8	62
Phil McConkey	4	35	---	---	20	59
Doug Flutie	17	41	---	---	---	58
Craig Bingham	---	---	14	21	20	55
Matt Millen	---	---	24	25	5	54
Randy Edwards	---	---	23	26	4	53
Mike McCoy	---	---	13	25	13	51
Tom Flynn	---	---	14	24	13	51
Bobby Butler	---	---	22	24	4	50
Anthony Munoz	11	36	---	---	2	49
Paul Fairchild	12	29	---	---	8	49
Reyna Thompson	---	---	12	19	18	49
Tom Baugh	11	29	---	---	8	48
Fred Marion	---	---	22	22	3	47
Wyatt Henderson	---	---	18	26	2	46
Brian Sochia	---	---	18	26	2	46
Cody Risien	12	25	---	---	8	45
Billy Sims	8	30	---	---	7	45
Jerome Sally	---	---	21	20	4	45
Guy McIntyre	14	30	---	---	1	45
Tom Newberry	8	31	---	---	5	44
Ronnie Lott	---	---	19	19	5	43
Rich Umphrey	13	27	---	---	---	40
Steve Largent	14	25	---	---	---	39
Kelvin Edwards	6	23	---	---	10	39
Tim Spencer	11	20	---	---	7	38
Ozzie Newsome	14	19	---	---	4	37
Ken Margerum	6	22	---	---	9	37
Duane Bickett	---	---	15	16	5	36
Jacob Green	---	---	13	21	1	35
Emanuel Weaver	---	---	12	16	5	33
Ron Wolfley	5	16	---	---	11	32
Randy Grimes	4	18	---	---	8	30
Duane Galloway	---	---	7	13	8	28
Mike Mularkey	6	14	---	---	5	25
Tony Collins	1	5	---	---	18	24
Niko Noga	---	---	5	12	6	23
Timmy Smith	8	14	---	---	1	23
Tim Cofield	---	---	12	9	1	22
Ron Hall	2	2	---	---	18	22
Johnny Taylor	---	---	8	5	3	16
Ron Francis	---	---	4	7	2	13
Russell Erxleben	0	0	---	---	8	8
Uwe Von Schamann	0	0	---	---	7	7
Vince Evans	0	4	---	---	---	4
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	43	4.3
Middle	4	14	3.5
Right	13	74	5.7
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	15	5.0
Middle	12	31	2.6
Right	2	6	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Marino	34	24	3	1	1	4	3	0	0

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Doug Flutie	40	21	1	1	5	7	5	2	1
Vince Evans	4	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	17	17.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	62	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	11	161	10.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	19	4.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	25	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	15	102	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	3	43	3.9
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	45	7.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Herman Fontenot	11	8	0	88	1	33
WR Art Monk	7	6	0	81	1	27
WR Don Bass	6	3	0	30	1	29
RB Ray Crouse	3	3	0	25	0	14
TE Jimmie Giles	2	1	0	6	0	17
WR Wilbert Montgomery	1	0	0	0	0	12
TE Pete Metzelaars	1	0	1	0	0	10
RB Sammy Winder	1	1	0	11	0	15
TE Larry Kinnebrew	1	1	0	7	0	12
WR Bobby Howard	1	1	0	11	0	12

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Phil McConkey	11	4	2	35	0	35
WR Steve Largent	8	6	0	86	1	25
TE Ozzie Newsome	7	4	1	30	0	19
WR Ken Margerum	6	3	0	17	0	22
FB Tim Spencer	3	3	0	22	0	20
WR Kelvin Edwards	3	2	0	22	0	23
RB Billy Sims	2	0	0	0	0	30
TE Mike Mularkey	2	1	1	3	0	14
RB Tony Collins	1	0	1	0	0	5
FB Ron Wolfley	1	0	0	0	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ray Crouse	2	2	1.00	3.90

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Marino	5	3	43	8.60	7.62

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Herman Fontenot	3	2	36	12.00	8.00
TE Jimmie Giles	1	0	0	0.00	3.00
TE Larry Kinnebrew	1	1	7	7.00	7.00

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

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

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Marino	10	7	3

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Doug Flutie	13	8	3
Vince Evans	1	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Herman Fontenot	4	3	1
WR Art Monk	3	3	1
TE Jimmie Giles	1	0	0
WR Don Bass	1	0	0
WR Bobby Howard	1	1	1

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Steve Largent	6	4	3
WR Phil McConkey	4	1	0
TE Ozzie Newsome	1	1	0
WR Ken Margerum	1	1	0
FB Tim Spencer	1	1	0
FB Ron Wolfley	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,400 (21,400)
End Zone 13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,400 (21,400)
End Zone	13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)