Week 2, 1987

played in San Diego, CA

79 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	10	7	7	-	24
San Diego Chargers	0	17	3	0	-	20

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:26 MIN - Rich Karlis 32 field goal
2Q: 07:52 SDO - Brent Fullwood 2 run (Chester Marcol extra point)
2Q: 06:50 SDO - Anthony Toney 23 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
2Q: 03:14 MIN - Sammy Winder 2 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 00:46 SDO - Chester Marcol 46 field goal
3Q: 09:43 MIN - Herman Fontenot 19 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
3Q: 02:08 SDO - Chester Marcol 38 field goal
4Q: 09:58 MIN - Bobby Howard 26 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:26 MIN - Rich Karlis 32 field goal
2Q: 07:52 SDO - Brent Fullwood 2 run (Chester Marcol extra point)
2Q: 06:50 SDO - Anthony Toney 23 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
2Q: 03:14 MIN - Sammy Winder 2 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 00:46 SDO - Chester Marcol 46 field goal
3Q: 09:43 MIN - Herman Fontenot 19 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
3Q: 02:08 SDO - Chester Marcol 38 field goal
4Q: 09:58 MIN - Bobby Howard 26 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)

Team Statistics MIN SDO
Record 2-0 0-2
First Downs 17 13
- by Rushing 5 4
- by Passing 12 9
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 363 223
- Offensive Plays 60 60
- Yards per Play 6.05 3.72
Net Rushing Yards 103 68
- Rushing Attempts 21 24
- Yards per Rush 4.90 2.83
Net Passing Yards 260 155
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 23 - 1 33 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 290 183
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/30 3/28
- Yards per Pass Play 6.67 4.31
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/15 3/15
Punt Returns/Yards 4/38 5/37
Kick Returns/Yards 5/101 4/78
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/20
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 36
Time of Possession 29:37 30:23

Team Statistics	MIN	SDO
Record	2-0	0-2
First Downs	17	13
- by Rushing	5	4
- by Passing	12	9
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	363	223
- Offensive Plays	60	60
- Yards per Play	6.05	3.72
Net Rushing Yards	103	68
- Rushing Attempts	21	24
- Yards per Rush	4.90	2.83
Net Passing Yards	260	155
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 23 - 1	33 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	290	183
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/30	3/28
- Yards per Pass Play	6.67	4.31
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/15	3/15
Punt Returns/Yards	4/38	5/37
Kick Returns/Yards	5/101	4/78
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/20
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 36
Time of Possession	29:37	30:23

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:28	1:46	OWN 28	3	5	Punt
1	8:01	1:18	OWN 27	3	1	Punt
1	4:43	6:25	OWN 13	11	72	Field Goal
2	9:53	0:10	OWN 18	1	-1	Fumble
2	7:42	0:52	OWN 30	2	9	Interception
2	6:34	3:29	OWN 28	9	72	Touchdown
2	0:41	0:37	OWN 26	3	2	Punt
3	15:00	1:48	OWN 12	3	4	Punt
3	12:19	2:42	OWN 39	5	61	Touchdown
3	2:01	1:55	OWN 28	3	7	Punt
4	12:46	3:00	OWN 11	5	89	Touchdown
4	7:04	1:13	OWN 18	3	-6	Punt
4	4:33	4:29	OWN 5	9	48	Punt

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:32	OWN 20	5	21	Punt
1	9:42	1:41	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
1	6:43	2:00	OWN 38	3	6	Punt
2	13:18	3:25	OWN 17	6	30	Punt
2	9:43	2:01	OPP 17	5	17	Touchdown
2	6:50	0:16	OPP 23	1	23	Touchdown
2	3:05	2:24	OWN 38	7	33	Field Goal
2	0:04	0:04	OWN 40	1	0	Half
3	13:12	0:53	OWN 39	3	2	Punt
3	9:37	7:36	OWN 27	13	52	Field Goal
3	0:06	2:20	OWN 26	6	19	Punt
4	9:46	2:42	OWN 27	3	5	Punt
4	5:51	1:18	OWN 40	3	-1	Punt
4	0:04	0:04	OWN 20	1	20	Game

Game MVP: Dan Marino, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Sammy Winder	14	65	4.64	12	2
Ray Crouse	6	39	6.50	29	1
Dan Marino	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
John Williams	12	33	2.75	12	1	0
Brent Fullwood	7	22	3.14	5	0	1
Dan Fouts	2	7	3.50	4	0	0
Kelvin Bryant	2	3	1.50	2	0	0
Tony Davis	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Marino	34	23	290	5/30	3	55	1	111.1

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Fouts	33	20	183	3/28	1	23	0	85.8

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Art Monk	8	9	89	11.13	21	22	0
TE Jimmie Giles	4	5	28	7.00	0	21	0
WR Herman Fontenot	4	7	84	21.00	44	55	1
WR Wilbert Montgomery	2	2	11	5.50	7	8	0
RB Sammy Winder	2	2	7	3.50	6	5	1
WR Don Bass	1	5	24	24.00	8	24	0
RB Ray Crouse	1	1	21	21.00	18	21	0
WR Bobby Howard	1	1	26	26.00	0	26	1
TE Pete Metzelaars	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Reggie Langhorne	5	9	58	11.60	13	21	0
WR Chris Burkett	4	6	38	9.50	7	13	0
WR Keith Ortego	4	6	30	7.50	17	21	0
WR Preston Dennard	3	6	14	4.67	8	8	0
TE Earl Cooper	2	2	17	8.50	0	14	0
TE Steve Jordan	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Anthony Toney	1	1	23	23.00	21	23	1
WR Danny Buggs	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ricky Reynolds	1	20	20.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov
Sammy Winder	1	0
Herman Fontenot	1	0
Ray Crouse	0	1

San Diego	Recov	Force
Ervin Randle	1	0
Curtis Greer	0	1
Ricky Reynolds	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rohn Stark	7	329	47.0	38.9	57	1

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joe Prokop	8	374	46.8	42.0	57	6

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rich Karlis	1/1	0/0	0/0	32	3/3

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chester Marcol	2/2	1/1	0/0	46	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Art Monk	4	38	9.5	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Danny Buggs	5	37	7.4	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wilbert Montgomery	5	101	20.2	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Danny Buggs	2	38	19.0	0
Preston Dennard	2	40	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Dave Frye	6	1	2.0	18	20
CB Mossy Cade	6	0	0.0	20	33
CB Frank Minnifield	5	1	0.0	20	31
ILB Ken Fantetti	4	4	0.0	20	28
S Vince Albritton	4	0	0.0	6	25
S Gary Fencik	3	5	0.0	24	36
S Vince Newsome	3	1	0.0	23	30
CB Eric Wright	3	0	0.0	19	27
DT Leo Wisniewski	2	0	1.0	17	23
ILB Eddie Johnson	2	2	0.0	6	6
OLB Rickey Jackson	2	1	0.0	19	30
DE Leonard Marshall	1	1	0.0	19	34
DT Dan Saleaumula	1	1	0.0	7	13
ILB James Harrell	1	0	0.0	4	5
ILB Shelton Robinson	1	0	0.0	4	8
WR Herman Fontenot	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Larry Kelm	1	0	0.0	8	4
DE Mark Gastineau	0	1	0.0	11	15
DE Lee Williams	0	1	0.0	18	23

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ray Ellis	6	0	0.0	13	31
DT Gary Johnson	5	0	1.5	11	26
S Eddie Anderson	4	0	0.0	10	13
ILB Mike Reichenbach	3	3	0.0	17	33
S Terry Jackson	3	2	0.0	17	24
CB J.C. Wilson	3	1	0.0	16	25
S James Marshall	3	1	0.0	14	28
DE Curtis Greer	3	0	0.0	12	29
DE Eddie Edwards	2	1	1.5	10	30
DT Gary Bolden	2	1	1.0	13	16
OLB Jim Kovach	2	2	0.0	17	28
OLB Tony Caldwell	2	1	0.0	2	8
CB Ricky Reynolds	2	0	0.0	15	32
DE Tyrone Keys	1	0	1.0	5	5
CB Anthony Washington	1	2	0.0	8	19
ILB Ervin Randle	1	1	0.0	4	6
DT Rich Stachowski	1	0	0.0	17	33
OLB James Haynes	1	0	0.0	2	7
OLB Todd Shell	0	1	0.0	9	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Dave Frye	2.0	0	0	0	20
DT Leo Wisniewski	1.0	0	1	1	23
DE Lee Williams	0.0	2	0	2	23

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Eddie Edwards	1.5	0	1	0	30
DT Gary Johnson	1.5	0	0	0	26
DE Tyrone Keys	1.0	0	0	0	5
DT Gary Bolden	1.0	0	0	0	16
DE John Partridge	0.0	1	0	0	14
DT Rich Stachowski	0.0	0	1	0	33
DE Curtis Greer	0.0	0	0	1	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Mossy Cade	4	2	33
CB Frank Minnifield	4	0	31
S Vince Albritton	3	1	25
OLB Rickey Jackson	2	1	30
CB Eric Wright	2	1	27
S Gary Fencik	2	0	36
ILB Ken Fantetti	1	1	28
ILB Eddie Johnson	1	0	6
S Vince Newsome	1	0	30

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Jim Kovach	3	1	0	28
ILB Mike Reichenbach	3	0	0	33
CB J.C. Wilson	2	1	0	25
CB Anthony Washington	2	1	0	19
S Eddie Anderson	2	1	0	13
CB Ricky Reynolds	2	0	1	32
S James Marshall	2	0	0	28
S Ray Ellis	2	0	0	31
OLB Tony Caldwell	2	0	0	8
OLB James Haynes	1	1	0	7
DT Gary Johnson	1	0	0	26
ILB Ervin Randle	1	0	0	6

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mike Munchak	2	5	21	1	34
Marvin Powell	2	4	20	0	37
Brian Blados	2	3	17	0	25
Tim Irwin	1	3	18	2	38
Doug Smith	0	2	8	2	23
Steve Courson	0	1	1	0	1
Pete Metzelaars	0	1	12	0	19
Bart Oates	0	1	13	0	16

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jesse Sapolu	1	7	21	0	31
Brett Miller	1	3	23	1	33
Ron Hallstrom	1	2	10	1	9
Anthony Toney	1	2	12	0	16
Michael Durrette	0	3	20	1	31
Bruce Armstrong	0	2	22	0	31
Tony Davis	0	1	5	0	6
Dennis Swilley	0	1	3	0	5
Jeff Walker	0	1	3	0	8

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Frank Minnifield	5	22
Art Monk	1	19
Wilbert Montgomery	1	12
Steve Courson	1	8
Bart Oates	1	7

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
James Marshall	3	10
James Haynes	2	31
Tony Caldwell	2	18
Tony Davis	1	13
Eddie Anderson	1	9

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Frank Minnifield	---	---	20	31	22	73
Art Monk	14	34	---	---	19	67
Mossy Cade	---	---	20	33	12	65
Leonard Marshall	---	---	19	34	10	63
Gary Fencik	---	---	24	36	2	62
Dan Marino	21	39	---	---	---	60
Marvin Powell	20	37	---	---	---	57
Ken Fantetti	---	---	20	28	8	56
Tim Irwin	18	38	---	---	---	56
Mike Munchak	21	34	---	---	---	55
Larry Kinnebrew	12	20	---	---	23	55
Vince Newsome	---	---	23	30	2	55
Rickey Jackson	---	---	19	30	2	51
Ray Crouse	6	19	---	---	26	51
Herman Fontenot	18	32	---	---	---	50
Pete Metzelaars	12	19	---	---	18	49
Brian Blados	17	25	---	---	6	48
Eric Wright	---	---	19	27	1	47
Vince Albritton	---	---	6	25	12	43
Lee Williams	---	---	18	23	1	42
Don Bass	15	25	---	---	1	41
Leo Wisniewski	---	---	17	23	1	41
Dave Frye	---	---	18	20	---	38
Doug Smith	8	23	---	---	6	37
Bart Oates	13	16	---	---	7	36
Larry Kelm	---	---	8	4	24	36
Sammy Winder	15	20	---	---	---	35
Curtis Rouse	6	19	---	---	8	33
Mark Gastineau	---	---	11	15	1	27
Jimmie Giles	8	13	---	---	2	23
Bobby Howard	3	6	---	---	12	21
Dan Saleaumula	---	---	7	13	1	21
Chris Brewer	0	3	---	---	17	20
Wilbert Montgomery	2	4	---	---	12	18
James Harrell	---	---	4	5	9	18
Shelton Robinson	---	---	4	8	5	17
Eddie Johnson	---	---	6	6	2	14
Steve Courson	1	1	---	---	8	10
Johnny Holland	---	---	0	0	8	8
Rohn Stark	0	0	---	---	7	7
Derrick Burroughs	---	---	1	5	1	7
John Wojciechowski	1	2	---	---	4	7
Rich Karlis	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mike Loyd	0	0	---	---	1	1
Eric Thomas	---	---	0	0	1	1
Scott Stankavage	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jesse Sapolu	21	31	---	---	10	62
Brett Miller	23	33	---	---	5	61
Dan Fouts	24	36	---	---	---	60
Michael Durrette	20	31	---	---	8	59
Reggie Langhorne	22	30	---	---	1	53
Bruce Armstrong	22	31	---	---	---	53
James Marshall	---	---	14	28	10	52
Rich Stachowski	---	---	17	33	2	52
Steve Jordan	20	23	---	---	8	51
Mike Reichenbach	---	---	17	33	1	51
Charley Hannah	18	32	---	---	---	50
Jim Kovach	---	---	17	28	3	48
Ricky Reynolds	---	---	15	32	---	47
J.C. Wilson	---	---	16	25	4	45
Ray Ellis	---	---	13	31	1	45
Terry Jackson	---	---	17	24	2	43
Anthony Toney	12	16	---	---	14	42
Gary Johnson	---	---	11	26	4	41
Eddie Edwards	---	---	10	30	1	41
Curtis Greer	---	---	12	29	---	41
James Haynes	---	---	2	7	31	40
Chris Burkett	13	19	---	---	5	37
Keith Ortego	7	19	---	---	11	37
Preston Dennard	7	18	---	---	10	35
Earl Cooper	7	9	---	---	19	35
Kelvin Bryant	3	9	---	---	20	32
Eddie Anderson	---	---	10	13	9	32
Gary Bolden	---	---	13	16	3	32
Ron Hallstrom	10	9	---	---	10	29
Danny Buggs	3	6	---	---	19	28
Tony Caldwell	---	---	2	8	18	28
John Williams	14	14	---	---	---	28
John Partridge	---	---	13	14	1	28
Anthony Washington	---	---	8	19	---	27
Todd Shell	---	---	9	12	5	26
Tony Davis	5	6	---	---	13	24
John Hendy	---	---	6	10	8	24
Ervin Randle	---	---	4	6	11	21
Jeff Walker	3	8	---	---	10	21
Brent Fullwood	7	11	---	---	---	18
Tyrone Keys	---	---	5	5	7	17
Dennis Swilley	3	5	---	---	7	15
Joe Prokop	0	0	---	---	8	8
Chester Marcol	0	0	---	---	7	7
Todd Blackledge	0	0	---	---	2	2
Cody Carlson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	51	7.3
Middle	2	8	4.0
Right	11	45	4.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	6	2.0
Middle	12	44	3.7
Right	9	18	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Marino	34	23	7	1	1	5	2	1	1

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Fouts	33	20	4	2	2	6	1	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	31	7.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	57	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	155	12.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	47	11.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	15	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	85	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	5	63	4.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	20	20.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Art Monk	9	8	0	89	2	34
WR Herman Fontenot	7	4	0	84	1	32
TE Jimmie Giles	5	4	0	28	1	13
WR Don Bass	5	1	0	24	1	25
WR Wilbert Montgomery	2	2	0	11	0	4
TE Pete Metzelaars	2	0	1	0	0	19
RB Sammy Winder	2	2	0	7	0	20
RB Ray Crouse	1	1	0	21	1	19
WR Bobby Howard	1	1	0	26	1	6

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Reggie Langhorne	9	5	1	58	2	30
WR Preston Dennard	6	3	0	14	0	18
WR Chris Burkett	6	4	1	38	0	19
WR Keith Ortego	6	4	0	30	1	19
TE Earl Cooper	2	2	0	17	0	9
TE Steve Jordan	2	1	0	3	0	23
WR Danny Buggs	1	0	0	0	0	6
FB Anthony Toney	1	1	0	23	1	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
John Williams	2	2	1.00	2.75
Tony Davis	1	3	3.00	3.00
Brent Fullwood	1	2	2.00	3.14

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Marino	6	5	32	5.33	8.53

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Fouts	3	2	7	2.33	5.55

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jimmie Giles	2	2	2	1.00	5.60
WR Herman Fontenot	2	2	28	14.00	12.00
WR Don Bass	1	0	0	0.00	4.80
RB Sammy Winder	1	1	2	2.00	3.50

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Steve Jordan	1	0	0	0.00	1.50
WR Chris Burkett	1	1	8	8.00	6.33
WR Keith Ortego	1	1	-1	-1.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

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

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Tony Davis	1	1
Kelvin Bryant	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Marino	9	5	4

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Fouts	14	10	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Herman Fontenot	3	2	2
WR Don Bass	2	0	0
RB Sammy Winder	2	2	2
WR Art Monk	1	1	0
TE Pete Metzelaars	1	0	0

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Reggie Langhorne	6	3	2
WR Preston Dennard	3	2	1
WR Chris Burkett	2	2	2
WR Keith Ortego	2	2	1
TE Steve Jordan	1	1	0

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

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