Week 12, 1987

played in Oakland, CA

66 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	10	3	0	3	-	16
Oakland Raiders	0	10	0	3	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:50 MIN - Vince Albritton 94 fumble return (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 06:19 OAK - Brent Jones 5 pass from John Elway (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
2Q: 02:31 OAK - Mercury Tchaikovski 48 field goal
2Q: 00:23 MIN - Rich Karlis 25 field goal
3Q: 00:33 MIN - Rich Karlis 31 field goal
4Q: 09:12 OAK - Mercury Tchaikovski 43 field goal
OT: 06:14 MIN - Rich Karlis 19 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:50 MIN - Vince Albritton 94 fumble return (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 06:19 OAK - Brent Jones 5 pass from John Elway (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
2Q: 02:31 OAK - Mercury Tchaikovski 48 field goal
2Q: 00:23 MIN - Rich Karlis 25 field goal
3Q: 00:33 MIN - Rich Karlis 31 field goal
4Q: 09:12 OAK - Mercury Tchaikovski 43 field goal
OT: 06:14 MIN - Rich Karlis 19 field goal

Team Statistics MIN OAK
Record 9-2 7-4
First Downs 16 24
- by Rushing 6 6
- by Passing 9 17
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 281 421
- Offensive Plays 69 79
- Yards per Play 4.07 5.33
Net Rushing Yards 92 134
- Rushing Attempts 26 29
- Yards per Rush 3.54 4.62
Net Passing Yards 189 287
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 22 - 0 48 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 219 298
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/30 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 4.40 5.74
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/18 5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.6 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 7/55 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 2/24 2/9
Kick Returns/Yards 3/72 3/63
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/3 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 24
Time of Possession 32:34 36:20

Team Statistics	MIN	OAK
Record	9-2	7-4
First Downs	16	24
- by Rushing	6	6
- by Passing	9	17
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	281	421
- Offensive Plays	69	79
- Yards per Play	4.07	5.33
Net Rushing Yards	92	134
- Rushing Attempts	26	29
- Yards per Rush	3.54	4.62
Net Passing Yards	189	287
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 22 - 0	48 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	219	298
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/30	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	4.40	5.74
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/18	5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.6	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	7/55	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	2/24	2/9
Kick Returns/Yards	3/72	3/63
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/3	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 24
Time of Possession	32:34	36:20

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:47	2:55	OWN 30	5	21	Punt
1	6:11	2:00	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	2:27	0:54	OWN 13	3	1	Punt
2	6:10	1:39	OWN 38	3	3	Punt
2	3:30	0:11	OWN 39	1	-5	Fumble
2	2:23	2:05	OWN 39	9	53	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:47	OWN 32	3	9	Punt
3	9:27	2:46	OWN 7	5	33	Punt
3	5:48	5:23	OPP 49	11	35	Field Goal
4	9:04	6:49	OWN 9	13	49	Punt
4	0:35	0:32	OWN 1	3	3	Punt
OT1	12:22	6:16	OPP 47	11	45	Field Goal

Oakland Raiders
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:13	OWN 20	6	57	Missed FG
1	8:52	2:41	OWN 4	6	58	Punt
1	4:11	1:44	OWN 24	5	25	Punt
1	1:33	3:53	OWN 41	7	53	Fumble
2	12:40	6:30	OWN 31	11	69	Touchdown
2	4:31	1:01	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	3:19	0:56	OPP 34	3	3	Field Goal
2	0:18	0:18	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	13:13	3:46	OWN 1	8	49	Punt
3	6:41	0:53	OWN 4	3	3	Punt
3	0:25	6:21	OWN 28	12	46	Field Goal
4	2:15	1:40	OWN 20	8	34	Punt
4	0:03	0:03	OWN 41	1	10	Half
OT1	15:00	2:38	OWN 13	5	5	Punt

Game MVP: Jumpy Geathers, Oakland Raiders

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Sammy Winder	15	46	3.07	9	0	0
Ray Crouse	11	46	4.18	11	2	0

Oakland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jess McClure	20	100	5.00	24	4
James Wilder	6	21	3.50	11	1
John Elway	3	13	4.33	12	1

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Marino	38	22	219	5/30	0	23	0	74.3

Oakland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
John Elway	48	21	298	2/11	1	39	0	71.3

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Herman Fontenot	7	12	60	8.57	10	21
RB Sammy Winder	5	6	48	9.60	25	21
WR Art Monk	4	8	36	9.00	0	16
TE Jimmie Giles	3	4	32	10.67	5	15
WR Don Bass	2	5	20	10.00	10	11
WR Bobby Howard	1	1	23	23.00	0	23
WR Wilbert Montgomery	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Pete Metzelaars	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Oakland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Steve Kreider	4	8	69	17.25	8	32	0
WR Mark Carrier	4	11	67	16.75	2	39	0
RB James Wilder	3	3	57	19.00	37	32	0
WR Dokie Williams	3	7	34	11.33	7	18	0
TE Brent Jones	3	3	31	10.33	4	16	1
TE Randy McMillan	2	5	16	8.00	5	10	0
WR Patrick Scott	1	2	13	13.00	0	13	0
RB Jess McClure	1	4	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Steve Rivera	0	5	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Oakland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Sammy Winder	1	0	0	0
Dan Marino	1	0	0	0
Vince Albritton	0	1	0	1
Herman Fontenot	0	1	0	0
Eddie Johnson	0	0	1	0

Oakland	Fumb	Recov	Force
John Elway	1	0	0
Gary Lewis	0	1	0
Lewis Billups	0	0	1
Fred Stokes	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rohn Stark	8	396	49.5	45.9	60	3

Oakland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
John Misko	7	298	42.6	36.3	50	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rich Karlis	3/3	0/0	0/0	31	1/1

Oakland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mercury Tchaikovski	2/3	2/3	0/0	48	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Art Monk	2	24	12.0	0

Oakland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Earl Jones	2	9	4.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Art Monk	2	47	23.5	0
Vince Albritton	1	25	25.0	0

Oakland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Erroll Tucker	3	63	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Dave Frye	10	1	1.0	25	35
CB Frank Minnifield	10	0	0.0	28	48
ILB Eddie Johnson	5	0	1.0	13	19
S Vince Newsome	4	1	0.0	28	44
S Vince Albritton	4	1	0.0	22	47
CB Mossy Cade	3	1	0.0	27	46
DE Lee Williams	3	1	0.0	25	37
DT Leo Wisniewski	3	0	0.0	19	36
ILB Ken Fantetti	2	3	0.0	24	37
OLB Rickey Jackson	2	0	0.0	22	41
DE Leonard Marshall	1	1	0.0	24	43
CB Eric Wright	1	0	0.0	9	11
ILB Shelton Robinson	1	0	0.0	5	13
DT Dan Saleaumula	1	0	0.0	10	15
CB Derrick Burroughs	0	1	0.0	7	22

Oakland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dave Ahrens	6	1	0.0	19	31
CB Lewis Billups	6	0	0.0	17	36
DE Jumpy Geathers	5	0	2.0	21	35
OLB Bosco Baracus	4	3	0.0	15	35
CB Erroll Tucker	4	0	0.0	16	23
DT Rickey Hagood	3	2	1.0	20	23
DE Fred Stokes	3	0	1.0	21	32
S Earl Jones	3	1	0.0	20	35
S Don Rogers	3	0	0.0	20	34
ILB Hal Garner	3	0	0.0	7	12
S Michael Downs	2	2	0.0	16	32
S Mark Jerue	2	1	0.0	9	10
DT Ramsey Dardar	1	0	1.0	7	20
OLB Mike Merriweather	1	1	0.0	6	8
DE Jerry Wilkinson	1	0	0.0	5	11
S Hanford Dixon	1	0	0.0	24	34
DT Gary Lewis	1	0	0.0	11	16
OLB Carl Williams	1	0	0.0	11	8
ILB Ronnie Washington	1	0	0.0	3	6
DT Mike Lambrecht	1	0	0.0	13	24

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Eddie Johnson	1.0	0	0	0	19
OLB Dave Frye	1.0	0	0	0	35
OLB Rickey Jackson	0.0	2	3	1	41
DE Leonard Marshall	0.0	2	2	1	43
ILB James Harrell	0.0	1	0	0	8
DE Lee Williams	0.0	0	2	0	37
DE Mark Gastineau	0.0	0	1	0	20
DT Leo Wisniewski	0.0	0	0	1	36

Oakland	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Jumpy Geathers	2.0	1	2	35
DE Fred Stokes	1.0	1	2	32
DT Ramsey Dardar	1.0	0	0	20
DT Rickey Hagood	1.0	0	0	23
DE Richard Byrd	0.0	0	1	8
ILB Ronnie Washington	0.0	0	1	6
DT Mike Lambrecht	0.0	0	1	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Frank Minnifield	7	0	48
OLB Dave Frye	5	0	35
S Vince Newsome	3	0	44
S Vince Albritton	2	2	47
CB Mossy Cade	2	2	46
CB Eric Wright	1	1	11
OLB Rickey Jackson	1	0	41

Oakland	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Erroll Tucker	3	1	23
CB Lewis Billups	3	0	36
OLB Bosco Baracus	2	2	35
ILB Dave Ahrens	2	0	31
S Don Rogers	2	0	34
S Michael Downs	1	1	32
DE Jerry Wilkinson	1	0	11
S Earl Jones	1	0	35
S Hanford Dixon	1	0	34
OLB Mike Merriweather	1	0	8
S Mark Jerue	1	0	10
DE Jumpy Geathers	1	0	35
OLB Carl Williams	1	0	8
ILB Hal Garner	1	0	12
ILB Ronnie Washington	1	0	6

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mike Munchak	3	8	24	1	42
Tim Irwin	2	5	21	1	41
Doug Smith	1	4	6	1	19
Marvin Powell	1	2	25	1	36
Brian Blados	1	2	18	1	26
Curtis Rouse	1	1	12	0	19
Bart Oates	0	3	20	0	24
Steve Courson	0	1	3	0	1

Oakland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Clay	2	4	29	0	43
Marcus Cowan	2	2	24	0	37
Kevin Belcher	1	7	24	0	41
Tootie Robbins	1	6	27	1	47
Randy McMillan	1	2	16	0	29
Dan Remsberg	1	1	7	1	8
Ted Albrecht	0	2	22	0	42
Brent Jones	0	1	21	0	36
Bob Landsee	0	1	5	0	9

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Frank Minnifield	1	32
Ray Crouse	1	27
Vince Albritton	1	13
Mossy Cade	1	12
Doug Smith	1	11

Oakland	Tackles	STPlays
James Wilder	1	27
Patrick Scott	1	18
Mark Carrier	1	17
Earl Jones	1	14
Don Rogers	1	12

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Frank Minnifield	---	---	28	48	32	108
Mossy Cade	---	---	27	46	12	85
Vince Albritton	---	---	22	47	13	82
Leonard Marshall	---	---	24	43	10	77
Vince Newsome	---	---	28	44	3	75
Dan Marino	26	43	---	---	---	69
Art Monk	16	32	---	---	19	67
Rickey Jackson	---	---	22	41	3	66
Mike Munchak	24	42	---	---	---	66
Ken Fantetti	---	---	24	37	4	65
Lee Williams	---	---	25	37	2	64
Tim Irwin	21	41	---	---	---	62
Herman Fontenot	22	40	---	---	---	62
Marvin Powell	25	36	---	---	---	61
Dave Frye	---	---	25	35	1	61
Leo Wisniewski	---	---	19	36	2	57
Jimmie Giles	16	29	---	---	11	56
Ray Crouse	11	18	---	---	27	56
Don Bass	17	26	---	---	10	53
Brian Blados	18	26	---	---	7	51
Bart Oates	20	24	---	---	5	49
Sammy Winder	15	24	---	---	4	43
Larry Kinnebrew	13	19	---	---	11	43
Pete Metzelaars	11	12	---	---	19	42
Eddie Johnson	---	---	13	19	5	37
Doug Smith	6	19	---	---	11	36
Roland Solomon	---	---	12	22	2	36
Curtis Rouse	12	19	---	---	5	36
Dan Saleaumula	---	---	10	15	8	33
Derrick Burroughs	---	---	7	22	2	31
Mark Gastineau	---	---	9	20	1	30
James Harrell	---	---	8	8	8	24
Chris Brewer	4	3	---	---	16	23
Wilbert Montgomery	2	8	---	---	12	22
Larry Kelm	---	---	2	6	14	22
Eric Wright	---	---	9	11	---	20
Shelton Robinson	---	---	5	13	2	20
Steve Courson	3	1	---	---	11	15
Franky Smith	0	0	---	---	11	11
John Wojciechowski	1	7	---	---	1	9
Rich Karlis	0	0	---	---	8	8
Rohn Stark	0	0	---	---	8	8
Bobby Howard	3	4	---	---	---	7
Johnny Holland	---	---	0	0	7	7
Mike Loyd	0	0	---	---	3	3
Scott Stankavage	0	0	---	---	---	0

Oakland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tootie Robbins	27	47	---	---	6	80
John Elway	29	50	---	---	---	79
Erroll Tucker	---	---	16	23	33	72
John Clay	29	43	---	---	---	72
Mark Carrier	20	34	---	---	17	71
Earl Jones	---	---	20	35	14	69
Kevin Belcher	24	41	---	---	4	69
Marcus Cowan	24	37	---	---	6	67
Don Rogers	---	---	20	34	12	66
Ted Albrecht	22	42	---	---	---	64
Dave Ahrens	---	---	19	31	12	62
Hanford Dixon	---	---	24	34	4	62
Randy McMillan	16	29	---	---	17	62
Brent Jones	21	36	---	---	5	62
Jumpy Geathers	---	---	21	35	3	59
Fred Stokes	---	---	21	32	5	58
Lewis Billups	---	---	17	36	2	55
James Wilder	7	20	---	---	27	54
Bosco Baracus	---	---	15	35	3	53
Michael Downs	---	---	16	32	4	52
Dokie Williams	22	30	---	---	---	52
Jess McClure	22	30	---	---	---	52
Rickey Hagood	---	---	20	23	6	49
Victor Hicks	11	15	---	---	18	44
Steve Kreider	12	31	---	---	---	43
Mike Lambrecht	---	---	13	24	4	41
Steve Rivera	5	13	---	---	15	33
Gary Lewis	---	---	11	16	4	31
Carl Williams	---	---	11	8	12	31
Blake Green	7	16	---	---	8	31
Patrick Scott	4	8	---	---	18	30
Jerry Wilkinson	---	---	5	11	13	29
Ramsey Dardar	---	---	7	20	---	27
Hal Garner	---	---	7	12	6	25
Dan Remsberg	7	8	---	---	10	25
Mark Jerue	---	---	9	10	1	20
Bob Landsee	5	9	---	---	6	20
Joe Banks	0	7	---	---	10	17
Mike Merriweather	---	---	6	8	1	15
Tyrone Anthony	5	4	---	---	6	15
Richard Byrd	---	---	5	8	---	13
John Misko	0	0	---	---	10	10
Ronnie Washington	---	---	3	6	1	10
Mercury Tchaikovski	0	0	---	---	7	7
Matt Dunigan	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mark Vlasic	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	43	3.6
Middle	8	26	3.3
Right	6	23	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	10	2.5
Middle	20	83	4.2
Right	4	43	10.8
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Marino	38	22	3	0	3	4	7	0	0

Oakland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
John Elway	48	21	4	3	6	5	8	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	30	10.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	13	98	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	68	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	23	5.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	10	10.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	12	127	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	4	55	3.7
Long (19+ Yds)	12	4	106	8.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Herman Fontenot	12	7	2	60	1	40
WR Art Monk	8	4	0	36	0	32
RB Sammy Winder	6	5	0	48	1	24
WR Don Bass	5	2	0	20	0	26
TE Jimmie Giles	4	3	0	32	0	29
WR Wilbert Montgomery	1	0	0	0	0	8
TE Pete Metzelaars	1	0	1	0	0	12
WR Bobby Howard	1	1	0	23	1	4

Oakland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mark Carrier	11	4	1	67	1	34
WR Steve Kreider	8	4	2	69	1	31
WR Dokie Williams	7	3	1	34	0	30
WR Steve Rivera	5	0	1	0	0	13
TE Randy McMillan	5	2	1	16	0	29
RB Jess McClure	4	1	0	11	0	30
RB James Wilder	3	3	0	57	2	20
TE Brent Jones	3	3	0	31	0	36
WR Patrick Scott	2	1	0	13	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sammy Winder	5	14	2.80	3.07
Ray Crouse	2	2	1.00	4.18

Oakland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jess McClure	4	7	1.75	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Marino	4	2	8	2.00	5.76

Oakland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
John Elway	3	3	22	7.33	6.21

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Sammy Winder	2	2	8	4.00	8.00
WR Don Bass	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
WR Herman Fontenot	1	0	0	0.00	5.00

Oakland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Brent Jones	2	2	15	7.50	10.33
WR Dokie Williams	1	1	7	7.00	4.86

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Ray Crouse	4	2
Sammy Winder	2	1

Oakland	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Marino	11	8	5

Oakland	Att	Comp	Conversions
John Elway	15	5	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Art Monk	4	2	1
TE Jimmie Giles	2	2	2
RB Sammy Winder	2	2	2
WR Herman Fontenot	2	2	0
WR Wilbert Montgomery	1	0	0

Oakland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mark Carrier	4	1	1
WR Dokie Williams	3	1	1
TE Brent Jones	3	3	3
WR Steve Rivera	2	0	0
WR Steve Kreider	1	0	0
WR Patrick Scott	1	0	0
RB Jess McClure	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,100 (73,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,700 (22,100)
End Zone 14,900 (15,900)
Mezzanine 8,600 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 13,200 (14,100)
Club Seats 200 (8,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,500 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,100 (73,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,700 (22,100)
End Zone	14,900 (15,900)
Mezzanine	8,600 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	13,200 (14,100)
Club Seats	200 (8,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,500 (3,700)