Week 6, 1988

played in St. Louis, MO

46 degrees, rain, 2 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	7	7	7	6	-	27
St. Louis Cardinals	0	0	0	3	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:09 MIN - Herman Fontenot 12 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 01:54 MIN - Sammy Winder 11 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
3Q: 07:34 MIN - Herman Fontenot 14 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
4Q: 13:43 STL - Dale Dawson 42 field goal
4Q: 05:07 MIN - Rich Karlis 38 field goal
4Q: 02:25 MIN - Rich Karlis 38 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:09 MIN - Herman Fontenot 12 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 01:54 MIN - Sammy Winder 11 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
3Q: 07:34 MIN - Herman Fontenot 14 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
4Q: 13:43 STL - Dale Dawson 42 field goal
4Q: 05:07 MIN - Rich Karlis 38 field goal
4Q: 02:25 MIN - Rich Karlis 38 field goal

Team Statistics MIN STL
Record 3-2 5-1
First Downs 21 10
- by Rushing 3 1
- by Passing 18 9
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 347 199
- Offensive Plays 71 58
- Yards per Play 4.89 3.43
Net Rushing Yards 125 43
- Rushing Attempts 31 17
- Yards per Rush 4.03 2.53
Net Passing Yards 222 156
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 22 - 0 38 - 18 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 228 173
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 3/17
- Yards per Pass Play 5.55 3.80
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/17 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 3/20 4/35
Punt Returns/Yards 2/14 3/23
Kick Returns/Yards 2/41 5/77
Interception Ret./Yards 2/28 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 21
Time of Possession 34:09 25:51

Team Statistics	MIN	STL
Record	3-2	5-1
First Downs	21	10
- by Rushing	3	1
- by Passing	18	9
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	347	199
- Offensive Plays	71	58
- Yards per Play	4.89	3.43
Net Rushing Yards	125	43
- Rushing Attempts	31	17
- Yards per Rush	4.03	2.53
Net Passing Yards	222	156
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 22 - 0	38 - 18 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	228	173
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	3/17
- Yards per Pass Play	5.55	3.80
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/17	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	3/20	4/35
Punt Returns/Yards	2/14	3/23
Kick Returns/Yards	2/41	5/77
Interception Ret./Yards	2/28	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 21
Time of Possession	34:09	25:51

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:12	2:03	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
1	10:28	4:27	OWN 47	8	53	Touchdown
1	3:47	2:38	OWN 26	6	28	Punt
2	7:42	5:58	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
2	0:55	0:55	OWN 17	3	36	Half
3	15:00	0:54	OWN 29	3	-5	Punt
3	12:29	5:01	OWN 7	12	93	Touchdown
3	5:21	1:11	OWN 24	3	8	Punt
3	2:36	2:05	OWN 34	5	20	Punt
4	13:36	2:11	OWN 36	4	25	Punt
4	7:37	2:37	OPP 30	5	9	Field Goal
4	4:06	1:48	OPP 24	3	3	Field Goal
4	1:47	1:47	OPP 32	3	-5	Game

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:48	OWN 35	3	-5	Punt
1	11:09	0:41	OWN 43	2	2	Interception
1	6:01	2:14	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	1:09	8:27	OWN 1	15	57	Punt
2	1:44	0:49	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
3	14:06	1:37	OWN 19	4	16	Punt
3	7:28	2:07	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	4:10	1:34	OWN 21	3	3	Punt
3	0:31	1:55	OWN 16	5	59	Field Goal
4	11:25	3:48	OWN 5	9	36	Interception
4	5:00	0:54	OWN 24	4	0	Downs
4	2:18	0:31	OWN 29	4	3	Downs

Game MVP: Dan Marino, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Sammy Winder	23	88	3.83	25	2
Ray Crouse	7	36	5.14	14	1
Larry Kinnebrew	1	1	1.00	1	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Frank Pollard	8	24	3.00	9
Gil Fenerty	7	15	2.14	6
Tony Paige	1	1	1.00	1
Steve Bono	1	3	3.00	3

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Marino	39	22	228	1/6	3	21	0	99.1

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Bono	38	18	173	3/17	0	43	2	38.6

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Herman Fontenot	8	10	83	10.38	14	17	2
WR Brian Blades	5	9	47	9.40	0	17	0
WR Art Monk	2	7	30	15.00	15	21	0
TE Larry Kinnebrew	2	3	30	15.00	28	18	0
WR Bobby Howard	2	3	14	7.00	0	11	0
WR Don Bass	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Pete Metzelaars	1	3	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Sammy Winder	1	3	11	11.00	6	11	1

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Roy Green	4	11	76	19.00	29	43
FB Tony Paige	4	4	30	7.50	9	15
WR Curtis Duncan	3	11	15	5.00	0	8
WR J.J. Birden	3	4	28	9.33	7	15
WR Solomon Miller	2	4	13	6.50	0	7
RB Frank Pollard	1	2	1	1.00	0	1
C Butch Rolle	1	1	10	10.00	0	10
TE Mark Boyer	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Gary Fencik	1	21	21.00	0
S Vince Newsome	1	7	7.00	0

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Lee Williams	0	0	1	0

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Frank Pollard	1	0	0	0
Steve Bono	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rohn Stark	6	251	41.8	38.0	53	4

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
John Kidd	7	356	50.9	46.0	61	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rich Karlis	2/2	0/0	0/0	38	3/3

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dale Dawson	1/1	1/1	0/0	42	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vai Sikahema	2	14	7.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gil Fenerty	2	17	8.5	0
Curtis Duncan	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Art Monk	2	41	20.5	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gil Fenerty	3	45	15.0	0
Leonard Smith	2	32	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ken Fantetti	7	1	0.0	9	34
DE Lee Williams	5	0	1.0	13	29
S Gary Fencik	4	3	0.0	11	31
OLB Rickey Jackson	3	0	1.0	13	35
ILB Shelton Robinson	3	0	0.0	8	7
CB Mossy Cade	3	0	0.0	12	36
OLB Larry Kelm	3	0	0.0	11	24
S Vince Newsome	2	0	0.0	12	36
DT Leo Wisniewski	1	0	1.0	13	35
CB Eric Wright	1	1	0.0	11	35
CB Frank Minnifield	1	1	0.0	10	34
S John Baylor	1	1	0.0	6	12
DE Leonard Marshall	1	0	0.0	13	32
S Vince Albritton	1	0	0.0	7	21
DT Dan Saleaumula	1	0	0.0	6	4
OLB Ken Harvey	1	0	0.0	9	11
ILB Eddie Johnson	0	2	0.0	8	4

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Greg Lloyd	7	3	0.0	31	35
S Leonard Smith	7	2	0.0	27	34
S Jim Bowman	7	2	0.0	27	33
ILB Fredd Young	5	3	0.0	21	23
S Rod McSwain	4	2	0.0	21	29
DT Kent Kremer	4	1	0.0	24	29
OLB Ken Woodard	4	0	0.0	9	10
DT Rollin Putzier	4	0	0.0	13	20
CB Victor Scott	2	2	0.0	25	33
CB Ernest Gibson	2	1	0.0	22	33
CB Jerry Gray	2	1	0.0	22	29
DE Josh Moore	1	0	1.0	17	14
DT Dick Chapura	1	1	0.0	18	22
WR Roy Green	1	0	---	---	---
WR Curtis Duncan	1	0	---	---	---
DE Tom Gibson	1	0	0.0	10	10
ILB Vincent Brown	0	1	0.0	10	17

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Rickey Jackson	1.0	1	0	35
DT Leo Wisniewski	1.0	0	1	35
DE Lee Williams	1.0	0	1	29
DE Leonard Marshall	0.0	0	2	32

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Josh Moore	1.0	0	0	0	14
DE Keith Ferguson	0.0	2	2	0	30
DT Kent Kremer	0.0	0	1	1	29
ILB Fredd Young	0.0	0	1	0	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Mossy Cade	3	1	0	36
ILB Ken Fantetti	3	0	0	34
S Vince Newsome	2	0	1	36
OLB Rickey Jackson	2	0	0	35
OLB Larry Kelm	1	1	0	24
S Gary Fencik	1	0	1	31
CB Eric Wright	1	0	0	35
ILB Shelton Robinson	1	0	0	7
DE Leonard Marshall	1	0	0	32
CB Frank Minnifield	1	0	0	34
DE Lee Williams	1	0	0	29
OLB Ken Harvey	1	0	0	11
S Vince Albritton	0	2	0	21
S John Baylor	0	1	0	12

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Greg Lloyd	4	0	35
CB Jerry Gray	3	2	29
OLB Ken Woodard	3	1	10
S Rod McSwain	3	0	29
CB Ernest Gibson	2	1	33
S Jim Bowman	2	0	33
ILB Vincent Brown	2	0	17
CB Victor Scott	1	1	33
S Leonard Smith	1	0	34
DT Rollin Putzier	1	0	20

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bart Oates	3	7	0	30	0	37
Brian Blados	2	8	0	30	1	33
Mike Munchak	2	6	1	29	0	37
John Wojciechowski	1	2	0	28	0	34
Greg Christy	1	1	0	4	0	12
Tim Irwin	0	2	0	30	0	34
Larry Kinnebrew	0	2	0	18	0	21
Brad Muster	0	2	0	6	0	11
Pete Metzelaars	0	1	0	27	0	34

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ken Dallafior	1	4	14	1	34
Robert Tyler	1	3	9	0	12
Trevor Matich	1	1	7	0	12
John Bruhin	0	3	14	1	35
Harris Barton	0	2	17	1	41
Tommie Ginn	0	1	10	0	29
Luis Sharpe	0	1	16	0	33
Tony Paige	0	1	12	0	23

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Pete Metzelaars	2	14
Mossy Cade	2	9
Ray Crouse	1	23
Frank Minnifield	1	15
Larry Kinnebrew	1	8
Brad Muster	1	8

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Junior Tautalatasi	3	16
Robert Tyler	1	14

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Pete Metzelaars	27	34	---	---	14	75
Dan Marino	31	40	---	---	---	71
Brian Blados	30	33	---	---	7	70
Bart Oates	30	37	---	---	2	69
Mike Munchak	29	37	---	---	---	66
Tim Irwin	30	34	---	---	1	65
Art Monk	20	31	---	---	12	63
Rickey Jackson	---	---	13	35	15	63
John Wojciechowski	28	34	---	---	---	62
Frank Minnifield	---	---	10	34	15	59
Mossy Cade	---	---	12	36	9	57
Ken Fantetti	---	---	9	34	9	52
Leo Wisniewski	---	---	13	35	1	49
Vince Newsome	---	---	12	36	1	49
Eric Wright	---	---	11	35	2	48
Sammy Winder	24	24	---	---	---	48
Herman Fontenot	17	31	---	---	---	48
Larry Kinnebrew	18	21	---	---	8	47
Leonard Marshall	---	---	13	32	1	46
Gary Fencik	---	---	11	31	1	43
Ray Crouse	7	13	---	---	23	43
Lee Williams	---	---	13	29	1	43
Brian Blades	18	21	---	---	---	39
Robert Goff	---	---	8	23	7	38
Vince Albritton	---	---	7	21	9	37
Larry Kelm	---	---	11	24	---	35
Brad Muster	6	11	---	---	8	25
Greg Christy	4	12	---	---	8	24
Bobby Howard	12	10	---	---	2	24
Don Bass	1	4	---	---	16	21
Curtis Rouse	3	10	---	---	8	21
Ken Harvey	---	---	9	11	1	21
Shelton Robinson	---	---	8	7	5	20
Eric Allen	---	---	6	7	7	20
John Baylor	---	---	6	12	1	19
Jimmie Giles	5	0	---	---	13	18
Dan Saleaumula	---	---	6	4	7	17
Vai Sikahema	0	0	---	---	16	16
Eddie Johnson	---	---	8	4	2	14
Doug Smith	1	3	---	---	8	12
Rich Karlis	0	0	---	---	8	8
Johnny Holland	---	---	1	1	6	8
Rohn Stark	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mike Loyd	0	0	---	---	2	2
Brad Beckman	0	0	---	---	2	2
Scott Stankavage	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Victor Scott	---	---	25	33	21	79
Leonard Smith	---	---	27	34	14	75
Greg Lloyd	---	---	31	35	2	68
Jim Bowman	---	---	27	33	1	61
Ernest Gibson	---	---	22	33	5	60
Rod McSwain	---	---	21	29	9	59
Steve Bono	17	41	---	---	1	59
Harris Barton	17	41	---	---	---	58
Kent Kremer	---	---	24	29	4	57
Ken Dallafior	14	34	---	---	8	56
Luis Sharpe	16	33	---	---	7	56
Jerry Gray	---	---	22	29	2	53
Keith Ferguson	---	---	21	30	1	52
Curtis Duncan	6	28	---	---	18	52
John Bruhin	14	35	---	---	---	49
Roy Green	14	31	---	---	1	46
Fredd Young	---	---	21	23	2	46
Tony Paige	12	23	---	---	7	42
Dick Chapura	---	---	18	22	2	42
Tommie Ginn	10	29	---	---	2	41
Ben Thomas	---	---	14	26	---	40
Josh Moore	---	---	17	14	9	40
Solomon Miller	6	23	---	---	10	39
Gil Fenerty	8	12	---	---	18	38
J.J. Birden	8	25	---	---	4	37
Rollin Putzier	---	---	13	20	3	36
Robert Tyler	9	12	---	---	14	35
Frank Pollard	9	24	---	---	1	34
Mark Boyer	9	16	---	---	5	30
Ken Woodard	---	---	9	10	8	27
Vincent Brown	---	---	10	17	---	27
Trevor Matich	7	12	---	---	6	25
Butch Rolle	4	2	---	---	16	22
Junior Tautalatasi	0	5	---	---	16	21
Tom Gibson	---	---	10	10	1	21
Larry Williams	6	10	---	---	1	17
Paul Butcher	---	---	0	5	12	17
Mark Brown	---	---	6	4	6	16
Curtis Adams	0	4	---	---	9	13
Dean Steinkuhler	1	9	---	---	---	10
Jim Lachey	0	2	---	---	8	10
John Kidd	0	0	---	---	7	7
Selwyn Brown	---	---	3	4	---	7
Dale Dawson	0	0	---	---	3	3
David Archer	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jeff Hostetler	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	26	2.4
Middle	8	14	1.8
Right	12	85	7.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	15	2.5
Middle	7	21	3.0
Right	4	7	1.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Marino	39	22	1	1	5	5	4	1	0

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Bono	38	18	1	4	4	5	4	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	30	10.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	65	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	11	133	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	9	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	10	69	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	6	95	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Herman Fontenot	10	8	1	83	0	31
WR Brian Blades	9	5	2	47	0	21
WR Art Monk	7	2	1	30	1	31
TE Pete Metzelaars	3	1	0	7	0	34
RB Sammy Winder	3	1	0	11	0	24
TE Larry Kinnebrew	3	2	1	30	0	21
WR Bobby Howard	3	2	0	14	0	10
WR Don Bass	1	1	0	6	0	4

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Roy Green	11	4	0	76	1	31
WR Curtis Duncan	11	3	3	15	0	28
FB Tony Paige	4	4	0	30	0	23
WR Solomon Miller	4	2	0	13	0	23
WR J.J. Birden	4	3	0	28	0	25
RB Frank Pollard	2	1	1	1	0	24
TE Mark Boyer	1	0	0	0	0	16
C Butch Rolle	1	1	0	10	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sammy Winder	3	2	0.67	3.83
Ray Crouse	1	-2	-2.00	5.14

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Marino	6	3	37	6.17	5.85

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Herman Fontenot	3	2	26	8.67	8.30
RB Sammy Winder	2	1	11	5.50	3.67
WR Brian Blades	1	0	0	0.00	5.22

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Sammy Winder	2	1
Ray Crouse	1	0

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Gil Fenerty	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Marino	13	9	7

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Bono	14	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Art Monk	2	2	2
RB Sammy Winder	2	1	1
WR Herman Fontenot	2	2	2
WR Bobby Howard	2	1	1
WR Brian Blades	2	1	0
WR Don Bass	1	1	0
TE Pete Metzelaars	1	0	0
TE Larry Kinnebrew	1	1	1

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Roy Green	5	2	1
WR Curtis Duncan	4	1	1
WR Solomon Miller	2	2	2
TE Mark Boyer	1	0	0
C Butch Rolle	1	1	0
WR J.J. Birden	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,900 (21,400)
End Zone 12,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,900 (21,400)
End Zone	12,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)