Week 9, 1988

played in San Francisco, CA

65 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	3	6	7	3	-	19
San Francisco 49ers	0	3	0	6	-	9

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:40 MIN - Rich Karlis 18 field goal
2Q: 14:54 SFO - Roger Ruzek 26 field goal
2Q: 10:10 MIN - Rich Karlis 41 field goal
2Q: 00:13 MIN - Rich Karlis 23 field goal
3Q: 10:21 MIN - Herman Fontenot 26 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
4Q: 13:15 MIN - Rich Karlis 41 field goal
4Q: 06:59 SFO - John Settle 3 run (Warren Williams run for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:40 MIN - Rich Karlis 18 field goal
2Q: 14:54 SFO - Roger Ruzek 26 field goal
2Q: 10:10 MIN - Rich Karlis 41 field goal
2Q: 00:13 MIN - Rich Karlis 23 field goal
3Q: 10:21 MIN - Herman Fontenot 26 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
4Q: 13:15 MIN - Rich Karlis 41 field goal
4Q: 06:59 SFO - John Settle 3 run (Warren Williams run for conversion failed)

Team Statistics MIN SFO
Record 5-3 3-5
First Downs 19 11
- by Rushing 2 5
- by Passing 14 4
- by Penalty 3 2
Total Net Yards 326 211
- Offensive Plays 68 56
- Yards per Play 4.79 3.77
Net Rushing Yards 84 124
- Rushing Attempts 29 29
- Yards per Rush 2.90 4.28
Net Passing Yards 242 87
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 22 - 1 23 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 259 113
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/17 4/26
- Yards per Pass Play 6.21 3.22
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.9 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 5/40 9/57
Punt Returns/Yards 4/57 3/33
Kick Returns/Yards 3/56 5/91
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 24
Time of Possession 34:32 25:28

Team Statistics	MIN	SFO
Record	5-3	3-5
First Downs	19	11
- by Rushing	2	5
- by Passing	14	4
- by Penalty	3	2
Total Net Yards	326	211
- Offensive Plays	68	56
- Yards per Play	4.79	3.77
Net Rushing Yards	84	124
- Rushing Attempts	29	29
- Yards per Rush	2.90	4.28
Net Passing Yards	242	87
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 22 - 1	23 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	259	113
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/17	4/26
- Yards per Pass Play	6.21	3.22
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.9	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	5/40	9/57
Punt Returns/Yards	4/57	3/33
Kick Returns/Yards	3/56	5/91
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 24
Time of Possession	34:32	25:28

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:30	3:25	OWN 45	6	18	Punt
1	8:57	3:25	OWN 45	9	54	Field Goal
2	14:49	4:47	OWN 23	11	53	Field Goal
2	8:01	1:47	OWN 32	3	-5	Punt
2	4:51	4:44	OWN 28	9	66	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:23	OWN 14	7	44	Interception
3	11:01	0:54	OPP 33	2	33	Touchdown
3	7:44	3:15	OWN 19	7	17	Punt
3	2:16	4:06	OWN 20	9	56	Field Goal
4	6:53	3:06	OWN 24	3	1	Punt
4	2:38	0:38	OPP 41	3	1	Punt
4	0:40	0:40	OPP 22	1	-1	Game

San Francisco 49ers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:30	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
1	10:05	1:08	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
1	5:32	5:43	OWN 33	13	58	Field Goal
2	10:02	2:01	OWN 11	3	2	Punt
2	6:14	1:23	OWN 31	3	9	Punt
3	11:37	0:36	OWN 26	2	7	Fumble
3	10:07	2:23	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
3	4:29	2:13	OWN 30	4	19	Punt
4	13:10	6:17	OWN 21	12	79	Touchdown
4	3:47	1:09	OWN 48	4	-7	Downs
4	2:00	1:20	OWN 4	7	18	Downs

Game MVP: Leonard Marshall, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Sammy Winder	19	69	3.63	11	1
Ray Crouse	7	15	2.14	4	0
Larry Kinnebrew	1	5	5.00	5	0
Dan Marino	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0
Brad Muster	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
John Settle	21	86	4.10	13	3	1
Warren Williams	8	38	4.75	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Marino	36	22	259	3/17	1	31	1	80.6

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Parnell Dickinson	15	8	86	1/7	0	38	0	70.4
Sam Adkins	8	5	27	3/19	0	11	0	68.2

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Herman Fontenot	5	10	69	13.80	14	26	1
WR Brian Blades	4	6	80	20.00	7	31	0
FB Brad Muster	4	5	24	6.00	0	13	0
WR Don Bass	3	5	29	9.67	4	13	0
RB Ray Crouse	2	4	11	5.50	14	7	0
TE Jimmie Giles	1	2	14	14.00	1	14	0
RB Sammy Winder	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Bobby Howard	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Vai Sikahema	1	1	16	16.00	0	16	0

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR John Taylor	3	4	18	6.00	1	11
TE Tom Mullady	2	3	49	24.50	34	38
WR Bruce Hill	2	5	8	4.00	0	5
RB John Settle	2	3	8	4.00	4	7
WR Alvin Moore	1	2	14	14.00	0	14
WR Clint Sampson	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
TE John Frank	1	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Jo Jo Townsell	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
FB Wayne Wilson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Warren Williams	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Kevin Greene	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Recov	Force
Vince Albritton	1	0
Leonard Marshall	0	1
Brian Blados	0	1
Lee Williams	0	1

San Francisco	Fumb	Recov
Parnell Dickinson	1	0
Del Rodgers	1	0
Bruce Hill	1	0
Sean Lee	0	1
Warren Williams	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rohn Stark	5	205	41.0	30.4	48	2

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Greg Montgomery	6	297	49.5	36.7	57	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rich Karlis	4/4	2/2	0/0	41	1/1

San Francisco	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Roger Ruzek	1/1	0/0	0/0	26	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vai Sikahema	3	55	18.3	0
Mossy Cade	1	2	2.0	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Del Rodgers	2	22	11.0	0
Alvin Moore	1	11	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vince Albritton	3	56	18.7	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Alvin Moore	3	57	19.0	0
Del Rodgers	2	34	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Vince Albritton	7	1	0.0	23	23
OLB Ken Harvey	5	1	1.0	26	24
S Vince Newsome	5	0	0.0	23	24
DE Leonard Marshall	4	1	2.0	19	21
S John Baylor	4	0	0.0	9	9
ILB Ken Fantetti	3	2	0.0	21	18
DE Robert Goff	3	2	0.0	16	16
OLB Rickey Jackson	3	1	0.0	18	12
ILB Eddie Johnson	2	0	0.0	8	10
DE Lee Williams	1	3	1.0	26	20
DT Leo Wisniewski	1	1	0.0	21	21
OLB Larry Kelm	1	1	0.0	10	12
CB Frank Minnifield	1	0	0.0	28	24
WR Herman Fontenot	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Johnny Holland	1	0	0.0	1	3
CB Eric Thomas	1	0	0.0	2	0
CB Eric Allen	1	0	0.0	7	4
DE Jerry Reese	1	0	0.0	6	3
ILB Shelton Robinson	0	1	0.0	8	9

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Karl Mecklenburg	10	2	0.0	21	33
DT Edmund Nelson	5	1	1.0	23	32
CB Wendell Cason	4	4	0.0	22	21
S Mark Robinson	4	1	0.0	12	14
DT Bill Pickel	3	1	0.5	25	29
S Anthony Newman	3	3	0.0	17	25
OLB Kevin Greene	3	0	0.0	16	22
S Chris Mandeville	3	0	0.0	19	26
DT Tim Goad	3	0	0.0	24	34
DE Doug Barnett	2	1	1.5	14	17
OLB Wilber Marshall	2	1	0.0	19	27
DE Leon Seals	2	1	0.0	17	25
DE Joe Campbell	2	0	0.0	15	22
OLB Chris Gaines	2	0	0.0	10	12
CB Terry McDaniel	2	0	0.0	19	29
CB Delton Hall	1	1	0.0	10	13
CB Kevin Guidry	1	0	0.0	8	18
ILB Michael Green	0	1	0.0	20	20

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Leonard Marshall	2.0	0	1	1	21
OLB Ken Harvey	1.0	0	1	2	24
DE Lee Williams	1.0	0	0	0	20
OLB Rickey Jackson	0.0	1	0	0	12
DE Robert Goff	0.0	1	0	0	16
DT Leo Wisniewski	0.0	0	1	0	21

San Francisco	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Doug Barnett	1.5	1	0	17
DT Edmund Nelson	1.0	0	0	32
DT Bill Pickel	0.5	0	2	29
DE Leon Seals	0.0	1	0	25
DE Joe Campbell	0.0	1	0	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Vince Newsome	2	1	24
S Vince Albritton	2	0	23
S John Baylor	2	0	9
CB Frank Minnifield	1	1	24
ILB Ken Fantetti	1	0	18
OLB Rickey Jackson	1	0	12
ILB Eddie Johnson	1	0	10
DE Lee Williams	1	0	20
CB Eric Allen	1	0	4
OLB Ken Harvey	1	0	24

San Francisco	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Karl Mecklenburg	8	1	0	33
S Anthony Newman	3	0	0	25
CB Kevin Guidry	2	1	0	18
CB Wendell Cason	2	0	0	21
S Chris Mandeville	2	0	0	26
OLB Kevin Greene	1	0	1	22
DT Edmund Nelson	1	0	0	32
OLB Wilber Marshall	1	0	0	27
S Mark Robinson	1	0	0	14
DT Tim Goad	1	0	0	34
ILB Michael Green	0	1	0	20
CB Terry McDaniel	0	1	0	29

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mike Munchak	3	6	1	28	1	37
Bart Oates	2	6	0	27	2	39
Brian Blados	2	4	0	25	0	34
John Wojciechowski	2	4	0	24	0	36
Tim Irwin	0	3	0	26	0	35
Jimmie Giles	0	2	0	12	0	22
Curtis Rouse	0	1	0	5	0	7
Greg Christy	0	1	0	8	0	7
Brad Muster	0	1	0	17	0	19

San Francisco	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Sean Lee	3	6	19	0	15
Bob Jozwiak	1	6	19	1	18
Matt Darwin	1	6	20	0	20
Mark Slater	1	4	25	0	21
John Jackson	1	2	26	0	21
John Frank	0	2	15	0	10
Ralph Perretta	0	1	18	2	16
Wayne Wilson	0	1	6	0	8
Tom Mullady	0	1	16	0	18
Wes Phillips	0	0	18	1	24

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Ray Crouse	2	24
Frank Minnifield	2	15
Don Bass	1	14
Doug Smith	1	9
Eddie Johnson	1	8
Brian Blados	1	8

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays
Clint Sampson	2	10
Chris Gaines	1	27
Tom Mullady	1	16
Wayne Wilson	1	11
Michael Green	1	10
Mark Slater	1	5

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bart Oates	27	39	---	---	4	70
Dan Marino	29	39	---	---	---	68
Brian Blados	25	34	---	---	8	67
Frank Minnifield	---	---	28	24	15	67
Mike Munchak	28	37	---	---	---	65
Tim Irwin	26	35	---	---	1	62
John Wojciechowski	24	36	---	---	---	60
Vince Albritton	---	---	23	23	10	56
Mossy Cade	---	---	24	21	11	56
Herman Fontenot	24	27	---	---	2	53
Ken Harvey	---	---	26	24	2	52
Don Bass	16	21	---	---	14	51
Brad Muster	17	19	---	---	13	49
Vince Newsome	---	---	23	24	1	48
Ray Crouse	8	16	---	---	24	48
Brian Blades	21	27	---	---	---	48
Eric Wright	---	---	22	23	1	46
Lee Williams	---	---	26	20	---	46
Jimmie Giles	12	22	---	---	11	45
Rickey Jackson	---	---	18	12	13	43
Sammy Winder	21	22	---	---	---	43
Leo Wisniewski	---	---	21	21	1	43
Ken Fantetti	---	---	21	18	2	41
Leonard Marshall	---	---	19	21	1	41
Robert Goff	---	---	16	16	7	39
Larry Kinnebrew	12	21	---	---	5	38
Bobby Howard	4	13	---	---	14	31
Eddie Johnson	---	---	8	10	8	26
Larry Kelm	---	---	10	12	4	26
Brad Beckman	6	2	---	---	18	26
Greg Christy	8	7	---	---	9	24
Shelton Robinson	---	---	8	9	6	23
Vai Sikahema	4	5	---	---	14	23
Curtis Rouse	5	7	---	---	9	21
John Baylor	---	---	9	9	1	19
Eric Allen	---	---	7	4	6	17
Doug Smith	2	0	---	---	9	11
Rich Karlis	0	0	---	---	10	10
Johnny Holland	---	---	1	3	6	10
Jerry Reese	---	---	6	3	---	9
Rohn Stark	0	0	---	---	5	5
Eric Thomas	---	---	2	0	3	5
Mike Loyd	0	0	---	---	4	4
Dave Frye	---	---	1	0	3	4
Scott Stankavage	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kenny Gamble	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Francisco	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bill Pickel	---	---	25	29	10	64
Tim Goad	---	---	24	34	3	61
Terry McDaniel	---	---	19	29	11	59
Edmund Nelson	---	---	23	32	3	58
Karl Mecklenburg	---	---	21	33	3	57
John Jackson	26	21	---	---	6	53
Mark Slater	25	21	---	---	5	51
Tom Mullady	16	18	---	---	16	50
Michael Green	---	---	20	20	10	50
Wes Phillips	18	24	---	---	7	49
Chris Mandeville	---	---	19	26	4	49
Chris Gaines	---	---	10	12	27	49
Kevin Guidry	---	---	8	18	23	49
Wilber Marshall	---	---	19	27	2	48
Wendell Cason	---	---	22	21	4	47
Leon Seals	---	---	17	25	3	45
Anthony Newman	---	---	17	25	3	45
Alvin Moore	14	16	---	---	14	44
Bob Jozwiak	19	18	---	---	5	42
Parnell Dickinson	24	16	---	---	1	41
Sean Lee	19	15	---	---	7	41
Matt Darwin	20	20	---	---	---	40
Joe Campbell	---	---	15	22	3	40
Warren Williams	8	12	---	---	20	40
Kevin Greene	---	---	16	22	---	38
John Taylor	22	16	---	---	---	38
John Settle	21	15	---	---	---	36
Ralph Perretta	18	16	---	---	---	34
Bruce Hill	16	18	---	---	---	34
Doug Barnett	---	---	14	17	1	32
Merril Hoge	10	13	---	---	9	32
John Frank	15	10	---	---	6	31
Mark Robinson	---	---	12	14	3	29
Delton Hall	---	---	10	13	3	26
Wayne Wilson	6	8	---	---	11	25
Clint Sampson	8	5	---	---	10	23
Jo Jo Townsell	9	4	---	---	8	21
Jeff Delaney	---	---	8	9	2	19
Del Rodgers	0	0	---	---	19	19
Sam Adkins	5	11	---	---	---	16
Greg Montgomery	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mark Walen	---	---	0	1	3	4
Roger Ruzek	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mike Nott	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dennis Gentry	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ray Criswell	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	59	4.2
Middle	2	1	0.5
Right	12	25	2.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	35	5.0
Middle	11	46	4.2
Right	11	43	3.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Marino	36	22	3	0	4	4	2	0	1

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Parnell Dickinson	15	8	1	1	1	1	2	2	0
Sam Adkins	8	5	0	0	0	1	1	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	11	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	40	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	11	155	8.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	53	17.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	8	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	5	59	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	46	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Herman Fontenot	10	5	2	69	1	27
WR Brian Blades	6	4	0	80	2	27
WR Don Bass	5	3	2	29	0	21
FB Brad Muster	5	4	0	24	0	19
RB Ray Crouse	4	2	0	11	0	16
TE Jimmie Giles	2	1	0	14	0	22
WR Bobby Howard	2	1	0	8	0	13
RB Sammy Winder	1	1	0	8	0	22
RB Vai Sikahema	1	1	0	16	0	5

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bruce Hill	5	2	0	8	0	18
WR John Taylor	4	3	0	18	0	16
TE Tom Mullady	3	2	0	49	1	18
RB John Settle	3	2	0	8	0	15
WR Alvin Moore	2	1	0	14	0	16
FB Wayne Wilson	1	0	0	0	0	8
WR Clint Sampson	1	1	0	8	0	5
TE John Frank	1	1	0	0	0	10
WR Jo Jo Townsell	1	1	0	8	0	4
RB Warren Williams	1	0	1	0	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sammy Winder	2	0	0.00	3.63
Ray Crouse	1	1	1.00	2.14

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
John Settle	6	14	2.33	4.10
Warren Williams	1	6	6.00	4.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Marino	5	1	15	3.00	7.19

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Parnell Dickinson	1	0	0	0.00	5.73

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Ray Crouse	1	0	0	0.00	2.75
WR Herman Fontenot	1	0	0	0.00	6.90
WR Bobby Howard	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
WR Brian Blades	1	1	15	15.00	13.33
FB Brad Muster	1	0	0	0.00	4.80

San Francisco	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bruce Hill	1	0	0	0.00	1.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Sammy Winder	4	1
Ray Crouse	1	0

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions
John Settle	4	1
Warren Williams	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Marino	9	5	4

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Parnell Dickinson	6	3	1
Sam Adkins	3	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Herman Fontenot	3	2	2
WR Don Bass	2	2	2
RB Ray Crouse	2	0	0
WR Bobby Howard	1	0	0
FB Brad Muster	1	1	0

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bruce Hill	3	1	0
FB Wayne Wilson	1	0	0
TE Tom Mullady	1	1	1
WR Alvin Moore	1	1	1
WR Clint Sampson	1	1	0
RB John Settle	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 46,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,500 (21,400)
End Zone 10,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,700 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	46,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,500 (21,400)
End Zone	10,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,700 (3,300)