Week 7, 1989

played in Dallas, TX

47 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	6	7	0	0	-	13
Dallas Cowboys	0	3	7	6	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:18 MIN - Bobby Howard 25 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point failed)
2Q: 13:22 MIN - Eric Metcalf 14 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 09:09 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 21 field goal
3Q: 01:47 DAL - Lindsay Scott 7 pass from Tony Eason (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
4Q: 09:00 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 19 field goal
4Q: 00:27 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 24 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:18 MIN - Bobby Howard 25 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point failed)
2Q: 13:22 MIN - Eric Metcalf 14 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 09:09 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 21 field goal
3Q: 01:47 DAL - Lindsay Scott 7 pass from Tony Eason (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
4Q: 09:00 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 19 field goal
4Q: 00:27 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 24 field goal

Team Statistics MIN DAL
Record 4-2 3-4
First Downs 13 25
- by Rushing 5 9
- by Passing 7 14
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 235 377
- Offensive Plays 58 77
- Yards per Play 4.05 4.90
Net Rushing Yards 80 133
- Rushing Attempts 27 31
- Yards per Rush 2.96 4.29
Net Passing Yards 155 244
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 14 - 0 44 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 176 260
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/21 2/16
- Yards per Pass Play 5.00 5.30
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 11/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 7.4
4th Down Conversions 2/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 11/75 6/45
Punt Returns/Yards 1/11 1/3
Kick Returns/Yards 2/49 1/12
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 0/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 30
Time of Possession 26:58 33:02

Team Statistics	MIN	DAL
Record	4-2	3-4
First Downs	13	25
- by Rushing	5	9
- by Passing	7	14
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	235	377
- Offensive Plays	58	77
- Yards per Play	4.05	4.90
Net Rushing Yards	80	133
- Rushing Attempts	27	31
- Yards per Rush	2.96	4.29
Net Passing Yards	155	244
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 14 - 0	44 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	176	260
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/21	2/16
- Yards per Pass Play	5.00	5.30
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	11/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	7.4
4th Down Conversions	2/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	11/75	6/45
Punt Returns/Yards	1/11	1/3
Kick Returns/Yards	2/49	1/12
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	0/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 30
Time of Possession	26:58	33:02

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:00	OWN 20	8	30	Punt
1	6:27	1:24	OWN 16	5	84	Touchdown
1	3:14	5:01	OPP 46	11	46	Touchdown
2	9:01	2:24	OWN 33	3	3	Punt
2	3:38	1:38	OWN 12	3	6	Punt
2	1:21	0:32	OWN 4	3	3	Punt
2	0:13	0:13	OWN 42	2	5	Half
3	11:45	5:29	OWN 31	11	44	Missed FG
3	4:22	2:35	OWN 20	5	4	Punt
3	1:40	1:47	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
4	8:53	2:00	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
4	0:21	0:21	OWN 10	2	0	Game

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:00	4:33	OWN 3	8	36	Punt
1	5:03	1:49	OWN 11	3	-1	Punt
2	13:13	4:12	OWN 20	9	76	Field Goal
2	6:37	2:59	OWN 19	9	30	Punt
2	2:00	0:39	OWN 40	3	5	Punt
2	0:49	0:36	OWN 47	3	18	Missed FG
3	15:00	3:15	OWN 20	6	49	Fumble
3	6:16	1:54	OWN 32	4	20	Punt
3	1:47	0:07	OPP 7	1	7	Touchdown
4	14:53	6:00	OWN 42	13	56	Field Goal
4	6:53	6:32	OWN 12	18	81	Field Goal

Game MVP: Tony Eason, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Barry Word	20	48	2.40	9
Lorenzo Hampton	6	29	4.83	9
Dan Marino	1	3	3.00	3

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Neal Anderson	19	85	4.47	14	4
Ken Bell	9	28	3.11	9	0
Tony Eason	2	4	2.00	2	0
William Howard	1	16	16.00	16	1

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Marino	28	14	176	3/21	2	37	0	93.7

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Eason	44	25	260	2/16	1	37	0	81.6

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Art Monk	4	7	30	7.50	3	11	0
WR Herman Fontenot	3	7	27	9.00	7	11	0
FB Brad Muster	2	4	49	24.50	46	37	0
WR Eric Metcalf	2	2	32	16.00	4	18	1
WR Bobby Howard	1	2	25	25.00	16	25	1
RB Barry Word	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Brian Blades	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Pete Metzelaars	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Larry Kinnebrew	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Eddie Brown	8	16	109	13.63	19	37	0
RB Neal Anderson	7	7	53	7.57	25	11	0
WR Bill Brooks	4	6	48	12.00	6	21	0
WR Wayne Walker	3	6	33	11.00	10	16	0
WR Lindsay Scott	2	6	13	6.50	0	7	1
TE Pat Carter	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Chris Dressel	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Lawyer Tillman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Frank Minnifield	0	1	0	0
Eddie Johnson	0	0	1	0

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Neal Anderson	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rohn Stark	7	279	39.9	39.4	55	3

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rich Camarillo	5	220	44.0	37.8	51	2

Kicking Statistics

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

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donald Igwebuike	3/4	0/1	0/1	24	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vai Sikahema	1	11	11.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jeff Fisher	1	3	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Earnest Gray	1	23	23.0	0
Phil Freeman	1	26	26.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jeff Fisher	1	12	12.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Frank Minnifield	6	0	0.0	22	37
DE Lee Williams	5	1	1.0	20	34
ILB Eddie Johnson	5	5	0.0	23	30
DE Charles Haley	4	1	1.0	24	43
OLB Larry Kelm	4	2	0.0	28	29
S Vince Albritton	4	0	0.0	12	19
S Vince Newsome	3	2	0.0	25	44
CB Mossy Cade	3	2	0.0	13	22
S Carnell Lake	3	2	0.0	24	35
DT Dan Saleaumula	3	1	0.0	24	36
CB Eric Allen	3	1	0.0	20	33
ILB Ken Fantetti	3	0	0.0	10	11
ILB Johnny Holland	3	0	0.0	8	11
OLB Ken Harvey	2	2	0.0	29	40
CB Eric Wright	2	1	0.0	23	38
DE Leonard Marshall	2	0	0.0	13	9
DT Leo Wisniewski	1	2	0.0	13	16
ILB Shelton Robinson	0	1	0.0	8	8

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Robert Lyles	5	2	2.0	23	23
ILB Rod Stephens	5	2	0.0	19	17
CB Jeff Fisher	4	0	0.5	12	13
ILB Lance Mehl	4	2	0.0	17	9
S Wes Hopkins	4	0	0.0	22	29
OLB Aundray Bruce	4	0	0.0	14	21
DE Jeff Cross	4	0	0.0	17	17
CB Kirby Jackson	2	0	0.0	14	20
CB Everson Walls	1	3	0.0	18	23
S Andre Young	1	1	0.0	23	29
DT Mark Duda	1	1	0.0	18	26
ILB Greg Manusky	1	1	0.0	8	14
DE Winnie Cooper	1	1	0.0	10	14
S Terrance Hoagie	1	0	0.0	8	9
CB Lupe Sanchez	1	0	0.0	1	3
DE Mack Moore	1	0	0.0	8	12
CB Cornell Holloway	1	0	0.0	2	2
DE Glen Collins	0	1	0.5	19	19
CB Steve Brown	0	1	0.0	16	24

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Charles Haley	1.0	1	2	1	43
DE Lee Williams	1.0	0	1	1	34
OLB Ken Harvey	0.0	0	3	2	40
DT Leo Wisniewski	0.0	0	2	0	16
DE Leonard Marshall	0.0	0	1	2	9
OLB Larry Kelm	0.0	0	1	0	29

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Robert Lyles	2.0	0	0	0	23
DE Glen Collins	0.5	1	1	1	19
CB Jeff Fisher	0.5	0	0	0	13
OLB Broderick Thomas	0.0	1	0	0	10
DE Winnie Cooper	0.0	0	2	0	14
DE Mack Moore	0.0	0	1	0	12
ILB Rod Stephens	0.0	0	1	0	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Frank Minnifield	5	1	37
ILB Eddie Johnson	3	0	30
CB Mossy Cade	3	0	22
CB Eric Wright	2	2	38
S Vince Newsome	2	1	44
S Vince Albritton	2	0	19
DT Dan Saleaumula	2	0	36
S Carnell Lake	2	0	35
ILB Ken Fantetti	1	0	11
ILB Johnny Holland	1	0	11
OLB Larry Kelm	1	0	29
CB Eric Allen	1	0	33

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Wes Hopkins	3	0	29
CB Jeff Fisher	2	1	13
ILB Rod Stephens	2	0	17
OLB Robert Lyles	1	1	23
ILB Lance Mehl	1	0	9
S Andre Young	1	0	29
CB Steve Brown	1	0	24
OLB Aundray Bruce	1	0	21
DE Winnie Cooper	1	0	14
CB Cornell Holloway	1	0	2
CB Everson Walls	0	2	23

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bart Oates	4	5	0	25	1	31
Brian Blados	2	5	0	21	1	26
John Wojciechowski	2	4	0	19	0	25
Mike Munchak	1	6	2	25	1	30
Tim Irwin	1	3	0	26	0	28
Doug Smith	0	2	0	2	0	0
Curtis Rouse	0	1	0	8	0	6

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Randy Clark	3	4	19	0	26
Chad Lane	2	4	28	0	37
Melvin Jones	2	3	16	0	23
William Howard	1	4	14	0	14
Jamie Dukes	1	3	22	0	32
Chris Dressel	1	1	13	0	20
Ron Heller	0	7	24	1	43
Chuck Brown	0	1	23	1	33
Pat Carter	0	1	20	0	21
Ralph Tamm	0	1	23	0	36

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Phil Freeman	1	13
Barry Word	1	2

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Jeff Fisher	1	26
Wayne Walker	1	13
Lupe Sanchez	1	7

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Charles Haley	---	---	24	43	7	74
Vince Newsome	---	---	25	44	2	71
Frank Minnifield	---	---	22	37	12	71
Ken Harvey	---	---	29	40	2	71
Eric Allen	---	---	20	33	13	66
Eric Wright	---	---	23	38	3	64
Bart Oates	25	31	---	---	7	63
Dan Saleaumula	---	---	24	36	3	63
Carnell Lake	---	---	24	35	4	63
Eddie Johnson	---	---	23	30	8	61
Pete Metzelaars	23	22	---	---	15	60
Larry Kelm	---	---	28	29	2	59
Dan Marino	27	31	---	---	---	58
Lee Williams	---	---	20	34	4	58
Tim Irwin	26	28	---	---	1	55
Mike Munchak	25	30	---	---	---	55
Brian Blados	21	26	---	---	7	54
Mossy Cade	---	---	13	22	11	46
Lorenzo Hampton	7	18	---	---	21	46
Barry Word	23	19	---	---	2	44
John Wojciechowski	19	25	---	---	---	44
Herman Fontenot	19	24	---	---	---	43
Ken Fantetti	---	---	10	11	20	41
Vince Albritton	---	---	12	19	8	39
Art Monk	13	19	---	---	5	37
Leo Wisniewski	---	---	13	16	8	37
Brian Blades	18	16	---	---	---	34
Brad Muster	14	16	---	---	4	34
Greg Christy	9	9	---	---	8	26
Ray Crouse	3	6	---	---	16	25
Leonard Marshall	---	---	13	9	2	24
Johnny Holland	---	---	8	11	5	24
Curtis Rouse	8	6	---	---	8	22
Shelton Robinson	---	---	8	8	2	18
Larry Kinnebrew	6	4	---	---	8	18
Rickey Jackson	---	---	2	11	2	15
Eric Metcalf	8	7	---	---	---	15
Phil Freeman	0	0	---	---	13	13
Vai Sikahema	0	0	---	---	12	12
Doug Smith	2	0	---	---	8	10
Earnest Gray	0	0	---	---	10	10
Rohn Stark	0	0	---	---	7	7
Bobby Howard	1	4	---	---	---	5
Rich Karlis	0	0	---	---	4	4
Erik Wilhelm	0	0	---	---	1	1
Scott Stankavage	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tony Eason	31	46	---	---	---	77
Ron Heller	24	43	---	---	9	76
Chuck Brown	23	33	---	---	9	65
Chad Lane	28	37	---	---	---	65
Neal Anderson	24	39	---	---	---	63
Ralph Tamm	23	36	---	---	4	63
Eddie Brown	18	31	---	---	13	62
Jamie Dukes	22	32	---	---	5	59
Andre Young	---	---	23	29	4	56
Randy Clark	19	26	---	---	9	54
Lindsay Scott	20	32	---	---	2	54
Pat Carter	20	21	---	---	13	54
Wes Hopkins	---	---	22	29	1	52
Jeff Fisher	---	---	12	13	26	51
William Howard	14	14	---	---	23	51
Robert Lyles	---	---	23	23	3	49
Melvin Jones	16	23	---	---	9	48
Ken Bell	14	16	---	---	18	48
Everson Walls	---	---	18	23	6	47
Aundray Bruce	---	---	14	21	11	46
Bill Brooks	20	25	---	---	---	45
Steve Brown	---	---	16	24	4	44
Chris Dressel	13	20	---	---	11	44
Mark Duda	---	---	18	26	---	44
Wayne Walker	9	22	---	---	13	44
Glen Collins	---	---	19	19	1	39
Rod Stephens	---	---	19	17	3	39
Winnie Cooper	---	---	10	14	13	37
Kirby Jackson	---	---	14	20	2	36
Jeff Cross	---	---	17	17	2	36
Lance Mehl	---	---	17	9	6	32
Lawyer Tillman	3	10	---	---	14	27
Broderick Thomas	---	---	13	10	3	26
Greg Manusky	---	---	8	14	3	25
Terrance Hoagie	---	---	8	9	3	20
Mack Moore	---	---	8	12	---	20
Mike Ruth	---	---	12	5	1	18
Lupe Sanchez	---	---	1	3	7	11
Donald Igwebuike	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jessie Small	---	---	3	2	2	7
Rich Camarillo	0	0	---	---	5	5
Cornell Holloway	---	---	2	2	1	5
Frank Reich	0	0	---	---	4	4
Bobby Futrell	---	---	0	0	3	3
Jeff Hostetler	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	27	1.8
Middle	6	28	4.7
Right	6	25	4.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	43	3.9
Middle	17	89	5.2
Right	3	1	0.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Marino	28	14	2	0	3	4	5	1	0

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Eason	44	25	2	0	4	4	10	6	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	49	16.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	85	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	3	42	4.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	33	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	76	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	8	93	6.2
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	58	7.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Art Monk	7	4	1	30	0	19
WR Herman Fontenot	7	3	0	27	0	24
FB Brad Muster	4	2	0	49	1	16
TE Pete Metzelaars	2	0	1	0	0	22
TE Larry Kinnebrew	2	0	1	0	0	4
WR Bobby Howard	2	1	0	25	1	4
WR Eric Metcalf	2	2	0	32	0	7
RB Barry Word	1	1	0	6	0	19
WR Brian Blades	1	1	0	7	0	16

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eddie Brown	16	8	1	109	1	31
RB Neal Anderson	7	7	0	53	0	39
WR Lindsay Scott	6	2	1	13	0	32
WR Bill Brooks	6	4	0	48	1	25
WR Wayne Walker	6	3	0	33	0	22
TE Chris Dressel	1	0	1	0	0	20
TE Pat Carter	1	1	0	4	0	21
WR Lawyer Tillman	1	0	1	0	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lorenzo Hampton	1	2	2.00	4.83

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Neal Anderson	4	12	3.00	4.47
Ken Bell	2	3	1.50	3.11

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Marino	1	1	14	14.00	6.29

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Eason	7	3	26	3.71	5.91

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Eric Metcalf	1	1	14	14.00	16.00

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Lindsay Scott	2	1	7	3.50	2.17
WR Eddie Brown	1	1	10	10.00	6.81
RB Neal Anderson	1	1	9	9.00	7.57
WR Bill Brooks	1	0	0	0.00	8.00
WR Lawyer Tillman	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Wayne Walker	1	0	0	0.00	5.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Barry Word	4	1
Lorenzo Hampton	2	1

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Neal Anderson	3	2
Ken Bell	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Marino	8	6	3

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Eason	14	10	9

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Art Monk	2	2	1
WR Herman Fontenot	2	1	0
FB Brad Muster	2	1	1
WR Bobby Howard	1	1	1
WR Eric Metcalf	1	1	0

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Eddie Brown	7	4	4
WR Wayne Walker	3	3	2
RB Neal Anderson	2	2	2
WR Bill Brooks	2	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,900 (21,400)
End Zone 15,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,900 (21,400)
End Zone	15,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)