Week 9, 1989

played in Minnesota, MN

30 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

New York Giants	0	10	0	0	-	10
Minnesota Vikings	14	14	0	7	-	35

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:04 MIN - Eric Metcalf 6 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
1Q: 07:45 MIN - Barry Word 67 run (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 14:32 MIN - Barry Word 32 run (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 10:39 NYK - Eric Dickerson 22 pass from H. Warren Moon (Dan Miller extra point)
2Q: 01:53 MIN - Herman Fontenot 33 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 00:05 NYK - Dan Miller 21 field goal
4Q: 10:45 MIN - Herman Fontenot 15 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:04 MIN - Eric Metcalf 6 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
1Q: 07:45 MIN - Barry Word 67 run (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 14:32 MIN - Barry Word 32 run (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 10:39 NYK - Eric Dickerson 22 pass from H. Warren Moon (Dan Miller extra point)
2Q: 01:53 MIN - Herman Fontenot 33 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 00:05 NYK - Dan Miller 21 field goal
4Q: 10:45 MIN - Herman Fontenot 15 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)

Team Statistics NYK MIN
Record 5-3 6-2
First Downs 17 26
- by Rushing 7 13
- by Passing 9 13
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 309 539
- Offensive Plays 56 65
- Yards per Play 5.52 8.29
Net Rushing Yards 135 263
- Rushing Attempts 26 29
- Yards per Rush 5.19 9.07
Net Passing Yards 174 276
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 16 - 1 34 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 187 287
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 5.80 7.67
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/10 6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.0 5.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 1/5 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 2/14 3/25
Kick Returns/Yards 6/94 1/17
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 25
Time of Possession 26:52 33:08

Team Statistics	NYK	MIN
Record	5-3	6-2
First Downs	17	26
- by Rushing	7	13
- by Passing	9	13
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	309	539
- Offensive Plays	56	65
- Yards per Play	5.52	8.29
Net Rushing Yards	135	263
- Rushing Attempts	26	29
- Yards per Rush	5.19	9.07
Net Passing Yards	174	276
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 16 - 1	34 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	187	287
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	5.80	7.67
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/10	6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.0	5.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	1/5	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	2/14	3/25
Kick Returns/Yards	6/94	1/17
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 25
Time of Possession	26:52	33:08

Drive Charts

New York Giants
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:53	2:08	OWN 25	3	20	Interception
1	7:24	3:26	OWN 26	5	28	Punt
2	14:18	3:51	OWN 22	6	78	Touchdown
2	8:09	4:44	OWN 19	12	72	Missed FG
2	1:40	1:40	OWN 30	8	66	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:39	OWN 36	3	-6	Punt
3	12:19	1:40	OWN 26	3	7	Punt
3	8:12	3:57	OWN 28	7	32	Punt
4	13:40	1:07	OWN 5	3	1	Punt
4	10:38	2:21	OWN 16	3	8	Punt
4	6:38	1:51	OWN 29	3	8	Punt

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:07	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
1	7:45	0:21	OWN 33	1	67	Touchdown
1	3:58	4:40	OWN 2	10	98	Touchdown
2	10:27	2:18	OWN 20	4	20	Punt
2	3:25	1:45	OWN 21	5	79	Touchdown
3	13:21	1:02	OWN 33	3	3	Punt
3	10:39	2:27	OWN 21	5	23	Punt
3	4:15	5:35	OWN 1	12	61	Punt
4	12:33	1:55	OPP 41	5	41	Touchdown
4	8:17	1:39	OWN 40	3	-3	Punt
4	4:47	4:47	OWN 24	7	55	Game

Game MVP: Dan Marino, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Eric Dickerson	15	58	3.87	19	2
Lorenzo White	8	65	8.13	17	2
Christian Okoye	2	6	3.00	5	0
H. Warren Moon	1	6	6.00	6	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Barry Word	23	239	10.39	67	8	2
Lorenzo Hampton	6	24	4.00	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
H. Warren Moon	28	16	187	2/13	1	22	1	74.5

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Marino	34	23	287	2/11	3	33	0	123.0

Receiving Statistics

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bobby Johnson	6	10	82	13.67	26	21	0
WR Lonzell Hill	4	8	46	11.50	1	14	0
RB Eric Dickerson	2	2	41	20.50	9	22	1
C Orson Mobley	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Christian Okoye	1	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Ben Johnson	1	1	2	2.00	1	2	0
WR Willie Mays Hayes	1	3	10	10.00	4	10	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Art Monk	6	8	86	14.33	24	23	0
TE Pete Metzelaars	4	5	57	14.25	9	25	0
WR Herman Fontenot	4	7	67	16.75	29	33	2
WR Brian Blades	3	5	33	11.00	17	21	0
WR Eric Metcalf	3	4	26	8.67	4	12	1
FB Brad Muster	2	3	11	5.50	4	9	0
RB Barry Word	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0

Interception Statistics

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Eric Allen	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
H. Warren Moon	1	0	0	0
Blair Bush	0	1	0	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ken Harvey	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim Miller	7	301	43.0	39.4	52	3

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rohn Stark	5	188	37.6	34.8	50	3

Kicking Statistics

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dan Miller	1/2	0/0	0/0	21	1/1

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rich Karlis	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Mays Hayes	2	14	7.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vai Sikahema	2	10	5.0	0
Art Monk	1	15	15.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mardye McDole	3	47	15.7	0
Willie Mays Hayes	3	47	15.7	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Phil Freeman	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Chris Beniot	9	1	0.0	28	32
S Andre Waters	7	1	0.0	24	30
CB Chris Dishman	6	0	0.0	22	32
DT Ken Jones	5	1	1.0	20	10
DE Reggie Camp	4	2	0.0	27	31
OLB Ray Berry	3	1	0.0	23	28
OLB Ron Rivera	3	0	0.0	20	27
S Elliot Smith	3	0	0.0	8	9
CB Rodney Rice	2	1	0.0	16	20
CB Maurice Douglass	2	0	0.0	22	25
DT Henry Thomas	1	1	1.0	13	26
DE Freddie Joe Nunn	1	1	0.0	22	29
CB Mark Harper	1	1	0.0	8	11
ILB Kevin Walker	1	1	0.0	11	13
WR Lonzell Hill	1	0	---	---	---
S Darrell Fullington	1	0	0.0	18	30
OLB John Dorsey	0	1	0.0	5	7
OLB Frank Stams	0	1	0.0	12	15

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Carnell Lake	6	1	0.0	19	25
CB Eric Allen	6	0	0.0	19	24
OLB Larry Kelm	5	2	0.5	19	21
OLB Ken Harvey	3	2	1.0	22	26
ILB Shelton Robinson	3	2	0.0	7	5
CB Eric Wright	3	1	0.0	16	22
CB Mossy Cade	3	1	0.0	16	16
DE Lee Williams	3	1	0.0	17	19
ILB Eddie Johnson	2	1	0.5	22	21
S Vince Newsome	2	3	0.0	24	27
CB Frank Minnifield	2	1	0.0	18	24
DE Charles Haley	2	0	0.0	24	28
DE Leonard Marshall	1	1	0.0	6	7
ILB Ken Fantetti	1	0	0.0	6	1
DT Dan Saleaumula	1	0	0.0	18	19
OLB Rickey Jackson	0	1	0.0	5	8
S Vince Albritton	0	1	0.0	11	15
ILB Johnny Holland	0	1	0.0	3	5

Pass Rush Statistics

New York	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Ken Jones	1.0	1	10
DT Henry Thomas	1.0	0	26
DE Reggie Camp	0.0	2	31
OLB John Dorsey	0.0	1	7
DE Freddie Joe Nunn	0.0	1	29

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Ken Harvey	1.0	1	2	1	26
ILB Eddie Johnson	0.5	0	0	0	21
OLB Larry Kelm	0.5	0	0	0	21
DE Lee Williams	0.0	0	1	1	19
DE Leonard Marshall	0.0	0	1	0	7
DE Charles Haley	0.0	0	0	1	28

Pass Defense Statistics

New York	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Andre Waters	5	1	30
CB Chris Dishman	4	2	32
S Elliot Smith	3	1	9
ILB Chris Beniot	3	0	32
CB Maurice Douglass	3	0	25
DE Reggie Camp	1	0	31
CB Mark Harper	1	0	11
OLB Ray Berry	1	0	28
ILB Kevin Walker	1	0	13
CB Rodney Rice	1	0	20

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Carnell Lake	4	0	0	25
CB Mossy Cade	3	0	0	16
CB Eric Allen	2	0	1	24
ILB Shelton Robinson	2	0	0	5
OLB Larry Kelm	2	0	0	21
CB Eric Wright	1	1	0	22
CB Frank Minnifield	1	0	0	24
OLB Ken Harvey	1	0	0	26
S Vince Albritton	0	1	0	15

Blocking Statistics

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jay Pennison	3	6	24	1	29
Glen Titensor	3	5	22	0	25
Harvey Salem	2	3	22	0	27
Cleveland Green	2	2	7	0	6
Joe Jacoby	1	4	24	1	28
Blair Bush	1	4	23	0	27
Christian Okoye	0	1	17	0	18

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Wojciechowski	5	6	0	25	1	32
Mike Munchak	4	7	1	29	0	34
Bart Oates	3	7	2	27	0	35
Tim Irwin	1	3	0	26	0	32
Curtis Rouse	1	3	0	21	0	29
Brad Muster	1	2	0	16	0	21
Mike Utley	1	1	0	8	0	9
Greg Christy	0	0	0	7	1	8

Special Teams Tackles

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Christian Okoye	1	11
Chuck Commiskey	1	9
Bill Jones	1	9
Andre Waters	1	1

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Lorenzo Hampton	2	18
Ken Fantetti	1	23
Pete Metzelaars	1	13
Ray Crouse	1	13
Frank Minnifield	1	13
Vai Sikahema	1	13
Earnest Gray	1	10

Participation

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Beniot	---	---	28	32	10	70
Reggie Camp	---	---	27	31	5	63
Jay Pennison	24	29	---	---	9	62
Joe Jacoby	24	28	---	---	9	61
Blair Bush	23	27	---	---	9	59
H. Warren Moon	26	30	---	---	---	56
Andre Waters	---	---	24	30	1	55
Chris Dishman	---	---	22	32	---	54
Freddie Joe Nunn	---	---	22	29	---	51
Ray Berry	---	---	23	28	---	51
Harvey Salem	22	27	---	---	---	49
Darrell Fullington	---	---	18	30	1	49
Bobby Johnson	23	25	---	---	---	48
Maurice Douglass	---	---	22	25	1	48
Glen Titensor	22	25	---	---	---	47
Ron Rivera	---	---	20	27	---	47
Christian Okoye	17	18	---	---	11	46
Darryl Ingram	21	19	---	---	5	45
Lorenzo White	9	13	---	---	20	42
Rodney Rice	---	---	16	20	6	42
Lonzell Hill	16	24	---	---	---	40
Henry Thomas	---	---	13	26	---	39
Eric Dickerson	17	17	---	---	2	36
Ken Jones	---	---	20	10	5	35
Willie Mays Hayes	12	13	---	---	8	33
Orson Mobley	10	13	---	---	6	29
Frank Stams	---	---	12	15	2	29
Kevin Walker	---	---	11	13	3	27
Mark Harper	---	---	8	11	7	26
Chuck Commiskey	8	8	---	---	9	25
Chuck Banks	2	5	---	---	17	24
Elliot Smith	---	---	8	9	7	24
Cleveland Green	7	6	---	---	9	22
John Shannon	---	---	9	12	---	21
Jim Gustafson	0	0	---	---	20	20
John Dorsey	---	---	5	7	6	18
Darren Carrington	---	---	7	7	3	17
Mel Kaufman	---	---	4	2	8	14
Mardye McDole	0	0	---	---	11	11
Bill Jones	0	0	---	---	9	9
Keith Williams	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ben Johnson	3	3	---	---	2	8
Jim Miller	0	0	---	---	7	7
Dan Miller	0	0	---	---	4	4
Larry Orduna	0	0	---	---	2	2
Eric Blados	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bart Oates	27	35	---	---	4	66
Pete Metzelaars	27	25	---	---	13	65
Dan Marino	29	36	---	---	---	65
Mike Munchak	29	34	---	---	---	63
Charles Haley	---	---	24	28	9	61
Tim Irwin	26	32	---	---	---	58
Eric Allen	---	---	19	24	15	58
John Wojciechowski	25	32	---	---	---	57
Curtis Rouse	21	29	---	---	5	55
Frank Minnifield	---	---	18	24	13	55
Vince Newsome	---	---	24	27	3	54
Ken Harvey	---	---	22	26	2	50
Barry Word	23	25	---	---	1	49
Herman Fontenot	23	25	---	---	---	48
Eddie Johnson	---	---	22	21	4	47
Carnell Lake	---	---	19	25	2	46
Art Monk	16	26	---	---	3	45
Mossy Cade	---	---	16	16	9	41
Larry Kelm	---	---	19	21	1	41
Eric Wright	---	---	16	22	2	40
Leo Wisniewski	---	---	14	17	9	40
Brad Muster	16	21	---	---	3	40
Dan Saleaumula	---	---	18	19	1	38
Lee Williams	---	---	17	19	---	36
Vince Albritton	---	---	11	15	8	34
Lorenzo Hampton	6	9	---	---	18	33
Brian Blades	14	19	---	---	---	33
Ken Fantetti	---	---	6	1	23	30
Ray Crouse	6	7	---	---	13	26
Mike Utley	8	9	---	---	5	22
Eric Metcalf	6	14	---	---	1	21
Greg Christy	7	8	---	---	5	20
Shelton Robinson	---	---	7	5	3	15
Larry Kinnebrew	3	3	---	---	9	15
Phil Freeman	0	0	---	---	15	15
Leonard Marshall	---	---	6	7	1	14
Rickey Jackson	---	---	5	8	---	13
Vai Sikahema	0	0	---	---	13	13
Bobby Howard	5	6	---	---	---	11
Johnny Holland	---	---	3	5	3	11
Earnest Gray	0	0	---	---	10	10
Doug Smith	2	1	---	---	5	8
Rich Karlis	0	0	---	---	6	6
Rohn Stark	0	0	---	---	5	5
Scott Stankavage	0	0	---	---	---	0
Erik Wilhelm	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	30	6.0
Middle	15	78	5.2
Right	6	27	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	87	7.9
Middle	3	29	9.7
Right	15	147	9.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
H. Warren Moon	28	16	2	2	2	2	4	3	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Marino	34	23	4	0	2	4	5	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	6	63	9.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	102	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	22	3.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	2	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	16	186	7.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	99	12.4
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bobby Johnson	10	6	2	82	1	25
WR Lonzell Hill	8	4	0	46	0	24
WR Willie Mays Hayes	3	1	0	10	0	13
RB Eric Dickerson	2	2	0	41	1	17
C Orson Mobley	2	1	0	6	0	13
FB Christian Okoye	2	1	0	0	0	18
WR Ben Johnson	1	1	0	2	0	3

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Art Monk	8	6	0	86	1	26
WR Herman Fontenot	7	4	1	67	1	25
TE Pete Metzelaars	5	4	0	57	1	25
WR Brian Blades	5	3	0	33	1	19
WR Eric Metcalf	4	3	0	26	0	14
FB Brad Muster	3	2	1	11	0	21
RB Barry Word	2	1	0	7	0	25

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Barry Word	1	3	3.00	10.39

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
H. Warren Moon	1	1	11	11.00	6.68

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Marino	3	2	21	7.00	8.44

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Lonzell Hill	1	1	11	11.00	5.75

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Herman Fontenot	2	1	15	7.50	9.57
WR Eric Metcalf	1	1	6	6.00	6.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Eric Dickerson	4	1
Lorenzo White	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Barry Word	5	3

Third Down Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
H. Warren Moon	5	4	1

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Marino	7	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lonzell Hill	2	1	0
WR Bobby Johnson	1	1	1
FB Christian Okoye	1	1	0
WR Ben Johnson	1	1	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Herman Fontenot	3	1	1
WR Art Monk	2	2	2
TE Pete Metzelaars	1	0	0
WR Brian Blades	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,300 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,900)
End Zone 15,400 (15,800)
Mezzanine 8,900 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 13,700 (14,000)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes 3,500 (3,600)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,300 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,900)
End Zone	15,400 (15,800)
Mezzanine	8,900 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	13,700 (14,000)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes	3,500 (3,600)