Week 11, 1989

played in Detroit, MI

44 degrees, rain, 11 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings33140-20
Detroit Lions37014-24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:34 MIN - Rich Karlis 23 field goal
1Q: 00:45 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 36 field goal
2Q: 02:45 DET - Crash Davis 4 pass from Doug Flutie (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
2Q: 00:23 MIN - Rich Karlis 26 field goal
3Q: 10:38 MIN - Brian Blades 27 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
3Q: 03:31 MIN - Herman Fontenot 20 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
4Q: 14:25 DET - Quinn Early 28 pass from Doug Flutie (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
4Q: 04:44 DET - Cody Risien 36 fumble return (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)

Team StatisticsMINDET
Record7-39-1
First Downs1815
- by Rushing40
- by Passing1413
- by Penalty02
Total Net Yards349279
- Offensive Plays6966
- Yards per Play5.064.23
Net Rushing Yards8961
- Rushing Attempts2230
- Yards per Rush4.052.03
Net Passing Yards260218
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt44 - 24 - 135 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards278226
- Sacks/Yards Lost3/181/8
- Yards per Pass Play5.536.06
Fumbles/Lost3/32/1
3rd Down Conversions5/177/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.76.7
4th Down Conversions1/20/0
Penalties/Yards6/555/48
Punt Returns/Yards3/361/3
Kick Returns/Yards1/152/38
Interception Ret./Yards1/01/15
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits23
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/21/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 29OWN 36
Time of Possession29:5630:04

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:226:53OWN 291265Field Goal
10:391:31OWN 243-6Punt
213:123:32OWN 20736Punt
29:021:05OWN 3935Punt
22:391:10OWN 20320Fumble
21:221:06OWN 32559Field Goal
315:000:11OWN 2010Interception
313:283:06OWN 49651Touchdown
37:431:11OWN 123-3Punt
35:302:10OWN 47453Touchdown
414:093:08OWN 2978Punt
47:591:45OWN 4938Punt
44:342:42OWN 201038Downs
41:130:24OWN 183-10Fumble
Detroit Lions
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:38OWN 2834Punt
16:295:50OWN 20961Field Goal
214:080:56OPP 473-1Punt
29:400:38503-1Interception
27:575:18OWN 181582Touchdown
21:290:07OPP 4018Fumble
20:160:16OWN 319Half
314:491:21OPP 4533Missed FG
310:222:39OWN 2059Punt
36:321:02OPP 4939Missed FG
33:204:11OWN 19781Touchdown
411:013:02OWN 13611Punt
46:141:40OWN 2038Punt
41:520:39OWN 424-12Punt
40:490:49OPP 82-2Game

Game MVP: Doug Flutie, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Barry Word14352.501120
Lorenzo Hampton7476.711630
Dan Marino177.00700
DetroitAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Crash Davis17392.29800
Marion Butts10202.00900
Doug Flutie320.67400

Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Dan Marino44242783/18227179.5
DetroitAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Doug Flutie35192261/8233181.3

Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Herman Fontenot71510515.0031271
TE Pete Metzelaars58438.6012210
WR Brian Blades46399.7513271
WR Art Monk36258.338130
RB Barry Word222010.002110
WR Eric Metcalf233216.002200
FB Brad Muster111414.009140
TE Larry Kinnebrew0100.00000
WR Bobby Howard0200.00000
DetroitCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Carlos Carson444511.254210
TE Mike Mularkey474711.7511330
WR Quinn Early377725.6717331
RB Crash Davis22126.00081
RB Marion Butts22115.502110
TE Wesley Walls24199.504100
WR Darren Flutie1266.00060
WR Don Beebe1499.00090
WR Phil McConkey0100.00000
FB Tim Spencer0100.00000
FB Ron Wolfley0100.00000

Interception Statistics

MinnesotaIntsYardsAvgTD
S Vince Newsome100.000
DetroitIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Reyna Thompson11515.000

Fumble Statistics

MinnesotaFumbRecovForceTD
Dan Marino1000
Lorenzo Hampton1000
Vai Sikahema1000
Rickey Jackson0100
Larry Kelm0010
Carnell Lake0010
DetroitFumbRecovForceTD
Crash Davis2000
Cody Risien0101
Chris Spielman0100
Wesley Walls0100
Anthony Parker0100
Ozzie Newsome0010
Bobby Butler0010
Brian Sochia0010

Punting Statistics

MinnesotaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Rohn Stark619632.728.8532
DetroitPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Russell Erxleben629749.540.2612

Kicking Statistics

MinnesotaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Rich Karlis2/20/00/0262/2
DetroitFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Uwe Von Schamann1/30/20/2363/3

Punt Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Vai Sikahema33612.00
DetroitRetYardsAvgTD
Phil McConkey133.00

Kick Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Lorenzo Hampton11515.00
DetroitRetYardsAvgTD
Don Beebe23819.00

Defensive Statistics

MinnesotaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Larry Kelm701.02325
ILB Eddie Johnson520.02727
S Carnell Lake500.02523
ILB Shelton Robinson400.01710
ILB Johnny Holland400.039
CB Eric Wright310.02428
DE Leonard Marshall310.01314
OLB Ken Harvey310.02928
DT Leo Wisniewski300.01723
S Vince Newsome210.02831
CB Frank Minnifield210.02125
CB Mossy Cade120.01219
DE Charles Haley120.02734
S Vince Albritton110.0819
DE Lee Williams100.0810
WR Herman Fontenot10---------
CB Eric Allen100.01428
DT Dan Saleaumula010.02528
DetroitTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Kurt Cobain810.01938
ILB Chris Spielman601.01638
S Ronnie Lott620.01743
S Tom Flynn400.01637
ILB Niko Noga400.069
CB Duane Galloway400.01435
DE Jacob Green310.01226
CB Bobby Butler300.01122
CB Reyna Thompson210.01032
CB Anthony Parker200.01523
DT Brian Sochia101.01326
DE Randy Edwards110.51434
S Fred Marion110.01635
DT Emanuel Weaver110.0610
WR Don Beebe10---------
DT Jerome Sally010.51733
DE Jason Buck020.01732
DE Bruce Clark010.0410

Pass Rush Statistics

MinnesotaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Larry Kelm1.000025
DE Charles Haley0.022134
DE Leonard Marshall0.010014
DT Leo Wisniewski0.001023
DetroitSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
ILB Chris Spielman1.020038
DT Brian Sochia1.000026
DE Randy Edwards0.512034
DT Jerome Sally0.511233
DE Jacob Green0.001026
DE Jason Buck0.001032

Pass Defense Statistics

MinnesotaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Johnny Holland4009
S Vince Newsome30131
ILB Eddie Johnson20027
DE Leonard Marshall20014
CB Eric Wright12028
S Carnell Lake11023
ILB Shelton Robinson10010
S Vince Albritton10019
CB Mossy Cade10019
CB Frank Minnifield10025
CB Eric Allen10028
OLB Ken Harvey10028
OLB Larry Kelm01025
DetroitCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Kurt Cobain50038
S Tom Flynn33037
S Ronnie Lott31043
CB Duane Galloway30035
ILB Chris Spielman30038
CB Reyna Thompson20132
CB Bobby Butler20022
CB Anthony Parker20023
OLB Duane Bickett10013
S Fred Marion01035

Blocking Statistics

MinnesotaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Bart Oates24122145
Tim Irwin24020044
John Wojciechowski11019241
Pete Metzelaars11016038
Greg Christy110509
Mike Munchak08021044
Curtis Rouse0108012
Larry Kinnebrew010304
DetroitKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Paul Jetton24022031
Anthony Munoz09029033
Guy McIntyre05030036
Cody Risien04021024
Tom Newberry03119120
Randy Grimes01024031
Mike Mularkey01013012

Special Teams Tackles

MinnesotaTacklesSTPlays
Ray Crouse219
Lorenzo Hampton122
DetroitTacklesSTPlays
Billy Sims125
Ozzie Newsome119
Reyna Thompson117
Monte Smith19

Participation

MinnesotaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Bart Oates2245------774
Pete Metzelaars1638------1670
Charles Haley------2734970
Dan Marino2247---------69
Tim Irwin2044------165
Mike Munchak2144---------65
Vince Newsome------2831261
Eddie Johnson------2727660
Brian Blados1538------760
John Wojciechowski1941---------60
Ken Harvey------2928259
Frank Minnifield------21251258
Herman Fontenot1641---------57
Eric Allen------14281456
Dan Saleaumula------2528255
Eric Wright------2428254
Barry Word1635---------51
Carnell Lake------2523351
Larry Kelm------2325250
Leo Wisniewski------1723848
Brad Muster1526------647
Lorenzo Hampton715------2244
Vince Albritton------8191643
Mossy Cade------12191243
Art Monk1527---------42
Brian Blades1127---------38
Ken Fantetti------772337
Shelton Robinson------1710229
Leonard Marshall------1314229
Ray Crouse37------1929
Curtis Rouse812------828
Greg Christy59------822
Lee Williams------810119
Eric Metcalf66------517
Phil Freeman00------1616
Vai Sikahema00------1616
Larry Kinnebrew34------815
Earnest Gray00------1414
Johnny Holland------39113
Rickey Jackson------28212
Bobby Howard29---------11
Doug Smith02------810
Rich Karlis00------77
Rohn Stark00------66
Erik Wilhelm00------22
Scott Stankavage00---------0
DetroitRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Kurt Cobain------19381370
Ronnie Lott------1743767
Anthony Munoz2933------466
Guy McIntyre3036---------66
Doug Flutie3036---------66
Tom Flynn------16371265
Randy Grimes2431------964
Reyna Thompson------10321759
Paul Jetton2231------659
Chris Spielman------1638256
Jason Buck------1732655
Wesley Walls2530---------55
Cody Risien2124------954
Carlos Carson1923------1052
Fred Marion------1635152
Jerome Sally------1733151
Duane Galloway------1435251
Randy Edwards------1434149
Tom Newberry1920------847
Crash Davis1826---------44
Brian Sochia------1326342
Bobby Butler------1122841
Jacob Green------1226240
Tim Spencer1916------439
Quinn Early1122------639
Anthony Parker------1523139
Matt Millen------392335
Mike Mularkey1312------631
Ron Wolfley79------1531
Darren Flutie1118---------29
Duane Bickett------913426
Billy Sims00------2525
Phil McConkey24------1925
Don Beebe118------524
Ozzie Newsome22------1923
Marion Butts1210---------22
John Miller------611522
Emanuel Weaver------610521
Niko Noga------69621
Monte Smith55------919
Bruce Clark------410115
Uwe Von Schamann00------88
Jeff Rohrer------1168
Russell Erxleben00------66
Gary Marangi00------33
Vinny Testaverde00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left14302.1
Middle4235.8
Right4369.0
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left11141.3
Middle6162.7
Right11333.0
None2-2-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Dan Marino44245055521
DetroitAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Doug Flutie35194324311

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen2273.5
Short (0-8 Yds)22131084.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)1791639.6
Long (19+ Yds)3000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen43153.8
Short (0-8 Yds)128494.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)1361017.8
Long (19+ Yds)626110.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Herman Fontenot1571105241
TE Pete Metzelaars85143138
WR Art Monk63125027
WR Brian Blades64039127
WR Eric Metcalf3213216
WR Bobby Howard201009
RB Barry Word22020035
TE Larry Kinnebrew100004
FB Brad Muster11014026
DetroitTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
TE Mike Mularkey74047112
WR Quinn Early73077222
WR Carlos Carson44045123
WR Don Beebe411908
TE Wesley Walls42119030
WR Darren Flutie2106018
RB Crash Davis22012026
RB Marion Butts22011010
WR Phil McConkey100004
FB Tim Spencer1000016
FB Ron Wolfley100009

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Barry Word1-4-4.002.50
DetroitAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Doug Flutie2-2-1.000.67
Marion Butts1-1-1.002.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Dan Marino323311.006.32
DetroitAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Doug Flutie53142.806.46

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Art Monk111313.004.17
WR Herman Fontenot112020.007.00
WR Bobby Howard1000.000.00
DetroitTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
FB Ron Wolfley1000.000.00
WR Quinn Early1000.0011.00
RB Crash Davis1144.006.00
RB Marion Butts1100.005.50
TE Wesley Walls111010.004.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaRushesConversions
Lorenzo Hampton21
Barry Word11
DetroitRushesConversions
Crash Davis20

Third Down Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompConversions
Dan Marino1253
DetroitAttCompConversions
Doug Flutie1687

Third Down Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargCatchConversions
WR Brian Blades532
WR Art Monk210
TE Pete Metzelaars211
TE Larry Kinnebrew100
WR Herman Fontenot100
WR Bobby Howard100
DetroitTargCatchConversions
WR Quinn Early411
WR Don Beebe410
WR Carlos Carson222
RB Crash Davis222
TE Wesley Walls211
TE Mike Mularkey111
FB Tim Spencer100

SectionAttendance
Stadium68,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck20,100 (21,400)
End Zone14,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,300 (3,300)