Wild Card Playoff Games, 1989

played in New York, NY

53 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	7	7	7	0	-	21
New York Giants	7	7	3	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:18 NYK - Eric Dickerson 1 run (Dan Miller extra point)
1Q: 12:36 MIN - Art Monk 73 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 10:23 MIN - Barry Word 6 run (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 06:08 NYK - Bobby Johnson 14 pass from H. Warren Moon (Dan Miller extra point)
3Q: 09:15 NYK - Dan Miller 32 field goal
3Q: 04:48 MIN - Barry Word 5 run (Rich Karlis extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:18 NYK - Eric Dickerson 1 run (Dan Miller extra point)
1Q: 12:36 MIN - Art Monk 73 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 10:23 MIN - Barry Word 6 run (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 06:08 NYK - Bobby Johnson 14 pass from H. Warren Moon (Dan Miller extra point)
3Q: 09:15 NYK - Dan Miller 32 field goal
3Q: 04:48 MIN - Barry Word 5 run (Rich Karlis extra point)

Team Statistics MIN NYK
Record 13-4 10-7
First Downs 23 17
- by Rushing 6 7
- by Passing 17 9
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 417 263
- Offensive Plays 66 54
- Yards per Play 6.32 4.87
Net Rushing Yards 69 89
- Rushing Attempts 28 23
- Yards per Rush 2.46 3.87
Net Passing Yards 348 174
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 25 - 0 30 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 357 179
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/9 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 9.16 5.61
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/14 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.2 9.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/34 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 1/15 1/1
Kick Returns/Yards 3/51 2/57
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 28
Time of Possession 32:22 27:38

Team Statistics	MIN	NYK
Record	13-4	10-7
First Downs	23	17
- by Rushing	6	7
- by Passing	17	9
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	417	263
- Offensive Plays	66	54
- Yards per Play	6.32	4.87
Net Rushing Yards	69	89
- Rushing Attempts	28	23
- Yards per Rush	2.46	3.87
Net Passing Yards	348	174
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 25 - 0	30 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	357	179
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/9	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	9.16	5.61
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/14	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.2	9.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/34	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	1/15	1/1
Kick Returns/Yards	3/51	2/57
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 28
Time of Possession	32:22	27:38

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:31	OWN 13	1	9	Fumble
1	13:12	0:56	OWN 27	1	73	Touchdown
1	7:47	1:41	OWN 17	3	2	Punt
1	2:26	7:10	OWN 8	15	92	Touchdown
2	6:01	3:30	OWN 32	6	14	Punt
2	1:04	1:04	OWN 39	3	21	Half
3	9:10	2:44	OWN 20	6	40	Punt
3	5:32	0:51	OPP 47	2	47	Touchdown
3	2:46	6:41	OWN 8	12	49	Punt
4	10:05	4:54	OWN 42	9	24	Punt
4	2:53	2:53	OWN 7	8	37	Game

New York Giants
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:29	1:17	OPP 22	3	22	Touchdown
1	12:16	4:29	OWN 20	8	25	Punt
1	6:06	3:40	OWN 49	6	14	Punt
2	10:16	4:15	OWN 26	8	74	Touchdown
2	2:31	1:27	OWN 11	4	13	Punt
3	15:00	5:50	OWN 20	11	65	Field Goal
3	6:26	0:54	OWN 4	3	7	Punt
3	4:41	1:55	OWN 40	5	16	Punt
4	11:05	1:00	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	5:11	2:18	OWN 20	4	14	Punt

Game MVP: Dan Marino, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Barry Word	22	65	2.95	12	2	2
Lorenzo Hampton	5	5	1.00	4	0	0
Dan Marino	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Eric Dickerson	16	80	5.00	19	4	1
Lorenzo White	6	1	0.17	3	0	0
H. Warren Moon	1	8	8.00	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Marino	37	25	357	1/9	1	73	0	107.6

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
H. Warren Moon	30	16	179	1/5	1	20	0	82.5

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Art Monk	6	9	128	21.33	69	73	1
WR Herman Fontenot	5	8	37	7.40	13	18	0
WR Brian Blades	5	6	75	15.00	28	25	0
TE Pete Metzelaars	2	2	33	16.50	2	22	0
RB Barry Word	2	2	12	6.00	11	11	0
FB Brad Muster	2	4	51	25.50	45	42	0
RB Ray Crouse	1	1	7	7.00	3	7	0
RB Lorenzo Hampton	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Eric Metcalf	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Larry Kinnebrew	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Bobby Howard	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Eric Dickerson	4	8	43	10.75	28	17	0
WR Bobby Johnson	3	6	30	10.00	11	14	1
WR Lonzell Hill	3	4	29	9.67	10	16	0
WR Willie Mays Hayes	2	4	26	13.00	12	18	0
TE Chuck Banks	1	1	16	16.00	11	16	0
WR Keith Williams	1	1	20	20.00	3	20	0
FB Christian Okoye	1	3	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Ben Johnson	1	3	14	14.00	3	14	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Phil Freeman	1	1	0	0
Brad Muster	1	0	0	0

New York	Recov	Force
Maurice Douglass	1	0
Mel Kaufman	0	1
Chris Beniot	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rohn Stark	5	189	37.8	29.6	44	2

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim Miller	7	285	40.7	38.6	59	4

Kicking Statistics

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

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dan Miller	1/1	0/0	0/0	32	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vai Sikahema	1	15	15.0	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Mays Hayes	1	1	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Phil Freeman	3	51	17.0	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ben Johnson	1	14	14.0	0
Willie Mays Hayes	1	43	43.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Eddie Johnson	6	3	0.0	20	17
OLB Larry Kelm	5	2	1.0	21	19
CB Eric Wright	4	2	0.0	22	24
S Vince Newsome	4	1	0.0	22	31
S Carnell Lake	3	2	0.0	13	23
DT Dan Saleaumula	3	1	0.0	18	21
ILB Shelton Robinson	3	0	0.0	7	11
OLB Rickey Jackson	2	0	0.0	7	13
DT Leo Wisniewski	1	1	0.0	5	10
CB Mossy Cade	1	1	0.0	12	13
DE Charles Haley	1	1	0.0	16	23
CB Eric Allen	1	1	0.0	13	20
OLB Ken Harvey	1	1	0.0	23	31
DE Leonard Marshall	1	0	0.0	7	8
S Vince Albritton	1	0	0.0	12	14
ILB Johnny Holland	1	0	0.0	3	10

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Chris Beniot	11	0	0.0	25	37
OLB Ray Berry	6	0	1.0	26	27
S Andre Waters	5	4	0.0	26	34
CB Mark Harper	5	0	0.0	7	17
S Darren Carrington	4	1	0.0	3	10
S Darrell Fullington	3	2	0.0	25	32
OLB Frank Stams	3	2	0.0	18	11
DE Reggie Camp	2	1	0.0	25	32
OLB John Dorsey	2	0	0.0	10	10
CB Maurice Douglass	2	0	0.0	14	24
OLB Mel Kaufman	1	1	0.0	4	9
OLB Ron Rivera	1	0	0.0	18	28
DE Freddie Joe Nunn	1	0	0.0	22	31
DT Henry Thomas	1	0	0.0	21	29
CB Chris Dishman	1	0	0.0	25	30
CB Rodney Rice	1	0	0.0	18	29
ILB Kevin Walker	0	1	0.0	3	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Larry Kelm	1.0	0	0	19
DE Lee Williams	0.0	4	0	28
DE Charles Haley	0.0	2	1	23

New York	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Ray Berry	1.0	1	0	0	27
OLB Mel Kaufman	0.0	1	0	0	9
DT Henry Thomas	0.0	0	2	0	29
DE Freddie Joe Nunn	0.0	0	1	1	31

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Rickey Jackson	2	0	13
ILB Eddie Johnson	2	0	17
CB Eric Wright	2	0	24
ILB Shelton Robinson	2	0	11
OLB Larry Kelm	2	0	19
DT Leo Wisniewski	1	0	10
S Vince Newsome	1	0	31
S Vince Albritton	1	0	14
DT Dan Saleaumula	1	0	21
OLB Ken Harvey	1	0	31
S Carnell Lake	1	0	23
CB Frank Minnifield	0	1	24
ILB Johnny Holland	0	1	10

New York	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Chris Beniot	6	1	37
S Andre Waters	4	0	34
S Darrell Fullington	3	2	32
S Darren Carrington	3	0	10
CB Mark Harper	2	0	17
CB Chris Dishman	2	0	30
OLB Ron Rivera	1	1	28
CB Maurice Douglass	1	1	24
OLB John Dorsey	1	0	10
OLB Frank Stams	1	0	11
CB Rodney Rice	1	0	29
ILB Kevin Walker	0	1	2

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tim Irwin	5	7	2	24	1	37
Mike Munchak	2	8	0	25	0	35
Bart Oates	1	4	0	26	0	36
Curtis Rouse	1	2	0	10	0	8
Brian Blados	0	2	0	21	0	33
John Wojciechowski	0	2	0	24	0	29
Pete Metzelaars	0	1	0	22	0	26
Greg Christy	0	1	0	8	0	10

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Harvey Salem	3	6	1	20	0	25
Jay Pennison	2	6	0	20	0	29
Joe Jacoby	2	4	1	22	1	31
Glen Titensor	1	2	0	16	0	26
Chuck Banks	1	1	0	11	0	10
Chuck Commiskey	0	2	0	9	0	6
Blair Bush	0	1	0	19	0	29

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Mossy Cade	2	8
Vince Albritton	1	14

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Bill Jones	1	11
Mardye McDole	1	9
Mel Kaufman	1	8
Christian Okoye	1	7

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bart Oates	26	36	---	---	5	67
Dan Marino	28	38	---	---	---	66
Ken Harvey	---	---	23	31	8	62
Tim Irwin	24	37	---	---	---	61
Pete Metzelaars	22	26	---	---	13	61
Mike Munchak	25	35	---	---	---	60
Brian Blados	21	33	---	---	5	59
Vince Newsome	---	---	22	31	---	53
John Wojciechowski	24	29	---	---	---	53
Barry Word	23	28	---	---	1	52
Eric Allen	---	---	13	20	19	52
Herman Fontenot	20	30	---	---	---	50
Frank Minnifield	---	---	15	24	10	49
Art Monk	17	30	---	---	1	48
Eric Wright	---	---	22	24	---	46
Lee Williams	---	---	17	28	1	46
Brad Muster	21	23	---	---	2	46
Eddie Johnson	---	---	20	17	4	41
Larry Kelm	---	---	21	19	1	41
Dan Saleaumula	---	---	18	21	2	41
Vince Albritton	---	---	12	14	14	40
Charles Haley	---	---	16	23	1	40
Carnell Lake	---	---	13	23	1	37
Rickey Jackson	---	---	7	13	15	35
Lorenzo Hampton	5	12	---	---	17	34
Mossy Cade	---	---	12	13	8	33
Brian Blades	15	17	---	---	---	32
Shelton Robinson	---	---	7	11	5	23
Curtis Rouse	10	8	---	---	5	23
Greg Christy	8	10	---	---	5	23
Leo Wisniewski	---	---	5	10	7	22
Larry Kinnebrew	6	6	---	---	8	20
Ray Crouse	2	6	---	---	12	20
Eric Metcalf	8	9	---	---	3	20
Leonard Marshall	---	---	7	8	---	15
Phil Freeman	0	0	---	---	15	15
Johnny Holland	---	---	3	10	1	14
Vai Sikahema	0	0	---	---	11	11
Milt McColl	---	---	0	1	9	10
Doug Smith	2	2	---	---	5	9
Earnest Gray	0	0	---	---	8	8
Rohn Stark	0	0	---	---	5	5
Rich Karlis	0	0	---	---	4	4
Bobby Howard	1	3	---	---	---	4
Scott Stankavage	0	0	---	---	---	0
Erik Wilhelm	0	0	---	---	---	0

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Reggie Camp	---	---	25	32	5	62
Chris Beniot	---	---	25	37	---	62
Andre Waters	---	---	26	34	1	61
Jay Pennison	20	29	---	---	8	57
Darrell Fullington	---	---	25	32	---	57
Blair Bush	19	29	---	---	8	56
Ray Berry	---	---	26	27	2	55
Chris Dishman	---	---	25	30	---	55
Joe Jacoby	22	31	---	---	1	54
H. Warren Moon	23	31	---	---	---	54
Freddie Joe Nunn	---	---	22	31	---	53
Rodney Rice	---	---	18	29	5	52
Glen Titensor	16	26	---	---	8	50
Henry Thomas	---	---	21	29	---	50
Bobby Johnson	22	26	---	---	---	48
Ron Rivera	---	---	18	28	1	47
Harvey Salem	20	25	---	---	---	45
Lonzell Hill	18	27	---	---	---	45
Eric Dickerson	17	25	---	---	1	43
Christian Okoye	21	13	---	---	7	41
Maurice Douglass	---	---	14	24	---	38
Darryl Ingram	13	18	---	---	6	37
Chuck Banks	11	10	---	---	15	36
John Dorsey	---	---	10	10	14	34
Frank Stams	---	---	18	11	5	34
Mark Harper	---	---	7	17	8	32
Lorenzo White	6	5	---	---	20	31
Willie Mays Hayes	4	17	---	---	9	30
Ken Jones	---	---	10	14	5	29
Cleveland Green	9	9	---	---	7	25
Chuck Commiskey	9	6	---	---	8	23
Mel Kaufman	---	---	4	9	8	21
Jim Gustafson	0	0	---	---	20	20
Darren Carrington	---	---	3	10	7	20
Tommie Agee	1	5	---	---	9	15
John Shannon	---	---	6	8	---	14
Ben Johnson	2	5	---	---	4	11
Bill Jones	0	0	---	---	11	11
Mardye McDole	0	0	---	---	9	9
Keith Williams	0	4	---	---	4	8
Jim Miller	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kevin Walker	---	---	3	2	2	7
Elliot Smith	---	---	2	4	---	6
Dan Miller	0	0	---	---	5	5
Larry Orduna	0	0	---	---	1	1
Eric Blados	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	35	2.5
Middle	6	6	1.0
Right	7	29	4.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	42	4.7
Middle	9	32	3.6
Right	5	15	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Marino	37	25	4	0	1	6	3	1	0

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
H. Warren Moon	30	16	1	2	4	2	6	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	48	12.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	14	143	8.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	144	11.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	22	5.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	27	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	9	102	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	50	10.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Art Monk	9	6	0	128	1	30
WR Herman Fontenot	8	5	0	37	0	30
WR Brian Blades	6	5	0	75	1	17
FB Brad Muster	4	2	0	51	1	23
TE Pete Metzelaars	2	2	0	33	1	26
RB Barry Word	2	2	0	12	0	28
WR Eric Metcalf	2	1	1	6	0	9
TE Larry Kinnebrew	1	0	0	0	0	6
RB Ray Crouse	1	1	0	7	0	6
RB Lorenzo Hampton	1	1	0	8	0	12
WR Bobby Howard	1	0	0	0	0	3

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Eric Dickerson	8	4	2	43	0	25
WR Bobby Johnson	6	3	0	30	0	26
WR Lonzell Hill	4	3	1	29	0	27
WR Willie Mays Hayes	4	2	0	26	0	17
FB Christian Okoye	3	1	1	1	0	13
WR Ben Johnson	3	1	0	14	0	5
TE Chuck Banks	1	1	0	16	0	10
WR Keith Williams	1	1	0	20	1	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Barry Word	3	10	3.33	2.95

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Eric Dickerson	2	6	3.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Marino	2	1	12	6.00	9.65

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
H. Warren Moon	1	1	14	14.00	5.97

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brian Blades	1	1	12	12.00	12.50
FB Brad Muster	1	0	0	0.00	12.75

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bobby Johnson	1	1	14	14.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Barry Word	2	2
Dan Marino	1	0

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Lorenzo White	2	1
Eric Dickerson	1	0
H. Warren Moon	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Marino	11	8	6

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
H. Warren Moon	9	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brian Blades	4	4	4
WR Art Monk	3	1	1
WR Herman Fontenot	3	2	1
RB Barry Word	1	1	0

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Eric Dickerson	2	0	0
WR Lonzell Hill	2	2	2
WR Ben Johnson	2	1	1
WR Bobby Johnson	1	0	0
WR Keith Williams	1	1	0
WR Willie Mays Hayes	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,700 (81,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,600 (24,900)
End Zone 14,800 (17,900)
Mezzanine 8,500 (10,300)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (15,800)
Club Seats 4,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,900 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,700 (81,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,600 (24,900)
End Zone	14,800 (17,900)
Mezzanine	8,500 (10,300)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (15,800)
Club Seats	4,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,900 (4,800)