Exhibition Week 5, 1990

played in San Diego, CA

69 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	3	6	3	0	-	12
San Diego Chargers	0	6	0	7	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:25 MIN - Rich Karlis 24 field goal
2Q: 13:28 MIN - Rich Karlis 18 field goal
2Q: 07:30 SDO - John Carney 28 field goal
2Q: 02:27 SDO - John Carney 43 field goal
2Q: 00:07 MIN - Rich Karlis 53 field goal
3Q: 07:57 MIN - Rich Karlis 46 field goal
4Q: 03:17 SDO - Anthony Miller 17 pass from Cody Carlson (John Carney extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:25 MIN - Rich Karlis 24 field goal
2Q: 13:28 MIN - Rich Karlis 18 field goal
2Q: 07:30 SDO - John Carney 28 field goal
2Q: 02:27 SDO - John Carney 43 field goal
2Q: 00:07 MIN - Rich Karlis 53 field goal
3Q: 07:57 MIN - Rich Karlis 46 field goal
4Q: 03:17 SDO - Anthony Miller 17 pass from Cody Carlson (John Carney extra point)

Team Statistics MIN SDO
Record 2-2 2-2
First Downs 16 18
- by Rushing 7 5
- by Passing 8 13
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 317 331
- Offensive Plays 63 67
- Yards per Play 5.03 4.94
Net Rushing Yards 137 101
- Rushing Attempts 28 30
- Yards per Rush 4.89 3.37
Net Passing Yards 180 230
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 17 - 1 36 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 184 245
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 1/15
- Yards per Pass Play 5.14 6.22
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/16 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.5 8.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/23 5/44
Punt Returns/Yards 3/21 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/73 4/70
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/3
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 30
Time of Possession 29:05 30:55

Team Statistics	MIN	SDO
Record	2-2	2-2
First Downs	16	18
- by Rushing	7	5
- by Passing	8	13
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	317	331
- Offensive Plays	63	67
- Yards per Play	5.03	4.94
Net Rushing Yards	137	101
- Rushing Attempts	28	30
- Yards per Rush	4.89	3.37
Net Passing Yards	180	230
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 17 - 1	36 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	184	245
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	1/15
- Yards per Pass Play	5.14	6.22
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/16	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.5	8.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/23	5/44
Punt Returns/Yards	3/21	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/73	4/70
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/3
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 30
Time of Possession	29:05	30:55

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:30	OWN 35	4	19	Punt
1	11:24	3:04	OWN 46	8	47	Field Goal
1	4:34	6:14	OWN 20	12	79	Field Goal
2	7:24	1:06	OWN 23	3	3	Punt
2	2:20	2:18	OWN 9	8	55	Field Goal
3	12:00	4:11	OWN 16	8	55	Field Goal
3	6:20	1:22	OWN 27	3	-4	Punt
3	3:17	4:50	OWN 25	10	55	Missed FG
4	10:11	2:25	OWN 20	4	16	Punt
4	3:10	0:39	OWN 32	3	0	Punt
4	0:18	0:12	OWN 10	1	0	Interception

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:30	1:06	OWN 3	3	7	Punt
1	8:20	3:46	OWN 20	7	27	Punt
2	13:20	5:56	OWN 39	13	50	Field Goal
2	6:18	3:58	OWN 47	8	27	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:00	OWN 24	6	68	Fumble
3	7:49	1:29	OWN 24	3	1	Punt
3	4:58	1:41	OWN 43	5	2	Punt
4	13:27	3:16	OWN 27	6	24	Punt
4	7:46	4:36	OWN 7	9	93	Touchdown
4	2:31	2:13	OWN 24	6	18	Punt
4	0:06	0:06	OPP 19	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Cody Carlson, San Diego Chargers

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Brian Mitchell	17	112	6.59	29	5
Lorenzo Hampton	10	22	2.20	6	0
Don Majkowski	1	3	3.00	3	0

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Barry Sanders	15	26	1.73	11	1
DJ Dozier	11	42	3.82	17	1
Anthony Toney	2	18	9.00	13	1
Kelvin Bryant	1	16	16.00	16	1
Cody Carlson	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Don Majkowski	34	17	184	1/4	0	37	1	54.0

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cody Carlson	26	16	194	1/15	1	44	0	97.2
Steve Bartkowski	10	5	51	0/0	0	18	0	65.0

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Travis McNeal	4	6	31	7.75	0	15
WR Derek Loville	4	5	52	13.00	32	37
WR Phil Freeman	3	7	40	13.33	5	18
RB Brian Mitchell	3	9	27	9.00	1	15
WR Eric Metcalf	2	2	27	13.50	19	24
FB Brad Muster	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
WR Earnest Gray	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Lorenzo Hampton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Bobby Howard	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Anthony Miller	7	10	86	12.29	22	24	1
TE Steve Jordan	5	5	36	7.20	9	13	0
WR Reggie Langhorne	2	5	33	16.50	11	25	0
WR Mike Young	2	4	16	8.00	0	10	0
RB DJ Dozier	2	2	23	11.50	9	16	0
RB Barry Sanders	2	2	46	23.00	1	44	0
WR Danny Peebles	1	7	5	5.00	0	5	0
FB Anthony Toney	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Reggie Sutton	1	3	3.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Eric Thomas	0	1	0	0
John Baylor	0	0	1	0

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Barry Sanders	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rohn Stark	5	199	39.8	39.8	51	2

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joe Prokop	6	293	48.8	38.7	53	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rich Karlis	4/5	2/2	1/1	53	0/0

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Carney	2/2	1/1	0/0	43	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vai Sikahema	2	9	4.5	0
Lester Hayes	1	12	12.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg
Lester Hayes	1	30	30.0
Phil Freeman	1	21	21.0
Lorenzo Hampton	1	22	22.0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kelvin Bryant	3	44	14.7	0
DJ Dozier	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Chet Parlavecchio	7	2	0.0	22	33
DE Robert Goff	6	0	0.0	23	27
S Vince Albritton	5	1	0.0	27	31
S Chris Oldham	5	1	0.0	20	26
CB Lester Hayes	3	2	0.0	14	22
ILB Tom Benson	3	2	0.0	22	20
DE Lee Williams	3	2	0.0	16	23
S Tim Hauck	3	2	0.0	18	27
DT Dan Saleaumula	3	0	0.0	7	12
ILB Eddie Johnson	2	0	1.0	13	16
DT Joe Phillips	2	2	0.0	23	25
DE Charles Haley	2	1	0.0	21	24
CB D.J. Johnson	1	2	0.0	16	22
S John Baylor	1	1	0.0	12	13
OLB Rickey Jackson	1	0	0.0	20	20
ILB Shelton Robinson	1	0	0.0	6	3
CB Eric Thomas	1	0	0.0	19	27
TE Travis McNeal	1	0	---	---	---
CB Mossy Cade	0	1	0.0	12	13

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Rick Vaughn	6	1	0.0	20	28
DT Rich Stachowski	5	0	0.0	19	14
OLB Bill Romanowski	5	0	0.0	16	15
CB Reggie Sutton	3	2	0.0	23	29
S Harlon Barnett	3	2	0.0	19	24
S Mark Jerue	3	1	0.0	20	23
CB Maurice Hurst	3	1	0.0	20	29
OLB Marvcus Patton	3	1	0.0	20	26
S Chuck Cecil	3	0	0.0	15	23
DE Tony Bennett	2	0	0.5	11	10
DT Greg Kragen	2	0	0.0	7	10
ILB Ervin Randle	2	0	0.0	8	6
DE Jethro Franklin	1	1	0.5	12	13
CB Ricky Reynolds	1	2	0.0	21	31
DT Dan Ralph	1	1	0.0	18	23
OLB Todd Shell	1	1	0.0	5	2
DE Colin Powell	1	1	0.0	16	22
CB Ken Gant	1	1	0.0	11	20
C Jesse Sapolu	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Eddie Johnson	1.0	0	0	0	16
OLB Darion Conner	0.0	1	0	0	23
DE Charles Haley	0.0	0	2	1	24
DT Joe Phillips	0.0	0	1	0	25
DE Robert Goff	0.0	0	1	0	27

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jethro Franklin	0.5	0	1	0	13
DE Tony Bennett	0.5	0	1	0	10
DE Curtis Greer	0.0	1	2	1	25
DT Rich Stachowski	0.0	1	0	1	14
OLB Marvcus Patton	0.0	0	1	0	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Chet Parlavecchio	5	2	33
CB Lester Hayes	3	0	22
S Tim Hauck	3	0	27
S Chris Oldham	2	1	26
DE Robert Goff	2	0	27
CB Eric Thomas	1	3	27
S Vince Albritton	1	0	31
ILB Tom Benson	1	0	20
DT Dan Saleaumula	1	0	12
S John Baylor	1	0	13
CB D.J. Johnson	1	0	22
CB Mossy Cade	0	1	13

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Maurice Hurst	2	1	0	29
CB Reggie Sutton	2	0	1	29
S Chuck Cecil	2	0	0	23
OLB Marvcus Patton	2	0	0	26
S Harlon Barnett	2	0	0	24
S Mark Jerue	1	1	0	23
CB Ricky Reynolds	1	1	0	31
DT Rich Stachowski	1	0	0	14
DT Greg Kragen	1	0	0	10
OLB Bill Romanowski	1	0	0	15
ILB Rick Vaughn	1	0	0	28
CB Ken Gant	1	0	0	20

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Greg Christy	2	6	23	0	29
Dave Rimington	2	4	21	0	29
Mike Utley	1	6	28	0	34
John Wojciechowski	1	5	26	0	34
Brian Blados	1	2	5	0	4
Keith Sims	1	2	23	0	32
Brad Muster	1	1	3	0	3
Bart Oates	0	1	7	0	6
Curtis Rouse	0	0	7	1	7

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jesse Sapolu	2	6	28	0	33
Steve Jordan	2	2	24	0	27
Jeff Walker	1	4	14	0	16
Curt Marsh	1	2	7	0	7
Anthony Toney	1	2	13	0	13
Bruce Armstrong	1	2	18	0	25
Reggie Cobb	1	2	10	0	14
Michael Durrette	0	3	19	1	21
James Fitzpatrick	0	3	17	0	18
Brett Miller	0	2	20	0	25
Dean Caliguire	0	1	4	0	10

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Eddie Johnson	1	21
Earnest Gray	1	19
Lorenzo Hampton	1	19
Vai Sikahema	1	18

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Butch Rolle	3	17
Gaston Green	2	12
Rick Vaughn	1	15

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Keith Sims	23	32	---	---	10	65
Don Majkowski	28	35	---	---	---	63
Travis McNeal	19	29	---	---	15	63
Mike Utley	28	34	---	---	---	62
Vince Albritton	---	---	27	31	3	61
Lester Hayes	---	---	14	22	24	60
John Wojciechowski	26	34	---	---	---	60
Larry Kinnebrew	24	27	---	---	7	58
Dave Rimington	21	29	---	---	8	58
Chet Parlavecchio	---	---	22	33	2	57
Brian Mitchell	18	26	---	---	12	56
Greg Christy	23	29	---	---	---	52
Robert Goff	---	---	23	27	1	51
Eddie Johnson	---	---	13	16	21	50
Joe Phillips	---	---	23	25	2	50
Tim Hauck	---	---	18	27	4	49
Eric Thomas	---	---	19	27	2	48
Chris Oldham	---	---	20	26	2	48
Lee Williams	---	---	16	23	8	47
Darion Conner	---	---	19	23	5	47
Charles Haley	---	---	21	24	1	46
Tom Benson	---	---	22	20	1	43
Phil Freeman	13	21	---	---	9	43
Derek Loville	19	23	---	---	1	43
Earnest Gray	11	11	---	---	19	41
Rickey Jackson	---	---	20	20	1	41
D.J. Johnson	---	---	16	22	3	41
Lorenzo Hampton	10	9	---	---	19	38
Mossy Cade	---	---	12	13	9	34
Eric Metcalf	7	7	---	---	14	28
Dan Saleaumula	---	---	7	12	6	25
John Baylor	---	---	12	13	---	25
Curtis Rouse	7	7	---	---	10	24
Bart Oates	7	6	---	---	10	23
Barry Word	8	10	---	---	5	23
Brian Blados	5	4	---	---	10	19
Bobby Howard	8	9	---	---	1	18
Vai Sikahema	0	0	---	---	18	18
Brad Muster	3	3	---	---	11	17
Shelton Robinson	---	---	6	3	3	12
Rich Karlis	0	0	---	---	10	10
Rohn Stark	0	0	---	---	5	5
Erik Wilhelm	0	0	---	---	5	5
Sammy Winder	0	0	---	---	---	0
Scott Stankavage	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brian Blades	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Reggie Sutton	---	---	23	29	12	64
Jesse Sapolu	28	33	---	---	2	63
Rick Vaughn	---	---	20	28	15	63
Steve Jordan	24	27	---	---	10	61
Harlon Barnett	---	---	19	24	17	60
Marvcus Patton	---	---	20	26	13	59
Ricky Reynolds	---	---	21	31	6	58
Reggie Langhorne	14	30	---	---	13	57
Maurice Hurst	---	---	20	29	5	54
Barney Gumble	23	30	---	---	---	53
Brett Miller	20	25	---	---	7	52
Cody Carlson	23	27	---	---	---	50
Mark Jerue	---	---	20	23	5	48
Dan Ralph	---	---	18	23	6	47
Michael Durrette	19	21	---	---	7	47
Ken Gant	---	---	11	20	15	46
Curtis Greer	---	---	17	25	1	43
James Fitzpatrick	17	18	---	---	8	43
Bruce Armstrong	18	25	---	---	---	43
Colin Powell	---	---	16	22	5	43
Anthony Miller	18	22	---	---	2	42
Rich Stachowski	---	---	19	14	8	41
Chuck Cecil	---	---	15	23	2	40
Mike Young	19	19	---	---	---	38
Jeff Walker	14	16	---	---	8	38
Reggie Cobb	10	14	---	---	14	38
Danny Peebles	12	15	---	---	10	37
Kelvin Bryant	4	12	---	---	20	36
Bill Romanowski	---	---	16	15	3	34
Barry Sanders	17	16	---	---	---	33
Anthony Toney	13	13	---	---	6	32
Butch Rolle	7	7	---	---	17	31
DJ Dozier	12	10	---	---	8	30
Jethro Franklin	---	---	12	13	2	27
Tony Bennett	---	---	11	10	5	26
Ramsey Dardar	---	---	10	12	3	25
Ervin Randle	---	---	8	6	5	19
Greg Kragen	---	---	7	10	1	18
Steve Bartkowski	7	10	---	---	---	17
Todd Shell	---	---	5	2	9	16
Dean Caliguire	4	10	---	---	1	15
Curt Marsh	7	7	---	---	---	14
Gaston Green	0	0	---	---	12	12
Joe Prokop	0	0	---	---	6	6
John Carney	0	0	---	---	6	6
John Friesz	0	0	---	---	2	2

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	50	5.6
Middle	9	48	5.3
Right	10	39	3.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	40	8.0
Middle	15	49	3.3
Right	9	13	1.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Don Majkowski	34	17	2	4	2	3	5	2	1

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cody Carlson	26	16	3	0	2	5	3	0	0
Steve Bartkowski	10	5	0	0	1	2	1	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	1	2	0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	109	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	40	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	33	6.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	17	5.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	41	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	8	126	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	61	7.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Brian Mitchell	9	3	1	27	0	26
WR Phil Freeman	7	3	0	40	0	21
TE Travis McNeal	6	4	0	31	0	29
WR Derek Loville	5	4	1	52	1	23
WR Bobby Howard	2	0	0	0	0	9
WR Eric Metcalf	2	2	0	27	1	7
WR Earnest Gray	1	0	0	0	0	11
RB Lorenzo Hampton	1	0	0	0	0	9
FB Brad Muster	1	1	0	7	0	3

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Anthony Miller	10	7	1	86	1	22
WR Danny Peebles	7	1	2	5	0	15
TE Steve Jordan	5	5	0	36	0	27
WR Reggie Langhorne	5	2	0	33	1	30
WR Mike Young	4	2	0	16	0	19
RB DJ Dozier	2	2	0	23	0	10
RB Barry Sanders	2	2	0	46	1	16
FB Anthony Toney	1	0	0	0	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lorenzo Hampton	3	3	1.00	2.20
Brian Mitchell	2	3	1.50	6.59
Don Majkowski	1	3	3.00	3.00

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Barry Sanders	2	-3	-1.50	1.73
Cody Carlson	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00
DJ Dozier	1	1	1.00	3.82

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Don Majkowski	4	2	13	3.25	5.41

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cody Carlson	4	2	29	7.25	7.46

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Brian Mitchell	3	1	10	3.33	3.00
TE Travis McNeal	1	1	3	3.00	5.17

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Anthony Miller	2	2	29	14.50	8.60
WR Reggie Langhorne	1	0	0	0.00	6.60
WR Danny Peebles	1	0	0	0.00	0.71

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Lorenzo Hampton	3	1
Don Majkowski	1	1
Brian Mitchell	1	1

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
DJ Dozier	3	0
Kelvin Bryant	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Don Majkowski	10	4	3

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cody Carlson	6	4	4
Steve Bartkowski	4	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Phil Freeman	3	0	0
RB Brian Mitchell	3	2	2
TE Travis McNeal	2	2	1
WR Earnest Gray	1	0	0
WR Bobby Howard	1	0	0

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Anthony Miller	3	3	3
WR Reggie Langhorne	2	1	1
WR Mike Young	2	1	1
WR Danny Peebles	2	0	0
TE Steve Jordan	1	1	1

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

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