Week 14, 1990

played in Minnesota, MN

33 degrees, rain, 1 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	3	17	7	0	-	27
Minnesota Vikings	0	0	10	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:20 BUF - Fuad Reveiz 43 field goal
2Q: 10:17 BUF - Gary Anderson 7 run (Fuad Reveiz extra point)
2Q: 06:38 BUF - Fuad Reveiz 42 field goal
2Q: 03:41 BUF - Troy Stradford 11 pass from Troy Aikman (Fuad Reveiz extra point)
3Q: 10:00 MIN - Herman Fontenot 31 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
3Q: 07:47 BUF - Mike Pringle 5 run (Fuad Reveiz extra point)
3Q: 00:33 MIN - Rich Karlis 22 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:20 BUF - Fuad Reveiz 43 field goal
2Q: 10:17 BUF - Gary Anderson 7 run (Fuad Reveiz extra point)
2Q: 06:38 BUF - Fuad Reveiz 42 field goal
2Q: 03:41 BUF - Troy Stradford 11 pass from Troy Aikman (Fuad Reveiz extra point)
3Q: 10:00 MIN - Herman Fontenot 31 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
3Q: 07:47 BUF - Mike Pringle 5 run (Fuad Reveiz extra point)
3Q: 00:33 MIN - Rich Karlis 22 field goal

Team Statistics BUF MIN
Record 8-5 11-2
First Downs 18 21
- by Rushing 4 8
- by Passing 10 12
- by Penalty 4 1
Total Net Yards 239 351
- Offensive Plays 59 76
- Yards per Play 4.05 4.62
Net Rushing Yards 96 121
- Rushing Attempts 32 23
- Yards per Rush 3.00 5.26
Net Passing Yards 143 230
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 15 - 0 49 - 21 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 164 254
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/21 4/24
- Yards per Pass Play 5.30 4.34
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.1 6.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 3/5
Penalties/Yards 5/34 7/59
Punt Returns/Yards 4/15 4/38
Kick Returns/Yards 2/35 2/43
Interception Ret./Yards 3/17 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 40 OWN 22
Time of Possession 28:49 31:11

Team Statistics	BUF	MIN
Record	8-5	11-2
First Downs	18	21
- by Rushing	4	8
- by Passing	10	12
- by Penalty	4	1
Total Net Yards	239	351
- Offensive Plays	59	76
- Yards per Play	4.05	4.62
Net Rushing Yards	96	121
- Rushing Attempts	32	23
- Yards per Rush	3.00	5.26
Net Passing Yards	143	230
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 15 - 0	49 - 21 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	164	254
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/21	4/24
- Yards per Pass Play	5.30	4.34
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.1	6.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	3/5
Penalties/Yards	5/34	7/59
Punt Returns/Yards	4/15	4/38
Kick Returns/Yards	2/35	2/43
Interception Ret./Yards	3/17	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 40	OWN 22
Time of Possession	28:49	31:11

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:45	OWN 10	3	0	Punt
1	10:24	2:13	OWN 35	4	15	Punt
1	6:47	1:30	OWN 42	3	-6	Punt
1	3:47	1:34	OPP 35	4	9	Field Goal
1	0:08	4:59	OWN 21	11	79	Touchdown
2	8:17	1:46	OWN 36	6	39	Field Goal
2	5:13	1:38	OWN 41	6	59	Touchdown
2	2:09	1:07	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	0:18	0:18	50	1	13	Half
3	9:48	2:01	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
3	7:47	0:06	OPP 5	1	5	Touchdown
3	0:26	4:55	OWN 18	6	32	Punt
4	6:47	2:20	OWN 30	3	7	Punt
4	2:11	0:47	OPP 48	3	-9	Punt
4	1:13	1:13	OPP 33	3	6	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:15	1:51	OPP 44	4	7	Interception
1	8:11	1:24	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
1	5:17	1:30	OWN 5	3	5	Punt
1	2:13	2:05	OWN 25	4	16	Punt
2	10:09	1:52	OWN 24	3	-3	Punt
2	6:31	1:18	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	3:35	1:26	OWN 20	5	40	Punt
2	1:02	0:44	OWN 39	4	13	Interception
3	15:00	5:12	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
3	7:41	7:15	OWN 20	13	75	Field Goal
4	10:31	3:44	OWN 14	13	56	Downs
4	4:27	2:16	OWN 11	10	37	Downs
4	1:24	0:11	OWN 17	1	0	Interception

Game MVP: Troy Aikman, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Gary Anderson	22	66	3.00	17	1	1
Mike Pringle	6	25	4.17	11	1	1
Troy Aikman	2	2	1.00	3	0	0
Larry Moriarty	1	2	2.00	2	0	0
Michael Timpson	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Sammy Winder	12	49	4.08	10	1
Brian Mitchell	9	62	6.89	17	3
Dan Marino	2	10	5.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Troy Aikman	23	15	164	4/21	1	27	0	100.6

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Marino	49	21	254	4/24	1	31	3	40.7

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mervyn Fernandez	5	7	76	15.20	1	23	0
FB Larry Moriarty	4	4	26	6.50	0	12	0
WR Troy Stradford	3	6	35	11.67	3	16	1
WR Michael Timpson	2	4	23	11.50	7	27	0
RB Gary Anderson	1	1	4	4.00	1	4	0
WR Mark Ingram	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Herman Fontenot	4	12	60	15.00	33	31	1
WR Eric Metcalf	4	11	60	15.00	19	27	0
WR Brian Blades	3	11	35	11.67	15	22	0
RB Brian Mitchell	3	4	23	7.67	15	9	0
WR Art Monk	2	2	35	17.50	16	28	0
TE Pete Metzelaars	2	2	18	9.00	0	12	0
TE Larry Kinnebrew	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Phil Freeman	1	5	14	14.00	8	14	0
FB Brad Muster	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg
S Shaun Gayle	1	0	0.00
CB Tory Smith	1	12	12.00
DE Mike Fox	1	5	5.00

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
Benny Perrin	1	1	0
Darryl Haley	0	1	0
Larry Moriarty	0	0	1
Wayne Davis	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Eric Metcalf	1	1	0
Vai Sikahema	1	0	0
Frank Minnifield	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Tuten	8	395	49.4	42.1	60	5

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rohn Stark	6	228	38.0	32.2	44	1

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Fuad Reveiz	2/2	2/2	0/0	43	3/3

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rich Karlis	1/1	0/0	0/0	22	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Prior	3	14	4.7	0
Benny Perrin	1	1	1.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vai Sikahema	3	35	11.7	0
Eric Metcalf	1	3	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Benny Perrin	1	15	15.0	0
Tory Smith	1	20	20.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Phil Freeman	2	43	21.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Shaun Gayle	7	2	0.0	16	42
S Benny Perrin	6	0	1.0	20	51
CB Wayne Davis	5	1	0.0	14	45
CB Ronnie Lippett	4	1	1.0	23	53
S Mike Prior	4	1	0.0	20	50
DE Alonzo Mitz	3	0	1.0	11	21
CB Tory Smith	3	2	0.0	20	49
OLB Johnny Rembert	3	1	0.0	16	22
ILB Scott Radecic	3	1	0.0	14	38
DE Mike Fox	2	1	0.0	15	34
DT Bill Goldberg	2	1	0.0	18	37
DE Reggie White	1	0	1.0	13	29
DT Dan Benish	1	1	0.0	10	11
ILB Jim Collins	1	0	0.0	9	14
OLB Anthony Bell	1	0	0.0	9	27
OLB Leonard Jackson	1	0	0.0	4	7

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Carnell Lake	6	2	0.0	28	25
OLB Ken Harvey	5	0	1.0	30	24
CB Eric Thomas	5	2	0.0	23	21
OLB Larry Kelm	5	0	0.0	31	25
ILB Eddie Johnson	4	2	0.0	14	4
DE Lee Williams	3	1	1.0	26	13
DE Charles Haley	3	1	1.0	27	24
CB Eric Allen	3	1	0.0	28	26
CB Frank Minnifield	2	2	0.0	32	26
ILB Shelton Robinson	2	1	0.0	10	5
DT Dan Saleaumula	2	1	0.0	25	21
OLB Darion Conner	1	0	1.0	2	3
OLB Rickey Jackson	1	2	0.0	13	18
S Vince Newsome	1	2	0.0	5	11
ILB Johnny Holland	1	2	0.0	10	3
DT Joe Phillips	1	1	0.0	7	6
CB Mossy Cade	1	0	0.0	30	25
WR Herman Fontenot	1	0	---	---	---
WR Brian Blades	1	0	---	---	---
WR Eric Metcalf	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Reggie White	1.0	0	2	0	29
S Benny Perrin	1.0	0	1	1	51
DE Alonzo Mitz	1.0	0	1	0	21
CB Ronnie Lippett	1.0	0	0	0	53
DE Mike Fox	0.0	1	3	0	34
S Shaun Gayle	0.0	0	1	0	42
ILB Scott Radecic	0.0	0	1	0	38

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Charles Haley	1.0	1	1	24
DE Lee Williams	1.0	0	1	13
OLB Ken Harvey	1.0	0	0	24
OLB Darion Conner	1.0	0	0	3

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Scott Radecic	3	1	0	38
CB Wayne Davis	3	0	0	45
S Mike Prior	3	0	0	50
S Shaun Gayle	2	2	1	42
CB Tory Smith	2	2	1	49
OLB Johnny Rembert	2	1	0	22
S Benny Perrin	1	2	0	51
CB Ronnie Lippett	1	1	0	53
OLB Anthony Bell	1	1	0	27
ILB Jim Collins	1	0	0	14
OLB Leonard Jackson	1	0	0	7
DT Bill Goldberg	1	0	0	37
DE Mike Fox	0	0	1	34

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Larry Kelm	3	0	25
CB Eric Allen	3	0	26
OLB Rickey Jackson	2	1	18
S Carnell Lake	2	1	25
CB Eric Thomas	2	0	21
S Vince Newsome	1	0	11
CB Frank Minnifield	1	0	26
DE Charles Haley	1	0	24
CB Mossy Cade	0	1	25

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Larry Moriarty	2	5	2	17	0	18
Jeff Bregel	1	4	0	9	0	10
Brian Habib	1	4	0	28	0	23
Larry Combs	1	1	0	24	2	21
Steve Wallace	0	5	0	32	1	20
Wayne Radloff	0	3	1	22	0	23
Rob Monaco	0	3	0	10	0	4
Darryl Haley	0	2	0	4	1	4
Kevin Glover	0	2	0	29	0	23
Cap Boso	0	1	0	19	0	16

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Wojciechowski	4	4	19	1	39
Mike Munchak	2	6	23	1	51
Bart Oates	2	5	23	0	52
Tim Irwin	1	3	21	1	52
Brad Muster	1	1	11	0	20
Keith Sims	1	1	9	0	19
Larry Kinnebrew	0	1	8	0	19
Greg Christy	0	0	6	1	15

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Andy Headen	2	17
Benny Perrin	1	25
Jeff Bregel	1	10
Eric Sievers	1	9
Larry Moriarty	1	7

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Frank Minnifield	3	33
Vai Sikahema	1	24
Mossy Cade	1	19
Pete Metzelaars	1	16
Dave Rimington	1	6

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Benny Perrin	---	---	20	51	25	96
Tory Smith	---	---	20	49	22	91
Mike Prior	---	---	20	50	9	79
Ronnie Lippett	---	---	23	53	1	77
Shaun Gayle	---	---	16	42	9	67
Wayne Davis	---	---	14	45	1	60
Kevin Glover	29	23	---	---	8	60
Troy Aikman	32	27	---	---	---	59
Bill Goldberg	---	---	18	37	2	57
Steve Wallace	32	20	---	---	2	54
Scott Radecic	---	---	14	38	1	53
Brian Habib	28	23	---	---	---	51
Mike Fox	---	---	15	34	2	51
Bob Otto	---	---	11	29	5	45
Wayne Radloff	22	23	---	---	---	45
Larry Combs	24	21	---	---	---	45
Mike Pringle	8	11	---	---	25	44
Mervyn Fernandez	21	21	---	---	1	43
Reggie White	---	---	13	29	1	43
Larry Moriarty	17	18	---	---	7	42
Cap Boso	19	16	---	---	6	41
Gary Anderson	24	15	---	---	---	39
Johnny Rembert	---	---	16	22	1	39
Mark Ingram	15	9	---	---	14	38
Neil Elshire	---	---	10	23	4	37
Anthony Bell	---	---	9	27	---	36
Michael Timpson	15	20	---	---	---	35
Alonzo Mitz	---	---	11	21	1	33
Jim Collins	---	---	9	14	9	32
Troy Stradford	18	13	---	---	---	31
Eric Sievers	14	7	---	---	9	30
Jeff Bregel	9	10	---	---	10	29
Dan Benish	---	---	10	11	3	24
Rob Monaco	10	4	---	---	10	24
Bobby Micho	1	1	---	---	19	21
Leonard Jackson	---	---	4	7	10	21
Oliver North	2	7	---	---	10	19
Darryl Haley	4	4	---	---	10	18
Andy Headen	---	---	0	1	17	18
Keith Ortego	3	1	---	---	11	15
Herman Heard	5	3	---	---	3	11
Rick Tuten	0	0	---	---	10	10
Paul McFadden	0	0	---	---	6	6
Fuad Reveiz	0	0	---	---	2	2
Steve Bono	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bobby Hebert	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Frank Minnifield	---	---	32	26	33	91
Dan Marino	23	53	---	---	---	76
Bart Oates	23	52	---	---	1	76
Tim Irwin	21	52	---	---	1	74
Mike Munchak	23	51	---	---	---	74
Mossy Cade	---	---	30	25	19	74
Herman Fontenot	18	48	---	---	---	66
Charles Haley	---	---	27	24	9	60
Pete Metzelaars	16	26	---	---	16	58
John Wojciechowski	19	39	---	---	---	58
Brian Mitchell	10	33	---	---	15	58
Larry Kelm	---	---	31	25	1	57
Eric Allen	---	---	28	26	2	56
Ken Harvey	---	---	30	24	2	56
Carnell Lake	---	---	28	25	2	55
Rickey Jackson	---	---	13	18	23	54
Brian Blados	14	36	---	---	3	53
Eric Metcalf	11	39	---	---	2	52
Brian Blades	14	37	---	---	---	51
Eric Thomas	---	---	23	21	5	49
Dan Saleaumula	---	---	25	21	2	48
Lee Williams	---	---	26	13	1	40
Brad Muster	11	20	---	---	7	38
Larry Kinnebrew	8	19	---	---	8	35
Keith Sims	9	19	---	---	4	32
Leonard Marshall	---	---	11	17	2	30
Phil Freeman	5	15	---	---	10	30
Greg Christy	6	15	---	---	7	28
Eddie Johnson	---	---	14	4	9	27
Sammy Winder	12	14	---	---	---	26
Vai Sikahema	0	0	---	---	24	24
Art Monk	6	11	---	---	6	23
Travis McNeal	4	3	---	---	15	22
Joe Phillips	---	---	7	6	8	21
Vince Newsome	---	---	5	11	1	17
Derek Loville	0	0	---	---	17	17
Shelton Robinson	---	---	10	5	1	16
Johnny Holland	---	---	10	3	---	13
Curtis Rouse	0	0	---	---	7	7
Dave Rimington	0	1	---	---	6	7
Rohn Stark	0	0	---	---	6	6
Lorenzo Hampton	0	0	---	---	6	6
Darion Conner	---	---	2	3	---	5
Rich Karlis	0	0	---	---	4	4
Erik Wilhelm	0	0	---	---	1	1
Don Majkowski	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	12	2.4
Middle	14	59	4.2
Right	12	26	2.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	35	4.4
Middle	5	26	5.2
Right	10	60	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Troy Aikman	23	15	2	0	2	3	2	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Marino	49	21	4	0	5	10	9	1	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	6	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	3	2	10	3.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	98	8.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	50	12.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	24	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	77	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	23	6	125	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	28	4.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mervyn Fernandez	7	5	0	76	1	21
WR Troy Stradford	6	3	1	35	0	13
FB Larry Moriarty	4	4	0	26	0	18
WR Michael Timpson	4	2	1	23	1	20
RB Gary Anderson	1	1	0	4	0	15
WR Mark Ingram	1	0	0	0	0	9

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Herman Fontenot	12	4	1	60	1	48
WR Brian Blades	11	3	1	35	1	37
WR Eric Metcalf	11	4	2	60	1	39
WR Phil Freeman	5	1	1	14	0	15
RB Brian Mitchell	4	3	0	23	0	33
WR Art Monk	2	2	0	35	1	11
TE Pete Metzelaars	2	2	0	18	0	26
TE Larry Kinnebrew	1	1	0	7	0	19
FB Brad Muster	1	1	0	2	0	20

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gary Anderson	2	8	4.00	3.00
Mike Pringle	1	5	5.00	4.17

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sammy Winder	2	5	2.50	4.08
Brian Mitchell	1	4	4.00	6.89

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Troy Aikman	2	2	19	9.50	7.13

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Troy Stradford	2	2	19	9.50	5.83

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Gary Anderson	2	0
Troy Aikman	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Dan Marino	2	1
Brian Mitchell	2	2
Sammy Winder	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Troy Aikman	11	5	3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Marino	11	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Troy Stradford	3	1	1
WR Michael Timpson	3	1	1
FB Larry Moriarty	2	2	1
RB Gary Anderson	1	1	0
WR Mervyn Fernandez	1	0	0
WR Mark Ingram	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brian Blades	3	0	0
WR Herman Fontenot	2	0	0
WR Phil Freeman	2	0	0
WR Eric Metcalf	2	0	0
WR Art Monk	1	1	1
RB Brian Mitchell	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 72,000 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,600 (19,600)
End Zone 14,200 (14,200)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 12,500 (12,500)
Club Seats 7,600 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	72,000 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,600 (19,600)
End Zone	14,200 (14,200)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	12,500 (12,500)
Club Seats	7,600 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)