Week 16, 1990

played in New England, MA

21 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings0370-10
New England Patriots03103-16

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:04 MIN - Rich Karlis 20 field goal
2Q: 01:51 NED - Mike Wood 18 field goal
3Q: 09:08 NED - Mike Wood 45 field goal
3Q: 03:01 NED - Gordie Lockbaun 7 run (Mike Wood extra point)
3Q: 00:10 MIN - Herman Fontenot 10 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
4Q: 02:25 NED - Mike Wood 40 field goal

Team StatisticsMINNED
Record11-46-9
First Downs1617
- by Rushing89
- by Passing86
- by Penalty02
Total Net Yards268266
- Offensive Plays5070
- Yards per Play5.363.80
Net Rushing Yards138171
- Rushing Attempts2648
- Yards per Rush5.313.56
Net Passing Yards13095
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt22 - 13 - 220 - 10 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards141108
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/112/13
- Yards per Pass Play5.424.32
Fumbles/Lost3/30/0
3rd Down Conversions3/97/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.96.1
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards5/472/20
Punt Returns/Yards0/02/29
Kick Returns/Yards4/771/37
Interception Ret./Yards1/02/9
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits24
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/11/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 21OWN 41
Time of Possession24:2035:40

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:382:12OWN 20429Punt
13:076:11OWN 281169Field Goal
210:332:04OWN 2445Punt
21:451:32OWN 23426Interception
315:000:35OWN 7111Fumble
314:172:41OWN 1514Punt
39:033:03OWN 24630Fumble
32:512:50OWN 38562Touchdown
412:431:16OWN 738Punt
410:061:29OWN 2032Punt
47:041:10OWN 39312Fumble
42:170:17OWN 2410Interception
New England Patriots
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:22OWN 38524Punt
19:266:19OWN 151364Missed FG
211:561:23OWN 2037Punt
28:296:44OWN 311368Field Goal
20:130:13OWN 1115Half
314:250:08OPP 1810Interception
311:362:33OPP 39511Field Goal
36:003:09OPP 45845Touchdown
30:012:18OWN 20623Punt
411:271:21OPP 4531Punt
48:371:33OWN 4033Punt
45:543:37OWN 49528Field Goal
42:002:00OPP 38617Game

Game MVP: Randy Dixon, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Brian Mitchell17774.531630
Sammy Winder9616.782020
New EnglandAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Earnest Jackson301133.771730
Gordie Lockbaun15573.801211
Gary Kubiak310.33400

Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Dan Marino22131412/11123255.2
New EnglandAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Gary Kubiak20101082/13025145.4

Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Herman Fontenot8119311.636231
WR Eric Metcalf33289.330110
WR Art Monk1200.00100
FB Brad Muster122020.0020200
TE Larry Kinnebrew0100.00000
WR Brian Blades0100.00000
WR Derek Loville0100.00000
RB Brian Mitchell0100.00000
New EnglandCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Lin Dawson232211.006110
WR Bill Brooks27189.0010110
WR Bobby Jones111010.000100
WR Mike Wilson1177.00070
RB Earnest Jackson1144.00540
WR Herbert Harris112121.007210
TE Eric Kattus132525.0022250
RB Gordie Lockbaun1111.00110
WR Carl Monroe0100.00000
WR Jimmy Teal0100.00000

Interception Statistics

MinnesotaIntsYardsAvgTD
S Felix Wright100.000
New EnglandIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Don Griffin100.000
S Michael Stewart199.000

Fumble Statistics

MinnesotaFumbRecovForceTD
Brian Mitchell2000
Eric Metcalf1000
New EnglandFumbRecovForceTD
Michael Stewart0210
Toi Cook0100
James Francis0020

Punting Statistics

MinnesotaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Rohn Stark519739.433.6431
New EnglandPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Bryan Barker521242.434.4491

Kicking Statistics

MinnesotaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Rich Karlis1/10/00/0201/1
New EnglandFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Mike Wood3/42/20/0451/1

Punt Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Kevin Clark22914.50

Kick Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Phil Freeman47719.30
New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Kevin Clark13737.00

Defensive Statistics

MinnesotaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Ken Harvey801.03715
OLB Larry Kelm740.03918
S Carnell Lake620.04622
DE Charles Haley540.03919
CB Mossy Cade510.04322
S Felix Wright400.04821
DT Dan Saleaumula340.03315
CB Eric Allen310.02617
DE Leonard Marshall300.02313
OLB Rickey Jackson211.02410
DE Lee Williams220.03412
DT Joe Phillips210.0158
CB Frank Minnifield200.04620
ILB Johnny Holland200.092
ILB Shelton Robinson120.02512
ILB Eddie Johnson100.0113
WR Herman Fontenot10---------
FB Brad Muster10---------
TE Travis McNeal10---------
OLB Darion Conner100.0117
CB Eric Thomas010.0196
New EnglandTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Johnny Taylor620.02321
CB Don Griffin400.02119
ILB Eric Naposki301.0104
OLB Michael Jackson310.01618
S Vencie Glenn310.02217
S Ken Johnson310.01517
OLB James Francis310.02312
DE Burt Grossman201.02016
OLB David Griggs210.0913
DT John Randle210.01818
DT Pete Koch200.01213
CB Kevin Clark200.023
ILB Dan Murray200.054
S Michael Stewart110.01718
TE Lin Dawson10---------
CB Ray Crockett100.01921
CB Reyna Thompson010.01213

Pass Rush Statistics

MinnesotaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Ken Harvey1.001015
OLB Rickey Jackson1.000010
DE Lee Williams0.001212
ILB Eddie Johnson0.00113
DT Joe Phillips0.00118
New EnglandSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Burt Grossman1.001116
ILB Eric Naposki1.00004
DE Donald Evans0.001016
DT John Randle0.001018

Pass Defense Statistics

MinnesotaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Mossy Cade21022
OLB Larry Kelm20018
S Carnell Lake20022
DE Charles Haley10019
CB Eric Allen10017
OLB Ken Harvey10015
OLB Darion Conner1007
CB Frank Minnifield02020
S Felix Wright00121
New EnglandCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Johnny Taylor40021
S Ken Johnson31017
CB Don Griffin20119
S Michael Stewart11118
S Vencie Glenn10017
CB Ray Crockett10021
DT John Randle10018

Blocking Statistics

MinnesotaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Bart Oates57024123
Tim Irwin23020019
John Wojciechowski14022122
Keith Sims1309015
Brad Muster1201409
Travis McNeal1201908
Greg Christy1101007
Mike Munchak02025022
Brian Blados02018011
New EnglandKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Randy Dixon613141119
Vince Stroth26036016
Bill Cherry18028010
Steve August14036013
Larry Tearry14024014
Duval Love14022010
Joe Holloway13025114
Bob Kratch12028014
James Saxon01033011

Special Teams Tackles

MinnesotaTacklesSTPlays
Phil Freeman113
Dave Rimington15
Bart Oates12
New EnglandTacklesSTPlays
Toi Cook117
Eric Kattus115
Herbert Harris113
Dan Murray112

Participation

MinnesotaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Frank Minnifield------46202692
Mossy Cade------43221277
Felix Wright------4821776
Carnell Lake------4622876
Charles Haley------3919967
Larry Kelm------3918360
Ken Harvey------3715355
Dan Saleaumula------3315351
Dan Marino2624---------50
Brian Mitchell1715------1850
Rickey Jackson------24101549
Mike Munchak2522------249
Bart Oates2423------249
Lee Williams------3412147
Eric Allen------2617346
Herman Fontenot2222---------44
John Wojciechowski2222---------44
Tim Irwin2019------140
Shelton Robinson------2512340
Leonard Marshall------2313440
Travis McNeal198------1340
Brad Muster149------1235
Larry Kinnebrew1115------733
Brian Blados1811------231
Brian Blades1417---------31
Eric Metcalf1614---------30
Joe Phillips------158629
Eric Thomas------196227
Keith Sims915------226
Eddie Johnson------1131024
Art Monk59------923
Greg Christy107------623
Vai Sikahema00------1919
Darion Conner------117119
Sammy Winder97---------16
Phil Freeman00------1313
Derek Loville34------512
Johnny Holland------92---11
Dave Rimington21------58
Curtis Rouse00------66
Rohn Stark00------55
Lorenzo Hampton00------55
Rich Karlis00------44
Erik Wilhelm00------11
Don Majkowski00---------0
New EnglandRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Gary Kubiak4822---------70
Eric Kattus3315------1563
James Saxon3311------1963
Randy Dixon4119---------60
Steve August3613------655
Lin Dawson3413------552
Vince Stroth3616---------52
Bob Kratch2814------951
Joe Holloway2514------948
Mike Wilson2917------147
Bill Cherry2810------846
Larry Tearry2414------745
Johnny Taylor------2321145
Earnest Jackson3112------144
Don Griffin------2119141
Ray Crockett------1921141
Vencie Glenn------2217140
James Francis------2312338
Duval Love2210------537
John Randle------1818137
Michael Jackson------1618236
Pete Koch------12131136
Michael Stewart------1718136
Burt Grossman------2016---36
Toi Cook------1171735
Donald Evans------1816---34
Jimmy Teal267---------33
Reyna Thompson------1213833
Ken Johnson------1517133
David Griggs------9131032
Bill Brooks2110---------31
Gordie Lockbaun1710---------27
Bobby Jones108------523
Carl Monroe32------1722
Alvin Wright------129122
Herbert Harris35------1321
Dalton Hilliard00------2121
Dan Murray------541221
Eric Naposki------104418
Greg Gaines------15814
Kevin Clark------23813
Mike Wood00------99
Bryan Barker00------55
Taft Fox00------44
Dexter Carter00------33
Turk Schonert00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left8648.0
Middle6223.7
Right12524.3
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left15734.9
Middle16764.8
Right15251.7
None2-3-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Dan Marino22133022312
New EnglandAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Gary Kubiak20102203441

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen32206.7
Short (0-8 Yds)73223.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)97768.4
Long (19+ Yds)31237.7
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen44276.8
Short (0-8 Yds)31258.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)85567.0
Long (19+ Yds)5000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Herman Fontenot118093222
WR Eric Metcalf33028014
WR Art Monk210009
FB Brad Muster2102019
TE Larry Kinnebrew1010015
WR Brian Blades1000017
WR Derek Loville100004
RB Brian Mitchell1010015
New EnglandTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Bill Brooks72018010
TE Lin Dawson32022013
TE Eric Kattus31025115
WR Bobby Jones1101008
WR Mike Wilson1107017
RB Earnest Jackson1104012
WR Carl Monroe100002
WR Jimmy Teal100007
WR Herbert Harris1102115
RB Gordie Lockbaun1101010

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Sammy Winder1-1-1.006.78
Brian Mitchell144.004.53
New EnglandAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Earnest Jackson393.003.77
Gary Kubiak2-3-1.500.33
Gordie Lockbaun263.003.80

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Dan Marino42205.006.41
New EnglandAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Gary Kubiak52112.205.40

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Herman Fontenot111010.008.45
FB Brad Muster1000.0010.00
WR Eric Metcalf111010.009.33
RB Brian Mitchell1000.000.00
New EnglandTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Bobby Jones111010.0010.00
TE Lin Dawson1000.007.33
WR Bill Brooks1000.002.57
TE Eric Kattus1000.008.33
RB Gordie Lockbaun1111.001.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaRushesConversions
Sammy Winder10
Brian Mitchell11
New EnglandRushesConversions
Earnest Jackson64
Gordie Lockbaun21
Gary Kubiak10

Third Down Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompConversions
Dan Marino742
New EnglandAttCompConversions
Gary Kubiak842

Third Down Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargCatchConversions
WR Herman Fontenot321
WR Art Monk110
TE Larry Kinnebrew100
WR Brian Blades100
FB Brad Muster111
New EnglandTargCatchConversions
WR Bill Brooks410
WR Bobby Jones111
TE Lin Dawson111
RB Earnest Jackson110
TE Eric Kattus100

SectionAttendance
Stadium70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck21,400 (21,400)
End Zone15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,300 (3,300)