Week 16, 1990

played in New England, MA

21 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	3	7	0	-	10
New England Patriots	0	3	10	3	-	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

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 Statistics MIN NED
Record 11-4 6-9
First Downs 16 17
- by Rushing 8 9
- by Passing 8 6
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 268 266
- Offensive Plays 50 70
- Yards per Play 5.36 3.80
Net Rushing Yards 138 171
- Rushing Attempts 26 48
- Yards per Rush 5.31 3.56
Net Passing Yards 130 95
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 22 - 13 - 2 20 - 10 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 141 108
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 5.42 4.32
Fumbles/Lost 3/3 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/9 7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 6.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/47 2/20
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/29
Kick Returns/Yards 4/77 1/37
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/9
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 41
Time of Possession 24:20 35:40

Team Statistics	MIN	NED
Record	11-4	6-9
First Downs	16	17
- by Rushing	8	9
- by Passing	8	6
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	268	266
- Offensive Plays	50	70
- Yards per Play	5.36	3.80
Net Rushing Yards	138	171
- Rushing Attempts	26	48
- Yards per Rush	5.31	3.56
Net Passing Yards	130	95
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	22 - 13 - 2	20 - 10 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	141	108
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	5.42	4.32
Fumbles/Lost	3/3	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/9	7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	6.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/47	2/20
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/29
Kick Returns/Yards	4/77	1/37
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/9
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 41
Time of Possession	24:20	35:40

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:38	2:12	OWN 20	4	29	Punt
1	3:07	6:11	OWN 28	11	69	Field Goal
2	10:33	2:04	OWN 24	4	5	Punt
2	1:45	1:32	OWN 23	4	26	Interception
3	15:00	0:35	OWN 7	1	11	Fumble
3	14:17	2:41	OWN 1	5	14	Punt
3	9:03	3:03	OWN 24	6	30	Fumble
3	2:51	2:50	OWN 38	5	62	Touchdown
4	12:43	1:16	OWN 7	3	8	Punt
4	10:06	1:29	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	7:04	1:10	OWN 39	3	12	Fumble
4	2:17	0:17	OWN 24	1	0	Interception

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:22	OWN 38	5	24	Punt
1	9:26	6:19	OWN 15	13	64	Missed FG
2	11:56	1:23	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	8:29	6:44	OWN 31	13	68	Field Goal
2	0:13	0:13	OWN 11	1	5	Half
3	14:25	0:08	OPP 18	1	0	Interception
3	11:36	2:33	OPP 39	5	11	Field Goal
3	6:00	3:09	OPP 45	8	45	Touchdown
3	0:01	2:18	OWN 20	6	23	Punt
4	11:27	1:21	OPP 45	3	1	Punt
4	8:37	1:33	OWN 40	3	3	Punt
4	5:54	3:37	OWN 49	5	28	Field Goal
4	2:00	2:00	OPP 38	6	17	Game

Game MVP: Randy Dixon, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Brian Mitchell	17	77	4.53	16	3	0
Sammy Winder	9	61	6.78	20	2	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Earnest Jackson	30	113	3.77	17	3	0
Gordie Lockbaun	15	57	3.80	12	1	1
Gary Kubiak	3	1	0.33	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Marino	22	13	141	2/11	1	23	2	55.2

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gary Kubiak	20	10	108	2/13	0	25	1	45.4

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Herman Fontenot	8	11	93	11.63	6	23	1
WR Eric Metcalf	3	3	28	9.33	0	11	0
WR Art Monk	1	2	0	0.00	1	0	0
FB Brad Muster	1	2	20	20.00	20	20	0
TE Larry Kinnebrew	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Brian Blades	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Derek Loville	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Brian Mitchell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Lin Dawson	2	3	22	11.00	6	11
WR Bill Brooks	2	7	18	9.00	10	11
WR Bobby Jones	1	1	10	10.00	0	10
WR Mike Wilson	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
RB Earnest Jackson	1	1	4	4.00	5	4
WR Herbert Harris	1	1	21	21.00	7	21
TE Eric Kattus	1	3	25	25.00	22	25
RB Gordie Lockbaun	1	1	1	1.00	1	1
WR Carl Monroe	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Jimmy Teal	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Felix Wright	1	0	0.00	0

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Don Griffin	1	0	0.00	0
S Michael Stewart	1	9	9.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Brian Mitchell	2	0	0	0
Eric Metcalf	1	0	0	0

New England	Recov	Force
Michael Stewart	2	1
Toi Cook	1	0
James Francis	0	2

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rohn Stark	5	197	39.4	33.6	43	1

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Barker	5	212	42.4	34.4	49	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rich Karlis	1/1	0/0	0/0	20	1/1

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Wood	3/4	2/2	0/0	45	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Clark	2	29	14.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Phil Freeman	4	77	19.3	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Clark	1	37	37.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ken Harvey	8	0	1.0	37	15
OLB Larry Kelm	7	4	0.0	39	18
S Carnell Lake	6	2	0.0	46	22
DE Charles Haley	5	4	0.0	39	19
CB Mossy Cade	5	1	0.0	43	22
S Felix Wright	4	0	0.0	48	21
DT Dan Saleaumula	3	4	0.0	33	15
CB Eric Allen	3	1	0.0	26	17
DE Leonard Marshall	3	0	0.0	23	13
OLB Rickey Jackson	2	1	1.0	24	10
DE Lee Williams	2	2	0.0	34	12
DT Joe Phillips	2	1	0.0	15	8
CB Frank Minnifield	2	0	0.0	46	20
ILB Johnny Holland	2	0	0.0	9	2
ILB Shelton Robinson	1	2	0.0	25	12
ILB Eddie Johnson	1	0	0.0	11	3
WR Herman Fontenot	1	0	---	---	---
FB Brad Muster	1	0	---	---	---
TE Travis McNeal	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Darion Conner	1	0	0.0	11	7
CB Eric Thomas	0	1	0.0	19	6

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Johnny Taylor	6	2	0.0	23	21
CB Don Griffin	4	0	0.0	21	19
ILB Eric Naposki	3	0	1.0	10	4
OLB Michael Jackson	3	1	0.0	16	18
S Vencie Glenn	3	1	0.0	22	17
S Ken Johnson	3	1	0.0	15	17
OLB James Francis	3	1	0.0	23	12
DE Burt Grossman	2	0	1.0	20	16
OLB David Griggs	2	1	0.0	9	13
DT John Randle	2	1	0.0	18	18
DT Pete Koch	2	0	0.0	12	13
CB Kevin Clark	2	0	0.0	2	3
ILB Dan Murray	2	0	0.0	5	4
S Michael Stewart	1	1	0.0	17	18
TE Lin Dawson	1	0	---	---	---
CB Ray Crockett	1	0	0.0	19	21
CB Reyna Thompson	0	1	0.0	12	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Ken Harvey	1.0	1	0	15
OLB Rickey Jackson	1.0	0	0	10
DE Lee Williams	0.0	1	2	12
ILB Eddie Johnson	0.0	1	1	3
DT Joe Phillips	0.0	1	1	8

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Burt Grossman	1.0	1	1	16
ILB Eric Naposki	1.0	0	0	4
DE Donald Evans	0.0	1	0	16
DT John Randle	0.0	1	0	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Mossy Cade	2	1	0	22
OLB Larry Kelm	2	0	0	18
S Carnell Lake	2	0	0	22
DE Charles Haley	1	0	0	19
CB Eric Allen	1	0	0	17
OLB Ken Harvey	1	0	0	15
OLB Darion Conner	1	0	0	7
CB Frank Minnifield	0	2	0	20
S Felix Wright	0	0	1	21

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Johnny Taylor	4	0	0	21
S Ken Johnson	3	1	0	17
CB Don Griffin	2	0	1	19
S Michael Stewart	1	1	1	18
S Vencie Glenn	1	0	0	17
CB Ray Crockett	1	0	0	21
DT John Randle	1	0	0	18

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bart Oates	5	7	24	1	23
Tim Irwin	2	3	20	0	19
John Wojciechowski	1	4	22	1	22
Keith Sims	1	3	9	0	15
Brad Muster	1	2	14	0	9
Travis McNeal	1	2	19	0	8
Greg Christy	1	1	10	0	7
Mike Munchak	0	2	25	0	22
Brian Blados	0	2	18	0	11

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Randy Dixon	6	13	1	41	1	19
Vince Stroth	2	6	0	36	0	16
Bill Cherry	1	8	0	28	0	10
Steve August	1	4	0	36	0	13
Larry Tearry	1	4	0	24	0	14
Duval Love	1	4	0	22	0	10
Joe Holloway	1	3	0	25	1	14
Bob Kratch	1	2	0	28	0	14
James Saxon	0	1	0	33	0	11

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Phil Freeman	1	13
Dave Rimington	1	5
Bart Oates	1	2

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Toi Cook	1	17
Eric Kattus	1	15
Herbert Harris	1	13
Dan Murray	1	12

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Frank Minnifield	---	---	46	20	26	92
Mossy Cade	---	---	43	22	12	77
Felix Wright	---	---	48	21	7	76
Carnell Lake	---	---	46	22	8	76
Charles Haley	---	---	39	19	9	67
Larry Kelm	---	---	39	18	3	60
Ken Harvey	---	---	37	15	3	55
Dan Saleaumula	---	---	33	15	3	51
Dan Marino	26	24	---	---	---	50
Brian Mitchell	17	15	---	---	18	50
Rickey Jackson	---	---	24	10	15	49
Mike Munchak	25	22	---	---	2	49
Bart Oates	24	23	---	---	2	49
Lee Williams	---	---	34	12	1	47
Eric Allen	---	---	26	17	3	46
Herman Fontenot	22	22	---	---	---	44
John Wojciechowski	22	22	---	---	---	44
Tim Irwin	20	19	---	---	1	40
Shelton Robinson	---	---	25	12	3	40
Leonard Marshall	---	---	23	13	4	40
Travis McNeal	19	8	---	---	13	40
Brad Muster	14	9	---	---	12	35
Larry Kinnebrew	11	15	---	---	7	33
Brian Blados	18	11	---	---	2	31
Brian Blades	14	17	---	---	---	31
Eric Metcalf	16	14	---	---	---	30
Joe Phillips	---	---	15	8	6	29
Eric Thomas	---	---	19	6	2	27
Keith Sims	9	15	---	---	2	26
Eddie Johnson	---	---	11	3	10	24
Art Monk	5	9	---	---	9	23
Greg Christy	10	7	---	---	6	23
Vai Sikahema	0	0	---	---	19	19
Darion Conner	---	---	11	7	1	19
Sammy Winder	9	7	---	---	---	16
Phil Freeman	0	0	---	---	13	13
Derek Loville	3	4	---	---	5	12
Johnny Holland	---	---	9	2	---	11
Dave Rimington	2	1	---	---	5	8
Curtis Rouse	0	0	---	---	6	6
Rohn Stark	0	0	---	---	5	5
Lorenzo Hampton	0	0	---	---	5	5
Rich Karlis	0	0	---	---	4	4
Erik Wilhelm	0	0	---	---	1	1
Don Majkowski	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Gary Kubiak	48	22	---	---	---	70
Eric Kattus	33	15	---	---	15	63
James Saxon	33	11	---	---	19	63
Randy Dixon	41	19	---	---	---	60
Steve August	36	13	---	---	6	55
Lin Dawson	34	13	---	---	5	52
Vince Stroth	36	16	---	---	---	52
Bob Kratch	28	14	---	---	9	51
Joe Holloway	25	14	---	---	9	48
Mike Wilson	29	17	---	---	1	47
Bill Cherry	28	10	---	---	8	46
Larry Tearry	24	14	---	---	7	45
Johnny Taylor	---	---	23	21	1	45
Earnest Jackson	31	12	---	---	1	44
Don Griffin	---	---	21	19	1	41
Ray Crockett	---	---	19	21	1	41
Vencie Glenn	---	---	22	17	1	40
James Francis	---	---	23	12	3	38
Duval Love	22	10	---	---	5	37
John Randle	---	---	18	18	1	37
Michael Jackson	---	---	16	18	2	36
Pete Koch	---	---	12	13	11	36
Michael Stewart	---	---	17	18	1	36
Burt Grossman	---	---	20	16	---	36
Toi Cook	---	---	11	7	17	35
Donald Evans	---	---	18	16	---	34
Jimmy Teal	26	7	---	---	---	33
Reyna Thompson	---	---	12	13	8	33
Ken Johnson	---	---	15	17	1	33
David Griggs	---	---	9	13	10	32
Bill Brooks	21	10	---	---	---	31
Gordie Lockbaun	17	10	---	---	---	27
Bobby Jones	10	8	---	---	5	23
Carl Monroe	3	2	---	---	17	22
Alvin Wright	---	---	12	9	1	22
Herbert Harris	3	5	---	---	13	21
Dalton Hilliard	0	0	---	---	21	21
Dan Murray	---	---	5	4	12	21
Eric Naposki	---	---	10	4	4	18
Greg Gaines	---	---	1	5	8	14
Kevin Clark	---	---	2	3	8	13
Mike Wood	0	0	---	---	9	9
Bryan Barker	0	0	---	---	5	5
Taft Fox	0	0	---	---	4	4
Dexter Carter	0	0	---	---	3	3
Turk Schonert	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	64	8.0
Middle	6	22	3.7
Right	12	52	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	73	4.9
Middle	16	76	4.8
Right	15	25	1.7
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Marino	22	13	3	0	2	2	3	1	2

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gary Kubiak	20	10	2	2	0	3	4	4	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	20	6.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	3	22	3.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	76	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	23	7.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	27	6.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	3	1	25	8.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	56	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Herman Fontenot	11	8	0	93	2	22
WR Eric Metcalf	3	3	0	28	0	14
WR Art Monk	2	1	0	0	0	9
FB Brad Muster	2	1	0	20	1	9
TE Larry Kinnebrew	1	0	1	0	0	15
WR Brian Blades	1	0	0	0	0	17
WR Derek Loville	1	0	0	0	0	4
RB Brian Mitchell	1	0	1	0	0	15

New England	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bill Brooks	7	2	18	0	10
TE Lin Dawson	3	2	22	0	13
TE Eric Kattus	3	1	25	1	15
WR Bobby Jones	1	1	10	0	8
WR Mike Wilson	1	1	7	0	17
RB Earnest Jackson	1	1	4	0	12
WR Carl Monroe	1	0	0	0	2
WR Jimmy Teal	1	0	0	0	7
WR Herbert Harris	1	1	21	1	5
RB Gordie Lockbaun	1	1	1	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sammy Winder	1	-1	-1.00	6.78
Brian Mitchell	1	4	4.00	4.53

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Earnest Jackson	3	9	3.00	3.77
Gary Kubiak	2	-3	-1.50	0.33
Gordie Lockbaun	2	6	3.00	3.80

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Marino	4	2	20	5.00	6.41

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gary Kubiak	5	2	11	2.20	5.40

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Herman Fontenot	1	1	10	10.00	8.45
FB Brad Muster	1	0	0	0.00	10.00
WR Eric Metcalf	1	1	10	10.00	9.33
RB Brian Mitchell	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bobby Jones	1	1	10	10.00	10.00
TE Lin Dawson	1	0	0	0.00	7.33
WR Bill Brooks	1	0	0	0.00	2.57
TE Eric Kattus	1	0	0	0.00	8.33
RB Gordie Lockbaun	1	1	1	1.00	1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Sammy Winder	1	0
Brian Mitchell	1	1

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Earnest Jackson	6	4
Gordie Lockbaun	2	1
Gary Kubiak	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Marino	7	4	2

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gary Kubiak	8	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Herman Fontenot	3	2	1
WR Art Monk	1	1	0
TE Larry Kinnebrew	1	0	0
WR Brian Blades	1	0	0
FB Brad Muster	1	1	1

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bill Brooks	4	1	0
WR Bobby Jones	1	1	1
TE Lin Dawson	1	1	1
RB Earnest Jackson	1	1	0
TE Eric Kattus	1	0	0

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)