Conference Finals, 1990

played in Minnesota, MN

13 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

New York Giants	3	6	3	0	-	12
Minnesota Vikings	6	7	6	3	-	22

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:57 MIN - Rich Karlis 34 field goal
1Q: 04:22 NYK - Dan Miller 36 field goal
1Q: 00:05 MIN - Rich Karlis 18 field goal
2Q: 12:06 NYK - Dan Miller 39 field goal
2Q: 04:13 MIN - Brian Mitchell 6 run (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 00:48 NYK - Dan Miller 47 field goal
3Q: 09:10 NYK - Dan Miller 42 field goal
3Q: 03:08 MIN - Rich Karlis 41 field goal
3Q: 01:02 MIN - Rich Karlis 23 field goal
4Q: 03:17 MIN - Rich Karlis 32 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:57 MIN - Rich Karlis 34 field goal
1Q: 04:22 NYK - Dan Miller 36 field goal
1Q: 00:05 MIN - Rich Karlis 18 field goal
2Q: 12:06 NYK - Dan Miller 39 field goal
2Q: 04:13 MIN - Brian Mitchell 6 run (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 00:48 NYK - Dan Miller 47 field goal
3Q: 09:10 NYK - Dan Miller 42 field goal
3Q: 03:08 MIN - Rich Karlis 41 field goal
3Q: 01:02 MIN - Rich Karlis 23 field goal
4Q: 03:17 MIN - Rich Karlis 32 field goal

Team Statistics NYK MIN
Record 13-5 14-4
First Downs 15 21
- by Rushing 6 9
- by Passing 7 11
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 225 305
- Offensive Plays 64 65
- Yards per Play 3.52 4.69
Net Rushing Yards 78 123
- Rushing Attempts 21 30
- Yards per Rush 3.71 4.10
Net Passing Yards 147 182
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 17 - 1 33 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 155 193
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 3.42 5.20
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/17 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 8.1
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/30 7/45
Punt Returns/Yards 1/-3 3/26
Kick Returns/Yards 6/99 4/92
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/12
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/4
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 37
Time of Possession 28:03 31:57

Team Statistics	NYK	MIN
Record	13-5	14-4
First Downs	15	21
- by Rushing	6	9
- by Passing	7	11
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	225	305
- Offensive Plays	64	65
- Yards per Play	3.52	4.69
Net Rushing Yards	78	123
- Rushing Attempts	21	30
- Yards per Rush	3.71	4.10
Net Passing Yards	147	182
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 17 - 1	33 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	155	193
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	3.42	5.20
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/17	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	8.1
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/30	7/45
Punt Returns/Yards	1/-3	3/26
Kick Returns/Yards	6/99	4/92
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/12
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/4
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 37
Time of Possession	28:03	31:57

Drive Charts

New York Giants
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:49	6:32	OWN 18	14	63	Field Goal
2	15:00	1:45	OWN 17	3	2	Punt
2	13:15	1:14	OPP 29	3	7	Field Goal
2	10:12	1:20	OWN 21	3	1	Punt
2	4:04	3:22	OWN 23	10	47	Field Goal
3	15:00	5:56	OWN 20	10	55	Field Goal
3	3:03	0:38	OWN 23	1	0	Interception
3	0:56	2:58	OWN 18	7	22	Punt
4	12:31	3:37	OWN 42	7	19	Punt
4	3:09	1:27	OWN 30	6	19	Downs

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:11	OWN 43	9	40	Field Goal
1	4:17	4:17	OWN 25	7	74	Field Goal
2	12:01	1:49	OWN 38	3	4	Punt
2	8:52	4:48	OWN 46	10	54	Touchdown
2	0:42	0:42	OWN 20	3	-3	Half
3	9:04	6:01	OWN 25	10	51	Field Goal
3	2:25	1:29	OPP 14	3	8	Field Goal
4	12:58	0:27	OWN 30	4	-15	Punt
4	8:54	5:45	OWN 8	13	77	Field Goal
4	1:42	1:42	OPP 49	5	10	Game

Game MVP: Rich Karlis, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Heath Sherman	15	60	4.00	13	1
Lorenzo White	4	12	3.00	11	1
H. Warren Moon	1	4	4.00	4	0
Christian Okoye	1	2	2.00	2	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Brian Mitchell	21	79	3.76	15	1	1
Sammy Winder	6	44	7.33	25	1	0
Dan Marino	3	0	0.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
H. Warren Moon	42	17	155	1/8	0	19	1	41.3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Marino	33	18	193	2/11	0	42	0	71.9

Receiving Statistics

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Lonzell Hill	8	19	81	10.13	4	19
WR Ben Johnson	3	8	16	5.33	1	8
WR Keith Williams	2	2	28	14.00	5	15
WR Paul Skansi	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
C Orson Mobley	1	1	7	7.00	1	7
RB Lorenzo White	1	1	8	8.00	8	8
WR Willie Mays Hayes	1	8	9	9.00	0	9
FB Christian Okoye	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Darryl Ingram	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Eric Metcalf	4	8	85	21.25	31	42
TE Pete Metzelaars	3	5	30	10.00	16	12
WR Brian Blades	3	5	21	7.00	8	12
RB Sammy Winder	2	3	1	0.50	6	4
WR Herman Fontenot	2	4	23	11.50	3	14
FB Brad Muster	2	3	18	9.00	12	12
WR Art Monk	1	1	11	11.00	2	11
RB Brian Mitchell	1	2	4	4.00	5	4
WR Derek Loville	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Eric Allen	1	12	12.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New York	Recov	Force
Frank Winters	1	0
Chris Beniot	0	1
Lorenzo White	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov
Dan Marino	1	0
Vai Sikahema	1	0
Tim Irwin	0	1

Punting Statistics

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
John Nies	4	153	38.3	31.8	44	1

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rohn Stark	2	77	38.5	40.0	43	0

Kicking Statistics

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dan Miller	4/4	2/2	0/0	47	0/0

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rich Karlis	5/5	1/1	0/0	41	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ben Johnson	1	-3	-3.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vai Sikahema	3	26	8.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ben Johnson	5	81	16.2	0
Bill Jones	1	18	18.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Phil Freeman	4	92	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Chris Beniot	8	2	1.0	30	29
OLB Darryl Talley	5	2	0.0	27	32
CB Chris Dishman	5	1	0.0	22	26
S Andre Waters	4	1	0.0	28	32
S Darrell Fullington	4	1	0.0	18	25
CB Maurice Douglass	4	0	0.0	21	23
DE Tom Gibson	3	1	0.0	20	22
OLB Frank Stams	3	1	0.0	17	14
CB Donald Frank	3	0	0.0	15	19
DE Fred Stokes	2	0	1.0	13	22
DE Reggie Camp	2	0	0.0	25	27
DT Wilson Whitely	1	1	0.0	17	21
DE Freddie Joe Nunn	1	1	0.0	26	24
CB Rodney Rice	1	1	0.0	10	11
WR Keith Williams	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Percy Snow	1	0	0.0	0	6
DT Dick Chapura	0	1	0.0	18	22

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Carnell Lake	10	0	0.0	16	36
S Vince Albritton	5	0	0.0	14	33
OLB Ken Harvey	3	1	0.0	18	42
CB Mossy Cade	3	0	0.0	16	37
DE Lee Williams	2	2	1.0	16	24
OLB Larry Kelm	2	3	0.0	17	32
DE Charles Haley	2	1	0.0	17	36
CB Eric Allen	2	1	0.0	16	32
ILB Eddie Johnson	2	0	0.0	6	7
ILB Johnny Holland	2	0	0.0	6	6
DT Dan Saleaumula	2	0	0.0	17	31
S Vince Newsome	1	2	0.0	16	38
CB Frank Minnifield	1	2	0.0	18	39
DE Leonard Marshall	1	1	0.0	9	26
ILB Shelton Robinson	1	0	0.0	9	13

Pass Rush Statistics

New York	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Chris Beniot	1.0	0	0	0	29
DE Fred Stokes	1.0	0	0	0	22
DT Dick Chapura	0.0	1	1	0	22
DE Tom Gibson	0.0	1	0	0	22
DE Reggie Camp	0.0	0	2	1	27
DT Wilson Whitely	0.0	0	1	0	21
DE Freddie Joe Nunn	0.0	0	1	0	24

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Lee Williams	1.0	1	1	0	24
DE Charles Haley	0.0	2	1	0	36
DE Leonard Marshall	0.0	1	1	0	26
OLB Ken Harvey	0.0	0	3	1	42
OLB Larry Kelm	0.0	0	2	0	32
DT Dan Saleaumula	0.0	0	0	1	31

Pass Defense Statistics

New York	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Chris Dishman	4	1	26
OLB Darryl Talley	3	1	32
ILB Chris Beniot	3	0	29
CB Maurice Douglass	2	1	23
S Darrell Fullington	2	0	25
OLB Frank Stams	1	1	14
DT Wilson Whitely	1	0	21
ILB Percy Snow	1	0	6
CB Donald Frank	1	0	19
DE Tom Gibson	0	1	22
DE Fred Stokes	0	1	22
CB Rodney Rice	0	1	11
S Darren Carrington	0	1	29

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Vince Albritton	5	1	0	33
S Carnell Lake	4	0	0	36
CB Mossy Cade	2	1	0	37
OLB Ken Harvey	2	0	0	42
CB Eric Allen	1	2	1	32
S Vince Newsome	1	1	0	38
CB Frank Minnifield	1	1	0	39
OLB Larry Kelm	1	0	0	32
OLB Rickey Jackson	0	1	0	27

Blocking Statistics

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Joe Jacoby	4	7	21	0	42
Darryl Ingram	2	2	10	0	23
Harvey Salem	1	5	16	0	36
Roger Duffy	1	2	16	0	37
Jay Pennison	1	1	20	1	39
Orson Mobley	0	1	8	0	8
Dave Cadigan	0	1	8	0	8
Dave Szott	0	1	18	0	40

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brian Blados	3	5	29	0	23
Mike Munchak	2	8	29	1	33
Bart Oates	2	6	28	0	31
John Wojciechowski	2	3	27	0	31
Pete Metzelaars	1	2	15	0	24
Tim Irwin	1	1	27	1	32
Travis McNeal	1	1	2	0	3
Larry Kinnebrew	0	1	14	0	14

Special Teams Tackles

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Bill Jones	3	16
Lorenzo White	1	22
Donald Frank	1	19
William Howard	1	14
Rodney Rice	1	11

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Derek Loville	2	16
Vai Sikahema	1	23
Frank Minnifield	1	20
Travis McNeal	1	17
Mossy Cade	1	15
Eddie Johnson	1	12
Charles Haley	1	9

Participation

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lonzell Hill	19	40	---	---	10	69
Jay Pennison	20	39	---	---	8	67
Darryl Talley	---	---	27	32	5	64
H. Warren Moon	21	43	---	---	---	64
Andre Waters	---	---	28	32	4	64
Chris Beniot	---	---	30	29	5	64
Dave Szott	18	40	---	---	6	64
Joe Jacoby	21	42	---	---	---	63
Maurice Douglass	---	---	21	23	16	60
Reggie Camp	---	---	25	27	4	56
Freddie Joe Nunn	---	---	26	24	4	54
Willie Mays Hayes	16	38	---	---	---	54
Chris Dishman	---	---	22	26	5	53
Darren Carrington	---	---	21	29	3	53
Roger Duffy	16	37	---	---	---	53
Donald Frank	---	---	15	19	19	53
Harvey Salem	16	36	---	---	---	52
Tom Gibson	---	---	20	22	8	50
Darrell Fullington	---	---	18	25	7	50
Ben Johnson	9	23	---	---	13	45
Lorenzo White	5	16	---	---	22	43
Frank Stams	---	---	17	14	11	42
Dick Chapura	---	---	18	22	1	41
Wilson Whitely	---	---	17	21	2	40
Fred Stokes	---	---	13	22	4	39
Christian Okoye	10	21	---	---	6	37
Heath Sherman	16	21	---	---	---	37
Darryl Ingram	10	23	---	---	3	36
Orson Mobley	8	8	---	---	19	35
Rodney Rice	---	---	10	11	11	32
Keith Williams	1	9	---	---	16	26
Johnie Mallory	5	8	---	---	8	21
William Howard	3	4	---	---	14	21
Paul Skansi	8	12	---	---	---	20
Dave Cadigan	8	8	---	---	2	18
Bill Jones	0	0	---	---	16	16
Terry Rennaker	---	---	2	1	12	15
Frank Winters	1	4	---	---	8	13
Dan Miller	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jamie Dukes	0	1	---	---	8	9
John Nies	0	0	---	---	8	8
Percy Snow	---	---	0	6	---	6
William Andrews	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bob Gagliano	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ron Rivera	---	---	0	0	---	0
Erik Kramer	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Frank Minnifield	---	---	18	39	20	77
Mossy Cade	---	---	16	37	15	68
Dan Marino	30	35	---	---	---	65
Vince Albritton	---	---	14	33	18	65
Ken Harvey	---	---	18	42	4	64
Mike Munchak	29	33	---	---	---	62
Charles Haley	---	---	17	36	9	62
Bart Oates	28	31	---	---	2	61
Tim Irwin	27	32	---	---	1	60
Brian Blados	29	23	---	---	6	58
John Wojciechowski	27	31	---	---	---	58
Brian Mitchell	23	22	---	---	13	58
Vince Newsome	---	---	16	38	3	57
Pete Metzelaars	15	24	---	---	17	56
Carnell Lake	---	---	16	36	4	56
Herman Fontenot	26	27	---	---	---	53
Larry Kelm	---	---	17	32	4	53
Dan Saleaumula	---	---	17	31	5	53
Eric Allen	---	---	16	32	4	52
Rickey Jackson	---	---	10	27	11	48
Eric Metcalf	18	27	---	---	---	45
Lee Williams	---	---	16	24	2	42
Brian Blades	21	20	---	---	---	41
Leonard Marshall	---	---	9	26	3	38
Larry Kinnebrew	14	14	---	---	9	37
Brad Muster	13	14	---	---	4	31
Shelton Robinson	---	---	9	13	5	27
Derek Loville	7	3	---	---	16	26
Eddie Johnson	---	---	6	7	12	25
Vai Sikahema	0	0	---	---	23	23
Keith Sims	2	14	---	---	7	23
Travis McNeal	2	3	---	---	17	22
Joe Phillips	---	---	7	13	1	21
Greg Christy	6	7	---	---	7	20
Art Monk	5	8	---	---	5	18
Sammy Winder	6	12	---	---	---	18
Phil Freeman	0	1	---	---	17	18
Dave Rimington	2	4	---	---	7	13
Johnny Holland	---	---	6	6	1	13
Rich Karlis	0	0	---	---	12	12
Lorenzo Hampton	0	0	---	---	5	5
Erik Wilhelm	0	0	---	---	5	5
Darion Conner	---	---	3	1	---	4
Rohn Stark	0	0	---	---	2	2
Robert Goff	---	---	0	0	1	1
Don Majkowski	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	54	6.0
Middle	10	15	1.5
Right	2	9	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	50	5.0
Middle	4	14	3.5
Right	14	61	4.4
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
H. Warren Moon	42	17	0	0	5	7	8	2	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Marino	33	18	2	0	0	8	5	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	53	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	8	102	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	12	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	24	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	6	55	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	114	9.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Lonzell Hill	19	8	2	81	40
WR Ben Johnson	8	3	1	16	23
WR Willie Mays Hayes	8	1	2	9	38
WR Keith Williams	2	2	0	28	9
WR Paul Skansi	1	1	0	6	12
C Orson Mobley	1	1	0	7	8
FB Christian Okoye	1	0	0	0	21
RB Lorenzo White	1	1	0	8	16
TE Darryl Ingram	1	0	0	0	23

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eric Metcalf	8	4	85	2	27
TE Pete Metzelaars	5	3	30	0	24
WR Brian Blades	5	3	21	0	20
WR Herman Fontenot	4	2	23	0	27
RB Sammy Winder	3	2	1	0	12
FB Brad Muster	3	2	18	0	14
WR Derek Loville	2	0	0	0	3
RB Brian Mitchell	2	1	4	0	22
WR Art Monk	1	1	11	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brian Mitchell	4	10	2.50	3.76

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
H. Warren Moon	2	0	0	0.00	3.69

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Marino	11	3	20	1.82	5.85

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Lonzell Hill	2	0	0	0.00	4.26

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Sammy Winder	2	1	4	2.00	0.33
FB Brad Muster	2	1	12	6.00	6.00
WR Eric Metcalf	2	0	0	0.00	10.63
WR Derek Loville	2	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Brian Mitchell	2	1	4	2.00	2.00
WR Brian Blades	1	0	0	0.00	4.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Heath Sherman	4	4

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Brian Mitchell	3	1
Sammy Winder	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
H. Warren Moon	13	8	3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Marino	7	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lonzell Hill	6	3	0
WR Ben Johnson	3	2	1
WR Paul Skansi	1	1	0
C Orson Mobley	1	1	1
WR Keith Williams	1	1	1
TE Darryl Ingram	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brian Blades	2	0	0
RB Sammy Winder	1	0	0
WR Herman Fontenot	1	1	1
WR Eric Metcalf	1	0	0
WR Derek Loville	1	0	0
RB Brian Mitchell	1	0	0

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)