Week 7, 1992

played in Dallas, TX

75 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	6	7	10	-	23
Dallas Cowboys	0	7	0	0	-	7

Scoring Summary
2Q: 10:25 MIN - Jason Hanson 42 field goal
2Q: 02:03 DAL - Ricky Sanders 20 pass from Tony Eason (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
2Q: 00:03 MIN - Jason Hanson 24 field goal
3Q: 06:05 MIN - Herman Moore 9 pass from Dan Marino (Jason Hanson extra point)
4Q: 12:53 MIN - Jason Hanson 47 field goal
4Q: 06:08 MIN - Derek Loville 2 pass from Dan Marino (Jason Hanson extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 10:25 MIN - Jason Hanson 42 field goal
2Q: 02:03 DAL - Ricky Sanders 20 pass from Tony Eason (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
2Q: 00:03 MIN - Jason Hanson 24 field goal
3Q: 06:05 MIN - Herman Moore 9 pass from Dan Marino (Jason Hanson extra point)
4Q: 12:53 MIN - Jason Hanson 47 field goal
4Q: 06:08 MIN - Derek Loville 2 pass from Dan Marino (Jason Hanson extra point)

Team Statistics MIN DAL
Record 6-0 1-6
First Downs 16 18
- by Rushing 5 6
- by Passing 10 10
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 322 299
- Offensive Plays 66 70
- Yards per Play 4.88 4.27
Net Rushing Yards 133 89
- Rushing Attempts 32 21
- Yards per Rush 4.16 4.24
Net Passing Yards 189 210
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 19 - 0 45 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 212 233
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/23 4/23
- Yards per Pass Play 5.56 4.29
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 4/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 10.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 4/32 10/58
Punt Returns/Yards 3/10 2/-3
Kick Returns/Yards 1/44 1/23
Interception Ret./Yards 1/16 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 23
Time of Possession 30:18 29:42

Team Statistics	MIN	DAL
Record	6-0	1-6
First Downs	16	18
- by Rushing	5	6
- by Passing	10	10
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	322	299
- Offensive Plays	66	70
- Yards per Play	4.88	4.27
Net Rushing Yards	133	89
- Rushing Attempts	32	21
- Yards per Rush	4.16	4.24
Net Passing Yards	189	210
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 19 - 0	45 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	212	233
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/23	4/23
- Yards per Pass Play	5.56	4.29
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	4/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	10.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	4/32	10/58
Punt Returns/Yards	3/10	2/-3
Kick Returns/Yards	1/44	1/23
Interception Ret./Yards	1/16	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 23
Time of Possession	30:18	29:42

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:23	1:01	OWN 27	3	8	Punt
1	6:47	1:35	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
1	3:21	1:29	OWN 17	3	4	Punt
2	14:21	4:02	OWN 20	9	55	Field Goal
2	8:19	2:35	OWN 22	5	9	Punt
2	1:55	0:51	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	0:33	0:33	OWN 31	2	62	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:59	50	5	11	Punt
3	10:32	1:24	50	4	30	Fumble
3	7:59	2:01	OPP 20	4	20	Touchdown
3	3:19	5:34	OWN 6	11	64	Field Goal
4	10:05	4:05	OPP 49	7	49	Touchdown
4	4:44	0:58	OPP 13	2	-10	Fumble
4	2:07	1:36	OWN 28	5	15	Punt

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:37	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
1	12:22	5:35	OWN 27	10	38	Punt
1	5:12	1:51	OWN 15	5	26	Punt
1	1:52	2:31	OWN 31	5	13	Punt
2	10:19	2:00	OWN 35	3	-2	Punt
2	5:44	3:49	OWN 26	9	74	Touchdown
2	1:04	0:31	OWN 26	3	0	Punt
3	12:01	1:29	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
3	9:08	1:09	OWN 20	3	9	Interception
3	5:58	2:39	OWN 20	8	35	Punt
4	12:45	2:40	OWN 20	5	29	Fumble
4	6:00	1:16	OWN 20	4	-7	Downs
4	3:46	1:39	OWN 23	8	49	Downs
4	0:31	0:31	OWN 24	2	4	Game

Game MVP: Dan Marino, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Brian Mitchell	22	56	2.55	8	0	0
Barry Word	10	77	7.70	24	3	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Neal Anderson	12	47	3.92	10	2
Ed Toner	7	29	4.14	12	1
Tony Eason	2	13	6.50	7	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Marino	32	19	212	2/23	2	62	0	100.0

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Eason	45	24	233	4/23	1	26	1	66.2

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Herman Fontenot	4	10	93	23.25	36	62	0
WR Herman Moore	4	6	49	12.25	17	27	1
RB Barry Word	2	2	8	4.00	0	6	0
WR Derek Loville	2	3	5	2.50	0	3	1
TE Adrian Cooper	2	2	7	3.50	0	8	0
WR Brian Blades	1	3	17	17.00	7	17	0
FB Brad Muster	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Brian Mitchell	1	1	2	2.00	3	2	0
TE Ben Coates	1	2	20	20.00	4	20	0
FB Howard Griffith	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ricky Sanders	5	10	33	6.60	0	20	1
TE Pat Carter	5	7	41	8.20	5	14	0
RB Neal Anderson	4	6	29	7.25	7	15	0
WR Shawn Jefferson	4	11	46	11.50	6	20	0
FB Michael Haddix	2	2	24	12.00	25	15	0
WR Eddie Brown	2	3	28	14.00	0	21	0
WR Waylon Smithers	1	3	26	26.00	19	26	0
TE Kerry Cash	1	3	6	6.00	8	6	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Eric Thomas	1	16	16.00	0

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Dan Marino	1	0	0
Brian Mitchell	1	0	0
Ken Harvey	0	1	0
Eric Thomas	0	0	1
Carnell Lake	0	0	1
Robert Porcher	0	0	1
Kurt Schultz	0	0	1

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Tony Eason	1	1	0
Ricky Sanders	1	0	0
Waylon Smithers	1	0	0
Ed Toner	1	0	0
Ron Holmes	0	1	0
Dwayne White	0	1	0
Shawn Jefferson	0	1	0
Ephesians Bartley	0	1	0
Al Gross	0	0	1
Mack Moore	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rohn Stark	7	309	44.1	41.7	54	1

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ned Flanders	8	345	43.1	36.9	56	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Hanson	3/3	2/2	0/0	47	2/2

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donald Igwebuike	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vai Sikahema	3	10	3.3	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Andre Young	2	-3	-1.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Phil Freeman	1	44	44.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Waylon Smithers	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Carnell Lake	8	1	0.0	21	48
ILB Johnny Holland	7	1	0.0	21	49
OLB Ken Harvey	4	1	1.0	20	47
DE Robert Porcher	4	1	0.5	8	29
DT Dan Saleaumula	3	2	0.5	14	33
OLB Larry Kelm	3	2	0.0	13	26
S Vince Newsome	3	0	0.0	1	12
CB Eric Thomas	3	0	0.0	18	39
CB Eric Allen	3	0	0.0	21	46
S Kurt Schultz	3	0	0.0	2	21
DE Charles Haley	2	1	1.5	18	32
DE Wayne Martin	2	0	0.0	16	30
DT Russell Maryland	1	2	0.5	7	23
CB Frank Minnifield	1	1	0.0	18	42
ILB Eddie Johnson	0	1	0.0	5	9
OLB Frank Stams	0	1	0.0	6	2

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Andre Young	7	3	0.0	31	31
DT Jim Kowalkowski	5	2	1.0	17	17
ILB Rod Stephens	5	1	0.0	24	32
OLB Aundray Bruce	5	0	0.0	25	22
DE Mack Moore	4	0	1.0	19	23
CB Richard Johnson	4	5	0.0	29	33
S Al Gross	4	1	0.0	28	33
OLB Broderick Thomas	4	0	0.0	13	14
DE Ron Holmes	2	2	0.0	18	15
DT Michael Dean Perry	2	1	0.0	28	29
CB Audrey McMillian	2	0	0.0	30	30
CB Tony Stargell	2	0	0.0	12	21
DE Jeff Cross	1	2	0.0	27	30
OLB Ephesians Bartley	1	1	0.0	17	11
S Wes Hopkins	1	0	0.0	5	4
S Terrance Hoagie	1	0	0.0	1	1
WR Ricky Sanders	1	0	---	---	---
DT Jeremi Tarle	1	0	0.0	17	19
ILB Jeff Leiding	0	1	0.0	8	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Charles Haley	1.5	0	0	1	32
OLB Ken Harvey	1.0	0	2	1	47
DT Russell Maryland	0.5	1	0	0	23
DT Dan Saleaumula	0.5	0	1	0	33
DE Robert Porcher	0.5	0	1	0	29
DE Wayne Martin	0.0	0	2	0	30
OLB Larry Kelm	0.0	0	1	0	26

Dallas	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Mack Moore	1.0	0	23
DT Jim Kowalkowski	1.0	0	17
S Al Gross	0.0	1	33
DT Michael Dean Perry	0.0	1	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Carnell Lake	5	0	0	48
ILB Johnny Holland	3	1	0	49
CB Eric Thomas	3	0	1	39
S Vince Newsome	3	0	0	12
S Kurt Schultz	3	0	0	21
OLB Larry Kelm	2	0	0	26
CB Frank Minnifield	1	1	0	42
DT Dan Saleaumula	1	0	0	33
CB Eric Allen	1	0	0	46
OLB Ken Harvey	1	0	0	47
DE Robert Porcher	1	0	0	29
S Eric Turner	0	1	0	49

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Richard Johnson	3	3	33
S Andre Young	3	0	31
OLB Broderick Thomas	3	0	14
CB Audrey McMillian	2	2	30
S Al Gross	1	1	33
OLB Aundray Bruce	1	1	22
CB Tony Stargell	1	1	21
S Wes Hopkins	1	0	4
S Terrance Hoagie	1	0	1
DT Jim Kowalkowski	1	0	17
ILB Rod Stephens	1	0	32
OLB Ephesians Bartley	1	0	11

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mike Munchak	6	11	32	0	34
John Wojciechowski	2	7	32	1	34
Keith Sims	2	5	32	0	34
Bart Oates	0	5	32	0	34
Tim Irwin	0	4	32	0	34
Brian Mitchell	0	0	22	1	21

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ron Heller	3	5	21	2	49
Ralph Tamm	3	5	21	0	49
Rory Graves	1	3	21	1	49
Dwayne White	1	2	21	0	49
Kerry Cash	1	1	5	0	9
Joe Tofflemire	0	3	21	1	49

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Eddie Johnson	2	14
Vai Sikahema	1	25

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Ed Toner	1	22
Broderick Thomas	1	15
Andre Waters	1	10
Eric Ball	1	6

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Eric Turner	---	---	21	49	7	77
Keith Sims	32	34	---	---	10	76
Eric Thomas	---	---	18	39	16	73
Johnny Holland	---	---	21	49	---	70
Carnell Lake	---	---	21	48	---	69
Eric Allen	---	---	21	46	---	67
Ken Harvey	---	---	20	47	---	67
Tim Irwin	32	34	---	---	---	66
Mike Munchak	32	34	---	---	---	66
Dan Marino	32	34	---	---	---	66
Bart Oates	32	34	---	---	---	66
John Wojciechowski	32	34	---	---	---	66
Ben Coates	27	22	---	---	14	63
Frank Minnifield	---	---	18	42	---	60
Herman Fontenot	27	32	---	---	---	59
Herman Moore	27	29	---	---	---	56
Charles Haley	---	---	18	32	---	50
Brad Muster	18	17	---	---	14	49
Dan Saleaumula	---	---	14	33	---	47
Wayne Martin	---	---	16	30	---	46
Robert Porcher	---	---	8	29	8	45
Brian Mitchell	22	21	---	---	---	43
Larry Kelm	---	---	13	26	1	40
Russell Maryland	---	---	7	23	8	38
Kurt Schultz	---	---	2	21	14	37
Brian Blades	16	20	---	---	---	36
Frank Stams	---	---	6	2	22	30
Eddie Johnson	---	---	5	9	14	28
Vai Sikahema	0	0	---	---	25	25
Eric Blount	1	7	---	---	15	23
Vince Newsome	---	---	1	12	7	20
Howard Griffith	3	3	---	---	14	20
Barry Word	10	9	---	---	---	19
Adrian Cooper	4	4	---	---	8	16
Derek Loville	5	6	---	---	2	13
Phil Freeman	0	0	---	---	10	10
Harry Boatswain	0	0	---	---	10	10
Ethen Hollis	0	0	---	---	10	10
James Palmer	0	0	---	---	10	10
Ray Roberts	0	0	---	---	10	10
Tracy Simien	---	---	0	0	8	8
Jason Hanson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Rohn Stark	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mark Vlasic	0	0	---	---	3	3
Darion Conner	---	---	1	2	---	3
James Adams	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ralph Tamm	21	49	---	---	8	78
Andre Young	---	---	31	31	15	77
Tony Eason	21	49	---	---	---	70
Ron Heller	21	49	---	---	---	70
Aundray Bruce	---	---	25	22	23	70
Rory Graves	21	49	---	---	---	70
Joe Tofflemire	21	49	---	---	---	70
Dwayne White	21	49	---	---	---	70
Richard Johnson	---	---	29	33	4	66
Pat Carter	17	40	---	---	8	65
Al Gross	---	---	28	33	3	64
Audrey McMillian	---	---	30	30	4	64
Rod Stephens	---	---	24	32	4	60
Jeff Cross	---	---	27	30	2	59
Ricky Sanders	17	41	---	---	---	58
Michael Dean Perry	---	---	28	29	1	58
Michael Haddix	12	36	---	---	9	57
Shawn Jefferson	16	39	---	---	---	55
Neal Anderson	14	36	---	---	---	50
Tony Stargell	---	---	12	21	16	49
Mack Moore	---	---	19	23	3	45
Jeremi Tarle	---	---	17	19	8	44
Broderick Thomas	---	---	13	14	15	42
Ed Toner	7	13	---	---	22	42
Ron Holmes	---	---	18	15	8	41
Jim Kowalkowski	---	---	17	17	3	37
Waylon Smithers	10	20	---	---	5	35
Ephesians Bartley	---	---	17	11	2	30
Eddie Brown	6	8	---	---	14	28
Kerry Cash	5	9	---	---	14	28
Wes Hopkins	---	---	5	4	7	16
Jeff Leiding	---	---	8	2	4	14
Andre Waters	---	---	1	3	10	14
Terrance Hoagie	---	---	1	1	7	9
Eric Ball	0	3	---	---	6	9
Tyler Houston	0	0	---	---	8	8
Erik Norgard	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ned Flanders	0	0	---	---	8	8
Tom Dohring	0	0	---	---	8	8
Alvin Harper	1	0	---	---	7	8
Earsell Harris	0	0	---	---	8	8
Wayne Davis	---	---	2	4	1	7
Donald Igwebuike	0	0	---	---	2	2
Warren Williams	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dan McGwire	0	0	---	---	---	0
Will Furrer	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	54	6.0
Middle	13	52	4.0
Right	10	27	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	34	3.8
Middle	11	52	4.7
Right	1	3	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Marino	32	19	3	0	3	8	2	0	0

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Eason	45	24	4	3	6	3	7	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	2	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	53	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	7	95	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	62	31.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	24	3.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	76	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	6	72	4.2
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	61	10.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Herman Fontenot	10	4	0	93	1	32
WR Herman Moore	6	4	1	49	1	29
WR Brian Blades	3	1	1	17	0	20
WR Derek Loville	3	2	0	5	0	6
RB Barry Word	2	2	0	8	0	9
FB Brad Muster	2	1	0	7	0	17
TE Ben Coates	2	1	1	20	1	22
TE Adrian Cooper	2	2	0	7	0	4
RB Brian Mitchell	1	1	0	2	0	21
FB Howard Griffith	1	1	0	4	0	3

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Shawn Jefferson	11	4	3	46	1	39
WR Ricky Sanders	10	5	1	33	1	41
TE Pat Carter	7	5	1	41	0	40
RB Neal Anderson	6	4	0	29	0	36
WR Eddie Brown	3	2	0	28	1	8
WR Waylon Smithers	3	1	0	26	1	20
TE Kerry Cash	3	1	1	6	0	9
FB Michael Haddix	2	2	0	24	0	36

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Barry Word	2	4	2.00	7.70
Brian Mitchell	1	-2	-2.00	2.55

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Marino	5	5	23	4.60	6.63

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Eason	1	1	20	20.00	5.18

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Barry Word	1	1	6	6.00	4.00
FB Brad Muster	1	1	7	7.00	3.50
WR Derek Loville	1	1	2	2.00	1.67
TE Adrian Cooper	1	1	-1	-1.00	3.50
WR Herman Moore	1	1	9	9.00	8.17

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ricky Sanders	1	1	20	20.00	3.30

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Barry Word	2	1
Brian Mitchell	1	0

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Neal Anderson	2	1
Tony Eason	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Marino	11	6	4

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Eason	10	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Herman Fontenot	4	1	0
WR Derek Loville	2	1	1
RB Barry Word	1	1	1
WR Brian Blades	1	1	1
FB Brad Muster	1	0	0
RB Brian Mitchell	1	1	0
TE Ben Coates	1	1	1

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Eddie Brown	2	1	0
TE Pat Carter	2	2	1
WR Shawn Jefferson	2	0	0
FB Michael Haddix	1	1	1
WR Ricky Sanders	1	0	0
RB Neal Anderson	1	1	0
WR Waylon Smithers	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,600 (21,400)
End Zone 13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,600 (21,400)
End Zone	13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)