Week 8, 1992

played in Minnesota, MN

45 degrees, rain, 15 mph wind

Washington Redskins	0	17	0	0	-	17
Minnesota Vikings	7	7	7	7	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:09 MIN - Brian Mitchell 4 run (Jason Hanson extra point)
2Q: 11:57 WAS - Greg Davis 29 field goal
2Q: 11:27 MIN - Brian Mitchell 70 run (Jason Hanson extra point)
2Q: 05:04 WAS - Ricky Nattiel 34 pass from Jack Ryan (Greg Davis extra point)
2Q: 01:12 WAS - Ricky Nattiel 10 pass from Jack Ryan (Greg Davis extra point)
3Q: 00:18 MIN - Eric Allen 30 interception return (Jason Hanson extra point)
4Q: 09:59 MIN - Brian Blades 14 pass from Dan Marino (Jason Hanson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:09 MIN - Brian Mitchell 4 run (Jason Hanson extra point)
2Q: 11:57 WAS - Greg Davis 29 field goal
2Q: 11:27 MIN - Brian Mitchell 70 run (Jason Hanson extra point)
2Q: 05:04 WAS - Ricky Nattiel 34 pass from Jack Ryan (Greg Davis extra point)
2Q: 01:12 WAS - Ricky Nattiel 10 pass from Jack Ryan (Greg Davis extra point)
3Q: 00:18 MIN - Eric Allen 30 interception return (Jason Hanson extra point)
4Q: 09:59 MIN - Brian Blades 14 pass from Dan Marino (Jason Hanson extra point)

Team Statistics WAS MIN
Record 5-2 7-0
First Downs 22 15
- by Rushing 4 4
- by Passing 15 11
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 382 342
- Offensive Plays 76 56
- Yards per Play 5.03 6.11
Net Rushing Yards 72 148
- Rushing Attempts 28 27
- Yards per Rush 2.57 5.48
Net Passing Yards 310 194
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 26 - 1 28 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 338 200
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/28 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 6.46 6.69
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/16 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 6.5
4th Down Conversions 2/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/55 7/65
Punt Returns/Yards 3/7 4/32
Kick Returns/Yards 1/13 3/60
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/30
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 30
Time of Possession 34:07 25:53

Team Statistics	WAS	MIN
Record	5-2	7-0
First Downs	22	15
- by Rushing	4	4
- by Passing	15	11
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	382	342
- Offensive Plays	76	56
- Yards per Play	5.03	6.11
Net Rushing Yards	72	148
- Rushing Attempts	28	27
- Yards per Rush	2.57	5.48
Net Passing Yards	310	194
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 26 - 1	28 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	338	200
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/28	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	6.46	6.69
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/16	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	6.5
4th Down Conversions	2/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/55	7/65
Punt Returns/Yards	3/7	4/32
Kick Returns/Yards	1/13	3/60
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/30
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 30
Time of Possession	34:07	25:53

Drive Charts

Washington Redskins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:43	6:02	OWN 28	11	62	Missed FG
1	2:59	6:10	OWN 20	11	68	Field Goal
2	11:11	1:55	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	7:20	2:30	OWN 9	6	91	Touchdown
2	1:42	0:39	OPP 41	3	41	Touchdown
2	0:25	0:25	OWN 31	5	16	Half
3	15:00	2:07	OWN 20	4	16	Punt
3	10:33	2:38	OWN 14	6	22	Punt
3	4:08	2:03	OWN 38	3	9	Punt
3	0:18	0:12	OWN 12	1	0	Interception
3	0:06	1:08	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	9:50	4:20	OWN 20	8	31	Fumble
4	3:44	2:58	OWN 20	12	25	Downs
4	0:05	0:05	OWN 6	1	0	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:17	OWN 20	4	5	Punt
1	6:41	3:42	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
2	11:49	0:38	OWN 30	1	70	Touchdown
2	9:16	1:56	OWN 37	3	-1	Punt
2	4:50	3:08	OWN 18	5	28	Fumble
2	1:03	0:38	OWN 22	3	0	Punt
3	12:53	2:20	OWN 25	5	20	Punt
3	7:55	3:47	OWN 28	9	41	Missed FG
3	2:05	1:47	OWN 8	4	30	Punt
4	13:58	4:08	OWN 45	8	55	Touchdown
4	5:30	1:46	OPP 45	3	8	Punt
4	0:46	0:41	OPP 45	3	6	Punt

Game MVP: Ken Harvey, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bobby Humphrey	15	48	3.20	11	1
Barry Foster	7	14	2.00	12	1
Jack Ryan	3	12	4.00	7	0
Gary Clark	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0
Keith Byars	1	1	1.00	1	0
Jimmy Smith	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Brian Mitchell	17	119	7.00	70	1	2
Barry Word	9	23	2.56	8	0	0
Dan Marino	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jack Ryan	43	26	338	5/28	2	34	1	91.1

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Marino	28	15	200	1/6	1	30	0	88.4

Receiving Statistics

Washington	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jimmy Smith	11	16	121	11.00	51	26	0
WR Ricky Nattiel	5	10	90	18.00	42	34	2
WR Gary Clark	3	4	39	13.00	0	18	0
WR Rich Erenberg	2	3	33	16.50	8	17	0
WR Amp Lee	2	5	28	14.00	7	15	0
TE John Tice	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
FB Keith Byars	1	1	13	13.00	8	13	0
TE Bill Elliot	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Herman Moore	4	8	55	13.75	10	15	0
WR Herman Fontenot	3	5	74	24.67	56	30	0
WR Brian Blades	3	4	44	14.67	4	23	1
RB Brian Mitchell	2	2	8	4.00	3	10	0
TE Ben Coates	2	6	9	4.50	0	10	0
WR Eric Blount	1	1	10	10.00	4	10	0
WR Derek Loville	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Washington	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Eric Allen	1	30	30.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Washington	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jack Ryan	1	0	0
Darryl Williams	0	1	0
Wymon Henderson	0	0	1
Randy Kirk	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Barry Word	1	0	0
Brian Blades	1	0	0
Larry Kelm	0	1	0
John Wojciechowski	0	1	0
Ken Harvey	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Washington	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Eddie Hare	5	219	43.8	37.4	47	1

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rohn Stark	7	317	45.3	41.4	55	4

Kicking Statistics

Washington	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Greg Davis	1/2	0/0	0/0	29	2/2

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Hanson	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
JC Watts	3	7	2.3	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vai Sikahema	4	32	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rich Erenberg	1	13	13.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Phil Freeman	2	44	22.0	0
Vince Newsome	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Washington	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Randy Kirk	5	2	0.0	23	23
S Joey Browner	5	0	0.0	26	28
CB Dale Carter	5	0	0.0	17	25
OLB Scott Kowalkowski	4	1	1.0	4	6
ILB Shelton Robinson	4	1	0.0	20	20
CB JC Watts	3	2	0.0	26	28
CB Wymon Henderson	3	1	0.0	25	29
DT Keith Millard	2	2	0.0	21	23
DE Neil Smith	2	2	0.0	22	24
S Harry Colon	1	2	0.0	6	9
FB Keith Byars	1	0	---	---	---
DE Leslie O'Neal	1	0	0.0	24	24
DT John Washington	1	0	0.0	4	5
DE Jerry Reese	1	0	0.0	1	2
DT Anthony Pleasant	1	0	0.0	15	17
S Darryl Williams	1	0	0.0	25	29
ILB Ravin Caldwell	0	2	0.0	12	4

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Carnell Lake	11	2	0.0	28	48
ILB Johnny Holland	8	1	0.0	28	47
OLB Ken Harvey	6	1	2.5	25	47
CB Eric Allen	5	2	0.0	25	46
S Eric Turner	5	1	0.0	28	48
CB Eric Thomas	5	0	0.0	19	39
DE Wayne Martin	4	0	0.5	22	36
OLB Larry Kelm	3	1	0.0	23	23
ILB Eddie Johnson	2	1	0.0	12	11
OLB Darion Conner	1	0	1.0	3	1
DE Robert Porcher	1	0	1.0	12	22
CB Frank Minnifield	1	3	0.0	27	44
DT Dan Saleaumula	1	2	0.0	21	34
S Kurt Schultz	1	1	0.0	2	19
C Bart Oates	1	0	---	---	---
DE Charles Haley	1	0	0.0	20	35
OLB Frank Stams	1	0	0.0	3	7
DT Russell Maryland	1	0	0.0	9	17

Pass Rush Statistics

Washington	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Scott Kowalkowski	1.0	0	0	6
DE Neil Smith	0.0	1	3	24
DT Keith Millard	0.0	1	0	23
ILB Byron Evans	0.0	1	0	9
DE Leslie O'Neal	0.0	0	1	24
DT Anthony Pleasant	0.0	0	1	17

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Ken Harvey	2.5	0	1	4	47
DE Robert Porcher	1.0	0	1	0	22
OLB Darion Conner	1.0	0	0	0	1
DE Wayne Martin	0.5	0	1	0	36
DT Dan Saleaumula	0.0	2	1	0	34
DT Russell Maryland	0.0	1	0	0	17
DE Charles Haley	0.0	0	0	1	35

Pass Defense Statistics

Washington	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Shelton Robinson	4	0	20
CB Dale Carter	4	0	25
CB Wymon Henderson	3	1	29
OLB Randy Kirk	2	0	23
DT John Washington	1	0	5
OLB Scott Kowalkowski	1	0	6
CB JC Watts	0	1	28
S Harry Colon	0	1	9

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Eric Allen	5	2	1	46
S Carnell Lake	4	1	0	48
ILB Johnny Holland	4	0	0	47
S Eric Turner	4	0	0	48
CB Eric Thomas	3	1	0	39
CB Frank Minnifield	1	1	0	44
ILB Eddie Johnson	1	0	0	11
DE Charles Haley	1	0	0	35
DE Wayne Martin	1	0	0	36
OLB Frank Stams	1	0	0	7
S Kurt Schultz	1	0	0	19

Blocking Statistics

Washington	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Keith Kartz	2	6	28	0	48
Jamie Dukes	2	4	28	1	48
Kimble Anders	2	2	15	0	23
Larry Combs	1	3	28	1	48
Mike Smith	0	7	28	0	48
Howard Ballard	0	2	12	1	11
Justin Strzelczyk	0	1	16	2	37

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Keith Sims	2	7	27	0	29
Mike Munchak	2	6	27	0	29
Bart Oates	2	6	27	0	29
John Wojciechowski	1	5	27	0	29
Tim Irwin	1	2	27	1	29

Special Teams Tackles

Washington	Tackles	STPlays
James Griffin	4	14
Kimble Anders	1	23
John Tice	1	14
Dale Carter	1	9

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Ben Coates	1	16
Kurt Schultz	1	16
Vince Newsome	1	9
Keith Sims	1	8

Participation

Washington	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jamie Dukes	28	48	---	---	7	83
Larry Combs	28	48	---	---	7	83
Jack Ryan	28	48	---	---	2	78
Ricky Nattiel	24	37	---	---	16	77
Mike Smith	28	48	---	---	---	76
Keith Kartz	28	48	---	---	---	76
Jimmy Smith	27	44	---	---	1	72
JC Watts	---	---	26	28	8	62
Kimble Anders	15	23	---	---	23	61
Bill Elliot	25	26	---	---	9	60
Justin Strzelczyk	16	37	---	---	7	60
Wymon Henderson	---	---	25	29	2	56
Joey Browner	---	---	26	28	1	55
Darryl Williams	---	---	25	29	1	55
Dale Carter	---	---	17	25	9	51
Leslie O'Neal	---	---	24	24	1	49
Keith Millard	---	---	21	23	4	48
Neil Smith	---	---	22	24	2	48
Bobby Humphrey	20	28	---	---	---	48
Randy Kirk	---	---	23	23	1	47
Shelton Robinson	---	---	20	20	1	41
Amp Lee	6	23	---	---	5	34
Anthony Pleasant	---	---	15	17	1	33
Keith Byars	8	7	---	---	16	31
Ravin Caldwell	---	---	12	4	13	29
Barry Foster	8	20	---	---	---	28
John Tice	5	8	---	---	14	27
Scott Kowalkowski	---	---	4	6	17	27
Gary Clark	2	19	---	---	4	25
Byron Evans	---	---	7	9	9	25
Howard Ballard	12	11	---	---	---	23
Lawrence Pete	---	---	7	8	8	23
Harry Colon	---	---	6	9	7	22
Anthony Blaylock	---	---	1	1	15	17
James Griffin	---	---	1	1	14	16
Rich Erenberg	0	5	---	---	11	16
Tim Krumrie	---	---	10	4	---	14
John Washington	---	---	4	5	2	11
Tim Jorden	0	0	---	---	7	7
Sean Love	0	0	---	---	7	7
Greg Davis	0	0	---	---	6	6
Eddie Hare	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jerry Reese	---	---	1	2	1	4
Mike Pagel	0	0	---	---	---	0
Trevor Matich	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tony Sacca	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Eric Turner	---	---	28	48	11	87
Carnell Lake	---	---	28	48	2	78
Johnny Holland	---	---	28	47	2	77
Ken Harvey	---	---	25	47	2	74
Frank Minnifield	---	---	27	44	2	73
Eric Allen	---	---	25	46	2	73
Eric Thomas	---	---	19	39	12	70
Keith Sims	27	29	---	---	8	64
Ben Coates	23	23	---	---	16	62
Wayne Martin	---	---	22	36	2	60
Tim Irwin	27	29	---	---	---	56
Mike Munchak	27	29	---	---	---	56
Dan Marino	27	29	---	---	---	56
Bart Oates	27	29	---	---	---	56
Dan Saleaumula	---	---	21	34	1	56
John Wojciechowski	27	29	---	---	---	56
Charles Haley	---	---	20	35	---	55
Herman Fontenot	24	24	---	---	---	48
Larry Kelm	---	---	23	23	2	48
Brad Muster	15	17	---	---	16	48
Herman Moore	25	22	---	---	---	47
Robert Porcher	---	---	12	22	7	41
Eddie Johnson	---	---	12	11	16	39
Kurt Schultz	---	---	2	19	16	37
Brian Mitchell	17	18	---	---	---	35
Russell Maryland	---	---	9	17	6	32
Frank Stams	---	---	3	7	19	29
Brian Blades	14	14	---	---	---	28
Vai Sikahema	0	0	---	---	22	22
Barry Word	10	10	---	---	---	20
Eric Blount	1	5	---	---	14	20
Vince Newsome	---	---	1	4	9	14
Derek Loville	3	6	---	---	4	13
Howard Griffith	1	5	---	---	6	12
Phil Freeman	0	0	---	---	10	10
Adrian Cooper	2	1	---	---	6	9
Harry Boatswain	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ethen Hollis	0	0	---	---	8	8
James Palmer	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ray Roberts	0	0	---	---	8	8
Rohn Stark	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jason Hanson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tracy Simien	---	---	0	0	5	5
Darion Conner	---	---	3	1	---	4
Mark Vlasic	0	0	---	---	1	1
James Adams	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	9	1.5
Middle	19	61	3.2
Right	3	2	0.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	36	4.0
Middle	9	34	3.8
Right	9	78	8.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jack Ryan	43	26	5	2	2	5	4	5	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Marino	28	15	3	0	2	3	5	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	26	13.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	125	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	11	138	9.9
Long (19+ Yds)	10	2	49	4.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	28	14.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	95	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	4	54	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	23	11.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Washington	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jimmy Smith	16	11	0	121	3	44
WR Ricky Nattiel	10	5	0	90	2	37
WR Amp Lee	5	2	0	28	0	23
WR Gary Clark	4	3	1	39	0	19
WR Rich Erenberg	3	2	0	33	0	5
TE John Tice	2	1	0	11	0	8
TE Bill Elliot	2	1	1	3	0	26
FB Keith Byars	1	1	0	13	0	7

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Herman Moore	8	4	1	55	0	22
TE Ben Coates	6	2	1	9	0	23
WR Herman Fontenot	5	3	0	74	2	24
WR Brian Blades	4	3	0	44	1	14
WR Derek Loville	2	0	0	0	0	6
RB Brian Mitchell	2	2	0	8	0	18
WR Eric Blount	1	1	0	10	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bobby Humphrey	3	5	1.67	3.20
Jack Ryan	1	3	3.00	4.00
Jimmy Smith	1	-2	-2.00	-2.00

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brian Mitchell	4	12	3.00	7.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jack Ryan	4	2	9	2.25	7.86

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Marino	2	2	24	12.00	7.14

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Washington	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jimmy Smith	2	1	-1	-0.50	7.56
WR Rich Erenberg	1	0	0	0.00	11.00
WR Ricky Nattiel	1	1	10	10.00	9.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brian Blades	1	1	14	14.00	11.00
WR Eric Blount	1	1	10	10.00	10.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Washington	Rushes	Conversions
Bobby Humphrey	2	2
Jack Ryan	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Barry Word	2	0
Brian Mitchell	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jack Ryan	12	6	3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Marino	8	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Washington	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jimmy Smith	5	3	0
WR Amp Lee	3	1	1
WR Gary Clark	2	1	1
WR Rich Erenberg	1	0	0
FB Keith Byars	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Herman Fontenot	3	1	1
WR Brian Blades	2	2	1
WR Herman Moore	2	2	2
TE Ben Coates	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)