Oilers 14-34 Vikings (Oct 16, 1983)

HOU

MIN

1

7

17

2

0

3

7

0

4

0

14

34

1Q

0 - 3

B. Ricardo 44-yard field goal.

FG Made

1Q

0 - 10

C. Johnson 50-yard TD fumble return.

Touchdown

Made XP

1Q

7 - 10

E. Campbell 13-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

1Q

7 - 17

S. Jordan 23-yard TD catch from S. Dils.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

7 - 20

B. Ricardo 28-yard field goal.

FG Made

3Q

14 - 20

C. Dressel 35-yard TD catch from G. Nielsen.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

14 - 27

T. Brown 4-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

14 - 34

T. Brown 7-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

Top Performers

Pass Yds

227

Dils

MIN

Rush Yds

130

Campbell

HOU

Rec Yds

63

Renfro

HOU

Scrim TD

2

Brown

MIN

Matchup

Pass Rush Rec

Gifford Nielsen

HOU QB #14

Steve Dils

MIN QB #8

197

Pass Yds

227

1

Pass TD

1

2

Int

0

HOU

Team Stats

MIN

308

Total Yds

329

17

1st Downs

17

7

Turnovers

1

1983 AFC Central

HOU MIN

Team	W	L	PCT
Steelers	10	6	.625
Browns	9	7	.563
Bengals	7	9	.438
Oilers	2	14	.125

Team	W	L	PCT
Lions	9	7	.563
Packers	8	8	.500
Bears	8	8	.500
Vikings	8	8	.500
Buccaneers	2	14	.125

Game Summary

The Minnesota Vikings dominated the Houston Oilers, 34 to 14, on October 16, 1983.

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Gifford Nielsen G. Nielsen #14	17/31	197	6.4	1	2	6-34	58.1

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Steve Dils S. Dils #8	20/34	227	6.7	1	0	3-18	88.7

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Earl Campbell E. Campbell #34	29	130	4.5	1	29
Gifford Nielsen G. Nielsen #14	2	8	4.0	0	6
Larry Moriarty L. Moriarty #30	2	5	2.5	0	3
Donnie Craft D. Craft #40	1	2	2.0	0	2

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Darrin Nelson D. Nelson #20	13	74	5.7	0	30
Ted Brown T. Brown #23	4	20	5.0	2	13
Tony Galbreath T. Galbreath #34	5	12	2.4	0	5
Steve Dils S. Dils #8	1	8	8.0	0	8
Rickey Young R. Young #34	3	5	1.7	0	3
Terry LeCount T. LeCount #80	1	2	2.0	0	2
Archie Manning A. Manning #8	1	-1	-1.0	0	-1

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Mike Renfro M. Renfro #82	0/0	63	12.6	0	25
Chris Dressel C. Dressel #88	0/0	35	35.0	1	35
Tim Smith T. Smith #83	0/0	26	6.5	0	11
Walt Arnold W. Arnold #87	0/0	21	10.5	0	12
Herkie Walls H. Walls #84	0/0	17	17.0	0	17
Stan Edwards S. Edwards #32	0/0	16	16.0	0	16
Earl Campbell E. Campbell #34	0/0	13	6.5	0	13
Mike McCloskey M. McCloskey #89	0/0	6	6.0	0	6

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Darrin Nelson D. Nelson #20	0/0	57	14.3	0	29
Steve Jordan S. Jordan #83	0/0	44	22.0	1	23
Sammy White S. White #85	0/0	32	10.7	0	18
Tony Galbreath T. Galbreath #34	0/0	28	14.0	0	23
Terry LeCount T. LeCount #80	0/0	14	7.0	0	9
Sam McCullum S. McCullum #84	0/0	14	14.0	0	14
Bob Bruer B. Bruer #82	0/0	14	7.0	0	10
Dave Casper D. Casper #87	0/0	13	6.5	0	8
Ted Brown T. Brown #23	0/0	11	5.5	0	6

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	Sacks
Avon Riley A. Riley #53	0-0	0.5
Brian Sochia B. Sochia #70	0-0	0.5
Jesse Baker J. Baker #75	0-0	1.5
Bob Hamm B. Hamm #90	0-0	0.5

Defense	Tkl-Solo	Sacks	Int
Doug Martin D. Martin #79	0-0	0.5	0
Matt Blair M. Blair #59	0-0	1.0	0
John Turner J. Turner #27	0-0	0.0	1
James White J. White #72	0-0	0.0	1
Neil Elshire N. Elshire #73	0-0	3.0	0
Tom Hannon T. Hannon #45	0-0	0.5	0
Randy Holloway R. Holloway #75	0-0	1.0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Florian Kempf F. Kempf #4	0/0	2/2	2	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Benny Ricardo B. Ricardo #1	2/3	4/4	10	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
John James J. James #6	4	179	44.8	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Greg Coleman G. Coleman #8	6	249	41.5	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg
Carl Roaches C. Roaches #85	1	17	17.0
Steve Brown S. Brown #24	5	119	23.8
Daryl Hunt D. Hunt #50	1	12	12.0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Jarvis Redwine J. Redwine #22	3	94	31.3	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Carl Roaches C. Roaches #85	3	30	10.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Rufus Bess R. Bess #21	1	4	4.0	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Gifford Nielsen G. Nielsen #14	17/31	197	6.4	1	2	6-34	58.1

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Earl Campbell E. Campbell #34	29	130	4.5	1	29
Gifford Nielsen G. Nielsen #14	2	8	4.0	0	6
Larry Moriarty L. Moriarty #30	2	5	2.5	0	3
Donnie Craft D. Craft #40	1	2	2.0	0	2

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Mike Renfro M. Renfro #82	0/0	63	12.6	0	25
Chris Dressel C. Dressel #88	0/0	35	35.0	1	35
Tim Smith T. Smith #83	0/0	26	6.5	0	11
Walt Arnold W. Arnold #87	0/0	21	10.5	0	12
Herkie Walls H. Walls #84	0/0	17	17.0	0	17
Stan Edwards S. Edwards #32	0/0	16	16.0	0	16
Earl Campbell E. Campbell #34	0/0	13	6.5	0	13
Mike McCloskey M. McCloskey #89	0/0	6	6.0	0	6

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	Sacks
Avon Riley A. Riley #53	0-0	0.5
Brian Sochia B. Sochia #70	0-0	0.5
Jesse Baker J. Baker #75	0-0	1.5
Bob Hamm B. Hamm #90	0-0	0.5

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Florian Kempf F. Kempf #4	0/0	2/2	2	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
John James J. James #6	4	179	44.8	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg
Carl Roaches C. Roaches #85	1	17	17.0
Steve Brown S. Brown #24	5	119	23.8
Daryl Hunt D. Hunt #50	1	12	12.0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Carl Roaches C. Roaches #85	3	30	10.0	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Steve Dils S. Dils #8	20/34	227	6.7	1	0	3-18	88.7

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Darrin Nelson D. Nelson #20	13	74	5.7	0	30
Ted Brown T. Brown #23	4	20	5.0	2	13
Tony Galbreath T. Galbreath #34	5	12	2.4	0	5
Steve Dils S. Dils #8	1	8	8.0	0	8
Rickey Young R. Young #34	3	5	1.7	0	3
Terry LeCount T. LeCount #80	1	2	2.0	0	2
Archie Manning A. Manning #8	1	-1	-1.0	0	-1

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Darrin Nelson D. Nelson #20	0/0	57	14.3	0	29
Steve Jordan S. Jordan #83	0/0	44	22.0	1	23
Sammy White S. White #85	0/0	32	10.7	0	18
Tony Galbreath T. Galbreath #34	0/0	28	14.0	0	23
Terry LeCount T. LeCount #80	0/0	14	7.0	0	9
Sam McCullum S. McCullum #84	0/0	14	14.0	0	14
Bob Bruer B. Bruer #82	0/0	14	7.0	0	10
Dave Casper D. Casper #87	0/0	13	6.5	0	8
Ted Brown T. Brown #23	0/0	11	5.5	0	6

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	Sacks	Int
Doug Martin D. Martin #79	0-0	0.5	0
Matt Blair M. Blair #59	0-0	1.0	0
John Turner J. Turner #27	0-0	0.0	1
James White J. White #72	0-0	0.0	1
Neil Elshire N. Elshire #73	0-0	3.0	0
Tom Hannon T. Hannon #45	0-0	0.5	0
Randy Holloway R. Holloway #75	0-0	1.0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Benny Ricardo B. Ricardo #1	2/3	4/4	10	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Greg Coleman G. Coleman #8	6	249	41.5	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Jarvis Redwine J. Redwine #22	3	94	31.3	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Rufus Bess R. Bess #21	1	4	4.0	0	0

HOU

MIN

1

7

17

2

0

3

7

0

4

0

14

34

HOU

Team Stats

MIN

308

Total Yds

329

163

Pass Yds

209

145

Rush Yds

120

71

Total Plays

65

4.3

Yards Per Play

5.1

4.4

Yards Per Pass

5.6

4.3

Yards Per Rush

4.3

17

1st Downs

17

8

Passing 1st Downs

9

8

Rushing 1st Downs

6

1

1st Downs from Penalties

2

5

Punts

6

7

Turnovers

1

2

Interceptions Thrown

0

5

Fumbles Lost

1

2

Penalties

6

3.0

Sacks

6.0

0

D/ST TD

0

0-7 HOU

MIN 5-2

Top Performers

Matchup

Team Stats

1983 AFC Central

Game Summary

Team Stats