Vikings 23-26 Patriots (Oct 20, 1991)

MIN

NE

1

0

7

2

10

7

3

0

4

10

9

OT

0

3

23

26

1Q

0 - 7

G. McMurtry 18-yard TD catch from H. Millen.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

7 - 7

H. Walker 1-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

7 - 14

L. Russell 1-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

10 - 14

F. Reveiz 23-yard field goal.

FG Made

3Q

13 - 14

F. Reveiz 32-yard field goal.

FG Made

4Q

13 - 20

F. Childress 0-yard TD fumble return.

Touchdown

Missed XP

4Q

13 - 23

J. Staurovsky 38-yard field goal.

FG Made

4Q

20 - 23

A. Carter 4-yard TD catch from R. Gannon.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

23 - 23

F. Reveiz 23-yard field goal.

FG Made

OT

23 - 26

J. Staurovsky 42-yard field goal.

FG Made

Top Performers

Pass Yds

326

Millen

NE

Rush Yds

78

Russell

NE

Rec Yds

161

Fryar

NE

Scrim TD

1

Walker

MIN

Matchup

Pass Rush Rec

Rich Gannon

MIN QB #12

Hugh Millen

NE QB #7

317

Pass Yds

326

1

Pass TD

1

0

Int

1

MIN

Team Stats

NE

444

Total Yds

399

36:32

Possession

38:28

29

1st Downs

20

9/19

3rd Down

9/19

2

Turnovers

2

1991 NFC Central

MIN NE

Team	W	L	PCT
Lions	12	4	.750
Bears	11	5	.688
Vikings	8	8	.500
Packers	4	12	.250
Buccaneers	3	13	.188

Team	W	L	PCT
Bills	13	3	.813
Jets	8	8	.500
Dolphins	8	8	.500
Patriots	6	10	.375
Colts	1	15	.063

Game Summary

The New England Patriots squeaked out a win over the Minnesota Vikings, 26 to 23, on October 20, 1991.

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Rich Gannon R. Gannon #12	35/63	317	5.0	1	0	2-14	74.6

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Hugh Millen H. Millen #7	22/32	326	10.2	1	1	4-24	99.2

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Darrin Nelson D. Nelson #20	4	51	12.8	0	27
Terry Allen T. Allen #21	9	40	4.4	0	8
Rich Gannon R. Gannon #12	3	18	6.0	0	9
Anthony Carter A. Carter #81	2	11	5.5	0	10
Rick Fenney R. Fenney #31	2	8	4.0	0	5
Herschel Walker H. Walker #34	6	7	1.2	1	3
Alfred Anderson A. Anderson #46	1	6	6.0	0	6

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Leonard Russell L. Russell #32	25	78	3.1	1	23
John Stephens J. Stephens #44	9	12	1.3	0	8
Jon Vaughn J. Vaughn #24	1	6	6.0	0	6
Ivy Joe Hunter I. Joe Hunter #45	1	1	1.0	0	1
Hugh Millen H. Millen #7	1	0	0.0	0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Cris Carter C. Carter #80	0/0	114	11.4	0	32
Steve Jordan S. Jordan #83	0/0	67	9.6	0	18
Anthony Carter A. Carter #81	0/0	62	6.9	1	13
Herschel Walker H. Walker #34	0/0	37	7.4	0	11
Hassan Jones H. Jones #84	0/0	24	12.0	0	14
Darrin Nelson D. Nelson #20	0/0	13	6.5	0	9

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Irving Fryar I. Fryar #80	0/0	161	17.9	0	33
Greg McMurtry G. McMurtry #86	0/0	69	23.0	1	27
Marv Cook M. Cook #85	0/0	57	9.5	0	23
Ben Coates B. Coates #87	0/0	17	17.0	0	17
Michael Timpson M. Timpson #83	0/0	11	11.0	0	11
Leonard Russell L. Russell #32	0/0	9	9.0	0	9
John Stephens J. Stephens #44	0/0	2	2.0	0	2

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	Sacks	Int
Audray McMillian A. McMillian #26	0-0	0.0	1
Henry Thomas H. Thomas #97	0-0	3.0	0
Chris Doleman C. Doleman #56	0-0	1.0	0

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Vincent Brown V. Brown #59	0-0	0	1.0	0	0	0
David Howard D. Howard #51	0-0	0	1.0	0	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Fuad Reveiz F. Reveiz #7	3/4	2/2	11	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Jason Staurovsky J. Staurovsky #4	2/3	2/3	8	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Harry Newsome H. Newsome #18	5	209	41.8	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Shawn McCarthy S. McCarthy #11	5	201	40.2	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Darrin Nelson D. Nelson #20	3	48	16.0	0	0
Pat Eilers P. Eilers #24	1	14	14.0	0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg
Sammy Martin S. Martin #82	1	18	18.0
Gregg Rakoczy G. Rakoczy #73	1	9	9.0
Jon Vaughn J. Vaughn #24	1	17	17.0
Marion Hobby M. Hobby #60	2	0	0.0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Leo Lewis L. Lewis #87	1	0	0.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg
Irving Fryar I. Fryar #80	1	10	10.0
Tony Zackery T. Zackery #25	1	0	0.0
Jerome Henderson J. Henderson #26	1	-1	-1.0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Rich Gannon R. Gannon #12	35/63	317	5.0	1	0	2-14	74.6

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Darrin Nelson D. Nelson #20	4	51	12.8	0	27
Terry Allen T. Allen #21	9	40	4.4	0	8
Rich Gannon R. Gannon #12	3	18	6.0	0	9
Anthony Carter A. Carter #81	2	11	5.5	0	10
Rick Fenney R. Fenney #31	2	8	4.0	0	5
Herschel Walker H. Walker #34	6	7	1.2	1	3
Alfred Anderson A. Anderson #46	1	6	6.0	0	6

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Cris Carter C. Carter #80	0/0	114	11.4	0	32
Steve Jordan S. Jordan #83	0/0	67	9.6	0	18
Anthony Carter A. Carter #81	0/0	62	6.9	1	13
Herschel Walker H. Walker #34	0/0	37	7.4	0	11
Hassan Jones H. Jones #84	0/0	24	12.0	0	14
Darrin Nelson D. Nelson #20	0/0	13	6.5	0	9

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	Sacks	Int
Audray McMillian A. McMillian #26	0-0	0.0	1
Henry Thomas H. Thomas #97	0-0	3.0	0
Chris Doleman C. Doleman #56	0-0	1.0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Fuad Reveiz F. Reveiz #7	3/4	2/2	11	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Harry Newsome H. Newsome #18	5	209	41.8	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Darrin Nelson D. Nelson #20	3	48	16.0	0	0
Pat Eilers P. Eilers #24	1	14	14.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Leo Lewis L. Lewis #87	1	0	0.0	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Hugh Millen H. Millen #7	22/32	326	10.2	1	1	4-24	99.2

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Leonard Russell L. Russell #32	25	78	3.1	1	23
John Stephens J. Stephens #44	9	12	1.3	0	8
Jon Vaughn J. Vaughn #24	1	6	6.0	0	6
Ivy Joe Hunter I. Joe Hunter #45	1	1	1.0	0	1
Hugh Millen H. Millen #7	1	0	0.0	0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Irving Fryar I. Fryar #80	0/0	161	17.9	0	33
Greg McMurtry G. McMurtry #86	0/0	69	23.0	1	27
Marv Cook M. Cook #85	0/0	57	9.5	0	23
Ben Coates B. Coates #87	0/0	17	17.0	0	17
Michael Timpson M. Timpson #83	0/0	11	11.0	0	11
Leonard Russell L. Russell #32	0/0	9	9.0	0	9
John Stephens J. Stephens #44	0/0	2	2.0	0	2

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Vincent Brown V. Brown #59	0-0	0	1.0	0	0	0
David Howard D. Howard #51	0-0	0	1.0	0	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Jason Staurovsky J. Staurovsky #4	2/3	2/3	8	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Shawn McCarthy S. McCarthy #11	5	201	40.2	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg
Sammy Martin S. Martin #82	1	18	18.0
Gregg Rakoczy G. Rakoczy #73	1	9	9.0
Jon Vaughn J. Vaughn #24	1	17	17.0
Marion Hobby M. Hobby #60	2	0	0.0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg
Irving Fryar I. Fryar #80	1	10	10.0
Tony Zackery T. Zackery #25	1	0	0.0
Jerome Henderson J. Henderson #26	1	-1	-1.0

MIN

NE

1

0

7

2

10

7

3

0

4

10

9

OT

0

3

23

26

MIN

Team Stats

NE

444

Total Yds

399

303

Pass Yds

302

141

Rush Yds

97

92

Total Plays

73

4.8

Yards Per Play

5.5

4.7

Yards Per Pass

8.4

5.2

Yards Per Rush

2.6

36:32

Possession

38:28

29

1st Downs

20

17

Passing 1st Downs

14

11

Rushing 1st Downs

6

1

1st Downs from Penalties

0

9/19

3rd Down

9/19

0/1

4th Down

0/0

5

Punts

5

2

Turnovers

2

0

Interceptions Thrown

1

2

Fumbles Lost

1

6

Penalties

6

4.0

Sacks

2.0

0

D/ST TD

0

3-5 MIN

NE 3-4

Top Performers

Matchup

Team Stats

1991 NFC Central

Game Summary

Team Stats