Week 1
Final
HOU
MIN1Q
7 - 0
A. Highsmith 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1Q
7 - 7
A. Carter 32-yard TD catch from W. Wilson.
Touchdown
Made XP
1Q
7 - 14
S. Jordan 2-yard TD catch from W. Wilson.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
7 - 21
R. Fenney 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
7 - 24
T. Garcia 35-yard field goal.
FG Made
3Q
7 - 31
R. Fenney 3-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
4Q
7 - 38
A. Anderson 2-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
Top Performers
Pass Yds
218
Wilson
MIN
Rush Yds
41
Dozier
MIN
Rec Yds
123
Carter
MIN
Scrim TD
2
Fenney
MIN
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
1989 AFC Central
HOU MIN
Browns 
Oilers 
Steelers 
Bengals | Team | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vikings | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 |
 Packers | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 |
 Lions | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 |
 Bears | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 |
 Buccaneers | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 |
Game Summary
The Minnesota Vikings crushed the Houston Oilers, 38 to 7, on September 10, 1989.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Moon #1 | 8/20 | 69 | 3.5 | 0 | 1 | 7-44 | 29.0 |
C. Carlson #14 | 2/4 | 9 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 56.3 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Wilson #11 | 16/25 | 218 | 8.7 | 2 | 0 | 2-20 | 118.4 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Pinkett #20 | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 0 | 26 |
A. Highsmith #32 | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 1 | 9 |
L. White #44 | 10 | 10 | 1.0 | 0 | 4 |
W. Moon #1 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
G. Montgomery #9 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D.J. Dozier #42 | 7 | 41 | 5.9 | 0 | 10 |
R. Fenney #31 | 9 | 37 | 4.1 | 2 | 13 |
D. Nelson #20 | 7 | 30 | 4.3 | 0 | 24 |
A. Anderson #46 | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 1 | 7 |
A. Carter #81 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
W. Wilson #11 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
A. Rice #36 | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Givins #81 | 0/0 | 33 | 8.3 | 0 | 12 |
D. Hill #85 | 0/0 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 23 |
C. Duncan #80 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
C. Verhulst #88 | 0/0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
H. Jeffires #84 | 0/0 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
K. Jackson #83 | 0/0 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Carter #81 | 0/0 | 123 | 17.6 | 1 | 32 |
D. Ingram #88 | 0/0 | 45 | 11.3 | 0 | 21 |
H. Jones #84 | 0/0 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
D.J. Dozier #42 | 0/0 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
D. Nelson #20 | 0/0 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
R. Fenney #31 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
S. Jordan #83 | 0/0 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Jones #96 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Childress #79 | 0-0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Merriweather #57 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
K. Millard #75 | 0-0 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Noga #99 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Thomas #97 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Doleman #56 | 0-0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Zendejas #7 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Garcia #7 | 1/2 | 5/5 | 8 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Montgomery #9 | 7 | 327 | 46.7 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Scribner #13 | 3 | 130 | 43.3 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Johnson #37 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Harris #83 | 6 | 142 | 23.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D.J. Dozier #42 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Johnson #37 | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Lewis #87 | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Moon #1 | 8/20 | 69 | 3.5 | 0 | 1 | 7-44 | 29.0 |
C. Carlson #14 | 2/4 | 9 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 56.3 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Pinkett #20 | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 0 | 26 |
A. Highsmith #32 | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 1 | 9 |
L. White #44 | 10 | 10 | 1.0 | 0 | 4 |
W. Moon #1 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
G. Montgomery #9 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Givins #81 | 0/0 | 33 | 8.3 | 0 | 12 |
D. Hill #85 | 0/0 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 23 |
C. Duncan #80 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
C. Verhulst #88 | 0/0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
H. Jeffires #84 | 0/0 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
K. Jackson #83 | 0/0 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Jones #96 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Childress #79 | 0-0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Zendejas #7 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Montgomery #9 | 7 | 327 | 46.7 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Johnson #37 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Harris #83 | 6 | 142 | 23.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Johnson #37 | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Wilson #11 | 16/25 | 218 | 8.7 | 2 | 0 | 2-20 | 118.4 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D.J. Dozier #42 | 7 | 41 | 5.9 | 0 | 10 |
R. Fenney #31 | 9 | 37 | 4.1 | 2 | 13 |
D. Nelson #20 | 7 | 30 | 4.3 | 0 | 24 |
A. Anderson #46 | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 1 | 7 |
A. Carter #81 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
W. Wilson #11 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
A. Rice #36 | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Carter #81 | 0/0 | 123 | 17.6 | 1 | 32 |
D. Ingram #88 | 0/0 | 45 | 11.3 | 0 | 21 |
H. Jones #84 | 0/0 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
D.J. Dozier #42 | 0/0 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
D. Nelson #20 | 0/0 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
R. Fenney #31 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
S. Jordan #83 | 0/0 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Merriweather #57 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
K. Millard #75 | 0-0 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Noga #99 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Thomas #97 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Doleman #56 | 0-0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Garcia #7 | 1/2 | 5/5 | 8 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Scribner #13 | 3 | 130 | 43.3 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D.J. Dozier #42 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Lewis #87 | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 |
104
Total Yds
343
34
Pass Yds
188
70
Rush Yds
155
54
Total Plays
64
1.9
Yards Per Play
5.4
1.1
Yards Per Pass
6.7
3
Yards Per Rush
4.3
11
1st Downs
29
5
Passing 1st Downs
11
4
Rushing 1st Downs
13
2
1st Downs from Penalties
5
7
Punts
3
3
Turnovers
0
1
Interceptions Thrown
0
2
Fumbles Lost
0
13
Penalties
8
3.0
Sacks
7.0
0
D/ST TD
0
