Week 3
Final
PIT
MIN1Q
0 - 7
H. Jones 55-yard TD catch from T. Kramer.
Touchdown
Made XP
1Q
7 - 7
W. Abercrombie 18-yard TD catch from M. Malone.
Touchdown
Made XP
1Q
7 - 14
H. Jones 16-yard TD catch from T. Kramer.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
7 - 17
C. Nelson 48-yard field goal.
FG Made
3Q
7 - 24
A. Rice 12-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
4Q
7 - 31
J. Gustafson 9-yard TD catch from T. Kramer.
Touchdown
Made XP
Top Performers
Pass Yds
257
Kramer
MIN
Rush Yds
53
Nelson
MIN
Rec Yds
140
Jones
MIN
Scrim TD
2
Jones
MIN
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
1986 AFC Central
PIT MIN
Browns 
Bengals 
Steelers 
Oilers | Team | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bears | 14 | 2 | 0 | .875 |
 Vikings | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 |
 Lions | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 |
 Packers | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 |
 Buccaneers | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 |
Game Summary
The Minnesota Vikings dominated the Pittsburgh Steelers, 31 to 7, on September 21, 1986.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Malone #16 | 13/29 | 159 | 5.5 | 1 | 3 | 0-0 | 34.2 |
S. Campbell #10 | 0/2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 39.6 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Kramer #9 | 19/27 | 257 | 9.5 | 3 | 0 | 2-12 | 137.4 |
W. Wilson #11 | 1/1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 87.5 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Pollard #30 | 13 | 38 | 2.9 | 0 | 12 |
W. Abercrombie #34 | 7 | 27 | 3.9 | 0 | 12 |
C. Sanders #45 | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 13 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Nelson #20 | 9 | 53 | 5.9 | 0 | 42 |
T. Brown #23 | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 0 | 26 |
A. Rice #36 | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 1 | 12 |
A. Anderson #46 | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 | 7 |
H. Jones #84 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
W. Wilson #30 | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 |
T. Kramer #9 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
W. Wilson #11 | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Lipps #83 | 0/0 | 54 | 27.0 | 0 | 37 |
J. Stallworth #82 | 0/0 | 43 | 10.8 | 0 | 14 |
W. Abercrombie #34 | 0/0 | 32 | 10.7 | 1 | 18 |
C. Sanders #45 | 0/0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
R. Erenberg #24 | 0/0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
P. Gothard #86 | 0/0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
F. Pollard #30 | 0/0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Jones #84 | 0/0 | 140 | 23.3 | 2 | 55 |
A. Rice #36 | 0/0 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 19 |
B. Rhymes #88 | 0/0 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 12 |
M. Mularkey #86 | 0/0 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
S. Jordan #83 | 0/0 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 9 |
T. Brown #23 | 0/0 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
J. Gustafson #80 | 0/0 | 9 | 9.0 | 1 | 9 |
L. Lewis #87 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
D. Nelson #20 | 0/0 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Hinkle #53 | 0-0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Millard #75 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
G. Robinson #97 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Solomon #54 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
J. Browner #47 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Anderson #1 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Nelson #1 | 1/1 | 4/4 | 7 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Newsome #18 | 6 | 235 | 39.2 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Coleman #8 | 4 | 197 | 49.3 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Elder #40 | 6 | 123 | 20.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Rhymes #88 | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Lipps #83 | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Bess #21 | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Malone #16 | 13/29 | 159 | 5.5 | 1 | 3 | 0-0 | 34.2 |
S. Campbell #10 | 0/2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 39.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Pollard #30 | 13 | 38 | 2.9 | 0 | 12 |
W. Abercrombie #34 | 7 | 27 | 3.9 | 0 | 12 |
C. Sanders #45 | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 13 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Lipps #83 | 0/0 | 54 | 27.0 | 0 | 37 |
J. Stallworth #82 | 0/0 | 43 | 10.8 | 0 | 14 |
W. Abercrombie #34 | 0/0 | 32 | 10.7 | 1 | 18 |
C. Sanders #45 | 0/0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
R. Erenberg #24 | 0/0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
P. Gothard #86 | 0/0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
F. Pollard #30 | 0/0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Hinkle #53 | 0-0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Anderson #1 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Newsome #18 | 6 | 235 | 39.2 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Elder #40 | 6 | 123 | 20.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Lipps #83 | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Kramer #9 | 19/27 | 257 | 9.5 | 3 | 0 | 2-12 | 137.4 |
W. Wilson #11 | 1/1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 87.5 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Nelson #20 | 9 | 53 | 5.9 | 0 | 42 |
T. Brown #23 | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 0 | 26 |
A. Rice #36 | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 1 | 12 |
A. Anderson #46 | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 | 7 |
H. Jones #84 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
W. Wilson #30 | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 |
T. Kramer #9 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
W. Wilson #11 | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Jones #84 | 0/0 | 140 | 23.3 | 2 | 55 |
A. Rice #36 | 0/0 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 19 |
B. Rhymes #88 | 0/0 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 12 |
M. Mularkey #86 | 0/0 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
S. Jordan #83 | 0/0 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 9 |
T. Brown #23 | 0/0 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
J. Gustafson #80 | 0/0 | 9 | 9.0 | 1 | 9 |
L. Lewis #87 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
D. Nelson #20 | 0/0 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Millard #75 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
G. Robinson #97 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Solomon #54 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
J. Browner #47 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Nelson #1 | 1/1 | 4/4 | 7 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Coleman #8 | 4 | 197 | 49.3 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Rhymes #88 | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Bess #21 | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 |
235
Total Yds
412
154
Pass Yds
250
81
Rush Yds
162
55
Total Plays
61
4.3
Yards Per Play
6.8
4.8
Yards Per Pass
8.3
3.5
Yards Per Rush
5.2
13
1st Downs
22
5
Passing 1st Downs
11
7
Rushing 1st Downs
10
1
1st Downs from Penalties
1
6
Punts
4
3
Turnovers
1
3
Interceptions Thrown
0
0
Fumbles Lost
1
9
Penalties
8
2.0
Sacks
1.0
0
D/ST TD
0
