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Week 7
1983
1983 gms
Bills 30
@Colts 7		 Cowboys 37
Eagles 7		 Broncos 24
Bengals 17		 Lions 31
Bears 17		 Chiefs 38
Giants 17		 Vikings 34
Oilers 14		 49ers 32
@Saints 13		 Patriots 37
Chargers 21
Dolphins 32
@Jets 14		 Steelers 44
Browns 17		 Rams 27
Falcons 21		 Seahawks 38
Raiders 36		 Cardinals 34
@Buccaneers 27		 Mon:Packers 48
Redskins 47

Houston Oilers 14 at Minnesota Vikings 34

Sunday, October 16, 1983
Stadium: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (dome), Start Time: 12:00, Surface: astroturf,
Weather: 72 degrees, no wind
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Houston Oilers (0-7-0)707014
Minnesota Vikings (5-2-0)17301434

Scoring

Team Stats

Passing, Rushing, & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Earl Campbell HOU 29 130 1 29 2 13 0 13
Gifford Nielsen HOU 17 31 197 1 2 35 2 8 0 6
Mike Renfro HOU 5 63 0 25
Chris Dressel HOU 1 35 1 35
Tim Smith HOU 4 26 0 11
Walt Arnold HOU 2 21 0 12
Herkie Walls HOU 1 17 0 17
Stan Edwards HOU 1 16 0 16
Mike McCloskey HOU 1 6 0 6
Larry Moriarty HOU 2 5 0 3
Donnie Craft HOU 1 2 0 2
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Darrin Nelson MIN 13 74 0 30 4 57 0 29
Steve Dils MIN 20 34 227 1 0 29 1 8 0 8
Steve Jordan MIN 2 44 1 23
Tony Galbreath MIN 5 12 0 5 2 28 0 23
Sammy White MIN 3 32 0 18
Ted Brown MIN 4 20 2 13 2 11 0 6
Terry LeCount MIN 1 2 0 2 2 14 0 9
Sam McCullum MIN 1 14 0 14
Bob Bruer MIN 2 14 0 10
Dave Casper MIN 2 13 0 8
Rickey Young MIN 3 5 0 3
Archie Manning MIN 1 -1 0 -1

Defense & Returns

Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Jesse Baker HOU 1.5 0 0 0 0
Steve Brown HOU 0 0 0 0 5 119 23.8 0 0
Bob Hamm HOU 0.5 0 0 0 0
Daryl Hunt HOU 0 0 0 0 1 12 12.0 0 0
Avon Riley HOU 0.5 0 0 0 0
Carl Roaches HOU 0 0 0 0 1 17 17.0 0 0 3 30 10.0 0 0
Brian Sochia HOU 0.5 0 0 0 0
Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Rufus Bess MIN 0 0 0 0 1 4 4.0 0 0
Matt Blair MIN 1.0 0 0 0 0
Neil Elshire MIN 3.0 0 0 0 0
Tom Hannon MIN 0.5 0 0 0 0
Randy Holloway MIN 1.0 0 0 0 0
Doug Martin MIN 0.5 0 0 0 0
Jarvis Redwine MIN 0 0 0 0 3 94 31.3 0 0
John Turner MIN 1 14 0 0
James White MIN 1 22 0 0

Kicking & Punting

PAT FG Punting
Tm XPM XPA FGM FGA Pnt Yds Y/P Lng
John James HOU 4 179 44.8 0
PAT FG Punting
Tm XPM XPA FGM FGA Pnt Yds Y/P Lng
Greg Coleman MIN 6 249 41.5 0
Benny Ricardo MIN 4 4 2 3 0 0 0