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You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Boxscores > Denver Broncos at Minnesota Vikings - October 26th, 1987
Denver Broncos 27 at Minnesota Vikings 34
Monday, October 26, 1987
Denver Broncos 27, Minnesota Vikings 34| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos (3-2-1) | 7 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 27 |
| Minnesota Vikings (3-3-0) | 7 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 34 |
Scoring
| DEN | MIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | DEN | Vance Johnson 25 yard pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick) | 7 | 0 |
| MIN | Wade Wilson 1 yard rush (Chuck Nelson kick) | 7 | 7 | |
| 2nd | DEN | John Elway 1 yard rush (Rich Karlis kick) | 14 | 7 |
| MIN | D.J. Dozier 1 yard rush (Chuck Nelson kick) | 14 | 14 | |
| DEN | Rich Karlis 43 yard field goal | 17 | 14 | |
| 3rd | MIN | D.J. Dozier 3 yard rush (kick failed) | 17 | 20 |
| MIN | D.J. Dozier 5 yard rush (Chuck Nelson kick) | 17 | 27 | |
| 4th | MIN | Leo Lewis 5 yard pass from Wade Wilson (Chuck Nelson kick) | 17 | 34 |
| DEN | Gene Lang 4 yard pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick) | 24 | 34 | |
| DEN | Rich Karlis 51 yard field goal | 27 | 34 |
Team Stats
| DEN | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 21 | 27 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 27-123-1 | 36-197-4 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 22-39-245-2-1 | 13-23-197-1-5 |
| Sacked-yards | 5-39 | 1-1 |
| Net pass yards | 206 | 196 |
| Total yards | 329 | 393 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-0 | 0-0 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 5 |
| Penalties-yards | 10-128 | 4-29 |
Rushing & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| John Elway | DEN | 22 | 39 | 245 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 37 | 1 | 15 | ||||
| Clarence Kay | DEN | 4 | 63 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||||
| Gerald Willhite | DEN | 8 | 57 | 0 | 29 | ||||||||||
| Mark Jackson | DEN | 5 | 52 | 0 | 20 | ||||||||||
| Vance Johnson | DEN | 5 | 48 | 1 | 25 | ||||||||||
| Ricky Nattiel | DEN | 3 | 32 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||
| Sammy Winder | DEN | 9 | 26 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||
| Rick Massie | DEN | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||||
| Steve Sewell | DEN | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Gene Lang | DEN | 2 | -6 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 11 | ||||||
| Ken Bell | DEN | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Orson Mobley | DEN | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Wade Wilson | MIN | 13 | 23 | 197 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 4 | 22 | 1 | 13 | ||||
| Darrin Nelson | MIN | 11 | 98 | 0 | 72 | ||||||||||
| Steve Jordan | MIN | 3 | 57 | 0 | 23 | ||||||||||
| Allen Rice | MIN | 6 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| Anthony Carter | MIN | 3 | 53 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||
| Alfred Anderson | MIN | 8 | 38 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| Leo Lewis | MIN | 3 | 31 | 1 | 14 | ||||||||||
| D.J. Dozier | MIN | 7 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | ||||||
Defense & Returns
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Ken Bell | DEN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Walt Bowyer | DEN | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Mike Harden | DEN | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Mark Haynes | DEN | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Ricky Hunley | DEN | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Vance Johnson | DEN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Gene Lang | DEN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Tony Lilly | DEN | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Ricky Nattiel | DEN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Randy Robbins | DEN | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Chris Doleman | MIN | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Neal Guggemos | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 80 | 26.7 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| John Harris | MIN | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Carl Hilton | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Leo Lewis | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Doug Martin | MIN | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Keith Millard | MIN | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Darrin Nelson | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Jesse Solomon | MIN | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Henry Thomas | MIN | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||