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Minnesota Vikings 44 at Dallas Cowboys 38

Thursday, November 26, 1987

Minnesota Vikings 44, Dallas Cowboys 38 (OT)

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Minnesota Vikings (7-4-0)147710644
Dallas Cowboys (5-6-0)0141014038

Scoring

MINDAL
1stMINAnthony Carter 11 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Chuck Nelson kick)70
MINTommy Kramer 1 yard rush (Chuck Nelson kick)140
2ndDALDanny White 1 yard rush (Roger Ruzek kick)147
DALHerschel Walker 3 yard pass from Danny White (Roger Ruzek kick)1414
MINAnthony Carter 37 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Chuck Nelson kick)2114
3rdMINDarrin Nelson 52 yard rush (Chuck Nelson kick)2814
DALRoger Ruzek 38 yard field goal2817
DALMike Renfro 8 yard pass from Danny White (Roger Ruzek kick)2824
4thMINChuck Nelson 33 yard field goal3124
MINRick Fenney 1 yard rush (Chuck Nelson kick)3824
DALMike Renfro 14 yard pass from Danny White (Roger Ruzek kick)3831
DALMike Renfro 18 yard pass from Danny White (Roger Ruzek kick)3838
OTMINDarrin Nelson 24 yard rush 4438

Team Stats

MINDAL
First downs2723
Rush-yards-TDs40-188-434-112-1
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT18-36-312-2-225-41-341-4-3
Sacked-yards4-246-50
Net pass yards288291
Total yards476403
Fumbles-lost1-03-2
Turnovers25
Penalties-yards5-538-64

Rushing & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Anthony Carter MIN 8 184 2 51
Darrin Nelson MIN 16 118 2 52 5 43 0 13
Wade Wilson MIN 9 18 189 0 1 51
Tommy Kramer MIN 9 18 123 2 1 37 1 1 1 1
Leo Lewis MIN 2 44 0 22
Steve Jordan MIN 3 41 0 17
Alfred Anderson MIN 10 38 0 15
Rick Fenney MIN 10 31 1 9
Allen Rice MIN 3 0 0 2
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Danny White DAL 25 41 341 4 3 39 3 -1 1 1
Herschel Walker DAL 21 76 0 25 7 91 1 39
Mike Renfro DAL 7 100 3 19
Rod Barksdale DAL 3 60 0 22
Timmy Newsome DAL 3 18 0 9 5 34 0 9
Doug Cosbie DAL 1 30 0 30
Kelvin Edwards DAL 2 26 0 28
Tony Dorsett DAL 7 19 0 8

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
Chris Doleman MIN 3.0 0 0 0 0
Neal Guggemos MIN 0 0 0 0 5 128 25.6 0 0
Wymon Henderson MIN 1 0 0 0
Issiac Holt MIN 1 0 0 0
Leo Lewis MIN 0 0 0 0 3 43 14.3 0 0
Doug Martin MIN 1.0 0 0 0 0
Stafford Mays MIN 1.0 0 0 0 0
Mike Mularkey MIN 0 0 0 0 1 16 16.0 0 0
Scott Studwell MIN 1 12 0 0
Henry Thomas MIN 1.0 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
Bill Bates DAL 1.0 0 0 0 0
Kevin Brooks DAL 1.0 0 0 0 0
Darryl Clack DAL 0 0 0 0 3 54 18.0 0 0
Mike Hegman DAL 1.0 0 0 0 0
Eugene Lockhart DAL 1.0 1 13 0 0
Kelvin Martin DAL 0 0 0 0 3 44 14.7 0 0 4 69 17.3 0 0
Timmy Newsome DAL 0 0 0 0 1 10 10.0 0 0
Everson Walls DAL 1 2 0 0