Sunday, September 15, 1985
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vikings (2-0-0) | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Buccaneers (0-2-0) | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
| MIN | TAM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Vikings | Allen Rice 2 yard rush (Jan Stenerud kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2nd | Vikings | Jan Stenerud 31 yard field goal | 10 | 0 |
| Buccaneers | Donald Igwebuike 25 yard field goal | 10 | 3 | |
| Vikings | Joey Browner 15 yard interception return (Jan Stenerud kick) | 17 | 3 | |
| 3rd | Vikings | Alfred Anderson 1 yard rush (Jan Stenerud kick) | 24 | 3 |
| Buccaneers | James Wilder 1 yard rush (Donald Igwebuike kick) | 24 | 10 | |
| 4th | Buccaneers | Jerry Bell 12 yard pass from Steve DeBerg (kick failed) | 24 | 16 |
| Vikings | Ted Brown 54 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Jan Stenerud kick) | 31 | 16 |
| MIN | TAM | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 18 | 22 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 31-79-2 | 23-115-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 18-28-183-1-2 | 26-38-237-1-2 |
| Sacked-yards | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Net pass yards | 183 | 234 |
| Total yards | 262 | 349 |
| Fumbles-lost | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 5 |
| Penalties-yards | 9-67 | 8-52 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng |
| Ted Brown | MIN | 6 | 15 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 82 | 1 | 54 | ||||||
| Tommy Kramer | MIN | 18 | 28 | 183 | 1 | 2 | 54 | 4 | -5 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Darrin Nelson | MIN | 11 | 42 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 11 | ||||||
| Steve Jordan | MIN | 5 | 50 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||||
| Allen Rice | MIN | 5 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||
| Alfred Anderson | MIN | 5 | 15 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Anthony Carter | MIN | 2 | 11 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Leo Lewis | MIN | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||
| James Wilder | TAM | 22 | 113 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 71 | 0 | 13 | ||||||
| Steve DeBerg | TAM | 26 | 38 | 237 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Jerry Bell | TAM | 5 | 52 | 1 | 19 | ||||||||||
| Kevin House | TAM | 2 | 32 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||
| Gerald Carter | TAM | 2 | 26 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||
| Theo Bell | TAM | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 | ||||||||||
| Jimmie Giles | TAM | 2 | 17 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||
| Calvin Magee | TAM | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | ||
| Joey Browner | MIN | 0.0 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Doug Martin | MIN | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Darrin Nelson | MIN | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| John Turner | MIN | 0.0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Maurice Turner | MIN | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Leon Bright | TAM | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jeremiah Castille | TAM | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Phil Freeman | TAM | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 86 | 21.5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| David Greenwood | TAM | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Scoring | Punting | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | |
| Greg Coleman | MIN | 3 | 141 | 47.0 | 0 | ||||
| Jan Stenerud | MIN | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank Garcia | TAM | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 0 | ||||
| Donald Igwebuike | TAM | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |