Thursday, November 26, 1987
| MIN | DAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Vikings | Anthony Carter 11 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Chuck Nelson kick) | 7 | 0 |
| Vikings | Tommy Kramer 1 yard rush (Chuck Nelson kick) | 14 | 0 | |
| 2nd | Cowboys | Danny White 1 yard rush (Roger Ruzek kick) | 14 | 7 |
| Cowboys | Herschel Walker 3 yard pass from Danny White (Roger Ruzek kick) | 14 | 14 | |
| Vikings | Anthony Carter 37 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Chuck Nelson kick) | 21 | 14 | |
| 3rd | Vikings | Darrin Nelson 52 yard rush (Chuck Nelson kick) | 28 | 14 |
| Cowboys | Roger Ruzek 38 yard field goal | 28 | 17 | |
| Cowboys | Mike Renfro 8 yard pass from Danny White (Roger Ruzek kick) | 28 | 24 | |
| 4th | Vikings | Chuck Nelson 33 yard field goal | 31 | 24 |
| Vikings | Rick Fenney 1 yard rush (Chuck Nelson kick) | 38 | 24 | |
| Cowboys | Mike Renfro 14 yard pass from Danny White (Roger Ruzek kick) | 38 | 31 | |
| Cowboys | Mike Renfro 18 yard pass from Danny White (Roger Ruzek kick) | 38 | 38 | |
| OT | Vikings | Darrin Nelson 24 yard rush | 44 | 38 |
| MIN | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 27 | 23 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 40-188-4 | 34-112-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 18-36-312-2-2 | 25-41-341-4-3 |
| Sacked-yards | 4-24 | 6-50 |
| Net pass yards | 288 | 291 |
| Total yards | 476 | 403 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-0 | 3-2 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 5 |
| Penalties-yards | 5-53 | 8-64 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 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 | ||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||
| 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 | ||
| Chris Doleman | MIN | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Neal Guggemos | MIN | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 128 | 25.6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Wymon Henderson | MIN | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Issiac Holt | MIN | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Leo Lewis | MIN | 0.0 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Scott Studwell | MIN | 0.0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Henry Thomas | MIN | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 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 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 69 | 17.3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Timmy Newsome | DAL | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Everson Walls | DAL | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Scoring | Punting | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | |
| Greg Coleman | MIN | 6 | 236 | 39.3 | 0 | ||||
| Chuck Nelson | MIN | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roger Ruzek | DAL | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Saxon | DAL | 5 | 191 | 38.2 | 0 | ||||