1969 Vikings 24 - 1985 Dolphins 19

Dan Marino went head to head against one of the best pass defenses in History, and the Purple People Eaters won. The Fish turned over the ball four times in the first half, and while the punchless Vikes couldn't do that much they were able to maintain a lead and play keep-away for the remainder of the game. The Vikings run defense got good yardage against the soft Miami run defense all game long, and erratic Joe Kapp hit just enough passes to keep a couple of key drives alive

1969 Minnesota 24, 1985 Miami 19
	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	OT	Total
1969 Minnesota	7	7	7	3	0	24
1985 Miami	0	10	6	3	0	19

Scoring Plays
Qtr	Clock	Poss	Scoring Description(Extra Point)	Score
1	8:43	1969 Minnesota	B.Brown 1 yd. run (F.Cox kick)	7-0 MNN
2	10:43	1969 Minnesota	B.Grim 13 yd. pass from J.Kapp (F.Cox kick)	14-0 MNN
2	5:11	1985 Miami	L.Hampton 2 yd. run (F.Reveiz kick)	14-7 MNN
2	0:01	1985 Miami	F.Reveiz 25 yd. field goal	14-10 MNN
3	5:36	1985 Miami	L.Hampton 4 yd. run (kick failed)	16-14 MIA
3	0:15	1969 Minnesota	J.Henderson 6 yd. pass from J.Kapp (F.Cox kick)	21-16 MNN
4	12:33	1985 Miami	F.Reveiz 37 yd. field goal	21-19 MNN
4	5:57	1969 Minnesota	F.Cox 28 yd. field goal	24-19 MNN

Team Statistics
	1969 Minnesota	1985 Miami
First Downs by Rush-Pass-Pen-Total	16-7-1-24	9-12-1-22
Third Down Efficiency	12-16-75%	3-7-43%
Fourth Down Efficiency	0-0-0%	0-0-0%
Red Zone Efficiency (pts-poss-pct)	21-28-75%	17-21-81%
Total Offense-Plays-Avg Yards Per Play	348-75-4.6	290-54-5.4
Total Net Yards Rushing	231	126
Total Rushes	50	22
Average Per Rush	4.6	5.7
Passes Completed/Attempted	12/23 (52.2%)	14/30 (46.7%)
Net Yards Passing	117	164
Avg Yards Per Pass	5.6	5.7
Sacked/Yards Lost	2/12	2/8
Punts/Average	3/42.7	2/50.0
Punts Received/Return Yardage	1/-2	3/31
Kickoffs/Returns	4/101	5/120
Interceptions/Returns	3/10	1/28
Penalties/Yards	7/55	5/41
Total Fumbles/Fumbles Lost	2/1	3/1
Time of Possession	35 mins 49 secs	24 mins 11 secs
Average Drive Start	MNN 38	MIA 31

Passing Stats
	Att	Comp	Yds	Comp %	Yds/Att	TD	TD %	INT	INT %	Long	Sack	Rating
1969 Minnesota
Joe Kapp	23	12	129	52.2	5.6	2	8.7	1	4.3	17	2/12	79.8
1985 Miami
Dan Marino	30	14	172	46.7	5.7	0	0	3	10.0	31	2/8	25.3

Rushing Stats
	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD	2 Pt Conv	Fumbles/Lost
1969 Minnesota
Dave Osborn	19	54	2.8	14	0	0	1/0
Bill Brown	17	68	4.0	8	1	0	1/1
Oscar Reed	10	83	8.3	18	0	0	0/0
Clint Jones	2	21	10.5	16	0	0	0/0
Joe Kapp	2	5	2.5	6	0	0	0/0
1985 Miami
Tony Nathan	10	56	5.6	15	0	0	1/1
Lorenzo Hampton	7	28	4.0	13	2	0	1/0
Woody Bennett	3	33	11.0	17	0	0	0/0
Ron Davenport	2	9	4.5	5	0	0	0/0

Receiving Stats
	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD	2 Pt Conv
1969 Minnesota
John W. Henderson	4	45	11.3	17	1	0
Gene Washington	2	26	13.0	15	0	0
Bill Brown	2	20	10.0	11	0	0
Dave Osborn	2	19	9.5	13	0	0
Bob Grim	1	13	13.0	13	1	0
John Beasley	1	6	6.0	6	0	0
1985 Miami
Mark Clayton	4	55	13.8	29	0	0
Bruce Hardy	3	21	7.0	11	0	0
Nat Moore	3	31	10.3	11	0	0
Dan Johnson	1	14	14.0	14	0	0
Joe Rose	1	12	12.0	12	0	0
Mark Duper	1	31	31.0	31	0	0
Tony Nathan	1	8	8.0	8	0	0

Field Goals
	1-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50+	Totals	% Made
1969 Minnesota
Fred Cox	0/0	1/1	0/0	0/0	0/0	1/1	100
1985 Miami
Fuad Reveiz	0/0	1/1	1/1	0/0	0/0	2/2	100

Punting
	No	Avg	Net	Tb	Inside 20	Long	Blocked
1969 Minnesota
Bob Lee	3	42.7	32.3	0	3	52	0
1985 Miami
Reggie Roby	2	50.0	41.0	1	0	54	0

Kickoff Returns
	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
1969 Minnesota
Clint Jones	2	52	26.0	27	0
Charlie West	2	49	24.5	27	0
1985 Miami
Lorenzo Hampton	5	120	24.0	30	0

Punt Returns
	Ret	FC	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
1969 Minnesota
Charlie West	1	0	-2	-2.0	-2	0
1985 Miami
Mike Kozlowski	2	0	23	11.5	16	0
Tommy Vigorito	1	0	8	8.0	8	0

Individual Defense
	Tackles	Sacks	Fum Rec
1969 Minnesota
Carl Eller	5	1	0
Earsell Mackbee	5	0	0
Lonnie Warwick	5	0	0
Bobby Bryant	4	0	0
Paul Krause	4	0	0
Gary Larsen	3	1	0
Wally Hilgenberg	2	0	1
Roy Winston	2	0	0
Karl Kassulke	2	0	0
Dale Hackbart	2	0	0
Alan Page	1	0	0
Jim Marshall	1	0	0
Ron Yary	0	0	1
1985 Miami
Bob Brudzinski	14	0	0
William Judson	7	0	0
Glenn Blackwood	6	0	0
Doug Betters	6	1	0
Jay Brophy	5	0	0
Hugh Green	5	0	1
Paul Lankford	4	0	0
Mike Charles	3	1	0
Mark Brown	3	0	0
Jackie Shipp	2	0	0
Don McNeal	2	0	0
Bud Brown	2	0	0
Mack Moore	1	0	1
Lorenzo Hampton	0	0	1

Interceptions
	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
1969 Minnesota
Earsell Mackbee	3	10	3.3	10	0
1985 Miami
Bob Brudzinski	1	28	28.0	28	0

Game Story

In a close game the visitors from Minnesota beat Miami by the score of 24 to 19. Oscar Reed rushed the ball 10 times for 83 yards. Minnesota consistently beat Miami on third down, converting on 12 of 16 opportunities. They controlled the ground game, out-rushing Miami 231 to 126 yards. Minnesota had the advantage in time of possession, having the ball for 35:49. Minnesota led at halftime 14 to 10. They led after three quarters 21 to 16.

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