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Article: Kramer's passing leads Vikings past Dolphins
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- August 27, 1988
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Tommy Kramer grabbed the upper arm in Minnesota's quarterback
competition, capping his only two series with touchdown passes Friday
night and leading the Vikings to a 24-17 victory over the Miami
Dolphins at Minneapolis.
Minnesota finished with a 3-1 pre-season record. Miami ended
2-3.
Kramer lost much of his 1987 season to a neck injury and, in the
process, lost his 10-year stranglehold on the quarterback job to Wade
Wilson.
He had battled Wilson evenly this pre-season before Friday, when
he completed 6-of-8 passes for 114 yards and took the Vikings on 67-
and 90-yard scoring drives in the first half.
Wilson played most of the second and
third quarters, going 8-for-13 for 95 ...