| Minnesota Vikings at Los Angeles Rams |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 24, 1977 Location: Los Angeles, CA Venue: Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 62414 |
| Weather: Smoke Haze Temp: 66 F Humidty: 84% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | LARM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Pat Haden 7 run (Rafael Septien kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Charle Young 2 pass from Pat Haden (Rafael Septien kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Harold Jackson 9 pass from Pat Haden (Rafael Septien kick) | 0 | 21 |
| 3 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | John Cappelletti 1 run (Rafael Septien kick) | 0 | 28 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fred Cox 42 FG | 3 | 28 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Wendell Tyler 44 run (Rafael Septien kick) | 3 | 35 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 28 | WR | Ahmad Rashad |
| 85 | WR | Sammy White |
| 78 | LOT | Steve Riley |
| 68 | LOG | Charlie Goodrum |
| 52 | C | Mick Tingelhoff |
| 61 | ROG | Wes Hamilton |
| 73 | ROT | Ron Yary |
| 83 | TE | Stu Voigt |
| 10 | QB | Fran Tarkenton |
| 44 | RB | Chuck Foreman |
| 33 | RB | Brent McClanahan |
| Defense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Carl Eller |
| 69 | LDT | Doug Sutherland |
| 88 | RDT | Alan Page |
| 70 | RDE | Jim Marshall |
| 59 | LLB | Matt Blair |
| 54 | MLB | Jeff Siemon |
| 54 | RLB | Fred McNeill |
| 43 | LCB | Nate Wright |
| 23 | SS | Jeff Wright |
| 22 | FS | Paul Krause |
| 20 | RCB | Bobby Bryant |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 29 | WR | Harold Jackson |
| 87 | WR | Dwight Scales |
| 77 | LOT | Doug France |
| 65 | LOG | Tom Mack |
| 61 | C | Rich Saul |
| 60 | ROG | Dennis Harrah |
| 75 | ROT | John Williams |
| 83 | TE | Terry Nelson |
| 11 | QB | Pat Haden |
| 22 | RB | John Cappelletti |
| 30 | RB | Lawrence McCutcheon |
| Offense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Jack Youngblood |
| 76 | LDT | Cody Jones |
| 90 | RDT | Larry Brooks |
| 89 | RDE | Fred Dryer |
| 59 | LLB | Bob Brudzinski |
| 53 | MLB | Jim Youngblood |
| 58 | RLB | Isiah Robertson |
| 27 | LCB | Pat Thomas |
| 42 | SS | Dave Elmendorf |
| 48 | FS | Bill Simpson |
| 28 | RCB | Monte Jackson |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 26:23 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 4/14 | / | 6 | 39 | 2 | 1 |
| LARM | 33:37 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 10/17 | / | 8 | 86 | 1 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Chuck Foreman | 10 | 35 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Sammy Johnson | 8 | 29 | 3.6 | 0 | |
| Brent McClanahan | 8 | 21 | 2.6 | 17 | 0 |
| Mark Kellar | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Robert Miller | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 98 | 3.4 | 0 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Wendell Tyler | 8 | 102 | 12.8 | 44t | 1 |
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 19 | 81 | 4.3 | 20 | 0 |
| John Cappelletti | 12 | 53 | 4.4 | 1 | |
| Rod Phillips | 7 | 26 | 3.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Pat Haden | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 7 | 1 |
| Terry Nelson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 50 | 283 | 5.7 | 3 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 26 | 10 | 38.5 | 2 | 108 | 4.2 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 19.4 | |
| Bob Lee | 5 | 3 | 60.0 | 0 | 38 | 7.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83.7 | |
| Team Totals | 31 | 13 | 41.9 | 2 | 146 | 4.7 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 29.8 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| Pat Haden | 21 | 12 | 57.1 | 0 | 116 | 5.5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 104.5 | |
| Team Totals | 21 | 12 | 57.1 | 0 | 116 | 5.5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 104.5 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Ahmad Rashad | 6 | 76 | 12.7 | 0 | |
| Robert Miller | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Brent McClanahan | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | |
| Sammy White | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Steve Craig | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Chuck Foreman | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 146 | 11.2 | 0 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Harold Jackson | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 1 | |
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Terry Nelson | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 0 | |
| Billy Waddy | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| John Cappelletti | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Charle Young | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 116 | 9.7 | 2 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Pat Thomas | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||
| Neil Clabo | 8 | 305 | 38.1 | 52 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 305 | 38.1 | 0 | |||
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||
| Glen Walker | 7 | 241 | 34.4 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 241 | 34.4 | 0 | |||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Manfred Moore | 4 | 0 | 20 | 5.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Billy Waddy | 3 | 0 | 70 | 23.3 | 34 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Manfred Moore | 4 | 100 | 25.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Robert Miller | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Jim Jodat | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Wendell Tyler | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |
| Team Totals | 4.0 |