| Minnesota Vikings at Atlanta Falcons |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 30, 1977 Location: Atlanta, GA Venue: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Attendance: 59257 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 59 F Humidty: 72% Wind: 15 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | ATL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Gregg McCrary 49 pass from Scott Hunter (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Sammy White 54 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Bob Tucker 6 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) | 14 | 7 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 28 | WR | Ahmad Rashad |
| 85 | WR | Sammy White |
| 78 | LOT | Steve Riley |
| 68 | LOG | Charlie Goodrum |
| 52 | C | Mick Tingelhoff |
| 62 | ROG | Ed White |
| 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 |
| 55 | MLB | Scott Studwell |
| 54 | RLB | Fred McNeill |
| 43 | LCB | Nate Wright |
| 23 | SS | Jeff Wright |
| 22 | FS | Paul Krause |
| 20 | RCB | Bobby Bryant |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Wallace Francis |
| 84 | WR | Alfred Jenkins |
| 61 | LOT | Brent Adams |
| 70 | LOG | Dave Scott |
| 57 | C | Jeff Van Note |
| 68 | ROG | R.C. Thielemann |
| 66 | ROT | Warren Bryant |
| 88 | TE | Gregg McCrary |
| 16 | QB | Scott Hunter |
| 24 | RB | Haskel Stanback |
| 46 | FB | Monroe Eley |
| Offense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Claude Humphrey |
| 72 | LDT | Jim Bailey |
| 69 | RDT | Mike Lewis |
| 75 | RDE | Jeff Merrow |
| 59 | LLB | Robert Pennywell |
| 55 | MLB | Ralph Ortega |
| 50 | RLB | Greg Brezina |
| 22 | LCB | Rolland Lawrence |
| 34 | SS | Ray Brown |
| 32 | FS | Ray Easterling |
| 38 | RCB | Rick Byas |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 33:10 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 6/16 | / | 6 | 36 | 2 | 2 |
| ATL | 26:50 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3/15 | / | 6 | 44 | 0 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Chuck Foreman | 23 | 91 | 4.0 | 51 | 0 |
| Brent McClanahan | 8 | 39 | 4.9 | 8 | 0 |
| Robert Miller | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Mark Kellar | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 0 | |
| Fran Tarkenton | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 41 | 145 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Haskel Stanback | 12 | 58 | 4.8 | 28 | 0 |
| Woody Thompson | 9 | 51 | 5.7 | 0 | |
| Scott Hunter | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Monroe Eley | 9 | 11 | 1.2 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 34 | 134 | 3.9 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 26 | 16 | 61.5 | 3 | 235 | 9.0 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 77.1 | |
| Team Totals | 26 | 16 | 61.5 | 3 | 235 | 9.0 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 77.1 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Scott Hunter | 18 | 7 | 38.9 | 1 | 69 | 3.8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 45.8 | |
| Steve Bartkowski | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 1 | 13 | 4.3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 8 | 38.1 | 2 | 82 | 3.9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 26.4 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Ahmad Rashad | 7 | 93 | 13.3 | 0 | |
| Bob Tucker | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 1 | |
| Sammy White | 2 | 79 | 39.5 | 1 | |
| Brent McClanahan | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Chuck Foreman | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Stu Voigt | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Robert Miller | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 235 | 14.7 | 2 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Haskel Stanback | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Gregg McCrary | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 49t | 1 |
| Alfred Jenkins | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Wallace Francis | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 82 | 10.3 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Bobby Bryant | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 41 | 0 |
| Fred McNeill | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | |||
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Rolland Lawrence | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Ray Easterling | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||
| Neil Clabo | 4 | 169 | 42.3 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 169 | 42.3 | 1 | |||
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||
| John James | 9 | 394 | 43.8 | 56 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 394 | 43.8 | 1 | |||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Manfred Moore | 4 | 0 | 40 | 10.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Rolland Lawrence | 3 | 0 | 17 | 5.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Manfred Moore | 2 | 79 | 39.5 | 48 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Tom Moriarty | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 19 | 0 | |
| Karl Farmer | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Alan Page | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Greg Brezina | 1.0 |
| Jeff Merrow | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |