| Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears Game Statistics |
| Date: September 25, 1978 Location: Chicago, IL |
| Venue: Soldier Field Attendance: 53561 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 60 F Humidty: 60% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 14 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Sammy White 33 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Rick Danmeier kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Matt Blair 49 lateral from Mark Mullaney 0 opponents fumble recovery (Rick Danmeier kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Walter Payton 3 run (Bob Thomas kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bob Thomas 27 FG | 14 | 10 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bob Thomas 32 FG | 14 | 13 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Chuck Foreman 1 run (Rick Danmeier kick) | 21 | 13 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Rick Danmeier 29 FG | 24 | 13 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Walter Payton 1 run (Bob Thomas kick) | 24 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 28 | WR | Ahmad Rashad |
| 85 | WR | Sammy White |
| 78 | LOT | Steve Riley |
| 68 | LOG | Charlie Goodrum |
| 53 | C | Mick Tingelhoff |
| 61 | ROG | Wes Hamilton |
| 73 | ROT | Ron Yary |
| 38 | TE | Bob Tucker |
| 10 | QB | Fran Tarkenton |
| 34 | HB | Rickey Young |
| 44 | FB | Chuck Foreman |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Mark Mullaney |
| 69 | LDT | Doug Sutherland |
| 88 | RDT | Alan Page |
| 70 | RDE | Jim Marshall |
| 59 | LLB | Matt Blair |
| 50 | MLB | Jeff Siemon |
| 54 | RLB | Fred McNeill |
| 43 | LCB | Nate Wright |
| 29 | SS | Phil Wise |
| 45 | FS | Tom Hannon |
| 20 | RCB | Bobby Bryant |
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Golden Richards |
| 89 | WR | James Scott |
| 64 | LOT | Ted Albrecht |
| 65 | LOG | Noah Jackson |
| 52 | C | Dan Neal |
| 69 | ROG | Revie Sorey |
| 70 | ROT | Dennis Lick |
| 88 | TE | Greg Latta |
| 7 | QB | Bob Avellini |
| 35 | HB | Roland Harper |
| 34 | FB | Walter Payton |
| Offense | ||
| 53 | LDE | Tommy Hart |
| 68 | LDT | Jim Osborne |
| 76 | RDT | Ron Rydalch |
| 73 | RDE | Mike Hartenstine |
| 55 | LLB | Doug Buffone |
| 54 | MLB | Tom Hicks |
| 59 | RLB | Gary Campbell |
| 44 | LCB | Terry Schmidt |
| 45 | SS | Gary Fencik |
| 46 | FS | Doug Plank |
| 24 | RCB | Virgil Livers |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Rickey Young | 17 | 81 | 4.8 | 0 | |
| Chuck Foreman | 17 | 73 | 4.3 | 21 | 1 |
| Brent McClanahan | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Robert Miller | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Fran Tarkenton | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 24 | 58 | 2.4 | 6 | 2 |
| Roland Harper | 10 | 31 | 3.1 | 0 | |
| Bob Avellini | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 20 | 14 | 70.0 | 1 | 152 | 7.6 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 87.9 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Bob Avellini | 36 | 22 | 61.1 | 2 | 207 | 5.8 | 0 | 53.8 | |||
| Bob Parsons | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Sammy White | 6 | 82 | 13.7 | 1 | |
| Rickey Young | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | |
| Ahmad Rashad | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | |
| Bob Tucker | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | |
| Brent McClanahan | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Golden Richards | 6 | 76 | 12.7 | 0 | |
| Roland Harper | 6 | 33 | 5.5 | 0 | |
| Walter Payton | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 20 | 0 |
| Greg Latta | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 0 | |
| James Scott | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Bobby Bryant | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Tom Hannon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Doug Plank | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Mike Wood | 2 | 80 | 40.0 | 1 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bob Parsons | 3 | 115 | 38.3 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Kevin Miller | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | ||
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Steve Schubert | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Kevin Miller | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 0 | ||
| Sammy White | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Mike Morgan | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 0 | ||
| Lenny Walterscheid | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 0 | ||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
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