| Los Angeles Rams at Minnesota Vikings |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 15, 1978 Location: Bloomington, MN Venue: Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 46551 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 46 F Humidty: 76% Wind: 16 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 0 | 13 | 0 | 21 | 34 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | LARM | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Sammy White 5 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Rick Danmeier kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Frank Corral 31 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Rick Danmeier 38 FG | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Cullen Bryant 6 run (Frank Corral kick) | 10 | 10 |
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Frank Corral 40 FG | 13 | 10 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Sammy White 29 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Rick Danmeier kick) | 13 | 17 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Lawrence McCutcheon 3 pass from Pat Haden (Frank Corral kick) | 20 | 17 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Isiah Robertson 16 opponents fumble recovery (Frank Corral kick) | 27 | 17 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | John Cappelletti 4 run (Frank Corral kick) | 34 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Ron Jessie |
| 82 | WR | Willie Miller |
| 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 |
| 30 | RB | Lawrence McCutcheon |
| 22 | FB | John Cappelletti |
| Defense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Jack Youngblood |
| 76 | LDT | Cody Jones |
| 90 | RDT | Larry Brooks |
| 89 | RDE | Fred Dryer |
| 53 | LLB | Jim Youngblood |
| 64 | MLB | Jack Reynolds |
| 59 | RLB | Bob Brudzinski |
| 27 | LCB | Pat Thomas |
| 42 | SS | Dave Elmendorf |
| 48 | FS | Bill Simpson |
| 49 | RCB | Rod Perry |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 28 | WR | Ahmad Rashad |
| 85 | WR | Sammy White |
| 74 | LOT | Frank Myers |
| 68 | LOG | Charlie Goodrum |
| 53 | C | Mick Tingelhoff |
| 51 | ROG | Jim Hough |
| 73 | ROT | Ron Yary |
| 38 | TE | Bob Tucker |
| 10 | QB | Fran Tarkenton |
| 34 | HB | Rickey Young |
| 44 | FB | Chuck Foreman |
| Offense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Mark Mullaney |
| 69 | LDT | Doug Sutherland |
| 72 | RDT | James White |
| 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 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LARM | 33:49 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 6/13 | / | 5 | 51 | 2 | 1 |
| MIN | 26:11 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 6/17 | / | 7 | 45 | 1 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 21 | 89 | 4.2 | 14 | 0 |
| John Cappelletti | 11 | 29 | 2.6 | 6 | 1 |
| Terry Nelson | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Pat Haden | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Cullen Bryant | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 7 | 1 |
| Jim Jodat | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 43 | 180 | 4.2 | 17 | 2 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Chuck Foreman | 9 | 17 | 1.9 | 4 | 0 |
| Robert Miller | 8 | 11 | 1.4 | 4 | 0 |
| Mark Kellar | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Rickey Young | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 42 | 1.8 | 4 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| Pat Haden | 27 | 13 | 48.1 | 2 | 151 | 5.6 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 47.0 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 13 | 48.1 | 2 | 151 | 5.6 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 47.0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 31 | 16 | 51.6 | 1 | 147 | 4.7 | 29t | 2 | 4 | 30 | 72.9 |
| Tommy Kramer | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 19 | 6.3 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 56.2 |
| Team Totals | 34 | 17 | 50.0 | 1 | 166 | 4.9 | 29t | 2 | 5 | 41 | 71.4 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Ron Jessie | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 16 | 0 |
| John Cappelletti | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 34 | 0 |
| Willie Miller | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 7 | 1 |
| Terry Nelson | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Cullen Bryant | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 151 | 11.6 | 34 | 1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Ahmad Rashad | 5 | 90 | 18.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Rickey Young | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 6 | 0 |
| Sammy White | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 29t | 2 |
| Bob Tucker | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Robert Miller | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Mark Kellar | 1 | -14 | -14.0 | -14 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 166 | 9.8 | 29t | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Dave Elmendorf | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Nate Wright | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Matt Blair | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 30 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||
| Glen Walker | 4 | 131 | 32.8 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 131 | 32.8 | 44 | 0 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||
| Mike Wood | 8 | 270 | 33.8 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 270 | 33.8 | 42 | 1 | 1 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Jackie Wallace | 5 | 0 | 79 | 15.8 | 24 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 0 | 79 | 15.8 | 24 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Kevin Miller | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Robert Miller | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Jerry Latin | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Jim Jodat | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 80 | 26.7 | 34 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Kevin Miller | 4 | 86 | 21.5 | 29 | 0 | |
| Brent McClanahan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 86 | 17.2 | 29 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |
| Jim Youngblood | 2.0 |
| Larry Brooks | 1.0 |
| Isiah Robertson | 1.0 |
| Jack Youngblood | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 5.0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Doug Sutherland | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |