| Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings Game Statistics |
| Date: November 5, 1978 Location: Bloomington, MN |
| Venue: Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 46008 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 52 F Humidty: 38% Wind: 21 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Rick Danmeier 32 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Luther Blue 9 pass from Gary Danielson (Benny Ricardo kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Sammy White 21 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Rick Danmeier kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Chuck Foreman 1 run (Rick Danmeier kick) | 7 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Luther Blue |
| 47 | WR | Freddie Scott |
| 76 | LOT | Karl Baldischwiler |
| 61 | LOG | Homer Elias |
| 54 | C | Larry Tearry |
| 62 | ROG | Lynn Boden |
| 74 | ROT | Brad Oates |
| 81 | TE | David Hill |
| 16 | QB | Gary Danielson |
| 24 | RB | Dexter Bussey |
| 25 | FB | Horace King |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Dave Pureifory |
| 77 | LDT | John Woodcock |
| 78 | RDT | Doug English |
| 60 | RDE | Bubba Baker |
| 50 | LLB | Paul Naumoff |
| 55 | MLB | Ed O'Neil |
| 59 | RLB | Charlie Weaver |
| 28 | LCB | James Hunter |
| 29 | SS | Mike Burns |
| 40 | FS | Jimmy Allen |
| 27 | RCB | Luther Bradley |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 28 | WR | Ahmad Rashad |
| 85 | WR | Sammy White |
| 74 | LOT | Frank Myers |
| 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 |
| Offense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Carl Eller |
| 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 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Dexter Bussey | 7 | 28 | 4.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Horace King | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 9 | 0 |
| David Hill | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Lawrence Gaines | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Rickey Young | 17 | 75 | 4.4 | 12 | 0 |
| Chuck Foreman | 20 | 35 | 1.8 | 12 | 1 |
| Sammy Johnson | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 | |
| Brent McClanahan | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Robert Miller | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 3 | -6 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Gary Danielson | 30 | 18 | 60.0 | 0 | 127 | 4.2 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 80.8 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 27 | 18 | 66.7 | 3 | 211 | 7.8 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 63.0 | |
| Bob Lee | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0.0 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Horace King | 7 | 41 | 5.9 | 14 | 0 |
| David Hill | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Freddie Scott | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Dexter Bussey | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Luther Blue | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9t | 1 |
| Jesse Thompson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Rickey Young | 6 | 59 | 9.8 | 0 | |
| Sammy White | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 1 | |
| Ahmad Rashad | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 0 | |
| Bob Tucker | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 0 | |
| Chuck Foreman | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jimmy Allen | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Ed O'Neil | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Luther Bradley | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Tom Skladany | 7 | 291 | 41.6 | 50 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Greg Coleman | 2 | 86 | 43.0 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Jesse Thompson | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Kevin Miller | 4 | 0 | 66 | 16.5 | 0 | |
| Sammy White | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Nat Terry | 4 | 81 | 20.3 | 30 | 0 | |
| Jesse Thompson | 0 | 10 | 10L | 0 | ||
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Kevin Miller | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Robert Miller | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |
| Bubba Baker | 2.0 |
| John Woodcock | 1.0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Doug Sutherland | 1.0 |
| Mark Mullaney | 1.0 |
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