| Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings Game Statistics |
| Date: November 12, 1978 Location: Bloomington, MN |
| Venue: Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 43286 |
| Weather: Light Rain Temp: 33 F Humidty: 82% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Walter Payton 2 run (Bob Thomas kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Chuck Foreman 1 run (Rick Danmeier kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Chuck Foreman 1 run (Rick Danmeier kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Rick Danmeier 25 FG | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Walter Payton 19 run (Bob Thomas kick) | 14 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 15 | QB | Mike Phipps |
| 35 | HB | Roland Harper |
| 34 | FB | Walter Payton |
| Defense | ||
| 53 | LDE | Tommy Hart |
| 68 | LDT | Jim Osborne |
| 82 | RDT | Alan Page |
| 50 | LLB | Chris Devlin |
| 51 | LB | Bruce Herron |
| 57 | MLB | Don Rives |
| 59 | RLB | Gary Campbell |
| 44 | LCB | Terry Schmidt |
| 45 | SS | Gary Fencik |
| 46 | FS | Doug Plank |
| 24 | RCB | Virgil Livers |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 23 | 127 | 5.5 | 19t | 2 |
| Roland Harper | 17 | 49 | 2.9 | 0 | |
| Mike Phipps | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Brian Baschnagel | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Chuck Foreman | 18 | 54 | 3.0 | 12 | 2 |
| Robert Miller | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 0 | |
| Rickey Young | 7 | 17 | 2.4 | 0 | |
| Fran Tarkenton | 4 | -6 | -1.5 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Mike Phipps | 18 | 8 | 44.4 | 3 | 66 | 3.7 | 0 | 14.8 | |||
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 37 | 24 | 64.9 | 1 | 245 | 6.6 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 72.5 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Roland Harper | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| Golden Richards | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| Walter Payton | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 11 | 0 |
| James Scott | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Rickey Young | 9 | 84 | 9.3 | 0 | |
| Chuck Foreman | 5 | 34 | 6.8 | 15 | 0 |
| Sammy White | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 0 | |
| Ahmad Rashad | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | |
| Bob Tucker | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | |
| Robert Miller | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Don Rives | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Fred McNeill | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Bryant | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Wright | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bob Parsons | 4 | 154 | 38.5 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Greg Coleman | 5 | 178 | 35.6 | 1 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Virgil Livers | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | ||
| Brian Baschnagel | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Kevin Miller | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Wentford Gaines | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 0 | ||
| Robin Earl | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Brian Baschnagel | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Kevin Miller | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Harry Washington | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Mark Kellar | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |
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