| Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: December 9, 1978 Location: Pontiac, MI |
| Venue: Pontiac Silverdome Attendance: 78685 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 14 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 45 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Horace King 34 pass from Gary Danielson (Benny Ricardo kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Leonard Thompson 5 pass from Gary Danielson (Benny Ricardo kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Robert Miller 1 run (Rick Danmeier kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Leonard Thompson 17 pass from Gary Danielson (Benny Ricardo kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Leonard Thompson 45 pass from Gary Danielson (Benny Ricardo kick) | 7 | 28 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Kevin Miller 34 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Rick Danmeier kick) | 14 | 28 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Benny Ricardo 30 FG | 14 | 31 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Horace King 5 pass from Gary Danielson (Benny Ricardo kick) | 14 | 38 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Luther Bradley 76 interception return (Benny Ricardo kick) | 14 | 45 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Defense | ||
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Offense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Dave Pureifory |
| 77 | LDT | John Woodcock |
| 78 | RDT | Doug English |
| 60 | RDE | Bubba Baker |
| 52 | LLB | Dave Washington |
| 55 | MLB | Ed O'Neil |
| 59 | RLB | Charlie Weaver |
| 21 | LCB | Walt Williams |
| 29 | SS | Mike Burns |
| 40 | FS | Jimmy Allen |
| 27 | RCB | Luther Bradley |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Chuck Foreman | 7 | 13 | 1.9 | 9 | 0 |
| Rickey Young | 7 | 7 | 1.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Robert Miller | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 1 |
| Brent McClanahan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Dexter Bussey | 13 | 77 | 5.9 | 29 | 0 |
| Lawrence Gaines | 6 | 29 | 4.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Horace King | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 11 | 0 |
| Gary Danielson | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Rick Kane | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Tony Daykin | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Joe Reed | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 34 | 18 | 52.9 | 2 | 231 | 6.8 | 35t | 1 | 1 | 18 | 59.8 |
| Bob Lee | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 10 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 87.5 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Gary Danielson | 33 | 26 | 78.8 | 1 | 352 | 10.7 | 45t | 5 | 0 | 0 | 138.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Bob Tucker | 5 | 73 | 14.6 | 35 | 0 |
| Robert Miller | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Ahmad Rashad | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Rickey Young | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 2 | 0 |
| Sammy White | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 32 | 0 |
| Chuck Foreman | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Kevin Miller | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35t | 1 |
| Brent McClanahan | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Luther Blue | 6 | 77 | 12.8 | 23 | 0 |
| Horace King | 6 | 63 | 10.5 | 34t | 2 |
| Leonard Thompson | 5 | 93 | 18.6 | 45t | 3 |
| Freddie Scott | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 28 | 0 |
| Rick Kane | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 26 | 0 |
| David Hill | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 16 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Bobby Bryant | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Luther Bradley | 1 | 76 | 76.0 | 76t | 1 |
| Charlie Weaver | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Allen | 0 | -4 | -4L | 0 | |
| James Hunter | 0 | -4 | -4L | 0 | |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Greg Coleman | 6 | 240 | 40.0 | 54 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Tom Skladany | 2 | 87 | 43.5 | 50 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Kevin Miller | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Tony Leonard | 4 | 0 | 59 | 14.8 | 17 | 0 |
| Walt Williams | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Kevin Miller | 6 | 122 | 20.3 | 31 | 0 | |
| Harry Washington | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Rick Kane | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 27 | 0 | |
| Ken Callicutt | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Detroit Lions | |
| Bubba Baker | 1.0 |
| Dan Gray | 1.0 |
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