| Minnesota Vikings at Oakland Raiders Game Statistics |
| Date: December 17, 1978 Location: Oakland, CA |
| Venue: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Attendance: 44643 |
| Weather: Light Rain Temp: 51 F Humidty: 77% Wind: 13 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 20 |
| Oakland RaidersOAK | 21 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | OAK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oakland RaidersOAK | Fred Biletnikoff 13 pass from Ken Stabler (Errol Mann kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Oakland RaidersOAK | Charles Phillips 31 opponents fumble recovery (Errol Mann kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 1 | Oakland RaidersOAK | Mark van Eeghen 4 run (Errol Mann kick) | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Ahmad Rashad 58 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Rick Danmeier kick failed) | 6 | 21 |
| 3 | Oakland RaidersOAK | Errol Mann 30 FG | 6 | 24 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Rickey Young 9 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Rick Danmeier kick) | 13 | 24 |
| 4 | Oakland RaidersOAK | Errol Mann 45 FG | 13 | 27 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Ahmad Rashad 24 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Rick Danmeier kick) | 20 | 27 |
| 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 |
| Oakland Raiders | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Morris Bradshaw |
| 21 | WR | Cliff Branch |
| 78 | LOT | Art Shell |
| 63 | LOG | Gene Upshaw |
| 50 | C | Dave Dalby |
| 65 | ROG | Mickey Marvin |
| 70 | ROT | Henry Lawrence |
| 87 | TE | Dave Casper |
| 12 | QB | Ken Stabler |
| 30 | RB | Mark van Eeghen |
| 22 | RB | Arthur Whittington |
| Offense | ||
| 72 | LDE | John Matuszak |
| 60 | MG | Otis Sistrunk |
| 77 | RDE | Charles Philyaw |
| 83 | SLB | Ted Hendricks |
| 58 | LILB | Monte Johnson |
| 53 | RILB | Rod Martin |
| 41 | WLB | Phil Villapiano |
| 37 | LCB | Lester Hayes |
| 47 | SS | Charles Phillips |
| 32 | FS | Jack Tatum |
| 42 | RCB | Monte Jackson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Chuck Foreman | 13 | 41 | 3.2 | 13 | 0 |
| Robert Miller | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 13 | 0 |
| Rickey Young | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Oakland Raiders | |||||
| Mark van Eeghen | 28 | 92 | 3.3 | 9 | 1 |
| Arthur Whittington | 13 | 61 | 4.7 | 10 | 0 |
| Pete Banaszak | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Booker Russell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Humm | 4 | -3 | -0.8 | 4 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 38 | 23 | 60.5 | 5 | 316 | 8.3 | 58t | 3 | 1 | 17 | 73.9 |
| Oakland Raiders | |||||||||||
| Ken Stabler | 15 | 9 | 60.0 | 0 | 88 | 5.9 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 98.7 |
| David Humm | 11 | 7 | 63.6 | 0 | 66 | 6.0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 80.1 |
| Dave Casper | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Rickey Young | 7 | 65 | 9.3 | 12 | 1 |
| Ahmad Rashad | 5 | 115 | 23.0 | 58t | 2 |
| Chuck Foreman | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Bob Tucker | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Robert Miller | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Sammy White | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Steve Craig | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Oakland Raiders | |||||
| Cliff Branch | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Fred Biletnikoff | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 13t | 1 |
| Dave Casper | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Arthur Whittington | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Mark van Eeghen | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Morris Bradshaw | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Raymond Chester | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Pete Banaszak | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Oakland Raiders | |||||
| Lester Hayes | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Ted Hendricks | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Mike Davis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Monte Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Tatum | 0 | 27 | 27L | 0 | |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Greg Coleman | 4 | 139 | 34.8 | 37 | 0 |
| Oakland Raiders | |||||
| Ray Guy | 6 | 235 | 39.2 | 58 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Kevin Miller | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Oakland Raiders | ||||||
| Neal Colzie | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Kevin Miller | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Robert Miller | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Oakland Raiders | ||||||
| Joe Stewart | 1 | 56 | 56.0 | 56 | 0 | |
| Derrick Ramsey | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Arthur Whittington | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Matt Blair | 1.0 |
| Oakland Raiders | |
| Pat Toomay | 1.0 |
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