| Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings Game Statistics |
| Date: September 23, 1979 Location: Bloomington, MN |
| Venue: Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 46524 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 63 F Humidty: 44% Wind: 16 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay PackersGB | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | GB | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Ahmad Rashad 4 pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Green Bay PackersGB | James Lofton 20 pass from David Whitehurst (Chester Marcol kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Green Bay PackersGB | Barty Smith 1 run (Chester Marcol kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Robert Miller 3 run (Rick Danmeier kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 4 | Green Bay PackersGB | Terdell Middleton 5 run (Chester Marcol kick) | 21 | 14 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Rickey Young 7 run (Rick Danmeier kick) | 21 | 21 |
| 5 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Ahmad Rashad 50 pass from Tommy Kramer | 21 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | James Lofton |
| 89 | WR | Aundra Thompson |
| 76 | LOT | Tim Stokes |
| 57 | LOG | Derrel Gofourth |
| 54 | C | Larry McCarren |
| 69 | ROG | Leotis Harris |
| 63 | ROT | Greg Koch |
| 82 | TE | Paul Coffman |
| 17 | QB | David Whitehurst |
| 34 | HB | Terdell Middleton |
| 33 | FB | Barty Smith |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Mike Butler |
| 75 | LDT | Carl Barzilauskas |
| 99 | RDT | Charles Johnson |
| 90 | RDE | Ezra Johnson |
| 52 | LLB | Gary Weaver |
| 50 | MLB | Rich Wingo |
| 53 | RLB | Mike Douglass |
| 38 | LCB | Estus Hood |
| 46 | SS | Steve Luke |
| 24 | FS | Johnnie Gray |
| 29 | RCB | Mike McCoy |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 28 | WR | Ahmad Rashad |
| 85 | WR | Sammy White |
| 78 | LOT | Steve Riley |
| 68 | LOG | Charlie Goodrum |
| 67 | C | Dennis Swilley |
| 61 | ROG | Wes Hamilton |
| 73 | ROT | Ron Yary |
| 38 | TE | Bob Tucker |
| 9 | QB | Tommy Kramer |
| 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 |
| 55 | MLB | Scott Studwell |
| 54 | RLB | Fred McNeill |
| 27 | LCB | John Turner |
| 45 | SS | Tom Hannon |
| 22 | FS | Paul Krause |
| 20 | RCB | Bobby Bryant |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Terdell Middleton | 20 | 90 | 4.5 | 1 | |
| Barty Smith | 14 | 43 | 3.1 | 1 | |
| Steve Atkins | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Ted Brown | 15 | 77 | 5.1 | 0 | |
| Rickey Young | 19 | 71 | 3.7 | 1 | |
| Chuck Foreman | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 5 | 0 |
| Robert Miller | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | |
| Brent McClanahan | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||||||||
| David Whitehurst | 15 | 10 | 66.7 | 0 | 108 | 7.2 | 1 | 109.9 | |||
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Tommy Kramer | 26 | 19 | 73.1 | 2 | 245 | 9.4 | 2 | 95.8 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Barty Smith | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | |
| Paul Coffman | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | |
| James Lofton | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 1 | |
| Steve Atkins | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Nate Simpson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Ahmad Rashad | 9 | 136 | 15.1 | 2 | |
| Rickey Young | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | |
| Sammy White | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | |
| Stu Voigt | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | |
| Bob Tucker | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Chuck Foreman | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Ted Brown | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Johnnie Gray | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Rich Wingo | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Douglass | 0 | 10 | 10L | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| David Beverly | 5 | 216 | 43.2 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Greg Coleman | 4 | 168 | 42.0 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | ||||||
| Steve Odom | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | ||
| Johnnie Gray | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Bobby Bryant | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | ||||||
| Steve Odom | 4 | 93 | 23.3 | 0 | ||
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Ted Brown | 3 | 85 | 28.3 | 0 | ||
| Robert Miller | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |
| Ezra Johnson | 1.0 |
| Casey Merrill | 1.0 |
| Rich Wingo | 1.0 |
| Bob Barber | 0.5 |
| Carl Barzilauskas | 0.5 |
| Charles Johnson | 0.5 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |
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