| Minnesota Vikings at New England Patriots Game Statistics |
| Date: December 16, 1979 Location: Foxborough, MA |
| Venue: Schaefer Stadium Attendance: 54719 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 58 F Humidty: % Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 6 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 23 |
| New England PatriotsNE | 7 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Ted Brown 1 run (Rick Danmeier kick failed) | 6 | 0 |
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Horace Ivory 5 pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Robert Miller 1 run (Rick Danmeier kick) | 13 | 7 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Rick Danmeier 24 FG | 16 | 7 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Don Calhoun 1 run (John Smith kick) | 16 | 14 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Harold Jackson 40 pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 16 | 21 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | John Smith 42 FG | 16 | 24 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Rickey Young 13 pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) | 23 | 24 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | John Smith 30 FG | 23 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 28 | WR | Ahmad Rashad |
| 85 | WR | Sammy White |
| 78 | LOT | Steve Riley |
| 51 | LOG | Jim Hough |
| 67 | C | Dennis Swilley |
| 61 | ROG | Wes Hamilton |
| 73 | ROT | Ron Yary |
| 38 | TE | Bob Tucker |
| 9 | QB | Tommy Kramer |
| 34 | HB | Rickey Young |
| 23 | FB | Ted Brown |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Mark Mullaney |
| 76 | LDT | Dave Roller |
| 72 | RDT | James White |
| 70 | RDE | Jim Marshall |
| 59 | LLB | Matt Blair |
| 50 | MLB | Jeff Siemon |
| 54 | RLB | Fred McNeill |
| 27 | LCB | John Turner |
| 45 | SS | Tom Hannon |
| 25 | FS | Kurt Knoff |
| 20 | RCB | Bobby Bryant |
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 29 | WR | Harold Jackson |
| 86 | WR | Stanley Morgan |
| 58 | LOT | Pete Brock |
| 73 | LOG | John Hannah |
| 67 | C | Bill Lenkaitis |
| 75 | ROG | Bob Cryder |
| 74 | ROT | Shelby Jordan |
| 80 | TE | Don Hasselbeck |
| 14 | QB | Steve Grogan |
| 23 | HB | Horace Ivory |
| 44 | FB | Don Calhoun |
| Offense | ||
| 73 | LDE | Mel Lunsford |
| 71 | NT | Ray Hamilton |
| 64 | RDE | Richard Bishop |
| 59 | LOLB | Mike Hawkins |
| 57 | LILB | Steve Nelson |
| 54 | RILB | John Zamberlin |
| 56 | ROLB | Rod Shoate |
| 26 | LCB | Ray Clayborn |
| 25 | SS | Rick Sanford |
| 48 | FS | Tim Fox |
| 40 | RCB | Mike Haynes |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Rickey Young | 16 | 80 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Tommy Kramer | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 0 | |
| Ted Brown | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 1 | |
| Robert Miller | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 1 | |
| Brent McClanahan | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Don Calhoun | 10 | 37 | 3.7 | 1 | |
| Steve Grogan | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Horace Ivory | 10 | 12 | 1.2 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Tommy Kramer | 61 | 35 | 57.4 | 1 | 308 | 5.0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 69.6 |
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Steve Grogan | 26 | 12 | 46.2 | 1 | 204 | 7.8 | 43 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 82.9 |
| Don Westbrook | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Rickey Young | 15 | 116 | 7.7 | 1 | |
| Ahmad Rashad | 8 | 68 | 8.5 | 0 | |
| Ted Brown | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 0 | |
| Sammy White | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 0 | |
| Terry LeCount | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | |
| Robert Miller | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Bob Tucker | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Harold Jackson | 5 | 147 | 29.4 | 1 | |
| Stanley Morgan | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | |
| Don Calhoun | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Horace Ivory | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 1 | |
| Don Hasselbeck | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Kurt Knoff | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Ray Clayborn | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Greg Coleman | 5 | 191 | 38.2 | 44 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Eddie Hare | 7 | 253 | 36.1 | 51 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Kevin Miller | 3 | 1 | 28 | 9.3 | 14 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Stanley Morgan | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5.5 | 9 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Jimmy Edwards | 4 | 106 | 26.5 | 39 | 0 | |
| Brent McClanahan | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Allan Clark | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Don Westbrook | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 14 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Mark Mullaney | 1.0 |
| New England Patriots | |
| Mike Hawkins | 1.0 |
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