| Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings Game Statistics |
| Date: September 20, 1981 Location: Bloomington, MN |
| Venue: Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 45350 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 66 F Humidty: 47% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 7 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 26 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Ted Brown 1 run (Rick Danmeier kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Joe Senser 4 pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Billy Sims 2 run (Eddie Murray kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Billy Sims 3 run (Eddie Murray kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Rick Danmeier 39 FG | 14 | 17 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Ted Brown 59 pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick blocked) | 14 | 23 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Gary Danielson 1 run (Eddie Murray kick) | 21 | 23 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Eddie Murray 25 FG | 24 | 23 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Rick Danmeier 20 FG | 24 | 26 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Freddie Scott |
| 39 | WR | Leonard Thompson |
| 76 | LOT | Karl Baldischwiler |
| 61 | LOG | Homer Elias |
| 65 | C | Amos Fowler |
| 73 | ROG | Russ Bolinger |
| 70 | ROT | Keith Dorney |
| 81 | TE | David Hill |
| 16 | QB | Gary Danielson |
| 20 | HB | Billy Sims |
| 24 | FB | Dexter Bussey |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | William Gay |
| 62 | LDT | Curtis Green |
| 78 | RDT | Doug English |
| 60 | RDE | Bubba Baker |
| 53 | LLB | Garry Cobb |
| 57 | MLB | Ken Fantetti |
| 52 | RLB | Stan White |
| 44 | LCB | Wayne Smith |
| 23 | SS | Ray Oldham |
| 40 | FS | Jimmy Allen |
| 28 | RCB | James Hunter |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 28 | WR | Ahmad Rashad |
| 85 | WR | Sammy White |
| 78 | LOT | Steve Riley |
| 62 | LOG | Brent Boyd |
| 67 | C | Dennis Swilley |
| 61 | ROG | Wes Hamilton |
| 73 | ROT | Ron Yary |
| 81 | TE | Joe Senser |
| 9 | QB | Tommy Kramer |
| 23 | RB | Ted Brown |
| 34 | RB | Rickey Young |
| Defense | ||
| 73 | LDE | Mark Mullaney |
| 72 | NT | James White |
| 79 | RDE | Doug Martin |
| 59 | LOLB | Matt Blair |
| 50 | LILB | Jeff Siemon |
| 55 | RILB | Scott Studwell |
| 54 | ROLB | Fred McNeill |
| 44 | LCB | Walt Williams |
| 45 | SS | Tom Hannon |
| 25 | FS | Kurt Knoff |
| 37 | RCB | Willie Teal |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Billy Sims | 27 | 112 | 4.1 | 37 | 2 |
| Dexter Bussey | 11 | 40 | 3.6 | 9 | 0 |
| Leonard Thompson | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Gary Danielson | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 4 | 1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Ted Brown | 18 | 77 | 4.3 | 34 | 1 |
| Rickey Young | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 11 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Gary Danielson | 26 | 14 | 53.8 | 1 | 232 | 8.9 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68.1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Tommy Kramer | 42 | 25 | 59.5 | 2 | 333 | 7.9 | 59t | 2 | 2 | 21 | 80.8 |
| Wade Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Freddie Scott | 5 | 113 | 22.6 | 33 | 0 |
| Billy Sims | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Leonard Thompson | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Horace King | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Mark Nichols | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 45 | 0 |
| David Hill | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Ted Brown | 9 | 115 | 12.8 | 59t | 1 |
| Ahmad Rashad | 5 | 70 | 14.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Rickey Young | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 14 | 0 |
| Joe Senser | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 27 | 1 |
| Sammy White | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Terry LeCount | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 43 | 0 |
| Tony Galbreath | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jimmy Allen | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Stan White | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Ray Oldham | 0 | 10 | 10L | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Tom Hannon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Tom Skladany | 7 | 336 | 48.0 | 57 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Greg Coleman | 7 | 352 | 50.3 | 73 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Robbie Martin | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Eddie Payton | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 10 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Alvin Hall | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 25 | 0 | |
| Robbie Martin | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 22 | 0 | |
| Ken Callicutt | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Keith Nord | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Mardye McDole | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Eddie Payton | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |
| Bubba Baker | 1.5 |
| William Gay | 0.5 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |
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