| Minnesota Vikings at San Diego Chargers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 11, 1981 Location: San Diego, CA Venue: Jack Murphy Stadium Attendance: 50708 |
| Weather: Half Cloudy Temp: 70 F Humidty: 59% Wind: 20 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 33 |
| San Diego ChargersSD | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego ChargersSD | Chuck Muncie 2 run (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Rickey Young 15 pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Ted Brown 4 pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | Dwight Scales 60 pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 3 | San Diego ChargersSD | Rolf Benirschke 39 FG | 14 | 17 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Terry LeCount 26 pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) | 21 | 17 |
| 3 | San Diego ChargersSD | Charlie Joiner 38 pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 21 | 24 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Rick Danmeier 28 FG | 24 | 24 |
| 4 | San Diego ChargersSD | Chuck Muncie 1 run (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 24 | 31 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Terry LeCount 43 pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick failed) | 30 | 31 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Rick Danmeier 38 FG | 33 | 31 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 25 | SS | Kurt Knoff |
| 45 | FS | Tom Hannon |
| 37 | RCB | Willie Teal |
| San Diego Chargers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Wes Chandler |
| 18 | WR | Charlie Joiner |
| 66 | LOT | Billy Shields |
| 63 | LOG | Doug Wilkerson |
| 56 | C | Bob Rush |
| 67 | ROG | Ed White |
| 70 | ROT | Russ Washington |
| 85 | TE | Eric Sievers |
| 80 | TE | Kellen Winslow |
| 14 | QB | Dan Fouts |
| 25 | FB | John Cappelletti |
| Defense | ||
| 68 | LDE | Leroy Jones |
| 74 | LDT | Louie Kelcher |
| 79 | RDT | Gary Johnson |
| 90 | RDE | John Woodcock |
| 57 | LLB | Linden King |
| 55 | MLB | Bob Horn |
| 51 | RLB | Woodrow Lowe |
| 28 | LCB | Willie Buchanon |
| 44 | SS | Pete Shaw |
| 43 | FS | Bob Gregor |
| 29 | RCB | Mike Williams |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 31:14 | 29 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 5/10 | / | 3 | 22 | 4 | 1 |
| SD | 28:46 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 8/17 | / | 8 | 75 | 1 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Ted Brown | 21 | 68 | 3.2 | 12 | 0 |
| Terry LeCount | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Rickey Young | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 3 | 0 |
| Tommy Kramer | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 93 | 3.1 | 0 | |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Chuck Muncie | 21 | 102 | 4.9 | 22 | 2 |
| John Cappelletti | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Dan Fouts | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 120 | 4.1 | 2 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Tommy Kramer | 43 | 27 | 62.8 | 2 | 444 | 10.3 | 63 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 109.1 |
| Team Totals | 43 | 27 | 62.8 | 2 | 444 | 10.3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 109.1 | |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
| Dan Fouts | 38 | 20 | 52.6 | 0 | 310 | 8.2 | 60t | 2 | 1 | 5 | 97.5 |
| Team Totals | 38 | 20 | 52.6 | 0 | 310 | 8.2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 97.5 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Joe Senser | 7 | 100 | 14.3 | 24 | 0 |
| Terry LeCount | 6 | 120 | 20.0 | 43t | 2 |
| Ted Brown | 5 | 109 | 21.8 | 63 | 1 |
| Sammy White | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 23 | 0 |
| Ahmad Rashad | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 17 | 0 |
| Rickey Young | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 15t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 444 | 16.4 | 4 | |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Charlie Joiner | 6 | 97 | 16.2 | 38t | 1 |
| Wes Chandler | 4 | 61 | 15.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Dwight Scales | 3 | 80 | 26.7 | 60t | 1 |
| Kellen Winslow | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Eric Sievers | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Chuck Muncie | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| John Cappelletti | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 310 | 15.5 | 2 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Gary Johnson | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Willie Buchanon | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||
| Greg Coleman | 3 | 146 | 48.7 | 56 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 3 | 146 | 48.7 | 0 | |||
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||
| George Roberts | 4 | 165 | 41.3 | 47 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 4 | 165 | 41.3 | 0 | |||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Eddie Payton | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Sammy White | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | ||
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Wes Chandler | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 30 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Mardye McDole | 5 | 0 | 80 | 16.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Keith Nord | 1 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 0 | 100 | 16.7 | 0 | |
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Wes Chandler | 4 | 0 | 81 | 20.3 | 30 | 0 |
| Pete Shaw | 1 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 0 | 95 | 19.0 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Matt Blair | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |
| John Woodcock | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |