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New York Giants 7 at Minnesota Vikings 24
Sunday, October 17, 1976
Stadium: Metropolitan Stadium, Start Time: 1:00, Surface: grass,
Weather: 37 degrees, relative humidity 50%, wind 6 mph
Weather: 37 degrees, relative humidity 50%, wind 6 mph
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants (0-6-0) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Minnesota Vikings (5-0-1) | 10 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
Scoring
| NYG | MIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Vikings | Fred Cox 23 yard field goal | 0 | 3 |
| Vikings | Nate Allen 28 yard blocked punt return (Fred Cox kick) | 0 | 10 | |
| 2nd | Giants | Doug Kotar 3 yard rush (Joe Danelo kick) | 7 | 10 |
| Vikings | Chuck Foreman 41 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) | 7 | 17 | |
| 4th | Vikings | Brent McClanahan 3 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) | 7 | 24 |
Team Stats
| NYG | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 12 | 23 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 28-87-1 | 40-109-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 15-24-149-0-2 | 21-30-288-2-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 4-27 | 3-36 |
| Net pass yards | 122 | 252 |
| Total yards | 209 | 361 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-1 | 4-2 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 3 |
| Penalties-yards | 3-35 | 7-37 |
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Ray Rhodes | NYG | 5 | 90 | 0 | 31 | ||||||||||
| Norm Snead | NYG | 15 | 24 | 149 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Doug Kotar | NYG | 13 | 37 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 17 | ||||||
| Larry Csonka | NYG | 12 | 45 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||
| Jim Robinson | NYG | 3 | 20 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Bob Tucker | NYG | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Marsh White | NYG | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Gordon Bell | NYG | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Chuck Foreman | MIN | 23 | 83 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 118 | 1 | 41 | ||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | MIN | 21 | 30 | 288 | 2 | 1 | 42 | ||||||||
| Brent McClanahan | MIN | 11 | 33 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 27 | 1 | 13 | ||||||
| Stu Voigt | MIN | 5 | 51 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||
| Sammy White | MIN | 1 | -10 | 0 | -10 | 3 | 61 | 0 | 42 | ||||||
| Ahmad Rashad | MIN | 2 | 31 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||
| Willie Spencer | MIN | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Robert Miller | MIN | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
Defense & Returns
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Gordon Bell | NYG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Harry Carson | NYG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Rondy Colbert | NYG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Larry Mallory | NYG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Jim Robinson | NYG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Gary Shirk | NYG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Sammy White | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Leonard Willis | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jeff Wright | MIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Nate Wright | MIN | 1 | -3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Kicking & Punting
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Joe Danelo | NYG | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Jennings | NYG | 5 | 229 | 45.8 | 0 | ||||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Neil Clabo | MIN | 3 | 120 | 40.0 | 0 | ||||
| Fred Cox | MIN | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |