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Detroit Lions 23 at Minnesota Vikings 31
Sunday, November 7, 1976
Detroit Lions 23, Minnesota Vikings 31| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions (4-5-0) | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 23 |
| Minnesota Vikings (7-1-1) | 7 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
| DET | MIN | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| DET | Benny Ricardo 22 yard field goal | 3 | 0 |
| MIN | Sammy White 24 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) | 3 | 7 |
| DET | Lawrence Gaines 1 yard rush (kick failed) | 9 | 7 |
| MIN | Fred Cox 39 yard field goal | 9 | 10 |
| MIN | Chuck Foreman 2 yard rush (Fred Cox kick) | 9 | 17 |
| DET | Lawrence Gaines 1 yard rush (Benny Ricardo kick) | 16 | 17 |
| MIN | Chuck Foreman 1 yard rush (Fred Cox kick) | 16 | 24 |
| DET | Larry Walton 26 yard pass from Greg Landry (Benny Ricardo kick) | 23 | 24 |
| MIN | Sammy White 37 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) | 23 | 31 |
| DET | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 26 | 19 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 39-208-2 | 34-83-2 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 19-27-213-1-0 | 17-25-347-2-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 4-22 | 0-0 |
| Net pass yards | 191 | 347 |
| Total yards | 399 | 430 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-1 | 5-3 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 4 |
| Penalties-yards | 7-56 | 4-36 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Lawrence Gaines | DET | 22 | 116 | 2 | ||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Sammy White | MIN | 7 | 210 | 2 | ||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | MIN | 17 | 25 | 347 | 2 | 1 | ||||||