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You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Boxscores > Los Angeles Rams at Minnesota Vikings - December 26th, 1976
Los Angeles Rams 13 at Minnesota Vikings 24
Sunday, December 26, 1976
Los Angeles Rams 13, Minnesota Vikings 24| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams (11-4-1) | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Minnesota Vikings (13-2-1) | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
Scoring
| RAM | MIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | MIN | Bobby Bryant 90 yard blocked field goal return (Fred Cox kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2nd | MIN | Fred Cox 25 yard field goal | 0 | 10 |
| 3rd | MIN | Chuck Foreman 1 yard rush (Fred Cox kick) | 0 | 17 |
| RAM | Lawrence McCutcheon 10 yard rush (kick failed) | 6 | 17 | |
| RAM | Harold Jackson 5 yard pass from Pat Haden (Tom Dempsey kick) | 13 | 17 | |
| 4th | MIN | Sammy Johnson 12 yard rush (Fred Cox kick) | 13 | 24 |
Team Stats
| RAM | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 21 | 13 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 46-193-1 | 29-158-2 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 9-22-161-1-2 | 12-27-143-0-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 3-18 | 4-34 |
| Net pass yards | 143 | 109 |
| Total yards | 336 | 267 |
| Fumbles-lost | 4-2 | 1-1 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 2 |
| Penalties-yards | 3-33 | 4-32 |
Rushing & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Lawrence McCutcheon | RAM | 26 | 128 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 14 | ||||||
| Pat Haden | RAM | 9 | 22 | 161 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| John Cappelletti | RAM | 16 | 59 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | ||||||
| Harold Jackson | RAM | 4 | 70 | 1 | 40 | ||||||||||
| Ron Jessie | RAM | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 60 | 0 | 41 | ||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Chuck Foreman | MIN | 15 | 118 | 1 | 62 | 5 | 81 | 0 | 57 | ||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | MIN | 12 | 27 | 143 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 1 | -2 | 0 | -2 | ||||
| Robert Miller | MIN | 10 | 28 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 13 | ||||||
| Ahmad Rashad | MIN | 3 | 28 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||
| Sammy Johnson | MIN | 2 | 12 | 1 | 12 | ||||||||||
| Bob Grim | MIN | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Brent McClanahan | MIN | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
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 | |||
| Jim Bertelsen | RAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 14 | |||||||||
| Larry Brooks | RAM | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Cullen Bryant | RAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 0 | 17 | ||||
| Fred Dryer | RAM | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Tom Geredine | RAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 0 | 20 | |||||||||
| Monte Jackson | RAM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Rusty Jackson | RAM | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Rob Scribner | RAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | |||||||||
| Jack Youngblood | RAM | 1.0 | 0 | 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 | |||
| Matt Blair | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Bobby Bryant | MIN | 2 | 17 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||||||||
| Carl Eller | MIN | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Mark Mullaney | MIN | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Leonard Willis | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | 9 | ||||
Los Angeles Rams Starting Lineup
| Pat Haden | QB |
| Lawrence McCutcheon | RB |
| John Cappelletti | FB |
| Harold Jackson | WR |
| Ron Jessie | WR |
| Bob Klein | TE |
| Doug France | LT |
| Tom Mack | LG |
| Rich Saul | C |
| Dennis Harrah | RG |
| John Williams | RT |
| Jack Youngblood | LDE |
| Merlin Olsen | LDT |
| Larry Brooks | RDT |
| Fred Dryer | RDE |
| Jim Youngblood | LLB |
| Jack Reynolds | MLB |
| Isiah Robertson | RLB |
| Rod Perry | LCB |
| Monte Jackson | RCB |
| Dave Elmendorf | SS |
| Bill Simpson | FS |
Minnesota Vikings Starting Lineup
| Fran Tarkenton | QB |
| Chuck Foreman | RB |
| Brent McClanahan | FB |
| Sammy White | WR |
| Ahmad Rashad | WR |
| Stu Voigt | TE |
| Steve Riley | LT |
| Charles Goodrum | LG |
| Mick Tingelhoff | C |
| Ed White | RG |
| Ron Yary | RT |
| Carl Eller | LDE |
| Doug Sutherland | LDT |
| Alan Page | RDT |
| Jim Marshall | RDE |
| Matt Blair | LLB |
| Amos Martin | MLB |
| Wally Hilgenberg | RLB |
| Nate Wright | LCB |
| Bobby Bryant | RCB |
| Jeff Wright | SS |
| Paul Krause | FS |