Minnesota Vikings 24 at New Orleans Saints 31
Sunday, September 3, 1978
Minnesota Vikings 24, New Orleans Saints 31
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
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| Minnesota Vikings (0-1-0) | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| New Orleans Saints (1-0-0) | 14 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
| | MIN | NOR |
|---|
| NOR | Chuck Muncie 3 yard rush (Rich Szaro kick) | 0 | 7 |
| MIN | Rickey Young 7 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Rick Danmeier kick) | 7 | 7 |
| NOR | Chuck Muncie 7 yard rush (Rich Szaro kick) | 7 | 14 |
| MIN | Rick Danmeier 44 yard field goal | 10 | 14 |
| NOR | Tony Galbreath 6 yard rush (Rich Szaro kick) | 10 | 21 |
| MIN | Chuck Foreman 1 yard rush (Rick Danmeier kick) | 17 | 21 |
| NOR | Rich Szaro 32 yard field goal | 17 | 24 |
| NOR | Tom Myers 97 yard interception return (Rich Szaro kick) | 17 | 31 |
| MIN | Rickey Young 10 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Rick Danmeier kick) | 24 | 31 |
| MIN | NOR |
|---|
| First downs | 28 | 19 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 32-155-1 | 34-138-3 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 28-49-282-2-4 | 15-22-193-0-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 1-13 | 2-10 |
| Net pass yards | 269 | 183 |
| Total yards | 424 | 321 |
| Fumbles-lost | 4-2 | 1-1 |
| Turnovers | 6 | 1 |
| Penalties-yards | 7-82 | 14-127 |
