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Week 1
1978
1978 gms
Sat:Giants 19
@Buccaneers 13		 Falcons 20
Oilers 14		 Steelers 28
@Bills 17		 Bears 17
Cardinals 10		 Chiefs 24
@Bengals 23		 Browns 24
49ers 7		 Broncos 14
Raiders 6		 Packers 13
@Lions 7
Saints 31
Vikings 24		 Redskins 16
@Patriots 14		 Jets 33
Dolphins 20		 Rams 16
@Eagles 14		 Chargers 24
@Seahawks 20		 Mon:Cowboys 38
Colts 0

Minnesota Vikings 24 at New Orleans Saints 31

Sunday, September 3, 1978
Stadium: Louisiana Superdome (dome), Start Time: 12:00, Surface: astroturf,
Weather: 72 degrees, no wind
1234Final
Minnesota Vikings (0-1-0)7100724
New Orleans Saints (1-0-0)14100731

Scoring

Team Stats

Passing, Rushing, & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Rickey Young MIN 10 31 0 8 12 134 2 48
Chuck Foreman MIN 18 122 1 16 5 35 0 10
Fran Tarkenton MIN 28 49 282 2 4 48
Bob Tucker MIN 4 49 0 16
Harry Washington MIN 1 24 0 24
Ahmad Rashad MIN 4 21 0 9
Sammy White MIN 2 19 0 14
Brent McClanahan MIN 2 2 0 3
Robert Miller MIN 2 0 0 1
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Archie Manning NOR 15 22 193 0 0 52 4 21 0 11
Tony Galbreath NOR 14 77 1 16 4 22 0 9
Chuck Muncie NOR 16 40 2 7 3 37 0 23
Henry Childs NOR 2 59 0 52
Ike Harris NOR 4 50 0 18
Tinker Owens NOR 2 25 0 21

Defense & Returns

Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Kevin Miller MIN 0 0 0 0 4 90 22.5 0 0 2 1 0.5 0 0
Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Wes Chandler NOR 0 0 0 0 2 57 28.5 0 0 1 13 13.0 0 0
Clarence Chapman NOR 0 0 0 0 2 40 20.0 0 0
Rich Mauti NOR 0 0 0 0 1 24 24.0 0 0
Tom Myers NOR 3 151 1 0
Mo Spencer NOR 1 25 0 0

Kicking & Punting

PAT FG Punting
Tm XPM XPA FGM FGA Pnt Yds Y/P Lng
Rick Danmeier MIN 3 3 1 1 0 0 0
Mike Wood MIN 1 40 40.0 0
PAT FG Punting
Tm XPM XPA FGM FGA Pnt Yds Y/P Lng
Tom Blanchard NOR 4 149 37.3 0
Rich Szaro NOR 4 4 1 2 0 0 0