Minnesota Vikings at New Orleans Saints - September 3rd, 1978
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 | |
| New Orleans Saints | 14 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
Scoring
| Quarter | Time | Tm | Detail | MIN | NOR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saints | Chuck Muncie 3 yard rush (Rich Szaro kick) | 0 | 7 | |
| Vikings | Rickey Young 7 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Rick Danmeier kick) | 7 | 7 | ||
| Saints | Chuck Muncie 7 yard rush (Rich Szaro kick) | 7 | 14 | ||
| 2 | Vikings | Rick Danmeier 44 yard field goal | 10 | 14 | |
| Saints | Tony Galbreath 6 yard rush (Rich Szaro kick) | 10 | 21 | ||
| Vikings | Chuck Foreman 1 yard rush (Rick Danmeier kick) | 17 | 21 | ||
| Saints | Rich Szaro 32 yard field goal | 17 | 24 | ||
| 4 | Saints | Tom Myers 97 yard interception return (Rich Szaro kick) | 17 | 31 | |
| Vikings | Rickey Young 10 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Rick Danmeier kick) | 24 | 31 |
Game Info
Expected Points Summary
Team Stats
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Sk | Yds | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Fran Tarkenton | MIN | 28 | 49 | 282 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 48 | 53.3 | |||||||||
| Chuck Foreman | MIN | 18 | 122 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 10 | |||||||||
| Rickey Young | MIN | 10 | 31 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 134 | 2 | 48 | |||||||||
| Brent McClanahan | MIN | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Robert Miller | MIN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Bob Tucker | MIN | 5 | 4 | 49 | 0 | 16 | |||||||||||||
| Harry Washington | MIN | 1 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||||||
| Ahmad Rashad | MIN | 6 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Sammy White | MIN | 9 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 14 | |||||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||
| Player | Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Sk | Yds | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Archie Manning | NOR | 15 | 22 | 193 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 52 | 95.5 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 11 | |||||
| Tony Galbreath | NOR | 14 | 77 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 9 | |||||||||
| Chuck Muncie | NOR | 16 | 40 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 23 | |||||||||
| Henry Childs | NOR | 3 | 2 | 59 | 0 | 52 | |||||||||||||
| Ike Harris | NOR | 9 | 4 | 50 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||||||
| Tinker Owens | NOR | 3 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 21 | |||||||||||||
Defense
Kick/Punt Returns
Kicking & Punting
Saints Starters
Vikings Starters
Full Play-By-Play
- Play-by-Play for this game courtesy of Aaron Schatz and Jeremy Snyder
