Sunday, October 1, 1978
Minnesota Vikings 24, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 7| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings (3-2-0) | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-3-0) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| MIN | TAM | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | Robert Miller 1 yard rush (Rick Danmeier kick) | 7 | 0 |
| MIN | Rick Danmeier 36 yard field goal | 10 | 0 |
| TAM | Morris Owens 56 yard pass from Doug Williams (Neil O'Donoghue kick) | 10 | 7 |
| MIN | Sammy White 21 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Rick Danmeier kick) | 17 | 7 |
| MIN | Fred McNeill 16 yard blocked punt return (Rick Danmeier kick) | 24 | 7 |
| MIN | TAM | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 19 | 18 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 37-111-1 | 24-87-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 20-31-213-1-1 | 16-35-311-1-3 |
| Sacked-yards | 1-5 | 2-28 |
| Net pass yards | 208 | 283 |
| Total yards | 319 | 370 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
| Penalties-yards | 5-35 | 3-25 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Doug Williams | TAM | 16 | 35 | 311 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| Morris Owens | TAM | 5 | 132 | 1 | ||||||||