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Minnesota Vikings 24 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 7
Sunday, October 1, 1978
Stadium: Tampa Stadium, Start Time: 1:00, Surface: grass,
Weather: 78 degrees, relative humidity 83%, wind 6 mph
Weather: 78 degrees, relative humidity 83%, wind 6 mph
| 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 |
Scoring
| MIN | TAM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Vikings | Robert Miller 1 yard rush (Rick Danmeier kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2nd | Vikings | Rick Danmeier 36 yard field goal | 10 | 0 |
| Buccaneers | Morris Owens 56 yard pass from Doug Williams (Neil O'Donoghue kick) | 10 | 7 | |
| Vikings | Sammy White 21 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Rick Danmeier kick) | 17 | 7 | |
| 4th | Vikings | Fred McNeill 16 yard blocked punt return (Rick Danmeier kick) | 24 | 7 |
Team Stats
| 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
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Fran Tarkenton | MIN | 20 | 31 | 213 | 1 | 1 | 27 | ||||||||
| Robert Miller | MIN | 13 | 38 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 15 | ||||||
| Ahmad Rashad | MIN | 5 | 60 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||||
| Rickey Young | MIN | 15 | 38 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 7 | ||||||
| Sammy White | MIN | 4 | 49 | 1 | 21 | ||||||||||
| Stu Voigt | MIN | 2 | 44 | 0 | 27 | ||||||||||
| Brent McClanahan | MIN | 4 | 19 | 0 | 22 | ||||||||||
| Mark Kellar | MIN | 5 | 16 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Bob Tucker | MIN | 2 | 14 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Steve Craig | MIN | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Doug Williams | TAM | 16 | 35 | 311 | 1 | 3 | 56 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Morris Owens | TAM | 5 | 132 | 1 | 56 | ||||||||||
| Larry Mucker | TAM | 2 | 66 | 0 | 41 | ||||||||||
| John McKay | TAM | 3 | 54 | 0 | 23 | ||||||||||
| Ricky Bell | TAM | 9 | 31 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | ||||||
| Jimmy DuBose | TAM | 10 | 35 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||
| Jimmie Giles | TAM | 3 | 36 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||
| Louis Carter | TAM | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||||
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 | |||
| Matt Blair | MIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Bobby Bryant | MIN | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Kevin Miller | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| John Turner | MIN | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Sammy White | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 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 | |||
| Louis Carter | TAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Larry Mucker | TAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| George Ragsdale | TAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Danny Reece | TAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Jeris White | TAM | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Kicking & Punting
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Rick Danmeier | MIN | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Wood | MIN | 6 | 218 | 36.3 | 0 | ||||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Dave Green | TAM | 4 | 169 | 42.3 | 0 | ||||
| Neil O'Donoghue | TAM | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||