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Minnesota Vikings 21 at Dallas Cowboys 10

Thursday, October 26, 1978

Minnesota Vikings 21, Dallas Cowboys 10

1234Final
Minnesota Vikings (5-4-0)1470021
Dallas Cowboys (6-3-0)037010

Scoring

MINDAL
1stMINChuck Foreman 4 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Rick Danmeier kick)70
MINRickey Young 4 yard rush (Rick Danmeier kick)140
2ndDALRafael Septien 25 yard field goal143
MINSammy White 12 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Rick Danmeier kick)213
3rdDALRobert Newhouse 1 yard rush (Rafael Septien kick)2110

Team Stats

MINDAL
First downs2113
Rush-yards-TDs38-144-124-92-1
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT18-32-139-2-012-27-148-0-2
Sacked-yards1-22-1
Net pass yards137147
Total yards281239
Fumbles-lost0-02-2
Turnovers04
Penalties-yards6-407-50

Rushing & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Chuck Foreman MIN 22 101 0 16 5 33 1 13
Fran Tarkenton MIN 18 32 139 2 0 24 1 -3 0 -3
Sammy White MIN 2 3 0 3 2 36 1 24
Ahmad Rashad MIN 4 34 0 10
Rickey Young MIN 8 21 1 7 2 8 0 4
Bob Tucker MIN 4 25 0 8
Sammy Johnson MIN 5 22 0 17
Stu Voigt MIN 1 3 0 3
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Roger Staubach DAL 12 26 148 0 2 27 1 3 0 3
Robert Newhouse DAL 11 43 1 9 2 9 0 9
Tony Dorsett DAL 0 1 0 0 0 0 11 38 0 15 1 12 0 12
Billy Joe DuPree DAL 2 41 0 27
Drew Pearson DAL 2 38 0 27
Tony Hill DAL 3 34 0 18
Preston Pearson DAL 1 8 0 8 2 14 0 11

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
Bobby Bryant MIN 1 23 0 0
Kevin Miller MIN 0 0 0 0 3 72 24.0 0 0 3 14 4.7 0 0
Phil Wise MIN 1 7 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
Alois Blackwell DAL 0 0 0 0 2 51 25.5 0 0
Larry Brinson DAL 0 0 0 0 2 19 9.5 0 0
Tony Hill DAL 0 0 0 0 4 61 15.3 0 0