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Week 15
1978
1978 gms
Sat:Lions 45
Vikings 14		 Sat:Steelers 35
Colts 13		 Falcons 20
Redskins 17		 Bears 14
Packers 0		 Browns 37
Jets 34		 Broncos 24
Chiefs 3		 Dolphins 23
Raiders 6		 Oilers 17
@Saints 12
Patriots 26
Bills 24		 Giants 17
Cardinals 0		 Cowboys 31
@Eagles 13		 Chargers 37
Seahawks 10		 49ers 6
Buccaneers 3		 Mon:Bengals 20
@Rams 19

Minnesota Vikings 14 at Detroit Lions 45

Saturday, December 9, 1978
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Minnesota Vikings (8-6-1)077014
Detroit Lions (6-9-0)141431445

Game Info
Stadium Pontiac Silverdome (dome)
Start Time 4:00pm
Surface astroturf
Weather 72 degrees, no wind
Vegas Line Minnesota Vikings -2.5
Over/Under 0.0 (over)

Scoring

Team Stats

Passing, Rushing, & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Fran Tarkenton MIN 18 34 231 1 2 35 1 -1 0 -1
Bob Tucker MIN 5 73 0 35
Sammy White MIN 2 43 0 32
Robert Miller MIN 2 3 1 2 3 36 0 15
Kevin Miller MIN 1 35 1 35
Chuck Foreman MIN 7 13 0 9 2 20 0 12
Ahmad Rashad MIN 3 29 0 11
Rickey Young MIN 7 7 0 6 3 1 0 2
Bob Lee MIN 2 2 10 0 0 6
Brent McClanahan MIN 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 4
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Gary Danielson DET 26 33 352 5 1 45 1 15 0 15
Leonard Thompson DET 5 93 3 45
Horace King DET 5 17 0 11 6 63 2 34
Dexter Bussey DET 13 77 0 29
Luther Blue DET 6 77 0 23
Rick Kane DET 3 11 0 5 3 40 0 26
Freddie Scott DET 3 50 0 28
David Hill DET 3 29 0 16
Lawrence Gaines DET 6 29 0 9
Tony Daykin DET 1 8 0 8
Joe Reed DET 1 0 0 0

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 0 0 0
Kevin Miller MIN 0 0 0 0 6 122 20.3 0 0 1 1 1.0 0 0
Harry Washington MIN 0 0 0 0 1 14 14.0 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
Luther Bradley DET 1 76 1 0
Ken Callicutt DET 0 0 0 0 1 10 10.0 0 0
Rick Kane DET 0 0 0 0 2 47 23.5 0 0
Tony Leonard DET 0 0 0 0 4 59 14.8 0 0
Charlie Weaver DET 1 0 0 0
Walt Williams DET 0 0 0 0 1 1 1.0 0 0

Kicking & Punting

PAT FG Punting
Tm XPM XPA FGM FGA Pnt Yds Y/P Lng
Greg Coleman MIN 6 240 40.0 0
PAT FG Punting
Tm XPM XPA FGM FGA Pnt Yds Y/P Lng
Benny Ricardo DET 6 6 1 1 0 0 0
Tom Skladany DET 2 87 43.5 0