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Minnesota Vikings 14 at Detroit Lions 45
Saturday, December 9, 1978
Minnesota Vikings 14, Detroit Lions 45| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings (8-6-1) | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Detroit Lions (6-9-0) | 14 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 45 |
| MIN | DET | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| DET | Horace King 34 yard pass from Gary Danielson (Benny Ricardo kick) | 0 | 7 |
| DET | Leonard Thompson 5 yard pass from Gary Danielson (Benny Ricardo kick) | 0 | 14 |
| MIN | Robert Miller 1 yard rush (Rick Danmeier kick) | 7 | 14 |
| DET | Leonard Thompson 17 yard pass from Gary Danielson (Benny Ricardo kick) | 7 | 21 |
| DET | Leonard Thompson 45 yard pass from Gary Danielson (Benny Ricardo kick) | 7 | 28 |
| MIN | Kevin Miller 34 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Rick Danmeier kick) | 14 | 28 |
| DET | Benny Ricardo 30 yard field goal | 14 | 31 |
| DET | Horace King 5 yard pass from Gary Danielson (Benny Ricardo kick) | 14 | 38 |
| DET | Luther Bradley 76 yard interception return (Benny Ricardo kick) | 14 | 45 |
| MIN | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 16 | 22 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 18-22-1 | 30-157-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 20-36-241-1-2 | 26-33-352-5-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 2-28 | 1-2 |
| Net pass yards | 213 | 350 |
| Total yards | 235 | 507 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-1 | 2-1 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 2 |
| Penalties-yards | 5-28 | 8-75 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Gary Danielson | DET | 26 | 33 | 352 | 5 | 1 | ||||||