Minnesota Vikings at New England Patriots - December 16th, 1979
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | 6 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 23 | |
| New England Patriots | 7 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 27 |
Scoring
| Quarter | Time | Tm | Detail | MIN | NWE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vikings | Ted Brown 1 yard rush | 6 | 0 | |
| Patriots | Horace Ivory 5 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 6 | 7 | ||
| 2 | Vikings | Robert Miller 1 yard rush (Rick Danmeier kick) | 13 | 7 | |
| 3 | Vikings | Rick Danmeier 24 yard field goal | 16 | 7 | |
| 4 | Patriots | Don Calhoun 1 yard rush (John Smith kick) | 16 | 14 | |
| Patriots | Harold Jackson 40 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 16 | 21 | ||
| Patriots | John Smith 42 yard field goal | 16 | 24 | ||
| Vikings | Rickey Young 13 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) | 23 | 24 | ||
| Patriots | John Smith 30 yard field goal | 23 | 27 |
Game Info
Expected Points Summary
Team Stats
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Sk | Yds | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Tommy Kramer | MIN | 35 | 61 | 308 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 69.6 | 4 | 50 | 0 | 20 | |||||
| Terry LeCount | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 14 | |||||
| Rickey Young | MIN | 16 | 80 | 0 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 116 | 1 | 17 | |||||||||
| Ted Brown | MIN | 6 | 20 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 15 | |||||||||
| Robert Miller | MIN | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Brent McClanahan | MIN | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Ahmad Rashad | MIN | 10 | 8 | 68 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||||||
| Sammy White | MIN | 13 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 15 | |||||||||||||
| Bob Tucker | MIN | 2 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | |||||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||
| Player | Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Sk | Yds | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Steve Grogan | NWE | 12 | 26 | 204 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 43 | 82.9 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 16 | |||||
| Don Westbrook | NWE | 1 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 118.7 | 1 | ||||||||
| Don Calhoun | NWE | 10 | 37 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 9 | |||||||||
| Horace Ivory | NWE | 10 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 7 | |||||||||
| Harold Jackson | NWE | 11 | 5 | 147 | 1 | 43 | |||||||||||||
| Stanley Morgan | NWE | 5 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 16 | |||||||||||||
| Don Hasselbeck | NWE | 3 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||||||
Defense
Kick/Punt Returns
Kicking & Punting
Patriots Starters
Vikings Starters
Full Play-By-Play
- Play-by-Play for this game courtesy of Aaron Schatz and Jeremy Snyder
