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You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Boxscores > Minnesota Vikings at Houston Oilers - December 21st, 1980
Minnesota Vikings 16 at Houston Oilers 20
Sunday, December 21, 1980
Minnesota Vikings 16, Houston Oilers 20| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings (9-7-0) | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| Houston Oilers (11-5-0) | 3 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 20 |
Scoring
| MIN | HOU | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | MIN | Joe Senser 3 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (kick failed) | 6 | 0 |
| HOU | Toni Fritsch 23 yard field goal | 6 | 3 | |
| 2nd | MIN | Joe Senser 3 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) | 13 | 3 |
| 3rd | HOU | Dave Casper 7 yard pass from Ken Stabler (Toni Fritsch kick) | 13 | 10 |
| HOU | Toni Fritsch 31 yard field goal | 13 | 13 | |
| 4th | MIN | Rick Danmeier 38 yard field goal | 16 | 13 |
| HOU | Earl Campbell 3 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick) | 16 | 20 |
Team Stats
| MIN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 24 | 23 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 23-114-0 | 33-219-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 26-53-266-2-4 | 19-33-239-1-2 |
| Sacked-yards | 2-18 | 2-23 |
| Net pass yards | 248 | 216 |
| Total yards | 362 | 435 |
| Fumbles-lost | 0-0 | 1-0 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 2 |
| Penalties-yards | 8-55 | 6-50 |
Rushing & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Tommy Kramer | MIN | 26 | 53 | 266 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Sammy White | MIN | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 79 | 0 | 16 | ||||||
| Ahmad Rashad | MIN | 6 | 76 | 0 | 20 | ||||||||||
| Ted Brown | MIN | 10 | 66 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | ||||||
| Joe Senser | MIN | 8 | 54 | 2 | 34 | ||||||||||
| Rickey Young | MIN | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 8 | ||||||
| Robert Miller | MIN | 3 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||
| Terry LeCount | MIN | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||
| Doug Paschal | MIN | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | ||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Earl Campbell | HOU | 29 | 203 | 1 | 41 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | ||||||
| Dave Casper | HOU | 7 | 120 | 1 | 34 | ||||||||||
| Ken Stabler | HOU | 19 | 33 | 239 | 1 | 2 | 34 | ||||||||
| Rich Caster | HOU | 4 | 72 | 0 | 31 | ||||||||||
| Mike Renfro | HOU | 2 | 26 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||
| Rob Carpenter | HOU | 2 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Tim Wilson | HOU | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||||
| Mike Barber | HOU | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
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 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Eddie Payton | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 115 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 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 | |||
| Jeff Groth | HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Thomas Henderson | HOU | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Vernon Perry | HOU | 1 | 32 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Carl Roaches | HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Greg Stemrick | HOU | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| J.C. Wilson | HOU | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||