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You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Boxscores > Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings - September 20th, 1981
Detroit Lions 24 at Minnesota Vikings 26
Sunday, September 20, 1981
Detroit Lions 24, Minnesota Vikings 26| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions (1-2-0) | 0 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
| Minnesota Vikings (1-2-0) | 7 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 26 |
Scoring
| DET | MIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | MIN | Ted Brown 1 yard rush (Rick Danmeier kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2nd | MIN | Joe Senser 4 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) | 0 | 14 |
| DET | Billy Sims 2 yard rush (Eddie Murray kick) | 7 | 14 | |
| DET | Billy Sims 3 yard rush (Eddie Murray kick) | 14 | 14 | |
| MIN | Rick Danmeier 39 yard field goal | 14 | 17 | |
| 3rd | MIN | Ted Brown 59 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (kick failed) | 14 | 23 |
| DET | Gary Danielson 1 yard rush (Eddie Murray kick) | 21 | 23 | |
| 4th | DET | Eddie Murray 25 yard field goal | 24 | 23 |
| MIN | Rick Danmeier 20 yard field goal | 24 | 26 |
Team Stats
| DET | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 19 | 18 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 42-172-3 | 21-94-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 14-26-232-0-1 | 25-43-333-2-2 |
| Sacked-yards | 0-0 | 2-21 |
| Net pass yards | 232 | 312 |
| Total yards | 404 | 406 |
| Fumbles-lost | 3-1 | 3-1 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 3 |
| Penalties-yards | 6-47 | 9-66 |
Rushing & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Billy Sims | DET | 27 | 112 | 2 | 37 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 9 | ||||||
| Gary Danielson | DET | 14 | 26 | 232 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Freddie Scott | DET | 5 | 113 | 0 | 33 | ||||||||||
| Mark Nichols | DET | 1 | 45 | 0 | 45 | ||||||||||
| Dexter Bussey | DET | 11 | 40 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Leonard Thompson | DET | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 14 | ||||||
| David Hill | DET | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||
| Horace King | DET | 2 | 15 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Ted Brown | MIN | 18 | 77 | 1 | 34 | 9 | 115 | 1 | 59 | ||||||
| Tommy Kramer | MIN | 25 | 42 | 333 | 2 | 2 | 59 | ||||||||
| Ahmad Rashad | MIN | 5 | 70 | 0 | 23 | ||||||||||
| Terry LeCount | MIN | 1 | 43 | 0 | 43 | ||||||||||
| Joe Senser | MIN | 3 | 40 | 1 | 27 | ||||||||||
| Rickey Young | MIN | 3 | 17 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 14 | ||||||
| Sammy White | MIN | 2 | 31 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||
| Tony Galbreath | MIN | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Wade Wilson | MIN | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
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 | |||
| Jimmy Allen | DET | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Ken Callicutt | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Alvin Hall | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Robbie Martin | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Stan White | DET | 1 | 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 | |||
| Tom Hannon | MIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Mardye McDole | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Keith Nord | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Eddie Payton | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | ||||