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Detroit Lions 24 at Minnesota Vikings 26

Sunday, September 20, 1981

Detroit Lions 24, Minnesota Vikings 26

1234Final
Detroit Lions (1-2-0)0147324
Minnesota Vikings (1-2-0)7106326

Scoring

DETMIN
1stMINTed Brown 1 yard rush (Rick Danmeier kick)07
2ndMINJoe Senser 4 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick)014
DETBilly Sims 2 yard rush (Eddie Murray kick)714
DETBilly Sims 3 yard rush (Eddie Murray kick)1414
MINRick Danmeier 39 yard field goal1417
3rdMINTed Brown 59 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (kick failed)1423
DETGary Danielson 1 yard rush (Eddie Murray kick)2123
4thDETEddie Murray 25 yard field goal2423
MINRick Danmeier 20 yard field goal2426

Team Stats

DETMIN
First downs1918
Rush-yards-TDs42-172-321-94-1
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT14-26-232-0-125-43-333-2-2
Sacked-yards0-02-21
Net pass yards232312
Total yards404406
Fumbles-lost3-13-1
Turnovers23
Penalties-yards6-479-66

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 Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R 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 Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R 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