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1978 Minnesota Vikings

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Record: 8-7-1, Finished 1st in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 294 points (18.4/g), 12th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 306 points (19.1/g), 20th.
 Differential of -12 points (-0.8/g), 13th.
 Expected W-L: 7.6-8.4.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -8 (-0.5/g), 24th.

Simple Rating System: Total -0.2, Offense: 1.0, Defense: -1.1, SoS: 0.6, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Bud Grant

 Offensive Coordinator: Jerry Burns
 Defensive Coordinator: Bob Hollway

Training Camp: Minnesota State University, Mankato (Mankato, Minnesota)

Team Stats and Rankings

Tot Yds & TO Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 294 4779 1127 4.2 308 352 592 3243 25 34 5.2 176 505 1536 10 3.0 102 51 17 30
Team Defense 306 4806 1034 4.6 278 240 442 2690 15 22 5.7 137 559 2116 20 3.8 120 43 21 21
Lg Rank Offense 12 17 7 1 2 3 27 19 28 28 25 28 26 10
Lg Rank Defense 20 14 12 19 19 9 13 15 11 10 21 12 8 3

Team Games & Schedule

Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date OT Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 3 boxscore L 0-1 @ New Orleans Saints 24 31 28 424 269 155 6 19 321 183 138 1
2 Mon September 11 boxscore W OT 1-1 Denver Broncos 12 9 13 206 105 101 3 18 231 129 102 6
3 Sun September 17 boxscore L 1-2 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 10 16 15 219 146 73 5 10 155 63 92 1
4 Mon September 25 boxscore W 2-2 @ Chicago Bears 24 20 17 295 142 153 2 23 278 188 90 3
5 Sun October 1 boxscore W 3-2 @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers 24 7 19 319 208 111 1 18 370 283 87 3
6 Sun October 8 boxscore L 3-3 @ Seattle Seahawks 28 29 28 391 274 117 1 23 432 248 184 2
7 Sun October 15 boxscore L 3-4 Los Angeles Rams 17 34 13 167 125 42 2 23 326 146 180 3
8 Sun October 22 boxscore W 4-4 Green Bay Packers 21 7 22 294 234 60 1 14 247 118 129 2
9 Thu October 26 boxscore W 5-4 @ Dallas Cowboys 21 10 21 281 137 144 13 239 147 92 4
10 Sun November 5 boxscore W 6-4 Detroit Lions 17 7 22 312 188 124 5 11 175 105 70 3
11 Sun November 12 boxscore W 7-4 Chicago Bears 17 14 18 313 223 90 3 15 233 47 186 4
12 Sun November 19 boxscore L 7-5 San Diego Chargers 7 13 17 272 209 63 4 19 287 163 124 3
13 Sun November 26 boxscore T OT 7-5-1 @ Green Bay Packers 10 10 15 293 182 111 5 16 318 164 154 3
14 Sun December 3 boxscore W 8-5-1 Philadelphia Eagles 28 27 23 369 289 80 3 18 376 213 163 1
15 Sat December 9 boxscore L 8-6-1 @ Detroit Lions 14 45 16 235 213 22 3 22 507 350 157 2
16 Sun December 17 boxscore L 8-7-1 @ Oakland Raiders 20 27 21 389 299 90 7 16 311 143 168 2
Playoffs
Division Sun December 31 boxscore L 8-8-1 @ Los Angeles Rams 10 34 12 244 208 36 2 25 409 209 200 1

Passing

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
No. Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate QBR Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk% 4QC GWD
10 Fran Tarkenton 38 QB 16 16 8-7-1 345 572 60.3 3468 25 4.4 32 5.6 58 6.1 4.4 10.1 216.8 68.9 27 254 5.37 3.80 4.5 2 1
9 Tommy Kramer 23 4 0 5 16 31.3 50 0 0.0 1 6.3 19 3.1 0.3 10.0 12.5 15.1 1 11 2.29 -0.35 5.9 0 1
19 Bob Lee 33 3 0 2 4 50.0 10 0 0.0 1 25.0 6 2.5 -8.8 5.0 3.3 16.7 2 20 -1.67 -9.17 33.3
Team Total 27.8 16 8-7-1 352 592 59.5 3528 25 4.2 34 5.7 58 6.0 4.2 10.0 220.5 66.6 30 285 5.21 3.56 4.8 2 2
Opp Total 16 240 442 54.3 2917 15 3.4 22 5.0 6.6 5.04 12.2 182.3 65.4 33 227 5.7 4.2 6.9

Rushing & Receiving

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Rushing Receiving
No. Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
44 Chuck Foreman 28 FB 14 14 237 749 5 21 3.2 53.5 16.9 61 396 6.5 2 20 4.4 28.3 1145 7 8
34 Rickey Young 25 RB 16 16 134 417 1 16 3.1 26.1 8.4 88 704 8.0 5 48 5.5 44.0 1121 6 6
35 Robert Miller 25 rb 15 2 70 213 3 19 3.0 14.2 4.7 22 230 10.5 0 29 1.5 15.3 443 3 2
10 Fran Tarkenton 38 QB 16 16 24 -6 1 15 -0.3 -0.4 1.5 -6 1 7
39 Mark Kellar 26 16 0 11 34 0 5 3.1 2.1 0.7 3 -5 -1.7 0 8 0.2 -0.3 29 0 1
48 Sammy Johnson 26 3 0 11 41 0 17 3.7 13.7 3.7 41 0 0
33 Brent McClanahan 27 13 0 10 26 0 22 2.6 2.0 0.8 2 11 5.5 0 7 0.2 0.8 37 0 1
85 Sammy White 24 WR 16 16 5 30 0 16 6.0 1.9 0.3 53 741 14.0 9 33 3.3 46.3 771 9 1
8 Greg Coleman 24 P 9 0 2 22 0 17 11.0 2.4 0.2 22 0 0
9 Tommy Kramer 23 4 0 1 10 0 10 10.0 2.5 0.3 10 0 0
28 Ahmad Rashad* 29 WR 16 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 66 769 11.7 8 58 4.1 48.1 769 8 2
38 Bob Tucker 33 TE 16 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 47 540 11.5 0 35 2.9 33.8 540 0 2
84 Steve Craig 27 16 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 31 7.8 0 9 0.3 1.9 31 0 0
83 Stu Voigt 30 15 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 52 13.0 0 27 0.3 3.5 52 0 0
87 Kevin Miller 23 KR/PR 16 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 35 35.0 1 35 0.1 2.2 35 1 3
80 Harry Washington 22 10 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 24 24.0 0 24 0.1 2.4 24 0 0
Team Total 27.8 16 505 1536 10 22 3.0 96.0 31.6 352 3528 10.0 25 58 22.0 220.5 5064 35 34
Opp Total 16 559 2116 20 3.8 132.3 34.9 240 2690 11.2 15 15.0 168.1 4806 35 35

Kick & Punt Returns

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
87 Kevin Miller 23 KR/PR 16 0 48 239 0 47 5.0 40 854 0 38 21.4 1128
80 Harry Washington 22 10 0 4 71 0 20 17.8 95
85 Sammy White 24 WR 16 16 1 0 0 0 0.0 3 50 0 20 16.7 821
33 Brent McClanahan 27 13 0 3 38 0 24 12.7 75
35 Robert Miller 25 rb 15 2 2 23 0 13 11.5 466
84 Steve Craig 27 16 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 31
39 Mark Kellar 26 16 0 1 13 0 13 13.0 42
34 Rickey Young 25 RB 16 16 1 8 0 8 8.0 1129
Team Total 27.8 16 49 239 0 47 4.9 55 1057 0 38 19.2 6360
Opp Total 16 52 0 61 1297 0 21.3

Kicking & Punting

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
No. Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
7 Rick Danmeier 26 K 16 0 1 1 5 4 5 3 8 4 19 12 63.2% 37 36 97.3%
8 Greg Coleman 24 P 9 0 51 1991 61 1 39.0
5 Mike Wood 24 k 7 0 31 1100 47 2 35.5
Team Total 27.8 16 1 1 5 4 5 3 8 4 19 12 63.2% 37 36 97.3% 82 3091 61 3 37.7
Opp Total 16 19 13 68.4% 39 33 84.6% 92 3330 36.2

Defense & Fumbles

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
No. Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
10 Fran Tarkenton 38 QB 16 16 0 7 7 -7 0
20 Bobby Bryant 34 RCB 16 16 7 69 0 23 0 0 1 0 0 0
44 Chuck Foreman 28 FB 14 14 0 8 0 0 0
54 Fred McNeill 26 RLB 16 15 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 39 0
34 Rickey Young 25 RB 16 16 0 6 2 0 0
59 Matt Blair* 28 LLB 16 16 3 28 0 20 0 0 0 3 49 1
45 Tom Hannon 23 FS 16 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
43 Nate Wright 32 LCB 16 16 5 58 0 30 0
35 Robert Miller 25 rb 15 2 0 2 2 4 0
81 Carl Eller 36 lde 14 7 0 0 3 0 0
87 Kevin Miller 23 KR/PR 16 0 0 3 0 0 0
28 Ahmad Rashad* 29 WR 16 16 0 2 1 0 0
29 Phil Wise 29 SS 16 16 2 21 0 14 0 0 0 1 20 0
75 Randy Holloway 23 16 0 0 0 2 0 0
70 Jim Marshall 41 RDE 16 16 0 0 2 0 0
38 Bob Tucker 33 TE 16 16 0 2 0 0 0
68 Charles Goodrum 28 LG 16 16 0 0 1 0 0
39 Mark Kellar 26 16 0 0 1 0 0 0
33 Brent McClanahan 27 13 0 0 1 0 0 0
77 Mark Mullaney 25 LDE 15 9 0 0 1 0 0
27 John Turner 22 14 0 1 15 0 15 0
72 James White 25 RDT 16 10 0 0 1 0 0
85 Sammy White 24 WR 16 16 0 1 0 0 0
Team Total 27.8 16 22 192 0 30 0 0 34 35 105 1
Opp Total 16 30 35 14

Scoring Summary

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
No. Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
7 Rick Danmeier 26 K 16 0 36 12 72
85 Sammy White 24 WR 16 16 9 9 54
28 Ahmad Rashad* 29 WR 16 16 8 8 48
44 Chuck Foreman 28 FB 14 14 5 2 7 42
34 Rickey Young 25 RB 16 16 1 5 6 36
35 Robert Miller 25 rb 15 2 3 3 18
59 Matt Blair* 28 LLB 16 16 1 1 6
54 Fred McNeill 26 RLB 16 15 1 1 6
87 Kevin Miller 23 KR/PR 16 0 1 1 6
10 Fran Tarkenton 38 QB 16 16 1 1 6
Team Total 27.8 16 10 25 1 1 37 36 12 294
Opp Total 16 20 15 33 13 306