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1979 Minnesota Vikings

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Record: 7-9-0, Finished 3rd in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 259 points (16.2/g), 24th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 337 points (21.1/g), 17th.
 Differential of -78 points (-4.9/g), 22nd.
 Expected W-L: 5.6-10.4.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -8 (-0.5/g), 21st.

Coached by Bud Grant (7-9-0)

1979 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 2 box W 1-0 San Francisco 49ers 28 22 22 397 287 110 2 22 352 254 98 2
2 Sun September 9 box L 1-1 @ Chicago Bears 7 26 13 159 71 88 1 15 329 93 236 2
3 Sun September 16 box L 1-2 Miami Dolphins 12 27 14 243 106 137 4 22 319 183 136 3
4 Sun September 23 box W 2-2 Green Bay Packers 27 21 24 376 215 161 2 14 249 108 141 1
5 Sun September 30 box W 3-2 @ Detroit Lions 13 10 18 287 150 137 2 11 193 97 96 2
6 Sun October 7 box L 3-3 Dallas Cowboys 20 36 14 240 179 61 2 25 446 167 279 2
7 Mon October 15 box L 3-4 @ New York Jets 7 14 20 310 256 54 7 16 245 62 183
8 Sun October 21 box W 4-4 Chicago Bears 30 27 15 267 213 54 2 23 496 292 204 4
9 Sun October 28 box L 4-5 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 10 12 21 330 219 111 1 20 360 258 102 1
10 Sun November 4 box L 4-6 @ St. Louis Cardinals 7 37 23 333 263 70 4 29 467 142 325 3
11 Sun November 11 box L 4-7 @ Green Bay Packers 7 19 23 347 230 117 5 19 293 115 178 3
12 Sun November 18 box W 5-7 Detroit Lions 14 7 20 295 121 174 1 13 167 102 65 3
13 Sun November 25 box W 6-7 @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers 23 22 16 268 158 110 2 22 425 242 183 1
14 Sun December 2 box L 6-8 @ Los Angeles Rams 21 27 26 409 268 141 4 14 300 174 126 3
15 Sun December 9 box W 7-8 Buffalo Bills 10 3 12 189 104 85 1 18 291 186 105 2
16 Sun December 16 box L 7-9 @ New England Patriots 23 27 30 453 299 154 1 14 291 222 69 1

Team Stats and Rankings

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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 259 4903 1090 4.5 311 315 566 3139 23 24 5.2 168 487 1764 9 3.6 112 41 17 31
Team Defense 337 5223 1037 5.0 446 229 424 2697 14 22 5.9 133 583 2526 24 4.3 297 33 11 16
Lg Rank Offense 24 19 10 2 12 7 20 18 23 23 28 24 20 13
Lg Rank Defense 17 18 11 5 11 4 13 17 24 26 25 22 22 26

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Tommy Kramer 24 QB 16 16 7-9-0 315 566 55.7 3397 23 4.1 24 4.2 55 6.0 4.5 10.8 212.3 69.3 36 249 5.2 3.8 6.0
Team Total 27.4 16 7-9-0 315 566 55.7 3397 23 4.1 24 4.2 55 6.0 4.5 10.8 212.3 69.3 37 258 5.2 3.8 6.1
Opp Total 16 229 424 54.0 2697 14 3.3 22 5.2 6.4 4.4 11.8 168.6 63.0 30 268 5.9 3.5

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
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
Rickey Young 26 RB 16 16 188 708 3 26 3.8 44.3 11.8 72 519 7.2 4 18 4.5 32.4 1227 7 2
Ted Brown 22 FB 14 9 130 551 1 34 4.2 39.4 9.3 31 197 6.4 0 35 2.2 14.1 748 1 6
Chuck Foreman 29 12 0 87 223 2 16 2.6 18.6 7.3 19 147 7.7 0 22 1.6 12.3 370 2 4
Robert Miller 26 16 0 35 109 2 20 3.1 6.8 2.2 9 60 6.7 0 14 0.6 3.8 169 2 1
Tommy Kramer 24 QB 16 16 32 138 1 20 4.3 8.6 2.0 141 1 9
Brent McClanahan 28 16 0 14 29 0 9 2.1 1.8 0.9 10 57 5.7 0 9 0.6 3.6 86 0 0
Sammy White 25 WR 15 15 1 6 0 6 6.0 0.4 0.1 42 715 17.0 4 55 2.8 47.7 721 4 1
Ahmad Rashad* 30 WR 16 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 80 1156 14.5 9 52 5.0 72.3 1156 9 2
Bob Tucker 34 TE 16 15 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 24 223 9.3 2 21 1.5 13.9 223 2 1
Stu Voigt 31 16 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 15 139 9.3 2 18 0.9 8.7 139 2 1
Terry LeCount 23 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 6 119 19.8 2 36 0.5 9.9 119 2 0
Douglas Cunningham 24 6 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 5 50 10.0 0 15 0.8 8.3 50 0 0
Jimmy Edwards 27 RET 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 2 2.0 0 2 0.1 0.1 2 0 10
Robert Steele 23 16 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 10 10.0 0 10 0.1 0.6 10 0 0
Team Total 27.4 16 487 1764 9 34 3.6 110.3 30.4 315 3397 10.8 23 55 19.7 212.3 5161 32 40
Opp Total 16 583 2526 24 4.3 157.9 36.4 229 2697 11.8 14 14.3 168.6 5223 38 23

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Jimmy Edwards 27 RET 14 0 33 186 0 42 5.6 44 1103 0 83 25.1 1291
Kevin Miller 24 3 0 18 85 0 14 4.7 85
Ted Brown 22 FB 14 9 8 186 0 43 23.3 934
Brent McClanahan 28 16 0 3 53 0 20 17.7 139
Robert Miller 26 16 0 3 38 0 19 12.7 207
Keith Nord 22 16 0 3 11 0 7 3.7 11
Nate Allen 31 5 0 1 -1 0 -1 -1.0 -1
Bobby Bryant 35 RCB 14 14 1 7 0 7 7.0 7
Robert Steele 23 16 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 10
Scott Studwell 25 14 4 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
John Turner 23 LCB 16 16 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Stu Voigt 31 16 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 139
Team Total 27.4 16 57 288 0 42 5.1 61 1380 0 83 22.6 6829
Opp Total 16 48 0 59 1070 0 18.1

Kicking & Punting

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0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
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
Greg Coleman 25 P 16 0 90 3551 70 1 39.5
Rick Danmeier 27 K 16 0 5 3 7 5 10 5 22 13 59.1% 31 28 90.3%
Team Total 27.4 16 5 3 7 5 10 5 22 13 59.1% 31 28 90.3% 90 3551 70 1 39.5
Opp Total 16 24 15 62.5% 42 32 76.2% 93 3692 39.7

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Nate Allen 31 5 0 1 0 0 0
Tim Baylor 25 16 0 0 1 0 0
Matt Blair* 29 LLB 16 16 3 32 0 16 0 2 14 0
Ted Brown 22 FB 14 9 6 2 0 0
Bobby Bryant 35 RCB 14 14 2 50 0 29
Jimmy Edwards 27 RET 14 0 10 6 0 0
Chuck Foreman 29 12 0 4 1 0 0
Charles Goodrum 29 LG 15 9 0 2 0 0
Wes Hamilton 26 RG 16 16 0 1 0 0
Tom Hannon 24 SS 16 16 4 85 0 52 0 3 0 0
Jim Hough 23 lg 16 7 0 1 0 0
Kurt Knoff 25 fs 10 7 2 25 0 15
Tommy Kramer 24 QB 16 16 9 2 -6 0
Paul Krause 37 FS 16 8 3 49 0 18 0 1 0 0
Derrel Luce 27 16 0 0 2 0 0
Jim Marshall 42 RDE 16 16 0 1 7 0
Fred McNeill 27 RLB 16 15 0 1 0 0
Kevin Miller 24 3 0 1 1 0 0
Robert Miller 26 16 0 1 0 0 0
Keith Nord 22 16 0 1 1 0 0
Ahmad Rashad* 30 WR 16 16 2 0 0 0
Steve Riley 27 LT 16 16 0 1 0 0
Scott Studwell 25 14 4 1 18 0 18 0 1 6 0
Dennis Swilley 24 C 16 16 0 1 0 0
Bob Tucker 34 TE 16 15 1 0 0 0
John Turner 23 LCB 16 16 2 48 0 36 1 0 0 0
Stu Voigt 31 16 0 1 0 0 0
James White 26 RDT 16 16 0 1 1 0
Sammy White 25 WR 15 15 1 0 0 0
Nate Wright 33 10 0 4 44 0 32
Ron Yary 33 RT 16 16 0 1 0 0
Rickey Young 26 RB 16 16 2 0 0 0
Team Total 27.4 16 22 351 0 52 40 33 22 0
Opp Total 16 37 23 12 1

Scoring Summary

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Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Rick Danmeier 27 K 16 0 28 13 67
Ahmad Rashad* 30 WR 16 16 9 54
Rickey Young 26 RB 16 16 3 4 42
Sammy White 25 WR 15 15 4 24
Chuck Foreman 29 12 0 2 12
Terry LeCount 23 12 0 2 12
Robert Miller 26 16 0 2 12
Bob Tucker 34 TE 16 15 2 12
Stu Voigt 31 16 0 2 12
Ted Brown 22 FB 14 9 1 6
Tommy Kramer 24 QB 16 16 1 6
Team Total 27.4 16 9 23 28 13 259
Opp Total 16 24 14 32 15 1 337