Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions - December 9th, 1978
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | |
| Detroit Lions | 14 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 45 |
Scoring
| Quarter | Tm | Detail | MIN | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lions | Horace King 34 yard pass from Gary Danielson (Benny Ricardo kick) | 0 | 7 |
| Lions | Leonard Thompson 5 yard pass from Gary Danielson (Benny Ricardo kick) | 0 | 14 | |
| 2 | Vikings | Robert Miller 1 yard rush (Rick Danmeier kick) | 7 | 14 |
| Lions | Leonard Thompson 17 yard pass from Gary Danielson (Benny Ricardo kick) | 7 | 21 | |
| Lions | Leonard Thompson 45 yard pass from Gary Danielson (Benny Ricardo kick) | 7 | 28 | |
| 3 | Vikings | Kevin Miller 34 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Rick Danmeier kick) | 14 | 28 |
| Lions | Benny Ricardo 30 yard field goal | 14 | 31 | |
| 4 | Lions | Horace King 5 yard pass from Gary Danielson (Benny Ricardo kick) | 14 | 38 |
| Lions | Luther Bradley 76 yard interception return (Benny Ricardo kick) | 14 | 45 |
Game Info
Team Stats
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Sk | Yds | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Fran Tarkenton | MIN | 18 | 34 | 231 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 35 | 59.8 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | ||||
| Bob Lee | MIN | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 87.5 | ||||||||
| Chuck Foreman | MIN | 7 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Rickey Young | MIN | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| Robert Miller | MIN | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 15 | |||||||||
| Brent McClanahan | MIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||
| Bob Tucker | MIN | 5 | 73 | 0 | 35 | |||||||||||||
| Sammy White | MIN | 2 | 43 | 0 | 32 | |||||||||||||
| Kevin Miller | MIN | 1 | 35 | 1 | 35 | |||||||||||||
| Ahmad Rashad | MIN | 3 | 29 | 0 | 11 | |||||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||||||
| Player | Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Sk | Yds | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Gary Danielson | DET | 26 | 33 | 352 | 5 | 1 | 45 | 138.1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | ||||||
| Horace King | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 63 | 2 | 34 | |
| Dexter Bussey | DET | 13 | 77 | 0 | 29 | |||||||||||||
| Lawrence Gaines | DET | 6 | 29 | 0 | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Rick Kane | DET | 3 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 26 | |||||||||
| Tony Daykin | DET | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | |||||||||||||
| Joe Reed | DET | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Leonard Thompson | DET | 5 | 93 | 3 | 45 | |||||||||||||
| Luther Blue | DET | 6 | 77 | 0 | 23 | |||||||||||||
| Freddie Scott | DET | 3 | 50 | 0 | 28 | |||||||||||||
| David Hill | DET | 3 | 29 | 0 | 16 | |||||||||||||
Defense
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