1979 Minnesota Vikings

The Minnesota Vikings squeaked out a win over the Chicago Bears, 30 to 27, on October 21, 1979.

Final

CHI

Bears

3-5-0

27

MIN

Vikings

4-4-0

30

1

7

3

2

7

7

3

3

7

4

10

13

Total

27

30

1st quarter

CHI

MIN

Vikings

Rick Danmeier 43-yard field goal

0

3

Bears

Brian Baschnagel 54-yard pass from Walter Payton (Bob Thomas kick)

7

3

2nd quarter

CHI

MIN

Bears

Walter Payton 2-yard pass from Bob Avellini (Bob Thomas kick)

14

3

Vikings

Sammy White 55-yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick)

14

10

3rd quarter

CHI

MIN

Vikings

Stu Voigt 3-yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick)

14

17

Bears

Bob Thomas 23-yard field goal

17

17

4th quarter

CHI

MIN

Bears

Bob Thomas 23-yard field goal

20

17

Bears

Walter Payton 2-yard run (Bob Thomas kick)

27

17

Vikings

Rickey Young 17-yard pass from Tommy Kramer (kick failed)

27

23

Vikings

Rickey Young 5-yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick)

27

30

Bears

Vikings

1st Downs

23

15

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

80

65

Total Yards

496

267

Yards per play

6.2

4.1

Passing

292

213

Comp - Att

16 - 30

19 - 43

Yards per pass

9.4

4.8

Interceptions thrown

3

1

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 10

1 - 5

Rushing

204

54

Rushing Attempts

49

21

Yards per rush

4.2

2.6

Penalties

8

7

Turnovers

4

2

Fumbles lost

1

1

Interceptions

3

1

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
M. Phipps
10
16
200
12.5
0
0
106.3
W. Payton
1
1
54
54.0
1
0
158.3
B. Avellini
5
13
48
3.7
1
3
35.6
Team
16
30
292
10.1
2
3
1
71.1

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
W. Payton
23
111
4.8
1
D. Williams
19
56
2.9
0
M. Phipps
4
17
4.3
0
W. McClendon
1
13
13.0
0
R. Earl
1
4
4.0
0
B. Avellini
1
3
3.0
0
Team
49
204
4.2
1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
B. Baschnagel
4
104
26.0
1
J. Scott
4
66
16.5
0
D. Williams
2
47
23.5
0
M. Cobb
2
32
16.0
0
G. Latta
2
27
13.5
0
W. Payton
2
26
13.0
1
Team
16
302
10.1
2
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
1
1
1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team
1.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
B. Thomas
2
2
3
9
Team
2
2
3
9

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
B. Parsons
6
254
42.3
Team
6
254
42.3

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
L. Walterscheid
2
51
25.5
0
R. Watts
3
20
6.7
0
W. McClendon
1
12
12.0
0
Team
6
83
13.8
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
L. Walterscheid
2
18
9.0
0
S. Schubert
1
9
9.0
0
Team
3
27
9.0
0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
T. Kramer
19
43
218
5.1
4
1
81.3
Team
19
43
213
5.1
4
1
1
81.3

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
C. Foreman
6
28
4.7
0
R. Young
6
17
2.8
0
T. Brown
8
14
1.8
0
T. Kramer
1
-5
-5.0
0
Team
21
54
2.6
0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
S. White
3
91
30.3
1
R. Young
10
61
6.1
2
B. Tucker
2
33
16.5
0
T. Brown
2
15
7.5
0
A. Rashad
1
15
15.0
0
S. Voigt
1
3
3.0
1
Team
19
218
5.1
4
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
2
1
1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team
1.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
R. Danmeier
1
1
3
6
Team
1
1
3
6

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
G. Coleman
9
342
38.0
Team
9
342
38.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
J. Edwards
5
171
34.2
0
B. McClanahan
1
18
18.0
0
Team
6
189
31.5
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
J. Edwards
5
46
9.2
0
Team
5
46
9.2
0

More Vikings Stats

Team Rankings

PPG

26.1

8th

OPP PPG

18.8

7th

RUSH YDS/G

114.1

21st

PASS YDS/G

243.3

11th

2024 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Lions Lions
7
1
0
.875
Vikings Vikings
6
2
0
.750
Packers Packers
6
3
0
.667
Bears Bears
4
4
0
.500
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
11/10
MIN MIN
@
JAX JAX
1:00 PM
Sun
11/17
MIN MIN
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM
Sun
11/24
MIN MIN
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
12/1
ARI ARI
@
MIN MIN
1:00 PM
Sun
12/8
ATL ATL
@
MIN MIN
1:00 PM
Last Game
MIN Vikings

6-2-0

21

Final

13

IND Colts

4-5-0

Sun 3 Nov 2024

NFL 2024 Leaders

NFL 2024 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2024

NFL 2024 Betting

NFL 2024 Division Standings

AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
7
2
0
.778
Jets Jets
3
6
0
.333
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
6
2
0
.750
Ravens Ravens
6
3
0
.667
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
6
3
0
.667
Colts Colts
4
5
0
.444
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
8
0
0
1.000
Chargers Chargers
5
3
0
.625
NFC East W L T PCT
Commanders Commanders
7
2
0
.778
Eagles Eagles
6
2
0
.750
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
7
1
0
.875
Vikings Vikings
6
2
0
.750
NFC South W L T PCT
Falcons Falcons
6
3
0
.667
Buccaneers Buccaneers
4
5
0
.444
NFC West W L T PCT
Cardinals Cardinals
5
4
0
.556
Rams Rams
4
4
0
.500

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
11/3
TB TB
@
KC KC
24-30
Sat
11/2
IND IND
@
MIN MIN
13-21
Sat
11/2
LAR LAR
@
SEA SEA
26-20
Sat
11/2
DET DET
@
GB GB
24-14
Sat
11/2
JAX JAX
@
PHI PHI
23-28

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
11/7
CIN CIN
@
BAL BAL
8:15 PM
Sun
11/10
NYG NYG
@
CAR CAR
9:30 AM
Sun
11/10
SF SF
@
TB TB
1:00 PM
Sun
11/10
ATL ATL
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Sun
11/10
DEN DEN
@
KC KC
1:00 PM