1978 Minnesota Vikings

The Minnesota Vikings decisively defeated the Green Bay Packers, 21 to 7, on October 22, 1978.

Final

GB

Packers

6-2-0

7

MIN

Vikings

4-4-0

21

1

0

0

2

7

14

3

0

0

4

0

7

Total

7

21

2nd quarter

GB

MIN

Vikings

Chuck Foreman 16-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Rick Danmeier kick)

0

7

Packers

Terdell Middleton 3-yard run (Chester Marcol kick)

7

7

Vikings

Ahmad Rashad 4-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Rick Danmeier kick)

7

14

4th quarter

GB

MIN

Vikings

Ahmad Rashad 15-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Rick Danmeier kick)

7

21

Packers

Vikings

1st Downs

14

22

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

62

77

Total Yards

247

294

Yards per play

4.0

3.8

Passing

118

234

Comp - Att

20 - 32

26 - 43

Yards per pass

3.2

5.2

Interceptions thrown

1

0

Sacks - Yards lost

5 - 34

2 - 28

Rushing

129

60

Rushing Attempts

25

32

Yards per rush

5.2

1.9

Penalties

10

10

Turnovers

2

1

Fumbles lost

1

1

Interceptions

1

0

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
D. Whitehurst
18
30
120
4.0
0
1
54.9
D. Sproul
2
2
32
16.0
0
0
118.8
Team
20
32
118
4.8
0
1
5
60.9

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
T. Middleton
15
81
5.4
1
B. Smith
7
32
4.6
0
E. Torkelson
2
8
4.0
0
D. Whitehurst
1
8
8.0
0
Team
25
129
5.2
1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
B. Smith
6
54
9.0
0
R. McGeorge
4
40
10.0
0
J. Lofton
4
38
9.5
0
T. Middleton
5
14
2.8
0
S. Odom
1
6
6.0
0
Team
20
152
4.8
0
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
2
1
1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team
2.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
C. Marcol
0
0
1
1
Team
0
0
1
1

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
D. Beverly
9
276
30.7
Team
9
276
30.7

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
S. Odom
3
68
22.7
0
J. Culbreath
1
19
19.0
0
Team
4
87
21.8
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
S. Odom
5
36
7.2
0
Team
5
36
7.2
0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
F. Tarkenton
26
43
262
6.1
3
0
101.1
Team
26
43
234
6.1
3
0
2
101.1

Rushing

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
R. Young
7
73
10.4
0
S. White
5
66
13.2
0
A. Rashad
6
56
9.3
2
C. Foreman
7
47
6.7
1
B. Tucker
1
20
20.0
0
Team
26
262
6.1
3
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
1
1
1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team
5.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
R. Danmeier
0
1
3
3
Team
0
1
3
3

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
G. Coleman
6
252
42.0
Team
6
252
42.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
K. Miller
1
27
27.0
0
Team
1
27
27.0
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
K. Miller
4
7
1.8
0
Team
4
7
1.8
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