Week 8
Final
GB
MIN2Q
0 - 7
C. Foreman 16-yard TD catch from F. Tarkenton.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
7 - 7
T. Middleton 3-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
7 - 14
A. Rashad 4-yard TD catch from F. Tarkenton.
Touchdown
Made XP
4Q
7 - 21
A. Rashad 15-yard TD catch from F. Tarkenton.
Touchdown
Made XP
Top Performers
Pass Yds
262
Tarkenton
MIN
Rush Yds
81
Middleton
GB
Rec Yds
73
Young
MIN
Scrim TD
2
Rashad
MIN
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
1978 NFC Central
| Team | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vikings | 8 | 7 | 1 | .531 |
 Packers | 8 | 7 | 1 | .531 |
 Lions | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 |
 Bears | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 |
 Buccaneers | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 |
Game Summary
The Minnesota Vikings decisively defeated the Green Bay Packers, 21 to 7, on October 22, 1978.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Whitehurst #17 | 18/30 | 120 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 54.9 |
D. Sproul #16 | 2/2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 118.8 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Tarkenton #10 | 26/43 | 262 | 6.1 | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 101.1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Middleton #34 | 15 | 81 | 5.4 | 1 | 28 |
B. Smith #33 | 7 | 32 | 4.6 | 0 | 8 |
E. Torkelson #26 | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 6 |
D. Whitehurst #17 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Foreman #44 | 24 | 46 | 1.9 | 0 | 11 |
R. Young #34 | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 |
G. Coleman #8 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
B. McClanahan #33 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
S. Johnson #48 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
F. Tarkenton #10 | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -2 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Smith #33 | 0/0 | 54 | 9.0 | 0 | 17 |
R. McGeorge #81 | 0/0 | 40 | 10.0 | 0 | 18 |
J. Lofton #80 | 0/0 | 38 | 9.5 | 0 | 17 |
T. Middleton #34 | 0/0 | 14 | 2.8 | 0 | 13 |
S. Odom #84 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Young #34 | 0/0 | 73 | 10.4 | 0 | 28 |
S. White #85 | 0/0 | 66 | 13.2 | 0 | 19 |
A. Rashad #28 | 0/0 | 56 | 9.3 | 2 | 15 |
C. Foreman #44 | 0/0 | 47 | 6.7 | 1 | 16 |
B. Tucker #38 | 0/0 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Wise #27 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Marcol #13 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Danmeier #7 | 0/1 | 3/3 | 3 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Beverly #11 | 9 | 276 | 30.7 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Coleman #8 | 6 | 252 | 42.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Odom #84 | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 0 | 0 |
J. Culbreath #31 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Miller #87 | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Odom #84 | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Miller #87 | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Whitehurst #17 | 18/30 | 120 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 54.9 |
D. Sproul #16 | 2/2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 118.8 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Middleton #34 | 15 | 81 | 5.4 | 1 | 28 |
B. Smith #33 | 7 | 32 | 4.6 | 0 | 8 |
E. Torkelson #26 | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 6 |
D. Whitehurst #17 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Smith #33 | 0/0 | 54 | 9.0 | 0 | 17 |
R. McGeorge #81 | 0/0 | 40 | 10.0 | 0 | 18 |
J. Lofton #80 | 0/0 | 38 | 9.5 | 0 | 17 |
T. Middleton #34 | 0/0 | 14 | 2.8 | 0 | 13 |
S. Odom #84 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Marcol #13 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Beverly #11 | 9 | 276 | 30.7 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Odom #84 | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 0 | 0 |
J. Culbreath #31 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Odom #84 | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Tarkenton #10 | 26/43 | 262 | 6.1 | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 101.1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Foreman #44 | 24 | 46 | 1.9 | 0 | 11 |
R. Young #34 | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 |
G. Coleman #8 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
B. McClanahan #33 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
S. Johnson #48 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
F. Tarkenton #10 | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -2 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Young #34 | 0/0 | 73 | 10.4 | 0 | 28 |
S. White #85 | 0/0 | 66 | 13.2 | 0 | 19 |
A. Rashad #28 | 0/0 | 56 | 9.3 | 2 | 15 |
C. Foreman #44 | 0/0 | 47 | 6.7 | 1 | 16 |
B. Tucker #38 | 0/0 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Wise #27 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Danmeier #7 | 0/1 | 3/3 | 3 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Coleman #8 | 6 | 252 | 42.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Miller #87 | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Miller #87 | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 |
247
Total Yds
294
118
Pass Yds
234
129
Rush Yds
60
62
Total Plays
77
4
Yards Per Play
3.8
3.2
Yards Per Pass
5.2
5.2
Yards Per Rush
1.9
14
1st Downs
22
9
Punts
6
2
Turnovers
1
1
Interceptions Thrown
0
1
Fumbles Lost
1
10
Penalties
10
2.0
Sacks
5.0
0
D/ST TD
0
