Vikings 14-7 Falcons (Oct 30, 1977)

MIN

ATL

1

0

2

7

3

0

4

7

0

14

7

2Q

0 - 7

G. McCrary 49-yard TD catch from S. Hunter.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

7 - 7

S. White 54-yard TD catch from F. Tarkenton.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

14 - 7

B. Tucker 6-yard TD catch from F. Tarkenton.

Touchdown

Made XP

Top Performers

Pass Yds

235

Tarkenton

MIN

Rush Yds

91

Foreman

MIN

Rec Yds

93

Rashad

MIN

Scrim TD

1

Tucker

MIN

Matchup

Pass Rush Rec

Fran Tarkenton

MIN QB #10

Scott Hunter

ATL QB #16

235

Pass Yds

69

2

Pass TD

1

3

Int

1

MIN

Team Stats

ATL

357

Total Yds

212

17

1st Downs

10

5

Turnovers

2

1977 NFC Central

MIN ATL

Team	W	L	PCT
Vikings	9	5	.643
Bears	9	5	.643
Lions	6	8	.429
Packers	4	10	.286
Buccaneers	2	12	.143

Team	W	L	PCT
Rams	10	4	.714
Falcons	7	7	.500
49ers	5	9	.357
Saints	3	11	.214

Game Summary

The Atlanta Falcons fell to the Minnesota Vikings, 14 to 7, on October 30, 1977.

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Fran Tarkenton F. Tarkenton #10	16/26	235	9.0	2	3	0-0	77.1

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Scott Hunter S. Hunter #16	7/18	69	3.8	1	1	0-0	45.8
Steve Bartkowski S. Bartkowski #10	1/3	13	4.3	0	1	0-0	8.3

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	Long
Chuck Foreman C. Foreman #44	23	91	4.0	51
Brent McClanahan B. McClanahan #33	8	39	4.9	8
Robert Miller R. Miller #35	4	13	3.3	4
Mark Kellar M. Kellar #39	5	4	0.8	4
Fran Tarkenton F. Tarkenton #10	1	-2	-2.0	-2

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	Long
Haskel Stanback H. Stanback #24	12	58	4.8	28
Woody Thompson W. Thompson #48	9	51	5.7	16
Scott Hunter S. Hunter #16	4	14	3.5	0
Monroe Eley M. Eley #46	9	11	1.2	6

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Ahmad Rashad A. Rashad #28	0/0	93	13.3	0	37
Sammy White S. White #85	0/0	79	39.5	1	54
Bob Tucker B. Tucker #38	0/0	28	9.3	1	14
Brent McClanahan B. McClanahan #33	0/0	18	18.0	0	18
Stu Voigt S. Voigt #83	0/0	7	7.0	0	7
Chuck Foreman C. Foreman #44	0/0	7	7.0	0	7
Robert Miller R. Miller #35	0/0	3	3.0	0	3

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Greg McCrary G. McCrary #88	0/0	48	24.0	1	49
Alfred Jenkins A. Jenkins #84	0/0	22	11.0	0	17
Haskel Stanback H. Stanback #24	0/0	9	3.0	0	13
Wally Francis W. Francis #89	0/0	3	3.0	0	3

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Fred McNeill F. McNeill #54	0-0	0	0	1	0	0
Bobby Bryant B. Bryant #20	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Rolland Lawrence R. Lawrence #22	0-0	0	0	2	0	0
Ray Easterling R. Easterling #32	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Fred Cox F. Cox #14	0/2	2/2	2	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Nick Mike-Mayer N. Mike-Mayer #12	0/2	1/1	1	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Neil Clabo N. Clabo #12	4	169	42.3	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
John James J. James #6	9	394	43.8	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Manfred Moore M. Moore #45	2	79	39.5	0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Tom Moriarty T. Moriarty #45	2	25	12.5	0	0
Karl Farmer K. Farmer #80	1	19	19.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Manfred Moore M. Moore #45	4	40	10.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Rolland Lawrence R. Lawrence #22	3	17	5.7	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Fran Tarkenton F. Tarkenton #10	16/26	235	9.0	2	3	0-0	77.1

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	Long
Chuck Foreman C. Foreman #44	23	91	4.0	51
Brent McClanahan B. McClanahan #33	8	39	4.9	8
Robert Miller R. Miller #35	4	13	3.3	4
Mark Kellar M. Kellar #39	5	4	0.8	4
Fran Tarkenton F. Tarkenton #10	1	-2	-2.0	-2

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Ahmad Rashad A. Rashad #28	0/0	93	13.3	0	37
Sammy White S. White #85	0/0	79	39.5	1	54
Bob Tucker B. Tucker #38	0/0	28	9.3	1	14
Brent McClanahan B. McClanahan #33	0/0	18	18.0	0	18
Stu Voigt S. Voigt #83	0/0	7	7.0	0	7
Chuck Foreman C. Foreman #44	0/0	7	7.0	0	7
Robert Miller R. Miller #35	0/0	3	3.0	0	3

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Fred McNeill F. McNeill #54	0-0	0	0	1	0	0
Bobby Bryant B. Bryant #20	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Fred Cox F. Cox #14	0/2	2/2	2	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Neil Clabo N. Clabo #12	4	169	42.3	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Manfred Moore M. Moore #45	2	79	39.5	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Manfred Moore M. Moore #45	4	40	10.0	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Scott Hunter S. Hunter #16	7/18	69	3.8	1	1	0-0	45.8
Steve Bartkowski S. Bartkowski #10	1/3	13	4.3	0	1	0-0	8.3

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	Long
Haskel Stanback H. Stanback #24	12	58	4.8	28
Woody Thompson W. Thompson #48	9	51	5.7	16
Scott Hunter S. Hunter #16	4	14	3.5	0
Monroe Eley M. Eley #46	9	11	1.2	6

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Greg McCrary G. McCrary #88	0/0	48	24.0	1	49
Alfred Jenkins A. Jenkins #84	0/0	22	11.0	0	17
Haskel Stanback H. Stanback #24	0/0	9	3.0	0	13
Wally Francis W. Francis #89	0/0	3	3.0	0	3

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Rolland Lawrence R. Lawrence #22	0-0	0	0	2	0	0
Ray Easterling R. Easterling #32	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Nick Mike-Mayer N. Mike-Mayer #12	0/2	1/1	1	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
John James J. James #6	9	394	43.8	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Tom Moriarty T. Moriarty #45	2	25	12.5	0	0
Karl Farmer K. Farmer #80	1	19	19.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Rolland Lawrence R. Lawrence #22	3	17	5.7	0	0

MIN

ATL

1

0

2

7

3

0

4

7

0

14

7

MIN

Team Stats

ATL

357

Total Yds

212

Pass Yds

78

145

Rush Yds

134

69

Total Plays

56

5.2

Yards Per Play

3.8

7.6

Yards Per Pass

3.5

Yards Per Rush

3.9

17

1st Downs

10

4

Punts

9

5

Turnovers

2

3

Interceptions Thrown

2

Fumbles Lost

0

6

Penalties

6

1.0

Sacks

2.0

0

D/ST TD

0

5-2 MIN

ATL 4-3

Top Performers

Matchup

Team Stats

1977 NFC Central

Game Summary

Team Stats