Week 11
Final
CHI
MIN1Q
7 - 0
W. Payton 2-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1Q
7 - 7
C. Foreman 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
7 - 14
C. Foreman 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
7 - 17
R. Danmeier 25-yard field goal.
FG Made
3Q
14 - 17
W. Payton 19-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
Top Performers
Pass Yds
245
Tarkenton
MIN
Rush Yds
127
Payton
CHI
Rec Yds
84
Young
MIN
Scrim TD
2
Payton
CHI
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 squeaked out a win over the Chicago Bears, 17 to 14, on November 12, 1978.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Phipps #15 | 8/18 | 66 | 3.7 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 | 14.8 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Tarkenton #10 | 24/37 | 245 | 6.6 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 72.5 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Payton #34 | 23 | 127 | 5.5 | 2 | 19 |
R. Harper #35 | 17 | 49 | 2.9 | 0 | 8 |
M. Phipps #15 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
B. Baschnagel #84 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Foreman #44 | 18 | 54 | 3.0 | 2 | 12 |
R. Miller #35 | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 0 | 13 |
R. Young #34 | 7 | 17 | 2.4 | 0 | 6 |
F. Tarkenton #10 | 4 | -6 | -1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Richards #83 | 0/0 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 15 |
J. Scott #89 | 0/0 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 |
R. Harper #35 | 0/0 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 9 |
W. Payton #34 | 0/0 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 11 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Young #34 | 0/0 | 84 | 9.3 | 0 | 16 |
S. White #85 | 0/0 | 46 | 11.5 | 0 | 17 |
B. Tucker #38 | 0/0 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | 24 |
C. Foreman #44 | 0/0 | 34 | 6.8 | 0 | 15 |
A. Rashad #28 | 0/0 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | 17 |
R. Miller #35 | 0/0 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Rives #57 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. McNeill #54 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
N. Wright #43 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
B. Bryant #20 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Thomas #16 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Danmeier #7 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Parsons #86 | 4 | 154 | 38.5 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Coleman #8 | 5 | 178 | 35.6 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Baschnagel #84 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Earl #81 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Gaines #36 | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Kellar #39 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Miller #87 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Washington #80 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V. Livers #24 | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 |
B. Baschnagel #84 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Miller #87 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Phipps #15 | 8/18 | 66 | 3.7 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 | 14.8 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Payton #34 | 23 | 127 | 5.5 | 2 | 19 |
R. Harper #35 | 17 | 49 | 2.9 | 0 | 8 |
M. Phipps #15 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
B. Baschnagel #84 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Richards #83 | 0/0 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 15 |
J. Scott #89 | 0/0 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 |
R. Harper #35 | 0/0 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 9 |
W. Payton #34 | 0/0 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 11 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Rives #57 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Thomas #16 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Parsons #86 | 4 | 154 | 38.5 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Baschnagel #84 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Earl #81 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Gaines #36 | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V. Livers #24 | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 |
B. Baschnagel #84 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Tarkenton #10 | 24/37 | 245 | 6.6 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 72.5 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Foreman #44 | 18 | 54 | 3.0 | 2 | 12 |
R. Miller #35 | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 0 | 13 |
R. Young #34 | 7 | 17 | 2.4 | 0 | 6 |
F. Tarkenton #10 | 4 | -6 | -1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Young #34 | 0/0 | 84 | 9.3 | 0 | 16 |
S. White #85 | 0/0 | 46 | 11.5 | 0 | 17 |
B. Tucker #38 | 0/0 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | 24 |
C. Foreman #44 | 0/0 | 34 | 6.8 | 0 | 15 |
A. Rashad #28 | 0/0 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | 17 |
R. Miller #35 | 0/0 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. McNeill #54 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
N. Wright #43 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
B. Bryant #20 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Danmeier #7 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Coleman #8 | 5 | 178 | 35.6 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Kellar #39 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Miller #87 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Washington #80 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Miller #87 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 |
233
Total Yds
313
47
Pass Yds
223
186
Rush Yds
90
63
Total Plays
72
3.7
Yards Per Play
4.3
2.2
Yards Per Pass
5.7
4.4
Yards Per Rush
2.7
15
1st Downs
18
4
Punts
6
4
Turnovers
3
3
Interceptions Thrown
1
1
Fumbles Lost
2
4
Penalties
5
2.0
Sacks
3.0
0
D/ST TD
0
