1978 Minnesota Vikings

The Minnesota Vikings beat the Detroit Lions, 17 to 7, on November 5, 1978.

Final

DET

Lions

3-7-0

7

MIN

Vikings

6-4-0

17

1

0

0

2

7

3

3

0

7

4

0

7

Total

7

17

2nd quarter

DET

MIN

Vikings

Rick Danmeier 32-yard field goal

0

3

Lions

Luther Blue 9-yard pass from Gary Danielson (Benny Ricardo kick)

7

3

3rd quarter

DET

MIN

Vikings

Sammy White 21-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Rick Danmeier kick)

7

10

4th quarter

DET

MIN

Vikings

Chuck Foreman 1-yard run (Rick Danmeier kick)

7

17

Lions

Vikings

1st Downs

11

22

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

50

80

Total Yards

175

312

Yards per play

3.5

3.9

Passing

105

188

Comp - Att

18 - 30

18 - 29

Yards per pass

3.3

5.9

Interceptions thrown

0

4

Sacks - Yards lost

2 - 22

3 - 23

Rushing

70

124

Rushing Attempts

18

48

Yards per rush

3.9

2.6

Penalties

4

9

Turnovers

3

5

Fumbles lost

3

1

Interceptions

0

4

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
G. Danielson
18
30
127
4.2
1
0
80.8
Team
18
30
105
4.2
1
0
2
80.8

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
D. Bussey
7
28
4.0
0
H. King
6
19
3.2
0
D. Hill
1
13
13.0
0
L. Gaines
4
10
2.5
0
Team
18
70
3.9
0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
H. King
7
41
5.9
0
D. Hill
3
33
11.0
0
F. Scott
3
26
8.7
0
D. Bussey
3
11
3.7
0
L. Blue
1
9
9.0
1
J. Thompson
1
7
7.0
0
Team
18
127
4.2
1
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
3
3
1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team
3.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
B. Ricardo
0
0
1
1
Team
0
0
1
1

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
T. Skladany
7
291
41.6
Team
7
291
41.6

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
N. Terry
4
81
20.3
0
J. Thompson
0
10
0
Team
4
91
22.8
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
J. Thompson
1
3
3.0
0
Team
1
3
3.0
0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
F. Tarkenton
18
27
211
7.8
1
3
63.0
B. Lee
0
2
0
0.0
0
1
0.0
Team
18
29
188
7.3
1
4
3
56.0

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
R. Young
17
75
4.4
0
C. Foreman
20
35
1.8
1
S. Johnson
5
18
3.6
0
B. McClanahan
1
2
2.0
0
R. Miller
2
0
0.0
0
F. Tarkenton
3
-6
-2.0
0
Team
48
124
2.6
1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
S. White
4
64
16.0
1
R. Young
6
59
9.8
0
A. Rashad
3
45
15.0
0
B. Tucker
3
45
15.0
0
C. Foreman
2
-2
-1.0
0
Team
18
211
7.3
1
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
4
1
3

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team
2.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
R. Danmeier
1
1
2
5
Team
1
1
2
5

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
G. Coleman
2
86
43.0
Team
2
86
43.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
K. Miller
1
22
22.0
0
R. Miller
1
10
10.0
0
Team
2
32
16.0
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
K. Miller
4
66
16.5
0
S. White
1
0
0.0
0
Team
5
66
13.2
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