Vikings 14-45 Lions (Dec 9, 1978)

MIN

DET

1

0

14

2

7

14

3

7

3

4

0

14

45

1Q

0 - 7

H. King 34-yard TD catch from G. Danielson.

Touchdown

Made XP

1Q

0 - 14

L. Thompson 5-yard TD catch from G. Danielson.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

7 - 14

R. Miller 1-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

7 - 21

L. Thompson 17-yard TD catch from G. Danielson.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

7 - 28

L. Thompson 45-yard TD catch from G. Danielson.

Touchdown

Made XP

3Q

14 - 28

K. Miller 34-yard TD catch from F. Tarkenton.

Touchdown

Made XP

3Q

14 - 31

B. Ricardo 30-yard field goal.

FG Made

4Q

14 - 38

H. King 5-yard TD catch from G. Danielson.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

14 - 45

L. Bradley 76-yard TD interception return.

Touchdown

Made XP

Top Performers

Pass Yds

352

Danielson

DET

Rush Yds

77

Bussey

DET

Rec Yds

93

Thompson

DET

Scrim TD

3

Thompson

DET

Matchup

Pass Rush Rec

Fran Tarkenton

MIN QB #10

Gary Danielson

DET QB #16

231

Pass Yds

352

1

Pass TD

5

2

Int

1

MIN

Team Stats

DET

235

Total Yds

507

Possession

16

1st Downs

22

/

3rd Down

/

Red Zone

/

3

Turnovers

2

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 Detroit Lions crushed the Minnesota Vikings, 45 to 14, on December 9, 1978.

Game Info

November 21, 2024

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Fran Tarkenton F. Tarkenton #10	18/34	231	6.8	1	2	0-0	59.8
Bob Lee B. Lee #19	2/2	10	5.0	0	0	0-0	87.5

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Gary Danielson G. Danielson #16	26/33	352	10.7	5	1	0-0	138.1

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Chuck Foreman C. Foreman #44	7	13	1.9	0	9
Rickey Young R. Young #34	7	7	1.0	0	6
Robert Miller R. Miller #35	2	3	1.5	1	2
Brent McClanahan B. McClanahan #33	1	0	0.0	0	0
Fran Tarkenton F. Tarkenton #10	1	-1	-1.0	0	-1

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	Long
Dexter Bussey D. Bussey #24	13	77	5.9	29
Lawrence Gaines L. Gaines #38	6	29	4.8	9
Horace King H. King #25	5	17	3.4	11
Gary Danielson G. Danielson #16	1	15	15.0	15
Rick Kane R. Kane #32	3	11	3.7	5
Tony Daykin T. Daykin #55	1	8	8.0	8
Joe Reed J. Reed #14	1	0	0.0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Bob Tucker B. Tucker #38	0/0	73	14.6	0	35
Sammy White S. White #85	0/0	43	21.5	0	32
Robert Miller R. Miller #35	0/0	36	12.0	0	15
Kevin Miller K. Miller #87	0/0	35	35.0	1	35
Ahmad Rashad A. Rashad #28	0/0	29	9.7	0	11
Chuck Foreman C. Foreman #44	0/0	20	10.0	0	12
Brent McClanahan B. McClanahan #33	0/0	4	4.0	0	4
Rickey Young R. Young #34	0/0	1	0.3	0	2

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Leonard Thompson L. Thompson #39	0/0	93	18.6	3	45
Luther Blue L. Blue #89	0/0	77	12.8	0	23
Horace King H. King #25	0/0	63	10.5	2	34
Freddie Scott F. Scott #87	0/0	50	16.7	0	28
Rick Kane R. Kane #32	0/0	40	13.3	0	26
David Hill D. Hill #81	0/0	29	9.7	0	16

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

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

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Luther Bradley L. Bradley #27	0-0	0	0	1	0	0
Charlie Weaver C. Weaver #59	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Rick Danmeier R. Danmeier #7	0/0	2/2	2	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Benny Ricardo B. Ricardo #1	1/1	6/6	9	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Greg Coleman G. Coleman #8	6	240	40.0	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Tom Skladany T. Skladany #1	2	87	43.5	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Kevin Miller K. Miller #87	6	122	20.3	0	0
Harry Washington H. Washington #80	1	14	14.0	0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Rick Kane R. Kane #32	2	47	23.5	0	0
Ken Callicutt K. Callicutt #31	1	10	10.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Kevin Miller K. Miller #87	1	1	1.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Tony Leonard T. Leonard #42	4	59	14.8	0	0
Walt Williams W. Williams #21	1	1	1.0	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Fran Tarkenton F. Tarkenton #10	18/34	231	6.8	1	2	0-0	59.8
Bob Lee B. Lee #19	2/2	10	5.0	0	0	0-0	87.5

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Chuck Foreman C. Foreman #44	7	13	1.9	0	9
Rickey Young R. Young #34	7	7	1.0	0	6
Robert Miller R. Miller #35	2	3	1.5	1	2
Brent McClanahan B. McClanahan #33	1	0	0.0	0	0
Fran Tarkenton F. Tarkenton #10	1	-1	-1.0	0	-1

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Bob Tucker B. Tucker #38	0/0	73	14.6	0	35
Sammy White S. White #85	0/0	43	21.5	0	32
Robert Miller R. Miller #35	0/0	36	12.0	0	15
Kevin Miller K. Miller #87	0/0	35	35.0	1	35
Ahmad Rashad A. Rashad #28	0/0	29	9.7	0	11
Chuck Foreman C. Foreman #44	0/0	20	10.0	0	12
Brent McClanahan B. McClanahan #33	0/0	4	4.0	0	4
Rickey Young R. Young #34	0/0	1	0.3	0	2

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

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

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Rick Danmeier R. Danmeier #7	0/0	2/2	2	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Greg Coleman G. Coleman #8	6	240	40.0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Kevin Miller K. Miller #87	6	122	20.3	0	0
Harry Washington H. Washington #80	1	14	14.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Kevin Miller K. Miller #87	1	1	1.0	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Gary Danielson G. Danielson #16	26/33	352	10.7	5	1	0-0	138.1

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	Long
Dexter Bussey D. Bussey #24	13	77	5.9	29
Lawrence Gaines L. Gaines #38	6	29	4.8	9
Horace King H. King #25	5	17	3.4	11
Gary Danielson G. Danielson #16	1	15	15.0	15
Rick Kane R. Kane #32	3	11	3.7	5
Tony Daykin T. Daykin #55	1	8	8.0	8
Joe Reed J. Reed #14	1	0	0.0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Leonard Thompson L. Thompson #39	0/0	93	18.6	3	45
Luther Blue L. Blue #89	0/0	77	12.8	0	23
Horace King H. King #25	0/0	63	10.5	2	34
Freddie Scott F. Scott #87	0/0	50	16.7	0	28
Rick Kane R. Kane #32	0/0	40	13.3	0	26
David Hill D. Hill #81	0/0	29	9.7	0	16

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Luther Bradley L. Bradley #27	0-0	0	0	1	0	0
Charlie Weaver C. Weaver #59	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Benny Ricardo B. Ricardo #1	1/1	6/6	9	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Tom Skladany T. Skladany #1	2	87	43.5	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Rick Kane R. Kane #32	2	47	23.5	0	0
Ken Callicutt K. Callicutt #31	1	10	10.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Tony Leonard T. Leonard #42	4	59	14.8	0	0
Walt Williams W. Williams #21	1	1	1.0	0	0

MIN

DET

1

0

14

2

7

14

3

7

3

4

0

14

45

MIN

Team Stats

DET

235

Total Yds

507

213

Pass Yds

350

22

Rush Yds

157

0

Total Drives

0

56

Total Plays

64

4.2

Yards Per Play

7.9

5.6

Yards Per Pass

10.3

1.2

Yards Per Rush

5.2

Possession

0

Biggest Lead

0

16

1st Downs

22

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st Downs from Penalties

/

3rd Down

/

4th Down

/

Red Zone

/

6

Punts

2

3

Turnovers

2

Interceptions Thrown

1

Fumbles Lost

1

5

Penalties

8

1.0

Sacks

2.0

Tackles For Loss

0

D/ST TD

0

8-6 MIN

DET 6-9

Top Performers

Matchup

Team Stats

1978 NFC Central

Game Summary

Game Info

Team Stats