Week 2
Final
DEN
MIN1Q
0 - 3
R. Danmeier 24-yard field goal.
FG Made
3Q
0 - 6
R. Danmeier 46-yard field goal.
FG Made
3Q
0 - 9
R. Danmeier 21-yard field goal.
FG Made
4Q
6 - 9
J. Keyworth 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Missed XP
4Q
9 - 9
J. Turner 25-yard field goal.
FG Made
OT
9 - 12
R. Danmeier 44-yard field goal.
FG Made
Top Performers
Pass Yds
98
Tarkenton
MIN
Rush Yds
64
Armstrong
DEN
Rec Yds
53
Moses
DEN
Scrim TD
1
Keyworth
DEN
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
1978 AFC West
DEN MIN
Broncos 
Raiders 
Seahawks 
Chargers 
Chiefs | 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 Denver Broncos, 12 to 9, on September 11, 1978.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Morton #14 | 9/21 | 90 | 4.3 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 16.1 |
N. Weese #14 | 6/11 | 81 | 7.4 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 40.3 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Tarkenton #10 | 13/27 | 98 | 3.6 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 | 17.7 |
T. Kramer #9 | 2/7 | 22 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 40.2 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
O. Armstrong #24 | 14 | 64 | 4.6 | 0 | 11 |
L. Perrin #33 | 7 | 22 | 3.1 | 0 | 11 |
J. Keyworth #32 | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 1 | 4 |
L. Canada #35 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
C. Morton #14 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Foreman #44 | 22 | 59 | 2.7 | 0 | 9 |
R. Young #34 | 7 | 16 | 2.3 | 0 | 4 |
R. Miller #35 | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | 4 |
T. Kramer #9 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
F. Tarkenton #10 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Moses #25 | 0/0 | 53 | 17.7 | 0 | 18 |
R. Odoms #88 | 0/0 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | 28 |
R. Upchurch #80 | 0/0 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | 12 |
J. Keyworth #32 | 0/0 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | 20 |
R. Egloff #85 | 0/0 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
O. Armstrong #24 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Miller #35 | 0/0 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | 14 |
C. Foreman #44 | 0/0 | 28 | 7.0 | 0 | 13 |
S. White #85 | 0/0 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 14 |
R. Young #34 | 0/0 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 7 |
A. Rashad #28 | 0/0 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 5 |
B. Tucker #38 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Rizzo #59 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
B. Thompson #36 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
L. Wright #20 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Wright #43 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
B. Bryant #20 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
T. Hannon #45 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Turner #15 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 3 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Danmeier #7 | 4/4 | 0/0 | 12 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Dilts #10 | 4 | 132 | 33.0 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Wood #16 | 5 | 182 | 36.4 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Perrin #33 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Preston #46 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Schultz #86 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. McClanahan #33 | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Upchurch #80 | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Miller #87 | 2 | -6 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Morton #14 | 9/21 | 90 | 4.3 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 16.1 |
N. Weese #14 | 6/11 | 81 | 7.4 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 40.3 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
O. Armstrong #24 | 14 | 64 | 4.6 | 0 | 11 |
L. Perrin #33 | 7 | 22 | 3.1 | 0 | 11 |
J. Keyworth #32 | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 1 | 4 |
L. Canada #35 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
C. Morton #14 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Moses #25 | 0/0 | 53 | 17.7 | 0 | 18 |
R. Odoms #88 | 0/0 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | 28 |
R. Upchurch #80 | 0/0 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | 12 |
J. Keyworth #32 | 0/0 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | 20 |
R. Egloff #85 | 0/0 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
O. Armstrong #24 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Rizzo #59 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
B. Thompson #36 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
L. Wright #20 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Turner #15 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 3 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Dilts #10 | 4 | 132 | 33.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Perrin #33 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Preston #46 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Schultz #86 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Upchurch #80 | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Tarkenton #10 | 13/27 | 98 | 3.6 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 | 17.7 |
T. Kramer #9 | 2/7 | 22 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 40.2 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Foreman #44 | 22 | 59 | 2.7 | 0 | 9 |
R. Young #34 | 7 | 16 | 2.3 | 0 | 4 |
R. Miller #35 | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | 4 |
T. Kramer #9 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
F. Tarkenton #10 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Miller #35 | 0/0 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | 14 |
C. Foreman #44 | 0/0 | 28 | 7.0 | 0 | 13 |
S. White #85 | 0/0 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 14 |
R. Young #34 | 0/0 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 7 |
A. Rashad #28 | 0/0 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 5 |
B. Tucker #38 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Wright #43 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
B. Bryant #20 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
T. Hannon #45 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Danmeier #7 | 4/4 | 0/0 | 12 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Wood #16 | 5 | 182 | 36.4 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. McClanahan #33 | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Miller #87 | 2 | -6 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
231
Total Yds
206
129
Pass Yds
105
102
Rush Yds
101
67
Total Plays
72
3.4
Yards Per Play
2.9
3.4
Yards Per Pass
2.9
3.5
Yards Per Rush
2.8
18
1st Downs
13
4
Punts
6
6
Turnovers
3
3
Interceptions Thrown
3
3
Fumbles Lost
0
6
Penalties
7
2.0
Sacks
6.0
0
D/ST TD
0
