1978 Minnesota Vikings

The Minnesota Vikings lost to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 16 to 10, on September 17, 1978.

Final

MIN

Vikings

1-2-0

10

1

3

7

2

6

0

3

7

0

4

0

3

Total

16

10

1st quarter

TB

MIN

Buccaneers

Neil O'Donoghue 42-yard field goal

3

0

Vikings

Ahmad Rashad 4-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Rick Danmeier kick)

3

7

2nd quarter

TB

MIN

Buccaneers

Ricky Bell 2-yard run (kick failed)

9

7

3rd quarter

TB

MIN

Buccaneers

Morris Owens 5-yard pass from Doug Williams (Neil O'Donoghue kick)

16

7

4th quarter

TB

MIN

Vikings

Rick Danmeier 47-yard field goal

16

10

Buccaneers

Vikings

1st Downs

10

15

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

59

69

Total Yards

155

219

Yards per play

2.6

3.2

Passing

63

146

Comp - Att

5 - 19

25 - 37

Yards per pass

3.3

3.6

Interceptions thrown

0

3

Sacks - Yards lost

0 - 0

4 - 43

Rushing

92

73

Rushing Attempts

40

28

Yards per rush

2.3

2.6

Penalties

11

8

Turnovers

1

5

Fumbles lost

1

2

Interceptions

0

3

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
D. Williams
5
19
63
3.3
1
0
58.4
Team
5
19
63
3.3
1
0
0
58.4

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
R. Bell
21
59
2.8
1
J. DuBose
15
37
2.5
0
D. Green
1
0
0.0
0
D. Williams
3
-4
-1.3
0
Team
40
92
2.3
1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
M. Owens
4
42
10.5
1
J. Giles
1
21
21.0
0
Team
5
63
3.3
1
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
2
1
2

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team
4.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
N. O'Donoghue
1
1
1
4
Team
1
1
1
4

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
D. Green
10
395
39.5
Team
10
395
39.5

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
G. Ragsdale
2
43
21.5
0
Team
2
43
21.5
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
L. Mucker
2
16
8.0
0
I. Hagins
1
0
0.0
0
Team
3
16
5.3
0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
F. Tarkenton
23
31
180
5.8
1
2
72.0
T. Kramer
2
6
9
1.5
0
1
2.8
Team
25
37
146
5.1
1
3
4
54.9

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
C. Foreman
12
25
2.1
0
R. Young
7
20
2.9
0
F. Tarkenton
5
18
3.6
0
R. Miller
3
5
1.7
0
S. White
1
5
5.0
0
Team
28
73
2.6
0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
S. White
4
62
15.5
0
A. Rashad
4
38
9.5
1
B. Tucker
3
37
12.3
0
C. Foreman
7
33
4.7
0
R. Young
6
16
2.7
0
R. Miller
1
3
3.0
0
Team
25
189
5.1
1
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
3
2
1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team
0.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
R. Danmeier
1
3
1
4
Team
1
3
1
4

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
M. Wood
4
130
32.5
Team
4
130
32.5

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
K. Miller
4
93
23.3
0
Team
4
93
23.3
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
K. Miller
6
12
2.0
0
Team
6
12
2.0
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