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Saturday, December 9, 1978
Scoring
| MIN | DET | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Lions | Horace King 34 yard pass from Gary Danielson (Benny Ricardo kick) | 0 | 7 |
| Lions | Leonard Thompson 5 yard pass from Gary Danielson (Benny Ricardo kick) | 0 | 14 | |
| 2nd | Vikings | Robert Miller 1 yard rush (Rick Danmeier kick) | 7 | 14 |
| Lions | Leonard Thompson 17 yard pass from Gary Danielson (Benny Ricardo kick) | 7 | 21 | |
| Lions | Leonard Thompson 45 yard pass from Gary Danielson (Benny Ricardo kick) | 7 | 28 | |
| 3rd | Vikings | Kevin Miller 34 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Rick Danmeier kick) | 14 | 28 |
| Lions | Benny Ricardo 30 yard field goal | 14 | 31 | |
| 4th | Lions | Horace King 5 yard pass from Gary Danielson (Benny Ricardo kick) | 14 | 38 |
| Lions | Luther Bradley 76 yard interception return (Benny Ricardo kick) | 14 | 45 |
Team Stats
| MIN | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 16 | 22 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 18-22-1 | 30-157-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 20-36-241-1-2 | 26-33-352-5-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 2-28 | 1-2 |
| Net pass yards | 213 | 350 |
| Total yards | 235 | 507 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-1 | 2-1 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 2 |
| Penalties-yards | 5-28 | 8-75 |
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng |
| Fran Tarkenton | MIN | 18 | 34 | 231 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | ||||
| Bob Tucker | MIN | 5 | 73 | 0 | 35 | ||||||||||
| Sammy White | MIN | 2 | 43 | 0 | 32 | ||||||||||
| Robert Miller | MIN | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 15 | ||||||
| Kevin Miller | MIN | 1 | 35 | 1 | 35 | ||||||||||
| Chuck Foreman | MIN | 7 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| Ahmad Rashad | MIN | 3 | 29 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Rickey Young | MIN | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| Bob Lee | MIN | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Brent McClanahan | MIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||
| Gary Danielson | DET | 26 | 33 | 352 | 5 | 1 | 45 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | ||||
| Leonard Thompson | DET | 5 | 93 | 3 | 45 | ||||||||||
| Horace King | DET | 5 | 17 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 63 | 2 | 34 | ||||||
| Luther Blue | DET | 6 | 77 | 0 | 23 | ||||||||||
| Dexter Bussey | DET | 13 | 77 | 0 | 29 | ||||||||||
| Rick Kane | DET | 3 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 26 | ||||||
| Freddie Scott | DET | 3 | 50 | 0 | 28 | ||||||||||
| Lawrence Gaines | DET | 6 | 29 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
| David Hill | DET | 3 | 29 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||
| Tony Daykin | DET | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Joe Reed | DET | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
Defense & Returns
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | ||
| Bobby Bryant | MIN | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Kevin Miller | MIN | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 122 | 20.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Harry Washington | MIN | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Luther Bradley | DET | 0.0 | 1 | 76 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Ken Callicutt | DET | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Rick Kane | DET | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Tony Leonard | DET | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Charlie Weaver | DET | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Walt Williams | DET | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
Kicking & Punting
| Scoring | Punting | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | |
| Greg Coleman | MIN | 6 | 240 | 40.0 | 0 | ||||
| Benny Ricardo | DET | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Skladany | DET | 2 | 87 | 43.5 | 0 | ||||
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