The Minnesota Vikings barely put up a fight against the Los Angeles Rams, 34 to 17, on October 15, 1978.
1st quarter
LA
MIN
Sammy White 5-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Rick Danmeier kick)
0
7
2nd quarter
LA
MIN
Frank Corral 31-yard field goal
3
7
Rick Danmeier 38-yard field goal
3
10
Cullen Bryant 6-yard run (Frank Corral kick)
10
10
Frank Corral 40-yard field goal
13
10
3rd quarter
LA
MIN
Sammy White 29-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Rick Danmeier kick)
13
17
4th quarter
LA
MIN
Lawrence McCutcheon 3-yard pass from Pat Haden (Frank Corral kick)
20
17
Isiah Robertson 16-yard fumble return (Frank Corral kick)
27
17
John Cappelletti 4-yard run (Frank Corral kick)
34
17
Rams
Vikings
1st Downs
23
13
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
71
63
Total Yards
326
167
Yards per play
4.6
2.7
Passing
146
125
Comp - Att
13 - 27
17 - 34
Yards per pass
5.2
3.2
Interceptions thrown
2
1
Sacks - Yards lost
1 - 5
5 - 41
Rushing
180
42
Rushing Attempts
43
24
Yards per rush
4.2
1.8
Penalties
5
7
Turnovers
3
2
Fumbles lost
1
1
Interceptions
2
1
Possession
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Haden | 13 | 27 | 151 | 5.6 | 1 | 2 | 47.0 | |
| Team | 13 | 27 | 146 | 5.6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 47.0 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 21 | 89 | 4.2 | 0 |
| John Cappelletti | 11 | 29 | 2.6 | 1 |
| Terry Nelson | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 |
| Pat Haden | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 |
| Cullen Bryant | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 1 |
| Jim Jodat | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 |
| Team | 43 | 180 | 4.2 | 2 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Cappelletti | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 0 | |
| Ron Jessie | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 0 | |
| Willie Miller | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Terry Nelson | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | |
| Cullen Bryant | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 1 | |
| Team | 13 | 151 | 5.6 | 1 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 5.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Corral | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | |
| Team | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Walker | 4 | 131 | 32.8 | |
| Team | 4 | 131 | 32.8 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Latin | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 0 | |
| Jim Jodat | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 3 | 80 | 26.7 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackie Wallace | 5 | 79 | 15.8 | 0 | |
| Team | 5 | 79 | 15.8 | 0 |
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fran Tarkenton | 16 | 31 | 147 | 4.7 | 2 | 1 | 72.9 | |
| Tommy Kramer | 1 | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 56.3 | |
| Team | 17 | 34 | 125 | 4.9 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 71.4 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Foreman | 9 | 17 | 1.9 | 0 |
| Robert Miller | 8 | 11 | 1.4 | 0 |
| Mark Kellar | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 0 |
| Rickey Young | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 |
| Team | 24 | 42 | 1.8 | 0 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmad Rashad | 5 | 90 | 18.0 | 0 | |
| Sammy White | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 2 | |
| Rickey Young | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 0 | |
| Bob Tucker | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | |
| Robert Miller | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Mark Kellar | 1 | -14 | -14.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 17 | 166 | 4.9 | 2 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Danmeier | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| Team | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Wood | 8 | 270 | 33.8 | |
| Team | 8 | 270 | 33.8 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Miller | 4 | 86 | 21.5 | 0 | |
| Brent McClanahan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 5 | 86 | 17.2 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Miller | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 |
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