The Minnesota Vikings defeated the Green Bay Packers, 21 to 7, on October 22, 1978.

1978 Minnesota Vikings

Final

GB

Packers

6-2-0

7

MIN

Vikings

4-4-0

21

1

0

0

2

7

14

3

0

0

4

0

7

Total

7

21

2nd quarter

GB

MIN

Vikings

Chuck Foreman 16-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Rick Danmeier kick)

0

7

Packers

Terdell Middleton 3-yard run (Chester Marcol kick)

7

7

Vikings

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

7

14

4th quarter

GB

MIN

Vikings

Ahmad Rashad 15-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Rick Danmeier kick)

7

21

Packers

Vikings

1st Downs

14

22

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

62

77

Total Yards

247

294

Yards per play

4.0

3.8

Passing

118

234

Comp - Att

20 - 32

26 - 43

Yards per pass

3.2

5.2

Interceptions thrown

1

0

Sacks - Yards lost

5 - 34

2 - 28

Rushing

129

60

Rushing Attempts

25

32

Yards per rush

5.2

1.9

Penalties

10

10

Turnovers

2

1

Fumbles lost

1

1

Interceptions

1

0

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
David Whitehurst 18 30 120 4.0 0 1 54.9
Dennis Sproul 2 2 32 16.0 0 0 118.8
Team 20 32 118 4.8 0 1 5 60.9

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Terdell Middleton 15 81 5.4 1
Barty Smith 7 32 4.6 0
Eric Torkelson 2 8 4.0 0
David Whitehurst 1 8 8.0 0
Team 25 129 5.2 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Barty Smith 6 54 9.0 0
Rich McGeorge 4 40 10.0 0
James Lofton 4 38 9.5 0
Terdell Middleton 5 14 2.8 0
Steve Odom 1 6 6.0 0
Team 20 152 4.8 0 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 2 1 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 2.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Chester Marcol 0 0 1 1
Team 0 0 1 1

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
David Beverly 9 276 30.7
Team 9 276 30.7

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Steve Odom 3 68 22.7 0
Jim Culbreath 1 19 19.0 0
Team 4 87 21.8 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Steve Odom 5 36 7.2 0
Team 5 36 7.2 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Fran Tarkenton 26 43 262 6.1 3 0 101.1
Team 26 43 234 6.1 3 0 2 101.1

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Chuck Foreman 24 46 1.9 0
Rickey Young 4 8 2.0 0
Greg Coleman 1 5 5.0 0
Brent McClanahan 1 2 2.0 0
Sammy Johnson 1 1 1.0 0
Fran Tarkenton 1 -2 -2.0 0
Team 32 60 1.9 0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Rickey Young 7 73 10.4 0
Sammy White 5 66 13.2 0
Ahmad Rashad 6 56 9.3 2
Chuck Foreman 7 47 6.7 1
Bob Tucker 1 20 20.0 0
Team 26 262 6.1 3 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 1 1 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 5.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Rick Danmeier 0 1 3 3
Team 0 1 3 3

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Greg Coleman 6 252 42.0
Team 6 252 42.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Kevin Miller 1 27 27.0 0
Team 1 27 27.0 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Kevin Miller 4 7 1.8 0
Team 4 7 1.8 0

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Team Leaders

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PASS

2,331

Cousins

Kirk Cousins

RUSH

700

Mattison

Alexander Mattison

REC

1,074

Jefferson

Justin Jefferson

Team Rankings

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PPG

20.2

22nd

OPP PPG

21.3

13th

RUSH YDS/G

91.4

29th

PASS YDS/G

276.5

1st

2023 Division Standings

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TEAM W L T PCT
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
Bears Bears
7 10 0 .412
Vikings Vikings
7 10 0 .412

Last Game

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DET Lions

12-5-0

30

Final

20

MIN Vikings

7-10-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
2/10
SF SF
@
KC KC
22-25
Sat
1/27
KC KC
@
BAL BAL
17-10
Sat
1/27
DET DET
@
SF SF
31-34
Sat
1/20
TB TB
@
DET DET
23-31
Sat
1/20
KC KC
@
BUF BUF
27-24

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
9/6
GB GB
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM