Week 8
Final
GB
MIN2Q
0 - 7
C. Foreman 16-yard TD catch from F. Tarkenton.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
7 - 7
T. Middleton 3-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
7 - 14
A. Rashad 4-yard TD catch from F. Tarkenton.
Touchdown
Made XP
4Q
7 - 21
A. Rashad 15-yard TD catch from F. Tarkenton.
Touchdown
Made XP
Top Performers
Pass Yds
262
Tarkenton
MIN
Rush Yds
81
Middleton
GB
Rec Yds
73
Young
MIN
Scrim TD
2
Rashad
MIN
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
1978 NFC Central
| Team | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
8 | 7 | 1 | .531 | |
8 | 7 | 1 | .531 | |
7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | |
7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | |
5 | 11 | 0 | .313 |
Vikings
Packers
Lions
Bears
BuccaneersGame Summary
The Minnesota Vikings decisively defeated the Green Bay Packers, 21 to 7, on October 22, 1978.
Game Info
October 21, 1978
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Whitehurst #17 | 18/30 | 120 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 54.9 |
D. Sproul #16 | 2/2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 118.8 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Tarkenton #10 | 26/43 | 262 | 6.1 | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 101.1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Middleton #34 | 15 | 81 | 5.4 | 1 | 28 |
B. Smith #33 | 7 | 32 | 4.6 | 0 | 8 |
E. Torkelson #26 | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 6 |
D. Whitehurst #17 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Foreman #44 | 24 | 46 | 1.9 | 0 | 11 |
R. Young #34 | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 |
G. Coleman #8 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
B. McClanahan #33 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
S. Johnson #48 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
F. Tarkenton #10 | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -2 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Smith #33 | 0/0 | 54 | 9.0 | 0 | 17 |
R. McGeorge #81 | 0/0 | 40 | 10.0 | 0 | 18 |
J. Lofton #80 | 0/0 | 38 | 9.5 | 0 | 17 |
T. Middleton #34 | 0/0 | 14 | 2.8 | 0 | 13 |
S. Odom #84 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Young #34 | 0/0 | 73 | 10.4 | 0 | 28 |
S. White #85 | 0/0 | 66 | 13.2 | 0 | 19 |
A. Rashad #28 | 0/0 | 56 | 9.3 | 2 | 15 |
C. Foreman #44 | 0/0 | 47 | 6.7 | 1 | 16 |
B. Tucker #38 | 0/0 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Wise #27 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Marcol #13 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Danmeier #7 | 0/1 | 3/3 | 3 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Beverly #11 | 9 | 276 | 30.7 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Coleman #8 | 6 | 252 | 42.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Odom #84 | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 0 | 0 |
J. Culbreath #31 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Miller #87 | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Odom #84 | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Miller #87 | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Whitehurst #17 | 18/30 | 120 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 54.9 |
D. Sproul #16 | 2/2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 118.8 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Middleton #34 | 15 | 81 | 5.4 | 1 | 28 |
B. Smith #33 | 7 | 32 | 4.6 | 0 | 8 |
E. Torkelson #26 | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 6 |
D. Whitehurst #17 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Smith #33 | 0/0 | 54 | 9.0 | 0 | 17 |
R. McGeorge #81 | 0/0 | 40 | 10.0 | 0 | 18 |
J. Lofton #80 | 0/0 | 38 | 9.5 | 0 | 17 |
T. Middleton #34 | 0/0 | 14 | 2.8 | 0 | 13 |
S. Odom #84 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Marcol #13 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Beverly #11 | 9 | 276 | 30.7 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Odom #84 | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 0 | 0 |
J. Culbreath #31 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Odom #84 | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Tarkenton #10 | 26/43 | 262 | 6.1 | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 101.1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Foreman #44 | 24 | 46 | 1.9 | 0 | 11 |
R. Young #34 | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 |
G. Coleman #8 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
B. McClanahan #33 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
S. Johnson #48 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
F. Tarkenton #10 | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -2 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Young #34 | 0/0 | 73 | 10.4 | 0 | 28 |
S. White #85 | 0/0 | 66 | 13.2 | 0 | 19 |
A. Rashad #28 | 0/0 | 56 | 9.3 | 2 | 15 |
C. Foreman #44 | 0/0 | 47 | 6.7 | 1 | 16 |
B. Tucker #38 | 0/0 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Wise #27 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Danmeier #7 | 0/1 | 3/3 | 3 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Coleman #8 | 6 | 252 | 42.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Miller #87 | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Miller #87 | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 |
247
Total Yds
294
118
Pass Yds
234
129
Rush Yds
60
62
Total Plays
77
4.0
Yards Per Play
3.8
3.2
Yards Per Pass
5.2
5.2
Yards Per Rush
1.9
14
1st Downs
22
9
Punts
6
2
Turnovers
1
1
Interceptions Thrown
0
1
Fumbles Lost
1
10
Penalties
10
111
Penalty Yards
94
2
Sacks
5
28
Sack Yards
34
0
D/ST TD
0
