Vikings 28-29 Seahawks (Oct 8, 1978)

MIN

SEA

1

0

13

2

14

6

3

14

0

4

0

10

28

29

1Q

0 - 6

S. McCullum 44-yard TD catch from J. Zorn.

Touchdown

Missed XP

1Q

0 - 13

J. Zorn 12-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

7 - 13

A. Rashad 2-yard TD catch from F. Tarkenton.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

7 - 19

D. Sims 8-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Missed XP

2Q

14 - 19

F. Tarkenton 1-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

3Q

21 - 19

R. Miller 5-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

3Q

28 - 19

S. White 9-yard TD catch from F. Tarkenton.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

28 - 26

J. Zorn 22-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

28 - 29

E. Herrera 19-yard field goal.

FG Made

Top Performers

Pass Yds

274

Tarkenton

MIN

Rush Yds

74

Smith

SEA

Rec Yds

98

McCullum

SEA

Scrim TD

2

Zorn

SEA

Matchup

Pass Rush Rec

Fran Tarkenton

MIN QB #10

Jim Zorn

SEA QB #10

274

Pass Yds

256

2

Pass TD

1

0

Int

2

MIN

Team Stats

SEA

391

Total Yds

432

28

1st Downs

23

1

Turnovers

2

1978 NFC Central

MINSEA

Team	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	8	7	1	.531
Packers	8	7	1	.531
Lions	7	9	0	.438
Bears	7	9	0	.438
Buccaneers	5	11	0	.313

Team	W	L	PCT
Broncos	10	6	.625
Raiders	9	7	.563
Seahawks	9	7	.563
Chargers	9	7	.563
Chiefs	4	12	.250

Game Summary

The Seattle Seahawks squeaked out a win over the Minnesota Vikings, 29 to 28, on October 8, 1978.

Game Info

October 7, 1978

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Fran Tarkenton F. Tarkenton #10	27/37	274	7.4	2	0	0-0	111.8

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Jim Zorn J. Zorn #10	17/28	256	9.1	1	2	0-0	72.9

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Robert Miller R. Miller #35	20	64	3.2	1	12
Rickey Young R. Young #34	7	27	3.9	0	7
Sammy White S. White #85	1	16	16.0	0	16
Mark Kellar M. Kellar #39	2	9	4.5	0	5
Fran Tarkenton F. Tarkenton #10	1	1	1.0	1	1

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Sherman Smith S. Smith #47	16	74	4.6	0	15
Jim Zorn J. Zorn #10	5	45	9.0	2	22
David Sims D. Sims #35	7	34	4.9	1	9
Al Hunter A. Hunter #24	2	24	12.0	0	20
Don Testerman D. Testerman #42	2	7	3.5	0	5

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Robert Miller R. Miller #35	0/0	58	14.5	0	28
Rickey Young R. Young #34	0/0	55	7.9	0	14
Sammy White S. White #85	0/0	47	15.7	1	23
Ahmad Rashad A. Rashad #28	0/0	43	10.8	1	21
Bob Tucker B. Tucker #38	0/0	40	10.0	0	16
Steve Craig S. Craig #84	0/0	17	8.5	0	9
Mark Kellar M. Kellar #39	0/0	9	4.5	0	8
Stu Voigt S. Voigt #83	0/0	5	5.0	0	5

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Sam McCullum S. McCullum #84	0/0	98	19.6	1	44
David Sims D. Sims #35	0/0	45	11.3	0	25
Sherman Smith S. Smith #47	0/0	45	15.0	0	20
Steve Raible S. Raible #83	0/0	29	29.0	0	29
Ron Howard R. Howard #87	0/0	26	13.0	0	23
Steve Largent S. Largent #80	0/0	13	13.0	0	13

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Nate Wright N. Wright #43	0-0	0	0	1	0	0
Bobby Bryant B. Bryant #20	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Rick Danmeier R. Danmeier #7	0/1	4/4	4	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Efren Herrera E. Herrera #1	1/1	2/4	5	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Mike Wood M. Wood #16	5	180	36.0	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Herman Weaver H. Weaver #18	4	150	37.5	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg
Kevin Miller K. Miller #87	3	66	22.0
Sammy White S. White #85	1	13	13.0
Rickey Young R. Young #34	1	8	8.0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Don Testerman D. Testerman #42	1	19	19.0	0	0
Rufus Crawford R. Crawford #34	4	118	29.5	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Kevin Miller K. Miller #87	3	15	5.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Rufus Crawford R. Crawford #34	4	39	9.8	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Fran Tarkenton F. Tarkenton #10	27/37	274	7.4	2	0	0-0	111.8

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Robert Miller R. Miller #35	20	64	3.2	1	12
Rickey Young R. Young #34	7	27	3.9	0	7
Sammy White S. White #85	1	16	16.0	0	16
Mark Kellar M. Kellar #39	2	9	4.5	0	5
Fran Tarkenton F. Tarkenton #10	1	1	1.0	1	1

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Robert Miller R. Miller #35	0/0	58	14.5	0	28
Rickey Young R. Young #34	0/0	55	7.9	0	14
Sammy White S. White #85	0/0	47	15.7	1	23
Ahmad Rashad A. Rashad #28	0/0	43	10.8	1	21
Bob Tucker B. Tucker #38	0/0	40	10.0	0	16
Steve Craig S. Craig #84	0/0	17	8.5	0	9
Mark Kellar M. Kellar #39	0/0	9	4.5	0	8
Stu Voigt S. Voigt #83	0/0	5	5.0	0	5

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Nate Wright N. Wright #43	0-0	0	0	1	0	0
Bobby Bryant B. Bryant #20	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Rick Danmeier R. Danmeier #7	0/1	4/4	4	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Mike Wood M. Wood #16	5	180	36.0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg
Kevin Miller K. Miller #87	3	66	22.0
Sammy White S. White #85	1	13	13.0
Rickey Young R. Young #34	1	8	8.0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Kevin Miller K. Miller #87	3	15	5.0	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Jim Zorn J. Zorn #10	17/28	256	9.1	1	2	0-0	72.9

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Sherman Smith S. Smith #47	16	74	4.6	0	15
Jim Zorn J. Zorn #10	5	45	9.0	2	22
David Sims D. Sims #35	7	34	4.9	1	9
Al Hunter A. Hunter #24	2	24	12.0	0	20
Don Testerman D. Testerman #42	2	7	3.5	0	5

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Sam McCullum S. McCullum #84	0/0	98	19.6	1	44
David Sims D. Sims #35	0/0	45	11.3	0	25
Sherman Smith S. Smith #47	0/0	45	15.0	0	20
Steve Raible S. Raible #83	0/0	29	29.0	0	29
Ron Howard R. Howard #87	0/0	26	13.0	0	23
Steve Largent S. Largent #80	0/0	13	13.0	0	13

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Efren Herrera E. Herrera #1	1/1	2/4	5	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Herman Weaver H. Weaver #18	4	150	37.5	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Don Testerman D. Testerman #42	1	19	19.0	0	0
Rufus Crawford R. Crawford #34	4	118	29.5	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Rufus Crawford R. Crawford #34	4	39	9.8	0	0

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SEA

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MIN

Team Stats

SEA

391

Total Yds

432

274

Pass Yds

248

117

Rush Yds

184

68

Total Plays

62

5.8

Yards Per Play

7.0

7.4

Yards Per Pass

8.3

3.8

Yards Per Rush

5.8

28

1st Downs

23

5

Punts

4

1

Turnovers

2

0

Interceptions Thrown

2

1

Fumbles Lost

0

5

Penalties

8

31

Penalty Yards

49

2

Sacks

0

8

Sack Yards

0

D/ST TD

0

3-3 MIN

SEA 3-3

Top Performers

Matchup

Team Stats

1978 NFC Central

Game Summary

Game Info

Team Stats