The Minnesota Vikings were defeated by the San Diego Chargers, 13 to 7, on November 19, 1978.

1978 Minnesota Vikings

Final

SD

13

MIN

Vikings

7-5-0

7

1

7

7

2

0

0

3

6

0

4

0

0

Total

13

7

1st quarter

SD

MIN

Vikings

Rickey Young 10-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Rick Danmeier kick)

0

7

Chargers

Hank Bauer 2-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick)

7

7

3rd quarter

SD

MIN

Chargers

John Jefferson 10-yard pass from Dan Fouts (kick failed)

13

7

Chargers

Vikings

1st Downs

19

17

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

66

65

Total Yards

287

272

Yards per play

4.3

4.2

Passing

163

209

Comp - Att

13 - 23

27 - 42

Yards per pass

7.1

4.8

Interceptions thrown

2

2

Sacks - Yards lost

0 - 0

2 - 21

Rushing

124

63

Rushing Attempts

43

21

Yards per rush

2.9

3.0

Penalties

4

6

Turnovers

3

4

Fumbles lost

1

2

Interceptions

2

2

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Dan Fouts 9 19 131 6.9 1 2 48.2
James Harris 4 4 32 8.0 0 0 100.0
Team 13 23 163 7.1 1 2 0 57.0

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Don Woods 23 76 3.3 0
Hank Bauer 10 24 2.4 1
Bo Matthews 5 24 4.8 0
Lydell Mitchell 3 4 1.3 0
James Harris 2 -4 -2.0 0
Team 43 124 2.9 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Bob Klein 6 69 11.5 0
John Jefferson 3 59 19.7 1
Hank Bauer 3 27 9.0 0
Lydell Mitchell 1 8 8.0 0
Team 13 163 7.1 1 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 3 1 2

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 2.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Rolf Benirschke 0 0 1 1
Team 0 0 1 1

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Jeff West 7 241 34.4
Team 7 241 34.4

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Artie Owens 1 16 16.0 0
Rickey Anderson 1 14 14.0 0
Team 2 30 15.0 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Mike Fuller 4 68 17.0 0
Pete Shaw 1 13 13.0 0
Team 5 81 16.2 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Fran Tarkenton 27 42 230 5.5 1 2 66.6
Team 27 42 209 5.5 1 2 2 66.6

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Chuck Foreman 13 42 3.2 0
Greg Coleman 1 17 17.0 0
Sammy White 1 6 6.0 0
Rickey Young 5 3 0.6 0
Fran Tarkenton 1 -5 -5.0 0
Team 21 63 3.0 0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Chuck Foreman 9 76 8.4 0
Bob Tucker 5 47 9.4 0
Rickey Young 6 46 7.7 1
Sammy White 3 29 9.7 0
Ahmad Rashad 3 27 9.0 0
Robert Miller 1 5 5.0 0
Team 27 230 5.5 1 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 3 2 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 0.0

Kicking

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

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Greg Coleman 9 299 33.2
Team 9 299 33.2

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Kevin Miller 1 9 9.0 0
Steve Craig 1 0 0.0 0
Team 2 9 4.5 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Kevin Miller 5 24 4.8 0
Team 5 24 4.8 0

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More Vikings Stats

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