The Detroit Lions humiliated the Minnesota Vikings, 45 to 14, on December 9, 1978.
1st quarter
MIN
DET
Horace King 34-yard pass from Gary Danielson (Benny Ricardo kick)
0
7
Leonard Thompson 5-yard pass from Gary Danielson (Benny Ricardo kick)
0
14
2nd quarter
MIN
DET
Robert Miller 1-yard run (Rick Danmeier kick)
7
14
Leonard Thompson 17-yard pass from Gary Danielson (Benny Ricardo kick)
7
21
Leonard Thompson 45-yard pass from Gary Danielson (Benny Ricardo kick)
7
28
3rd quarter
MIN
DET
Kevin Miller 34-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Rick Danmeier kick)
14
28
Benny Ricardo 30-yard field goal
14
31
4th quarter
MIN
DET
Horace King 5-yard pass from Gary Danielson (Benny Ricardo kick)
14
38
Luther Bradley 76-yard interception return (Benny Ricardo kick)
14
45
Vikings
Lions
1st Downs
16
22
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
56
64
Total Yards
235
507
Yards per play
4.2
7.9
Passing
213
350
Comp - Att
20 - 36
26 - 33
Yards per pass
5.6
10.3
Interceptions thrown
2
1
Sacks - Yards lost
2 - 28
1 - 2
Rushing
22
157
Rushing Attempts
18
30
Yards per rush
1.2
5.2
Penalties
5
8
Turnovers
3
2
Fumbles lost
1
1
Interceptions
2
1
Possession
NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fran Tarkenton | 18 | 34 | 231 | 6.8 | 1 | 2 | 59.8 | |
Bob Lee | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 87.5 | |
Team | 20 | 36 | 213 | 6.7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 62.4 |
NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Chuck Foreman | 7 | 13 | 1.9 | 0 |
Rickey Young | 7 | 7 | 1.0 | 0 |
Robert Miller | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 |
Brent McClanahan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Fran Tarkenton | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 |
Team | 18 | 22 | 1.2 | 1 |
NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bob Tucker | 5 | 73 | 14.6 | 0 | |
Sammy White | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 0 | |
Robert Miller | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | |
Kevin Miller | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 1 | |
Ahmad Rashad | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | |
Chuck Foreman | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | |
Brent McClanahan | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | |
Rickey Young | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | |
Team | 20 | 241 | 6.7 | 1 | 0 |
NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
---|---|---|---|
Team | 2 | 1 | 1 |
NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 1.0 |
NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rick Danmeier | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
Team | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|
Greg Coleman | 6 | 240 | 40.0 | |
Team | 6 | 240 | 40.0 |
NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kevin Miller | 6 | 122 | 20.3 | 0 | |
Harry Washington | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | |
Team | 7 | 136 | 19.4 | 0 |
NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kevin Miller | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | |
Team | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 |
NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gary Danielson | 26 | 33 | 352 | 10.7 | 5 | 1 | 138.1 | |
Team | 26 | 33 | 350 | 10.7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 138.1 |
NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dexter Bussey | 13 | 77 | 5.9 | 0 |
Lawrence Gaines | 6 | 29 | 4.8 | 0 |
Horace King | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 |
Gary Danielson | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 |
Rick Kane | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 |
Tony Daykin | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 |
Joe Reed | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Team | 30 | 157 | 5.2 | 0 |
NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Leonard Thompson | 5 | 93 | 18.6 | 3 | |
Luther Blue | 6 | 77 | 12.8 | 0 | |
Horace King | 6 | 63 | 10.5 | 2 | |
Freddie Scott | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 0 | |
Rick Kane | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | |
David Hill | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | |
Team | 26 | 352 | 10.7 | 5 | 0 |
NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
---|---|---|---|
Team | 2 | 1 | 1 |
NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 2.0 |
NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Benny Ricardo | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | |
Team | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tom Skladany | 2 | 87 | 43.5 | |
Team | 2 | 87 | 43.5 |
NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rick Kane | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | |
Ken Callicutt | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | |
Team | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 0 |
NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tony Leonard | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 0 | |
Walt Williams | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | |
Team | 5 | 60 | 12.0 | 0 |
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