Week 2
Final/OT1Q
0 - 3
R. Danmeier 24-yard field goal.
3Q
0 - 6
R. Danmeier 46-yard field goal.
3Q
0 - 9
R. Danmeier 21-yard field goal.
4Q
6 - 9
J. Keyworth 1-yard TD run.
Missed XP
4Q
9 - 9
J. Turner 25-yard field goal.
OT
9 - 12
R. Danmeier 44-yard field goal.
Top Performers
Pass Yds
98
Tarkenton
MIN

Rush Yds
64
Armstrong
DEN

Rec Yds
53
Moses
DEN

Scrim TD
1
Keyworth
DEN

Matchup
1978 AFC West
| 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 |
Game Summary
The Minnesota Vikings squeaked out a win over the Denver Broncos, 12 to 9, on September 11, 1978.
Game Info
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Morton #14 | 9/21 | 90 | 4.3 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 16.1 |
N. Weese #14 | 6/11 | 81 | 7.4 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 40.3 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Tarkenton #10 | 13/27 | 98 | 3.6 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 | 17.7 |
T. Kramer #9 | 2/7 | 22 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 40.2 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
O. Armstrong #24 | 14 | 64 | 4.6 | 0 | 11 |
L. Perrin #33 | 7 | 22 | 3.1 | 0 | 11 |
J. Keyworth #32 | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 1 | 4 |
L. Canada #35 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
C. Morton #14 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Foreman #44 | 22 | 59 | 2.7 | 0 | 9 |
R. Young #34 | 7 | 16 | 2.3 | 0 | 4 |
R. Miller #35 | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | 4 |
T. Kramer #9 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
F. Tarkenton #10 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Moses #25 | 0/0 | 53 | 17.7 | 0 | 18 |
R. Odoms #88 | 0/0 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | 28 |
R. Upchurch #80 | 0/0 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | 12 |
J. Keyworth #32 | 0/0 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | 20 |
R. Egloff #85 | 0/0 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
O. Armstrong #24 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Miller #35 | 0/0 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | 14 |
C. Foreman #44 | 0/0 | 28 | 7.0 | 0 | 13 |
S. White #85 | 0/0 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 14 |
R. Young #34 | 0/0 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 7 |
A. Rashad #28 | 0/0 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 5 |
B. Tucker #38 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Rizzo #59 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
B. Thompson #36 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
L. Wright #20 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Wright #43 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
B. Bryant #20 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
T. Hannon #45 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Turner #15 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 3 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Danmeier #7 | 4/4 | 0/0 | 12 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Dilts #10 | 4 | 132 | 33.0 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Wood #16 | 5 | 182 | 36.4 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Perrin #33 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Preston #46 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Schultz #86 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. McClanahan #33 | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Upchurch #80 | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Miller #87 | 2 | -6 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Morton #14 | 9/21 | 90 | 4.3 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 16.1 |
N. Weese #14 | 6/11 | 81 | 7.4 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 40.3 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
O. Armstrong #24 | 14 | 64 | 4.6 | 0 | 11 |
L. Perrin #33 | 7 | 22 | 3.1 | 0 | 11 |
J. Keyworth #32 | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 1 | 4 |
L. Canada #35 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
C. Morton #14 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Moses #25 | 0/0 | 53 | 17.7 | 0 | 18 |
R. Odoms #88 | 0/0 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | 28 |
R. Upchurch #80 | 0/0 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | 12 |
J. Keyworth #32 | 0/0 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | 20 |
R. Egloff #85 | 0/0 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
O. Armstrong #24 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Rizzo #59 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
B. Thompson #36 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
L. Wright #20 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Turner #15 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 3 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Dilts #10 | 4 | 132 | 33.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Perrin #33 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Preston #46 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Schultz #86 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Upchurch #80 | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Tarkenton #10 | 13/27 | 98 | 3.6 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 | 17.7 |
T. Kramer #9 | 2/7 | 22 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 40.2 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Foreman #44 | 22 | 59 | 2.7 | 0 | 9 |
R. Young #34 | 7 | 16 | 2.3 | 0 | 4 |
R. Miller #35 | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | 4 |
T. Kramer #9 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
F. Tarkenton #10 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Miller #35 | 0/0 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | 14 |
C. Foreman #44 | 0/0 | 28 | 7.0 | 0 | 13 |
S. White #85 | 0/0 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 14 |
R. Young #34 | 0/0 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 7 |
A. Rashad #28 | 0/0 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 5 |
B. Tucker #38 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Wright #43 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
B. Bryant #20 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
T. Hannon #45 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Danmeier #7 | 4/4 | 0/0 | 12 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Wood #16 | 5 | 182 | 36.4 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. McClanahan #33 | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Miller #87 | 2 | -6 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
231
Total Yds
206
129
Pass Yds
105
102
Rush Yds
101
67
Total Plays
72
3.4
Yards Per Play
2.9
3.4
Yards Per Pass
2.9
3.5
Yards Per Rush
2.8
18
1st Downs
13
4
Punts
6
6
Turnovers
3
3
Interceptions Thrown
3
3
Fumbles Lost
0
6
Penalties
7
50
Penalty Yards
35
2
Sacks
6
15
Sack Yards
42
0
D/ST TD
0
DEN
MIN








