The Minnesota Vikings were defeated by the Miami Dolphins, 27 to 12, on September 16, 1979.

Final

Dolphins

3-0-0

27

Vikings

1-2-0

12

Team

MIA

MIN

1

0

3

2

7

6

3

0

3

4

20

0

Total

27

12

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

MIA

MIN

Rick Danmeier 39-yard field goal

0

3

2nd quarter

MIA

MIN

Rick Danmeier 44-yard field goal

0

6

Rick Danmeier 40-yard field goal

0

9

Delvin Williams 3-yard run (Uwe von Schamann kick)

7

9

3rd quarter

MIA

MIN

Rick Danmeier 24-yard field goal

7

12

4th quarter

MIA

MIN

Larry Csonka 6-yard pass from Don Strock (kick failed)

13

12

Jimmy Cefalo 6-yard pass from Don Strock (Uwe von Schamann kick)

20

12

Norm Bulaich 5-yard run (Uwe von Schamann kick)

27

12

Dolphins

Vikings

1st Downs

22

14

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

65

54

Total Yards

319

243

Yards per play

4.9

4.5

Passing

183

106

Comp - Att

15 - 22

14 - 25

Yards per pass

8

4.1

Interceptions thrown

2

3

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 3

1 - 11

Rushing

136

137

Rushing Attempts

42

28

Yards per rush

3.2

4.9

Penalties

2

8

Turnovers

3

4

Fumbles lost

1

Interceptions

2

3

Possession

Dolphins

Vikings

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Bob Griese	10	15	94	6.3	0	2		44.2
Don Strock	5	7	92	13.1	2	0		153.3
Team	15	22	183	8.5	2	2	1	86.6

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Delvin Williams	22	73	3.3	1
Larry Csonka	14	39	2.8	0
Don Strock	1	11	11.0	0
Norm Bulaich	2	6	3.0	1
Gary Davis	1	5	5.0	0
Bob Griese	2	2	1.0	0
Team	42	136	3.2	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Duriel Harris	5	79	15.8	0
Bruce Hardy	4	62	15.5	0
Nat Moore	1	24	24.0	0
Larry Csonka	4	15	3.8	1
Jimmy Cefalo	1	6	6.0	1
Team	15	186	8.5	2	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	2	1	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Uwe von Schamann	0	0		3	3
Team	0	0		3	3

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
George Roberts	4	130	32.5
Team	4	130	32.5

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Tony Nathan	4	98	24.5
Mike Kozlowski	1	21	21.0
Team	5	119	23.8

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Tony Nathan	1	17	17.0	0
Team	1	17	17.0	0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Tommy Kramer	14	25	117	4.7	0	3		28.7
Team	14	25	106	4.7	0	3	1	28.7

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC
Rickey Young	12	70	5.8
Chuck Foreman	12	38	3.2
Tommy Kramer	3	27	9.0
Robert Miller	1	2	2.0
Team	28	137	4.9

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TRG
Rickey Young	3	31	10.3
Ahmad Rashad	2	30	15.0
Douglas Cunningham	2	19	9.5
Stu Voigt	2	17	8.5
Chuck Foreman	3	13	4.3
Sammy White	1	5	5.0
Tommy Kramer	0	3
Bob Tucker	1	-1	-1.0
Team	14	117	4.7	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	2	1	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Rick Danmeier	4	4		0	12
Team	4	4		0	12

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Greg Coleman	2	76	38.0
Team	2	76	38.0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Ted Brown	3	49	16.3	0
Team	3	49	16.3	0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Keith Nord	3	11	3.7	0
Team	3	11	3.7	0

Explore

More Vikings Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

2,331

Cousins

RUSH

700

Mattison

REC

1,074

Jefferson

Team Rankings

PPG

20.2

22nd

OPP PPG

21.3

13th

RUSH YDS/G

91.4

29th

PASS YDS/G

276.5

1st

2023 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Lions	12	5	.706
Packers	9	8	.529
Bears	7	10	.412
Vikings	7	10	.412

Last Game

Lions

12-5-0

30

Final

20

Vikings

7-10-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

1,051

Mahomes

837

Goff

774

Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

313

Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

226

Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

355

Kelce

274

Brown

262

Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

6

Mayfield

6

Mahomes

5

Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

4

McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

3

Ferguson

3

Kelce

2

Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

120.9

Stafford

109.3

Stroud

108.6

Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

3.0

Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

34.5

32.0

28.7

27.5

27.5

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

13.5

15.8

20.0

22.0

24.0

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

510.0

425.0

417.0

389.0

386.0

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

180.5

155.0

139.5

128.0

125.3

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

403.0

367.0

343.0

307.0

279.0

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

14-6

13-7-1

11-6-1

12-7

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-11-1

5-11-1

6-11

6-10-1

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

	AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Ravens	13	4	0	.765
2	Browns	11	6	0	.647
	AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Bills	11	6	0	.647
2	Dolphins	11	6	0	.647
	AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	Chiefs	11	6	0	.647
2	Raiders	8	9	0	.471
	AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Texans	10	7	0	.588
2	Jaguars	9	8	0	.529

	NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Lions	12	5	0	.706
2	Packers	9	8	0	.529
	NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	49ers	12	5	0	.706
2	Rams	10	7	0	.588
	NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Cowboys	12	5	0	.706
2	Eagles	11	6	0	.647
	NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Buccaneers	9	8	0	.529
2	Saints	9	8	0	.529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 2/10	SF	@	KC	22-25
Sat 1/27	KC	@	BAL	17-10
Sat 1/27	DET	@	SF	31-34
Sat 1/20	TB	@	DET	23-31
Sat 1/20	KC	@	BUF	27-24

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 9/6	GB	@	PHI	1:00 PM

Search

Play

Company

The Minnesota Vikings were defeated by the Miami Dolphins, 27 to 12, on September 16, 1979.

Final

Dolphins

27

Vikings

12

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

Explore

More Vikings Stats

2,331

700

1,074

NFL 2023 Leaders

1,051

837

774

313

268

226

355

274

262

6

6

5

4

3

3

3

3

2

120.9

109.3

108.6

3.0

3.0

2.0

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule