Week 3
Final
TB
MIN1Q
3 - 0
N. O'Donoghue 42-yard field goal.
FG Made
1Q
3 - 7
A. Rashad 4-yard TD catch from F. Tarkenton.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
9 - 7
R. Bell 2-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Missed XP
3Q
16 - 7
M. Owens 5-yard TD catch from D. Williams.
Touchdown
Made XP
4Q
16 - 10
R. Danmeier 47-yard field goal.
FG Made
Top Performers
Pass Yds
180
Tarkenton
MIN
Rush Yds
59
Bell
TB
Rec Yds
62
White
MIN
Scrim TD
1
Bell
TB
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
1978 NFC Central
| 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 |
Vikings
Packers
Lions
Bears
BuccaneersGame Summary
The Minnesota Vikings fell to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 16 to 10, on September 17, 1978.
Game Info
September 16, 1978
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Williams #12 | 5/19 | 63 | 3.3 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 58.4 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Tarkenton #10 | 23/31 | 180 | 5.8 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 72.0 |
T. Kramer #9 | 2/6 | 9 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 2.8 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Bell #42 | 21 | 59 | 2.8 | 1 | 9 |
J. DuBose #35 | 15 | 37 | 2.5 | 0 | 9 |
D. Green #4 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Williams #12 | 3 | -4 | -1.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Foreman #44 | 12 | 25 | 2.1 | 0 | 6 |
R. Young #34 | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | 0 | 7 |
F. Tarkenton #10 | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 | 15 |
R. Miller #35 | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 5 |
S. White #85 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Owens #85 | 0/0 | 42 | 10.5 | 1 | 17 |
J. Giles #88 | 0/0 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. White #85 | 0/0 | 62 | 15.5 | 0 | 29 |
A. Rashad #28 | 0/0 | 38 | 9.5 | 1 | 15 |
B. Tucker #38 | 0/0 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | 14 |
C. Foreman #44 | 0/0 | 33 | 4.7 | 0 | 9 |
R. Young #34 | 0/0 | 16 | 2.7 | 0 | 9 |
R. Miller #35 | 0/0 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Johnson #56 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
C. Jordan #22 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
J. White #45 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N. O'Donoghue #11 | 1/1 | 1/2 | 4 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Danmeier #7 | 1/3 | 1/1 | 4 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Green #4 | 10 | 395 | 39.5 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Wood #16 | 4 | 130 | 32.5 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Ragsdale #23 | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Miller #87 | 4 | 93 | 23.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Mucker #87 | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 |
I. Hagins #81 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Miller #87 | 6 | 12 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Williams #12 | 5/19 | 63 | 3.3 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 58.4 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Bell #42 | 21 | 59 | 2.8 | 1 | 9 |
J. DuBose #35 | 15 | 37 | 2.5 | 0 | 9 |
D. Green #4 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Williams #12 | 3 | -4 | -1.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Owens #85 | 0/0 | 42 | 10.5 | 1 | 17 |
J. Giles #88 | 0/0 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Johnson #56 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
C. Jordan #22 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
J. White #45 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N. O'Donoghue #11 | 1/1 | 1/2 | 4 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Green #4 | 10 | 395 | 39.5 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Ragsdale #23 | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Mucker #87 | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 |
I. Hagins #81 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Tarkenton #10 | 23/31 | 180 | 5.8 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 72.0 |
T. Kramer #9 | 2/6 | 9 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 2.8 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Foreman #44 | 12 | 25 | 2.1 | 0 | 6 |
R. Young #34 | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | 0 | 7 |
F. Tarkenton #10 | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 | 15 |
R. Miller #35 | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 5 |
S. White #85 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. White #85 | 0/0 | 62 | 15.5 | 0 | 29 |
A. Rashad #28 | 0/0 | 38 | 9.5 | 1 | 15 |
B. Tucker #38 | 0/0 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | 14 |
C. Foreman #44 | 0/0 | 33 | 4.7 | 0 | 9 |
R. Young #34 | 0/0 | 16 | 2.7 | 0 | 9 |
R. Miller #35 | 0/0 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Danmeier #7 | 1/3 | 1/1 | 4 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Wood #16 | 4 | 130 | 32.5 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Miller #87 | 4 | 93 | 23.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Miller #87 | 6 | 12 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
155
Total Yds
219
63
Pass Yds
146
92
Rush Yds
73
59
Total Plays
69
2.6
Yards Per Play
3.2
3.3
Yards Per Pass
3.6
2.3
Yards Per Rush
2.6
10
1st Downs
15
10
Punts
4
1
Turnovers
5
0
Interceptions Thrown
3
1
Fumbles Lost
2
11
Penalties
8
96
Penalty Yards
61
4
Sacks
0
43
Sack Yards
0
0
D/ST TD
0
