Vikings 24-20 Bears (Sep 25, 1978)

MIN

CHI

1

14

7

2

0

3

7

3

4

3

7

24

20

1Q

7 - 0

S. White 33-yard TD catch from F. Tarkenton.

Touchdown

Made XP

1Q

14 - 0

M. Blair 49-yard TD fumble return.

Touchdown

Made XP

1Q

14 - 7

W. Payton 3-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

14 - 10

B. Thomas 27-yard field goal.

FG Made

3Q

14 - 13

B. Thomas 32-yard field goal.

FG Made

3Q

21 - 13

C. Foreman 1-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

24 - 13

R. Danmeier 29-yard field goal.

FG Made

4Q

24 - 20

W. Payton 1-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

Top Performers

Pass Yds

207

Avellini

CHI

Rush Yds

81

Young

MIN

Rec Yds

82

White

MIN

Scrim TD

2

Payton

CHI

Matchup

Pass Rush Rec

Fran Tarkenton

MIN QB #10

Bob Avellini

CHI QB #7

152

Pass Yds

207

1

Pass TD

0

1

Int

2

MIN

Team Stats

CHI

295

Total Yds

278

17

1st Downs

23

2

Turnovers

3

1978 NFC Central

Team	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	8	7	1	.531
Packers	8	7	1	.531
Lions	7	9	0	.438
Bears	7	9	0	.438
Buccaneers	5	11	0	.313

Game Summary

The Chicago Bears couldn't pull it off against the Minnesota Vikings, 24 to 20, on September 25, 1978.

Game Info

September 24, 1978

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Fran Tarkenton F. Tarkenton #10	14/20	152	7.6	1	1	0-0	87.9

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Bob Avellini B. Avellini #7	22/36	207	5.8	0	2	0-0	53.8
Bob Parsons B. Parsons #86	0/1	0	0.0	0	0	0-0	39.6

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Rickey Young R. Young #34	17	81	4.8	0	16
Chuck Foreman C. Foreman #44	17	73	4.3	1	21
Brent McClanahan B. McClanahan #33	1	1	1.0	0	1
Robert Miller R. Miller #35	2	0	0.0	0	1
Fran Tarkenton F. Tarkenton #10	2	-2	-1.0	0	0

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Walter Payton W. Payton #34	24	58	2.4	2	6
Roland Harper R. Harper #35	10	31	3.1	0	8
Bob Avellini B. Avellini #7	2	1	0.5	0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Sammy White S. White #85	0/0	82	13.7	1	33
Ahmad Rashad A. Rashad #28	0/0	25	12.5	0	16
Bob Tucker B. Tucker #38	0/0	21	10.5	0	19
Rickey Young R. Young #34	0/0	17	5.7	0	10
Brent McClanahan B. McClanahan #33	0/0	7	7.0	0	7

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	Long
Golden Richards G. Richards #83	0/0	76	12.7	18
Walter Payton W. Payton #34	0/0	37	9.3	20
Greg Latta G. Latta #88	0/0	35	8.8	14
Roland Harper R. Harper #35	0/0	33	5.5	10
James Scott J. Scott #89	0/0	26	13.0	13

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Bobby Bryant B. Bryant #20	0-0	0	0	1	0	0
Tom Hannon T. Hannon #45	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Doug Plank D. Plank #46	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Rick Danmeier R. Danmeier #7	1/1	3/3	6	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Bob Thomas B. Thomas #16	2/2	2/2	8	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Mike Wood M. Wood #16	2	80	40.0	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Bob Parsons B. Parsons #86	3	115	38.3	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Kevin Miller K. Miller #87	2	55	27.5	0	0
Sammy White S. White #85	1	20	20.0	0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Mike Morgan M. Morgan #29	3	63	21.0	0	0
Len Walterscheid L. Walterscheid #23	2	49	24.5	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Kevin Miller K. Miller #87	2	7	3.5	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Steve Schubert S. Schubert #85	1	8	8.0	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Fran Tarkenton F. Tarkenton #10	14/20	152	7.6	1	1	0-0	87.9

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Rickey Young R. Young #34	17	81	4.8	0	16
Chuck Foreman C. Foreman #44	17	73	4.3	1	21
Brent McClanahan B. McClanahan #33	1	1	1.0	0	1
Robert Miller R. Miller #35	2	0	0.0	0	1
Fran Tarkenton F. Tarkenton #10	2	-2	-1.0	0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Sammy White S. White #85	0/0	82	13.7	1	33
Ahmad Rashad A. Rashad #28	0/0	25	12.5	0	16
Bob Tucker B. Tucker #38	0/0	21	10.5	0	19
Rickey Young R. Young #34	0/0	17	5.7	0	10
Brent McClanahan B. McClanahan #33	0/0	7	7.0	0	7

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Bobby Bryant B. Bryant #20	0-0	0	0	1	0	0
Tom Hannon T. Hannon #45	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Rick Danmeier R. Danmeier #7	1/1	3/3	6	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Mike Wood M. Wood #16	2	80	40.0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Kevin Miller K. Miller #87	2	55	27.5	0	0
Sammy White S. White #85	1	20	20.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Kevin Miller K. Miller #87	2	7	3.5	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Bob Avellini B. Avellini #7	22/36	207	5.8	0	2	0-0	53.8
Bob Parsons B. Parsons #86	0/1	0	0.0	0	0	0-0	39.6

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Walter Payton W. Payton #34	24	58	2.4	2	6
Roland Harper R. Harper #35	10	31	3.1	0	8
Bob Avellini B. Avellini #7	2	1	0.5	0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	Long
Golden Richards G. Richards #83	0/0	76	12.7	18
Walter Payton W. Payton #34	0/0	37	9.3	20
Greg Latta G. Latta #88	0/0	35	8.8	14
Roland Harper R. Harper #35	0/0	33	5.5	10
James Scott J. Scott #89	0/0	26	13.0	13

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Doug Plank D. Plank #46	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Bob Thomas B. Thomas #16	2/2	2/2	8	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Bob Parsons B. Parsons #86	3	115	38.3	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Mike Morgan M. Morgan #29	3	63	21.0	0	0
Len Walterscheid L. Walterscheid #23	2	49	24.5	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Steve Schubert S. Schubert #85	1	8	8.0	0	0

MIN

CHI

1

14

7

2

0

3

7

3

4

3

7

24

20

MIN

Team Stats

CHI

295

Total Yds

278

142

Pass Yds

188

153

Rush Yds

90

60

Total Plays

75

4.9

Yards Per Play

3.7

6.8

Yards Per Pass

4.8

3.9

Yards Per Rush

2.5

17

1st Downs

23

3

Punts

3

2

Turnovers

3

1

Interceptions Thrown

2

1

Fumbles Lost

1

13

Penalties

5

2.0

Sacks

1.0

0

D/ST TD

0

2-2 MIN

CHI 3-1

Top Performers

Matchup

Team Stats

1978 NFC Central

Game Summary

Game Info

Team Stats