| Minnesota Vikings at New Orleans Saints |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 3, 1978 Location: New Orleans, LA Venue: Louisiana Superdome Attendance: 54187 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 14 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | NO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Chuck Muncie 3 run (Rich Szaro kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Rickey Young 7 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Rick Danmeier kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 1 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Chuck Muncie 7 run (Rich Szaro kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Rick Danmeier 44 FG | 10 | 14 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Tony Galbreath 6 run (Rich Szaro kick) | 10 | 21 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Chuck Foreman 1 run (Rick Danmeier kick) | 17 | 21 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Rich Szaro 32 FG | 17 | 24 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Tommy Myers 97 interception return (Rich Szaro kick) | 17 | 31 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Rickey Young 10 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Rick Danmeier kick) | 24 | 31 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 28 | WR | Ahmad Rashad |
| 85 | WR | Sammy White |
| 78 | LOT | Steve Riley |
| 68 | LOG | Charlie Goodrum |
| 53 | C | Mick Tingelhoff |
| 61 | ROG | Wes Hamilton |
| 73 | ROT | Ron Yary |
| 38 | TE | Bob Tucker |
| 10 | QB | Fran Tarkenton |
| 34 | HB | Rickey Young |
| 44 | FB | Chuck Foreman |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Mark Mullaney |
| 69 | LDT | Doug Sutherland |
| 88 | RDT | Alan Page |
| 70 | RDE | Jim Marshall |
| 59 | LLB | Matt Blair |
| 50 | MLB | Jeff Siemon |
| 54 | RLB | Fred McNeill |
| 43 | LCB | Nate Wright |
| 29 | SS | Phil Wise |
| 22 | FS | Paul Krause |
| 20 | RCB | Bobby Bryant |
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Ike Harris |
| 83 | WR | Tinker Owens |
| 71 | LOT | J.T. Taylor |
| 79 | LOG | Emanuel Zanders |
| 62 | C | John Hill |
| 66 | ROG | Conrad Dobler |
| 67 | ROT | John Watson |
| 85 | TE | Henry Childs |
| 8 | QB | Archie Manning |
| 42 | HB | Chuck Muncie |
| 34 | FB | Tony Galbreath |
| Offense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Elois Grooms |
| 75 | LDT | Elex Price |
| 63 | RDT | Barry Bennett |
| 73 | RDE | Joe Campbell |
| 57 | LLB | Jim Merlo |
| 58 | MLB | Joe Federspiel |
| 54 | RLB | Pat Hughes |
| 24 | LCB | Clarence Chapman |
| 27 | SS | Ray Brown |
| 37 | FS | Tommy Myers |
| 29 | RCB | Maurice Spencer |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 28 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 11/17 | / | 7 | 82 | 4 | 2 | |
| NO | 19 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 6/12 | / | 14 | 132 | 1 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Chuck Foreman | 18 | 122 | 6.8 | 16 | 1 |
| Rickey Young | 10 | 31 | 3.1 | 8 | 0 |
| Brent McClanahan | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Robert Miller | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 155 | 4.8 | 1 | |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Tony Galbreath | 14 | 77 | 5.5 | 16 | 1 |
| Chuck Muncie | 16 | 40 | 2.5 | 7t | 2 |
| Archie Manning | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 34 | 138 | 4.1 | 3 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 49 | 28 | 57.1 | 4 | 282 | 5.8 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 53.3 | |
| Team Totals | 49 | 28 | 57.1 | 4 | 282 | 5.8 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 53.3 | |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Archie Manning | 22 | 15 | 68.2 | 0 | 193 | 8.8 | 52 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 95.5 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 15 | 68.2 | 0 | 193 | 8.8 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 95.5 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Rickey Young | 12 | 134 | 11.2 | 2 | |
| Chuck Foreman | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Bob Tucker | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 0 | |
| Ahmad Rashad | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 0 | |
| Sammy White | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | |
| Harry Washington | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 28 | 282 | 10.1 | 2 | |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Ike Harris | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 0 | |
| Tony Galbreath | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | |
| Chuck Muncie | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 23 | 0 |
| Henry Childs | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 0 | |
| Tinker Owens | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 15 | 193 | 12.9 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Tommy Myers | 3 | 151 | 50.3 | 97t | 1 |
| Maurice Spencer | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 1 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||
| Mike Wood | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | |||
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||
| Tom Blanchard | 4 | 149 | 37.3 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 149 | 37.3 | ||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Kevin Miller | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Wes Chandler | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Kevin Miller | 4 | 90 | 22.5 | 31 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Wes Chandler | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 36 | 0 | |
| Clarence Chapman | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Rich Mauti | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |