| Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings Game Statistics |
| Date: November 7, 1976 Location: Bloomington, MN |
| Venue: Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 46735 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 32 F Humidty: 26% Wind: 17 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 23 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 7 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Benny Ricardo 22 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Sammy White 24 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Lawrence Gaines 1 run (Benny Ricardo kick blocked) | 9 | 7 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fred Cox 39 FG | 9 | 10 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Chuck Foreman 2 run (Fred Cox kick) | 9 | 17 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Lawrence Gaines 1 run (Benny Ricardo kick) | 16 | 17 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Chuck Foreman 1 run (Fred Cox kick) | 16 | 24 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Larry Walton 26 pass from Greg Landry (Benny Ricardo kick) | 23 | 24 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Sammy White 37 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) | 23 | 31 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 45 | WR | Ray Jarvis |
| 49 | WR | Larry Walton |
| 71 | LOT | Craig Hertwig |
| 62 | LOG | Lynn Boden |
| 63 | C | Jon Morris |
| 66 | ROG | Bob Kowalkowski |
| 76 | ROT | Rocky Freitas |
| 88 | TE | Charlie Sanders |
| 11 | QB | Greg Landry |
| 24 | RB | Dexter Bussey |
| 38 | RB | Lawrence Gaines |
| Defense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Ken Sanders |
| 83 | LDT | Jim Mitchell |
| 74 | RDT | Larry Hand |
| 70 | RDE | Billy Howard |
| 50 | LLB | Paul Naumoff |
| 52 | MLB | Jim Laslavic |
| 59 | RLB | Charlie Weaver |
| 20 | LCB | Lem Barney |
| 40 | LS | Charlie West |
| 28 | RS | James Hunter |
| 23 | RCB | Levi Johnson |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 28 | WR | Ahmad Rashad |
| 85 | WR | Sammy White |
| 78 | LOT | Steve Riley |
| 68 | LOG | Charlie Goodrum |
| 53 | C | Mick Tingelhoff |
| 62 | ROG | Ed White |
| 73 | ROT | Ron Yary |
| 83 | TE | Stu Voigt |
| 10 | QB | Fran Tarkenton |
| 44 | RB | Chuck Foreman |
| 35 | RB | Robert Miller |
| Offense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Carl Eller |
| 69 | LDT | Doug Sutherland |
| 88 | RDT | Alan Page |
| 70 | RDE | Jim Marshall |
| 59 | LLB | Matt Blair |
| 50 | MLB | Jeff Siemon |
| 58 | RLB | Wally Hilgenberg |
| 43 | LCB | Nate Wright |
| 23 | LS | Jeff Wright |
| 22 | RS | Paul Krause |
| 25 | RCB | Nate Allen |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Lawrence Gaines | 22 | 116 | 5.3 | 2 | |
| Greg Landry | 8 | 54 | 6.8 | 0 | |
| Dexter Bussey | 9 | 38 | 4.2 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Chuck Foreman | 19 | 51 | 2.7 | 11 | 2 |
| Robert Miller | 10 | 30 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Sammy Johnson | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | |
| Fran Tarkenton | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Greg Landry | 26 | 18 | 69.2 | 0 | 199 | 7.7 | 1 | 104.5 | |||
| Herman Weaver | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | 118.8 | ||
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 25 | 17 | 68.0 | 1 | 347 | 13.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 120.8 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Lawrence Gaines | 6 | 44 | 7.3 | 0 | |
| Dexter Bussey | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Ray Jarvis | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 0 | |
| Charlie Sanders | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 0 | |
| Larry Walton | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 1 | |
| Bobby Thompson | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Sammy White | 7 | 210 | 30.0 | 2 | |
| Ahmad Rashad | 6 | 85 | 14.2 | 0 | |
| Chuck Foreman | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Robert Miller | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Stu Voigt | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| James Hunter | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Herman Weaver | 3 | 95 | 31.7 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Lenny Willis | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | ||
| Autry Beamon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Bobby Thompson | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 0 | ||
| Leonard Thompson | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | ||
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Lenny Willis | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | ||
| Robert Miller | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | ||
| Matt Blair | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |
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