| NFC Divisional Playoff |
| Washington Redskins at Minnesota Vikings |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 18, 1976 Location: Bloomington, MN Venue: Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 47221 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 38 F Humidty: 62% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington RedskinsWAS | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 20 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 14 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | WAS | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Stu Voigt 18 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Mark Moseley 47 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Sammy White 27 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Chuck Foreman 2 run (Fred Cox kick) | 3 | 21 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Chuck Foreman 30 run (Fred Cox kick) | 3 | 28 |
| 3 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Mark Moseley 35 FG | 6 | 28 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Sammy White 9 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) | 6 | 35 |
| 4 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Frank Grant 12 pass from Billy Kilmer (Mark Moseley kick) | 13 | 35 |
| 4 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Roy Jefferson 3 pass from Billy Kilmer (Mark Moseley kick) | 20 | 35 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 46 | WR | Frank Grant |
| 80 | WR | Roy Jefferson |
| 76 | LOT | Tim Stokes |
| 64 | LOG | Ron Saul |
| 56 | C | Len Hauss |
| 75 | ROG | Terry Hermeling |
| 74 | ROT | George Starke |
| 84 | TE | Jean Fugett |
| 17 | QB | Billy Kilmer |
| 44 | RB | John Riggins |
| 22 | RB | Mike Thomas |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Ron McDole |
| 55 | LDT | Dave Butz |
| 72 | RDT | Diron Talbert |
| 61 | RDE | Dennis Johnson |
| 59 | LLB | Brad Dusek |
| 53 | MLB | Harold McLinton |
| 55 | RLB | Chris Hanburger |
| 37 | LCB | Pat Fischer |
| 27 | LS | Ken Houston |
| 13 | RS | Jake Scott |
| 20 | RCB | Joe Lavender |
| 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 |
| 33 | RB | Brent McClanahan |
| Defense | ||
| 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 |
| 20 | RCB | Bobby Bryant |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Mike Thomas | 11 | 45 | 4.1 | 20 | 0 |
| John Riggins | 7 | 30 | 4.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Chuck Foreman | 20 | 105 | 5.3 | 30t | 2 |
| Brent McClanahan | 20 | 101 | 5.1 | 41 | 0 |
| Sammy Johnson | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Robert Miller | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Lee | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| Billy Kilmer | 49 | 26 | 53.1 | 2 | 298 | 6.1 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 68.2 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 21 | 12 | 57.1 | 2 | 170 | 8.1 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 83.4 |
| Bob Lee | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 39.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Frank Grant | 6 | 70 | 11.7 | 21 | 1 |
| Jean Fugett | 4 | 61 | 15.3 | 20 | 0 |
| Roy Jefferson | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 19 | 1 |
| Calvin Hill | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 12 | 0 |
| John Riggins | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Mike Thomas | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Jerry Smith | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Larry Brown | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Sammy White | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 27t | 2 |
| Stu Voigt | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 18t | 1 |
| Brent McClanahan | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Ahmad Rashad | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Jake Scott | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Ken Houston | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Bobby Bryant | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Wright | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Mike Bragg | 6 | 197 | 32.8 | 40 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Neil Clabo | 6 | 276 | 46.0 | 51 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Eddie Brown | 6 | 0 | 55 | 9.2 | 18 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Lenny Willis | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Autry Beamon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bobby Bryant | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Eddie Brown | 6 | 136 | 22.7 | 26 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Lenny Willis | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 14 | 0 | |
| Robert Miller | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Ron McDole | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Jim Marshall | 1.0 | 8.0 |
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