| NFC Championship - Los Angeles Rams at Minnesota Vikings Game Statistics |
| Date: December 26, 1976 Location: Bloomington, MN |
| Venue: Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 47191 |
| Weather: More Than Half Cloudy Temp: 13 F Humidty: 39% Wind: 13 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | LARM | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Bobby Bryant 90 blocked field goal recovery (Fred Cox kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fred Cox 25 FG | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Chuck Foreman 1 run (Fred Cox kick) | 0 | 17 |
| 3 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Lawrence McCutcheon 10 run (Tom Dempsey kick failed) | 6 | 17 |
| 3 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Harold Jackson 5 pass from Pat Haden (Tom Dempsey kick) | 13 | 17 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Sammy Johnson 12 run (Fred Cox kick) | 13 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 29 | WR | Harold Jackson |
| 81 | WR | Ron Jessie |
| 77 | LOT | Doug France |
| 65 | LOG | Tom Mack |
| 61 | C | Rich Saul |
| 60 | ROG | Dennis Harrah |
| 75 | ROT | John Williams |
| 80 | TE | Bob Klein |
| 11 | QB | Pat Haden |
| 22 | RB | John Cappelletti |
| 30 | RB | Lawrence McCutcheon |
| Defense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Jack Youngblood |
| 74 | LDT | Merlin Olsen |
| 90 | RDT | Larry Brooks |
| 89 | RDE | Fred Dryer |
| 53 | LLB | Jim Youngblood |
| 64 | MLB | Jack Reynolds |
| 58 | RLB | Isiah Robertson |
| 49 | LCB | Rod Perry |
| 42 | LS | Dave Elmendorf |
| 48 | RS | Bill Simpson |
| 28 | RCB | Monte Jackson |
| 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 |
| 55 | MLB | Amos Martin |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 26 | 128 | 4.9 | 15 | 1 |
| John Cappelletti | 16 | 59 | 3.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Pat Haden | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Ron Jessie | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Chuck Foreman | 15 | 118 | 7.9 | 62 | 1 |
| Robert Miller | 10 | 28 | 2.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Sammy Johnson | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 12t | 1 |
| Brent McClanahan | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| Pat Haden | 22 | 9 | 40.9 | 2 | 161 | 7.3 | 41 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 43.9 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 27 | 12 | 44.4 | 1 | 143 | 5.3 | 57 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 45.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Harold Jackson | 4 | 70 | 17.5 | 40 | 1 |
| Ron Jessie | 2 | 60 | 30.0 | 41 | 0 |
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 14 | 0 |
| John Cappelletti | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Chuck Foreman | 5 | 81 | 16.2 | 57 | 0 |
| Ahmad Rashad | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Robert Miller | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Bob Grim | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Monte Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Bobby Bryant | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 17 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Rusty Jackson | 6 | 206 | 34.3 | 46 | 1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Neil Clabo | 8 | 281 | 35.1 | 48 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Cullen Bryant | 4 | 0 | 31 | 7.8 | 17 | 0 |
| Jim Bertelsen | 3 | 0 | 19 | 6.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Lenny Willis | 3 | 0 | 20 | 6.7 | 9 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Tom Geredine | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 20 | 0 | |
| Cullen Bryant | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Rob Scribner | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Lenny Willis | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 33 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Jack Youngblood | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| Fred Dryer | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| Larry Brooks | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| Merlin Olsen | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Carl Eller | 2.0 | 8.0 |
| Wally Hilgenberg | 1.0 | 10.0 |
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