| Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: December 17, 1977 Location: Pontiac, MI |
| Venue: Pontiac Silverdome Attendance: 78572 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 7 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 30 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | David Hill 20 pass from Gary Danielson (Steve Mike-Mayer kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Chuck Foreman 1 run (Fred Cox kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fred Cox 26 FG | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Ahmad Rashad 48 pass from Bob Lee (Fred Cox kick) | 17 | 7 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Sammy White 29 pass from Bob Lee (Fred Cox kick) | 24 | 7 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Eddie Payton 98 kickoff return (Steve Mike-Mayer kick) | 24 | 14 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Chuck Foreman 5 run (Fred Cox kick failed) | 30 | 14 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Eddie Payton 87 punt return (Steve Mike-Mayer kick) | 30 | 21 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 28 | WR | Ahmad Rashad |
| 85 | WR | Sammy White |
| 78 | LOT | Steve Riley |
| 68 | LOG | Charlie Goodrum |
| 52 | C | Mick Tingelhoff |
| 62 | ROG | Ed White |
| 73 | ROT | Ron Yary |
| 83 | TE | Stu Voigt |
| 19 | QB | Bob Lee |
| 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 |
| 54 | MLB | Jeff Siemon |
| 54 | RLB | Fred McNeill |
| 43 | LCB | Nate Wright |
| 23 | SS | Jeff Wright |
| 22 | FS | Paul Krause |
| 20 | RCB | Bobby Bryant |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | J.D. Hill |
| 45 | WR | Ray Jarvis |
| 75 | LOT | Jim Yarbrough |
| 73 | LOG | Russ Bolinger |
| 63 | C | Jon Morris |
| 62 | ROG | Lynn Boden |
| 71 | ROT | Craig Hertwig |
| 81 | TE | David Hill |
| 16 | QB | Gary Danielson |
| 32 | RB | Rick Kane |
| 25 | RB | Horace King |
| Offense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Ken Sanders |
| 80 | LDT | Herb Orvis |
| 78 | RDT | Doug English |
| 83 | RDE | Jim Mitchell |
| 50 | LLB | Paul Naumoff |
| 55 | MLB | Ed O'Neil |
| 59 | RLB | Charlie Weaver |
| 28 | LCB | James Hunter |
| 40 | SS | Charlie West |
| 26 | FS | Dick Jauron |
| 20 | RCB | Lem Barney |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Chuck Foreman | 33 | 156 | 4.7 | 27 | 2 |
| Sammy Johnson | 8 | 23 | 2.9 | 0 | |
| Brent McClanahan | 8 | 20 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| Bob Lee | 3 | -5 | -1.7 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Gary Danielson | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Eddie Payton | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Dexter Bussey | 7 | 10 | 1.4 | 0 | |
| Horace King | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Marv Hubbard | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Rick Kane | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Andy Bolton | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Leonard Thompson | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Bob Lee | 16 | 11 | 68.8 | 0 | 206 | 12.9 | 2 | 151.0 | |||
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Gary Danielson | 30 | 11 | 36.7 | 2 | 153 | 5.1 | 1 | 37.2 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Ahmad Rashad | 8 | 139 | 17.4 | 1 | |
| Sammy White | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29t | 1 |
| Bob Grim | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Stu Voigt | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| David Hill | 3 | 96 | 32.0 | 1 | |
| Leonard Thompson | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| J.D. Hill | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Ray Jarvis | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Andy Bolton | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Rick Kane | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Eddie Payton | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Phil Wise | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Nate Wright | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Neil Clabo | 7 | 267 | 38.1 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Wilbur Summers | 6 | 229 | 38.2 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Manfred Moore | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 0 | ||
| Bob Grim | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 0 | ||
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Eddie Payton | 3 | 105 | 35.0 | 1 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Brent McClanahan | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 | |
| Manfred Moore | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Eddie Payton | 5 | 184 | 36.8 | 1 | ||
| Andy Bolton | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Detroit Lions | |
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