| Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Minnesota Vikings |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 17, 1978 Location: Bloomington, MN Venue: Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 46152 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 68 F Humidty: 59% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | TB | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Neil O'Donoghue 42 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Ahmad Rashad 4 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Rick Danmeier kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Ricky Bell 2 run (Neil O'Donoghue kick failed) | 9 | 7 |
| 3 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Morris Owens 5 pass from Doug Williams (Neil O'Donoghue kick) | 16 | 7 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Rick Danmeier 47 FG | 16 | 10 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Larry Mucker |
| 85 | WR | Morris Owens |
| 75 | LOT | Dave Reavis |
| 78 | LOG | Kurt Schumacher |
| 79 | C | Steve Wilson |
| 68 | ROG | Dan Medlin |
| 70 | ROT | Darryl Carlton |
| 88 | TE | Jimmie Giles |
| 12 | QB | Doug Williams |
| 42 | TB | Ricky Bell |
| 38 | FB | Johnny Davis |
| Defense | ||
| 73 | LDE | Charley Hannah |
| 76 | NT | Dave Pear |
| 63 | RDE | Lee Roy Selmon |
| 57 | LOLB | Dave Lewis |
| 61 | LILB | Dewey Selmon |
| 54 | RILB | Richard Wood |
| 56 | ROLB | Cecil Johnson |
| 45 | LCB | Jeris White |
| 33 | SS | Mark Cotney |
| 25 | FS | Curtis Jordan |
| 40 | RCB | Mike Washington |
| 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 |
| Offense | ||
| 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 |
| 45 | FS | Tom Hannon |
| 20 | RCB | Bobby Bryant |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TB | 26:25 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2/14 | / | 11 | 96 | 2 | 1 |
| MIN | 33:35 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 7/16 | / | 8 | 61 | 3 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Ricky Bell | 21 | 59 | 2.8 | 9 | 1 |
| Jimmy DuBose | 15 | 37 | 2.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Dave Green | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Williams | 3 | -4 | -1.3 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 40 | 92 | 2.3 | 9 | 1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Chuck Foreman | 12 | 25 | 2.1 | 6 | 0 |
| Rickey Young | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | 7 | 0 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 15 | 0 |
| Robert Miller | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Sammy White | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 28 | 73 | 2.6 | 15 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||
| Doug Williams | 19 | 5 | 26.3 | 0 | 63 | 3.3 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 58.4 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 5 | 26.3 | 0 | 63 | 3.3 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 58.4 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 31 | 23 | 74.2 | 2 | 180 | 5.8 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 43 | 72.0 |
| Tommy Kramer | 6 | 2 | 33.3 | 1 | 9 | 1.5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 |
| Team Totals | 37 | 25 | 67.6 | 3 | 189 | 5.1 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 43 | 54.9 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Morris Owens | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 17 | 1 |
| Jimmie Giles | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 63 | 12.6 | 21 | 1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Chuck Foreman | 7 | 33 | 4.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Rickey Young | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 0 | |
| Sammy White | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 29 | 0 |
| Ahmad Rashad | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 15 | 1 |
| Bob Tucker | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Robert Miller | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 189 | 7.6 | 21 | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Jeris White | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Curtis Jordan | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Cecil Johnson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||
| Dave Green | 10 | 395 | 39.5 | 58 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 395 | 39.5 | 58 | 1 | 2 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||
| Mike Wood | 4 | 130 | 32.5 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 130 | 32.5 | ||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Larry Mucker | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Isaac Hagins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 1 | 16 | 5.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Kevin Miller | 6 | 0 | 12 | 2.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 0 | 12 | 2.0 | 7 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| George Ragsdale | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 30 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 30 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Kevin Miller | 4 | 93 | 23.3 | 30 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 93 | 23.3 | 30 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Lee Roy Selmon | 3.0 |
| Wally Chambers | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 4.0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Team Totals | 0.0 |