| San Diego Chargers at Minnesota Vikings |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 19, 1978 Location: Bloomington, MN Venue: Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 38859 |
| Weather: Light Snow Temp: 17 F Humidty: 67% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego ChargersSD | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SD | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Rickey Young 10 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Rick Danmeier kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | San Diego ChargersSD | Hank Bauer 2 run (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 3 | San Diego ChargersSD | John Jefferson 10 pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick failed) | 13 | 7 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | John Jefferson |
| 18 | WR | Charlie Joiner |
| 66 | LOT | Billy Shields |
| 63 | LOG | Doug Wilkerson |
| 62 | C | Don Macek |
| 67 | ROG | Ed White |
| 70 | ROT | Russ Washington |
| 84 | TE | Bob Klein |
| 14 | QB | Dan Fouts |
| 33 | RB | Don Woods |
| 41 | FB | Bo Matthews |
| Defense | ||
| 68 | LDE | Leroy Jones |
| 74 | LDT | Louie Kelcher |
| 79 | RDT | Gary Johnson |
| 71 | RDE | Fred Dean |
| 50 | LLB | Don Goode |
| 55 | MLB | Bob Horn |
| 51 | RLB | Woodrow Lowe |
| 29 | LCB | Mike Williams |
| 42 | SS | Mike Fuller |
| 44 | FS | Pete Shaw |
| 48 | RCB | Jerome Dove |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 28 | WR | Ahmad Rashad |
| 85 | WR | Sammy White |
| 74 | LOT | Frank Myers |
| 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 | ||
| 81 | LDE | Carl Eller |
| 69 | LDT | Doug Sutherland |
| 72 | RDT | James White |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD | 31:20 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 4/13 | / | 4 | 47 | 3 | 1 |
| MIN | 28:40 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 4/13 | / | 6 | 53 | 2 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Don Woods | 23 | 76 | 3.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Hank Bauer | 10 | 24 | 2.4 | 10 | 1 |
| Bo Matthews | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 8 | 0 |
| Lydell Mitchell | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 2 | 0 |
| James Harris | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 43 | 124 | 2.9 | 11 | 1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Chuck Foreman | 13 | 42 | 3.2 | 15 | 0 |
| Greg Coleman | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Sammy White | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Rickey Young | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 9 | 0 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 63 | 3.0 | 17 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
| Dan Fouts | 19 | 9 | 47.4 | 2 | 131 | 6.9 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 48.2 |
| James Harris | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 0 | 32 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 13 | 56.5 | 2 | 163 | 7.1 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 57.0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 42 | 27 | 64.3 | 2 | 230 | 5.5 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 66.6 |
| Team Totals | 42 | 27 | 64.3 | 2 | 230 | 5.5 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 66.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Bob Klein | 6 | 69 | 11.5 | 24 | 0 |
| John Jefferson | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 40 | 1 |
| Hank Bauer | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Lydell Mitchell | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 163 | 12.5 | 40 | 1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Chuck Foreman | 9 | 76 | 8.4 | 20 | 0 |
| Rickey Young | 6 | 46 | 7.7 | 20 | 1 |
| Bob Tucker | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 17 | 0 |
| Sammy White | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Ahmad Rashad | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Robert Miller | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 230 | 8.5 | 20 | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Hal Stringert | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Pete Shaw | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Fred McNeill | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Wright | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||
| Jeff West | 7 | 241 | 34.4 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 241 | 34.4 | 42 | 0 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||
| Greg Coleman | 9 | 299 | 33.2 | 48 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 299 | 33.2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Mike Fuller | 4 | 0 | 68 | 17.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Pete Shaw | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 1 | 81 | 16.2 | 34 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Kevin Miller | 5 | 1 | 24 | 4.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 1 | 24 | 4.8 | 9 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Artie Owens | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Rickey Anderson | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Kevin Miller | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Steve Craig | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |
| Leroy Jones | 1.0 |
| Louie Kelcher | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Team Totals | 0.0 |