| Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 26, 1978 Location: Green Bay, WI Venue: Lambeau Field Attendance: 51737 |
| Weather: Light Snow Temp: 28 F Humidty: 92% Wind: 13 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Green Bay PackersGB | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Rick Danmeier 19 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Green Bay PackersGB | Terdell Middleton 1 run (Chester Marcol kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Green Bay PackersGB | Chester Marcol 19 FG | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Ahmad Rashad 5 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Rick Danmeier kick) | 10 | 10 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Defense | ||
| 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 |
| Green Bay Packers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | James Lofton |
| 43 | WR | Aundra Thompson |
| 76 | LOT | Tim Stokes |
| 57 | LOG | Derrel Gofourth |
| 54 | C | Larry McCarren |
| 71 | ROG | Mel Jackson |
| 68 | ROT | Greg Koch |
| 81 | TE | Rich McGeorge |
| 17 | QB | David Whitehurst |
| 34 | HB | Terdell Middleton |
| 33 | FB | Barty Smith |
| Offense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Mike Butler |
| 74 | LDT | Dave Roller |
| 75 | RDT | Carl Barzilauskas |
| 78 | RDE | Ezra Johnson |
| 52 | LLB | Gary Weaver |
| 55 | MLB | Mike Hunt |
| 60 | RLB | John Anderson |
| 28 | LCB | Willie Buchanon |
| 46 | SS | Steve Luke |
| 24 | FS | Johnnie Gray |
| 29 | RCB | Mike McCoy |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 37:05 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 9/26 | / | 6 | 40 | 3 | 1 |
| GB | 37:55 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 6/18 | / | 3 | 19 | 4 | 3 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Chuck Foreman | 24 | 52 | 2.2 | 14 | 0 |
| Rickey Young | 14 | 35 | 2.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Robert Miller | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 42 | 111 | 2.6 | 19 | 0 |
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Terdell Middleton | 39 | 110 | 2.8 | 11 | 1 |
| Barty Smith | 12 | 39 | 3.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Jim Culbreath | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Nate Simpson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 54 | 154 | 2.9 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 37 | 20 | 54.1 | 4 | 199 | 5.4 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 39.0 |
| Team Totals | 37 | 20 | 54.1 | 4 | 199 | 5.4 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 39.0 |
| Green Bay Packers | |||||||||||
| David Whitehurst | 23 | 11 | 47.8 | 0 | 175 | 7.6 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 73.6 | |
| Team Totals | 23 | 11 | 47.8 | 0 | 175 | 7.6 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 73.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Rickey Young | 6 | 63 | 10.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Chuck Foreman | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Ahmad Rashad | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 17 | 1 |
| Sammy White | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Bob Tucker | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Robert Miller | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 199 | 10.0 | 25 | 1 |
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Rich McGeorge | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | |
| Barty Smith | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | |
| Aundra Thompson | 2 | 68 | 34.0 | 0 | |
| Terdell Middleton | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| James Lofton | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 175 | 15.9 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| John Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Buchanon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Estus Hood | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike McCoy | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||
| Greg Coleman | 6 | 264 | 44.0 | 49 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 264 | 44.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Green Bay Packers | |||||||
| David Beverly | 10 | 305 | 30.5 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 299 | 29.9 | ||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Kevin Miller | 5 | 1 | 26 | 5.2 | 14 | 0 |
| Tom Hannon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 5 | 2 | 26 | 5.2 | 14 | 0 |
| Green Bay Packers | ||||||
| Johnnie Gray | 3 | 1 | 20 | 6.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 1 | 0 | |||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Kevin Miller | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 26 | 0 | |
| Harry Washington | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 0 | ||
| Green Bay Packers | ||||||
| Aundra Thompson | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Ezra Johnson | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Steve Wagner | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 76 | 19.0 | 0 | ||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Carl Eller | 1.0 |
| Matt Blair | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |
| Green Bay Packers | |
| Ezra Johnson | 2.0 |
| Mike Butler | 0.5 |
| Dave Roller | 0.5 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |