| NFC Divisional Playoff - Minnesota Vikings at Los Angeles Rams Game Statistics |
| Date: December 31, 1978 Location: Los Angeles, CA |
| Venue: Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 69631 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 64 F Humidty: 25% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 0 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 34 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | LARM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Rick Danmeier 42 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Willie Miller 9 pass from Pat Haden (Frank Corral kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Frank Corral 43 FG | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Ahmad Rashad 1 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Rick Danmeier kick) | 10 | 10 |
| 3 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Cullen Bryant 3 run (Frank Corral kick) | 10 | 17 |
| 3 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Ron Jessie 27 pass from Pat Haden (Frank Corral kick) | 10 | 24 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Frank Corral 28 FG | 10 | 27 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Jim Jodat 3 run (Frank Corral kick) | 10 | 34 |
| 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 | ||
| 77 | LDE | Mark Mullaney |
| 69 | LDT | Doug Sutherland |
| 72 | RDT | James White |
| 70 | RDE | Jim Marshall |
| 59 | LLB | Matt Blair |
| 50 | MLB | Jeff Siemon |
| 54 | RLB | Fred McNeill |
| 27 | LCB | John Turner |
| 29 | SS | Phil Wise |
| 45 | FS | Tom Hannon |
| 20 | RCB | Bobby Bryant |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Ron Jessie |
| 82 | WR | Willie Miller |
| 77 | LOT | Doug France |
| 65 | LOG | Tom Mack |
| 61 | C | Rich Saul |
| 60 | ROG | Dennis Harrah |
| 75 | ROT | John Williams |
| 83 | TE | Terry Nelson |
| 11 | QB | Pat Haden |
| 32 | RB | Cullen Bryant |
| 22 | FB | John Cappelletti |
| Defense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Jack Youngblood |
| 76 | LDT | Cody Jones |
| 90 | RDT | Larry Brooks |
| 89 | RDE | Fred Dryer |
| 53 | LLB | Jim Youngblood |
| 64 | MLB | Jack Reynolds |
| 59 | RLB | Bob Brudzinski |
| 27 | LCB | Pat Thomas |
| 42 | SS | Dave Elmendorf |
| 48 | FS | Bill Simpson |
| 49 | RCB | Rod Perry |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Chuck Foreman | 13 | 31 | 2.4 | 8 | 0 |
| Mark Kellar | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Cullen Bryant | 27 | 100 | 3.7 | 17 | 1 |
| John Cappelletti | 10 | 44 | 4.4 | 14 | 0 |
| Anthony Davis | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Pat Haden | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Rod Phillips | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Billy Waddy | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Jim Jodat | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3t | 1 |
| Terry Nelson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 37 | 18 | 48.6 | 2 | 219 | 5.9 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 53.8 |
| Chuck Foreman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| Pat Haden | 29 | 15 | 51.7 | 1 | 209 | 7.2 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 83.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Ahmad Rashad | 7 | 84 | 12.0 | 31 | 1 |
| Rickey Young | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 24 | 0 |
| Bob Tucker | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Chuck Foreman | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 20 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Ron Jessie | 6 | 108 | 18.0 | 29 | 1 |
| Charle Young | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Willie Miller | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 20 | 1 |
| Cullen Bryant | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Terry Nelson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Billy Waddy | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| John Cappelletti | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Bobby Bryant | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wally Hilgenberg | 0 | 11 | 11L | 0 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Bill Simpson | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 17 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Greg Coleman | 6 | 218 | 36.3 | 49 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Glen Walker | 3 | 124 | 41.3 | 48 | 1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Kevin Miller | 2 | 0 | -1 | -0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Jackie Wallace | 5 | 0 | 71 | 14.2 | 21 | 0 |
| Billy Waddy | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Robert Miller | 4 | 92 | 23.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Brent McClanahan | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Harry Washington | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Jim Jodat | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 28 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Cody Jones | 1.0 | 11.0 |
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