| Minnesota Vikings at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Game Statistics |
| Date: November 25, 1979 Location: Tampa, FL |
| Venue: Tampa Stadium Attendance: 70039 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 83 F Humidty: 61% Wind: 16 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 23 |
| Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | 6 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 22 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Ricky Bell 2 run (Neil O'Donoghue kick blocked) | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Neil O'Donoghue 20 FG | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Terry LeCount 21 pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) | 7 | 9 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Ahmad Rashad 32 pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) | 14 | 9 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Rick Danmeier 44 FG | 17 | 9 |
| 3 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Johnny Davis 17 run (Neil O'Donoghue kick) | 17 | 16 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Rickey Young 3 pass from Tommy Kramer (run failed) | 23 | 16 |
| 4 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Doug Williams 13 run (Neil O'Donoghue kick blocked) | 23 | 22 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 28 | WR | Ahmad Rashad |
| 85 | WR | Sammy White |
| 78 | LOT | Steve Riley |
| 51 | LOG | Jim Hough |
| 67 | C | Dennis Swilley |
| 61 | ROG | Wes Hamilton |
| 73 | ROT | Ron Yary |
| 38 | TE | Bob Tucker |
| 9 | QB | Tommy Kramer |
| 34 | HB | Rickey Young |
| 23 | FB | Ted Brown |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Mark Mullaney |
| 76 | LDT | Dave Roller |
| 72 | RDT | James White |
| 70 | RDE | Jim Marshall |
| 59 | LLB | Matt Blair |
| 50 | MLB | Jeff Siemon |
| 54 | RLB | Fred McNeill |
| 27 | LCB | John Turner |
| 45 | SS | Tom Hannon |
| 25 | FS | Kurt Knoff |
| 20 | RCB | Bobby Bryant |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Isaac Hagins |
| 87 | WR | Larry Mucker |
| 75 | LOT | Dave Reavis |
| 64 | LOG | Greg Horton |
| 50 | C | Steve Wilson |
| 61 | ROG | Greg Roberts |
| 73 | ROT | Charley Hannah |
| 88 | TE | Jimmie Giles |
| 86 | TE | Jim Obradovich |
| 12 | QB | Doug Williams |
| 42 | RB | Ricky Bell |
| Offense | ||
| 60 | LDE | Wally Chambers |
| 71 | NT | Randy Crowder |
| 63 | RDE | Lee Roy Selmon |
| 57 | LOLB | Dave Lewis |
| 58 | LILB | Dewey Selmon |
| 54 | RILB | Richard Wood |
| 56 | ROLB | Cecil Johnson |
| 45 | LCB | Jeris White |
| 33 | SS | Mark Cotney |
| 34 | FS | Cedric Brown |
| 40 | RCB | Mike Washington |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Ted Brown | 12 | 52 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| Rickey Young | 10 | 45 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Sammy White | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Brent McClanahan | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Robert Miller | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Tommy Kramer | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Ricky Bell | 28 | 101 | 3.6 | 1 | |
| Johnny Davis | 8 | 43 | 5.4 | 1 | |
| Doug Williams | 6 | 39 | 6.5 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Tommy Kramer | 26 | 15 | 57.7 | 0 | 158 | 6.1 | 32t | 3 | 0 | 0 | 113.9 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||
| Doug Williams | 38 | 19 | 50.0 | 0 | 242 | 6.4 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Ahmad Rashad | 6 | 93 | 15.5 | 1 | |
| Ted Brown | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Bob Tucker | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | |
| Rickey Young | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 1 | |
| Terry LeCount | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26t | 1 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Morris Owens | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 0 | |
| Ricky Bell | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 0 | |
| Larry Mucker | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 0 | |
| Isaac Hagins | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | |
| Jim Obradovich | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| Jimmie Giles | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Johnny Davis | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jerry Eckwood | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | -7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Greg Coleman | 5 | 184 | 36.8 | 47 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Tom Blanchard | 4 | 157 | 39.3 | 45 | 1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Jimmy Edwards | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Danny Reece | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Jimmy Edwards | 3 | 132 | 44.0 | 83 | 0 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| George Ragsdale | 5 | 113 | 22.6 | 29 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| In Memoriam |
| NFL Boxscores |
| NFL Game Officials |
| NFL Training Camps |
| NFL Roster Limits |
| Pro Football Hall of Fame |
| Super Bowl |
| Privacy Policy |
| ©2006-2025 Pro Football Archives. All Rights Reserved. |
| Last Updated: August 26, 2025 |