| Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings Game Statistics |
| Date: November 9, 1980 Location: Bloomington, MN |
| Venue: Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 46264 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 42 F Humidty: 57% Wind: 16 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 34 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Rick Danmeier 27 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Ted Brown 67 pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Kurt Knoff 67 interception return (Rick Danmeier kick) | 0 | 17 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Rickey Young 22 pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) | 0 | 24 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Rick Danmeier 23 FG | 0 | 27 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Joe Senser 58 pass from Steve Dils (Rick Danmeier kick) | 0 | 34 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Freddie Scott |
| 39 | WR | Leonard Thompson |
| 76 | LOT | Karl Baldischwiler |
| 68 | LOG | Burton Lawless |
| 65 | C | Amos Fowler |
| 66 | ROG | Tommie Ginn |
| 61 | ROT | Homer Elias |
| 81 | TE | David Hill |
| 16 | QB | Gary Danielson |
| 24 | RB | Dexter Bussey |
| 20 | RB | Billy Sims |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Dave Pureifory |
| 79 | LDT | William Gay |
| 64 | RDT | John Mendenhall |
| 60 | RDE | Bubba Baker |
| 59 | LLB | Charlie Weaver |
| 57 | MLB | Ken Fantetti |
| 52 | RLB | Stan White |
| 35 | LCB | Wayne Smith |
| 23 | SS | Ray Oldham |
| 40 | FS | Jimmy Allen |
| 28 | RCB | James Hunter |
| 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 |
| 72 | LDT | James White |
| 69 | RDT | Doug Sutherland |
| 75 | RDE | Randy Holloway |
| 59 | LLB | Matt Blair |
| 55 | MLB | Scott Studwell |
| 54 | RLB | Fred McNeill |
| 43 | LCB | Nate Wright |
| 45 | LS | Tom Hannon |
| 25 | RS | Kurt Knoff |
| 27 | RCB | John Turner |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Billy Sims | 9 | 21 | 2.3 | 0 | |
| Dexter Bussey | 8 | 16 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Rick Kane | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Leonard Thompson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Gary Danielson | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Ted Brown | 15 | 50 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Rickey Young | 14 | 33 | 2.4 | 0 | |
| Doug Paschal | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | |
| Robert Miller | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Joe Senser | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Gary Danielson | 25 | 14 | 56.0 | 1 | 186 | 7.4 | 0 | 63.1 | |||
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Tommy Kramer | 32 | 22 | 68.8 | 0 | 295 | 9.2 | 2 | 118.6 | |||
| Steve Dils | 8 | 5 | 62.5 | 0 | 82 | 10.3 | 1 | 136.5 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Freddie Scott | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| Leonard Thompson | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 0 | |
| Dexter Bussey | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | |
| Jesse Thompson | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| David Hill | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Horace King | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Rick Kane | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Ted Brown | 9 | 140 | 15.6 | 1 | |
| Ahmad Rashad | 6 | 82 | 13.7 | 0 | |
| Rickey Young | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 1 | |
| Joe Senser | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 1 | |
| Sammy White | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | |
| Terry LeCount | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | |
| Robert Miller | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Kurt Knoff | 1 | 67 | 67.0 | 67t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Tom Skladany | 8 | 349 | 43.6 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Greg Coleman | 5 | 198 | 39.6 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| John Arnold | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Eddie Payton | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Ken Callicutt | 4 | 73 | 18.3 | 0 | ||
| Rick Kane | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | ||
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Eddie Payton | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |
| Bubba Baker | 3.0 |
| Ray Oldham | 1.0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Mark Mullaney | 2.0 |
| Doug Sutherland | 1.5? |
| Keith Nord | 1.0 |
| James White | 1.0 |
| Randy Holloway | 1.0 |
| Doug Martin | 1.0 |
| Matt Blair | 0.5 |
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