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Minnesota Vikings
Minnesota Vikings
@
Detroit Lions
Detroit Lions
Date
December 17, 1977
Kickoff
10:00 PM ET
07:00 PM PT
Score
MIN 30 — DET 21 F

Stadium

Capacity: 65,000

Inaugurated: 01/01/1975

Broadcast

Announcers

Pat Summerall/Tom Brookshier

Summary

MIN and DET combined for 359 passing yards and 3 passing touchdowns. On the ground, Chuck Foreman led MIN with 156 rushing yards while Gary Danielson paced DET with 16. Through the air, Ahmad Rashad topped MIN with 139 receiving yards while David Hill led DET with 96.

Expected Points Summary

Team Stats

Stat MIN DET
First Downs 18 14
Rush-Yds-TDs 52-194-2 21-50-0
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 11-16-206-2-0 11-30-153-1-2
Sacked-Yards 1-7 3-31
Net Pass Yards 199 122
Total Yards 393 172
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-1
Turnovers 1 3
Penalties-Yards 5-46 2-10

Expected Points Detail

Officials

Boxscore Team Stats

Stat MIN DET
First Downs 18 14
Rush-Yds-TDs 52-194-2 21-50-0
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 11-16-206-2-0 11-30-153-1-2
Sacked-Yards 1-7 3-31
Net Pass Yards 199 122
Total Yards 393 172
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-1
Turnovers 1 3
Penalties-Yards 5-46 2-10

Scoring Summary

Q Team Detail Score
1 Lions David Hill 20 yard pass from Gary Danielson (Steve Mike-Mayer kick) 0-7
Vikings Chuck Foreman 1 yard rush (Fred Cox kick) 7-7
2 Vikings Fred Cox 26 yard field goal 10-7
Vikings Ahmad Rashad 48 yard pass from Bob Lee (Fred Cox kick) 17-7
3 Vikings Sammy White 29 yard pass from Bob Lee (Fred Cox kick) 24-7
Lions Eddie Payton 98 yard kickoff return (Steve Mike-Mayer kick) 24-14
Vikings Chuck Foreman 5 yard rush 30-14
4 Lions Eddie Payton 87 yard punt return (Steve Mike-Mayer kick) 30-21

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