| Philadelphia Eagles at Minnesota Vikings Game Statistics |
| Date: December 3, 1978 Location: Bloomington, MN |
| Venue: Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 38772 |
| Weather: Light Snow Temp: 20 F Humidty: 74% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia EaglesPHI | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PHI | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Sammy White 5 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Rick Danmeier kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Harold Carmichael 56 pass from Ron Jaworski (Mike Michel kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Sammy White 9 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Rick Danmeier kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Harold Carmichael 21 pass from Ron Jaworski (Mike Michel kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 2 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Wilbert Montgomery 36 run (Mike Michel kick) | 21 | 14 |
| 2 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Charlie Smith 27 pass from Ron Jaworski (Mike Michel kick blocked) | 27 | 14 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Rickey Young 6 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Rick Danmeier kick) | 27 | 21 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Ahmad Rashad 20 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Rick Danmeier kick) | 27 | 28 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||
| Offense | ||
| 17 | WR | Harold Carmichael |
| 85 | WR | Charlie Smith |
| 75 | LOT | Stan Walters |
| 63 | LOG | Tom Luken |
| 50 | C | Guy Morriss |
| 69 | ROG | Woody Peoples |
| 76 | ROT | Jerry Sisemore |
| 86 | TE | Richard Osborne |
| 7 | QB | Ron Jaworski |
| 31 | HB | Wilbert Montgomery |
| 35 | FB | Mike Hogan |
| Defense | ||
| 68 | LDE | Dennis Harrison |
| 65 | MG | Charlie Johnson |
| 78 | RDE | Carl Hairston |
| 51 | LOLB | Reggie Wilkes |
| 55 | LILB | Frank LeMaster |
| 66 | RILB | Bill Bergey |
| 54 | ROLB | Drew Mahalic |
| 23 | LCB | Bobby Howard |
| 41 | SS | Randy Logan |
| 21 | FS | John Sciarra |
| 46 | RCB | Herman Edwards |
| 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 |
| Offense | ||
| 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 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Wilbert Montgomery | 24 | 115 | 4.8 | 36t | 1 |
| Mike Hogan | 10 | 46 | 4.6 | 9 | 0 |
| Ron Jaworski | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Chuck Foreman | 18 | 69 | 3.8 | 10 | 0 |
| Rickey Young | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Robert Miller | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||||||||
| Ron Jaworski | 28 | 13 | 46.4 | 1 | 228 | 8.1 | 56t | 3 | 2 | 15 | 95.5 |
| Johnnie Walton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 56 | 30 | 53.6 | 3 | 289 | 5.2 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 69.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Harold Carmichael | 4 | 115 | 28.8 | 56t | 2 |
| Richard Osborne | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Charlie Smith | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 27t | 1 |
| Mike Hogan | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Wilbert Montgomery | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Ahmad Rashad | 9 | 107 | 11.9 | 26 | 1 |
| Sammy White | 6 | 68 | 11.3 | 21 | 2 |
| Chuck Foreman | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 11 | 0 |
| Bob Tucker | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 27 | 0 |
| Rickey Young | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 13 | 1 |
| Robert Miller | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Bill Bergey | 1 | 50 | 50.0 | 50 | 0 |
| Randy Logan | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Bobby Howard | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Matt Blair | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Mike Michel | 8 | 282 | 35.3 | 43 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Greg Coleman | 6 | 213 | 35.5 | 40 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||||||
| John Sciarra | 4 | 0 | 31 | 7.8 | 14 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Kevin Miller | 4 | 1 | 25 | 6.3 | 9 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||||||
| Louie Giammona | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 22 | 0 | |
| Wilbert Montgomery | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Billy Campfield | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Kevin Miller | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 24 | 0 | |
| Harry Washington | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Mark Mullaney | 2.0 |
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