| Minnesota Vikings at Washington Redskins |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 2, 1980 Location: Washington, DC Venue: RFK Stadium Attendance: 52060 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 55 F Humidty: 40% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 7 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 39 |
| Washington RedskinsWAS | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | WAS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Rickey Young 5 pass from Steve Dils (Rick Danmeier kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Joe Senser 2 pass from Steve Dils (Rick Danmeier kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Safety, Joe Theismann tackled in end zone by Randy Holloway | 16 | 0 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Keith Nord 70 kickoff return (Rick Danmeier kick) | 23 | 0 |
| 2 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Clarence Harmon 1 pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) | 23 | 7 |
| 3 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Clarence Harmon 1 run (Mark Moseley kick) | 23 | 14 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Rickey Young 3 run (Rick Danmeier kick) | 30 | 14 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Rick Danmeier 31 FG | 33 | 14 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Rick Danmeier 27 FG | 36 | 14 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Rick Danmeier 35 FG | 39 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 28 | WR | Ahmad Rashad |
| 85 | WR | Sammy White |
| 78 | LOT | Steve Riley |
| 51 | LOG | Jim Hough |
| 67 | C | Dennis Swilley |
| 62 | ROG | Brent Boyd |
| 73 | ROT | Ron Yary |
| 38 | TE | Bob Tucker |
| 12 | QB | Steve Dils |
| 34 | HB | Rickey Young |
| 23 | FB | Ted Brown |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Doug Martin |
| 72 | LDT | James White |
| 75 | RDE | Randy Holloway |
| 69 | RDT | Doug Sutherland |
| 59 | LLB | Matt Blair |
| 50 | MLB | Jeff Siemon |
| 54 | RLB | Fred McNeill |
| 43 | LCB | Nate Wright |
| 45 | LS | Tom Hannon |
| 25 | RS | Kurt Knoff |
| 27 | RCB | John Turner |
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Art Monk |
| 83 | WR | Ricky Thompson |
| 75 | LOT | Terry Hermeling |
| 64 | LOG | Ron Saul |
| 54 | C | Bob Kuziel |
| 63 | ROG | Fred Dean |
| 74 | ROT | George Starke |
| 85 | TE | Don Warren |
| 7 | QB | Joe Theismann |
| 40 | HB | Wilbur Jackson |
| 38 | FB | Clarence Harmon |
| Defense | ||
| 71 | LDE | Karl Lorch |
| 65 | LDT | Dave Butz |
| 72 | RDT | Diron Talbert |
| 79 | RDE | Coy Bacon |
| 59 | LLB | Brad Dusek |
| 52 | MLB | Neal Olkewicz |
| 50 | RLB | Pete Wysocki |
| 24 | LCB | Lemar Parrish |
| 23 | SS | Tony Peters |
| 29 | FS | Mark Murphy |
| 20 | RCB | Joe Lavender |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Brown | 20 | 67 | 3.4 | 12 | 0 |
| Rickey Young | 16 | 46 | 2.9 | 8 | 1 |
| Sammy White | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 45 | 0 |
| Steve Dils | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 19 | 0 |
| Eddie Payton | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Doug Paschal | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Robert Miller | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Clarence Harmon | 11 | 28 | 2.5 | 6 | 1 |
| Wilbur Jackson | 8 | 27 | 3.4 | 15 | 0 |
| Joe Theismann | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Bobby Hammond | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Steve Dils | 29 | 18 | 62.1 | 0 | 200 | 6.9 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 105.5 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| Joe Theismann | 34 | 20 | 58.8 | 2 | 206 | 6.1 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 61.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Rickey Young | 6 | 39 | 6.5 | 16 | 1 |
| Ted Brown | 4 | 71 | 17.8 | 40 | 0 |
| Joe Senser | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 15 | 1 |
| Sammy White | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Ahmad Rashad | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Bob Tucker | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Clarence Harmon | 6 | 51 | 8.5 | 14 | 1 |
| Don Warren | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 13 | 0 |
| Art Monk | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Wilbur Jackson | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Bobby Hammond | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Johnny McDaniel | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Larry Brune | 0 | ||||
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Greg Coleman | 2 | 61 | 30.5 | 46 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Mike Connell | 6 | 220 | 36.7 | 46 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Eddie Payton | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Mike Nelms | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Eddie Payton | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Keith Nord | 1 | 70 | 70.0 | 70t | 1 | |
| Bob Bruer | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Mike Nelms | 6 | 99 | 16.5 | 25 | 0 | |
| Wilbur Jackson | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Rickey Claitt | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
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