| Minnesota Vikings at Houston Oilers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 21, 1980 Location: Houston, TX Venue: Astrodome Attendance: 51064 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| Houston OilersHOU | 3 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | HOU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Joe Senser 3 pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick failed) | 6 | 0 |
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | Toni Fritsch 23 FG | 6 | 3 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Joe Senser 3 pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) | 13 | 3 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Dave Casper 7 pass from Ken Stabler (Toni Fritsch kick) | 13 | 10 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Toni Fritsch 31 FG | 13 | 13 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Rick Danmeier 38 FG | 16 | 13 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Earl Campbell 3 run (Toni Fritsch kick) | 16 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 28 | WR | Ahmad Rashad |
| 85 | WR | Sammy White |
| 78 | LOT | Steve Riley |
| 62 | LOG | Brent Boyd |
| 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 |
| 75 | RDE | Randy Holloway |
| 69 | RDT | Doug Sutherland |
| 59 | LLB | Matt Blair |
| 55 | MLB | Scott Studwell |
| 54 | RLB | Fred McNeill |
| 27 | LCB | John Turner |
| 45 | LS | Tom Hannon |
| 25 | RS | Kurt Knoff |
| 20 | RCB | Bobby Bryant |
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Mike Renfro |
| 77 | LOT | Angelo Fields |
| 63 | LOG | Bob Young |
| 55 | C | Carl Mauck |
| 60 | ROG | Ed Fisher |
| 76 | ROT | Morris Towns |
| 86 | TE | Mike Barber |
| 88 | TE | Dave Casper |
| 12 | QB | Ken Stabler |
| 34 | RB | Earl Campbell |
| 45 | FB | Tim Wilson |
| Defense | ||
| 69 | LDE | Andy Dorris |
| 71 | MG | Ken Kennard |
| 65 | RDE | Elvin Bethea |
| 59 | LOLB | Ted Washington |
| 50 | LILB | Daryl Hunt |
| 54 | RILB | Gregg Bingham |
| 52 | ROLB | Robert Brazile |
| 33 | LCB | J.C. Wilson |
| 32 | SS | Vernon Perry |
| 37 | FS | Mike Reinfeldt |
| 27 | RCB | Greg Stemrick |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Brown | 10 | 66 | 6.6 | 15 | 0 |
| Robert Miller | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 6 | 0 |
| Sammy White | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Tommy Kramer | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Rickey Young | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Doug Paschal | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 4 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Earl Campbell | 29 | 203 | 7.0 | 41 | 1 |
| Rob Carpenter | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Tim Wilson | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Tommy Kramer | 53 | 26 | 49.1 | 4 | 266 | 5.0 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 45.0 |
| Steve Dils | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | ||||
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Ken Stabler | 33 | 19 | 57.6 | 2 | 239 | 7.2 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 65.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Joe Senser | 8 | 54 | 6.8 | 34 | 2 |
| Sammy White | 6 | 79 | 13.2 | 16 | 0 |
| Ahmad Rashad | 6 | 76 | 12.7 | 20 | 0 |
| Rickey Young | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Terry LeCount | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Doug Paschal | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Ted Brown | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Robert Miller | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Dave Casper | 7 | 120 | 17.1 | 34 | 1 |
| Rich Caster | 4 | 72 | 18.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Mike Renfro | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Rob Carpenter | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Tim Wilson | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Mike Barber | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Earl Campbell | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Bobby Bryant | 0 | ||||
| Matt Blair | 0 | ||||
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Vernon Perry | 0 | ||||
| J.C. Wilson | 0 | ||||
| Greg Stemrick | 0 | ||||
| Thomas Henderson | 0 | ||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Greg Coleman | 5 | 201 | 40.2 | 54 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Cliff Parsley | 5 | 193 | 38.6 | 45 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Eddie Payton | 2 | 1 | 23 | 11.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Keith Nord | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Carl Roaches | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Eddie Payton | 5 | 115 | 23.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Jeff Groth | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Carl Roaches | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
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