Sunday September 26, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 09/26/1976:



Nate Allen's block of a bobbled conversion attempt provided Minnesota's winning margin in a game controlled by the defenses. The Lions' and Vikings' defenses gave up 168 and 251 yards, respectively. Both teams were shut out in the first half and were deadlocked 3-3 after three quarters. Chuck Foreman, the game's leading rusher with 94 yards, scored on the first play of the fourth quarter on a five-yard draw before Detroit got its final score with 2:01 left in the game. Greg Landry completed 13 of 24 passes for 198 yards including a one-yard TD pass to Charlie Sanders.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE123.5  (18)282.5  (1)406.0  (4)4
DEFENSE155.5  (17)107.5  (5)263.0  (10)6
OFFENSE153.5  (14)115.5  (22)269.0  (20)3
DEFENSE145.5  (14)92.5  (2)238.0  (6)5

Line: Vikings by 8

Team1234F
Minnesota Vikings (2-0-1)003710
Detroit Lions (1-2-0)00369

( 3- 0) MIN Fred Cox 49 yard field goal ( 3- 3) DET Errol Mann 49 yard field goal (10- 3) MIN Chuck Foreman 5 yard rush (Fred Cox kick) (10- 9) DET Charlie Sanders 1 yard pass from Greg Landry (kick failed)
                     MIN             DET
First Downs:         10              14
Rushes-yards:        35-116          33-101
Yards/rush:          3.3             3.1
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     10-20-72-0      13-24-198-0
Sacked-yards:        2-20            7-48
Net pass yards:      52              150
Net yards/pass:      2.4             4.8
Total net yards:     168             251
Total plays:         57 (61% run)    64 (51% run)  
Yards/play:          2.9             3.9
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             3-2
Turnovers:           0               2
Penalties-yards:     6-36            5-39

Attendance: 76,914

Passing:
MIN: Fran Tarkenton, 7 of 16 for 47 yards; Bob Lee, 3 of 4 for 25 yards DET: Greg Landry, 13 of 24 for 198 yards and 1 TD
Rushing:
MIN: Chuck Foreman, 25 for 94 yards and 1 TD; Brent McClanahan, 10 for 22 yards DET: Horace King, 12 for 57 yards; Dexter Bussey, 9 for 13 yards; Lawrence Gaines, 8 for 28 yards; Greg Landry, 4 for 3 yards
Receiving:
MIN: Chuck Foreman, 3 for 14 yards; Ahmad Rashad, 2 for 35 yards; Stu Voigt, 2 for 12 yards; Brent McClanahan, 2 for 10 yards; Sammy White, 1 for 1 yard DET: Charlie Sanders, 4 for 64 yards and 1 TD; Ray Jarvis, 3 for 49 yards; Bobby Thompson, 2 for 43 yards; Dexter Bussey, 2 for 17 yards; Horace King, 1 for 18 yards; Larry Walton, 1 for 7 yards
Kick returns:
MIN: Mark Kellar, 1 for 22 yards; Sammy White, 1 for 0 yards DET: James Hunter, 3 for 73 yards
Punt returns:
MIN: Leonard Willis, 2 for 26 yards DET: Lem Barney, 3 for 40 yards
Interceptions:

Punting:
MIN: Neil Clabo, 10 for 409 yards DET: Herman Weaver, 7 for 278 yards
Field Goals:
MIN: Fred Cox, 1/2 DET: Errol Mann, 1/2


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