Sunday December 5, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 12/05/1976:



Chuck Foreman ran for two fourth-quarter touchdowns to break a 6-6 tie and give the Vikings their fourth straight win over the Packers. Carlos Brown threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to Ollie Smith in the first quarter for a Packers' lead that stood up through a snowstorm until Fred Cox knotted the score with a 30-yard field goal midway through the third quarter. Foreman put Minnesota in the lead with a one-yard run that capped a 72-yard drive, and he scored his 14th TD of the season with 2:11 left in the game.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE122.2  (24)124.2  (22)246.5  (26)44
DEFENSE160.4  (21)127.7  (4)288.1  (11)22
OFFENSE129.9  (21)206.6  (4)336.5  (8)23
DEFENSE165.2  (22)113.1  (1)278.2  (8)30

Line: Vikings by 12

Team1234F
Green Bay Packers (4-9-0)60039
Minnesota Vikings (10-2-1)0331420

( 6- 0) GB Ollie Smith 12 yard pass from Carlos Brown (kick failed) ( 6- 3) MIN Fred Cox 34 yard field goal ( 6- 6) MIN Fred Cox 30 yard field goal ( 6-13) MIN Chuck Foreman 1 yard rush (Fred Cox kick) ( 9-13) GB Chester Marcol 24 yard field goal ( 9-20) MIN Chuck Foreman 1 yard rush (Fred Cox kick)
                     GB              MIN
First Downs:         8               29
Rushes-yards:        21-59           48-218
Yards/rush:          2.8             4.5
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     8-26-113-0      23-32-195-1
Sacked-yards:        4-28            0-0
Net pass yards:      85              195
Net yards/pass:      2.8             6.1
Total net yards:     144             413
Total plays:         51 (41% run)    80 (60% run)  
Yards/play:          2.8             5.2
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             3-2
Turnovers:           0               3
Penalties-yards:     3-30            7-56

Attendance: 43,700

Passing:
GB: Carlos Brown, 7 of 24 for 93 yards and 1 TD; Randy Johnson, 1 of 2 for 20 yards MIN: Fran Tarkenton, 23 of 32 for 195 yards (1 int)
Rushing:
GB: John Brockington, 7 for 27 yards; Willard Harrell, 7 for 9 yards; Eric Torkelson, 5 for 18 yards; Carlos Brown, 2 for 5 yards MIN: Chuck Foreman, 18 for 42 yards and 2 TDs; Robert Miller, 13 for 95 yards; Brent McClanahan, 11 for 38 yards; Sammy Johnson, 6 for 43 yards
Receiving:
GB: Ollie Smith, 4 for 47 yards and 1 TD; Rich McGeorge, 3 for 46 yards; Ken Payne, 1 for 20 yards MIN: Ahmad Rashad, 6 for 61 yards; Robert Miller, 5 for 37 yards; Bob Grim, 4 for 33 yards; Sammy Johnson, 2 for 22 yards; Sammy White, 2 for 19 yards; Brent McClanahan, 2 for 11 yards; Chuck Foreman, 1 for 8 yards; Stu Voigt, 1 for 4 yards
Kick returns:
GB: Mike C. McCoy, 2 for 62 yards; Steve Wagner, 1 for 27 yards; Eric Torkelson, 1 for 18 yards; Dave Osborn, 1 for 10 yards MIN: Leonard Willis, 2 for 41 yards; Sammy White, 1 for 0 yards
Punt returns:
GB: Johnnie Gray, 3 for 16 yards MIN: Leonard Willis, 2 for 5 yards; Autry Beamon, 1 for 4 yards
Interceptions:
GB: Perry Smith, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
GB: David Beverly, 8 for 327 yards MIN: Neil Clabo, 4 for 127 yards
Field Goals:
GB: Chester Marcol, 1/2 MIN: Fred Cox, 2/2


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