Sunday December 21, 1980
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 12/21/1980:



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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE101.9  (27)229.3  (3)331.2  (10)22
DEFENSE149.1  (24)212.3  (23)361.4  (24)36
OFFENSE161.1  (3)186.1  (17)347.1  (6)45
DEFENSE113.1  (9)170.2  (5)283.3  (4)35

Line: Oilers by 10

Team1234F
Minnesota Vikings (9-7-0)670316
Houston Oilers (11-5-0)3010720

( 6- 0) MIN Joe Senser 3 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (kick failed) ( 6- 3) HOU Toni Fritsch 23 yard field goal (13- 3) MIN Joe Senser 3 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) (13-10) HOU Dave Casper 7 yard pass from Ken Stabler (Toni Fritsch kick) (13-13) HOU Toni Fritsch 31 yard field goal (16-13) MIN Rick Danmeier 38 yard field goal (16-20) HOU Earl Campbell 3 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick)
                     MIN             HOU
First Downs:         24              23
Rushes-yards:        23-114          33-219
Yards/rush:          5.0             6.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     26-53-266-4     19-33-239-2
Sacked-yards:        2-18            2-23
Net pass yards:      248             216
Net yards/pass:      4.5             6.2
Total net yards:     362             435
Total plays:         78 (29% run)    68 (48% run)  
Yards/play:          4.6             6.4
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             1-0
Turnovers:           4               2
Penalties-yards:     8-55            6-50

Attendance: 51,064

Passing:
MIN: Tommy Kramer, 26 of 53 for 266 yards and 2 TDs (4 int) HOU: Ken Stabler, 19 of 33 for 239 yards and 1 TD (2 int)
Rushing:
MIN: Ted Brown, 10 for 66 yards; Rickey Young, 4 for 6 yards; Robert Miller, 3 for 14 yards; Doug Paschal, 3 for 5 yards; Tommy Kramer, 2 for 11 yards; Sammy White, 1 for 12 yards HOU: Earl Campbell, 29 for 203 yards and 1 TD; Rob Carpenter, 2 for 12 yards; Tim Wilson, 2 for 4 yards
Receiving:
MIN: Joe Senser, 8 for 54 yards and 2 TDs; Sammy White, 6 for 79 yards; Ahmad Rashad, 6 for 76 yards; Rickey Young, 2 for 13 yards; Terry LeCount, 1 for 18 yards; Doug Paschal, 1 for 11 yards; Ted Brown, 1 for 10 yards; Robert Miller, 1 for 5 yards HOU: Dave Casper, 7 for 120 yards and 1 TD; Rich Caster, 4 for 72 yards; Mike Renfro, 2 for 26 yards; Rob Carpenter, 2 for 12 yards; Tim Wilson, 2 for 9 yards; Mike Barber, 1 for 1 yard; Earl Campbell, 1 for -1 yards
Kick returns:
MIN: Eddie Payton, 5 for 115 yards HOU: Jeff Groth, 2 for 30 yards; Carl Roaches, 1 for 27 yards
Punt returns:
MIN: Eddie Payton, 2 for 23 yards HOU: Carl Roaches, 3 for 6 yards
Interceptions:
MIN: Bobby Bryant, 1 for 7 yards; Matt Blair, 1 for 0 yards HOU: Vernon Perry, 1 for 32 yards; J.C. Wilson, 1 for 26 yards; Greg Stemrick, 1 for 15 yards; Thomas Henderson, 1 for 3 yards
Punting:
MIN: Greg Coleman, 5 for 201 yards HOU: Cliff Parsley, 5 for 193 yards
Field Goals:
MIN: Rick Danmeier, 1/1 HOU: Toni Fritsch, 2/3


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