Sunday October 11, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 10/11/1981:



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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE105.4  (23)269.2  (3)374.6  (6)14
DEFENSE118.4  (10)210.6  (16)329.0  (11)7
OFFENSE111.4  (22)292.6  (1)404.0  (2)12
DEFENSE114.8  (7)280.2  (28)395.0  (26)16

Line: Chargers by 7

Team1234F
Minnesota Vikings (4-2-0)01410933
San Diego Chargers (4-2-0)7710731

( 0- 7) SD Chuck Muncie 2 yard rush (Rolf Benirschke kick) ( 7- 7) MIN Rickey Young 15 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) (14- 7) MIN Ted Brown 4 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) (14-14) SD Dwight Scales 60 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick) (14-17) SD Rolf Benirschke 39 yard field goal (21-17) MIN Terry LeCount 26 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) (21-24) SD Charlie Joiner 38 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick) (24-24) MIN Rick Danmeier 28 yard field goal (24-31) SD Chuck Muncie 1 yard rush (Rolf Benirschke kick) (30-31) MIN Terry LeCount 43 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (kick failed) (33-31) MIN Rick Danmeier 38 yard field goal
                     MIN             SD
First Downs:         29              18
Rushes-yards:        30-93           29-120
Yards/rush:          3.1             4.1
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     27-43-444-2     20-38-310-0
Sacked-yards:        1-11            1-5
Net pass yards:      433             305
Net yards/pass:      9.8             7.8
Total net yards:     526             425
Total plays:         74 (40% run)    68 (42% run)  
Yards/play:          7.1             6.2
Fumbles-lost:        4-1             1-1
Turnovers:           3               1
Penalties-yards:     3-22            8-75

Attendance: 50,708

Passing:
MIN: Tommy Kramer, 27 of 43 for 444 yards and 4 TDs (2 int) SD: Dan Fouts, 20 of 38 for 310 yards and 2 TDs
Rushing:
MIN: Ted Brown, 21 for 68 yards; Rickey Young, 5 for 9 yards; Tommy Kramer, 3 for -1 yards; Terry LeCount, 1 for 17 yards SD: Chuck Muncie, 21 for 102 yards and 2 TDs; Dan Fouts, 4 for 9 yards; John Cappelletti, 4 for 9 yards
Receiving:
MIN: Joe Senser, 7 for 100 yards; Terry LeCount, 6 for 120 yards and 2 TDs; Ted Brown, 5 for 109 yards and 1 TD; Sammy White, 3 for 53 yards; Ahmad Rashad, 3 for 34 yards; Rickey Young, 3 for 28 yards and 1 TD SD: Charlie Joiner, 6 for 97 yards and 1 TD; Wes Chandler, 4 for 61 yards; Dwight Scales, 3 for 80 yards and 1 TD; Kellen Winslow, 3 for 33 yards; Eric Sievers, 2 for 15 yards; Chuck Muncie, 1 for 13 yards; John Cappelletti, 1 for 11 yards
Kick returns:
MIN: Mardye McDole, 5 for 80 yards; Keith Nord, 1 for 20 yards SD: Wes Chandler, 4 for 81 yards; Pete Shaw, 1 for 14 yards
Punt returns:
MIN: Eddie Payton, 1 for 14 yards; Sammy White, 1 for 0 yards SD: Wes Chandler, 2 for 49 yards
Interceptions:
SD: Gary Johnson, 1 for 36 yards; Willie Buchanon, 1 for 11 yards
Punting:
MIN: Greg Coleman, 3 for 146 yards SD: George Roberts, 4 for 165 yards
Field Goals:
MIN: Rick Danmeier, 2/2 SD: Rolf Benirschke, 1/2


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