Sunday November 15, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 11/15/1981:



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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE151.5  (5)156.4  (28)307.9  (24)30
DEFENSE119.5  (10)213.9  (14)333.4  (12)25
OFFENSE109.0  (25)278.1  (2)387.1  (3)26
DEFENSE114.5  (6)217.0  (16)331.5  (11)18

Line: Vikings by 8

Team1234F
New Orleans Saints (3-8-0)030710
Minnesota Vikings (7-4-0)01010020

( 0- 3) MIN Rick Danmeier 35 yard field goal ( 3- 3) NO Benny Ricardo 24 yard field goal ( 3-10) MIN Joe Senser 11 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) ( 3-13) MIN Rick Danmeier 19 yard field goal ( 3-20) MIN Ted Brown 9 yard rush (Rick Danmeier kick) (10-20) NO George Rogers 1 yard rush (Benny Ricardo kick)
                     NO              MIN
First Downs:         23              17
Rushes-yards:        39-116          23-70
Yards/rush:          3.0             3.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     19-39-244-2     19-40-287-0
Sacked-yards:        5-46            0-0
Net pass yards:      198             287
Net yards/pass:      4.5             7.2
Total net yards:     314             357
Total plays:         83 (46% run)    63 (36% run)  
Yards/play:          3.8             5.7
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             1-1
Turnovers:           2               1
Penalties-yards:     12-100          8-77

Attendance: 45,215

Passing:
NO: Dave Wilson, 19 of 39 for 244 yards (2 int) MIN: Tommy Kramer, 19 of 40 for 287 yards and 1 TD
Rushing:
NO: George Rogers, 31 for 97 yards and 1 TD; Jack Holmes, 4 for 14 yards; Toussaint Tyler, 2 for 7 yards; Dave Wilson, 2 for -2 yards MIN: Ted Brown, 16 for 54 yards and 1 TD; Tony Galbreath, 5 for 11 yards; Rickey Young, 1 for 3 yards; Joe Senser, 1 for 2 yards
Receiving:
NO: Jeff Groth, 4 for 62 yards; Wayne Wilson, 3 for 71 yards; Rich Martini, 3 for 27 yards; George Rogers, 3 for 7 yards; Larry Hardy, 2 for 40 yards; Aundra Thompson, 2 for 29 yards; Guido Merkens, 1 for 7 yards; Jack Holmes, 1 for 1 yard MIN: Joe Senser, 7 for 92 yards and 1 TD; Ted Brown, 5 for 53 yards; Sammy White, 2 for 62 yards; Terry LeCount, 2 for 52 yards; Rickey Young, 2 for 12 yards; Ahmad Rashad, 1 for 16 yards
Kick returns:
NO: Jimmy Rogers, 3 for 37 yards; Wayne Wilson, 2 for 33 yards MIN: Eddie Payton, 2 for 39 yards; Rickey Young, 1 for 15 yards
Punt returns:
NO: Jeff Groth, 4 for 31 yards MIN: Eddie Payton, 1 for 1 yard
Interceptions:
MIN: Kurt Knoff, 2 for 20 yards
Punting:
NO: Russell Erxleben, 6 for 215 yards MIN: Greg Coleman, 6 for 295 yards
Field Goals:
NO: Benny Ricardo, 1/1 MIN: Rick Danmeier, 2/2


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