NFL game summary for 12/18/1976:

On an unseasonably clear, mild, 40-degree day, Brent McClanahan ran 41 yards to Washington's 25-yard line on the first scrimmage play of the game, and three plays later Fran Tarkenton threw an 18-yard pass to Stu Voigt, climaxing a 66-yard drive, and setting the tempo for Minnesota's victory. Tarkenton (12 of 21 for 170 yards in three periods of play) later tossed scoring passes of 27 and nine yards to rookie Sammy White. McClanahan had 101 yards rushing and Chuck Foreman 105, including two- and 30-yard touchdowns, as the Vikings took a 35-6 lead into the fourth period when the Redskins scored twice on a pair of Billy Kilmer passes. Kilmer completed 26 of 49 passes for 298 yards. He broke the NFC divisional playoff records for attempts and yardage and tied the mark for completions.

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

	Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
OFFENSE	150.8 (15)	141.8 (16)	292.6 (17)	43
DEFENSE	157.5 (19)	136.9 (9)	294.4 (13)	47
OFFENSE	143.1 (18)	203.9 (4)	347.0 (6)	29
DEFENSE	149.7 (17)	112.5 (1)	262.2 (6)	32

Line: n/a

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Washington Redskins (10-5-0)	3	0	3	14	20
Minnesota Vikings (12-2-1)	14	7	14	0	35

( 0- 7) MIN Stu Voigt 18 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) ( 3- 7) WAS Mark Moseley 47 yard field goal ( 3-14) MIN Sammy White 27 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) ( 3-21) MIN Chuck Foreman 2 yard rush (Fred Cox kick) ( 3-28) MIN Chuck Foreman 30 yard rush (Fred Cox kick) ( 6-28) WAS Mark Moseley 35 yard field goal ( 6-35) MIN Sammy White 9 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) (13-35) WAS Frank Grant 12 yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Mark Moseley kick) (20-35) WAS Roy Jefferson 3 yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Mark Moseley kick)

                     WAS             MIN
First Downs:         19              21
Rushes-yards:        18-75           46-221
Yards/rush:          4.2             4.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     26-49-298-2     12-22-170-2
Sacked-yards:        1-8             1-7
Net pass yards:      290             163
Net yards/pass:      5.8             7.1
Total net yards:     365             384
Total plays:         68 (26% run)    69 (66% run)  
Yards/play:          5.4             5.6
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             2-0
Turnovers:           2               2
Penalties-yards:     7-57            5-30

Attendance: 47,221

Passing:
WAS: Billy Kilmer, 26 of 49 for 298 yards and 2 TDs (2 int) MIN: Fran Tarkenton, 12 of 21 for 170 yards and 3 TDs (2 int); Bob Lee, 0 of 1 for 0 yards
Rushing:
WAS: Mike Thomas, 11 for 45 yards; John Riggins, 7 for 30 yards MIN: Chuck Foreman, 20 for 105 yards and 2 TDs; Brent McClanahan, 20 for 101 yards; Sammy Johnson, 2 for 11 yards; Robert Miller, 2 for 1 yard; Fran Tarkenton, 1 for 3 yards; Bob Lee, 1 for 0 yards
Receiving:
WAS: Frank Grant, 6 for 70 yards and 1 TD; Jean Fugett, 4 for 61 yards; Roy Jefferson, 4 for 59 yards and 1 TD; Calvin Hill, 4 for 31 yards; John Riggins, 4 for 29 yards; Mike Thomas, 2 for 18 yards; Jerry Smith, 1 for 30 yards; Larry Brown, 1 for 0 yards MIN: Sammy White, 4 for 64 yards and 2 TDs; Stu Voigt, 4 for 42 yards and 1 TD; Brent McClanahan, 3 for 29 yards; Ahmad Rashad, 1 for 35 yards
Kick returns:
WAS: Eddie Brown, 6 for 136 yards MIN: Leonard Willis, 2 for 25 yards; Robert Miller, 1 for 16 yards
Punt returns:
WAS: Eddie Brown, 6 for 55 yards MIN: Leonard Willis, 2 for 12 yards
Interceptions:
WAS: Jake Scott, 1 for 17 yards; Ken Houston, 1 for 8 yards MIN: Bobby Bryant, 1 for 0 yards; Nate Wright, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
WAS: Mike Bragg, 6 for 197 yards MIN: Neil Clabo, 6 for 276 yards
Field Goals:
WAS: Mark Moseley, 2/3