NFL game summary for 10/16/1977:

Stu Voigt caught an 11-yard touchdown pass from Paul Krause on a fake field goal attempt at 6:45 of overtime to provide the Vikings their fourth straight win. Chuck Foreman, who gained 150 yards on 26 carries, gave Minnesota a 7-0 lead 9:33 into the first period and a pair of Fred Cox field goals boosted the lead to 13-0. The Bears went ahead 16-13 when Bob Avellini tossed a nine-yard scoring pass to Bo Rather 1:04 before the half and threw another touchdown strike to Greg Latta late in the third period. The Vikings tied the game 16-16 on the next series, driving 52 yards in nine plays for Cox's 21-yard field goal. Alan Page and Matt Blair combined to block a Bob Thomas field goal at 1:55 to preserve the tie. Chicago won the toss in overtime but punted after three downs and Minnesota drove 80 yards in 10 plays for the winning score.

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

	Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
OFFENSE	189.5 (2)	168.2 (6)	357.8 (2)	9
DEFENSE	156.0 (20)	204.2 (28)	360.2 (26)	9
OFFENSE	128.0 (15)	184.0 (3)	312.0 (10)	11
DEFENSE	93.8 (2)	137.2 (13)	231.0 (5)	5

Line: Vikings by 7

Team	1	2	3	4	OT	F
Chicago Bears (2-3-0)	0	6	10	0	0	16
Minnesota Vikings (4-1-0)	10	3	0	3	6	22

( 0- 7) MIN Chuck Foreman 2 yard rush (Fred Cox kick)
( 0-10) MIN Fred Cox 30 yard field goal
( 0-13) MIN Fred Cox 38 yard field goal
( 6-13) CHI Bo Rather 9 yard pass from Bob Avellini (kick failed)
( 9-13) CHI Bob Thomas 38 yard field goal
(16-13) CHI Greg Latta 2 yard pass from Bob Avellini (Bob Thomas kick)
(16-16) MIN Fred Cox 21 yard field goal
(16-22) MIN Stu Voigt 11 yard pass from Paul Krause

                     CHI             MIN
First Downs:         17              22
Rushes-yards:        44-170          41-195
Yards/rush:          3.9             4.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     14-22-155-0     17-31-212-1
Sacked-yards:        3-22            2-11
Net pass yards:      133             201
Net yards/pass:      5.3             6.1
Total net yards:     303             396
Total plays:         69 (63% run)    74 (55% run)  
Yards/play:          4.4             5.4
Fumbles-lost:        2-2             1-1
Turnovers:           2               2
Penalties-yards:     5-41            6-60

Attendance: 47,709

Passing:
CHI: Bob Avellini, 14 of 22 for 155 yards and 2 TDs MIN: Fran Tarkenton, 16 of 30 for 201 yards (1 int); Paul Krause, 1 of 1 for 11 yards and 1 TD
Rushing:
CHI: Walter Payton, 24 for 122 yards; Roland Harper, 14 for 22 yards; Bob Avellini, 6 for 26 yards MIN: Chuck Foreman, 26 for 150 yards and 1 TD; Brent McClanahan, 6 for 18 yards; Robert Miller, 5 for 20 yards; Sammy Johnson, 4 for 7 yards
Receiving:
CHI: James Scott, 5 for 77 yards; Greg Latta, 4 for 34 yards and 1 TD; Bo Rather, 3 for 33 yards and 1 TD; Roland Harper, 1 for 6 yards; Walter Payton, 1 for 5 yards MIN: Chuck Foreman, 5 for 33 yards; Sammy White, 4 for 76 yards; Robert Miller, 3 for 26 yards; Stu Voigt, 2 for 26 yards and 1 TD; Bob Grim, 1 for 23 yards; Ahmad Rashad, 1 for 21 yards; Brent McClanahan, 1 for 7 yards
Kick returns:
CHI: Brian Baschnagel, 2 for 22 yards; Johnny Musso, 1 for 19 yards; Roland Harper, 1 for 13 yards; Art Best, 1 for 10 yards MIN: Manfred Moore, 2 for 40 yards; Mark Kellar, 1 for 16 yards; Sammy White, 1 for 5 yards
Punt returns:
CHI: Steve Schubert, 3 for 14 yards MIN: Manfred Moore, 5 for 11 yards
Interceptions:
CHI: Allan Ellis, 1 for 4 yards
Punting:
CHI: Bob Parsons, 7 for 240 yards MIN: Neil Clabo, 5 for 230 yards
Field Goals:
CHI: Bob Thomas, 1/2 MIN: Fred Cox, 3/4