NFL game summary for 11/13/1977:

Fran Tarkenton left the game late in the third quarter with a broken leg after getting sacked by Gary Burley. Tarkenton enjoyed one of the finest games of his 17-year NFL career before the injury. He completed 17 of 18 passes for 195 yards and one touchdown while directing the Vikings to a 21-10 lead. He was replaced by Tommy Kramer, who completed four of six passes and led the Vikings to three more touchdowns. Chuck Foreman also contributed heavily to the Vikings' attack, scoring three touchdowns and rushing for 133 yards. The lone Bengals' touchdown came when Ken Anderson hit Billy Brooks with a 94-yard pass, the longest in AFC history.

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

	Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
OFFENSE	125.9 (18)	170.0 (6)	295.9 (11)	22
DEFENSE	135.4 (16)	145.0 (16)	280.4 (15)	18
OFFENSE	132.1 (16)	173.4 (4)	305.5 (9)	24
DEFENSE	159.8 (23)	127.1 (8)	286.9 (16)	13

Line: Vikings by 2

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Cincinnati Bengals (4-5-0)	0	10	0	0	10
Minnesota Vikings (6-3-0)	7	7	7	21	42

( 0- 7) MIN Chuck Foreman 1 yard rush (Fred Cox kick) ( 0-14) MIN Chuck Foreman 6 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) ( 7-14) CIN Billy Brooks 94 yard pass from Ken Anderson (Chris Bahr kick) (10-14) CIN Chris Bahr 23 yard field goal (10-21) MIN Chuck Foreman 1 yard rush (Fred Cox kick) (10-28) MIN Brent McClanahan 6 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Fred Cox kick) (10-35) MIN Brent McClanahan 5 yard rush (Fred Cox kick) (10-42) MIN Sammy Johnson 1 yard rush (Fred Cox kick)

                     CIN             MIN
First Downs:         13              30
Rushes-yards:        20-61           49-207
Yards/rush:          3.0             4.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     12-32-236-1     21-24-249-0
Sacked-yards:        6-49            3-33
Net pass yards:      187             216
Net yards/pass:      4.9             8.0
Total net yards:     248             423
Total plays:         58 (34% run)    76 (64% run)  
Yards/play:          4.3             5.6
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             4-3
Turnovers:           2               3
Penalties-yards:     6-42            6-40

Attendance: 45,371

Passing:
CIN: Ken Anderson, 11 of 29 for 227 yards and 1 TD (1 int); John Reaves, 1 of 3 for 9 yards MIN: Fran Tarkenton, 17 of 18 for 195 yards and 1 TD; Tommy Kramer, 4 of 6 for 54 yards and 1 TD
Rushing:
CIN: Boobie Clark, 9 for 34 yards; Lenvil Elliott, 9 for 15 yards; Pete Johnson, 2 for 12 yards MIN: Chuck Foreman, 29 for 133 yards and 2 TDs; Brent McClanahan, 10 for 53 yards and 1 TD; Sammy Johnson, 4 for 8 yards and 1 TD; Robert Miller, 3 for 12 yards; Fran Tarkenton, 3 for 1 yard
Receiving:
CIN: Billy Brooks, 7 for 198 yards and 1 TD; Lenvil Elliott, 3 for 20 yards; Pat McInally, 2 for 18 yards MIN: Brent McClanahan, 8 for 87 yards and 1 TD; Chuck Foreman, 5 for 30 yards and 1 TD; Sammy White, 4 for 74 yards; Bob Grim, 1 for 23 yards; Ahmad Rashad, 1 for 21 yards; Stu Voigt, 1 for 10 yards; Bob Tucker, 1 for 4 yards
Kick returns:
CIN: Archie Griffin, 4 for 84 yards; Jerry Anderson, 2 for 28 yards; Tony Davis, 1 for 18 yards MIN: Manfred Moore, 2 for 36 yards; Sammy White, 1 for 36 yards
Punt returns:
CIN: Steve Holden, 2 for 14 yards MIN: Manfred Moore, 5 for 41 yards
Interceptions:
MIN: Nate Wright, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
CIN: Pat McInally, 7 for 289 yards MIN: Neil Clabo, 4 for 178 yards
Field Goals:
CIN: Chris Bahr, 1/2