NFL game summary for 12/04/1977:

Rookie Tommy Kramer entered the game in the fourth quarter with the Vikings trailing 24-7 and engineered a dramatic comeback victory that raised Minnesota's record to 8-4 and kept them atop the NFC's Central Division. Delvin Williams' rushing (107 yards and two TDs) and Dave Williams' 80-yard kickoff return staked the 49ers to a 24-0 lead in the third quarter. Kramer came on to throw short TD passes to Ahmad Rashad and Bob Tucker to pull the Vikings within striking distance. That distance turned out to be 69 yards as Sammy White streaked straight down field and Kramer hit him with a perfect pass with only 1:38 remaining on the clock. In just one quarter of play Kramer completed 9 of 13 passes for 188 yards and three TDs.

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

	Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
OFFENSE	152.7 (9)	90.6 (27)	243.4 (23)	20
DEFENSE	139.2 (15)	81.5 (1)	220.7 (2)	13
OFFENSE	137.1 (16)	160.5 (7)	297.5 (11)	33
DEFENSE	162.7 (23)	117.1 (5)	279.8 (13)	21

Line: Vikings by 5

Team	1	2	3	4	F
San Francisco 49ers (5-7-0)	0	10	14	3	27
Minnesota Vikings (8-4-0)	0	0	7	21	28

( 7- 0) SF  Delvin Williams 2 yard rush (Ray Wersching kick)
(10- 0) SF  Ray Wersching 31 yard field goal
(17- 0) SF  Dave Williams 80 yard kickoff return (Ray Wersching kick)
(24- 0) SF  Delvin Williams 5 yard rush (Ray Wersching kick)
(24- 7) MIN Brent McClanahan 15 yard pass from Bob Lee (Fred Cox kick)
(24-14) MIN Ahmad Rashad 8 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Fred Cox kick)
(24-21) MIN Bob Tucker 8 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Fred Cox kick)
(27-21) SF  Ray Wersching 31 yard field goal
(27-28) MIN Sammy White 69 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Fred Cox kick)

                     SF              MIN
First Downs:         19              18
Rushes-yards:        59-196          25-52
Yards/rush:          3.3             2.1
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     5-13-57-1       20-32-282-2
Sacked-yards:        1-10            3-25
Net pass yards:      47              257
Net yards/pass:      3.4             7.3
Total net yards:     243             309
Total plays:         73 (80% run)    60 (41% run)  
Yards/play:          3.3             5.2
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             3-3
Turnovers:           2               5
Penalties-yards:     10-80           3-24

Attendance: 40,745

Passing:
SF: Jim Plunkett, 5 of 13 for 57 yards (1 int) MIN: Bob Lee, 11 of 19 for 94 yards and 1 TD (2 int); Tommy Kramer, 9 of 13 for 188 yards and 3 TDs
Rushing:
SF: Delvin Williams, 27 for 107 yards and 2 TDs; Wilbur Jackson, 11 for 45 yards; Bob Ferrell, 10 for 29 yards; Paul Hofer, 7 for 23 yards; Jim Plunkett, 3 for 1 yard; Kenny Harrison, 1 for -9 yards MIN: Chuck Foreman, 13 for 39 yards; Brent McClanahan, 4 for 13 yards; Tommy Kramer, 4 for -11 yards; Bob Lee, 3 for 8 yards; Robert Miller, 1 for 3 yards
Receiving:
SF: Gene Washington, 2 for 24 yards; Kenny Harrison, 2 for 13 yards; Wilbur Jackson, 1 for 20 yards MIN: Ahmad Rashad, 7 for 121 yards and 1 TD; Brent McClanahan, 6 for 35 yards and 1 TD; Sammy White, 3 for 83 yards and 1 TD; Bob Tucker, 2 for 26 yards and 1 TD; Robert Miller, 2 for 17 yards
Kick returns:
SF: Dave Williams, 2 for 93 yards and 1 TD; Tony Leonard, 1 for 68 yards MIN: Sammy White, 3 for 55 yards; Mark Kellar, 1 for 13 yards; Manfred Moore, 1 for 7 yards; Dennis Swilley, 1 for 0 yards
Punt returns:
SF: Stan Black, 3 for 10 yards; Dave Williams, 1 for 60 yards MIN: Manfred Moore, 1 for 0 yards
Interceptions:
SF: Willie Harper, 1 for 6 yards; Tony Leonard, 1 for 0 yards MIN: Jeff Siemon, 1 for 9 yards
Punting:
SF: Tom Wittum, 3 for 81 yards MIN: Neil Clabo, 5 for 163 yards
Field Goals:
SF: Ray Wersching, 2/4