NFL game summary for 12/11/1977:

Ken Stabler threw two touchdown passes to Cliff Branch to lead the Raiders to a 35-13 win over Minnesota that clinched a wild card spot in the playoffs. The Vikings trailed 21-0 before the game was eight minutes old. They fumbled three times inside in their own 20. Oakland began the game with a 70-yard touchdown drive, with Mark van Eeghen scoring on a two-yard run. Van Eeghen was the leading rusher in the game with 112 yards on 28 carries while Chuck Foreman was held to 48 on 11 carries.

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

	Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
OFFENSE	130.0 (21)	168.5 (6)	298.5 (13)	38
DEFENSE	165.5 (24)	111.2 (4)	276.8 (12)	23
OFFENSE	183.6 (2)	158.8 (9)	342.4 (2)	32
DEFENSE	127.7 (9)	157.9 (22)	285.6 (16)	34

Line: Raiders by 11

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Minnesota Vikings (8-5-0)	0	7	0	6	13
Oakland Raiders (10-3-0)	21	0	7	7	35

( 0- 7) OAK Mark van Eeghen 2 yard rush (Errol Mann kick) ( 0-14) OAK Cliff Branch 10 yard pass from Ken Stabler (Errol Mann kick) ( 0-21) OAK Willie Hall 2 yard fumble return (Errol Mann kick) ( 7-21) MIN Nate Wright 27 yard fumble return (Fred Cox kick) ( 7-28) OAK Cliff Branch 32 yard pass from Ken Stabler (Errol Mann kick) ( 7-35) OAK Carl Garrett 2 yard pass from Ken Stabler (Errol Mann kick) (13-35) MIN Sammy White 11 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (kick failed)

                     MIN             OAK
First Downs:         11              17
Rushes-yards:        20-67           57-182
Yards/rush:          3.4             3.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     16-34-177-3     10-15-143-0
Sacked-yards:        4-30            2-19
Net pass yards:      147             124
Net yards/pass:      3.9             7.3
Total net yards:     214             306
Total plays:         58 (34% run)    74 (77% run)  
Yards/play:          3.7             4.1
Fumbles-lost:        5-4             3-3
Turnovers:           7               3
Penalties-yards:     4-24            5-50

Attendance: 52,771

Passing:
MIN: Tommy Kramer, 16 of 34 for 177 yards and 1 TD (3 int) OAK: Ken Stabler, 10 of 15 for 143 yards and 3 TDs
Rushing:
MIN: Chuck Foreman, 11 for 48 yards; Tommy Kramer, 6 for 14 yards; Sammy Johnson, 1 for 5 yards; Robert Miller, 1 for 0 yards; Brent McClanahan, 1 for 0 yards OAK: Mark van Eeghen, 28 for 112 yards and 1 TD; Clarence Davis, 15 for 26 yards; Pete Banaszak, 5 for 19 yards; Terry Robiskie, 5 for 12 yards; Carl Garrett, 4 for 13 yards
Receiving:
MIN: Sammy White, 5 for 73 yards and 1 TD; Robert Miller, 3 for 38 yards; Stu Voigt, 3 for 30 yards; Chuck Foreman, 3 for 17 yards; Ahmad Rashad, 1 for 12 yards; Sammy Johnson, 1 for 7 yards OAK: Cliff Branch, 4 for 95 yards and 2 TDs; Mark van Eeghen, 3 for 23 yards; Fred Biletnikoff, 2 for 23 yards; Carl Garrett, 1 for 2 yards and 1 TD
Kick returns:
MIN: Manfred Moore, 4 for 73 yards; Robert Miller, 1 for 16 yards; Mark Kellar, 1 for 8 yards OAK: Carl Garrett, 2 for 38 yards
Punt returns:
MIN: Manfred Moore, 2 for 0 yards OAK: Neal Colzie, 5 for 49 yards
Interceptions:
OAK: Jack Tatum, 2 for 35 yards; Skip Thomas, 1 for 6 yards
Punting:
MIN: Neil Clabo, 7 for 303 yards OAK: Ray Guy, 7 for 268 yards
Field Goals:
OAK: Errol Mann, 0/1