NFL game summary for 12/17/1977:

Chuck Foreman rushed for 156 yards and two touchdowns and Bob Lee fired two touchdown passes to lead the Vikings to their fifth consecutive NFC Central Division championship. Foreman, who carried 33 times to tie a club record, piled up 127 yards in the first half. He had runs of 18, 11 and 27 yards on his first three carries to put him over the 1,000-yard mark for the third straight year. Fred Cox kicked a 26-yard field goal in the second quarter to give the Vikings a 10-7 lead and the Lions spent the rest of the game trying to catch up. Eddie Payton of the Lions scored twice -- a punt return of 87 yards and kickoff return of 98 yards.

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

	Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
OFFENSE	125.2 (23)	166.8 (7)	292.0 (15)	45
DEFENSE	166.8 (24)	112.2 (3)	279.0 (12)	26
OFFENSE	127.4 (20)	107.4 (24)	234.8 (24)	27
DEFENSE	131.6 (11)	128.3 (7)	259.9 (7)	34

Line: Vikings by 5½

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Minnesota Vikings (9-5-0)	7	10	13	0	30
Detroit Lions (6-8-0)	7	0	7	7	21

( 0- 7) DET David Hill 20 yard pass from Gary Danielson (Steve Mike-Mayer kick) ( 7- 7) MIN Chuck Foreman 1 yard rush (Fred Cox kick) (10- 7) MIN Fred Cox 26 yard field goal (17- 7) MIN Ahmad Rashad 48 yard pass from Bob Lee (Fred Cox kick) (24- 7) MIN Sammy White 29 yard pass from Bob Lee (Fred Cox kick) (24-14) DET Eddie Payton 98 yard kickoff return (Steve Mike-Mayer kick) (30-14) MIN Chuck Foreman 5 yard rush (kick failed) (30-21) DET Eddie Payton 87 yard punt return (Steve Mike-Mayer kick)

                     MIN             DET
First Downs:         18              14
Rushes-yards:        52-194          21-50
Yards/rush:          3.7             2.4
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     11-16-206-0     11-30-153-2
Sacked-yards:        1-7             3-31
Net pass yards:      199             122
Net yards/pass:      11.7            3.7
Total net yards:     393             172
Total plays:         69 (75% run)    54 (38% run)  
Yards/play:          5.7             3.2
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             1-1
Turnovers:           1               3
Penalties-yards:     5-46            2-10

Attendance: 78,572

Passing:
MIN: Bob Lee, 11 of 16 for 206 yards and 2 TDs DET: Gary Danielson, 11 of 30 for 153 yards and 1 TD (2 int)
Rushing:
MIN: Chuck Foreman, 33 for 156 yards and 2 TDs; Sammy Johnson, 8 for 23 yards; Brent McClanahan, 8 for 20 yards; Bob Lee, 3 for -5 yards DET: Dexter Bussey, 7 for 10 yards; Leonard Thompson, 5 for 0 yards; Eddie Payton, 2 for 14 yards; Horace King, 2 for 4 yards; Rick Kane, 2 for 2 yards; Gary Danielson, 1 for 16 yards; Marv Hubbard, 1 for 3 yards; Andy Bolton, 1 for 1 yard
Receiving:
MIN: Ahmad Rashad, 8 for 139 yards and 1 TD; Sammy White, 1 for 29 yards and 1 TD; Bob Grim, 1 for 19 yards; Stu Voigt, 1 for 19 yards DET: David Hill, 3 for 96 yards and 1 TD; Leonard Thompson, 2 for 20 yards; J.D. Hill, 2 for 16 yards; Ray Jarvis, 1 for 14 yards; Andy Bolton, 1 for 6 yards; Rick Kane, 1 for 5 yards; Eddie Payton, 1 for -4 yards
Kick returns:
MIN: Brent McClanahan, 1 for 32 yards; Manfred Moore, 1 for 19 yards DET: Eddie Payton, 5 for 184 yards and 1 TD; Andy Bolton, 1 for 13 yards
Punt returns:
MIN: Manfred Moore, 4 for 43 yards; Bob Grim, 2 for 44 yards DET: Eddie Payton, 3 for 105 yards and 1 TD
Interceptions:
MIN: Phil Wise, 1 for 4 yards; Nate Wright, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
MIN: Neil Clabo, 7 for 267 yards DET: Wilbur Summers, 6 for 229 yards
Field Goals:
MIN: Fred Cox, 1/3 DET: Steve Mike-Mayer, 0/1