NFL game summary for 09/11/1978:

Rick Danmeier, who spent the 1977 season on the Vikings' injured reserve list after signing as a free agent, kicked a 44-yard field goal at 2:56 of overtime to give the Vikings their first win of the season. Danmeier's field goals of 24, 46 and 21 yards had given Minnesota a 9-0 lead in the third quarter. Tommy Kramer replaced Fran Tarkenton in the overtime period and took the Vikings 56 yards in 10 plays to set up Danmeier's winning three-pointer. The Broncos tied the game as time ran out in the fourth period on Jim Turner's 25-yard field goal. Substitute quarterback Norris Weese directed the 37-yard drive that led to Turner's tying kick.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Denver Broncos	OFFENSE	144.0  (13)	8.0  (28)	152.0  (27)	1
	DEFENSE	117.0  (9)	201.0  (25)	318.0  (18)	3
Minnesota Vikings	OFFENSE	155.0  (9)	269.0  (1)	424.0  (2)	6
	DEFENSE	138.0  (16)	183.0  (20)	321.0  (20)	1

Line: Even

Team	1	2	3	4	OT	F
Denver Broncos (1-1-0)	0	0	0	9	0	9
Minnesota Vikings (1-1-0)	3	0	6	0	3	12

( 0- 3) MIN Rick Danmeier 24 yard field goal
( 0- 6) MIN Rick Danmeier 46 yard field goal
( 0- 9) MIN Rick Danmeier 21 yard field goal
( 6- 9) DEN Jon Keyworth 1 yard rush (kick failed)
( 9- 9) DEN Jim Turner 25 yard field goal
( 9-12) MIN Rick Danmeier 44 yard field goal

                     DEN             MIN
First Downs:         18              13
Rushes-yards:        29-102          36-101
Yards/rush:          3.5             2.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     15-32-171-3     15-34-120-3
Sacked-yards:        6-42            2-15
Net pass yards:      129             105
Net yards/pass:      3.4             2.9
Total net yards:     231             206
Total plays:         67 (43% run)    72 (50% run)  
Yards/play:          3.4             2.9
Fumbles-lost:        4-3             1-0
Turnovers:           6               3
Penalties-yards:     6-50            7-35

Attendance: 46,508

Passing:
DEN: Craig Morton, 9 of 21 for 90 yards (2 int); Norris Weese, 6 of 11 for 81 yards (1 int)
MIN: Fran Tarkenton, 13 of 27 for 98 yards (3 int); Tommy Kramer, 2 of 7 for 22 yards

Rushing:
DEN: Otis Armstrong, 14 for 64 yards; Lonnie Perrin, 7 for 22 yards; Jon Keyworth, 6 for 13 yards and 1 TD; Larry Canada, 1 for 3 yards; Craig Morton, 1 for 0 yards
MIN: Chuck Foreman, 22 for 59 yards; Rickey Young, 7 for 16 yards; Robert Miller, 5 for 12 yards; Tommy Kramer, 1 for 10 yards; Fran Tarkenton, 1 for 4 yards

Receiving:
DEN: Jon Keyworth, 4 for 27 yards; Haven Moses, 3 for 53 yards; Rick Upchurch, 3 for 30 yards; Riley Odoms, 2 for 41 yards; Ron Egloff, 1 for 15 yards; Otis Armstrong, 1 for 6 yards; Lonnie Perrin, 1 for -1 yards
MIN: Chuck Foreman, 4 for 28 yards; Robert Miller, 3 for 31 yards; Rickey Young, 3 for 19 yards; Sammy White, 2 for 27 yards; Ahmad Rashad, 2 for 9 yards; Bob Tucker, 1 for 6 yards

Kick returns:
DEN: Lonnie Perrin, 1 for 22 yards; John Schultz, 1 for 20 yards; Dave Preston, 1 for 19 yards
MIN: Brent McClanahan, 2 for 38 yards

Punt returns:
DEN: Rick Upchurch, 4 for 44 yards
MIN: Kevin Miller, 2 for -6 yards

Interceptions:
DEN: Joe Rizzo, 1 for 0 yards; Bill Thompson, 1 for 0 yards; Louis Wright, 1 for 0 yards
MIN: Nate Wright, 1 for 28 yards; Bobby Bryant, 1 for 0 yards; Tom Hannon, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
DEN: Bucky Dilts, 4 for 132 yards
MIN: Mike Wood, 5 for 182 yards

Field Goals:
DEN: Jim Turner, 1/1
MIN: Rick Danmeier, 4/4

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