NFL game summary for 11/26/1978:
NFC Central co-leaders Green Bay and Minnesota played the NFL's first tie game since September 19, 1976, when the Rams and Vikings fought to a 10-10 deadlock. The Vikings drove 57 yards in 11 plays in the final 1:50 of regulation for the tying score, Fran Tarkenton's five-yard pass to Ahmad Rashad. Both teams missed field goals in the extra period. Green Bay's Terdell Middleton rushed a club record 39 times for 110 yards to become the fourth player in Packers history to gain 1,000 yards in a season.
Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):
| Team | Rush Yds/Gm | Pass Yds/Gm | Tot Yds/Gm | Turnovers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | OFFENSE | 102.8 (28) | 188.3 (5) | 291.1 (18) | 33 |
| DEFENSE | 122.8 (7) | 151.7 (9) | 274.5 (5) | 35 | |
 | OFFENSE | 137.6 (17) | 130.2 (24) | 267.8 (25) | 31 |
| DEFENSE | 149.9 (18) | 163.2 (19) | 313.1 (20) | 37 |
Line: Vikings by 3½
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings (7-5-1) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Green Bay Packers (7-5-1) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
( 3- 0) MIN Rick Danmeier 19 yard field goal
( 3- 7) GB Terdell Middleton 1 yard rush (Chester Marcol kick)
( 3-10) GB Chester Marcol 19 yard field goal
(10-10) MIN Ahmad Rashad 5 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Rick Danmeier kick)
MIN GB
First Downs: 15 16
Rushes-yards: 42-111 54-154
Yards/rush: 2.6 2.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 20-37-199-4 11-23-175-0
Sacked-yards: 3-17 2-11
Net pass yards: 182 164
Net yards/pass: 4.5 6.6
Total net yards: 293 318
Total plays: 82 (51% run) 79 (68% run)
Yards/play: 3.6 4.0
Fumbles-lost: 3-1 4-3
Turnovers: 5 3
Penalties-yards: 6-40 4-19
Attendance: 51,737
Passing:
MIN: Fran Tarkenton, 20 of 37 for 199 yards and 1 TD (4 int) GB: David Whitehurst, 11 of 23 for 175 yards
Rushing:
MIN: Chuck Foreman, 24 for 52 yards; Rickey Young, 14 for 35 yards; Robert Miller, 2 for 24 yards; Fran Tarkenton, 2 for 0 yards GB: Terdell Middleton, 39 for 110 yards and 1 TD; Barty Smith, 12 for 39 yards; Jim Culbreath, 2 for 4 yards; Nate Simpson, 1 for 1 yard
Receiving:
MIN: Rickey Young, 6 for 63 yards; Chuck Foreman, 5 for 35 yards; Ahmad Rashad, 4 for 38 yards and 1 TD; Sammy White, 2 for 35 yards; Bob Tucker, 2 for 17 yards; Robert Miller, 1 for 11 yards GB: Rich McGeorge, 3 for 35 yards; Barty Smith, 3 for 28 yards; Aundra Thompson, 2 for 68 yards; Terdell Middleton, 2 for 20 yards; James Lofton, 1 for 24 yards
Kick returns:
MIN: Kevin Miller, 2 for 43 yards; Harry Washington, 1 for 20 yards GB: Aundra Thompson, 2 for 52 yards; Ezra Johnson, 1 for 14 yards; Steve Wagner, 1 for 10 yards
Punt returns:
MIN: Kevin Miller, 5 for 26 yards GB: Johnnie Gray, 3 for 20 yards
Interceptions:
GB: John Anderson, 1 for 0 yards; Willie Buchanon, 1 for 0 yards; Estus Hood, 1 for 0 yards; Mike McCoy, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
MIN: Greg Coleman, 6 for 264 yards GB: David Beverly, 10 for 305 yards
Field Goals:
MIN: Rick Danmeier, 1/3 GB: Chester Marcol, 1/2
MIN: Fran Tarkenton, 20 of 37 for 199 yards and 1 TD (4 int) GB: David Whitehurst, 11 of 23 for 175 yards
Rushing:
MIN: Chuck Foreman, 24 for 52 yards; Rickey Young, 14 for 35 yards; Robert Miller, 2 for 24 yards; Fran Tarkenton, 2 for 0 yards GB: Terdell Middleton, 39 for 110 yards and 1 TD; Barty Smith, 12 for 39 yards; Jim Culbreath, 2 for 4 yards; Nate Simpson, 1 for 1 yard
Receiving:
MIN: Rickey Young, 6 for 63 yards; Chuck Foreman, 5 for 35 yards; Ahmad Rashad, 4 for 38 yards and 1 TD; Sammy White, 2 for 35 yards; Bob Tucker, 2 for 17 yards; Robert Miller, 1 for 11 yards GB: Rich McGeorge, 3 for 35 yards; Barty Smith, 3 for 28 yards; Aundra Thompson, 2 for 68 yards; Terdell Middleton, 2 for 20 yards; James Lofton, 1 for 24 yards
Kick returns:
MIN: Kevin Miller, 2 for 43 yards; Harry Washington, 1 for 20 yards GB: Aundra Thompson, 2 for 52 yards; Ezra Johnson, 1 for 14 yards; Steve Wagner, 1 for 10 yards
Punt returns:
MIN: Kevin Miller, 5 for 26 yards GB: Johnnie Gray, 3 for 20 yards
Interceptions:
GB: John Anderson, 1 for 0 yards; Willie Buchanon, 1 for 0 yards; Estus Hood, 1 for 0 yards; Mike McCoy, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
MIN: Greg Coleman, 6 for 264 yards GB: David Beverly, 10 for 305 yards
Field Goals:
MIN: Rick Danmeier, 1/3 GB: Chester Marcol, 1/2