NFL game summary for 09/30/1979:

Chuck Foreman scored the Vikings' only touchdown and Rick Danmeier added two field goals to pace the Minnesota win. Foreman's two-yard score in the third quarter broke a 3-3 tie and capped a 71-yard drive. Danmeier kicked field goals of 31 and 40 yards. Jeff Komlo's 10-yard touchdown pass to Rick Kane narrowed the Lions' deficit to three points with 2:40 remaining. Paul Krause's 79th career interception in the second quarter tied him with Emlen Tunnell as the NFL all-time leader.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Minnesota Vikings	OFFENSE	124.0  (23)	169.8  (15)	293.8  (21)	9
	DEFENSE	152.8  (21)	159.5  (12)	312.2  (14)	8
Detroit Lions	OFFENSE	140.3  (14)	194.0  (16)	334.3  (16)	10
	DEFENSE	178.3  (26)	147.7  (7)	326.0  (17)	4

Line: Lions by 2

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Minnesota Vikings (3-2-0)	0	3	7	3	13
Detroit Lions (1-4-0)	0	0	3	7	10

( 3- 0) MIN Rick Danmeier 40 yard field goal
( 3- 3) DET Benny Ricardo 33 yard field goal
(10- 3) MIN Chuck Foreman 2 yard rush (Rick Danmeier kick)
(13- 3) MIN Rick Danmeier 31 yard field goal
(13-10) DET Rick Kane 10 yard pass from Jeff Komlo (Benny Ricardo kick)

                     MIN             DET
First Downs:         18              11
Rushes-yards:        40-137          25-96
Yards/rush:          3.4             3.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     13-23-167-2     13-25-126-2
Sacked-yards:        3-17            4-29
Net pass yards:      150             97
Net yards/pass:      5.8             3.3
Total net yards:     287             193
Total plays:         66 (60% run)    54 (46% run)  
Yards/play:          4.3             3.6
Fumbles-lost:        3-0             0-0
Turnovers:           2               2
Penalties-yards:     4-37            3-30

Attendance: 75,295

Passing:
MIN: Tommy Kramer, 13 of 23 for 167 yards (2 int)
DET: Jeff Komlo, 13 of 25 for 126 yards and 1 TD (2 int)

Rushing:
MIN: Ted Brown, 14 for 61 yards; Rickey Young, 13 for 30 yards; Chuck Foreman, 11 for 40 yards and 1 TD; Tommy Kramer, 2 for 6 yards
DET: Dexter Bussey, 11 for 45 yards; Bo Robinson, 4 for 15 yards; Horace King, 4 for 8 yards; Lawrence Gaines, 2 for 11 yards; Rick Kane, 2 for 1 yard; Leonard Thompson, 1 for 16 yards; Jeff Komlo, 1 for 0 yards

Receiving:
MIN: Sammy White, 6 for 100 yards; Ahmad Rashad, 2 for 24 yards; Rickey Young, 2 for 7 yards; Chuck Foreman, 1 for 22 yards; Brent McClanahan, 1 for 8 yards; Bob Tucker, 1 for 6 yards
DET: Leonard Thompson, 4 for 34 yards; Horace King, 3 for 40 yards; Dexter Bussey, 2 for 13 yards; Luther Blue, 2 for 12 yards; Gene Washington, 1 for 17 yards; Rick Kane, 1 for 10 yards and 1 TD

Kick returns:
MIN: Jimmy Edwards, 2 for 34 yards; Brent McClanahan, 1 for 20 yards
DET: Rick Kane, 2 for 38 yards; Leonard Thompson, 1 for 19 yards

Punt returns:
MIN: Jimmy Edwards, 5 for 29 yards
DET: Ken Ellis, 3 for 16 yards; Ken Callicutt, 1 for 4 yards

Interceptions:
MIN: Paul Krause, 1 for 16 yards; Tom Hannon, 1 for 0 yards
DET: Walt Williams, 1 for 3 yards; Jimmy Allen, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
MIN: Greg Coleman, 6 for 265 yards
DET: Larry Swider, 7 for 318 yards

Field Goals:
MIN: Rick Danmeier, 2/2
DET: Benny Ricardo, 1/1

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