NFL game summary for 11/25/1979:

Tommy Kramer threw three touchdown passes to lead Minnesota over Tampa Bay. Kramer (15 of 26 for 158 yards) hit Terry LeCount with a 21-yard touchdown pass and Ahmad Rashad with a 32-yarder, both within the final 1:49 of the first half. Kramer's final scoring pass, a three-yarder to Rickey Young, gave Minnesota a 23-18 lead. Doug Williams' 13-yard scramble with nine seconds left in the game moved Tampa Bay within one. Wally Hilgenberg then preserved the Vikings' victory by blocking the extra point.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Minnesota Vikings	OFFENSE	106.2  (24)	192.5  (12)	298.7  (20)	33
	DEFENSE	170.2  (27)	156.1  (8)	326.3  (17)	26
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	OFFENSE	149.3  (3)	170.7  (16)	320.0  (12)	25
	DEFENSE	118.5  (8)	143.3  (1)	261.7  (5)	29

Line: Buccaneers by 7

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Minnesota Vikings (6-7-0)	0	14	9	0	23
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (9-4-0)	6	3	7	6	22

( 0- 6) TB  Ricky Bell 2 yard rush (kick failed)
( 0- 9) TB  Neil O'Donoghue 20 yard field goal
( 7- 9) MIN Terry LeCount 21 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick)
(14- 9) MIN Ahmad Rashad 32 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick)
(17- 9) MIN Rick Danmeier 44 yard field goal
(17-16) TB  Johnny Davis 17 yard rush (Neil O'Donoghue kick)
(23-16) MIN Rickey Young 3 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (kick failed)
(23-22) TB  Doug Williams 13 yard rush (kick failed)

                     MIN             TB
First Downs:         16              22
Rushes-yards:        29-110          42-183
Yards/rush:          3.8             4.4
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     15-26-158-0     19-38-242-0
Sacked-yards:        0-0             0-0
Net pass yards:      158             242
Net yards/pass:      6.1             6.4
Total net yards:     268             425
Total plays:         55 (52% run)    80 (52% run)  
Yards/play:          4.9             5.3
Fumbles-lost:        2-2             1-1
Turnovers:           2               1
Penalties-yards:     5-29            5-50

Attendance: 70,039

Passing:
MIN: Tommy Kramer, 15 of 26 for 158 yards and 3 TDs
TB: Doug Williams, 19 of 38 for 242 yards

Rushing:
MIN: Ted Brown, 12 for 52 yards; Rickey Young, 10 for 45 yards; Tommy Kramer, 3 for 1 yard; Robert Miller, 2 for 2 yards; Sammy White, 1 for 6 yards; Brent McClanahan, 1 for 4 yards
TB: Ricky Bell, 28 for 101 yards and 1 TD; Johnny Davis, 8 for 43 yards and 1 TD; Doug Williams, 6 for 39 yards and 1 TD

Receiving:
MIN: Ahmad Rashad, 6 for 93 yards and 1 TD; Ted Brown, 4 for 13 yards; Bob Tucker, 2 for 17 yards; Rickey Young, 2 for 9 yards and 1 TD; Terry LeCount, 1 for 26 yards and 1 TD
TB: Morris Owens, 4 for 66 yards; Ricky Bell, 4 for 43 yards; Larry Mucker, 3 for 48 yards; Isaac Hagins, 3 for 37 yards; Jim Obradovich, 2 for 24 yards; Jimmie Giles, 1 for 28 yards; Johnny Davis, 1 for 3 yards; Jerry Eckwood, 1 for -7 yards

Kick returns:
MIN: Jimmy Edwards, 3 for 132 yards
TB: George Ragsdale, 5 for 113 yards

Punt returns:
MIN: Jimmy Edwards, 3 for 8 yards
TB: Danny Reece, 2 for 2 yards

Interceptions:

Punting:
MIN: Greg Coleman, 5 for 184 yards
TB: Tom Blanchard, 4 for 157 yards

Field Goals:
MIN: Rick Danmeier, 1/2
TB: Neil O'Donoghue, 1/2

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