NFL game summary for 12/09/1979:

Tommy Kramer tossed a 19-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Ahmad Rashad and Rick Danmeier kicked a 31-yard field goal as Minnesota won its seventh game. Vikings linebacker Matt Blair had two interceptions to thwart Buffalo drives. The Bills' only score came on a 24-yard field goal by Nick Mike-Mayer in the final quarter.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Buffalo Bills	OFFENSE	102.7  (26)	210.9  (7)	313.6  (15)	29
	DEFENSE	155.9  (25)	158.9  (8)	314.8  (16)	36
Minnesota Vikings	OFFENSE	108.9  (24)	195.4  (12)	304.4  (18)	39
	DEFENSE	168.0  (27)	163.5  (10)	331.5  (19)	30

Line: Vikings by 2½

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Buffalo Bills (7-8-0)	0	0	0	3	3
Minnesota Vikings (7-8-0)	7	3	0	0	10

( 0- 7) MIN Ahmad Rashad 19 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick)
( 0-10) MIN Rick Danmeier 31 yard field goal
( 3-10) BUF Nick Mike-Mayer 24 yard field goal

                     BUF             MIN
First Downs:         19              12
Rushes-yards:        29-105          28-85
Yards/rush:          3.6             3.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     18-45-227-2     12-32-104-1
Sacked-yards:        4-41            0-0
Net pass yards:      186             104
Net yards/pass:      3.8             3.2
Total net yards:     291             189
Total plays:         78 (37% run)    60 (46% run)  
Yards/play:          3.7             3.1
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             2-0
Turnovers:           2               1
Penalties-yards:     11-86           7-38

Attendance: 42,239

Passing:
BUF: Joe Ferguson, 18 of 45 for 227 yards (2 int)
MIN: Tommy Kramer, 12 of 32 for 104 yards and 1 TD (1 int)

Rushing:
BUF: Mike Collier, 12 for 70 yards; Terry Miller, 7 for 5 yards; Roland Hooks, 6 for 23 yards; Curtis Brown, 3 for 7 yards; Joe Ferguson, 1 for 0 yards
MIN: Rickey Young, 11 for 29 yards; Robert Miller, 8 for 42 yards; Tommy Kramer, 6 for 5 yards; Brent McClanahan, 2 for 5 yards; Ted Brown, 1 for 4 yards

Receiving:
BUF: Frank Lewis, 8 for 111 yards; Jerry Butler, 5 for 72 yards; Mike Collier, 2 for 13 yards; Roland Hooks, 2 for 11 yards; Lou Piccone, 1 for 20 yards
MIN: Robert Miller, 3 for 15 yards; Ahmad Rashad, 2 for 31 yards and 1 TD; Rickey Young, 2 for 15 yards; Sammy White, 1 for 19 yards; Brent McClanahan, 1 for 9 yards; Stu Voigt, 1 for 9 yards; Bob Tucker, 1 for 6 yards; Ted Brown, 1 for 0 yards

Kick returns:
BUF: Leonard Willis, 2 for 49 yards; Mike Collier, 1 for 27 yards

Punt returns:
BUF: Keith Moody, 4 for 30 yards
MIN: Kevin Miller, 7 for 27 yards

Interceptions:
BUF: Jeff Nixon, 1 for 0 yards
MIN: Matt Blair, 2 for 16 yards

Punting:
BUF: Rusty Jackson, 10 for 377 yards
MIN: Greg Coleman, 10 for 357 yards

Field Goals:
BUF: Nick Mike-Mayer, 1/2
MIN: Rick Danmeier, 1/1

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