Week 5, 1979

played in Minnesota, MN

42 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Seattle Seahawks	3	3	3	3	-	12
Minnesota Vikings	0	14	7	3	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:06 SEA - Errol Mann 46 field goal
2Q: 11:25 MIN - Jim McFarland 10 pass from John Gordon (Rafael Septien extra point)
2Q: 02:28 MIN - Bob Newland 23 pass from John Gordon (Rafael Septien extra point)
2Q: 00:12 SEA - Errol Mann 22 field goal
3Q: 09:48 SEA - Errol Mann 53 field goal
3Q: 06:10 MIN - Chuck Foreman 8 run (Rafael Septien extra point)
4Q: 13:48 SEA - Errol Mann 50 field goal
4Q: 02:20 MIN - Rafael Septien 54 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:06 SEA - Errol Mann 46 field goal
2Q: 11:25 MIN - Jim McFarland 10 pass from John Gordon (Rafael Septien extra point)
2Q: 02:28 MIN - Bob Newland 23 pass from John Gordon (Rafael Septien extra point)
2Q: 00:12 SEA - Errol Mann 22 field goal
3Q: 09:48 SEA - Errol Mann 53 field goal
3Q: 06:10 MIN - Chuck Foreman 8 run (Rafael Septien extra point)
4Q: 13:48 SEA - Errol Mann 50 field goal
4Q: 02:20 MIN - Rafael Septien 54 field goal

Team Statistics SEA MIN
Record 1-3 1-3
First Downs 13 19
- by Rushing 1 8
- by Passing 11 10
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 289 392
- Offensive Plays 59 63
- Yards per Play 4.90 6.22
Net Rushing Yards 68 160
- Rushing Attempts 15 39
- Yards per Rush 4.53 4.10
Net Passing Yards 221 232
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 17 - 0 23 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 253 238
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/32 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 5.02 9.67
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/13 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.1 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/30 9/65
Punt Returns/Yards 1/15 2/32
Kick Returns/Yards 3/81 3/64
Interception Ret./Yards 1/5 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 32
Time of Possession 23:37 36:23

Team Statistics	SEA	MIN
Record	1-3	1-3
First Downs	13	19
- by Rushing	1	8
- by Passing	11	10
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	289	392
- Offensive Plays	59	63
- Yards per Play	4.90	6.22
Net Rushing Yards	68	160
- Rushing Attempts	15	39
- Yards per Rush	4.53	4.10
Net Passing Yards	221	232
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 17 - 0	23 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	253	238
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/32	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	5.02	9.67
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/13	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.1	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/30	9/65
Punt Returns/Yards	1/15	2/32
Kick Returns/Yards	3/81	3/64
Interception Ret./Yards	1/5	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 32
Time of Possession	23:37	36:23

Drive Charts

Seattle Seahawks
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:36	OWN 42	3	-3	Punt
1	11:00	1:59	OPP 35	3	6	Field Goal
1	3:56	1:49	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
2	14:51	1:56	OWN 1	3	1	Punt
2	11:19	1:09	OWN 36	3	2	Punt
2	8:30	1:41	OWN 20	5	30	Punt
2	2:10	2:04	OWN 36	10	59	Field Goal
3	12:20	2:38	OWN 45	5	19	Field Goal
3	6:00	4:44	OWN 20	9	53	Missed FG
4	14:53	1:11	OPP 41	3	8	Field Goal
4	9:33	1:38	OWN 4	4	27	Punt
4	2:14	1:03	OWN 20	7	40	Downs
4	0:01	0:01	OWN 4	1	36	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:24	2:24	OWN 16	5	18	Interception
1	9:01	5:05	OWN 20	8	37	Punt
1	2:07	2:16	OWN 45	4	3	Punt
2	12:55	1:36	OPP 21	3	21	Touchdown
2	10:10	1:40	OWN 38	4	24	Punt
2	6:49	4:39	OWN 7	9	93	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:40	OWN 28	3	8	Punt
3	9:42	3:42	OWN 27	7	73	Touchdown
3	1:16	1:23	OWN 42	3	8	Fumble
4	13:42	4:09	OWN 20	6	28	Punt
4	7:55	5:41	OWN 31	8	32	Field Goal
4	1:11	1:10	OWN 40	3	2	Punt

Game MVP: John Gordon, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Seattle	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Duane Thomas	7	33	4.71	8	0
Marco King	7	30	4.29	19	1
Mike Phipps	1	5	5.00	5	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Chuck Foreman	29	117	4.03	15	1	1
Charlie White	5	28	5.60	15	1	0
Henry Hynoski	3	18	6.00	16	1	0
Bob Newland	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0
John Gordon	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Seattle	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mike Phipps	39	17	253	5/32	0	36	0	65.4

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
John Gordon	23	18	238	1/6	2	49	1	120.6

Receiving Statistics

Seattle	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Charlie Joiner	7	11	101	14.43	23	28
WR Barry Pearson	3	11	53	17.67	15	25
TE Bob Tucker	3	3	48	16.00	19	27
WR Earnest Gray	2	5	39	19.50	26	36
WR Wesley Walker	1	5	4	4.00	1	4
TE Mickey Shuler	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
FB Hugh McKinnis	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Marco King	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Vince Papale	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bob Newland	6	7	60	10.00	12	23	1
WR Charley Young	4	4	104	26.00	5	49	0
RB Chuck Foreman	3	4	17	5.67	0	7	0
TE Don Warren	2	2	23	11.50	10	23	0
WR Ike Harris	1	2	17	17.00	5	17	0
TE Jim McFarland	1	1	10	10.00	8	10	1
TE Jimmie Giles	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Steve Holden	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Seattle	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Eldridge Small	1	5	5.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Seattle	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Mark Mitchell	0	1	1	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jimmie Giles	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Seattle	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bob Parsons	6	240	40.0	34.7	45	2

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marv Bateman	6	268	44.7	35.5	54	3

Kicking Statistics

Seattle	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Errol Mann	4/5	3/4	2/2	53	0/0

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rafael Septien	1/1	1/1	1/1	54	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Seattle	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lenny Dunlap	1	15	15.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Holden	2	32	16.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Seattle	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jon Staggers	2	56	28.0	0
Eldridge Small	1	25	25.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Holden	3	64	21.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Seattle	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Bill Brundige	6	2	0.0	23	14
ILB Carl Gersbach	6	2	0.0	23	20
DE Dave Browning	5	3	0.5	24	12
OLB John Skorupan	5	3	0.0	30	17
S Nolan Cromwell	5	2	0.0	30	17
S Neal Craig	4	2	0.0	36	21
DE Dave Butz	3	0	0.0	25	11
DE Pat Toomay	2	0	0.5	27	19
S Dick Anderson	2	1	0.0	13	13
CB Lenny Dunlap	2	1	0.0	25	16
ILB Dallas Hickman	2	1	0.0	19	10
DE Reggie Doss	2	1	0.0	29	16
CB Wade Manning	2	1	0.0	18	18
DT Stan Johnson	2	0	0.0	23	18
ILB Barry Krauss	1	2	0.0	16	4
CB Eldridge Small	1	1	0.0	25	16
CB Mark Mitchell	1	1	0.0	25	11
OLB Doug Adams	1	0	0.0	7	4
S Rick Sanford	1	0	0.0	6	6

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Gary Fencik	6	0	0.0	15	41
CB Mike Washington	4	1	0.0	9	27
DE Mark Gastineau	4	0	0.0	10	32
OLB Floyd Rice	3	0	2.0	11	38
ILB Robert Jackson	3	3	0.0	14	19
DE Ernest Kirk	2	0	0.5	11	20
OLB Thomas Henderson	2	1	0.0	13	36
ILB Larry Gordon	2	1	0.0	5	9
CB Luke Szorcsik	2	0	0.0	6	27
DE Sweeny Williams	1	2	1.5	7	23
DT Bill Dunstan	1	0	1.0	7	23
S John Harris	1	3	0.0	14	39
ILB Jack LeVeck	1	1	0.0	1	5
DT Ron Dirnbauer	1	1	0.0	9	22
S Bob Atkins	1	0	0.0	1	19
WR Ike Harris	1	0	---	---	---
G Greg Horton	1	0	---	---	---
CB Royce McKinney	1	0	0.0	9	30
CB Herman Edwards	1	0	0.0	11	30
CB Ricky Ray	1	0	0.0	4	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Seattle	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Pat Toomay	0.5	1	0	19
DE Dave Browning	0.5	0	0	12
DE Reggie Doss	0.0	0	1	16

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Floyd Rice	2.0	0	2	2	38
DE Sweeny Williams	1.5	0	1	0	23
DT Bill Dunstan	1.0	0	0	1	23
DE Ernest Kirk	0.5	0	1	0	20
S John Harris	0.0	1	0	0	39
DE Anthony Jolly	0.0	0	1	0	12
OLB Thomas Henderson	0.0	0	1	0	36

Pass Defense Statistics

Seattle	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
S Nolan Cromwell	3	0	17
S Dick Anderson	2	0	13
S Neal Craig	2	0	21
OLB John Skorupan	2	0	17
CB Eldridge Small	1	1	16
OLB Doug Adams	1	0	4
ILB Carl Gersbach	1	0	20
ILB Dallas Hickman	1	0	10
CB Mark Mitchell	1	0	11
DE Dave Browning	1	0	12
DT Stan Johnson	1	0	18
CB Wade Manning	1	0	18
S Rick Sanford	1	0	6

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Gary Fencik	3	1	41
CB Mike Washington	3	1	27
CB Luke Szorcsik	2	1	27
ILB Larry Gordon	2	0	9
OLB Thomas Henderson	1	1	36
CB Herman Edwards	1	1	30
ILB Robert Jackson	1	1	19
S John Harris	1	1	39
S Bob Atkins	1	0	19
ILB Jack LeVeck	1	0	5
OLB Floyd Rice	1	0	38
CB Ricky Ray	0	1	15

Blocking Statistics

Seattle	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Wayne Moore	2	2	1	14	2	36
Bill Story	1	3	0	13	0	35
Montique Anderson	1	1	0	3	0	16
Burgess Robinson	0	3	0	12	1	35
Doug Wilkerson	0	2	0	12	1	27
Dave Dalby	0	2	0	12	0	28
Jim Arneson	0	1	0	6	0	27
Len Gotshalk	0	0	0	3	1	16

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Alan Willis	6	13	0	34	0	18
Greg Horton	3	7	1	27	0	21
Ed George	2	5	0	26	1	20
Ron Yary	1	3	1	39	0	24
John Didion	1	3	0	29	0	17
Fred Dean	1	2	0	15	0	5
Jimmie Giles	1	1	0	26	0	15
Glenn Hyde	0	2	0	20	0	9
Jim Harrison	0	1	0	24	0	15
Don Warren	0	1	0	22	0	11

Special Teams Tackles

Seattle	Tackles	STPlays
Mark Mitchell	2	13
Wesley Walker	1	20
Rick Sanford	1	11
Wade Manning	1	9

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Bob Atkins	1	16
Luke Szorcsik	1	12
Ike Harris	1	11
Fred Dean	1	7

Participation

Seattle	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mike Phipps	15	44	---	---	---	59
Neal Craig	---	---	36	21	1	58
Burgess Robinson	12	35	---	---	11	58
Hugh McKinnis	10	19	---	---	26	55
Lenny Dunlap	---	---	25	16	13	54
Marco King	8	22	---	---	21	51
Wesley Walker	6	25	---	---	20	51
Wayne Moore	14	36	---	---	---	50
John Skorupan	---	---	30	17	2	49
Mark Mitchell	---	---	25	11	13	49
Doug Wilkerson	12	27	---	---	9	48
Bill Story	13	35	---	---	---	48
Nolan Cromwell	---	---	30	17	1	48
Mickey Shuler	8	20	---	---	20	48
Eldridge Small	---	---	25	16	6	47
Pat Toomay	---	---	27	19	1	47
Reggie Doss	---	---	29	16	1	46
Carl Gersbach	---	---	23	20	2	45
Wade Manning	---	---	18	18	9	45
Dave Dalby	12	28	---	---	4	44
Charlie Joiner	10	32	---	---	1	43
Dave Browning	---	---	24	12	7	43
Jim Arneson	6	27	---	---	9	42
Stan Johnson	---	---	23	18	1	42
Bill Brundige	---	---	23	14	4	41
Earnest Gray	8	28	---	---	5	41
Dave Butz	---	---	25	11	1	37
Barry Pearson	8	25	---	---	---	33
Dallas Hickman	---	---	19	10	4	33
Len Gotshalk	3	16	---	---	11	30
Bob Tucker	5	18	---	---	7	30
Montique Anderson	3	16	---	---	11	30
Dick Anderson	---	---	13	13	1	27
Duane Thomas	7	19	---	---	---	26
Barry Krauss	---	---	16	4	4	24
Doug Swift	---	---	5	1	17	23
Vince Papale	3	5	---	---	15	23
Rick Sanford	---	---	6	6	11	23
Doug Adams	---	---	7	4	11	22
Errol Mann	0	0	---	---	10	10
Ed Podolak	2	7	---	---	1	10
Bob Parsons	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tony Adams	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jon Staggers	0	0	---	---	4	4
Otis Sistrunk	---	---	0	0	2	2
Brian Sipe	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ron Yary	39	24	---	---	---	63
John Gordon	39	24	---	---	---	63
Gary Fencik	---	---	15	41	4	60
John Harris	---	---	14	39	4	57
Floyd Rice	---	---	11	38	5	54
Alan Willis	34	18	---	---	2	54
Thomas Henderson	---	---	13	36	5	54
John Didion	29	17	---	---	7	53
Jim Harrison	24	15	---	---	12	51
Royce McKinney	---	---	9	30	11	50
Don Warren	22	11	---	---	16	49
Chuck Foreman	30	18	---	---	---	48
Greg Horton	27	21	---	---	---	48
Ed George	26	20	---	---	---	46
Mark Gastineau	---	---	10	32	4	46
Jim McFarland	21	8	---	---	16	45
Luke Szorcsik	---	---	6	27	12	45
Herman Edwards	---	---	11	30	3	44
Jimmie Giles	26	15	---	---	2	43
Ike Harris	16	15	---	---	11	42
Mike Washington	---	---	9	27	5	41
Bob Newland	26	12	---	---	1	39
Charley Young	15	13	---	---	11	39
Ernest Kirk	---	---	11	20	8	39
Robert Jackson	---	---	14	19	4	37
Bob Atkins	---	---	1	19	16	36
Glenn Hyde	20	9	---	---	7	36
Bill Dunstan	---	---	7	23	5	35
Sweeny Williams	---	---	7	23	4	34
Ron Dirnbauer	---	---	9	22	2	33
Ricky Ray	---	---	4	15	13	32
Steve Holden	7	7	---	---	15	29
Fred Dean	15	5	---	---	7	27
Henry Hynoski	3	0	---	---	22	25
Charlie White	5	6	---	---	12	23
Larry Gordon	---	---	5	9	8	22
Bob Nelson	---	---	2	3	16	21
Doug Smith	5	6	---	---	7	18
Anthony Jolly	---	---	1	12	4	17
Mark Nichols	---	---	4	6	6	16
Ken Fantetti	---	---	1	8	6	15
Jack LeVeck	---	---	1	5	2	8
Marv Bateman	0	0	---	---	7	7
Rafael Septien	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mike Kruczek	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jeff Komlo	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	23	7.7
Middle	12	45	3.8
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	43	2.9
Middle	9	53	5.9
Right	14	65	4.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Seattle	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mike Phipps	39	17	5	2	5	8	6	3	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
John Gordon	23	18	5	2	0	0	1	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	20	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	5	42	3.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	7	136	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	55	13.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	-1	-1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	71	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	2	2	40	20.0
Long (19+ Yds)	7	4	128	18.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Seattle	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Charlie Joiner	11	7	0	101	2	32
WR Barry Pearson	11	3	3	53	1	25
WR Wesley Walker	5	1	2	4	0	25
WR Earnest Gray	5	2	0	39	1	28
TE Bob Tucker	3	3	0	48	1	18
FB Hugh McKinnis	1	0	0	0	0	19
RB Marco King	1	0	0	0	0	22
WR Vince Papale	1	0	0	0	0	5
TE Mickey Shuler	1	1	0	8	0	20

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bob Newland	7	6	60	1	12
RB Chuck Foreman	4	3	17	0	18
WR Charley Young	4	4	104	3	13
WR Ike Harris	2	1	17	0	15
WR Steve Holden	2	0	0	0	7
TE Don Warren	2	2	23	1	11
TE Jim McFarland	1	1	10	0	8
TE Jimmie Giles	1	1	7	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Seattle	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chuck Foreman	3	14	4.67	4.03

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Seattle	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mike Phipps	2	0	0	0.00	6.49

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
John Gordon	1	1	10	10.00	10.35

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Seattle	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Barry Pearson	2	0	0	0.00	4.82

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jim McFarland	1	1	10	10.00	10.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Seattle	Rushes	Conversions

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Chuck Foreman	3	1
John Gordon	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Seattle	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mike Phipps	11	4	2

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
John Gordon	9	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Seattle	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Charlie Joiner	4	3	2
WR Barry Pearson	3	1	0
WR Earnest Gray	2	0	0
WR Vince Papale	1	0	0
WR Wesley Walker	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bob Newland	3	2	1
WR Charley Young	2	2	1
RB Chuck Foreman	1	1	1
WR Steve Holden	1	0	0
TE Jimmie Giles	1	1	0
TE Don Warren	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,300 (21,400)
End Zone 14,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,300 (21,400)
End Zone	14,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)