Week 1, 1979

played in Minnesota, MN

70 degrees, stormy, 18 mph wind

Green Bay Packers	10	7	0	3	-	20
Minnesota Vikings	0	3	0	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:07 GBY - Jan Stenerud 18 field goal
1Q: 05:29 GBY - Chuck Muncie 5 run (Jan Stenerud extra point)
2Q: 13:50 MIN - Rafael Septien 20 field goal
2Q: 02:18 GBY - Theo Bell 56 punt return (Jan Stenerud extra point)
4Q: 10:54 GBY - Jan Stenerud 32 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:07 GBY - Jan Stenerud 18 field goal
1Q: 05:29 GBY - Chuck Muncie 5 run (Jan Stenerud extra point)
2Q: 13:50 MIN - Rafael Septien 20 field goal
2Q: 02:18 GBY - Theo Bell 56 punt return (Jan Stenerud extra point)
4Q: 10:54 GBY - Jan Stenerud 32 field goal

Team Statistics GBY MIN
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 14 20
- by Rushing 5 5
- by Passing 8 15
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 285 321
- Offensive Plays 57 81
- Yards per Play 5.00 3.96
Net Rushing Yards 128 56
- Rushing Attempts 27 17
- Yards per Rush 4.74 3.29
Net Passing Yards 157 265
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 18 - 0 61 - 28 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards 167 287
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 3/22
- Yards per Pass Play 5.23 4.14
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 4/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 6.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 3/5
Penalties/Yards 6/35 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 4/72 1/1
Kick Returns/Yards 1/24 5/100
Interception Ret./Yards 4/40 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 27
Time of Possession 28:36 31:24

Team Statistics	GBY	MIN
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	14	20
- by Rushing	5	5
- by Passing	8	15
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	285	321
- Offensive Plays	57	81
- Yards per Play	5.00	3.96
Net Rushing Yards	128	56
- Rushing Attempts	27	17
- Yards per Rush	4.74	3.29
Net Passing Yards	157	265
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 18 - 0	61 - 28 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards	167	287
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	3/22
- Yards per Pass Play	5.23	4.14
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	4/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	6.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	3/5
Penalties/Yards	6/35	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	4/72	1/1
Kick Returns/Yards	1/24	5/100
Interception Ret./Yards	4/40	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 27
Time of Possession	28:36	31:24

Drive Charts

Green Bay Packers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:08	4:09	OPP 44	8	43	Field Goal
1	5:56	0:33	OPP 8	2	8	Touchdown
2	13:42	4:41	OWN 20	8	33	Punt
2	5:22	2:06	OWN 20	4	19	Punt
2	1:03	0:54	OWN 40	4	40	Missed FG
3	15:00	2:57	OWN 31	7	32	Downs
3	8:27	1:45	OPP 31	3	-1	Missed FG
3	4:31	1:36	OWN 10	5	17	Punt
4	14:20	3:34	OWN 33	6	52	Field Goal
4	9:12	1:30	OWN 16	4	10	Punt
4	6:09	2:21	OWN 3	3	6	Punt
4	2:49	0:46	OWN 45	4	16	Punt

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:52	OWN 32	3	2	Interception
1	8:59	3:03	OWN 26	6	-2	Fumble
1	5:23	6:41	OWN 35	13	62	Field Goal
2	9:01	3:39	OWN 20	6	45	Interception
2	3:16	1:09	OWN 18	3	2	Punt
2	2:07	1:04	OWN 17	3	8	Punt
2	0:09	0:09	OWN 27	1	-1	Half
3	12:03	3:36	OWN 37	7	23	Interception
3	6:42	2:11	OWN 39	4	13	Punt
3	2:55	3:35	OWN 12	10	55	Downs
4	10:46	1:34	OWN 27	3	7	Punt
4	7:42	1:33	OWN 32	6	56	Interception
4	3:48	0:59	OWN 45	6	10	Downs
4	2:03	2:03	OWN 20	10	41	Game

Game MVP: Kim Reedy, Green Bay Packers

Rushing Statistics

Green Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Terry Wells	12	52	4.33	12	2	0
Chuck Muncie	8	50	6.25	33	1	1
William Andrews	5	7	1.40	6	0	0
Joe Gilliam	1	4	4.00	4	0	0
Kim Reedy	1	15	15.00	15	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Chuck Foreman	7	30	4.29	23	1
Charlie White	5	15	3.00	8	0
Po James	2	9	4.50	5	0
Mike Kruczek	2	2	1.00	3	0
Jim McFarland	1	0	0.00	0	0

Passing Statistics

Green Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kim Reedy	26	18	167	2/10	0	26	0	86.5
Joe Gilliam	2	0	0	0/0	0	0	0	39.6

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mike Kruczek	47	20	214	1/7	0	39	3	29.9
John Gordon	14	8	73	2/15	0	19	1	41.7

Receiving Statistics

Green Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
FB William Andrews	5	5	25	5.00	2	11
WR Theo Bell	4	7	50	12.50	13	22
WR Glenn Doughty	3	4	23	7.67	6	11
TE Jean Fugett	3	3	55	18.33	15	26
WR Harold Jackson	1	4	4	4.00	0	4
WR Ron Jessie	1	1	11	11.00	0	11
TE Fred Taylor	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1
RB Terry Wells	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Chuck Muncie	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Jimmie Giles	6	7	44	7.33	1	15
WR Bob Newland	5	14	53	10.60	17	20
RB Chuck Foreman	4	6	35	8.75	15	11
WR Steve Holden	4	9	69	17.25	8	39
WR Charley Young	4	13	43	10.75	10	19
WR Ike Harris	2	8	22	11.00	0	12
RB Charlie White	2	2	13	6.50	3	8
TE Jim McFarland	1	2	8	8.00	0	8

Interception Statistics

Green Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Pete Athas	1	32	32.00
OLB Ted Hendricks	1	8	8.00
S Ken Stone	1	0	0.00
CB Sid Justin	1	0	0.00

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Green Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Theo Bell	1	0	0
Alden Roche	0	1	0
Rod Martin	0	1	0
Sherman White	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
John Gordon	1	0	0	0
Jim McFarland	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Green Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
George Roberts	6	279	46.5	39.7	61	2

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marv Bateman	4	175	43.8	30.8	49	2

Kicking Statistics

Green Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jan Stenerud	2/4	0/1	0/0	32	2/2

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rafael Septien	1/1	0/0	0/0	20	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Green Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Theo Bell	4	72	18.0	1

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ricky Ray	1	1	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Green Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ron Jessie	1	24	24.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ricky Ray	3	47	15.7	0
Po James	2	53	26.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Green Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Bill Bradley	9	1	0.0	14	53
CB Pete Athas	5	1	0.0	7	57
S Ken Stone	5	0	0.0	15	54
DE Sherman White	4	2	1.0	17	61
CB John Sciarra	4	0	0.0	5	25
CB Ken Ellis	3	3	0.0	9	46
ILB Willie Hall	3	0	0.0	16	51
OLB Ted Hendricks	2	1	0.0	13	29
S Keith Nord	2	1	0.0	3	33
DE Bob Bell	2	0	0.0	12	46
CB Eddie Lewis	2	0	0.0	15	38
DE Alden Roche	1	1	1.0	9	18
DT Cody Jones	1	0	1.0	8	32
DT Mike McCoy	1	0	0.0	7	42
DT Ray Ingram	1	0	0.0	14	29
OLB Dan Lloyd	1	0	0.0	6	31
CB Sid Justin	1	0	0.0	8	20
ILB Tom Graham	0	1	0.0	3	11

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Gary Fencik	6	2	0.0	20	22
S Bob Atkins	5	1	1.0	16	21
ILB Larry Gordon	5	0	0.0	8	5
CB Luke Szorcsik	4	2	0.0	17	25
CB Royce McKinney	3	1	0.0	16	22
ILB Robert Jackson	3	1	0.0	13	15
DE Mark Gastineau	3	0	0.0	15	18
ILB Ken Fantetti	3	0	0.0	14	15
OLB Floyd Rice	2	2	1.0	16	13
DE Sweeny Williams	2	1	0.0	17	19
ILB Bob Nelson	2	1	0.0	19	18
S John Harris	2	1	0.0	14	15
WR Steve Holden	2	0	---	---	---
OLB Mark Nichols	2	0	0.0	11	17
ILB Jack LeVeck	1	1	0.0	5	6
OLB Thomas Henderson	1	1	0.0	7	6
CB Mike Washington	1	1	0.0	14	13
WR Bob Newland	1	0	---	---	---
WR Charley Young	1	0	---	---	---
CB Herman Edwards	1	0	0.0	15	14
RB Charlie White	1	0	---	---	---
CB Ricky Ray	0	2	0.0	9	12
DE Ernest Kirk	0	1	0.0	17	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Green Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Sherman White	1.0	1	1	3	61
DE Alden Roche	1.0	1	1	1	18
DT Cody Jones	1.0	0	1	2	32
DT Mike McCoy	0.0	2	1	2	42
DE Bob Bell	0.0	1	3	1	46
DT Ray Ingram	0.0	1	0	0	29
ILB Tom Graham	0.0	0	1	0	11
OLB Dan Lloyd	0.0	0	1	0	31

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Floyd Rice	1.0	2	2	13
S Bob Atkins	1.0	0	0	21
DE Sweeny Williams	0.0	1	0	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Green Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Pete Athas	5	1	1	57
S Bill Bradley	5	0	0	53
S Ken Stone	4	0	1	54
CB John Sciarra	4	0	0	25
ILB Willie Hall	2	2	0	51
CB Ken Ellis	2	1	0	46
S Keith Nord	2	1	0	33
OLB Ted Hendricks	1	0	1	29
CB Sid Justin	1	0	1	20
DE Bob Bell	1	0	0	46
CB Eddie Lewis	1	0	0	38
OLB Dan Lloyd	0	2	0	31

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Luke Szorcsik	4	1	25
S Gary Fencik	3	0	22
CB Royce McKinney	2	0	22
ILB Ken Fantetti	2	0	15
ILB Bob Nelson	1	1	18
ILB Robert Jackson	1	1	15
S Bob Atkins	1	0	21
OLB Thomas Henderson	1	0	6
ILB Larry Gordon	1	0	5
S John Harris	1	0	15
OLB Mark Nichols	1	0	17
ILB Jack LeVeck	0	1	6

Blocking Statistics

Green Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Don Morrison	4	10	2	25	0	25
Gary Puetz	1	3	0	21	0	28
William Andrews	1	2	0	23	0	26
John Hill	1	1	0	24	0	25
Mike Gibbons	0	3	0	22	1	20
Fred Taylor	0	3	0	18	0	15
Larron Jackson	0	2	0	5	0	10
Blair Bush	0	1	0	9	0	7
Barry Darrow	0	0	0	9	1	10

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Didion	2	3	14	1	55
Alan Willis	2	3	15	1	55
Greg Horton	1	1	14	0	39
Ron Yary	1	1	16	0	60
Ed George	0	2	14	0	47
Jimmie Giles	0	2	10	0	43
Glenn Hyde	0	1	6	1	29
Fred Dean	0	1	4	0	23
Don Warren	0	1	5	0	2

Special Teams Tackles

Green Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Sid Justin	2	12
Eddie Payton	1	20
John Sciarra	1	13
Oliver Goloboy	1	11
Mark Murphy	1	6

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Royce McKinney	1	18
Ricky Ray	1	16
Jim Harrison	1	11
Jim McFarland	1	11

Participation

Green Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Sherman White	---	---	17	61	1	79
Pete Athas	---	---	7	57	7	71
Ken Stone	---	---	15	54	1	70
Bill Bradley	---	---	14	53	2	69
Willie Hall	---	---	16	51	1	68
Don Morrison	25	25	---	---	10	60
Bob Bell	---	---	12	46	1	59
Gary Puetz	21	28	---	---	8	57
Ken Ellis	---	---	9	46	1	56
Eddie Lewis	---	---	15	38	2	55
William Andrews	23	26	---	---	6	55
John Hill	24	25	---	---	2	51
Mike McCoy	---	---	7	42	1	50
Cody Jones	---	---	8	32	7	47
Kim Reedy	19	28	---	---	---	47
Ted Hendricks	---	---	13	29	4	46
Ray Ingram	---	---	14	29	2	45
Ross Murray	20	25	---	---	---	45
John Sciarra	---	---	5	25	13	43
Mike Gibbons	22	20	---	---	---	42
Harold Jackson	19	22	---	---	---	41
Keith Nord	---	---	3	33	5	41
Dan Lloyd	---	---	6	31	3	40
Sid Justin	---	---	8	20	12	40
Fred Taylor	18	15	---	---	4	37
Ron Jessie	12	13	---	---	11	36
Theo Bell	10	15	---	---	11	36
Barry Darrow	9	10	---	---	10	29
Terry Wells	12	13	---	---	3	28
Alden Roche	---	---	9	18	---	27
Glenn Doughty	10	16	---	---	---	26
Richard Hooper	7	2	---	---	17	26
Blair Bush	9	7	---	---	10	26
Larron Jackson	5	10	---	---	10	25
Mark Murphy	---	---	3	16	6	25
Oliver Goloboy	6	6	---	---	11	23
Rod Martin	---	---	3	12	8	23
Tom Graham	---	---	3	11	7	21
Eddie Payton	0	0	---	---	20	20
Jean Fugett	7	11	---	---	---	18
Chuck Muncie	9	8	---	---	---	17
Eddie Bell	2	3	---	---	6	11
Joe Gilliam	8	2	---	---	---	10
Jan Stenerud	0	0	---	---	9	9
George Roberts	0	0	---	---	6	6
Cliff Stoudt	0	0	---	---	4	4

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ron Yary	16	60	---	---	---	76
John Didion	14	55	---	---	5	74
Alan Willis	15	55	---	---	1	71
Charley Young	11	49	---	---	3	63
Ed George	14	47	---	---	---	61
Ike Harris	10	42	---	---	8	60
Bob Newland	12	46	---	---	---	58
Mike Kruczek	10	48	---	---	---	58
Royce McKinney	---	---	16	22	18	56
Greg Horton	14	39	---	---	2	55
Jimmie Giles	10	43	---	---	---	53
Ron Dirnbauer	---	---	20	26	3	49
Bob Atkins	---	---	16	21	11	48
Chuck Foreman	9	39	---	---	---	48
Bob Nelson	---	---	19	18	11	48
Luke Szorcsik	---	---	17	25	5	47
Charlie White	5	24	---	---	18	47
Jim Harrison	7	26	---	---	11	44
Jim McFarland	11	22	---	---	11	44
Ernest Kirk	---	---	17	16	10	43
Gary Fencik	---	---	20	22	---	42
Steve Holden	2	26	---	---	13	41
Sweeny Williams	---	---	17	19	5	41
Glenn Hyde	6	29	---	---	5	40
Ricky Ray	---	---	9	12	16	37
Mark Gastineau	---	---	15	18	2	35
Robert Jackson	---	---	13	15	5	33
Mark Nichols	---	---	11	17	5	33
Ken Fantetti	---	---	14	15	4	33
Floyd Rice	---	---	16	13	3	32
Fred Dean	4	23	---	---	5	32
John Harris	---	---	14	15	3	32
Herman Edwards	---	---	15	14	2	31
Mike Washington	---	---	14	13	3	30
John Gordon	7	16	---	---	1	24
Thomas Henderson	---	---	7	6	9	22
Larry Gordon	---	---	8	5	6	19
Don Warren	5	2	---	---	12	19
Bill Dunstan	---	---	8	5	5	18
Jack LeVeck	---	---	5	6	6	17
Doug Smith	2	12	---	---	3	17
Anthony Jolly	---	---	6	7	---	13
Po James	3	1	---	---	5	9
Marv Bateman	0	0	---	---	4	4
Rafael Septien	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jeff Komlo	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	9	1.8
Middle	9	37	4.1
Right	13	82	6.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	4	0.8
Middle	5	20	4.0
Right	6	33	5.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Green Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kim Reedy	26	18	2	1	0	4	3	2	0
Joe Gilliam	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mike Kruczek	47	20	2	3	4	5	7	6	3
John Gordon	14	8	0	0	0	2	2	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	1	1	0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	52	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	74	10.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	40	13.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	61	10.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	54	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	31	13	172	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	11	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Green Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Theo Bell	7	4	1	50	1	15
FB William Andrews	5	5	0	25	0	26
WR Glenn Doughty	4	3	0	23	0	16
WR Harold Jackson	4	1	0	4	0	22
TE Jean Fugett	3	3	0	55	1	11
TE Fred Taylor	2	1	0	-1	0	15
WR Ron Jessie	1	1	0	11	0	13
RB Terry Wells	1	0	1	0	0	13
RB Chuck Muncie	1	0	0	0	0	8

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bob Newland	14	5	2	53	1	46
WR Charley Young	13	4	0	43	0	49
WR Steve Holden	9	4	1	69	1	26
WR Ike Harris	8	2	0	22	0	42
TE Jimmie Giles	7	6	0	44	0	43
RB Chuck Foreman	6	4	0	35	0	39
TE Jim McFarland	2	1	1	8	0	22
RB Charlie White	2	2	0	13	0	24

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Green Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Terry Wells	2	4	2.00	4.33
Chuck Muncie	2	5	2.50	6.25

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chuck Foreman	1	-1	-1.00	4.29
Jim McFarland	1	0	0.00	0.00
Charlie White	1	-1	-1.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Green Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kim Reedy	2	1	4	2.00	6.42

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
John Gordon	4	2	13	3.25	5.21
Mike Kruczek	3	0	0	0.00	4.55

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Green Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Glenn Doughty	1	0	0	0.00	5.75
WR Harold Jackson	1	1	4	4.00	1.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ike Harris	2	1	12	6.00	2.75
RB Chuck Foreman	1	0	0	0.00	5.83
WR Steve Holden	1	0	0	0.00	7.67
WR Bob Newland	1	0	0	0.00	3.79
WR Charley Young	1	1	1	1.00	3.31
TE Jimmie Giles	1	0	0	0.00	6.29

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Green Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Chuck Muncie	2	0
Joe Gilliam	1	0
William Andrews	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Po James	2	2
Jim McFarland	1	0
Mike Kruczek	1	0
Charlie White	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Green Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kim Reedy	8	6	3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mike Kruczek	8	1	0
John Gordon	3	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Green Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB William Andrews	3	3	0
TE Jean Fugett	2	2	2
WR Glenn Doughty	1	0	0
WR Harold Jackson	1	0	0
WR Theo Bell	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bob Newland	3	0	0
WR Charley Young	3	1	0
RB Chuck Foreman	2	1	1
WR Steve Holden	2	0	0
WR Ike Harris	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,500 (21,400)
End Zone 14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,500 (21,400)
End Zone	14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)