Week 3, 1979

played in Minnesota, MN

66 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

New York Giants	3	3	7	0	-	13
Minnesota Vikings	3	3	0	0	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:22 MIN - Rafael Septien 23 field goal
1Q: 02:35 NYK - David Posey 52 field goal
2Q: 08:18 MIN - Rafael Septien 44 field goal
2Q: 02:43 NYK - David Posey 21 field goal
3Q: 04:08 NYK - Tony Green 80 run (David Posey extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:22 MIN - Rafael Septien 23 field goal
1Q: 02:35 NYK - David Posey 52 field goal
2Q: 08:18 MIN - Rafael Septien 44 field goal
2Q: 02:43 NYK - David Posey 21 field goal
3Q: 04:08 NYK - Tony Green 80 run (David Posey extra point)

Team Statistics NYK MIN
Record 1-2 0-3
First Downs 14 11
- by Rushing 4 4
- by Passing 10 7
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 360 247
- Offensive Plays 63 66
- Yards per Play 5.71 3.74
Net Rushing Yards 197 81
- Rushing Attempts 29 27
- Yards per Rush 6.79 3.00
Net Passing Yards 163 166
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 18 - 0 35 - 13 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 168 191
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 4/25
- Yards per Pass Play 4.79 4.26
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/16 4/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 7.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/50 7/44
Punt Returns/Yards 3/29 3/12
Kick Returns/Yards 2/39 4/83
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 27
Time of Possession 31:15 28:45

Team Statistics	NYK	MIN
Record	1-2	0-3
First Downs	14	11
- by Rushing	4	4
- by Passing	10	7
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	360	247
- Offensive Plays	63	66
- Yards per Play	5.71	3.74
Net Rushing Yards	197	81
- Rushing Attempts	29	27
- Yards per Rush	6.79	3.00
Net Passing Yards	163	166
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 18 - 0	35 - 13 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	168	191
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	4/25
- Yards per Pass Play	4.79	4.26
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/16	4/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	7.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/50	7/44
Punt Returns/Yards	3/29	3/12
Kick Returns/Yards	2/39	4/83
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 27
Time of Possession	31:15	28:45

Drive Charts

New York Giants
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:37	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	10:39	1:39	OWN 6	3	9	Punt
1	6:14	3:44	OWN 32	7	33	Field Goal
1	0:23	0:55	OWN 15	3	-5	Punt
2	13:00	1:05	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	8:12	5:37	OWN 25	10	71	Field Goal
2	1:35	1:17	OWN 49	7	28	Missed FG
3	13:25	2:27	OWN 34	5	20	Punt
3	4:08	0:15	OWN 20	1	80	Touchdown
3	2:24	1:36	OWN 39	3	9	Punt
4	14:13	4:17	OWN 7	8	37	Punt
4	9:19	3:09	OWN 37	5	20	Punt
4	4:51	1:58	OWN 32	3	-4	Punt
4	1:10	0:39	OWN 45	3	6	Punt

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:23	2:44	OWN 41	6	18	Punt
1	9:00	2:46	OWN 31	6	63	Field Goal
1	2:30	2:07	OWN 34	3	-2	Punt
2	14:28	1:28	OPP 40	3	-4	Punt
2	11:55	3:43	OWN 41	6	32	Field Goal
2	2:35	1:00	OWN 17	4	26	Interception
2	0:18	0:18	OWN 30	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	1:35	OWN 30	3	4	Punt
3	10:58	6:50	OWN 6	11	52	Punt
3	3:53	1:29	OWN 27	3	-7	Punt
3	0:48	1:35	OWN 8	4	20	Punt
4	9:56	0:37	OWN 16	3	-10	Punt
4	6:10	1:19	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	2:53	1:43	OWN 34	7	21	Downs
4	0:31	0:31	OWN 12	3	0	Game

Game MVP: Wilbur Young, New York Giants

Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tony Green	19	171	9.00	80	3	1
James Owens	9	21	2.33	4	0	0
Steve Joachim	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Chuck Foreman	20	79	3.95	11	2
Po James	6	3	0.50	6	0
John Gordon	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Joachim	33	18	168	1/5	0	19	0	68.7

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
John Gordon	35	13	191	4/25	0	54	1	43.9

Receiving Statistics

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Dave Logan	7	14	70	10.00	7	18
TE Doug Cosbie	5	7	36	7.20	13	13
WR James Lofton	3	6	26	8.67	7	12
FB Joe Dawkins	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
WR Ken Payne	1	3	12	12.00	4	12
WR Kris Haines	1	1	19	19.00	7	19
FB David Sims	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Bob Newland	4	10	63	15.75	20	26
TE Jimmie Giles	3	7	36	12.00	4	25
TE Jim McFarland	2	3	6	3.00	0	6
WR Charley Young	2	5	65	32.50	4	54
RB Chuck Foreman	1	2	8	8.00	2	8
TE Don Warren	1	2	13	13.00	7	13
WR Ike Harris	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
FB Jim Harrison	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Steve Holden	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Po James	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Skip Thomas	1	0	0.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force
Tony Green	1	0	0
Warren Bryant	0	1	0
Ron McCartney	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
John Gordon	1	0	0
Greg Horton	0	1	0
Thomas Henderson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Skladany	10	400	40.0	36.8	54	4

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marv Bateman	9	445	49.4	41.8	65	3

Kicking Statistics

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Posey	2/3	1/2	1/1	52	1/1

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rafael Septien	2/2	1/1	0/0	44	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Payne	3	29	9.7	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Holden	2	8	4.0	0
Charley Young	1	4	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Germany	2	39	19.5	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Po James	3	67	22.3	0
Steve Holden	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Wilbur Young	5	0	1.5	25	29
ILB Isiah Robertson	5	0	0.0	21	32
OLB Mike Hennigan	4	2	0.0	18	32
CB Toby Tucker	4	0	0.0	22	31
S Mike Weger	3	4	0.0	19	38
CB Ron Johnson	3	1	0.0	22	33
DE Greg Johnson	2	0	1.0	11	13
OLB Ron McCartney	2	0	1.0	20	19
DT John Small	2	3	0.5	16	26
S Johnny Fuller	2	1	0.0	16	24
ILB Frank Nunley	2	1	0.0	9	7
S Willie Germany	2	0	0.0	17	24
ILB Ted Washington	2	0	0.0	9	9
OLB Bo Harris	2	0	0.0	5	6
CB Skip Thomas	1	1	0.0	18	29
CB Ken Gannon	1	1	0.0	11	18
DE Shawn Hollingsworth	1	0	0.0	19	34
DE Ross Browner	0	1	0.0	2	10
OLB Earl Inmon	0	1	0.0	6	9

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Gary Fencik	6	2	1.0	26	32
S John Harris	6	1	0.0	19	27
OLB Thomas Henderson	5	3	0.0	22	28
ILB Robert Jackson	4	3	0.0	23	21
CB Royce McKinney	4	1	0.0	22	28
DE Mark Gastineau	2	2	0.0	26	28
OLB Mark Nichols	2	1	0.0	11	11
S Bob Atkins	2	0	0.0	13	13
DT Bill Dunstan	2	0	0.0	13	19
ILB Jack LeVeck	2	0	0.0	3	1
CB Luke Szorcsik	2	0	0.0	13	19
ILB Larry Gordon	2	0	0.0	7	4
ILB Bob Nelson	2	0	0.0	8	6
DT Ron Dirnbauer	1	1	0.0	17	15
CB Mike Washington	1	1	0.0	18	24
CB Herman Edwards	1	1	0.0	21	24
DE Sweeny Williams	1	0	0.0	12	16
WR Charley Young	1	0	---	---	---
DE Ernest Kirk	1	0	0.0	12	19
ILB Ken Fantetti	0	1	0.0	5	7

Pass Rush Statistics

New York	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Wilbur Young	1.5	1	2	2	29
OLB Ron McCartney	1.0	1	1	0	19
DE Greg Johnson	1.0	0	0	0	13
DT John Small	0.5	0	1	0	26
S Willie Germany	0.0	1	0	0	24
ILB Isiah Robertson	0.0	0	2	0	32
DE Shawn Hollingsworth	0.0	0	2	0	34
DE Ross Browner	0.0	0	1	0	10

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
S Gary Fencik	1.0	0	0	0	32
DE Mark Gastineau	0.0	1	2	1	28
DE Sweeny Williams	0.0	1	1	0	16
OLB Thomas Henderson	0.0	0	2	2	28
DT Bill Dunstan	0.0	0	1	0	19
DE Anthony Jolly	0.0	0	1	0	5
OLB Floyd Rice	0.0	0	0	1	23

Pass Defense Statistics

New York	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Toby Tucker	3	0	0	31
S Mike Weger	2	0	0	38
CB Ron Johnson	2	0	0	33
CB Skip Thomas	1	2	1	29
OLB Bo Harris	1	1	0	6
S Willie Germany	1	0	0	24
OLB Mike Hennigan	1	0	0	32
ILB Isiah Robertson	1	0	0	32
ILB Ted Washington	1	0	0	9

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S John Harris	3	0	27
CB Luke Szorcsik	2	0	19
OLB Thomas Henderson	2	0	28
CB Mike Washington	1	1	24
ILB Robert Jackson	1	1	21
S Bob Atkins	1	0	13
ILB Jack LeVeck	1	0	1
DE Sweeny Williams	1	0	16
DT Ron Dirnbauer	1	0	15
CB Royce McKinney	1	0	28
S Gary Fencik	1	0	32
ILB Bob Nelson	1	0	6
OLB Mark Nichols	1	0	11
DE Mark Gastineau	1	0	28

Blocking Statistics

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Zach Waite	3	7	1	26	0	31
Billy Shields	2	5	0	27	0	29
Gery Palmer	2	2	0	25	0	27
Joe Dawkins	1	3	0	9	0	6
Randal Farley	1	2	0	7	0	11
Ed Newman	0	3	0	22	1	24
Halvor Hagen	0	2	0	26	0	27
Larry Tearry	0	2	0	3	0	3
Andy Maurer	0	1	0	5	0	11
Warren Bryant	0	1	0	4	0	7

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ron Yary	3	6	1	25	1	36
Greg Horton	3	6	0	25	1	24
John Didion	1	3	0	17	1	30
Ed George	1	2	0	22	0	29
Fred Dean	1	2	0	7	0	17
Alan Willis	0	5	0	21	0	33
Jim Harrison	0	1	0	18	0	18
Glenn Hyde	0	1	0	12	0	20
Doug Smith	0	0	0	6	1	6

Special Teams Tackles

New York	Tackles	STPlays
James Owens	2	27
Lawrence Williams	2	19
Mark Iwanowski	1	19
Joe Dawkins	1	18
Dave Logan	1	15

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Charlie White	1	27
Jim Harrison	1	24
Jim McFarland	1	18
Ricky Ray	1	12
Fred Dean	1	11

Participation

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Toby Tucker	---	---	22	31	19	72
Halvor Hagen	26	27	---	---	13	66
Steve Joachim	29	34	---	---	3	66
Gery Palmer	25	27	---	---	13	65
Doug Cosbie	21	22	---	---	16	59
Mike Weger	---	---	19	38	1	58
Ed Newman	22	24	---	---	11	57
Wilbur Young	---	---	25	29	3	57
Zach Waite	26	31	---	---	---	57
Ron Johnson	---	---	22	33	2	57
Billy Shields	27	29	---	---	---	56
Dave Logan	15	26	---	---	15	56
James Owens	10	19	---	---	27	56
Mike Hennigan	---	---	18	32	5	55
Isiah Robertson	---	---	21	32	2	55
Shawn Hollingsworth	---	---	19	34	2	55
John Small	---	---	16	26	7	49
Skip Thomas	---	---	18	29	2	49
Ken Payne	18	18	---	---	12	48
Willie Germany	---	---	17	24	5	46
Johnny Fuller	---	---	16	24	3	43
Ron McCartney	---	---	20	19	4	43
James Lofton	20	21	---	---	1	42
Ken Gannon	---	---	11	18	11	40
Mark Iwanowski	9	11	---	---	19	39
Joe Dawkins	9	6	---	---	18	33
Lawrence Williams	2	12	---	---	19	33
Tony Green	19	11	---	---	1	31
Kris Haines	10	17	---	---	4	31
Bo Harris	---	---	5	6	18	29
Greg Johnson	---	---	11	13	3	27
David Sims	12	7	---	---	8	27
Warren Bryant	4	7	---	---	13	24
Frank Nunley	---	---	9	7	7	23
Ross Browner	---	---	2	10	9	21
Earl Inmon	---	---	6	9	6	21
Ted Washington	---	---	9	9	2	20
Randal Farley	7	11	---	---	2	20
Larry Tearry	3	3	---	---	13	19
Andy Maurer	5	11	---	---	---	16
Don Ratliff	---	---	9	5	---	14
Tom Skladany	0	0	---	---	10	10
Ron Shumon	---	---	2	1	5	8
David Posey	0	0	---	---	7	7
Lynn Dickey	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jeff Rutledge	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
John Gordon	27	39	---	---	---	66
Ron Yary	25	36	---	---	---	61
Gary Fencik	---	---	26	32	3	61
Jim Harrison	18	18	---	---	24	60
Mark Gastineau	---	---	26	28	4	58
Greg Horton	25	24	---	---	8	57
Thomas Henderson	---	---	22	28	6	56
Alan Willis	21	33	---	---	1	55
John Didion	17	30	---	---	7	54
Royce McKinney	---	---	22	28	4	54
Ed George	22	29	---	---	---	51
Luke Szorcsik	---	---	13	19	19	51
Robert Jackson	---	---	23	21	7	51
John Harris	---	---	19	27	5	51
Jim McFarland	13	18	---	---	18	49
Chuck Foreman	20	28	---	---	---	48
Don Warren	13	16	---	---	19	48
Bob Newland	16	30	---	---	1	47
Ernest Kirk	---	---	12	19	16	47
Herman Edwards	---	---	21	24	1	46
Jimmie Giles	17	26	---	---	3	46
Mike Washington	---	---	18	24	3	45
Floyd Rice	---	---	17	23	4	44
Charley Young	14	16	---	---	14	44
Glenn Hyde	12	20	---	---	11	43
Ike Harris	11	21	---	---	9	41
Fred Dean	7	17	---	---	11	35
Bob Atkins	---	---	13	13	8	34
Ron Dirnbauer	---	---	17	15	2	34
Bill Dunstan	---	---	13	19	1	33
Steve Holden	6	11	---	---	16	33
Sweeny Williams	---	---	12	16	5	33
Bob Nelson	---	---	8	6	14	28
Po James	7	11	---	---	9	27
Charlie White	0	0	---	---	27	27
Mark Nichols	---	---	11	11	4	26
Doug Smith	6	6	---	---	7	19
Ken Fantetti	---	---	5	7	7	19
Ricky Ray	---	---	3	4	12	19
Larry Gordon	---	---	7	4	6	17
Jack LeVeck	---	---	3	1	9	13
Anthony Jolly	---	---	8	5	---	13
Marv Bateman	0	0	---	---	11	11
Rafael Septien	0	0	---	---	5	5
Mike Kruczek	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jeff Komlo	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	19	3.2
Middle	17	146	8.6
Right	6	32	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	40	4.0
Middle	5	10	2.0
Right	11	32	2.9
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Joachim	33	18	0	2	2	2	7	4	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
John Gordon	35	13	3	3	2	3	9	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	12	86	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	82	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	8	60	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	37	6.2
Long (19+ Yds)	12	3	94	7.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Dave Logan	14	7	1	70	26
TE Doug Cosbie	7	5	0	36	22
WR James Lofton	6	3	0	26	21
WR Ken Payne	3	1	1	12	18
FB Joe Dawkins	1	1	0	5	6
FB David Sims	1	0	0	0	7
WR Kris Haines	1	1	0	19	17

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bob Newland	10	4	1	63	1	30
TE Jimmie Giles	7	3	0	36	1	26
WR Charley Young	5	2	0	65	1	16
TE Jim McFarland	3	2	1	6	0	18
RB Chuck Foreman	2	1	0	8	0	28
WR Ike Harris	2	0	0	0	0	21
TE Don Warren	2	1	0	13	0	16
FB Jim Harrison	1	0	0	0	0	18
WR Steve Holden	1	0	0	0	0	11
RB Po James	1	0	0	0	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
James Owens	1	2	2.00	2.33

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chuck Foreman	3	15	5.00	3.95

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Joachim	3	1	0	0.00	5.09

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
John Gordon	1	0	0	0.00	5.46

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dave Logan	2	0	0	0.00	5.00
TE Doug Cosbie	1	1	0	0.00	5.14

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jim McFarland	1	0	0	0.00	2.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New York	Rushes	Conversions
James Owens	3	1
Steve Joachim	1	0
Tony Green	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Po James	2	0
Chuck Foreman	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Joachim	10	6	2

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
John Gordon	13	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dave Logan	5	2	1
TE Doug Cosbie	2	2	0
WR Ken Payne	1	1	1
WR James Lofton	1	0	0
WR Kris Haines	1	1	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bob Newland	4	2	2
TE Jimmie Giles	3	2	1
WR Ike Harris	2	0	0
RB Chuck Foreman	1	0	0
RB Po James	1	0	0
TE Jim McFarland	1	0	0
WR Charley Young	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)