Week 6, 1979

played in St. Louis, MO

59 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	3	7	0	-	10
St. Louis Cardinals	0	7	10	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
2Q: 02:41 MIN - Rafael Septien 21 field goal
2Q: 02:00 STL - Alfred Jenkins 61 pass from Joe Montana (Toni Linhart extra point)
3Q: 12:45 STL - Freddie Scott 89 pass from Joe Montana (Toni Linhart extra point)
3Q: 10:04 MIN - Gary Fencik 65 interception return (Rafael Septien extra point)
3Q: 05:00 STL - Toni Linhart 37 field goal
4Q: 08:18 STL - Toni Linhart 38 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 02:41 MIN - Rafael Septien 21 field goal
2Q: 02:00 STL - Alfred Jenkins 61 pass from Joe Montana (Toni Linhart extra point)
3Q: 12:45 STL - Freddie Scott 89 pass from Joe Montana (Toni Linhart extra point)
3Q: 10:04 MIN - Gary Fencik 65 interception return (Rafael Septien extra point)
3Q: 05:00 STL - Toni Linhart 37 field goal
4Q: 08:18 STL - Toni Linhart 38 field goal

Team Statistics MIN STL
Record 1-4 2-4
First Downs 14 19
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 7 14
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 243 443
- Offensive Plays 61 69
- Yards per Play 3.98 6.42
Net Rushing Yards 130 74
- Rushing Attempts 27 20
- Yards per Rush 4.81 3.70
Net Passing Yards 113 369
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 15 - 1 46 - 30 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 132 386
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/19 3/17
- Yards per Pass Play 3.32 7.53
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/15 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/58 6/60
Punt Returns/Yards 3/12 2/17
Kick Returns/Yards 4/87 2/41
Interception Ret./Yards 3/65 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 19 OWN 26
Time of Possession 26:31 33:29

Team Statistics	MIN	STL
Record	1-4	2-4
First Downs	14	19
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	7	14
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	243	443
- Offensive Plays	61	69
- Yards per Play	3.98	6.42
Net Rushing Yards	130	74
- Rushing Attempts	27	20
- Yards per Rush	4.81	3.70
Net Passing Yards	113	369
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 15 - 1	46 - 30 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	132	386
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/19	3/17
- Yards per Pass Play	3.32	7.53
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/15	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/58	6/60
Punt Returns/Yards	3/12	2/17
Kick Returns/Yards	4/87	2/41
Interception Ret./Yards	3/65	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 19	OWN 26
Time of Possession	26:31	33:29

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:15	1:54	OWN 14	3	-1	Punt
1	7:32	0:55	OWN 8	3	1	Punt
1	5:19	6:00	OWN 8	10	50	Punt
2	7:26	4:51	OWN 20	11	76	Field Goal
2	1:45	1:18	OWN 15	4	-2	Punt
3	15:00	1:43	OWN 32	3	2	Punt
3	12:26	2:22	OWN 19	6	8	Punt
3	4:55	1:10	OWN 30	2	19	Fumble
3	2:51	3:40	OWN 20	8	25	Punt
4	8:13	1:44	OWN 20	4	18	Punt
4	2:21	0:48	OWN 40	3	-4	Interception
4	0:50	0:50	OWN 4	4	21	Game

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:45	OWN 17	3	7	Punt
1	11:21	3:49	OWN 36	8	30	Interception
1	6:37	1:18	OWN 45	3	3	Punt
2	14:19	6:53	OWN 20	13	57	Interception
2	2:35	0:50	OWN 36	2	64	Touchdown
2	0:27	0:27	OWN 36	2	5	Half
3	13:17	0:51	OWN 5	2	95	Touchdown
3	10:04	0:08	OWN 26	1	0	Interception
3	9:56	5:01	OWN 20	11	60	Field Goal
3	3:45	0:54	OPP 49	3	-9	Punt
4	14:11	5:58	OWN 3	14	76	Field Goal
4	6:29	4:08	OWN 13	5	11	Punt
4	1:33	0:43	OWN 32	3	9	Punt

Game MVP: Gary Fencik, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Chuck Foreman	19	99	5.21	17	3	0
Henry Hynoski	8	31	3.88	7	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ed Jenkins	11	49	4.45	11	1
Roland Hooks	6	14	2.33	6	0
Billy Taylor	2	4	2.00	5	0
Joe Montana	1	7	7.00	7	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
John Gordon	31	15	132	3/19	0	16	1	46.7

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Montana	46	30	386	3/17	2	89	3	78.7

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Chuck Foreman	6	7	38	6.33	18	16
TE Jimmie Giles	3	4	27	9.00	13	16
WR Steve Holden	2	2	18	9.00	1	11
WR Charley Young	2	6	30	15.00	8	16
WR Ike Harris	1	4	6	6.00	3	6
WR Bob Newland	1	6	13	13.00	0	13
TE Jim McFarland	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Roy Green	8	12	75	9.38	16	23	0
WR Alfred Jenkins	7	11	129	18.43	52	61	1
RB Ed Jenkins	3	4	18	6.00	0	7	0
WR Benny Malone	3	5	15	5.00	0	9	0
RB Roland Hooks	3	5	13	4.33	5	12	0
WR Freddie Scott	2	3	98	49.00	78	89	1
FB Roosevelt Leaks	2	2	22	11.00	8	14	0
WR Melvin Wilber	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Brooks Williams	1	1	12	12.00	7	12	0
TE Al Chandler	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Gary Fencik	2	65	32.50	1
CB Royce McKinney	1	0	0.00	0

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Roger Wehrli	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Chuck Foreman	1	0	0	0

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Mark Cooney	0	1	0	0
Rufus Bess	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marv Bateman	8	410	51.3	46.6	61	3

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bucky Dilts	5	236	47.2	44.8	55	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rafael Septien	1/1	0/0	0/0	21	1/1

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Toni Linhart	2/2	0/0	0/0	38	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Holden	3	12	4.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roland Hooks	2	17	8.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Holden	4	87	21.8	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Freddie Scott	1	17	17.0	0
Roland Hooks	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Royce McKinney	6	0	0.0	12	37
CB Herman Edwards	6	0	0.0	16	36
S John Harris	5	2	0.0	16	42
ILB Robert Jackson	5	1	0.0	16	37
OLB Floyd Rice	4	3	1.0	15	43
DT Ron Dirnbauer	4	0	0.0	10	25
OLB Thomas Henderson	3	1	0.0	16	44
DE Ernest Kirk	2	0	1.0	11	27
S Gary Fencik	2	2	0.0	18	48
DT Bill Dunstan	2	0	0.0	10	28
ILB Jack LeVeck	2	0	0.0	3	2
ILB Larry Gordon	2	0	0.0	10	18
ILB Bob Nelson	2	0	0.0	4	5
OLB Mark Nichols	2	0	0.0	5	6
DE Anthony Jolly	1	0	1.0	8	10
WR Charley Young	1	0	---	---	---
DE Mark Gastineau	1	0	0.0	16	38
CB Ricky Ray	1	0	0.0	4	13
CB Mike Washington	0	2	0.0	13	26
S Bob Atkins	0	1	0.0	5	12
CB Luke Szorcsik	0	1	0.0	4	18

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Mark Cooney	12	1	0.0	21	26
CB Seth Bullock	6	1	0.0	14	21
OLB Dave Lewis	4	4	1.0	20	17
CB Terry Schmidt	4	3	0.0	22	29
DE Stan Lewis	3	0	1.0	20	24
DE Kenyon Hill	2	0	1.0	16	16
CB Rufus Bess	2	1	0.0	7	8
DT Gary Johnson	2	0	0.0	24	25
S Tony Peters	2	0	0.0	22	34
ILB Richard Wood	2	0	0.0	6	3
CB Roger Wehrli	1	3	0.0	19	28
S Marvin Switzer	1	1	0.0	12	20
DT Kent Kremer	1	1	0.0	17	15
DE Ron Rydalich	1	0	0.0	18	28
S John Sanders	1	0	0.0	18	21
WR Melvin Wilber	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Bob Breunig	1	0	0.0	10	16
QB Joe Montana	1	0	---	---	---
DT John Grant	0	1	0.0	10	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Floyd Rice	1.0	0	2	3	43
DE Ernest Kirk	1.0	0	1	0	27
DE Anthony Jolly	1.0	0	0	0	10
ILB Robert Jackson	0.0	1	0	0	37
OLB Mark Nichols	0.0	1	0	0	6
DE Mark Gastineau	0.0	0	2	0	38
S John Harris	0.0	0	1	0	42

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Stan Lewis	1.0	0	3	0	24
OLB Dave Lewis	1.0	0	1	2	17
DE Kenyon Hill	1.0	0	0	0	16
ILB Mark Cooney	0.0	1	0	0	26
DT John Grant	0.0	0	1	0	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Herman Edwards	6	0	0	36
CB Royce McKinney	5	0	1	37
S John Harris	3	1	0	42
OLB Thomas Henderson	3	0	0	44
ILB Robert Jackson	2	1	0	37
CB Mike Washington	2	0	0	26
S Gary Fencik	1	1	2	48
DT Bill Dunstan	1	0	0	28
OLB Floyd Rice	1	0	0	43
CB Luke Szorcsik	1	0	0	18
ILB Bob Nelson	1	0	0	5
DE Ernest Kirk	1	0	0	27
OLB Mark Nichols	1	0	0	6
DE Mark Gastineau	1	0	0	38
CB Ricky Ray	1	0	0	13

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Seth Bullock	5	0	0	21
ILB Mark Cooney	3	0	0	26
S Tony Peters	2	1	0	34
DE Ron Rydalich	1	1	0	28
CB Terry Schmidt	1	1	0	29
OLB Bob Breunig	1	0	0	16
OLB Dave Lewis	1	0	0	17
S Marvin Switzer	1	0	0	20
CB Roger Wehrli	0	0	1	28

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Didion	4	5	0	22	0	30
Alan Willis	3	9	0	23	1	32
Ron Yary	2	4	0	26	1	31
Greg Horton	1	2	1	19	0	28
Glenn Hyde	1	1	0	12	0	9
Jim Harrison	0	2	0	20	0	21
Fred Dean	0	2	0	12	0	13
Doug Smith	0	1	0	4	0	2
Don Warren	0	1	0	12	0	5
Ed George	0	0	0	17	1	25

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dan Dierdorf	2	5	15	2	42
Ron Mikolajczyk	1	5	17	0	32
Larry McCarren	1	3	19	0	46
Jim Pietrzak	1	1	2	0	8
George Kunz	0	2	18	0	41
Al Chandler	0	1	10	0	25
Aaron Meyer	0	1	5	0	7
Dennis Lick	0	1	18	0	41
David Carter	0	0	4	1	20

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Henry Hynoski	1	17
Jim McFarland	1	16
Charlie White	1	16
Ricky Ray	1	11

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Roland Hooks	2	23
Billy Taylor	2	12
Brooks Williams	1	16
Aaron Meyer	1	7
Roy Green	1	5

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Gary Fencik	---	---	18	48	1	67
Thomas Henderson	---	---	16	44	3	63
John Gordon	27	34	---	---	---	61
John Harris	---	---	16	42	3	61
Floyd Rice	---	---	15	43	2	60
John Didion	22	30	---	---	7	59
Ron Yary	26	31	---	---	---	57
Alan Willis	23	32	---	---	2	57
Jim Harrison	20	21	---	---	15	56
Royce McKinney	---	---	12	37	6	55
Mark Gastineau	---	---	16	38	1	55
Herman Edwards	---	---	16	36	2	54
Robert Jackson	---	---	16	37	1	54
Jimmie Giles	18	29	---	---	6	53
Greg Horton	19	28	---	---	3	50
Ernest Kirk	---	---	11	27	6	44
Ed George	17	25	---	---	---	42
Bill Dunstan	---	---	10	28	3	41
Charley Young	12	20	---	---	9	41
Mike Washington	---	---	13	26	2	41
Chuck Foreman	19	21	---	---	---	40
Ike Harris	14	17	---	---	9	40
Jim McFarland	12	10	---	---	16	38
Henry Hynoski	8	13	---	---	17	38
Ron Dirnbauer	---	---	10	25	2	37
Bob Newland	14	20	---	---	1	35
Fred Dean	12	13	---	---	9	34
Steve Holden	6	14	---	---	13	33
Larry Gordon	---	---	10	18	5	33
Luke Szorcsik	---	---	4	18	9	31
Don Warren	12	5	---	---	14	31
Glenn Hyde	12	9	---	---	9	30
Ricky Ray	---	---	4	13	11	28
Sweeny Williams	---	---	5	19	3	27
Bob Atkins	---	---	5	12	9	26
Bob Nelson	---	---	4	5	12	21
Anthony Jolly	---	---	8	10	1	19
Mark Nichols	---	---	5	6	6	17
Charlie White	0	0	---	---	16	16
Doug Smith	4	2	---	---	8	14
Ken Fantetti	---	---	3	5	4	12
Jack LeVeck	---	---	3	2	5	10
Marv Bateman	0	0	---	---	9	9
Rafael Septien	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mike Kruczek	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jeff Komlo	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Larry McCarren	19	46	---	---	4	69
Joe Montana	20	49	---	---	---	69
George Kunz	18	41	---	---	---	59
Dennis Lick	18	41	---	---	---	59
Tony Peters	---	---	22	34	2	58
Dan Dierdorf	15	42	---	---	---	57
Gary Johnson	---	---	24	25	8	57
Ron Mikolajczyk	17	32	---	---	6	55
Ron Rydalich	---	---	18	28	9	55
Freddie Scott	11	29	---	---	15	55
Seth Bullock	---	---	14	21	19	54
Roy Green	13	36	---	---	5	54
Terry Schmidt	---	---	22	29	2	53
Roosevelt Leaks	13	22	---	---	15	50
Mark Cooney	---	---	21	26	2	49
Roger Wehrli	---	---	19	28	1	48
Roland Hooks	6	19	---	---	23	48
Benny Malone	6	28	---	---	12	46
Stan Lewis	---	---	20	24	1	45
Al Chandler	10	25	---	---	8	43
Alfred Jenkins	15	28	---	---	---	43
Marvin Switzer	---	---	12	20	9	41
John Sanders	---	---	18	21	1	40
Hugh Rodgers	---	---	16	23	---	39
Dave Lewis	---	---	20	17	1	38
Brooks Williams	8	13	---	---	16	37
Ed Jenkins	12	20	---	---	1	33
Kenyon Hill	---	---	16	16	1	33
Kent Kremer	---	---	17	15	1	33
Bob Breunig	---	---	10	16	4	30
Sedrick Gourdoux	---	---	4	5	18	27
John Grant	---	---	10	15	1	26
David Carter	4	20	---	---	1	25
Billy Taylor	3	10	---	---	12	25
John Sawyer	2	3	---	---	15	20
Aaron Meyer	5	7	---	---	7	19
Jim Pietrzak	2	8	---	---	7	17
Richard Wood	---	---	6	3	8	17
Ron Coder	2	8	---	---	7	17
Rufus Bess	---	---	7	8	---	15
Melvin Wilber	1	12	---	---	---	13
Marv Kellum	---	---	1	0	8	9
Toni Linhart	0	0	---	---	7	7
Bucky Dilts	0	0	---	---	7	7
Brandon Hermeling	0	0	---	---	---	0
Matt Robinson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	41	6.8
Middle	8	22	2.8
Right	13	67	5.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	24	6.0
Middle	14	41	2.9
Right	2	9	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
John Gordon	31	15	0	2	3	3	5	2	1

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Montana	46	30	3	0	2	3	6	3	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	21	10.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	70	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	41	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	8	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	5	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	20	159	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	144	16.0
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	78	9.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
RB Chuck Foreman	7	6	0	38	21
WR Bob Newland	6	1	0	13	20
WR Charley Young	6	2	1	30	20
WR Ike Harris	4	1	0	6	17
TE Jimmie Giles	4	3	1	27	29
WR Steve Holden	2	2	0	18	14
TE Jim McFarland	1	0	1	0	10

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Roy Green	12	8	1	75	1	36
WR Alfred Jenkins	11	7	0	129	1	28
WR Benny Malone	5	3	0	15	0	28
RB Roland Hooks	5	3	0	13	0	19
RB Ed Jenkins	4	3	1	18	0	20
WR Freddie Scott	3	2	0	98	1	29
WR Melvin Wilber	2	1	0	4	0	12
FB Roosevelt Leaks	2	2	0	22	0	22
TE Al Chandler	1	0	0	0	0	25
TE Brooks Williams	1	1	0	12	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chuck Foreman	1	3	3.00	5.21

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Roland Hooks	1	2	2.00	2.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
John Gordon	2	1	6	3.00	4.26

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Montana	2	0	0	0.00	8.39

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Chuck Foreman	1	1	6	6.00	5.43
WR Charley Young	1	0	0	0.00	5.00

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Roland Hooks	1	0	0	0.00	2.60
WR Alfred Jenkins	1	0	0	0.00	11.73

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Chuck Foreman	2	0
Henry Hynoski	2	2

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Billy Taylor	2	0
Joe Montana	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
John Gordon	10	3	2

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Montana	11	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

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

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Roy Green	4	2	1
WR Alfred Jenkins	3	2	2
TE Al Chandler	1	0	0
RB Ed Jenkins	1	1	1
WR Benny Malone	1	0	0
RB Roland Hooks	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 52,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,100 (21,400)
End Zone 10,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	52,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,100 (21,400)
End Zone	10,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)