Week 7, 1979

played in Minnesota, MN

39 degrees, fair, calm

Los Angeles Rams	0	10	0	7	-	17
Minnesota Vikings	10	9	0	0	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:41 MIN - Chuck Foreman 1 run (Rafael Septien extra point)
1Q: 01:47 MIN - Rafael Septien 49 field goal
2Q: 12:33 LAS - Billy Brooks 12 pass from Ron Jaworski (Rich Szaro extra point)
2Q: 04:04 LAS - Rich Szaro 19 field goal
2Q: 02:43 MIN - Safety, holding called in the end zone
2Q: 01:22 MIN - Don Warren 7 pass from Mike Kruczek (Rafael Septien extra point)
4Q: 00:59 LAS - John Kimbrough 23 pass from Ron Jaworski (Rich Szaro extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:41 MIN - Chuck Foreman 1 run (Rafael Septien extra point)
1Q: 01:47 MIN - Rafael Septien 49 field goal
2Q: 12:33 LAS - Billy Brooks 12 pass from Ron Jaworski (Rich Szaro extra point)
2Q: 04:04 LAS - Rich Szaro 19 field goal
2Q: 02:43 MIN - Safety, holding called in the end zone
2Q: 01:22 MIN - Don Warren 7 pass from Mike Kruczek (Rafael Septien extra point)
4Q: 00:59 LAS - John Kimbrough 23 pass from Ron Jaworski (Rich Szaro extra point)

Team Statistics LAS MIN
Record 2-5 2-4
First Downs 20 15
- by Rushing 1 5
- by Passing 16 8
- by Penalty 3 2
Total Net Yards 322 338
- Offensive Plays 67 60
- Yards per Play 4.81 5.63
Net Rushing Yards 22 103
- Rushing Attempts 15 33
- Yards per Rush 1.47 3.12
Net Passing Yards 300 235
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 51 - 30 - 2 26 - 13 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 305 242
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 5.77 8.70
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 9.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/72 11/72
Punt Returns/Yards 4/13 1/1
Kick Returns/Yards 4/79 3/81
Interception Ret./Yards 3/34 2/27
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 34
Time of Possession 30:29 29:31

Team Statistics	LAS	MIN
Record	2-5	2-4
First Downs	20	15
- by Rushing	1	5
- by Passing	16	8
- by Penalty	3	2
Total Net Yards	322	338
- Offensive Plays	67	60
- Yards per Play	4.81	5.63
Net Rushing Yards	22	103
- Rushing Attempts	15	33
- Yards per Rush	1.47	3.12
Net Passing Yards	300	235
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	51 - 30 - 2	26 - 13 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	305	242
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	5.77	8.70
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	9.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/72	11/72
Punt Returns/Yards	4/13	1/1
Kick Returns/Yards	4/79	3/81
Interception Ret./Yards	3/34	2/27
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 34
Time of Possession	30:29	29:31

Drive Charts

Los Angeles Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:54	1:04	OWN 15	3	-3	Punt
1	8:32	3:28	OWN 33	6	16	Punt
1	1:40	1:40	OWN 37	3	8	Punt
2	13:18	0:53	OPP 12	2	12	Touchdown
2	9:41	5:45	OWN 20	12	78	Field Goal
2	2:43	0:08	OWN 4	1	-5	Safety
2	1:14	1:14	OWN 21	4	21	Half
3	15:00	1:35	OWN 22	4	2	Punt
3	11:05	3:05	OWN 13	6	16	Interception
3	7:05	0:11	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
3	6:12	3:17	OWN 18	8	43	Punt
4	14:51	2:43	OWN 37	5	19	Punt
4	9:56	3:27	OWN 25	6	29	Punt
4	2:18	1:34	OWN 14	7	86	Touchdown

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:06	OWN 34	3	9	Punt
1	11:50	3:18	OPP 49	6	49	Touchdown
1	5:04	3:24	OWN 20	5	48	Field Goal
2	15:00	1:42	OWN 8	4	23	Interception
2	12:25	2:44	OWN 8	5	42	Punt
2	3:56	1:13	OWN 38	3	2	Punt
2	2:35	1:21	OWN 38	4	62	Touchdown
3	13:25	2:20	OWN 27	4	20	Punt
3	8:00	0:55	OPP 14	3	1	Interception
3	6:54	0:42	OPP 47	3	0	Punt
3	2:55	3:04	OWN 24	6	31	Interception
4	12:08	2:12	OWN 20	6	17	Punt
4	6:29	4:11	OWN 20	6	15	Punt
4	0:44	0:44	OPP 40	3	-3	Game

Game MVP: Chuck Foreman, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Tom Bailey	10	1	0.10	6	0
Secdrick McIntyre	4	9	2.25	7	0
Tony Galbreath	1	12	12.00	12	1

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Chuck Foreman	22	81	3.68	20	1	1
Henry Hynoski	7	18	2.57	18	1	0
Mike Kruczek	4	4	1.00	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ron Jaworski	51	30	305	1/5	2	29	2	72.8

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mike Kruczek	26	13	242	1/7	1	42	3	55.7

Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR John Kimbrough	8	12	120	15.00	34	23	1
WR Freddie Solomon	7	13	83	11.86	20	29	0
WR Daryl Bernstein	3	5	30	10.00	4	20	0
WR Billy Brooks	3	4	26	8.67	0	12	1
RB Secdrick McIntyre	3	3	17	5.67	5	8	0
TE Charlie Sanders	2	4	13	6.50	0	8	0
FB Roland Harper	2	2	13	6.50	7	9	0
RB Tom Bailey	1	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Danny Fulton	1	6	3	3.00	0	3	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Chuck Foreman	3	4	10	3.33	7	4	0
WR Bob Newland	3	5	76	25.33	18	40	0
WR Ike Harris	2	3	63	31.50	35	42	0
WR Charley Young	2	6	68	34.00	13	37	0
FB Jim Harrison	1	3	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE Jimmie Giles	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE Don Warren	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	1
WR Tyrell Fleming	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg
ILB Jeff Siemon	1	7	7.00
S Ike Thomas	1	0	0.00
CB Charles Williams	1	27	27.00

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Gary Fencik	1	27	27.00	0
ILB Robert Jackson	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rickey Jarrell	7	305	43.6	34.9	51	2

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marv Bateman	7	316	45.1	40.4	56	5

Kicking Statistics

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rich Szaro	1/1	0/0	0/0	19	2/2

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rafael Septien	1/1	1/1	0/0	49	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Kimbrough	4	13	3.3	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Holden	1	1	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Kimbrough	3	58	19.3	0
Daryl Bernstein	1	21	21.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Holden	3	81	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Dave Elmendorf	7	2	0.0	26	19
ILB Jeff Siemon	7	0	0.0	26	25
DE Elvin Bethea	5	2	0.0	26	21
OLB Charlie Hall	5	0	0.0	18	17
CB Mark Burke	3	0	0.0	23	22
S Jimmy Allen	2	1	0.0	23	19
DT Troy Archer	2	0	0.0	19	15
OLB Dave Morton	2	0	0.0	13	10
OLB Randy Wheaton	1	1	1.0	13	8
DE Jack Youngblood	1	1	0.0	31	23
S Jerry Anderson	1	1	0.0	8	10
CB Charles Williams	1	1	0.0	20	18
DT Bob Golic	1	1	0.0	22	18
DE Bill Belk	1	0	0.0	11	7
DT Manny Fernandez	1	0	0.0	20	20
QB Ron Jaworski	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Dave Washington	1	0	0.0	8	5
ILB Tom Hicks	1	0	0.0	7	2
WR Freddie Solomon	1	0	---	---	---

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Thomas Henderson	7	0	1.0	10	41
S Gary Fencik	6	1	0.0	14	47
ILB Robert Jackson	4	3	0.0	13	46
S John Harris	4	2	0.0	12	42
CB Royce McKinney	3	2	0.0	12	45
CB Mike Washington	3	1	0.0	5	38
CB Herman Edwards	3	1	0.0	11	35
CB Ricky Ray	3	1	0.0	5	26
DT Bill Dunstan	2	0	0.0	10	31
DT Ron Dirnbauer	2	0	0.0	6	22
ILB Bob Nelson	2	0	0.0	10	35
ILB Ken Fantetti	2	0	0.0	2	6
ILB Larry Gordon	1	2	0.0	8	14
FB Jim Harrison	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Jack LeVeck	1	0	0.0	3	4
WR Charley Young	1	0	---	---	---
QB Mike Kruczek	1	0	---	---	---
DE Mark Gastineau	1	0	0.0	14	41
S Bob Atkins	0	1	0.0	4	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Los Angeles	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Randy Wheaton	1.0	0	8
DE Elvin Bethea	0.0	1	21
DT Manny Fernandez	0.0	1	20
DT Troy Archer	0.0	1	15
DT Bob Golic	0.0	1	18
OLB Dave Morton	0.0	1	10

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Thomas Henderson	1.0	1	2	0	41
DT Bill Dunstan	0.0	0	1	1	31
DE Sweeny Williams	0.0	0	1	0	27
DT Ron Dirnbauer	0.0	0	1	0	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Mark Burke	3	1	0	22
S Dave Elmendorf	3	0	0	19
OLB Charlie Hall	3	0	0	17
CB Charles Williams	1	1	1	18
ILB Jeff Siemon	1	0	1	25
OLB Dave Washington	1	0	0	5
OLB Dave Morton	1	0	0	10
S Jimmy Allen	0	1	0	19
S Ike Thomas	0	0	1	10

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Gary Fencik	6	2	1	47
OLB Thomas Henderson	4	0	0	41
ILB Robert Jackson	3	2	1	46
CB Herman Edwards	3	1	0	35
CB Royce McKinney	3	0	0	45
CB Mike Washington	3	0	0	38
CB Ricky Ray	3	0	0	26
S John Harris	2	1	0	42
DT Ron Dirnbauer	1	0	0	22
ILB Bob Nelson	1	0	0	35
ILB Ken Fantetti	1	0	0	6
S Bob Atkins	0	1	0	16

Blocking Statistics

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Andy Frederick	1	5	15	0	52
Jim Sexton	1	3	11	1	43
Bob Van Duyne	1	3	15	0	45
Roland Harper	1	1	8	0	21
Dan Medlin	0	3	15	0	42

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ron Yary	3	6	32	0	27
Greg Horton	3	5	25	1	20
Ed George	1	4	24	0	17
Alan Willis	1	4	23	0	21
Jim Harrison	1	2	25	0	20
John Didion	0	4	24	0	21
Glenn Hyde	0	2	19	0	12
Jimmie Giles	0	1	26	0	14
Doug Smith	0	1	12	0	7

Special Teams Tackles

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Secdrick McIntyre	1	22
Rick Walker	1	17
Billy Brooks	1	13
Mark Burke	1	6

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Ricky Ray	4	12
Charlie White	1	16
Jim Harrison	1	15
Don Warren	1	15
Fred Dean	1	6

Participation

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Andy Frederick	15	52	---	---	1	68
Ron Jaworski	15	52	---	---	---	67
Bob Van Duyne	15	45	---	---	5	65
John Kimbrough	12	41	---	---	11	64
Dan Medlin	15	42	---	---	6	63
Hardy Dillon	15	42	---	---	1	58
Danny Fulton	9	35	---	---	12	56
Charlie Sanders	12	29	---	---	14	55
Jack Youngblood	---	---	31	23	1	55
Jim Sexton	11	43	---	---	1	55
Jeff Siemon	---	---	26	25	---	51
Mark Burke	---	---	23	22	6	51
Dave Elmendorf	---	---	26	19	5	50
Freddie Solomon	10	39	---	---	1	50
Elvin Bethea	---	---	26	21	2	49
Secdrick McIntyre	4	22	---	---	22	48
Charles Williams	---	---	20	18	8	46
Dwight Hicks	---	---	25	19	1	45
Jimmy Allen	---	---	23	19	2	44
Bob Golic	---	---	22	18	1	41
Dave Morton	---	---	13	10	18	41
Manny Fernandez	---	---	20	20	---	40
Tom Bailey	11	25	---	---	1	37
Charlie Hall	---	---	18	17	2	37
Roland Harper	8	21	---	---	8	37
Troy Archer	---	---	19	15	1	35
Daryl Bernstein	3	19	---	---	10	32
Jerry Anderson	---	---	8	10	13	31
Billy Brooks	4	13	---	---	13	30
Max Montoya	0	20	---	---	8	28
Ike Thomas	---	---	12	10	4	26
Randy Wheaton	---	---	13	8	5	26
Bill Belk	---	---	11	7	7	25
Rick Walker	0	7	---	---	17	24
Bob Rush	4	12	---	---	7	23
Tony Galbreath	2	9	---	---	10	21
Dave Washington	---	---	8	5	7	20
Reggie Pinkney	---	---	2	2	16	20
Delles Howell	---	---	10	7	1	18
Tom Hicks	---	---	7	2	9	18
Frank Myers	0	4	---	---	4	8
Rickey Jarrell	0	0	---	---	7	7
Rich Szaro	0	0	---	---	6	6
Parnell Dickinson	0	0	---	---	1	1
Ted Fargas	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Royce McKinney	---	---	12	45	8	65
Gary Fencik	---	---	14	47	1	62
Jim Harrison	25	20	---	---	15	60
Mike Kruczek	33	27	---	---	---	60
Robert Jackson	---	---	13	46	1	60
Ron Yary	32	27	---	---	---	59
Bob Nelson	---	---	10	35	14	59
Mark Gastineau	---	---	14	41	2	57
Thomas Henderson	---	---	10	41	4	55
John Harris	---	---	12	42	---	54
Don Warren	20	18	---	---	15	53
Greg Horton	25	20	---	---	6	51
John Didion	24	21	---	---	5	50
Chuck Foreman	25	22	---	---	---	47
Jimmie Giles	26	14	---	---	7	47
Herman Edwards	---	---	11	35	---	46
Alan Willis	23	21	---	---	1	45
Bill Dunstan	---	---	10	31	3	44
Ernest Kirk	---	---	9	28	7	44
Mike Washington	---	---	5	38	---	43
Ricky Ray	---	---	5	26	12	43
Ed George	24	17	---	---	1	42
Glenn Hyde	19	12	---	---	8	39
Bob Newland	20	18	---	---	---	38
Henry Hynoski	8	5	---	---	24	37
Luke Szorcsik	---	---	9	18	9	36
Sweeny Williams	---	---	4	27	4	35
Steve Holden	8	7	---	---	16	31
Larry Gordon	---	---	8	14	9	31
Bob Atkins	---	---	4	16	10	30
Tyrell Fleming	9	8	---	---	11	28
Ron Dirnbauer	---	---	6	22	---	28
Charley Young	12	13	---	---	1	26
Doug Smith	12	7	---	---	7	26
Ike Harris	7	5	---	---	10	22
Fred Dean	6	10	---	---	6	22
Jim McFarland	5	5	---	---	10	20
Charlie White	0	0	---	---	16	16
Jack LeVeck	---	---	3	4	8	15
Ken Fantetti	---	---	2	6	5	13
Anthony Jolly	---	---	3	8	1	12
Marv Bateman	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mark Nichols	---	---	1	2	5	8
Rafael Septien	0	0	---	---	5	5
John Gordon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jeff Komlo	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	10	3.3
Middle	11	11	1.0
Right	1	1	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	56	5.6
Middle	8	26	3.3
Right	12	24	2.0
None	3	-3	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ron Jaworski	51	30	5	2	4	7	5	1	2

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mike Kruczek	26	13	6	1	1	3	5	0	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	36	12.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	26	16	85	3.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	10	161	10.1
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	23	3.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	4	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	5	28	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	2	51	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	10	5	159	15.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Freddie Solomon	13	7	1	83	2	39
WR John Kimbrough	12	8	0	120	2	41
WR Danny Fulton	6	1	1	3	0	35
WR Daryl Bernstein	5	3	1	30	1	19
TE Charlie Sanders	4	2	0	13	0	29
WR Billy Brooks	4	3	1	26	0	13
RB Secdrick McIntyre	3	3	0	17	0	22
RB Tom Bailey	2	1	0	0	0	25
FB Roland Harper	2	2	0	13	0	21

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Charley Young	6	2	0	68	2	13
WR Bob Newland	5	3	0	76	2	18
RB Chuck Foreman	4	3	0	10	0	22
WR Ike Harris	3	2	0	63	2	5
FB Jim Harrison	3	1	0	9	0	20
WR Tyrell Fleming	2	0	0	0	0	8
TE Don Warren	2	1	1	7	0	18
TE Jimmie Giles	1	1	0	9	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tom Bailey	3	2	0.67	0.10

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chuck Foreman	3	12	4.00	3.68
Henry Hynoski	1	1	1.00	2.57

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ron Jaworski	2	1	12	6.00	5.98

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mike Kruczek	3	1	7	2.33	9.31

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Billy Brooks	1	1	12	12.00	6.50
WR Danny Fulton	1	0	0	0.00	0.50

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Chuck Foreman	1	0	0	0.00	2.50
WR Bob Newland	1	0	0	0.00	15.20
TE Don Warren	1	1	7	7.00	3.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Chuck Foreman	5	2
Mike Kruczek	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ron Jaworski	14	7	5

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mike Kruczek	6	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Daryl Bernstein	3	2	2
WR Freddie Solomon	3	1	1
WR Danny Fulton	3	0	0
WR Billy Brooks	2	2	1
WR John Kimbrough	2	1	1
RB Secdrick McIntyre	1	1	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Charley Young	3	0	0
WR Ike Harris	1	0	0
WR Bob Newland	1	0	0
WR Tyrell Fleming	1	0	0

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)