Week 9, 1979

played in San Francisco, CA

48 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	13	3	3	3	-	22
San Francisco 49ers	0	7	0	0	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:55 MIN - Tyrell Fleming 71 fumble return (Rafael Septien extra point)
1Q: 12:16 MIN - Rafael Septien 53 field goal
1Q: 05:32 MIN - Rafael Septien 53 field goal
2Q: 13:29 MIN - Rafael Septien 48 field goal
2Q: 06:00 SFO - Rickey Watts 2 pass from Joe Ferguson (Ross Robertson extra point)
3Q: 03:36 MIN - Rafael Septien 41 field goal
4Q: 01:13 MIN - Rafael Septien 40 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:55 MIN - Tyrell Fleming 71 fumble return (Rafael Septien extra point)
1Q: 12:16 MIN - Rafael Septien 53 field goal
1Q: 05:32 MIN - Rafael Septien 53 field goal
2Q: 13:29 MIN - Rafael Septien 48 field goal
2Q: 06:00 SFO - Rickey Watts 2 pass from Joe Ferguson (Ross Robertson extra point)
3Q: 03:36 MIN - Rafael Septien 41 field goal
4Q: 01:13 MIN - Rafael Septien 40 field goal

Team Statistics MIN SFO
Record 3-5 5-3
First Downs 13 23
- by Rushing 4 5
- by Passing 8 15
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 189 262
- Offensive Plays 54 81
- Yards per Play 3.50 3.23
Net Rushing Yards 117 94
- Rushing Attempts 33 22
- Yards per Rush 3.55 4.27
Net Passing Yards 72 168
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 19 - 12 - 0 54 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 87 197
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/15 5/29
- Yards per Pass Play 3.43 2.85
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 8/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 2/4
Penalties/Yards 10/54 6/55
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/5
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 4/86
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 23
Time of Possession 29:23 30:37

Team Statistics	MIN	SFO
Record	3-5	5-3
First Downs	13	23
- by Rushing	4	5
- by Passing	8	15
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	189	262
- Offensive Plays	54	81
- Yards per Play	3.50	3.23
Net Rushing Yards	117	94
- Rushing Attempts	33	22
- Yards per Rush	3.55	4.27
Net Passing Yards	72	168
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	19 - 12 - 0	54 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	87	197
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/15	5/29
- Yards per Pass Play	3.43	2.85
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	8/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	2/4
Penalties/Yards	10/54	6/55
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/5
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	4/86
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 23
Time of Possession	29:23	30:37

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:39	OWN 20	2	80	Touchdown
1	13:19	1:10	OPP 36	3	0	Field Goal
1	8:52	3:27	OWN 28	7	36	Field Goal
1	3:14	1:34	OWN 45	3	0	Punt
2	14:50	1:29	OPP 42	4	11	Field Goal
2	5:51	1:49	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	0:34	0:34	OWN 7	1	0	Half
3	12:19	1:50	OWN 37	3	9	Punt
3	9:23	5:53	OWN 34	11	42	Field Goal
4	12:50	7:58	OWN 6	13	62	Missed FG
4	2:32	1:26	OPP 43	5	20	Field Goal

San Francisco 49ers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:21	1:02	OWN 20	3	16	Fumble
1	12:09	3:17	OWN 23	5	14	Punt
1	5:25	2:11	OWN 46	4	9	Downs
1	1:40	1:50	OWN 14	5	25	Interception
2	13:21	7:30	OWN 19	17	81	Touchdown
2	4:02	3:28	OWN 17	8	32	Punt
3	15:00	2:41	OWN 20	5	6	Punt
3	10:29	1:06	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	3:30	5:40	OWN 17	14	50	Punt
4	4:52	2:20	OWN 39	11	12	Fumble
4	1:06	1:06	OWN 20	7	18	Game

Game MVP: Rafael Septien, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Chuck Foreman	21	70	3.33	11	2
Charlie White	11	40	3.64	10	1
Steve Holden	1	7	7.00	7	0

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Zachary Dixon	11	35	3.18	13	1
Alonzo Becker	10	57	5.70	15	3
Billy Ryckman	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mike Kruczek	19	12	87	2/15	0	13	0	73.7

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Ferguson	47	26	187	5/29	1	20	1	62.9
Cliff Olander	7	2	10	0/0	0	7	0	39.6

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Bob Newland	5	8	42	8.40	3	11
TE Jimmie Giles	2	2	19	9.50	3	13
RB Chuck Foreman	1	1	11	11.00	1	11
WR Ike Harris	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
FB Jim Harrison	1	1	9	9.00	0	9
WR Charley Young	1	3	0	0.00	0	0
RB Charlie White	1	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Steve Holden	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Tyrell Fleming	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dennis Franklin	5	6	39	7.80	0	11	0
RB Alonzo Becker	4	5	31	7.75	11	11	0
WR Andrew Rozanski	4	13	25	6.25	0	10	0
TE Greg Latta	3	3	8	2.67	0	5	0
RB Zachary Dixon	3	3	18	6.00	8	7	0
WR Rickey Watts	3	4	16	5.33	0	10	1
WR Randy Burks	2	6	17	8.50	0	11	0
FB Kevin Long	2	3	10	5.00	2	7	0
WR Billy Ryckman	2	9	33	16.50	9	20	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Thomas Henderson	1	0	0.00	0

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jim Harrison	1	0	0	0
Tyrell Fleming	0	1	0	1
Floyd Rice	0	1	0	0
Ron Dirnbauer	0	1	0	0
Gary Fencik	0	0	1	0
Mike Washington	0	0	1	0
Ernest Kirk	0	0	1	0

San Francisco	Fumb	Recov	Force
Joe Ferguson	1	0	0
Dennis Franklin	1	0	0
Zachary Dixon	1	0	0
Kevin Long	0	1	0
Rick Middleton	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marv Bateman	3	151	50.3	42.0	54	1

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Russell Fabian	5	182	36.4	36.4	43	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rafael Septien	5/6	5/6	2/2	53	1/1

San Francisco	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ross Robertson	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Louie Giammona	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Louie Giammona	2	35	17.5	0
Zachary Dixon	2	51	25.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S John Harris	10	2	1.0	18	55
S Gary Fencik	5	3	0.0	21	54
ILB Larry Gordon	5	0	0.0	11	6
CB Mike Washington	4	0	0.0	16	36
DE Ernest Kirk	3	0	2.0	6	35
ILB Robert Jackson	3	2	0.0	18	45
OLB Floyd Rice	3	0	0.0	15	43
CB Ricky Ray	3	0	0.0	6	40
DE Sweeny Williams	2	0	2.0	3	17
DT Bill Dunstan	2	1	0.0	14	33
DT Ron Dirnbauer	2	0	0.0	10	31
OLB Mark Nichols	2	0	0.0	7	15
ILB Ken Fantetti	2	0	0.0	4	14
S Bob Atkins	1	1	0.0	5	16
CB Royce McKinney	1	1	0.0	12	55
CB Herman Edwards	1	1	0.0	19	43
CB Keith Simpson	1	1	0.0	4	21
DE Mark Gastineau	1	1	0.0	19	44
OLB Thomas Henderson	1	0	0.0	14	21
DE Anthony Jolly	0	2	0.0	15	18

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Rick Middleton	8	3	0.5	25	15
ILB Merv Krakau	7	1	0.0	28	11
S Donnie Shell	7	0	0.0	31	21
DE Greg Boyd	3	0	1.0	15	8
CB Joe Lavender	3	2	0.0	31	19
OLB Richie Minter	3	0	0.0	15	9
S Charles Romes	3	0	0.0	30	18
DE Randy White	2	4	0.0	24	15
DT Greg Wojcik	2	1	0.0	27	17
S Emmanuel Hearron	2	0	0.0	12	11
ILB Rod Rhodes	2	0	0.0	10	12
S Clyde Powers	1	2	0.0	22	13
CB Stanley Doebert	1	1	0.0	11	11
DE Mike Hartenstine	1	1	0.0	24	13
CB Chris Golub	1	1	0.0	8	5
DT Fred Nolan	1	0	0.0	14	10
WR Andrew Rozanski	1	0	---	---	---
WR Dennis Franklin	1	0	---	---	---
DE Fred Cook	0	2	0.5	23	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Sweeny Williams	2.0	0	1	0	17
DE Ernest Kirk	2.0	0	0	0	35
S John Harris	1.0	0	0	0	55
DE Mark Gastineau	0.0	1	5	0	44
OLB Floyd Rice	0.0	0	2	1	43
DT Bill Dunstan	0.0	0	1	1	33
DT Ron Dirnbauer	0.0	0	1	0	31

San Francisco	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Greg Boyd	1.0	0	1	8
DE Fred Cook	0.5	1	2	16
OLB Rick Middleton	0.5	0	1	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S John Harris	5	2	0	55
S Gary Fencik	4	0	0	54
CB Ricky Ray	2	1	0	40
ILB Larry Gordon	2	0	0	6
CB Mike Washington	2	0	0	36
CB Herman Edwards	2	0	0	43
ILB Robert Jackson	2	0	0	45
OLB Mark Nichols	2	0	0	15
ILB Ken Fantetti	1	1	0	14
OLB Thomas Henderson	1	0	1	21
DT Bill Dunstan	1	0	0	33
OLB Floyd Rice	1	0	0	43
CB Royce McKinney	1	0	0	55
CB Keith Simpson	1	0	0	21
DE Mark Gastineau	1	0	0	44

San Francisco	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Rick Middleton	6	0	15
S Charles Romes	2	1	18
S Donnie Shell	2	0	21
CB Joe Lavender	1	0	19
S Clyde Powers	1	0	13

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Glenn Hyde	3	6	0	21	0	12
Alan Willis	2	5	1	28	1	12
Ron Yary	1	6	0	28	0	21
Greg Horton	1	5	0	24	1	20
Ed George	1	4	1	25	0	13
Doug Smith	1	3	0	10	0	9
John Didion	1	1	0	29	0	18
Jim Harrison	1	1	0	22	0	10
Don Warren	1	1	0	20	0	12
Jim Obradovich	0	1	0	17	0	9

San Francisco	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Randy Cross	3	10	2	19	2	53
Ralph Perretta	1	3	0	16	1	49
Rufus Mayes	1	2	0	7	0	24
Bob Willis	1	2	0	6	0	16
Greg Latta	1	1	0	9	0	18
Fred Quillan	0	2	0	6	0	10
Ronnie Carroll	0	1	0	16	1	43
Gerald Taylor	0	1	0	14	0	45
Sam Rohde	0	0	0	18	1	41

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Ricky Ray	2	10
Jim Obradovich	1	18
Bob Atkins	1	12
Charlie White	1	9

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Gary Fencik	---	---	21	54	---	75
Royce McKinney	---	---	12	55	7	74
John Harris	---	---	18	55	---	73
Robert Jackson	---	---	18	45	1	64
Mark Gastineau	---	---	19	44	---	63
Herman Edwards	---	---	19	43	---	62
Floyd Rice	---	---	15	43	---	58
John Didion	29	18	---	---	9	56
Ricky Ray	---	---	6	40	10	56
Mike Kruczek	33	21	---	---	---	54
Greg Horton	24	20	---	---	9	53
Mike Washington	---	---	16	36	---	52
Ron Yary	28	21	---	---	---	49
Bill Dunstan	---	---	14	33	1	48
Jim Harrison	22	10	---	---	14	46
Ernest Kirk	---	---	6	35	5	46
Don Warren	20	12	---	---	14	46
Alan Willis	28	12	---	---	4	44
Jim Obradovich	17	9	---	---	18	44
Glenn Hyde	21	12	---	---	9	42
Ron Dirnbauer	---	---	10	31	---	41
Ed George	25	13	---	---	1	39
Thomas Henderson	---	---	14	21	4	39
Bob Newland	20	18	---	---	---	38
Bob Atkins	---	---	5	16	12	33
Anthony Jolly	---	---	15	18	---	33
Chuck Foreman	21	11	---	---	---	32
Keith Simpson	---	---	4	21	7	32
Jimmie Giles	20	11	---	---	---	31
Charlie White	11	9	---	---	9	29
Doug Smith	10	9	---	---	8	27
Tyrell Fleming	12	7	---	---	6	25
Henry Hynoski	1	1	---	---	23	25
Larry Gordon	---	---	11	6	8	25
Mark Nichols	---	---	7	15	3	25
Sweeny Williams	---	---	3	17	4	24
Charley Young	11	12	---	---	1	24
Steve Holden	5	4	---	---	14	23
Ken Fantetti	---	---	4	14	4	22
Ike Harris	5	1	---	---	15	21
Bob Nelson	---	---	4	5	6	15
Rafael Septien	0	0	---	---	13	13
Marv Bateman	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jack LeVeck	---	---	1	2	5	8
John Gordon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jeff Komlo	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Francisco	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Joe Ferguson	22	52	---	---	---	74
Randy Cross	19	53	---	---	---	72
Ralph Perretta	16	49	---	---	4	69
Sam Rohde	18	41	---	---	3	62
Donnie Shell	---	---	31	21	8	60
Dennis Franklin	15	43	---	---	2	60
Ronnie Carroll	16	43	---	---	---	59
Gerald Taylor	14	45	---	---	---	59
Alonzo Becker	10	33	---	---	14	57
Joe Lavender	---	---	31	19	6	56
Andrew Rozanski	14	40	---	---	---	54
Randy Burks	10	33	---	---	10	53
Charles Romes	---	---	30	18	4	52
Billy Ryckman	11	39	---	---	---	50
Greg Wojcik	---	---	27	17	5	49
Randy White	---	---	24	15	9	48
Fred Cook	---	---	23	16	5	44
Merv Krakau	---	---	28	11	5	44
Rick Middleton	---	---	25	15	4	44
Mike Hartenstine	---	---	24	13	6	43
Stanley Doebert	---	---	11	11	20	42
Clyde Powers	---	---	22	13	4	39
Kevin Long	11	21	---	---	7	39
Greg Latta	9	18	---	---	10	37
Rufus Mayes	7	24	---	---	5	36
Zachary Dixon	12	17	---	---	7	36
Emmanuel Hearron	---	---	12	11	12	35
Mike Woods	---	---	13	7	15	35
Ted Kwalick	11	23	---	---	---	34
Rod Rhodes	---	---	10	12	11	33
Rickey Watts	1	18	---	---	14	33
Bob Willis	6	16	---	---	5	27
Korey Benoot	8	14	---	---	5	27
Fred Nolan	---	---	14	10	2	26
Richie Minter	---	---	15	9	1	25
Greg Boyd	---	---	15	8	1	24
Carl Garrett	5	6	---	---	11	22
Loaird McCreary	1	3	---	---	14	18
Chris Golub	---	---	8	5	5	18
Fred Quillan	6	10	---	---	2	18
Louie Giammona	0	1	---	---	10	11
Cliff Olander	0	7	---	---	---	7
Russell Fabian	0	0	---	---	5	5
Joe Danelo	0	0	---	---	2	2
Greg Landry	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ross Robertson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	40	4.0
Middle	10	35	3.5
Right	13	42	3.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	79	6.6
Middle	10	15	1.5
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mike Kruczek	19	12	0	1	4	1	1	4	0

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Ferguson	47	26	1	5	1	3	10	2	1
Cliff Olander	7	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	87	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	1	0	0	0.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	26	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	26	17	94	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	7	77	4.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Bob Newland	8	5	1	42	18
WR Charley Young	3	1	1	0	12
TE Jimmie Giles	2	2	0	19	11
RB Chuck Foreman	1	1	0	11	11
WR Ike Harris	1	1	0	6	1
FB Jim Harrison	1	1	0	9	10
WR Steve Holden	1	0	1	0	4
WR Tyrell Fleming	1	0	1	0	7
RB Charlie White	1	1	0	0	9

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Andrew Rozanski	13	4	0	25	0	40
WR Billy Ryckman	9	2	0	33	1	39
WR Dennis Franklin	6	5	0	39	0	43
WR Randy Burks	6	2	0	17	0	33
RB Alonzo Becker	5	4	1	31	0	33
WR Rickey Watts	4	3	0	16	0	18
TE Greg Latta	3	3	0	8	0	18
FB Kevin Long	3	2	0	10	0	21
RB Zachary Dixon	3	3	0	18	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chuck Foreman	2	2	1.00	3.33

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Alonzo Becker	1	3	3.00	5.70
Zachary Dixon	1	4	4.00	3.18

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Ferguson	3	2	1	0.33	3.98

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

San Francisco	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Alonzo Becker	1	1	-1	-1.00	6.20
WR Billy Ryckman	1	0	0	0.00	3.67
WR Rickey Watts	1	1	2	2.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Chuck Foreman	3	1
Charlie White	2	1

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions
Zachary Dixon	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mike Kruczek	6	2	2

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Ferguson	13	9	8
Cliff Olander	2	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bob Newland	3	1	1
WR Charley Young	1	0	0
WR Tyrell Fleming	1	0	0
TE Jimmie Giles	1	1	1

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Billy Ryckman	5	2	2
WR Dennis Franklin	3	2	1
WR Andrew Rozanski	2	1	1
WR Rickey Watts	2	2	2
RB Alonzo Becker	1	1	1
FB Kevin Long	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,100 (21,400)
End Zone 13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,100 (21,400)
End Zone	13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)