Week 16, 1979

played in Minnesota, MN

24 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Kansas City Chiefs710014-31
Minnesota Vikings173143-37

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:09 MIN - Rafael Septien 26 field goal
1Q: 07:20 MIN - Bill Dunstan 92 fumble return (Rafael Septien extra point)
1Q: 03:35 MIN - Charley Young 34 pass from Jeff Komlo (Rafael Septien extra point)
1Q: 00:03 KCY - Don Calhoun 17 run (Nick Lowery extra point)
2Q: 10:13 KCY - Nick Lowery 23 field goal
2Q: 06:26 MIN - Rafael Septien 52 field goal
2Q: 04:27 KCY - Henry Marshall 35 pass from Archie Manning (Nick Lowery extra point)
3Q: 13:58 MIN - Ike Harris 57 pass from Jeff Komlo (Rafael Septien extra point)
3Q: 05:54 MIN - Don Warren 14 pass from Jeff Komlo (Rafael Septien extra point)
4Q: 13:50 MIN - Rafael Septien 18 field goal
4Q: 08:45 KCY - Willie Miller 5 pass from Archie Manning (Nick Lowery extra point)
4Q: 03:21 KCY - Don Calhoun 9 pass from Archie Manning (Nick Lowery extra point)

Team StatisticsKCYMIN
Record6-96-8-1
First Downs2513
- by Rushing85
- by Passing158
- by Penalty20
Total Net Yards401376
- Offensive Plays7553
- Yards per Play5.357.09
Net Rushing Yards130166
- Rushing Attempts2132
- Yards per Rush6.195.19
Net Passing Yards271210
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt48 - 26 - 220 - 12 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards311216
- Sacks/Yards Lost6/401/6
- Yards per Pass Play5.0210.00
Fumbles/Lost4/31/1
3rd Down Conversions8/174/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.36.9
4th Down Conversions1/10/0
Penalties/Yards4/325/58
Punt Returns/Yards3/240/0
Kick Returns/Yards4/1073/89
Interception Ret./Yards2/192/12
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits53
- Red Zone TDs/FGs3/11/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 34OWN 35
Time of Possession31:4028:20

Drive Charts

Kansas City Chiefs
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:000:17OWN 2020Interception
113:035:53OWN 201272Fumble
16:071:27OWN 2036Punt
13:213:21OWN 31669Touchdown
213:333:28OWN 33661Field Goal
26:202:13OWN 39561Touchdown
22:050:57OPP 4838Punt
313:422:43OWN 8641Punt
35:432:00OWN 4236Punt
30:320:11OWN 201-7Fumble
413:445:06OPP 491149Touchdown
46:593:45OWN 301370Touchdown
42:160:44OPP 193-13Interception
40:170:17OWN 4111Game
Minnesota Vikings
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
114:431:40OPP 1637Field Goal
17:010:54OPP 2824Interception
14:401:19OWN 22378Touchdown
215:001:27OWN 283-5Punt
210:053:45OWN 29636Field Goal
24:072:02OWN 20436Interception
21:081:08OWN 12315Half
315:001:18OWN 36264Touchdown
310:595:16OWN 201080Touchdown
33:433:11OWN 19523Punt
30:211:37OPP 635Field Goal
48:381:39OWN 2030Punt
43:140:58OWN 2039Fumble
41:321:15OWN 1434Punt

Game MVP: Floyd Rice, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Kansas CityAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Don Calhoun13816.231721
Kenny King8496.131720
MinnesotaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Chuck Foreman261244.772240
Charlie White372.33300
Jim Harrison111.00100
Bob Newland122.00200
Henry Hynoski13232.003210

Passing Statistics

Kansas CityAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Archie Manning48263116/40335277.7
MinnesotaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Jeff Komlo20122161/6357297.1

Receiving Statistics

Kansas CityCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR John Holland7108712.4312300
WR Bob Chandler5107214.409250
WR Henry Marshall476315.750351
RB Don Calhoun222914.5018201
TE Chuck Naretta2373.50040
FB Johnny Davis22199.5018120
RB Kenny King232814.0012160
FB Vincent Horton1311.00010
WR Willie Miller1255.00051
TE Jerome Barkum0200.00000
WR Mel Gray0400.00000
MinnesotaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Bob Newland44256.252110
WR Charley Young476115.2533341
WR Ike Harris3511638.6740571
TE Don Warren121414.008141
WR Steve Holden0100.00000
TE Jimmie Giles0100.00000

Interception Statistics

Kansas CityIntsYardsAvgTD
OLB Bruce Herron11919.000
OLB Clay Matthews100.000
MinnesotaIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Royce McKinney11212.000
S Gary Fencik100.000

Fumble Statistics

Kansas CityFumbRecovForceTD
Archie Manning2000
Dick Jauron1000
Kenny King1000
Elex Price0100
Jack Rudnay0100
Bruce Halford0010
MinnesotaFumbRecovForceTD
Chuck Foreman1000
Bill Dunstan0101
Ralph Bullock0100
Henry Hynoski0100
Floyd Rice0020
Charlie White0010
John Harris0010

Punting Statistics

Kansas CityPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Dave Jennings416441.036.0522
MinnesotaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Marv Bateman419749.343.3612

Kicking Statistics

Kansas CityFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Nick Lowery1/10/00/0234/4
MinnesotaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Rafael Septien3/31/11/1524/4

Punt Return Statistics

Kansas CityRetYardsAvgTD
Dick Jauron3248.00
MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD

Kick Return Statistics

Kansas CityRetYardsAvgTD
Dick Jauron410726.80
MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Steve Holden26030.00
Henry Hynoski12929.00

Defensive Statistics

Kansas CityTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Harry Carson920.02410
S Bruce Halford600.02618
OLB Clay Matthews430.02310
CB Mike Williams400.03018
CB Jeff Nixon400.02617
DT Elex Price320.52511
DE William Gay220.02315
OLB Ken Mitchell210.02316
OLB Monte Coleman200.01615
DE Ezra Johnson100.51415
CB Lawrence Wiggins110.01812
ILB Arnold Ellis110.095
WR Mel Gray10---------
QB Archie Manning10---------
DT Gary Fair100.02616
CB Billy Hardee100.02618
WR Henry Marshall10---------
OLB Bruce Herron100.067
S Dick Jauron020.01916
DE Mike Zele010.096
MinnesotaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Robert Jackson821.01945
CB Herman Edwards710.01438
OLB Floyd Rice402.01743
DE Ernest Kirk401.01028
S Gary Fencik340.02048
S John Harris310.02041
S Bob Atkins300.0629
CB Mike Washington300.01837
ILB Larry Gordon211.0721
DT Ron Dirnbauer201.01429
ILB Jack LeVeck210.01022
OLB Mark Nichols200.0413
CB Keith Simpson200.01440
QB Jeff Komlo20---------
CB Larry Braziel120.0320
DE Mark Gastineau110.02040
DT Bill Dunstan100.0725
DE Ralph Bullock100.0114
TE Jim Obradovich10---------
ILB Bob Nelson020.01221

Pass Rush Statistics

Kansas CitySackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Elex Price0.510011
DE Ezra Johnson0.500115
OLB Clay Matthews0.001010
OLB Ken Mitchell0.000116
MinnesotaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Floyd Rice2.001543
DT Ron Dirnbauer1.000029
ILB Larry Gordon1.000021
ILB Robert Jackson1.000045
DE Ernest Kirk1.000028
DE Ralph Bullock0.001014
CB Mike Washington0.001037

Pass Defense Statistics

Kansas CityCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Mike Williams30018
CB Lawrence Wiggins20012
ILB Harry Carson20010
OLB Bruce Herron1017
OLB Clay Matthews10110
S Bruce Halford10018
CB Billy Hardee10018
CB Jeff Nixon10017
S Dick Jauron02016
MinnesotaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Herman Edwards51038
S Bob Atkins30029
ILB Robert Jackson30045
S John Harris30041
CB Mike Washington23037
CB Keith Simpson21040
OLB Floyd Rice20043
CB Larry Braziel20020
ILB Jack LeVeck12022
ILB Larry Gordon11021
S Gary Fencik10148
OLB Mark Nichols10013
DT Bill Dunstan01025
CB Royce McKinney0015

Blocking Statistics

Kansas CityKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Dan Jiggetts23015136
Jack Rudnay22013128
Marvin Powell13114034
Charlie Getty1307020
Harris Lehan1208326
Jerome Barkum12016029
Herbert Scott12012033
Gerry Mullins11015039
Johnny Davis11011016
Jim Cooper0105118
Vincent Horton0109019
MinnesotaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Alan Willis26025019
Doug Smith230702
Ron Yary16030017
Jim Harrison15020014
John Didion13028018
Greg Horton12021018
Eric Cunningham1101307
Fred Dean04026118
Glenn Hyde0201006

Special Teams Tackles

Kansas CityTacklesSTPlays
Bruce Herron226
Vincent Horton116
MinnesotaTacklesSTPlays
Charlie White415
Stan Rome219
Larry Braziel113

Participation

Kansas CityRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Archie Manning2154---------75
Mike Williams------30182169
Jeff Nixon------26171659
Chuck Naretta930------1857
Gerry Mullins1539------256
Dan Jiggetts1536------556
Bruce Halford------26181155
Mel Gray828------1854
Marvin Powell1434------553
Vern Holland1636---------52
Jerome Barkum1629------550
Dick Jauron------19161449
Bob Chandler1133------448
Billy Hardee------2618347
Herbert Scott1233---------45
Monte Coleman------16151445
John Holland924------1144
Vincent Horton919------1644
Ken Mitchell------2316443
Elex Price------2511743
Gary Fair------2616143
Jack Rudnay1328---------41
William Gay------2315341
Harris Lehan826------539
Bruce Herron------672639
Kenny King830---------38
Don Calhoun1324---------37
Henry Marshall829---------37
Harry Carson------2410236
Clay Matthews------2310134
Lawrence Wiggins------1812232
Ezra Johnson------1415231
Charlie Getty720------330
Willie Miller38------1930
Johnny Davis1116------330
Jim Cooper518------528
Carl Grant00------2323
Mike Zele------96419
Ross Brupbacher------96---15
Arnold Ellis------95115
Nick Lowery00------77
Dave Jennings00------55
David Ray00---------0
Steve Hunter00---------0
Randy Dean00---------0
MinnesotaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Keith Simpson------14402074
Gary Fencik------2048169
Robert Jackson------1945165
John Harris------2041162
Floyd Rice------1743161
Mark Gastineau------2040161
Mike Washington------1837---55
Herman Edwards------1438153
Jeff Komlo3221---------53
Larry Gordon------7212351
Bob Atkins------6291449
John Didion2818------349
Ron Yary3017---------47
Jim Harrison2014------1246
Alan Willis2519------145
Fred Dean2618------145
Ron Dirnbauer------1429144
Greg Horton2118------443
Chuck Foreman2715---------42
Ernest Kirk------1028442
Bob Newland2514---------39
Jimmie Giles2316---------39
Don Warren147------1839
Anthony Jolly------1126138
Jim Obradovich143------2138
Bill Dunstan------725436
Larry Braziel------3201336
Jack LeVeck------1022133
Bob Nelson------1221---33
Charley Young1911------131
Ike Harris47------1829
Steve Holden99------1028
Henry Hynoski11------2527
Eric Cunningham137------727
Charlie White45------1524
Glenn Hyde106------723
Mark Nichols------413623
Stan Rome03------1922
Doug Smith72------716
Ralph Bullock------114---15
Ken Fantetti------29314
Rafael Septien00------1111
Royce McKinney------25310
Marv Bateman00------77
John Gordon00---------0
Mike Kruczek00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left5204.0
Middle9677.4
Right7436.1
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left12615.1
Middle14936.6
Right6122.0
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Kansas CityAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Archie Manning48265359352
MinnesotaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Jeff Komlo20124112122

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen43338.3
Short (0-8 Yds)1510573.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)198874.6
Long (19+ Yds)10513413.4
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen0000.0
Short (0-8 Yds)979610.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)43307.5
Long (19+ Yds)729012.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Kansas CityTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Bob Chandler105072133
WR John Holland107187224
WR Henry Marshall74163129
WR Mel Gray4000028
TE Chuck Naretta3207030
FB Vincent Horton3111019
RB Kenny King32128030
TE Jerome Barkum2000029
RB Don Calhoun22029124
WR Willie Miller211508
FB Johnny Davis22019016
MinnesotaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Charley Young74061111
WR Ike Harris53111637
WR Bob Newland44025014
TE Don Warren2101407
WR Steve Holden100009
TE Jimmie Giles1000016

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Kansas CityAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Don Calhoun4399.756.23
Kenny King242.006.13
MinnesotaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Chuck Foreman4102.504.77
Charlie White122.002.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Kansas CityAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Archie Manning104222.206.48
MinnesotaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Jeff Komlo21147.0010.80

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Kansas CityTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Bob Chandler2000.007.20
WR John Holland2284.008.70
FB Vincent Horton2000.000.33
TE Jerome Barkum1000.000.00
RB Don Calhoun1199.0014.50
WR Willie Miller1155.002.50
RB Kenny King1000.009.33
MinnesotaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Jimmie Giles1000.000.00
TE Don Warren111414.007.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Kansas CityRushesConversions
Don Calhoun32
MinnesotaRushesConversions
Chuck Foreman41
Charlie White20

Third Down Passing Statistics

Kansas CityAttCompConversions
Archie Manning1376
MinnesotaAttCompConversions
Jeff Komlo643

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Kansas CityTargCatchConversions
WR Bob Chandler321
WR Henry Marshall311
WR John Holland222
TE Jerome Barkum100
RB Don Calhoun111
WR Mel Gray100
FB Vincent Horton100
FB Johnny Davis111
MinnesotaTargCatchConversions
WR Ike Harris322
WR Bob Newland221
WR Charley Young100

SectionAttendance
Stadium67,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck20,500 (21,400)
End Zone14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats13,000 (13,600)
Club Seats7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,200 (3,300)