Week 15, 1980

played in Detroit, MI

23 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	7	0	3	-	10
Detroit Lions	0	7	7	3	-	17

Scoring Summary
2Q: 07:59 DET - Carlos Spencer 12 run (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
2Q: 00:50 MIN - Bob Newland 11 pass from Pat Ryan (Rafael Septien extra point)
3Q: 07:59 DET - Ed Porcher 27 pass from Bill Demory (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
4Q: 09:37 MIN - Rafael Septien 27 field goal
4Q: 01:50 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 55 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 07:59 DET - Carlos Spencer 12 run (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
2Q: 00:50 MIN - Bob Newland 11 pass from Pat Ryan (Rafael Septien extra point)
3Q: 07:59 DET - Ed Porcher 27 pass from Bill Demory (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
4Q: 09:37 MIN - Rafael Septien 27 field goal
4Q: 01:50 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 55 field goal

Team Statistics MIN DET
Record 5-9 5-9
First Downs 15 21
- by Rushing 4 10
- by Passing 9 10
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 263 338
- Offensive Plays 62 64
- Yards per Play 4.24 5.28
Net Rushing Yards 107 134
- Rushing Attempts 25 32
- Yards per Rush 4.28 4.19
Net Passing Yards 156 204
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 18 - 1 31 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 159 209
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/3 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 4.22 6.38
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 7.1
4th Down Conversions 2/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/58 8/49
Punt Returns/Yards 2/14 3/19
Kick Returns/Yards 3/80 2/36
Interception Ret./Yards 2/9 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 23
Time of Possession 25:49 34:11

Team Statistics	MIN	DET
Record	5-9	5-9
First Downs	15	21
- by Rushing	4	10
- by Passing	9	10
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	263	338
- Offensive Plays	62	64
- Yards per Play	4.24	5.28
Net Rushing Yards	107	134
- Rushing Attempts	25	32
- Yards per Rush	4.28	4.19
Net Passing Yards	156	204
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 18 - 1	31 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	159	209
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/3	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	4.22	6.38
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	7.1
4th Down Conversions	2/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/58	8/49
Punt Returns/Yards	2/14	3/19
Kick Returns/Yards	3/80	2/36
Interception Ret./Yards	2/9	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 23
Time of Possession	25:49	34:11

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:12	2:46	OWN 41	5	20	Punt
1	6:28	4:03	OWN 20	7	38	Punt
2	7:51	1:19	OWN 36	3	0	Punt
2	2:47	2:08	OWN 26	10	74	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:31	OWN 29	3	-4	Interception
3	11:11	1:00	OWN 21	3	4	Punt
3	7:44	3:02	OWN 24	5	4	Punt
3	2:43	8:12	OWN 25	14	65	Field Goal
4	8:40	0:53	OWN 37	3	1	Punt
4	1:44	1:44	OWN 21	9	36	Game

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:48	OWN 19	3	-5	Punt
1	10:26	3:58	OWN 20	8	31	Punt
1	2:25	9:34	OWN 5	16	95	Touchdown
2	6:32	3:45	OWN 8	9	40	Interception
2	0:39	0:39	OWN 26	1	6	Half
3	13:29	2:18	OPP 35	5	18	Interception
3	10:11	2:27	OWN 21	5	79	Touchdown
3	4:42	1:59	OWN 41	3	7	Punt
4	9:31	0:51	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
4	7:47	6:03	OWN 10	11	52	Field Goal

Game MVP: Carlos Spencer, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Chuck Foreman	17	85	5.00	18	3
Charlie White	7	13	1.86	4	0
Curtis Dickey	1	9	9.00	9	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Carlos Spencer	20	93	4.65	25	3	1
Mike Franckowiak	12	41	3.42	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Pat Ryan	36	18	159	1/3	1	22	1	59.8

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Demory	31	22	209	1/5	1	27	2	73.2

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bob Newland	6	12	74	12.33	5	22	1
RB Chuck Foreman	3	3	14	4.67	1	7	0
WR Charley Young	3	7	35	11.67	0	18	0
TE Jimmie Giles	3	4	20	6.67	0	9	0
RB Charlie White	2	2	9	4.50	1	9	0
FB Curtis Dickey	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Ike Harris	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Butch Johnson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Joe Rose	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Carlos Spencer	5	6	42	8.40	20	19	0
WR Jim Robinson	5	7	45	9.00	6	18	0
WR Irving Royer	3	4	27	9.00	0	20	0
RB Mike Franckowiak	3	3	6	2.00	2	5	0
WR Ed Porcher	2	3	43	21.50	0	27	1
WR Brad Kimberly	2	4	25	12.50	6	22	0
TE Ozzie Newsome	1	1	12	12.00	6	12	0
FB Mosi Tatupu	1	1	9	9.00	4	9	0
TE Walter White	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Preston Dennard	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Royce McKinney	1	0	0.00	0
CB Keith Simpson	1	9	9.00	0

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Ed O'Neil	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Anthony Jolly	0	0	1	0

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Mike Franckowiak	1	0	0	0
Mosi Tatupu	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marv Bateman	6	284	47.3	40.8	61	4

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Russell Erxleben	4	180	45.0	36.5	49	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rafael Septien	1/1	0/0	0/0	27	1/1

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Uwe Von Schamann	1/1	1/1	1/1	55	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charley Young	1	14	14.0	0
John Harris	1	0	0.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie Greer	3	19	6.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ike Harris	3	80	26.7	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Irving Royer	2	36	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Gary Fencik	8	4	0.0	31	28
OLB Thomas Henderson	7	6	0.0	29	20
S John Harris	6	1	0.0	24	22
ILB Robert Jackson	6	0	0.0	28	28
DE Mark Gastineau	5	0	0.5	26	23
S Roland Solomon	4	0	0.0	9	14
CB Royce McKinney	3	1	0.0	20	27
CB Mike Washington	3	0	0.0	20	21
OLB Mark Nichols	3	0	0.0	12	14
DE Anthony Jolly	2	2	0.0	17	11
ILB Bob Nelson	1	2	0.5	15	12
ILB Larry Gordon	1	3	0.0	12	12
CB Herman Edwards	1	1	0.0	20	17
OLB Floyd Rice	1	0	0.0	17	20
DE Ernest Kirk	1	0	0.0	13	19
TE Don Warren	1	0	---	---	---
DE Darrell Irvin	1	0	0.0	8	11
DT Bill Dunstan	0	1	0.0	23	24

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ed O'Neil	7	1	0.0	22	32
S Charlie Greer	5	0	0.0	17	31
DE Dennis Boyd	4	0	1.0	22	28
ILB Mike Cofer	4	3	0.0	17	23
S Johnnie Gray	4	0	0.0	21	31
CB Ricky Wesson	3	1	0.0	13	30
S Van Green	3	0	0.0	25	35
CB Bo McConnell	3	0	0.0	19	30
CB Maurice Spencer	2	1	0.0	21	31
ILB Steve Neils	2	0	0.0	11	9
WR Jim Robinson	2	0	---	---	---
OLB Larry Ball	1	2	0.0	3	7
ILB Ken Bordelon	1	2	0.0	8	12
DT Steve George	1	0	0.0	9	11
DT Herb Orvis	1	0	0.0	9	22
DE Barry Bennett	1	0	0.0	16	13
DT Dino Mangiero	1	0	0.0	16	15
DE Jacob Green	0	2	0.0	9	24

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Bob Nelson	0.5	1	0	0	12
DE Mark Gastineau	0.5	0	0	2	23
DT Bill Dunstan	0.0	1	0	0	24
DT Ron Dirnbauer	0.0	0	1	0	8

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Dennis Boyd	1.0	0	0	28
DE Barry Bennett	0.0	1	2	13
DT Steve George	0.0	0	1	11

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Thomas Henderson	4	0	0	20
S Gary Fencik	4	0	0	28
CB Mike Washington	3	0	0	21
ILB Robert Jackson	3	0	0	28
S Roland Solomon	2	1	0	14
OLB Mark Nichols	2	0	0	14
S John Harris	1	1	0	22
CB Royce McKinney	1	0	1	27
ILB Larry Gordon	1	0	0	12
CB Herman Edwards	1	0	0	17
CB Keith Simpson	0	0	1	14

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Ed O'Neil	3	1	1	32
CB Ricky Wesson	3	0	0	30
S Van Green	2	1	0	35
S Charlie Greer	2	0	0	31
ILB Mike Cofer	2	0	0	23
S Johnnie Gray	2	0	0	31
CB Maurice Spencer	1	1	0	31
OLB Larry Ball	1	0	0	7
ILB Steve Neils	1	0	0	9
DE Dennis Boyd	1	0	0	28
CB Bo McConnell	0	1	0	30
ILB Ken Bordelon	0	1	0	12

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Halvor Hagen	2	4	21	0	25
Alan Willis	1	4	20	1	28
Ron Yary	1	4	21	0	34
Doug Smith	1	2	5	0	9
Fred Dean	1	1	5	0	14
Don Warren	1	1	16	0	23
Joe Rose	1	1	4	0	6
John Didion	0	2	12	0	27
Glenn Hyde	0	2	23	0	30
Franky Smith	0	2	4	0	3
Eric Cunningham	0	1	14	0	15
Curtis Dickey	0	1	18	0	20

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Anthony Munoz	4	5	0	31	0	32
Charley Hannah	3	7	0	30	0	29
Steve August	2	5	1	25	1	29
Dan Neal	1	3	0	23	0	23
Harvey Goodman	1	2	0	25	0	26
Cody Risien	1	1	0	1	0	0
Mosi Tatupu	0	4	0	22	0	25
Jesse Burgess	0	3	0	9	0	9
Rufus Mayes	0	1	0	9	0	9
Ozzie Newsome	0	1	0	22	0	14

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Roland Solomon	3	13
Charlie White	1	14
Herman Edwards	1	6

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Franckowiak	2	18
Lawrence Gaines	1	8
Preston Dennard	1	8
Jesse Burgess	1	5

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Pat Ryan	25	37	---	---	---	62
Gary Fencik	---	---	31	28	2	61
Robert Jackson	---	---	28	28	3	59
Glenn Hyde	23	30	---	---	5	58
Ron Yary	21	34	---	---	---	55
Don Warren	16	23	---	---	15	54
Thomas Henderson	---	---	29	20	2	51
Mark Gastineau	---	---	26	23	2	51
Royce McKinney	---	---	20	27	2	49
Bill Dunstan	---	---	23	24	1	48
Alan Willis	20	28	---	---	---	48
John Harris	---	---	24	22	2	48
Halvor Hagen	21	25	---	---	---	46
Curtis Dickey	18	20	---	---	7	45
Herman Edwards	---	---	20	17	6	43
Chuck Foreman	18	24	---	---	---	42
Jimmie Giles	15	24	---	---	3	42
Mike Washington	---	---	20	21	---	41
Keith Simpson	---	---	16	14	11	41
Bob Newland	13	27	---	---	---	40
Mark Nichols	---	---	12	14	14	40
John Didion	12	27	---	---	---	39
Floyd Rice	---	---	17	20	---	37
Ernest Kirk	---	---	13	19	4	36
Eric Cunningham	14	15	---	---	7	36
Roland Solomon	---	---	9	14	13	36
Charlie White	7	13	---	---	14	34
Ike Harris	12	10	---	---	11	33
Charley Young	12	16	---	---	3	31
Bob Nelson	---	---	15	12	4	31
Anthony Jolly	---	---	17	11	1	29
Larry Gordon	---	---	12	12	4	28
Butch Johnson	6	14	---	---	8	28
Fred Dean	5	14	---	---	7	26
Joe Rose	4	6	---	---	14	24
Jim Harrison	4	8	---	---	8	20
Ron Dirnbauer	---	---	9	8	3	20
Doug Smith	5	9	---	---	5	19
Darrell Irvin	---	---	8	11	---	19
Ricky Ray	---	---	3	5	9	17
Franky Smith	4	3	---	---	4	11
Marv Bateman	0	0	---	---	6	6
Chris Keating	---	---	0	2	4	6
Rafael Septien	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mike Loyd	0	0	---	---	1	1
Jeff Komlo	0	0	---	---	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Johnnie Gray	---	---	21	31	13	65
Bill Demory	32	32	---	---	---	64
Anthony Munoz	31	32	---	---	---	63
Van Green	---	---	25	35	2	62
Charlie Greer	---	---	17	31	12	60
Maurice Spencer	---	---	21	31	7	59
Charley Hannah	30	29	---	---	---	59
Bo McConnell	---	---	19	30	8	57
Mosi Tatupu	22	25	---	---	10	57
Harvey Goodman	25	26	---	---	5	56
Ed O'Neil	---	---	22	32	1	55
Steve August	25	29	---	---	---	54
Jim Robinson	27	26	---	---	---	53
Dennis Boyd	---	---	22	28	1	51
Dan Neal	23	23	---	---	2	48
Ozzie Newsome	22	14	---	---	9	45
Ricky Wesson	---	---	13	30	1	44
Carlos Spencer	20	21	---	---	2	43
Mike Cofer	---	---	17	23	1	41
Irving Royer	11	16	---	---	14	41
Mike Franckowiak	12	11	---	---	18	41
Ed Porcher	18	17	---	---	1	36
Jacob Green	---	---	9	24	3	36
Barry Bennett	---	---	16	13	5	34
Herb Orvis	---	---	9	22	2	33
Brison Manor	---	---	13	14	4	31
Dino Mangiero	---	---	16	15	---	31
Walter White	9	12	---	---	8	29
Brad Kimberly	10	15	---	---	3	28
Larry Ball	---	---	3	7	16	26
Steve George	---	---	9	11	4	24
Rufus Mayes	9	9	---	---	5	23
Jesse Burgess	9	9	---	---	5	23
Ken Bordelon	---	---	8	12	3	23
Steve Neils	---	---	11	9	---	20
Stu Voigt	4	1	---	---	12	17
Brad Benson	7	3	---	---	5	15
Preston Dennard	5	2	---	---	8	15
Carl Wafer	---	---	3	9	---	12
Lawrence Gaines	0	0	---	---	8	8
Uwe Von Schamann	0	0	---	---	5	5
Russell Erxleben	0	0	---	---	4	4
Cody Risien	1	0	---	---	1	2
Marty Domres	0	0	---	---	1	1
Randy Coffield	---	---	1	0	---	1
Mike Nott	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	42	4.7
Middle	7	34	4.9
Right	9	31	3.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	79	5.3
Middle	14	33	2.4
Right	3	22	7.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Pat Ryan	36	18	1	2	4	5	3	0	1

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Demory	31	22	3	2	0	2	1	2	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	4	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	54	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	79	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	22	3.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	39	7.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	67	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	56	14.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	47	9.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bob Newland	12	6	2	74	1	27
WR Charley Young	7	3	0	35	0	16
TE Jimmie Giles	4	3	0	20	0	24
RB Chuck Foreman	3	3	0	14	0	24
WR Ike Harris	3	0	1	0	0	10
RB Charlie White	2	2	0	9	0	13
WR Butch Johnson	1	0	1	0	0	14
FB Curtis Dickey	1	1	0	7	0	20
TE Joe Rose	1	0	0	0	0	6

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jim Robinson	7	5	45	0	26
RB Carlos Spencer	6	5	42	0	21
WR Irving Royer	4	3	27	1	16
WR Brad Kimberly	4	2	25	1	15
WR Ed Porcher	3	2	43	1	17
RB Mike Franckowiak	3	3	6	0	11
TE Walter White	1	0	0	0	12
WR Preston Dennard	1	0	0	0	2
TE Ozzie Newsome	1	1	12	0	14
FB Mosi Tatupu	1	1	9	0	25

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chuck Foreman	1	3	3.00	5.00

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Carlos Spencer	2	13	6.50	4.65

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Pat Ryan	6	4	36	6.00	4.42

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bill Demory	2	1	10	5.00	6.74

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bob Newland	3	2	20	6.67	6.17
RB Chuck Foreman	1	1	7	7.00	4.67
WR Ike Harris	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Charlie White	1	1	9	9.00	4.50

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Carlos Spencer	1	1	10	10.00	7.00
WR Jim Robinson	1	0	0	0.00	6.43

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Chuck Foreman	4	2
Charlie White	1	0

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Mike Franckowiak	3	3
Carlos Spencer	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Pat Ryan	9	3	2

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Demory	10	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Charley Young	5	2	1
WR Bob Newland	2	1	1
WR Ike Harris	1	0	0
TE Joe Rose	1	0	0

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jim Robinson	3	2	2
WR Irving Royer	2	2	1
RB Carlos Spencer	1	1	1
WR Ed Porcher	1	0	0
TE Walter White	1	0	0
WR Preston Dennard	1	0	0
FB Mosi Tatupu	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 48,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,900 (21,400)
End Zone 10,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	48,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,900 (21,400)
End Zone	10,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,300 (3,300)