Week 16, 1980

played in Minnesota, MN

14 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Tennessee Titans	0	3	7	0	-	10
Minnesota Vikings	0	6	0	10	-	16

Scoring Summary
2Q: 04:53 TEN - Benny Ricardo 46 field goal
2Q: 00:50 MIN - Rafael Septien 36 field goal
2Q: 00:07 MIN - Rafael Septien 52 field goal
3Q: 09:50 TEN - Jumbo Asher 2 pass from Gary Huff (Benny Ricardo extra point)
4Q: 13:31 MIN - Charley Young 14 pass from Jeff Komlo (Rafael Septien extra point)
4Q: 01:08 MIN - Rafael Septien 45 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 04:53 TEN - Benny Ricardo 46 field goal
2Q: 00:50 MIN - Rafael Septien 36 field goal
2Q: 00:07 MIN - Rafael Septien 52 field goal
3Q: 09:50 TEN - Jumbo Asher 2 pass from Gary Huff (Benny Ricardo extra point)
4Q: 13:31 MIN - Charley Young 14 pass from Jeff Komlo (Rafael Septien extra point)
4Q: 01:08 MIN - Rafael Septien 45 field goal

Team Statistics TEN MIN
Record 10-5 6-9
First Downs 19 10
- by Rushing 7 4
- by Passing 10 6
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 355 238
- Offensive Plays 66 56
- Yards per Play 5.38 4.25
Net Rushing Yards 156 109
- Rushing Attempts 35 27
- Yards per Rush 4.46 4.04
Net Passing Yards 199 129
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 18 - 1 26 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 214 146
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/15 3/17
- Yards per Pass Play 6.42 4.45
Fumbles/Lost 4/3 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.7 7.2
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/35 7/50
Punt Returns/Yards 4/21 2/16
Kick Returns/Yards 4/101 2/38
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 30
Time of Possession 32:32 27:28

Team Statistics	TEN	MIN
Record	10-5	6-9
First Downs	19	10
- by Rushing	7	4
- by Passing	10	6
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	355	238
- Offensive Plays	66	56
- Yards per Play	5.38	4.25
Net Rushing Yards	156	109
- Rushing Attempts	35	27
- Yards per Rush	4.46	4.04
Net Passing Yards	199	129
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 18 - 1	26 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	214	146
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/15	3/17
- Yards per Pass Play	6.42	4.45
Fumbles/Lost	4/3	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.7	7.2
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/35	7/50
Punt Returns/Yards	4/21	2/16
Kick Returns/Yards	4/101	2/38
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 30
Time of Possession	32:32	27:28

Drive Charts

Tennessee Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:00	OWN 27	4	27	Punt
1	11:34	5:22	OWN 11	9	41	Punt
1	3:17	2:05	OWN 7	6	69	Fumble
1	0:32	1:30	OWN 45	3	6	Punt
2	9:40	4:52	OWN 14	9	57	Field Goal
2	0:43	0:27	OWN 32	2	3	Fumble
3	13:27	3:45	OWN 27	7	73	Touchdown
3	6:07	3:59	OWN 10	8	26	Punt
4	13:24	5:48	OWN 20	11	53	Missed FG
4	4:59	1:25	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	2:19	0:11	OWN 26	1	0	Interception
4	1:02	1:02	OWN 17	4	15	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:00	1:26	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
1	6:12	1:39	OWN 7	3	5	Punt
1	4:33	1:16	50	3	3	Punt
1	1:12	0:40	OWN 24	2	5	Interception
2	14:02	4:22	OWN 5	8	28	Punt
2	4:48	4:05	OWN 20	10	61	Field Goal
2	0:16	0:15	OPP 35	1	0	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:33	OWN 33	3	-5	Punt
3	9:42	3:35	OWN 20	6	31	Punt
3	2:08	3:44	OWN 31	8	69	Touchdown
4	7:36	2:37	OWN 34	3	6	Punt
4	3:34	1:15	OWN 19	3	8	Punt
4	2:08	1:06	OPP 37	3	9	Field Goal

Game MVP: Rafael Septien, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Earl Campbell	30	114	3.80	13	4	0
Jumbo Asher	5	42	8.40	12	3	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Chuck Foreman	20	94	4.70	24	2	0
Charlie White	7	15	2.14	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gary Huff	29	18	214	2/15	1	34	1	81.6

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jeff Komlo	26	15	146	3/17	1	28	1	70.3

Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
FB Boobie Clark	7	8	67	9.57	7	23	0
WR Edward McIntyre	2	2	17	8.50	0	14	0
WR Hugh Stopek	2	3	28	14.00	3	15	0
WR Calvin Hickman	2	4	23	11.50	6	20	0
WR Wilbert Montgomery	2	6	21	10.50	0	13	0
RB Jumbo Asher	1	1	2	2.00	3	2	1
RB Earl Campbell	1	2	22	22.00	22	22	0
TE Todd Christensen	1	1	34	34.00	25	34	0
WR Ron Cassidy	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bob Newland	3	5	40	13.33	4	28	0
WR Charley Young	3	7	20	6.67	2	14	1
TE Jimmie Giles	3	4	43	14.33	21	21	0
RB Charlie White	2	2	11	5.50	0	6	0
RB Chuck Foreman	1	1	10	10.00	2	10	0
WR Ike Harris	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
FB Jim Harrison	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Butch Johnson	1	3	14	14.00	0	14	0
TE Joe Rose	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Jack Reynolds	1	0	0.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Keith Simpson	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force
Earl Campbell	2	1	0
Jumbo Asher	1	0	0
Edward McIntyre	1	0	0
Bill Kollar	0	0	1
Doug English	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Chuck Foreman	1	1	0
Jeff Komlo	1	0	0
John Harris	0	1	1
Roland Solomon	0	1	1
Larry Gordon	0	1	0
Glenn Hyde	0	1	0
Robert Jackson	0	0	1
Chris Keating	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Greg Coleman	5	236	47.2	40.0	64	3

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marv Bateman	8	365	45.6	43.0	57	3

Kicking Statistics

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Benny Ricardo	1/2	1/2	0/0	46	1/1

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rafael Septien	3/3	2/2	1/1	52	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jumbo Asher	4	21	5.3	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charley Young	2	16	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wilbert Montgomery	3	67	22.3	0
Ken Sawyer	1	34	34.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ike Harris	1	26	26.0	0
Roland Solomon	1	12	12.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Bill Simpson	4	3	0.0	21	22
ILB Jack Reynolds	4	2	0.0	9	6
S Frank Reed	4	1	0.0	22	23
DE Bill Kollar	3	1	1.5	18	24
DT Doug English	3	0	0.5	8	13
OLB Clarence Sanders	3	3	0.0	13	14
ILB Mike Hunt	3	1	0.0	18	16
DT Dave Pureifory	2	2	0.5	17	16
OLB Donnie Thomas	2	2	0.0	13	21
CB Ken Sawyer	2	0	0.0	21	23
DT Dominic Winstead	2	0	0.0	17	13
S Kendrick Sullivan	2	0	0.0	9	15
CB Jerome Dove	2	0	0.0	18	25
OLB Reggie Mathis	2	0	0.0	3	5
DE Bruce Clark	2	0	0.0	10	5
DE Lee Roy Selmon	1	1	0.5	18	24
OLB Jack Ham	1	0	0.0	11	6
DT Craig Fulcher	1	0	0.0	9	5
RB Earl Campbell	1	0	---	---	---
CB Jerry Holmes	1	0	0.0	20	21

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Thomas Henderson	8	0	0.0	24	19
S John Harris	6	1	0.0	26	23
DE Mark Gastineau	4	2	1.0	26	23
S Roland Solomon	4	3	0.0	13	7
ILB Robert Jackson	4	1	0.0	31	21
S Gary Fencik	3	2	0.0	31	30
CB Royce McKinney	3	1	0.0	28	25
ILB Larry Gordon	3	0	0.0	17	8
CB Herman Edwards	3	0	0.0	20	23
DE Darrell Irvin	3	0	0.0	14	10
OLB Floyd Rice	2	1	1.0	19	24
DT Bill Dunstan	2	2	0.0	29	25
ILB Bob Nelson	2	2	0.0	16	7
CB Mike Washington	2	1	0.0	21	17
OLB Mark Nichols	2	0	0.0	10	5
CB Keith Simpson	1	3	0.0	17	18
OLB Chris Keating	1	1	0.0	4	9
DE Ernest Kirk	1	0	0.0	7	13
RB Charlie White	1	0	---	---	---
DE Anthony Jolly	0	1	0.0	23	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Tennessee	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bill Kollar	1.5	3	0	24
DT Dave Pureifory	0.5	2	2	16
DE Lee Roy Selmon	0.5	0	2	24
DT Doug English	0.5	0	1	13

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Mark Gastineau	1.0	1	0	23
OLB Floyd Rice	1.0	0	2	24
DE Ernest Kirk	0.0	1	0	13

Pass Defense Statistics

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Mike Hunt	3	0	0	16
OLB Clarence Sanders	2	1	0	14
S Bill Simpson	2	0	0	22
OLB Reggie Mathis	2	0	0	5
CB Jerome Dove	1	1	0	25
OLB Donnie Thomas	1	1	0	21
OLB Jack Ham	1	0	0	6
CB Ken Sawyer	1	0	0	23
S Kendrick Sullivan	1	0	0	15
S Frank Reed	1	0	0	23
ILB Jack Reynolds	0	0	1	6

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Thomas Henderson	5	1	0	19
CB Royce McKinney	3	1	0	25
S John Harris	3	0	0	23
OLB Mark Nichols	3	0	0	5
CB Mike Washington	1	0	0	17
CB Herman Edwards	1	0	0	23
OLB Chris Keating	1	0	0	9
S Roland Solomon	1	0	0	7
ILB Robert Jackson	0	1	0	21
CB Keith Simpson	0	0	1	18

Blocking Statistics

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Vincent Forbes	3	7	29	0	27
Keith Dorney	3	3	32	0	26
Andy Dawson	2	5	21	1	23
Aaron Buchanan	1	5	19	0	14
Kris Wheeler	1	5	30	0	25
Pete Adams	1	2	6	0	4
Boobie Clark	1	2	28	0	21
Sidney Thornton	1	2	19	0	12
Stephen Johnstone	1	1	27	1	27
John Riggins	0	1	5	0	7
Todd Christensen	0	1	15	0	9
Dave Studdard	0	1	11	0	9

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Glenn Hyde	4	7	0	22	1	23
Alan Willis	2	8	1	17	0	25
John Didion	1	5	0	19	0	17
Curtis Dickey	1	2	0	19	0	10
Halvor Hagen	0	2	0	22	0	25
Eric Cunningham	0	1	0	12	1	16
Ron Yary	0	1	0	23	0	25
Franky Smith	0	1	0	4	0	4
Fred Dean	0	0	0	6	1	5

Special Teams Tackles

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Jerry Holmes	2	11
Jumbo Asher	1	23
Todd Christensen	1	12
Jack Reynolds	1	7

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Roland Solomon	6	14
Mark Nichols	1	17
Jim Harrison	1	14

Participation

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Gary Huff	35	31	---	---	---	66
Keith Dorney	32	26	---	---	7	65
Wilbert Montgomery	24	22	---	---	16	62
Stephen Johnstone	27	27	---	---	7	61
Mike Hunt	---	---	18	16	25	59
Kris Wheeler	30	25	---	---	2	57
Boobie Clark	28	21	---	---	7	56
Vincent Forbes	29	27	---	---	---	56
Earl Campbell	30	26	---	---	---	56
Ken Sawyer	---	---	21	23	11	55
Jerry Holmes	---	---	20	21	11	52
Calvin Hickman	26	24	---	---	---	50
Andy Dawson	21	23	---	---	5	49
Jerome Dove	---	---	18	25	5	48
Lee Roy Selmon	---	---	18	24	6	48
Frank Reed	---	---	22	23	2	47
Bill Kollar	---	---	18	24	4	46
Bill Simpson	---	---	21	22	3	46
Sidney Thornton	19	12	---	---	12	43
Dave Pureifory	---	---	17	16	5	38
Aaron Buchanan	19	14	---	---	5	38
Ronnie Covington	---	---	12	9	17	38
Donnie Thomas	---	---	13	21	3	37
Kendrick Sullivan	---	---	9	15	12	36
Todd Christensen	15	9	---	---	12	36
Clarence Sanders	---	---	13	14	7	34
Jumbo Asher	5	5	---	---	23	33
Dominic Winstead	---	---	17	13	2	32
Hugh Stopek	13	15	---	---	---	28
Doug English	---	---	8	13	6	27
Rickey McBeal	---	---	10	13	2	25
Edward McIntyre	9	10	---	---	5	24
Jack Reynolds	---	---	9	6	7	22
Dave Studdard	11	9	---	---	---	20
Bruce Clark	---	---	10	5	5	20
Jack Ham	---	---	11	6	2	19
John Riggins	5	7	---	---	7	19
Craig Fulcher	---	---	9	5	4	18
Marc Forbes	0	0	---	---	15	15
Ron Cassidy	1	4	---	---	10	15
Pete Adams	6	4	---	---	2	12
Reggie Mathis	---	---	3	5	---	8
Greg Coleman	0	0	---	---	5	5
Benny Ricardo	0	0	---	---	5	5
Randy Hedberg	0	0	---	---	2	2
Jim Zorn	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Gary Fencik	---	---	31	30	3	64
Royce McKinney	---	---	28	25	4	57
Bill Dunstan	---	---	29	25	2	56
Jeff Komlo	27	29	---	---	---	56
Glenn Hyde	22	23	---	---	10	55
Robert Jackson	---	---	31	21	3	55
Herman Edwards	---	---	20	23	11	54
John Harris	---	---	26	23	1	50
Mark Gastineau	---	---	26	23	1	50
Keith Simpson	---	---	17	18	14	49
Don Warren	14	18	---	---	17	49
Ron Yary	23	25	---	---	---	48
Halvor Hagen	22	25	---	---	---	47
Thomas Henderson	---	---	24	19	3	46
Floyd Rice	---	---	19	24	2	45
Alan Willis	17	25	---	---	2	44
Charley Young	19	18	---	---	5	42
Anthony Jolly	---	---	23	16	2	41
Chuck Foreman	20	20	---	---	---	40
Mike Washington	---	---	21	17	1	39
Eric Cunningham	12	16	---	---	11	39
John Didion	19	17	---	---	---	36
Bob Newland	15	20	---	---	---	35
Jimmie Giles	15	16	---	---	4	35
Charlie White	7	9	---	---	19	35
Curtis Dickey	19	10	---	---	6	35
Ike Harris	12	9	---	---	13	34
Butch Johnson	9	14	---	---	11	34
Roland Solomon	---	---	13	7	14	34
Mark Nichols	---	---	10	5	17	32
Larry Gordon	---	---	17	8	5	30
Darrell Irvin	---	---	14	10	6	30
Bob Nelson	---	---	16	7	3	26
Ricky Ray	---	---	2	11	13	26
Joe Rose	3	3	---	---	19	25
Jim Harrison	2	8	---	---	14	24
Doug Smith	10	5	---	---	8	23
Fred Dean	6	5	---	---	11	22
Ernest Kirk	---	---	7	13	---	20
Ron Dirnbauer	---	---	7	7	5	19
Chris Keating	---	---	4	9	3	16
Franky Smith	4	4	---	---	4	12
Marv Bateman	0	0	---	---	8	8
Rafael Septien	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mike Loyd	0	0	---	---	3	3
Pat Ryan	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	33	4.7
Middle	18	68	3.8
Right	10	55	5.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	28	3.5
Middle	12	36	3.0
Right	7	45	6.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gary Huff	29	18	4	1	3	3	2	2	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeff Komlo	26	15	2	2	0	3	5	5	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	31	7.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	7	69	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	91	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	23	23.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	62	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	56	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	28	5.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
FB Boobie Clark	8	7	0	67	1	21
WR Wilbert Montgomery	6	2	1	21	0	22
WR Calvin Hickman	4	2	1	23	1	24
WR Hugh Stopek	3	2	1	28	0	15
WR Edward McIntyre	2	2	0	17	0	10
RB Earl Campbell	2	1	0	22	1	26
RB Jumbo Asher	1	1	0	2	0	5
TE Todd Christensen	1	1	0	34	1	9
WR Ron Cassidy	1	0	0	0	0	4

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Charley Young	7	3	20	0	18
WR Bob Newland	5	3	40	1	20
TE Jimmie Giles	4	3	43	1	16
WR Butch Johnson	3	1	14	0	14
WR Ike Harris	2	1	4	0	9
RB Charlie White	2	2	11	0	9
RB Chuck Foreman	1	1	10	0	20
FB Jim Harrison	1	1	4	0	8
TE Joe Rose	1	0	0	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Earl Campbell	1	-1	-1.00	3.80

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chuck Foreman	1	2	2.00	4.70

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gary Huff	1	1	2	2.00	7.38

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jeff Komlo	2	1	14	7.00	5.62

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Jumbo Asher	1	1	2	2.00	2.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Charley Young	1	1	14	14.00	2.86
WR Butch Johnson	1	0	0	0.00	4.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
Earl Campbell	2	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Chuck Foreman	4	3
Charlie White	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gary Huff	11	6	5

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeff Komlo	10	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Wilbert Montgomery	4	1	1
WR Hugh Stopek	3	2	2
FB Boobie Clark	1	1	1
WR Edward McIntyre	1	1	0
RB Earl Campbell	1	1	1
WR Ron Cassidy	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bob Newland	3	2	1
WR Ike Harris	2	1	0
WR Charley Young	2	1	0
TE Jimmie Giles	2	1	1
WR Butch Johnson	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,100 (21,400)
End Zone 15,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,100 (21,400)
End Zone	15,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)