NFC Championship Game * Playoff * 08-18-2007 Temp:70 Wind: MVP:Willis 1976 Minnesota (11-4) 14 6 7 3 30 1976 Detroit (11-4) 10 7 7 0 24 1 Min TD Tarkenton 4 pass to Foreman (Cox) (5-36-0:52) 13:53 7-0 1 Det FG Ricardo 31 (6-51-2:34) 11:10 7-3 1 Det TD Landry 6 pass to Sanders (Ricardo) (5-14-1:12) 8:37 7-10 1 Min TD Tarkenton 1 pass to Miller (Cox) (15-89-8:00) 0:32 14-10 2 Min FG Cox 36 (12-42-6:02) 8:40 17-10 2 Det TD Landry 12 pass to Sanders (Ricardo) (11-80-5:08) 3:20 17-17 2 Min FG Cox 34 (8-27-2:36) 0:28 20-17 3 Det TD Landry 8 pass to Sanders (Ricardo) (13-71-5:23) 9:28 20-24 3 Min TD Foreman 1 run (Cox) (8-63-3:51) 2:27 27-24 4 Min FG Cox 44 (7-24-3:15) 12:02 30-24 Min Det First Downs 27 23 Rushes 25-69 27-128 Passes 43-28-267 39-22-237 Sacked 0-0 2-10 Fumble 3 2 Penalties 6-38 9-62 Turnovers 1 1 Time 32:54 27:06 Third Down 13-17 7-12 Fourth Down 0-0 0-0 Net Offense 336 355 Injuries:none 1976 Minnesota Vikings Rushing Att Yds Ave 10 FD Lg TD Receiving Rec Dp Yds Ave 25 FD Lg TD Miller,R 6 35 5.8 1 2 24 0 Foreman 8 1 58 7.3 0 4 14 1 Foreman 16 27 1.7 0 1 7 1 McClanahan 7 0 80 11.4 1 4 25 0 Johnson,S 2 6 3.0 0 0 3 0 White,S 5 0 53 10.6 0 4 19 0 Tarkenton 1 1 1.0 0 1 1 0 Rashad 4 1 47 11.8 0 4 15 0 25 69 2.8 1 4 24 1 Voigt 2 0 22 11.0 0 2 11 0 Miller,R 2 0 7 3.5 0 1 6 1 28 2 267 9.5 1 19 25 2 Passing Att Cmp C% Yds Ave Lg Bd 25 In I% Sk TD TD% Rate Tarkenton 43 28 65.1 267 9.5 25 2 1 1 2.3 0 2 4.7 88.0 43 28 65.1 267 9.5 25 2 1 1 2.3 0 2 4.7 88.0 Kicking XPA XPM XP% FGA FGM FG% 40+ 50+ Lg Pts Cox 3 3 100.0 3 3 100.0 100.0 0.0 44 12 Punting No Yards Lg TB BK 20 Ret Yds Net Gross Clabo 3 99 46 0 0 2 1 8 30.3 33.0 Kick Returns No Yards Ave Lg TD Punt Returns No FC Yards Ave Lg TD Willis 5 169 33.8 60 0 Willis 3 1 21 7.0 9 0 5 169 33.8 60 0 3 1 21 7.0 9 0 Fumbles Foreman 1 Miller,R 1 Willis 1 Sacks Hurries Stuffs Deflections Forced Fmb Fumble Rec Mullaney 1 Eller 2 Eller 1 Blair 1 Krause 1 Miller,R 1 Siemon 1 Sutherla 2 Siemon 1 Krause 1 Mullaney 1 Rashad 1 Sutherla 1 Sutherla 1 Wright,N 1 Tackles Krause 10 Bryant,B 3 Blair 3 Sutherla 2 Winston 1 Siemon 7 Miller,R 3 Wright,N 3 Hall 2 McNeill 1 Wright,J 5 Page 3 Allen,N 2 Mullaney 2 Marshall 1 Hilgenbe 4 Eller 3 Martin 2 White,Ja 1 Ints No Yds Ave Lg TD 0 0 0.0 0 0 1976 Detroit Lions Rushing Att Yds Ave 10 FD Lg TD Receiving Rec Dp Yds Ave 25 FD Lg TD Bussey 13 58 4.5 2 3 13 0 Sanders,C 8 2 81 10.1 0 5 20 3 Gaines,L 11 48 4.4 1 3 17 0 Gaines,L 4 0 32 8.0 0 3 12 0 Landry 3 22 7.3 0 1 9 0 Walton,L 4 0 60 15.0 1 3 31 0 27 128 4.7 3 7 17 0 Jarvis 2 0 43 21.5 1 1 30 0 Bussey 2 0 11 5.5 0 2 7 0 Hill,D 2 0 10 5.0 0 1 5 0 22 2 237 10.8 2 15 31 3 Passing Att Cmp C% Yds Ave Lg Bd 25 In I% Sk TD TD% Rate Landry 39 22 56.4 237 10.8 31 6 2 0 0.0 2 3 7.7 100.1 39 22 56.4 237 10.8 31 6 2 0 0.0 2 3 7.7 100.1 Kicking XPA XPM XP% FGA FGM FG% 40+ 50+ Lg Pts Ricardo 3 3 100.0 1 1 100.0 0.0 0.0 31 6 Punting No Yards Lg TB BK 20 Ret Yds Net Gross Weaver,H 4 151 43 0 0 0 3 21 32.5 37.8 Kick Returns No Yards Ave Lg TD Punt Returns No FC Yards Ave Lg TD Thompson,B 7 134 19.1 32 0 Barney 1 0 8 8.0 8 0 7 134 19.1 32 0 1 0 8 8.0 8 0 Fumbles Gaines,L 1 Landry 1 Sacks Hurries Stuffs Deflections Forced Fmb Fumble Rec Hand 1 Naumoff 2 Jauron 2 Hand 1 Landry 1 Mitchell 1 Hunter 1 Laslavic 1 Laslavic 1 Barney 1 West 1 Sanders, 1 Johnson, 1 Naumoff 1 Tackles Weaver,C 8 Barney 6 Naumoff 5 Mitchell 2 Orvis 2 Ten Nape 1 Johnson, 6 West 6 Hand 3 Thompson 2 Croft 1 Laslavic 6 Hunter 5 Sanders, 3 Jauron 2 Howard 1 Ints No Yds Ave Lg TD Weaver,C 1 26 26.0 26 0 1 26 26.0 26 0 1st Quarter KO 15:00 Min Willis ret of 60 -- KO-deep -- Return 1 10 opp36 14:45 Min Tarkent-McClanah 12 B1 S-Hitch B1 Z Basic/Lr 1 10 opp24 14:11 Min Foreman 1/Pen12(Sand B1 Sweep-R B1 M Basic 1 10 opp11 14:03 Det Pen7(Weaver) B1 S-Hitch B1 M Key-Foreman/Lr 1 4 opp4 13:58 Min Tarkent-Foreman 4/TD B1 S-Slant B1 tM Goalline/Lr 7-0 KO 13:53 Det Thompson ret of 24 -- KO-deep -- Return 1 10 own35 13:44 Det Landry-Sanders 20 B1 M-Slant B1 sZ Basic 1 10 opp45 13:10 Det Bussey 0 B1 Trap-L B1 M Basic 2 10 opp45 12:37 Det Landry-Jarvis 30 B1 M-Straight B1 M Basic 1 10 opp15 12:03 Det Landry-Bussey X B1 M-Hitch/Dump B1 tZ Basic 2 10 opp15 11:57 Det Gaines 6 B1 OffTkl-L B1 tZ Pass/Lo 3 4 opp9 11:22 Det Pen5(Team) B1 S-Slant/SG B1 tZ Pass 3 9 opp14 11:22 Det Landry-Sanders X B1 M-Hitch/SG Ni tZ Pass 4 9 opp14 11:10 Det FG Ricardo 31 good -- FG -- Block 7-3 KO 11:05 Min Willis ret of 21 -- KO-deep -- Return 1 10 own27 10:55 Min Foreman 0 B1 OffTkl-R B1 Z Basic/Lr 2 10 own27 10:07 Min Foreman -2 B1 Sweep-R B1 M Basic/Bz1 3 12 own25 10:00 Min Pen5(Sanders) B1 M-Straight Ni Z Pass 3 7 own30 10:00 Min Tarkent-INT-Weaver B1 M-Out Ni tM Pass 1 10 opp14 9:49 Min Pen5(Eller) B1 M-Straight/Dump B1 tZ Basic 1 5 opp9 9:44 Det Landry-Gaines 8 B1 S-Slant/Dump B1 tZ Basic 1 1 opp1 9:14 Det Bussey 0 B1 OffTkl-L R1 tZ Stuff/A 2 1 opp1 9:08 Det Sk-Mullaney -5/F B1 S-Hitch R1 tZ Stuff/A 3 6 opp6 8:41 Det Landry-Sanders 6/TD B1 M-Cross/SG/MP B1 tM Pass 7-10 KO 8:37 Min Willis ret of 7 -- KO-deep -- Return 1 10 own11 8:32 Min Tarkent-McClanah 10 B1 S-Hitch B1 Z Key-Foreman/Lr 1 10 own21 7:50 Min Tarkent-Rashad 11 B1 S-Hitch B1 Z Basic/Lr 1 10 own32 7:00 Min Tarkent-Rashad X B1 S-Hitch B1 Z Basic/Lr 2 10 own32 6:56 Min Tarkent-Foreman 14 B1 S-Flat B1 M Key-Foreman 1 10 own46 6:47 Min Tarkent-White X B1 M-Isolate B1 sZ Pass 2 10 own46 6:39 Min Tarkent-Foreman 8 B1 S-Hitch Ni Z Basic/Lr 3 2 opp46 5:57 Min Tarkent-White 3 B1 S-Hitch B1 tM Basic/Lr 1 10 opp43 5:13 Min Tarkent-McClanah 5 B1 L-Straight/Dump Ni M Basic 2 5 opp38 4:31 Min Foreman -3 B1 Sweep-R B1 M Basic/Lr 3 8 opp41 4:26 Min Tarkent-Rashad 8 B1 M-Seam B1 sZ Pass 1 10 opp33 3:43 Min Tarkent-White 10 B1 M-Slant Ni Z Basic 1 10 opp23 3:00 Min Foreman 0 B1 Trap-L Ni Z Key-Foreman/Lr 2 10 opp23 2:11 Min Tarkent-McClanah 8 B1 S-Slant Ni sM Pass/Bz1 3 2 opp15 1:25 Min Tarkent-White 14 B1 M-Slant B1 tM Key-Foreman/Lr/A 1 1 opp1 0:36 Min Tarkent-Miller 1/TD B3 S-Slant/Dump B1 tZ Goalline/Lr 14-10 KO 0:32 Det Thompson ret of 15 -- KO-deep -- Return 1 10 own23 0:24 Det Landry-Sanders X B1 L-Hitch/SG/MP B1 Z Pass 2 10 own23 0:20 Det Bussey 1 B1 Trap-L B1 M Basic 2nd Quarter 3 9 own24 15:00 Det Landry-Jarvis X B1 M-Hitch/SG Ni Z Pass 4 9 own24 14:53 Det Weaver 27,Willis 0 -- Pt-deep -- Return 1 10 own49 14:48 Min Pen10(Goodrum) B3 OffTkl-L B1 M Pass 1 20 own39 14:42 Min Tarkent-Foreman 7 B3 S-Slant Ni Z Pass/Bz1 2 13 own46 14:11 Min Tarkent-Foreman X B3 S-Hitch Ni tM Pass 3 13 own46 14:07 Min Tarkent-Rashad 13 B1 M-Slant Di Z Pass 1 10 opp41 13:16 Min Pen5(Team) B1 L-Straight Ni Z Basic/Lr 1 15 opp46 13:16 Min Tarkent-White X B1 L-Straight Ni Z Pass/Lr 2 15 opp46 13:10 Min Tarkent-Rashad 15 B1 M-Straight Ni M Pass/Bz1 1 10 opp31 12:22 Min Foreman 7 B1 Pitch-L Ni M Pass/Lr 2 3 opp24 11:31 Min Foreman 2/F B1 OffTkl-L B1 M Basic/Lr 3 1 opp22 10:44 Pen/Offset B1 M-Slant B1 M Key-Foreman/Lr 3 1 opp22 10:34 Min Tarkenton 1 B1 OffTkl-R B1 sM Pass 1 10 opp21 9:45 Min Foreman 2 B1 Dive B1 Z Basic 2 8 opp19 8:54 Min Tarkent-White X B1 M- Ni tM Pass 3 8 opp19 8:48 Min Tarkent-Rashad X B1 M-Slant Ni sZ Pass 4 8 opp19 8:40 Min FG Cox 36 good -- FG -- 17-10 KO 8:36 Det Thompson ret of 13 -- KO-deep -- Return 1 10 own20 8:28 Det Gaines 3 B1 Trap-L B1 Z Basic 2 7 own23 7:52 Det Landry-Sanders 11 B1 M-Straight B1 Z Pass 1 10 own34 7:20 Det Bussey 6 B1 Pitch-L B1 M Basic 2 4 own40 7:12 Det Bussey 4 B1 OffTkl-L B1 M Pass 1 10 own44 6:37 Det Landry-Gaines 12 B1 M-Seam B1 Z Basic 1 10 opp44 6:04 Det Bussey 5 B1 Trap-L B1 sM Basic 2 5 opp39 5:32 Det Gaines 6 B1 Pitch-L B1 M Basic 1 10 opp33 5:01 Det Landry-Sanders 8 B1 M-Slant B1 M Pass 2 2 opp25 4:33 Det Landry 7 B1 M-Hitch B1 M Basic/Bz2 1 10 opp18 4:00 Det Bussey 6 B1 Trap-L B1 tZ Basic 2 4 opp12 3:26 Det Landry-Sanders 12/TD B1 M-Hitch/MP R1 tZ Basic 17-17 KO 3:20 Min Willis ret of 51 -- KO-deep -- Return 1 10 opp44 3:04 Min Foreman 6 B1 Dive Ni Z Pass/Lr 2 4 opp38 2:14 Min Tarkent-McClanah 5 B1 S-Flat Ni sZ Pass 1 10 opp33 2:08 Min Foreman 7 B1 OffTkl-L Ni Z Pass/Bz1 2 3 opp26 1:57 Min Foreman 2 B1 Draw Ni M Pass 3 1 opp24 1:10 Min Miller 3 B3 Dive B1 M Key-Foreman/Lr 1 10 opp21 0:42 Min Tarkent-Voigt X B3 S-Hitch B1 sM Pass 2 10 opp21 0:38 Min Tarkent-Foreman 4 B3 S-Slant B1 Z Pass 3 6 opp17 0:34 Min Tarkent-Rashad X B3 M-Out Ni tM Dbl-Foreman 4 6 opp17 0:28 Min FG Cox 34 good -- FG -- 20-17 KO 0:24 Det Thompson ret of 17 -- KO-angle -- Return 1 10 own35 0:15 Det Pen5(Kowalkowski) B1 L-Out/SG/MP Di Z Pass/C 1 15 own30 0:15 Det Landry-Jarvis 13 B1 M-Out/MP Di Z Pass/C 2 2 own43 0:06 Det Landry-Sanders X B1 B-Post/SG/MP Di vZ Prevent 3 2 own43 0:01 Det Landry-Gaines 7 B1 S-Slant Di vZ Prevent 3rd Quarter KO 15:00 Det Thompson ret of 21 -- KO-deep -- Return 1 10 own29 14:51 Det Landry-Sanders X B1 M-Seam B1 Z Basic 2 10 own29 14:44 Det Bussey 10 B1 Pitch-L B1 Z Basic 1 10 own39 14:10 Det Gaines 0 B1 OffTkl-L B1 M Basic 2 10 own39 13:37 Det Bussey 13 B1 Pitch-L B1 Z Key-Bussey 1 10 opp48 12:59 Det Gaines 17 B1 Sweep-L B1 M Basic 1 10 opp31 12:19 Det Landry-Sanders X B1 L-Hitch/MP R1 Z Basic 2 10 opp31 12:14 Det Gaines 0 B1 Pitch-L R1 Z Basic/Lo 3 10 opp31 11:42 Det Landry-Walton 12 B1 M-Slant/Dump Ni M Pass/Lo 1 10 opp19 11:07 Det Gaines 0 B1 OffTkl-L B1 Z Basic/Lo 2 10 opp19 10:33 Det Landry-Sanders X B1 M-Slant/SG/MP B1 Z Basic/Lo 3 10 opp19 10:28 Det Landry-Walton 11 B1 M-Hitch/Dump Di Z Pass 1 8 opp8 9:39 Det Landry-Bussey X B1 M-/Dump B1 tZ Basic/Lo 2 8 opp8 9:32 Det Landry-Sanders 8/TD B1 M-Hitch/SG/MP Di tZ Pass 20-24 KO 9:28 Min Willis ret of 30 -- KO-deep -- Return 1 10 own29 9:20 Min Tarkent-McClanah 15 B1 S-Slant B1 M Pass 1 10 own44 8:44 Min Tarkent-Rashad X B1 M-Slant B1 Z Basic/Lr 2 10 own44 8:40 Min Tarkent-Rashad X B1 S-Slant B1 sZ Pass 3 10 own44 8:37 Min Pen5(Goodrum) B1 M-Straight Ni Z Pass 3 15 own39 8:37 Min Tarkent-White 7 B1 M-Slant Ni dZ Pass 4 8 own46 8:06 Min Clabo 43,Barney 8 -- Pt-deep -- Return 1 10 own19 8:03 Det Gaines 7 B1 Dive B1 Z Basic/Lr 2 3 own26 7:16 Det Pen10(Kowalkowski) B1 Trap-L B1 M Run 2 13 own16 7:10 Det Landry-Sanders 9 B1 M-Hitch/SG/MP Ni tM Pass 3 4 own25 6:26 Det Landry-Gaines X B1 S-Hitch/SG/MP Ni M Pass/Lo 4 4 own25 6:22 Det Weaver 43,Willis 5 -- Pt-deep -- Return 1 10 own37 6:18 Min Foreman 1 B1 OffTkl-L B1 Z Key-Foreman/Lr 2 9 own38 5:44 Min Tarkent-McClanah 25 B1 S-Hitch Ni sZ Pass 1 10 opp37 5:35 Min Tarkent-Voigt 11 B1 S-Hitch Ni M Key-Foreman/Lr 1 10 opp26 5:00 Min Miller 6 B3 OffTkl-R Ni sM Pass 2 4 opp20 4:11 Min Foreman 2 B3 Dive B1 Z Basic 3 2 opp18 3:24 Min Tarkent-Foreman 9 B3 S-Slant B1 Z Run-Foreman/Lr 1 9 opp9 2:39 Det Pen8(Johnson) B3 M-Out Ni tM Pass 1 1 opp1 2:34 Min Foreman 1/TD B3 Overtop B1 tZ Goalline/Lr 27-24 KO 2:27 Det Thompson ret of 32 -- KO-deep -- Return 1 10 own40 2:14 Det Landry-Sanders X B1 M-Straight B1 M Basic 2 10 own40 2:06 Det Bussey 6 B1 Pitch-L B1 M Run 3 4 own46 1:17 Det Gaines 5 B1 Sweep-L B1 sZ Basic 1 10 opp49 0:30 Det Bussey -4 B1 Pitch-L B1 M Basic/Lo 2 14 own47 0:24 Det Gaines 8/F B1 Draw B1 M Pass/Lo 1 10 own49 0:17 Min Tarkent-Voigt 11 B1 S-Hitch B1 M Key-Foreman 4th Quarter 1 10 opp40 15:00 Min Foreman 2 B3 OffTkl-L B1 M Key-Foreman 2 8 opp38 14:27 Min Tarkent-Foreman X B3 S-Hitch Ni sM Pass 3 8 opp38 14:24 Min Tarkent-Foreman 8 B3 S-Hitch Ni sZ Pass/Bz1 1 10 opp30 13:41 Min Foreman -1 B3 Draw B1 M Basic 2 11 opp31 12:52 Min Miller 4/F B3 Draw Ni M Pass 3 7 opp27 12:06 Min Tarkent-Rashad X B3 S-Hitch Ni tM Dbl-Foreman 4 7 opp27 12:02 Min FG Cox 44 good -- FG -- 30-24 KO 11:58 Det Thompson ret of 12 -- KO-deep -- Return 1 10 own26 11:50 Det Bussey 7 B1 OffTkl-L B1 Z Basic 2 3 own33 11:16 Det Landry-Bussey 7 B1 M-Hitch B1 M Basic/Lr 1 10 own40 10:46 Det Pen10(Boden) B1 Trap-L B1 Z Run 1 20 own30 10:40 Det Landry-Sanders 7 B1 M-Slant/SG/MP B1 M Basic/Lo 2 13 own37 10:10 Det Landry-Jarvis X B1 M-Hitch B1 Z Basic/Lo 3 13 own37 10:00 Det Landry-Walton 6 B1 M-Seam/SG/MP/Dump Ni M Pass 4 7 own43 9:32 Det Weaver 41,Willis 9 -- Pt-deep -- Return 1 10 own25 9:27 Min Miller 24 B3 OffTkl-R B1 Z Run-Foreman 1 10 own49 8:30 Min Miller -1 B3 OffTkl-R B1 Z Basic 2 11 own48 7:40 Min Tarkent-Miller X B3 S-Hitch B1 M Basic/Lr 3 11 own48 7:36 Min Tarkent-Rashad X B3 M-Straight Ni dZ Pass 4 11 own48 7:29 Min Clabo 46,Barney 0 -- Pt-deep -- Return 1 10 own6 7:25 Det Landry-Jarvis X B1 S-Slant/Dump B1 Z Run 2 10 own6 7:17 Det Landry-Walton 31 B1 M-Seam B1 Z Run 1 10 own37 6:38 Det Gaines -4 B1 Pitch-L B1 M Basic 2 14 own33 5:46 Det Bussey 4 B1 Draw Ni M Basic 3 10 own37 4:56 Det Landry-Gaines 5 B1 M-Hitch/SG/Dump Ni M Pass 4 5 own42 4:15 Det Weaver 40,Willis 7 -- Pt-deep -- Return 1 10 own25 4:10 Min Tarkent-Miller 6 B3 S-Hitch B1 Z Basic/A 2 4 own31 3:28 Min Johnson 3 B2 Dive B1 M Basic 3 1 own34 2:40 Min Tarkent-White 19 B1 M-Slant R1 tM Stuff/Lr 1 10 opp47 2:00 Min Johnson 3 B2 OffTkl-L B1 M Basic/Lr 2 7 opp44 1:51 Min Miller -1 B3 OffTkl-L B1 Z Stuff 3 8 opp45 1:39 Min Tarkent-Foreman 4 B3 S-Hitch Ni sM Pass 4 4 opp41 1:35 Min Clabo 10,Barney 0 -- Pt-side -- Return 1 10 own31 1:30 Det Landry-Jarvis X P1 M-Seam/SG/MP B1 M Basic/Lo 2 10 own31 1:22 Det Landry 9 P1 M-Out B1 M Pass/Lo 3 1 own40 0:56 Det Landry-Bussey 4 P1 S-Out B1 Z Basic/Lo 1 10 own44 0:54 Det Landry-Hill 5 P1 M-Out/SG/MP/Dump Ni M Pass 2 5 own49 0:49 Det Pen5(Marshall) P1 L-Slant/SG/MP Ni M Pass 1 10 opp46 0:49 Det Landry 6 P1 L-Slant/SG/MP Ni Zo Pass 3 4 opp46 0:30 Det Landry spikes the ba P1 Spike Ball Ni Zo 3 4 opp40 0:30 Det Landry-Hill 5 P1 M-Slant/SG/MP/Dump Ni tM Pass/Bz1 2 10 opp40 0:17 Det Landry spikes the ba P1 Spike Ball Ni tM 2 10 opp35 0:17 Det Sk-Siemon -5 P1 L-Cross/SG/MP Di M Pass/C