Week 3
Final
MIA
MIN1Q
0 - 7
J. Gilliam 56-yard TD catch from F. Tarkenton.
Touchdown
Made XP
3Q
3 - 7
G. Yepremian 38-yard field goal.
FG Made
3Q
6 - 7
G. Yepremian 42-yard field goal.
FG Made
4Q
6 - 14
B. Brown 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
4Q
9 - 14
G. Yepremian 51-yard field goal.
FG Made
4Q
16 - 14
J. Mandich 3-yard TD catch from B. Griese.
Touchdown
Made XP
Top Performers
Pass Yds
142
Tarkenton
MIN
Rush Yds
66
Csonka
MIA
Rec Yds
91
Gilliam
MIN
Scrim TD
1
Mandich
MIA
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
1972 AFC East
MIA MIN
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Vikings 
Bears Game Summary
The Minnesota Vikings couldn't pull it off against the Miami Dolphins, 16 to 14, on October 1, 1972.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Griese #12 | 16/33 | 127 | 3.8 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 43.4 |
M. Briscoe #86 | 1/1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 118.8 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Tarkenton #10 | 10/23 | 142 | 6.2 | 1 | 3 | 0-0 | 38.9 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Csonka #39 | 10 | 66 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 |
M. Morris #22 | 8 | 28 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 |
J. Kiick #21 | 7 | 21 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Griese #12 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
O. Reed #32 | 9 | 52 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 |
D. Osborn #41 | 14 | 47 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 |
F. Tarkenton #10 | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 |
B. Brown #30 | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 1 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Mandich #88 | 0/0 | 39 | 13.0 | 1 | 0 |
J. Kiick #21 | 0/0 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 |
H. Twilley #81 | 0/0 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 |
M. Briscoe #86 | 0/0 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 |
P. Warfield #42 | 0/0 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 |
M. Fleming #81 | 0/0 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Csonka #39 | 0/0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Morris #22 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Gilliam #42 | 0/0 | 91 | 30.3 | 1 | 0 |
J. Beasley #87 | 0/0 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 |
G. Washington #84 | 0/0 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 |
O. Reed #32 | 0/0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Brown #30 | 0/0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Osborn #41 | 0/0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Mumphord #26 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
D. Swift #59 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
T. Foley #25 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Winston #60 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
B. Bryant #20 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Yepremian #1 | 3/4 | 1/1 | 10 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Cox #14 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Seiple #20 | 6 | 264 | 44.0 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Eischeid #11 | 7 | 320 | 45.7 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Morris #22 | 3 | 76 | 25.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Gilliam #42 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Leigh #23 | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 0 | 0 |
D. Anderson #40 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. West #40 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Griese #12 | 16/33 | 127 | 3.8 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 43.4 |
M. Briscoe #86 | 1/1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 118.8 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Csonka #39 | 10 | 66 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 |
M. Morris #22 | 8 | 28 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 |
J. Kiick #21 | 7 | 21 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Griese #12 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Mandich #88 | 0/0 | 39 | 13.0 | 1 | 0 |
J. Kiick #21 | 0/0 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 |
H. Twilley #81 | 0/0 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 |
M. Briscoe #86 | 0/0 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 |
P. Warfield #42 | 0/0 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 |
M. Fleming #81 | 0/0 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Csonka #39 | 0/0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Morris #22 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Mumphord #26 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
D. Swift #59 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
T. Foley #25 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Yepremian #1 | 3/4 | 1/1 | 10 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Seiple #20 | 6 | 264 | 44.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Morris #22 | 3 | 76 | 25.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Leigh #23 | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 0 | 0 |
D. Anderson #40 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Tarkenton #10 | 10/23 | 142 | 6.2 | 1 | 3 | 0-0 | 38.9 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
O. Reed #32 | 9 | 52 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 |
D. Osborn #41 | 14 | 47 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 |
F. Tarkenton #10 | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 |
B. Brown #30 | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 1 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Gilliam #42 | 0/0 | 91 | 30.3 | 1 | 0 |
J. Beasley #87 | 0/0 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 |
G. Washington #84 | 0/0 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 |
O. Reed #32 | 0/0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Brown #30 | 0/0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Osborn #41 | 0/0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Winston #60 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
B. Bryant #20 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Cox #14 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Eischeid #11 | 7 | 320 | 45.7 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Gilliam #42 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. West #40 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
254
Total Yds
240
134
Pass Yds
109
120
Rush Yds
131
62
Total Plays
63
4.1
Yards Per Play
3.8
3.7
Yards Per Pass
3.9
4.6
Yards Per Rush
3.7
14
1st Downs
12
6
Punts
7
2
Turnovers
4
2
Interceptions Thrown
3
0
Fumbles Lost
1
5
Penalties
3
5.0
Sacks
2.0
0
D/ST TD
0
