The Minnesota Vikings came up just a bit short against the St. Louis Cardinals, 19 to 17, on October 8, 1972.
Final
1st quarter
STL
MIN
Jim Bakken 27-yard field goal
3
0
2nd quarter
STL
MIN
Jim Bakken 13-yard field goal
6
0
Clint Jones 4-yard run (Fred Cox kick)
6
7
3rd quarter
STL
MIN
Ahmad Rashad 24-yard pass from Gary Cuozzo (kick failed)
12
7
4th quarter
STL
MIN
Gene Washington 4-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick)
12
14
Fred Cox 37-yard field goal
12
17
Ahmad Rashad 24-yard pass from Gary Cuozzo (Jim Bakken kick)
19
17
Cardinals
Vikings
1st Downs
12
21
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
54
70
Total Yards
262
292
Yards per play
4.9
4.2
Passing
153
113
Comp - Att
12 - 23
15 - 23
Yards per pass
6.7
4.5
Interceptions thrown
0
1
Sacks - Yards lost
0 - 0
2 - 11
Rushing
109
179
Rushing Attempts
31
45
Yards per rush
3.5
4.0
Penalties
3
3
Turnovers
0
2
Fumbles lost
0
1
Interceptions
0
1
Possession
Passing
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Cuozzo | 11 | 22 | 115 | 5.2 | 2 | 0 | 95.8 | |
D. Anderson | 1 | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 | |
Team | 12 | 23 | 153 | 6.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 102.3 |
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Anderson | 14 | 46 | 3.3 | 0 |
J. Roland | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 |
L. Burns | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 0 |
A. Rashad | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 |
T. Woodeshick | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 |
J. Smith | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
C. Butler | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 |
Team | 31 | 109 | 3.5 | 0 |
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Gillette | 5 | 68 | 13.6 | 0 | |
A. Rashad | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 2 | |
J. Smith | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | |
J. Roland | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | |
Team | 12 | 153 | 6.7 | 2 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
Team | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 2.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Bakken | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
Team | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Anderson | 6 | 233 | 38.8 | |
Team | 6 | 233 | 38.8 |
Kick Return
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Willingham | 3 | 67 | 22.3 | 0 | |
C. Butler | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | |
Team | 4 | 83 | 20.8 | 0 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Willingham | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | |
Team | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 |
Passing
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Tarkenton | 15 | 23 | 124 | 5.4 | 1 | 1 | 75.3 | |
Team | 15 | 23 | 113 | 5.4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 75.3 |
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Jones | 16 | 68 | 4.3 | 1 |
B. Brown | 13 | 47 | 3.6 | 0 |
F. Tarkenton | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 0 |
J. Gilliam | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 |
D. Osborn | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 |
O. Reed | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 |
E. Marinaro | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 |
Team | 45 | 179 | 4.0 | 1 |
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Washington | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 1 | |
J. Beasley | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 0 | |
E. Marinaro | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | |
C. Jones | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | |
J. Gilliam | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | |
D. Osborn | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | |
O. Reed | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | |
Team | 15 | 124 | 5.4 | 1 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
Team | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 0.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Cox | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
Team | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Eischeid | 6 | 242 | 40.3 | |
Team | 6 | 242 | 40.3 |
More Vikings Stats
PPG
26.1
8th
OPP PPG
18.8
7th
RUSH YDS/G
114.1
21st
PASS YDS/G
243.3
11th
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Chargers | NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Commanders | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 |
 Eagles | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Lions | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 |
 Vikings | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Falcons | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 |
 Buccaneers | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Cardinals | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 |
 Rams | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 |
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