Week 9
Final
DET
MIN1Q
0 - 3
F. Cox 41-yard field goal.
FG Made
3Q
0 - 10
O. Reed 20-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
3Q
7 - 10
L. Walton 48-yard TD catch from G. Landry.
Touchdown
Made XP
3Q
14 - 10
L. Walton 20-yard TD catch from G. Landry.
Touchdown
Made XP
4Q
14 - 13
F. Cox 18-yard field goal.
FG Made
4Q
14 - 16
F. Cox 23-yard field goal.
FG Made
Top Performers
Pass Yds
132
Landry
DET
Rush Yds
124
Reed
MIN
Rec Yds
97
Walton
DET
Scrim TD
2
Walton
DET
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
1972 NFC Central
Packers 
Lions 
Vikings 
Bears Game Summary
The Minnesota Vikings squeaked out a win over the Detroit Lions, 16 to 14, on November 12, 1972.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Landry #11 | 11/18 | 132 | 7.3 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 120.6 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Tarkenton #10 | 15/27 | 121 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 67.1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Taylor #42 | 13 | 54 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 |
S. Owens #36 | 8 | 26 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 |
G. Landry #11 | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
O. Reed #32 | 23 | 124 | 5.4 | 1 | 0 |
E. Marinaro #49 | 10 | 34 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 |
B. Brown #30 | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 |
D. Osborn #41 | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Gilliam #42 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Walton #49 | 0/0 | 97 | 24.3 | 2 | 0 |
E. McCullouch #25 | 0/0 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Sanders #88 | 0/0 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Taylor #42 | 0/0 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 |
S. Owens #36 | 0/0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Washington #84 | 0/0 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | 0 |
J. Gilliam #42 | 0/0 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Marinaro #49 | 0/0 | 25 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 |
D. Osborn #41 | 0/0 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
O. Reed #32 | 0/0 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 |
J. Beasley #87 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Brown #30 | 0/0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Mann #12 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Cox #14 | 3/4 | 1/1 | 10 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Weaver #18 | 6 | 226 | 37.7 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Eischeid #11 | 2 | 99 | 49.5 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Jessie #89 | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 0 |
M. Zofko #34 | 3 | 82 | 27.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. West #40 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Gilliam #42 | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Barney #20 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. West #40 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Landry #11 | 11/18 | 132 | 7.3 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 120.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Taylor #42 | 13 | 54 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 |
S. Owens #36 | 8 | 26 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 |
G. Landry #11 | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Walton #49 | 0/0 | 97 | 24.3 | 2 | 0 |
E. McCullouch #25 | 0/0 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Sanders #88 | 0/0 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Taylor #42 | 0/0 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 |
S. Owens #36 | 0/0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Mann #12 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Weaver #18 | 6 | 226 | 37.7 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Jessie #89 | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 0 |
M. Zofko #34 | 3 | 82 | 27.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Barney #20 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Tarkenton #10 | 15/27 | 121 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 67.1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
O. Reed #32 | 23 | 124 | 5.4 | 1 | 0 |
E. Marinaro #49 | 10 | 34 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 |
B. Brown #30 | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 |
D. Osborn #41 | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Gilliam #42 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Washington #84 | 0/0 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | 0 |
J. Gilliam #42 | 0/0 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Marinaro #49 | 0/0 | 25 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 |
D. Osborn #41 | 0/0 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
O. Reed #32 | 0/0 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 |
J. Beasley #87 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Brown #30 | 0/0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Cox #14 | 3/4 | 1/1 | 10 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Eischeid #11 | 2 | 99 | 49.5 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. West #40 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Gilliam #42 | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. West #40 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
228
Total Yds
298
126
Pass Yds
121
102
Rush Yds
177
46
Total Plays
67
5
Yards Per Play
4.4
5.7
Yards Per Pass
4.5
4.3
Yards Per Rush
4.4
9
1st Downs
17
6
Punts
2
1
Turnovers
3
0
Interceptions Thrown
0
1
Fumbles Lost
3
4
Penalties
2
0.0
Sacks
4.0
0
D/ST TD
0
