1972 Minnesota Vikings

The Minnesota Vikings put the smackdown on the New Orleans Saints, 37 to 6, on November 5, 1972.

Final

NO

Saints

1-6-1

6

MIN

Vikings

4-4-0

37

1

0

7

2

0

13

3

3

7

4

3

10

Total

6

37

1st quarter

NO

MIN

Vikings

Oscar Reed 1-yard run (Fred Cox kick)

0

7

2nd quarter

NO

MIN

Vikings

Fred Cox 29-yard field goal

0

10

Vikings

John Beasley 9-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick)

0

17

Vikings

Fred Cox 32-yard field goal

0

20

3rd quarter

NO

MIN

Saints

Charlie Durkee 14-yard field goal

3

20

Vikings

Bill Brown 3-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick)

3

27

4th quarter

NO

MIN

Saints

Charlie Durkee 36-yard field goal

6

27

Vikings

Fred Cox 45-yard field goal

6

30

Vikings

John Gilliam 2-yard pass from Bob Lee (Fred Cox kick)

6

37

Saints

Vikings

1st Downs

16

23

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

57

65

Total Yards

270

381

Yards per play

4.7

5.9

Passing

147

233

Comp - Att

19 - 35

22 - 31

Yards per pass

4.1

7.1

Interceptions thrown

3

1

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 8

2 - 20

Rushing

123

148

Rushing Attempts

21

32

Yards per rush

5.9

4.6

Penalties

5

6

Turnovers

4

1

Fumbles lost

1

0

Interceptions

3

1

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
A. Manning
19
35
155
4.4
0
3
30.1
Team
19
35
147
4.4
0
3
1
30.1

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
A. Manning
9
73
8.1
0
B. Gresham
5
33
6.6
0
J. Strong
3
12
4.0
0
B. Butler
2
6
3.0
0
J. Williams
2
-1
-0.5
0
Team
21
123
5.9
0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
D. Abramowicz
5
50
10.0
0
B. Brown
3
43
14.3
0
J. Strong
3
24
8.0
0
B. Newland
3
16
5.3
0
M. Adkins
1
6
6.0
0
C. Whitaker
1
6
6.0
0
B. Butler
1
5
5.0
0
B. Gresham
2
5
2.5
0
Team
19
155
4.4
0
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
3
1
0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team
2.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
C. Durkee
2
3
0
6
Team
2
3
0
6

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
J. Fagan
4
192
48.0
Team
4
192
48.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
M. Adkins
5
126
25.2
0
J. Williams
1
15
15.0
0
B. Butler
1
14
14.0
0
Team
7
155
22.1
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
T. Myers
1
0
0.0
0
Team
1
0
0.0
0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
F. Tarkenton
19
26
178
6.8
2
1
101.1
B. Lee
3
5
75
15.0
1
0
143.8
Team
22
31
233
8.2
3
1
2
114.0

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
O. Reed
16
93
5.8
1
B. Brown
3
27
9.0
0
E. Marinaro
8
14
1.8
0
D. Osborn
4
13
3.3
0
F. Tarkenton
1
1
1.0
0
Team
32
148
4.6
1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
J. Gilliam
5
111
22.2
1
J. Beasley
4
34
8.5
1
E. Marinaro
4
32
8.0
0
J. Lindsey
3
28
9.3
0
O. Reed
3
23
7.7
0
G. Washington
1
15
15.0
0
D. Osborn
1
7
7.0
0
B. Brown
1
3
3.0
1
Team
22
253
8.2
3
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
1
0
1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team
1.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
F. Cox
3
3
4
13
Team
3
3
4
13

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
M. Eischeid
3
131
43.7
Team
3
131
43.7

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
J. Gilliam
2
73
36.5
0
C. West
1
25
25.0
0
Team
3
98
32.7
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
C. West
4
57
14.3
0
Team
4
57
14.3
0

More Vikings Stats

Team Rankings

PPG

26.1

8th

OPP PPG

18.8

7th

RUSH YDS/G

114.1

21st

PASS YDS/G

243.3

11th

2024 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Lions Lions
7
1
0
.875
Vikings Vikings
6
2
0
.750
Packers Packers
6
3
0
.667
Bears Bears
4
4
0
.500
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
11/10
MIN MIN
@
JAX JAX
1:00 PM
Sun
11/17
MIN MIN
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM
Sun
11/24
MIN MIN
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
12/1
ARI ARI
@
MIN MIN
1:00 PM
Sun
12/8
ATL ATL
@
MIN MIN
1:00 PM
Last Game
MIN Vikings

6-2-0

21

Final

13

IND Colts

4-5-0

Sun 3 Nov 2024

NFL 2024 Leaders

NFL 2024 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2024

NFL 2024 Betting

NFL 2024 Division Standings

AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
7
2
0
.778
Jets Jets
3
6
0
.333
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
6
2
0
.750
Ravens Ravens
6
3
0
.667
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
6
3
0
.667
Colts Colts
4
5
0
.444
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
8
0
0
1.000
Chargers Chargers
5
3
0
.625
NFC East W L T PCT
Commanders Commanders
7
2
0
.778
Eagles Eagles
6
2
0
.750
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
7
1
0
.875
Vikings Vikings
6
2
0
.750
NFC South W L T PCT
Falcons Falcons
6
3
0
.667
Buccaneers Buccaneers
4
5
0
.444
NFC West W L T PCT
Cardinals Cardinals
5
4
0
.556
Rams Rams
4
4
0
.500

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
11/3
TB TB
@
KC KC
24-30
Sat
11/2
IND IND
@
MIN MIN
13-21
Sat
11/2
LAR LAR
@
SEA SEA
26-20
Sat
11/2
DET DET
@
GB GB
24-14
Sat
11/2
JAX JAX
@
PHI PHI
23-28

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
11/7
CIN CIN
@
BAL BAL
8:15 PM
Sun
11/10
NYG NYG
@
CAR CAR
9:30 AM
Sun
11/10
SF SF
@
TB TB
1:00 PM
Sun
11/10
ATL ATL
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Sun
11/10
DEN DEN
@
KC KC
1:00 PM