Vikings 31-7 Packers (Dec 8, 1973)

MIN

GB

1

14

0

2

14

0

3

0

4

0

7

31

7

1Q

7 - 0

S. Voigt 21-yard TD catch from F. Tarkenton.

Touchdown

Made XP

1Q

14 - 0

B. Bryant 46-yard TD interception return.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

21 - 0

C. Foreman 50-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

28 - 0

J. Gilliam 20-yard TD catch from F. Tarkenton.

Touchdown

Made XP

3Q

31 - 0

F. Cox 15-yard field goal.

FG Made

4Q

31 - 7

B. Smith 17-yard TD catch from J. Del Gaizo.

Touchdown

Made XP

Top Performers

Pass Yds

98

Tagge

GB

Rush Yds

124

Brockington

GB

Rec Yds

55

Smith

GB

Scrim TD

1

Voigt

MIN

Matchup

Pass Rush Rec

Fran Tarkenton

MIN QB #10

Jerry Tagge

GB QB #17

79

Pass Yds

98

2

Pass TD

0

Int

3

MIN

Team Stats

GB

221

Total Yds

300

10

1st Downs

17

0

Turnovers

5

1973 NFC Central

Team	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	12	2	0	.857
Lions	6	7	1	.464
Packers	5	7	2	.429
Bears	3	11	0	.214

Game Summary

The Green Bay Packers were easily defeated by the Minnesota Vikings, 31 to 7, on December 8, 1973.

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Fran Tarkenton F. Tarkenton #10	8/12	79	6.6	2	0	0-0	124.7
Bob Berry B. Berry #17	2/7	12	1.7	0	0	0-0	39.6

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Jerry Tagge J. Tagge #17	10/25	98	3.9	0	3	0-0	12.2
Jim Del Gaizo J. Del Gaizo #12	4/7	61	8.7	1	1	0-0	86.0

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
Chuck Foreman C. Foreman #44	19	100	5.3	1
Oscar Reed O. Reed #32	8	18	2.3	0
Bill Brown B. Brown #30	3	11	3.7	0
Brent McClanahan B. McClanahan #33	5	8	1.6	0
Dave Osborn D. Osborn #41	2	1	0.5	0

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg
John Brockington J. Brockington #42	27	124	4.6
MacArthur Lane M. Lane #36	8	26	3.3
Jerry Tagge J. Tagge #17	1	2	2.0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
John Gilliam J. Gilliam #42	0/0	33	16.5	1
Stu Voigt S. Voigt #83	0/0	21	21.0	1
Chuck Foreman C. Foreman #44	0/0	21	7.0	0
Carroll Dale C. Dale #84	0/0	9	9.0	0
Oscar Reed O. Reed #32	0/0	4	2.0	0
Bill Brown B. Brown #30	0/0	3	3.0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
Barry Smith B. Smith #80	0/0	55	13.8	1
Rich McGeorge R. McGeorge #81	0/0	43	14.3	0
Paul Staroba P. Staroba #85	0/0	23	23.0	0
Perry Williams P. Williams #31	0/0	14	14.0	0
John Brockington J. Brockington #42	0/0	8	8.0	0
Leland Glass L. Glass #46	0/0	8	8.0	0
Jon Staggers J. Staggers #22	0/0	7	7.0	0
MacArthur Lane M. Lane #36	0/0	1	0.5	0

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Jeff Wright J. Wright #23	0-0	0	0	1	0	0
Bobby Bryant B. Bryant #20	0-0	0	0	3	0	0

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Fred Cox F. Cox #14	1/2	4/4	7	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Chester Marcol C. Marcol #13	0/2	1/1	1	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Mike Eischeid M. Eischeid #11	8	291	36.4	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Paul Staroba P. Staroba #85	5	161	32.2	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Brent McClanahan B. McClanahan #33	1	17	17.0	0	0
Jeff Wright J. Wright #23	1	0	0.0	0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg
Larry Krause L. Krause #30	2	57	28.5
Aaron Brown A. Brown #87	1	7	7.0
Ken Ellis K. Ellis #48	3	74	24.7

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Bobby Bryant B. Bryant #20	1	1	1.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Jon Staggers J. Staggers #22	3	2	0.7	0	0
Ken Ellis K. Ellis #48	1	-4	-4.0	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Fran Tarkenton F. Tarkenton #10	8/12	79	6.6	2	0	0-0	124.7
Bob Berry B. Berry #17	2/7	12	1.7	0	0	0-0	39.6

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
Chuck Foreman C. Foreman #44	19	100	5.3	1
Oscar Reed O. Reed #32	8	18	2.3	0
Bill Brown B. Brown #30	3	11	3.7	0
Brent McClanahan B. McClanahan #33	5	8	1.6	0
Dave Osborn D. Osborn #41	2	1	0.5	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
John Gilliam J. Gilliam #42	0/0	33	16.5	1
Stu Voigt S. Voigt #83	0/0	21	21.0	1
Chuck Foreman C. Foreman #44	0/0	21	7.0	0
Carroll Dale C. Dale #84	0/0	9	9.0	0
Oscar Reed O. Reed #32	0/0	4	2.0	0
Bill Brown B. Brown #30	0/0	3	3.0	0

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Jeff Wright J. Wright #23	0-0	0	0	1	0	0
Bobby Bryant B. Bryant #20	0-0	0	0	3	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Fred Cox F. Cox #14	1/2	4/4	7	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Mike Eischeid M. Eischeid #11	8	291	36.4	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Brent McClanahan B. McClanahan #33	1	17	17.0	0	0
Jeff Wright J. Wright #23	1	0	0.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Bobby Bryant B. Bryant #20	1	1	1.0	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Jerry Tagge J. Tagge #17	10/25	98	3.9	0	3	0-0	12.2
Jim Del Gaizo J. Del Gaizo #12	4/7	61	8.7	1	1	0-0	86.0

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg
John Brockington J. Brockington #42	27	124	4.6
MacArthur Lane M. Lane #36	8	26	3.3
Jerry Tagge J. Tagge #17	1	2	2.0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
Barry Smith B. Smith #80	0/0	55	13.8	1
Rich McGeorge R. McGeorge #81	0/0	43	14.3	0
Paul Staroba P. Staroba #85	0/0	23	23.0	0
Perry Williams P. Williams #31	0/0	14	14.0	0
John Brockington J. Brockington #42	0/0	8	8.0	0
Leland Glass L. Glass #46	0/0	8	8.0	0
Jon Staggers J. Staggers #22	0/0	7	7.0	0
MacArthur Lane M. Lane #36	0/0	1	0.5	0

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Chester Marcol C. Marcol #13	0/2	1/1	1	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Paul Staroba P. Staroba #85	5	161	32.2	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg
Larry Krause L. Krause #30	2	57	28.5
Aaron Brown A. Brown #87	1	7	7.0
Ken Ellis K. Ellis #48	3	74	24.7

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Jon Staggers J. Staggers #22	3	2	0.7	0	0
Ken Ellis K. Ellis #48	1	-4	-4.0	0	0

MIN

GB

1

14

0

2

14

0

3

0

4

0

7

31

7

MIN

Team Stats

GB

221

Total Yds

300

83

Pass Yds

148

138

Rush Yds

152

57

Total Plays

69

3.9

Yards Per Play

4.3

4.2

Yards Per Pass

4.5

3.7

Yards Per Rush

4.2

10

1st Downs

17

8

Punts

5

0

Turnovers

5

0

Interceptions Thrown

4

0

Fumbles Lost

1

2

Penalties

4

1.0

Sacks

1.0

0

D/ST TD

0

11-2 MIN

GB 4-7

Top Performers

Matchup

Team Stats

1973 NFC Central

Game Summary

Team Stats