Week 2
Final
MIN
DET1Q
0 - 3
E. Mann 36-yard field goal.
1Q
3 - 3
F. Cox 35-yard field goal.
2Q
10 - 3
D. Osborn 14-yard TD run.
Made XP
2Q
17 - 3
J. Gilliam 40-yard TD catch from F. Tarkenton.
Made XP
3Q
20 - 3
F. Cox 37-yard field goal.
3Q
27 - 3
D. Osborn 1-yard TD run.
Made XP
3Q
34 - 3
D. Osborn 13-yard TD catch from F. Tarkenton.
Made XP
4Q
34 - 10
A. Taylor 3-yard TD run.
Made XP
Top Performers
Pass Yds
158
Tarkenton
MIN
Rush Yds
53
Owens
DET
Rec Yds
109
Gilliam
MIN
Scrim TD
3
Osborn
MIN
Matchup
1972 NFC Central
Packers 
Lions 
Vikings 
Bears Game Summary
The Detroit Lions were easily defeated by the Minnesota Vikings, 34 to 10, on September 24, 1972.
Game Info
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Tarkenton #10 | 8/15 | 158 | 10.5 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 130.0 |
B. Lee #19 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 39.6 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Munson #19 | 14/25 | 89 | 3.6 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 46.9 |
G. Landry #11 | 3/15 | 39 | 2.6 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Osborn #41 | 10 | 48 | 4.8 | 2 | 0 |
O. Reed #32 | 10 | 23 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 |
C. Jones #26 | 10 | 21 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 |
F. Tarkenton #10 | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 |
B. Brown #30 | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Owens #36 | 16 | 53 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 |
A. Taylor #42 | 7 | 33 | 4.7 | 1 | 0 |
G. Landry #11 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Munson #19 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Gilliam #42 | 0/0 | 109 | 27.3 | 1 | 0 |
B. Brown #30 | 0/0 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Osborn #41 | 0/0 | 23 | 11.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Taylor #42 | 0/0 | 27 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 |
S. Owens #36 | 0/0 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 |
L. Walton #49 | 0/0 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Jessie #89 | 0/0 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Barnes #86 | 0/0 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Hilton #82 | 0/0 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 |
E. McCullouch #25 | 0/0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Cotton #87 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Kassulke #29 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
L. Warwick #59 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
R. Winston #60 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
B. Bryant #20 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Cox #14 | 2/3 | 4/4 | 10 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Mann #12 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 4 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Eischeid #11 | 5 | 206 | 41.2 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Weaver #18 | 2 | 68 | 34.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Jones #26 | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
C. West #40 | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Jessie #89 | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Zofko #34 | 4 | 121 | 30.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Barney #20 | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 0 | 0 |
L. Walton #49 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Tarkenton #10 | 8/15 | 158 | 10.5 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 130.0 |
B. Lee #19 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 39.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Osborn #41 | 10 | 48 | 4.8 | 2 | 0 |
O. Reed #32 | 10 | 23 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 |
C. Jones #26 | 10 | 21 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 |
F. Tarkenton #10 | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 |
B. Brown #30 | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Gilliam #42 | 0/0 | 109 | 27.3 | 1 | 0 |
B. Brown #30 | 0/0 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Osborn #41 | 0/0 | 23 | 11.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Kassulke #29 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
L. Warwick #59 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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 | 2/3 | 4/4 | 10 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Eischeid #11 | 5 | 206 | 41.2 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Jones #26 | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
C. West #40 | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Munson #19 | 14/25 | 89 | 3.6 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 46.9 |
G. Landry #11 | 3/15 | 39 | 2.6 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Owens #36 | 16 | 53 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 |
A. Taylor #42 | 7 | 33 | 4.7 | 1 | 0 |
G. Landry #11 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Munson #19 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Taylor #42 | 0/0 | 27 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 |
S. Owens #36 | 0/0 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 |
L. Walton #49 | 0/0 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Jessie #89 | 0/0 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Barnes #86 | 0/0 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Hilton #82 | 0/0 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 |
E. McCullouch #25 | 0/0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Cotton #87 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Mann #12 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 4 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Weaver #18 | 2 | 68 | 34.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Jessie #89 | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Zofko #34 | 4 | 121 | 30.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Barney #20 | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 0 | 0 |
L. Walton #49 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
286
Total Yds
213
156
Pass Yds
124
130
Rush Yds
89
0
Total Drives
0
53
Total Plays
67
5.4
Yards Per Play
3.2
9.2
Yards Per Pass
3
3.6
Yards Per Rush
3.6
Possession
0
Biggest Lead
0
13
1st Downs
16
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st Downs from Penalties
/
3rd Down
/
/
4th Down
/
/
Red Zone
/
5
Punts
2
0
Turnovers
5
0
Interceptions Thrown
4
0
Fumbles Lost
1
7
Penalties
2
2.0
Sacks
1.0
Tackles For Loss
0
D/ST TD
0
