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Washington Redskins 24 at Minnesota Vikings 21
Monday, September 18, 1972
Stadium: Metropolitan Stadium, Start Time: 8:00, Surface: grass,
Weather: 66 degrees, relative humidity 67%, wind 11 mph
Weather: 66 degrees, relative humidity 67%, wind 11 mph
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins (1-0-0) | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
| Minnesota Vikings (0-1-0) | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Scoring
| WAS | MIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Redskins | Bill Malinchak 16 yard blocked punt return (Curt Knight kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2nd | Vikings | Clint Jones 1 yard rush (Fred Cox kick) | 7 | 7 |
| Redskins | Curt Knight 30 yard field goal | 10 | 7 | |
| 3rd | Vikings | John Gilliam 11 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) | 10 | 14 |
| 4th | Redskins | Larry Brown 3 yard rush (Curt Knight kick) | 17 | 14 |
| Redskins | Charlie Harraway 9 yard rush (Curt Knight kick) | 24 | 14 | |
| Vikings | Bill Brown 4 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) | 24 | 21 |
Team Stats
| WAS | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 11 | 26 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 31-146-2 | 43-182-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 7-17-57-0-1 | 18-31-233-2-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 0-0 | 4-33 |
| Net pass yards | 57 | 200 |
| Total yards | 203 | 382 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-0 | 3-2 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Penalties-yards | 5-41 | 4-34 |
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Larry Brown | WAS | 21 | 105 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Charlie Harraway | WAS | 9 | 42 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Roy Jefferson | WAS | 4 | 38 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Billy Kilmer | WAS | 7 | 17 | 57 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Charley Taylor | WAS | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Fran Tarkenton | MIN | 18 | 31 | 233 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Oscar Reed | MIN | 12 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Clint Jones | MIN | 21 | 66 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Gene Washington | MIN | 3 | 70 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Bill Brown | MIN | 5 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 47 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| John Gilliam | MIN | 1 | -13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 53 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| John Beasley | MIN | 3 | 28 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Dave Osborn | MIN | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
Defense & Returns
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Speedy Duncan | WAS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Rusty Tillman | WAS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Ted Vactor | WAS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Clint Jones | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Karl Kassulke | MIN | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Charlie West | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Kicking & Punting
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Mike Bragg | WAS | 4 | 158 | 39.5 | 0 | ||||
| Curt Knight | WAS | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Fred Cox | MIN | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Eischeid | MIN | 4 | 123 | 30.8 | 0 | ||||