Sunday, October 15, 1972
Minnesota Vikings 23, Denver Broncos 20| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings (2-3-0) | 3 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 23 |
| Denver Broncos (1-4-0) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 20 |
| MIN | DEN | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | Fred Cox 40 yard field goal | 3 | 0 |
| MIN | Fred Cox 9 yard field goal | 6 | 0 |
| DEN | Floyd Little 36 yard pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Turner kick) | 6 | 7 |
| MIN | Fred Cox 30 yard field goal | 9 | 7 |
| MIN | Bill Brown 1 yard rush (Fred Cox kick) | 16 | 7 |
| DEN | Floyd Little 27 yard rush (Jim Turner kick) | 16 | 14 |
| DEN | Floyd Little 2 yard rush (run failed) | 16 | 20 |
| MIN | Gene Washington 31 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) | 23 | 20 |
| MIN | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 21 | 15 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 31-128-1 | 33-161-2 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 19-30-182-1-0 | 15-27-175-1-2 |
| Sacked-yards | 1-5 | 0-0 |
| Net pass yards | 177 | 175 |
| Total yards | 305 | 336 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-1 | 2-0 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Penalties-yards | 4-30 | 5-73 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Floyd Little | DEN | 18 | 100 | 2 | ||||||||