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New Orleans Saints 6 at Minnesota Vikings 37
Sunday, November 5, 1972
New Orleans Saints 6, Minnesota Vikings 37| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints (1-6-1) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Minnesota Vikings (4-4-0) | 7 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 37 |
| NOR | MIN | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | Oscar Reed 1 yard rush (Fred Cox kick) | 0 | 7 |
| MIN | Fred Cox 29 yard field goal | 0 | 10 |
| MIN | John Beasley 9 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) | 0 | 17 |
| MIN | Fred Cox 32 yard field goal | 0 | 20 |
| NOR | Charlie Durkee 14 yard field goal | 3 | 20 |
| MIN | Bill Brown 3 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) | 3 | 27 |
| NOR | Charlie Durkee 36 yard field goal | 6 | 27 |
| MIN | Fred Cox 45 yard field goal | 6 | 30 |
| MIN | John Gilliam 2 yard pass from Bob Lee (Fred Cox kick) | 6 | 37 |
| NOR | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 16 | 23 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 21-123-0 | 32-148-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 19-35-155-0-3 | 22-31-253-3-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 1-8 | 2-20 |
| Net pass yards | 147 | 233 |
| Total yards | 270 | 381 |
| Fumbles-lost | 3-1 | 1-0 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 1 |
| Penalties-yards | 5-31 | 6-60 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| John Gilliam | MIN | 5 | 111 | 1 | ||||||||