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Detroit Lions 14 at Minnesota Vikings 16
Sunday, November 12, 1972
Stadium: Metropolitan Stadium, Start Time: 3:00, Surface: grass,
Weather: 34 degrees, relative humidity 70%, wind 8 mph, wind chill 27
Weather: 34 degrees, relative humidity 70%, wind 8 mph, wind chill 27
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions (5-4-0) | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Minnesota Vikings (5-4-0) | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
Scoring
| DET | MIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Vikings | Fred Cox 41 yard field goal | 0 | 3 |
| 3rd | Vikings | Oscar Reed 20 yard rush (Fred Cox kick) | 0 | 10 |
| Lions | Larry Walton 48 yard pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick) | 7 | 10 | |
| Lions | Larry Walton 20 yard pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick) | 14 | 10 | |
| 4th | Vikings | Fred Cox 18 yard field goal | 14 | 13 |
| Vikings | Fred Cox 23 yard field goal | 14 | 16 |
Team Stats
| DET | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 9 | 17 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 24-102-0 | 40-177-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 11-18-132-2-0 | 15-27-121-0-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 4-6 | 0-0 |
| Net pass yards | 126 | 121 |
| Total yards | 228 | 298 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-1 | 4-3 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
| Penalties-yards | 4-39 | 2-10 |
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Larry Walton | DET | 4 | 97 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Greg Landry | DET | 11 | 18 | 132 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Altie Taylor | DET | 13 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Steve Owens | DET | 8 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Earl McCullouch | DET | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Charlie Sanders | DET | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Oscar Reed | MIN | 23 | 124 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | MIN | 15 | 27 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Ed Marinaro | MIN | 10 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Gene Washington | MIN | 3 | 35 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| John Gilliam | MIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Dave Osborn | MIN | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Bill Brown | MIN | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| John Beasley | MIN | 1 | 6 | 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 | |||
| Lem Barney | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Ron Jessie | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Mickey Zofko | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 82 | 27.3 | 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 | |||
| John Gilliam | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Charlie West | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Kicking & Punting
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Errol Mann | DET | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Herman Weaver | DET | 6 | 226 | 37.7 | 0 | ||||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Fred Cox | MIN | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Eischeid | MIN | 2 | 99 | 49.5 | 0 | ||||