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Minnesota Vikings 23 at Detroit Lions 9
Sunday, October 7, 1973
Minnesota Vikings 23, Detroit Lions 9| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings (4-0-0) | 14 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
| Detroit Lions (1-2-1) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| MIN | DET | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | Ed Marinaro 12 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) | 7 | 0 |
| MIN | Ed Marinaro 8 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) | 14 | 0 |
| DET | Errol Mann 37 yard field goal | 14 | 3 |
| DET | Errol Mann 15 yard field goal | 14 | 6 |
| MIN | Fred Cox 38 yard field goal | 17 | 6 |
| MIN | Fred Cox 37 yard field goal | 20 | 6 |
| DET | Errol Mann 33 yard field goal | 20 | 9 |
| MIN | Fred Cox 27 yard field goal | 23 | 9 |
| MIN | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 17 | 15 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 31-147-0 | 30-154-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 17-24-199-2-2 | 18-31-131-0-3 |
| Sacked-yards | 3-20 | 5-40 |
| Net pass yards | 179 | 91 |
| Total yards | 326 | 245 |
| Fumbles-lost | 3-1 | 3-1 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 4 |
| Penalties-yards | 5-42 | 2-18 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Chuck Foreman | MIN | 16 | 114 | 0 | ||||||||