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You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Boxscores > Washington Redskins at Minnesota Vikings - December 22nd, 1973
Washington Redskins 20 at Minnesota Vikings 27
Saturday, December 22, 1973
Washington Redskins 20, Minnesota Vikings 27| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins (10-5-0) | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| Minnesota Vikings (13-2-0) | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 27 |
Scoring
| WAS | MIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | MIN | Fred Cox 19 yard field goal | 0 | 3 |
| WAS | Larry Brown 3 yard rush (Curt Knight kick) | 7 | 3 | |
| 3rd | MIN | Bill Brown 2 yard rush (Fred Cox kick) | 7 | 10 |
| WAS | Curt Knight 52 yard field goal | 10 | 10 | |
| 4th | WAS | Curt Knight 42 yard field goal | 13 | 10 |
| MIN | John Gilliam 28 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) | 13 | 17 | |
| MIN | John Gilliam 6 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) | 13 | 24 | |
| WAS | Roy Jefferson 28 yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Curt Knight kick) | 20 | 24 | |
| MIN | Fred Cox 30 yard field goal | 20 | 27 |
Team Stats
| WAS | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 18 | 17 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 42-155-1 | 34-141-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 13-24-159-1-1 | 16-28-222-2-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| Net pass yards | 159 | 218 |
| Total yards | 314 | 359 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-1 | 2-1 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
| Penalties-yards | 0-0 | 2-9 |
Rushing & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Larry Brown | WAS | 29 | 115 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 17 | ||||||
| Roy Jefferson | WAS | 6 | 84 | 1 | 30 | ||||||||||
| Billy Kilmer | WAS | 13 | 24 | 159 | 1 | 1 | 30 | ||||||||
| Charley Taylor | WAS | 4 | 56 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||||
| Charlie Harraway | WAS | 13 | 40 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Oscar Reed | MIN | 17 | 95 | 0 | 46 | 5 | 76 | 0 | 50 | ||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | MIN | 16 | 28 | 222 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Chuck Foreman | MIN | 11 | 40 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 14 | ||||||
| Stu Voigt | MIN | 3 | 39 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||
| John Gilliam | MIN | 2 | 36 | 2 | 28 | ||||||||||
| Carroll Dale | MIN | 2 | 31 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||
| Jim Lash | MIN | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||||
| Ed Marinaro | MIN | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Bill Brown | MIN | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
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 | |||
| Mike Bass | WAS | 1 | 28 | 0 | 28 | ||||||||||||||
| Larry Brown | WAS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Bob Brunet | WAS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | 19 | |||||||||
| Speedy Duncan | WAS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||
| Pat Fischer | WAS | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Herb Mul-Key | WAS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | ||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Bobby Bryant | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||
| John Gilliam | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 78 | 26.0 | 0 | 31 | |||||||||
| Jeff Siemon | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Charlie West | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 0 | 25 | |||||||||
| Nate Wright | MIN | 1 | 26 | 0 | 26 | ||||||||||||||
Washington Redskins Starting Lineup
| Billy Kilmer | QB |
| Larry Brown | RB |
| Charlie Harraway | FB |
| Charley Taylor | WR |
| Roy Jefferson | WR |
| Jerry Smith | TE |
| Terry Hermeling | LT |
| Paul Laaveg | LG |
| Len Hauss | C |
| John Wilbur | RG |
| George Starke | RT |
| Ron McDole | LDE |
| Bill Brundige | LDT |
| Diron Talbert | RDT |
| Verlon Biggs | RDE |
| Dave Robinson | LLB |
| Myron Pottios | MLB |
| Chris Hanburger | RLB |
| Pat Fischer | LCB |
| Mike Bass | RCB |
| Ken Houston | SS |
| Brig Owens | FS |
Minnesota Vikings Starting Lineup
| Fran Tarkenton | QB |
| Oscar Reed | RB |
| Chuck Foreman | FB |
| Carroll Dale | WR |
| John Gilliam | WR |
| Stu Voigt | TE |
| Grady Alderman | LT |
| Ed White | LG |
| Mick Tingelhoff | C |
| Milt Sunde | RG |
| Ron Yary | RT |
| Carl Eller | LDE |
| Gary Larsen | LDT |
| Alan Page | RDT |
| Jim Marshall | RDE |
| Roy Winston | LLB |
| Jeff Siemon | MLB |
| Wally Hilgenberg | RLB |
| Nate Wright | LCB |
| Bobby Bryant | RCB |
| Jeff Wright | SS |
| Paul Krause | FS |