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1970 Minnesota Vikings

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Record: 12-2-0, Finished 1st in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 335 points (23.9/g), 3rd of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 143 points (10.2/g), 1st.
 Differential of 192 points (13.7/g), 1st.
 Expected W-L: 12.4-1.6.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +13 (0.9/g), 4th.

Coached by Bud Grant (12-2-0)

1970 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 20 box W 1-0 Kansas City Chiefs 27 10 17 220 88 132 3 8 218 155 63 4
2 Sun September 27 box W 2-0 New Orleans Saints 26 0 12 291 185 106 2 8 131 71 60 4
3 Sun October 4 box L 2-1 @ Green Bay Packers 10 13 13 216 159 57 3 9 173 32 141 2
4 Sun October 11 box W 3-1 @ Chicago Bears 24 0 17 342 200 142 3 9 137 75 62 6
5 Sun October 18 box W 4-1 Dallas Cowboys 54 13 19 258 145 113 14 286 126 160 4
6 Mon October 26 box W 5-1 Los Angeles Rams 13 3 12 172 26 146 2 5 100 34 66 5
7 Sun November 1 box W 6-1 @ Detroit Lions 30 17 17 387 251 136 4 13 254 186 68 3
8 Sun November 8 box W 7-1 @ Washington Redskins 19 10 14 163 53 110 21 334 179 155 1
9 Sun November 15 box W 8-1 Detroit Lions 24 20 17 289 204 85 2 15 185 59 126 2
10 Sun November 22 box W 9-1 Green Bay Packers 10 3 11 202 104 98 15 282 158 124 2
11 Sun November 29 box L 9-2 @ New York Jets 10 20 11 167 108 59 4 15 261 74 187
12 Sat December 5 box W 10-2 Chicago Bears 16 13 16 281 79 202 1 9 129 88 41 3
13 Sun December 13 box W 11-2 @ Boston Patriots 35 14 28 429 317 112 4 15 182 116 66 4
14 Sun December 20 box W 12-2 @ Atlanta Falcons 37 7 21 398 262 136 3 12 131 85 46 4
Playoffs
Division Sun December 27 box L 12-3 San Francisco 49ers 14 17

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 335 3815 881 4.3 225 173 344 2181 12 15 5.8 111 508 1634 16 3.2 98 31 16 16
Team Defense 143 2803 814 3.4 268 195 367 1438 6 28 3.5 89 398 1365 4 3.4 168 44 16 11
Lg Rank Offense 3 19 15 19 14 19 7 8 3 14 3 24 11 19
Lg Rank Defense 1 1 1 10 1 1 2 1 5 5 1 5 1 5

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Gary Cuozzo 29 QB 12 12 128 257 49.8 1720 7 2.7 10 3.9 72 6.7 5.2 13.4 143.3 64.3 23 161 5.6 4.2 8.2
Bob Lee 25 6 2 40 79 50.6 610 5 6.3 5 6.3 52 7.7 5.5 15.3 101.7 71.2 6 36 6.8 4.7 7.1
Bill Cappleman 23 1 0 4 7 57.1 49 0 0.0 0 0.0 26 7.0 7.0 12.3 49.0 78.9 0 0 7.0 7.0 0.0
Fred Cox* 32 K 14 0 1 1 100.0 -1 0 0.0 0 0.0 -1 -1.0 -1.0 -1.0 -0.1 79.2 0 0 -1.0 -1.0 0.0
Team Total 26.9 14 173 344 50.3 2378 12 3.5 15 4.4 72 6.9 5.3 13.7 169.9 66.3 29 197 5.8 4.4 7.8
Opp Total 14 195 367 53.1 1438 6 1.6 28 7.6 3.9 0.6 7.4 102.7 36.3 49 360 3.5 -0.3

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
Dave Osborn* 27 RB 14 10 207 681 5 16 3.3 48.6 14.8 23 202 8.8 1 28 1.6 14.4 883 6 5
Clint Jones 25 RET 14 0 120 369 9 23 3.1 26.4 8.6 9 117 13.0 0 72 0.6 8.4 486 9 5
Bill Brown 32 FB 14 12 101 324 0 18 3.2 23.1 7.2 15 149 9.9 2 17 1.1 10.6 473 2 3
Oscar Reed 26 12 0 42 132 1 21 3.1 11.0 3.5 6 53 8.8 0 19 0.5 4.4 185 1 2
Gary Cuozzo 29 QB 12 12 17 61 0 15 3.6 5.1 1.4 61 0 3
Jim Lindsey 26 11 0 11 47 0 9 4.3 4.3 1.0 4 94 23.5 1 49 0.4 8.5 141 1 0
Bob Lee 25 6 2 10 20 1 10 2.0 3.3 1.7 20 1 2
Gene Washington* 26 WR 14 14 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 44 702 16.0 4 49 3.1 50.1 702 4 1
John Henderson 27 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 31 527 17.0 2 52 2.2 37.6 527 2 0
Bob Grim 25 WR 14 9 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 23 287 12.5 0 35 1.6 20.5 287 0 1
John Beasley 25 TE 14 14 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 17 237 13.9 2 40 1.2 16.9 237 2 0
Kent Kramer 26 11 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 10 10.0 0 10 0.1 0.9 10 0 0
Team Total 26.9 14 508 1634 16 23 3.2 116.7 36.3 173 2378 13.7 12 72 12.4 169.9 4012 28 25
Opp Total 14 398 1365 4 3.4 97.5 28.4 195 1438 7.4 6 13.9 102.7 2803 10 27

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Charlie West 24 RET 14 0 29 169 0 53 5.8 11 319 0 66 29.0 488
Clint Jones 25 RET 14 0 19 452 0 41 23.8 938
Bob Grim 25 WR 14 9 5 46 0 24 9.2 333
Oscar Reed 26 12 0 5 71 0 19 14.2 256
Paul Dickson 33 14 0 1 1 0 1 1.0 1
Steve Smith 26 14 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Team Total 26.9 14 35 216 0 53 6.2 36 842 0 66 23.4 5070
Opp Total 14 38 1 69 1514 3 21.9

Kicking & Punting

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0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Fred Cox* 32 K 14 0 8 8 14 11 4 4 16 7 4 46 30 65.2% 35 35 100.0%
Tom McNeill 28 P 14 0 61 2309 64 0 37.9
Team Total 26.9 14 8 8 14 11 4 4 16 7 4 46 30 65.2% 35 35 100.0% 61 2309 64 0 37.9
Opp Total 14 27 15 55.6% 14 14 100.0% 84 3150 37.5

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Grady Alderman 32 LT 14 11 0 1 0 0
Bill Brown 32 FB 14 12 3 0 0 0
Bobby Bryant 26 LCB 11 10 3 40 1 39
John Charles 26 8 0 1 25 0 25
Fred Cox* 32 K 14 0 0 1 0 0
Gary Cuozzo 29 QB 12 12 3 2 0 0
Carl Eller*+ 28 LDE 14 14 0 2 2 0
Bob Grim 25 WR 14 9 1 1 0 0
Wally Hilgenberg 28 RLB 14 14 2 33 0 17
Clint Jones 25 RET 14 0 5 1 0 0
Karl Kassulke* 29 SS 14 14 3 22 0 11
Kent Kramer 26 11 0 0 1 0 0
Paul Krause 28 FS 14 14 6 90 0 40 1 0 0 0
Gary Larsen* 30 LDT 14 14 0 2 0 0
Bob Lee 25 6 2 2 0 0 0
Jim Marshall 33 RDE 14 14 0 2 24 0
Mike McGill 24 14 0 0 1 5 1
Dave Osborn* 27 RB 14 10 5 1 0 0
Alan Page*+ 25 RDT 14 14 1 27 0 27 0 7 77 1
Oscar Reed 26 12 0 2 0 0 0
Ed Sharockman 31 RCB 14 14 7 132 1 43
Steve Smith 26 14 0 1 0 0 0
Mick Tingelhoff 30 C 14 14 0 1 0 0
Lonnie Warwick 28 MLB 14 14 3 30 0 23
Gene Washington* 26 WR 14 14 1 1 0 0
Charlie West 24 RET 14 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Roy Winston 30 LLB 14 14 1 13 0 13 0 1 14 1
Team Total 26.9 14 28 412 2 43 25 25 122 3
Opp Total 14 29 27 11

Scoring Summary

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Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Fred Cox* 32 K 14 0 35 30 125
Clint Jones 25 RET 14 0 9 54
Dave Osborn* 27 RB 14 10 5 1 36
Gene Washington* 26 WR 14 14 4 24
Ed Sharockman 31 RCB 14 14 1 2 18
John Beasley 25 TE 14 14 2 12
Bill Brown 32 FB 14 12 2 12
John Henderson 27 14 0 2 12
Bobby Bryant 26 LCB 11 10 1 6
Bob Lee 25 6 2 1 6
Jim Lindsey 26 11 0 1 6
Mike McGill 24 14 0 1 6
Alan Page*+ 25 RDT 14 14 1 6
Oscar Reed 26 12 0 1 6
Roy Winston 30 LLB 14 14 1 6
Team Total 26.9 14 16 12 3 2 2 35 30 335
Opp Total 14 4 6 1 3 14 15 143