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1972 Minnesota Vikings

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Record: 7-7-0, Finished 3rd in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 301 points (21.5/g), 12th of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 252 points (18.0/g), 11th.
 Differential of 49 points (3.5/g), 10th.
 Expected W-L: 8.5-5.5.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +8 (0.6/g), 6th.

Coached by Bud Grant (7-7-0)

1972 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 Mon September 18 box L 0-1 Washington Redskins 21 24 26 382 200 182 2 11 203 57 146 1
2 Sun September 24 box W 1-1 @ Detroit Lions 34 10 13 286 156 130 16 213 124 89 5
3 Sun October 1 box L 1-2 Miami Dolphins 14 16 12 240 109 131 4 14 254 134 120 2
4 Sun October 8 box L 1-3 St. Louis Cardinals 17 19 21 292 113 179 2 12 262 153 109
5 Sun October 15 box W 2-3 @ Denver Broncos 23 20 21 305 177 128 1 15 336 175 161 2
6 Mon October 23 box L 2-4 @ Chicago Bears 10 13 12 282 231 51 4 17 241 46 195 4
7 Sun October 29 box W 3-4 @ Green Bay Packers 27 13 15 344 192 152 3 12 232 130 102 4
8 Sun November 5 box W 4-4 New Orleans Saints 37 6 23 381 233 148 1 16 270 147 123 4
9 Sun November 12 box W 5-4 Detroit Lions 16 14 17 298 121 177 3 9 228 126 102 1
10 Sun November 19 box W 6-4 @ Los Angeles Rams 45 41 14 375 319 56 25 426 235 191 2
11 Sun November 26 box L 6-5 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 10 23 16 320 225 95 3 12 292 86 206 3
12 Sun December 3 box W 7-5 Chicago Bears 23 10 19 341 261 80 3 5 91 1 90 3
13 Sun December 10 box L 7-6 Green Bay Packers 7 23 9 144 90 54 4 18 270 56 214 2
14 Sat December 16 box L 7-7 @ San Francisco 49ers 17 20 17 273 96 177 2 18 383 229 154 7

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 301 4263 883 4.8 235 218 385 2523 19 13 6.1 127 472 1740 11 3.7 95 32 19 13
Team Defense 252 3701 806 4.6 297 169 331 1699 13 26 4.8 82 454 2002 13 4.4 200 40 14 15
Lg Rank Offense 12 12 14 3 4 7 6 7 15 20 18 22 11 22
Lg Rank Defense 11 5 2 9 1 7 2 9 13 16 13 20 4 14

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%
Fran Tarkenton 32 QB 14 14 215 378 56.9 2651 18 4.8 13 3.4 76 7.0 5.9 12.3 189.4 80.2 26 203 6.1 5.1 6.4
Bob Lee 27 2 0 3 6 50.0 75 1 16.7 0 0.0 63 12.5 14.2 25.0 37.5 135.4 0 0 12.5 14.2 0.0
Paul Krause* 30 FS 14 14 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Team Total 28.1 14 218 385 56.6 2726 19 4.9 13 3.4 76 7.1 6.1 12.5 194.7 81.2 26 203 6.1 5.2 6.3
Opp Total 14 169 331 51.1 1699 13 3.9 26 7.9 5.1 2.0 10.1 121.4 46.4 21 92 4.8 1.6

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
Oscar Reed 28 RB 14 14 151 639 2 43 4.2 45.6 10.8 30 205 6.8 0 37 2.1 14.6 844 2 7
Bill Brown 34 14 0 82 263 4 19 3.2 18.8 5.9 22 298 13.5 4 76 1.6 21.3 561 8 4
Dave Osborn 29 14 0 82 261 2 14 3.2 18.6 5.9 20 166 8.3 1 18 1.4 11.9 427 3 3
Ed Marinaro 22 FB 10 6 66 223 0 19 3.4 22.3 6.6 28 218 7.8 1 18 2.8 21.8 441 1 4
Clint Jones 27 7 0 52 164 2 33 3.2 23.4 7.4 6 42 7.0 0 10 0.9 6.0 206 2 1
Fran Tarkenton 32 QB 14 14 27 180 0 21 6.7 12.9 1.9 180 0 3
John Gilliam* 27 WR 14 14 8 14 0 14 1.8 1.0 0.6 47 1035 22.0 7 66 3.4 73.9 1049 7 2
Stu Voigt 24 14 0 1 1 1 1 1.0 0.1 0.1 6 50 8.3 1 14 0.4 3.6 51 2 0
Jim Lindsey 28 13 0 1 8 0 8 8.0 0.6 0.1 3 28 9.3 0 13 0.2 2.2 36 0 0
Mike Eischeid 32 P 14 0 1 -13 0 -13 -13.0 -0.9 0.1 -13 0 2
Paul Krause* 30 FS 14 14 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0 0 1
John Beasley 27 TE 14 14 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 28 232 8.3 1 18 2.0 16.6 232 1 0
Gene Washington 28 WR 12 11 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 18 259 14.4 2 39 1.5 21.6 259 2 0
John Henderson 29 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 10 190 19.0 2 70 0.8 15.8 190 2 1
Team Total 28.1 14 472 1740 11 43 3.7 124.3 33.7 218 2726 12.5 19 76 15.6 194.7 4466 30 32
Opp Total 14 454 2002 13 4.4 143.0 32.4 169 1699 10.1 13 12.1 121.4 3701 26 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 26 LCB 14 13 16 111 0 23 6.9 9 196 0 31 21.8 307
John Gilliam* 27 WR 14 14 14 369 0 47 26.4 1418
Bobby Bryant 28 RCB 14 14 10 48 0 10 4.8 2 41 0 22 20.5 89
Clint Jones 27 7 0 12 327 0 49 27.3 533
Bill Brown 34 14 0 3 37 0 27 12.3 598
Jim Lindsey 28 13 0 1 17 0 17 17.0 53
Stu Voigt 24 14 0 1 2 0 2 2.0 53
Team Total 28.1 14 26 159 0 23 6.1 42 989 0 49 23.5 5614
Opp Total 14 35 0 62 1373 0 22.1

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 34 K 14 0 4 4 9 6 10 7 9 4 1 33 21 63.6% 34 34 100.0%
Mike Eischeid 32 P 14 0 62 2651 61 1 42.8
Team Total 28.1 14 4 4 9 6 10 7 9 4 1 33 21 63.6% 34 34 100.0% 62 2651 61 1 42.8
Opp Total 14 35 22 62.9% 27 24 88.9% 62 2573 41.5

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
John Beasley 27 TE 14 14 0 2 4 0
Bill Brown 34 14 0 4 0 0 0
Bobby Bryant 28 RCB 14 14 4 82 0 34 1 2 24 1
Mike Eischeid 32 P 14 0 2 2 0 0
Carl Eller 30 LDE 14 14 0 1 0 0
John Gilliam* 27 WR 14 14 2 2 13 0
John Henderson 29 12 0 1 0 0 0
Wally Hilgenberg 30 RLB 14 14 1 17 1 14 1 2 13 0
Clint Jones 27 7 0 1 0 0 0
Karl Kassulke 31 SS 8 6 2 25 0 22
Paul Krause* 30 FS 14 14 6 109 1 35 1 1 24 1
Ed Marinaro 22 FB 10 6 4 0 0 0
Jim Marshall 35 RDE 14 14 0 1 0 0
Dave Osborn 29 14 0 3 0 0 0
Oscar Reed 28 RB 14 14 7 0 0 0
Jeff Siemon 22 MLB 13 8 2 23 0 23 0 2 0 0
Fran Tarkenton 32 QB 14 14 3 1 0 0
Mick Tingelhoff 32 C 14 14 0 3 0 0
Lonnie Warwick 30 6 0 1 6 0 6
Charlie West 26 LCB 14 13 3 7 0 8 2 2 26 0
Roy Winston 32 LLB 13 13 3 55 0 23 0 2 19 0
Jeff Wright 23 13 0 3 31 0 31 0 2 16 0
Nate Wright 26 14 0 1 10 0 10 0 1 0 0
Team Total 28.1 14 26 365 2 35 32 26 139 2
Opp Total 14 26 27 13

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 34 K 14 0 34 21 97
Bill Brown 34 14 0 4 4 48
John Gilliam* 27 WR 14 14 7 42
Dave Osborn 29 14 0 2 1 18
John Henderson 29 12 0 2 12
Clint Jones 27 7 0 2 12
Paul Krause* 30 FS 14 14 1 1 12
Oscar Reed 28 RB 14 14 2 12
Stu Voigt 24 14 0 1 1 12
Gene Washington 28 WR 12 11 2 12
John Beasley 27 TE 14 14 1 6
Bobby Bryant 28 RCB 14 14 1 6
Wally Hilgenberg 30 RLB 14 14 1 6
Ed Marinaro 22 FB 10 6 1 6
Team Total 28.1 14 11 19 2 2 34 21 301
Opp Total 14 13 13 24 22 252