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1973 Minnesota Vikings

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

1973 NFC Champions

Scored 296 points (21.1/g), 9th of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 168 points (12.0/g), 2nd.
 Differential of 128 points (9.1/g), 5th.
 Expected W-L: 11.1-2.9.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +10 (0.7/g), 5th.

Coached by Bud Grant (12-2-0)

1973 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 16 box W 1-0 Oakland Raiders 24 16 16 273 170 103 2 19 353 153 200 4
2 Sun September 23 box W 2-0 @ Chicago Bears 22 13 13 309 121 188 1 16 374 174 200 2
3 Sun September 30 box W 3-0 Green Bay Packers 11 3 17 284 78 206 4 10 160 70 90 2
4 Sun October 7 box W 4-0 @ Detroit Lions 23 9 17 326 179 147 3 15 245 91 154 4
5 Sun October 14 box W 5-0 @ San Francisco 49ers 17 13 14 220 124 96 1 28 430 320 110 5
6 Sun October 21 box W 6-0 Philadelphia Eagles 28 21 25 409 192 217 1 19 315 189 126
7 Sun October 28 box W 7-0 Los Angeles Rams 10 9 19 253 71 182 1 11 157 68 89 2
8 Sun November 4 box W 8-0 Cleveland Browns 26 3 23 353 152 201 1 4 145 75 70 3
9 Sun November 11 box W 9-0 Detroit Lions 28 7 23 403 155 248 1 17 246 119 127 2
10 Mon November 19 box L 9-1 @ Atlanta Falcons 14 20 17 291 209 82 3 18 347 171 176 3
11 Sun November 25 box W 10-1 Chicago Bears 31 13 20 375 172 203 3 16 198 57 141 2
12 Sun December 2 box L 10-2 @ Cincinnati Bengals 0 27 13 201 120 81 3 17 332 105 227
13 Sat December 8 box W 11-2 @ Green Bay Packers 31 7 10 221 83 138 17 300 148 152 5
14 Sun December 16 box W 12-2 @ New York Giants 31 7 19 313 130 183 2 13 266 154 112 2
Playoffs
Division Sat December 22 box W 13-2 Washington Redskins 27 20 17 359 218 141 2 18 314 159 155 2
ConfChamp Sun December 30 box W 14-2 @ Dallas Cowboys 27 10 20 306 103 203 4 9 153 63 90 6
SuperBowl Sun January 13 box L 14-3 N Miami Dolphins 7 24 14 238 166 72 2 21 259 63 196

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 296 4231 868 4.9 246 179 298 1956 16 9 5.9 99 538 2275 14 4.2 137 26 17 10
Team Defense 168 3868 857 4.5 220 198 377 1894 8 21 4.7 99 450 1974 5 4.4 106 36 15 15
Lg Rank Offense 9 7 8 22 14 9 1 5 6 6 10 9 2 16
Lg Rank Defense 2 12 11 22 12 2 5 7 4 11 1 23 9 16

Passing

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No. Age Pos G GS QBrec 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%
10 Fran Tarkenton 33 QB 14 14 12-2-0 169 274 61.7 2113 15 5.5 7 2.6 54 7.7 7.7 12.5 150.9 93.2 31 270 6.0 6.0 10.2
17 Bob Berry 31 6 0 10 24 41.7 121 1 4.2 2 8.3 30 5.0 2.1 12.1 20.2 37.0 1 8 4.5 1.7 4.0
Team Total 28.5 14 12-2-0 179 298 60.1 2234 16 5.4 9 3.0 54 7.5 7.2 12.5 159.6 88.7 32 278 5.9 5.7 9.7
Opp Total 14 198 377 52.5 2124 8 2.1 21 5.6 5.6 3.6 10.7 151.7 53.2 30 230 4.7 2.7

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
No. 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
44 Chuck Foreman* 23 FB 12 11 182 801 4 50 4.4 66.8 15.2 37 362 9.8 2 35 3.1 30.2 1163 6 6
32 Oscar Reed 29 RB 12 8 100 401 3 30 4.0 33.4 8.3 19 122 6.4 0 13 1.6 10.2 523 3 2
49 Ed Marinaro 23 13 0 95 302 2 27 3.2 23.2 7.3 26 196 7.5 2 17 2.0 15.1 498 4 3
41 Dave Osborn 30 11 0 48 216 0 14 4.5 19.6 4.4 3 4 1.3 0 5 0.3 0.4 220 0 2
30 Bill Brown 35 14 0 47 206 3 21 4.4 14.7 3.4 5 22 4.4 1 7 0.4 1.6 228 4 2
10 Fran Tarkenton 33 QB 14 14 41 202 1 16 4.9 14.4 2.9 202 1 5
33 Brent McClanahan 22 RET 13 0 17 69 0 10 4.1 5.3 1.3 69 0 2
42 John Gilliam* 28 WR 14 14 5 71 1 44 14.2 5.1 0.4 42 907 21.6 8 54 3.0 64.8 978 9 1
17 Bob Berry 31 6 0 2 5 0 5 2.5 0.8 0.3 5 0 0
83 Stu Voigt 25 TE 13 13 1 2 0 2 2.0 0.2 0.1 23 318 13.8 2 43 1.8 24.5 320 2 1
84 Carroll Dale 35 WR 13 12 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 14 192 13.7 0 40 1.1 14.8 192 0 0
85 Gary Ballman 33 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 22 11.0 0 12 0.4 4.4 22 0 0
86 Rhett Dawson 25 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 24 12.0 0 19 1.0 12.0 24 0 0
89 Doug Kingsriter 23 11 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 27 13.5 0 14 0.2 2.5 27 0 0
82 Jim Lash 22 9 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 34 17.0 0 18 0.2 3.8 34 0 0
87 John Beasley 28 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 3 3.0 1 0 0.2 0.6 3 1 0
72 John Ward 25 8 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 1 1.0 0 1 0.1 0.1 1 0 0
Team Total 28.5 14 538 2275 14 50 4.2 162.5 38.4 179 2234 12.5 16 54 12.8 159.6 4509 30 29
Opp Total 14 450 1974 5 4.4 141.0 32.1 198 1894 9.6 8 14.1 135.3 3868 13 36

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
20 Bobby Bryant 29 RCB 14 14 25 140 0 16 5.6 140
33 Brent McClanahan 22 RET 13 0 16 410 0 45 25.6 479
42 John Gilliam* 28 WR 14 14 10 174 0 29 17.4 1152
40 Charlie West 27 5 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 3 104 0 42 34.7 104
30 Bill Brown 35 14 0 3 35 0 18 11.7 263
23 Jeff Wright 24 SS 14 14 2 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
32 Oscar Reed 29 RB 12 8 2 29 0 15 14.5 552
Team Total 28.5 14 28 140 0 16 5.0 35 752 0 45 21.5 5401
Opp Total 14 42 1 59 1148 0 19.5

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
No. 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
14 Fred Cox 35 K 14 0 7 7 9 7 7 4 10 3 2 35 21 60.0% 33 33 100.0%
11 Mike Eischeid 33 P 14 0 66 2628 57 0 39.8
Team Total 28.5 14 7 7 9 7 7 4 10 3 2 35 21 60.0% 33 33 100.0% 66 2628 57 0 39.8
Opp Total 14 38 21 55.3% 15 15 100.0% 57 2337 41.0

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
No. Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
30 Bill Brown 35 14 0 2 0 0 0
24 Terry Brown 26 14 0 1 63 1 63
20 Bobby Bryant 29 RCB 14 14 7 105 1 46 1 0 0 0
81 Carl Eller*+ 31 LDE 14 14 0 1 0 0
44 Chuck Foreman* 23 FB 12 11 6 1 0 0
42 John Gilliam* 28 WR 14 14 1 0 0 0
68 Charles Goodrum 23 10 0 0 1 0 0
58 Wally Hilgenberg 31 RLB 13 13 1 6 0 6 0 2 2 1
89 Doug Kingsriter 23 11 0 0 1 0 0
22 Paul Krause* 31 FS 14 14 4 28 0 24 0 1 4 0
77 Gary Larsen 33 LDT 14 14 0 1 0 0
75 Bob Lurtsema 31 14 0 0 1 0 0
49 Ed Marinaro 23 13 0 3 0 0 0
70 Jim Marshall 36 RDE 14 14 1 1 7 0
33 Brent McClanahan 22 RET 13 0 2 1 0 0
41 Dave Osborn 30 11 0 2 0 0 0
88 Alan Page*+ 28 RDT 14 14 0 1 0 0
52 Ron Porter 28 13 0 0 1 0 0
32 Oscar Reed 29 RB 12 8 2 1 0 0
50 Jeff Siemon* 23 MLB 14 14 2 24 0 21 0 2 0 0
10 Fran Tarkenton 33 QB 14 14 5 1 0 0
53 Mick Tingelhoff 33 C 14 14 0 1 0 0
83 Stu Voigt 25 TE 13 13 1 0 0 0
62 Ed White 26 LG 14 14 0 1 0 0
60 Roy Winston 33 LLB 13 13 0 2 4 0 1
23 Jeff Wright 24 SS 14 14 3 31 0 25 2 3 0 0
43 Nate Wright 27 LCB 14 14 3 6 0 6 1 2 0 0
Team Total 28.5 14 21 263 2 63 29 26 17 1 1
Opp Total 14 32 36 21

Scoring Summary

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No. Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
14 Fred Cox 35 K 14 0 33 21 96
42 John Gilliam* 28 WR 14 14 1 8 9 54
44 Chuck Foreman* 23 FB 12 11 4 2 6 36
30 Bill Brown 35 14 0 3 1 4 24
49 Ed Marinaro 23 13 0 2 2 4 24
32 Oscar Reed 29 RB 12 8 3 3 18
83 Stu Voigt 25 TE 13 13 2 2 12
87 John Beasley 28 5 0 1 1 6
24 Terry Brown 26 14 0 1 1 6
20 Bobby Bryant 29 RCB 14 14 1 1 6
58 Wally Hilgenberg 31 RLB 13 13 1 1 6
10 Fran Tarkenton 33 QB 14 14 1 1 6
60 Roy Winston 33 LLB 13 13 1 2
Team Total 28.5 14 14 16 1 2 33 33 21 1 296
Opp Total 14 5 8 1 15 21 168