The Minnesota Vikings lost to the Miami Dolphins, 16 to 14, on October 1, 1972.

Final

Dolphins

3-0-0

16

Vikings

1-2-0

14

Team

MIA

MIN

1

0

7

2

0

3

6

0

4

10

7

Total

16

14

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

MIA

MIN

John Gilliam 56-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick)

0

7

3rd quarter

MIA

MIN

Garo Yepremian 38-yard field goal

3

7

Garo Yepremian 42-yard field goal

6

7

4th quarter

MIA

MIN

Bill Brown 1-yard run (Fred Cox kick)

6

14

Garo Yepremian 51-yard field goal

9

14

Jim Mandich 3-yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick)

16

14

Dolphins

Vikings

1st Downs

14

12

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

62

63

Total Yards

254

240

Yards per play

4.1

3.8

Passing

134

109

Comp - Att

17 - 34

10 - 23

Yards per pass

3.7

3.9

Interceptions thrown

2

3

Sacks - Yards lost

2 - 15

5 - 33

Rushing

120

131

Rushing Attempts

26

35

Yards per rush

4.6

3.7

Penalties

5

3

Turnovers

2

4

Fumbles lost

0

1

Interceptions

2

3

Possession

Dolphins

Vikings

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Bob Griese	16	33	127	3.8	1	2		43.4
Marlin Briscoe	1	1	22	22.0	0	0		118.8
Team	17	34	134	4.4	1	2	2	47.3

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC
Larry Csonka	10	66	6.6
Mercury Morris	8	28	3.5
Jim Kiick	7	21	3.0
Bob Griese	1	5	5.0
Team	26	120	4.6

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Jim Mandich	3	39	13.0	1
Jim Kiick	3	25	8.3	0
Howard Twilley	2	25	12.5	0
Marlin Briscoe	3	20	6.7	0
Paul Warfield	2	15	7.5	0
Marv Fleming	2	10	5.0	0
Larry Csonka	1	9	9.0	0
Mercury Morris	1	6	6.0	0
Team	17	149	4.4	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	0	0	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			5.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Garo Yepremian	3	4		1	10
Team	3	4		1	10

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Larry Seiple	6	264	44.0
Team	6	264	44.0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Mercury Morris	3	76	25.3	0
Team	3	76	25.3	0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG
Charlie Leigh	4	45	11.3
Dick Anderson	1	0	0.0
Team	5	45	9.0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Fran Tarkenton	10	23	142	6.2	1	3		38.9
Team	10	23	109	6.2	1	3	5	38.9

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Oscar Reed	9	52	5.8	0
Dave Osborn	14	47	3.4	0
Bill Brown	6	16	2.7	1
Fran Tarkenton	6	16	2.7	0
Team	35	131	3.7	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
John Gilliam	3	91	30.3	1
John Beasley	3	23	7.7	0
Gene Washington	1	12	12.0	0
Oscar Reed	1	7	7.0	0
Bill Brown	1	5	5.0	0
Dave Osborn	1	4	4.0	0
Team	10	142	6.2	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	1	1	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			2.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Fred Cox	0	0		2	2
Team	0	0		2	2

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Mike Eischeid	7	320	45.7
Team	7	320	45.7

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
John Gilliam	1	22	22.0	0
Team	1	22	22.0	0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Charlie West	1	5	5.0	0
Team	1	5	5.0	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

2,331

Cousins

RUSH

700

Mattison

REC

1,074

Jefferson

Team Rankings

PPG

20.2

22nd

OPP PPG

21.3

13th

RUSH YDS/G

91.4

29th

PASS YDS/G

276.5

1st

2023 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Lions	12	5	.706
Packers	9	8	.529
Bears	7	10	.412
Vikings	7	10	.412

Last Game

Lions

12-5-0

30

Final

20

Vikings

7-10-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

1,051

Mahomes

837

Goff

774

Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

313

Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

226

Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

355

Kelce

274

Brown

262

Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

6

Mayfield

6

Mahomes

5

Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

4

McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

3

Ferguson

3

Kelce

2

Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

120.9

Stafford

109.3

Stroud

108.6

Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

3.0

Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

34.5

32.0

28.7

27.5

27.5

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

13.5

15.8

20.0

22.0

24.0

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

510.0

425.0

417.0

389.0

386.0

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

180.5

155.0

139.5

128.0

125.3

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

403.0

367.0

343.0

307.0

279.0

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

14-6

13-7-1

11-6-1

12-7

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-11-1

5-11-1

6-11

6-10-1

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

	AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Ravens	13	4	0	.765
2	Browns	11	6	0	.647
	AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Bills	11	6	0	.647
2	Dolphins	11	6	0	.647
	AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	Chiefs	11	6	0	.647
2	Raiders	8	9	0	.471
	AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Texans	10	7	0	.588
2	Jaguars	9	8	0	.529

	NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Lions	12	5	0	.706
2	Packers	9	8	0	.529
	NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	49ers	12	5	0	.706
2	Rams	10	7	0	.588
	NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Cowboys	12	5	0	.706
2	Eagles	11	6	0	.647
	NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Buccaneers	9	8	0	.529
2	Saints	9	8	0	.529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 2/10	SF	@	KC	22-25
Sat 1/27	KC	@	BAL	17-10
Sat 1/27	DET	@	SF	31-34
Sat 1/20	TB	@	DET	23-31
Sat 1/20	KC	@	BUF	27-24

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 9/6	GB	@	PHI	1:00 PM

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The Minnesota Vikings lost to the Miami Dolphins, 16 to 14, on October 1, 1972.

Final

Dolphins

16

Vikings

14

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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2,331

700

1,074

NFL 2023 Leaders

1,051

837

774

313

268

226

355

274

262

6

6

5

4

3

3

3

3

2

120.9

109.3

108.6

3.0

3.0

2.0

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule