Week 3
Final
MIA
MIN1Q
0 - 7
J. Gilliam 56-yard TD catch from F. Tarkenton.
Touchdown
Made XP
3Q
3 - 7
G. Yepremian 38-yard field goal.
FG Made
3Q
6 - 7
G. Yepremian 42-yard field goal.
FG Made
4Q
6 - 14
B. Brown 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
4Q
9 - 14
G. Yepremian 51-yard field goal.
FG Made
4Q
16 - 14
J. Mandich 3-yard TD catch from B. Griese.
Touchdown
Made XP
Top Performers
Pass Yds
142
Tarkenton
MIN
Rush Yds
66
Csonka
MIA
Rec Yds
91
Gilliam
MIN
Scrim TD
1
Mandich
MIA
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
1972 AFC East
MIAMIN
Dolphins
Jets
Colts
Bills
Patriots
Packers
Lions
Vikings
BearsGame Summary
The Minnesota Vikings couldn't pull it off against the Miami Dolphins, 16 to 14, on October 1, 1972.
Game Info
September 30, 1972
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Griese #12 | 16/33 | 127 | 3.8 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 43.4 |
M. Briscoe #86 | 1/1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 118.8 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Tarkenton #10 | 10/23 | 142 | 6.2 | 1 | 3 | 0-0 | 38.9 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Csonka #39 | 10 | 66 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 |
M. Morris #22 | 8 | 28 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 |
J. Kiick #21 | 7 | 21 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Griese #12 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
O. Reed #32 | 9 | 52 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 |
D. Osborn #41 | 14 | 47 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 |
F. Tarkenton #10 | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 |
B. Brown #30 | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 1 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Mandich #88 | 0/0 | 39 | 13.0 | 1 | 0 |
J. Kiick #21 | 0/0 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 |
H. Twilley #81 | 0/0 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 |
M. Briscoe #86 | 0/0 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 |
P. Warfield #42 | 0/0 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 |
M. Fleming #81 | 0/0 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Csonka #39 | 0/0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Morris #22 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Gilliam #42 | 0/0 | 91 | 30.3 | 1 | 0 |
J. Beasley #87 | 0/0 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 |
G. Washington #84 | 0/0 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 |
O. Reed #32 | 0/0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Brown #30 | 0/0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Osborn #41 | 0/0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Mumphord #26 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
D. Swift #59 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
T. Foley #25 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Winston #60 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
B. Bryant #20 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Yepremian #1 | 3/4 | 1/1 | 10 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Cox #14 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Seiple #20 | 6 | 264 | 44.0 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Eischeid #11 | 7 | 320 | 45.7 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Morris #22 | 3 | 76 | 25.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Gilliam #42 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Leigh #23 | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 0 | 0 |
D. Anderson #40 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. West #40 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Griese #12 | 16/33 | 127 | 3.8 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 43.4 |
M. Briscoe #86 | 1/1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 118.8 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Csonka #39 | 10 | 66 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 |
M. Morris #22 | 8 | 28 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 |
J. Kiick #21 | 7 | 21 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Griese #12 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Mandich #88 | 0/0 | 39 | 13.0 | 1 | 0 |
J. Kiick #21 | 0/0 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 |
H. Twilley #81 | 0/0 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 |
M. Briscoe #86 | 0/0 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 |
P. Warfield #42 | 0/0 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 |
M. Fleming #81 | 0/0 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Csonka #39 | 0/0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Morris #22 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Mumphord #26 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
D. Swift #59 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
T. Foley #25 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Yepremian #1 | 3/4 | 1/1 | 10 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Seiple #20 | 6 | 264 | 44.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Morris #22 | 3 | 76 | 25.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Leigh #23 | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 0 | 0 |
D. Anderson #40 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Tarkenton #10 | 10/23 | 142 | 6.2 | 1 | 3 | 0-0 | 38.9 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
O. Reed #32 | 9 | 52 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 |
D. Osborn #41 | 14 | 47 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 |
F. Tarkenton #10 | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 |
B. Brown #30 | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 1 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Gilliam #42 | 0/0 | 91 | 30.3 | 1 | 0 |
J. Beasley #87 | 0/0 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 |
G. Washington #84 | 0/0 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 |
O. Reed #32 | 0/0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Brown #30 | 0/0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Osborn #41 | 0/0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Winston #60 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
B. Bryant #20 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Cox #14 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Eischeid #11 | 7 | 320 | 45.7 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Gilliam #42 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. West #40 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
254
Total Yds
240
134
Pass Yds
109
120
Rush Yds
131
62
Total Plays
63
4.1
Yards Per Play
3.8
3.7
Yards Per Pass
3.9
4.6
Yards Per Rush
3.7
14
1st Downs
12
6
Punts
7
2
Turnovers
4
2
Interceptions Thrown
3
0
Fumbles Lost
1
5
Penalties
3
55
Penalty Yards
25
5
Sacks
2
33
Sack Yards
15
0
D/ST TD
0
