The Denver Broncos couldn't pull it off against the Minnesota Vikings, 23 to 20, on October 15, 1972.
1st quarter
MIN
DEN
Fred Cox 40-yard field goal
3
0
2nd quarter
MIN
DEN
Fred Cox 9-yard field goal
6
0
Floyd Little 36-yard pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Turner kick)
6
7
3rd quarter
MIN
DEN
Fred Cox 30-yard field goal
9
7
Bill Brown 1-yard run (Fred Cox kick)
16
7
4th quarter
MIN
DEN
Floyd Little 27-yard run (Jim Turner kick)
16
14
Floyd Little 2-yard run (kick failed)
16
20
Gene Washington 31-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick)
23
20
Vikings
Broncos
1st Downs
21
15
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
62
60
Total Yards
305
336
Yards per play
4.9
5.6
Passing
177
175
Comp - Att
19 - 30
15 - 27
Yards per pass
5.7
6.5
Interceptions thrown
0
2
Sacks - Yards lost
1 - 5
0 - 0
Rushing
128
161
Rushing Attempts
31
33
Yards per rush
4.1
4.9
Penalties
4
5
Turnovers
1
2
Fumbles lost
1
0
Interceptions
0
2
Possession
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fran Tarkenton | 19 | 30 | 182 | 6.1 | 1 | 0 | 91.3 | |
| Team | 19 | 30 | 177 | 6.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 91.3 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oscar Reed | 12 | 53 | 4.4 | 0 |
| Dave Osborn | 10 | 42 | 4.2 | 0 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 |
| Clint Jones | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 |
| Bill Brown | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 1 |
| Team | 31 | 128 | 4.1 | 1 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Washington | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 1 | |
| Dave Osborn | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Oscar Reed | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 0 | |
| Bill Brown | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | |
| John Gilliam | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | |
| John Beasley | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | |
| Ed Marinaro | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 19 | 182 | 6.1 | 1 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 0.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Cox | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | |
| Team | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Eischeid | 4 | 196 | 49.0 | |
| Team | 4 | 196 | 49.0 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clint Jones | 2 | 66 | 33.0 | 0 | |
| Charlie West | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 3 | 95 | 31.7 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Bryant | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | |
| Team | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 |
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charley Johnson | 12 | 22 | 164 | 7.5 | 1 | 1 | 74.8 | |
| Steve Ramsey | 3 | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 0 | 1 | 25.0 | |
| Team | 15 | 27 | 175 | 6.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 56.9 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floyd Little | 18 | 100 | 5.6 | 2 |
| Bobby Anderson | 14 | 58 | 4.1 | 0 |
| Steve Ramsey | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Team | 33 | 161 | 4.9 | 2 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Sherman | 5 | 93 | 18.6 | 0 | |
| Floyd Little | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 1 | |
| Bobby Anderson | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Jerry Simmons | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| Riley Odoms | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 15 | 175 | 6.5 | 1 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Turner | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Team | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Van Heusen | 5 | 253 | 50.6 | |
| Team | 5 | 253 | 50.6 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Dawkins | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 0 | |
| Randy Montgomery | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | |
| Floyd Little | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 5 | 97 | 19.4 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Simone | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 |
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