Vikings 23-20 Broncos (Oct 15, 1972)

MIN

DEN

1

3

0

2

3

7

3

10

0

4

7

13

23

20

1Q

3 - 0

F. Cox 40-yard field goal.

FG Made

2Q

6 - 0

F. Cox 9-yard field goal.

FG Made

2Q

6 - 7

F. Little 36-yard TD catch from C. Johnson.

Touchdown

Made XP

3Q

9 - 7

F. Cox 30-yard field goal.

FG Made

3Q

16 - 7

B. Brown 1-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

16 - 14

F. Little 27-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

16 - 20

F. Little 2-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Missed XP

4Q

23 - 20

G. Washington 31-yard TD catch from F. Tarkenton.

Touchdown

Made XP

Top Performers

Pass Yds

182

Tarkenton

MIN

Rush Yds

100

Little

DEN

Rec Yds

93

Sherman

DEN

Scrim TD

3

Little

DEN

Matchup

Pass Rush Rec

Fran Tarkenton

MIN QB #10

Charley Johnson

DEN QB #12

182

Pass Yds

164

1

Pass TD

1

0

Int

1

MIN

Team Stats

DEN

305

Total Yds

336

21

1st Downs

15

1

Turnovers

2

1972 NFC Central

MINDEN

Team	W	L	T	PCT
Packers	10	4	0	.714
Lions	8	5	1	.607
Vikings	7	7	0	.500
Bears	4	9	1	.321

Team	W	L	T	PCT
Raiders	10	3	1	.750
Chiefs	8	6	0	.571
Broncos	5	9	0	.357
Chargers	4	9	1	.321

Game Summary

The Denver Broncos couldn't pull it off against the Minnesota Vikings, 23 to 20, on October 15, 1972.

Game Info

October 14, 1972

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Fran Tarkenton F. Tarkenton #10	19/30	182	6.1	1	0	0-0	91.3

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Charley Johnson C. Johnson #12	12/22	164	7.5	1	1	0-0	74.8
Steve Ramsey S. Ramsey #10	3/5	11	2.2	0	1	0-0	25.0

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
Oscar Reed O. Reed #32	12	53	4.4	0
Dave Osborn D. Osborn #41	10	42	4.2	0
Fran Tarkenton F. Tarkenton #10	2	21	10.5	0
Clint Jones C. Jones #26	2	7	3.5	0
Bill Brown B. Brown #30	5	5	1.0	1

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
Floyd Little F. Little #44	18	100	5.6	2
Bobby Anderson B. Anderson #11	14	58	4.1	0
Steve Ramsey S. Ramsey #10	1	3	3.0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
Gene Washington G. Washington #84	0/0	56	14.0	1
Dave Osborn D. Osborn #41	0/0	24	6.0	0
Oscar Reed O. Reed #32	0/0	24	4.8	0
Bill Brown B. Brown #30	0/0	22	22.0	0
John Gilliam J. Gilliam #42	0/0	21	10.5	0
John Beasley J. Beasley #87	0/0	19	9.5	0
Ed Marinaro E. Marinaro #49	0/0	16	16.0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
Rod Sherman R. Sherman #13	0/0	93	18.6	0
Floyd Little F. Little #44	0/0	39	19.5	1
Bobby Anderson B. Anderson #11	0/0	18	4.5	0
Jerry Simmons J. Simmons #80	0/0	13	4.3	0
Riley Odoms R. Odoms #88	0/0	12	12.0	0

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Paul Krause P. Krause #22	0-0	0	0	2	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Fred Cox F. Cox #14	3/4	2/2	11	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Jim Turner J. Turner #15	0/2	2/2	2	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Mike Eischeid M. Eischeid #11	4	196	49.0	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Billy Van Heusen B. Van Heusen #42	5	253	50.6	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Clint Jones C. Jones #26	2	66	33.0	0	0
Charlie West C. West #40	1	29	29.0	0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg
Floyd Little F. Little #44	1	8	8.0
Randy Montgomery R. Montgomery #21	2	38	19.0
Joe Dawkins J. Dawkins #33	2	51	25.5

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Bobby Bryant B. Bryant #20	2	13	6.5	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Mike Simone M. Simone #51	1	5	5.0	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Fran Tarkenton F. Tarkenton #10	19/30	182	6.1	1	0	0-0	91.3

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
Oscar Reed O. Reed #32	12	53	4.4	0
Dave Osborn D. Osborn #41	10	42	4.2	0
Fran Tarkenton F. Tarkenton #10	2	21	10.5	0
Clint Jones C. Jones #26	2	7	3.5	0
Bill Brown B. Brown #30	5	5	1.0	1

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
Gene Washington G. Washington #84	0/0	56	14.0	1
Dave Osborn D. Osborn #41	0/0	24	6.0	0
Oscar Reed O. Reed #32	0/0	24	4.8	0
Bill Brown B. Brown #30	0/0	22	22.0	0
John Gilliam J. Gilliam #42	0/0	21	10.5	0
John Beasley J. Beasley #87	0/0	19	9.5	0
Ed Marinaro E. Marinaro #49	0/0	16	16.0	0

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Paul Krause P. Krause #22	0-0	0	0	2	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Fred Cox F. Cox #14	3/4	2/2	11	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Mike Eischeid M. Eischeid #11	4	196	49.0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Clint Jones C. Jones #26	2	66	33.0	0	0
Charlie West C. West #40	1	29	29.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Bobby Bryant B. Bryant #20	2	13	6.5	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Charley Johnson C. Johnson #12	12/22	164	7.5	1	1	0-0	74.8
Steve Ramsey S. Ramsey #10	3/5	11	2.2	0	1	0-0	25.0

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
Floyd Little F. Little #44	18	100	5.6	2
Bobby Anderson B. Anderson #11	14	58	4.1	0
Steve Ramsey S. Ramsey #10	1	3	3.0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
Rod Sherman R. Sherman #13	0/0	93	18.6	0
Floyd Little F. Little #44	0/0	39	19.5	1
Bobby Anderson B. Anderson #11	0/0	18	4.5	0
Jerry Simmons J. Simmons #80	0/0	13	4.3	0
Riley Odoms R. Odoms #88	0/0	12	12.0	0

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Jim Turner J. Turner #15	0/2	2/2	2	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Billy Van Heusen B. Van Heusen #42	5	253	50.6	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg
Floyd Little F. Little #44	1	8	8.0
Randy Montgomery R. Montgomery #21	2	38	19.0
Joe Dawkins J. Dawkins #33	2	51	25.5

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Mike Simone M. Simone #51	1	5	5.0	0	0

MIN

DEN

1

3

0

2

3

7

3

10

0

4

7

13

23

20

MIN

Team Stats

DEN

305

Total Yds

336

177

Pass Yds

175

128

Rush Yds

161

62

Total Plays

60

4.9

Yards Per Play

5.6

5.7

Yards Per Pass

6.5

4.1

Yards Per Rush

4.9

21

1st Downs

15

4

Punts

5

1

Turnovers

2

0

Interceptions Thrown

2

1

Fumbles Lost

0

4

Penalties

5

0.0

Sacks

1.0

0

D/ST TD

0

2-3 MIN

DEN 1-4

Top Performers

Matchup

Team Stats

1972 NFC Central

Game Summary

Game Info

Team Stats