The Detroit Lions lost to the Minnesota Vikings, 23 to 9, on October 7, 1973.

Final

Vikings

4-0-0

23

Lions

1-2-1

9

Team

MIN

DET

1

14

3

2

6

3

0

3

4

3

0

Total

23

9

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

MIN

DET

Ed Marinaro 12-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick)

7

0

Ed Marinaro 8-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick)

14

0

Errol Mann 37-yard field goal

14

3

2nd quarter

MIN

DET

Errol Mann 15-yard field goal

14

6

Fred Cox 38-yard field goal

17

6

Fred Cox 37-yard field goal

20

6

3rd quarter

MIN

DET

Errol Mann 33-yard field goal

20

9

4th quarter

MIN

DET

Fred Cox 27-yard field goal

23

9

Vikings

Lions

1st Downs

17

15

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

58

66

Total Yards

326

245

Yards per play

5.6

3.7

Passing

179

91

Comp - Att

17 - 24

18 - 31

Yards per pass

6.6

2.5

Interceptions thrown

2

3

Sacks - Yards lost

3 - 20

5 - 40

Rushing

147

154

Rushing Attempts

31

30

Yards per rush

4.7

5.1

Penalties

5

2

Turnovers

3

4

Fumbles lost

1

Interceptions

2

3

Possession

Vikings

Lions

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Fran Tarkenton	17	24	199	8.3	2	2		88.7
Team	17	24	179	8.3	2	2	3	88.7

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC
Chuck Foreman	16	114	7.1
Oscar Reed	6	17	2.8
Ed Marinaro	6	12	2.0
Brent McClanahan	2	4	2.0
Fran Tarkenton	1	0	0.0
Team	31	147	4.7

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
John Gilliam	5	79	15.8	0
Ed Marinaro	5	31	6.2	2
Carroll Dale	2	25	12.5	0
Chuck Foreman	2	24	12.0	0
Stu Voigt	1	22	22.0	0
Oscar Reed	2	18	9.0	0
Team	17	199	8.3	2	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	3	1	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			5.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Fred Cox	3	3		2	11
Team	3	3		2	11

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Mike Eischeid	4	160	40.0
Team	4	160	40.0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Brent McClanahan	1	20	20.0
Oscar Reed	1	14	14.0
John Gilliam	1	10	10.0
Team	3	44	14.7

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Bobby Bryant	1	15	15.0	0
Team	1	15	15.0	0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	INT	SCK	RATE
Greg Landry	14	24	110	4.6	3		30.2
Bill Munson	4	7	21	3.0	0		62.2
Team	18	31	91	4.2	3	5	28.5

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC
Mel Farr	11	52	4.7
Altie Taylor	12	29	2.4
Larry Walton	1	26	26.0
Greg Landry	4	19	4.8
Ron Jessie	1	17	17.0
Bill Munson	1	11	11.0
Team	30	154	5.1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TRG
Mel Farr	11	85	7.7
Altie Taylor	4	20	5.0
Charlie Sanders	2	19	9.5
Larry Walton	1	7	7.0
Team	18	131	4.2	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	3	1	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			3.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Errol Mann	3	3		0	9
Team	3	3		0	9

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Herman Weaver	2	109	54.5
Team	2	109	54.5

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Dick Jauron	3	68	22.7
Al Barnes	1	0	0.0
Willie Germany	1	0	0.0
Team	5	68	13.6

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Lem Barney	3	40	13.3	0
Team	3	40	13.3	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

4,575

Goff

RUSH

1,015

Montgomery

REC

1,515

Brown

Team Rankings

PPG

27.1

5th

OPP PPG

23.2

23rd

RUSH YDS/G

135.9

5th

PASS YDS/G

270.9

4th

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

49ers

2-0-0

34

Final

31

Lions

2-1-0

Sun 28 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 Detroit Lions lost to the Minnesota Vikings, 23 to 9, on October 7, 1973.

Final

Vikings

23

Lions

9

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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4,575

1,015

1,515

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