Week 8
Final
NO
MIN1Q
0 - 7
O. Reed 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
0 - 10
F. Cox 29-yard field goal.
FG Made
2Q
0 - 17
J. Beasley 9-yard TD catch from F. Tarkenton.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
0 - 20
F. Cox 32-yard field goal.
FG Made
3Q
3 - 20
C. Durkee 14-yard field goal.
FG Made
3Q
3 - 27
B. Brown 3-yard TD catch from F. Tarkenton.
Touchdown
Made XP
4Q
6 - 27
C. Durkee 36-yard field goal.
FG Made
4Q
6 - 30
F. Cox 45-yard field goal.
FG Made
4Q
6 - 37
J. Gilliam 2-yard TD catch from B. Lee.
Touchdown
Made XP
Top Performers
Pass Yds
178
Tarkenton
MIN
Rush Yds
93
Reed
MIN
Rec Yds
111
Gilliam
MIN
Scrim TD
1
Beasley
MIN
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
1972 NFC West
NOMIN
49ers
Falcons
Rams
Saints
Packers
Lions
Vikings
BearsGame Summary
The Minnesota Vikings crushed the New Orleans Saints, 37 to 6, on November 5, 1972.
Game Info
November 4, 1972
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Manning #8 | 19/35 | 155 | 4.4 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 | 30.1 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Tarkenton #10 | 19/26 | 178 | 6.8 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 | 101.1 |
B. Lee #19 | 3/5 | 75 | 15.0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 143.8 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Manning #8 | 9 | 73 | 8.1 | 0 | 0 |
B. Gresham #36 | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 |
J. Strong #42 | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Butler #38 | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Williams #24 | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
O. Reed #32 | 16 | 93 | 5.8 | 1 | 0 |
B. Brown #30 | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Marinaro #49 | 8 | 14 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 |
D. Osborn #41 | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 |
F. Tarkenton #10 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Abramowicz #46 | 0/0 | 50 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Brown #89 | 0/0 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | 0 |
J. Strong #42 | 0/0 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Newland #41 | 0/0 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 |
M. Adkins #26 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Whitaker #86 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Butler #38 | 0/0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Gresham #36 | 0/0 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Gilliam #42 | 0/0 | 111 | 22.2 | 1 | 0 |
J. Beasley #87 | 0/0 | 34 | 8.5 | 1 | 0 |
E. Marinaro #49 | 0/0 | 32 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Lindsey #21 | 0/0 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 0 |
O. Reed #32 | 0/0 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 |
G. Washington #84 | 0/0 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Osborn #41 | 0/0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Brown #30 | 0/0 | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Roussel #54 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. West #40 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
J. Wright #23 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Durkee #10 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 6 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Cox #14 | 3/3 | 4/4 | 13 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Fagan #10 | 4 | 192 | 48.0 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Eischeid #11 | 3 | 131 | 43.7 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Adkins #26 | 5 | 126 | 25.2 | 0 | 0 |
J. Williams #24 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Butler #38 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. West #40 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Gilliam #42 | 2 | 73 | 36.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Myers #37 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. West #40 | 4 | 57 | 14.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Manning #8 | 19/35 | 155 | 4.4 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 | 30.1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Manning #8 | 9 | 73 | 8.1 | 0 | 0 |
B. Gresham #36 | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 |
J. Strong #42 | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Butler #38 | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Williams #24 | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Abramowicz #46 | 0/0 | 50 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Brown #89 | 0/0 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | 0 |
J. Strong #42 | 0/0 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Newland #41 | 0/0 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 |
M. Adkins #26 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Whitaker #86 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Butler #38 | 0/0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Gresham #36 | 0/0 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Roussel #54 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Durkee #10 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 6 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Fagan #10 | 4 | 192 | 48.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Adkins #26 | 5 | 126 | 25.2 | 0 | 0 |
J. Williams #24 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Butler #38 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Myers #37 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Tarkenton #10 | 19/26 | 178 | 6.8 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 | 101.1 |
B. Lee #19 | 3/5 | 75 | 15.0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 143.8 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
O. Reed #32 | 16 | 93 | 5.8 | 1 | 0 |
B. Brown #30 | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Marinaro #49 | 8 | 14 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 |
D. Osborn #41 | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 |
F. Tarkenton #10 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Gilliam #42 | 0/0 | 111 | 22.2 | 1 | 0 |
J. Beasley #87 | 0/0 | 34 | 8.5 | 1 | 0 |
E. Marinaro #49 | 0/0 | 32 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Lindsey #21 | 0/0 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 0 |
O. Reed #32 | 0/0 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 |
G. Washington #84 | 0/0 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Osborn #41 | 0/0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Brown #30 | 0/0 | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. West #40 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
J. Wright #23 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Cox #14 | 3/3 | 4/4 | 13 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Eischeid #11 | 3 | 131 | 43.7 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. West #40 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Gilliam #42 | 2 | 73 | 36.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. West #40 | 4 | 57 | 14.3 | 0 | 0 |
270
Total Yds
381
147
Pass Yds
233
123
Rush Yds
148
57
Total Plays
65
4.7
Yards Per Play
5.9
4.1
Yards Per Pass
7.1
5.9
Yards Per Rush
4.6
16
1st Downs
23
4
Punts
3
4
Turnovers
1
3
Interceptions Thrown
1
1
Fumbles Lost
0
5
Penalties
6
31
Penalty Yards
60
2
Sacks
1
20
Sack Yards
8
0
D/ST TD
0
