The Minnesota Vikings shamed the New Orleans Saints, 37 to 6, on November 5, 1972.

1972 Minnesota Vikings

Final

NO

Saints

1-6-1

6

MIN

Vikings

4-4-0

37

1

0

7

2

0

13

3

3

7

4

3

10

Total

6

37

1st quarter

NO

MIN

Vikings

Oscar Reed 1-yard run (Fred Cox kick)

0

7

2nd quarter

NO

MIN

Vikings

Fred Cox 29-yard field goal

0

10

Vikings

John Beasley 9-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick)

0

17

Vikings

Fred Cox 32-yard field goal

0

20

3rd quarter

NO

MIN

Saints

Charlie Durkee 14-yard field goal

3

20

Vikings

Bill Brown 3-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick)

3

27

4th quarter

NO

MIN

Saints

Charlie Durkee 36-yard field goal

6

27

Vikings

Fred Cox 45-yard field goal

6

30

Vikings

John Gilliam 2-yard pass from Bob Lee (Fred Cox kick)

6

37

Saints

Vikings

1st Downs

16

23

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

57

65

Total Yards

270

381

Yards per play

4.7

5.9

Passing

147

233

Comp - Att

19 - 35

22 - 31

Yards per pass

4.1

7.1

Interceptions thrown

3

1

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 8

2 - 20

Rushing

123

148

Rushing Attempts

21

32

Yards per rush

5.9

4.6

Penalties

5

6

Turnovers

4

1

Fumbles lost

1

0

Interceptions

3

1

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Archie Manning 19 35 155 4.4 0 3 30.1
Team 19 35 147 4.4 0 3 1 30.1

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Archie Manning 9 73 8.1 0
Bob Gresham 5 33 6.6 0
Jim Strong 3 12 4.0 0
Bill Butler 2 6 3.0 0
Joe Williams 2 -1 -0.5 0
Team 21 123 5.9 0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Danny Abramowicz 5 50 10.0 0
Bob Brown 3 43 14.3 0
Jim Strong 3 24 8.0 0
Bob Newland 3 16 5.3 0
Margene Adkins 1 6 6.0 0
Creston Whitaker 1 6 6.0 0
Bill Butler 1 5 5.0 0
Bob Gresham 2 5 2.5 0
Team 19 155 4.4 0 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 3 1 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 2.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Charlie Durkee 2 3 0 6
Team 2 3 0 6

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Julian Fagan 4 192 48.0
Team 4 192 48.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Margene Adkins 5 126 25.2 0
Joe Williams 1 15 15.0 0
Bill Butler 1 14 14.0 0
Team 7 155 22.1 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Tom Myers 1 0 0.0 0
Team 1 0 0.0 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Fran Tarkenton 19 26 178 6.8 2 1 101.1
Bob Lee 3 5 75 15.0 1 0 143.8
Team 22 31 233 8.2 3 1 2 114.0

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Oscar Reed 16 93 5.8 1
Bill Brown 3 27 9.0 0
Ed Marinaro 8 14 1.8 0
Dave Osborn 4 13 3.3 0
Fran Tarkenton 1 1 1.0 0
Team 32 148 4.6 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
John Gilliam 5 111 22.2 1
John Beasley 4 34 8.5 1
Ed Marinaro 4 32 8.0 0
Jim Lindsey 3 28 9.3 0
Oscar Reed 3 23 7.7 0
Gene Washington 1 15 15.0 0
Dave Osborn 1 7 7.0 0
Bill Brown 1 3 3.0 1
Team 22 253 8.2 3 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 1 0 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 1.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Fred Cox 3 3 4 13
Team 3 3 4 13

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Mike Eischeid 3 131 43.7
Team 3 131 43.7

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
John Gilliam 2 73 36.5 0
Charlie West 1 25 25.0 0
Team 3 98 32.7 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Charlie West 4 57 14.3 0
Team 4 57 14.3 0

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PASS

2,331

Cousins

Kirk Cousins

RUSH

700

Mattison

Alexander Mattison

REC

1,074

Jefferson

Justin Jefferson

Team Rankings

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PPG

20.2

22nd

OPP PPG

21.3

13th

RUSH YDS/G

91.4

29th

PASS YDS/G

276.5

1st

2023 Division Standings

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TEAM W L T PCT
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
Bears Bears
7 10 0 .412
Vikings Vikings
7 10 0 .412

Last Game

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DET Lions

12-5-0

30

Final

20

MIN Vikings

7-10-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
2/10
SF SF
@
KC KC
22-25
Sat
1/27
KC KC
@
BAL BAL
17-10
Sat
1/27
DET DET
@
SF SF
31-34
Sat
1/20
TB TB
@
DET DET
23-31
Sat
1/20
KC KC
@
BUF BUF
27-24

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
9/6
GB GB
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM