The San Francisco 49ers squeaked out a win over the Minnesota Vikings, 20 to 17, on December 16, 1972.
1st quarter
MIN
SF
Ed Marinaro 18-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick)
7
0
2nd quarter
MIN
SF
Bruce Gossett 14-yard field goal
7
3
Bruce Gossett 37-yard field goal
7
6
3rd quarter
MIN
SF
Fred Cox 43-yard field goal
10
6
John Gilliam 31-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick)
17
6
4th quarter
MIN
SF
Gene Washington 24-yard pass from John Brodie (Bruce Gossett kick)
17
13
Dick Witcher 2-yard pass from John Brodie (Bruce Gossett kick)
17
20
Vikings
49ers
1st Downs
17
18
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
67
65
Total Yards
273
383
Yards per play
4.1
5.9
Passing
96
229
Comp - Att
11 - 25
17 - 30
Yards per pass
3.3
7.2
Interceptions thrown
2
5
Sacks - Yards lost
4 - 48
2 - 12
Rushing
177
154
Rushing Attempts
38
33
Yards per rush
4.7
4.7
Penalties
6
3
Turnovers
2
7
Fumbles lost
0
2
Interceptions
2
5
Possession
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fran Tarkenton | 11 | 25 | 144 | 5.8 | 2 | 2 | 56.1 | |
| Team | 11 | 25 | 96 | 5.8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 56.1 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Marinaro | 16 | 70 | 4.4 | 0 |
| Bill Brown | 10 | 41 | 4.1 | 0 |
| Oscar Reed | 7 | 30 | 4.3 | 0 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 |
| John Gilliam | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 |
| Mike Eischeid | 1 | -13 | -13.0 | 0 |
| Team | 38 | 177 | 4.7 | 0 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Gilliam | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 1 | |
| Bill Brown | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 0 | |
| Ed Marinaro | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| Oscar Reed | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 11 | 144 | 5.8 | 2 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 2.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Cox | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Team | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Eischeid | 6 | 254 | 42.3 | |
| Team | 6 | 254 | 42.3 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clint Jones | 2 | 67 | 33.5 | 0 | |
| Jim Lindsey | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | |
| Bill Brown | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 5 | 94 | 18.8 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie West | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 |
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Brodie | 10 | 15 | 165 | 11.0 | 2 | 2 | 103.5 | |
| Steve Spurrier | 7 | 14 | 76 | 5.4 | 0 | 3 | 26.8 | |
| John Isenbarger | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Team | 17 | 30 | 229 | 8.0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 65.4 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Schreiber | 12 | 67 | 5.6 | 0 |
| Vic Washington | 10 | 43 | 4.3 | 0 |
| Ken Willard | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 0 |
| John Isenbarger | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Thomas | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 |
| Team | 33 | 154 | 4.7 | 0 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Washington | 4 | 119 | 29.8 | 1 | |
| Vic Washington | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Ted Kwalick | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | |
| Ken Willard | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | |
| Larry Schreiber | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | |
| John Isenbarger | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| Preston Riley | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Dick Witcher | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | |
| Team | 17 | 241 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 4.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Gossett | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Team | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim McCann | 3 | 116 | 38.7 | |
| Team | 3 | 116 | 38.7 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vic Washington | 2 | 78 | 39.0 | 0 | |
| Frank Nunley | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 3 | 99 | 33.0 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph McGill | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | |
| Bruce Taylor | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 |
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