The Minnesota Vikings lost to the Dallas Cowboys, 20 to 12, in the 1971 NFC divisional game on December 25, 1971.
1st quarter
DAL
MIN
Mike Clark 26-yard field goal
3
0
2nd quarter
DAL
MIN
Fred Cox 27-yard field goal
3
3
Mike Clark 44-yard field goal
6
3
3rd quarter
DAL
MIN
Duane Thomas 13-yard run (Mike Clark kick)
13
3
Bob Hayes 9-yard pass from Roger Staubach (Mike Clark kick)
20
3
4th quarter
DAL
MIN
Safety by Alan Page
20
5
Stu Voigt 6-yard pass from Gary Cuozzo (Fred Cox kick)
20
12
Cowboys
Vikings
1st Downs
10
17
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
55
64
Total Yards
183
311
Yards per play
3.3
4.9
Passing
85
210
Comp - Att
10 - 14
19 - 38
Yards per pass
5.3
5.5
Interceptions thrown
0
4
Sacks - Yards lost
2 - 14
0 - 0
Rushing
98
101
Rushing Attempts
39
26
Yards per rush
2.5
3.9
Penalties
2
2
Turnovers
0
5
Fumbles lost
0
1
Interceptions
0
4
Possession
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Staubach | 10 | 14 | 99 | 7.1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 114.9 |
| Team | 10 | 14 | 85 | 7.1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 114.9 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duane Thomas | 21 | 66 | 3.1 | 1 |
| Calvin Hill | 14 | 28 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Walt Garrison | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 |
| Roger Staubach | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 |
| Team | 39 | 98 | 2.5 | 1 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lance Alworth | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | |
| Bob Hayes | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 1 | |
| Mike Ditka | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Calvin Hill | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Duane Thomas | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 10 | 99 | 7.1 | 1 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 0.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Clark | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Team | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Widby | 7 | 259 | 37.0 | 45 |
| Team | 7 | 259 | 37.0 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ike Thomas | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 28 |
| Cliff Harris | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 |
| Team | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Waters | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | 24 |
| Team | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 |
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Cuozzo | 12 | 22 | 124 | 5.6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 48.3 |
| Bob Lee | 7 | 16 | 86 | 5.4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21.4 |
| Team | 19 | 38 | 210 | 5.5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 36.0 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clint Jones | 15 | 52 | 3.5 | 0 |
| Bob Lee | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 |
| Dave Osborn | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 0 |
| Jim Lindsey | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 |
| Bob Grim | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Team | 26 | 101 | 3.9 | 0 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Grim | 4 | 74 | 18.5 | 0 | |
| Gene Washington | 5 | 70 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| Stu Voigt | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 1 | |
| Jim Lindsey | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | |
| Ed White | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | |
| Oscar Reed | 4 | -3 | -0.8 | 0 | |
| Team | 19 | 210 | 5.5 | 1 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 2.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Cox | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Team | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Lee | 4 | 174 | 43.5 | 50 |
| Team | 4 | 174 | 43.5 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clint Jones | 2 | 75 | 37.5 | 0 | 61 |
| Charlie West | 2 | 74 | 37.0 | 0 | 51 |
| Bobby Bryant | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 22 |
| Bill Brown | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
| Team | 6 | 188 | 31.3 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie West | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Team | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 |
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