The Minnesota Vikings came up just a bit short against the San Francisco 49ers, 17 to 14, in the 1970 NFC divisional game on December 27, 1970.
1st quarter
SF
MIN
Paul Krause 22-yard fumble return (Fred Cox kick)
0
7
Dick Witcher 24-yard pass from John Brodie (Bruce Gossett kick)
7
7
2nd quarter
SF
MIN
Bruce Gossett 40-yard field goal
10
7
4th quarter
SF
MIN
John Brodie 1-yard run (Bruce Gossett kick)
17
7
Gene Washington 24-yard pass from Gary Cuozzo (Fred Cox kick)
17
14
49ers
Vikings
1st Downs
14
14
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
71
60
Total Yards
289
241
Yards per play
4.1
4.0
Passing
193
124
Comp - Att
16 - 32
9 - 27
Yards per pass
5.8
4.1
Interceptions thrown
0
2
Sacks - Yards lost
1 - 8
3 - 22
Rushing
96
117
Rushing Attempts
38
30
Yards per rush
2.5
3.9
Penalties
3
1
Turnovers
3
4
Fumbles lost
3
2
Interceptions
0
2
Possession
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Brodie | 16 | 32 | 201 | 6.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 80.3 |
| Team | 16 | 32 | 193 | 6.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 80.3 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Willard | 27 | 85 | 3.1 | 0 |
| Bill Tucker | 7 | 5 | 0.7 | 0 |
| John Brodie | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 1 |
| Ted Kwalick | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Doug Cunningham | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Team | 38 | 96 | 2.5 | 1 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Tucker | 6 | 48 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Ted Kwalick | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 0 | |
| Gene Washington | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | |
| Dick Witcher | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 1 | |
| Ken Willard | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 16 | 201 | 6.3 | 1 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 3.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Gossett | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Spurrier | 8 | 270 | 33.8 | 59 |
| Team | 8 | 270 | 33.8 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Beard | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
| Bill Tucker | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Bob Hoskins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Taylor | 5 | 69 | 13.8 | 0 | 30 |
| Team | 5 | 69 | 13.8 | 0 |
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Cuozzo | 9 | 27 | 146 | 5.4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.9 |
| Team | 9 | 27 | 124 | 5.4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.9 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clint Jones | 15 | 60 | 4.0 | 0 |
| Dave Osborn | 12 | 41 | 3.4 | 0 |
| Gary Cuozzo | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 |
| Bill Brown | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 |
| Team | 30 | 117 | 3.9 | 0 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Henderson | 5 | 80 | 16.0 | 0 | |
| Bob Grim | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | |
| Gene Washington | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 1 | |
| Clint Jones | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 9 | 146 | 5.4 | 1 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Cox | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Team | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom McNeill | 7 | 276 | 39.4 | 49 |
| Team | 7 | 276 | 39.4 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clint Jones | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 0 | 20 |
| Bill Brown | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23 |
| Team | 4 | 72 | 18.0 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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