Week 1
Final
SF
MIN1Q
0 - 7
P. Krause 22-yard TD fumble return.
Touchdown
Made XP
1Q
7 - 7
D. Witcher 24-yard TD catch from J. Brodie.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
10 - 7
B. Gossett 40-yard field goal.
FG Made
4Q
17 - 7
J. Brodie 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
4Q
17 - 14
G. Washington 24-yard TD catch from G. Cuozzo.
Touchdown
Made XP
Top Performers
Pass Yds
201
Brodie
SF
Rush Yds
85
Willard
SF
Rec Yds
80
Henderson
MIN
Scrim TD
1
Brodie
SF
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
1970 NFC West
SFMIN
49ers
Rams
Falcons
Saints
Vikings
Lions
Packers
BearsGame Summary
The Minnesota Vikings couldn't pull it off against the San Francisco 49ers, 17 to 14, in the 1970 NFC divisional game on December 27, 1970.
Game Info
December 26, 1970
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Brodie #12 | 16/32 | 201 | 6.3 | 1 | 0 | 1-8 | 80.3 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Cuozzo #15 | 9/27 | 146 | 5.4 | 1 | 2 | 3-22 | 33.9 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Willard #40 | 27 | 85 | 3.1 | 0 | 14 |
B. Tucker #45 | 7 | 5 | 0.7 | 0 | 8 |
J. Brodie #12 | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 1 | 3 |
T. Kwalick #82 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
D. Cunningham #42 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Jones #26 | 15 | 60 | 4.0 | 0 | 12 |
D. Osborn #41 | 12 | 41 | 3.4 | 0 | 22 |
G. Cuozzo #15 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
B. Brown #30 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 3 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Tucker #45 | 0/0 | 48 | 8.0 | 0 | 29 |
T. Kwalick #82 | 0/0 | 45 | 15.0 | 0 | 22 |
G. Washington #18 | 0/0 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | 41 |
D. Witcher #88 | 0/0 | 45 | 11.3 | 1 | 24 |
K. Willard #40 | 0/0 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Henderson #80 | 0/0 | 80 | 16.0 | 0 | 46 |
B. Grim #27 | 0/0 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | 19 |
G. Washington #84 | 0/0 | 24 | 24.0 | 1 | 24 |
C. Jones #26 | 0/0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Sniadecki #58 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
B. Taylor #44 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Gossett #30 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Cox #14 | 0/2 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Spurrier #11 | 8 | 270 | 33.8 | 59 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. McNeill #36 | 7 | 276 | 39.4 | 49 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Beard #50 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Tucker #45 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Hoskins #56 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Jones #26 | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 0 | 0 |
B. Brown #30 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Taylor #44 | 5 | 69 | 13.8 | 30 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Brodie #12 | 16/32 | 201 | 6.3 | 1 | 0 | 1-8 | 80.3 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Willard #40 | 27 | 85 | 3.1 | 0 | 14 |
B. Tucker #45 | 7 | 5 | 0.7 | 0 | 8 |
J. Brodie #12 | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 1 | 3 |
T. Kwalick #82 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
D. Cunningham #42 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Tucker #45 | 0/0 | 48 | 8.0 | 0 | 29 |
T. Kwalick #82 | 0/0 | 45 | 15.0 | 0 | 22 |
G. Washington #18 | 0/0 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | 41 |
D. Witcher #88 | 0/0 | 45 | 11.3 | 1 | 24 |
K. Willard #40 | 0/0 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Sniadecki #58 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
B. Taylor #44 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Gossett #30 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Spurrier #11 | 8 | 270 | 33.8 | 59 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Beard #50 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Tucker #45 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Hoskins #56 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Taylor #44 | 5 | 69 | 13.8 | 30 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Cuozzo #15 | 9/27 | 146 | 5.4 | 1 | 2 | 3-22 | 33.9 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Jones #26 | 15 | 60 | 4.0 | 0 | 12 |
D. Osborn #41 | 12 | 41 | 3.4 | 0 | 22 |
G. Cuozzo #15 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
B. Brown #30 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 3 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Henderson #80 | 0/0 | 80 | 16.0 | 0 | 46 |
B. Grim #27 | 0/0 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | 19 |
G. Washington #84 | 0/0 | 24 | 24.0 | 1 | 24 |
C. Jones #26 | 0/0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Cox #14 | 0/2 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. McNeill #36 | 7 | 276 | 39.4 | 49 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Jones #26 | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 0 | 0 |
B. Brown #30 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 |
289
Total Yds
241
193
Pass Yds
124
96
Rush Yds
117
71
Total Plays
60
4.1
Yards Per Play
4.0
5.8
Yards Per Pass
4.1
2.5
Yards Per Rush
3.9
14
1st Downs
14
8
Punts
7
3
Turnovers
4
0
Interceptions Thrown
2
3
Fumbles Lost
2
3
Penalties
1
37
Penalty Yards
5
3
Sacks
1
22
Sack Yards
8
0
D/ST TD
0
