Week 1
Final1Q
0 - 7
K. Ellis 100-yard TD missed field goal return.
Made XP
2Q
7 - 7
R. Houston 6-yard TD catch from F. Tarkenton.
Made XP
2Q
14 - 7
R. Houston 39-yard TD catch from F. Tarkenton.
Made XP
2Q
21 - 7
R. Heck 0-yard TD fumble return.
Made XP
2Q
28 - 7
J. Green 0-yard TD fumble return.
Made XP
2Q
28 - 14
D. Hampton 19-yard TD catch from Z. Bratkowski.
Made XP
3Q
28 - 17
L. Michaels 28-yard field goal.
3Q
35 - 17
R. Houston 81-yard TD catch from F. Tarkenton.
Made XP
3Q
35 - 24
R. McGeorge 21-yard TD catch from S. Hunter.
Made XP
3Q
42 - 24
T. Frederickson 20-yard TD catch from F. Tarkenton.
Made XP
4Q
42 - 31
D. Anderson 19-yard TD run.
Made XP
4Q
42 - 38
C. Dale 18-yard TD catch from S. Hunter.
Made XP
4Q
42 - 40
Safety by D. Hart.
Pass Yds
236
Tarkenton
NYG

Rush Yds
99
Anderson
GB

Rec Yds
151
Houston
NYG

Scrim TD
3
Houston
NYG

The Green Bay Packers couldn't pull it off against the New York Giants, 42 to 40, on September 19, 1971.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Tarkenton #10 | 13/21 | 236 | 11.2 | 4 | 1 | 0-0 | 120.2 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Hunter #16 | 9/16 | 158 | 9.9 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 | 103.6 |
Z. Bratkowski #12 | 6/10 | 66 | 6.6 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 112.9 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Frederickson #24 | 10 | 42 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 |
J. Morrison #40 | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Thompson #22 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 |
B. Duhon #28 | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
F. Tarkenton #10 | 7 | 7 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Coffey #34 | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Anderson #44 | 16 | 99 | 6.2 | 1 | 0 |
J. Brockington #42 | 9 | 34 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 |
S. Hunter #16 | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
D. Hampton #43 | 3 | -8 | -2.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Houston #84 | 0/0 | 151 | 25.2 | 3 | 0 |
R. Kotite #87 | 0/0 | 52 | 17.3 | 0 | 0 |
T. Frederickson #24 | 0/0 | 20 | 10.0 | 1 | 0 |
C. McNeil #85 | 0/0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Duhon #28 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Spilis #85 | 0/0 | 70 | 23.3 | 0 | 0 |
C. Dale #84 | 0/0 | 66 | 22.0 | 1 | 0 |
R. McGeorge #81 | 0/0 | 34 | 17.0 | 1 | 0 |
D. Hampton #43 | 0/0 | 25 | 12.5 | 1 | 0 |
D. Anderson #44 | 0/0 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Brockington #42 | 0/0 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Files #58 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Hart #43 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Gogolak #3 | 0/3 | 6/6 | 6 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Conway #35 | 0/1 | 5/5 | 5 | 0 |
L. Michaels #79 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Blanchard #16 | 5 | 164 | 32.8 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Anderson #44 | 4 | 140 | 35.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Thompson #22 | 5 | 145 | 29.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Duhon #28 | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Krause #30 | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Ellis #48 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Hampton #43 | 6 | 194 | 32.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Duhon #28 | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Wood #24 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Ellis #48 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Randolph #27 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Tarkenton #10 | 13/21 | 236 | 11.2 | 4 | 1 | 0-0 | 120.2 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Frederickson #24 | 10 | 42 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 |
J. Morrison #40 | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Thompson #22 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 |
B. Duhon #28 | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
F. Tarkenton #10 | 7 | 7 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Coffey #34 | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Houston #84 | 0/0 | 151 | 25.2 | 3 | 0 |
R. Kotite #87 | 0/0 | 52 | 17.3 | 0 | 0 |
T. Frederickson #24 | 0/0 | 20 | 10.0 | 1 | 0 |
C. McNeil #85 | 0/0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Duhon #28 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Files #58 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Gogolak #3 | 0/3 | 6/6 | 6 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Blanchard #16 | 5 | 164 | 32.8 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Thompson #22 | 5 | 145 | 29.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Duhon #28 | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Duhon #28 | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Hunter #16 | 9/16 | 158 | 9.9 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 | 103.6 |
Z. Bratkowski #12 | 6/10 | 66 | 6.6 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 112.9 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Anderson #44 | 16 | 99 | 6.2 | 1 | 0 |
J. Brockington #42 | 9 | 34 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 |
S. Hunter #16 | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
D. Hampton #43 | 3 | -8 | -2.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Spilis #85 | 0/0 | 70 | 23.3 | 0 | 0 |
C. Dale #84 | 0/0 | 66 | 22.0 | 1 | 0 |
R. McGeorge #81 | 0/0 | 34 | 17.0 | 1 | 0 |
D. Hampton #43 | 0/0 | 25 | 12.5 | 1 | 0 |
D. Anderson #44 | 0/0 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Brockington #42 | 0/0 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Hart #43 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Conway #35 | 0/1 | 5/5 | 5 | 0 |
L. Michaels #79 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Anderson #44 | 4 | 140 | 35.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Krause #30 | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Ellis #48 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Hampton #43 | 6 | 194 | 32.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Wood #24 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Ellis #48 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Randolph #27 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
323
Total Yds
348
221
Pass Yds
224
102
Rush Yds
124
54
Total Plays
56
6.0
Yards Per Play
6.2
9.6
Yards Per Pass
8.6
3.3
Yards Per Rush
4.1
12
1st Downs
17
5
Punts
4
1
Turnovers
5
1
Interceptions Thrown
1
0
Fumbles Lost
4
5
Penalties
4
25
Penalty Yards
28
0
Sacks
2
0
Sack Yards
15
0
D/ST TD
0