The Detroit Lions came up just a bit short against the Minnesota Vikings, 16 to 13, on September 20, 1971.
1st quarter
MIN
DET
Errol Mann 20-yard field goal
0
3
Mel Farr 3-yard pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick)
0
10
2nd quarter
MIN
DET
Errol Mann 36-yard field goal
0
13
Fred Cox 13-yard field goal
3
13
3rd quarter
MIN
DET
Bob Grim 45-yard pass from Gary Cuozzo (Fred Cox kick)
10
13
4th quarter
MIN
DET
Fred Cox 42-yard field goal
13
13
Fred Cox 9-yard field goal
16
13
Vikings
Lions
1st Downs
14
15
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
61
64
Total Yards
275
221
Yards per play
4.5
3.5
Passing
232
61
Comp - Att
19 - 32
8 - 26
Yards per pass
7.3
2.3
Interceptions thrown
2
0
Sacks - Yards lost
0 - 0
0 - 0
Rushing
43
160
Rushing Attempts
29
38
Yards per rush
1.5
4.2
Penalties
6
5
Turnovers
4
2
Fumbles lost
2
2
Interceptions
2
0
Possession
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Cuozzo | 19 | 32 | 232 | 7.3 | 1 | 2 | 66.1 | |
| Team | 19 | 32 | 232 | 7.3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 66.1 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Lindsey | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 0 |
| Dave Osborn | 9 | 17 | 1.9 | 0 |
| Clint Jones | 9 | 4 | 0.4 | 0 |
| Gary Cuozzo | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Oscar Reed | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Norm Snead | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Team | 29 | 43 | 1.5 | 0 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Grim | 7 | 126 | 18.0 | 1 | |
| Dave Osborn | 5 | 40 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Stu Voigt | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | |
| Oscar Reed | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | |
| Jim Lindsey | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Clint Jones | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 19 | 232 | 7.3 | 1 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 0.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Cox | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | |
| Team | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Lee | 5 | 195 | 39.0 | |
| Team | 5 | 195 | 39.0 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clint Jones | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | |
| Charlie West | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie West | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 |
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Landry | 8 | 26 | 61 | 2.3 | 1 | 0 | 53.0 | |
| Team | 8 | 26 | 61 | 2.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 53.0 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altie Taylor | 13 | 51 | 3.9 | 0 |
| Steve Owens | 12 | 45 | 3.8 | 0 |
| Greg Landry | 6 | 35 | 5.8 | 0 |
| Mel Farr | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 0 |
| Bill Triplett | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 |
| Team | 38 | 160 | 4.2 | 0 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Walton | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Earl McCullouch | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | |
| Mel Farr | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 1 | |
| Altie Taylor | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Steve Owens | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 8 | 61 | 2.3 | 1 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 0.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Errol Mann | 2 | 7 | 1 | 7 | |
| Team | 2 | 7 | 1 | 7 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herman Weaver | 4 | 169 | 42.3 | |
| Team | 4 | 169 | 42.3 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Jessie | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | |
| Paul Gipson | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | |
| Lem Barney | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | |
| Ed Mooney | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lem Barney | 5 | 44 | 8.8 | 0 | |
| Team | 5 | 44 | 8.8 | 0 |
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