The Detroit Lions didn't even show up against the Minnesota Vikings, 34 to 10, on September 24, 1972.
Final
1st quarter
MIN
DET
Errol Mann 36-yard field goal
0
3
Fred Cox 35-yard field goal
3
3
2nd quarter
MIN
DET
Dave Osborn 14-yard run (Fred Cox kick)
10
3
John Gilliam 40-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick)
17
3
3rd quarter
MIN
DET
Fred Cox 37-yard field goal
20
3
Dave Osborn 1-yard run (Fred Cox kick)
27
3
Dave Osborn 13-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick)
34
3
4th quarter
MIN
DET
Altie Taylor 3-yard run (Errol Mann kick)
34
10
Vikings
Lions
1st Downs
13
16
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
53
67
Total Yards
286
213
Yards per play
5.4
3.2
Passing
156
124
Comp - Att
8 - 16
17 - 40
Yards per pass
9.2
3
Interceptions thrown
0
4
Sacks - Yards lost
1 - 2
2 - 4
Rushing
130
89
Rushing Attempts
36
25
Yards per rush
3.6
3.6
Penalties
7
2
Turnovers
0
5
Fumbles lost
0
1
Interceptions
0
4
Possession
Passing
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fran Tarkenton F. Tarkenton | 8 | 15 | 158 | 10.5 | 2 | 0 | 130.0 | |
| Bob Lee B. Lee | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Team | 8 | 16 | 156 | 9.9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 124.5 |
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Osborn D. Osborn | 10 | 48 | 4.8 | 2 |
| Oscar Reed O. Reed | 10 | 23 | 2.3 | 0 |
| Clint Jones C. Jones | 10 | 21 | 2.1 | 0 |
| Bill Brown B. Brown | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 |
| Fran Tarkenton F. Tarkenton | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 |
| Team | 36 | 130 | 3.6 | 2 |
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Gilliam J. Gilliam | 4 | 109 | 27.3 | 1 | |
| Bill Brown B. Brown | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | |
| Dave Osborn D. Osborn | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 1 | |
| Team | 8 | 158 | 9.9 | 2 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 2.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Cox F. Cox | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | |
| Team | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Eischeid M. Eischeid | 5 | 206 | 41.2 | |
| Team | 5 | 206 | 41.2 |
Kick Return
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clint Jones C. Jones | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | |
| Charlie West C. West | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 0 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Passing
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Munson B. Munson | 14 | 25 | 89 | 3.6 | 0 | 1 | 46.9 | |
| Greg Landry G. Landry | 3 | 15 | 39 | 2.6 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | |
| Team | 17 | 40 | 124 | 3.2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11.3 |
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Owens S. Owens | 16 | 53 | 3.3 | 0 |
| Altie Taylor A. Taylor | 7 | 33 | 4.7 | 1 |
| Greg Landry G. Landry | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Bill Munson B. Munson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Team | 25 | 89 | 3.6 | 1 |
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altie Taylor A. Taylor | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Steve Owens S. Owens | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | |
| Larry Walton L. Walton | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | |
| Al Barnes A. Barnes | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | |
| Ron Jessie R. Jessie | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | |
| John Hilton J. Hilton | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | |
| Earl McCullouch E. McCullouch | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Craig Cotton C. Cotton | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 17 | 128 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Errol Mann E. Mann | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herman Weaver H. Weaver | 2 | 68 | 34.0 | |
| Team | 2 | 68 | 34.0 |
Kick Return
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mickey Zofko M. Zofko | 4 | 121 | 30.3 | 0 | |
| Ron Jessie R. Jessie | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 6 | 167 | 27.8 | 0 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lem Barney L. Barney | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 0 | |
| Larry Walton L. Walton | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 0 |
More Lions Stats
PPG
27.1
5th
OPP PPG
23.2
23rd
RUSH YDS/G
135.9
5th
PASS YDS/G
270.9
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