Vikings 34-10 Lions (Sep 24, 1972)

MIN

DET

1

3

2

14

0

3

17

0

4

0

7

34

10

1Q

0 - 3

E. Mann 36-yard field goal.

FG Made

1Q

3 - 3

F. Cox 35-yard field goal.

FG Made

2Q

10 - 3

D. Osborn 14-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

17 - 3

J. Gilliam 40-yard TD catch from F. Tarkenton.

Touchdown

Made XP

3Q

20 - 3

F. Cox 37-yard field goal.

FG Made

3Q

27 - 3

D. Osborn 1-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

3Q

34 - 3

D. Osborn 13-yard TD catch from F. Tarkenton.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

34 - 10

A. Taylor 3-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

Top Performers

Pass Yds

158

Tarkenton

MIN

Rush Yds

53

Owens

DET

Rec Yds

109

Gilliam

MIN

Scrim TD

3

Osborn

MIN

Matchup

Pass Rush Rec

Fran Tarkenton

MIN QB #10

Bill Munson

DET QB #19

158

Pass Yds

89

2

Pass TD

0

Int

1

MIN

Team Stats

DET

286

Total Yds

213

13

1st Downs

16

0

Turnovers

5

1972 NFC Central

Team	W	L	T	PCT
Packers	10	4	0	.714
Lions	8	5	1	.607
Vikings	7	7	0	.500
Bears	4	9	1	.321

Game Summary

The Detroit Lions were easily defeated by the Minnesota Vikings, 34 to 10, on September 24, 1972.

Game Info

September 23, 1972

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Fran Tarkenton F. Tarkenton #10	8/15	158	10.5	2	0	0-0	130.0
Bob Lee B. Lee #19	0/1	0	0.0	0	0	0-0	39.6

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Bill Munson B. Munson #19	14/25	89	3.6	0	1	0-0	46.9
Greg Landry G. Landry #11	3/15	39	2.6	0	3	0-0	0.0

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
Dave Osborn D. Osborn #41	10	48	4.8	2
Oscar Reed O. Reed #32	10	23	2.3	0
Clint Jones C. Jones #26	10	21	2.1	0
Fran Tarkenton F. Tarkenton #10	2	19	9.5	0
Bill Brown B. Brown #30	4	19	4.8	0

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
Steve Owens S. Owens #36	16	53	3.3	0
Altie Taylor A. Taylor #42	7	33	4.7	1
Greg Landry G. Landry #11	1	3	3.0	0
Bill Munson B. Munson #19	1	0	0.0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
John Gilliam J. Gilliam #42	0/0	109	27.3	1
Bill Brown B. Brown #30	0/0	26	13.0	0
Dave Osborn D. Osborn #41	0/0	23	11.5	1

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg
Altie Taylor A. Taylor #42	0/0	27	4.5
Steve Owens S. Owens #36	0/0	22	5.5
Larry Walton L. Walton #49	0/0	19	19.0
Ron Jessie R. Jessie #89	0/0	17	17.0
Al Barnes A. Barnes #86	0/0	17	17.0
John Hilton J. Hilton #82	0/0	13	6.5
Earl McCullouch E. McCullouch #25	0/0	7	7.0
Craig Cotton C. Cotton #87	0/0	6	6.0

Defense	Tkl-Solo	Int
Karl Kassulke K. Kassulke #29	0-0	1
Lonnie Warwick L. Warwick #59	0-0	1
Roy Winston R. Winston #60	0-0	1
Bobby Bryant B. Bryant #20	0-0	1

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Fred Cox F. Cox #14	2/3	4/4	10	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Errol Mann E. Mann #12	1/2	1/1	4	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Mike Eischeid M. Eischeid #11	5	206	41.2	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Herman Weaver H. Weaver #18	2	68	34.0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Clint Jones C. Jones #26	2	38	19.0	0	0
Charlie West C. West #40	1	31	31.0	0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Ron Jessie R. Jessie #89	2	46	23.0	0	0
Mickey Zofko M. Zofko #34	4	121	30.3	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Lem Barney L. Barney #20	4	31	7.8	0	0
Larry Walton L. Walton #49	1	-1	-1.0	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Fran Tarkenton F. Tarkenton #10	8/15	158	10.5	2	0	0-0	130.0
Bob Lee B. Lee #19	0/1	0	0.0	0	0	0-0	39.6

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
Dave Osborn D. Osborn #41	10	48	4.8	2
Oscar Reed O. Reed #32	10	23	2.3	0
Clint Jones C. Jones #26	10	21	2.1	0
Fran Tarkenton F. Tarkenton #10	2	19	9.5	0
Bill Brown B. Brown #30	4	19	4.8	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
John Gilliam J. Gilliam #42	0/0	109	27.3	1
Bill Brown B. Brown #30	0/0	26	13.0	0
Dave Osborn D. Osborn #41	0/0	23	11.5	1

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	Int
Karl Kassulke K. Kassulke #29	0-0	1
Lonnie Warwick L. Warwick #59	0-0	1
Roy Winston R. Winston #60	0-0	1
Bobby Bryant B. Bryant #20	0-0	1

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Fred Cox F. Cox #14	2/3	4/4	10	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Mike Eischeid M. Eischeid #11	5	206	41.2	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Clint Jones C. Jones #26	2	38	19.0	0	0
Charlie West C. West #40	1	31	31.0	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Bill Munson B. Munson #19	14/25	89	3.6	0	1	0-0	46.9
Greg Landry G. Landry #11	3/15	39	2.6	0	3	0-0	0.0

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
Steve Owens S. Owens #36	16	53	3.3	0
Altie Taylor A. Taylor #42	7	33	4.7	1
Greg Landry G. Landry #11	1	3	3.0	0
Bill Munson B. Munson #19	1	0	0.0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg
Altie Taylor A. Taylor #42	0/0	27	4.5
Steve Owens S. Owens #36	0/0	22	5.5
Larry Walton L. Walton #49	0/0	19	19.0
Ron Jessie R. Jessie #89	0/0	17	17.0
Al Barnes A. Barnes #86	0/0	17	17.0
John Hilton J. Hilton #82	0/0	13	6.5
Earl McCullouch E. McCullouch #25	0/0	7	7.0
Craig Cotton C. Cotton #87	0/0	6	6.0

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Errol Mann E. Mann #12	1/2	1/1	4	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Herman Weaver H. Weaver #18	2	68	34.0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Ron Jessie R. Jessie #89	2	46	23.0	0	0
Mickey Zofko M. Zofko #34	4	121	30.3	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Lem Barney L. Barney #20	4	31	7.8	0	0
Larry Walton L. Walton #49	1	-1	-1.0	0	0

MIN

DET

1

3

2

14

0

3

17

0

4

0

7

34

10

MIN

Team Stats

DET

286

Total Yds

213

156

Pass Yds

124

130

Rush Yds

89

53

Total Plays

67

5.4

Yards Per Play

3.2

9.2

Yards Per Pass

3.0

3.6

Yards Per Rush

3.6

13

1st Downs

16

5

Punts

2

0

Turnovers

5

0

Interceptions Thrown

4

0

Fumbles Lost

1

7

Penalties

2

53

Penalty Yards

10

2

Sacks

1

4

Sack Yards

2

0

D/ST TD

0

1-1 MIN

DET 1-1

Top Performers

Matchup

Team Stats

1972 NFC Central

Game Summary

Game Info

Team Stats