The Minnesota Vikings lost to the Chicago Bears, 20 to 17, on September 26, 1971.

1971 Minnesota Vikings

Final

CHI

Bears

2-0-0

20

MIN

Vikings

1-1-0

17

1

0

0

2

0

7

3

3

10

4

17

0

Total

20

17

2nd quarter

CHI

MIN

Vikings

Bob Grim 4-yard pass from Gary Cuozzo (Fred Cox kick)

0

7

3rd quarter

CHI

MIN

Bears

Mac Percival 45-yard field goal

3

7

Vikings

Bob Grim 52-yard pass from Gary Cuozzo (Fred Cox kick)

3

14

Vikings

Fred Cox 14-yard field goal

3

17

4th quarter

CHI

MIN

Bears

Dick Gordon 36-yard pass from Kent Nix (Mac Percival kick)

10

17

Bears

Mac Percival 45-yard field goal

13

17

Bears

Dick Gordon 19-yard pass from Kent Nix (Mac Percival kick)

20

17

Bears

Vikings

1st Downs

19

11

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

71

56

Total Yards

315

230

Yards per play

4.4

4.1

Passing

239

146

Comp - Att

26 - 42

11 - 26

Yards per pass

5.2

5.2

Interceptions thrown

1

1

Sacks - Yards lost

4 - 29

2 - 16

Rushing

76

84

Rushing Attempts

25

28

Yards per rush

3.0

3.0

Penalties

5

6

Turnovers

3

1

Fumbles lost

2

0

Interceptions

1

1

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Jack Concannon 23 37 187 5.1 0 1 63.7
Kent Nix 3 5 81 16.2 2 0 143.8
Team 26 42 239 6.4 2 1 4 86.2

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Don Shy 10 34 3.4 0
Jim Grabowski 5 28 5.6 0
Bill Tucker 3 9 3.0 0
Cyril Pinder 3 3 1.0 0
Jack Concannon 2 2 1.0 0
Kent Nix 2 0 0.0 0
Team 25 76 3.0 0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Dick Gordon 10 115 11.5 2
Bob Wallace 4 60 15.0 0
George Farmer 4 43 10.8 0
Jim Grabowski 2 34 17.0 0
Cyril Pinder 2 8 4.0 0
Bill Tucker 2 7 3.5 0
Don Shy 2 1 0.5 0
Team 26 268 6.4 2 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 3 2 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 2.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Mac Percival 2 2 2 8
Team 2 2 2 8

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Bobby Joe Green 3 117 39.0
Team 3 117 39.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Ron Smith 3 102 34.0 0
Cecil Turner 1 29 29.0 0
Team 4 131 32.8 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Cecil Turner 2 19 9.5 0
Ron Smith 3 14 4.7 0
Team 5 33 6.6 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Gary Cuozzo 11 26 162 6.2 2 1 72.9
Team 11 26 146 6.2 2 1 2 72.9

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Clint Jones 8 32 4.0 0
Jim Lindsey 6 27 4.5 0
Dave Osborn 10 16 1.6 0
Oscar Reed 3 7 2.3 0
Gary Cuozzo 1 2 2.0 0
Team 28 84 3.0 0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Bob Grim 5 91 18.2 2
Stu Voigt 2 44 22.0 0
Oscar Reed 2 14 7.0 0
Dave Osborn 1 8 8.0 0
Bill Brown 1 5 5.0 0
Team 11 162 6.2 2 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 1 0 2

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 4.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Fred Cox 1 1 2 5
Team 1 1 2 5

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Bob Lee 7 252 36.0
Team 7 252 36.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Bob Grim 2 52 26.0 0
Charlie West 2 33 16.5 0
Team 4 85 21.3 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Bob Grim 1 4 4.0 0
Team 1 4 4.0 0

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OPP PPG

21.3

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RUSH YDS/G

91.4

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276.5

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Packers Packers
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Bears Bears
7 10 0 .412
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7 10 0 .412

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30

Final

20

MIN Vikings

7-10-0

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Browns Browns
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AFC East W L T PCT
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Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
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AFC South W L T PCT
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Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
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2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
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1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529