| Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 15, 1970 Location: Bloomington, MN Venue: Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 47900 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 35 F Humidty: 49% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 3 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Errol Mann 28 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fred Cox 19 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Bobby Ray Williams 85 kickoff return (Errol Mann kick) | 10 | 3 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Clint Jones 3 run (Fred Cox kick) | 10 | 10 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Mel Farr 5 pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick) | 17 | 10 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Errol Mann 17 FG | 20 | 10 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Clint Jones 1 run (Fred Cox kick) | 20 | 17 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Clint Jones 5 run (Fred Cox kick) | 20 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 25 | WR | Earl McCullouch |
| 49 | WR | Larry Walton |
| 73 | LOT | Roger Shoals |
| 63 | LOG | Chuck Walton |
| 54 | C | Ed Flanagan |
| 68 | ROG | Frank Gallagher |
| 76 | ROT | Rocky Freitas |
| 88 | TE | Charlie Sanders |
| 11 | QB | Greg Landry |
| 24 | RB | Mel Farr |
| 42 | RB | Altie Taylor |
| Defense | ||
| 83 | LDE | Jim Mitchell |
| 71 | LDT | Alex Karras |
| 82 | RDT | Jerry Rush |
| 74 | RDE | Larry Hand |
| 50 | LLB | Paul Naumoff |
| 53 | MLB | Mike Lucci |
| 55 | RLB | Wayne Walker |
| 20 | LCB | Lem Barney |
| 28 | LS | Mike Weger |
| 47 | RS | Wayne Rasmussen |
| 44 | RCB | Dick LeBeau |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 27 | WR | Bob Grim |
| 84 | WR | Gene Washington |
| 67 | LOT | Grady Alderman |
| 63 | LOG | Jim Vellone |
| 53 | C | Mick Tingelhoff |
| 64 | ROG | Milt Sunde |
| 73 | ROT | Ron Yary |
| 87 | TE | John Beasley |
| 15 | QB | Gary Cuozzo |
| 30 | RB | Bill Brown |
| 41 | RB | Dave Osborn |
| Offense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Carl Eller |
| 77 | LDT | Gary Larsen |
| 88 | RDT | Alan Page |
| 70 | RDE | Jim Marshall |
| 60 | LLB | Roy Winston |
| 59 | MLB | Lonnie Warwick |
| 58 | RLB | Wally Hilgenberg |
| 20 | LCB | Bobby Bryant |
| 29 | LS | Karl Kassulke |
| 22 | RS | Paul Krause |
| 45 | RCB | Ed Sharockman |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | / | / | 2 | 15 | 2 | 0 | |
| MIN | 17 | 7 | 10 | 0 | / | / | 2? | 20 | 2 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Altie Taylor | 19 | 66 | 3.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Mel Farr | 10 | 32 | 3.2 | 9 | 0 |
| Greg Landry | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Bill Triplett | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 34 | 126 | 3.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Clint Jones | 10 | 39 | 3.9 | 13 | 3 |
| Dave Osborn | 13 | 32 | 2.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Bill Brown | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Oscar Reed | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 28 | 85 | 3.0 | 16 | 3 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Greg Landry | 17 | 10 | 58.8 | 2 | 102 | 6.0 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 43 | 56.1 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 10 | 58.8 | 2 | 102 | 6.0 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 43 | 56.1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Gary Cuozzo | 30 | 13 | 43.3 | 1 | 228 | 7.6 | 49 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 56.0 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 13 | 43.3 | 1 | 228 | 7.6 | 49 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 56.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Larry Walton | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Charlie Sanders | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Mel Farr | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 6 | 1 |
| Earl McCullouch | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Bill Triplett | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 102 | 10.2 | 15 | 1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| John Henderson | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 40 | 0 |
| Gene Washington | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 30 | 0 |
| Bill Brown | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 16 | 0 |
| John Beasley | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Jim Lindsey | 1 | 49 | 49.0 | 49 | 0 |
| Dave Osborn | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 228 | 17.5 | 49 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Mike Weger | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Paul Krause | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Karl Kassulke | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 14 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Herman Weaver | 3 | 84 | 28.0 | 42 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 84 | 28.0 | 42 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Tom McNeill | 3 | 110 | 36.7 | 39 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 110 | 36.7 | 39 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Lem Barney | 1 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Larry Walton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Vaughn | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 2 | 1 | 24 | 12.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Bob Grim | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Bobby Ray Williams | 4 | 155 | 38.8 | 85t | 1 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 155 | 38.8 | 85t | 1 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Clint Jones | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 18 | 0 | |
| Oscar Reed | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |
| Team Totals | 4.0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Team Totals | 6.0 |